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Chapter 1243 Desperate Li You

Seeing this, Li You smiled bitterly and shook his head, admiring from the bottom of his heart: "Brother, I really admire your broad-mindedness and calmness. The situation has become so passive, but you can still take it."

"Hey, what is this?"

Shi Luodie wiped his mouth and said, "I was imprisoned in the Khan's Court of Urge by the Right Wise King for ten years. I could be killed at any time, but I was still free. I ate and drank as I should. Nothing is bigger than a full stomach. Only when you have a full stomach can you talk about other things."

"Brother, do you have any plan to break the impasse?" Li You asked hopefully.

"If Li Shimin were in Luoyang now, I, with my fifty thousand elite cavalry, would destroy the city and take his head."

Shi Luodie boasted, then lost his momentum: "But he is hiding in Chang'an City now. There are many mountains and rivers, and there are thousands of troops. What can this Khan do?"

"Although there are many people in Luoyang, they are either soldiers of the Tang Dynasty or civilians. How can they risk their lives to resist Li Shimin? The land trick works for Li Chengqian, but it can't restrain Li Shimin."

"Fang Xuanling is talking to you nicely now. If you refuse his toast and he directly announces his recognition of the people's land and cuts off your support, what will you do? Those excited people will tie you up and hand you over to Li Shimin."

"What you can give, Li Shimin can give. What you cannot give, Li Shimin can also give. Do you think they are helping Li Shimin or helping you?"

"Brother, if it doesn't work, just run away with me!"

"With 50,000 cavalrymen, we will march northwards. While the border towns are still not able to react, we will break out in one fell swoop. Once we reach the grassland, we can still live happily."

"Ugh"

Thinking of himself being alone, wandering on the grassland as a traitor, and never being able to return, Li You trembled with fear and said sadly: "Forget it, even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. I believe my father will not kill me. Moreover, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident."

"Father has made up his mind not to kill any more members of the royal family."

"The King of Wei is plotting to take the throne, but Father has only put him under house arrest. At worst, I will be locked up in the Prince of Qi's mansion by Father. At least I will have enough food and clothing, and my wife and children will be safe. My eldest brother is also a kind person, and he will not kill me."

Shi Luodie curled his lips. Damn it, why didn’t he say anything when they rebelled, but now he’s calling his big brother.

Seeing Shi Luodie's unhappy face, Li You hurriedly said, "But don't worry, brother, and don't run. To be honest, something big has happened in Guannei. The Right Wise King has led 800,000 cavalrymen to invade Guannei Road, attacking cities, looting land, killing people and setting fires, and will soon reach Chang'an."

"Fang Xuanling wants to meet you and mediate the relationship between the two sides on behalf of the court. Let's join hands to deal with the Right Wise King."

"Uh"

Shi Luodie pretended to be ignorant and started asking. Through the information collected by Li You from various channels, Shi Luodie "finally" figured out the current situation and began to think calmly.

"Brother, Fang Xuanling said that if you are interested, he will come to meet you in person to discuss the alliance between the two sides."

When Li You mentioned the word "alliance", he looked like he had eaten shit, but finally said: "If you don't agree, he will give you a pass to pass through the northern border, so that your 50,000 troops can leave the Tang Dynasty smoothly without fighting."

"Haha, what a calculation."

Shi Luodie praised: "Either I Khan and his brothers will help them fight Youxian King, or they will return to the grassland and attack Youxian King from behind. Li Shimin is sure that I Khan will be defeated, and he will make things difficult for Youxian King no matter what."

"That's so refreshing and convenient."

Li You was completely hopeless at this point, and no longer interested in these intrigues. He stood up and said, "Brother, thank you for taking care of me over the past year. I am done for. If I return to the capital, at best I will be stripped of my title of king, at worst I will be imprisoned to death, and at best I will be exiled to the snowy plateau to guard the border."

"I will never be able to take the throne of the Tang Dynasty. This trip to Shandong is just a dream. You can make your own decision."

"If you are willing to cooperate, send someone to the city to inform us. If you are not willing, you can also take some food and leave on your own."

After saying that, Li You bowed, turned around and left.

After Li You left, Shiluodi summoned the leaders of the Tiele tribes, including Zhuolibuhua, Ashinaduo, Wugesi, Lelitai, and Basilulu, and introduced the situation to them. Finally, he said, "Whether to go or stay, let's discuss it."

"Great Khan, what else do you want?"

Ashina Duo raised his eyebrows and said, "Since Li Shimin has been resurrected, Li You is doomed. We will naturally return to the grasslands. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will no longer stop us. We will leave this troubled place and let the Right Wise King and the Tang army fight to the death."

"We can take advantage of the grassland being empty to expand our territory."

Lelitai of the Pugu tribe also agreed: "We came to the Tang Dynasty last winter. Now it is already the hot summer, more than half a year has passed. The men of our tribe are homesick. It is better to go back early and stay in the grassland." Basilulu of the Tongluo tribe also agreed: "Three hundred thousand brothers went south, and now there are only fifty thousand left. The Tang Dynasty is simply a meat grinder. There are endless people to kill, endless cities to attack, and endless fields to divide. People can't see any hope."

"Besides, we have robbed enough treasures and have reaped a great harvest. The remaining 50,000 brothers can all become local rich men when they return to the grassland and buy a large piece of grassland and slaves. Brothers all want to go back and enjoy themselves. Khan, let's leave!" Ugesi of the Uighurs had no objection.

Most people agreed to leave, except Zhuoli Buhua and a few others who remained silent.

It's not that they don't want to leave, but they are looking at the Khan's face. As grassland people who are familiar with political politics, they know that whether to leave or stay, their attitude is not important, everything depends on the Khan.

Even if the Khan wants to leave, it should be because he wants to leave, not because he is swayed by your opinions.
Over the past year or so, haven't they seen enough of the Khan's behavior of first doing good and then plotting to destroy your body?

Some even wiped out their tribes.

Zhuolibuhua knew very well that as subordinates, they had to do whatever the Khan wanted them to do. Asking for your opinion, no matter what the matter was, actually had one core, which was to determine whether you were still loyal.

It would be safest to say at this time that all the Khan's orders should be obeyed.

If you naively think that the Khan is asking for your advice, and then you speak freely and talk about this and that, then you don't know which way the door to the underworld opens, and you won't even be able to find a place to die.

If you say something wrong and are despised by everyone, it's just embarrassing at most; but if you say something right, or even say something insightful and shocking, then sorry, if the Khan feels that you are smarter than him, then your death will be here.

What those in power care about most is always the stability of their position without challenge, rather than the so-called improvement of efficiency and growth.

Therefore, those who can truly live long are always those who are loyal but have mediocre talents; those who are capable will only have a short-lived glory at most, and as soon as you finish pulling the millstone, they will kill you and eliminate future threats.

Zhuolibuhua has already seen clearly these golden principles that were obtained with the blood of countless others.

Is it despicable? Yes, it is very dirty, it is simply the darkness of human nature. But this is the reality, and that is how the superiors play. They only consider the pros and cons, not the means. If you cannot accept it, it proves that you have not yet transformed and are still at the lowest level of society.

At the upper level, even the turtles in the Yongding River are like this.

Shi Luodie's eyes swept over, and Zhuolibuhua said quickly: "I will obey the Khan in everything. Wherever the Khan points, I will fight."

After saying that, he closed his mouth and didn't say another word.

Some leaders who were on good terms with Zhuolibuhua did the same, bowing and saying, "We all obey the Khan. We will do whatever you say."

Shi Luodie nodded in satisfaction. When he turned around, he smiled coldly in his heart. This Central Plains Holy Land is not a place where you can come and go as you please. It is not so easy to leave with mountains of gold, silver and jewels.

Li Shimin can let you go, but I can't.

After pretending to think for a while, Shi Luodie said, "In fact, I have never worried about going back. It is difficult to get into the Tang Dynasty, but it is very easy to get out. We can leave anytime we want. But have you ever thought about why we came to the Central Plains?"

"So many brothers died, is it just to grab some property?"

Ashina Duo frowned and said, "Great Khan, of course we know that he came to the Central Plains because he couldn't defeat the Right Wise King on the grassland. Wasn't the reason he cooperated with Li You before to push him to be the emperor, and then use the power of the Tang Dynasty to deal with the Right Wise King?"

"But now Li You is obviously finished. Li Shimin will never let him become emperor. So why are we still here?"

Shi Luodie shook his head: "Pushing Li You to the throne is just a process, the purpose is to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to regain the power of the grassland. Now that Li Shimin has been revived, he has invited us to jointly deal with the Right Wise King. This is equivalent to skipping the act of seizing the throne and directly cooperating with the Tang Dynasty."

"Yes!"

Zhuoli Buhua caught the wind change in an instant, and hurriedly stepped down to pull the sail, saying, "Li You is just a useless guy. He may not even be able to beat Li Chengqian, let alone Li Shimin? Cooperating with him is inherently very risky."

"Why did we look for this loser Li You? It's because Li Shimin only wanted to help the Right Wise King and not us. Now, Li Shimin and the Right Wise King have fallen out, and they have turned around and joined forces with us. With this one in and one out, our advantage has doubled."

"Our plan did not fail, but succeeded. The risk is gone. Li Shimin is much stronger than Li You, and he will give us greater support."

Everyone nodded silently when they heard this. As for the partner, Li Shimin would be a better choice. However, he had always supported the Right Wise King, so they had no other choice but to find Li You. Now, the Right Wise King went south, and the two of them had a falling out.

This meant that they became the objects of Li Shimin's support, and the Right Wise King was isolated.

(End of this chapter)