Chapter 161 If the public does not obey the Turks, I also cannot obey the public
After learning that Wu Ma was about to leave Jinyang, Li Zhiyun's mentality was no longer so urgent - he knew very well that Wu Ma's departure was ultimately due to fear of his own oppression, and he had not established a reliable alliance in the entire Jinyang City.
Just like a lone boat sailing into strong winds and huge waves, it is in danger of capsizing at any time.
The dancing horse leaving Jinyang is like a person on a lone boat who chooses to dock the boat and rush to the destination along the seemingly safe waterside. The result will inevitably be a long detour, or wandering on the endless seaside forever.
Unable to reach the other side.
Li Zhiyun could even see clearly another intention behind the dancing horse: he had no one to rely on in Jinyang City, so he might as well go to Li Hongyu. He must have heard that Li Zhiyun's sister was the most beloved by Duke Tang.
daughter.
Li Zhiyun breathed a sigh of relief. The truly terrible opponent is not the enemy who is good at avoiding danger, nor the coward who relies on the big tree to protect himself from the wind and rain, but the warrior who dares to rush into the huge waves to hone his courage and hone his skills.
Even the waves can't break him to pieces, so no amount of overt or covert arrows or conspiracy can do it.
Therefore, Li Zhiyun temporarily crossed the dancing horse from the list of deadly enemies.
From a certain moment last night, he always suspected that he had forgotten some fatal and long-term danger.
But now he was sure that it was an illusion caused by his sensitive nerves.
The sky is getting brighter.
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It was Liu Wenjing who brought the news to Wu Ma that Li Hongyu needed to be awakened. This guide who brought Wu Ma to the Datang Tower has recently been recognized for her high level of cooperation with Li Zhiyun in the Datang Pagoda, her initiative to give up power, and her good relationship with Li Shimin.
, became more and more favored and valued in front of Tang Gong.
Several times, when everyone was discussing the war and Liu Wenjing was giving advice, Duke Tang gave him a positive look.
Liu Wenjing firmly believes that he will be highly reused in the upcoming supervision of the General's Office. To be precise, he will become the eldest son of the General's Office, ranking only after Li Yuan and his son, and before the heroes of the Jinyang Army. This is different from
His own value fully matches his contribution in raising troops.
The current spring breeze did not make Liu Wenjing's mind completely swollen, and she forgot about the dancing horse that she had dragged down and traveled to the distant northern grasslands.
In fact, Liu Wenjing had long been aware of the antagonism between Wu Ma, Li Shimin, and Li Zhiyun. But when he finally overcame his laissez-faire mentality of fearing trouble and tried to mediate, the conflict between the two parties had reached an irreconcilable point.
situation.
Liu Wenjing could not convince herself to watch the successor of Datang Tower, who she had high hopes for, die inexplicably in this undercurrent and meaningless conflict, nor could she convince herself that she could stay out of it and jump into the vortex of muddy water without hesitation.
Among them, he retreated to the next best thing and took advantage of the opportunity he had to meet the messenger sent by Li Hongyu to find Wu Ma as soon as possible and deliver the news that he could temporarily avoid the center of the conflict whirlpool.
After Wu Ma agreed to his proposal without much hesitation, Liu Wenjing finally felt at ease and gained the stability she had longed for. He has tried his best, and Wu Ma will also find a new big tree to cling to, and from now on
From now on, he no longer needs to feel guilty about it.
Soon after, news came that disappointed both of them - Li Yuan had chosen the awakened disciple to go to Guanzhong to support Li Hongyu, and it was Pei Ji's confidant Hoopoe.
This ruffian who once made a living by eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling in the streets of Jinyang, and was driven by his strong filial piety to kill his enemies, a short, black and fat murderer. During the days when he danced his horse and went north to the grassland, he fought bravely and killed the enemy repeatedly.
Having made military exploits, and with Pei Ji's strong recommendation, he finally entered Li Yuan's field of vision.
Liu Wenjing, Hoopoe's former enemy, gradually softened his attitude because Li Shimin acted as a peacemaker. So Li Shimin repaid Hoopoe's life-saving grace, and the grudges between Liu Wenjing and Hoopoe gradually began to disappear. Quite a bit.
The irony is that Hoopoe Sheng still holds grudge against Wu Ma who did not help him because he was worried about Liu Wenjing's thoughts, and may never find a chance to resolve it. At least, that's what Hoopoe Sheng thinks.
Dai Sheng regarded this trip to the mountains of Huxian County to help Li Hongyu as a major opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
More importantly, if this trip is successful, he will definitely be able to get along well with Li Hongyu and Chai Shao, a couple who are very influential in front of Tang Gong. This couple, Pei Ji and the hoopoe himself, are worth a lot of effort.
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The hoopoe began to prepare for his trip to Hu County.
He came to the Tang Tower immediately, and without any hesitation, he exchanged the life-saving awakening technique from the soul of the tower from the natal monster Lao Yu, as well as a trick that was enough to make a fatal blow to reverse the situation at the critical moment, which almost cost him everything.
Not only did he accumulate the Divine Will Stars for a long time, but it also made him completely sure of the success of this trip.
At the same moment when Hoopoe walked out of the Tang Tower with confidence, a Turkic envoy hurried from the grassland and brought a letter written by Shibi Khan.
The letter only mentioned one thing as a supplementary requirement for the alliance between the two parties. Of course, it was also a necessary condition stated by Shibi Khan, namely:
Li Yuan must call himself emperor and accept the canonization of Shibi Khan.
In return, the Turks will give Li Yuan the strongest support, including soldiers, horses, and stability of the rear.
In this year of imminent turmoil, the canonization of a Turkic Khan was almost the standard option for the northern princes to raise troops in the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan's two neighbors to the north, Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou, both chose the standard option, and one was canonized as Dadu Bijia Khan.
The other was canonized as Dingyang Khan.
Shibi's letter caused a commotion in the Jinyang army. For the advisors and generals under Tang Gong, all the risky investments with their heads in their belts were for the sake of fame and fortune, and the title of emperor of Tang Gong was to satisfy this
One needs the quickest and most direct way. So every time there is a discussion, Li Yuan has to face one after another persistent petitions from his subordinates.
But Liu Wenjing knew Li Yuan's troubles well - in the muddy waters of the Sui Dynasty, proclaiming himself emperor was like a fat fish jumping up from the muddy bottom full of mud and becoming the center of attention.
People are covered in fishing nets, stewed in iron pots, chewed in their mouths, and eaten in their stomachs into cesspits.
Li Yuan was immersed in a sleepless night, lying on a bed that was soft in the past but now particularly uncomfortable. He looked at the bed curtains that were swaying left and right even though there was no wind in the room. His heart was filled with loneliness and trouble, and his mind was full of loneliness.
The faces of Li Shimin, Liu Wenjing, Pei Ji, and many familiar or unfamiliar counselors and generals were replayed continuously, and everyone's eyes were flashing with hot flames.
If the momentum of the flame cannot be maintained within a controllable range, or an outlet can be found for the flame to release energy, then this strong flame will burn away the long-established and rumbling morale of the Jinyang Army.
There will be a momentum of unity and unity, and going south to achieve great prosperity will become an empty dream.
Li Yuan turned over and turned to the wall. He also tried to postpone the matter, but the restless flames were already flowing everywhere in the Jinyang army. Wherever the flames touched, the temperature in the air suddenly rose.
The soldiers spread word of mouth, and their dissatisfaction grew stronger and stronger, gradually converging into an extremely harsh voice.
Li Yuan looked at the flawless white wall, and a harsh sound came out from the invisible gap in the wall. At first, the sound was noisy and messy, and he could not hear a word clearly. Gradually, it became more and more orderly, clearer and clearer.
He is also becoming more and more determined.
Li Yuan couldn't believe his ears, but the voice that penetrated through the cracks in the wall was just repeating a sentence that made his whole body tremble - "If you don't follow the Turks, I can't follow you either!"
Li Yuan suddenly climbed out of bed and fell into uncontrollable insomnia.
He walked around every corner of the room with his feet that had measured thousands of miles of Sui land, and the world in his head played out an extremely real scene:
The high-spirited Turkic wolves came from the north, kicking up dust that filled the sky.
The leading wolf rider held up a wolf-head banner, which was an extremely dazzling blue flag. On top of the long wooden pole was a hard and cold fine iron tip, and below the tip hung a flag from the most vicious and cunning prairie.
After the head was chopped off from the wolf's neck and dried, it had a ferocious appearance, with white teeth and ferocious eyes. Dirty red blood stains could still be seen on the neck.
The wound where the wolf's head was cut off was sewn with dense, colorful strips of cloth, which swayed wildly in the wind as the wolf rider ran wildly, as if the Turkic army had been condensed into a small ball, but there was no momentum at all.
reduce.
Under the wolf's head is a unique rectangular flag covered with strange patterns that is unique to the Turks. At the end of the flag are three triangular flag tails with sharp edges like sharp knives, as if to show off their power in all the lands they pass by.
In the center of the pattern are two smaller square patterns, inside which are hexagons and squares with long corners, large circles and small circles, and neat little stars, like a pair of cold but unabashedly lustful eyes, watching.
Looking at Li Yuan, watching Jinyang City.
Li Yuan was well aware of the intentions of the Turks - "their distant ancestors were born from wild wolves", and "the wolf-headed banner built at Yamen shows that we have not forgotten our roots." The beginning and end reminded him that if the Han Dynasty were to be unified in the future, they would never be able to do so.
Forget your roots.
Li Yuan had clearly seen the scene when the Turks conferred the imperial decree not long ago: the wolf cavalry passed through the Jinyang city gate without any hindrance and went straight to Li Yuan's mansion. Under the attention of everyone, Li Yuan was just like the Liu Wu and Zhou Liang divisions he once despised.
, respectfully took the wolf-headed banner, and vowed to surrender to the Turks forever and to be loyal to Shibi Khan.
No, absolutely. Breaking out in a cold sweat, Li Yuan opened the door and walked into the courtyard filled with silver light.
He wanted to walk around every inch of the yard again. He thought about it and firmly believed that there must be a way to get the best of both worlds, but it was hidden in the thick fog and it was difficult to hide it for a while.
Sure enough, he walked all night, leaving anxious and overlapping footprints on every piece of cold brick. But until dawn, he still could not see the shadow of the answer through the fog.
After a while, the guard informed that an awakened disciple named Wu Ma, whom he had not seen for a long time but whose appearance was very clear in his mind, wanted to see him.
After Wu Ma entered the door, the first thing he said to him was: "I know the predicament of Mr. Tang, and I will give you a way to solve it."