Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

"No." Murong Shun pursed his lips and said honestly.

"So, after my careful calculation, you just need to compensate me 3 stones of gold." Li Ke opened his mouth and came.

"Pfft..." Li Jing next to him choked on his own saliva. Although gold is not a currency in Datang, gold has been used as currency since ancient times.Datang's gold is also valuable, and many aristocratic families have saved a lot of gold.

Murong Shun was even more stunned, Your Highness, do you know what you are talking about? 3 stones of gold?It's not enough for you to sell the whole Tuyuhun.

But Murong Shun didn't bargain because he knew very well that he was not qualified. After a moment of silence, Murong Shun said, "Your Highness, I can admit this compensation. When I inherit the position of Tuyuhun Khan, I will give it to Datang according to the prescribed amount every year." Provide horses and flocks to repay the debt."

Li Jing's hand paused, did he just agree?He looked at Murong Shun who was kneeling there, and suddenly felt that he didn't know this person at all. Before that, he thought he knew him quite well. When Li Ke said this condition, Li Jing felt that it was impossible for Murong Shun to agree.

But he didn't expect Murong Shun to agree so happily, so the problem came.

Before the Tang Dynasty defeated the East Turks, what did the East Turks give?Except for professing the vassal to Datang, changing a khan, and there was a transfer order in Datang to send troops with Datang. Returned it to the other party.

The same is true for the seized cattle, sheep and offal from Tuyuhun. If Murong Shun was to be the khan according to the original plan, then these would all have to be returned to the other party, because without these, the people in Tuyuhun would all die and would not be able to survive. That would be even more worthless to Datang.

"What are you dreaming about? Tuyuhun is now under the control of the Xizhou Protectorate, and will become the Qinghai Road of the Tang Dynasty in the future. What does it have to do with you?" Li Ke said bluntly.

Murong Shun was stunned, this... Is Datang planning to include Tuyuhun within its territory?So... Tuyuhun no longer exists?

After a moment of silence, Murong Shun said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, if this is the case, the guilty minister will not be able to take out this money no matter what."

Li Ke's fingers tapped rhythmically on the glass table, he looked at Murong Shun calmly and said, "So, you are useless, right?"

Murong Shun was stunned in his heart. He couldn't be more clear about what this sentence meant. Before, he was confident and felt that Tang still needed him to rule Tuyuhun, so the thought that something would happen to him had never occurred to him, and it disappeared at this moment. An uncontrollable fear surged out of my heart.

At this time, Murong Shun suddenly realized that facing death...he was so afraid, it turned out that he was never brave, but before he thought that Datang would not kill him, that's all.

There is great terror between life and death, and Li Ke's downplaying attitude gave Murong Shun an unprecedented fear, and he spoke almost subconsciously: "Your Highness, I can pay, I know my father hid the money Where is it, but...it's really not as much as [-] shi of gold."

Having said that, Murong Shun felt that something was wrong, given the things...wouldn't that make him even more useless?It's just that the words have already been said, and he didn't dare not to say them.

He is afraid of death!Afraid of death, not shabby!

Yo, is there a surprise?Li Ke raised his eyebrows.

Before Li Ke could speak, Murong Shun quickly continued to seek compensation: "Your Highness, I have other functions. For example, I can help Datang rule Tuyuhun and stabilize the situation in Tuyuhun. I still have some prestige in Tuyuhun."

"Oh, forget it, how to rule these people is not difficult for me at all." Li Ke curled his lips in disdain, prestige?Give me half a month, these herdsmen will pretend not to know you when they see you, and still have prestige?In this era, as aristocrats, they never know what the people really need.

The same is true for the nomads. The ordinary herdsmen of the nomads are much more miserable than the ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty.

It seems that every household has cattle and sheep, but only a small part of all the cattle and sheep are their own, and the rest are for nobles to graze!If the sheep grazing for nobles die due to wild animals, wolves, weather, etc., use your own stuffing, the cattle and sheep of the nobles will never die!

Anyway, every year the nobles' flocks and cattle have to increase steadily for me according to a certain amount!

Even so, you have to pay the pasture tax on time every year, and then give some lambs from your own flock to the nobles, otherwise, they don’t mind cutting off all the boys in your family that are taller than the wheels, and then sending your family’s lambs to the nobles. The women and children were thrown to another small tribe, and let another small tribe help them graze.

In addition, whenever there is a war, men must be recruited, and those who dare not be recruited will die!

Ordinary herders eat meat?Don't make trouble, meat is edible, but only a few times during the festivals will kill a sheep, most of the time rely on goat milk, milk and other dairy products, plus wild vegetables on the grassland, and hunting, or use some The saved sheepskin, cowhide and other leather materials are exchanged with the caravans for some grains and grains.

This is the life of ordinary herdsmen of the nomads. This is just institutional cruelty. In fact, the nobles saw that the ordinary herdsmen plundered and oppressed them much more ruthlessly than those powerful families in the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that they are basically inhumane.

This is also the reason why minority tribes were conquered by another tribe and never rebelled after being ruled.

Because for ordinary herders, there is no difference, who is not grazing?What's the difference?It is nothing more than a change of ruler.

Without culture as a carrier, they have no sense of belonging, and they just want to survive.

Your prestige?Your prestige is simply not a choice.

Murong Shun was a little desperate, because he suddenly felt that he seemed to have no other use....

"I can give you a chance." Li Ke said suddenly.

"Please speak, Your Highness." Murong Shun immediately raised his head, like a person grasping at a straw.

"Even, I can let you continue to be a khan." Li Ke added.

Murong Shun's eyes lit up.

"Many of your father's soldiers must have been captured. I can hand them over to you, and then I can provide you with swords, armor, and food. But there is one thing." Li Ke said with a smile on his face. road.

"Please speak, Your Highness." Murong Shun kowtowed directly.

"Look, many countries in the Western Regions are under the rule of the Western Turks, and there are some small countries, just like your father, who disdain my Tang Dynasty, but my father, Tian Khan Li Shimin, right? It’s a good face, but I’m too embarrassed to do it.”

"But I'm different. Now I'm in charge of the Western Regions. For me, Li Ke, if you don't give me face in the Tang Dynasty, you don't give me face in Li Ke. And I prefer gold, you understand?" Li Ke said indifferently While speaking, Li Ke felt a little pity, but it's a pity that he doesn't smoke.Otherwise, at this time, light a filter and spit out a smoke ring.

"Your Highness, I understand. From now on, I will be a knife in His Highness's hand." Murong Shun is not a fool. Li Ke has already said it so clearly, how can he still not understand?

"Oh, look, get up quickly, what you said is not a sword, it's too outlandish, from now on this Xizhou will be your mother's home, if you are tired from fighting outside, come back and rest for a while, then go out to work, get up, Give me a seat." Li Ke immediately waved his hand with a smile on his face.

A guard next to him took a chair from the side.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Murong Shun breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stood up with a respectful expression.

Li Jing who was beside him was almost dumbfounded.