Just three days later, Cui Bin sent a team of people from Riyue Mountain to the Qinghai Lake with silk, tea and other gifts.
Brother Zhao was very happy.
In the past, Hehuang had always traded with the Western Regions, but since Li Xia occupied the Hexi Corridor, trade has been intermittent. They really need these items urgently.
But Zhen Jin and others have calmed down and know how to persuade Brother Zhao to run. They have defeated Yan Yunyun.
On the way to see Brother Zhao Ben, Zhenjin thought for a while and told the courtiers: "When Brother Zhao frees us, don't let him kill the female official of the Tang Dynasty. We can just take her away."
"Your Highness, why?"
"After all, she is a woman and child, why bother with her?" Zhenjin said: "To govern the world, you must be lenient."
"Yes." Liu Anzhong said: "She is also talented. If she is willing to join, she can also work for His Highness."
Zhenjin nodded.
We were almost reaching the tent where Brother Zhao was running. He deliberately stayed two steps behind and followed the two courtiers, continuing to pretend to be an interpreter.
Outside the tent, a group of Yuan soldiers stood in formation, looking at him. They were obviously the people sent by Cui Bin to pick him up.
We are about to be out of danger...
When Zhenjin stepped into the big tent, he saw several boxes on the ground, open and full of items.
For some prairie people, these things are more practical than cities.
Brother Zhao was rubbing his hands with a smile on his face, looking prosperous.
Zhenjin raised his head, looked directly into his eyes, and felt the smile in his eyes.
For a while after that, Brother Zhao didn't move his eyes away.
"Chief, the gifts have arrived." Zhenjin said: "This is only the first batch. Later..."
Brother Zhao Ben just stared at the real gold. He suddenly stood up and came over to greet him, saying in jerky Mongolian: "It turns out that King Yan is here. I was too negligent."
Zhenjin was stunned for a moment, and his hands were firmly pressed.
Looking back, I saw that Monk Gao and Liu Anzhong were also quickly controlled by the Tibetan people in the tent.
"Chief, you..."
"Hahaha." Brother Zhao laughed loudly, changed back to his fluent Tufan, and said: "General Cui was detained by the Tang army at Riyue Mountain. It is too dangerous to send King Yan back now, so it is better to stay here."
I'll wait here for General Cui to defeat the Tang army, right?"
Zhenjin was a little confused by this sudden change.
But fortunately, he reacted quickly and said very sincerely: "Chief, if you can let me go back and help us defeat the Tang army, I can make the decision..."
Zhao Ageben interrupted him for the third time and said: "I can't defeat the Tang army."
"How will you know if you don't try?"
Zhenjin felt his hands hurt from being caught by Brother Zhao. He turned around and saw that Monk Gao and Liu Anzhong had been taken out, leaving only a few shouts.
There was another shouting outside the tent. It was obvious that the group of troops sent by Cui Bin had also been controlled. With him, the King of Yan, as a hostage, no soldiers dared to act rashly.
"I don't dare to try." Zhao Ageben still had a fake smile on his face, but his eyes were much more serious, and he said: "I'm afraid King Yan doesn't know yet. There are rumors everywhere in the Tang army that the Emperor of Tang has already
He came in person and brought an army of 100,000 troops, and even the Great Khan of Mongolia surrendered to him."
"I told you, Xiliji is a fake khan with nothing, and Li Xia cannot have an army of 100,000."
Having said that, Zhenjin himself can also feel the intimidation brought by Li Xia.
An emperor with great military exploits came in person, and Zhao Ageben would definitely not dare to explicitly support Dayuan at this time.
Not daring to wait for an answer, Zhenjin immediately continued: "Sooner or later Dayuan will defeat Li Xia. You can't hand me over to him, otherwise you will regret it sooner or later."
"Don't worry, King Yan, I am here to protect King Yan..."
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At the same time, a fast horse was galloping on the plateau, bypassing the mountains and the Yuan army's scouting horses, and rushed all the way to Song He's army.
"Hush!"
The sweaty horse's front hooves softened, and it lay on the ground too tired to move. The knight stumbled and ran for two steps, and was held up by two soldiers and dragged all the way to Song He.
First, let’s briefly talk about what happened in the Tubo tribe.
"You mean, real gold is on the shores of Qinghai Lake?!" Song He was shocked, "How is that possible? How come he's not in the army?"
"Xianggong Yan was sure of it. When she saw the young man beside the monk, she had already become suspicious, so she deliberately told Brother Zhao that she would listen to his terms with her own ears. If they were more generous than hers, she would make concessions to the Tubo people.
What's the benefit? Hiding behind the tent and listening, it turns out that the monk and the civil servant spoke half a sentence in Mongolian, but the translator dared to say three more sentences without authorization, so he is obviously the one with the highest status."
Song He was excited, but he was a taciturn person, and his face was still cold at this time, saying: "This matter is not trivial, but is there any other basis?"
"Xiangong Yan deliberately chatted with him for a few words. He is well versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and he is full of talk. Such a young man in his twenties, who else is there if he is not a real man?"
The messenger only bothered to wipe the sweat from his face at this time and said: "Xiangong Yan asked me to report to General Song quickly. Firstly, it is best not to miss the opportunity to let this prisoner escape. Secondly, Qinghai Tubo
There are 40,000 households who have not invaded the territory for several years, and the terrain is steep and difficult to attack. As long as you can be gentle, you must not fight for a piece of real gold. In short, this place is barren, so you can buy real gold from Brother Zhao at a huge profit. Here
She is taking care of things, so let General Song give him time."
Song He frowned slightly.
If his company didn't even have enough military rations, how could he get the huge profits to buy real gold from the Tubo people?
"Let me ask you, all the goods that Mr. Yan brought before were robbed by the Yuan army. What should she do about this matter? Also, is she okay?"
"Don't worry, general. After discovering the real gold's identity, Mr. Yan has already convinced Brother Zhao to run."
"How to convince?" Song He was quite worried. In terms of money and manpower, Yan Yunyun, who was also a prisoner, was obviously at a disadvantage compared to real gold.
"It's not difficult... Mr. Yan said it's not difficult. She said that from Brother Zhao's point of view, it is right to wait and see what happens. We can just allow him to wait and see what happens. Now that His Majesty has arrived in person, the situation is getting worse.
It will be more beneficial to us in the future.”
Song He nodded, and after understanding the situation, his heart calmed down.
He didn't have any gifts to give to the Tubo people. After thinking about it, he recruited two soldiers and said: "You go to the lower reaches of the Bulla River by Qinghai Lake to see Brother Zhao Ben. Bring some military rations and treat them as specialties for them."
As a gift, just say that I, the Tang Dynasty King, Shiqiu, have done no wrong, and when I annihilate the Yuan army, Your Majesty will give him a reward..."
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At the same time, over at Riyue Mountain, Cui Bin, who was confronting Song He, was pacing restlessly.
"How dare he?!"
After he sent generous gifts to Qinghai Lake, not only was the captured King Yan not redeemed, but even the soldiers he sent were detained.
Brother Zhao actually sent someone here. As the general manager of Ten Thousand Households in the Yuan Dynasty, he accused Cui Bin of failing to protect the imperial master, that he could not win the confrontation with Tang State, and that he was not worthy of protecting King Yan... After a lot of nonsense, it was the lion again.
He opened his mouth and asked for money and things.
In Cui Bin's opinion, these Tubo people took advantage of the steep and steep terrain of Qinghai and had no respect for the Yuan Dynasty.
The fact is that Ji Siluo from more than a hundred years ago was essentially the same type of person as Li Yuanhao. Whether he was given the surname Zhao or Li could not change his ambitions at all. These Hu people are naturally rebellious and will not be beaten hard.
One dozen and you won't be weak.
Yi Di are afraid of power but not virtuous.
Thinking about this, Cui Bin finally failed to suppress the anger in his heart and wanted to attack Brother Zhao Ben.
But there were too many difficulties, so we had no choice but to summon the generals for discussion.
"If you want to take back the King of Yan, there are several difficulties. First, the Tang army from the He tribe of Song Dynasty is watching eagerly from the east, in case they are attacked from both sides; second, if Brother Zhao jumps over the wall and hurts the King of Yan, what should you do?
"
"Then give them money and things?"
"Even if I give it, can Brother Zhao Ben be released to King Yan?"
"At that time, we should not have persuaded King Yan to enter Tubo personally..."
After arguing for a long time, someone in the tent sneered and threw the sword on the ground.
"What will you do if you don't take back the King of Yan? I heard that Li Xia has personally arrived in Hehuang. You plan to wait until the money and materials are used up and the morale of the army is weakened, and you just sit back and wait for death?!"
"Yes! If you don't fight, you will die, but if you try hard, you can live."
"I have a plan." Cui Bin waved his hand, summoned the generals in front of him, and whispered: "You can first agree to Brother Zhao's conditions, send money and materials there, and then ambush among them..."