In the hearts of Saleh and others, it was the purpose of Li Hong's trip to plant the seeds that would allow them to continue to scheming and fight openly and secretly among the four major forces in Da Shi, and to continue to divide the feudal lords in Da Shi and keep the wars raging.
So when he and Saleh made a bet on who Li Cheng would favor in the future, Li Hong did not hesitate to take Jiling City as a bet. If Li Cheng turned to Dashi in the future, Li Hong was willing to Offering nearly a hundred miles of land east of Jiling City with both hands, Dashi can even expand his territory to the four towns of Anxi.
And if Li Cheng remains steadfast as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, then the Kordo family will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Dashi royal family, and the vast territory three hundred miles to the west, bounded by Jiling City, will all belong to the Dashi family. Tang all!
This also made Hong Xiu more fragrant. Even Li Lingyue, Li Xian and others were stunned and unbelievable. This was the first time they saw that the bet was on their own territory, and they signed the contract willing to admit defeat.
For Li Lingyue and Li Xian, this contract may have no value or reference, but for Saleh and others, the meaning is completely different.
Whether it was Saleh, Hassan, or the Sultan, including Zubair of the Kordo family who had always been close to the Tang Dynasty, they were completely unable to recognize the value of this contract.
But as the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. This bet contract, which seemed careless, extremely irresponsible, and childish, gave Saleh the confidence to laugh to the sky, and also gave Zubair a meaningful , but a reassurance that makes me feel at ease.
What the contract conveys to Zubair is that whether it is Anxi of the Tang Dynasty or the court of the Tang Dynasty, the most important emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as long as this contract takes effect, then Saleh and his father Awiye are the most important emperors of the Tang Dynasty. Da Shi's orthodoxy, and the Tang Dynasty will naturally not give up continuing to support the Cordo family.
Therefore, if the Sultan joins forces with Hassan and wants to destroy Saleh together, then it will give Zubair in the east of Dashi and the supporting forces behind him, the Tang Dynasty the opportunity to attack them, and King Qin and King Qing a sufficient reason to side.
The current chaos in Dashi, under the contract signed by Li Hong and Saleh, is more like a support for the orthodoxy of the Saleh royal family and a warning to Sultan and Hassan.
As long as the Tang Dynasty continues to acknowledge the existence of this bet, Saleh's royal family, although it cannot completely take the initiative in the disputes between princes, will never die, because death means that the Kordo family will With the support of Datang, it is possible to become the ultimate beneficiary.
And this contract made the Sultan want to cry without tears. Another reason why Hassan looked gloomy and felt heavy was that in view of the existence of this contract, as long as Emperor Li Hong of the Tang Dynasty nodded, then Saleh to the west of the two of them would , and Zubair to the east of the two of them, it is possible to reach a consensus, and then attack Sudan and Hassan from both sides.
Hassan is confident that he can find a chance to survive under the dual pressure of Zubair and Saleh and secure the family's invincibility, but the premise is that Datang's iron hoofs and muskets will not intervene.
The Sudan is not so lucky. As long as Saleh and Zubair attack from both sides, the first one who cannot withstand the attack from both sides will be the weakest Sudan.
Therefore, this contract and the seemingly childish bet put Dashi into an unprecedented predicament. Li Hongyi regarded the contract as a contract between Dashi and Datang. Then Hassan and Sultan could not unite. Up, Hassan could not rely on the power of his own family to destroy the orthodox royal family of Dashi, unless he thought that he was strong enough to compete with the Kordo family and the Tang Dynasty, and even added a poor guy: Sudan.
But what also restrained Saleh was that once the superior, powerful and unreasonable idiot Li Hong, who was no different from a bandit, robber, and horse thief, gave up the existence and value of the contract and denied the contract. The meaning is that with just one sentence, Saleh's life will go back to the past, being ravaged by Sudan and Hassan in turns, and he will once again fall into a miserable situation.
Therefore, this contract is like shackles and handcuffs to the four major families of Dashi, restricting them from stabilizing the current situation and not expanding their power, while keeping Dashi in a In a state of fragmentation, until Jiling King Li Cheng arrived at the fiefdom of Jiling City.
At least the four people in Dashi could all see that this was a chaotic Dashi empire that Li Hong created for his son, the future King Ji Ling, with no big battles and constant small battles, so that they had to Focus on another crucial decisive battle after nearly ten years.
They knew that Li Hong was definitely not an upright person, and was definitely a sinister, ruthless, despicable villain. They had been on guard against Li Hong setting a trap for them, but in the end, they still had to slip into it. .
Moreover, they knew it was a trap, but they still had to get into the dilemma. The reason was that it was not others who caused this, but them themselves who gave up their prejudices about each other and came to Datang at the same time, hoping to get something from here. A breakthrough to end the food dispute, but none of them expected that in the end, they would end up losing a handful of rice instead of stealing the chicken, setting a trap for Li Hong and causing them a huge bitter consequence.
There were Li Lingyue and Li Xian in the carriage, but Tianxiang and Hongxiu were missing. Li Lingyue was still sitting on one side next to Li Hong, and Li Xian was sitting opposite the two of them. The carriage had already driven out of Fangdi. Originally, Li Xian, who was frowning, gradually relaxed his brows.
"Isn't it risky for you to do this? Aren't you afraid that the four of them will become a rope?" Li Xian thought for a moment and expressed his worries.
"If they don't come to Datang, I will worry that they will become one. If we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. The internal strife and disputes in Dashi have been going on for nearly ten years. Whether it is Kordo or Saleh, Or Hassan and Sultan are both war-weary, and the fact that they can come to our Tang Dynasty together shows that they are already inclined to cease the war. If we don't intervene, even the Kordo family may leave us, thus Let the four major families unite in Dashi, and then we won't be able to get any soup at all," Li Hong said while rubbing his tired cheeks, seemingly solving the problem easily, but there was something wrong. Who would have known that he and the Ministry of War had been deducing it for several days and nights before coming up with such a strategy.
"But if they recognize the contract, won't they also unite?" Li Xian thought for a moment and continued to ask.
"It's different. That contract is proof that our Datang exists between their four major families. With this contract, no matter what they want to do, they can't circumvent this contract. And this contract stands on our side. The most important thing is that the Cordo family still tightly controls the trend of moving closer to the three of them, and no matter what happens in the future, the Cordo family will never be regarded as a trustworthy ally by the other three families, because they. Behind us is Ji Ling City and the Tang Dynasty." Li Hong was a little tired and said calmly, leaning on the bed.
"Then will the other three families unite and abandon the Kordo family?" Li Lingyue thought for a while and asked with some worry.
"Then it's even more impossible. The big eaters are reluctant to give up three hundred miles of territory to us in vain. What's more, now that Saleh has the existence of this contract, he has no intention of truce and peace talks with Hassan and Sudan. Watered down."
"Yes, because of this contract, Saleh realized that no matter how hard he tried in the past ten years, even if he withdrew all the troops on the defense line against Hassan and Sudan, Hassan and Sudan would not act rashly, because They have your imperial decree-like contract in their hands. If they want to take action, they must first consider whether they can afford the consequences and responsibilities. As a result, Saleh is naturally unwilling to negotiate a peace. And he is the orthodox royal family in name only. Hassan and Sultan still have to accept his rule in name. The goal of war-weary peace talks has been achieved for Saleh. Next, what he has to do is yes… ."
"Yes, what he has to do next is to try every means to please, win over, and get close to his nephew Li Cheng and his sister Ye Yue, so that the odds of winning this bet ten years later will be more favorable to him." Li Hong continued Li Xian's words.
When Li Lingyue heard this, she gave up. She glanced at the two people's faces with a pair of beautiful eyes, and then said: "Isn't it true that in the end, we still have to gamble like a child's play? What if you lose? What should I do? Although I have confidence in my nephew, I have no confidence in his unreliable father!"
Li Hong couldn't help but gasped when he heard Li Lingyue's personal attack: "Who do you think is unreliable? Why am I unreliable?"
"Have you ever taken your own son to the land of fireworks? Have you ever brought back two women from the building for your own son? Is this something a reliable father can do? You really doubt me. Are those nephews and nieces your biological children?" Li Lingyue understood that in the end, this bet was still based on gambling, and it actually depended on seeing a child who was only four years old now. Ten years later, Which side you stand on in the end determines the winner or loser.
Li Xian looked at Li Lingyue, the only one who dared to be unscrupulous in front of Li Hong, and even attacked him personally, and smiled and said: "You have misunderstood Brother Emperor. That contract is valuable and amulet for Saleh, but for Brother Emperor, To me, the Tang Dynasty, it is just a piece of paper. If the situation changes in the future, or we have greater interests to gain before Li Cheng goes to the fiefdom, then the contract can be completely forgotten and the paper is a waste. Just Zhang. But to Saleh, it was more precious than anything before Li Cheng went to the fiefdom."
"Why?" Li Lingyue was a little unconvinced. Why was that contract so important to Dashi Saleh? How could Datang be able to throw it away and scrap it whenever he wanted!
"Because my Datang is powerful and I don't need to look at anyone's face, and they need to look at my Datang's face to survive." Li Hong rubbed his cheeks again, and then Li Lingyue patted his thigh: " I'll lend you my legs and lie down for a while. I'll call you when we get into the palace."
"If I had known this, I would have let those two girls in the building..."
"Get out of here, get out of here." Li Lingyue slapped someone on the head and cursed with bared teeth and claws.
(End of chapter)