Without strength, thinking about the meat that has not been eaten is delusion.
The Song Dynasty was thinking about the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the Liao Kingdom for decades.
Today, the sixteen states of Yanyun are still in the hands of the Liao people.
There is no other reason.
The Song State did not have enough strength to recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun from the Liao State.
Of course.
The Liao State did not have enough strength to take away more territory from the Song State.
Strength is the most important thing.
Without strength, no territory of any size can be defended.
What Qingtang needs most now is strength.
Although he completed the unification of Qingtang and became the co-leader of the Tubo people.
But there are still many large Tubo tribes who are secretly opposed to him.
There is even religion involved.
He needs strength to subdue those who are against him.
Only by subduing everyone in Qingtang can he lead the Qingtang people to conquer cities and expand territories with peace of mind.
Jiao Siluo gradually convinced himself.
But he was still unwilling in his heart.
Who can be willing to share half of the meat on the lips with others?
Moreover, he was not sure how much impact Song State's involvement in the Western Regions would have on the Western Regions.
Jiao Siluo stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "Kou Libu, I need to discuss this matter with my subjects."
Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded, slowly stood up, and after cupping his hands, he said, "Then I'll go down and take a rest first... I, the Song Dynasty, still have troops trapped in Shazhou, and I can't stay in Qingtang City for too long, so I hope
Qingtang Hou can negotiate faster."
Jiao Siluo nodded and said: "Of course... Yilan, take the officers to the post house to rest. Serve the officers well and don't let them feel dissatisfied."
Yilan stood up and saluted, and after saying yes, she approached Kou Ji.
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng.
Liu Heng returned a helpless look.
Yilan boldly took Kou Ji's hand, pulled him and ran outside.
Kou Ji was still thinking about how to get rid of her, but she had already dragged him out of the palace.
Seeing this, Jiao Siluo and others smiled knowingly.
Yilan pulled Kou Ji out of the palace. Kou Ji broke away from Yilan's hand and cupped his hands to Yilan: "Girl, as the saying goes, men and women cannot be intimate..."
Koji introduced a set of words of advice in an attempt to persuade Elan.
Yilan blinked and stared at Kou Ji. She waited until Kou Ji finished speaking, then stared at Kou Ji seriously and said, "Am I... not beautiful?"
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Beautiful..."
Yilan took a step closer to Kou Ji and asked: "Do you hate us Qingtang people like other Song people?"
Kou Ji shook his head decisively, "No..."
Yilan took another step closer, almost touching Kou Ji's body, and said to Kou Ji seriously: "You don't want to sleep with me?"
Kou Ji coughed dryly, distanced himself from Yilan, and said equally seriously: "I don't want to..."
Yilan frowned and said angrily: "You lied. When we were in the palace just now, you peeked at me many times. My mother told me that the men who peeked at me wanted to sleep with me.
"
Kou Ji said sternly: "I just appreciate it purely and have no other intentions."
"Pfft...hahahaha..."
Liu Heng, who had been watching Kou Ji and Yilan from the side, couldn't help laughing when he heard Kou Ji's words.
Kou Ji glared at Liu Heng fiercely, cupped his hands to Yilan, "Farewell..."
Then he took Liu Heng and fled the palace.
Yilan chased after Kou Ji and shouted: "Why? I don't have the smell of lamb that you Song people don't like."
Kou Ji seemed not to have heard her words and ran out of the palace with Liu Heng, leaving Yilan far away.
After Liu Heng left the palace, he laughed so hard that he couldn't stand up and asked Kou Ji, "Fourth brother, you don't want such a beauty when it comes to you? Why? Is it really like the rumors in Bianjing City that you can't do it?"
Kou Ji glared at Liu Heng and said angrily: "If you talk nonsense again, I will tear your mouth to pieces."
Liu Heng suppressed his smile and said with a serious face: "Fourth brother, there are many people in Bianjing City who say that you don't take concubines because you can't do it. If you really can't do it, just tell me, I know some very powerful people.
Doctor."
"Get out!"
Kou Ji cursed at Liu Heng.
Liu Heng couldn't help but laugh again.
After a long time.
Liu Heng stopped laughing only under Kou Ji's threat. In order to prevent himself from continuing to laugh, Liu Heng decisively changed the subject.
"Fourth brother, you know that Qingtang has been plotting Huangtou Huihe for a long time, why do you want to share Huangtou Huihe's land with Qingtang? Based on the temperament of the Qingtang people, I am afraid they will not agree to your request.
In the eyes of Qingtang people, if they care about something, they will not share it with others."
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "They have no choice but to agree."
Liu Heng asked in confusion: "Why?"
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng, "I won't tell you..."
"No, fourth brother..."
"Let you laugh at me...let you talk nonsense..."
"..."
Kou Ji and Liu Heng were arguing outside the palace.
Inside the palace.
Jiao Siluo and the civil and military ministers in Qingtang were also bickering.
After Kou Ji left.
Jiao Si Luo sat on his throne without saying a word.
He Langxianye was the first to speak, "Zanpu, I, Qingtang, have been plotting against Huangtou Huihe for a long time. In order to capture Huangtou Huihe, we have deployed many means. Now the Song Dynasty wants to take half of it as soon as it opens its mouth. It is simply a wishful thinking."
An Ziluo frowned and said, "Zan Pu, I think what Ko Ji said is reasonable. What doesn't get into our mouths doesn't count as ours."
He Langxianye's old eyes fell on An Ziluo and snorted coldly.
"An Ziluo, are you planning to give away our territory in Qingtang? If all the generals in Qingtang have your thoughts, how can we, Qingtang, gain a foothold in the Western Region?"
An Ziluo hurriedly said: "That's not what I meant. I just want to say that what Qingtang lacks most now is not a large territory. It is tyrannical strength.
We all saw how powerful and convenient the muskets displayed by Kou Ji were.
If I, Qingtang, could control the musket, I would no longer have to tolerate those who secretly oppose Zamp.
We can use the power of muskets to clear them out.
Let Zamp truly control all the power of Qingtang.
Prime Minister Zhao Pu during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty once said that before fighting against the outside world, one must first make peace at home.
I think it makes sense.”
He Lang Xianye stared and said angrily: "An Ziluo, are you taking advantage of the Song people and helping them speak for them everywhere?"
An Ziluo hurriedly defended, "I didn't..."
He Langxianye snorted: "No?! The Song people have not set foot in the Western Regions for a long time, but now they have sent nearly 160,000 troops to the Western Regions. Their intentions are very obvious.
That is to imitate the Han and Tang Dynasties, take root in the Western Regions, and conquer many forces in the Western Regions.
Incorporate the Western Regions into the territory of the Song Dynasty.
Now Song's plans in the Western Regions are blocked by Xixia.
The Song people could not gain a foothold in the Western Regions.
According to my understanding of the Song people, after the Song people suffered setbacks in the Western Regions, they would definitely abandon the Western Regions.
But if we help the Song people attack Huangtou Uihe, let the Song people occupy half of the Huangtou Uihe territory.
Let the Song Dynasty gain a foothold in the Western Regions.
Then they will continue to plot the Western Region.
We can easily capture Huangtou Huihe with the help of the Song people.
But after taking Huangtou Huihe, he had to face the Song Dynasty.
To the Liao people, the Song people were yellow sheep with horns.
To me in Qingtang, Song people are like jackals in sheep's clothing.
Huangtou Huihe is in the Western Region and does not pose much threat to Qingtang.
But once the Song people enter the Western Regions, they will become our biggest threat to Qingtang.
The people of Song Dynasty have the heart of a wolf, but you always speak for the people of Song Dynasty, and you dare to say that you have not received any benefits from the people of Song Dynasty."
An Ziluo gritted his teeth and said: "The Song people are no longer what they used to be. You have never seen how powerful the Song people are, but I have. The former king's guard, Gertai, led his two hundred elite warriors, and
Kou Ji's two hundred servants faced off against each other.
The opponent just charged.
Gertai and his two hundred elite warriors were all killed.
It should be noted that Gertai is not weak in martial arts, and the warriors under his command are first-rate warriors.
Even so, he was still defeated by the Song Dynasty.
The people of Song Dynasty had enough power to fight against my Qingtang, but they did not choose to fight against my Qingtang.
This shows that the people of Song Dynasty intended to make friends with me, Qingtang, and did not want to become enemies with me, Qingtang.
I don't know what the Song people are planning to do when they want to settle in the Western Regions.
But I know that the only way for us to become stronger is to use the power of the Song people.
I didn't speak for the Song people, I just wanted to make Qingtang stronger."
He Langxianye snorted: "Short-sighted! Just for the sake of temporary power, we let a big enemy enter the Western Region. One day when the big enemy gains a firm foothold in the Western Region, that's when our Qingtang will be destroyed.
The Song people, who were good at using strategies, were just tempting us with benefits.
If we take the bait, we will definitely become meat on the chopping block of the Song people."
An Ziluo gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think that with the strength of the Yisong people, without us, Huangtou Huihe would not be able to be captured?"
He Langxianye was stunned and sneered: "If the Song people really can capture Huangtou and return to Hehe, why would they need to resort to tricks and ask me, Qingtang, to send troops?"
An Ziluo said seriously: "I think the Song people have enough power to take down Huangtou Huihe. They only asked me, Qingtang, to avoid unnecessary damage."
He Langxianye asked loudly: "An Ziluo, when did you recognize the Song people as the masters?!"
An Ziluo stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice: "The only master in my heart is Zamp."
He Langxianye said coldly: "You always speak for the Song people, and you dare to say that you don't recognize the Song people as the master? The Song people can propose a pincer attack from the north and the south to deal with the Huangtou Uighurs.
You can also use a pincer attack from east and west to deal with Qingtang after conquering Huangtou Huihe.
Moreover, the Song Dynasty people are blocking our east border of Qingtang.
If we let the Song people occupy a corner of the northern border of Qingtang again.
Even if I, Qingtang, become stronger, what will happen?
Where to go to capture the city?
Where can we go to expand our territory and restore the glory of the past when Songtsen Gampo was on the throne?
At that time, the powerful Song people will guard the eastern border.
The northern border was also blocked by the Song and Xixia people.
To the south are the sacred mountains (Himalayas).
Trapped on three sides, where will my Qingtang expand?
The desert to the west?
What use is my Qingtang to the desert?”
An Ziluo stared and gritted his teeth and said: "Speaking of it, there is more than just desert in the west. Beyond the desert, there is a fertile land that is not inferior to the Song Dynasty."
He Langxianye's eyes widened in horror, "Are you going to provoke those lunatics?!"
"No, no, no... we can't provoke those crazy people... they will bring disaster to our Qingtang..."
He Lang Xianye rambled.
He Langxianye was old and had been to that fertile land.
I have seen the strength of the warriors in that fertile land and their madness during battle.
Those people are fighting in the name of God.
Those people are fanatical believers in God.
They will sacrifice everything for God.
Life is the most insignificant in their eyes.
An Ziluo frowned and was about to speak.
He Langxianye stared with frightened eyes and said to An Ziluo: "All the people there are like the monk soldiers in the Living Buddha Palace... It was you who killed Li Lizun with your own hands. How crazy and good at fighting were the monk soldiers around him?
, you know better than anyone else.
At first, there were only more than a hundred monk soldiers around Li Lizun.
And the number of fanatics in that place is endless.
We can't mess with those crazy people."
An Ziluo said in a deep voice: "By the way, you are scared to death by them. As far as I know, the people there have escaped from the control of God and are now divided into countless countries fighting each other.
Just like Tubo in the past.
The Caliph, the incarnation of God, has become someone else's puppet."
He Langxianye shook his head stubbornly and said: "Even so, it is not something we can defeat there. I will not allow you to provoke those crazy people."
An Ziluo frowned when he heard this.
Jiao Siluo, who had been listening nearby, also frowned.
He Langxianye was very afraid of countries led by religions.
However, Jiao Siluo and An Ziluo hated the country led by religion.
If it weren't for religion, it would have already penetrated deeply into the people's hearts in Qingtang.
If it weren't for religion that could help Jiao Siluo control Qingtang.
Jiao Si Luo might also attack the religion in Qingtang.
After listening to the opinions of He Langxianye and An Ziluo, Jiao Siluo solemnly said: "I am ready to agree to the Song people."
He Langxianye stared in shock, "Zanpu, you are digging your own grave."
Jiao Siluo gritted his teeth and said, "I have no choice."
He Langxianye said hurriedly: "How can we have no choice? We just need to wait and see what happens."
Jiao Siluo shook his head and sighed: "After what you two said, I figured out one thing."
An Ziluo and He Langxianye stared at Jiao Siluo, waiting for Jiao Siluo's next words.
Jiao Siluo gritted his teeth and said: "From the moment we agreed to borrow the road from the Song Kingdom, we had no way out. An Ziluo was right. The Song Kingdom now has powerful weapons and a huge number of soldiers and horses have arrived in the Western Regions. Even if
Even without relying on us, they would be able to capture Huangtou Uihe.
Therefore, whether we send troops or not, the result will be the same.
The Song Dynasty had a territory in the north of Qingtang.
If we don't send troops, the Song Dynasty will take away all the Huangtou Huihe territory, and we will get nothing.
If we send troops, we can get half of it.
So we had to send troops."
Qingtang Wenwu in the palace was shocked when he heard this.
He Langxianye said hurriedly: "We can interrupt Song's plot by refusing to send reinforcements from the Song Dynasty across the border."