Chapter 292 I'll help you! (ask for monthly ticket)
Ever since Chi Guang returned from his voyage, the fishermen in Wuqing no longer had any doubts and have joined in the activities of going out to sea.

The power of role models is infinite. Chi Guang's harvest from two and a half days of sailing was equivalent to the income of an ordinary family for more than half a year.

No one can resist money, especially when it is money that is out in the open.

After completing their mission, Wei Laohan's family and Chi Guang were properly resettled by the Youzhou government, and Wei Laohan's youngest son was arranged to serve as a censor.

Li Xiang also rewarded Wei's family with an extra 100 acres of land, all of which were the best fertile land in Youzhou, and also arranged places for Wei's two grandsons in the academy.

Li Xiang is always generous in rewarding those who cooperate with him in his work.

In this respect, he is much better than Xiang Yu, the stingy man. At least he will not play with the official seal in his hands until the edges are worn smooth before reluctantly sealing it up.

Therefore, it was not unfair for Xiang Yu to lose. It was not that God wanted him to die, but that he was simply not worthy of competing with Liu Bang.

If you want to become a king, the first lesson you need to learn is how to distribute benefits.

The essence of politics is the allocation of resources.

After arranging the affairs of Wei's family, Li Xiang arranged for Chi Guang to work in the Youzhou government office and gave him a preparatory status for inspection.

This kid is capable, but he needs to be observed for a period of time before he can be accepted as an inspector.

Not just anyone can join the Procuratorate. The first thing Li Xiang has to ensure is the absolute loyalty of the Procuratorate to him.

The affairs of Youzhou have been getting busier and busier recently. Not only do we have to build Wuqing and connect with Youzhou, but we also have to cooperate with the Andong Protectorate and the northern army in their operations.

Li Xiang threw most of the things to Di Renjie. His idea was very simple. Look - Huaiying, you are the future prime minister. It is reasonable for you to familiarize yourself with government affairs in advance, right?

Based on the principle of using people to the fullest extent possible, Li Xiang also gave Xu Jingzong a little more responsibility and asked him to handle the government affairs of Youzhou together with Di Renjie.

Di Renjie’s current official position... is the Chief Clerk of the Hebei Province Daxingtai, a fifth-rank official.

The Chief Secretary is an omnipotent official, just like the director in later generations. Any large department can have a Chief Secretary.

Di Renjie could not have any objections. After all, this job was assigned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he could only work hard to repay His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's kindness.

This was one reason why he worked so hard, and the other reason was because Li Xiang gave him an official position below the fifth rank as soon as he came.

Even though Di Renjie didn't care much about his official position, he was really shocked by Li Xiang's generosity.

After the shock, there was a strong feeling of "a gentleman will die for his friend".

Seeing his look, Li Xiang knew that he had been sold to the Li family for the rest of his life, that was a sure thing.

However, even if this incident did not happen, Di Renjie's loyalty to the Li Tang royal family is obvious to all.

After all, he is the man who could fight with Awu face to face at the most critical moment of the Tang Dynasty.

This courage alone is enough to make Li Xiang admire him.

As the saying goes, strong winds reveal strong grass, and turbulent times reveal loyal ministers. Di Renjie deserves this title.

Li Shimin and Xiao Yu: No, don’t you two have any other adjectives to describe yourself?

Li Xiaoxiang gave Di Renjie such an evaluation in his heart, and did not feel that there was anything shameful in plagiarizing Aweng.

If you ask him to plagiarize Li Bai and Du Fu, he would feel a little embarrassed.

But if you talk about plagiarizing grandpa, then it is really... plagiarism! Plagiarism!
The person was in Chang'an, and he plagiarized to the point of losing contact!
As the saying goes, a thin horse has long hair and fat hooves. If a son steals from his father, it is not considered a thief... and if a grandson steals from his grandfather, it is naturally not considered a thief either.

Li Shiji's offensive in the north... did produce a small surprise.

Everyone thought Ba Zhuo would avoid the battle, but no one expected that Ba Zhuo would actually line up his troops in the Xueyantuo tent, waiting for the arrival of Li Shiji and others.

In fact, at the beginning, Bazhuo was also very panicked.

He was in a state of panic in his tent, calculating the time all day long and trying to figure out how long it would take for the Tang Dynasty to launch an attack.

After all, a person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. He still remembered clearly that Li Shiji hung up and beat the Xueyantuo people in the 15th year of Zhenguan.

Although he said that he was not convinced by the Tang Dynasty, in fact, deep down, Ba Zhuo knew better than anyone how awesome the Tang Dynasty was.

He was so blatantly anti-Tang out of helplessness, and it was a means to strengthen internal cohesion.

But... this is a bit like drinking poison to quench thirst.

He was indeed cohesive internally, but he had also reached the end of his rope.

However, before he could panic for long, an uninvited guest suddenly came to Xueyantuo's tent.

"Khan, the envoys from Western Turkic have arrived at the tent." Bazhuo's subordinates reminded.

Ba Zhuo let out a long breath, glared at his subordinates, and snorted coldly, "Western Turks? What are they doing here? They are treacherous villains. I had agreed with Ashina Helu that when they attacked the Turks, they would launch an attack on the Anxi Protectorate in the Western Regions. What happened? These cowards! They didn't even dare to touch the Anxi Protectorate!"

“Khan, they are envoys from Western Turkic after all, and the leader…” The subordinate said hesitantly, “Forgive me for being so nosy, but it would be better for Khan to meet him.”

Ba Zhuo originally wanted to lose his temper and tell him to get out, but he changed his mind and calmed down.

Although we are now at the end of the road, there is still hope of survival.

As long as Ashina Helu launches an attack, everything will be fine.

He forced himself to cheer up and ordered someone to summon the envoys from Western Turkic.

However, when the Western Turkic envoys arrived at the tent, Bazhuo's mouth was opened so wide that he could almost swallow a whole egg.

It’s nothing, I’m just surprised, very surprised.

The "envoy" from Western Turkic in front of him looked too familiar to him.

Back when his father, Zhenzhu Khan Yishiyinan, was still alive, he once formed an alliance with the Western Turks in Mobei.

The "envoy" in front of him was none other than the Yehu of Western Turkic Khaganate, Ashina Helu!
"You...you are..." Bazhuo pointed at Ashina Helu and was speechless for a long time.

"Khan, how are you?" Ashina Helu said with a smile and bowed.

After a while, he finally came to his senses, his face showing a look of surprise but also a bit of doubt.

Why did Ashina Helu come here in person?
You said that he failed to follow the agreement and Xueyantuo did not attack Anxi Protectorate to contain the Tang army... This was indeed what the Western Turks did.

Before, he suspected that the Western Turks were afraid of the Tang Dynasty. But now, at this critical moment, the Western Turks' Yehu actually came to the Xueyantuo's tent in person, which made Bazhuo a little unsure.

What scene is being sung in this Western Turkic drama?

But despite his doubts, he still had to be polite. "It turned out to be Ashina Yehu in person. I'm sorry." Bazhuo was very polite.

The two exchanged pleasantries again, and then Bazhuo asked directly, "I wonder why Yehu came to my Xueyantuo's tent?"

It’s not that people from the grassland are straightforward. In fact, they are more cunning than anyone else.

The main reason was that the current situation was extremely critical, and Bazhuo had no intention of playing any tricks with Ashina Helu, so he just said what he thought.

If I were to answer riddles at this critical moment, I really wouldn't know how I would die.

"What can I do for you?" Ashina Helu smiled cheerfully, "I heard that Xueyantuo was in trouble, so I came to help you! This time, I have gathered 50,000 soldiers and horses to come to Xueyantuo to help fight. I hope the Khan will not despise us for our small number of soldiers and generals."

Hearing Ashina Helu's words, Bazhuo was really shocked.

No, buddy?

are you crazy?

If you really have this intention, why don’t you go and attack Anxi Protectorate earlier and help me share the pressure?

Now look what’s going on. The Tang Dynasty has assembled tens of thousands of soldiers and brought a group of little brothers to beat me up, and you’re thinking of helping - and you’re coming to me to help. What do you want?

Thinking of this, Ba Zhuo also asked.

Of course you can’t be so direct, you must use a high EQ approach.

"I am very grateful to Yehu for coming to help." Bazhuo first thanked him, and then changed the subject: "But I don't understand why Yehu didn't follow the agreement and attack Anxi Protectorate to help Xueyantuo share some of the pressure? Now the Tang Dynasty has mobilized 30,000 troops to conquer Xueyantuo. Doesn't Yehu think it's a bit late for him to come to help now?"

"Late?" Ashina Helu laughed: "Why do I feel like it's just the beginning?"

"Hmm?" Ba Zhuo became alert upon hearing that.

Just started?
So confident?
"I wonder why Ye Hu is so confident?"

Ashina Helu smiled and said, "In my opinion, if we had cooperated with the Khan and launched an attack on the Anxi Protectorate, it would not have played any role in containing the Tang army."

"The Anxi Protectorate is capable of handling the attacks of the Great Turks for several months without causing chaos, and it may even be able to launch a counterattack. This was the case with Guo Xiaoke two years ago. He is best at defending and counterattacking. If I am not careful and get pinned down by Guo Xiaoke, not only will it not reduce the pressure on the Khan, but I will even be stuck in the quagmire of fighting against the Anxi Protectorate."

After hearing what Ashina Helu said, Bazhuo thought about it carefully and found that what he said was quite right.

That's alright, buddy.

"Instead of that, why not lead the troops to Xueyantuo?" Ashina Helu smiled confidently. "I heard that in this battle between the Tang Dynasty and Xueyantuo, Li Shiji brought only 20,000 soldiers and horses, while Li Daozon brought less than 10,000. How can these 30,000 soldiers be a match for us?"

"Now you Xueyantuo still have 100,000 combat-ready soldiers, and I have brought another 50,000 warriors. How can these 150,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty be our opponents?"

"When the time comes, we will join forces and defeat the Tang Dynasty. Wouldn't that achieve our goals?" Ashina Helu said finally.

You know what, after hearing Ashina Helu's nonsense, Bazhuo's eyes gradually became firm.

Yes, if Li Shiji and Li Daozon could be completely defeated in this battle, wouldn’t the Tang Dynasty be seriously damaged?
At that time, my headquarters will go straight to Youzhou, capture Li Xiang alive, and force the Tang Dynasty to seek peace...

And then attack the Andong Protectorate from the rear and join forces with Silla and Japan. Wouldn't the war situation in the north be completely revitalized?

The more I thought about it, the more it made sense, and my eyes became brighter.

"Ye Hu's words made me see the sun, and my mind was suddenly enlightened!"

"Well, I just happened to be here, I don't deserve the Khan's praise." Ashina Helu said modestly: "My troops are still outside, let me send someone to tell them to come to the tent."

"Okay." Ba Zhuo said excitedly. After being nervous for several months, he was finally happy.

Now, he has changed from being decadent just now to being full of enthusiasm now.

The current Xueyantuo is no longer the Xueyantuo of the past! With the help of Ashina Helu's 50,000 warriors, how could they be afraid of a mere Li Shiji?

If you ask him to have 100,000 troops to fight Li Shiji's 30,000 troops, he will definitely feel a little guilty.

But now it’s different. With Ashina Helu’s 50,000 troops, that’s 150,000 against 30,000. The advantage is with me!

At the same time, he felt a deep sense of guilt towards Ashina Helu.

God knows how he got through the past few months. He spent every day in a routine of getting up - cursing Ashina Helu - and going to bed.

Not to mention the female relatives of Ashina Helu's family, even Ashina Helu himself was greeted affectionately many times by Bazhuo in Xueyantuo slang.

This can’t be blamed on me, Ba Zhuo thought, it’s all the fault of the Tang Dynasty!
If it weren't for the Tang Dynasty, how could I have had a misunderstanding with my beloved Helu brothers?
In the Xueyantuo's tent, Ashina Helu was well entertained.

Ashina Helu also understood very well. He did not go to call for troops in person, but sent his trusted confidants to do so, while he stayed alone in the Xueyantuo tent.

There is no other reason, just stay here as a hostage.

Bazhuo was also a smart man. Of course he knew Ashina Helu's subtext and was naturally very moved.

Look, this is my upright brother Helu!

It was for this reason that Bazhuo arranged an extraordinary treatment for Ashina Helu, which was even several points higher than the treatment of the Western Turkic Khan himself.

Ashina Helu was naturally very pleased, as he certainly knew the level of Xueyantuo's specification.

As a professional traitor, he was not only against the Tang Dynasty, but also against the Western Turks.

Of course, he was not against the Western Turks themselves, but against the Khan who was above him.

In the original history, after the death of Li Shimin, Ashina Helu, the governor of Yaochi Governor's Office, suddenly changed his status and immediately rebelled against the Tang Dynasty.

This was not enough, he even turned around, defeated and annexed the tribe of Yibishekui Khan of the Western Turkic Khaganate, set up headquarters in Shuanghe and Qianquan, and called himself Shaboluo Khan.

His rebellious nature is evident from this. Deep down, he is a person who is unwilling to be inferior to others.

Of course, Bazhuo didn't know Ashina Helu's character, and even if he knew, he wouldn't have any thoughts on it.

After all, he was the Yehu of Western Turkic Khaganate, not the Yehu of Xueyantuo.

If they want to rebel, they should first rebel against the Western Turks, which have nothing to do with the Xueyantuo.

What's more, now that the two families have joined forces to fight against the Tang Dynasty, they have a common goal. How could they possibly fight against each other?

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)