After a meal, both fell silent, and there was no doubt that neither of them had achieved the results they wanted.

Duan Lun wanted to find out the inside story of Ashina's attachment to Li Chengqian.

Ashina also wanted to inquire about Datang's attitude.

Obviously, both failed.

The two old foxes got together in a pile, and the result was destined to be like this.

When they each returned to their own lines, Duan Lun shook his head and said, "This old fox, it is really difficult to get some words out of his mouth. ”

"Don't worry about Ji Guogong." The deputy envoy said, "The lower officials have already sent someone to inquire before, and those officials of the Ming Dynasty don't know about Ashina's attachment, according to the lower officials, whether this is a temporary decision of Ashina Ni or not, or there is no Ming side at all." ”

"It's unlikely." Duan Lun shook his head and said, "Although the Western Turks have some signs of sunset in the Western Mountains, don't forget, after all, they are still the overlords of the Western Regions.

Although he defeated Ashina and was promoted as a khan by the ten surnames, can he really be the master of the entire Western Turks?

He's only been a Khan for a few days!

If there was no consent from the ten surnames, how would he dare to lead the entire Western Turks to submit to the Ming Dynasty?

To put it mildly, if he was ruthless in the Western Turks, it would not be a problem even if he wanted to take down the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Ashina Lili didn't do this before was just because he had been chaotic in the Western Turks over the years, which made the Ten Surnames and him deviate from morality, otherwise, how could he Ashina Ni be able to defeat Ashina Lili so quickly.

But even so, it is still difficult to persuade the ten surnames to join the Ming Dynasty.

There are actually only two people in the entire Datang who can do this. ”

"Your Highness and that Wang Xuance?" The deputy envoy asked.

Duan Lun nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness may have really had a plan, and that Wang Xuance, whether it is talking about surrendering the deed or persuading the countries of the Western Regions to fight back, this proves that he has this ability."

We have also investigated before, and before, it was Ashina Ni who Wang Xuance went to collude with, and in this process, it is difficult to say whether he has any connection with the ten surnames of the Western Turks......

Headache.

If you can't figure out this problem, it will be a big trouble for Datang. ”

Even if he is not in Chang'an, he also knows that if this news is transmitted back to Chang'an, Chang'an will definitely react, which is inevitable.

There is no way, in today's Ming Dynasty, the people who control the strings can really make up a number of 300,000!

This number has already posed a threat to Datang.

It is impossible for Datang not to be on guard.

The crown prince with an army of 300,000 is really something that has never been seen in ancient times.

What kind of personality does Li Er have, don't you know it?

I can give it to you, but you can't reach out and grab it yourself!

Li Chengqian, the crown prince, sat too steadily, but it really threatened Li Er's position.

Next, the relationship between Datang and Daming is really delicate.

"Perhaps, that's what the Western Turks are for?" The deputy envoy said.

Duan Lun sighed and said; "If this is the purpose of the Western Turks, the result is even worse.

Do you know what the Western Turks are up to? No one knows, if this is the case, the Western Turks are still under the protection of His Highness, and I, Datang, want to use troops against them......

Wait a minute!

Could this really be the purpose of the Western Turks? ”

Duan Lun suddenly thought of a problem, the Western Turks who had annexed the Ming Dynasty's court, and the Tang Dynasty couldn't do anything about it.

Can the Tang Dynasty still send troops to conquer Li Chengqian?

Unless Li Chengqian did something angry and resentful, this was simply impossible.

Especially as long as Empress Changsun is still in the first day, it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to send troops to Li Chengqian.

"Could it be that the Western Turks are buying themselves a time to develop?" Duan Lun said, stood up, walked around the room, twisted his beard, nodded, and said, "It's possible, the Western Turks have almost fallen apart under the leadership of Ashina Lili in the past few years.

At this juncture, the Western Turks were indeed at their most vulnerable.

They didn't dare to go south to attack the Ming Dynasty, let alone use troops against our Datang, so they played the trick of joining if they couldn't win with one hand, and they would completely eliminate the possibility of my Datang sending troops to them!

Yes, it must be so.

Otherwise, why doesn't he belong to my Datang?

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, isn't my Tang Dynasty the Lord of the Ming?

Yes, yes, it must be so!

The reason why Ashina Ni is willing to belong to the Ming Dynasty is precisely because the Ming Dynasty was founded not long ago, and it is impossible to complete absolute rule over the Western Turks, as long as they recover their vitality, they can make a comeback at any time.

At that time, even if it is His Royal Highness, he will not be able to suppress them!

What a cunning Ashina, he is really buying time for the Western Turks to recover their vitality! ”

I have to say that Duan Lun's analysis is still very reasonable.

In terms of military strength, what the Western Turks feared was never the Ming court, but the Ming court, which backed the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, they already have a lot of enemies, whether it is the Western Regions countries or Xue Yantuo, they all regard it as a thorn in the flesh, and it is really a good idea to buy time and recover their vitality by attaching themselves to the Ming Dynasty at this time.

Only in this way will the ten surnames of the Western Turks agree to Ashina Ni to lead the Western Turks to submit to Li Chengqian.

Otherwise, today's Western Turks are really full of enemies.

Of course, this is the Ashina Ni who has won the support of the ten surnames to dare to say that he is not afraid of the Ming Dynasty, and if it is Ashina who is separated from the ten surnames, he actually does not dare to say this.

Ever since Ashina had killed the hero Yili Khan, punished his clan, and was ready to make a move against Ashina Ni, who had supported him, Ashina had basically lost the hearts of the people in the Western Turks.

"Xia Guan thinks so too." The deputy envoy said, "Your Highness is such a wise man, where does he not know this, how can he go to subdue the Western Turks at this time."

Not to mention the subjugation of the Western Turks, even the Ming Dynasty itself has not yet functioned completely normally.

At this time, the subjugation of the Western Turks, although it can quickly improve the strength of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, it is actually a castle in the air, which looks very powerful, but in fact, it is strong on the outside and capable in the middle, and it may collapse at any time.

With the wisdom of His Highness, it is impossible not to think of this. ”

"Yes." Duan Lun nodded, "Over the years, the Western Turks have also experienced natural and man-made disasters, and they are a mess in themselves, and it is impossible for His Highness to see these things clearly, so this time, the annexation of the Western Turks, nine times out of ten, was tossed out by Ashina himself."

This old boy is more difficult to deal with than Ashina.

He has the support of the ten Turkic surnames, and he has such a good reason, it is really not a problem to want to do this.

On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty, in fact, wanted to persuade the Western Turks, but they did not have enough confidence.

Who would feed a tiger at home? ”

……

While Duan Lun was discussing these with the deputy envoy, Ashina was gulping down Daming's unique liquor.

"Comfortable!" After a glass of wine, Ashina laughed and said, "It's still a strong drink!" ”

Even if he had just drunk with Duan Lun, it didn't prevent him from continuing to drink after he came back.

As the saying goes, people are in good spirits when they are happy, and he is really happy now.

"The Great Khan's plan is very good, even if Li Chengqian has the heart to refuse, but at the founding ceremony, he can't start this head, and he can't afford to lose that person."

On the side, one of Ashina's cronies smiled.

"It's not a good thing." Ashina Ni picked up his wine glass and said with a smile, "The main thing is to buy some time for my Western Turks, which is the most important."

If we don't take this opportunity to join the Ming Dynasty, our Western Turks will really face the enemy on several sides in the future......

Especially when I learned that the countries of the Western Regions were willing to fight against the Ming Dynasty, I made up my mind at that time that I must attach myself to Li Chengqian.

Otherwise, whether it is the Western Regions countries, the Ming Dynasty, or Xue Yantuo and the Tang Dynasty, they will definitely take advantage of the great damage to the vitality of our Western Turks and tear our Western Turks to pieces!

At that time, we will certainly not be able to fight back. ”

There is no way, there are too many enemies of the Western Turks.

Whether it is the countries of the Western Regions or Xue Yantuo, they all regard it as a thorn in the flesh.

As for Da Ming, there is no way, geographically the two are destined to be rivals.

Actually, don't talk about it.

There really is something in Ashina's mud.

If he does not belong to the Ming Dynasty and develops according to the historical process, the Western Turks will fight with Gaochang and other countries in the Western Regions, and their vitality will be completely damaged......

Therefore, people who are familiar with history should know how accurate and powerful Ashina's operation is!

"Before the Great Khan, he took great pains to convince the ten nobles, those people, when they were short-sighted, how could they know the great plan of the Great Khan?" When the cronies saw that Ashina was eating another glass of wine, they immediately poured the wine and complimented him.

Ashina smiled and said, "Then you are wrong, they actually know better than anyone else, and the Western Turks need time at the moment."

But they won't say the words of attaching to Daming, because they feel that they can't afford to lose the whole person.

I came to open this mouth, and they just agreed in passing.

As for some people's deliberate difficulties, hehe, that's just the last fig leaf they maintain.

To put it bluntly, they all understand the reason, they just don't want to bear this reputation.

That's it, anyway, Ben Khan won't be able to live for a few years, as long as it's for the good of the Western Turks, this notoriety, what about Ben Khan's back? ”

Ashina Ni was indeed a qualified monarch for the Western Turks.

All he thought and thought was to enable the Western Turks to continue to multiply.

You can say that he is ruthless, but from his standpoint, or from the standpoint of the Western Turks, this is indeed a king who is not only qualified, but also absolutely worthy of being called a great king!

The hero of the enemy, my thief, this sentence is placed on Ashina's mud, which is appropriate.

"Those old guys...... Hum. When the cronies heard this, they looked disdainful.

He looks down on those old things, and they just want to take advantage of them, and they don't want to lose anything.

In his opinion, if it weren't for the Great Khan coming forward, the Western Turks today don't know what the situation would be.

"Alright, it doesn't have to be that way." Ashina was very atmospheric, and said with a smile, "My men on the grassland, how many people are willing to bow their noble heads, if there is no way out, do you think Ben Khan is willing to bear this notoriety?" ”

But if there is a second way to go, he will not choose to join Li Chengqian.

As for the alliance between Xue Yantuo and Tubo and Goguryeo, hehe, he can't look down on it.

Really, he can't afford it.

Ever since the Ming Dynasty had forcibly annexed Tuyuhun, he had guessed that these guys would find a way to form an alliance.

He even did a deduction for this, but eventually gave up.

Again, he doesn't look down on this kind of alliance!

After all, the lessons of Tuyuhun are still there.

Those who turned their backs on Tuyuhun were his former allies!

What is the use of such an ally?

In the end, pinning his hopes on others is more or less whimsical, and he still believes in himself more.

"Tomorrow I will continue to ask to see King Ming." Ashina said with a smile, "The biggest purpose of our attachment to the Ming Dynasty this time is not actually to buy time. ”

"Huh?" The cronies were stunned, isn't this purpose enough?

Ashina may have drunk too much, and some wine came up, and said: "The biggest purpose is actually to provoke disputes between the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.

What do you think, if the Tang Emperor knew that the Ming Dynasty was so powerful, what should he think?

Before, Duan Lun asked me how many warriors there were in the Western Turks, would Ben Khan tell him that if it was a war to destroy the country, hundreds of thousands of people who controlled the strings would not be more than Erer?

With such a powerful Daming, wouldn't he be afraid of Datang? ”

"Da Khan, this is trying to fight between Datang and Daming?" The cronies said, "Or do you want the two countries to be suspicious of each other?" ”

"If they don't fight, we won't have a chance at all." "No matter how much time we buy to recover, in the end, the upper limit of our strength is there.

If the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty join forces, to what extent will my Western Turks have to recover before they can fight with them?

Therefore, Datang and Daming can't be like now.

What is the bridgehead of the Western Expedition, Ben Khan is to nourish Li Chengqian's ambitions.

With hundreds of thousands of troops in hand, under the whole world, except for the Tang Dynasty, who can't fight?

Ben Khan originally planned to meet the king of Ming, so he persuaded him to wave his troops to take Xue Yantuo directly!

In this way, there is a good show to watch. ”

For what happened after joining the Tang Dynasty, Ashina really made a lot of preparations and made a lot of plans.

He even had a plan.

It's just a pity that Li Chengqian has been avoiding it.

"Li Chengqian is afraid that he will not agree, right?" The cronies shook their heads, "Now that Datang is plotting to Tuguhun, it is impossible for Li Chengqian to agree." ”

"Then it's up to him." Ashina smiled mysteriously, it was obvious that he was fully prepared.

I wasn't worried that Li Chengqian would refuse.

As long as there is a chance for him to meet Li Chengqian alone, it is a pity that this opportunity has not been available until now.

So, he's still waiting.

Wait for this opportunity.

Only in this way is the time for the real rise of the Western Turks.

Because, Datang will never tolerate the trend of Daming almost encircling Datang!

No emperor would allow this!

(End of chapter)