When the news of Kusha's entire army was wiped out, the angry Sudden Shi drew his sword and killed three or four servants around him in a row, and shouted that he would lead the army to Yili and fight a decisive battle with the Tang army in Yili.

Fortunately, he was persuaded by his subordinates in the end, but how could he swallow this breath, he quickly sent someone to write a letter to the great elder Tuyuhun in Chang'an, asking him to figure out what the fire-breathing and smoking weapons of the Tang Army were at any cost.

On the other side, after Gao Buer led the army to Yili, he did not rush to cross the Tianshan Mountains to meet with Hou Junji, but ordered the army to be stationed to rest and recuperate, because it was the turn of spring and summer, and Yili's water and grass were the most abundant, which was very suitable for stationing the army here, and the materials were basically self-sufficient.

"Nearly 20,000 horses and horses in Tushi have been wiped out by us, he can still hold his breath, and he doesn't jump out to fight with us, it seems that we can't be too anxious to join Hou Junji, otherwise he won't be able to shrink out, we can't get the handle to attack him, and it is not good for us in the court, and now the great elder of Tuyuhun is in Chang'an, I don't know who I bought, and someone has already impeached me for provoking a border war without authorization, I really don't know what to say."

"What Wang Shuai said is very true, we can not go south for the time being, give the illusion of Tu Shi, and let him boldly implement the Dongzheng plan. However, I suggest that we can quietly transport supplies to Qiuzi first, because once the war starts, it will be the main battlefield, and then we will lose sight of the other. ”

"Yes, just do as you say."

Gao Buer handed over the matter of transporting materials to Qiuci to Li Jing, and asked him to use the opportunity to transport materials to find a route that could march quickly for the army, Yili to Qiuci more than 1,000 kilometers, and ten days to rush to the army was enough to arrive, which is also the reason why Gao Buer dared to rest assured that he was stationed here, he believed that Hou Junji with the military horses in his hands would definitely be able to entangle the army of Tushi, and there might be Tibet.

The great elder of Tuyuhun came to Chang'an with a lot of goods, and before he had just settled down at the post station, someone came to the door to ask for a meeting.

"Great Elder, my master is invited."

"I don't know who your master is?"

"You'll know when you go, the carriage and horses are ready, please."

The Great Elder saw that the other party's clothes and conversation were extraordinary, and thought that his master should be either rich or noble, and after a little thought, he explained to his entourage and followed the other party away.

It felt like the carriage had been going around the alley for a long time before it stopped in a quiet courtyard, and the Great Elder was invited to get out of the carriage, and when he came to the courtyard, he found a gray-haired but meticulously groomed man waiting for him.

"Haha! After a long time, the Great Elder will not come unharmed. He turned around.

The Great Elder saw that it was the Tang Dynasty Emperor's side, Yu Wenshi, who was his ally, and was one of the several big people to visit in Beijing this time.

"It turned out to be Lord Yuwen, saying that you haven't seen you for a long time, you are becoming more and more childish, and the old decay can't compare with you, the wind and snow on the Gobi have already blown the old decay to the end."

"The Great Elder is too modest, I heard that you and your people are preparing to go to the far west, I don't know how I still have time to visit Chang'an."

MD This is not all forced by you, the grandson who takes money and does not do anything, although the Great Elder scolded and despised the insatiable villain in front of him in his heart, but he did not dare to reveal it, and he had to contribute more to buy time for the coalition forces this time.

The Great Elder smiled and said: "It's because I'm going to the far west, I want to say goodbye to my old friends before leaving, this time I've come east, I have brought you some unsightly gifts, packed in the largest box, and please don't dislike it, it should have been delivered to the house now." ”

Yu Wenshi smiled even more happily, he liked Jinsha, this Great Elder knew it, and every time he came, it was the same good Jinsha. With the golden sand at the bottom, Yu Wenshi also became kind, asked the Great Elder to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea.

Yu Wenshi said: "The Great Elder is still so polite, I don't know if there is anything I can help before leaving." ”

"Thank you, Lord Yuwen, it's not a big deal, that is, His Majesty the Emperor reprimanded us for going back on our word, and also seized the promised grain, I came to Chang'an this time, I confessed my mistake to Your Majesty, and at the same time, I also asked Lord Yuwen to say a few good words on my behalf, and it is best to get the grain promised to us by the imperial court."

"It's your fault for this, the grain that the court promised you has already been shipped, who let you send someone to robber and plunder Gaochang for some petty profits."

"This is not the order of our sudden Great Khan, it is the decision of some of the clan leaders below, they have already received the punishment they deserve, and please let me know it, I promise you, as long as the grain arrives, we will immediately start the westward expedition, and we will never hesitate again, after all, we no longer have the ability to wrestle with the Tang Dynasty."

"I believe what you say." Yu Wenshi stroked his beard and said: "Don't worry, we are old friends, I will say a few good words for you in the palace, I hope you can keep your promise to go west as soon as possible, otherwise the power of heaven will come, it will be a catastrophe." ”

The Great Elder said yes again and again.

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The Great Elder received a reply from Yuwen Shi and here, and he had greater confidence in this trip, as long as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not in a hurry to start a war, and did not give food in time to hesitate, the longer he thought about it, the longer he would leave time for Tushi.

When the Great Elder returned to the post station, he actually met Lu Dongzan, and he was overjoyed.

"Prime minister, when did you arrive in Chang'an?"

Lu Dongzan was also very happy when he saw the Great Elder: "Haha! and your front and back feet. ”

"I don't know where Daxiang lives? I didn't see you in this station. ”

"I don't live here, I live in the courtyard of the eldest grandson's family, I heard that you also came to Chang'an, so I came to have a look." The Great Elder knew who the eldest grandson family in Lu Dongzan's mouth was, that is, the elder brother of the current empress, the emperor's eldest brother, and a pivotal figure in the court, the eldest grandson Wuji's family.

"It should be me going to see the big minister, please come inside."

"What is the Great Elder doing here?"

"The first is to urge the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to give us the grain promised to us, and the second is to explore what is going on with the new weapons of the Tang army. I don't know what about you? ”

"I also heard that the Tang Army has a new weapon that can breathe fire and spit smoke, and I also heard that they used this new weapon to cause you a lot of losses at a very small price, so I will take a look at it if I am curious."

"Can you have eyebrows?"

"I'm not optimistic, these allies of Chang'an are not friends enough, when they take the money, they smile and call them brothers, when I mentioned that I wanted to visit this new weapon, they politely declined, either I haven't heard of it, or they can't touch it, I believe they are a ghost."

"It seems that the two of us are in the same situation, this Tang people's reputation is too poor, let's just say that my big financier, the eldest grandson Wuji, also fights when he mentions this secret weapon, haha, I haven't touched the door yet."

"What's next?"

Lu Dongzan gave the Great Elder a look, and the Great Elder understood and asked the servants who were waiting in the house to retreat. When there were only two people in the room, Lu Dongzan and the Great Elder, Lu Dongzan came to the side of the Great Elder, and said in a low voice: "These days, I have been running around the streets and alleys, and I have visited all the three sects and nine streams, and I finally found some doorways, which requires the strength of the two of us to gather." ”

After listening to Lu Dongzan's words, the Great Elder immediately nodded in agreement, in order to crack the secret of the Tang Army's new weapons, it was worth the big price, if the money was spent, the matter could not be done, I was afraid that he would not have the face to go back, and he would not spare him when he went back.

Lu Dong praised: "I spent a lot of money to find out from a eunuch in the palace the residence of a craftsman who participated in the manufacture of secret weapons of the Tang Army. ”

The Great Elder said heroically: "Great Minister, please rest assured, the expenses of this time are my two families, and I will wait for me to compensate you afterwards." ”

The old fox was humble, he really wanted to compensate for it in person, why did he have to go back, how could he really spend too much money in Chang'an, so he had to come to find someone from Tushi.

Lu Dongzan knew that it was a dream to let Tu Shi compensate himself, so he said magnificently: "It's okay to compensate or something, we are allies, and we can only join forces in the face of Qiang Tang, so we are all doing things for ourselves." ”

The Great Elder nodded: "I don't know what the Great Elder plans to do next." ”

"We will buy him with gold and silver treasures, hoping that we may get useful news from him."

"Okay, I'll wait for the big deal."

The two sides discussed, Lu Dongzan left, the two have been together for too long, it is not a good thing to be seen, this is Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, once you provoke any minister, I am afraid that it will be difficult to leave.

After waiting for a few days, there was no movement from Lu Dongzan, so the Great Elder had to think of a way through his own channels. Helplessly, I transferred a few houses, and the results I got were similar, basically the same as Lu Dongzan's situation. In desperation, he could only ask someone to inquire about Lu Dongzan's residence, and he was going to find Lu Dongzan.

It was easy to find Lu Dongzan in the courtyard of the eldest grandson's house, but he didn't expect to see Lu Dongzan who didn't even dare to let him in the door, pulled him to the corner, and said nervously: "How did you find here!?" ”

"What's wrong, Daxiang, what's wrong?"

"The eunuch I was looking for before was discovered, and now the spies of the Tang Dynasty are searching for his henchmen, I have to avoid it for two days, you go back quickly, don't ask anyone casually, so as not to get into trouble, go back and wait for my news."

After speaking, he didn't give the Great Elder a chance to ask, and left in a hurry when he saw that there was no one left and right, and the Great Elder could only leave in a huff.