On the Mobei grassland, a new class is being born.
The changes on the grassland finally reached the ears of Prince Ye Hu, who was leading the army in the Tang Dynasty.
When he heard that his father, Gel Khan, had passed away, his younger brother Yi Dijian immediately succeeded him as the new Khan.
Prince Ye Hu's feelings are also complicated.
First of all, he was grieving for his father's death, but as the son of a Khan, grief was just a fleeting emotion.
Next comes anger.
Prince Ye Hu was the heir designated by the old Khan. Before leading the four thousand elite Uighurs to assist the Tang Dynasty, Gel Khan held Ye Hu's hand and said that he would pass the throne of Khan to him when he returns from his service.
However, Gel Khan passed away, and the position of Khan was passed to his younger brother.
That bastard brother who is weak in culture and has no Uighur warrior style at all, has the blood of the Lit people.
When the emotion of anger passes, what remains is fear.
Yes, Prince Yehu is very aware of the Uighur's bloody inheritance law.
If the Tang Dynasty is a system of inheritance between brothers and brothers, then the Uighurs are a system of inheritance where one family loves each other.
After the current Khan succeeds to the throne, he will send his "loving" brothers and their whole families to accompany the old Khan.
The cronies who escaped from the Uighur Yazhang City brought news that Prince Yehu's family had been taken to Yazhang by Mouyu Khan.
Prince Yehu grabbed the cronies who had escaped from Yazhang City and asked loudly: "You said that my father Khan passed the position of Khan to Yi Dijian in front of the tribal leaders, princes and generals!?
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The confidant nodded in horror.
Prince Ye Hu drew out his sword, stuck it on the chopping board, and shouted:
"Impossible! I am the heir of Father Khan! It must be that bitch like Ken Yiji who forced Father Khan to inherit the throne from him!"
Prince Yehu paced back and forth, his top priority was to regain the throne of Khan.
But how can we regain the position of Khan?
If the father Khan really passed the throne to Yidijian in public, and gained the support of the tribal leaders and the generals of the palace, Yidijian's position as khan would be as secure as Mount Tai.
Prince Ye Hu paced back and forth. Although he was reckless, he was not a fool.
More allies are needed!
Prince Yehu immediately sent someone to invite his deputy general Wu Guluo to his tent.
Prince Yehu told Wujuluo the internal information about the Uighurs that came from the messenger, and then asked tentatively:
"There have been changes in the country, and I want to lead my troops back to the royal tent city. What do you think, Wu Guluo?"
Wu Juluo was proficient in Chinese and served as the commander-in-chief when the Uighurs first came to aid the Tang Dynasty.
Because of his military exploits, he was personally rewarded by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he also had a good personal relationship with Guo Ziyi.
Wujuluo was originally a scheming general of the Uighurs. When he heard what Prince Yehu said, he immediately knelt down and said:
"Absolutely not! Yidijian succeeded to the throne in front of the heads of the Uighur tribes, princes and generals. Now all the powerful people in the Uighur country have been sold by Yidijian. When the prince returns to Yazhang City, it will be like a lamb among the wolves.
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Wu Guluo continued: "This expedition is the royal army recruited by the old Khan. The families of these officers and soldiers are in Yazhang City. As long as they know the news of Yi Dijian's succession, they will tie up the prince and go there.
Please the fake Khan!"
Prince Ye Hu is reckless and impulsive, and is good at strategy. After hearing Wu Guluo's words, his back was wet with cold sweat.
Fortunately, we invited Wu Guluo to discuss it. Otherwise, if we lead the troops back to the Uighurs rashly, wouldn't we die without a burial place?
Yidijian has been enthroned as the Uighur Khan, and Prince Yehu's influence in the Uighur Yazhang City has been wiped out by him.
After understanding this, Prince Yehu gave up the idea of leading the Uighur cavalry and fought back to Yazhang City to compete for the position of Khan.
Prince Ye Hu said again: "Why don't you annex the Tang Dynasty?"
For various reasons, some foreign tribes that could not survive among their own tribes would choose to surrender to the Central Plains Dynasty.
Neibu has been around since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Among them, the earliest and most famous one is the Yiqu tribe of Qin State.
The leader of the Yiqu tribe was named the King of Yiqu by the King of Qin, allowing them to live in the territory of Qin. At the same time, the Yiqu tribe also had to fight for the Qin state.
By the Han Dynasty, there were even more tribes attached to it. The Southern Huns, Qiang people, Di people, and Xianbei all had tribes attached to them, and the Han Dynasty also gave them some places to live. These tribes attached to them formed the Han Dynasty.
A vassal state of the dynasty.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was known as the Khan of Heaven, and there were countless tribes that attached to the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Prince Ye Hu naturally thought of annexing the Tang Dynasty in exchange for the protection of the Tang Dynasty.
Prince Ye Hu has four thousand elite Uighur cavalry in his hands. If he asked the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to include them, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would definitely get it.
Wu Juluo immediately said: "Absolutely not!"
Prince Ye Hu asked: "Why not?"
Wu Juluo said: "The reason why our army received preferential treatment from the Tang Dynasty is because we are volunteers who aided the Tang Dynasty."
Prince Yehu nodded, the treatment of the Uighur reinforcements was the best among all armies.
Prince Ye Hu's army could get the best supplies. In addition to sufficient food and grass, the Tang Dynasty would even plunder nearby camp prostitutes for the entertainment of the Uighur soldiers.
The Uighurs had lax military discipline and often took advantage of wars to plunder places. The Tang Dynasty turned a blind eye to such things.
Wu Juluo continued: "But if the Tang Dynasty is attached to it, then the Uighur reinforcements will be the Tang Dynasty's own army. Will the Tang Dynasty still treat them so politely?"
Prince Yehu immediately understood what Wu Guluo meant.
As long as you choose to include the Tang Dynasty, you will be a subject of the Tang Dynasty.
It is part of the job to assist the Tang Dynasty in countering the rebellion. Can we still have the previous preferential treatment? Even after the rebellion, the Tang Dynasty may even kill the donkey.
Prince Ye Hu thought of Guo Ziyi, the famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He was a Han general with a good foundation and a minister of Conglong who supported the emperor in Lingwu to ascend the throne.
Such senior ministers would be jealous of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and had to taint themselves to protect themselves.
My previous unruly and domineering behavior in the Tang Dynasty had offended many people.
The men on the grassland are not afraid of open swords and guns, but the Tang people's intrigues are hard to guard against.
Prince Ye Hu asked desperately: "What should we do?"
Wu Juluo thought for a long time and asked: "The prince said that Yi Dijian also sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to ask for the princess of the Tang Dynasty?"
Prince Ye Hu said: "Yes, Yi Di Jian sent An Da Xiefa as an envoy and has already come to Feng Xiang Mansion."
Wu Guluo said: "Oops!"
Prince Ye Hu looked confused.
Wu Guluo said: "If the Tang Dynasty really married a princess, it would have recognized the position of the Yidijian Uighur Khan."
"If Yi Di Jian gets the support of Datang again, Prince, you will never have a chance to stand up again!"
"Ida Xiefa served as the commander of the Royal Guards. Many of our army members are his old subordinates. I am afraid that Yijijian sent him here just to take over our army!"
Prince Ye Hu was completely panicked, and he quickly asked: "What should we do?"
Unknowingly, Prince Ye Hu had lowered his posture.
Wu Guluo sighed, although Prince Ye Hu fought bravely, his mind was really not very good.
It's no wonder that the old Khan decided to pass the throne to Prince Yi Dijian before his death. The Uighurs really need a calm and wise ruler, not a reckless man who yells about fighting and killing.
But Wu Guluo had no choice at this time.
He is the leader of the pro-Tang faction and the best friend of Prince Ye Hu.
In his position, there is no chance of changing the court.
Wu Guluo sighed and listened to Prince Yehu's account of the internal situation of the Uighurs.
The old Khan's Western Expedition failed, and the Geluolu and Xigasi people became independent under the protection of the Tang people.
The Uighur army was destroyed by a water attack by the Tang army in Longyou.
In such a situation, the Uighurs really need a wise khan.
After taking a deep look at Ye Hu, who was sometimes irritable and sometimes frightened, Wu Guluo sighed secretly.
It's a pity that I have no choice.
Wu Guluo immediately said: "We must delay the speed of the marriage envoys, and it is best to intercept and kill Anda Xiefa on the road!"
Prince Ye Hu immediately called his cronies: "Take a few people with you and go back to intercept the envoys seeking marriage from Echiken!"
The confidant immediately knelt on the ground and said: "I obey! The great Prince Yehu!"
When the confidants left, Wu Guluo said again:
"The next step is to protest to the Tang Dynasty!"
"Protest? Protest for what?"
"I, the Uighur, borrowed troops from the Tang Dynasty, but King Jianning of the Tang Dynasty ignored the diplomatic relations between the two countries and brazenly sent troops to attack the old Khan. Don't I need to protest to the Tang Dynasty court?"
Prince Ye Hu was stunned and said: "Father Khan lost to King Jianning. It was his disadvantage in the battle. Do we have to blame the Tang Dynasty?"
Prince Yehu's view was also the view of most people on the grassland regarding the defeat of Gel Khan.
The living situation in the Mobei grassland is harsh, and only the strong can survive.
The weak depend on the strong, and the strong dominate the weak.
This is the consensus on the grassland.
Gel Khan did not fight well and fell into the trap of the Tang army. This is because Gel Khan himself was not good enough.
The defeated have no right to complain about the victor.
Moreover, after King Jianning defeated his father Khan, he did not invade the Uighur land.
King Jianning only supported the already independent Geluolu and Xigasi, shattering the Uighurs' dream of unifying the Mobei grassland.
From Prince Ye Hu's point of view, this is already the best result.
Wu Juluo only felt his head buzzing. He just felt deeply regretful. Why did he join Prince Ye Hu back then?
Wu Juluo said patiently: "Prince, the tribes on the grassland must abide by the rules of the grassland. We are now in the Tang Dynasty."
"King Jianning attacked the Uighurs. According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, King Jianning was wrong."
"We protested to the Tang Dynasty court. This is to show our attitude. If the Tang Dynasty wants to rely on us to continue to suppress the rebellion, it will give us more rewards."
"These rewards can be given to soldiers to win over people's hearts."
Ye Hu nodded immediately. These four thousand elite Uygurs were his last asset, so he would naturally have to spend a lot of money to win them over.
Wu Guluo continued: "More importantly, the prince must express his position to everyone in the Tang Dynasty court."
"What position?"
"Oppose King Jianning's position. His Royal Highness has opponents in the Uighurs, and King Jianning also has opponents in the Tang Dynasty."