Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Ah? Wait until we return to Chang'an?" Li Ergou immediately asked disappointedly: "His Royal Highness, the Turkic Metropolitan Protectorate is just an empty title. When everything is on the right track, can he do it in three to five years?" ? Are we going to live here for three to five years?"

"Are you kidding me?" Li Zhen immediately objected: "In three to five years, even if I want to, do you think my father will leave me in this place where no shit will last for three to five years? My concubine mother Will you agree?"

"But if this is the case, why do you still have to give you such a position?" Li Ergou also felt that it was impossible to stay for so long, but this was even more puzzling. Wouldn't this be taking off his pants and farting-was it superfluous? ?

Li Zhen cut out and said: "I just created a template for them. As long as the template is set up, whoever loves will come and who will come. Anyway, I will definitely not stay any longer. As for the position of Daduhu, it is also a good idea." It's just for my convenience, otherwise without a name, who would listen to me?"

After all, Li Zhen looked at the happy-looking guards and said, "Just relax, this time won't be too long, it's just a grass-roots team, half a year at most is enough."

"Then, the subordinates can rest assured. To be honest, the subordinates have really stayed here enough." Li Ergou smiled embarrassedly, and what he said was from the bottom of his heart. I don't want to stay longer on this grassland.

This prairie looks very beautiful. You can have a carnival with horses, and you can eat endless food of cattle and sheep. Life is boundless. In fact, the environment of the prairie is extremely harsh. There are a lot of insects. A lot of insects means that there are many infectious diseases. The army is stationed During this period of time, there were at least [-] non-combat casualties—all of them were suffering from infectious diseases. Fortunately, they were found in time and quarantined, otherwise a plague would have broke out in the army.

"Okay, don't complain. Although the grassland environment is not good, you have made a lot of money this trip. Let's not talk about military achievements, let's talk about money. I don't believe that you didn't have money when you searched for money. Keep it secret."

"Hey, hey!" Li Ergou immediately covered his heart in embarrassment, obviously being told what was on his mind.

"By the way, Your Highness, where are we going? It's almost half the barracks." Li Ergou quickly changed the subject after being told by Li Zhen.

"I said your technique of changing the subject is really not very good." Li Zhen looked at Li Ergou contemptuously, thinking that the one who could come up with a strategy to control the barbarians could be a guy with a high IQ, but now it seems that he is just a blind cat Meet a dead mouse.

"Then where are we going?"

"Why so much nonsense? Just follow along."

"Yes."

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Chapter 175 Li Zhen's Olive Branch

Chapter 1 and One: Li Zhen's Olive Branch

Li Zhen's destination was still a prisoner camp. Different from the previous prisoner camps, this prisoner camp not only had much better decoration, but also had several times more manpower to guard the prisoner camp, showing the extraordinary identities of the prisoners in the camp.

The detainees in this camp are indeed extraordinary. The highest status is Xieli, then Qibi Heli and Tuli, and there are also some great Turkic nobles, such as Ashina Simo, etc. Princess Yicheng also lives in the camp. here.Originally, these people should have been separated, because after all, their identities were too sensitive, and if they were brought together, something might go wrong.

But Li Zhen wished that something went wrong with them, not to find a reason to slaughter the grassland, but only in this way, Li Zhen could punish them more harshly, which would be very effective in weakening their reputation.

It's a pity that there are basically no idiots who can sit in the positions of Jieli and Tuli. Of course, they can't leave Li Zhen any more excuses, and they are basically honest.

So, when Li Zhen saw Qibi Heli, he was lying on a deck chair, basking in the sun leisurely.

"Hey, Qibi Khan really has leisure time." Li Zhen was actually quite entangled in her heart, why Qibi Heli was caught by herself?

Could it be that the wheel of history has gradually changed its direction because of my flailing moth?

In fact, this is indeed true, because of Li Zhen's arrival and chaos, history has begun to change. Although it is still moving forward in the general direction, compared with the real history, it can be found that it is obviously breaking away from the real history. original track.

For example, the war that was supposed to end in the first month was pushed back to April after Li Zhen's arrival.Tuli, who should have taken refuge in Datang long ago, was unexpectedly captured alive in this battle.Another one is Qibi Heli. Historically, he should have led more than 1000 households from his headquarters to Shazhou to seek refuge in the Tang Dynasty with his mother two years later, that is, in the sixth year of Zhenguan (from this, we can see that Qibi Heli Khan didn’t have a good time), and now he was caught by him hugging grass and beating rabbits——Why did a Tie Le Khan get into the tent of the Turkic king?All of this shows that the trajectory of history is indeed gradually changing, heading in another unknown direction.

For this point, Li Zhen is happy to hear and see, because knowing the tragic future of Datang (the separatist regime, the emperor was killed, etc., it is really tragic), it is difficult for Li Zhen to watch Datang continue on the old road of history.It is also for this reason that Li Zhen is willing to make certain changes to Datang. Although the future of the changes is unclear and may not be as good as the historical ending, he has a clear conscience.

"The original King Yue of the Tang Dynasty, Qibi Heli is being polite." Qibi Heli opened his eyes, and greeted him lightly, neither happy nor sad.

"Khan doesn't need to be too polite. This king came here just to tell Khan a news. Xue Yantuo's Zhenzhu Khan and Huihe's Tumidu leader have arrived, and they want to see Khan." Regarding Qibi Heli, Li Zhen didn't hate it, but admired it very much. Since ancient times, there have been many people from other races who have defected to the Central Plains, and many have held high positions.

And Qibi Heli is one of the few people who are famous in the foot. Except for Jin Ridun in the Western Han Dynasty, there are only a few people in the early Tang Dynasty (Ashi Nasheer, Qibi He Li, Zhishisili, Gao Xianzhi, Ge Shuhan, Ashina Simo was named Turkic Khan by Li Shimin, so they are not counted), since the Tang Dynasty, there have been few such cases.

"Oh? Really? Little Khan knows, thank you Your Highness for letting me know, Little Khan is going to prepare now." Qibi Heli still showed no emotion, as if he was not talking about himself.

Just as Li Zhen thought, Qibi Heli also had the name of Khan in Tie Le, but he had no real Khan.Although Tiele's tribes respected him as Khan, no one actually took him seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have come to hang out with Jieli.It's really because among Tiele's tribes, except for his own Qibi tribe, which he can command, the rest of the tribes don't listen to him at all, and only on the Turkic side, Xieli will be superior because of his status. look at him.

"Don't worry, my uncle and the two stewards have already gone to meet him, and we won't get to the point in a couple of hours."

"Then why did His Highness come to look for Xiao Khan so early?"

"It's very simple, there is only one purpose." Li Zhen stretched out a finger and said with a smile: "Jieli should have told you when he came back. Choose a new lord for the Turks, but directly incorporate it into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, you should know this, right?"

"Xieli didn't tell us, but I already guessed it." Qibi Heli's eyes flashed, and he asked, "However, what does this have to do with Xiaohan?"

"After all, I am not familiar with the place of my life in Tang Dynasty. If I want to rule here successfully, I must have someone who is familiar with the local conditions to help me." Li Zhen spoke bluntly, and stated his purpose: "Originally, the Ashina family is the best. However, the Ashina family has too much prestige on the grassland, which is not of great benefit to our rule, so I approached you. How about the position of the left deputy governor of the Turkic Metropolitan Protectorate?"

Li Zhen's solicitation can be described as naked, even the rough Qi Bi He Li frowned.

But in his heart, he still accepted Li Zhen's way of speaking, and in his heart he also hoped to join Datang, but for the sake of face, Qibi Heli did not agree the first time, but refused: "Your Highness He Lixin accepts my kindness, but as the Khan of Tie Le, how can He Li abandon my people and seek refuge in Datang?"

"Is that really the case?" Li Zhen didn't give him any face, and said bluntly: "Khan, although you are the Tiele Khan, among the tribes of Tiele, Xue Yantuo has the real pearl Vija Khan, and Huihe has the Great Khan. The leader is Tumidu, and the rest of the ministries of Adao, Tongluo, Pugu, Sijie, and Duolangge also have their own leaders. These people are rebellious people. Will they really listen to you? Today's Except for Tie Le's Qibi Department, you probably can't command anyone, right?"

"You..." Qi Bi He Li was ashamed and angry, he didn't expect Li Zhen to speak so blatantly and didn't give him face at all, but what Li Zhen said was the truth, he really couldn't refute it.

In the end, I could barely think of an excuse and said: "At least I am still the Khan of Tiele, they still respect me very much, and the offerings have not been cut off every year. I am still aloof in Tiele, which is better than belonging to Datang , would you like to be a little deputy capital guard?"

"Qibi Heli, I recommended you to be the deputy governor, and I only promoted you for your loyalty and filial piety." Li Zhen didn't bother to talk to him, and said, "But don't think that, Without you, I can't find someone else. Besides, you have fallen into my hands, do you think you can go back to Tiele?"

Chapter 176

Chapter 1

Qibi Heli was startled immediately, how could he not know that Li Zhen had run out of patience when he heard this, he really wanted to give himself a big mouth, this guy in front of him was just a brat, he actually used it to negotiate with adults attitude towards him?Who knows how much patience a child can have?I was so stupid that I cried.

Thinking of this, Qibi Heli made up his mind, but he was not too satisfied with the official position that Li Zhenxu gave him, so he still wanted to take a gamble, so he said: "Since Your Highness has said so, then I will To tell you the truth, Your Highness, yes, I did not go well in Tie Le, and now that His Highness is recruiting, Xiao Khan is naturally willing. However, Xiao Khan feels that a mere deputy guard cannot show my ability."

"I naturally believe in this point. Khan can become the master of the nine surnames Tie Le, and his ability is naturally not comparable to that of a small grade four." Li Zhen first approved Qibi Heli's words, Then he comforted him: "But you are an enemy of the Tang Dynasty after all, and now you are new to the Tang Dynasty, and you have not achieved an inch of merit, so it is not good for me to give you too much official position, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among some people.

But Khan doesn’t have to feel wronged. I, Tang Dynasty, have always treated my subjects well. You know this. As long as Khan can make a little contribution, I will immediately promote you to the Turkic Capital Protectorate. Deputy Chief Protector, or if you are willing to transfer to another place, it is not without room for negotiation. "

What Li Zhen said was really not fooling him. Not to mention that Tang Dynasty did treat alien generals very well, just say that Li Jing and Li Ji, as the pillars of the court and leading generals, it is impossible for the court to let the generals lead the troops when the war is over. They've been out for too long.But this time is quite special, the Turkic Capital Protectorate was first established, and they led the troops for Li Zhen to suppress the scene (commonly known as watching the scene), otherwise they would have been recalled to Chang'an long ago.But even if there were special reasons, the most they could do was to help Li Zhen build up his prestige. Once everything was on the right track, they would definitely return to Chang'an.At that time, Qibi Heli, who is under the three of them, will definitely be promoted, and even if he is not promoted to the chief guard, a deputy chief guard will be indispensable.

"That's it." Qibi Heli knelt down, made a big Tang salute to Li Zhen, and said in a deep voice, "Qibi Heli, I wish to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and I will never rebel from now on. If I break this oath, I will be punished by heaven and earth."

"Hahaha, General Qibi, you don't need to be polite, please get up quickly, please get up quickly." Li Zhen was overjoyed, finally subdued this guy, and quickly helped him up.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Qi Bi He Li followed Li Zhen's hand and stood up, hesitating for a moment: "Your Highness, I still have something to say, I hope Your Highness will agree."

"General, it's all right. If it's reasonable, I have no reason not to refuse." Li Zhen still felt guilty for him, because although Qibi Heli was demoted by Li Zhen, he was actually a Khan. His name is still very valuable. If he surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, at least a general of the Sixteen Guards will be indispensable.

This is also true in history. After Qibi Heli surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin had more trust in him, and directly appointed him as the general of the Zuo Lingjunwei (from the third rank). Because of the constant rewards, he also married the clan daughter (the head of Lintao County) to him, which can be described as extra favors.

Now Li Zhen only gave him a deputy governor of Dadu Hufu who was on the fourth rank. Even though he was only one level away from the third rank and the fourth rank, there was a gap between the two. I fell on this hurdle and couldn't get over it.It's not that Li Zhen gave him the Deputy Chief Protector, but these two positions have already been occupied by Li Jing and Xu Maogong. Although Qibi Heli is distinguished, compared with these two big men, he is still a little bit worse, and the choice is also difficult. I can only feel sorry for him.

So Li Zhen is very generous to Qibi Heli's request, as long as it does not violate the principle, Li Zhen will naturally agree.

"It's like this. Since I was young, I have told Datang exactly that my Qibi tribe has longed for the prosperity of Datang, and hates not being born as a person of Datang. But now that I have joined Datang, my subjects are still After suffering on the grassland, I want to pack up the Qibi people and surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but I wonder if your highness can trust me?" Qibi Heli turned his attention to his own tribe and wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

"This king naturally believes in the general, and the general will just go." Li Zhen was overjoyed. In history, Qibi Heli led a thousand households to the Tang Dynasty. It's gone. I didn't expect Qibi Heli to bring it up on his own initiative.

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid that the minister will never return?" Qi Bi He Li was moved, but still asked intentionally.