Tian Guidao's mission to the north can be described as a success.

Mo Si seemed to give face to the Empress of the Great Zhou, and immediately agreed to withdraw the army and make peace with the Khitan. But the fat that fell into the wolf's mouth is so easy to get back. Mo Si did not mention the return of the Khitan prisoners and the return of horses and goods, signed a peace covenant with a stroke of the pen, and swaggered away.

Li Qianzhong, Sun Wanrong and others could only swallow their broken teeth into their stomachs. What's the way, my skills are not as good as others, but I can't beat Mo Si. Tian Guidao will not say too much for the Khitan in this matter, as long as the two sides can stop fighting, his mission will be achieved.

To use an old saying, this is called a weak country without diplomacy. Although the Khitan cannot be regarded as a "country", the meaning is roughly like this.

At the same time, Tian Guidao also smelled a strange smell, and it was probably not only the pressure from Da Zhou that prompted Mo Si to agree to a truce and rush back. I am afraid that something big happened inside the Turkic Khanate, which made Mo Si anxious to return to the army.

So in a reply to the imperial court, Tian Guidao reported this information and offered to ask the empress for permission to send him to the Turks to find out the trend.

After Wu Zetian received Tian Guidao's letter, he immediately summoned Xue Shao to discuss the matter.

This time it was a secret summons, and the two of them had a direct conversation, and even the historian who was writing from the side was not there.

Xue Shao finished reading Tian Guidao's book, thought for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, this Tian Guidao is really a competent and attentive minister. ”

"I'm very pleased." Wu Zetian said, "In other words, if you are an ordinary minister, the mission of mediating the war has been achieved, and you can return to the court to receive the reward." However, he took the initiative to ask to go deep into Mobei to investigate the Turkic reality, which was both a chore and a certain risk. It is a gift from Heaven to me to have such a foreign minister. ”

Xue Shao nodded and said, "Having said that, we don't know much about their movements since the Turks were built in the surrendered city. Now, indeed, it's time to send someone to investigate. ”

Wu Zetian pondered for a moment and said, "I plan to officially crown Gu Lulu as Khan and grant the official position of Great Zhou. What do you think? ”

Xue Shao thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, it's better to give his eldest son a knighthood or be a remote inspector." ”

"Oh?" Wu Zetian was quite surprised and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

Xue Shao said: "Although the ministers do not know the details, it can be speculated that the internal affairs of the Turkic Khanate are not peaceful and peaceful. For many years before, they were busy fighting to expand their territory and establish a foundation, so they united as one, regardless of you and me. Now that the Turkic Khanate has become a climate, especially after the Great Zhou Peace Alliance and the Khitan retreat, seeing that our dynasty has recovered the Western Regions, they will not have any major wars in a short period of time, and their external expansion will also be suspended. This means that it is time for them to sit on the ground and start dividing the stolen goods. Previously, they were mainly war-oriented, so they used military power to determine their position. Gu Lulu is high up in power, and Yuanzhen, Mo Si and Du Xi Lu each hold military power in their own way. After the First Battle of Nuo Zhenshui, Yuan Zhen disappeared and lost his position, and the Mo Si family was unchecked, which could easily pose a threat to Gu Lulu's status. Moreover, Gu Lulu is much older than Mo Si, and his body is far less healthy than Mo Si. Therefore, Gu Lulu had to consider whether his son would be able to inherit the throne smoothly once he returned to heaven. ”

Wu Zetian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

Although Wu Zetian is indeed a shortcoming in military affairs, no one is more proficient than her in such a power struggle. Therefore, it is not difficult for her to understand why Xue Shao persuaded her to give Gu Lulu's son an official title.

Since Gu Lulu recognized the empress as his godmother, the significance of this technique is to give Gu Lulu's son the right to inherit the throne as the "mother country", so as to give an open "official certification". This will inevitably be what Gu Lulu is willing to accept, and it is the last thing Mo Si wants to see. Coming and going, isn't it easy for Gu Lulu and Mo Si to be infighting?

At this time, Xue Shao continued: "It is not difficult to see from the Khitan battle that Mo Si already has a high prestige and power in the military of the Turkic Khanate. The Turks were also a khanate that attached great importance to war, and it is not difficult to imagine that Mo Si was full of self-confidence and even had germinated ambitions at this moment. It is only right that I choose to support Gu Lulu and his son at this moment, but this move will inevitably provoke the anger of Mo Si. Gu Lulu was bent on making peace with Da Zhou, but Mo Si hated Da Zhou to death. This will inevitably exacerbate the contradictions and conflicts between Mo Si and Gu Lu again. Once two tigers fight, there will be an injury. When they make a come-or-death fight, then the time has come for me to reap the benefits. ”

"Good." Wu Zetian nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Chengyu, I remembered a sentence from the past. ”

"What?" Xue Shao asked.

"Xue Zi Zhenguo, who dares to offend?" Wu Zetian laughed loudly, "Now it seems that you are not only good at military. Talking and laughing, you can destroy the enemy without a single soldier. With you, why should I worry about the great Zhou and the uneven world? ”

The next day, a piece of paper sealed the holy order of the bones and the Mo Thorn Connection, and the 600-mile expedited direct flight to the Hebei border pass, soon arrived in the hands of Tian Guidao.

Tian Guidao saw the holy decree, laughed loudly, and then bowed down three times in the direction of Luoyang.

"My Emperor Shengming! My Emperor Shengming! My Emperor Shengming! ”

Without further ado, Tian Guidao immediately played the Angel Festival and went north out of the Great Wall through the moraine.

At this moment, the triumphant division of the silent sip has returned to the tooth tent of Yudu Jinshan.

Then, he froze.

The khan is still the khan, and the tooth tent is still the same tooth tent, but everything in front of him is so strange in Mo Si's eyes. There was an extra government hall in the tent, and all orders of the khanate would be issued through the government hall from then on. If you want to mobilize troops and horses, you must also order them through the political affairs hall. The khan also demanded that Mo Si immediately hand over all the prisoners and booty, and then according to the new laws of the khanate, he would be rewarded again for meritorious deeds. And that's not all, the Khan also ordered his triumphant divisions to disband on the spot and return to their original tribes. In this way, except for the wolf cavalry troops of the Khan's own honor, there was no permanent garrison of other soldiers and horses.

In other words, Mo Si is going to be stripped of his military rights.

Mo Si was angry on the spot, I have fought for so many years, and every time the slave booty is divided like this, Khan, you used to do this, we are all used to it. Why is there such a rule all of a sudden now, isn't this a clear embarrassment for me?

Gu Lulu said that the khanate is growing stronger day by day, and if it wants to maintain its glory and go further, it needs to be governed with heart, and governance needs systems and laws. You are my own brother, how can you not support me and take the lead in obeying such systems and laws?

Mo Si couldn't say anything, but he knew better that the generals and soldiers below would be more difficult to convince. Moreover, a lot of the loot has long been swallowed and can no longer be spit out.

Gu Lulu said to Mo Si, the legislation of the Khanate starts from this moment, and you must help me to do this.

He couldn't refuse the Khan's request, and he didn't dare to get angry with the Khan to his face. As a result, Mo Si's anger was naturally transferred to the Desire Valley and the Political Affairs Hall. He believed that it was these "birdmen" who were instigating the khan to corrupt the khanate and to drive a wedge between their brothers.

For a while, the relationship between Mo Si and Tun Desire Valley became tense. The matter of suppressing the spoils of war has also been delayed and difficult to do.

At this time, Tian Guidao arrived at Yudu Jinshan, entered the tooth tent, saw Gu Lulu, and brought the empress to give them the seal of father and son. Gu Lulu was overjoyed, and immediately held a grand ceremony, and together with his son Mo Jianlian, he put on Hanfu and led the ministers to worship to the south.

The person responsible for receiving Tian Guidao is the Valley of Desire. But he did not come forward directly, but only sent two confidants to entertain the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty on his behalf.

Tian Guidao knew a lot about the Turkic situation, but the Turkic Khanate in front of him was really unfamiliar to him. Especially the new Desire Valley who has recently taken over the power of the tooth tent is even more unheard of. Therefore, he hoped to be able to meet the valley of lust and talk to him in person. But this wish does not seem to be easy to achieve, and Lust Valley is always absent from the tent for various reasons.

At this moment, a riot broke out in a tribe not far from the tooth tent.

The people who lived close to the tent were all Turkic tribes, and the riot was still a noble territory belonging to the Ashina family. The Khan immediately sent troops to suppress it, and in only three days he put down the rebellion, killing one or two thousand people. After further investigation, it turned out that it was a riot caused by the loot of the upper slaughter.

Gu Lulu was furious on the spot and called Mo Si to question. Who would have thought that Mo Si was even more angry than Gu Lulu, and he said Are you the son of the empress of the Zhou Dynasty, or the khan of the steppe people? How can you help the enemy slaughter our own people?

Gu Lulu was furious, saying that Da Zhou was not an enemy but an ally. The Khanate already has a system and laws, and if they dare to resist the law, they are the sinners of the Khanate!

For the first time in history, the brothers clashed head-on and broke up.

Tian Guidao saw all this in his eyes, and thought that he should report it to the Great Zhou court earlier.

Gu Lulu also seemed to realize that he couldn't let the empress know all these "family ugliness", so he euphemistically issued an eviction order and asked Tian Guidao to return to the court earlier. Tian Guidao didn't want to rely on it all the time, so he went home.

At this time, Mo Si, who had been filling his chest with anger and nowhere to vent, could no longer bear it. He led a cavalry of 300 henchmen to intercept the Great Zhou delegation in the middle of the road, captured Tian Guidao and killed all his attendants.

Gu Lulu was furious when he heard the news, and immediately sent someone to summon Mo Si to come to the tent to confess his guilt, and ordered him to release Tian Guidao immediately.

The intention of Mo Si's move was actually obvious, he wanted the Khanate to go to war with the Great Zhou again. Only then will he have a chance to regain military power. Without the power of the army, Mo Si is like a tiger wolf who has lost his minions, what can he do to compete with the Valley of Lust and the Political Affairs Hall?

Therefore, Mo Si did not go to the tooth tent, and also held Tian Guidao. Even though the Gulu Khan sent several messengers in a row, Mo Si ignored them all, and took his own people to hunt in the mountains, and disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, two tribes near the tooth tent that had followed Mo Si to conquer the Khitan rioted again.

Gu Lulu thinks that it was Mo Si who instigated and promoted him behind the scenes, so he completely lost his patience and trust in Mo Si. This time, he sent a man who surprised everyone and led his troops to quell the riot.

――Tang Dynasty general, Wang Yu!

At this moment, the princess who married Wang Yu was already pregnant. Since Gu Lulu was already planning to give up silent sipping, he had to cultivate another general who could fight. Wang Yu was a general of the Tang Dynasty and his son-in-law, he was not a Turkic nobleman, and he would not threaten his position and his son's position like Mo Si. With such a trade-off, coupled with the joint efforts of Tunyugu and Ai Yan, Wang Yu finally appeared on the stage.

Wang Yu was far more capable of killing the Turkic tribes than other Turkic generals. He led the Khan's pro-wolf cavalry and launched a fierce attack on the rebellious tribes. As soon as the expert made a move, he knew if there was one, and Wang Yu's clear and decisive position and first-class military ability made Gu Lulu's eyes light up and greatly appreciated.

At this moment, the Great Zhou Shan was ordered to show his sword out of the mouth of the Dadu Protectorate, and sent the handwritten text of Xue Shao, the Xia official of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He angrily reprimanded the Turkic Khanate for its lawlessness, and ordered the Turks to immediately return the Great Zhou envoy Tian to return to the Dao, and severely punish the villains for their silent sipping. Otherwise, the Great Zhou Dynasty will raise the army of the country to invade the Turks in the north and set foot on the Dujin Mountain!