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Chapter 15 The Poison of Shi Shu

Although Anulli believed that his father Khan was planning to marry Prince Chia, his daughter was not Asdo, but another sister, Asdo was still worried because when the whole family gathered together for dinner that day, his father said that this was told to her and she had to ask about it clearly.

As soon as Anulli left the tent, Asduo stood up and ran towards his father Khan's tent. Asduo's purple flower camp was also located in the royal area of ​​the tent. Not far from his father Khan's tent, she trotted all the way and soon arrived at the tent. Just as she was about to enter, two Khan's guards stopped her.

"Your Highness Princess, Khan is meeting with the military advisor. You can come back later!"

"Then I'll wait in the outer tent. After the negotiations of Father Khan end, I'll go in."

The Turkic King's Tent is an extremely huge tent covering an area of ​​three acres. It is divided into many functional areas. It is not a single tent, but a double-layer composite tent, divided into two layers inside and outside. There is an aisle about meter wide between the two layers. Generally, Turkic ministers will stand in the aisle when they are waiting for reception.

The guards did not dare to make things difficult for Khan's beloved princess, so they put her in. Asduo quickly walked into the outer tent. She was about to wait at the other tent next to her, but at this moment, she suddenly heard the name of "Yang Yuanqing" faintly coming from the tent. Asduo was stunned and quickly walked into the aisle and found a corner without anyone.









In the Turkic King's tent, Rangan was paced back and forth with her hands behind her back, frowning in a ball. He really couldn't make up this decision.

Standing beside him was his military advisor Shi Shuhu and Hu Shi. He made a brilliant plan for Ran. Seeing that Rangan still couldn't make up his mind, he advised him: "Khan wanted to win over Xue Yantuo. He even agreed to give them one million sheep as compensation, which was a timely help. But why Xue Yantuo refused to express his opinion? The reason was that in the Battle of Harry Lake, we annihilated 20,000 of them and killed Xue Qiluo. Qiu Yi's shabby kept remembering."

"But that was done by Yang Yuanqing, what does it do with the Turks?" Rangan said a little displeased.

"Khan, Yi Shibo would not think so. In the Battle of Lake Harry, the head coach was Yang Yuanqing, but the soldiers were our soldiers. The key is that Khan did not distinguish between this matter."

"Then according to your suggestion, kill Yang Yuanqing and hand over his head to Yi Shibo. Will we just leave this matter clear?"

"Bizhi thinks that's the case. Yang Yuanqing killed his two sons. Yi Shibo has hated Yang Yuanqing to the core. He will inevitably take revenge. This is also the real reason why Yang Yuanqing came to Khan with the ice and snow. With Xue Yantuo's strength, he is not an opponent. The Sui Dynasty would not believe that Xue Yantuo would attack Fengzhou, so he could only hope for Khan, hoping that Khan could send troops to help him. This is precisely our opportunity. Giving his head to Xue Yantuo, Yi Shibo will definitely be grateful to Khan, and at the same time resolved the grudge between us and the Battle of Xue Yantuo Lake. If Khan gives Xue Yantuo some support at this time, then Beizhi thinks that Xue Yantuo will definitely agree to form an alliance with us and deal with Qiezi and Khan. This opportunity cannot be lost!"

Rangan paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back. The reason why he couldn't make up his mind was that Yang Yuanqing represented the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty and was the envoy of the Sui Dynasty. He did not have the courage to kill the envoy of the Sui Dynasty.

But it was a major strategic decision to win over Xueyantuo. The ultimate goal of wining over Xueyantuo was to conquer the Tielite tribes. Whether it was the Eastern Turks or the Western Turks, they were eyeing the Tielite tribes. Whoever could get the Tielite tribes would dominate the grassland.

Among the Tiel tribes, Qiezi and Xueyantuo were the most powerful, while the other Tiel tribes followed their leaders. It can be said that as long as Qiezi and Xueyantuo were conquered, the other Tiel tribes would naturally surrender.

Rangan considered this strategic goal for more than half a year. In fact, the first thing he wanted to swallow was not Xue Yantuo, but Qiezi. Xue Yantuo was in the Jinshan area and was far away. Qiezi was right southwest of them, close to the Eastern Turks. The Han people had a strategy of getting along with each other from a distance. The late emperor Yang Jian told him that he had remembered this strategy firmly.

Rangan did not dare to use troops against Qiezi easily. He was afraid that Tiel's troops would unite to deal with him. He thought of a marriage, but four of the five sons of Qiezi chief Qiezi Gelen were already married, and one of the youngest sons was still young and only nine years old. This marriage strategy did not have the opportunity to be implemented.

At this time, the tribes of Tielle held a meeting to elect Qie Gelen as Tielle Khan and Yi Shibo as Tielle Khan. Rangan suddenly realized that it was impossible for a scabbard to insert two knives into the same time. Sure enough, the people he sent came to the news that Qie Gelen and Xue Yantuo had turned against each other for the dispute over Tielle leader.

Rangan understood that his opportunity had come, but he still lacked the last opportunity. Xue Yantuo was far away and he could not use the counter-espionage plan to provoke an infight between them.

Rangan felt that it was his painstaking efforts that moved Tengri. A blizzard hit Xue Yantuo, forcing Xue Yantuo to move south. He happened to be neighboring Qiezi. Just when Rangan racked his brains to buy Xue Yantuo, he received news that Yang Yuanqing killed Yi Shibo's youngest son, Tshuduo, as if destined, Yang Yuanqing came to his tent as a Sui envoy.

Is this Tengger's arrangement? Is this the will of God?

According to Shi Shuhu Hu's plan, kill Yang Yuanqing and give others his head to Yi Shibo, Xue Yantuo will inevitably form an alliance with the Turks, and the two families sent troops to attack Qiezi. Once Qiezi was destroyed, Xue Yantuo would inevitably be isolated by other Tiel tribes. He would then eat Xue Yantuo in turn. In this way, the Tiel tribes could only surrender to him, which would eventually lead to his hegemony.

The most core issue now is to form an alliance with Xue Yantuo first, and the key figure in the alliance with Xue Yantuo is Yang Yuanqing.

Rangan was already moved, morality was not a problem. Although he once called Yang Yuanqing his most honorable guest, compared with his ambition to dominate the grassland, this "most honorable guest" is really not worth mentioning.

Since the beginning of this year, he feels that his body is beginning to decline, and he cannot live for a few years. This is the inevitable destination of every Turkic Khan. He must complete the hegemony of the unified grassland before he dies and leave his glorious name in the history of the Turkic.

At this time, the only thing he feared was the Sui Dynasty. Yang Yuanqing was the Sui Dynasty envoy, who killed the Sui Dynasty. He could not explain to the Sui Emperor, and his relationship with the Sui Dynasty was completely over. The price was too heavy, and he had to consider the pros and cons of the situation again and again.

Shi Shuhu and Hu knew Rangan's hesitation. He pondered for a moment and suggested: "Or tell Yi Shibo about Yang Yuanqing's return route and let him ambush Yang Yuanqing halfway. This can also show our sincerity and also clear the suspicion of Khan, so as not to offend the Sui Dynasty. However, if Yang Yuanqing changed the route and did not succeed in the ambush, Yi Shibo would blame us. Bei Zhi believes that it is best to kill him directly and is the most reliable."

"Khan, don't hesitate!" Shi Shu and Hu Xi encouraged again.

At this time, Asduo, who was hiding in the outer tent and eavesdropping, heard a sentence and killed him directly. She was so scared that she was so beautiful that she could no longer listen. She turned around and slipped away quietly.

In the big tent, Rangan was still weighing the trade-offs. He finally surrendered in front of the powerful Sui Dynasty. He sighed and said, "Kill Yang Yuanqing. Offend the Sui Dynasty. We will not deserve the loss. I decided to adopt your second strategy and tell Yi Shibo about Yang Yuanqing's return route. Let them deploy themselves to how to intercept it?"

Shi Shuhuxi secretly hated him. He had known that he would not have made a second plan. It would be great to directly incite Khan to kill Yang Yuanqing. Although Rangan had already decided, he was still unwilling to give up and bowed and said, "Khan, that humble position will be gone!"

"Go! I will send someone to tell Yi Shibo!"

After taking two steps, Rangan told him again: "You only know about this. You and I cannot tell the third person. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

Shi Shuhu and Hu bowed out.

Rangan looked at the top of the tent with her hands behind her back, and was silent for a long time.



















Shi Shuhu Huxi was not a Turkic person. He was a Sogdian from Shiguo and a businessman. He had no emotional loyalty to the Turkic person. He only recognized interests. He knew very well in his heart that if he personally gave Yang Yuanqing's head to Yi Shibo, what kind of reward would he get?

At the same time, Shi Shuhu and Yang Yuanqing also had personal grudges, and their personal grudges were formed during Lake Harry. At that time, Datou Khan promised him that if the East and West Turks united, he would thank him for gold equivalent to a war horse. However, in the end, Yang Yuanqing attacked Datou at night, his golden dream was shattered.

From then on, Shi Shuhu and Hu all hated Yang Yuanqing to the core, and he had been waiting for the opportunity to take revenge. This time, Yang Yuanqing was on the Turkic mission to make Shi Shuhu and Huxi find a chance to take revenge.

Although Rangan ordered him not to reveal this secret, for Shi Shuhu, this would make him lose the opportunity to get thanks from Xue Yantuo. In the face of interests, Rangan's order was worthless.

Shi Shuhu Huxi immediately found Rangan's eldest son Duji, who was the legal heir of the Turkic Khan, the crown prince of the Turkic Khan. He knew that his father Khan's body was beginning to age and he was about to enter the position of the Turkic Khan. He had even thought about his future name, Shibi Khan.

Duji did not have the gratitude and loyalty to the Sui Dynasty as his father had, but he had the decisiveness and ruthlessness that his father did not possess. After listening to Shi Shu and Hu's analysis of the situation and strategies, he almost said without hesitation: "Kill Yang Yuanqing, kill him tonight!"

He must not let his father's foolish loyalty to the Sui Dynasty ruin this opportunity to dominate the grassland.

Shi Shuhuxi was overjoyed. He wanted to kill Yang Yuanqing with his own hands to avenge the shattered golden dream of Lake Harry. At the same time, he wanted to grab Yang Yuanqing's head and send it to Xue Yantuo directly. He hurriedly said: "I will do this tonight. I will kill him personally and ask Your Highness to give me troops."

Duji nodded, "I will give you a thousand soldiers. I will attack Yang Yuanqing's camp tonight, and be sure to kill him!"





















After returning from Princess Yicheng's big tent, Yang Yuanqing was sitting in the tent reading. He had already given the tea to the decoction and asked him to distribute it to the chiefs. He did some calculations. If tea could become a daily consumer product for grassland people, the profits he earned from selling tea every year would be measured by millions of livestock. This was definitely a business that would benefit the country and be self-interested.

Now that his bait has been spilled, he just waited for the fish to take the bait tomorrow spring. He was very confident. With the method of drinking tea he introduced, the upper Turkic layer will be inseparable from tea in one winter.

Yang Yuanqing was about to rest for two days, and then returned to Dali City. At this time, the curtain suddenly lifted, and Asduo ran in in horror and said anxiously: "General Yang, go quickly, my father Khan wants to kill you!"
















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