Li Jiangyao saw that Tanli was calm and rambling, but he didn't ask why he didn't live the happy life of a baron in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang. Instead, he traveled all the way to Tongguan to lead people to attack him. He couldn't help but secretly admire this man. The second prince of Turks is really able to keep his composure. Li Jiangyao smiled faintly and deliberately made it clear: "Your Highness, we did not meet by chance. To be honest, I came here specifically for you."
Tanley was not nervous, with a sincere expression of "complete understanding" on his face. He nodded and said: "I know, I know. Not only that, I also know the purpose of His Excellency the Baron coming to me."
"Oh, tell me then, why did I come to you?"
"If your guess is correct, you probably want to kill your little brother, right?"
"Haha, His Highness is quite understanding."
"More than understanding, little brother, I even think clearly about why I died."
"Oh? I would like to hear the details." Li Jiangyao crossed his shoulders and asked with interest: "His Royal Highness and Li have not seen each other for a long time, but he can immediately understand the cause of his death. I should ask him carefully."
Tanli looked around and responded calmly: "It's not difficult to guess. When we were in Metasequoia City in Western Xinjiang, you and I met each other late and had a very happy conversation. Not only did we not have any problems, but we also formed a friendship. Therefore, the Baron specifically looking for his younger brother today is definitely not out of personal hatred. We all understand it tacitly. The Baron's fierce loyalty to Shengtang cannot be shaken by a small title. Everything you did before was just a way to preserve your power and rights."
Li Jiangyao listened with a smile on his face. He did not answer Tanli's words, but waited for him to continue.
Tanley seemed not to pay attention to the evil stars around him at all, and continued to talk eloquently: "Now that our two countries are at full war, His Excellency the Baron cares about Shengtang, so naturally he cannot stay out of it and remain content in the small town of Metasequoia. Now you When I return to my hometown, I must hope to serve my country, and the courage and loyalty behind this really make me admire you the most. As for why you come to seek bad luck on me, it is probably because of my current unlucky status. Turkic envoy, right?”
Li Jiangyao nodded with a smile: "Since His Highness can be so enlightened, it saves Li a lot of talking. It is easier to deal with smart people. Next, I ask Your Highness to go on your journey with peace of mind."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Tanli raised his hands to stop the Nilinsi spy who was about to take action. He licked his face and said with a smile: "My life is already in the hands of my elder brother, why rush? This damn place , I have nowhere to go, I have no store, I can’t escape, and no one responds to my calls, why don’t you wait a moment and wait for me to say a few words, and then the Baron will make a decision after listening to it, okay?”
Li Jiangyao gestured to his subordinates to wait, and then said to Tanli: "Your Highness, you must not deliberately delay because you are greedy for life and afraid of death, so as to destroy your good image in Li's heart. It makes me feel contemptuous.”
Tanli shook his head helplessly: "Hey, it's human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death. If you can live well, why rush to die? But then again, no matter how miserable I am, I won't be so shameless. Delay, just hope that I don't die unjustly in vain. As I guessed just now, the Baron brother must be trying to destroy the cooperation between the Turkic Empire and Xie Guang, so he plans to kill the younger brother. If this is the case, the younger brother has a better one now. The proposal is for your reference. If...I mean if, the eldest brother can save the younger brother's life, then Tanli swears to God that he will not only take the initiative to destroy the Turkic Xie Guang's joint cooperation, but also provide three important pieces of information, Brother Baron, do you think this deal can be done?"
Li Jiangyao chuckled and said: "Your Highness, you really want to make me look down on you. If I let you go back alive, will you fulfill your promise to tell lies and destroy the cooperation between Turks and Xie Guang? Besides, what's the matter? How can such important information be more weighty than the Khan's own son?"
After hearing this, Tanli shook his head repeatedly: "Brother, what you said is wrong. The reason why you said this is because the authorities are confused and have not fully understood the situation. From the perspective of Shengtang, the cooperation between Tujue and Xie Guang, It seems that it will indeed bring catastrophic damage, but in reality? I think this alliance is just a piece of shit, a piece of extremely smelly shit, worthless!"
Hearing what he said, everyone, including Li Jiangyao, couldn't help but be stunned.
Without waiting for Li Jiangyao to taunt, Tanli continued to explain: "The main reason why Father Khan sent me to find Xie Guang is that he was worried that when we attacked the imperial capital, he would suddenly shake hands with the Holy Tang court and join forces to fight against the enemy. , stabbing the Turkic army from behind, completely disrupting the war situation. Using peace negotiations and alliances to temporarily stabilize the powerful Xuanjia Army is just a temporary measure for us. Father Khan has already made an evaluation, Xie Guang He is just a terrible poisonous snake. He can even betray his own country, so how can he be loyal to us? Therefore, as soon as the war in the imperial capital is over, the Turks will immediately attack Xie Guang. You said, such an alliance is not bullshit What is it again?"
Tanli paused for a moment and sneered: "Besides, there is another key point. I wonder, brother Baron, have you considered it? Once a traitor like Xie Guang colludes with foreigners, then the princes of Shengtang will still have Who is willing to pay attention to him? I am afraid that even within our Xuanjia Army, there will be dissent immediately, and many Xuanjia soldiers will no longer continue to loyally follow Xie Guang. Wouldn't this be more beneficial to you? "
Military is the continuation of politics, and war is the escalation of political struggle. In the final analysis, a series of political games surrounding power and land are the final outcome of all disputes, including military disputes. Li Jiangyao is a soldier, while Ni Linsi is a secret agent. They are both tools of politics, but they do not fully understand politics.
Tanley's words were only a few words, but they suddenly woke up everyone present. The reason for this is also very simple, because he is talking about politics.
Li Jiangyao and the others had previously firmly believed that the alliance between Xie Guang and the Turks was absolutely unacceptable and must be destroyed. This idea is purely based on military considerations: the imperial capital is weak in military strength, and it is facing attacks from both sides by the Turks and rebels. The situation will be even more difficult and dangerous. However, from a political perspective, the situation is indeed as Tanley said. Xie Guangming's blatant collusion with the Turks will only make him, a traitor, further alienated from his relatives.
In this way, wouldn't it be more conducive to crusade against him later?
Tanli saw that Li Jiangyao and others had somewhat accepted his analysis, and he quickly continued: "Actually, Xie Guang is also aware of the seriousness of this problem. So he hopes that we will launch a fierce attack on the imperial capital and help him contain Shengtang. Army, so that the Xuanjia Army can take a breather and take advantage of the situation to quickly grow in strength. At the same time, Xie Guang is worried that the alliance will be known to the world, which will be greatly detrimental to his reputation, and eventually become a street rat that everyone calls for beating. Therefore, he shamelessly asked me if the alliance between the two parties could be kept secret. As for the younger brother, I have already figured out the details of this old guy. Even if the alliance is not reached, he does not dare to tell me now. Let's start the war lightly. Brothers, in this case, of course I can take the initiative to sabotage this matter, it's no lie!"
Li Jiangyao looked up at Zhou Xing and others next to him, and saw that they all nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Tanli's words, so he smiled and said: "His Royal Highness, you are indeed the best negotiator in Turks, and you are indeed eloquent. However, even without Xie Guang's troubles, you are still extremely precious to us. Don't forget, you just said that the Turks were preparing to attack the imperial capital, will I let you go easily?"
"My little brother understands that when doing business, you must pay attention to value for money." Tanli also chuckled: "So, in addition to helping you to trick Xie Guang to death, I also prepared three important pieces of information as a gift, please see the baron. Let’s see if it’s worth my little life?”
"Oh? Let's talk about it first."
Tanli saw something was going on and said word by word: "The first piece of information is about Lao Jianhua's secret."
Upon hearing the words "Lao Jianhua", the eyes of Nilin Division's secret agents all lit up. This person is not only the number one traitor in Beiya and the great enemy of the long history Shen Lie, but also the key figure behind the Western Xinjiang Rebellion, Xie Guang's Rebellion, Turkic Invasion and other incidents.
Regarding his secret, it is absolutely extremely precious.
Li Jiangyao shook his head calmly, saying that he didn't care much about this information.
Tanli blinked, thought for a while and said, "The second piece of information is about the mystery of the life experience of the Shengtang Crown Prince Li Bing."
As soon as these words came out, everyone including Li Jiangyao was shocked. The mystery of Prince Li Bing’s life experience? What's so mysterious about this? Could it be said that Li Bing was not the son of the late emperor Li Chengwen?
Seeing everyone's reaction, Tanli couldn't help but feel proud, and smiled and nodded at Li Jiangyao.
Li Jiangyao quickly regained his composure and shook his head again, saying that this information didn't matter to him and was worthless.
A sly look flashed in Tanley's eyes, and he cursed secretly in his heart. He knew that Li Jiangyao was a local warlord who could kill without blinking an eye with a lone army in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang. If he really wanted to kill himself, he would have absolutely no psychological barriers. It seems that if Li Jiangyao's thoughts are not captured, he will definitely not be able to escape death today.
Tanli took a deep breath and spoke out his third piece of information with confidence: "Brother Baron, the last piece of news is about your master. I know who is the real murderer of Commander He Jingming."
"What?!" Li Jiangyao finally couldn't help but his face changed drastically.
