Chapter 690: Swinging the Army to the North (18)
Since ancient times, the vast grassland in the north does not know how many overlords have changed, from the Xiongnu to Xianbei, from Xianbei to Turkic, people come and go, I don't know how many tribes have disappeared in the vast history. The Xiongnu invaded west and disappeared, Xianbei integrated into the Han people, and even the current ancestor of Emperor Xuanzong was also a Xianbei family, but what about the Turks? Since the Turks were divided into two parts, the east and west, the west seemed to be cut off from their eastern continent, and the east was full of dangers, and it was not easy to hold on to the area of Ashina, but it was already ambitious Ashina Shi to set off a prelude to destruction, although he knew that now was not the time for them to step into the stage of history, but he could not do anything, he could not be the enemy of Ashinash and the assassination of Montenegro, it was not that he was afraid of the other two, but once he was the enemy of them, the development of Hui Hui would stagnate, or even regress, this was not what he wanted, so even if their true strength was about to be exposed, he could not do anything。
However, the 200,000 elite Tang Army border troops who came from the north made him see the hope of his hegemony.
Among the most famous thirty-six strategies of the Han people, there is such a trick called borrowing a knife to kill, originally he didn't want to deal with the other two, because he didn't want to consume the strength of his clan, but the arrival of the Tang army, undoubtedly let him see hope, this army that can easily annihilate the 200,000 Xi Qi coalition army, I am afraid that there is no need to be serious at all to be able to destroy the two parts of Ba Ximi and Qarluq, and even more able to really destroy the Turkic Khanate, and at that time, the overlord of the northern steppe, it is natural for him to return to the army, otherwise, what did he run to this Tang army camp for?
On two fronts, one is to convince the Tang army of their loyalty, so that they can keep the peace of their tribe, and the other is to drive a wedge between the two tribes, and even make them enemies of the Tang army, so that they can fight and reap the benefits of the fisherman. However, for no reason, how could Ashinash, who has always been shrewd, and plot to assassinate Montenegro be the enemy of the Tang Army, if it were him, the elite of the 200,000 Tang Army's border troops were stationed at your doorstep, and it was too late for you to show goodwill, how could you be an enemy of them? His role in coming to the Tang Army's camp was like this, and even the same was true for accompanying Ni Fuguo to the three ministries to make the relationship between the two ministries and the Tang Dynasty deteriorate, and he needed to maneuver in them.
Moreover, this is not difficult, Ashinash's self-confidence has swelled dramatically after claiming to have fallen to Ish-Khan, with his more than 80,000 cavalry, he believes that it is not difficult to sweep away the Later Turkic forces, but he does not want to make a wedding dress for the other two. However, Qarlu and Hui were well aware of the current affairs and elevated him to the position of khan, which made him secretly see himself as the overlord who replaced the Turks. Although he may be equally afraid of these Tang troops from afar, as long as he stimulates and stimulates him, it is possible for him to become enemies of the Tang army after a momentary mistake.
As for plotting to assassinate Montenegro, not to mention, what they want is only their own ownership of the Jinshan Ranch, as long as the Tang Army does not recognize their ownership, and even coaxes him to say that the Tang Army wants to give the Jinshan Ranch to Shatuo, or Huangjiasi, he may also act as an enemy of the Tang Army when he goes crazy.
Although he also knew that these two thoughts were actually self-paralyzing, with the cunning of the two of them, how could they fall into the whole set so easily, but after all, he was the first clan to gain trust with the Tang Army, and even came in person, Wang Zhongsi and Ni Fuguo's friendly attitude towards him also confirmed this, and his plan was possible.
Although Wang Zhongsi is handsome, he doesn't seem to have any experience in intrigues, but he can see that the envoy named Ni Fuguo Li Longji is really a little unusual, with a mysterious temperament on his body, which makes him dare not look directly, and he should be a powerful person. He especially had a feeling that although he was talking and laughing with the other party, his inner thoughts seemed to be seen by the other party's sharp eyes, giving him an unfathomable feeling, but he would rather believe that he was thinking too much.
Moreover, during the banquet, he had heard from other people's discussions that Ni Fuguo was a eunuch, which made him even more unbelievable, this kind of person could be a eunuch? He had been to the Tang Dynasty, and he had met a eunuch who went out to the east and west to procure, that kind of feminine and weird guy, it was difficult for him to connect with the person in front of him.
In fact, Ni Fuguo looks like this, although he still has a bit of masculinity, not as feminine as other eunuchs, but he is definitely not as unfathomable as Ye Tingcheng. This is enough to show that although he wears the same face, but temperament determines everything, it is obvious that Ye Tingcheng used Ni Fuguo's face to have some counterproductive effects, at least making people like Guli Feiluo feel that he is a little less like a eunuch. His transformation technique is very good, because he has seen Ni Fuguo himself, whether it is his appearance or his voice, he can completely restore it, and the only thing he can't do is that kind of temperament. Ye Qingcheng, no, to be precise, even Huan Chenyu, who is very familiar with people's hearts, can't control a person's temperament at will for the time being. This is one of the differences between their cultivators and the real masters among mortals, even if they can become powerful mortals by virtue of their own strength, but some skills still can't be learned, if they are Tang Sect disciples, many of them have to master the control of emotions and personal temperament at will in the early stage of learning, yes, they may not be able to beat Ye Qingcheng and the three of them, or they will even be killed by the other party when they fight with other masters, but this does not mean that their own skills are very poor.
However, he still made up his mind to praise this Ni Fuguo, as a celebrity in front of the emperor, even Wang Zhongji has to look at his face and act, such a person is very important for his future plans. If he had a good impression of himself after this mission to the Third Department and even the post-Turks, and praised him in front of Li Longji, then if the Turks really collapsed, his return to replace the Turkic forces would be equivalent to getting the nod of the Tang Dynasty, which was what he dreamed of.
However, will this Ni Fuguo really do what he wants? Even he himself is a little unconvinced, he can only take one step at a time, this is also a kind of game, if he wins, Hui Fu will have a lot of future in the future, and if he loses, he may not have much loss, he still has the strength to compete with the other two, which can be said to be quite cost-effective.