Traveling through the divine eagle: the first sword of Quanzhen

Chapter 549 The price of sending troops

This is why Boyan invited Li Qingwei here to discuss privately.

Compared with Brother Ali, he is more willing to believe in the loyalty of the "Han puppet army" to the Great Mongol Empire.

Moreover, Luoyang is an important throat. If the position of the Li family is not settled, then Boyan will be very passive in leading the army to "counter the rebellion".

Boyan didn't know the Li family's position at the moment, so he specially invited Li Qingwei here, saying that the Li family was on the side of Kublai Khan.

Boyan currently does not rule out the possibility that the Li family will fall to Brother Ali. After all, if Brother Ali "rebelled", then it would only be a war within the Mongolian Empire, and the Han puppet army could legally maintain "neutrality."It can even be used as a wall grass to fall with the wind.

After all, the current Mongolian Khan is Guiyou, and the regent is Empress Dowager Naimazhen. Their fighting is just a struggle for power within the Mongolian Empire.

If the Li family fell to Brother Ali, he had just left Hangu with the army, and the private soldiers of the Li family would close the pass. At that time, he would be surrounded by enemies, and he would face the double attack of Brother Ali and the Han army. .

Therefore, Boyan had to let the Li family take their Han army with him. Even though he went out with him, even if he was accompanying the army to supervise the battle, he had to be with him.

Although it is equally dangerous to bring these "unclear" people with you, it is much better than leaving them in the city and cutting off your own retreat.

Moreover, Boyan is confident that the 1 main force in his hands is much stronger than the [-] "recruit" in Li Qingwei's hands.

What's more, the armor and weapons of the Han army are nothing compared to his main force.

Even if they "rebel", as long as they are by his side, Boyan is confident that his "Mongolian warriors" can fight five against one and clean up all these "usurpers".

But today, Boyan still wants to persuade the Li family, a "neutral unit", to side with Kublai Khan through "incentives".

As Li Qingwei said, only your "hard fist" has the capital of negotiation.The Li family now has the qualifications for this kind of negotiation.

As long as the Li family was as weak as before, Boyan would not be so kind to Li Qingwei, because in the perception of the Mongols, those who do not pose a threat are only worthy of surrendering at the feet of the strong and wanton humiliation.

After all, "weak countries" do not have "diplomacy".The weak are also not eligible for equal dialogue.

Li Qingwei asked: "What does the future that the general mentioned just now refer to?"

Boyan said at this time: "The future is naturally the future of the prince, the future of the Li family, don't hide it from the prince, and now Empress Dowager Nai Mazhen is also very ill, and she will die soon. Although it is a bit disrespectful, you are welcome. Khan is actually a puppet. After the death of Empress Dowager Naima, who else will the Li family rely on?"

Li Qingwei pretended to be false, and Boyan continued to say at this time: "I have heard that the son has made a lot of achievements in helping Lord Hou over the years. I think he is a smart person who can see the situation clearly. Moreover, Lord Hou is getting old. In the future, the chief of the Hou Mansion People are naturally young talents like Shizi."

"In the future, after the death of Empress Dowager Mazhen, the princes of the Wokuotai clan will inevitably be weakened, and the ones who are most likely to ascend to the position of the Great Khan at that time are Mengge Khan and my family Kublai Khan."

"Currently, the movement of Chang'an is unclear. If Luoyang Hou is on Kublai Khan's side at this time, it is undoubtedly a correct choice. Please think about it."

Li Qingwei smiled at this time and said: "There are no outsiders here right now. In front of smart people, I will not say those high-sounding words. Presumably the general understands us Han people. As long as our wealth and glory can be guaranteed, our interests will not be lost. .It doesn’t matter whose side we’re on.”

"Whether it's Kublai Khan, Alibuge Khan, or Guiyu Khan, they are all descendants of the great Genghis Khan, and it doesn't make any difference to us who succeeds the Great Khan. "

"To put it bluntly, we are now 'doing business'. As long as the 'price' paid by Kublai Khan is high, then we will naturally stand on Kublai Khan's side."

"Besides, the general, as Kublai Khan's confidant, talked to me, a 'bastard with a yellow mouth', in such a pleasant manner, which shows that our Li family now has the strength to talk to the general on an equal footing, but since we want us to contribute, we can't help it." Know what 'price' Kublai Khan can give us."

At this moment, Boyan chuckled and said, "Shuangkuai, I would like to talk frankly with a straightforward person like Shizi. As long as Shizi shows his loyalty to Kublai Khan, then everything is negotiable."

Li Qingwei then began to say: "That's great! You can also send troops if you want us to, but the general must meet a few conditions for us."

Boyan said: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you talk about it."

Li Qingwei said: "The first is for the general to lead the troops to go with us, and we are in a 'joint operation'. The general must not use power to overwhelm others, but only let us go to 'death'. If the general does this, my soldiers will , may do some 'irrational' things out of fear."

Boyan knew what the irrational thing Li Qingwei said was, so he naturally "defeated the battle".

Boyan said: "Naturally, as long as the prince leads his troops out of the customs, he does not need his army to participate in the battle this time, he only needs to assist from the side. But the surrounding passes and the city defenses of Luoyang and other places must be controlled by our army. .”

After Li Qingwei listened to it, he smiled and said: "That's good! Besides, Hangu Pass itself is controlled by your army. This premise is not too much. And my Li family has 'no second heart' towards the Great Mongol Empire. I also agree with letting Luoyang city defense go." .”

Seeing that Li Qingwei agreed, the biggest stone in Boyan's heart fell to the ground. What he was afraid of before was that the Li family would not send troops.

Now that the Li family's private soldiers are pulled out, his biggest constraint will be gone.He can mobilize all his forces and give it a go.

Otherwise, he would have to allocate part of his troops to "guard" the Li family to prevent them from getting in the way.

But at this time Li Qingwei said: "There is another thing, the military expenses for this dispatch, general, look at it."

Boyan said: "This is easy to handle! I would have been able to provide the prince's army with food and pay for three months."

Li Qingwei said: "Then it's a deal! When the food and payment arrive, then we will join forces."

After discussing the details, Li Qingwei was sent back to Longqin Residence.

Everything is going as he planned so far.

After that, as long as he leads the army to follow Boyan out of the customs to "put down the rebellion", he can wipe them out in the "Jackal Valley" in one fell swoop.

After returning to Longqin Residence, both Yang Chan and Su Yuan were very anxious.

They naturally knew what happened in Tongguan.

But Li Qingwei was brought into Boyan's camp, which made them very worried.

But they did not dare to act rashly.

Li Ninglu, on the other hand, had a laid-back look, drinking tea while watching the two anxiously walking back and forth.

Li Ninglu did not doubt the master's ability at all.Because her master can always perform miracles.

Just when the two of them were helpless, Li Qingwei walked in safely.

The two wives hurried over to ask about their health, and they asked eagerly, "How is it? Are you all right?"

Li Qingwei said: "Of course it's fine, everything is proceeding according to the plan. Next, we will wait for Qingyun to win Chang'an and announce the success of the First World Uprising."

Li Qingwei said to Yang Chan: "Ma'am, if you cultivate your energy well during this time, it won't be long before the land of Guan Luo will be in our hands."

Then Li Qingwei stretched out both hands, one by one hugged the waists of the two wives, looked at Li Ninglu and said, "You guys just wait to be empresses."

(End of this chapter)