Chapter 304: To Each His Own Mind
readx; At the end of the meeting, everyone retreated, but Absi was led to the back hall by a personal guard, Li Qing'an had something to say to him, no need for Li Qing'an to speak, Absi also knew what was going on, he got the news soon after he arrived in Anxi, An Lushan launched a large number of people to attack the Khitan, and was defeated in the hands of the Khitans because of improper use of troops, but An Lushan shifted the responsibility to him Absi, saying that it was because he did not come to the battle that led to the defeat. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Li Longji listened to An Lushan's words, and was extremely angry at his betrayal of the Tang Dynasty, and had already declared him a rebel, he knew that Li Qingan must have received Li Longji's will.
Absi walked into the back hall and saw Li Qingan pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "See the general!" ”
"General Arbus, do you know what I'm looking for you?"
Absi bowed his head and was silent, Li Qingan looked back at him, and did not speak, for a while, Absi said: "I know!" ”
Li Qingan sighed slightly and said: "An Lushan was defeated by the Khitan, but he put the responsibility on you, the will of the Holy Lord has come down, and I am ordered to dedicate you to the imperial court, it is very difficult for me to do it!" ”
Abu remembered what Li Qing'an had said when he accepted him: 'Nothing is perfect, and at some point in the future, you may pay a price, even the price of your life, are you willing?' ’
Absi sighed secretly, knelt down slowly, and said gloomily: "When I promised that if the general wants my head, I will not hesitate to sacrifice the head to the general. ”
After speaking, Absi took out his long sword and put it across his neck, Li Qingan glanced at him coldly, and said, "I didn't let you die, do you dare to die?" ”
Absi was stunned, he heard what Li Qing'an said, of course he didn't want to die, but in order to protect Tongluobu, he had to die, he put his sword on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to listen to the general's arrangement!" ”
Li Qing'an slapped his hands lightly, only to see several pro-soldiers with a person coming up, with a hood, when the pro-soldiers took off the hood of this person, this person is also a Turkic Hu person, Absi saw it, he was stunned, the person who came looked exactly the same as him, even the hair and beard were the same gray, he suddenly understood, Li Qing'an actually arranged everything, he was so excited that he kowtowed to Li Qing'an again and again, and cried: "The general's grace, Absi remembers it in his heart!" ”
Li Qing'an nodded, he still needs a strong Absi now, once Absi is gone, the Tongluo tribe will inevitably be divided by the Qarlu and Shatuo people, this is not what he Li Qing'an expects, maintaining three reading power Hu tribes in his north courtyard is the most in his interests.
He waved his hand and ordered this person to be taken down, and then he said to Abs: "I found this Hu man from Qiuzi, I bought him for five hundred yuan, I handed him over to you, how to make him more like you, it is up to you to decide, in short, within three days, I want your head to be handed over to the court, and from now on, you Absi will not be in the world, do you understand?" ”
Absi kowtowed again and said: "The general has thought it through, I don't understand it, I will become my younger brother Abdina, he looks roughly the same as me, I let him go to the West, this secret is only known to my son and a few chiefs, and it will never be revealed." ”
"It's up to you to consider this, in addition, if the three of you jointly defeat the Hui family, the Mobei Grassland will be divided by the three of you, and I will not interfere in your internal affairs, this is a promise of mine."
It's not that Absi doesn't want to return to Mobei, he dreams of returning to the grassland, but the grassland has no place for them to stay with Luobu, so he can only think of rebuilding his home north of Yibohai, and now Li Qing'an has made it clear that he supports them to return to the grassland, Absi is so excited that he can't say a word, just kowtow on the ground to express his gratitude in his heart.
Absi retreated, Li Qing'an slowly walked to the sand table, looking at the vast land of Mobei and was silent, whether it was the Xiongnu eight hundred years ago, or the Mongolia eight hundred years later, the threat of the Han people always came from the northern grasslands, a unified and powerful nomadic people is the misfortune of the Han people, whether it is Turkic or Hui, or Shatuo, whether they will go south to invade does not depend on their relationship with the Han nation, but also depends on whether the Han nation itself is strong, once the Han nation is weakened, it will inevitably attract iron horsemen to the south, therefore, Only by letting the grassland people be divided and in civil war is the best interest of the Han nation, which is why Li Qing'an accepted the Tongluo tribe to Beiting, perhaps the union of the Qarlu and Shatuo people is not enough to shake the hegemony of the grassland of the Hui, but with the addition of a Tongluo tribe, the pattern of power balance will change fundamentally, and he believes that this is also the reason why the Hui people are eager to eliminate the Tongluo tribe.
Let these three families jointly attack the Hui, once the Hui are defeated, there will be a situation of three kingdoms in the grassland, if you add the remnants of the Hui and other tribes, there will even be a situation of competition for hegemony on the grassland, and the division of the grassland is the most in line with the interests of the Han nation.
Thinking of this, he ordered someone to find Cui Qianyou, and Cui Qianyou stepped forward and saluted: "Please give instructions to the general!" ”
Li Qing'an looked at him and said slowly: "I just want to tell you one more sentence, this time you are the Lord and the general will ask for the Hui, you only need to remember my four words: kill them all!" ”
Cui Qianyou solemnly bowed and saluted: "Subordinates obey the order!" ”
......... After attending the meeting, the father and son of the Gelulu tribe and the father and son of the Zhu Xie of the Shatuo tribe returned to their respective yatent stations, and they all had to reorganize their troops and horses and prepare to participate in joint operations.
After galloping all the way, he slowly slowed down his horse, he glanced back at his son, and saw that he had been silent in thought, so he smiled and said, "What are you thinking?" ”
"Father, I'm thinking about Li Qing'an's intention to order the three of us to jointly attack Huifu."
Mou Assassin Sihan is half Han blood, he is a very smart and ambitious person, he knows that only by relying on the Tang army can they not be annexed by the Hui people, so in the past few years he has been persuading his father to obey the command of Beiting in a low manner, and this time with the Luo Department moved west, he also saw that the grassland pattern had changed, and his ambition had also swelled, but he also faintly saw Li Qing'an's intention, which was to use them to defeat the Hui people.
"Father, I can see that Li Qingan is trying to take advantage of us."
Assassinating Montenegro but has more decades of experience than his son, he understands the changes of the grassland better than his son, when the Qarlu Department was divided into two, one was annexed by the Hui people, and his part fled to the west of Jinshan like a lost dog, they hated the Hui to the bone, this time Li Qingan ordered the three families to jointly attack the Hui He of course understood that Li Qing'an was using them as the vanguard, this is normal, the Tang army was ready to launch the Tubo Campaign, naturally there was no time to divide the troops, and they were attached to the North Court, and it was also their duty to be driven by the Tang army, compared with his son, It's more of an obedience.
The assassin Heishan smiled and said, "You don't care if Li Qing'an is using us, you just care what we will get?" If we can defeat the Hui, we will gain a large area of land east of Jinshan, which is in our interest, so why not? ”
"But Tongluo and Shatuo people will also get a piece of the pie, how can this be evenly divided?" Mou Jian Sihan still had some doubts.
He took out three arrows from the quiver and handed them to his son, saying, "You break it!" ”
He didn't understand what his father meant, so he took the arrows, broke them one by one, and looked at his father suspiciously.
Assassinating Montenegro laughed, "Look, you also know that you have to break one by one, our three tribes are like these three arrows, if we can't be unanimous at this time, then the Hui people will also be like these three arrows, annihilating us respectively, only by working together, can we have the possibility of defeating a strong enemy." ”
Mou Jian Sihan understood his father's deep meaning this time, and he couldn't help but admire his father's heart, he saw that his father had gone away, so he chased after him and asked loudly: "What if it is after defeating Hui Hui?" ”
From afar, there was a triumphant laugh of plotting to assassinate Montenegro, "When our two Qarluq tribes merge into one, the grassland will be the world of our Qarluqs!" ”
......... Unlike the negotiation on the road to assassinate the Black Mountain father and son, the ambition of the Shatuo people appeared when a dozen chiefs held a meeting, and although the feud between the Shatuo and the Qarluq people was temporarily quelled by Li Qing'an's reconciliation, the principle of the steppe people returning blood for blood did not die out because of this, on the contrary, the seeds of hatred were hidden deeply, and when the temperature, moisture and soil were suitable, it would grow strongly, but at least not now, when a dozen chiefs showed their reluctance to cooperate with the Qarluqs, Zhu Xie Gu showed his temperament as a leader.
"I know that everyone hates the Gelu people, I hate more than you, my father died at the hands of the Gelulu people, I can't wait to use the head of the Black Mountain to make a urinal, but now we can't, now our enemies are the more powerful Hui people, they occupy the most fertile and vast grassland, only my Shatuo people can't defeat the Hui people, only by uniting the Tongluo people and the Qarlu people, our three families have the strength to compete with the Hui people, in order to return to the grassland where our ancestors have lived for generations, we must send troops, we must obey the leadership of the Tang Army, Must fight alongside the Qarluqs. ”
......... The vast grassland south of Jinshan, this is the place where the ancient tribe of Baye attacked Tongluo at night ten days ago, the blood stains have not yet dried up, the bones have been devoured by the wild wolves of the grassland, and hatred has precipitated here." Woo~"
The sound of a low horn resounded through the sky, and a group of cavalry appeared at the end of the steppe, and the fierce horses soared into the air, and the sound of horses' hooves beat the ground like thunder on the ground, and the earth shook with it.
Nearly 50,000 cavalry from Qarluq, Tongluo and Shatuo converged here, like three torrents converging.
"Brother Montenegro, how about we make a bet?" Zhu Xie Gu shouted loudly.
Assassinating Montenegro laughed and said: "Since Old Zhu Xie is interested, I will bet with you, what to bet on?" ”
"Just bet on who cuts Ashina's head first, and the bet is 10,000 sheep."
"10,000 sheep and 1,000 women back to Su, why don't you do it?"
"Good! I bet with you. ”
At this moment, the new chief of the Tongluo tribe, Abdina, galloped in, his hair was dyed fiery red, and there was a shocking black scar on his face, he looked very much like his brother Abdina, and when it was dark, it was easy to confuse him with Abdina, and the assassins of Black Mountain and Zhu Xie Gu knew about Abdina's misfortune, but they did not want to comment more, in their opinion, it was a very cost-effective thing to exchange a life for the survival of a people.
"My brother has gone, and now I am in charge of the Tongluo Department, and the Tongluo Department also asks the two big chiefs to take care of it!"
Abdina's voice was very low, and there was a kind of hoarseness, but the tone was resolute, without a trace of ambiguity, he had seen Abdina once half a month ago, although his fiery red hair and the black scars on his face were still so dazzling, he still felt that Abdina seemed to be a little different from the last time they met.
Although the voice is hoarse, the tone becomes low, which may also be explained by poor sleep, but the kind of temperament on his body, the original Abdina is a mediocre and unassertive person, but today he has a kind of leader temperament, he every move, with a kind of kingly spirit, people dare not despise it, if it weren't for his red hair and black scars, he must have thought that he was Absi, but Absi's head he had already seen, no mistake, it was indeed dead.
Plotting to assassinate Montenegro secretly sighed, with the Luo Department of Abdina, I am afraid it is still difficult to start, Zhu Xie Gu is also a little regretful, the opportunity has been lost.
At this time, there was a loud horn sound in the distance, and then there was a rumbling war drum, and the three of them suddenly turned around, only to see the flag waving in the distance, and the cavalry of the brigade was galloping, which was the arrival of the Tang Army in Beiting.
The Tang army came with about 6,000 cavalry, all of them were bow and crossbow troops, they were like a torrent, converging into 50,000 Hu cavalry, headed by the general black helmet and black armor, burly, cold eyes, he was appointed by Li Qing'an to conquer the north general Cui Qianyou, Cui Qianyou in Li Qing'an's merit book, was named a general, he boasted of his proficiency in the art of war, has the talent to stabilize the country and the country, but has been depressed, he was the first to be the captain of Guoyi, because of the corruption of the army and ready to go to An Lushan, but met Li Qing'an, and came to Anxi with him, He made many meritorious achievements in the battles against Turgish and Dashi, and was nicknamed Cui Butcher Knife because of his ruthless methods and cold face.
This time, he was appointed as the general of the expedition to the north, and he stood alone, which made him have a kind of understanding of Li Qingan.
At this time, the assassination of Black Mountain, Zhu Xie Gu Duzhi and Abdina stepped forward at the same time, bowed down and saluted: "See General Cui!" ”
Cui Qianyou said coldly to a few people: "The three big chiefs, are you all together?" ”
"Back to General Cui, the Qarluq people have brought 20,000 horses."
"We are pouring troops out with Luobu, and the twenty-five thousand most elite sons are willing to listen to your dispatch!"
"10,000 cavalry of the Shatuo people are serving in the Tang Army, and we only have 10,000 elites at most, and we have brought them all!"
Cui Qianyou nodded slowly, "Okay, beat the drum and march towards Huifu!" ”
"Boom! Boom! Boom! The huge drum beat like muffled thunder, and the united army of more than 60,000 set off, heading northeastward.
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(To be continued)