Damn it, these Turks are really cunning. If Lao Du hadn't noticed that something was fishy, he would have let them get away with it. It's just that the Turks were so mysterious about what happened.
Recalling that the Turks came to the Tang Dynasty without too much publicity, Meng Xinghe couldn't figure out what other secrets they had that they needed to do so carefully. He and Du Ruhui stood together and said with some confusion: "I don't know. These Turks are so mysterious. What exactly do they want to do? As far as I know, there seems to be nothing they are interested in in the Tang Dynasty. Could it be that they also want to steal the national treasures of the Tang Dynasty and transport them to the Turks?"
Everything must happen for a reason, and the Turks planned it carefully. Meng Xinghe really couldn't think of a reason for what happened.
Du Ruhui was beside him, contemplating. He was thinking that maybe the Turks had discovered something.
After guessing this, Du Ruhui suddenly realized.
"It's him," Du Ruhui said, fearing, "Your Majesty made a mistake."
Meng Xinghe didn't understand why Du Ruhui was so upset, and immediately asked: "Is something big really happening?"
Du Ruhui was afraid of wasting time and said: "Brother Meng, we are walking as we go. If the Turks succeed in this matter, then we will undoubtedly let the tiger go back to the mountains and leave trouble for the future."
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Meng Xinghe walked with Du Ruhui and listened to his words.
Meng Xinghe is now considered an important minister in the court. There are some things that he didn't know were hidden in the past, but it doesn't mean that Du Ruhui won't speak out his sincere words to him now.
Du Ruhui first talked about the war that the Tang Dynasty launched against the Turks ten years ago. Meng Xinghe had heard more or less about this war. He heard that the teenage girl Du Yatou of the old Du family also participated in the war. , it seems that the capture of the Turkic Khan ensured the stability of the border for decades. However, because the Turkic Khan was captured, the Turks had no choice but to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and honor Li Shimin as the Khan of Heaven. This is recorded in the history books of the Hanlin Academy There are records in the book. Meng Xinghe was a historian, so he knew something about it, but not very clearly.
Meng Xinghe was not stupid and immediately thought of what Du Ruhui was worried about. He almost asked in a questioning tone and whispered: "Old Du, are you worried that the Turks are trying to save the Turk Khan this time? But, I remember that Didn’t the Turkic Khan die in the palace given by the Holy Emperor a few years ago? It’s possible that these Turkic people even want to bring their bones back to the Turks. They are really tenacious and will not even spare the dead."
Du Ruhui didn't find it funny at all. The story he knew and the one known to the outside world were two different versions. He almost knew everything and said: "Brother Meng doesn't know something. The Turk who is known to be dead is Khan is actually a fake. The real Turkic Khan is still imprisoned in Chang'an. Not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, although the Turkic Khan was captured alive to suppress the Turks' ambition to invade the Tang Dynasty, the Turks were not really willing to do so. Those who surrendered came to the Tang Dynasty many times to welcome back their Khan. Everyone knew that this was undoubtedly letting the tiger return to the mountain, but they refused to let him go, and they were worried that the Turks would make trouble as an excuse, so Master Yu, the Minister of Household Affairs at that time, offered One plan is to have the Holy Emperor treat the Turkic Khan with courtesy and grant him official status. This will be known all over the world to appease the Turks. This method is Master Yu’s top plan. The bottom plan is to wait for three to five years before the Turks are When someone peeked at the throne of the Turkic Khan, the Holy Sage suddenly announced that the Turkic Khan who had lived in Chang'an for a long time died of a sudden illness. He found a dead man who looked similar to the Turkic Khan and sent him back to the Turkic Khan with generous gifts for burial. The two countries were thousands of miles apart. , the corpse was sent back to the Turks, but it would have turned into a pile of bones, and no one could recognize the authenticity, and only thought that the Khan was dead. At this time, the Turks had lost their backbone, and the country's situation was bound to be chaotic. Those who wanted to ascend the throne of the Turks Khan Naturally, people have no time to look eastward and are busy fighting for power. We, the Tang Dynasty, can take the opportunity to reorganize the military. In less than ten years, we will not be afraid of the Turks, not to mention that there is a real Turkic Khan in hand, and we will undoubtedly win. ,Ten years later, the Tang army marched north to unify the northwest in one fell swoop. Why not worry about not being able to capture the Turkic lands,"
Du Ruhui was Li Shimin's confidant, so he knew all about this matter. The Turkic Khan who was originally dead is now in Chang'an. If someone buys the news that he is alive to the Turks, the Turks will make great efforts to welcome him. Back then, once the Turks, who had also rested for ten years like the Tang Dynasty, took back the surviving King Khan, it could be said that within two years there would be war again at the border.
Listen to this, how could this matter be the same as that of some emperors in the Song Dynasty? Meng Xinghe listened to his explanation and was puzzled, saying: "Since the former Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, Mr. Yu, has given such a good strategy, then within these ten years, The Turks may have already elected a new khan, and now welcoming the old khan back will affect the status of the new khan. He is probably wishing that the old khan had died in Chang'an,"
Du Ruhui shook his head and said, "We have been living in Chang'an for a long time, and we may not know everything about the border fortress. Master Yu's plan has indeed caused obstacles to the Turkic country in the past few years, but how do we know that Hu The father has no dogs and sons. Although the Turkic Khan was imprisoned by us in Chang'an, his children were like wolves and leopards like his father. In just a few years, they not only put down the rebellion in the Turks, but also killed the people who were competing for the throne of the Khan. Several uncles, and with the assistance of Bi Xiao, strengthened this grassland army. Now if they know that the Turkic Khan under house arrest in Chang'an is not dead, do you know that once the Turkic Khan returns to the Turkic country, then I How could it be that millions of men in the Tang Dynasty would go to the border to start another war?"
It seems that this matter is indeed more complicated. The Turks are ambitious. If they welcome back the Turkic Khan, it will indeed be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty. After all, he is also a courtier. Meng Xinghe asked: "Where is the Turkic Khan now? Why don't we If we capture him first and control the chess pieces, then Bi Xiao and others will have nothing to do,"
Based on the situation, Meng Xinghe made a suggestion that could be used as a reference. Du Ruhui shook his head and said: "I don't know either. I have to ask Xuan'er and Old Man Li about this. It was her two people who used a trick to capture the Turkic Khan alive. As for where to settle, I naturally don’t know,”
Regarding the Turks' attempt to take away the Turkic Khan, Du Ruhui also made a bold inference. What he is most worried about now is that the Turks have already rescued the Turkic Khan through horse racing.
"Brother Meng, I'll go back to Xuan'er and ask her where the Turkic Khan is. Go to the military camp outside the city and make sure to stop the horse racing."
The matter was urgent, and Du Ruhui had already come up with a way to deal with it.
Somehow, this matter had nothing to do with Meng Xinghe, but he still agreed and said: "Okay, I'll go to the military camp right away, and then we'll meet outside the city. I hope it's not too late,"
Without further ado, the two of them went off to do their own business.
Due to the urgency of the matter, Meng Xinghe hurried to the Meng Mansion, took Hei Feng out of the stables, and immediately ran out of the city. Even the ladies at home wondered whether something big had happened and why Meng Xinghe left in such a hurry. .
After leaving Chang'an City and heading west, the school field was located in front of the beacon tower where the previous Dragon Boat Festival competition was held. Meng Xinghe did not forget it and stepped up his riding whip to run to that place.
"stop!"
When Meng Xinghe arrived in front of the school gate, the soldiers in charge of the guard stopped him professionally. This is an important military area, and it is generally rare for people to break in.
Meng Xinghe dismounted his horse and explained his purpose of coming, and told that he was the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. He came to the school grounds to report important matters to the Holy Master. When the soldiers saw that this man was young, they said that he was the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Either he was mentally ill, or he was just a doctor. Came here to find trouble.
"Haha, if you are the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, then brother and I are all heavenly soldiers and generals. Don't make any noise here and disturb the elegance of the Lord's appreciation of the game. You can't afford it," the soldiers in charge of the guard laughed together. There is no need for Meng Xinghe to quarrel with people who are very loud and treat others as if they have some small power in their hands.
He sat on the horse, whipped his long whip, and said sternly: "Get out of my way, I'm blocking your grandfather's business. Even ten heads are not enough to chop him off."
With two "pop" sounds, Meng Xinghe whipped people, and the hot-tempered Black Wind had already led him straight in, with a rather majestic momentum.
"Catch the thief. A thief broke into the military camp. Protect His Majesty." The guard suffered such a big loss from Meng Xinghe, so he naturally shouted that he wanted to intercept Meng Xinghe and send him to the marshal to punish him for attacking the officers and soldiers.
Meng Xinghe didn't care about that much. A trivial matter like breaking into the military camp was insignificant compared to the Turks' conspiracy. It was just a swarm of flies chasing behind him, which made him feel that if he just rushed in like this, he would be laughed at by those ministers later.
He was thinking to himself as a young general rushed towards him. He heard the screams of the guards in front of the door and came to find out what was going on.
When the young general saw that the person coming was Meng Xinghe, he stood on his horse and shouted: "Boss Meng," and then he saw a gust of wind blowing past, and he had already rode to Meng Xinghe's side.
Meng Xinghe took a closer look and saw that it was Luo Feng. He was in a hurry, so he didn't waste much time and said, "You can settle the rest of the matter, and then he has already raced forward and entered the school grounds."
Never had Meng Xinghe been in such a hurry before. Luo Feng shouted at the soldiers chasing after him: "Everyone go back. Didn't you see that it was Master Shangshu?"
He pretended to be intimidating once, and already rode up to catch up with Meng Xinghe.
"Boss Meng, why did you come to the military camp? When did you get such a good dark horse again," Luo Feng kept asking after Meng Xinghe.
Meng Xinghe was too lazy to explain too much and said: "I ask you, has the match against the Turks ended?"
"It's over a long time ago. The Turkic envoys also resigned from the Holy Majesty before and have already set off to return to the Turks," Luo Feng said. Today's victory over the Turks really made him feel proud.
Meng Xinghe was so frightened: "What, the Turks have left, you are confused,"
He cursed, and Luo Feng was a little confused.
"Which way did it go?" Meng Xinghe asked for the route. He didn't know if it would be too late to catch up now.
Luo Feng didn't know what big thing happened, so he said: "It came from the road out of Tongguan."
"Luo Feng, immediately bring more men and horses from the army and follow me. Don't let the Turks get out of Tongguan." Without wasting half a moment, if we wait for the Turks to get out of Tongguan, with the endurance and horsepower of the Turks' horses, , it is not easy to catch up. The matter is urgent and there is no room for any delay. We can think of bringing more troops and horses to intercept the Turkic team halfway.
When he heard that he was leading troops to intercept the Turks, Luo Feng was in high spirits. He reined in his horse and ran back, saying: "Boss Meng is leaving first. I'll call Lao Xue. I'll also call Li Chuang, Qin Huaiyu and others."
"Okay," Meng Xinghe said quickly. Before Luo Feng could say a word, he had already gone to Tongguan to kill.