Gu Qing rarely did such impolite things. In his previous life, he worked in a shopping mall, and what he was good at was being a good person. Only when people respect me as much as I respect others, can my career and connections be fully developed.

But today was an exception. Gu Qing suddenly didn't want to be polite.

The 50,000 elite horses of the Uighur Khanate rode south, and everyone sang and danced happily. Why were they so happy? Everyone knows the reason. They went south just for the wealth and population of the Central Plains.

Stealing other people's things is considered a robber. How could Gu Qing be polite to a robber?

Mr. Gu said to wait for an hour, that is an hour, not a moment less.

Outside the gate of the Anxi Army camp, Prince Yehu of the Uighur Khanate and more than a hundred personal guards stood outside the gate, quietly waiting for Gu Qing to summon him. After waiting for a long time, Prince Yehu gradually felt that something was wrong.

The Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty have always been on good terms. The friendly and harmonious friendship has lasted for hundreds of years. The Uighur envoys were treated with state courtesy when they came to the Tang Dynasty. Why did the Duke of the Tang Kingdom treat him so lightly this time? Wait a minute.

Half an hour later, people are still outside the camp gate, with no one to greet or entertain them, and their cold attitude is like the north wind in winter in the prairie and desert.

Prince Ye Hu is in his thirties, slightly short and stocky, with a big messy beard on his face. He wears a leather robe and round felt hat unique to the Uyghur Khanate. The clothes are matched with various gold, silver and jade articles, which makes him look nondescript.

The luxurious temperament.

After standing outside the camp gate for half an hour, Prince Ye Hu became more and more impatient, and anger gradually appeared in his eyes. But after all, he was the prince of Huihe. As a prince of a country, he still had the restraints he should have. No matter how angry he was, he would bite him.

Grind your teeth and bear it.

The guard leader next to him did not have such a good temper. After waiting for such a long time, the guard leader probably had a taste for it. He suppressed his anger and walked to Prince Ye Hu and whispered: "Prince, the Tang people may have bad intentions.

, It is obviously arrogant to keep us waiting for so long. The prince is the crown prince of the Huihe Khanate, how can he be subjected to such a great humiliation?"

Prince Ye Hu smiled and said: "A man's mind should be as broad as the sky on the grassland. The friendship between Tang Dynasty and Huihe has lasted for hundreds of years. This grievance I have suffered is nothing. Wait a minute."

"Prince, you are the crown prince. Being humiliated is no longer your fault alone, but humiliates the entire Uighur Khanate. Please think again, Prince."

Prince Ye Hu's smile gradually turned cold: "In response to the emperor's edict, we led our elite cavalry southward. Before we entered the border of Tang State, we were blocked by the Tang army in the north of Yinshan Mountain. Did Tang State invite us to enter or not allow us to enter? It's inconsistent.

We have to figure out how to do it. If we wait a little longer, we must see Tang Jun’s coach today and ask him for an explanation.”

The leader of the guards whispered: "The Tang Kingdom is currently experiencing civil strife. It is said that even the imperial court is not at peace. The emperor is weak and powerful ministers are in power. The most powerful minister is the Tang army commander in the camp. His name is Gu Qing. He was once

Anxi Jiedushi was ordered to enter the Pass to quell the rebellion. His soldiers were extraordinary and won many battles. The rebels were beaten back to Hebei by his Anxi army..."

Prince Ye Hu smiled and said: "The reputation of Mr. Gu, the Jiedu Governor of Anxi, is well known to me in the grasslands and deserts. I originally planned to make friends with you wholeheartedly, but looking at today's behavior, it seems that he doesn't want to make friends with me."

The leader of the personal guard continued: "Gu Qing is a real tiger and wolf. It would be better for the prince not to make friends with him. I heard that the conflict between the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and Gu Qing is becoming more and more acute. Gu Qing relies on his military power and is becoming more and more hostile to the emperor.

The more disrespectful you are, today the Anxi Army intercepted our Huihe Army in the north of Yinshan Mountain. I am afraid it is the result of Gu Qing and the Emperor having a falling out. Gu Qing did not agree to what the Emperor wanted to do, so he led his troops to reject it..."

Prince Ye Hu still smiled and said: "Gu Qing is not only a tiger and wolf, but also he is said to be particularly domineering. He looks weak but has a strong temper. He would rather bend than bend. Today I would like to meet this world-famous person."

Facing the biting cold wind at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, after waiting for a full hour, an armored general walked out of the gate of the camp. He looked at them coldly, did not salute, and just said bluntly: "Mr. Gu

I have an order, please return to the He Khanate and Prince Yehu enter the camp."

Prince Ye Hu said with a smile: "General, please lead the way."

Everyone walked into the camp gate, and before they reached the center of the army after walking for a while, Prince Ye Hu's expression gradually became a little shocked.

Prince Ye Hu was horrified when he saw the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army practicing in the camp. They are all leaders. Whether an army can fight and whether its combat power is high or low does not have to be on the battlefield to see.

It can be concluded that experienced generals can tell just by looking at the drill array.

It is a very subtle feeling, and the momentum that the soldiers invisibly show in the array can explain everything. Just like the new Chinese military parade in later generations, just watching them goose-stepping in the phalanx, thousands of people are like

With one person's neat movements, the whole world knows that this army is not easy to mess with.

Prince Ye Hu's footsteps became slower and slower. After a long time, he exhaled softly, smiled bitterly and said to the leader of the guards in Turkic language: "The Anxi Army... really deserves its reputation."

The leader of the personal guard said unconvinced: "How does it compare with my Huihe Jingqi?"

Prince Ye Hu shook his head and said nothing.

Silence is also an answer.

The military general led everyone to the commander's tent of the Chinese army. The curtain of the commander's tent was drooped, and two rows of personal guards stood outside. It was still the same as outside the camp gate, and no one came out to greet them.

Prince Ye Hu showed an angry look. The two countries have had diplomatic relations for hundreds of years and are friendly neighbors. It’s fine if you don’t come out to welcome him outside the camp. You don’t come out to greet him when you arrive at the commander’s tent. He is just like a general under his command.

Come on, treating an envoy from a friendly country so slowly is already considered a serious diplomatic incident.

The military general leading the way took a step forward, bowed through the door curtain and said respectfully: "Mr. Gu, Prince Yehu of the Huihe Khanate has arrived."

A cold voice came from inside: "Please come in."

The general should lift the door curtain with one hand and make a gesture of inviting people in.

Prince Ye Hu's cheek muscles twitched, he looked up at the gray sky and took a deep breath.

Etiquette is not important, what is discussed is important. He tried hard to convince himself that he did not mind the indifferent attitude of the Tang people.

Holding back his anger, Prince Ye Hu walked into the commander's tent alone with his face as dark as water.

In the handsome tent, Gu Qing was sitting in armor. When Prince Yehu came in, he did not get up to greet him. Instead, he stared at him coldly. After taking a look, he asked: "Are you Prince Yehu of the Huihe Khanate?"

"

Prince Yehu hesitated for a moment, but still bowed with his right hand on his chest and said: "Prince Yehu of the Uighur Khanate has met General Gu Guogong of the Tang Dynasty."

Gu Qing nodded and said straight to the point: "I won't say any unnecessary nonsense. Where did the 50,000 Huihe army come from and where are they going? They are not allowed to cross Yinshan Mountain."

Prince Ye Hu looked at him in astonishment and did not react for a long time.

The Tang Dynasty was a country of etiquette, so why was it so impolite to speak?

"Gu Guogong, I wonder if there is any misunderstanding between the two armies?" Prince Ye Hu frowned and said: "My 50,000 Huihe army went south in accordance with the edict of your emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty is in chaos and the rebels have not yet been determined. The Tang Dynasty needs to borrow my help.

Fifty thousand elite soldiers helped him suppress the rebellion."

Gu Qing said calmly: "Suppressing the rebellion is an internal matter of the Tang Dynasty. Don't worry about the Huihe Khanate. Your Highness, please lead your troops back. This matter is a misunderstanding in the Tang Dynasty. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, there is no need to borrow the Huihe Khanate."

Betrayed."

Prince Ye Hu's anger could no longer be suppressed, and he stared at Gu Qing with an increasingly cold expression: "Gu Guogong, when the Tang Dynasty asked us to come, we would come, and when the Tang Dynasty asked us to leave, we would leave. How could the Tang Kingdom humiliate the Huihe Khanate like this? Gu Guogong

If you regard the centuries-old diplomatic relations between the two countries as nothing, how can you explain to the kings and ministers of the Tang Dynasty?"

Gu Qing's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "How to explain it is my business. The two countries have been friends for hundreds of years, so they are old friends. But friends can treat each other with righteousness, refuse to gain benefits, and treat each other with sincerity. I never heard it.

I once said that when a friend came to visit someone else’s house, he would go along with them and snatch things from them.”

Prince Ye Hu's face turned red, and he said coldly: "Looting is a traditional custom of the Uighur Khanate. Wherever the army passes, it must take something with it. Otherwise, how can we calm the military morale of our tribe's herdsmen? Moreover, this is also the reason why the Uighur Khanate and the

The emperor of Tang has agreed to the conditions negotiated by the emperor of Tang, so why are you opposed?"

Gu Qing sneered and said: "The Tang Dynasty is not owned by the emperor alone. The conditions the emperor negotiates with you are not counted, and your traditional customs are not recognized by us..."

Lowering his voice, Gu Qing said coldly: "If I lead my army northward and march directly into Langjuxu, will your Highness the Crown Prince allow me to plunder your Huihe Khan's tent and your herdsmen's cattle and sheep?"

Prince Ye Hu was furious: "Gu Guogong, you have gone too far!"

Gu Qing responded tit-for-tat without showing any signs of weakness: "You led an army to rob my Tang Dynasty of wealth and seize the population of our Tang Dynasty people. Is it possible that I should still be polite to you? Your Highness, you are the one who bullies others too much."

His face quickly darkened, and Gu Qing said in cold words: "Your Highness, please lead your army back to the grassland and desert as quickly as possible. The Tang Dynasty is bounded by the north of Yinshan Mountain. If the Uighur army dares to enter the country, I will treat the Uighurs as invaders.

Anyone who invades will be killed."

Prince Ye Hu said coldly: "Huihe came at the invitation of the Emperor of Tang. So, do you dare to disobey the Emperor of Tang's edict?"

Gu Qing laughed and said: "The emperor's orders are arbitrary, and the subjects will not obey them. Your Highness does not need to put a big hat on me, I am not afraid."

Prince Ye Hu fell silent, and Gu Qing did not speak, looking at him with cold eyes.

After a long time, Prince Ye Hu suddenly smiled: "I heard that the Anxi Army is invincible in the world. The Tang rebellion relied entirely on the Anxi Army to drive the rebels back to Hebei. Is this true?"

Gu Qing also smiled, and his smile was extremely bright: "Words are unfounded, seeing is believing. How about... let's have a collision between the two armies?"

Prince Ye Hu laughed and said: "I really want to give it a try. The title of 'Invincible in the World' cannot be claimed casually. I ride across the grasslands on Huihe cavalry and have never met an opponent, and I have never dared to call myself 'Invincible in the World'.

"

Gu Qing blinked: "Then, I will respectfully escort His Royal Highness out of the camp. An hour later, you will attack, and our Anxi Army will follow. The rebels in the past did not believe that the Anxi Army was invincible. They believed it after being beaten.

"

Prince Ye Hu took a deep look at Gu Qing and said with a smile: "Very good. Since we can't argue about right and wrong, let's see the truth on the battlefield. The truth on the grassland is proven with swords."

"What a coincidence, the truth in Anxi's army is also proved in this way."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, as if they had been close friends for many years. However, the handsome tent was filled with murderous intent and a sinister atmosphere. Their smiling eyes met like gold and iron, implying the aura of swords.

"Gu Guogong is indeed worthy of his reputation. I have learned from you today. I will say goodbye." Prince Ye Hu stood up and left.

Gu Qingwei stood up and raised his voice: "Han Jie, send His Royal Highness Prince Ye Hu out of the camp."

The moment he walked out of the gate of the camp, the rumble of drums sounded. Prince Ye Hu paused in his steps, turned around and looked at the endless camp, and the smile on his lips gradually disappeared.

This battle must be fought.

It is not a dispute between spirits, but a dispute over the foundation of the country. The Uighur Khanate is a nomadic country. It is said to be a "Khanate", but it is actually an alliance of many tribes. This country is not rich. It is winter now, and the people on the grasslands are not rich.

Winter is a close call for nomads. They urgently need food and money to help them survive this winter safely.

The Emperor of Tang had already promised money and food. The Uighur Khanate needed this wealth. If Gu Qing objected, then Prince Ye Hu could only choose to go to war. No matter what, if they wanted to get this wealth, whoever stood in his way would die.

"Let's go back, prepare the army for war!" Prince Ye Hu mounted his horse, said these words, and then galloped.

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To be continued...