Talking about it, Xie Yi characterized his behavior like this.

Li Zhi may indeed need a companion, but there is no clear need at the moment, at least no one has asked for it.

But it may still be possible to think of a way, it is an indisputable fact that Li Zhi is quite lonely in the palace, and it is a good thing to have a companion to read.

But this matter needs the approval of several Taifu, and His Majesty Li Er has to nod and agree, and when he comes back from Xue Yantuo, he can think of a way.

After all, Di Renjie is a good seedling, and it is right that the talent reserve was done earlier, and Di Zhixun is also an accomplished official, which is quite valued by Li Shimin; His grandfather, Di Xiaoxu, was the official to the Shangshu Zuo Cheng, and the Di family was a famous family in the state, and his background was not bad. If you add some clever rhetoric, the possibility of success is quite large.

Although it is a mouthful, Di Zhixun and Mrs. Di have a lot of trust in Xie Yi, after all, Xie Yi is the chief of the Jin Palace, and his words are naturally credible.

At the same time, they also really hope that their son can enter the Jin palace to study, so that they can get the teachings of the first-class Confucian scholars in the world, and it will be easier to get in touch with the high-level of the royal family.

In the future, he will definitely be able to get the support of King Jin, and if he is favored by His Majesty the Emperor because of this, it will definitely have a great future, and it is really a good opportunity that cannot be found.

Of course, there is also a need to pay for being a companion reader, and sometimes you have to play the role of a little bit of a bookboy, and you may even be bullied. But the effort is proportional to the return, and even more than worth it. What's more, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is gentle and elegant, and his personality is peaceful, and his son should not suffer in the palace.

Therefore, since hearing Xie Yi talk about it, the Dickson couple are full of expectations, quite expectant.

Long Shou was sorry to say goodbye, Mrs. Di would probably be more cautious in raising Di Renjie when she went home, and Di Zhixun and Xie Yi's attitudes were also much closer, which would be of great benefit to the envoy for a period of time in the future.

In this way, the group left Longshouyuan and went north along the official road. Thousands of miles away, Duwei Jie Mountain, where the sweat tent of Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan Yinan was set up.

Where exactly is this location? Because there is a famous Tula River next to it, Xie Yi has a rough guess, and it is inevitable that Outer Mongolia must belong to later generations.

In the era when there were no planes and trains, it was really far away, and it was unusual to walk for more than two months.

Since the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, the land under the Yin Mountain probably belonged to the Tang Dynasty, and many prefectures were established there, most of which were served as magistrates by the former leader of the grassland tribe.

Among them, led by Ashina Simo, the king of Heshun County, is nomadic in the north and south of the Great River. Besides. Datang has soldiers and horses stationed in Dingxiang and Yunzhong.

Among them, Li Ji, the British Duke stationed in Bingzhou, and Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, stationed in Lingzhou, were the most powerful, and one east and one west were always on guard against the northern grasslands.

The first thing to watch out for is Xue Yantuo, this tribe should be a fusion of the two tribes of Xue and Yantuo, and belong to a branch of the Tiele people.

Like many nomadic tribes, they were initially weak and conscientious, initially subservient to the Western Turks and at one time to the Rouran. Later, he saw that the Turks in the east were strong and also joined them.

However, their relationship with Jieli Khan was not very good, and Jieli once sent troops to attack Xue Yantuo, but was defused by the leader Yi Nan.

At this time. Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who had just ascended the throne, was planning to invade the Turks in the north, and the shame of the Weishui Alliance in the past was avoided. In addition to accumulating money and food, training and reorganizing soldiers and horses, allies are also needed.

The enemy of your enemy is your friend. This sentence is very reasonable from ancient times to the present, and in line with this principle, Li Shimin sent people to contact Yi Nan. The Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo formed an alliance.

The Tang Dynasty gave the title of Yinan Khan and secretly supported it, and Xue Yantuo contained the Turks on the side and provided assistance for the Northern Expedition of the Tang Army.

In fact, in the course of the war, Xue Yantuo did play a considerable role, and Yi Nan was also canonized as the True Pearl Khan by the Tang Dynasty.

However, the saying "there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests" has also been true since ancient times, especially when it comes to the diplomacy of countries and countries.

The Turks in the east were defeated by the Tang army, Jieli Khan was captured in Chang'an, there was a power vacuum in the steppe, and the Xue Yantuo people began to be restless.

In the name of cleaning up the old forces of Jieli, Yi Nan began to expand aggressively on the grassland, taking the opportunity to annex and recover many small tribes.

On the grassland, the population and the sheep are symbols of strength, and soon Xue Yantuo's power swelled, and now there are herds of cattle and sheep, and there are 200,000 people under his command.

Its strength has been on a par with that of the Turkic Jieli Khan of the past, and it can be regarded as a hegemon on the steppe, and its khanate has also moved from the north to the south for a long time.

The reason why he didn't dare to continue to the south was because these Turkic hometowns now belonged to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty soldiers were strong and strong, and Yi Nan did not dare to easily plunder the Tang Dynasty tiger whiskers, so he had some restraint and forbearance.

But as long as there is strength, ambition cannot be restrained, and it is only a matter of time before it erupts. His Majesty Li Er obviously didn't want another large-scale disaster in the northern grasslands, so Yixin wanted to nip it in the bud.

However, Datang's national strength and military deterrence are far from enough, as long as there are successful cases of outnumbering the enemy, the ambition cannot be easily eliminated.

Therefore, with a little wind and grass, the northern grasslands may rekindle the flames of war and fight again. Therefore, after the Jiucheng Palace Ashina Association led the assassination, the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers were so nervous.

Especially the first evil Ashina formed an association and fled, what will this person say as soon as he opens his mouth, and what Yi Nan will listen to, who knows? There is also the instigation and support of the Western Turks behind the key, and it is even more difficult to say what kind of development trend will be held in the future.

At present, in the east of the mainland, the three most powerful forces are the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turks and the Tubo people, and in terms of national strength, the Tang Dynasty is definitely second to none.

But when it comes to military strength, the nomads certainly don't let it. There is a buffer between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo across Tuyuhun for the time being, but the Shuxi generation has already begun to have some conflicts, but it is not serious.

As for the northwest direction, as the power of the Tang Dynasty continued to expand westward along the Qilian Mountains, touching the homeland of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions, Gaochang and Qiuci in these places were the Western Turkic sphere of influence.

The Western Turks naturally did not want the Tang Dynasty to press forward step by step, and in addition to the fact that they were from the same source as the Turks in the east, there were some emotions of sadness and sympathy for each other.

Therefore, the conflict with Datang is the most direct, so Xue Yantuo, a powerful third-party force between the two countries, is very important and has become the key to the fight between the two sides.

If Xue Yantuo can fall to that side, he will inevitably increase his strength greatly, at least in an advantageous position.

Therefore, they will strengthen their efforts to woo Xue Yantuo, at least to explore the thoughts of the Pearl Khan, as well as Xue Yantuo's movements.

That's why the Khan's birthday is so special and important. (To be continued......)