Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 539: Agreed, Good News Reached Chang'an

"Elder, the leader is here."

"Invite him in."

After just a moment, Qili Eduo strode into the room and bowed respectfully.

The elder nodded and raised his hand to signal Qili Eduo to sit down and talk.

After Qili Eduo sat down, he got straight to the point and said, "Elder, I think you have also heard the news that Tang's King Su Chen is coming to Antu."

The elder of the clan looked calm, "Is he here to negotiate peace, or to issue a challenge?"

Qili Eduo: "To negotiate peace."

The elder's old face showed a slight smile, "It seems that the situation that the Tang Dynasty is facing now is far worse than we imagined. Otherwise, he would not come to negotiate peace, but to issue a declaration of war."

Qili Eduo shook his head and said, "No, elder, you are wrong. In fact, the situation in the Tang Dynasty is not as difficult as we imagined."

"Even if Su Chen wants to use troops against our Baishan tribe, he can at least mobilize 40,000 to 50,000 elite soldiers to attack Antu directly."

The elder frowned, and there was a hint of confusion in his cloudy eyes.

If Su Chen really had such ability, why would he come to Antu to negotiate with Qili Eduo?

"Su Chen put forward conditions, hoping that we can break away from the Mohe, join the Tang Dynasty, and become its citizens."

The elder suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in a cold voice: "Su Chen wants us to betray our ancestors!"

"We, the Baishan tribe, are a part of the Mohe tribe. If we break away from the Mohe tribe and join the Tang Dynasty, how will the other Mohe tribes view us?"

"Will the Tang Dynasty really take our Baishan tribe seriously?"

"Have you ever thought about these things?!"

Qili Eduo sighed, "The elder is right. I have considered all these things."

The current Mohe tribes are divided into different groups and none of them submits to the others, which leads to the separatist situation of the Mohe tribe.

Although breaking away from the Mohe would have a bad impact and might even cause attacks from other Mohe tribes, the Tang army was still in Goryeo. In the short term, there shouldn't be any blind people who would cause trouble for their Baishan tribe.

As for whether the Tang Dynasty would pay attention to the Baishan tribe, Qili Eduo did not care.

What he really cared about was whether the Tang Dynasty would give the large tracts of land around Zhacheng and Chengshanzi to their Baishan tribe!
If you can get a large tract of land by joining the Tang Dynasty, then joining the Tang Dynasty may not be a bad choice.

The elder looked at Qili Eduo with a gloomy gaze and said calmly, "You have been the leader for so many years. Are you really willing to accept the rules and regulations of the Tang Dynasty from now on?"

In the Baishan tribe, Qili Eduo is the king.

His words were the king's orders, and he could deal with anyone who disobeyed them at will.

But if he joined the Tang Dynasty, it would be like Qili Eduo had found a framework for himself, and all the rules and regulations in it would restrict him tightly.

Qili Eduo said in a deep voice: "You know me, elder. You know the situation of our Baishan tribe even better."

"We have been living in this remote and poor place since our ancestors. Now, we finally have the opportunity to migrate to the fertile plains to live. Why not give it a try?"

"Indeed."

"After joining the Tang Dynasty, there will be many restrictions, but for us Baishan tribe members, it means we have a wider living space."

"I took over the position of tribal leader from Aye, not for myself, but to lead the tribesmen to live a better life!"

"They have seen the fertility of the Goryeo land and the vastness of the Sumotu grasslands. No one wants to stay in such a place for the rest of their lives, spending their entire lives just to fill their stomachs!"

The elder was silent for a moment, then he said, "Since you have already made up your mind, there is no need to come looking for me."

Qili Eduo stood up and said, "It is true that I am the leader, but the status of the elders is high. Without the support of the elders, the tribe members may not obey."

The purpose of Qili'eduo's trip was to gain the support of the clan elders. Otherwise, he would not have come here in person.

Therefore, he needed the elders to give him a positive answer.

"You really think about it?"

"Think about it."

"Then do it."

After the elder said this, he closed his eyes.

Qili Eduo got what he wanted, bowed, turned around and left.

……

Early the next morning.

Su Chen received an invitation from Qili Eduo to ride a horse to travel in the mountains.

Naturally, Su Chen had no reason to refuse Qili Eduo's invitation. He took Sun Qiang and others with him, riding his horse and following his personal soldiers.

"Your Majesty."

"leader."

Su Chen smiled and responded, "Why do you want to ride a horse and travel in the mountains so early in the morning?"

Qili Eduo sighed, looked at the plain in the distance, and then looked at the hills in front, "I was thinking that if our Baishan tribe joined the Tang Dynasty, we would never have the chance to ride horses on the grassland to Chicheng in the future."

Su Chen was thoughtful, "Isn't the grassland around Chengshanzi enough for the good horses of the Baishan tribe to gallop?"

Qili Eduo smiled and said, "The place is big enough, but I need a guarantee."

"Appreciate further details."

"I would like to request a copy of the Tang Dynasty's imperial edict."

"Oh?"

Su Chen raised his eyebrows and looked over.

Qili Eduo continued, "The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty has promised to grant our Baishan tribe the vast tracts of fertile land around Zhacheng and Chengshanzi."

"If Your Highness can convince the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and obtain this imperial edict to announce it to the world, I am willing to leave the Mohe tribe and surrender to the Tang Dynasty."

Understood.

Su Chen nodded in understanding.

Qili Eduo was doing this to prevent the three from suddenly changing their minds and attacking the Baishan tribe after taking away their 20,000 elite cavalrymen.

Once Li Chengqian's imperial edict is issued and announced to the world, the Tang Dynasty will have to consider the impact if it wants to take action against the Baishan tribe again.

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"It's not impossible to discuss it."

Su Chen smiled and said, "But it's thousands of miles to Chang'an, so I have to stay in Antu for a while."

Upon hearing this, Qili Eduo was overjoyed.

At least Su Chen's current attitude made him see the possibility of surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, but while he was happy, Qili Eduo was still somewhat wary.

No one knows whether Su Chen's words are just for show.

"Good good!"

"Your Majesty, since we are here today, why not go hunting and have a picnic here?"

"it is good!"

That afternoon, Su Chen arranged people to go to Chang'an and Chengshanzi respectively.

The purpose of going to Chang'an was to deliver a letter stating that the Baishan tribe was willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, as well as the conditions that Su Chen offered to the Baishan tribe, hoping that Li Chengqian would agree.

As for why he arranged people to go to Chengshanzi, it was because after Qili Eduo saw Su Chen, who was full of sincerity, he immediately gave orders and ordered people to send a message to the elite soldiers in the Zhacheng area, to stay there and wait for the Tang army to take over.

Naturally, Zhishishili and the others must be informed of this matter. It would be Zhishishili's business to decide who would take over the defense of the Zhacheng area.

……

Changan.

A horseman rushed into the street in a hurry, and before many passers-by could react, the horse had already galloped past them.

"Good news!" "Great victory in Goryeo!"

As the cavalry shouted, passers-by on the street immediately gave way.

Then, pairs of eyes all looked in the direction where the sound came from.

That’s right, it’s Yiding!

Great, the problem with Goryeo has finally been solved!
When the postman rode his horse hurriedly to the outside of the palace, it was time to adjourn the court.

Officials gathered in twos and threes and walked out of the palace. When they saw the postman, their eyes were attracted to him.

Eight hundred miles urgent!
What happened in Goryeo again?

Before the ministers could even open their mouths, they heard the postman shout, "A great victory for Goryeo. I am here to present the handwritten letter from the King of Sides with You!"

Great victory!

call!
After hearing these two words, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I'm really worried that something bad might happen in Goryeo.

After all, the news they received some time ago gave them a headache for a while.

Now it seems that all these problems have been solved by Su Chen.

"It seems that your majesty is right."

"I really don't know how Su Chen resolved the alliance between the Sumo tribe and Qiqi Zhongxiang."

"How about going back and asking?"

Many ministers felt murmured when they saw the postman following the eunuch away.

but.

Gao Shilian and others left with a smile. What were they running back for?
Congratulations, Your Majesty?
"Brother Liu, why don't you and I go back together?"

"Forget it. Your Majesty hasn't reviewed the news sent from Goryeo yet. If the great victory also contains some requests from the King of the Sides, then you and I will be in trouble."

"Oh, not really?"

"Hey, don't you know what kind of person King Bingjian is? Besides, His Majesty hasn't summoned us yet. If we go and disturb His Majesty without permission, aren't we afraid of angering His Majesty? Besides, it doesn't matter if we know about this great victory later today. His Majesty will announce it tomorrow."

"...Brother Liu, what you said makes sense."

Royal study room.

Li Chengqian had just sat down when he heard Tiancai's report, "Your Majesty, Goryeo won a great victory, and the postman brought a letter from the King of Side by Side."

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then he clapped his hands and cheered, "Good, good, he really didn't let me down!"

"Where is the postman? Tell him to come to the emperor as soon as possible!"

Tiancai smiled and nodded, turned and walked out of the imperial study, and brought the postman to Li Chengqian.

"Villain..."

"No need to be polite. Where is Su Chen's handwritten letter?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

The postman hurriedly handed Su Chen's letter to Tiancai and presented it to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian couldn't wait to open the handwritten letter.

During this period of time, there has been no news from Su Chen, and there has been no movement from Zhishisili, which made Li Chengqian very worried.

Now that Su Chen's letter has arrived, I want to see how big a fuss you have made in Goryeo.

"Ok?"

Looking closely, Li Chengqian gradually frowned.

First he destroyed Quan Gaisuwen, then he attacked the Sumo tribe, not only setting the Hengdao River on fire, but he also annihilated all the main forces of the Sumo tribe that came to support him?

hiss!
The Sumo tribe just disappeared like that?

Were the 50,000 elite cavalry of the Sumo tribe completely wiped out by them?

Li Chengqian's eyes gradually widened and his heartbeat quickened.

Incredible.

How come they move so fast?

I was right about you.

Li Chengqian sighed once again, but the more he read, the more he felt something was wrong.

The Baishan tribe also took action?
And he directly dispatched the main force of the tribe, marched eastward to Goryeo, and seized large tracts of land and cities?

Peace talks?

Want the 20,000 elite soldiers from the Baishan tribe?

Li Chengqian picked up the teacup unconsciously and savored it carefully.

The 50,000 elite cavalry of the Sumo tribe were all destroyed. However, when facing the Baishan tribe's attempt to seize cities and land, Su Chen chose to negotiate and wanted the Baishan tribe to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

What does it mean?
This is Su Chen's evaluation of the Mohe cavalry. They are extremely brave and dominate the grassland. If they can be recruited under his command, it will be like adding wings to a tiger.

Li Chengqian seemed to be thinking about something. It seemed that during the duel with the Sumo tribe, the cavalry of the Sumo tribe attracted Su Chen's attention and made Su Chen love money.

However, the Hengdao River was burned down by him, and he was unable to recruit Li Wang Qilin's elite cavalry, so he focused his attention on the Baishan tribe?
"If we can subdue them, Silla and Baekje will be conquered in no time, and 20,000 elite cavalry can go to Tibet and Persia!"

When he saw this sentence, Li Chengqian laughed immediately.

He understood what Su Chen meant.

The coalition forces of Silla and Baekje were still confronting the Tang army. If the 20,000 elite cavalry of the Baeksan tribe joined in, Silla and Baekje would have no choice but to surrender.

In addition, these 20,000 elite cavalry were born and raised on the grassland, and their horsemanship and archery skills must be extraordinary. If they were deployed to Tubo or the Arab Empire, they would surely be a powerful army.

It will be of great help to future plans to travel westward.

and.

After Li Chengqian thought about it carefully, he felt that Su Chen's purpose was not just that.

The surrender of the Baishan tribe would lead to suppression and even genocide by the Mohe tribes, but due to the threat from the Tang Dynasty, they did not dare to take any action openly and could only resort to underhanded tactics.

In this way, although the Baishan tribe will obtain a large tract of land, they will always have to maintain a certain amount of military force to protect the safety of their people.

Those one thousand elite soldiers are the bottom line.

"It can not only prevent the Baishan tribe from migrating to Goryeo and neglecting their horsemanship, but also allow them to continue to strengthen their training and provide elite cavalry for the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing. He felt that the bottom line of one thousand soldiers given by Su Chen was still too little.

Three thousand, or even five thousand is fine!

After all, the vast grasslands in Chengshanzi and other places will be handed over to the Baishan tribe to manage!

Then.

Does Li Chengqian still need to spend time training the cavalry?

Totally unnecessary!

Putting down the letter, Li Chengqian picked up the teacup. Now there was a question in front of him.

To accept the surrender of the Baishan tribe, it is necessary to announce to the world that Chengshanzi and other places will be handed over to the Baishan tribe.

Although it was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, it had elite troops at its disposal.

There seems to be a trend of building a country within a country. If we do this, will the ministers in the court agree?
Li Chengqian shook his head. It was very difficult.

It is indeed a difficult task to convince the ministers in the court.

"We have to think of a way..."

(End of this chapter)