Uncle Meng immediately said: "Master Hou, do you want the Tang army to enter Xiling?" This..... That's not good. ”

"Jiazhen, why is it bad?" The old marquis asked silently.

Uncle Meng hesitated, and then stopped, and the old marquis said: "Everyone present is your own people, you have something to say, but it doesn't matter, there is no need to be taboo." The current situation is related to the rise and fall of my Yuwen family, and anyone has any thoughts, although it is said that the speaker is not guilty. ”

Uncle Meng glanced at everyone, and then sighed: "Master Hou, the agreement with the imperial court back then has indeed been observed by the imperial court for more than ten years, but we all know that if the imperial court did not have the slightest grudge against our Xiling family in the past, then no one will believe it." ”

"Dad, what Uncle said is very true." Yuwen Chengling has never spoken easily, but at this time, he also spoke: "The first one who has a grudge against our Xiling family is General Hei Yu." Back then, we didn't act rashly, Xia Duhu died in battle, and General Hei Yu and the group of people under him must count Xia Duhu's death on the head of our Xiling family. ”

"Chengling is right." Uncle Meng and the young prince sang and harmonized: "Master Hou, if you implore the imperial court to ask the Tang army to enter Xiling to garrison, the imperial court will inevitably send General Hei Yu to sit in Xiling. ”

Qin Xiao was calm and calm, but he sneered in his heart.

He actually knows in his heart that although the Xiling Gate Valve has been powerful for more than ten years, he has not really felt at ease, and the agreement reached between the imperial court and the Xiling Gate Valve was forced by the situation, but it is precisely because of that agreement that although the Xiling Gate Valve has controlled Xiling for more than ten years, it has also torn the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Xiling.

Xiling is in the Tang Empire and the Vedic Khanate, the west is worried about the Veda Khanate making a comeback, and the east is worried that the imperial court will find an opportunity to settle accounts after the autumn, and it is indeed a long-awaited worry.

"When the Utuo went eastward, we found out the news from Kyoto that the empire was a little difficult to deal with the two strong enemies in the north and south, and it was unable to send reinforcements to Xiling." The old marquis's voice was low, and he said slowly: "There are only 5,000 soldiers and horses in the Xiling Protectorate, and in the face of 100,000 iron horsemen from the Wutuo, the strength is very different, and the victory or defeat is almost predestined when the Wutuo people enter the customs. ”

The white shopkeeper, who had been silent, finally said: "The Wutuo people are brave and fierce, and it is really difficult to resist 100,000 iron horses. ”

"We all know that if we support the Protectors against the Udas, not only will we not be able to stop their iron cavalry, but even more will die after the defeat." The old marquis sighed: "At that time, it was also for the people of Xiling, and the Wutuo people secretly sent people to contact us and assure us that as long as we don't act rashly, they will not only ensure the safety of the Xiling Gate Valve, but also will not kill people and set fire to Xiling. At that time, we were also gullible about the Vedas, and in order to protect the people of Xiling, we did not act rashly. ”

All the gods present were solemn, and Qin Xiao's face was also solemn.

"But what the Vedas did later, we really couldn't stand it, and the sage also sent a messenger, promising that we would have reinforcements arrive, and after repelling the Vedas, the Tang army would withdraw from Xiling, divide Xiling into three, and hand it over to the three major families to manage." The old marquis said slowly: "So we resolutely mobilized money, food, and manpower to fully assist the Du Hu army." After that, the Black Feather General captured the Khan in the snowy night, and the world shook, and the Vedas were shook

It was also a feather return, and the imperial court also withdrew the soldiers and horses into Jiayu Pass according to the agreement, leaving Xiling in a mess and handed it over to us to deal with. ”

Uncle Meng sneered: "Some people say that it is our Xiling family that coerced the imperial court to hand over Xiling to us, but they don't know that after the Wutuo people left, Xiling was dilapidated, pacifying the territory and reassuring the people, rebuilding after the war, and restoring livelihoods, all of which required silver, and the court couldn't take out one or two silver, all of which were taken out by the Xiling family. The court left a crumbling and dilapidated house to the Xiling family, and it was the Xiling family that made the house stable and beautiful again, and now the court is hot and wants to take this house back. ”

The old marquis said solemnly: "Jiazhen, you are wrong. The house has always belonged to Datang, and we are just helping Datang rebuild the house. If the empire needs a house, we can hand it over. After a pause, he said slowly: "The house can be handed over, but we still have to live, so naturally we can't hand over the house and be kicked out." ”

"What Master Hou said is extremely true." Uncle Meng said: "It's just that if you want to resist the Wutuo people, now ask the imperial court to send troops to Xiling, just wait for the house to be returned to them on the initiative, but it is General Hei Yu who comes to collect the house, he has a deep grudge with us, and when he enters the house, he will definitely not be able to tolerate us." ”

"Chengchao, what do you think?" The old marquis looked at Yuwen Chengchao.

Yuwen Chengchao thought for a moment before he said: "Father, if we can let the Tang army enter Xiling and prepare to deal with the Vedic people, even if we are kicked out of the house, what can we do?" If General Black Feather really can't tolerate us, the saint is merciful, let's implore the saint to arrange a place for us to settle in the pass, and move the family into the pass. General Hei Yu resents the three major families, and the imperial court is also afraid of the three major families, as long as our three major families are moved into the Guannei, they can go all out to prepare for the war, and the vitality of the people of Xiling will be exchanged for the vitality of the people of Xiling by moving several major families into the Guannei, which is naturally very suitable. ”

Qin Xiao glanced at Yuwen Chengchao, thinking that it was a blessing that the Yuwen family could have someone like the eldest prince.

"Cheng Dynasty, can you guarantee that if we move into the Guannai, the court and General Hei Yu will be relieved?" Uncle Meng sneered and said nonchalantly: "The Xiling family can still survive now, just because we control Xiling in our hands, and the court doesn't dare to do anything to us." If we are fish, Xiling is water, and if we leave Xiling, we will become dead fish ashore, and then we will only have the share of being slaughtered. ”

"According to what my uncle said, in order to protect several major families, you can ignore the lives of millions of people in Xiling?" Yuwen Chengchao Shen sè cold: "There is not much time left for Xiling, at most two years." If we negotiate with the imperial court as soon as possible and let the Tang army enter Xiling to prepare for war, two years is enough time to make full preparations, otherwise if we delay for one day, we will have one less day of time to prepare for war. He said to the old marquis: "If my father allows me, I can go to Kyoto to face the saint." ”

The old marquis was calm and did not speak, but Uncle Meng said mercilessly: "Cheng Dynasty, if you are not afraid of being embarrassed, you have no official status, even if you enter Kyoto, I am afraid you are not qualified to face the saint." ”

Yuwen Chengchao frowned, and said in a deep voice: "I am indeed not qualified to face the saint, but father."

I am the marquis of the empire, I only said that my father is old, and I will pay for the saint in Beijing, and the saint may not be summoned. ”

"Big brother, enter the capital and face the saint, do you really want the Xiling family to move into the Guannei?" Yuwen Chengling finally spoke: "Our Yuwen family has taken root in Xiling for hundreds of years, and the ancestors have gone through hardships to make our Yuwen family have the current situation in Xiling. The Yuwen family can come to this day, step by step, blood and tears, the ancestors have worked hard, as the descendants of the Yuwen family, we can easily abandon the efforts of the ancestors, how can we be worthy of them? I can listen to my eldest brother about other things, but I will never agree with the migration of the whole family. ”

Yuwen Chengchao didn't laugh angrily, and said angrily: "Chengling, a manly husband, has always created his own foundation and spent his years guarding the shade and virtue of his ancestors, what kind of husband is it?" Since our ancestors were able to establish a solid foundation in Xiling, after migrating into the pass, we can also establish a firm foothold in the pass. He raised his head slightly and said lightly: "Guarding the stove of his ancestors, but he can't walk out of a path like his ancestors, then he is not worthy of being the descendants of the Yuwen family." ”

"Chengchao, if you have ambitions, it's naturally not a bad thing." Uncle Meng said politely: "But not everyone can think like you." Can you persuade the entire Yuwen family to move into the Kannai with you? Their fields and properties are all in Xiling, can they go? Also, can you say that you can move the Yuwen family, can you say that you can move other families? Only the Yuwen family migrated into the customs, and the imperial court didn't buy it. ”

Qin Xiao saw that the two sides were arguing, and the smell of gunpowder was full, and he knew that the two sides had already had contradictions, and it was natural for them not to give in to each other.

"Uncle, eldest son, don't worry." The white shopkeeper said with a smile: "It's all for the future of the Yuwen family, let's discuss it well." Today, Hou Ye gathered everyone together, naturally there are orders, and we will listen to Hou Ye's arrangements. ”

Qin Xiao thought that he was qualified to persuade the current situation, and I was afraid that only the white shopkeeper was the white shopkeeper.

He and Yuan Shangyu were silent, but both of them felt in their hearts that what the white shopkeeper said was true, the old marquis must be confident, and he already had a countermeasure, otherwise there was no need to summon the two from the White Tiger Camp today, since the two generals of the White Tiger Battalion were invited over, they naturally had to use the soldiers and horses of the White Tiger Battalion, otherwise they would discuss it behind closed doors with their families.

As soon as the white shopkeeper spoke, several people suddenly stopped, and they all looked at the old marquis.

The old marquis was calm and relaxed, and said slowly: "In the hearts of the imperial court, we were no longer the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty more than ten years ago. It doesn't matter whether we stay in Xiling or not, the important thing is that we must protect the Yuwen family, and if we want to protect the Yuwen family, we must be accepted by the imperial court, in other words, we have to change from Xiling people to Tang people, do you understand? ”

Several people looked at each other, except for the white shopkeeper, the others really didn't understand what the old marquis meant.

"Only by becoming the people of the Tang Dynasty and letting the court accept us can the Yuwen clan truly continue." The old marquis's voice was low: "At that time, whether it was in Xiling or Guannei, we didn't have to worry about retaliation from the imperial court. He raised his hand and stroked his beard, and said calmly: "So what we have to do now is to find a way to make the imperial court accept us again, and let the imperial court know that our Yuwen family is still loyal to the Tang Dynasty and is still the loyal people of the saint." ”