Chapter 31: Yuantu Alliance

Liu Wenjing had already set out to the Turkic camp, but Li Yuan was still a little nervous. He walked slowly in the back garden with his hands behind his back, sorting out some of the chaos of thoughts recently. From his original intention, he didn't want to start a problem. Now the time is not the time, and the time is not fully ripe.-<  >-net.

Although the Sui Dynasty was in a desperate situation, it was not yet the last moment of its collapse. Not everyone was willing to betray the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan saw the situation very thoroughly. Now he still lacked the time to fall away from the Sui Dynasty. He was still two straws away from the power of the huge and weak camel that finally fell down.

Li Yuan is a straw, but it is not enough. He is still missing one. Who will this other straw be? Li Yuan stared at the stars in the sky with his hands behind his back. He sighed, hoping that he was the last straw.

If he could delay for a few months or half a year, then he would be much more sure of his rebellion. However, before time could be waited for him, Yang Guang summoned him to work in Jiangdu. He had been procrastinating for nearly a month and a half, and he could no longer delay. More importantly, the battle of Guanzhong was a situation of losing both sides. This opportunity was once a lifetime. Once the Sui Dynasty added reinforcements or Yang Xuangan recovered his vitality, it would be very difficult for him to seize Guanzhong again.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan's determination began to slowly solidify. At this time, a black shadow hurriedly came from a distance.

"Father!"

This is Li Jiancheng's voice. The black shadow walked out of the bushes, and the starlight shone on his face. It was his eldest son Li Jiancheng. He had a nervous look on his face, holding a letter in his hand.

Li Yuan glanced at his eldest son. He didn't want the eldest son to have a nervous expression on his face. Any tension should be suppressed in his heart and should not be revealed. The eldest son is still a little lacking in cultivation. This is also his personality. When it comes to calming down in encountering problems, Jiancheng is not as good as his second son Shimin.

"What's up?"

"Report to my father, Dugu Huaien just sent a letter, saying it was very urgent."

Li Jiancheng handed the letter to his father. Li Yuan took it. He didn't rush to read it and asked Li Jiancheng, "You know what happened to your brother on the Turkic mission!"

Li Jiancheng nodded. He already knew that Zhiyun said he was on a mission to the Turks, but in fact he was sent to the Turks as hostages. He sighed in his heart, and always felt a little unbearable. "Father, my fifth brother is still too young and not in good health. The child is worried about whether he can withstand the severe cold of the Turks. In fact..."

Li Jiancheng bit his lip, "If you have to have a proton, the child thinks Yuanji is more suitable. He is strong and he still swims in the river in winter.-<  >-net."

Among the four brothers, Li Jiancheng likes Li Xuanba the most and pity Li Zhiyun the most. Li Xuanba’s stupidity is not scheming, and he likes it. Although Li Zhiyun is not a legitimate, he is very thin and timid. Li Jiancheng has always pity him. Now that his father sent him to the Turks as a charity, Li Jiancheng always feels unbearable.

Li Yuan shook his head, "It's all my sons. No one should go, no one should go. Yuan Ji is very skilled in martial arts and stays by my side. He can play a great role. Zhiyun is weak. He is the one who sends the Turks to serve as a proton. He is not going to be a slave to the Turks. He just lives in the Turks. If someone takes care of him, he will live a good life. When the winter is at the end of the year, I will take him back so that he will not be afraid of the cold. This matter has been decided, so you don't want to say it again."

After saying that, Li Yuan walked back to the study room quickly. He sat down in the study room. Then he opened Dugu Zhen’s letter and read it quickly. Li Yuan’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Dugu Zhen told him a major news in the letter that Xiao Xian, a clan of the Xiao clan in the south, rebelled.

This was something that no one expected. Lin Shihong's rebellion in Poyang County disrupted Xiao Xian's plan to occupy the entire south. Xiao Xian ordered the members of the South China Association to concentrate in Jingxiang. In mid-January, seeing that Lin Shihong's power began to expand westward, Xiao Xian and the backbone members of the South China Association Wang Mo, Dong Jingzhen, Lei Shimeng and others finally announced their uprising in Baling County. The South China Association, which had been deployed for more than ten years, responded in Jiangxia County, Nanjun, Xiangyang County and other dozens of Jingxiang counties, including Jiangxia County, Nanjun, Xiangyang County, etc. The fire of the South China Association suddenly burned the entire Jingxiang land. More than 100,000 people were rebelled, and the momentum was huge. Xiao Xian proclaimed himself Liang Gong, announced his separation from the Sui Dynasty and rebuilt the Liang Dynasty. He ordered to restrain military discipline, protect the people, and not kill innocent people indiscriminately. All surrendered officials in the counties and counties took their original positions.

Xiao Xian's rebellion as a nobleman of the Western Liang Dynasty was of extraordinary significance and was widely supported by the southern geniuses. The prefect of Wuxing, Chen Faxing, also raised an army to respond, gathering 100,000 troops to occupy a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River.-<  >-net.

From the Jiangnan Shenfaxing, to the Poyang Lin Shihong to the Jingxiang Xiaoxian, the uprising trend swept across the entire south, which meant that the south of the Sui Dynasty began to collapse.

Li Yuan read the letter several times. In the letter, Dugu Zhen believed that the time was ripe and he could raise an army. Dugu Huaien could represent the Dugu family. Li Yuan slapped the table hard. This was another straw he had been waiting for for a long time. Then Li Yuan would be the last straw that broke the Sui Dynasty.

Li Yuan had made up his mind and immediately said to Li Jiancheng: "Go and invite Pei Ji, Liu Hongji, Changsun Shunde, Dou Cong, Dugu Huai'en, Wu Shiqiu, Tang Jian and others to me. I want to discuss the final uprising with them."

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Fu Qibo, the 300,000 Turkic army was already packed. In front of the tent, Liu Wenjing turned around and sorted out Li Zhiyun's clothes and hats, and whispered to him, "Don't kneel down, just follow my etiquette, and don't say much. I will answer everything for you."

Li Zhiyun is only eleven years old this year, thin and looks like a bean sprout. He nodded timidly. At this time, a Turkic official walked up and said, "Mr. Liu, Khan, please get in!"

Liu Wenjing winked Li Zhiyun. One by one, one after another, and under the guidance of Turkic officials, they walked into the tent of the king. In the middle of the tent, Shibi Khan Duoji sat solemnly, with a circle of ministers and generals sitting on both sides. Each of them looked cold and stared at Liu Wenjing and the young man behind him.

Liu Wenjing stepped forward and bowed, "Liu Wenjing, the envoy of the left-behind Duke Li in Taiyuan, met His Majesty Shibi Khan!"

"Mr. Liu is exempt from gifts!"

Duji glanced at Li Zhiyun behind Liu Wenjing, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Is this the son of Mr. Li? So thin!"

Liu Wenjing introduced: "This is Zhiyun, the youngest son of Mr. Li. He loves the most and is only eleven years old this year."

"Eleven?"

Duji laughed and said, "Our eleven-year-old Turkic boys can already ride horses and shoot deer and fight wild wolves. Why is the eleven-year-old boy in the Sui Dynasty still like he has just been weaned."

He said to everyone in Turkic words again, and everyone in the tent burst into laughter. Liu Wenjing saw the Turkic Khan rude and felt very hatred. But now he had something to ask for, so he had to resist the anger in his heart and said nothing.

Duji waved his hand and the big tent became quiet. He smiled and said, "But there were also heroes in the Sui Dynasty. Yang Yuanqing seized the golden wolf-headed banner of the Western Turks at the age of ten, and killed Datou Khan at the age of fifteen. On the grassland, he was a hero."

Liu Wenjing was shocked. Did the Turkic Khan praise Yang Yuanqing in such a way? Did something happen again in recent days? Did Yang Yuanqing also surrender to the Turkic?

Duji looked at him deeply, as if he understood Liu Wenjing's thoughts. He said lightly: "Although Yang Yuanqing is a hero, what the Turks need now is not a hero, but interests. Although Li Yuan is not a hero, he can give benefits to the Turks."

Liu Wenjing was relieved and let go. He took out Li Yuan's letter, presented it with both hands, and a Turkic guard stepped forward, took the letter and passed it to Khan.

Duji took the letter and read it, and couldn't help but sneer, "You Sui Dynasty people are so hypocritical. They obviously want to be emperor, but they still want to say that they want to be the world and welcome the lord from afar. This makes people feel uncomfortable. If Mr. Li still wants to protect the Sui Dynasty and be a minister of the Sui Dynasty, they will forgive the Turks for not obeying their orders."

Liu Wenjing hurriedly said, "This is just a strategy. If the Emperor of Sui is really welcomed back, the first emperor of Sui is to kill Mr. Li. How is it possible? Mr. Li will certainly want to take charge of the world by himself, and it is definitely not to protect the Sui Dynasty."

"I want to make it clear whether Mr. Li was a minister of the Sui Dynasty or a Turkic minister. Since he surrendered to the Turkic minister, he must recognize his Turkic minister. This is not something to be discussed."

Duji was never vague on the issue of principle. He saw that Li Yuan was a bit ambiguous on this fundamental issue, and he was not happy.

"Last time, I also understood Mr. Li's difficulties and did not allow him to surrender to the Turks. However, Mr. Li had to use the Turkish white flag to express his surrender to the Turks. Can he agree to this?"

"Reporting to Khan, Mr. Li must surrender to the Turks. He will definitely use the Turkish white flag when he raises a military force, and there will be no mistakes. In addition, Mr. Li also made it clear in his letter that the khan has the proceeds of the conquest and the jade and silk of his children. This is the response to the third condition, and all the three conditions have been agreed to the Turks."

Duji nodded, he took out a golden arrow, ordered the guards to hand it over to Liu Wenjing, and said slowly: "Mr. Li is a noble descendant, not comparable to Liu Wuzhou and others. To show my respect, I specially granted a golden arrow and named him Teller. I hope he keeps his promise and will always be a minister of the Turks. If he goes back on his word, I will lead a large army to fight him in the future."

Liu Wenjing took the golden arrow and sighed in her heart. This Turkic Khan is really powerful and has laid the groundwork for the future attack on the Central Plains.

Duji ordered again: "Where is Kangshaoli?"

A burly Turkic general came out, "The last one is here!"

"You can lead two thousand elite cavalry to go back to Taiyuan with Mr. Liu to assist Mr. Li in the uprising."

"Abide by the order!"

Duji said to Liu Wenjing again: "Kang Shuoli is the commander of the 10,000 men of my tent. He is very knowledgeable in Chinese and can communicate with you. I ordered him to lead two thousand cavalry to help Li Gong and bring five thousand war horses to him. This is a gift I gave to Li Gong."

Of course, Liu Wenjing knew that the two thousand cavalry were actually not very meaningful. The fundamental reason was that the Turks had to monitor Li Yuan and prevent Li Yuan from following their promises. There was no way, but what Liu Jing wanted was the Turks to send troops to Fengzhou. This was the key. If the Turks did not suppress Fengzhou, Li Yuan would not be able to cause trouble.

"Thank you for your good wishes, that Fengzhou agreement..."

Duji narrowed his eyes and smiled, then stood up and ordered: "Transfer the order of my Khan, and the 300,000 troops immediately rushed to Fengzhou and stepped on Fengzhou to the plain."

The Turkic Khan issued an order, and the 300,000 Turkic army immediately rose up and rushed towards Fengzhou.

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