Chapter 20: Tang Jian's Hope
Tang Jian was a little depressed, it had been five days since he came to Jieli's camp, and he showed him the kindness of the Tang Dynasty on the same day, but Jieli didn't seem to care, his attitude was very enthusiastic, good wine and good food, but Tang Jian couldn't see that Jieli had the slightest intention of surrendering. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
He still trained as usual, and did not say a word about the surrender that Tang Jian said, and often when Tang Jian mentioned this topic, Jieli avoided talking about it, and deliberately found other topics to be perfunctory.
After five times, Tang Jian also knew that he was bored, he was a little discouraged, he swore at the beginning, but after being perfunctory by Jieli many times, his initial confidence was destroyed to the point that there was not much left.
Standing in front of the tent, looking up at the starry sky, looking at the direction of Chang'an, Tang Jian closed his eyes helplessly, he didn't want to live up to the emperor's trust, he didn't want to disappoint the emperor, but how could there be any hope of success in this current situation.
When he first got this will, he was excited all night, and vowed to do his best for Datang, but now he feels very powerless, as if he has punched hard, but it is only hit in the air, only a sense of powerlessness, no sense of achievement.
Tang Jian's face with traces of age showed a painful look, it was rare to be reused by the emperor, but he didn't do anything well, but he gave Jieli a bit of vigilance... Is his eloquence so bad?
When he opened his eyes, his eyes fell on Dingxiang City, which was not very far away, thinking about the bold words he said five days ago when he patted his chest in front of Li Jing and other killers, Tang Jian regretted it very much, if there was an underground to pretend, he would rather put it in and never come out... It's a shame.
If the negotiation fails, how should we face those murderous talents, how should we face the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and how should we face those close friends in the court......
"No! Success is not allowed to fail! Whether it can remain in the annals of history depends on the present dynasty, even if it is a disaster that costs one's life! ”
Tang Jian's eyes showed incomparable firmness, and this firmness gave him the confidence he had when he first arrived, and he swore that this trip must achieve something.
His gaze searched in the darkness of the night, in the surrounding camps, as if to catch some opportunity to turn him over, and suddenly, his gaze fell on the tent not far away, and for a long time, his gloomy face finally had a smile.
If you can't start from Jieli, then start from the people around him, and if you can't cut off Jieli's head, then cut off his left arm and right arm, although you can't give him a fatal blow, but at least you can reduce his sharpness.
Kang Sumi is Jieli's best left arm and right arm.
Although it is dangerous to do so, it is very likely to put himself to death, but Tang Jian has no choice, he must do this, in order to succeed, in order to be famous in history, no matter how difficult it is, he has to face it head-on.
Tang Jian tidied up his clothes a little, adjusted his thoughts, and calmly walked towards the camp of Jieli's henchman Kang Sumi, An Xiuren followed silently, always vigilant around, and felt a little relieved when he found that there was no one around.
Kang Sumi is also a reckless man, with a full beard, the kind of man who looks very manly in the eyes of the Turks, maybe he looks a little similar to Jieli, they both belong to the same kind of man, Jieli regards him as a confidant and loves him more.
With Jieli as a big backer, Kang Sumi is also one of the best people in the barracks, and he doesn't care too much about what he does, so when Tang Jian comes in, it is normal to see the happy scene of men and women, and at this time, it is still the general Kang Sumi who can still know how to enjoy himself, even Jieli does not dare to be so indulgent, and the string in his heart has been tightened after the attack on Dingxiang.
Kang Sumi seems to like Tang Jian very much, and being able to bring him in to watch the show at least shows that he doesn't hate Tang Jian, when Tang Jian came in, Kang Sumi was still fighting, until the smoke passed and the beauty left, he tidied up his clothes a little and prepared to meet Tang Jian, but unfortunately this nerd didn't like this kind of happy scene, felt insulting to his eyes, and turned his head to miss the most beautiful scenery.
"Ambassador Tang hasn't slept so late at night, isn't he still unaccustomed to the environment here?"
Kang Sumi tidied up his clothes, walked to the desk, motioned for Tang Jian to sit down, made him a glass of water, and asked with a smile: "Ambassador Tang is going to leave and say goodbye?"
Tang Jian took a sip of water lightly and said with a slight smile: "Why did General Kang only think about this, why didn't he expect that I would simply come to see you."
Kang Sumi laughed and said: "Ambassador Tang is really good at joking, how can Ambassador Tang come to see me, how can I be."
"General Kang has a little inferiority."
Tang Jian looked at Kang Sumi with a smile: "General Kang's bravery is unparalleled, he is really a rare martial artist, in the old man's opinion, General Kang is comparable to my Tang Dynasty's Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda, and even... It's a little better. ”
"Ambassador Tang has won the award."
Kang Sumi laughed and said: "I don't know how many catties I have, it's better than it is in my Turkic interior, if it is compared with the Tang Yong general Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda, it will be far behind, Ambassador Tang should not be so praised, I can't afford it."
Tang Jian smiled and said: "General Kang is modest, if you don't have a certain talent, how can you be favored by the Khan, it's a pity......"
Tang Jian restrained his smile, showing a trace of helplessness on his face with the vicissitudes of time, and he sighed and said, "I'm afraid that General Kang's talent will not have too many opportunities to display in the future."
Kang Sumi seemed to guess what Tang Jian was going to say, but he didn't say anything, frowning slightly and waiting for him to continue.
Tang Jian glanced at Kang Sumi and continued: "I'm afraid that General Kang knows the situation better than the old man today, and the ****** is not what it used to be, under the rule of Jieli Khan in the past few years, many former allies have betrayed and left, and Xue Yantuo has been achieved, and Yi Nan has been achieved, and the ****** is in chaos, brothers are turning against each other, the people are starving to death in the wilderness, displaced, and the people's will has long been missing.
In such a situation, what is the point of struggling, because there is no unity internally, the people's morale is gradually lost, and there is a strong enemy outside, and continuing to struggle will only increase more casualties.
This time, my Majesty the Tang Dynasty has decided to subdue ******, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops to block all the retreats of Jieli, you have nowhere to escape, Jieli is no longer the Jieli who just ascended the throne, no tribe will help you, and you have no other separatist forces to use, after the last separatist force Liang Shi was eliminated by us last year, the last force that Jieli wanted to use is gone.
There is no unity inside, no external support, no support, you can only fight by gambling yourself, but do you think you can fight the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Tang Dynasty? What are your odds of winning?
Struggling again will only increase more displaced people, my Majesty the Tang Dynasty is worried about the people, war will only increase the suffering of the people, so if you can not fight, you will not fight, I sent the old man to persuade His Majesty to surrender It is really good, that is, I hope that the people of the world can live a stable life.
Whether it is a pro or a cons, General Kang may have already known in his heart, where to go, the old man thought that General Kang should also make a decision. ”
After Tang Jian finished talking about the current situation, he kept silent and drank water lightly with a teacup.
Kang Sumi's eyebrows became more and more wrinkled, and after a period of silence, he sighed and said: "Now I also know the situation in my heart, the Khan has disappointed me more and more, he is indeed not as good as before, when Li Jing's army raided Dingxiang before, we could have fought head-on, but the Khan retreated, and even did not consider my proposal at that time, the Khan no longer has the confidence he had at the beginning, he has begun to be afraid......"
He shook his head and laughed at himself: "It is precisely because of the shrinking of the Khan that I will only sing every night like now, no longer thinking about war, no longer loving war, the Khan is so shrunken and shrinking, what is the use of my hard work, at first I also suggested to the Khan to send troops to take back the lost city, but the Khan directly vetoed it."
Kang Sumi smiled bitterly: "Now I am also living in the barracks, there is no point in such a war."
"General Kang's words are wrong."
A trace of fanaticism flashed in Tang Jian's eyes, he seemed to see hope, he made Kang Sumi a glass of water, and said: "General Kang is young and promising, and he has a lot of force, if such a general is just singing day and night, wouldn't he be buried?" The door of my Datang will always be open for talented people, why don't the general take refuge in the Datang and make a move, it's better than eating here and waiting for death, the general has recognized the situation and knows that the future is bleak, but he still lives here, this is not a wise move. ”
Kang Sumi frowned and fell silent, Tang Jian still didn't give up, glanced at the outside lightly, seemed to think of something, and suddenly had an idea: "Since General Kang can't make a decision about where to go, then the old man will tell you a story first, maybe you will be inspired after listening to this story."
Kang Sumi looked at Tang Jian in silence to see what story he was going to say.
Tang Jian said in a calm tone: "There was once a dynasty that declined, there was internal chaos, and there were many heroes, in this world of hegemony, there is a very strong force, and whether it can unify this troubled world in the future is probably only this force."
There are always some people in this world who are not self-sufficient, and there are always some self-righteous people, there is a Liangzhou person in the group Li Rail who thinks he is the Son of Heaven, and is the king of Liangzhou, at that time, he has a general of the left guard who is fierce and good at fighting, and is the confidant of Li Rail, the king of Liang, this general at first worked very hard for Li Rail, but later as the situation became more and more turbulent, he found that the current situation was more and more unfavorable to him, because that force had risen rapidly, and gradually gathered other separatist forces around him, he suggested that Li Rail surrender, but Li Rail did not buy his account.
As a result, the general of the left guard colluded with external forces to counterattack Li Rail and forced Li Rail to surrender, and he was later reused by the force that unified the world because of this credit, and worshiped General Zuo Wuhou for his credit.
That's all for the story, how did General Kang feel after hearing it? ”
Kang Sumi slowly opened his eyes and said expressionlessly: "Ambassador Tang made up such a story, do you have to tell me vaguely, let me follow the example of that general, turn against me ****** the Great Khan, and want me to force the Khan to surrender."
"Wrong."
He stared at Tang Jian and said, "If the Khan had listened to my opinion, he would have listened a long time ago, and would he have waited until now?" He had no intention of surrendering, Ambassador Tang should not waste this thought, and I would not do anything to harm the Khan, after all, I had served him, and I could not do such a rebellious thing. ”
Tang Jian smiled slightly: "General Kang has some misunderstandings of what the old man said, the old man is not forcing you to imitate this approach, the old man is just letting you learn the spirit of this general who knows how to understand practice, he knows that the current situation is not good for him and knows how to choose another master and continue to display his talent, is the general willing to bury himself in the world, and is he willing to spend the rest of his life in such a mess?"
In fact, life is to have multiple choices, but your choice today is destined for the future life, if you want to make the future life more exciting, you must carefully make the decision at the moment. ”
"And."
Tang Jian had already gotten up, he pointed outside and said: "The story told by the old man just now is not fiction, but a real person, the troubled times are the Sui Dynasty before my Tang Dynasty, and that powerful force is the army led by the Emperor Taishang at that time, the general Zuo Wei who knows how to understand practice and later worships the Tang Dynasty General Zuo Wuhou is General An Xiuren who is standing outside the door at this moment, he is now coming with the old man as a deputy envoy, in fact, he is the general of Zuo Wuhou of my Tang Dynasty, General Kang... Do you want this martial arts job too? ”
Kang Sumi opened his mouth, wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, before leaving, Tang Jian turned around and whispered to Kang Sumi: "People like An Xiuren who are deeply treated by my Tang Dynasty abound, Xue Wanche knows, he was once a soldier under Li Jiancheng, and later after the change of Xuanwumen, His Majesty did not care about his past suspicions, and asked him to come out to serve the Tang Dynasty... There are so many examples of this kind that the old man will not list them all, the old man has said enough, and if the general is wise, he should know how to choose. ”
Tang Jian left, Kang Sumi fell into deep thought, this night was destined to be another sleepless night.
Tang Jian and An Xiuren quietly returned to the camp tent, and no one else saw the long conversation between them and Kang Sumi late at night.
"Lu Guogong, is Kang Sumi tempted?" An Xiuren asked softly.
Tang Jian thought for a while and said: "He has no heart to fight, and he is extremely dissatisfied with Jieli... The old man thought that the odds of victory would be a few points higher, but he obviously hadn't made up his mind just now, no wonder he, he had served Jieli for so many years, and this time he betrayed him, and he didn't adapt to it for a while, and he was a little overwhelmed. Wait, he is already tempted, and he is not far from making up his mind. ”
An Xiuren said happily: "Now that I finally have some eyebrows, this envoy is only half of the task of persuading him to surrender, ha, or Lu Guogong has a keen sense of observation, and he can actually find that Kang Sumi has some opinions on Jieli, and it is much easier to control it by grasping this handle."
Tang Jian said proudly: "The old man has read countless people, and he still has this ability." (To be continued.) )