Soon, everyone in the Xuhen Department reached a unanimous opinion. What Shen Tang said was probably true!
"Clan leader, what the general said is true. However, the reason why he informed the great elder of this news is probably to take advantage of our Void Hatred Department. Therefore, we must be on guard against it!"
An elder stood up and said.
"Hahaha……"
The Barbarian Lord raised his head and laughed, "Of course I know this, but if our Void Hate Department has no use value, how could Shen Tang come to our Void Hate Department?
He is using us, aren’t we also using the Song Dynasty?
Both parties have their own purposes, but they can cooperate with each other. This is the best way!"
"Exactly what the Barbarian Lord said!"
Shentu Mou nodded and responded, "The Song Dynasty does want to use us to suppress other tribes, but because of this, we can make some demands to the Song Dynasty! Such as salt, such as iron tools, etc. As long as we can finally make it The Void Hatred Department has grown stronger and made the Barbarian Lord the King of Qiongdu. It is natural for our Void Hatred Department to be exploited and even suffer some damage!"
"As the Barbarian Lord said, it is precisely because we are valuable that we can be favored by the Song Dynasty! If we are just a small tribe without strength, will the Song Dynasty use us?"
The Barbarian Lord nodded with satisfaction, "Great Elder, what do you think our clan should do next?
In other words, how to get Shen Tang’s support?”
"Barbarian Lord, I have invited General Shen Tang to come to our clan tomorrow! First, we can allow Barbarian Lord and Shen Tang to meet and talk. Second, we can offer some treasures in exchange for Shen Tang's support. Second, we can offer some treasures in exchange for Shen Tang's support. Third, we can show our strength to Shen Tang as well as our enthusiasm and loyalty to him!"
"Now General Shen Tang is the imperial envoy of the Song Dynasty. He has great power. As long as he chooses to support us, we can get what we need! Therefore, in addition to letting Shen Tang see our sincerity, our clan We also need to make him think that we will not betray him! In this way, great things can be accomplished! When our clan truly becomes the king of Southern Xinjiang and has sufficient strength, even the Song Dynasty will not be able to restrain us.
Therefore, when we meet with Shen Tang tomorrow, Barbarian Lord may still need to show some weakness..."
"For the sake of our clan's grand plan, it doesn't matter..." the barbarian leader nodded and said.
"Will General Shen Tang really come to our clan tomorrow?"
"I have made an agreement with him, and I will go there in person early tomorrow morning to welcome Shen Tang to the clan!"
"Okay! Great Elder, you are responsible for this matter. Everyone in the clan can do whatever they want. Don't let Shen Tang disappoint our clan! Other elders should do their best to cooperate with the Great Elder!"
"Barbarian Lord, if Shen Tang comes to our clan, wouldn't it be okay to directly detain him in exchange for support or supplies from the Song Dynasty?
The barbarian lord is the king of our clan, why should he be humble to an outsider?
Wouldn’t it be a disgrace to our clan?”
An elder sitting in the middle on the right suddenly said, "At some point, the hall became quiet!"
"Ge Luo, you..." Shen Tumou's face was full of anger, and he stood up to scold him!
However, the Barbarian Lord on the throne waved his hand slightly, "Great Elder, please be patient!"
Then, the Barbarian Lord looked at the elders below and asked, "Do the other elders think what Elder Geluo said is feasible?"
The other elders looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to answer for a moment! Of course, the most important thing is that they do not know what the Barbarian Lord is really thinking at this moment! Although the Barbarian Lord has expressed his position just now, and the elder is also leaning towards Shen Tang, but the words spoken at this moment An elder of Geluo is also very close to the Barbarian Lord! Who knows if this is the Barbarian Lord’s true purpose?
After more than ten breaths of time, the Barbarian Lord stood up and walked to Ge Luo!
The painted face looked at Ge Luo quietly, which made Ge Luo feel a little uneasy! Finally, Barbarian Lord patted Ge Luo's shoulder slightly and said slowly, "Ge Luo, originally, I thought you would continue to hide. Go down, I didn’t expect you to be so impatient and jump out.”
Ge Luo looked shocked, and the expressions of others also changed!
"Barbarian Lord, what do you mean by this! I just can't bear to see the clan leader showing weakness to an outsider. I have no other meaning. If the clan leader thinks it is inappropriate, then I am willing to obey the orders of the clan leader and the great elder!"
"Geluo, do you think that this barbarian master doesn't know what you are doing behind your back?
After the defeat of Tubo, you must have secretly contacted the Wudeng tribe! Also, if our clan gets the support of General Shen Tang this time, it will naturally not be a good thing for the Wudeng tribe.
That’s why you want to jump out and cause great trouble for our clan?”
"Don't you know that it is easy to detain a Shen Tang? When the time comes, Shen Tang's army comes. Even if Shen Tang is killed, our clan will also be buried with him! Is this your purpose?"
"how?
Do you still want me, the Barbarian Lord, to ask Wei Gao to come and bring out all the evidence?"
Barbarian Lord's words made Ge Luo look pale. Wei Gao was his confidant and the person he secretly sent to contact Wu Deng's tribe.
Obviously, everything he did before was under the control of the Barbarian Lord.
"Great Elder, you have full authority to handle this matter. The rest of the team will fully cooperate. We must not delay important events in the clan!"
Having said that, the Barbarian Lord ignored Ge Luo, who had collapsed to the ground, and turned around and walked out of the hall!
Shen Tumou was full of anger, betrayed the ethnic group, and had only one chance of death!
"Come here, drag him down! Lock him directly into the ghost cave. No one is allowed to approach him without the order of this elder or the barbarian master..."...
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Tang finished washing up under the waiters of Mu Yu and Yun'er, and then said to Mu Yu, "Madam, I am going to the Xuhen Department and will be back tomorrow!"
"Is there any danger if my husband goes there?"
Mu Yu said with a bit of worry!
Shen Tang smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, madam! As long as this Xuhen tribe doesn't want to be exterminated, it will not conflict with me.
In addition, I will ask Shen Chou to lead five hundred cavalry to go with me, and I will also ask Shi Ying to prepare secretly, so that even if something unexpected happens, we can return safely!"
"That's fine!"
Mu Yu nodded obediently, "These barbarian tribes are extremely strange, husband, you should be careful when going there! If anything unusual happens, just go back first! Yun'er and I are waiting here for your return!"
It was not until noon that Shen Chou came to avenge him. The chief elder of the Xuhen tribe led five hundred warriors from the tribe to cross the Dadu River and were now waiting outside the military camp!
After hearing this, Shen Tang said goodbye to Mu Yu, and then asked Shen Chou to take the troops and horses that had been prepared, leave the camp, and go to join Shen Tu Mou.
(Explanation of the ownership of Qiongbu Prefecture: According to Taizu's Records, Qiongbu Prefecture where the Xuhen Department and Wudeng Department are located is under the jurisdiction of Dali, and the Song army could not reach the bank of the Dadu River. This is what Taizu said in the Records of Taizu,
The boundary between Qiongbu Prefecture and Jiading Prefecture is the Dadu River.
However, according to the ancient geological survey map of the mid-Southern Song Dynasty, Qiongbu Prefecture was under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, this area can be regarded as a controversial area.
Including the specific ownership of the Wumeng Mountain area, the ownership of Luo's Ghost Country, Luodian and other places, are all in a similar situation.
In this book, based on the plot and some verified information, the second theory is adopted, that is, in the Qiongbu Prefecture south of Chengdu Fulu Road and the Wumeng Mountain area south of Tongchuan Fulu Road, the Luo Ghost Kingdom was attached to the Song Dynasty.
, nominally considered the territory of the Song Dynasty!)