At dusk, the setting sun is like blood, just like a bloody battlefield. It is only a few miles wide, but in an area that is nearly ten miles long, the blood all over is darker than the setting sun. naughty
The Turkic cavalry outside the formation still refused to retreat and gathered together to make a move. Tuli Khan looked at the Turks for a few times, took a deep breath, turned his head, and scanned the faces of Wen Yanbo, Dou Gui, Li Daoxuan, and Su Dingfang one by one, and finally It fell on Li Shan's face, "What do you want?"
"Don't you know, brother?" Li Shan put on a surprised look, and then said seriously: "I have already made it clear in the letter that you and I are sworn brothers, and you are not unkind, but I will never be unjust!"
Tuli Khan's face turned green and white. He endured it again and again but still couldn't hold it back. "You are just looking forward to civil strife in the Turks!"
"Hey, brother... that's all, that's all." Li Shan's smile was as warm as a spring breeze, "Ashina She'er's vitality has been severely damaged in this battle. Wouldn't it be good if my brother could take over the power and stop the war between the two countries? ?」
Tuli Khan sneered and said, "What would be best if I killed She'er?"
"If my brother is willing to offer the head of Ashina She'er..." Li Shan said with great joy, "I will report to Your Majesty and ask for the title of khan for my brother."
There are actually many khans on the grassland. If the leader of a small tribe is shameless, he can call himself a little khan. But starting from the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou Dynasties, the real great khans on the grassland are usually canonized by the Central Plains dynasty, and they will also marry the Central Plains dynasty. If a dynasty royal woman is a wife, even if she is not canonized, she will definitely be a royal wife... Jieli Khan is almost forty years old when he succeeds to the throne. Is it possible that he has never married a wife? naughty
From this point of view, it makes sense that the previous Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, Jieli Khan and the current Dubu Khan were enemies of the Tang Dynasty. Their wives were the same person, Yicheng of the former Sui Dynasty. Princess.
At this time, Wen Yanbo suddenly interjected: "Your Highness should think twice."
"What does Mr. Yan Bo mean?" Li Shan said angrily: "Gu and Tuli Khan are sworn friends of Jinlan for eight worships. Fighting on the battlefield is really a helpless act. Do you need to use swords and axes now?"
Tuli Khan looked at this scene and simply looked up at the sky, too lazy to pay attention... just pretending!
Li Daoxuan also said: "Huairen, if you want to kill or release the chief of the enemy country, you should ask your Majesty for an order."
"That's true..." Li Shan hesitated and said helplessly, "But Ashina She'er..."
"This person formed an alliance with Ashina She'er and joined hands to go south to invade the territory!" Wen Yanbo shouted softly: "Not to mention betraying the alliance twice, how can he win the trust?!"
"Does Your Highness know the story of the wolf in Zhongshan?" Chang'an ordered Li Qianyou to step forward and said: "Zhao Jianzi was hunting in Zhongshan, and the wolf escaped with its feathered arrows. At that time, the scholar Dong Guo protected it, but the wolf turned back to eat after it was alive."
Everyone looked sideways, and Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and thought hard... He was indeed the Li family of Longxi. He had never read this collection of books.
Well, Li Qianyou hasn't read it either...Li Shanqi mentioned it in a casual chat a few days ago, saying that Tuli Khan was a Zhongshan wolf. This allusion refers to the Spring and Autumn Period, but it actually comes from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Tuli Khan was also well versed in Sinology. After hearing this, he said angrily: "Last year in Guji Town, if I hadn't stepped in, how could you, Li Huairen, defeat Jieli?"
"After the war, Pharmacist Li broke his promise and sent grain, liquor, salt, and cloth to Jieli. Wasn't it Li Tang who broke his promise first?!"
Li Shan was shocked, "Isn't Medicine Master Li wise enough to do this?"
Xue Wanche and Zhang Shigui both turned their heads. They really couldn't stand it any longer. Didn't you tell me this before you left Daizhou? naughty
In fact, it is inevitable to release Tuli Khan. Li Shan understands this, all the generals understand it, and even Tuli Khan himself knows it well... Otherwise, he would not take the initiative to run out and be captured alive. Explain your identity carefully.
In fact, Tuli Khan was not hiding from the Tang army, but from Ashina Sheer... He was really afraid that after the defeat, that guy would kill him with a knife.
"That's it, that's it!" Li Shan waved his hand and said, "That day we were sworn brothers to Jinlan, and today we will let go of my brother, but..."
Tuli Khan sighed, "Tell me, what do you want?"
Li Shan laughed, "Brother, you're welcome, you're welcome..."
The laughter gradually stopped. Li Shan looked around, the corners of his mouth twitching. Everyone around him, including Tuli Khan, stared at him with strange eyes.
Who doesn’t know you? naughty
At the beginning of last year, how much price did Jieli Khan pay to redeem Yu Gushe... You, Li Huairen, took the opportunity to rip you off!
Li Shan coughed twice, "It doesn't take much...it's just that the cavalry was quite depleted in this battle..."
"Four thousand good horses!" Tuli Khan made a quick decision, "But tonight..."
"Of course." Li Shan said pleasantly, "I will send you back tonight. My brother will stay by the Hongshui River tomorrow and tomorrow. I will send someone to take over."
If Tuli Khan is really detained and even sent back to Chang'an, even if a lot of negotiations are completed, the situation in Wuyuan County is likely to change drastically, and Li Shan can only release him tonight to achieve the goal of his relationship with Ah. The purpose of Shina Sheer's checks and balances.
Beside the hill, Wang Junhao and Zhu Wei stood across the sword. Li Shan pulled Tuli Khan to pick up two stones and sat down. Another guard brought a basket of steamed buns. Li Shan threw one over and said with a smile: "Is Duke Guan still alive?"
"Dead." Tuli Khan took a bite of the steamed bun and said crisply: "He committed suicide. The previous king of Xiangyi, Li Shenfu, and Pingyuan County Duke Duan Decao were both captured, and are still in the hands of Liang Shidu. But if you want to change back...it's unlikely."
"Why?" Li Shan looked indifferent. These three people had nothing to do with him, and they were not from the lineage of King Qin, not to mention that he had some issues with Li Shenfu.
"Master Liang claimed to be the emperor and was given the gift of a khan." Tuli Khan snorted, "Earlier, he relied on Jieli, but now he relies on Dubu, and he even colludes with Princess Yicheng."
"Master Liang has established his country and proclaimed himself emperor, yet Princess Yicheng is still on good terms with her?" Li Shan was a little surprised.
Tuli Khan sneered and said: "The foundation of the Sui Dynasty is not ruined in the hands of Liang Shidu. Princess Yicheng only hopes that Li Tang will be destroyed."
To put it bluntly, Princess Yicheng also knew that restoration was impossible, but she had a deep hatred for the Tang Dynasty. For this reason, she had to reconcile with Liang Shidu, the only separatist force in the world.
"By the way, before going south, Princess Yicheng wants your head."
"What?" Li Shan was speechless, "Could it be that he set up the redemption early last year and asked for..."
"Is there such a thing?" Tuli Khan snorted before explaining: "After the Battle of Cangtou River last year, the Tang army looted Zuoyun County. Princess Yicheng's brother Yang Shanjing and her two sons and one nephew were all Killed."
After looking at Li Shan, Tuli Khan added: "After Empress Xiao entered the grassland, she has been living in Yunzhou. At that time, Empress Xiao, the King of Sui and hundreds of clans were all in Yunzhong County and Zuoyun County in Yunzhou."
Li Shan was speechless. It was a bit unfair to take the blame.
