Although Li Zhiyun felt aggrieved, putting himself in his shoes, he knew that what Lao Li did was not wrong.
The current Tang Dynasty is in the period of rising national power, and there is absolutely no need to go head-to-head with the Turks. When the world is unified, there will be plenty of time to settle accounts with the Turks.
Now that I think about it, it was not easy for Lao Li either.
Li Zhiyun stood up and bowed to Du Ruhui, "Li Zhiyun is taught."
Seeing that King Chu accepted the advice humbly, a smile suddenly broke out on Du Ruhui's face. Xue Shou beside him was also very satisfied.
Only when a man is able to bend and stretch can he achieve great things.
Later, Du Ruhui continued: "Whether what the association said is true or false, it is true that his brother Tuli Khan Shibobi is dissatisfied with Chuluo. If the Tang Dynasty attacks the Turks from the north in the future, this person may be the key."
"What you said is that I have written it down."
A few days later, the influence of the Turkic envoy's request to join the Sui clan gradually faded. As the Turkic envoy left Chang'an, everyone thought that the matter would be over.
Unexpectedly, at this time, someone suddenly reported that Yang You, the Duke of Wu Kingdom, was missing!
As a remnant of the former Sui Dynasty, Yang You had been imprisoned in Chang'an. Now he suddenly disappeared, and everyone was keenly aware that something was wrong.
At this time, Pei Ji found out the truth and reported it to the saint, saying that Yang You had colluded with the Turks and had betrayed the Tang Dynasty!
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the subjects who did not know the situation denounced Yang You as a traitor. But those who knew a little bit of the inside story remained completely silent, because they knew very well that there must be the shadow of a saint behind this incident.
Of course, the main reason why they remained silent was because of Yang You's own existence, which was an irregular threat to Datang.
Now that Yang You has gone to Turks, it might not be the best outcome.
Under Li Yuan's deliberate suppression, the impact of this incident did not spread and was suppressed soon after.
Since Chu Luo succeeded to the throne, he not only supported Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, and Dou Jiande in the north, but also sent people deep into the Central Plains to contact Wang Shichong.
The Turkic envoy to Luoyang was named Ashina Simo.
Although Simo is a descendant of the Ashina family, he does not look like a Turk, but looks a bit like a barbarian. Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan and others used to like to use this to mock Simo.
But Simo didn't care, because he also looked down on the Turks. When Qimin Khan fled to the Sui Dynasty, he briefly served as the East Turkic Khan. Later, when Qimin returned to the Turks, he decisively gave up his position.
Therefore, he was reused by three generations of khans: Qimin, Shibi, Chuluo, and Chuluo. Of course, it was only limited reuse. He never had the opportunity to set up a tent to command the tribe, so he could only serve as Teller and constantly sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty.
This time, Chu Luo sent him to Luoyang to contact Wang Shichong.
Upon hearing the arrival of the Turkic envoy, Wang Shichong, who had just ascended the throne, wiped the blood from his blade, hid quietly behind his back, and then sent his ministers to greet him with a smile.
Wang Shichong had forced Emperor Huangtai to abdicate and ascended the throne himself as Emperor Zheng.
Wang Shichong paid great attention to the arrival of the Turkic envoys. The two ministers he sent were the clan king of Han, Wang Xuanshu, Shangshu Youpuse, and Wei Ji.
The current situation of Zheng State is not very good, and Wang Shichong knows this well. Although he can defeat Li Mi, he has no confidence in defeating the stronger Li Tang. After all, the Guanlong clan stands behind Li Tang.
And there is no fart on his back.
In terms of military affairs, once the Tang army defends Tongguan, they will never be able to defeat Li Tang in his life.
The arrival of the Turkic envoys gave Wang Shichong a little hope. If he could join forces with the Turks to attack Li Tang, there would still be a chance of victory.
Simo stayed at Honglu Temple in Zhengguo and told Wang Xuanshu and Wei Ji about the reason for his visit.
"Since Zheng Gong has ascended the throne as emperor, Yang Tong must no longer be of any use to Zheng Gong. The Khan hopes that Zheng Gong can send Yang Tong to the Turks, and he can only show his love for his nephew."
Simo went on many missions to the Tang Dynasty. He spoke very pure Chinese and naturally expressed his meaning very well.
But Wang Xuanshu was a country boy and didn't understand what Simo meant. He looked at Wei Ji and asked, "Youpu She, what is Ke Dun?"
Wei Ji was born in the Du family of Jingzhao and served as the former Sui Dynasty ambassador to Hebei Province. He was Taichang Shaoqing, so he naturally knew what Kedun was, and he also knew who the current Turk Kedun was.
He explained: "Tujue Kedun is the queen, and the current Turke Kedun is Princess Yicheng of the former Sui Dynasty."
After saying this, Wang Xuanshu understood, so he said carelessly: "I'm sorry, envoy, Yang Tong has been killed by the rebels."
Simo's eyes widened, and several question marks popped up on his forehead.
Chu Luo sent two groups of envoys. One group was led by Gu Duolu and went to the Tang Dynasty to ask for Yang You. The other group was led by Simo and went to Luoyang to ask Wang Shichong for Yang Tong.
Before leaving, Chu Luo quietly told Simo that it was difficult to deal with the Tang Dynasty, and he valued Simo's ability to bring Yang Tong back.
As a result, the hell did you tell me that Yang Tong was dead?
Wei Ji lowered his head silently and remained silent. Yang Tong was indeed dead, but not in the hands of the rebels, but in the hands of Wang Shichong.
Last month, Pei Renji, the Minister of Rites, and his son Pei Xingyan, the general of Zuofu, united with a group of people to kill Wang Shichong and restore Yang Tong. However, the matter failed, Pei and his son died, and Yang Tong was also poisoned in the palace by Wang Shichong.
Naturally, Simo wanted to find out the whole story, otherwise he would not be able to explain it to Chuluo. In the end, Wang Xuanshu only told him that there was a traitor who wanted to murder Yang Tong, and could not explain the rest. Simo was not stupid, so he immediately
He understood the logic behind this. He suspected that Wang Shichong was worried about Yang Tong's resurrection, so he killed him.
Now that Yang Tong is dead, Simo really doesn't know what to do.
However, Wang Xuanshu brushed this incident off.
"Envoy, my father is willing to unite with the Turks and share the world."
When Simo heard this, he was filled with contempt. He really thought of him as a Turk who didn't understand anything, and he actually said such nonsense. However, Simo did not show it, but mentioned the second thing Chuluo Khan told him.
, that is United Wang Shichong.
Taking over Yang Tong is only one of his tasks, and uniting with Wang Shichong is the top priority. Now Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande and others supported by Chuluo have never made much progress and can only be a local king in a corner of the world.
, this is naturally not in line with the interests of the Turks.
Chuluo hoped to blossom in the Central Plains, let Wang Shichong defeat Li Tang, completely confuse the situation in the Central Plains, and prepare for the Turks' southward march in the future.
Wang Xuanshu and Simo had a good rapport, and they talked happily. During the process, Simo made Chuluo's request, that is, Wang Shichong must surrender to the Turks, so that the Turks would help them defeat Li Tang.
Wang Xuanshu was about to agree, but then he thought that the matter of becoming a minister was not a trivial matter, and he had to ask his father for instructions before he could make a decision.
Therefore, Wang Xuanshu asked Simo to wait for a while, and he would convey Simo's wishes to Emperor Zheng.
Simo naturally agreed to this, believing that Wang Shichong would choose a smart approach.