Chapter 47: Conspiracy
Turkic grassland.
The secret of the tent of the sect.
With the demise of Asunari, Jie Li decided to give in and abandon the Shuobei Grassland.
This move caused a stir inside the grassland, and suddenly the opportunity was to radiate public opinion offensive.
The ownership of the Mobei grassland is a messy link that cannot be cleaned up.
In fact, it is just a saying that the strong are respected, and whoever is stronger belongs to whom. According to the earliest records, the Shuobei grassland should be from the Quanrong Kingdom. Later, the Xiongnu rose and became owned by the Huns. The Qin, Han and Sui Dynasty once collected the Shuobei grassland as existing, but when they were in a downturn, the grassland people occupied the past. It was like the disputed territory in later generations. Whether it was the Central Plains people or the grassland people, they regarded this place as owned by themselves.
Jie Li gave up the Shuobei Grassland, which was equivalent to handing over the Shuobei Grassland to the Tang Dynasty. This was undoubtedly a treason. Even in ancient times, this behavior was extremely despised.
Jie Li's strength was greatly reduced due to the demise of Ashina Congli, and now he gave the Turkic territory to his old enemy Tang Dynasty, which was even more doubtful, and was in sharp contrast with the Turkic tribe at its peak. For a time, he rebelled against Jie Li and defected to Tuli, and directly pushed Tuli to the peak of the grassland. At this point, Tuli's strength truly surpassed Jie Li and became the uncrowned king of the Turks.
Because of his expansion of strength, Tuli no longer had any room for anything. He raised the wolf-headed flag that he had been asked for for a lot of money from the Tang Dynasty, called himself the Turkic Khan King, stood with Jie Li, and divided the northern grassland into two.
When Tuli was satisfied, he was shocked: the Tang Dynasty doubled the proportion of iron exchanged for cattle and horses on the grounds that the iron was not enough, and doubled the proportion. As for the excellent weapons, the proportion was increased by five times.
"Why don't they come and rob?" Tuli slapped the table angrily, his eyes were filled with anger: He is now the Turkic Khan King, and the troops he can mobilize in his hands have surpassed Jie Li, and the grassland he controls is not inferior to the former. Now Jie Li is facing crises in all aspects, and it is the time when he takes advantage of the victory to establish the supreme status of the Turkic Khan King in one fell swoop. He needs a lot of iron weapons. However, the Tang Dynasty used this trick at this critical moment, which really made him panic.
"Damn it! Damn the cunning Han people, I will kill Jie Li and sit firmly in the position of Khan, so you must look good!" Tuli put down his harsh words, but his face was still frowning. There was no way. The smelting technology of the Tang Dynasty was too clever, and they were far from comparable to the Turks. The sharp weapons made by the Tang Dynasty were not only powerful but also lasting for war. They were not easy to use, but were really easy to use. However, once the swords of the Tang Dynasty were banged, they did not have the smelting technology to re-forge and repair. They could only repair them in a rough polishing manner, or with the Turkish smelting technology, or even rebuild them back to restore the sharpness of the weapons.
This also destroys the texture of the weapon itself and causes the weapon to become a rotten object.
Confrontation of battles. You should use all your advantages to the extreme in order to achieve the most confident victory.
In order to win again in the next crucial battle, Shili planned to spend a lot of money next time. He bought Tang Dynasty's weapon for a large amount as capital for victory. But it seemed that it was in retaliation for the last price increase, Tang Dynasty increased the exchange rate with the same excuse, and the increase was extremely exaggerated, which made them unacceptable.
For a moment, I felt regretful. I shouldn’t have had a showdown with the Tang Dynasty too early.
The one who angered the answer to the Tang Dynasty was Gelusili.
They had bad intentions and intended to kill people with a knife, so they left Luo Shixin on the grassland. However, they asked Luo Shixin to take action first and killed all of them.
For this reason, Geluo Sili forced Tuli to force him to put pressure on the Tang Dynasty and investigate and severely punish Luo Shixin.
As a result, news came from the Tang Dynasty calmly that after the meeting of Geluo Kayulushixin, the two met too late and chatted happily for half a night before saying goodbye. Perhaps it was because they encountered Turkic attacks on the way back to the tribe, and the entire army was wiped out.
The Tang Dynasty insisted that this was the case, and they could not find any evidence. Although they knew that Luo Shixin was the biggest suspicion, they could not come up with any proof.
There was no way to go to Tuli, so he could only comfort Geluo Sili and persuade him to be mournful and follow the changes.
Now the Tang Dynasty has made trouble with the Turks, and Geluo Lusili’s new and old hatreds have surged into his heart, and he shouted angrily: “King Khan, this Li Tang is clearly playing with us, and he doesn’t see us in his eyes. We must let them know that they are powerful.”
Tuli also had a sharp look in his eyes and he snorted: "Don't worry, next year, as long as we deal with old Jie Li, we will summon all the warriors of the clan to let Li Tang know. I, Turks, are the most powerful nation..."
Gelu Sili also knew that this was not the time to fight the Tang Dynasty, so he didn't say much, but when he thought of his son, he felt indescribable.
"King Khan, good news!"
When Tuli was worried about his relationship with the Tang Dynasty, he suddenly heard good news and was shocked, so he asked the person who was sending the message to enter the tent to speak.
A man with a weird outfit strode into the tent.
Tuli recognized the man, his name was Liu Hu. Although he had the name of a Han man, he was a Turkic man. Because he grew up in Shuofang and was proficient in both languages, he was sent to Qingzhou to pay attention to Luo Shixin's movements. Because he had been dressed up as a Han man, he hurriedly changed to a Turkic herdsman when he came to the grassland, which looked very strange.
"Did Li Tang really give up the Shuobei Grassland as I hoped?" Tu Li's eyes suddenly showed a fiery expression.
Gelusili's expression was also very moving, and a little greed flashed in his eyes.
Tuli has turned defeat into victory because of Luo Shixin's unintentional help last time and defeated Jie Li.
While thinking that Luo Shixin was the future rival of the Tang Sect Turks, he planned to use Luo Shixin's power to deal with Jie Li again, so he paid special attention to Luo Shixin's actions.
Jie Li withdrew from the Shuobei grassland. Facing the abundant grassland in Shuobei, Tu Li was naturally moved and paid more attention to the trends of Qingzhou in Shuofang and saw that the Tang Dynasty was not interested in the grassland. The fields were mainly farmed, and the fields were originally more important to them. If they were not favored by the grassland, wouldn’t it be a good thing for him?
As for whether he would end up with Ashina Congli, Tuli was not so worried. After all, he was different from Jie Li. He was an ally, and he would not fight just by just fighting. If he could take over that grassland and appropriately deepen his relationship with the Tang Dynasty, it would be not impossible.
Therefore, he set his sights on the Shuobei Grassland early and specifically asked Liu Hu to pay attention.
"The Tang Dynasty did not do anything at this time. After Jie Li gave up the Shuobei Grassland, the two chiefs of Shuofang ignored the Shuobei Grassland. They just carefully repaired Shuofang and managed things in Shuofang. They were indeed not interested in Shuobei Grassland. The good news that Xiao said was not this. Not long ago, a major incident happened in Qingzhou. The Governor of Qingzhou Luo Shixin removed the position of governor of Qingzhou because he violated the power." As soon as Liu Hu finished speaking, suddenly, Geluo Lusili exclaimed at the same time.
"How is that possible?"
"What you said is true?"
The two looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
The border troops of the Tang Dynasty have always been vulnerable and have been so arrogant recently. Because Luo Shixin was alone, Luo Shixin was removed from his post. What hope does the border troops have?
Even if they occupy the Shuobei grassland, what can the border army do to him?
Chu Li suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "Is this Li Tang so unwise, right? Do you want to withdraw a general like Luo Shixin?"
"This is not surprising!" Liu Hu was extremely confident about the news he found and said lightly: "Luo Shixin violated taboos, and the people of the Central Plains pay attention to these things the most. As long as you violate taboos, no matter how big the official you are, you will be punished. Besides, Luo Shixin's contribution is so great that how can the emperors and ministers far away in the court be at peace? There has been a saying in the Central Plains that the birds are gone and the good bows are hidden. Holding his handle, there is no reason to not punish."
He claimed to have grown up in Shuofang and had read many books from the Han people, and he showed off his own style.
Although Tuli had some doubts and did not believe Liu Hu's explanation, Luo Shixin's punishment and dismissal should not be false, and his mind would become alive.
"King Khan!" Geluosili said impatiently: "The people in the Central Plains do not recognize goods, ignore Shuobei Grassland, and even cut off their arms. If you don't seize this opportunity of the gift of the True God, it would be too sorry for the favor of the True God. I am willing to lead my tribe into Shuobei Grassland and grab the Shuobei Grassland back."
"This..." Tu Li was a little moved, but he was worried that he would completely anger the Tang Dynasty, which would not be worth the loss.
Gelu Sili said, "What kind of tricks does Li Tang have? A three-year-old child can see. He wants us to fight Jie Li to the death. He will not easily send troops to attack us before this goal is achieved. What's more, Jie Li himself withdrew from the Shuobei Grassland and did he send the Shuobei Grassland to Li Tang? There is no reason for Li Tang to say that the Shuobei Grassland is theirs. We have first come first served, and it is ours."
Tsuli stood up and said, "What Khan said makes sense. Jie Li gave up the Shuobei Grassland and I took the grassland back. The news spread, and more supporters will definitely be more. That's it... Sili Khan. You first enter the Shuobei Grassland, and the grassland of Ashina Congli is your grassland. In addition, I have other arrangements."
Geluo Sili was overjoyed. After thanking him repeatedly, he couldn't wait to leave the tent and occupied the territory happily.
"The news spread very promptly!" Tu Li took out a pearl from his arms and threw it to Liu Hu, as a reward, and said, "You go back and continue to pay attention to the movements of Shuofang and Qingzhou, and see who the trusted governor Shuofang is and how capable it is. Doing things for him will never treat you unfairly."
Liu Hu hid the pearl in his arms with great joy. At this moment, he did not expect that when he left in a hurry to seek credit, Luo Shixin, who was dismissed, took his family to Shuofang to take his post. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!