Chapter Seventy-Two: Key Figures
Two days later, the city of Fu Qi.
In the house of a Persian merchant, two young men dressed as Tuyuhun appeared, two of them were tall, one was handsome, and the other said? It's called heroic.
Cheng Yanjin looks rough, but his sons are all handsome and extraordinary. This is mainly due to his wife, Choi. The Cui family was born in a big family and is a famous beauty. Cheng Chuliang's appearance follows his mother more, with a long figure and a handsome face.
Wei Chigong's two wives are very famous, their skin is black and white, and they are all as beautiful as flowers, but his son's appearance follows Wei Chigong, and it can be said that his appearance is not as good as Wei Chigong, or it is uglier than him.
Cheng Chuliang and Yu Chi Baoqi sat on the carpet and looked nervously at the person in front of them who was reading the letter.
The man opposite them, with a typical Persian face, was about 40 years old, with an elegant face, his name was Agutai, and he was Hamid's cousin.
After reading Hamid's letter, Agutai said, "I have heard something about what is happening in the city. Murong Shun died, and the King of Shu and others were imprisoned in the palace, and the specific situation is not very clear. ”
Cheng Chuliang and Yu Chi Baoqi were very surprised, exchanged glances, and said in their hearts: "His Royal Highness King Qi is really a god, how did he know that such a thing would happen?" ”
When they first set out from Chang'an, they came on the orders of Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong, but they didn't believe Li You's words. They think that Li Youyuan is in Chang'an, how can he know what happened in Tuyuhun?
Since defeating Quan Wanji, Li You has become a celebrity in Chang'an City, and Cheng Chuliang and Yu Chi Baoqi were originally a little admired, but now they are even more convinced.
Agutai said: "You stay here first, and I will investigate the matter of the King of Shu and the Tang Army immediately." ”
At this time, Li You, Hamid and others had already come to the annoying giant city.
The Giant City is a county town northeast of Fu Qi City, and it is a military fortress to be exact. Li You and others came here to find a key person, he is Murong Shun's only son, Murong Nuo Haobo, and his Chinese name is Murong Bo.
Although Murong Shun has a cowardly personality, he is not a waste, and when he left Tuyuhun for Chang'an, he specially arranged for Murong Bo to come to Annoying Giant City in case of accidents.
There were 15,000 Tuyuhun troops stationed in the city, and the main generals were Murong Shun's cronies, and Murong Bo escaped here.
Murong Bo is 18 years old this year, with a short stature, a small nose and small eyes, and attractive ears, and his appearance is not good. But he is an extremely powerful character.
During the Zhenguan period, there were two young heroes of foreign races, one was Songtsen Gampo of Tubo, and the other was this Murong Bo.
In history, after his father Murong Shun was killed, Murong Bo raised troops from the Annoying Giant City, defeated his uncle Murong Zun, seized the eastern region of Tuyuhun including Fu Qi City, established himself as the king, and fought against the Tang Dynasty for many years. The Tang Dynasty was helpless, recognized his status, and canonized him as the king of Xiping County, known as the Khan of Wudiye Baledou.
Annoying the General's Mansion in the Giant City.
Murong Bo had just held a military meeting and decided to raise troops to attack Fuqi City to avenge his father. After the meeting was dismissed, he returned to his dormitory, and was about to rest for a while, when the captain of his guard came in and said, "Young master, the treasurer of Agutai has sent someone. ”
When he was in Fu Qi City, Hamid's cousin Agutai had a relationship with Murong Bo.
Murong Bo was about to inquire about the situation in Fu Qi City, and said, "Let him come in." ”
Soon, the captain of the guard came in with a Persian merchant and his retinue.
This Persian merchant was Agutai's subordinate, and Murong Bo had seen him. He asked, "Are you from the city of Fuqi, let me ask you about some of the situation in the city." ”
The Persian merchant said, "Your Highness, I am not from the city of Fuqi, and I do not know what is going on there. I'm here to introduce you to a friend. ”
As he spoke, he pointed to the Han man dressed as a servant beside him and said, "It's this friend, let's talk." ”
Murong Bo saw the servant in front of him, who was younger than himself, handsome, and although he was wearing a servant's clothes, he had an extraordinary bearing. He said, "May I ask who your Excellency is?" ”
Li You smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness, my name is Li You, and my father's name is Li Shimin." ”
Murong Bo's heart was shocked, and he was a little surprised. However, he didn't show it, and said calmly: "His Royal Highness King Qi, you are not small. My grandfather died at the hands of you Tang people, aren't you afraid that I will kill you? ”
Li You said with a smile: "The two armies are fighting, and killing people on the battlefield is not a blood debt." Besides, your current enemy is not me, but your uncle Murong Zun. ”
Seeing Li You's calm appearance, Murong Bo was secretly surprised. He smiled, "Yes, it makes sense. Your Highness ventured to come, I don't know what to say? ”
Li You said: "I'm here to do business with you." ”
Murong Bo asked, "What business?" ”
Li You said: "I will give you 500,000 yuan of money, 300,000 quintals of grain and grass, a title of county king, and a title of khan." ”
"Oh, what do you want?" Murong Bo asked.
Li You said: "Save my third brother Li Ke's life and surrender to Datang." ”
What Li You gave Murong Bowl was exactly what he needed most at the moment. He wants to fight, he lacks money, food and grass, and he lacks a name with appeal.
What Li You wants seems simple, but it is very important to Datang.
The reason why Murong Bo in history had a conflict with the Tang Dynasty was because in the war with his uncle Murong Zun, the Tang Dynasty did not lend a helping hand, but let the Tubo people intervene in this matter.
In the end, the Tang Dynasty paid a huge price of 30,000 dead and wounded, countless property losses, and a four-year shock on the western border. in exchange for Murong Bo's submission.
Murong Bo didn't hesitate, he stood up, stretched out his hand and said, "Deal!"
Li You also stood up and stretched out his hand to give him three high-fives as an oath.
Murong Bo asked, "His Royal Highness the King of Qi, what do you think about the situation in Tuyuhun?" ”
Li You said: "At present, Murong Zun's strength is much greater than yours, and the chance of winning directly is not good. I recommend:
1. Murong Zun dared to attack the Tang army and detain my Tang prince, and there must be the support of the Tubo people behind him. Therefore, it was necessary to cut off his contacts with Tibet.
You can organize a death squad to secretly infiltrate the city of Ambush, raid and kill the Tibetan envoys, blame Murong Zun, and destroy their alliance.
Even if they were able to understand the situation in the end, it would take a long time, which would cut off Murong Zun's main foreign aid.
Second, send capable personnel to buy off Murong Zun's important civil and military generals, and let them defect at a critical moment, giving Murong Zun a fatal blow. If you boldly spend money and make a wish, I can give you another 1 million yuan, and you will compensate me with business privileges and tax exemptions in the future. ”
Murong Bo said decisively; "Okay, that's a deal. As long as I'm in control of the situation, you'll be absolutely satisfied in terms of business interests. ”
Li You smiled: "What kind of food do you have here, I'm hungry." ”
Murong Bo laughed and said, "Come on, hold a banquet, I want to drink with His Royal Highness King Qi." ”
Not long after, Li You and the others left the Annoying Giant City and went to Fu Qi City.
Chang'an City, Early Dynasty, Taiji Palace.
"Your Majesty, the minister impeached Li You, the king of Qi, and left Beijing without authorization, which violated the laws of the imperial court and should be severely punished......," said Li Yan, the imperial historian.