Yu Yan stayed behind and Yu Zhe brought Yan Hanshui and these people to their wooden houses, and then asked his subordinates to slaughter cattle and sheep to entertain these Tang compatriots. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 It was only then that it became clear to them that these people had been living here for more than seventy years. No matter what, they are very respectful, respectful, then drink.

Although they don't like the taste of goat's milk wine very much, there is only these foods in this place, and Li Bin doesn't care about this first. So even Wu Ya was not spared, Yan Hanshui looked at the drunks who were staggering all over the place, and could only sigh: "I also want to drink two sips of Ah ......"

Those women had already gone back to rest, after all, men and women would be a little unable to let go of the scene when they drank. Yan Hanshui was supposed to be able to talk to them about things at first, but later found out that it was better to talk about it the next day.

After all, she was just a raccoon dog, and the people behind her were all carried out and distributed to each person's house. The smoke and cold water were ignored, so it still found a random family and slipped in to sleep. It wasn't until noon the next day that a group of men got up and got back to normal.

Then there was a separate conversation, Li Bin, Wu Ya, Bai Tan and Yan Hanshui, and the other party was also left behind by Yu Zhe and a few capable subordinates. Li Bin first explained the current situation clearly, and the other party's expression immediately became gloomy: "What? Is Datang already like this? "Although they occasionally send people to Tingzhou to buy things, they rarely ask about the current form. And this is occasionally calculated on an annual basis, so the information is seriously closed.

Plus they don't have a lot of people, and the location is important. It was impossible for Beiting to pull them back for a few hundred combat power, so he didn't elaborate. I just told them that now the Tang Dynasty is at war with Tubo again, and the battle is not going well.

They didn't care, Datang and Tubo had been fighting for a hundred years, and Anxi had changed hands back and forth several times, so there was no inquiry later. But today, after Li Bin said this, everyone was surprised. Don't look at them growing up here, but the ideas handed over to them by their parents and grandparents have always existed.

They are the ones who guard the gate of the northwest for Datang, what a pride they are. But now there are no enemies at the gate, but there is civil unrest in the house, and a group of people sigh. "Tibet...... It's just another enemy, and sooner or later it will be defeated by our Datang. Say, what help do you need from us when you come here? Yu Zhe nodded, and then discussed it with the rest of his subordinates.

Li Bin talked about Yan Hanshui's plan, and under Yan Hanshui's frequent explanations, he finally understood the importance of population. Of course, it will take time for the other side to understand. After adding water to the milk tea bowl three times, a group of people finally understood the intention of this Datang soldier.

Yu Zhe is not very old, he thought for a while and said: "I'll go and invite my father to come and analyze the form of the ten Turkic surnames." He had a few fights with the Turks and was quite familiar with them. After he finished speaking, he turned around and went to the backyard, and after a while, he helped in an old man who was estimated to be about sixty or seventy years old.

Although the old man was old, his eyes revealed a fierce look. When he was obviously young, he fought among 10,000 people. He had a lot of blood on his body, and he didn't even let Yu Zhe support him. However, Yan Hanshui obviously found that the old man's feet were a little inconvenient and seemed to have been injured.

It is not easy to live to sixty in such a place, and everyone stands up and lets the old man sit first. The old man frowned after listening to the words left behind: "The Tang Dynasty has turned from strong to declining in the past few decades, and the old man is looking at it. Don't look at my old picture, it's only three out of fifty this year. "After all, in this kind of place, people age much faster.

"This bitter cold land is really not as prosperous as the Central Plains, but it's a pity that my old bones can't go back. Thirty years ago, I followed General Gao of the Four Towns to fight in the Western Regions for several years, and the Tang Dynasty at that time was ...... It's really in full swing. ”

"Okay...... When people get older, they begin to reminisce about the past. Now let's talk about the situation. Tibet is powerful, so you want to unite all the forces against Tibet. Of course...... You have used the method of direct annexation, although it is a bit dangerous, but it is true that you can solve the problem of Beiting once and for all. ”

"The races here are relatively chaotic, but because the deterrent power of Datang is still there, they don't dare to take the initiative to provoke us. Even not far away, there were several tribes established by the remnants of the Shiguo and the Zhaowu Nine surnames. Since you don't plan to use the banner of the Tang Army first, then it's best to use these people to test the knife. ”

"Then there are the ten Turkic surnames, and now those people are also under the jurisdiction of our Beiting. Although they are not directly controlled, they have long been unable to become the climate. But...... I do not advise you to attack, because every year the Turks bring about 2,000 to 3,000 good horses to the North Garden. These war horses have been divided between Beiting and Anxi, and basically the Turks have completely surrendered, and whether we take the Tang Dynasty to crusade or not, we will not get any benefits. The old man said simply.

"Of course, after the ten Turkic surnames were defeated by our Tang Dynasty and Hui Hui, most of them have no intention of recovering the country. One of them was disposed of, which was Qarluq. There was a look of hatred in the old man's eyes.

Bai Tan whispered a few words to Yan Hanshui, and then said to the old man: "Then is there a way to make the Turks fully integrate into the North Court, after all, we are short of soldiers now." And now that Beiting is strong and middle-class, if Tubo Gong enters here, will those Turks betray us? ”

"Betrayal?!" The old man's face changed. "You are right, if you are not of my race, their hearts will be different. But this must be well planned, or it may be the second Qarluch! ”

Li Bin was stunned for a moment and then asked respectfully, "Old man, have you participated in the battle with Da Shi?" ”

"Yes......" The old man suddenly became very sad, and then his gaze became more fierce.

"So what I hate most is betrayal, and it's a pity that we don't have a chance to get revenge again. After that, General Gao was transferred back to the Central Plains, and the imperial court dismissed him from his post as the envoy of the Great Jiedu. I don't know if General Gao is still alive after these thirty years. The old man sighed.

Bai Tan quietly asked Yan Hanshui: "Is that General Gao in this old man's mouth?" ”

Yan Hanshui thought for a while: "It should be Gao Xianzhi, in the battle with Da Shi back then, due to Ge Lulu's rebellion, more than 20,000 Tang soldiers were killed, and the Tang Dynasty lost control of Central Asia. Later generations had mixed reviews of this person, mainly because he betrayed and attacked the allies of the Tang Dynasty, so many forces secretly warned the Tang Dynasty. But it's not my race, so it's not too ......much to do," Yan Hanshui whispered.

"So is this man still alive? At this age, that person probably has to be sixty or seventy years old. Bai Tan asked quietly again.

Yan Hanshui sighed: "It's dead, it's still an internal struggle...... Gao Xianzhi is a native of Goguryeo, and he can be regarded as loyal to the Tang Dynasty all his life. It's a pity that because of the incident in An Lushan, many foreign generals died very aggrieved. I remember that there was another one who was killed several times because of the Datang family, but in the end he was forced to rebel by the Datang...... Then he was chased and cut by his own mother in front of the two armies, and died of depression in just one year. ”

"Actually...... Gao Xianzhi should have been dead for more than twenty years. If it weren't for the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty would have sent troops back to the Western Regions again. The battle with Da Shi and the Battle of Talas actually did not shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty at all. But the Anshi Rebellion ...... Let the Central Plains region of the Tang Dynasty be ten rooms and nine empty, and the national strength will be completely exhausted. Yan Hanshui casually said a piece of history, which can be regarded as introducing background knowledge to Bai Tan.