On the Guanghao grassland outside the Great Wall, countless nomadic peoples, large and small, rose and fell in the long history. They were hostile to each other, made alliances, fought, and annexed. Similar things also happened in the Central Plains. However, Qin unified the world and the two Han Dynasties succeeded.
In other words, although the North and the South had been in conflict for hundreds of years, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a unified situation emerged again.
Unlike the Central Plains, annexation and killing never stop on the grassland, which directly leads to the disunity of people on the grassland.
Nowadays, although there are many people in the Li and Tang Dynasties who are afraid of the Turks, they all know that no matter whether they raise troops to resist or beauties give generous gifts, they will ultimately prevent the Turks from taking over the Central Plains.
The Turks were originally the iron-smelting slaves of Rouran, but they gradually became stronger and replaced them with Rouran. They claimed to control millions of people and were eyeing the Central Plains...but not everyone, or every tribal leader, hoped to take over the Central Plains.
For example, Ashina Sher is an example at this moment. Although he was ordered to lead troops to harass Hebei and Shandong last year, he actually tried to dissuade him privately before sending troops, but Jieli Khan insisted on going his own way.
Jieli Khan intends to take over the Central Plains, and he often preaches the destiny when he is close to the left and right... Li Tang's footing is unstable. Now the war is in the south, and the struggle for heirs in the DPRK is fierce. In recent years, even Yuan Junzhang, Liu Heitai, and Gao Kaidao have been able to compete with Li Tang.
Tang Yi competes with each other...
But Ashina Sheer sneered at this. If Li and Tang were not stable, could the Turks be stable?
If it was during the reign of his father Chuluo Khan, I am 50% sure that he would have taken advantage of the Sui Dynasty King Yang Zhengdao to capture Bingzhou, peek eastward at Guanzhong, and go south to the Central Plains... Unfortunately, before the expedition, his father suddenly died of illness and Jieli Khan took over.
When Jieli Khan reorganized his internal affairs, took control of the overall situation, and sent his troops south to invade Bingzhou, he was stopped in Daizhou by Liu Shirang, who was then the general manager of Bingzhou... Not long after, the report of the Qin king capturing two kings in one battle and sweeping away the Central Plains was spread.
Coming.
Instead of chewing on the hard nut of Li Tang, it is better to swallow the west... In recent years, there have been frequent civil strife in the Western Turks.
Well, historically this Ashina Sher took advantage of the civil strife in the Western Turks and suddenly went on a westward expedition, capturing most of the territory of the Western Turks and calling himself "Dubu Khan".
Because of these remarks, Ashina Sheer was quite ostracized among the Turks. After all, the Turks still dominated Li Tang in recent years... and although Ashina Sheer was a member of the Turkic royal family, he had studied since he was a child and was an alternative.
Thinking of Liu Shirang, Ashina Sheer frowned. He was really a tough guy. He glanced at the respectful Zhou Lang and asked casually with a smile: "I heard that in the battle of Wei County, King Dong of the Han Dynasty was defeated. Among them were some
Li Shan’s handiwork...Have you ever heard of this person?”
Zhou Erlang's face changed slightly, he lowered his head and replied: "I moved to Hedong at the beginning of the year, but I heard that... Li Huairen was granted the title of Duke of Guantao County for planning the war in Shandong."
"Guantao County Duke?" Ashina Sheer chuckled and waved the riding whip in his hand with interest, "Although this man is not in his prime, he is indeed an extraordinary person..."
Guantao was the place where Li Shan exchanged for Li Daoxuan and Xue Zhong. It was also the beginning of Li Shan's fame in Shandong. It was also the place where Ashina Sheer decided to return north, and it was the turning point for Liu Heitai's army from prosperity to decline.
Yuan Xiaozheng asked curiously: "Li Huairen, what kind of person is this?"
Li Shan captured Yu Gu She alive in exchange for Li Daoxuan. This matter was not a secret among the high-level officials of the Tang Dynasty, but few people in the Turks knew about it. Yuan Xiaozheng was the son of Yuan Junzhang, and he had never even heard of the name Li Shan.
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Ashina Sheer didn't answer, and scanned the store, "Apart from drinks, are there no other goods?"
"Sir, the caravan has not left the customs for many years. This time it only brought drinks..." Zhou Zuorang asked cautiously: "If sir... I am willing to serve."
Ashina Sheer thought about it for a moment, "I haven't seen a caravan leaving the fortress for a long time, so I won't embarrass you. You don't need iron tools. I'll send you some tea and salt."
"Thank you for your understanding." Zhou Zuorang saluted, "I will set off in the next two days. I will bring more tea and salt on my next trip."
Tea and salt are needed by the Turks, and they cannot be produced in the grasslands. Basically, they can only rely on these caravans. Ashina Sheer turned around and said, "Tell your father later that you can take care of the caravans coming and going."
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"I obey my orders." Yuan Xiaozheng responded seriously.
Ashina Sheer was noncommittal. He came to Yunzhou this time on the order of Jieli Khan to see if Yuan Junzhang, newly defeated, could regain Mayi this year...
But today I heard that alcohol was banned in Guanzhong in Li Tang Dynasty, which means that there is likely to be a famine, and if Ma Yi is not in hand, the army breaks through Yanmen and attacks Hedong... there are quite a few variables.
It's better to go south from Lingzhou and attack the Guannai Road... Ashina Sheer doesn't want to bite Li Tang's increasingly hard bone, but who makes Jieli Khan so persistent?
Asking the shop assistant to put all the wine on the carriage, Ashina paused and suddenly said: "Send more wine next time."
"Uh...oh, try your best, little man."
Ashina Sheer thought to himself that Li Tang's ban on alcohol meant that there was not enough food. It was always a good thing to let the other party consume more food.
Yuan Xiaozheng was the second son of Yuan Junzhang. He had been taking care of general affairs all year round and was not good at military affairs. He specifically asked, "When wine and salt tea are released from customs, the Yanmen guard should check them... And I remember that Li and Tang were not allowed to trade with each other, right?"
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"By the way, the Yanmen guard is General Zuowuwei, Jiangxia County Duke Li Gaoqian."
Yuan Xiaozheng looked at Ashina Sheer, "Last year the Khan went south, Lord Yu Sheshe was defeated in Xinzhou... It was Li Gaoqian who led the army."
"In this battle of Mayi, Li Gaoqian led his troops out of the fortress..."
Ashina She'er nodded slightly. He was the second son of Chuluo Khan, and Yu Sheshe was the third son. The two had always had a good relationship, and they both knew Chinese studies, but their political stances were different.
Ashina Sheer had some objections to Jieli Khan's entry into the Central Plains, but he was loyal to Jieli Khan himself, while Ashina Yusheshe was very dissatisfied with Jieli Khan... At that time, his father Khan died of illness, and his eldest son Ao
Sheshe was already an adult, but Khan Jieli colluded with Princess Yicheng and usurped the throne.
The name was that Ao Sheshe was ugly and weak, and many of Chuluo Khan's direct descendants were dissatisfied. Moreover, Ao Sheshe fell ill soon after, and Yu Sheshe suspected that it was at the hands of Jieli Khan.
Various thoughts were swirling in Ashina Sheer's mind, and he turned his head to look at Zhou Erlang... This was a doubtful point. There had not been a large number of caravans coming to Yunzhou for several years. Last year, the army broke into Yanmen. Although they were wanton in the east of the river, they
Eventually he was forced to retreat by the Tang army.
And not long ago, he just heard that Li Tang changed his banner, defeated the main force of Tuyuhun in one battle, killed King Tianzhu, and captured Khan Fuyun alive.
Could this caravan be spies?
After coughing twice carefully, Zhou Erlang showed an expression that you would understand, "Jiangxia County Duke is fighting on the battlefield, but he also has to eat and wear clothes..."
Ashina Sheer laughed, and the suspicions he had just aroused immediately disappeared. He had been familiar with Sinology since he was a child, and he knew very well that this reason... was sufficient.
On the other hand, Yuan Xiaozheng looked at Zhou Erlang with a rather amused look.