The sound of galloping horses came from the dirt road in the main street of the city. The sensitive nerves of everyone upstairs were touched. The chopsticks inserted into the basin stopped. Then Li Siye and the other three people continued to pick up the meat as if nothing had happened, but Ren Chengsi couldn't help but leave the table and got up.
, standing at the window and looking out.
Three heralds with Chen flags on their backs rode into the street and parted ways at the intersection. One went to the City Envoy's Mansion, the other to Zhechong Mansion, and the other loudly announced the order next to the inn:
"Qixi Jiedu envoy Gai Zhongcheng has an order! Recently, there have been sudden cavalry envoys passing through the border. All military towns, cities, post stations and post houses along the way must be released to provide food, food and fodder, and the door will be opened for convenience! There must be no mistake.
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Ren Chengsi left from the window, sat back on his seat and said loudly:
"The envoy of Tuqi Shi is coming? Daqing is here to hold his thigh again. Why do you ask for the title of khan or governor! I say that the saint is too lenient towards these barbarians. Some people even pretend to be princes. This should be made
Kill all the nobles of the three surnames in Tuqishi and spread the news to Chang'an. Only then will these young men from the Western Regions be completely obedient."
The few captains naturally sneered. They, junior officers, should just mind the things under their own noses. Why worry about the hearts of saints?
"There's no need to worry about any big battles. The envoys have been sent here. We should be stable for a while."
"I don't think so." Li Siye crossed his arms and said, "This Tuqi Shiren is not here to ask for a title, but to ask for help."
As soon as his words came out, several people turned their eyes towards him, and Ren Chengsi even asked in surprise: "How did you know?"
After looking around at everyone, he coughed, sat upright, clasped the fingers of his right hand with his left hand, and talked: "A few days ago, we reported an urgent matter that Sulu was killed by his tribe, and you all know it. Today, I will notify you that an envoy will be sent.
It must be a matter of urgency. As far as I know, Tuqishi has long been divided into black and yellow surnames. Sulu was killed because of the dispute between the two surnames. Now that they are fighting among themselves, they naturally want to look for foreign help. This is just right.
This is the intention of the newly appointed Qixi Jiedushi Gai Zhongcheng."
Several people were even more confused. Zhao Yuanwei asked in surprise: "Who are these black and yellow surnames? I only know that the Tuqi Shi has Sulu Khan, and the Khan has General Mohe Ganda."
and Domozhi.”
Li Siye secretly thought that it turned out that the Tang Army's information sharing was limited to high-level officials, and these lower-level officers only knew about it but did not know why.
"Yes, Hemoganda is the representative of the Huang surname. He supported the son of Suoge to be the khan. Dumozhi lost his power and switched to the black surname. He supported the son of Sulu, Gushu, to become the fire-spitting fairy khan. So both sides
I want to come to the Protectorate for help to reverse the current stalemate. That's all I know."
Ren Chengsi and other captains looked at each other in confusion. Han Zhang raised his hands and asked with admiration in his eyes: "Brother Siye, did you ever serve as a guard in the city of Bodalington before?"
"No," Li Siye shook his head directly: "I was just a guard in Pantuo Ancient City in Congling. I have never been to the border defense north of the city."
"Then why do you know so much about Tuqi Shi Han's internal affairs?" Han Zhang asked shamelessly.
Li Siye felt very comfortable in his heart. He tugged on the short beard on his chin and thought for a moment, then he had a plan in his mind. He put his hands on his knees and said: "When I was sitting in Congling as a guard, I liked to entertain merchants. These people traveled all over the country.
He has no fixed place, but he is knowledgeable and able to remember everything. The inference I made today is based on what I saw and heard in the past by several merchants who went to the Tuqishi tribe to do business."
After listening to this, the four people had expressions of self-pity on their faces. It seemed that they believed Li Siye's words deeply. However, they did not say any more flattering words, but solemnly raised their hands to Li Siye: "I have learned a lesson."
Li Siye nodded calmly, knowing that they really admired him now, and just now they were just flattering.
Han Zhang became more and more interested, and he raised his hand to Li Siye and asked: "So according to Brother Li's opinion, how will the Anxi Protectorate respond?"
This was a question that hit the mark. Li Siye immediately made a brief arrangement based on the memories in his mind that had already been predicted: "Of course, support one and destroy the other. No matter which of the two surnames, black and yellow, goes to the Protectorate for help,
Gai Zhongcheng will not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make meritorious deeds. I estimate that both families will ask for help, but since the black Khan is the son of Sulu, and the Huang Khan is the son of Suoge, he once had a close relationship with Su
Gai Zhongcheng, who has fought several fierce battles, will naturally hate the black surname and support the yellow surname. Of course, these all need to be discussed and decided by the court, so I estimate that by the time we go out to attack Tuqishi and capture Suiye Town, it will already be June next year.
Later."
These people can guess that it is almost October now, the weather in Qixi has begun to turn cold, and the Tuqi Shi envoy has not yet arrived. They will wait for them to inform the Anxi Protectorate, then report to the court, and wait for the court to issue the decree.
Come down, then mobilize the army to support the logistics team, then notify Shi Guo, Shi Guo, Ba Khanna and other auxiliary troops, and finally choose the auspicious day of the zodiac to go out to join the battle with Khan surnamed Huang. This process does take less than half a year.
By this time, the banquet was already in a mess, the two jars of grape wine had been consumed, and all that was left of the mutton in the basin was the residual soup at the bottom of the basin.
Li Siye wiped his lips and stood up, raised his hands to the captains and said: "Thank you for the hospitality today, Siye is very drunk. When I have free time in the future, I will be the host myself. I am still in this Orchid Wine Shop, please.
Have a drink, everyone."
After saying that, he turned around and went downstairs in front of everyone's surprised eyes, his footsteps making a sound on the wooden stairs.
The entourage of the captains all gathered in front of the fourth plan on the first floor for a dinner. It was the same mutton in the water basin, the same portion, but the wine was inferior, it was cheap locally brewed Sanle pulp.
I saw Tian Zhen lying on the table, holding another officer's shoulder. Sitting next to him was Teng Mu, talking to the table full of wide-eyed people who were listening: "I'm telling you, before Yan Xiaosi went in,
He was so crazy that he didn't even say a word about two hundred army sticks, but the result! He was already crying for his father and mother after being imprisoned for only four or five days..."
It turned out that the two of them were also bragging below. Li Siye waved to the two of them helplessly: "Stop bragging, let's go."
Ren Chengsi and four others stood at the window of the wine shop and looked down, watching Li Siye lead his horse away.
Zhao Yuanwei put his hands on his hips and asked the three people next to him with his belly puffed out: "Three captains, what do you think of this person?"
Ren Chengsi tugged on his beard and said: "The ability is higher than mine, and the level is higher than mine, that's all."
Han Zhang rolled his eyes at him and said unceremoniously: "Of course he is taller than you, even a fool can see that. Yuan Wei asked him what he is like."
Yuan Tang said: "This Li Siye is too utilitarian and difficult to get along with."
Ren Chengsi immediately mocked Yuan Tang and said, "Aren't you talking about yourself? You can't use yourself to save others!"
Zhao Yuanwei said calmly: "I think that his understanding of the Tuqishi Khanate did not come from the merchants. Think about it, there are two ancient silk roads in the Western Regions, and one passes through Congling South.
Going down to Tianzhu, the other one starts from Bodaling, enters Suiye, passes Kangju in Shiguo, and enters Persia to enter Dashi. People on these two trade routes usually go their own way and will not change trade routes easily. The so-called merchants
The information is nothing but nonsense."
"What do you think? Where did you get this news about Li Siye?" Ren Chengsi asked curiously.
"Of course I learned about it from Tuqishi! He must have raised a few spies and entered Tuqishi as a caravan to investigate. The so-called ability to predict the unknown comes from this. So his identity is not only the eighth regiment school
Lieutenant is so simple. Think about it, Zhao Lushui took away four months of the Eighth Regiment's salary, which added up to one million dollars. Where did he get so much money? Even if his family is rich, would you be willing to change it for you?
Will you spend nearly a million dollars to pay for the imperial army? With so much money, if you manage it all over Chang'an, not to mention the fourth-rank Shule envoy, the fifth-rank transfer city envoy can always easily become
Yes, why come to such a reorganized group of 300 people who have resentment against the imperial court?"
Yuan Tang and Han Zhang suddenly realized it and whispered in unison: "He is Gai Jiayun's confidant brought from the Beiting Clan?"