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Chapter 677

"What! Alliance?"

"You want to hire Turks to fight Tuyuhun?"

Hou Junji and Li Ji stared at Li Mu with their eyes wide open. Words like jaw-dropping are not enough to describe them. They were already 'dumbfounded'. They were enemies one day and were eager for a life-or-death battle. They were going to meet for an alliance the next day.

Moreover, they had to make way for the Turkic cavalry to pass through the territory of the Tang Dynasty to fight Tuyuhun. What kind of operation was this?

Luring the wolf into the house? Killing Guo in a false way? Flooding the brain?

"No, absolutely not!"

Both of them shook their heads and refused to agree. They both made excuses for not participating in yesterday's 'Welcome Feast', just to leave some room. Although Li Mu was holding Shang Fang's sword, after all, he did not lead troops and did not master the tiger talisman.

If Li Ji and Hou Junji were bitten to death and refused to obey his orders, Li Mu would have no choice. The crime of disobeying Shang Fang's sword is as big as it sounds and as small as it sounds, but no matter how big it is, it is no bigger than a battle.

It's a sin to lose.

On this point, let alone Li Ji, even Hou Junji would not make a mistake.

"Li Mu, the current situation has achieved its original purpose. As long as the Turks abide by the agreement and retreat, we can return to the court. As long as the Western Turks retreat, the rebellion in the four barbarians can be resolved. Without the Western Turks,

They don't dare to provoke the Tang Dynasty. Why do you want to cause trouble? You asked us to let the Turks in, what if they regret it and attack us directly? What should we do? Have you ever thought about the consequences? "

"I have thought about it." Li Mu said calmly: "I have thought about it very seriously, so I made such a decision."

"What's the meaning!"

Li Mu sat up straight and said seriously: "Both of you, please listen to my analysis. Now we are in control of the situation. It can be said that we have the initiative. What we say will be what they respond to, but who knows whether what they say is true or false? What?

I don’t believe any covenants or oaths.”

Li Ji frowned and said, "Since you don't believe it, why do you do such a stupid thing?"

"No, what I want to do is definitely not stupid!" Li Mu said seriously: "I want them to vote for me!"

Hou Junji frowned and said, "Submit your name? What does that mean?"

Li Mu thought that the Tang Dynasty had not yet had the term "voting for names", so he explained patiently: "The meaning of "voting for names" means, for example, if a person wants to become a bandit, he has to kill an official. If he commits a crime, he can get the title of bandit.

Their trust——"

Hou Junji said anxiously: "Oh, of course I understand what the certificate of surrender means. I'm asking you what certificate of surrender you want from them!"

"Didn't I tell them to attack Tuyuhun!" Li Mu laughed sinisterly and said: "I have found out that the person who attacked us that day was the Tianzhu King of Tuyuhun. His status is approximately equal to that of Shangzhu in the Central Plains.

A state is a person who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. When the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks was about to break out, the Shangzhu State could not hold back and wanted to come to inquire about the news and wait for an opportunity to stir up trouble."

Li Mu smiled and said: "Su Lie has learned through interrogation that the Tianzhu King brought about 5,000 men and horses with him on this trip. More than 1,000 of them were killed by Su Lie's men that day, and there are still some left.

Less than 3,000 people. I asked the Nishu tribe, the Shebeida cadres and the Nushubi tribe to send out 2,000 people each, for a total of 6,000 people to come over and kill these 3,000 people, kill the Tianzhu King, and the Western Turks and

The feud with Tuyuhun is settled."

"Also, I took advantage of Ni Shu's drunken state to get something out of him. It turned out that the main reason why Si Yehu decided to march eastward was because he was blocked from going north. After Ni Shu was driven to Yanqi by him, Si Yehu

There was a battle with Xue Yantuo in the north. Because many people were loyal to the enemy and refused to contribute, the attack on Xue Yantuo failed this time and the losses were considerable. The Western Turks also formed a deadly feud with Xue Yantuo. If they were to fight with Tuyuhun again

Enmity, haha, we have Tuyuhun in the south, Xue Yantuo in the north, and the Western Turks are not on good terms with us, do we want to be surrounded by enemies on three sides and be isolated and helpless?"

Li Ji and Hou Junji looked at each other, both shocked. This kid's plan was too vicious.

"Also," Li Mu said leisurely: "Xue Yantuo in the north, after the collapse of the Eastern Turks, merged many tribes from the Eastern Turks, as well as some Tiele people. They can make the Western Turks suffer, even if the Western Turks do not try their best

Under the circumstances, this is not a weak force. Datang should take precautions in advance. Only by making these alien races at odds with each other can Datang have a clear understanding of the situation and intervene at any time to mediate. But if they unite, they will be another

A Wuhu chaos is absolutely impossible."

After Li Mu finished speaking, he looked at the expressions of the two men and said, "After listening to the boy's explanation, what do the two generals think?"

Li Ji thought for a while and said, "If I go by what you said, it's feasible, but I don't understand. If Ni Zu can't see it, how can he agree to it?"

"It's quite simple." Li Mu said with a smile: "First of all, his life is still in my hands. I can't let him go before I get the certificate of surrender. Furthermore, Ni Shu has his heart.

Xiang Zhongyuan, this can be seen from the fact that most of his tribe can speak Chinese. Third, Si Yehu has just died, and the Western Turks are once again facing division. He urgently needs a strong support to stabilize his position, otherwise he, a big man,

Khan can't sit still."

Li Mu analyzed clearly, and Li Ji had nothing to say. Hou Junji had always admired Li Ji for his strategy, although he had never admitted it. Seeing that Li Ji stopped talking, Hou Junji

There was no objection. He just said that he should immediately send a flying pigeon letter to Li Shimin to inform him of everything here. As Minister of the Ministry of War, this was his duty.

Li Mu knew in his heart that this was an act of shirk, but he didn't care. Compared with what he promised Zhang Xun, this reckless crime was nothing at all.

After an agreement was reached, Li Mu immediately let Zepi and the envoys from the two tribes leave the camp. In the evening, 6,000 troops from the three tribes came out of the valley and hurried past the Tang army's camp. Under the leadership of Su Lie, they headed south to look for Tuyuhun.

King Tianzhu’s camp has gone.

In the early morning of the next day, people outside the camp neighed. Li Mu, Li Ji, Hou Junji, and Ni came to the camp gate together. They saw thousands of Turkic cavalry in front of the camp gate. Many of them had human heads hanging on their waists.

Under Zepi's roar, the people in front threw their heads on the ground, followed by the second, third, and next to them there was a person recording, and soon there were thousands of them, piled up.

A hill.

Li Ji looked at Li Mu and said softly: "This is..."

"I promised them that for one head, three cups would be poured from one jar."

At this time, Zebei dragged a noble old man of about fifty over and asked him to kneel on the ground. He looked at Nishu and saluted respectfully: "Great Khan, King Tianzhu of Tuyuhun has been captured! Please Great Khan

Show me!"

Ni She looked at Li Mu, and Li Mu glanced at Su Dingfang next to him. Su Dingfang nodded, and then with a wave of his hand, his men took out five survivors who had been specially left alive, grabbed their heads with their hands, and opened their eyes.

, let them look at their Tianzhu King.

Li Mu smiled, pulled out Shang Fang's sword, and showed it to Ni Shou: "Nishe Great Khan, do you know this sword?"

Of course Ni She knew that this was Shang Fang's sword, but he still cooperated and pretended not to know, and said blankly: "Please give me some advice from Marquis Zhulu."

"This sword was originally called the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword. It is a sacred sword of integrity and purity in ancient times. Legend has it that it was forged by two great swordsmen, Ou Yezi and Qianjiang, thousands of years ago. When the Supreme Emperor obtained this sword, all the righteous men in the world followed him and swore an alliance.

After his Majesty ascended the throne, because of his great filial piety, he avoided the name of the Supreme Emperor, so he renamed it 'Longquan Sword' and named it Shangfang Sword. Those who hold this sword are authorized by the emperor to patrol the four directions on behalf of the emperor. They have to kill first and then report.

The power of life and death is taken away from you."

Ni Shu was shocked and saluted quickly. Li Mu helped him up with a smile on his face, continued to look at the Longquan Sword, and sighed: "After I got this sword, I deeply felt His Majesty the Emperor's high expectations for me. It is really a great grace from the Holy Spirit."

, I will never be able to repay you even if I die. At that time, I wrote a poem to express my feelings. I wonder if the Great Khan would like to hear it?"

"I heard that Zhulu Hou was a master of poetry and prose, so naturally I wanted to listen to it."

"Okay, then I will recite it once and encourage you to share it."

Li Mu raised his sword, took a deep breath, and chanted: "Three feet of dragon spring and thousands of books, God has given me whatever I want. If you can't serve the country and bring peace to the world, you are in vain as a man!"

"Wow!" Ni Shu praised repeatedly: "What a wonderful poem. It is concise yet concise. It fully describes his life's aspirations and lives up to the emperor's grace. The Marquis is really a great man."

"It's easy to say, but I'm also troubled by my excellence." Li Mu smiled and suddenly put Shang Fang's sword into Ni She's hand. Ni She was stunned and hurriedly struggled, but he was seriously injured. How could he break free from Li Mu's strength?

The sword was in his hand.

"Master Hou, what do you mean?"

"When I saw that the Great Khan yearned for him, I thought about the beauty of adulthood. Why doesn't the Great Khan become a man for once? Tuyuhun was ambitious and tried to sow the brotherhood between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. The Great Khan of Nishu is the sworn brother of our emperor.

, Aren’t you filled with righteous indignation at this situation? You have to say, what is tolerable is unbearable, why doesn’t the Great Khan kill this beast in front of the two armies to preserve the brotherhood between the two countries?”

"you!"

Li Mu's eyes widened and he said, "Don't you think the Great Khan wants to?"

After that, he lowered his voice and whispered: "If you don't want to, I will kill you, and the thousands of people in front of you will be buried with you!"

Ni She looked around and saw that many Tang soldiers had already drawn their long bows in the hiding place. He knew that what Li Mu said was true. He gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Li Mu, you are so vicious. It turns out that you have never trusted me before."

I!"

"I once trusted Ju Zhisheng, how did he treat me? Great Khan, let's keep quiet and let's see the matter. This is the strongest alliance!"

Ni She looked at Li Mu for a long time, took a deep breath, and showed a smile on his face. He gripped the Longquan Sword tightly and said loudly: "What the Marquis said is exactly what I want. The Tuyuhun people have no faith and are trying to make my brother jealous."

, His heart is to be killed, I wish I could eat his flesh and drink his blood, but if I don’t kill him, it’s not enough to appease my anger, Lord Marquis, get out of the way and let me kill this thief!”

Li Mu pretended to stop him: "Khan, don't be impulsive. Everything can be discussed. Don't start a war——"

"Master Marquis, please stop trying to persuade me. I will bear all the consequences." At that moment, Ni Shou pushed Li Mu away, raised his sword and stabbed him. Poor King Tianzhu, who was inferior to Tuyuhun and outnumbered ten thousand people, did not even say a word of differentiation.

When he came out, his head was in a different place, and blood was spattered five steps away.

Li Mu glanced at Su Dingfang. Su Dingfang nodded and pulled the five survivors back. They had to return to Tuyuhun properly before the entire scene could be played out.

Ni Shou returned the Longquan Sword to Li Mu and said, "It is indeed a precious sword. It cuts iron like mud, and the blade is not stained with blood."

"Since the Great Khan likes it, why not lend it to the Great Khan and kill a few more people?"

"No, no, no," Ni She waved his hands repeatedly, thinking to himself, if you lend me a few more days, you may not know how many people I will offend. I can't be fooled anymore. Ni She put the sword back into Li Mu's hand and said, "The Sword of the Emperor."

, virtuous people wear it, His Majesty the Emperor bestowed upon the Marquis the Emperor's Sword, I cannot exceed it, this is disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor."

"That's right." Li Mu smiled and took back his sword, put it on his waist, and said loudly: "Today, all the soldiers have made great achievements. On behalf of the emperor, I will reward you based on your merits. The wine is ready, and the lamb is on the rack.

, eat and drink later, and tomorrow morning, I will personally take you back to the camp."

Zepi and the others had expressionless faces. They were still angry after being tricked by Li Mu today. However, Ni Shu was very considerate and said, "You haven't thanked the Marquis or the Khan?"

Zepi and others had no choice but to shout. Li Mu smiled, politely returned the greeting, and turned back to the camp. Nishu followed behind and said apologetically: "Master Hou, don't blame me——"

Li Mu waved his hand and said, "I'm not angry. On the contrary, I'm very happy. There's something wrong with me. I like to see others hate me and act like they can't do anything about me." After that, he looked at Li

Ji and Hou Jun gathered together and said, "Two generals, please have a banquet with Nishu Great Khan. I still have some matters that need to be dealt with urgently."

After saying that, Li Mu smiled at Ni She. Li Chongyi led a horse. Li Mu climbed on the horse. The two brothers went out from the side door of the camp. Li Siwen was in charge of the celebration drinks and could not leave without permission, so he had to watch.

The backs of Li Mu and Li Chongyi sighed, cheered up, and asked people to bring wine and slaughter the sheep.



Li Mu left the Tang Army camp at this time, which was somewhat rude. After all, Ni Shu had just given the certificate of surrender, and it was the time when he needed to be comforted, but he didn't want to do these things anymore. It didn't make any sense. He knew his own affairs.

When he returned to Chang'an for the first time, it was still a question of whether he could survive. Befriending this person or that person was of no use. What could really determine his fate was Li Shimin's thoughts.

Now that Ni She has been forced to stand on the chariot of the Tang Dynasty, the goal has been achieved, and other things are not important. What should be done, there is still something to do. The purpose of Li Mu's visit this time is to propose marriage, but he was delayed by so many things.

At this time, the situation has been decided, so naturally he has to bring the bride price and rush to Zhangjiaji to propose marriage. He mentioned this to Zhang Tianai yesterday, and Zhang Tianai had already gone back early to make preparations. Li Siwen also knew what Li Mu was going to do.

That's why he was very sorry. Originally, he had planned to ask for a wedding drink.

Only Li Mu himself knows how he feels. There is no time to be happy now. Zhang Xun has fulfilled his words, and he must fulfill his promise, but what to do, he has no clue now.


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