Jiang Shuo said: "So that's it. Although the war in the west will inevitably lead to another loss of lives, at least the war in the north has subsided and the Khitans have had a chance to breathe."
Da Xinyi said: "At the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the sage once asked Yao Chong, the virtuous prime minister, for the government. Yao Chong presented "Ten Things to Say" and asked the sage to agree to ten things before he would worship him and assist him in government. The second thing among them was to "return to the imperial court." "Qinghai, I have no regrets about getting involved, but I am willing to do some merit in the misfortune, okay?" It means that the saint should not ask for any merit, but rest with the people. "
Jiang Shuo said: "It turns out that Yao Chong had this opinion a long time ago, and his reputation as "Prime Minister of the Time of Rescue" is indeed well-deserved. "
Da Xinyi said: "During the Kaiyuan period, it was true that the Tang Dynasty rarely initiated foreign wars. However, at the end of the Kaiyuan period, especially since Tianbao, the saints became better at doing side work, and frontier commanders often received titles for their merits in fighting against barbarians and conquering cities and territories." qs
Li Zhuer said: "Yes, isn't this how An Lushan rose to prominence?"
Da Xinyi said: "I heard that Huangfu Weiming also fought against Tibet for many years and won consecutive battles, so he was respected by the saints."
Jiang Shuo said: "Ah...then there is another Anlu Mountain in the west?"
Da Xinyi said to Jiang Shuo: "That's quite different... The Khitans and Xi people in the North, including Mohe and Silla, were all vassals of the Tang Dynasty. An Lushan deliberately provoked and forced the various ethnic groups in the North to rebel, and became his The pretext for plundering is that the Yan army has not fought any tough battles in recent years. It just bullied the weak and pretended to be the leader. But Tubo really wanted to invade the Tang Dynasty. The two countries had fought for many years, resulting in heavy casualties. Tang Ting We never showed weakness to Tibet, it was just that Yao Chong and Wang Zhongsi were the main defenders, and Ge Shuhan and Huangfu Weiming were the main attackers."
Jiang Shuo said again: "That's it." He was once Li Bai's student boy, and he had some knowledge about poetry, books and even literature and art. He could talk eloquently due to his excellent memory, but he knew nothing about military and political affairs. Jiang Shuo listened to Li Bai. When Zhu Er and Da Xinyi talk about it, they can only respond with "that's how it is."
Da Xinyi breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "In any case, the Yan army's withdrawal from Songmo is indeed a good thing for all the tribes in the north. Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief. However, we still have to be careful that even if the Yan army withdraws, But a small stream of Tieluo River was left to intrude."
Li Zhuer praised: "The prince is really familiar with the Yan army's tactics, but this time the Yan army withdrew very completely, just because they thought that the Khitan had undergone drastic changes, and the resistance force had collapsed from within."
Jiang Shuo was surprised and said, "Why is this? When the Yan army pressed on the border, the Khitan tribes were still able to unite and work together. However, after the Yan army withdrew, they said that there had been internal changes. It is not stupid to be afraid of An Lushan and Gao Buji. Right? How can they believe it?"
Li Zhuer said: "Looking back, you only saw the four tribes of the Yaojian Eight Tribes, Chute, Diela, Tulubu, and Tuju, but you didn't know that the most powerful tribe among the Yaojian Eight Tribes was someone else. It is not the Chute tribe led by Huaixiu."
Jiang Shuo said: "Brother Taligu once told me the story of Yao Chan's reconstruction of the eight tribes. The strongest among the eight tribes was the Yishi tribe. It was originally led by Li Jin, the great Yi of Nieli. He took over the Yishi tribe. Divided into two, the headquarters of Room B was handed over to Saliben, while he took charge of the Dela Department."
Li Zhu'er nodded and said: "Looking back, you have an excellent memory, I'm afraid no one in the world can match it. Salari of the B Chamber was old and faint, and there would have been no trouble, but he died of illness last month, and now The commander of the Yishi Department is his son Hu La."
Jiang Shuo was shocked when he heard this - Hu La, is that Hu La who took refuge in Anlu Mountain? Li Zhuer seemed to know what he was thinking, and said: "Yes, it is the Hu La you have met. He gave himself a Chinese name of "Li Kailuo". "
Jiang Shuo slapped his thigh and said, "I regret not being able to get rid of this thief as soon as possible. This female thief is in charge of the second room department, but she wants to do bad things."
Li Zhuer said, "Yes, not long after he took over the Yishi Department, he led the Yishi, Pinbu, Wuhuai, and Nieli tribes to attack Huaixiu and Nieli. The eight tribes fought hard. Now Nieli and Huaili We failed to show off our strength and have already been defeated and fled far away to Mobei."
As soon as these words came out, not to mention Jiang Shuo, even Da Xinyi was shocked and dumbfounded, saying: "I heard that Li Huaixiu is very brave, and Nie Li is quite resourceful, even if the four troops led by Hu La are indeed stronger. , you won’t lose so quickly, right?”
Jiang Shuo saw that Li Zhuer's expression showed no sadness or sorrow. He knew that Li Zhuer was Huaixiu's biological sister. Although he often scolded him for being useless, he really valued this brother in his heart.
Brother, if Li Huaixiu really made a mistake, she would never be so calm.
Jiang Shuo asked tentatively: "Sister Zhu'er, is this a play performed by Hu La and Huai Xiu?"
Li Zhuer smiled and said, "It can also be said to be acting, or it can be said to be real."
Now even the Qinyue people who had been silent were confused and couldn't help but ask: "How can there be something that is both true and false, true and false?"
Li Zhuer said: "The internal strife among the eight tribes is naturally false, but it is true that Hu La became the Khitan's new ally."
Yun Gu snorted and said, "Then the result is that the little thief became the master of the Khitan."
Li Zhuer said: "To be honest with you two old men, Hu La is actually a traitor. He pretended to seek refuge with An Lushan and betrayed the Khitan tribe to make himself proud. But in fact, Hu La just defrauded An Lushan and Gao Buwei's trust. , now that he has beaten away Huaixiu and Nieli, and has become the Khitan Khan, can't An Lushan retreat south with peace of mind? The Khitan just changed to an alliance khan, but it can avoid the suffering of military disasters, isn't it very cost-effective?"
Jiang Shuo said, "What about Nie Li and Huai Xiu? Did they really go to Mobei?"
Li Zhuer said: "It's true. The two of them actually went to the royal court of Huihe. Now the owner of the Mobei grassland is the Uihe Khanate. After all, the Khitan has limited space to move around in Songmo. Nirvana Li Jin has long wanted to fight with the Uihe Khanate. Make good friends and leave a way for Babu to retreat."
Jiang Shuo immediately thought of Pei Luo, the Khan of Uihe whom he met at Feihuxing, and said, "I wonder if the Khan came back when you two arrived at the court of the King of Uihe."
Li Zhuer asked curiously: "Looking back, do you recognize Pei Luo, the king of Huihe Khan?"
Jiang Shuo nodded and briefly told the story of meeting Guli Peiluo and his two grandsons that day. Da Xinyi said: "Gu Li Pei Luo is a great leader of the Mobei Grassland. I think you have a lot of fate, and you can even hit me like this."
Li Zhuer said, "How about Li Hanguang said that you are the most blessed person in the world?" Jiang Shuo's heart moved. He had never told Li Zhuer about Li Hanguang's words, but how did she learn about it? , Li Zhuer continued: "Nieli and Huaixiu are not in a hurry anyway, they can just wait in Huihe Yazhang. Now that Songmo has the leader Hu La, there will be no chaos."
Da Xinyi said: "But Gao Shang is a master of deception. Can this Khitan drama really deceive him?"
Li Zhuer said: "An Lushan had no choice but to retreat. Hu La's seizure of power only gave him a reason to retreat quickly. Moreover, it is not only the high-ranking officials who resort to deception, but Hu La'ke also made no concessions and expelled Nie Li and Huai. Xiu is just one of them, he will soon follow An Lushan's orders and go out to fight for him."
Da Xinyi suddenly had a bad premonition and hurriedly asked: "Where to attack?"
Li Zhuer said, "The Lord's expectation is good."
The preface and the follower of this sentence did not match up, just like guessing a charade. Qin Yue and Yun Gu looked at each other in confusion, but Da Xinyi already understood and said: "Hu La wants to attack the Bohai Kingdom? Isn't Fuyu the first to bear the brunt?" House..."
At some point, Li Zhu'er had regained her original cold face and said in an indifferent tone: "At this moment, the Khitan army led by Hu La is gathering at the western edge of the Huo'er Shen Grassland. It is expected that the troops will approach Buyeo Castle in less than twenty days. "
Jiang Shuo said: "Sister Zhu'er, this Fuyu City is under the jurisdiction of the great king, how can you bear it..."
However, Yun Gu had already taken offense and said angrily: "How dare the Khitan traitor do this? Xin'er, let's go back to Fuyu City and discipline the Khitan people."
Li Zhuer's face remained calm as she said, "Mother-in-law, Lord, please relax. The beating will not be real, and Hu La will never try his best. However, if Buyeo City is completely unprepared, It is inevitable that the city will be broken into and robbed. After all, Gao Junjun has a lot of contacts in the North, so his acting must be more realistic."
When Da Xinyi heard this, he did not get angry but laughed, and laughed loudly: "Very good, very good... True and false, true and false, I have learned a lesson from Hu La and Lady Li's methods today."
Yun Gu said: "Xin'er, let's go back to Fuyu City. It doesn't matter whether the Khitan people are real or fake. We just treat them as real and kill them without leaving a trace."
On the one hand, Da Xinyi was so warm that he wanted to cry when his mother called him "Xin'er" every time. On the other hand, he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw that his mother's temper was still the same.
He looked dumbfounded and said to Yun Gu: "Mom, I will handle this matter myself. You have never cared about military and political affairs, so it is useless to go back to Fuyu City. I listen to my uncle's wishes, and I want to stay in Bobi City. It’s going to be a while. Why don’t you stay here and spend more time with me? After I go back to Fuyu City and finish dealing with it, I will either pick you up to live with you in Fuyu City, or resign from my official position and travel around the world with my two elders. Wouldn’t it be better? ?」
Yun Gu was about to say something, but Qin Yueren held on to her hand and said: "Ayun, our child is an upright man. He naturally knows how to deal with it, and you don't have to watch him anymore."
In fact, Yun Gu had never cared about this son for more than 40 years, but she suddenly became concerned today. It was funny to herself when she thought about it. She stroked Qin Yueren's hand and said, "Yueren, you are right, the army and the people of Fuyu City are one." Things have always been handled by Xin'er, and he naturally did a good job, but I worried too much. What I have to do now is to never separate from you."
The people of Qinyue had already made up their minds to dedicate themselves to Nestorianism and only practice medicine to help the world. However, today they suddenly reunited with their lover and had such a big son. In their hearts, a tenderness and sweetness that had not been seen in forty years arose in their hearts. He didn't say anything, he just held Yun Gu's hand firmly.
Li Zhuer couldn't help but sigh softly when she saw the two of them looking like this. Jiang Shuo didn't know what she was doing and was about to ask her, but he heard Da Xinyi say: "I'm leaving to go back to Fuyu Mansion. After that, you Come here, I have something to tell you."
