Li Mu frowned, showing displeasure, and said: "Father-in-law, if you talk like this, my son-in-law will be a little unhappy. The reason why I sent Tian Ai away was because I didn't want her to be involved, and you actually put her in it."
Our relationship is also taken into account - father-in-law, son-in-law, can I ask, is Tian'ai really your biological daughter?"
"Of course she is my biological daughter," Zhang Xun sighed: "She is also my only heir."
"Then let me ask you one more question, son-in-law." Li Mu's tone became colder and he said: "My father-in-law has no son. Even if he makes you the king, the country will still be given to outsiders after a hundred years. Why should you insist on it?"
Zhang Xun smiled and said: "I'll tell you the truth, my virtuous son-in-law. It won't take more than a hundred years for me to live." Seeing Li Mu's confusion, Zhang Xun explained: "You must have heard Li Ji mention the 'Qiu bearded guest'
, he is the best master in the world. I took one hit from him without dying, so my life is already in danger. In the past two years, I have felt more and more powerless, and the medicine I took has become more and more powerful. Now I have stopped taking medicine.
, my life is gone. I don’t know how long I can live. So I must seize the time. This is my only wish in this life. I must sit on the throne before I die and experience the difficulties you mentioned.
Even if it is only a month or ten days, I will die without complaint."
"this……"
Li Mu didn't know what to say. This man's obsession could reach such an extent. He had been dormant for a lifetime for one idea. Although Li Mu had a different stance, he couldn't help but have the idea of 'helping him'.
Li Mu tried his best to suppress this thought, took a deep breath, calmed down, and said: "Father-in-law, although I can understand your thoughts, as a military prince of the Tang Dynasty, I cannot act arbitrarily. You want to be the King of Gaochang
, I can risk it all, but you have to come up with bargaining chips, otherwise the Western Turks will come over and all the things you and I are talking about will come to nothing."
"It's natural. Since I came to see you, I have a bargaining chip to give you." Zhang Xun narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "But, how can I confirm that you can do what you promised me after I gave you the bargaining chip?
"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Father-in-law, you actually have no choice, right?"
Zhang Xun's face turned cold, as if he was about to get angry, but he calmed down in an instant and said with a wry smile: "Indeed, I have no choice. Well, I just want to ask you, are you sincere to my daughter or are you pretending?"
"sincere."
"That's it. I won't live long anyway. Even if you lie to me, I will admit it."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Zhang Xun smiled, no longer entangled, and said: "When I seek the land of Gaochang, I can't avoid the Turks. On the East Turk side, I sow discord between Jie Li and the Turks' uncles and nephews, and on the West Turk side, I have no time to do it.
With."
Li Mu knew in his heart that Zhang Xun was about to reveal his trump card, which was related to the great battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks, so he did not speak and just stared at him.
"Do you know how Tong Yehu Khan died?"
"It is said that he was killed by his uncle."
"Yes, that's not right either." Zhang Xun sneered and said, "On the surface, he was killed by his uncle Mo Heduo, but in fact, he was poisoned by my killer." Seeing Li Mu's unbelieving look, Zhang
Xun Xun smiled arrogantly and said: "Don't doubt my ability. Back then, I was able to hunt down the bearded guest and almost killed him. To put it bluntly, if I deliberately wanted to kill someone, even if he was in the palace,
If you get hit, you may not be able to escape death."
Li Mu didn't know if this was bragging or true, but it meant nothing to him. He just wanted to know Zhang Xun's real trump card.
"After Tong Yehu's death, Mohe Duo became the target of public criticism. The Western Turks Nu Shibi tribe recommended Ni Shou as Khan. Ni Shou realized that there was something fishy about Tong Yehu's death. He was a cautious person and did not agree.
I welcomed the son of Tong Yehu, Zheliteqin, to fight against Mohe Duo. Due to the internal strife in the Western Turks, the countries in the Western Regions and the nine surnames of Tiele rebelled one after another. My people took the opportunity to sneak into one of the surnames of Tiele and married Tiele.
Chief Le's daughter occupies an important position."
"Later, with the help of Ni Shu, Si Yehu defeated Mohe Du and became the co-leader of the Western Turks. He then conscripted the nine Tiele surnames non-stop. My people were the first to join Si Yehu and gained his trust.
, and then provoked him to conflict with Yili Xiaoqhan, the hero of the conquest of Tiele. Yili Xiaoqhan was killed by Si Yehu, and the whole family was not spared. His clan was also given Tiele. This caused
In response to the dissatisfaction of many tribes in the Western Turks, Nishu realized that a disaster was coming, so he fled to Yanqi."
"My people used the Tiele Nine surnames as a stepping stone to gradually infiltrate the various tribes of the Western Turks. After more than a year of planning, they finally selected the Sebeida cadres and the Nusibi tribe as the main targets. Now we
The people have taken control of these two troops——"
"Wait a minute." Li Mu interrupted and asked, "Can I ask how many people there are in these two groups?"
"That adds up to about 20,000."
"Twenty thousand?" Li Mu frowned and said, "Did my father-in-law exaggerate? If there are twenty thousand, what else do you ask me to do?"
Zhang Xun said with a smile: "My dear son-in-law may have misunderstood. The so-called control of these two groups is in the name of Nishu. The chiefs of these two groups are not fools. How could they obey the orders of outsiders? My people pretend to be Nishu."
The envoy I sent is to welcome Nishu back to the Western Turks, so that these two people can be used by me. Do you understand this explanation?"
"Well," Li Mu understood after saying this, Zhang Xun was using deception and doing meticulous work. He united those who opposed Si Yehu within the Western Turks and borrowed the strength of others for his own use.
In order for this power to be used, a necessary condition is needed, and that is the cooperation of Ni Shou. Now that Ni Shou is in his own hands, he will naturally ask for it.
Zhang Xun continued: "I have received the news. Si Yehu now knows nothing about the separation of the two groups, so he must be unprepared. And the vanguard of this Eastern Expedition is a member of Nishe's tribe, so he must be unprepared."
There are also tens of thousands of people, and the total number of the Western Turkic army is only one hundred thousand. We already have more than 30,000 in our hands. Adding the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, even if there is no sudden attack, the number is 80,000 to 70,000. If it is unexpected, maybe
We don’t even need the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty. As long as we kill Si Yehu and let Ni Shou show up, relying on Ni Shou’s prestige in the Western Turks, great things can be decided.”
After hearing this, Li Mu also felt that this matter was feasible, but if he gave Gaochang to Zhang Xun, he still couldn't do it. Because this matter involved two very sensitive matters, one was that he was not qualified to be crowned king;
Only Li Shimin has this qualification. Furthermore, Zhang Xun is his father-in-law. He attacked Gaochang, killed so many people, and finally made his father-in-law the king of Gaochang. This matter cannot be justified!