The khans thought for a while, and also said that they would stay, and the Turki Khan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, now the two sides are in a stalemate stage, if these tribes leave, the coalition will be at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It is hateful for the Xi people to take advantage of the fire to rob, but they are just accomplices, and the real murderer is Jieli who led the evil wolf of the Xi tribe to commit the crime, and Jieli is the real murderer. As long as we defeat Jieli, the little Xi clan will not be a problem at all. ”

Khurmod said, "Great Khan, can we win the victory?" ”

Knowing that this was the common aspiration of everyone, the Turki Khan said firmly: "Yes! Absolutely! Jieli has the help of the Xi family, and we also have assistants. ”

"Who?"

Everyone was shocked, and they all showed a look of surprise.

"Jieli has used troops for many years, and the levies are harsh, and our Great Turks are full of internal contradictions. Coupled with the continuous famine and heavy taxes, Jieli also entrusted the merchants of the Western Regions and the remnants of the Sui Dynasty to alienate the Turkic nobles, and there are many people who are dissatisfied with him, as long as we survive for a while, more people will respond. In the words of the Han Chinese, Jieli is just a grasshopper after autumn - it can't reach for a few days. In addition to that, we can form an alliance with Li Tang. ”

"I don't agree to form an alliance with Li Tang." Before the Turki Khan's words fell, the Turki Khan's own brother Ashina shouted loudly, he was nine feet long, standing there, a coercive momentum naturally spread, looking brave and strong.

Ashina association rate is the son of the Turkic royal family Shibi Khan, and the Turkic Khan's position was originally succeeded by the son of Shibi Khan, but Jieli bullied the Turki and Ashina association rates at that time were not yet minors and stole the Khan's throne. For Jieli, Ashina's association rate is the same as that of Tuli, disgruntled, full of rebellion, his brother Tuli Khan plotted against Jieli Khan, as an ambitious figure who is not satisfied with the status quo, Ashina association rate naturally follows to the end.

But as a Turkic royal family, Ashina is proud of its Turkic blood and is full of personal nationalism. When Shibi Khan was in power, hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry went south to Yanmen Pass, and Emperor Yang Guang of Sui was trapped in it. In the face of the powerful Turks, there is nothing to do.

The young Ashina Association rate boasted to the world: "My father Khan's army is like a wolf, and his enemies are like sheep." "Directly regard the Sui Dynasty as a lamb to be slaughtered and waiting to die.

This idea still exists in Ashina's mind even now. Although the Sui Dynasty was destroyed, the later Tang Dynasty was like a lamb.

But today, the noble descendants of the wolf god actually want to form an alliance with a group of "sheep", as an ultra-nationalist, Ashina feels that this is a shame, a kind of noble status to form an alliance with slaves.

Therefore, how could Ashina's association rate withstand such "humiliation", as soon as he heard the decision of the Tuli Khan, he immediately jumped up and opposed it.

"Associate rate, sit down!" Tuli Khan's face was very ugly, this was the way out he discussed with Yi Nan, but as soon as he said it, his own brother stood up against it, which made Tuli Khan very dissatisfied.

Ashina is a well-known Turkic warrior and a well-known Turkic first marksman, and his name in Turks is synonymous with warriors. Fierce and fierce, in the past years with the enemy tribe decisive battle, he chased and killed one hundred and fifty cavalry with one horse, with the bow in his hand, crescent scimitar, killed eighty-six people, when he returned to the tribe with eighty-six enemy tribal warrior heads on his body.

In the eyes of the tribes loyal to the Turki Khan, Ashina is like Qin Qiong of the Tang Dynasty, and he is a unique god of war! Therefore, he has a high prestige, and many people began to whisper when he opened his mouth.

Ashina saw that his words worked, and said triumphantly: "Big brother, you see, this is not only what I mean, but also everyone's meaning, how can this wolf and sheep become friends?" ”

"Association rate, shut up for me!" Tuli Khan took the case, and his eyes flashed with fierce color: "The association rate is related to our future, not when you are willful." "For his younger brother, Tuli Khan actually doesn't like it very much, not to mention his bad conduct, and often causes trouble, relying on his amazing talent to run rampant, before the army, Ashina also threatened some neutral tribes, causing those tribes to completely throw themselves into Jieli Khan, and indirectly increased the power of Jieli Khan, and now everyone is at the time of life and death, this guy actually jumped out to interfere with himself meaningfully, it is really annoying.

Ashina's association rate was quite convincing to the Tuli Khan, and when he saw his brother speak, he immediately settled down a lot. muttered: "If the eldest brother doesn't say something convincing, I believe everyone won't agree." "This guy is not too stupid, he actually thought of the means of kidnapping everyone to force Tuli Khan to submit.

"It doesn't matter if Li Tang is a wolf or a sheep!" Yinan Khan coughed lightly and stood up to speak, although he also had some contradictions with Tuli, but now is the time to be in the same boat, he must come to defend Tuli Khan, if everyone disagrees and the people's hearts are disheartened, there is no need to fight this battle, directly wash his neck and send it to Jieli to let him cut it.

"The important thing is that Li Tang has the ordnance, food, and winter clothes that we are short of, and these are exactly what we urgently need, if we form an alliance with Li Tang, they can contain the Xi clan for us, so that we can deal with Jieli with peace of mind, and after cleaning up Jieli, everyone can discuss the question of whether Li Tang is a wolf or a sheep. If it's a sheep, isn't it the right taste for a wolf? ”

Everyone burst out laughing, and the tension was relieved.

Whether it is Jieli, Tuli, Yinan or the tribal leaders to which they belong, they all envy the prosperity of the Central Plains, and their greatest wish is to break through Chang'an, sit on the flowers and rivers of the Central Plains, and turn all the land of the Han people into their pastures.

Those who are not of my race will have different hearts

These words are a wise saying that has not changed for thousands of years.

In the eyes of Turkic people and other alien races, Li Tang is a foreign race.

Tuli Khan continued: "This is exactly what I mean, the purpose of the alliance with Li Tang is to get their things, let them contain the Xi people, so that we can defeat Jieli with peace of mind, this is just using them, who will really ally with them." Association rate, what other problems do you have? ”

"No more!"

Ashina was satisfied, and muttered there, "Say it earlier!" In the words of their Han Chinese, the association rate of my Ashina is still very reasonable. ”

Everyone laughed!

The Turki Khan took the opportunity to say: "In order to show the sincerity of our alliance and for the sake of our future, we will make him an envoy on this trip. ”

He was the eldest son of Tuli, who was not yet twenty years old, but he was an old man and was deeply loved by Tuli. specially asked He Luohu to go south to the Central Plains, firstly, to train He Luohu, and secondly, to prove his sincerity to Datang from another angle, and at the same time, it also proved his sincerity in putting his son in danger for the sake of everyone's future.

Everyone was heartbroken by the courage of the Turki Khan, and there was no objection to this. However, Ashina jumped out again and said, "Big brother, the Central Plains is too far away, maybe Jieli's eight lambs will send someone to wait on the way, let me protect He Luohu's nephew!" I will ensure that Holohu will return safe and sound. ”

Tuli Khan's heart moved, but he still shook his head, he knew too well the personality of Ashina's association, if this guy went to the Central Plains, he might cause him a lot of trouble.

Ashina hurriedly promised: "Big brother, I know that the alliance is very important to us, and I won't do anything bad, I just want to see Li Tang's Chang'an." ”

Tuli Khan stared at Ashina's association rate closely, as if he wanted to see through his thoughts, and after a while, he said, "No, I can send more warriors." ”

Yi Nan said: "King Khan, it's good that the association rate is gone." ”

Tu Li glanced at Yi Nan in surprise, but he knew that Yi Nan was always resourceful, and at this critical moment, he should not be stupid enough to calculate his allies, so he said to Ashina's association: "You can go, but you must listen to He Luohu's words." You have to know the predicament we are facing, and only Li Tang can help us break the situation at present. ”

"Understand, understand, I swear in the name of the wolf god, I, Ashina, will listen to the words of He Luohu all the way, and if I don't obey, I won't die well."

"Alright! Remember your words today, if you have a bad plan, even if you are my own brother, I will not be able to spare you. Tuli Khan breathed a sigh of relief, "Everyone go down and do what you have to do." ”

After everyone retreated, Tuli asked Yi Nan, "Yi Nan Khan, you know his character, why do you still speak for him?" ”

Yi Nan smiled and said: "King Khan, Ashina is the strongest warrior of my Turks, let Li Tang see the strength of my Turkic warriors, maybe it will be more able to promote the alliance between the two sides." As long as Ashina's association rate is not too excessive, Li Tang will not turn against us, because they also need us to defeat Jieli. ”

Yi Nan is a rare figure on the grassland like Tuli, who is bold and brave, generous and righteous, very popular on the grassland, and has a very large popular heart. He is heroic and resourceful, otherwise, Xue Yantuo in the official history would not have developed into a hegemon with 300,000 troops, dominating the north and arguing with the Tang Dynasty in its heyday.

Tuli asked, "You say, will Li Shimin form an alliance with us?" ”

"It will be for sure, I also said before that a unified Turk does not meet Li Tang's needs, however, we have to be prepared, the people of the Central Plains are very greedy."

The Turki Khan also said: "Now we are in a different place with the Central Plains, and the current Li Tang is like the Turks of the past, sitting and watching our Turks fight endlessly. And we, why can't we learn from Li Yuan back then? ”

Yi Nan smiled and said, "What if we bow down and be subordinate? The Central Plains is vast and sparsely populated, is it difficult for Li Shimin to accept our land? Therefore, in order to convince Li Shimin, we can also call ourselves ministers. Anyway, it's just nominal, and we don't have any substantial losses, at most, we donate some war horses, cattle and sheep every year. We are not short of these things, on the contrary, we can get more of what we want from the Central Plains. ”

Tuli Khan nodded and said: "Since ancient times, the people of the Central Plains have regarded such ethereal things as fame and fortune as more important than their lives. In order to show their heart and face, they are doubly rewarded to those who 'surrender' to them. As you say, if the benefits of being a vassal are endless, why should we care about useless things. ”

Yi Nan smiled and said, "We can reveal our bottom line to He Luohu. However, it would be better if he could not be a minister. ”

"Well, I think what we should do now is to write a letter of sincere surrender to Holohus for him to take with him." (To be continued.) )