Ashina Mudan knows a little about what Ashina Duowen did.
Moreover, since Ashina Duowen became the Turli Khan, he has never returned to the royal court. Every time he was summoned, Ashina Duowen gave various excuses.
Since Ashina Yang Huan came to the throne, the alliance has met with the leaders of the Turkic tribes three times, each time more grand than the last. Ashina has heard a lot about it but has never come to see it in person.
If we follow what Zhongyuan says, it means that his disobedience is clearly revealed.
How deferential he was to Princess Yicheng in the royal court back then, now he seems so arrogant. As Li Po said, Ashina Duowen's ambition in the Turkic country is so conspicuous. As a Khan, Ashina
It is impossible that Yang Huan and his attendants did not know this.
A few years ago, Ashina Duowen led his troops to repel the Shiwei tribe that moved south, which made the Khitan tribes very grateful, and thus straightened out the mess left by Ashina Erivo.
As a result, ambition grew like weeds on the grassland. In the past few years, he had been competing with the Khitan, Mohe and other eastern tribes who did not obey his orders.
Last year, he led his troops to Liaodong City and cleared out some Goguryeo fortresses, making early preparations for attacking Liaodong City this year.
These news were circulated in the royal court. The Khan's tolerance towards Ashina Qura and others was actually based on this, because the strength of the two young Khans in the East and West had undergone earth-shaking changes in these years.
Even having good relations with the emerging Tang Dynasty in the south was based on this consideration.
It can be said that every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite. Li Po did not want to quarrel with the Turks because the domestic war could not be stopped and the national strength was exhausted.
For the Turks, the beginning of Khan's southern expedition and the chronic diseases that had been plaguing the Turks in the country made them dare not start a war with others.
Moreover, the masters on both sides have similar thinking, and no one is irritable or impulsive. Therefore, they have reached a certain tacit understanding of not attacking each other over the years, and now they are still thinking about taking a step further and becoming a stronger ally.
Naturally, Ashina Mudan would not express these considerations to Li Po. As an envoy of the Turks, she knew very well that she did not come to Chang'an to complain, but to fight for the greatest interests of the Turks.
Exposing one's weaknesses to the other party will definitely not result in tolerance and pity, but may be ruthless ridicule or even biting, just like when two wolf kings meet on the grassland, neither will show their soft belly to the other.
Ashina Mudan's mind was spinning, and she asked in shock: "Have the Supreme and Goguryeo formed an alliance? The former Sui soldiers shed so much blood there, has the Supreme forgotten?"
A bright smile suddenly appeared on Li Po's face. According to his habit, he was already a little annoyed at this time.
"So, Ashina Duowen went to attack Goguryeo to avenge the former Sui soldiers? If so, I heard that the Khitan tribes are not very docile and want to send troops to do something for the Turks. The Khan will not object, right?
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Ashina Peony twitched the corner of her mouth, and many bad memories could not help but appear in her mind, and the face of Ashina Allivo flashed by.
Li Po looked at her and said word by word: "You go back and tell Khan that I also want to see her and send my greetings in person, but Ashina Duowen once the troops are launched in autumn... If you don't know
What does that mean? Let me explain it to you.
Ashina Duowen will sit there to suppress the catastrophe. Judging from his actions, once he captures Liaodong City, he will definitely come to invade Youzhou.
I don’t think Khan would like to see that happen, right?”
Li Po's voice gradually turned quiet, "I think the Khan should know better than me what will happen if the princes lose restraint in the Central Plains, don't you think so?"
Ashina Mudan was silent for a long time. She undoubtedly felt Li Po's determination and will in these words, so she simply said: "I will set off back to the royal court immediately. Please be patient, Your Majesty. I can assure you that Ashina will be patient."
That excessive knowledge will not be an obstacle to the alliance."
Li Po nodded, "I hope so... You know, although Khan and I have never met once, we have been close friends for more than ten years and have always been friendly.
If blood is shed and hatred is sown because of a mere idiot, it's not worth it, is it?
How many years has it been since Ashina Duowen returned to the royal court? Every time the Khan meets with various tribes, even I will send people to express my respect to the Khan. As the Khan of the East, he only pays perfunctory attention. I feel that the Khan treats him too much.
Tolerant.
Moreover, some of my subordinates have suggested to me that it is better to have good relations with Ashina Duowen than to form an alliance with the Turkic Khan. Do you think this is reasonable?"
Seeing Ashina Mudan's face finally change color, Li Po couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't worry, I have been dating Khan for many years, how can I pay attention to such nonsense?
Just like Ashina Luoheng, I also allowed him to stay in Dali City for these years, right? I have killed the person who instigated it... So before the beginning of winter, I want to hear the Khan's answer."
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Ashina Peony left the Tai Chi Hall worriedly. This way of seeing her off was really unbearable. Li Po painted a rather terrifying vision for her.
Once he gets the support of the Tang Dynasty, the idiot Ashina Duowen will definitely challenge the Turkic Khanate. This is a temptation that almost every descendant of Ashina cannot refuse.
Although Ashina Mudan doesn't think that the Whip of the Gods would do such a stupid thing, the possibility cannot but make people worry.
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In the Taiji Hall, Li Po was indeed thinking about this possibility. He asked people to find the Turkic map that Qimin Khan presented to Emperor Wen Yang Jian.
Although it is well preserved, there are large blank spaces on it, the text is scrawled, and there is no sense of scale. If you dare to go to the grassland according to the marks on the map, you will definitely get lost.
But Li Po still looked carefully in the northeast direction, compared it with the geographical location in his mind, and soon found the location of Tuli Khan Ashina's sweat tent.
It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is really a good place, but it is far away from Youzhou. If you think about the distance for a while, it is estimated that it is much further than the distance from Zhuojun to Liaodong City.
Li Po was a little unwilling to give up, so he asked Yan Shigu, the Changshi of Sanqi, and Yang Shidao, a member of Zhongshushe, to tell him the marching route of the Yinshou tribe in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign and the details of the battle based on the map.
record.
Finally, it was concluded that Yin Shou struck first, but with his escape route cut off, he narrowly defeated Gao Baoning. Gao Baoning was just a traitorous general in the Northern Qi Dynasty and could not be trusted by the Turks.
If Gao Baoning was replaced by Turkic Eastern Khan and all the Turkic tribes in the east could be mobilized, the results might be quite different.
In the evening, Li Po, who was made dizzy, smacked his lips and had to admit that Yu Wenxin's suggestion was feasible strategically, but it was a bit difficult to implement tactically.
This chapter has been completed!