Just when the commander-in-chief Li Shenfu and the deputy commander Decao in Lingzhou were still arguing with each other, in a secret small house in Wuyuan County in the north, beside the thick and short Hu table, Tuli Khan held a dagger.
He was picking at the mutton on the plate and munching on it.
The door was pushed open, the light suddenly brightened up, and the wind blew in, blowing the oil lamp on Hu's table flickering.
"Here we come." Tuli Khan didn't even turn his head to look. He only nuzzled at the other side and said, "Take a few bites first. The good mutton paired with jade pot spring is really delicious."
Different from Tuli Khan who dressed completely as a barbarian, Ashina She'er has always been famous in the tribe for his knowledge of Chinese culture. Although most of them were dressed as a barbarian, their hair was pulled up in a bun, giving the appearance of a Han Chinese.
He sat down straight away, took out the dagger from his waist, ate a few pieces of mutton, and drank a few glasses of strong wine. Then Ashina Sheer sighed and said, "It is said that Yuhuchun was made by him."
"Indeed, he is truly an outstanding person." Tuli Khan dropped the dagger and said with a wry smile: "Wen Tao and martial arts are capable of doing anything. He manages domestic affairs and forces Yuan Jun Zhang to surrender, and he does not hesitate to fight on the battlefield without risking his life..."
Speaking of this, Tuli Khan paused, with a half-smile on his face... He did not hesitate to fight on the battlefield, and it was said that Li Huairen was not afraid of life and death in the battle, personally charged into the battle, and captured Ashina alive in the midst of thousands of troops.
Social.
Seeing Ashina Sheer's expression on the opposite side not moving, Tuli Khan then smiled and said: "The red bricks are also made by his hands. It is said that he is also good at poetry?"
"While I was in Chang'an this time, I rarely went out, but I also heard that Li Huairen's poetry was the most popular in Chang'an." Ashina Sheer sighed: "I was crowned only in February this year."
Tuli Khan smacked his lips and said, "You and I both know that this person is Ashina's great enemy."
Ashina Sheer nodded silently, but looked at the guy opposite with a slightly strange look... That's the truth, but why do you have the nerve to say such a thing?
If you hadn't formed an alliance with Li Tang first, how could you have caused the big defeat last year?
Now think about the defeat of Yanmen at the beginning of last year, Yu Gushe was captured alive, and the association rate was not far away from Mayi... Why did Li Huairen have the courage to ride lightly at night?
Ashina She'er had already guessed that Tuli Khan and Li Tang had formed an alliance, and it was likely that the Prince of Handan County was the one pulling the strings.
"My little brother dare not hide it. Back then Li Huairen...but now..." Tuli Khan stopped talking, looking a little resentful.
Ashina She'er sneered and said: "Whether Li Huairen formed an alliance with you that day or whether the Emperor of Tang sent me back to Wuyuan County this time, it was just because he wanted to see civil strife in the Ashina clan."
Tuli Khan nodded in agreement, cursing in his heart that Li Shan was too dirty!
After July last year, Tuli Khan sent an envoy to Daizhou and contacted Li Shan again... As a result, he cursed several times.
On the one hand, it was because the battle at Cangtou River was so brutal that the name of the King of Handan resounded throughout the grassland... Calculated, it is probably the "stopping the crying of children at night" in Middle Earth.
On the other hand, Li Shan made good promises when he made the alliance that day. Although he would return to the court soon, he had a very good relationship with the Danyang Fang of the Li family in Longxi. Li Jing, the general manager of Daizhou who was appointed, would definitely be able to implement the alliance.
As a result, after the war, Tuli Khan discovered that people didn't care at all... Although there was still an endless stream of people on the trade road, there would never be a time when he could have anything he wanted except iron tools.
When I wrote to ask about it, Li Shan's fellow said shamelessly, "Nothing can be done. I seize the army and take the credit, and I completely fell out with Li Jing. Now that he is the general manager of Daizhou, there is nothing I can do!"
Moreover, Li Shan wrote back and said, you are raising an army to invade, and you are talking about a bullshit covenant!
Tuli Khan was furious. If it weren't for me, the Tang army might not have been able to win the battle at Guji Town!
Later, Li Shan wrote back again, reminding me that I am now the sworn enemy of the Ashina clan... The implication is, do you want your clan to know that you and I, Li Huairen, are sworn brothers who will never give up?
Tuli Khan never contacted Li Shan again, not because he was afraid, but because he discovered that Jieli Khan had actually contacted Daizhou!
Regarding salt, cloth, and jade pot spring, these are very important, and they are powerful tools to win over the tribesmen and tribes, but after a great defeat, the most important thing is food.
The merchants in Xia City actually sent grain to the southwest of Daizhou... That was the territory of Jieli Khan. Regardless of whether it was Li Shan or Li Jing's handiwork, Tuli Khan was still responsible for Li Tang.
"He will be beheaded one day!" Ashina She'er's words were mixed with resentment. His brother died in Li Shan's hands, and he was captured alive. How could such hatred not be unforgettable to him?
Tuli Khan hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "I have sworn that I will behead his head as a sacrifice to my clan."
There was no other way. Tuli Khan tried his best to win over his tribe after the war, but soon news came that the Tang army massacred people on the banks of the Cangtou River and faced off against Jingguan with their heads... Tuli Khan could only swear that he would do it in the future.
Li Shan’s head came to pay homage to those tribesmen.
It's a bit funny to say that last year Jieli Khan went south on a large scale in the name of revenge for Yu Gushe and beheading Li Shan. This kind of fair and just reason even forced Tuli Khan to go south with him.
Now, the reason why Tuli Khan has the upper hand in the internal fight is to gain the commanding heights in the name of beheading Li Shan.
"Brother She'er has helped my uncle a lot in recent years..." Tuli Khan said with a half-smile, "But I heard..."
"Don't you know that is Li Huairen's method!?"
Tuli Khan was greatly surprised, "It's him again?"
Ashina Sheer sighed deeply. It has been more than a month since he returned to Wuyuan County. It was good at the beginning. The tribe was not annexed and the old tribe did not abandon him. In short, he returned to Wuyuan County.
After Wuyuan County, he was still an important figure in the Ashina clan and helped Jieli Khan stabilize the situation.
But soon the rumor spread in Wuyuan County, and Ashina Sheer also knew that this was inevitable. After all, Ashina Simo and other eleven people were also released together.
Among the Ashina clan, only She'er can rival Tuli.
This sentence caused a huge commotion in Wuyuan County and made countless people think about it... Jieli Khan sneered and ignored it at first, thinking it was a counter-intentional plan by the Tang Emperor's envoy.
But soon Jieli Khan no longer thought so. On the one hand, he knew that this sentence actually came from Li Shan. The guy who had embarrassed himself would actually praise Ashina Sheer so much.
Moreover, it was also known through Ashina Simo and others that Li Shan once dissuaded the Tang Emperor from allowing Sheer to return to the grassland, asserting that this person would be the greatest enemy of the Tang Dynasty in the future.
On the other hand, Jieli Khan discovered that Ashina She'er was gathering power... After all, a large number of Ashina tribesmen died in the battle last year, many of whom were in high positions, and some of the scattered tribes relied on Tuli Khan.
, but there are also many who are waiting and watching, and Jieli Khan did not try his best to recruit them in order to win people's hearts, which gave Ashina Sheer an opportunity to strengthen his power.
Ashina She'er is not stupid. He made preparations before the rumor spread. On the grassland, if you have tribes, you will have a population, and if you have a population, you will have power... Without power, everything is empty.
"What a good trick." Tuli Khan said in surprise, "But Li Huairen did have a good saying."
Ashina She'er on the opposite side raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
"Brother She'er is the only one among the Ashina clan who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me." Tuli Khan said with a smile: "You and I have no grudges. When my father Khan died of illness and Uncle Chuluo succeeded me, he was pretty good to me...
I was still young at that time."
This meeting had no practical results. That night, Ashina Sheer repeatedly thought about the last words of Tuli Khan.
Shibi Khan died of illness, and Tuli was young, so his father succeeded to the throne...but his father died suddenly. At that time, the eldest brother Ao Sheshe and the second brother Yu Sheshe were already adults.
Ashina Sheer knew very well that Jieli Khan was not broad-minded. From then on, although he would not be hostile and force himself to the side of Tuli Khan, he would eventually be wary and there would always be a day when he would fall out.