Guo Ye said sharply: "Dumozhi, do you dare to resist the decree and disrespect? ”

"Qin Guogong also asks to calm his anger, Xiao Wang has a love in return."

"You speak!"

"The will of the Heavenly Khan, of course I, Xue Yantuo, should obey it. But, alas, I really can't do this will of Your Majesty! ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

"Our tribe of Xue Yantuo is easy to restrain it. However, some bad people nominally claim to be vassals to the Tang Dynasty, but secretly they have ill intentions and do not take His Majesty's will seriously. If they pretend to be our Xue Yantuo's people and disobey Your Majesty's edict, won't we be unjustly killed? ”

"Bad guys? Who are the bad guys? Make it clear. ”

"The Eastern Turks, of course. They are in the south of the desert, we are in the north of the desert, very close. If they pretend to be us and harass Datang, we won't be able to tell clearly! ”

"Whether it was you Xue Yantuo or not, Your Majesty will tell. Those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid. Khan's words are a bit unfounded. ”

Ruma shook his head again and again, and said, "I'm not worrying about the sky, but taking precautions." If this matter is not resolved, we Xue Yantuo will not dare to obey the edict. ”

"Then how does the Khan think this matter should be resolved?"

"The Tang Dynasty and our Xue Yantuo sent troops together to destroy the Eastern Turks. Since then, the south of the desert and the north of the desert have been unified, and they are all our Xue Yantuo's. If there is any attack on the Tang Dynasty, it must be our Xue Yantuo who did it, and the Heavenly Khan wants to punish us, and we have no complaints! ”

"Then what if our Datang doesn't agree?"

"I'm sorry, although I, Xue Yantuo, am afraid of the majesty of the Heavenly Khan, I am even more afraid of being punished for not guilty."

At this point, the negotiations are deadlocked.

The Eastern Turks in the mouth of the Lama Chi are completely different from the Eastern Turks under the leadership of the original Jieli Khan.

The old Eastern Turks have long been wiped out by the Tang Dynasty. And this new Eastern Turk is a puppet raised by the Tang Dynasty.

Thinking that Guo Ye captured Jieli Khan, Li Jing led his troops to capture the Eastern Turks, and the capture was not counted, and it seemed that the matter of the Eastern Turks was solved.

But how can it be that simple?

Not to mention some of the old Jieli Khan who hid like rats, the disposal of this grassland is a big trouble.

The army is stationed on the steppe, how much does it cost this man to eat the horse's chew? It's okay if it's short, but Datang's treasury can't stand it after a long time.

It is easy to withdraw troops, but it is difficult to deal with the aftermath.

As soon as the army withdrew, the most beneficial one was Xue Yantuo. They occupied this steppe, doubled their territory, and were bound to increase their power.

Co-authored Datang's busy work, all of which was a part-time job for Xue Yantuo?

How can that be!

In the end, His Majesty Li Er came up with a good solution.

After the fall of the Eastern Turks, many prisoners were captured, probably more than 100,000 people. These 100,000 or so people were captured by the Tang army once, and they were frightened, and the possibility of resistance was very small.

As a result, His Majesty Li Er put them back in the East Turkic steppe to fill the power vacuum on the steppe.

The strength of this new Eastern Turkic state was very weak, and without the protection of the Tang Dynasty, it would have been wiped out by Xue Yantuo long ago. Therefore, he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty and is a good dog of His Majesty Li Er.

At the same time, they have also become a thorn in Xue Yantuo's eyes, a thorn in the flesh, and they will want to pull it out quickly.

Without it, the steppe they occupy is too fat, and their strength is too weak. It's like a child holding gold in the downtown area, and if they don't extinguish their conscience, they are simply sorry for their conscience.

At present, the focus of negotiations between Dumozhi and Guo Ye is the Eastern Turks.

What Ruma Zhi means is that if we Xue Yantuo don't take advantage of the situation and succeed, you Datang have to cancel your support for the Eastern Turks and hand over that grassland to us.

And what about Guo Ye? How could it be possible to grant him this request?!

gave the Eastern Turkic steppe to the Dumo Branch, and in less than twenty years, his power will surpass the original Jieli Khan and become a big problem for the Tang Dynasty.

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Let's open the skylight and say something, don't you just want the Eastern Turkic steppe?" Tell you clearly, no way! If the Khan insists on going his own way and annoys the Tang Emperor, I am afraid that His Majesty will attack first not your Goguryeo, but your Xue Yantuo. ”

"Qin Guogong, you misunderstood, we don't have to ask for the Eastern Turkic Steppe, we just made this request to avoid being framed."

"No matter what the Khan's real purpose is, all in all, Guo will not agree to your request. If you want the Eastern Turkic steppe, please bring troops to take it! ”

When he heard this, his face changed at first, and then he softened again.

He laughed dryly twice and said, "Don't be so serious Qin Guogong, it's scared Xiao Wang!" The East Turkic steppe is a small matter, and it hurts the peace of our two families a big matter. In this way, you first go around the foot of Yu Overseer's Mountain to dissipate the anger in your heart. We'll talk about this in a few days. ”

It's impossible to negotiate in a day. Guo Ye had been prepared for this for a long time, and said: "That's fine, just according to the words of the Khan." ”

Rama Zhi pointed to a person beside him and said, "This is our Xue Yantuo's left minister, surnamed Xue Mingqun." He will be in charge of receiving you for these two days, and if you have any requests, just say to him. ”

Then, he said to Xue Qun: "Qin Guogong is an angel of the Tang Dynasty, and his status is noble, you must receive it wholeheartedly." But if there is a trace of carelessness, if Ben Khan knows about it, he will definitely punish you heavily! ”

"Khan and relax, Weichen will definitely make the guests of the Qin State feel at home!"

"Then you can take Qin Guogong back to the pavilion to rest first."

"Yes!"

……

Returning to the pavilion with Xue Qun, Guo Ye clasped his fists and said, "To be honest, Guo is really tired after so many days of traveling. In the past few days, I have been resting in the pavilion, and Xue Xiang will accompany him without work. ”

"Qin Guogong wants to rest, and he doesn't dare to disturb him. However, Xue has a reluctant request, and please be sure to agree. ”

"Xue Xiang, please speak."

"Just tonight, Xue is going to have a banquet for a few distinguished guests. The status of each of them was not below that of Xue. Therefore, if you have the courage to invite the Duke of Qin to appreciate the light and participate in this banquet, it can be regarded as supporting the scene for someone Xue. ”

When Guo Ye heard this, his heart moved.

He refused Xue Qun's accompaniment just now in order to gain freedom of action, investigate the factors of instability within Xue Yantuo, and use his strength to cause trouble to Xue Yantuo.

But Xue Qun's banquet was attended by so many nobles. Wouldn't it be better than a blind search, if used properly?

Thinking of this, he said: "Thanks to Xue Xiang's affordability, Guo is better than obeying his fate if he is respectful!" ”

"Then Qin Guogong will rest first, and in the evening, someone Xue will send someone to invite."

……

Although Xue Qun's banquet is of high standard, there are really not many people invited, to be precise, there are only four people.

"Let me introduce you to you." Xue Qun pointed to a tall and thin man and said, "This is our Xue Yantuo general Ping Luoxi." He is in charge of the Khan's guards, and it can be said that half of the safety of our Xue Yantuo is pinned on him. ”

Xue Qun pointed to a middle-aged man full of elegance: "This person's identity is even more incredible, it is the Khan of the Eastern Turks, Li Simo." ”

"As for this one, although he is not famous, it is very important for us to plan tonight, he is our God of Wealth, Zheng Yiquan!"

As soon as Guo Ye heard the people he introduced, he was deeply shocked.

Ping Luoxi is just that, Li Simo is the Khan of the Eastern Turks, and he is a figure who will want to get rid of him quickly.

What does it mean that this person swaggered to appear at Xue Qun's banquet?

There is also Zheng Yiquan, this person has turned into ashes, and Guo Ye knows him!

He is Guo Ye's father-in-law, Zheng Feifei's father, in order to be promoted for meritorious service, he automatically invited Zheng Yuan and Zheng Defang to come to the grassland!

In the end, Xue Qun finally introduced Guo Ye's head and said: "This is not an outsider, but my brother-in-law, Guo Ye Guo Ziyi, the Duke of Qin of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"What? Brother-in-law? Guo Ye asked in surprise: "Xue Xiang, this relative, where did we come from?" ”