"What! Alliance? ”

"You're still going to hire the Turks to fight Tuyuhun?"

Hou Junji and Li Ji looked at Li Mu with round eyes, it was not enough to describe them as dumbfounded, they were already 'dumbfounded'. The day before it was still the enemy, eager for a decisive battle to the death, the next day it was going to meet the alliance, and it was also necessary to get out of the way, so that the Turkic cavalry could go through the territory of the Tang Dynasty to fight Tuyuhun, what kind of operation is this?

Set the fox to keep the geese? False Path? Brain water?

"No, absolutely not!"

Both of them shook their heads and resolutely refused to agree. Yesterday's 'reception banquet', both of them did not participate in the excuse, just to leave room for them. Although Li Mu is holding Shang Fang's sword, he has no army to lead after all, and he does not master the tiger talisman, if Li Ji and Hou Junji bite to death and refuse to obey his orders, Li Mu has no choice, and the crime of disobeying Shang Fang's sword is big, and small is small, but no matter how big it is, it is also a big sin of losing the battle.

At this point, don't talk about Li Ji, even Hou Junji will not misjudge.

"Li Mu, the current situation has achieved its original purpose, as long as the Turks abide by the agreement and withdraw their troops and leave, we can return to the court. As long as the Western Turks retreated, the Siyi Rebellion could also be resolved, and without the containment of the Western Turks, they would not dare to provoke the Tang Dynasty. Why do you bother to make trouble? You let us let the Turks in, in case they go back and attack us directly? What to do? Have you ever thought about the consequences? ”

"I've thought about it." Li Mu said unhurriedly: "I thought about it very seriously, so I made such a decision." ”

"What do you mean!"

Li Mu sat up straight, and said: "Listen to my analysis, now we are in control of the mud, it can be said that we have the initiative, what we say, what should they do, but who knows if what they say is true or false?" I don't believe any covenant, I don't believe any oath. ”

Li Ji frowned and said, "Since you don't believe it, why do you still do such a stupid thing?" ”

"No, what I'm going to do is definitely not a stupid thing!" Li Mu said: "I want them to vote!" ”

Hou Junji frowned and said, "Vote for the name? What do you mean? ”

Li Mu thought that the Tang Dynasty had not yet cast the word name, so he patiently explained: "The meaning of the vote is that if a person wants to fall into the grass, he must kill an official and commit a crime, so as to gain the trust of the bandits——"

Hou Junji hurriedly said: "Oh, I naturally understand what it means to vote for the name, I am asking you what you want from them!" ”

"Didn't you say it, let them go and Tugu Hun!" Li Muyin laughed and said, "I have already found out that the person who attacked us that day was the Tianzhu King of Tuyuhun, whose status is about the same as that of the Shangzhu Kingdom of the Central Plains, and he is a figure under one person and above ten thousand people. The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks was about to break out, and the Shangzhu State couldn't hold back, wanted to come to find out the news, and waited for an opportunity to provoke trouble. ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Su Lie has already interrogated and learned that this Tianzhu King traveled this time and brought about 5,000 men and horses, of which more than 1,000 have been killed by Su Lie's people that day, and there are less than 3,000 left. I asked the Ni Division, the Beida Cadres and the Crossbow Lost Bi Department to send 2,000 people each, a total of 6,000 people, to come and destroy these 3,000 people, kill this Tianzhu King, and the feud between the Western Turks and Tuyuhun will be settled. ”

"In addition, I took advantage of the drunkenness of the mud to get out of his mouth, it turns out that the main reason why the Yako decided to go east was because he was hindered from going north. After the mud was driven to Yanqi by him, the wild leaf protection had a battle with Xue Yantuo in the north, because many people were inclined to the mud and refused to contribute, so this attack on Xue Yantuo failed, and the loss was not small. The Western Turks also formed a mortal enmity with Xue Yantuo. If they make enemies with Tuyuhun again, hehe, Tuyuhun in the south, Xue Yantuo in the north, and the Western Turks do not make friends with us, do they want to be attacked on three sides and be isolated? ”

Li Ji and Hou Junji glanced at each other, and they were shocked in their hearts, this kid's calculation was too vicious.

"Also," Li Mu said leisurely, "Xue Yantuo in the north, after the fall of the Eastern Turks, merged many Eastern Turkic tribes, as well as some Tiele people. They can make the Western Turks suffer, and even if the Western Turks do not do their best, this is not a weak force. Datang should take precautions in advance, only by letting these alien races disagree with each other, Datang can see the fire and intervene in mediation at any time, but if they unite, it will be another Wuhu rebellion, which is absolutely impossible. ”

After Li Mu finished speaking, he looked at the expressions of the two and said, "After listening to the kid's explanation, what do the two generals think?" ”

Li Ji thought for a moment and said, "If it is feasible according to what you said, but I don't understand, Ni Wei won't be unable to see it, how can he agree?" ”

"It's easy." Li Mu said with a smile: "First, his life is still in my hands, and it is impossible for me to let him go before the name certificate is taken." Moreover, Ni Yi was originally interested in the Central Plains, which can be seen from the fact that most of his tribe can speak Chinese. Third, as soon as Ye Hu died, the Western Turks were once again facing division, and he urgently needed a strong reinforcement to stabilize his position, otherwise he, the Great Khan, would not be able to sit still. ”

Li Mu analyzed it clearly, and Li Ji had nothing to say, Hou Junji had always admired Li Ji in terms of strategy, although he never admitted it. Seeing that Li Ji stopped talking, Hou Junji had no objections, but just said that he would immediately send a flying pigeon to Li Shimin to inform him of everything here.

Li Mu knew in his heart that this was a shirk, but he didn't care, compared to what he promised Zhang Xun, this reckless crime was nothing at all.

In the evening, the 6,000 men and horses of the three divisions left the valley, hurriedly passed in front of the Tang army camp, and under the leadership of Su Lie, they went south to find the camp of the king of Tugu Hun Tianzhu.

In the early morning of the next day, people outside the camp neighed horses. Li Mu, Li Ji, Hou Junji, and Ni Yi came to the camp gate together, only to see thousands of Turkic cavalry in front of the camp gate, and many of them had a human head hanging on their waists. Under the roar of Zepi, the person in front of the queue threw the head on the ground, then the second, the third, and there was another person next to him to record, and in a short time there were thousands, piled up into a small mountain.

Li Ji looked at Li Mu and said softly, "This is ......"

"I promise them, one head, one jar and three cups."

At this time, Ze Pi dragged a luxurious old man of about fifty years and asked him to kneel on the ground. He looked at the mud and saluted respectfully: "Great Khan, the Heavenly Pillar King of Tuyuhun has been captured!" Please show the Great Khan! ”

Ni Xiao looked at Li Mu, Li Mu glanced at Su Dingfang next to him, Su Dingfang nodded, and then with a wave of his hand, his subordinates escorted out five specially left live mouths, grabbed their heads with their hands, opened their eyes, and let them look at their Tianzhu King.

Li Mu smiled, pulled out Shang Fang's sword, and showed it to Ni Yu: "Ni Da Khan, do you know this sword?" ”

Of course, Ni Yu knew that this was Shang Fang's sword, but he still cooperated and pretended not to know, and said blankly: "Please also ask the Hou of Zhulu to teach you." ”

"This sword was originally known as the Seven Star Dragon Yuan Sword, and it is an ancient sword of integrity and nobility. Legend has it that it was forged by Ou Yezi and Gan Jiang, two great swordsmen, and it has been a thousand years ago. The Emperor Taishang got this sword, and the righteous man of the world swore allegiance, and then seized the world. After His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne, because of his great filial piety, he avoided the name of the Emperor, renamed 'Longquan Sword', and was named the Shangfang Sword. ”

Ni Xiao's face was full of shock, and he hurriedly saluted. Li Mu helped him up with a smile on his face, continued to look at the Longquan sword, and sighed: "After I got this sword, I deeply felt the ardent expectations of His Majesty the Emperor for me. At that time, I made a poem to express my heart, I wonder if the Great Khan wants to hear it? ”

"I heard that Zhulu Hou's poetry and writing are unique, so I naturally want to hear it."

"Okay, then I'll recite it again and encourage you."

Li Mu raised his sword, took a deep breath, and said, "Three-foot Longquan Ten Thousand Books, what do I mean by God." can't serve the country and the world, and be a man's husband in vain! ”

"Wow!" Ni Yu praised again and again: "Good verses, concise and concise, full of life's aspirations, live up to the emperor's grace, Hou Ye is really a big husband." ”

"It's easy to say, I'm also worried about my excellence," Li Mu smiled, and suddenly stuffed Shang Fang's sword into Ni Yu's hand, Ni Yu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly struggled, but he was seriously injured, where could he break free from Li Mu's strength, and still held the sword in his hand.

"What do you mean, Master Hou?"

"When Ben Hou saw that the Great Khan longed for it, he thought about the beauty of adults. Why didn't the Great Khan be a big husband too? Tuyuhun wolf ambition, vain to provoke the Tang Dynasty and the Turkic brotherhood, the mud of the great khan as my emperor's sworn brother, this situation, isn't it indignant? There is a way, is it tolerable or unbearable, why shouldn't the Great Khan kill this fang in front of the two armies, with the brotherhood of the whole two countries? ”

"You!"

Li Mu stared at the round eyes and said, "Don't you want to be the Great Khan?" ”

After that, he lowered his voice again and whispered: "If you don't want to, I will kill you, and the thousands of people in front of you will have to be buried with you!" ”

Ni Yu looked around, and saw that in the hidden place, many Tang soldiers had already drawn their longbows, knowing that what Li Mu said was true. He gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Li Mu, you are so vicious, it turns out that you have never trusted me!" ”

"I trusted Ju Zhisheng, how did he treat me? Great Khan, let's not talk about it, see you in the matter, this is the strongest covenant! ”

Ni Yu looked at Li Mu for a long time, took a deep breath, a smile appeared on his face, he clenched the Longquan sword, and said loudly: "Hou Ye's words are in line with my heart, Tugu Hun people have no faith at all, vainly trying to make my brother the wall, his heart can be punished, Ben Khan can't wait to eat his flesh, drink his blood, don't kill it, it's not enough to calm his anger, Hou Ye get out of the way, let me kill this thief!" ”

Li Mu pretended to stop: "Don't be impulsive, the Great Khan must not be impulsive, everything is easy to discuss, don't provoke a war-"

"Master Hou doesn't need to persuade him, Ben Khan will bear all the consequences." At that moment, the mud man pushed Li Mu away, raised his sword and stabbed, poor Tuyuhun alone and above the ten thousand people of the Heavenly Pillar King, without even saying a word to distinguish, his head was in a different place, and blood was splashed five steps.

Li Mu glanced at Su Dingfang, Su Dingfang nodded, and retreated with five living mouths, they had to return to Tuyuhun well, and this scene could be regarded as the whole book.

Ni Yu returned the Longquan sword to Li Mu and said, "Sure enough, it is a sword, sharpening iron like mud, and the blade is not stained with blood." ”

"Since the Great Khan likes it, why don't you lend it to the Great Khan and cut a few more people?"

"No, no, no," Ni Yu waved his hand again and again, and said in his heart, if you borrow me for a few more days, maybe I will offend many people, and I can't be fooled. Ni Yu stuffed the sword back into Li Mu's hand and said: "The sword of the Son of Heaven is admired by virtuous people, His Majesty the Emperor gave the Hou Ye the Sword of the Son of Heaven, I can't go beyond it, this is disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"That's right." Li Mu smiled and took back the sword, put it on his waist, and said loudly: "Today, all the soldiers have made great contributions, Benhou is the son of heaven, and the merit is rewarded, the wine and the preparation are ready, the lamb is already on the shelf, and you will eat and drink later, and tomorrow morning, Benhou will personally send you back to the camp." ”

Ze Pi and the others were expressionless, and they were put on a stand by Li Mu today, and they were still angry in their hearts. But the mud is very face-saving, and said: "You haven't thanked Master Hou, thank you Khan?" ”

Ze Pi and the others had no choice but to shout, Li Mu smiled, politely returned the salute, turned around and went back to the camp, Ni Yi followed behind, and said apologetically: "Hou Ye is not to blame-"

Li Mu waved his hand and said, "I'm not angry, on the contrary, I'm still very happy, I have a problem with this person, I like to see others hate me, and they still look like I can't help it." After that, he looked at Li Ji and Hou Junji, and said, "The two generals will accompany the mud and the great khan to have a banquet, I still have some things to deal with urgently." ”

After speaking, Li Mu smiled at the mud, Li Chongyi led a horse, Li Mu climbed on the horseback, the two brothers went out from the side door of the camp, Li Siwen was in charge of the celebration wine, and could not leave without permission, so he had to look at the backs of Li Mu and Li Chongyi, sighed, cheered up again, and beckoned someone to move the wine and slaughter the sheep.

……

Li Mu left the Tang army camp at this time, somewhat rude, after all, Ni Yu had just given a letter of nomination, and it was the time when he needed to be appeased, but he didn't want to do these things, there was no meaning, he knew his own things, this time he returned to Chang'an, whether he could survive or not, and this and that were all useless, and what could really decide his fate was Li Shimin's mind.

Now that Ni Yi has been forced to stand on the chariot of Datang, the goal is achieved, and other things are not important. What should I do, what do I have to do, Li Mu came this time to propose marriage, and was delayed by so many things, at this time the general trend has been decided, so it is natural to bring the bride price and rush to Zhangjiaji to propose marriage. He mentioned this to Zhang Tianai yesterday, and Zhang Tianai had already gone back to prepare one step earlier. Li Siwen also knew what Li Mu was going to do, so he was very sorry, he originally planned to ask for a glass of wine.

Only Li Mu knows his own mood, where is the time to be happy now. Zhang Xun fulfilled his words, and he also had to fulfill his promise, but what to do, he didn't have a clue now.