At noon, Li Zhiyun and his gang hunted many animals, and the group made a fire by the river to barbecue.
"You are strong, and your subordinates are also strong, I can feel it." The leader looked at Qin Qiong and others beside another fire.
During the hunt just now, Li Zhiyun hit nine out of ten arrows, and Qin Qiong also had excellent archery skills, which immediately convinced the association. The Turks have always worshiped the strong, and they will only treat the strong as equals. In their view, the weak are born to be killed.
Slavery.
Li Zhiyun was too lazy to talk to this lunatic and just kept grilling meat.
Suddenly, the association leader lowered his voice and said, "If all the officials of the Tang Dynasty were people like you, then our Turks would be in great danger. But fortunately not, Li Zhiyun, you are very strong, but your father's subordinates are very cowardly. This
You are destined to fail."
Li Zhiyun ignored him.
He didn't care about the association rate, and continued, "Your Prime Minister Pei Ji of the Tang Dynasty has promised Gu Duolu that he will hand over Yang You, the former Sui clan member."
Li Zhiyun suddenly looked up at the association rate.
"I knew you must care about this." Youshesu said proudly.
Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Stupid, still sowing discord."
"Believe it or not, you will know the truth after some time." said the association rate: "Actually, I very much hope that you can persuade your father to start a war against Chuluo, because then my brother will help you!"
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun's mind suddenly moved and he asked tentatively: "Your brother wants to seek the position of Turkic Khan?"
"That's right!" the association leader admitted generously, "As long as your Tang Dynasty goes to war against Chuluo, my brother will send troops from the flanks to help you. When the time comes, my brother will win the position of Khan and will definitely make peace with your Tang Dynasty.
,Never go south to herd horses again!"
After listening, Li Zhiyun knew that the association rate was bragging. The grassland tribe's claim that they would never go south to herd horses could only be based on whether the blade of the Central Plains Dynasty was sharp. This piece of shit, the association rate, wanted to use the power of the Tang Dynasty.
Come and defeat Chuluo.
Are you treating me like a fool?
"Why don't you go to my father and tell me this?" Li Zhiyun asked.
The association paused and said: "It seems that you are also a coward. I must have misjudged the person!"
Of course, he couldn't go to Li Yuan to talk about this, because he and Gu Duulu were not the same people. Once the news was exposed, he would be dead.
Without Li Zhiyun's consent, he had no time to stay and talk nonsense. Before he left, he said: "I can tell you a piece of news. Chu Luo has asked his son Ao Sheshe to help Liu Wuzhou. You should be careful."
a little."
No matter what, he felt that Li Zhiyun was a good tool man and worthy of his win over.
Watching the leader of the association leading the assault cavalry away, Li Zhiyun found that the barbecue in his hand suddenly no longer smelled good.
At this time, Qin Qiong and others came over.
"Your Highness, this Turkic thief is so insidious that he wants to sow discord between Your Highness and the Crown Prince." Xie Shufang said angrily.
Li Zhiyun laughed and bit into a piece of barbecue.
"Although the Turks are stupid, they have been dealing with us Han people for many years, and with the help of the treacherous barbarians in the Western Regions, they will inevitably have more evil intentions. Just pretend you haven't heard about this matter, and there is no need to say anything more."
"Yes." Everyone responded quickly.
Rather than sowing discord, Li Zhiyun cared more about the two things the association leader said before leaving.
On the way back, Kang Sheoli asked the association, "How's it going? Did Li Zhiyun agree to help you?"
The association leader snorted coldly, "You are right, the Tang people are really cunning. Although Li Zhiyun is tough, he has not lost his mind."
"You're wrong about association rates."
"Am I wrong?" Gu
"That's right." Kang Sheoli said: "Instead of wooing the King of Chu Li Zhiyun, it is better to win over the King of Qin Li Shimin. Based on my experience and knowledge of many missions to the Tang Dynasty, among the Tang court, the person most likely to challenge Li Jiancheng
It’s Li Shimin, not Li Zhiyun, you chose the wrong person.”
The leader of the association was silent for a moment, and said bitterly: "If Gu Duolu wasn't in the way, I could win over Li Shimin!"
Seeing this, Kang Sheoli warned: "I have tried my best to facilitate this private meeting with Li Zhiyun. I can't help Li Shimin. I hope you understand."
"Don't worry, I won't sacrifice you right now." Youshesu smiled, his face cold and ruthless.
Kang Sheoli doesn't care. This is the nature of the Turks. A useless person has no right to live.
It is precisely because of this that he will work hard to make money. When he has made enough money, he will return to his hometown in Kang State and never get involved in the troubles between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty.
He felt heartbroken when he thought of the price he had promised Li Shuliang to buy soap, which was nine hundred cents a piece!
Chu Palace.
After Li Zhiyun came back, he immediately summoned Xue Shou and Du Ruhui and told them everything about today's meeting with the Association.
"Do you think the association rate is true or false?"
"What is your Majesty referring to?" Xue Fang asked.
Li Zhiyun pondered: "Chu Luo sent Ao Sheshe to help Liu Wuzhou, I actually want to believe it from the bottom of my heart. Because Liu Wuzhou is their important chess piece, and as for Yang You..."
"I feel that Yang You's incident may not be groundless." Du Ruhui said: "Yang You has always been a problem for the saint. If this problem can be eradicated by the Turks, the saint will be happy to do it. Furthermore, the Turks
The power is too strong for the Tang Dynasty to deal with at the moment. If Yang You can be exchanged for time for a smooth transition, the saint may not refuse."
Xue Shou retorted: "But if Yang You is handed over, the saint will bear the condemnation of the people all over the world, and it will also shake the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. Which of the two is more important, Ke Ming, you should understand."
"Of course I understand." Du Ruhui said: "But don't forget, the association told the king that it was Pei Ji who found Gu Duolu for negotiation, but we did not receive a report from the imperial court appointing Pei Ji as the negotiator. This is from the saint.
Secretly instructed!"
"You mean, this matter was carried out secretly?" Xue Shou couldn't believe it.
Du Ruhui nodded.
Li Zhiyun was silent. He agreed with Du Ruhui's analysis. If the association rate was correct, then Pei Ji must have been privately instructed by Lao Li to negotiate.
No wonder the court's attitude has become ambiguous in the past few days, not as tough as it was at the beginning. No wonder Kang Sheoli and Jiu Sheshu were able to organize a hunt in private. It turned out that the official business was over.
"My father has not notified me yet. It seems that the decision has been made. Whether it is true or false, we will know it when the Turks leave Chang'an in a few days." Li Zhiyun is not a fool, and he will not stupidly ask Lao Li why he wants to hand over the secret in private.
people.
He had tried his best to stop it and was worthy of his conscience. However, the feeling of being pooped and peed on the head of a Turk was really infuriating.
Seeing Li Zhiyun's face turn dark, Du Ruhui gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness, I think this is absolutely right for the saint to do this."
Xue Shou's expression changed, and he quickly signaled Du Ruhui to calm down and stop talking. He could see that the King of Chu was very disgusted with bowing to the Turks, otherwise he would not have made such bold words when negotiating with the Turks.
Li Zhiyun looked at Du Ruhui, who remained motionless, his firm eyes not wavering at all.
"Go on."
"Yes, Your Highness." Du Ruhui said: "Now the Tang Dynasty has killed Li Gui, wiped out Zhu Can, occupied Bashu in the south, and occupied Taiyuan in the north. It has become the trend of the Warring States Period to strengthen the Qin Dynasty. In the future, whether it is to go east to Tongguan to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains, or to conquer the Central Plains,
Whether we go out from Taihang and Baxing to capture Hebei, or we go out from Wuguan and Bashu, and advance in parallel to capture the south of the Yangtze River, there will be no constraints. Now in the Tang Dynasty, we can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and unify the world, but it is only a matter of time."
Li Zhiyun raised his head and said nothing.
Du Ruhui continued: "Once the Tang Dynasty and the Turks start a full-scale war, the northern states of Guanzhou and the land of Longxing in Taiyuan will be destroyed in an instant. At that time, the Tuqi will drive straight in, and it will be difficult for the Tang Dynasty to defend only by Tongguan and Pujin Pass. If
If the sudden cavalry breaks through the Great Wall from the north of Guan, and goes south to the interior of Guan, the hinterland of Guanzhong will be reduced to ruins!"
"Once Guanzhong is damaged, the national power of the Tang Dynasty will plummet. Even if it can repel the Turks, how can it withstand Wang Shichong, Xiao Xian, Dou Jiande and others!"
"Your Highness, you must not strive for a moment of courage and destroy the foundation of eternity!"