"The frost that fell on the grassland yesterday has fulfilled the rumor that was circulated on the grassland before. I invite all the leaders here today because I want to hear their opinions. What do you think of this rumor?"
In the grassland of Xue Yantuo's headquarters, in the main tent of the Chinese army, Yi Nan, the leader of Xue Yantuo, is sitting at the top, and to his left and right are the leaders of the Tiele tribes, including the Qibi tribe, the Huihe tribe, the Bayegu tribe, and the Pugu tribe. , Tongluo tribe and so on.
Yesterday, the abnormal weather of midsummer frost on the grassland, combined with the previous prophecies circulated on the grassland, really made some people in the grassland tribes panic. Some tribes who were dissatisfied with Jieli also began to make secret arrangements. Although the situation in the grassland was There seems to be a turbulent undercurrent, but without exception, from yesterday morning to today, no tribe dared to attack Jieli. Everyone stayed in their respective tribes and waited for the "everything turned upside down" outside!
After all, Jieli has dominated the grassland for more than ten years, and his warriors are numerous and powerful, far beyond what anyone on the grassland can match. Although the realization of the prophecy of "frost from the sky" has made Jieli very passive at the moment, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention that Jieli's current strength has not suffered any loss. In this case, there is even more no one I am willing to be the first person!
There is no fool who can get into the position of tribal chief!
After Yi Nan finished speaking, no one spoke in the tent. Even Qi Bi Heli, who had a good relationship with Yi Nan, squinted his eyes slightly and pursed his lips, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all. Same.
"When this rumor just started a few days ago, everyone just thought it was a temporary measure that Tuli came up with when he was desperate. But no one expected that yesterday's prediction came true. I don't know the situation of other tribes yet. , but within the Tongluo tribe, people are already panicking. The herdsmen are worried that if the Great Khan does not abdicate, the Changsheng Heaven will be angry again. There was a frost yesterday, and God knows what kind of divine punishment the Changsheng Heaven will rain down next time? Anyway, it’s the same. Several tribal leaders from the Luo tribe have suggested to me that they should force the Great Khan to abdicate!"
After waiting for a long time, no one spoke, and the atmosphere in the tent fell into an extremely embarrassing situation. Yi Nan, who was sitting at the top, had a look that changed from a spring breeze at the beginning to a cloudy one now. Yi Nan glanced at the person sitting next to him. The fourth middle-aged man on the left is Abu Can, the chief of the Tongluo tribe, and one of the chiefs of the Tiele tribes who has a good personal relationship with him. Abu Can felt Yi Nan's gaze, pondered for a moment, and then spoke bravely.
"Haha! The situation in the Tongluo tribe is similar to the situation in my Xue Yantuo tribe. Brother Qibi, I wonder what the situation is like in the Qibi tribe?"
When someone spoke, Yi Nan took the initiative to continue the topic. His complexion became somewhat better. At this time, he looked at Qibi Heli sitting next to him and asked.
Qibi Heli's eyes narrowed, and after scanning the people in the tent, he said calmly: "The situation in each department should be similar. Brother Yi Nan, just tell me why you invited me to your department today. Everyone present We are not outsiders, so you don’t have to beat around the bush! What’s more, the situation in the grassland is complicated and confusing at the moment. Although we are here in secret, if we stay here for a long time, there is no guarantee that the Great Khan’s Wolf Guard will not notice it!”
"Yes! What is the purpose of Chief Yi Nan calling us to Xue Yantuo today? Please tell us!"
Qibi Heli's words spoke to the hearts of everyone present. They would not believe that Yi Nan went to all the trouble to invite them here just to talk about the frost that fell in the sky yesterday. There must be some deeper meaning. After all, it is a special period now, but several of their tribal leaders are gathering together. Once discovered by Jieli's people, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Haha! Brother Qibi is still so direct!"
There was no displeasure on Yi Nan's face at being exposed, but there was just a hint of embarrassment in his eyes, but it was fleeting. He chuckled and said, "Brother Qibi's worries are not unreasonable. It is a special period now." , that old thief Jieli must have started to take strict precautions against our major tribes, it is not appropriate for you to stay here, then I will go straight to the point and have a long talk with you!"
Jie Lina...an old thief?
Hearing Yi Nan's address to Jie Li, everyone in the tent's expressions changed. Although they had roughly guessed Yi Nan's purpose of calling them here before coming, at this moment Yi Nan actually addressed Jie Li directly in front of them. Li is an old thief, and his rebellious intentions are simply self-evident!
Looking at the reaction of everyone in the tent, Yi Nan was very satisfied. He nodded and continued: "To be honest, Yi Nan called you here today because he wanted to discuss with you how to follow the will of the grassland and jointly overthrow Jie Li. .”
"Overthrowing Jie Li? How easy is it?"
After Yi Nan finished speaking, Qi Bi Heli, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but interrupt: "Jieli's tent has two hundred thousand elite wolf riders alone, not to mention the tribes that are attached to him. If we try to contend with them rashly with our own strength, I’m afraid we’ll only end up dead!”
"Brother He Li's words are true. Jieli has dominated the grassland for more than ten years, and the power under his command has long been incomparable. I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to compete with him!"
"Yes! Yes! Chief Yi Nan, please be careful!"
After Qibi Heli said this, three or four tribal chiefs immediately echoed in the tent.
In fact, it can be roughly seen from this that although there is no doubt that the Tiele tribes are hostile to Jieli, they are also divided into party groups. Those who side with Qibi Heli and those who side with Yi Nan are almost five. The number of five!
Yi Nan snorted coldly and said: "Hmph! Don't forget, everyone, during the years when our Tiele tribes submitted to Jieli, we were often suppressed and exploited by that old thief Jieli. He just said that you wanted to uproot the ancient tribes. Three years ago, did the Ashina tribe forcibly snatch 10,000 cattle and sheep from your tribe’s herdsmen? As a result, tens of thousands of your tribe’s members starved to death that winter!
There is also the Sijie tribe. Last year, Jieli's son Mo Chui, did he kidnap more than a hundred beauties from your clan? Even your beautiful concubine was snatched away by him. You can also take this revenge, chief of the Sijie tribe. forget? "
As soon as he finished speaking, the expression of the middle-aged man sitting in the third seat to Yi Nan's right suddenly changed. He said angrily: "Chief Yi Nan, I will never forget the revenge of taking away my wife! Over the past year or so, I will never forget it." Come on, I don’t want to eat that Jieli’s meat and drink that Jieli’s blood all the time… It’s just that my tribe is weak, with only tens of thousands of members, and I also know that there is no hope of revenge in this life!”
Not only him, but also several chiefs in the tent were filled with indignation at this time, because Jieli's evil deeds of oppressing Tiele tribes over the years went far beyond what Yi Nan just said. Yi Nan's words just now made them also I recalled what my tribe had experienced over the years.
revenge? Who wouldn't? But in the face of Jie Li's absolute strength, they didn't dare to mention the word revenge!
"Who said revenge is hopeless? There is such an opportunity now!"
Yi Nan's voice suddenly became louder at this time, and he said: "The frost fell yesterday, and the prediction of Jie Li's immorality came true. People on the grassland were already panic-stricken, and the herdsmen from all walks of life all hoped that Jie Li would abdicate as soon as possible. Come to appease the anger of Changshengtian. In the words of the Central Plains people, Jieli has lost all the people's hearts!
People in the Central Plains often say that those who win the hearts of the people win the world. At this time, our Tiele tribes should stand up, comply with public opinion, and unite all the tribes on the grassland that are dissatisfied with Jieli to resist Jieli and remove him from the throne. Pull him down from his position! Our move is not only in accordance with the will of Changshengtian, but also in compliance with public opinion. In addition, Jieli has expropriated and suppressed many tribes on the grassland in recent years. As long as our Tiele tribes stand up, I believe that many tribes will and herdsmen come to us and help us overthrow Jieli! "
It can be seen that Yi Nan is well prepared for this "speech". He talks about the idioms of the Central Plains in one way, and he is also very skillful. He first arouses everyone's sympathy and then brings it up together. Overthrow Jie Li, this eloquence, looking at the grassland, is definitely top-notch, very provocative!
But... the embarrassing thing is that after he said what he said, no one among the tribal chiefs in the tent responded to him, either because they were intimidated by Jie Li's reputation, or because they had ulterior motives.
Yi Nan pursed his lips and had to continue: "Yi Nan is very clear about your concerns. Jieli is indeed powerful now. As Brother Qibi said before, Jieli has more than 200,000 elite wolf riders under his command. , each of these wolf riders can be one to ten. If you want to compete with them head-on, it is impossible to win without a million-strong army. Moreover, there are not a hundred tribes attached to Jieli on the grassland, but there are as many as seventy or eighty!
Although the Tiele tribes are stronger than other tribes, they are far from Jieli's opponents! But I just said that we will unite all the tribes on the grassland that are dissatisfied with Jieli and overthrow Jieli in the name of Changshengtian. I believe that the vast majority of herdsmen on the grassland will support us!
And if it comes to a last resort, we can also borrow the power of the Tang Dynasty to help us destroy Jie Li! "
Hearing Yi Nan's last words, everyone's expressions changed. Qibi Heli couldn't help but said, "Oh? Are you, Yi Nan, related to people from the Tang Dynasty court?"
As soon as he said this, everyone stared at Yi Nan with wary expressions.
Although they all hate Jieli, at the same time, most of them don't have much favorable impression of the Tang Dynasty. In their view, overthrowing Jieli is just an internal matter of the grassland. If the army of the Tang Dynasty is allowed to enter, Asking the grassland to help is tantamount to "letting the wolf into the house"!
Jieli invaded the Central Plains several times back then, and even burned, killed, and looted villages and towns bordering the Tang Dynasty. Many of them had acted as accomplices at that time. If the Tang court really helped them defeat Jieli, what would happen next? It is very likely that they will find them to "settle accounts in the future"!
Most of the chiefs present were wary and hostile towards the Tang Dynasty, with the exception of Qibi Heli. In his view, the grassland was about to fall into disputes, and internal strife and fighting would inevitably become more and more serious. The Tang Dynasty has been recuperating over the years and has become stronger and stronger. In the Battle of Longmen Pass more than a month ago, the Tang border army almost completely annihilated Jieli's 50,000 elite wolf cavalry. Such strength was comparable to what the Tang Dynasty had just established. Compared to that time, there is a huge difference!
On one side is the grassland where internal fighting is becoming increasingly fierce, and on the other side is the recuperating and increasingly powerful Tang Dynasty court. Qibi Heli believes that if the Qibi tribe wants to preserve its tribal strength as much as possible in this dispute, it is a good idea to rely on the Tang Dynasty. A good way out. As for whether the Tang Dynasty court would retaliate against him, he was not too worried. After all, there was a precedent of the Khitan chief leading his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. If he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he would only receive preferential treatment and would never be punished. Take revenge!
Moreover, the Qibi Ministry has been tired of dealing with Jie Li in recent years and has rarely had the opportunity to invade the Tang Dynasty border. Li Er would not embarrass him too much if he thought about it!
However, these thoughts were only buried in Qibi Heli's heart. Except for his brother and confidant Zang Jiming, he never mentioned it to anyone!
Otherwise, he is likely to become the target of public criticism!
The attitude of everyone in front of Yi Nan is a good example!
"Haha! Brother Qibi is joking! How could Yi Nan be in contact with people from the Tang Dynasty court?"
Under everyone's eager gazes, Yi Nan chuckled and said: "Everyone thought that the prophecy of "the eternal sky is angry and frost falls from the sky" was made by Tuli. Yesterday, there was indeed frost on the grassland. Did you guys Do you think these are just coincidences?"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but frowned, probably because they didn't understand what this matter had to do with the connection between Yi Nan and the Tang Dynasty court. At this time, Chief Abu Can of the Tongluo tribe asked: "Chief Yi Nan, Isn’t this a coincidence? Could it be that Tuli’s miraculous calculation predicted in advance that there would be frost on the grassland yesterday?”
"Of course he doesn't have this ability!"
Yi Nan sneered and said: "Abnormal celestial phenomena such as frost in midsummer are rare in a hundred years. How could Tuli predict it in advance? If he really had this ability, he would not have been deprived of the position of Great Khan by Jieli back then!"
"Brother Yi Nan, what do you mean...?"
Abu Can frowned and said in confusion.
"Datang! Tuli must have climbed into the Tang court!"
Yi Nan looked around at everyone, and after a moment, he spoke in a calm and steady voice.
As soon as he said this, the whole hall was shocked.
Qibi Heli's expression was startled, but he soon returned to normal. He asked calmly: "Oh? Why is Brother Yi Nan so sure that Tuli has climbed up to the people of the Tang Dynasty court? You must know that these days, Tuli's troops have been surrounded by our ten troops, how can he contact the people of the Tang Dynasty?"
yes! Recently, Tuli's headquarters has been surrounded by us. It is impossible for his people to get out, and it is even less possible for people from the Tang Dynasty to come in. How can Tuli climb up to the court of the Tang Dynasty?
Hearing this, everyone looked at Yi Nan with doubts on their faces, thinking that this guy was just talking nonsense, right?
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