Tang Dynasty: The Holy Prince, the Dragon that Reigns Over the World

On the other hand, with the help of Liang Moyun, Yin Zitan escaped from Chang'an City overnight and rode to the border trade site of Tangtu without stopping. According to the information provided by Liang Moyun, he found the contact person of Turkic. With the help of the contact person, Yin Zitan successfully left Datang and entered Turkic by pretending to be a merchant.

When he arrived at the Turkic royal court, Jie Li did not summon Yin Zitan right away. Instead, he arranged for him to stay somewhere else, provided him with good food and drink, and sent someone to ask him some questions such as his former name and whereabouts in the Tang Dynasty. He also ordered someone to secretly draw a portrait of Yin Zitan.

Yin Zitan was not in a hurry, he just ate, drank and slept every day. Ten days passed like this. Jie Li took the information collected from various spies and called the old man in black robe.

"National Master, this is the information collected from spies from all over. See if there are any omissions." Jie Li handed the information to the old man in black robe.

The old man in black robe took the information and read it carefully. He nodded and said, "Well, it should be true. Zui Xiang Lou assassinated Li Chengqian. Yun'er and various spies have also confirmed it. We took the portrait of this person and confirmed in Chang'an and other places that there is indeed such a person. Judging from the information, his appearance and age are correct."

"The Imperial Master once served in the same court as Yin Shishi Master. Has he really never seen this boy?" Jie Li asked.

"Great Khan, I used to be a border general and had only met Yin Shishi a few times. I only know that he had a 3-year-old child. Before Yin Shishi died in battle in Chang'an, I heard that the child was taken out by his family servants and his whereabouts were unknown. I have never seen him." said the old man.

Jie Li pondered for a long time and said, "Come here, bring the Yin Zitan." Soon the Yin Zitan arrived.

As Yin Zitan entered the tent, Jie Li shouted, "Left and right, capture this man for me, and take him out to behead him." The guards on both sides stepped forward to grab Yin Zitan and were about to take him out to behead him. Yin Zitan broke free from the guards, straightened his clothes, and said calmly,

"Kill me if you want. I can leave on my own." After saying that, Yin Zitan turned around and walked out.

"Stop, aren't you afraid of death?" Jie Li asked in surprise.

"My father is General Yin Shishi of the Left Guard who died in battle during the Sui Dynasty. I am the descendant of a hero. I even dared to assassinate the crown prince of the current dynasty, so why should I fear death? I only regret that I cannot avenge my country and my family, and I die in a foreign land. I hate it so much." Yin Zitan said unwillingly.

"Hmph, that sounds nice. Do you think I don't know that you are actually Li Chengqian's spy? You staged a self-torture trick in Zui Xiang Lou in an attempt to deceive me. You also caused the daughter of my imperial teacher to be beheaded by Li Shimin. How can I forgive you?" Jie Li said expressionlessly.

Yin Zitan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "I, Yin Zitan, failed in my attempt to assassinate Li Chengqian. I was desperate and fell in love with you. But you think I am Li Chengqian's spy? I never thought that the great leader, the Khan of the Eastern Turks, would be so foolish.

Well, I, Yinzi, failed to identify the person, I deserve to die. Please, Khan, give me a quick death." After saying this, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Stop, it's not that I don't believe you. What's the clear evidence?" Jie Li's tone softened.

"Take it and have a look." Yin Zi took off a jade pendant. The old man took it and examined it carefully. He nodded and said, "This is the jade pendant handed down from Master Yin Shi. I have seen it before."

"It's just a jade pendant. It's not trustworthy." Jie Li shook his head.

"Khan, do you know about the war slaves?" Yin Zi asked.

"War slave? Master Yin Shi's unique secret book? Do you know it?" the old man asked excitedly.

"National Master, what is a war slave?" asked Jie Li.

"Khan, this is the unique skill of Master Yin Shi. The so-called war slaves are slaves trained for fighting. These people are controlled by drugs and only obey the orders of their breeders. Moreover, they are completely inhumane. When fighting, they can burst out with savagery comparable to that of wild beasts. They are invulnerable to swords and guns and have infinite strength. It is a very terrifying humanoid weapon. I have also heard of it, but I didn't expect that there is such a method." The old man replied.

"My dear, do you understand?" Jie Li asked excitedly after hearing this.

"Before my father died in battle, he gave this method to a loyal slave and asked him to take me away from Chang'an. I learned it naturally." Yin Zi nodded.

As for why Yin Zitan had the method of refining war slaves, it was naturally because Li Chengqian recharged and purchased it from the system.

"Good. This is God's help. My lord, are you willing to help the Turks unify the Central Plains?" Jie Li said happily.

"As long as I can avenge my father's death, I am willing to lend a helping hand to the Khan." Yin Zi nodded.

"Okay, this Khan appoints you as Jielifa (Turkic official name: an official who participates in decision-making and comments on political affairs). Give advice to this Khan and train war slaves." Jieli ordered.

"I am willing to die for the Khan." Yin Zitan knelt on one knee and saluted.

"Nephew, I served in the same court as your father. From now on, you and I will work together to assist the Khan and achieve his hegemony." The old man helped Yin Zitan up.

"May I ask who you are?" Yin Zi asked.

"I am the Lang Jiang of Yingyang Mansion in the previous dynasty, Liang Shidu." Liang Shidu said, stroking his beard.

"Greetings, Uncle Liang. Sister Yun died because of me. Please punish her, Uncle Liang." Yin Zitan immediately bowed and saluted.

"Yun'er died for the country, and it was a worthy death. My dear nephew, please don't blame yourself." Liang Shidu said.

"Shi Lifa, how to refine this war slave? How long is the cycle? What is its vital point?" Jie Li asked.

Yin Zitan told Jie Li the method of making war slaves. Then he said, "I dare not deceive the Khan. The biggest disadvantage of war slaves is that they have a short lifespan and cannot reproduce. Generally, they have a lifespan of 3 years. If they are hit by a blunt object, their internal organs will be shattered and they will die.

But the body of a war slave is as hard as iron, and ordinary people cannot shatter the internal organs of a war slave. There is another disadvantage. The person who refines the war slave needs to take a special elixir to control the war slave. But this elixir will damage the life span, which is why my father dare not refine it.

It is not easy to refine a war slave, mainly in terms of people and cost. The selected person must be young, strong and healthy. Otherwise, he will not be able to withstand the effect of the medicine and will explode and die. Some of the medicines are quite rare and need to be purchased at a high price. A refining cycle takes 14 days and costs more than 2000 strings of cash. The subsequent maintenance cost of the war slaves is also thousands of strings of cash per year.

After being trained, war slaves lose all their humanity and become like wild beasts. If the Khan wants to train war slaves, as long as the materials are sufficient and the number of people provided is sufficient, I can train as many as you want. "

Actually, Yin Zitan didn't tell the whole story. Although the war slaves were strong, they had a fatal flaw: once their owners died, they would immediately go berserk and kill anyone they saw, regardless of friend or foe. No one could control them.

When Li Chengqian first got the method to refine war slaves, he was tempted, but this method was too cruel and against the harmony of nature, so Li Chengqian couldn't bear to do it.

Another reason is that it is too expensive. It costs about 5,000 strings of cash to train, feed and kill a war slave. Even the Tang Dynasty cannot afford to support many, let alone the Turks.

"Well, there are pros and cons. However, it doesn't matter. Let the surrounding tribes offer slaves and property. When the benefits come, can you refine one and let this Khan see it?" Yin Zi nodded in agreement.

Back in his tent, Yin Zitan sat alone under the candlelight, watching the flickering flame. His face was calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

"My lord is indeed a master of prediction. Today's situation is exactly what you expected. If I don't have the method of war slaves, I will not be able to gain Jie Li's trust by assassination alone. Humph, you evil Turks, you killed my whole family and humiliated my mother and sister. I wish I could eat your flesh and sleep on your skin.

God has mercy on me, my lord, and I have a revenge plan. Even if I die and fall into hell, I will drag you Turkic villains into a place of no return. "Thinking of his family being killed, Yin Zitan's blood boiled and he was so angry that he couldn't swallow it. He tried to calm down and felt a little better.

At this time, a man sneaked into the tent, walked up to Yin Zitan and whispered.

"Mr. Yin, I am a soldier of the Flying Dragon Army under the command of the Crown Prince. I am here to help you." Yin Zi took a look and suddenly stabbed the dagger into the heart of the visitor. The visitor covered his chest and asked in shock, "Why are you killing me?"

"I have a grudge against Li Chengqian for killing my father, and I killed Li Chengqian's men." Yin Zitan said coldly. The man fell down and died with an unwilling look on his face.

Yin Zitan went forward to check and confirmed that he was dead. He leaned over and whispered in his ear, "You want to deceive me? The lord has already expected this. Are you still the Flying Dragon Army? Intelligence gathering is the responsibility of the Jinyiwei, how can the Flying Dragon Army interfere?

Besides, the Flying Dragon Army under the Crown Prince only calls him the Commander, and the rest of us call him Lord. You don't even know this, and you're trying to trick me. Let me tell you one more thing, my last name is not Yin."

Yin Zitan stood up and straightened his clothes. He reported to Jie Li that Li Chengqian's spy had been killed by him, and then went back to the tent to rest. At this time, someone came into the tent and told Jie Li the whole process. From then on, Jie Li no longer doubted Yin Zitan.

A month later, the war slave was successfully refined. Jie Li ordered to test its power. He saw that 10 Turkic strongmen could not get close to it. It was really invulnerable to swords and spears, with infinite strength and fearlessness of death. Jie Li was overjoyed to see this. Yin Zitan's face was pale.

"Jie Lifa, you have sacrificed your lifespan for me to practice this magical item. I will reward you well." Jie Li patted Yin Zitan's shoulder and said, then sighed again.

"Great Khan, why are you sighing?" Liang Shidao asked.

"War slaves are good, but they cost a lot. Although we can ask the surrounding tribes to offer money and slaves, it may force them to rebel." Jie Li said.

"Great Khan, have you forgotten the shame of the Battle of Weishui? Although we were defeated in the Battle of Weishui due to armor and weapons, the Subhuti and Khitan people pretended to obey us but secretly disobeyed us and stood by and watched, which was also the reason for our defeat. Such ambitious people will rebel sooner or later. Now that we have war slaves in our hands, why should we be afraid of their rebellion?" Liang Shidao said.

"I am willing to lead the war slaves to sweep across the grassland, so that from now on the grassland will only have the voice of the Khan. When the grassland is pacified, I am willing to lead the war slaves to help the Khan emulate Emperor Tuoba Daowu and compete for the Central Plains." Yin Zi leaned forward and bowed.

"Okay, I will order all tribes to offer tributes of money and slaves. When we conquer the Central Plains in the future, you two will be second only to me and above everyone else." Jie Li said ambitiously.

"We are willing to die for the Great Khan." The two men clasped their fists and said.

"Shilifa has made great contributions in training war slaves and has been promoted to Yehu (referring to the leader of a branch in the Turkic tribe). This Khan has a daughter who is about the same age as Yehu. Now she will be betrothed to Yehu as his wife." Jie Li said loudly.

"Thank you, Great Khan, for your kindness." Yin Zitan knelt down and said excitedly. But in his heart he thought, where did you get your daughter, you old thief? I'm afraid you just found a woman to pretend to be your daughter to monitor me.

Yin Zitan was right, Jie Li had the same idea. Afterwards, Jie Li found a girl, adopted her as his daughter, changed her name to Ashina Baozhu, and married her to Yin Zitan. It was called marriage, but it was actually surveillance. Yin Zitan doted on this girl on the surface, but in fact he was on guard against her everywhere.

From then on, Jie Li forced all tribes to pay tribute to him, including property and slaves. He also imposed heavy taxes on all tribes at the suggestion of Yin Zitan to make money. All tribes complained. One year later, Qibi Heli and Tuli tribes could no longer tolerate his harsh rule. At the call of Tuli Khan, the two tribes accepted Tuli as the Great Khan of Eastern Turks and started a rebellion.