In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, early March.
After Bazhuo, Xue Yantuo served as the junior khan and Prince Yimang also came to Beimo Fu Yamen.
However, on the day he came, Li Chengqian was not in the house.
He first met Xiao Rui, and then under Xiao Rui's guidance, he came to the outer military camp.
Of course, this light industrial production area is now quite large-scale and has attracted hundreds of thousands of people to settle here.
However, since the imperial court has never established a city here, the local people divided the area into inner and outer areas.
The city circle is naturally where the people live and where there are many format factories and shops.
Outside the city circle is where Datang's military camp is located.
At this time, Li Chengqian was at the shooting range within the military camp.
When Yi Mang followed Xiao Rui, Li Chengqian was shooting an arrow.
In an instant, the arrow pierced the sky and hit the bullseye of the target a hundred steps away.
Seeing this, Yimang clapped his hands and exclaimed: "His Royal Highness is a good archer!"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian slowly turned around.
He looked directly at Yi Mang, then took the handkerchief from Wuyou next to him, wiped the sweat from his face, and walked back to his seat.
And Yi Mang and Xiao Rui also followed.
After Li Chengqian took a sip of tea, he said, "Are you Yi Mang?"
"It's my lord."
Yi Mang said respectfully.
Listening to his words, Li Chengqian looked Yi Mang up and down.
Yimang's body lacks the roughness of the barbarians, but instead gives people a gentle and elegant feeling. This temperament is very similar to that of the Han people.
"It is indeed the same as the rumors."
Li Chengqian said: "You have a temperament unique to people from the Tang Dynasty."
"People always say that."
Yimang bowed and said, "Maybe it's because I have half Tang Dynasty blood flowing in my body."
"oh?"
"Is your mother from Tang Dynasty?"
Li Chengqian was a little surprised.
"Yes."
Yimang replied: "My mother is from Jinyang. Later, she joined Xue Yantuo because of the family's difficulties and was known by my father."
"I didn't expect that there is such a connection."
Li Chengqian really didn't expect that Yi Mang's mother was from the Tang Dynasty.
It's no wonder that he is so unpopular in Xue Yantuo.
After all, nomads like Xue Yantuo in Mobei attach great importance to blood.
Those who are not of my race must have different minds. This saying is more prevalent in them than in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian waved to Yi Mang and said, "Come, sit here."
As he spoke, he pointed to the position next to him.
Seeing this, Yimang's face was filled with fear.
He said: "I feel honored to be invited by His Highness, so how can I dare to sit with His Highness?"
Seeing his appearance, Li Chengqian didn't care, straightened up and pulled Yi Mang to his side.
After sitting down, Yimang said bluntly: "I have overstepped my bounds..."
"Those who are overstepping or not do not exist here."
"I don't have so many rules here."
Li Chengqian waved his hands indiscriminately, then looked up at the soldiers who were practicing in the field, and said: "Look, do these soldiers of our Datang Dynasty have the bravery and might of your Xue Yantuo?"
"The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are naturally far superior to us."
Yi Mang looked at the field, looking at the soldiers in the field with envious eyes: "If we had such tiger and wolf soldiers back then, how could we be beaten by the Western Turks to the king's tent..."
"and……"
Yi Mang turned back to look at Li Chengqian and said, "I heard that these are not the most elite troops in the Tang Dynasty."
"yes."
Li Chengqian admitted generously: "These are the Central Army under my father."
"Although they are also elites, after all, they have not participated in a war for too long."
"Lack of a lot of war experience, only on the battlefield can they regain their original feelings."
Hearing this, Yi Mang nodded, then smiled bitterly and said: "Not all the top elites are so heroic, and it is really hard to imagine what the top elites of the Tang Dynasty would be like."
"That's what they look like."
Li Chengqian slowly turned back and looked at Luo Ding'an and others.
Yi Mang also followed Li Chengqian's gaze and looked over.
For a moment, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
That was Li Chengqian's Qianzi camp, and all of them were veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles.
You don't need to do anything, the momentum just standing there is terrifying enough.
Especially the shocking scar on the face of the leading one-armed general can really make people feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.
Li Chengqian turned around and said, "How about it, are you envious?"
"Your Highness, do you want to hear the truth?"
"That's natural."
"envious."
Yimang was not pretentious at all.
He said directly: "If I could have such a team, I wouldn't have to live in such fear as I do now."
"You finally told the truth."
Li Chengqian glanced at Yi Mang and said, "You are much more powerful than your brother."
"Where there."
Yimang shook his head and said with a smile: "He is the eldest son of my father Khan. He is very popular among all the tribes and responds to every call."
"And he also occupies the three richest departments in Xue Yantuo. He wants money and people."
"But what about me?"
Yi Mang took a deep breath and said, "My little Khan's title was given to me by my father for the sake of my mother."
Hearing what he said, Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean by this? You seem to be very unconvinced?"
"Then do you think I will be convinced?"
After speaking, Yimang turned to look at Li Chengqian.
At this moment, he is like a different person, where is there any sense of submissiveness?
"Ha ha ha ha."
"I just like people like you."
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "If you want anything, just say it directly. Don't hide it or tuck it in."
"Actually, I also want to hide it."
"But His Highness is far more intelligent than ordinary people. Even if I hide, His Highness will still see through."
"Instead of that, it's better to be honest."
Yi Mang also smiled, looked directly at Li Chengqian and said, "Are you right?"
"That's why I said, you are much better than your brother."
Li Chengqian turned to look at the field and said, "In that case, you should also know the reason why I came to you, right?"
"Of course I know."
"Datang wants a stable northern territory."
"But both Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks are getting stronger and stronger now."
"If the current momentum continues, either of the two will become Datang's thorn in the side in the future."
Yi Mang looked directly at Li Chengqian and said: "What Your Highness wants now is to let Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks continue to fight..."
"I really saw you right."
"You are indeed a smart man."
"However, you are wrong about one thing. I don't want you to keep fighting."
Li Chengqian said slowly: "I just hope that the person who ascends to the position of Xue Yantuo Khan is not a capricious villain, that's all."
"But Your Highness, have you ever thought about..."
Yimang narrowed his eyes and said, "My ambition is not small, and I'm very likely to be what you call a villain."
"So what?"
Li Chengqian turned back to look at Yi Mang and said, "I can say without politeness that you are nothing in my eyes..."
