Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

In fact, His Royal Highness King Chu's worries are not without purpose.

Although Ashina Helu suffered heavy losses due to King Chu's "Thousand Riders Robbery Camp" and the entire Shaboluo tribe was almost wiped out, now he has the general Ashina Simo by his side, so he becomes the leader of the army. After he returned to Qianquan City this time, his status among the top leaders of the Western Turks did not drop much.

Moreover, no matter what, he Ashina Helu is still the Yehu (hereditary official title, second only to the Khan) of the Western Turks. He has been loyal to Mohe Duo Khan early, and now the entire Western Turks have recognized it. The latter's dominant position, and therefore his status as Ashina Helu, has naturally increased with the tide.

However, it is now a troubled time. Tong Yehu Khan was killed by Mohe Duo Khan, and the East Turkestan collapsed in the hands of the Tang Dynasty at a speed unimaginable to the world. What is even more terrible is that the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty again He came to the Western Regions, and his first stop was Gaochang. After his king Ju Wentai told the countries in the Western Regions that he would be sworn in with Mohe Duo Khan, who was seeking power and usurping the throne, he quickly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty... …

All of this made Ashina Helu feel confused and angry.

What did King Chu of the Tang Dynasty want to do? Is it possible that he still wants to continue his efforts to conquer the Western Turks?

"Simo," Ashina Helu began to discuss the next plan with Ashina Simo in his residence in Qianquan City: "This time the Tang Army comes to the Western Regions, what do you think of it?"

"The King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty..." Ashina Simo couldn't help but twitching at the corner of his mouth when he mentioned this person: "The level of barbarism has exceeded our understanding. He Lu, I know what you think, the fact I don’t think there’s anything wrong with your idea—I can’t think of a second reason for that person to come all the way to the Western Region other than seizing the right to rule this land.”

"Ha..." Ashina Helu smiled coldly when he heard this, and looked at Ashina Simo: "Do you think this young prince can always have such good luck, and he still wants to conquer the Western Turks? Even if he were defeated, how could the Tang Dynasty maintain its rule over this area? Chang'an is thousands of miles away, and it would take several months to walk on horseback. I don't think it's the Western Turks, it's the Eastern Turks. The territory will soon become a terra incognita again, and by then, it will be our opportunity."

Ashina Simo was slightly startled when he heard this: "What do you mean... fight for that..."

"No, I can't compete for this Khan position at the moment." Ashina Helu knew that Ashina Simo was a careerist, but he didn't expect that the other party could be so wild: "The reason why the Turks were originally divided into The Eastern and Western Turks were not caused by the Han people - Sun Sheng, the former famous minister of the Sui Dynasty, was also the grandfather of our King Chu of the Tang Dynasty. It was he who contributed to the split of the Turks, and now, his grandson has defeated the Eastern Turks. , then it just so happens that we, the Western Turks, would reoccupy that land and let the Turks merge into one, wouldn’t it be better?”

"..." Ashina Simo felt very uncomfortable when he heard Ashina Helu's words, but...

The other party is right. Many times, a crisis means a turning point. As long as the Tang army returns to the court and the East Turks are leaderless for a while, then this is their opportunity.

"Okay, everything will be as you say." Ashina Simo picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip of grape wine, with a little loss in his voice.

"Don't be so discouraged. Immediately, Mohe Duo Khan will summon the heads of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions and the Western Turks to come here to make an oath of alliance as a symbol of his official ascension to the throne. We just need to If we propose the strategic intention of advancing eastward by then, I think we will definitely be appreciated by Khan Mohedu." When Ashina Helu said this, seeing that the other party still looked uninterested, he couldn't help but remind him patiently. The other party said: "Simo, you have to see our current situation clearly. Now you and I only have a few thousand subordinates combined. We can't make any waves in the Western Region. We have to eat one bite at a time..."

Ashina Helu's words undoubtedly told Ashina Simo: It's not that he doesn't have the ambition to become a king, it's just that the time is not right at the moment, so he can only take steps.

"Brother Helu, I am willing to help you." Ashina Simo suddenly raised his head and looked at Ashina Helu: "It's just the Tang army stationed in Gaochang City. How do you think Khan Mohedu will handle this matter? ?”

"Then we can't control it." Ashina Helu smiled slightly, and then said: "Another tiger is absolutely not allowed to appear on the tiger's territory. I think Mohedu Khan may have already We have an idea, but no one knows it yet..."

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In Qianquan City, two unlucky guys who had suffered great losses at the hands of His Highness King Chu ended their conversation.

At the same time, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who came to Yanqi Town, also found a suitable caravan to accompany him to the next stop destination-Qiuci City.

"Your Highness..."

"Call me an official!" Because of the trouble caused by Yang Wanwan, His Highness the King of Chu now has a new identity - that is, a steward of a wealthy family in Goguryeo who is responsible for leading a business trip. , of course, the kind with an official status.

Otherwise, how can you call me an official?

"..." Li Ji didn't know why, but he just didn't want to be called like this: "Then, sir, do we really want to follow these people to Kucha City?"

Li Ji looked at the camel caravan with two thousand people and four caravans mixed together, and he murmured in his heart: Such a large caravan only has about two hundred people to protect it. If it encounters horse bandits, …

"I know what you are thinking." Li Kuan looked at Li Ji's worried look and whispered immediately: "Didn't you hear just now: Because Mohe Duo Khan is about to hold an enthronement ceremony, now the whole All the powerful people in the Western Region are gathering there, hehe...hehe..."

His Royal Highness King Chu was so scared that he laughed out loud at the end.

"Your Highness, aren't you..." What Li Ji is most afraid of now is His Highness King Chu's inexplicable laughter: "We only have about 500 people at the end of the day. Even if you think about it with your toes, you should expect to treat Mo He well." When Khan Du comes to the throne, the military strength in the heavily guarded Qianquan City will be exaggerated to a level that we simply cannot match..."

"What are you afraid of? I think back in those days, how charming the champion of the Thousand Miles Blitz was!" Li Kuan was riding on the back of a camel, looking at the leader of the team, the old man Hu Shang, who was singing a long ballad in the sunset: "Don't worry, I, the king This time we will definitely not fight an unprepared battle. As the saying goes, 'Any warrior will win with the right combination and surprise.' I will not mess around." (Note 1)

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu..." Li Ji looked at Li Kuan in disbelief and said, "Co-author, have you really studied "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu?"

"What kind of words are these?!" His Royal Highness King Chu, who felt that he was being questioned, first glared at the other party, and then said in a sultry tone: "I probably... just remember this sentence."