Chapter 827: Bukhara Daleha Meets the Emperor
Chapter 827: Bukhara Daleha Meets the Emperor
Having passed the mountains on both sides and returned to the outside of Yankou, Li Kaigu, the commander of the army, appeared among the soldiers with Zhao Kai and Liu Desheng.
The big banner has been raised again, and Li Kaigu appears in front of Fang Ruhai as a victor.
"General Fang, are you satisfied with the trap I carefully prepared for you?"
After pretending to be a grandson for most of the day, Li Kaigu finally managed to act like a grandfather.
This time, he will use veteran Fang Ruhai and 50,000 Zuo Yingyang Guards to lay the foundation for the famous generals of the dynasty.
"I really underestimated you, Li Kaigu!"
Fang Ruhai was calm and willing to accept defeat.
He drew his sword and looked back at the army that was determined to follow him to the death.
These were the veterans who had fought with Li Xiaoyi against Li Jingye in the past. These people had completely different kinds of pride.
To put it bluntly, these people are absolutely unwilling to surrender.
"Everyone, follow me and charge!"
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Luoyang.
Taichu Palace, Qianyang Hall.
Wu Zetian appeared on the dragon bed with panda eyes.
She was supported by Shangguan Wan'er. The emperor seemed to be at the end of his life, and he was only able to survive by relying on his energy.
If this anger cannot be relieved, the emperor will not die.
As for where this energy came from, it naturally came from Li Cunxi, or Wu Sansi.
Wu Sansi, who ceded 19 states in Jiangdong to establish himself, has become a thorn in Wu Zetian's side. As long as Wu Sansi is alive, Wu Zetian will never rest in peace even if she dies.
Li Cunxi's succession to the throne is also a problem. She has not yet instructed on some important matters, so this is also a problem.
This was the first time that Bhan had met the Emperor of the Great Zhou. Thinking that he had come here in distress, he simply knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wu Zetian more than ten times without putting on airs.
"Foreign minister Bukhara pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
Daleha was distracted. He looked at his own prince and knelt down like Bakhtaq.
"Foreign minister Daleha pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live His Majesty..."
Wu Chengsi suppressed his laughter and said loudly:
"Prince Bakhtahan, Grand Marshal Daleha, there is no need to do this. We in the Great Zhou do not have this etiquette."
Bhanna was confused and afraid that Wu Chengsi was playing a trick on him, so he secretly glanced at his father's old friend Di Renjie.
After getting confirmation from Di Renjie, he knelt on the ground and dared not move.
There was no etiquette. Once he had performed the ceremony, he had to finish it completely. He absolutely could not get up unless the emperor told him to.
Wu Zetian saw that Balhanna was very reserved, smiled and said:
"What the King of Jin said is true. Our Great Zhou does not have such etiquette. You should all stand up."
Only then did Bakhtaqna and Daleha begin to tremble with fear.
Wu Zetian forced herself to sit up, looked at the two of them, and said:
"I have learned about the Turkic affairs. On behalf of the Great Zhou, I welcome you to join me."
"Bukhanna, I appoint you as the King of Gui'an, and you will be given the position of Minister of Rites, a position of the third rank."
Bakhtaq quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
"I bow to thank Your Majesty for your great grace. Long live Your Majesty!"
"Hehehe, get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wu Zetian looked at Dalha again.
Daleha is not easy to arrange.
This is a figure whose status in the Turkic people is comparable to that of Wang Xiaojie of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he is undoubtedly the top military leader.
If such a person is paid too little, he will probably be criticized.
But if the price is too high, it will be a big trouble if the person becomes rebellious.
Wu Chengsi and Di Renjie both understood Wu Zetian's thoughts and bowed to the emperor.
"His Majesty."
"His Majesty."
Two voices sounded at the same time.
Wu Zetian looked at Wu Chengsi, then at Di Renjie, and suddenly smiled.
"My two beloved ministers, do you have any opinions?"
"If you have any ideas, please tell me and I will listen."
Di Renjie gestured for an invitation and said, "Prince Jin, please go first."
Wu Chengsi bowed and said, "Please go first, Mr.
Di Renjie let out a laugh and said, "Then I'll go ahead and say it. Your Majesty, I believe that Marshal Daleha has a special status and is familiar with the Turks. We should appoint him as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Hebei Road Army, assisting Wang Xiaojie, the commander-in-chief of the Hebei Road Army, in facing any potential attacks from the five Turkic tribes."
The Turkic Prince Helu launched a coup and replaced the five tribes of Nushibi of Jili Khan with the five tribes of Dulu.
After gaining the support of more than half of the nobles from the ten tribes, he officially became the Khan of the Turks.
This news has spread from the Turkic Shi Kingdom to the territory of the Great Zhou.
This also indirectly confirms another thing.
The Shiguo tent where Jili Khan was located was surrounded silently. The reason was very simple. It was because some of the highest nobles of the five tribes of Nuyibi, "Chuo", colluded with the highest nobles of the five tribes of Dulu, "Shijin".
Thanks to these deliberate concealment, Ji Jin's army was able to appear outside the tent quietly.
What was unexpected was that among the five tribes of Nu Shibi, there were actually nobles who wanted to start a war.
Judging from the behavior of the Turkic nobles, the peace-loving Chue among the five tribes of Nuyibi have most likely acquiesced to Prince Helu's decision to resume the war.
This is also the consensus among the highest leaders within the Turkic community: whoever has more people will be the one to be obeyed.
In the past, the war was quelled because Jili Khan had the support of the five Chuos. Many years after the war subsided, the Jijins instigated the Chuos to rebel, breaking the 50-50 balance, which restarted the war.
It is precisely for this reason that Daleha and Buzhen, who came from the five tribes of Nuyibi, could not be tolerated by these people.
Even the Grand Marshal and the General were not tolerated, let alone the Crown Prince of the previous Khan.
Then Helu Khan is most likely preparing to declare war on the Great Zhou.
At this moment, using Daleha as the deputy commander-in-chief of the march would definitely be beneficial and would at least win the hearts of Buzhen and the more than 16,000 cavalrymen.
Wu Zetian's brain was not broken. After thinking carefully for a while, she nodded repeatedly and said:
"What does Prince Jin think?"
Wu Chengsi clasped his fists and said, "My thoughts are exactly the same as Lord Di's."
"I believe that although Grand Marshal Daleha enjoys great reputation, he has not achieved any success in the Great Zhou. He should first serve as the Chief of the Hebei Road Army and work with General Wang Xiaojie to stop the Turkic attack!"
"When this battle is over, I will appoint Marshal Daleha as the Right Dragon Guard General of our Great Zhou!"
Wu Zetian nodded.
"The order of succession is feasible."
"I agree, but there is Wang Xiaojie in the north. Wang Xiaojie is defending the city, so we can't fight for a while."
"I have a new idea."
The emperor suddenly gasped.
Shangguan Wan'er hurried forward to help the emperor calm down.
Wu Zetian calmed down and looked at Dalha again.
"Daleha!"
"I'm here!" Daleha knelt on one knee.
"I see that you look exactly like General Fang Zhe of the Left Dragon Guard under my command. I would like to invite you to the border of Ji and Fu states to meet General Fang Zhe."
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