Liu Heita's angular face showed a smile, he said, "General Zhi Shili, today you see benwang in the city, do you have something to say?"
Zhi Shili said, "There is indeed something important."
Liu Heita said, "There is no harm in saying it."
Zhi Sili sternly said, "The eight thousand Tujue men under my command came from the grassland. For the King of Han and the Great Tang's struggle, they can be considered to have rendered heroic service on the battlefield, right?"
Liu Heita said, "Indeed they have made great contributions. Whether it is defeating Li Shentong, defeating Luo Yi, or defeating Xue Wanche's pursuing troops, it is all due to the Tujue warriors' contribution."
Zhi Shili said, "Han King is indeed a trustworthy person, you did not neglect the contributions of our Tujue warriors."
Liu Heita said, "Benwang can contend against the Tang army, it cannot be separated from the Tujue's support. It can be said that Xieli Khan is my strong backing, how can I be ungrateful? This point, I will not. "
Zhi Shili nodded, he said, "Han King is still the best. In the past, when the Tang dynasty had just raised its army, its foundation was not stable, they once asked for help from us Tujue, but later they turned hostile. Han King is not that kind of person. "
Liu Heita laughed and said, "Of course I am not, I, Liu Heita, have always been open and aboveboard."
For Liu Heita, he wanted to stabilize Zhi Shili.
He wanted to borrow the power of the Tujue.
If he also had the power of the Tang dynasty, he would not cooperate with the Tujue anymore. So much so that Liu Heita also wanted to expel the Tujue. Because if they were not of the same race, their hearts would be different.
But now Liu Heita needed it, so he directly used it.
Zhi Shili laughed and said, "Han King understands the contribution of our Tujue warriors, then it is not in vain that our Tujue warriors sacrificed their lives to help Han King. This time I came because the warriors have been out for a long time, on one hand they have not eaten meat for a long time, and they also do not have enough wine; on the other hand, they also need money to send back so that their families can buy food. "
After a pause, Zhi Shili continued, "So I earnestly request Han King to give us meat, wine and money to pacify the restless mood of the soldiers."
Liu Heita frowned.
Zhi Shili was an extremely greedy person. It had to be known that it had only been half a month since the last time he had given Zhi Shili wine, money, and meat.
In such a short period of time, the obsession returned.
"Could it be that the King of Han is in some kind of trouble?"
Liu Heita said, "There are indeed difficulties."
Zhi Shili flicked his sleeves and said bluntly, "King of Han, all of this is to defeat the army of the Tang dynasty. As long as you can block the attack of the Tang army, you will be in charge of Hebei and have endless wealth and women to enjoy. A little money, wine, and meat were really not a big problem. Now, even if there are difficulties, you should overcome them. "
Liu Heita wanted to curse when he heard that.
Overcome?
Why don't you overcome your stubbornness?
But I had to overcome it.
Liu Heita would not say it out loud. He smiled and said, "What General Zhi Shili said is indeed reasonable. Now, to resist the Tang army, there are difficulties to overcome. But in half a month or so, we have to give wine, money, and meat again. Once the news spreads out, I am afraid the officers and soldiers in my army will think it is unfair. "
Zhi Shili's face immediately became gloomy. "Could it be that the King of Han is not willing to give it?"
There was a faint threat in his words.
It seemed that if there was a disagreement, Zhi Shili would pat his butt and leave, and no longer help Liu Heita.
Liu Heita was already familiar with this.
This was the other party's trick.
From the beginning, the other party was like this. If there was a disagreement, he would turn hostile, as if if you did not agree, he would leave.
Liu Heita pretended to be anxious and quickly said, "General Zhi Shili, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, let me finish. Listen to what I have to say, okay? "
Zhi Shili said, "Please speak, King of Han."
Liu Heita said, "The money, wine, and meat I have here are limited. After all, in this period of time, I have been gathering military strength, recruiting more power. My military strength has already reached fifty thousand. With such a number of people, the daily expenditure of money and food consumption is huge, it is very stressful. "
Speaking to this point, Liu Heita paused and said, "But the Tujue men, I cannot treat them harshly. After all, you have come from a distant place to help me, so I have thought of a plan. "
Zhi Shili said, "What plan?"
Liu Heita said, "I will give you a condition, using merits to exchange for money, food, and wine. For the men under General Zhi Shili, if they kill a Tang soldier, I will reward them with three hundred coins, a jin of wine, and ten jin of mutton. If they capture a Tang soldier, I will reward them with five hundred coins, three jin of wine, and ten jin of mutton. "
Pausing, Liu Heita said, "To the Tujue men, you come and go like the wind on the vast plains. To kill the Tang soldiers, you only need a surprise attack. In this way, not only will you help me, it will also be beneficial for the men under General Zhi Shili to get food and money. What do you think? "
After Zhi Shili heard this, he frowned.
It was clear that he was using them.
But Zhi Shili was clear that currently Liu Heita was establishing a country, his strength was not particularly strong, his resources were also not particularly generous. To make Liu Heita not give them meat and wine, perhaps it would be extremely difficult.
Exchanging military merits was also not bad.
Once a battle broke out, the cavalry under his command would come and go like the wind, naturally they would be able to kill countless people.
Zhi Shili said, "I can also understand King of Han's difficulty, but King of Han, ah, this rule can only be implemented later. When I came this time, I promised the soldiers that they would be able to eat meat and drink wine. Therefore, on this point, I still need you to spare some time and give them a certain amount of wine and meat. "
Liu Heita stroked his curly beard and said, "General Zhi Shili is a straightforward person, I, Liu Heita, am not a procrastinating person. Since I have said it to this point, even if it is difficult, I will give it. I will give General Zhi Shili fifty sheep and a hundred jars of wine. Nowadays, these meat are not easy to get. "
Zhi Shili bargained, "King of Han, fifty sheep is not enough. If it is only mutton, then so be it. However, the amount of wine was too little. You also know that the men of the grassland are all addicted to wine, if they do not drink, they will not feel comfortable. Therefore, I ask King of Han to give some more. "
Liu Heita cried, "General Zhi Shili, it is also difficult for me!"
Zhi Shili said, "I can understand King of Han's pain, but in the current situation, if I am unable to appease the officers and soldiers, unable to make the officers and soldiers feel comfortable, then it will be very difficult for them to attack the Tang army that is about to arrive! If they do not cooperate, the attack will become a joke. Therefore, I ask King of Han to spare some time. "
Liu Heita was silent.
For a long time he did not speak.
After a long time, Liu Heita slapped the table and said, "Fine, I will make the decision, give General Zhi Shili eighty jars of wine. These eighty jars of wine are not easy to get. "
Zhi Shili secretly scolded Liu Heita for being cunning and stingy. He spent a lot of effort to persuade and only gave eighty jars of wine. Fortunately, he had taken a lot from Liu Heita's hands before. Moreover, when they were stationed in the wild, they also robbed everywhere, so they robbed a lot of food. In such a situation, Zhi Shili did not lack meat, wine, and money, but he still wanted to find Liu Heita.
Zhi Shili said, "Then, thank you King of Han."
Liu Heita looked at Zhu Zhou and said, "Prime Minister, you take General Zhi Shili to the warehouse and give them the wine and meat."
"Yes!"
Zhu Zhou nodded and replied. He looked at Zhi Shili and said, "General Zhi Shili, follow me."
"Please!"
Zhi Shili had a smile on his face and waved his hand to let Zhu Zhou go first. He followed behind Zhu Zhou and left.
Liu Heita looked at the back of Zhi Shili, a cold smile flitted across the corner of his mouth.
Now he needed the help of the Tujue, so he feigned civility. After he defeated the army of the Tang dynasty and stabilized the situation in Hebei, he would not rely on the power of the Tujue anymore.
He would even counterattack and make the Tujue kneel in front of him and beg for mercy.
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