Chapter 35: The news of the truce returns to the peace talks
Far behind, Li Jiancheng silently watched the anxious battlefield. Asking himself, he felt that Li Zhiyun fought well, but if it were him, he would not be able to do better.
Liu Wenjing sighed with emotion: "The king of Chu's military use is no less than that of the king of Qin."
Li Jiancheng asked: "What does Liu Gong want to say?"
"Actually, it's nothing." Liu Wenjing said: "After the death of King Qin, I know that His Highness is still a little worried, but now that King Chu's performance is in his eyes, His Highness should be able to rest assured."
Li Jiancheng was silent for a moment and said: "The fifth brother has always listened to his father's words. I have tried to win him over many times. Liu Gong knows the result."
Liu Wenjing said with a smile: "Today is different from the past. When His Highness returns to the court and takes control of the power, with the wisdom of the King of Chu, he will definitely know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng smiled calmly.
"I hope so."
The battle at Chitang lasted for three days. Both sides suffered injuries and were unable to do anything to the other.
During the war, the ground was filled with dead bodies and devastation.
The casualties caused by this kind of melee involving hundreds of thousands of people are extremely impactful.
Li Zhiyun stood among the corpses, his eyes slightly lowered.
In the past, the casualties of soldiers were just a number to him and could not touch his heart. But as the situation has become bigger, he now only feels heartache.
Even though so many people died, he still couldn't defeat Jie Li in an upright manner, which was really annoying.
"When will the Turks be annihilated?" he murmured to himself.
At this moment, he thought of Li Jing and Su Lie. Maybe he could only wait and make plans slowly in the future.
Du Ruhui said: "Your Highness, it's time to send someone to see Jie Li."
Li Zhiyun nodded and asked, "Who do you think we should send?"
"The most suitable person is naturally Liu Wenjing, but I think the prince will definitely not agree at this moment."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun sneered. It was Liu Wenjing, a young man, who attracted the Turkic thieves. Of course it was inappropriate to send him there.
Immediately afterwards, Du Ruhui said: "I want to..."
"Don't think about it." Li Zhiyun interrupted him and said, "Everyone else can go, but you can't go. I will not risk your life on the temper of the Turks."
Du Ruhui was slightly moved in his heart, and immediately said in deep thought: "It's okay, let Yuan Jing and Chu Suiliang go. What do you think, Your Highness?"
"Testing?" Li Zhiyun raised his eyebrows.
Du Ruhui said: "After the Turks are properly dealt with, His Highness will slowly integrate the civil and military forces under his command. I feel that this is a good opportunity. Chu Suiliang has been following His Highness for some time, so we might as well give him a chance."
Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said: "Okay, let Xue Yuanjing and Chu Suiliang go to the Turks."
"As commanded."
Immediately, Li Zhiyun proposed in front of Li Jiancheng that Xue Yuanjing and Chu Suiliang should be sent as envoys to the Turks with golden swords.
Li Jiancheng did not stop him and nodded in agreement.
There were not many people accompanying the Turks on this mission, only a dozen people.
Xue Yuanjing rode his horse with a calm expression. In comparison, Chu Suiliang was a little nervous.
There was no other way. The Tang army had just made a truce with the Turks yesterday, and today he was sent as an envoy to the Turks. Who knew whether the other party would drag him into the tent and rub him in the tent.
"Are you scared?" Xue Yuanjing asked.
Chu Suiliang would not be timid in front of Xue Yuanjing. He shook his head and said: "I'm just worried that I won't be able to complete the affairs assigned by His Highness during this trip."
Xue Yuanjing laughed and said: "Don't worry, Jie Li is not an idiot. There are some truths, I believe he will understand."
Chu Suiliang was noncommittal.
He didn't know whether Jie Li could understand. He just felt that Xue Yuanjing seemed to be very sure about this matter.
He always felt that Du Ruhui and others seemed to be too calm as the war progressed to this point.
When the two of them approached the Turks, they were quickly intercepted by the Turkic scouts. Then Xue Yuanjing explained his purpose and was taken directly to see Jieli by the Turkic cavalry.
The tent of the Turk king.
A group of tribal leaders stared fiercely at Xue Yuanjing and Chu Suiliang. They suffered heavy losses during this trip south, but they saw no hope of winning. They did not dare to complain about Jie Li, so they could only focus their anger on the Tang army.
"Did Li Zhiyun send you to surrender?" Jie Li sneered sinisterly.
He originally thought that by killing Li Shimin, the Turkic troops would be invincible, but unexpectedly another Li Zhiyun appeared, making it difficult for him to advance in Taiyuan.
hateful!
Xue Yuanjing laughed and said: "Kang, please be patient. The foreign ministers are here to save the Khan."
Hearing this, Jieli was stunned at first, then laughed wildly, as if he heard a joke about an ant trying to trample a tiger to death.
Not only him, but other Turkic nobles also laughed at him.
Xue Yuanjing was very indifferent and just listened to them laughing.
Jieli said: "Did you know that on the grassland, the newborn lamb is very disobedient and always thinks it can escape our control, but as long as we whip it a few times, it will immediately stand still."
Do you think that if you can stop us now, you will definitely be able to stop us in the future?"
Xue Yuanjing said: "I can't stop it."
"In this case, why don't you surrender!" Zhi lost his thoughts and shouted loudly. He suffered a lot at the hands of the Tang army generals and was very angry.
Xue Yuanjing chuckled and said, "Although we may not be able to stop you, we can tear off your flesh."
"Haha, but the price is your lives!" Jie Li said.
Xue Yuanjing shook his head and said: "Kang, please be patient and see what this is."
After saying this, Chu Suiliang took out the golden sword and handed it to the Turkic guards.
As the golden knife appeared, everyone in the tent suddenly stopped breathing.
They all know the Golden Wolf Sword. It was the sword of the previous generation of Khans, the First and First Khans!
How did it fall into the hands of Tang Jun?
Could it be said that something happened to Tuli Khan Shibo Bi?
Everyone was shocked and confused.
Jieli took the golden knife into his hand and pulled it out. Looking at the familiar knife, his face gradually became gloomy.
"Where did you get this knife?"
"My Royal Highness and Tuli Khan hit it off immediately. They traveled together arm in arm and formed a profound friendship. This sword was a gift from Tuli Khan."
"Fart!" Jieli scolded angrily, "This is the precious sword of our Turkic royal family. How could Shi Bobi give it to you!"
"Is this important?" Xue Yuanjing asked.
Hearing this, Jie Li paused for a moment, and immediately his face turned so dark that he could drip with tears.
Yeah, does it matter?
No matter how the Golden Wolf Sword fell into the hands of the Tang army, one thing is clear, Shi Bobi must have retreated.
Although Jie Li had previously hated Shi Bo Bi for being useless and unable to stop the Tang army, but now that he saw the Golden Wolf Sword, he suddenly had a terrible suspicion in his heart.
Did Shibobi join forces with the Han people?
The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible.
How could Shibobi's 100,000-strong army march southward and not be able to stop Li Zhiyun? He must have wanted to join forces with the Han people and annex himself, so he allowed Li Zhiyun to rescue Taiyuan!
Yes, that must be the case!
Although he was overwhelmed with doubts and confusion, he was unwilling to admit it.
"You want to drive a wedge between me and Shi Bobi, right?"
He tried hard to see a hint of panic on the other person's face, but he couldn't see it.
Xue Yuanjing sneered, "Khan, do you need us to create a quarrel? Khan, please think carefully, if you try your best to defeat the Tang army, how much strength will you have left?
So, can you guarantee that you can still suppress Shi Bo Bi?"
"Shut up!" Jieli was furious.
Xue Yuanjing immediately shut up. There are some things that just need to be pointed out, but explaining them clearly will have little effect. He has to let Xie Li guess on his own.
Immediately, Jie Li ordered that Xue Yuanjing and others be imprisoned.
He looked at the Golden Wolf Sword and became more and more fearful. He turned around and immediately sent people to the grassland to inquire about the news.