Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

"This soldier does not belong to a certain family. You can borrow it if you want to borrow it? Tang Sima Xu didn't know that although a certain is the governor of Youzhou, as long as the enemy army is not coming, the transfer of the army and horses in the headquarters will always be done after the imperial court is ordered. It can be done. Besides, it is the holy will not to send troops to Rao Le, unless there is an explicit order from the court, would someone dare to disobey it?".

Hearing this, Tang Cheng's expression didn't change at all. Zhang Shouyi was not surprised when he said this. It would be really strange if he agreed as soon as he said it. If you remember correctly, you only need to ask the imperial court when you want to use more than 12 troops. Those below 3 are all within the scope of the governor's special authority. And the lower officials only want to invite [-] people." Speaking of this After a short pause, Tang Cheng said in a more calm voice: "Rao Le is a vassal of my Tang Dynasty, and the imperial court will never allow him to be a Khitan slave. My lord knows it clearly on this festival, so there is no need for me to be an official." Said. When the Khitans were just showing their claws and teeth, the governor decided to send troops to Rao Le not only to save the Youzhou Governor's Mansion from many troubles in the future, but also to promote our Tang Dynasty's national prestige, and the court has no reason to blame it."

"Tang Sima is right." Zhang Shouyi still had a smiling expression, "However, the governor must act in accordance with the imperial court's regulations. Unless the imperial court clearly orders, the army must not move lightly."

"The chaos in Rao Le has reached an unprecedented opportunity in a hundred years. If Zhang Du is willing to send out [-] soldiers, he can be attached to the five parts of Rao Le. With only [-] soldiers, he can get the land of several states, nearly a hundred Wan Zimin, let our frontier army of the Tang Dynasty march northward and set up camp at Luoyanchuan, this is a great achievement that the Cheng Dynasty has not seen in decades, such a great achievement, Zhang Du doesn't want it?" Tang Cheng couldn't help it when he said this stood up.

"As the commander-in-chief of an army, I naturally want to expand the territory for the imperial court. It's just that Tang Sima took it for granted. The Khitan army is strong, and since they have decided to go south, 3 people can really force them back. ? How can you be willing to be attached to a man who is unruly and unruly?".

"No matter how prosperous the Khitan soldiers and horses are, how can they have the power to fight against our Tang Dynasty? And how can they have the determination to fight an all-out war with our Tang Dynasty? As for the matter of the Xi clan's attachment, it is up to the subordinates, before the subordinates..." Tang When Cheng Zheng started talking, he was interrupted by a laughing Zhang Shouyi waving his hand, "Tang Sima's young heroism is naturally good, but this is a big matter. If there is no clear order from the court, this governor will not be negligent in using troops. There is no need to discuss it any further. But Tang Sima can also rest assured that when the Khitan went south to Rao Le, the governor should report it to the imperial court with a feather book, and you will not bury your hard work as a king."

Seeing that Zhang Shouyi's eyes didn't even have the slightest hint of emotion, Tang Cheng was really regretful and disappointed. What he regretted was that he should have obtained the proof of his willingness to attach it from the Three Remnants before coming here. What was disappointing was that Zhang Shouyi's attitude was obviously persuasion Not moving anymore, it has nothing to do with words, but he has never believed in the realization of the great function of Rao Le that he said from the beginning to the end.

Based on this, if he wanted to persuade Zhang Shouyi this time, it would be an impossible task.Since he didn't believe that there would be such a great achievement, this old guy would naturally not take any risks to send troops to Rao Le, and it would be the safest thing to do everything according to the imperial court's order.

I can only blame myself for being fascinated by this great achievement these days, and because I was too anxious, I didn't calm down and think about these things carefully. In exchange, Li Longji and Zhang Shouyi poured two buckets of cold water from head to toe in succession.

At this moment, Tang Cheng felt cold in his heart!

Chapter 296 The Last Moment

"Tang Sima...".

Tang Cheng, who was in a daze, was pulled back by Zhang Shouyi's soft call.

Seeing his appearance, Zhang Shouyi smiled calmly and said comfortingly: "Tang Sima can work hard for the king's affairs, and it is good to always have the idea of ​​making contributions to the country, but this northern land is different from other places after all. They are unruly and treacherous. When these people encounter difficulties, they will either rob or cheat. Once the difficulties are over, they will turn another face. How can the people who are outsiders have any faith at all? After all, Tang Sima has only been here for a short time, so I don’t understand. The temperament of these people is nothing. As long as you have a heart of loyalty to the imperial court, at your age and after a little bit of experience, you will always make contributions to the country, so you don’t have to be discouraged.”

Zhang Shouyi's words obviously sounded consoling, but there were only two meanings in it: one was that Tang Cheng had only been here for a short time, and when he was not yet familiar with the place, he moved forward so lightly that he was bullied by Rao Le Xi Manzi. The second is that he is too young and unstable, so he really seems to be overjoyed.

As for what Tang Cheng said was an opportunity for Rao Le to make contributions, he didn't believe it, so naturally he wouldn't think about it, and he didn't even have the patience to listen to Tang Cheng's words.

In the final analysis, Zhang Shouyi had only one thought about Tang Cheng's words: if Rao Le is really so easy to eat, and the great achievements of opening up the territory are really so easy to build, then the Rao Le Sima and Youzhou University who have served in the past few decades What do the governors eat?Can you still wait for Tang Bieqing, who has been in office for less than a year and is just past the weak crown?

Putting his head on his waistband and rushing in, Rao Le worked desperately, exhausted all his energy and effort to create this once-in-a-century opportunity, and now it's fine if he doesn't help and doesn't believe it, and he still wants to use such old-fashioned words to disgust people.At this moment, Tang Cheng's disappointment, grievance, and disdain for Zhang Shouyi's only attempt to protect himself were mixed together. He really didn't want to stay in this damn place for a second.

"Thank you, Governor Zhang, for pointing it out. It's just that I don't even have the thought of trying when I see great achievements ahead. As a commander-in-chief with more than [-] soldiers, I'm just waiting for the court's order. Even though I'm a fool, I know that the military is on fire. Even the best military planes have to be wiped out if there are back and forth copybooks. This way of doing things is stable, but if the country wants to expand its borders and expand its territory, if it wants to break the wall that guards a corpse like a corpse, let others fall The situation of looting is not something that can be achieved by sitting in the bright hall safely. Although the seniority of the subordinate officials is shallow, it is not necessary to be so calm.” Tang Cheng, the Sima of the Governor’s Mansion of Rao Le, is not under the jurisdiction of the Governor’s Mansion of Youzhou , When I came here before, being angry and forbearing was for the sake of big things. Now that I am completely desperate, my emotions are a little out of control. After returning these words with a gun and a stick, Tang Chengyi cupped his hands and said, "Farewell!"

As the governor of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, Zhang Shouyi is already the highest-ranking general in the Tang Dynasty. If we look at it according to the practice of "going out of the general and entering the prime minister" in the Tang Dynasty, it is also expected that he will return to Beijing to join the political affairs hall. With such an identity, have you ever heard such sarcasm and insulting words from Tang Cheng for many years?

His expression changed, and Zhang Shouyi stared at Tang Cheng's back as he walked straight out for a long time, and finally retracted his half-raised hand. After a while, his face returned to the calm and breezy look before. look.

Naturally, there was some anger in his heart, but at the same time, Zhang Shouyi was quite proud of the demeanor and heart of the prime minister that he had cultivated since last year.

It is said that a prime minister can pull a boat in his stomach, and he can tolerate Tang Cheng who has made such a disrespectful statement. This kind of mind is no more than that of an ancient virtuous prime minister.

This is Zhang Shouyi's truest thought, and it is also the most important reason why he is not interested in listening to Tang Cheng's words. He neither believes that Tang Chengzhen can bring the entire Rao Le into the Tang Dynasty with only [-] troops, nor does he want to To take any unnecessary risks in such a sensitive period, because it may delay his road plan of returning to Beijing to enter the Zhengshitang, which he has been looking forward to for more than a year.

After his birthday on the sixth day of next month, Zhang Shouyi will be 64 years old. For a 64-year-old man who has been in the border area for nearly ten years, achievements are not so important to him.Zhang Shouyi's current idea is to live his life smoothly, and then he will return to the capital's Zhengshitang to be a prime minister in accordance with the practice of this dynasty.

In this way, not only can you reunite with family members who have been together for many years, and enjoy the joy of laughing and teasing grandchildren; Posthumous title and gift seal.

Is there a more perfect life for a 64-year-old man?Anything that might affect this plan is what Zhang Shouyi hates most now.As for the great achievement Tang Cheng said, let alone that he didn't believe it at all, even if it was true, it would not have the strong attraction to him as Tang Cheng expected.

meritorious service?What a joke, as a subject, what merit in this world can be greater than the merit of supporting him?Now he only thinks about the whole thing, he doesn't even participate in this, let alone other things?

To not participate is to be afraid of betting on the wrong treasure, afraid of not being able to start and finish.Even though they are not destined to become the favorite of the new emperor, they can also avoid the disaster of killing themselves.Zhang Shouyi is now waiting for the day when the situation in the DPRK will be clear. When the situation is certain, he must be somewhat alienated from the new emperor based on his current performance. At that time, this powerful Youzhou governor will definitely not be able to sit down.Zhang Shouyi has long thought about these things, but what he also knows is that no matter which new emperor ascends the throne, even if it is just for show, he will inevitably have to appease the old officials of the former court. For the position of governor, it is a matter of course to call back to Chang'an Zhengshitang.

It can be said that Zhang Shouyi now only needs to wait to realize his life plan from beginning to end. For him now, he doesn't have to work hard to do anything, but the quieter and the less things he has to do, the better.

But Tang Cheng came here today to find trouble for him, and it was the most important thing he didn't want to deal with right now.

Originally, it was nothing if he gave 3 soldiers. Tang Cheng was right. The imperial court would not allow Khitan to get involved with Rao Le, who was a vassal. After all, it was related to Datang's face and the governance of other vassals.And the quota of [-] troops is within the scope of his decision-making power as the governor, so if it is given, it will be given.

And the reason why he refused Tang Cheng's request was because of the word "safety". With the current situation in the court, and he is not reliable on both sides, what if he becomes the target of someone's attack because of this matter? Injustice?It is safe to report to the imperial court honestly, and deal with it accordingly after the imperial court has a decree. Looking at the two urgent letters issued in the name of Jia Zixing, I really thought that this Tang Cheng had a close relationship with the East Palace. Now For such a big matter as borrowing soldiers, Dong Gong refused to say a word for help. It seems that this relationship is all fake.

Otherwise, as long as Donggong had a word of support on this matter, how could he, Zhang Shouyi, not know how to make a non-risky favor?

When Zhang Shouyi had these thoughts in his mind, Tang Cheng had already walked out of the Dianjiang hall. As soon as he came out, he saw Zheng San and the others who were being escorted. Standing next to them were the guard guarding the gate and eight of his subordinates. soldier.These people were obviously gathered here to prepare for Zhang Shouyi's inquiries.

"Let them go." Seeing that the escorting sergeant did not move at all, Tang Cheng turned around and raised his voice and shouted to the general hall: "Tang Chengyou, the Sima of Rao Le Governor's Mansion, asked Governor Zhang to release the bureaucrats."

Dianjiangtang is the most important place in the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou. If you speak louder around here on weekdays, you will inevitably be scolded by the guard Cao Cao, let alone someone who yells like Tang Cheng, and he yells so loudly. The content... no matter how it sounds, it sounds like a defeated governor.

With Tang Cheng's voice shouting, everyone outside the hall really looked sideways.After a while, Zhang Shouyi's voice, which was difficult to discern, came from inside, "Let the four of them go, and bring the others in for questioning."

When walking out with Tang Cheng, Zheng San, who couldn't let go of his anger, came up to him, "My lord, let's forget about this today?".

"This is the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou," Tang Cheng's voice was tired and cold, "But I'm here today in an emergency situation, and it's not against the military law to beat the drum. The gate of the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou is controlled Openly extorting bribes and obstructing the military situation, Zhang Shouyi can't get rid of his involvement in this matter, at least he is also a lax in managing the army. Don't worry, there will be lawsuits."

All the way out, not long after Tang Cheng and five people left the Dudu's Mansion, they saw a sweaty forehead riding a horse that was also sweating profusely and stopped in front of the Dudu's Mansion.

The school lieutenant who had just been transferred to make up the value didn't dare to be negligent when he saw this. He took the letter box that was handed over in a hurry, and ran all the way into the inner office. After a while, the letter box arrived in front of Zhang Shouyi's case.

Zhang Shouyi looked away from the captain standing below in disgust, and then opened the letter box. The first thing he saw was the words "Master of the East Palace" on the cover of the letter paper in the box...

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Although he was still concerned about Rao Le's situation, Tang Chengcheng couldn't walk anymore no matter from the perspective of mood or physical strength. After leaving the Dudu Mansion to find an inn, he fell asleep without even washing up when he entered the room.

This sleep was really sound, from less than noon until sunset, when Tang Cheng woke up, he still felt stuffy in his head, and sat on the couch for a long time before getting up to freshen up .

As soon as he walked to the door of the next room after washing up, he heard a sound of snoring from the room. Tang Cheng was alone, so he didn't have the desire to go to the nearby restaurant to eat. Drink alone under the window in the room.

Originally, he wanted to drink away his worries, but who knew that the more he drank, the more annoying he became. In the end, Tang Cheng simply opened the two windows. When the windows were opened, a cold wind that is unique to the Northland suddenly rushed into his arms , while shivering suddenly, I felt a lot more relaxed in my heart.

Tang Cheng threw away the chopsticks and the wine cup, and stood in front of the window with the wine cup in his hand, looking out while drinking casually.

The bleakness outside the window was really nothing to look at. After only three or five glances, his interest faded. Although he didn't look back, his mind returned to the recent affairs.

I only see that great achievement in my eyes and heart, and I have been too impatient and worrying recently.Especially today's actions in the Dudu's Mansion are even impatient to the point of confusion.

This is not to say that he regretted his behavior when facing Zhang Shouyi, since it was useless to regret it.Tang Cheng just blamed himself. If he hadn't been too impatient, today's matter could have been handled better with his past calmness.Since he chose to take the road of civil servants in the Tang Dynasty, it is good not to be afraid of people or things, but he should try his best to avoid offending those who could not be offended, especially if that person has Zhang Shouyi's identity.

Who can guarantee that the other party can satisfy every request I have made during my decades of official career?Politics is a game of balance and compromise, and the accompanying rejection is nothing more than a normal thing.How far can such a person go in an already sinister career if he meets a rejection and makes an enemy?

This thinking with the cold wind effectively calmed Tang Cheng's eager and restless mood and heart. After he finished thinking about it, the brows gradually became calm again.

Now that the matter on Zhang Shouyi's side was like this, the lawsuit had to be fought, not only to fight, but also to use all resources including Kong Gui and others as much as possible to make this lawsuit as big as possible.Tang Cheng had no extravagant hope that Zhang Shouyi could be overthrown with this little incident at the gate of the Governor's Mansion today. While adding trouble to the old guy, his main purpose was to expand the conflict between him and Zhang Shouyi. Public.

There is a huge difference in age and identity between the two of them. The more this conflict is known to everyone, the harder it is for Zhang Shouyi to target him, because no matter what tricks he uses, the natural first reaction of others will be Others might not care about "retaliation", but after Zhang Shouyi's role as an official, he couldn't help it.

Although this move is far from brilliant, it is also the most effective self-protection strategy that Tang Cheng can think of when planning for a rainy day when there is a huge difference in personal strength.

Although I don't want to bite the first bite, but no matter what the reason is, since I have already bitten, I have to bite to the end...

As for the matter in the Raole Grassland, it is disappointing not to have borrowed soldiers, but after the disappointment, Tang Cheng still has to do what he should do, and try his best to do it well. As for what will happen in the end? result……

Tang Cheng doesn't think about things that God should worry about now.

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After his heart became clear, although Tang Cheng was still in a bad mood, his mind was calmed down. After a good night's sleep that night, the next morning, the four of them faced the rising sun and asked Rao Le anxiously. rush back.

Whether it is coming or going back now, Huairong is a must pass, but Tang Cheng did not go to visit Maodaner and others. It does not mean that the time is really tight so that he does not even have the time to take a look at home, it is really Tang Cheng was afraid that he would be reluctant to leave as soon as he saw his parents and hugged the cat eggs.Instead of this, it's better to be hard-hearted and go straight, anyway, no matter how the result is, the happy things will come to an end, and after all this is over, enjoy the family happiness with your family.

Even though they walked back and forth very quickly, the trip took more than ten days. When Tang Cheng rushed back to Rao Le, the situation on the grassland had undergone tremendous changes.

Seven days ago, in the battle with Shali, the Zhabo Department, which was in full swing, suffered its first defeat in the central grassland since the two departments officially started the war. One defeat after another, and in just a few days, nearly half of its military strength had been lost.At this last moment, the five-part struggle, which had already begun to clarify the situation, suddenly took a shocking turn.

However, the losing streak of the Exploration Department is not completely worthless. At least they have finally figured out that the more they fight, the more people they fight, and the stronger the Shali Department is not simply using their own power. The cavalry in uniform turned out to be Khitans from Songmo!

In such a large-scale battle, it was impossible for the Khitans to completely conceal their identities even if they wore the same clothes as the Shalibu.After Suoping confirmed this point, he immediately retracted his defense and gritted his teeth, while scolding people to rush to see Tang Cheng.

At the same time, after learning the news that the Khitans had entered Rao Le, the Three Remnants were also discussing it from top to bottom.

After the last variable, the Khitan people finally showed their whereabouts, the dispute in the Raole Grassland entered the final moment.

Chapter 297 The Last Moment ([-])

As soon as Tang Cheng returned to Raole, a lot of things came over him. The envoys of the Suo Department were waiting to see him, the leaders of the Three Remnants Department were looking for him, and even Asd, one of the nine surnamed Hu leaders who was supposed to be in Longmen, was waiting to see him. Zhi is also waiting.

"You have worked hard on this journey, go and rest. Tell someone to bring in some warmer towel handles." Tang Chengcheng was already busy, waving his hands to follow After Zheng San, who was behind him, finished giving his orders, he turned his head and said to the sergeant on duty at the door of the leather tent, "First, invite Suosong to see me."

Tang Cheng entered the tent and sat down, and brought in the handle of the towel. The servant knew that he had the habit of applying a hot towel to his face when he was tired, and the hotter the better, so the handle of the hand towel brought in was still steaming. .

Spread the hot towel and apply it on the face. It tightens first, and then all the pores are opened. After applying it quietly for a while, the fatigue is taken away and the hidden energy in the body is also squeezed come out.

When Suosong walked into the leather tent, Tang Cheng had just used up the handle of the third towel, and after some hot compresses, although there was still tiredness in his brows and eyes, it was barely visible.

Since Tang Cheng confronted Pao Suohai when he went to the Pao Suo Department last time and hurt both sides, Pao Suoping replaced the youngest elder in the tribe, Pao Suo Song, to be in charge of negotiating various matters such as the purchase of weapons.

It should be said that Suo Ping's substitution this time is indeed a good use of his talents. Compared with Suo Hai, who is always a little tough, Suo Song is obviously more flexible in dealing with the relationship between people. The smiling face is also more friendly, and this guy doesn't just rely on a smiling face and mouth to eat, but also has two brushes in specific affairs that can make people feel at ease.

If you need eloquence, you have eloquence, and if you need talent, you also have some talent. No wonder he can become the youngest elder in the investigation department.

"Come on, sit down," Tang Cheng spoke casually to Suosong, and waved away all the servants waiting in the leather tent while greeting him.

Zuo Suosong also looked familiar, he went to pick up the tea pot and pour tea, and said while busy with his hands: "My lord is back, if you don't come back, I will really be forced to death by the patriarch."

"You will really get angry because of this." Tang Cheng ignored the obedient words, and directly exposed Suosong's true intentions mockingly, "I'm afraid it's too late to be happy."

Suosong put down the tea pot and looked inside the leather tent carefully, and felt relieved after seeing that all the servants had been sent away, "My lord's words really wronged me. the blood of the body".

From a certain level, Suosong, who was born in Raole Grassland, is somewhat similar to Zhang Xiangwen in character, so Tang Cheng is familiar with him, especially after forming a secret agreement, he is very casual with him , "Okay, don't talk about it with me, it's useless, you shouldn't be idle during this time, tell me, how is the preparation in the tribe?".

After handing the poured tea to Tang Cheng, Suosong held a cup by himself and didn't sit down, just stood up and said, "The progress was slow in the past few days, and there were not many supporters among my relatives. They did not dare to contact the other elder families at all, but since the Khitans sent troops and Suo Ping was defeated again and again, the situation has changed quite a bit, especially in recent days."

Tang Cheng slowly took a sip of tea and looked up, "This is also expected. Yu Suoping is a tribal leader who is both brave and capable. Your tribe has indeed grown rapidly under his hands. If you can bring wealth to the nobles, if there is no such variable as the Khitan sending troops, and your ministry is now at a critical moment of survival, you will never have a chance."

"Strong, decisive, thoughtful and able to take into account the overall situation of the tribe, he is indeed a good patriarch." Tang Cheng's evaluation of Suo Ping not only did not make Suo Song unhappy, but he also nodded in agreement, saying with regret : "It's a pity that he can't always agree with my ideas, otherwise why would I do such a thing? Why did the tribe want to grab the position of King Xi, and why did they kill their lives these days? Haoerlang? Isn’t the purpose for the prosperity of the tribe, so that everyone from nobles to ordinary people can live a good life? But to achieve this goal may not only be accomplished by force? Look at the three southern tribes in the past, they It is true that the military force is not enough, but life is much easier than that of the people of this tribe. Although Suoping has many advantages, but he is too "heroic". The war will not stop, and the blood of the people will continue to flow. But what our search department ultimately wants is not eternal war, but a better life, the real food under every tent, Good clothes, more cattle and sheep, and more children, this is the real way for the tribe to become strong."

After many trials and suspicions that day, when Suosong first uttered these words with unconcealable passion, Tang Cheng was greatly shocked. In Le Grassland, some of the most powerful leaders of the five departments would have such an idea.

However, it is precisely because I have heard him say this a long time ago, so I am much calmer when I listen to it now, "I have said this before, and I support you. The purpose of fighting is to live a better life after all. We should not just fight for the sake of fighting, or bury the lives of countless people in vain just to achieve one's heroic name, otherwise it is militarism." At this point, Tang Cheng waved his hand, "Forget it, this question is not After discussing it, since you also know that Suoping is thoughtful, you must be more careful not to miss the trick when you act."

"Him?" Suosong smiled, "He is all thinking about the Khitan people now, and those few really capable relatives have also been sent to lead the army, so how can he care about these things? Besides With his self-confidence, I'm afraid he won't believe that anyone dares to set his mind on him, not to mention that this person is me whom he has never really looked up to."

"That's good, anyway, you have to be more careful." After discussing some details carefully, Zuo Suosong got up and went out of the tent.

As for the task that Suo Ping entrusted to him: to urge Tang Cheng to persuade Datang to send troops to relieve the siege of Suo Suo as soon as possible, Suo Song didn't even mention it.

As soon as Suosong left here, the chief patriarchs and some elders of the three remnants over there came together. The Khitan who suddenly sent troops not only broke the dream of being close at hand, but also made the patriarchs of the three remnants follow Fried like uncomfortable.

Although there was a civil war before, it was the Xi tribe's own business after all, and the Khitan dog's behavior of taking advantage of the fire to rob is of a completely different nature. It's like a few brothers under a tent fighting for their own pasture It's one thing, but it's another thing if the neighbors intervene and want to rob it. The patriarchs and nobles of the Three Remnant Tribes are as indignant about this as the ordinary people in the tribe, but the indignation makes them even more worried. The focus is always on the immediate interests.

The Khitan dog is different from the Tang Dynasty. Although the reputation of the Three Remnant Tribes attached to the Tang Dynasty is not very good, it is inevitable that they will lose some things, but at least the status of these patriarchs and nobles is still guaranteed, just like Duo Mozhong said As stated, it is impossible for the Tang court to replace them all at once. things, and the people of these grasslands will not willingly submit to them; secondly, the Tang Dynasty will not snatch their pastures, can the imperial court really move those farmers who have been used to farming all their lives to graze?Looking through hundreds of thousands of years of old history, there is nothing like this; the last thing to say is even more frustrating. Although the attached Datang is inevitably scolded, it is still a bit of a cover-up. After all, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is recognized as "" God Khan" has long been the owner of this grassland in name.

But what is a Khitan dog?In terms of national strength, the size of the territory... no matter what kind of Khitan dog is not enough to carry shoes for Datang, even such a dog dares to get involved in Rao Le!What's more terrible is that once these dog bastards really want to succeed this time, they will not let go of the pasture like the Tang people. As for the nobles of these tribes, they don't even want to have a way of life. But they are the lifeblood of the upper nobles of the three tribes, so why are they not in a hurry?

So they came in a swarm now with only one question: Will Datang send troops to expel the Khitans this time?When will the troops be dispatched?

"Sit down and talk, sit down and say, come on, serve wine to all the nobles." After quietly listening to what they said, and calling these anxious and angry patriarchs and elders to sit down, Tang Cheng Only then did he put away his amiable expression, and said in a firm tone with a straight face: "Rao Le is a vassal of my Tang Dynasty, and the country will not allow Khitan slaves to covet it, and sending troops is an inevitable move."

"That's good." Tuduo, who was impatient and quick to speak, heaved a sigh of relief, and then followed up and asked, "When will the imperial court send troops?".

"Well...it depends on everyone," Tang Cheng put down the teacup in his hand, "As the Chief Sima of Rao Le Dudu Mansion, I naturally hope that the imperial court will send troops as soon as possible. But in this matter It is really difficult to go to the imperial court."

Speaking of this, Tang Cheng paused for a while, turned his eyes around Tuduomeng and others who were looking at him, and sighed helplessly: "Everyone knows what happened last year, the court just appointed a Li Chengzhong took over as King Xi, and as a result, the four kingdoms were disturbed. The envoys of the eight hundred Jiyi Prefectures rushed to Chang'an Honghe Temple. And he also reiterated the old edict of "the sea is the same" to the envoys of the Tibetans when offering sacrifices to the Taimiao. How long ago has this happened? But how can I send troops in the Tang Dynasty? If the name is not correct, the words will not go well!".

"But... didn't the Khitan dog come in?".

"Master Tuduo, don't forget that those Khitans are exactly the same as Xi people in terms of hair style and clothes, and there are Shali people who are also one of the five tribes to help them cover up to confuse the public, except for the Rao Le people. Who else can tell the difference, let alone those Sifan who live in the north and south, if the imperial court sends troops under such circumstances, it will be regarded as an act of interference by the Sifan. Hey! It is me after all. Datang is too big, and there are too many things involved in every move, so we must be cautious!".

"Shaving our hair and wearing our clothes, these Khitan dogs have planned it long ago."

"It's not hard to guess what the Khitan people are thinking." Tang Cheng glanced at Duomo who answered the conversation and said, "They don't dare to openly invade Rao Le, so they used this dirty method to act under the banner of Sally. What I keep is to fight fast so that the court can't send troops and it's too late to send troops. After the fight is over, I will withdraw immediately and then use the puppet Sally to control Rao Le. Think about why they didn't send troops earlier? Here Isn’t his intention just to use the hands of the Ministry of Exploitation to weaken Sally so that he can control it later? When this situation really comes to light, no matter how much grassland Sally cuts for the Khitan, it will become an internal matter of ‘you love me’, the court Even if you want to control it, you can’t control it.”

All of the above mentioned are actually Tang Cheng's speculations, but this speculation is indeed self-justified, and he said it in an extremely positive tone. If you don't believe it, you don't have any words to refute, and your already bad complexion just got worse all of a sudden.

After a brief silence, Tu Duomeng finally spoke first, "Then... what should I do?".

"It's up to you all." Tang Cheng's tone became even more serene when he was waiting for this sentence, "If you can write to the imperial court at this time to clarify the meaning of the attachment, and explain in detail the Khitan slaves' invasion. The inside story, the imperial court can declare it to the four tribes, and it is justified to send troops, and no one can say anything. Let me say something more cruel here, since everyone has already attached themselves, how can the imperial court be unhappy about sending troops?".

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After Tang Cheng sent Tu Duomeng and others out of the leather tent, even though his face was full of exhaustion, he couldn't help showing a comfortable smile. Isn't it just for today that he has spent so much effort since entering Rao Le?Although Tu Duomeng and the others had been swaying in the leather tent for a long time just now, the pawn Duo Mozhong played in the middle, and the matter was finally handled smoothly.

At the same time, it was also agreed that the three remnant tribes would jointly send troops to assist the Zuo Suo tribe. This is not to say that the three tribes really value the love of compatriots more than life and death. In a relationship that hurts all, at least they have to work together to block the Khitans, at least until the arrival of the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty.

To protect their own interests in the name of the righteousness of their compatriots, the nobles of the Three Remnants were very comfortable doing such a thing, and Tang Cheng didn't need much persuasion.

Standing quietly at the door of the leather tent, Tang Cheng looked at the endless grassland in front of him for a long time, then turned around and looked south for a while before turning back to the tent.

From here to the south, after crossing the Great Wall that winds and circles for more than ten thousand miles, there is a bustling Daozhou of the Tang Dynasty. Xijing in the Tang Dynasty and Chang'an, known as the city of gold.

"Order, bring in some hot towel handles." After rubbing his face vigorously with his hands, Tang Cheng continued to order: "Go, please come and see me."

It didn't take long for the Astraj to arrive.Tang Cheng didn't get up to greet him, he pointed to the chair beside him and said with a smile: "You are busy these days, why are you gaining weight! There is no need for those empty words between you and me. Tell me, find me What's the matter with me?".

"It's really because of..." Ashi Dezhi hesitated for a moment and then said in a rare dignified tone: "It's really because he discovered some abnormalities in Longmen Xi."

Seeing Ashi Dezhi like this, Tang Cheng's heart tightened, and he put a smile on his face and said solemnly: "What's abnormal?".

"I don't know whether this matter has been approved by adults, but a certain person has confirmed that Longmen Xizheng is conducting business transactions with Shali in private."