"The anger of the Tang Dynasty?" Ju Wentai laughed, looked into Li Ji's eyes, and said, "Even if we don't go against the Tang Dynasty, will the Tang Dynasty really let us go?"
"What do you mean!"
"General Li Ji, why don't you ask your adopted son?" Ju Wentai sneered: "Don't treat everyone as fools. Although we are not as smart as Zhuluhou, we are not stupid either! Zhuluhou is not against Gaochang.
Have you made any arrangements in advance?"
"I have no idea what the arrangements are."
"Ah," Ju Wentai shook his head and said with admiration: "You say you don't know, but I believe it, because I have only recently figured out what Zhulu Hou's plan is. It is for this reason that I don't care
Everything surrendered to the Western Turks."
Hou Junji didn't understand a single word and said angrily: "What on earth do you mean? What's going on? Please tell me clearly. I think you are too irresponsible. You insist on asking others for your own affairs."
Are you tired of it?"
"Okay, if you want to hear it, I'll tell you. Now that the matter is over, there's nothing more we can't say." Ju Wentai glanced at the tea cup and said, "Why don't you give me a cup of tea to moisten your throat?"
"It's really troublesome!" Hou Junji shouted: "Who outside has time to make a cup of tea? Didn't you hear me?"
"General, wait a minute!" A voice responded, coming from the tent next door. The tent next door was where the military recorders were. Zhang Yi walked into the tent with a cup of tea that he didn't have time to drink, and looked at it.
He looked at Hou Junji and Li Ji and asked, "Do the two generals also want one?"
"No, no, give it to him!" Hou Junji said impatiently, Zhang Yi responded, turned sideways and put the tea next to Ju Wentai, and when no one was paying attention, he dropped a grain of millet size into it.
When the tea cup is removed, the small particles melt into the water without any change in the color and temperature of the water.
Ju Wentai picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Zhang Yi caught a glimpse of him from the corner of his eye, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, saluted Hou Junji and Li Ji, took two steps back and left.
"Okay, can you talk after drinking tea?"
"Okay, let's talk." Ju Wentai put the tea aside and said, "Let's talk about the orthodox question first."
"Is it a question of orthodoxy?" Hou Junji interrupted: "In this small place, you are worthy of mentioning the word orthodoxy?"
"Otherwise!" Ju Wentai said sternly: "Although Gaochang is a small place, Gaochang is the real deal. From the Han and Wei dynasties to the present, the Han people have inherited the legal system of the Han people. But the Tang Dynasty was born out of the
How can the aristocratic nobles of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, who were a mixture of foreigners and Han people in the Northern Dynasties, be called Han orthodox? Moreover, there is still no decision on whether the royal family is the Li family of Longxi? I heard that the Li family of Longxi
It seems that they don’t move around with the royal family!”
"you!"
Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knew about this matter but no one dared to mention it. When Ju Wentai mentioned it today, Hou Junji was naturally unable to refute it. This also shows that Ju Wentai was indeed willing to risk everything.
"Let's talk about the issue of trade. This is what Zhulu Hou gave me." Ju Wentai sighed: "I have actually thought about this matter a long time ago, but I thought that the Tang Dynasty had not realized it yet, so I concealed it. But I
We should be sober. The Tang Dynasty ended the troubled times and swept away the decadence of the Central Plains Dynasty. The Tang Emperor became another generation of heroes with great ambitions and was known as the Khan of Heaven. He must imitate the Han Dynasty and manage the Western Regions.
In the Western Region, Gaochang cannot be avoided. The location of Gaochang is the gateway to the Western Region and the throat of the Silk Road!"
"The place of chokepoint cannot let others sleep soundly. But the Tang Dynasty had just finished a battle and needed time to recuperate, so it didn't rush to take action. Hou Zhulu was one step ahead of the incident, so he set up the Zhangjiaji on the edge of Gaochang, and then
Supplemented by Dingxiang's mutual horns, they echoed each other. When merchants from the Tang Dynasty arrived in Dingxiang, they would wait to form a caravan, escorted by soldiers, and go directly to Zhangjiazhai, and then to Camel Valley, completely conquering Gaochang.
Left outside."
The more Ju Wentai spoke, the angrier he became, saying: "Since the establishment of Zhangjiazhai, the number of merchants in Gaochang has decreased by more than half, and the taxes and population of Gaochang have both decreased! Not counting this, Marquis Zhulu still doesn't want to let us go.
He bribed all the horse bandits near this choke point. Anyone who took the road designated by the Tang Dynasty would not be offended. All caravans passing through Gaochang would not be spared! Even the merchants from Yanqi should not pass by the Zhang family.
Village, seeing such a situation, was forced to take a detour for two days just to avoid being robbed!" Ju Wentai stared and asked, "Tell yourselves, is this something done by humans?"
Hou Junji and Li Ji looked at each other. They didn't know anything about these things. And even if they knew, what could they do to Li Mu? A man should do things with means. It's like fighting a war. Soldiers never tire of deceit. Should they follow suit?
In the pre-Qin Dynasty, did everyone line up face to face and charge at each other?
Of course, this is because Li Mu is from the Tang Dynasty, so they think this way and live in a different place. If what Ju Wentai said is true, they can probably understand the reason why the Ju family and his son turned to the Western Turks. Li Mu's
The knives have been placed on their necks, and they are just waiting to recuperate... No, it will only take a year. When the food is ripe in the fall and there is no need to worry about logistics, Li Mu will definitely push this matter.
Looking for an unfounded excuse and facing the Tang Dynasty's offensive, Gaochang will be destroyed in just a matter of seconds.
"Report"
Suddenly a shout alerted the three people in the tent. A sentry ran in and shouted: "Report to the general, white flags have been hung on the wall of Gaochang city. A funeral is being held. Prince Ju Zhisheng of Gaochang succeeded to the throne and vowed to be the king of Gaochang."
To take revenge, I would rather live in pieces than in ruins, and fight to the death with me, the Tang Dynasty!"
Ju Wentai lost his voice and said, "What did you say? My son, my son, he, he actually..." Before he could say anything, Ju Wentai suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Hou Junji and Hou with wide eyes.
Li Ji said in pain: "I really didn't expect that Datang, Datang would be so despicable."
"What did you say! What did we do to you!"
Li Ji was relatively sober and shouted: "Come quickly, get the doctor!"
Ju Wentai seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He turned back and pointed at the tea cup. He could no longer stand and slowly fell down. Hou Junji also understood something and said sternly: "Come here, go and record the affairs and join the army. Zhang Yi
Catch me!"
The soldiers at the door immediately rushed to the tent next door and came back shortly to report: "General, we can't find any trace of Zhang Yi. I'm afraid he may have had a premeditated plan and escaped!"
"It's all rubbish! It only takes a cup of tea to escape. Find it for me. You have to search all over the camp and dig three feet into the ground to find it!" Hou Junji broke out in a cold sweat. He suddenly thought,
If Ju Wentai were poisoned and died in his hands, what consequences would he face? His lifelong reputation would most likely be destroyed in just one moment. The King of the Tang Dynasty would also be stigmatized because of this!