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"The anger of the Tang Dynasty?" Ju Wentai laughed, looked at Li Ji's eyes, and said, "Even if we don't go against the Tang Dynasty, will the Tang Dynasty really let us go?"

"What do you mean!"

"General Li Ji, why not ask your adopted son?" Ju Wentai sneered: "Don't treat everyone as fools. Although we are not as smart as Zhulu Hou, we are not stupid either! Didn't Zhulu Hou have made some arrangements for Gaochang long ago?"

"I don't know what arrangements are."

"Ha," Ju Wentai shook his head and said in admiration: "You said you don't know. I believe it, because I have only recently figured out what Zhulu Hou's plot is. It is precisely because of this that I surrendered to the Western Turks regardless of everything."

Hou Junji didn't understand a single word and said in a furious manner: "What do you mean? What's going on? Tell me clearly - I said you are too ungrateful. Do you have to rely on others for your own affairs?"

"Okay, you want to hear it, so I said, things have come to this point, and there is nothing to say." Ju Wentai glanced at the teacup and said, "Why not give me a cup of tea to moisten my throat?"

"It's really troublesome!" Hou Junji shouted, "Who has free time outside to get a cup of tea, haven't you heard?"

"General, wait!" A voice came from the tent next door. The tent next door was where the recorded soldiers were. Zhang Yi walked into the tent with a cup of tea that he had not had time to drink, looked at Hou Junji and Li Ji, and asked, "Do you want one too?"

"No, give it to him!" Hou Junji said impatiently, Zhang Yi turned to the side and put the tea next to Ju Wentai. While everyone was not paying attention, he threw a grain of millet into the teacup. The small particles melted when they entered the water, and the color and temperature of the water did not change at all.

Ju Wentai picked up the teacup and drank it. Zhang Yiguang glanced at him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, saluted Hou Junji and Li Ji, and took two steps back and left.

"Okay, can you tell me after drinking tea?"

"Okay, say." Ju Wentai put the tea aside and said, "Talk about this orthodox issue first."

"The question of orthodox?" Hou Junji interrupted: "A merely a small place, are you worthy of the word orthodox?"

"Otherwise!" Ju Wentai said seriously: "Although Gaochang is a small place, Gaochang is a real place. The Han people's national destiny has inherited the Han people's legal system. However, the Tang Dynasty was born from the powerful families of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The Northern Dynasties had many foreign tribes and Han people. How could it be called the orthodox Han people? Besides, there is no decision on whether the royal family is the Li family in Longxi to this day? I heard that the Li family in Longxi and the royal family did not seem to be moving!"

"you!"

This matter is well known to everyone in the Tang Dynasty, but no one dares to mention it. When Ju Wentai mentioned it today, Hou Junji naturally could not refute it. This also shows that Ju Wentai was indeed willing to do his best.

"Along with the issue of trade, this is also the inspiration given to me by Zhulu Hou." Ju Wentai sighed: "I have actually thought about this matter for a long time, but I thought the Tang Dynasty had not realized it yet, so I hid my ears and stole the bell. But I should have been sober. The Tang Dynasty ended the troubled times and wiped out the decay of the Central Plains dynasty. Emperor Tang was another generation of heroic lords, with great ambitions and known as Tiankang. He must have followed the Han Dynasty and managed the Western Regions. What he could not avoid in the Western Regions is Gaochang. The location where Gaochang is the gateway to the Western Regions and the throat of the Silk Road!"

"The throat fortress cannot let others sleep soundly. However, the Tang Dynasty had just finished a war and needed time to rest, so it was not in a hurry to take action. Zhulu Hou was about to take a step forward in everything. He set up the Zhang family gathering on the edge of Gaochang, and then supplemented with Dingxiang as a support to each other. Merchants from the Tang Dynasty would wait to form a caravan, and would be protected by soldiers and go directly to Zhangjiazhai, and then to Camel Valley, leaving Gaochang outside completely."

Ju Wentai became more and more angry as he spoke, saying, "Since the establishment of Zhangjiazhai, Gaochang's merchants have been reduced by more than half, and Gaochang's taxes and population have been reduced! That's not all, Zhulu Hou still did not want to let us go. He bribed all the horse bandits near the main road of the throat. Anyone who follows the designated road of the Tang Dynasty is completely unlucky, and any caravans passing by Gaochang are never spared! Even interesting Yanqi's vendors should not have passed by Zhangjiazhai. Seeing this situation, they were forced to take two more days off just to avoid being robbed!" Ju Wentai stared at his eyes and asked, "You guys say that this is what people do!"

Hou Junji and Li Ji looked at each other. They didn't know anything about these things at all. And even if they knew, what could they care about Li Mu? A real man should have a means to do things. This is like fighting a war and his soldiers are never tired of deceit. Should we imitate the pre-Qin period and everyone set up a formation face to fight against each other?

Of course, this is because Li Mu is a Tang Dynasty, so they think so. If Ju Wentai says it is true, they can probably understand the reason why the Ju family and son fell to the Western Turks. Li Mu's knife was already on their necks, waiting to rest and recuperate... No, it's only a year's time. When the food is cooked in autumn, there is no need to worry about logistics. Li Mu will definitely urge this matter. At that time, you only need to find a false excuse. Facing the Tang Dynasty's offensive, Gaochang's destruction will only be in the evening.

"Report—"

Suddenly, a shouting alarmed the three people in the tent. A whistle siege ran in and said loudly: "Report to the general that a white banner was hanging on the wall of Gaochang City, and the funeral was being held. Prince Ju Zhisheng of Gaochang succeeded to the throne at the top of the city and vowed to avenge King Gaochang. He would rather break the jade than to make a complete battle with our Tang Dynasty!"

Ju Wentai said in a lost voice: "What did you say? My son, my son, he actually-" Before he could say anything, Ju Wentai suddenly spit out a mouthful of old blood. He stared at Hou Junji and Li Ji widened his eyes and said in pain: "I really didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty would be so despicable-"

"What did you say! Why are you doing this?"

Li Ji was relatively sober and shouted: "Come here quickly and find a doctor!"

Ju Wentai seemed to have suddenly thought of something, turned around and pointed at the teacup, could no longer stand, and slowly fell down. Hou Junji also understood something and said sternly: "Come on, come on, Zhang Yi, the officer, joining the army, will catch me!"

The personal soldiers at the door immediately rushed to the next tent and came back soon to report: "General, if you can't find Zhang Yi's trace, you may have planned to escape!"

"It's all waste! Just a cup of tea, you can escape wherever you can escape. You have to search for it after searching through the camp, and you have to find it even if you dig three feet into the ground!" Hou Junji was sweating in a cold sweat. He suddenly thought about what consequences he would face if Ju Wentai was poisoned and died in his hands. His reputation for life is likely to be destroyed in this moment. The King of the Tang Dynasty will also be stigmatized!

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