Yi Nan, the leader of Xue Yantuo, did receive the order from Jieli to go out, but he did not leave immediately because he did not want to go and he did not want to die.
In the past few years, when they went south to Bingzhou, they failed to capture Mao and suffered heavy losses. After returning to the grassland, Jieli not only gave them no time to rest, but also forced them to attack Shibobi together.
The battle was won, but all the slaves and livestock were taken away by the Ashina family. Their Xue Yantuo warriors died in vain and got nothing!
This year, the cold winter came and the cattle and sheep froze to death. Jieli asked them to take the animals to conquer Shibobi. Of course he refused!
He was tired of being oppressed by Jieli like this.
He wants to resist!
At this time, envoys from the Tang Dynasty secretly met with him, making him aware of the opportunity. However, he did not immediately agree to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, but wanted to consider it again.
But Jie Li wanted his warriors and animals, and Yi Nan didn't want to think about it anymore. He wanted to resist!
It was at this time that the news of Tang Qi's annihilation of the Ao Sheshe tribe reached Yi Nan's ears, and he decided to send Du Mo Zhi to contact Yi Er.
Unfortunately, the news Dumozhi brought back dissatisfied him.
"Going to Chang'an?" Yi Nan stared and couldn't help but sneer.
Inside the tent, the brazier was crackling and the temperature was high, and all the Xue Yantuo nobles were talking about it.
"Can't go!"
"That's right. If we go there, we will definitely be imprisoned by the Tang people and threaten us with a fight to the death with Jie Li."
"I don't agree!"
"I don't agree with it either!"
Yi Nan waved his hand to silence everyone.
"Tumozhi, did that Tang general really say that?"
"Yes, and they are very tough. They don't seem to care about forming an alliance with us."
tough?
Yi Nan looked gloomy. He had heard from Jie Li that the person in charge of the Tang Dynasty seemed not to be Li Yuan, but to the new crown prince Li Zhiyun.
He didn't know much about Li Zhiyun. He only knew that Shibo must have been defeated in his hands. He only knew that in the battle of Bingzhou, the Turkic army was unable to advance.
Perhaps, this person is a more difficult guy to deal with than Li Shimin.
"Do you know what they have to rely on?"
Tumozhi shook his head blankly, "I don't know."
Yi Nan thought about it and said, "Go and tell General Tang that I have left and cannot go to Chang'an, but I can ask my eldest son Bazhuo to go to Chang'an and form a secret alliance with the Tang Dynasty!"
"Khan, do you really want to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty?" A nobleman named Xue Yantuo couldn't help but ask.
There is only one Turkic Khan, and that is Jieli, but the other tribes privately call their boss, sometimes also Khan. However, this is not allowed. But having said that, Xue Yantuo is the majority and has strong enough autonomy. Naturally,
Ignore those rules.
Yi Nan sighed: "Only the Tang Dynasty can defeat Jieli. If Jieli does not die for a day, our Xue Yantuo will gradually weaken until we are finally annexed by the Ashina family. I have also contacted other tribes, except for the Uighurs who are willing to resist.
, they are all lambs, not enough to save them."
"But what if the Tang Dynasty doesn't agree?"
"No, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was a smart man. He understood Jie Li's ambition and would not allow Jie Li to grow stronger blindly."
Everyone saw that Yi Nan had made up his mind and could no longer persuade him, so they could only grit their teeth and agree.
In late November, Qin Qiong led his army back to Chang'an.
His goal of training troops has been achieved. If he continues to go deep into the grassland, he might be surrounded and killed by Jieli.
At present, the court is still relatively blocked from receiving news about the Turks' movements. Qin Qiong is cautious by nature and does not dare to take risks. After asking the prince for instructions, he led his army back.
Ba Zhuo led a group of Xue Yantuo guards and followed the Tang army to Chang'an.
He was taciturn along the way. Except for a few words when he first met Qin Qiong, he remained silent the rest of the time.
After entering Guanzhong, he looked around and was surprised to find that in this winter month, the Tang people were actually farming.
"What are they growing? Millet?" Bazhuo couldn't help but ask Tang Jun beside him.
After translating, Ba Zhuo learned that people in the Tang Dynasty grew winter wheat instead of millet.
This made Ba Zhuo feel very heavy. Although he didn't know what winter wheat was specifically, he knew that wheat was used for eating. The Tang Dynasty was originally rich in land and abundant food. If they could grow food in winter, the grassland would still be used for food.
What fought against the Tang Dynasty?
Of course, he was also a little happy in his heart, because the stronger the Tang Dynasty, the more likely it was to defeat Jie Li.
After arriving in Chang'an, Bazhuo was arranged by Honglu Temple to rest in a dormitory.
Tai Chi Hall, side hall.
Qin Qiong and Xu Shiji returned to report on their work.
After some questioning, Li Zhiyun was in a good mood and repeatedly praised Qin Qiong for training the light plate cavalry well.
Immediately, his eyes fell on Xu Shiji again.
"Maogong, we met too late." Li Zhiyun sighed, "If you and I had met earlier, maybe Maogong would have already shined."
Li Zhiyun still liked this famous general very much. In the future, Xu Shiji would be a good candidate to deal with the Turks and Goguryeo.
Xu Shiji handed over his hand and said modestly: "It's not too late to meet each other now. Xu Shiji is willing to serve His Highness and serve the Tang Dynasty."
"Okay, okay." Li Zhiyun nodded with a smile.
After a pause, he asked: "What's going on with that Bazhuo?"
Qin Qiong recounted the secret meeting between Tuo Mo Zhi and them.
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun's heart moved.
Shibo must be an Adou who cannot be helped up, but Xue Yantuo is not bad. If Xue Yantuo can be used to hold Jieli down, it may be a good choice.
"I know, you go back to reunite with your family first and have a good rest."
"I'll take my leave."
Half an hour later, Li Zhiyun met with several prime ministers in the political hall.
After telling the story about Bazhuo, Pei Ju said directly: "Your Highness, the grassland people cannot be trusted. In my opinion, Yi Nan himself did not come to Chang'an and let his eldest son come here. He just wanted to use our court to fight with Jie Li.
Both sides suffer because he likes to take advantage of the situation, so you must not trust him.
However, it is not impossible to agree to a secret alliance with Xue Yantuo. Moreover, I think that the news about Bazhuo in Chang'an can be covered up first, and then revealed to Jieli in the future to sow discord between Xue Yantuo and the Ashina tribe.
In this way, you can kill two birds with one stone."
Hey, ginger is still spicy.
"What Prime Minister Pei said is great kindness." Li Zhiyun asked again: "What do you think, Prime Minister Pei, should I go see Bazhuo?"
"Yes." Pei Ju said, "But not now."
After saying this, Li Zhiyun understood.
"Okay, I understand."
Yang Gongren said: "Your Highness, I think what Prime Minister Pei said is right, but we cannot wait for this Bazhuo. After all, our country is not ready to go to war with the Turks. If we can use Bazhuo to influence Xue Yantuo, then we can
It would be best if it were divided internally."
Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said: "There is no need to treat Bazhuo favorably. Remember, it is Xue Yantuo who has nothing to do but wants us to save him. It is not me, the Tang Dynasty, who begged Xue Yantuo to delay Xie Li. What's more, Xue Yantuo himself is harboring evil intentions. If he
If you really want to resist Jie Li, why not lead your tribe south to Jiuyuan and submit to our court.
In this way, it will also be convenient for us to jointly send troops to deal with Jieli.
Looking at it now, Xue Yantuo has ulterior motives and just wants to use us. He wants to use us, and we also want to use him.
Grassland people are just like animals, fearing power but not being virtuous, so there is no need to do anything to this Bazhuo. Everything should be in accordance with the standards of Honglu Temple."
Hearing this, Yang Gongren nodded, "Yes."
Then, Li Zhiyun said: "However, we can get some useful slaves from this Bazhuo."
"Slave?" Chen Shuda was puzzled.
Li Zhiyun nodded, "In the future, when our army leaves the fortress, we will need someone to lead the way."