Chapter 3: The Vengeful Maniac
Ashina Simo's eyes widened, and he looked at the old man in front of him Zhao Deyan incredulously.
What does this old man mean?
Zhao Deyan drooped his eyelids, didn't look at Ashina Simo, and held the teacup in his hand, as if he couldn't extricate himself from the memories of the past years, and his tone was heavy and soothing: "Do you know that old decay is also a famous family?" The ancestors have been awarded officials since the Han Dynasty, and the poems and rites have been passed down to the family, treating the villagers well, and protecting Sangzi...... In the first year of the emperor's reign, Yang Jian usurped Zhou Zili, the country was called the Great Sui, and Ashina took pictures under the instigation of his wife, Princess Qianjin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, under the banner of revenge for the Zhou family, and invaded the Central Plains. Surrendered City, Cloud City, Dingxiang ...... All of them were trampled by the iron hooves of the Turks, and they were full of murder. Their old parents, wives and children all died tragically in that war under the Machemitar's scimitars...... When I was beheaded by a Turk in my arms, I swore to Heaven that in this life and in this life I will destroy the Turkic race and avenge my relatives......"
He talked about his tragic life experience, but he seemed to be telling the story of others, and his tone was calm without many twists and turns.
But the hatred that goes deep into the bone marrow contained in this calm makes Ashnashim's scalp tingle!
Zhao Deyan actually has such a deep hatred with the Turks?
Then he became a strategist by the side of the two Turkic khans, and his motives were naturally self-evident......
Ashina Simo swallowed hard, glared at Zhao Deyan, and asked, "So, sir...... When you instigated Shibi Khan and Jieli Khan to emulate the system of the Han people, was it indeed a conspiracy to cause chaos and chaos among the Turks? ”
It's just incredible......
Even the most suspicious conspirator would not dare to imagine that the once-tyrannical Turkic Khanate would have fallen under such a conspiracy and be cut off from the vengeful hands of a Han Chinese!
Sensational!
Zhao Deyan's face was very calm, I don't know if everything did not linger after his revenge, or if he saw through life and death after reaching the year of the Cane Dynasty, his emotions did not fluctuate too much, and he seemed to be telling the story of others......
No matter how harsh the law is, no matter how harsh the system is, as long as there is still a bowl of rice to eat and can survive, the society is still stable, and no one will rebel. But the Turks are different, a group of blood-drinking beasts, even ignoring the code of ethics, vainly trying to use the legal system to restrain them, can only backfire, the Han people use their industrious hands and clever minds to create wealth, and what will you do but kill, plunder and destroy? ”
The corners of Ashina Simo's mouth twitched, wanting to refute, but he didn't say anything after all.
Although as a Turk, he was very annoyed by such contempt, but when he thought about it, he was right......
The Turks claimed to be the descendants of the wolf god and the masters of the steppe, and they were the most brave and good at war, but as Zhao Deyan said, they could not farm, weave, smelt iron, or build cities...... The most basic means of life is grazing, that is, driving the sheep to chase water and grass, and in the dry season the livestock drink to death, they have nothing to do, and in the winter, the white plague is raging, and they are helpless......
What else would the Turks do but kill and plunder?
This made Ashina Simo, who had been eroded by the Tang civilization in recent years, deeply ashamed......
"Civilization system, these things, in the Han people are the source of strength, but in the Turks is the disaster of the fall, ridiculous Shibi and Jieli two fools, but they treat it as a treasure and try their best to maintain it, hehe, after all, barbarians are barbarians, and it is ridiculous to think that they will be inherited for thousands of years like the Han people? On this grassland, savages compete for power, how strong were the Huns in the past, didn't they also disappear and disappear in one day? The Xiongnu in the past, the Turks yesterday, and the Xue Yantuo today...... One after another, it doesn't make a big deal. ”
The charcoal fire was burning in the lobby, but Ashina Simo did not feel the slightest warmth, and a chill rose from the bottom of his heart, and he still couldn't believe that the Turkic Khanate, which was rampant in the steppe, was actually just the hand of the Han people who were bent on revenge in front of him......
Could it be that the eagles on the steppe from generation to generation, from the Xiongnu to the Turks, no matter how strong they are, can only laugh and be proud for a while, and they will still be defeated by the Han people after all?
Thinking about the strict system of the Han people and the way of life of each person, Ashina Simo felt heavy in his heart.
Even though he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he never thought of rebelling, and he was full of fear and respect for the "Heavenly Khan" in the palace, but as a Turkic nobleman, it was inevitable that he would not feel good in his heart......
For Zhao Deyan, who frankly admitted that he had destroyed the Turks with a conspiracy, he didn't know what kind of attitude he should use to face it.
The hatred of destroying the country?
Honestly, it's a bit far-fetched.
As Zhao Deyan just said, the Turks are a loose people, and the so-called Turkic Khanate is just an alliance of Turkic people and some other tribes, which is completely different from the country of the Han people. Moreover, the Turks do not have much sense of identity with the so-called state, they only care about their own ethnic group, their own bloodline, their own cattle and sheep......
Treat each other as politely as before?
It also seems difficult to do.
After all, this is the main culprit that caused the Turks to fall apart and almost wipe out their species......
"The second time the gentleman came, I don't know what to teach?"
In desperation, Ashina Simo had to change the topic so as not to embarrass himself.
Zhao Deyan sat cross-legged, drank tea, and said with a smile: "The old decay is here, one is to say goodbye to the Great Khan, when the old decay and your father had a good relationship, and you also have a master-apprentice relationship, since then, there will be no time in the future." The second is to show the Great Khan a clear path and fight for a piece of grassland that can be grazing freely for those people who depend on you......"
Ashinasimo's heart tightened, and he said quickly: "Does Mr. plan to return to Datang?" ”
A lonely old man who is dominated by hatred, after the revenge is avenged, has to wander on the grassland for more than ten years in order to avoid pursuit, and now he is dying of old age, how can he not want to return to his hometown?
It's just that if it's like this, it will really be indefinite......
Zhao Deyan was obviously very satisfied with Ashina Simo's reaction, and first asked his whereabouts, obviously putting the feelings between the two in the first place, and was slightly moved in his heart, this Turkic man he watched grow up since he was a child, but he had the delicate emotions of the Han people, which was really rare.
"Now, I just want to go back to Datang to have a look, and then find a place where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, so as a place to bury my bones. The old man is a Han Chinese, with the blood of Yan Huang flowing in his body, how can he let his bones wander away from the barbarian land after death? Die, you have to die on the land of the Han family! ”
Ashina Simo said: "This goes to the mainland, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and it is a harsh winter, the road is dangerous and difficult, why don't you stay here for the time being, and wait until the younger generation returns to Chang'an, and then walk with you, so that the younger generation can do their filial piety." ”
Zhao Deyan shook his head with a smile, noncommittal, and asked kindly: "I don't want to hear it, how to resolve the current crisis?" ”
"I want to hear about it!" Ashina Simo hurriedly said.
He was well aware of Zhao Deyan's ability, this wise man who single-handedly overthrew the Turkic Khanate, even if he was hiding in a marmot cave, still knew the situation on the steppe well......
The tea was a little cold, Ashina Simo did not call the maid, but personally put the kettle on the small stove to boil, poured it into the teapot, and filled the teacup in front of Zhao Deyan.
I also poured a cup, and sat down opposite Zhao Deyan respectfully, waiting for advice.
In the past, his father, and even the two successive khans, had listened to Zhao Deyan's words like this, but he never thought that the words that came out of Zhao Deyan's mouth would push the Turkic Khanate step by step into the abyss of destruction......
Ashina Simo has absolute trust in Zhao Deyan, not only because of the friendship between the two generations, but also because he is really not worthy of Zhao Deyan's plot at the moment. Moreover, he also saw a relieved and warm look on Zhao Deyan's face, which was completely different from the indescribable sharpness and coldness of Zhao Deyan in his memory.
Zhao Deyan looked at Ashina Simo's respectful expression, and asked with a smile: "Aren't you afraid that the old decay will single-handedly send all these Turks under your command to death?" ”
Ashina Simo smiled bitterly: "If Mr. really wants to kill them all, why bother to come to the door in person?" With your ability, turning your hands into clouds and covering your hands into rain, and using a little means casually, the Turks will be more auspicious, so why hurt the kindness between the younger father and son and you...... Moreover, at present, Xue Yantuo's army is coming to the city, the Turks are invincible, the south is the Great Wall, and the Han people will never allow the Turks to retreat into the Great Wall to avoid Xue Yantuo's troops...... There is a tiger in front of him, there is no way back, he is already in the place of death, what could be more desperate than this situation? ”