If the knife didn't hit him.
That won't hurt.
If the knife is not placed on his neck.
It won't be scary.
Perhaps no one would think anything of what Li Chengqian said.
Is it possible that he can really bring his thousand men to fight?
Stop making people laugh.
Therefore, King Xi Yuwen Yuanliang did not take this seriously.
You should still eat, drink, and enjoy every day.
But when Su Dingfang led 50,000 elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to the border of the Xi tribe.
Can he still sit there?
On the same day, the ministers were summoned to discuss the matter in the king's tent, and Zhao Youlin was among them.
If you ask why he is here, why did he become a senior official of the Xi clan within half a year?
All this has to do with the little girl named Yu Wen Qingying who saved him before.
As mentioned earlier, the Xi clan was established by the Yuwen clan of Xianbei.
And this girl in the territory of the Khitan tribe has the surname of Yuwen. Who can't think of it?
Zhao Youlin is not a fool, so he naturally knows the inside story.
But he has no other abilities, but he is definitely good at stealing women's hearts.
There was a time when women like Li Tingxue were attracted to him, let alone others.
After getting along with each other, not long after, on the night when the two of them made a private decision, Yu Wen Qingying explained her life experience to Zhao Youlin.
Just as Zhao Youlin expected, Yuwen Qingying was a member of the Xi clan royal family.
However, she is the daughter of the former King Xi and the brother of the current King Xi.
After the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Northern Desert, the royal court of the Xi clan also underwent changes. The former Xi king Yuwen Dongting was beheaded by his younger brother Yuwen Yuanliang.
Yuwen Yuanliang proclaimed himself queen, and immediately launched a hunt for Yuwen Dongting's wife, children, and children.
Fortunately, the Loyalty Department defended each other to the death, and Yu Wen Qingying and her brother were able to escape.
After placing her in the cave, her brother went to the Khitan tribe alone to try to gain Khitan support and restore the country.
Later, she met Zhao Youlin who fled into the valley in panic.
When the little girl said this, she didn't notice at all that Zhao Youlin's eyes had changed.
Immersed in love, she was still naively thinking about her future with Zhao Youlin.
She was almost unprepared and told Zhao Youlin that her brother told her that the Khitan had promised to help them restore their country.
Sure enough, women who fall in love are all fools.
However, this woman's sincerity was given to the dog in Li Chengqian's mouth.
As the saying goes, I put my heart towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch...
Within two days, Zhao Youlin brought Yu Wen Qingying to Yu Wen Yuanliang.
And in front of her, he told the story of the Khitan's collusion with the brother and sister.
Yuwen Qingying was unlucky, and she didn't know whether she was alive or dead after being thrown into prison.
At the same time, Yuwen Yuanliang immediately sent an envoy to question the Khitan.
The plan has been exposed.
What else can Khitan do?
A few days later, the Khitan sent Yuwen Qingying’s brother’s head.
Zhao Youlin Yougong and the Xi clan were given the official position of Burke by Yuwen Yuanliang himself, and commanded five thousand cavalry to garrison Sangqian.
Then there was the scene of Zhao Youlin leading his troops to show off in front of Li Chengqian.
Apart from anything else, just rely on his unclear history of rising to power.
I don't know what kind of face he has, but he ran to Li Chengqian to show off his power.
…
At this moment, several ministers of the Xi clan also pointed their fingers at Zhao Youlin.
Zhao Deyan, who claimed that Han officials had harmed the country and described the Turks in the Northern Desert, is a well-known example.
Because Jieli reused Zhao Deyan, he promoted Han law in his tribe and abandoned the ancestral system, which caused the huge Turks to fall apart.
Although several years have passed since this incident, it is still very popular.
In Yuwen Yuanliang's eyes, he began to look at Zhao Youlin with a critical eye.
Seeing this, Zhao Youlin hurriedly bowed down and said, "My loyalty to the king can be seen by the sun and the moon, and by the heaven and the earth."
"If it weren't for the fact that people from the Tang Dynasty crossed the border to provoke them, I would not have led troops to deter them."
"It's just that Li Chengqian bullied others too much. Not only did he kill our soldiers, but he also asked the king to apologize in person."
"If the king wants to blame me for this, then kill me..."
Apart from other things, Zhao Youlin's acting skills are definitely worthy of being called the best actor.
His words brought tears to his eyes, and he truly showed himself to be a loyal minister.
After Yuwen Yuanliang saw it, he also felt emotional and felt that he should not doubt him.
Yu Wen Yuanliang waved his hand and said: "That's all, you are also thinking about my Xi clan wholeheartedly. I don't blame you for this."
"But now, the Central Plains soldiers are under pressure. How do you think this matter should be handled?"
A counselor from the Xi tribe stood out from the crowd and said, "I think the king should not show off his power and rashly start a war with the Tang Dynasty."
"Now that the Tang Dynasty has destroyed Tuyuhun in the Northern Desert, it is a time of great morale."
"If our army goes to war with Tang at this time, it will definitely bring a heavy price to our people."
"So, I suggest that the king take the initiative to seek peace with Tang."
Don't wait for Yuwen Yuanliang to speak.
Zhao Youlin then spoke: "Obviously they were the first to bully us, but they asked us to apologize first. What's the point of this?"
"Aren't you doing this a slap in the face?"
"If we really do that, how will the Khitan, Goguryeo, and even the Shiwei, Mohe and other tribes view the king?"
"How can we, the Xi clan, gain a foothold among other clans in the future?"
After the Turks were destroyed in the Northern Desert, the Xi people accepted many old people from the Turks.
Therefore, this once unknown small clan suddenly became a large clan with more than 50,000 soldiers and nearly one million members.
Resolutely has a tendency to become the top three in the Northeast.
And Zhao Youlin's words suddenly entered Yu Wen Yuanliang's heart.
He knew very well that if he bowed his head to the Tang Dynasty now, no one in the three Northeastern factions would listen to his orders in the future.
Zhao Youlin also spoke at the right time: "If the king is strong-willed and dedicated to safeguarding the dignity of the Xi clan, he will surely be respected by others."
"Even if a war breaks out with the Tang Dynasty because of this, the king can still use the name of the leader of the third division to order the Ping and Khitan tribes to provide him with food, wages, troops and horses."
"They are all three tribes united into one, and they have Yanshan Taihang as their support. Who can do anything to me, the Xi tribe?"
The Xi people originally lived in the mountains, separated from the Central Plains by the entire Yanshan Mountains and part of the Taihang Mountains.
If the Tang Dynasty went to war with the Xi tribe, they would have to climb over these two mountains if they wanted to reach the Xi tribe's headquarters.
However, crossing mountains and ridges is a taboo for military strategists. This not only facilitates the enemy's ambush, but also makes logistical supplies extremely difficult.
As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses must go ahead with food and fodder before they move. If the food and fodder cannot reach the frontline battlefield, how can the soldiers feel at ease?
Therefore, what Zhao Youlin said is partly correct.
However, a scholar is still a scholar.
Many times it is just talk on paper.
If Li Chengqian were to look at it, he would definitely be able to see the flaws at a glance.
However, there is no Li Chengqian in the Xi clan's court, and Yuwen Yuanliang is not Li Shimin.
He was completely convinced by Zhao Youlin at this time.
Without hesitation, he immediately began to mobilize his troops and sent 20,000 troops to the mountains of Yanshan to set up camp and confront the Tang camp.
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As the saying goes, the enemy not only refused to surrender, but also dared to fight back at me.
Isn’t this the scene you’re talking about?
How about the Northern Desert Turks?
What about Tuyuhun?
Aren’t they all big countries with hundreds of thousands of troops and millions of people?
They were all destroyed by Tang.
The small Xi clan actually hoped to rely on Yanshan to resist the Tang Dynasty's military front.
This is really overestimating one's capabilities...
