Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

It's a pity that no matter how they collect it, it's already a step too late.

Shopkeeper Liu had already started planning half a month ago based on Chu Mo's arrangements.

When Chu Xin and the others reacted, they could only catch some soup and water.

Despite this, Chu Xin was not anxious at all. Instead, she ordered her men to start shrinking and moving, so that they could withdraw from Chang'an City.

At this time, in Dingxiang City, Jili Khan welcomed his distinguished guest-Wang Junkuo.

This man who should have been killed by the common people on the way because he defected to the Turks in history, but by some strange combination of circumstances, he successfully came to the Turks with his 3000 soldiers.

After hearing that Wang Junkuo angrily defected and came to seek refuge because he was dissatisfied with Li Shimin for taking the blame, Jili Khan's mouth almost reached the sky with laughter.

"Brother Wang, since you have come to vote, I will naturally welcome you. In order to show my sincerity, I will allocate the area of ​​​​Eyang Ridge to you and let you station there. This way, when you settle down, you can be there at any time. Find trouble for Li Er everywhere."

Hearing that Ji Li Khan handed over Evil Yang Ridge to him, Wang Junkuo cursed the old fox in his heart.

Others may not know it, but he, Wang Junkuo, knows it very well.

Evil Yang Ridge is the intersection of the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, where they may be attacked by the Tang army at any time.

If you drive yourself there, don't you mean that you have to become cannon fodder?

But soon, Wang Junkuo also understood that this was because people did not trust him and he needed to submit a certificate of surrender.

Thinking of this, Wang Junkuo cupped his hands, saluted Jili Khan and said: "Since the Khan said it, then I, Wang Junkuo, am not a coquettish person. In this way, after my soldiers have rested, I ask the Khan to give me another 20000 Men and horses, I will go to the territory of the Tang Dynasty to take care of the rich loot and bring it back to the Khan."

Jili Khan did not expect that Wang Junkuo would dare to challenge him as soon as he arrived.

Although 20000 people are really not many, if all of them are lost within the Tang Dynasty, it will cause me a lot of pain.

After thinking about it, he laughed and said: "Brother Wang, these 20000 million are not too much, not too much. It will take some time to gather them together."

"Winter is coming soon, and it is inconvenient for large troops to move. Otherwise, I will allocate 5000 people to you and let you go there first. If the defense on the Tang border is lax, then I will take it with you. My subordinates went to meet him."

"If the Tang Dynasty has made preparations, then this year's autumn hunting will be abandoned. My sons and I will start preparing for the winter earlier this year. What do you think?"

Wang Junkuo cursed secretly: Who didn't know that you would plunder every autumn, but now you are talking as if I took the initiative to ask for a fight.

However, you have to depend on the look of others when you rely on others. Since I have decided to join Jili Khan, it is not an excessive thing for him to surrender now.

The most important thing is that because he left in a hurry and had no money around him, if he wanted to win over his soldiers, he had to find a way to get some money.

Thinking of this, Wang Junkuo saluted Jili Khan and said: "The Khan has an order, how dare you disobey me? After three days, our army will be rested and ready to get the gold and silver treasures for the Khan."

The two chatted happily, and after agreeing on a date for dispatching troops, Jili Khan asked people to settle Wang Junkuo and his party.

Yuchi Jingde, who was pursuing Wang Junkuo all the way, was stationed in Mayi with 1000 Xuanjia troops. He sent the news of Wang Junkuo's escape to the Turks back to Chang'an and waited for Li Shimin's arrangements.

At the same time, Hou Junji, the newly appointed marching general of Dingxiang Road, and deputy general Zhang Gongjin, together with Li Ji, the governor of the merged state, Chai Shao, the governor of Huazhou, and Xue Wanche, the governor of Lingzhou, were the generals of each road. They commanded 10,000+ troops and began to slowly gather. After the autumn harvest, they will attack the Turks separately.

After Li Shimin came to the imperial prison and saw Chu Mo, he directly asked the doubts in his heart.

After hearing what Li Shimin said, Chu Mo looked at Li Shimin as if he were a fool and said:

"Lao Li, I've been locked up here for so long. You know all about talking to an ant every day. Now you come to tell me to direct the actions of people outside. Did you go out in the morning and hit your head? Has the donkey hoofed up?"

Li Shimin didn't feel anything at all when he heard Chu Mo's teasing.

During this period, he was talked to too much by Chu Mo, and he naturally developed immunity.

"Since you said that external matters have nothing to do with you, then I will treat it as having nothing to do with you."

"However, I still want to ask you, what is the purpose of these people exchanging refined salt for firewood? Do they want to control the supply of firewood around Chang'an and freeze the people of Chang'an to death?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was greeted by Chu Mo's caring eyes: "Old Li, it's only autumn now. Although in previous years at this time, people's homes have indeed begun to prepare firewood for the winter."

"But if you say that they are collecting firewood now because they want to control the supply of firewood, then you are not thinking nonsense?"

"Not to mention anything else, there are countless mountains and forests around Chang'an. If a strong man goes up the mountain, his income in one day will be enough for his family to consume for several days. In this way, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to control firewood."

After being ridiculed by Chu Mo, Li Shimin also figured out the key.

However, the only thing that puzzled him was why the other party put so much effort into doing such a thankless thing?

Seeing Chu Mo's careless look, Li Shimin felt that even if he asked the question, he would only get ridicule from Chu Mo at most.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin's eyes sank and he asked: "Chu Mo, I have always cherished your talent. I want you to be used by the Tang Dynasty to make a career. What do you think? Are you interested in joining the court as an official?"

Chu Mo shook his head and curled his lips disdainfully: "Old Li, you have said this before. I am not very lucky and cannot be a high official. I appreciate your kindness."

"Then you want to stay in this prison for the rest of your life?"

Li Shimin asked this sentence expressionlessly.

Chu Mo chuckled, stretched out and said, "How wonderful it is. I don't have to worry about food or drink every day. I don't have any worries. If I stay here, I will be retired."

"Really, do you really think so?"

"real."

Chu Mo's eyes met Li Shimin's unwavering eyes with utmost sincerity.

Although Chu Mo acted harmless to humans and animals, Li Shimin never believed that the other party would remain so peaceful.

After thinking about it, he called the cell leader and said in front of Chu Mo: "Cancel all his special treatment. From now on, he will be no different from ordinary prisoners. If I come here next time, I will see something wrong with him." If you want any special treatment, then I’ll pluck your skin off.”

After hearing this, the cell leader immediately ordered his men to remove everything from Chu Mo's cell.