Chapter 117 I work for the Tang Dynasty, how can I be a barbarian?
Bazhuo and Yemang Tulishi were scolded, but they still refused to accept it and ran out angrily.

People on the grassland admire the strong. They have never seen the two powerful men of the Tang army, so they are very angry at their father for being so spineless.

But they both have their own little plans, and they both have a strong desire for the position of Khan.

It is only natural that the Khan's son wants to make progress.

Since my father is such a weak Khan, I'm sure none of the tribe members will accept my defeat. If I can go to war with the Tang army and win, won't I be praised by the tribe members and become the Great Khan?
This thought arose in both of their minds.

Although it may be outrageous, they are actually such people. They have absolutely no idea about the power of the Tang Dynasty.

When the two were preparing to go back to mobilize troops, Xueyantuo also encountered their own troubles.

Under the guidance of scouts, the Uighur leader Tumidu has found a large tribal settlement.

Now the Uighur vassal army is on its way to that settlement.

"The Xueyantuo barbarians are extremely rude!" Tumidu was still cursing the Xueyantuo indignantly while riding on his horse.

As a die-hard supporter of the Tang Dynasty, Tumidu has always been steadfast in standing on the side of the Tang Dynasty.

Now the Xueyantuo dared to ignore the majesty of the Tang Dynasty and were so arrogant as to challenge it. How could he not be filled with righteous indignation?
His nephew Wuhe followed behind him. When he heard Tumidu's words, he scratched his head and asked, "Uncle, aren't you also a barbarian?"

Tumidu got angry immediately. He turned around and glared at Tumidu, cursing, "Asshole! I work for the Tang Dynasty, how can I be a barbarian?"

"Oh, so you are from the Tang Dynasty?" Wuhe asked again, looking Tumidu up and down, and didn't think that his uncle had any Tang Dynasty style at all.

"Nonsense! The Tang army is the people of the Tang Dynasty!" Tumidu glared at Wuhe again.

Wuhe was confused now: "You are neither a Tang person nor a barbarian, so who are you?"

Tumidu was asked anxiously, and flicked his whip and said angrily: "I am no one!"

"Oh, you are not a human..." Wu He whispered.

"What did you say?" Tumidu didn't hear clearly.

"I mean what kind of person my uncle wants to be." Wuhe changed his words sincerely.

"I really want to be a Tangren, do you understand?" Tumidu flicked the whip, hit the horse's butt and started to speed up.

Wuhe curled his lips, still thinking about Tumidu's wife.

Yes, Wuhe and Tumidu’s wife... have a very unclear relationship.

But now Tu Mi Du still doesn’t know what kind of hat his good nephew has put on him and how big a hole it will open for him in the future.

Under the guidance of the scouts, they soon reached a hill.

Looking down, it was indeed a gathering place of Xueyantuo tribes, and it seemed to be one of the main tribes of Xueyantuo.

The cattle and sheep all over the mountains and the women shuttling between tents made these strong Uighur men envious.

Why did they fight with the Heavenly Khan? Besides the "favor" that the Tang Dynasty had to repay, of course, they did it to rob cattle, sheep, and women!
As we all know, food tastes better without spending money, money is most comfortable to spend when it is not your own, and women are more beautiful when they belong to other people.

"My men! It's time to repay the kindness of our Heavenly Khan!" Tumidu raised the scimitar in his hand and shouted loudly: "For the Heavenly Khan! Charge!"

After hearing Tumidu's words, the Uighur warriors who followed him shouted loudly.

"Yes! Love!"

Tumidu took the lead and rushed down the hillside, followed by the three thousand elite cavalrymen behind him.

After all, it was not an attack on the regular army, so the Uighurs directly chose to use cavalry to attack and destroy the morale of the Xueyantuo tribe in one fell swoop.

As expected, the collective charge of the cavalry made the ground rumble, and the Xueyantuo people soon realized that something was wrong.

Someone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the cavalry charging towards them.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" the man shouted with bloodshot eyes.

Xueyantuo had been the overlord of the grassland for too long. The last time they were constantly threatened was twelve years ago when the Turks were still around.

Ever since they replaced the Turks, no one on the grassland dared to touch the Xueyantuo's tiger whiskers. They usually lived by the water and grass, so who would dare to attack them?
In the first few years, they were able to remain vigilant, but human nature is such that they are prone to laziness, and soon their vigilance relaxed.

This time, the Uighurs' surprise attack was unexpected for them.

When they were about to pick up weapons and mount their horses to resist, the Uighur cavalry had already charged in front of them.

He recognized the leader clearly, it was Tumidu, the leader of the Uighurs.

"Tumidu! Yinan Khan treats you well, why did you raid my tribe?" the man asked with bloodshot eyes.

Tumidu ignored him. When their bodies crossed, he swung the steel knife in his hand lightly, causing a cloud of blood.

Treat me well? Bullshit!

Most of the annual rewards from the Tang Dynasty are withheld by you guys at your headquarters, and you still say that you treat me well?
Do you really think I'm stupid?

Besides, from the moment you went against the Tang Dynasty, you have become our enemy!

In fact, Yi Nan was also very wronged, and he knew that the rewards should be distributed. However, Ba Zhuo felt that these were what the Xueyantuo deserved, so he did not give more rewards to other tribes.

The Uighur cavalry rumbled towards the camp, and they simply swung their scimitars to kill those who dared to resist, without wasting any time talking to them.

The cavalry attacked the camp with holes everywhere, and seeing that the infantry were still running behind, Tumidu ordered his horses to turn around and charge again.

In fact, when he attacked for the first time, the Xueyantuo people had already lost the ability to resist.

Morale has completely collapsed. After so many years of peace, people have long lost the will to fight to the end.

After three charges in this way, the Uighur infantry arrived at the camp and began to cut grass.

After killing all those who dared to resist in the camp, the Uighurs began to collect the spoils.

Even when acting on his own, Tumidu still remained in awe of the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that several impatient subordinates were about to drag the woman into the tent, Tu Midu whipped them twice.

"Fuck you, these women will reward you when you go back! You are so useless!" Tumidu cursed angrily: "What if the Xueyantuo army notices this? Can you pull up your pants quickly?"

The man who was beaten was speechless and suppressed the anger in his heart and returned to the camp.

Tumidu didn't care much about the quality of the soldiers. After all, he was a barbarian and didn't quite understand this.

But he is still very professional when it comes to marching and fighting.

"Don't worry, these women will be given to everyone who comes out to fight this time!" Tumidu shouted loudly. "Oh oh!" Hearing that there were women to be rewarded, the man who was originally a little depressed immediately became excited.

"Pass the order down. We will keep 50% of the cattle, sheep, gold, silver and treasures seized this time, and hand over the rest to the Tang Dynasty!" Tumidu ordered loudly.

Wuhe heard this and raised an objection: "Uncle, the Tang Dynasty didn't contribute anything, so why should we give the things to them? What if the people are dissatisfied?"

"Idiot!" Tumidu cursed angrily, "Without the support of the Tang Dynasty, how could we snatch the Xueyantuo so easily... and uphold justice for Qibi Heli?"

Tumidu almost couldn't hold it in, and almost told the truth. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and stopped the word "looting" in time.

Even though I did it, it doesn't mean I really think so.

"What the leader said is very true. Only in this way can our relationship with the Tang Dynasty last long."

Mi Shili who was standing next to him said so. As the military strategist of the Huihe tribe, he had a lot of say in this regard.

The dog-headed military advisor of the Huihe people never gave riddles. He knew that the people of his tribe were not well educated, so he broke it down and explained: "This is also a way to test the attitude of the Tang Dynasty. It is also a protection fee paid to the Tang Dynasty."

The Huihe people nearby all understood the leader's intention. They originally thought that 50% was a bit too much, but now looking at it this way - damn, we are making huge profit!

As a loyal dog of the Tang Dynasty, Tumidu has reached perfection in his study of the book "Position".

Of course, he understood that the capital he had to roam freely in Xueyantuo territory was the powerful military force of the Tang Dynasty backing him up.

If he were picked out alone to fight against Xueyantuo... haha, then he could just wait for others to collect his body.

In this battle, Tumidu seized 40,000 cattle and sheep, captured 37,000 prisoners, and countless gold, silver and treasures.

After a careful division of the Uighur tribe, 16,000 strong and undamaged cattle and sheep, as well as half of the gold and silver treasures were selected. Tumidu led his men to Shuozhou in person to offer tribute.

The news that the Uighurs had looted the Xueyantuo naturally also reached the ears of other tribes.

Of course, the others were not as bold and active as Tumidu. They were all waiting and watching to see what attitude the Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty would take towards the sudden action of the Uighurs.

One night a few days later, Tumidu brought his men and drove cattle and sheep to Shuozhou.

Li Ji was not surprised by Tumidu's arrival. After hearing that he was here to offer his victory to the saint, he simply let Tumidu enter the city and asked people to take good care of the cattle and sheep.

Looking at those cattle and sheep, Li Ji's heart was also very excited.

It was not for anything else. When he saw the cow, he thought of the steak that Li Xiang had asked Fubao to make for them; when he saw the sheep, he remembered the mutton soup steamed bun they had eaten during the autumn hunting.

He wiped his mouth, put the thought aside, and continued to look at the map in the tent.

Li Shimin was just about to have dinner with Li Xiang when he heard Tumidu asking to see him. He immediately had him summoned in.

Li Xiang said a few words to Li Shimin, winked at him, and then slipped out of the house.

"Your servant Tumidu pays homage to His Majesty the Heavenly Khan!" Tumidu looked at the idol in front of him with great excitement.

As a leader, Tumidu was directly under the leadership of Li Shimin and should call himself a vassal. His subordinates would call themselves foreign ministers when they met Li Shimin.

It's somewhat like "my vassal's vassal is not my vassal."

Li Shimin smiled and nodded, "Stand up."

When meeting with the leader of the Tumidu clan, Lao Li gave him enough face. Not only was his attitude kind and friendly, he even chatted with him about family matters.

For example, whether the tribe has enough food to eat and whether the clothes they wear are warm.

Tumiduk was so moved by the kindness of His Majesty the Khan that his eyes filled with tears.

"In reply to His Majesty Khan, my tribe is doing well. Thank you for your concern..."

He added: "I came to Shuozhou this time to apologize to His Majesty the Khan."

"Oh?" Li Shimin actually knew about his surprise attack on Xueyantuo a long time ago, but he didn't take the initiative to say it.

He smiled and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Tumidu said somewhat embarrassedly: "I heard that Xueyantuo disrespected the Tang Dynasty and tied up General Qibi. I was so indignant that I led my army to investigate the crime and had some minor conflicts with Xueyantuo..."

"I am very pleased that you are eager to do good for the public good." Li Shimin did not comment on whether this was right or wrong, but simply characterized Tu Midu's behavior as "eager to do good for the public good."

This is basically an affirmation of him, but it is not stated explicitly.

Tumidu, of course, understood the meaning of the music and he knew immediately that the Heavenly Khan had no objection to this matter.

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your praise... But there is one more thing that I dare not take the initiative to do."

"Oh?" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"I have gained a lot this time, and I dare not keep all the gains for myself, so I brought 16,000 cattle and sheep from Shuozhou, as well as some valuables..." Tumidu said cautiously.

Li Shimin nodded slightly, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "After all, this is what you won by fighting bloody battles. I didn't do anything. As the saying goes, no merit, no reward. You can take these cattle and sheep back with you."

"How can this be possible? I dare not obey your order!"

Tumidu said immediately, of course he knew that Li Shimin was just being polite, people in the Central Plains pay attention to the "three declines and three refusals", he understood a little bit about it, after all, he was also a person who had systematically studied Han etiquette.

"This is the sincere respect of my people to His Majesty the Khan. I hope Your Majesty will take their respect into consideration..."

Look, what is "emotional intelligence"...

"In that case, then please accept it, Aung. Don't let the loyal and brave man be sad."

Li Xiang listened outside for a long time and then walked in with a smile.

"Yes, yes, this person... is absolutely right." Tumidu said immediately.

"This is my beloved grandson, the Prince of Hengshan." Li Shimin introduced to Tumidu with a smile.

Tumidu took a quick look at Li Xiang and immediately said, "He is indeed your Majesty's grandson. He looks very much like your Majesty. He is truly a dragon and a phoenix, a man of heavenly vision..."

Uneducated but still trying to pull it off...

Li Shimin smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "You are too kind. Since it is a show of filial piety from your clan, I cannot refuse it, so please accept it."

"Thank you, His Majesty the Khan, for your grace!" Tumidu was overjoyed and saluted, touching his chest.

This is how powerful a country is... Li Xiang couldn't help but sigh.

People are eager to give money, and you have to thank them for accepting it...

(The third update is here. I'm going to take a short nap...)
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