Chapter Eighty-Nine: Men Have Secrets
Li You saw Li Ke asking himself, and said with some embarrassment: "Third brother, don't ask me, the people take food as the sky, in addition to knowing how to eat, how can I understand this military event?"
However, I think it is a little inappropriate for Murong Zun to use soldiers. When we came back, didn't they entertain us and be very polite to us. Now it's their uncles and nephews who are fighting on their own, so let's not get involved. ”
Li Ke remembered that he was imprisoned and put on the execution ground, and hated Murong Zun to the core, and when he heard Li You say this, he said angrily: "Don't mention Murong Zun's dog thief to me, I can't wait to break him into ten thousand pieces!"
Li You took out a piece of candy and said, "Third brother, dissipate your anger." Come on, just eat a piece of candy. As he spoke, he handed it over.
Li Ke said angrily: "Take it away, I won't eat it." ”
Li You put the candy in his mouth, took out another handful of sugar, and said, "Come, don't be so nervous, eat a piece of candy." ”
"Your Highness." Hou Junji and the others took it very cooperatively and ate it.
Seeing this situation, Li Ke became more and more annoyed, he always had a question in his heart, and asked: "Li You, Murong Zun, the dog thief, suddenly changed his mind, did you promise him something?" ”
Li You smiled and said, "Third brother, what are you talking about, then Murong Zun and I are not familiar with each other, what can I promise him?" Besides, I just wanted to promise him something, and people didn't listen. ”
This is too easy to misunderstand. He wouldn't tell Li Ke. Not only Li Ke, but also Zhang Guigui and others will not say it.
When Hamid revealed the proverb, Li You was impressed by two sentences: first, if I keep silent about my secret, then this secret is a prisoner in my care; If I tell the secret, I'll be a prisoner.
Second, don't tell your friends anything your enemies can't know.
Li You has repeatedly studied these two sentences and feels that they are very reasonable.
He still remembered a sentence that he didn't know who said in later generations, and he thought it was cool: "A man without secrets lacks charm." ”
Li Youxin said: "Sample, if you want to know, I won't tell you, suffocate you!" ”
Li Ke stared, wanting to be furious, but he didn't know who to attack.
Li Ke tossed for a while, but there was no result, and he left in a huff.
After Li Ke, Quan Wanji and others left, Li You, Hou Junji and Li Daozong were left in the house. Li You said: "Immediately pull out the camp, and the whole army will go to Hezhou." ”
Hezhou is the area where Longyou Road and Tubo meet, which Li You promised Murong Bo, and the Tang army made a posture of attacking Tubo, so that the Tubo people had no time to support Murong Zun.
Hou Junji and Li Daozong responded together: "Minister, obey the order." ”
Early the next morning, Quan Wanji came to Li Ke's room and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Hou Junji's army has been mobilized, and it seems that he has returned to Chang'an." ”
Li Ke, Quan Wanji and others had no choice but to follow Hou Junji's army on the way back to Chang'an.
Two days later, Hou Junji's army suddenly turned to the west and headed straight for Hezhou.
Li Ke and the others couldn't understand what Hou Junji was going to do, so they had to return to Chang'an by themselves.
Li You and the others and Xue Wanjun's troops stayed in Shanzhou, waiting for news from Murong Bo.
A few days later, the city of Fuqi, the royal palace.
"Khan, the sentinel has come to report that the Tang Army's Hou Jun has returned to Chang'an." The general said.
Murong Zun said: "The news is reliable? ”
The general said: "Absolutely reliable, in Shanzhou of the Tang Dynasty, the minister sent multiple outposts, and there have been three outposts to prove that the army of Hou Junji of the Tang army has really retreated." ”
"Okay, Li You's words really count. Now, I can deal with my nephew without any scruples. Murong Zun said excitedly.
He said decisively: "The general listens to the order. ”
"The minister is here." The general said.
Murong Zun ordered: "You immediately lead 20,000 horses and horses to the Annoying Giant City to completely destroy the rebels." As for my nephew, he won't be left alive. ”
"Minister, respect the order." The general was ordered to leave.
Not long after, in a sandbar in the northeast of Qinghai Lake, Murong Bo received news that the main force of Murong Zun in Fu Qi City had driven to the Troubled Giant City, and there were only 8,000 men and horses of the Praetorian Guard and less than 20,000 other troops left behind in the city.
Murong Bo smiled and said: "Li You, this kid, has made great progress in his acting skills, and he really fooled this guy Murong Zun." ”
He ordered: "The whole army will bury the pot and cook in the evening, and start boarding the ship after dark, and attack the city at night!"
The moonlight is bright and the night is gentle.
There was a roaring sound of paddling in the vast Qinghai Lake, and 10,000 Tuyuhun soldiers, riding a large number of sheepskin rafts, headed in the direction of Fuqi City.
At four o'clock in the morning that night, Murong Bo's army quietly came to the northwest of Fuqi City, and the Praetorian Guards in the city opened the city gate and rushed in to meet the army.
A few days later, in the afternoon, Cheng Chuliang and Wei Chi Baoqi, who were in charge of listening to the news at the border, came to the Shanzhou Assassin's Mansion.
"Your Highness, who are coming?" Cheng Chuliang said with a smile.
Li You went out to see it, he was happy, he smiled and said, "Wife, it's you!" ”
The person who came was Murong Ling, her face was slightly red, and she said angrily: "You are a dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty, why don't you have a proper shape?!"
After speaking, she bowed and said, "The courtiers have seen His Royal Highness the King of Qi. "Etiquette cannot be neglected.
Li You smiled and said, "No courtesy, no courtesy." ”
At this time, a middle-aged man from Tuyuhun behind him said: "Minister Hao Lianbot, I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Qi. ”
Murong Ling introduced: "Lord Hao Lian is now my brother's left prime minister. ”
Li You smiled: "Congratulations, everyone, please." ”
In the guest room, Hao Lianbot introduced what happened: Murong Bo led a large army, and under the response of Neiying, raided Fuqi City, Murong Zun hurriedly met the battle, was killed by the rebel army, and most of the soldiers and civilians in the city surrendered.
Subsequently, Murong Bo waved his army to the east and flanked the rebels under Murong Zun with the defenders of the Troubled Giant City.
Seeing that Murong Zun was dead, the rebels were disheartened, and soon collapsed, most of them surrendered to Murong Bo, and the general and others were captured and immediately executed. Murong Bo completely controlled the situation in Tuyuhun.
Since then, the situation in Tuyuhun has basically been set. The Tubo people got the southwest area of Longde City, which can be regarded as a gain, and when they saw the Tang army pressing the border, they no longer continued to make trouble, and the Tuyuhun incident was completely solved.
Compared with the historical division of Tuyuhun into two halves, Murong Bo controlled one-third more areas. Moreover, Tuyuhun directly surrendered to Datang, and Datang was spared the drag of the four-year-long war.
That's an afterword.
Murong Ling said: "Your Highness, my brother can't leave Tuyuhun for the time being, and sent me and Prime Minister Hao Lian to Chang'an to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and ask for attachment. ”
Li Youxi said: "Okay, no problem, let's go to Chang'an together." ”
Chang'an City, Liangyi Palace.
Li Shimin received Li Ke's recital.