Twenty-Six Dynasties (Part 2)

  For a traverser, anything he does in this time and space is reasonable, because from the moment he enters this time and space, from the moment the first ripple appears, history has changed, although there may still be a huge inertial effect, but everything is different.

  For example, in history, it was Zhang Baosang of the Tang Dynasty who grasped the opportunity, but now it is Suning.

  Su Ning escorted Jiali Kehan back to the Tang army's temporary camp, which was as bright as daylight under the shining flames. Not far away, the Yin Mountains were burning fiercely, and a savory aroma of roasted meat wafted over.

  "Get out!" Su Ning kicked Li Ji's butt, kicking the bundled-up Li Ji into a dog-eating-shit posture. The righteous Princess Yicheng, who was tied up and thrown in front of her, looked furious: "Bastard! How dare you! Even Emperor Taizong wouldn't treat Khan like this, and you have the audacity to do so! You're a treacherous minister! All of you are treacherous ministers! Let go of me! Tang Jian! You faithless scoundrel! Scoundrel! I'll kill you! Kill you!"

  She was about to pounce on Tang Jian and bite him, when Changsun Wuji grabbed Yicheng Gongzhu and held her firmly to the ground, rendering her immobile.

  Tang Jian and Su Ning stood together, Li Jing had not arrived yet. Niu Ge protected Tang Jian while waiting for Su Ning to return with the army, and they took care of the Turkic captives together while waiting for Li Jing's arrival. Su Ning was thick-skinned and didn't feel anything, but Tang Jian was a man who cherished his reputation. When he heard Princess Yicheng scold him as a petty person, his face turned green. However, this matter was indeed a good deed done by the Tang army. How could Tang Jian bear to retort back at Princess Yicheng? He had no choice but to cast an unfriendly glance at Su Ning, even though Su Ning had made great contributions.

  Su Ning didn't care about these things, and after comparing them, he looked at the cautious and fearful Cong Li Ke Han, as well as the dignified and unyielding Princess Yi Cheng. Su Ning came to a conclusion: Cong Li was a complete and utter scoundrel who only cared about his own interests. When he had power, he was arrogant and domineering, but when he didn't have power, he quickly became a coward. It's really unknown what kind of experiences he had in his youth that made him become this way, a thorough pragmatist who only believed in the strong devouring the weak.

  He wants to learn from Liu Chan? The two entrepreneurial emperors of the Liu family have finished learning, and now they are starting to learn from Ah Dou? Compared with the extremely intelligent Ah Dou, Jiali is far inferior. Once he loses his power, he becomes more humble than anyone else. Although the people on the grasslands are also those who value strength above all else, it's clear that there are many who fear death and fight without regard for their lives. It's truly a miracle that someone like Jiali can become the Khan of the Turks!

  Yicheng Princess was also a strange woman, who lived among the Turks for nearly thirty years and served as the Khatun of Qimin Khan, Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Illig Khan. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, she always thought about restoring the Sui Dynasty. She used the power of the Turks to re-establish the Sui court in Dingxiang, but the downfall of the Sui Dynasty was irreversible. Yicheng Princess's efforts were in vain, and she eventually died at the hands of Li Jing. Li Jing was originally a general of the Sui Dynasty and seemed to have known Yicheng Princess before.

  Looking at the weathered and worn face of Princess Yicheng, who had experienced the wind and snow of the grasslands, and her still resolute expression, Suning couldn't help but shake her head. She just wanted to preserve her own and Temur's last dignity; thus Suning looked at Temur with even more disdain, a man who couldn't protect his own woman, but instead had to be protected by his own woman at the cost of her life, what kind of man was that?!

  Su Ning grasped Quli Ke Khan's hair, lifting his upper body in pain, with a pained expression. Tang Jian saw this and was about to stop him, but Yicheng Gongzhu became even more frantic and shouted. Su Ning ignored Yicheng Gongzhu, pushed away Tang Jian, indicating that he shouldn't intervene, and loudly said to Quli Ke Khan: "Look at your woman, fighting so desperately to protect you, wanting to preserve your last shred of dignity, willing to risk her own life for you! And what about you? You're the ruler of a country, yet you've fallen to the point where you need a woman to protect you. Quli Ke Khan, I really overestimated you! You're just a good-for-nothing! Hahaha!"

  With a toss of her hair, Su Ning stood up and stepped on Khuli Khan's head with one foot. She spat water at his face, looking at him with a playful expression as if she was enjoying the sight of Yicheng Gongzhu, who looked like a madman, wanting to swallow her whole: "Your Highness, you're also a pitiful person, following someone like this and suffering such humiliation! Alas, I really feel sorry for you! Hahaha!"

  After finishing, he took another look at the pale and desperate faces of Jie Li and the captured Turkic officials and soldiers, and Su Ning knew that his strategy to destroy their hearts had succeeded. The best way to destroy a country and nation is to destroy their beliefs and spirits, physical annihilation is not thorough enough.

  Only when the spirit and faith are destroyed, a nation will completely disappear in the long river of history, such as the Turks. Of course, this is just that. As for the Western Turks, there is still some time left. However, thoroughly destroying them also lays the foundation for the destruction of the Western Turks. This can't be done in just a few years, so let's prepare first and we won't have to rush around when the time comes.

  Yi Cheng Gong Zhu finally calmed down, leaving behind desperate tears, her eyes empty and lifeless, the stubbornness from before vanished without a trace, muttering to herself: "You're not human, you're a demon, you're a demon..."

  Su Ning sighed, after all, she was still a woman, in a solid patriarchal society, she had lost her greatest reliance, what could she do? Even Wu Zetian, wasn't she also overthrown by the Xianfeng Revolution? Could she change the situation of male superiority and female inferiority during her reign? Is there another Wu Zetian in Chinese history?

  Yi Cheng Gongzhu has not yet reached Wu Zetian's level of evil.

  Su Ning suddenly felt a little unbearable, the entire historical process of human beings so far has been a process of power struggle among men, and women have only existed as appendages and sacrificial objects. This may be somewhat unfair to them. In ancient times, most women were virtuous and not as willful as modern times. Treating them this way, Su Ning felt was not very good, but there was no way out, this is the stark reality, an era of cannibalism, where those who do not eat others cannot survive.

  He relaxed his feet, and Suning ordered the soldiers to untie the ropes on Princess Yicheng's body. Princess Yicheng ran and crawled to Ashina Helu's side, helped him up, held hands, and looked at each other with tears in their eyes; The two hugged each other and cried bitterly. Regardless of the two who were hugging and crying, Suning walked straight to another woman's side.

  Looking at Su Dingfang, Zhang Chong and Tang Jian's astonished expressions, Su Ning said calmly: "Gao Gong, elder brother, second goods, the best way to destroy a nation is to destroy their spirit and faith from the spiritual and belief aspects. The spirit and faith of the Xianbei people are now destroyed, and from this moment on, they no longer exist."

  Tang Jian remained silent, furrowing his brow before relaxing it, saying nothing; Changsun Wu's face was deep in thought, Su Dingfang looked deeply at Su Ning, not saying anything else, just nodding and pointing to the woman, "This should be Yang Guang's Empress Xiao, still quite honest, I didn't bind her, I think there's no need for that."

  Xiao Hou sat paralyzed on the ground, seemingly holding something in her arms, shivering and not making a sound. Seeing her made one feel reluctant to do anything that might harm her. This Xiao Empress was also an extraordinary woman, having spent her life with some of the most powerful men of this era, finally ending up old and alone under Li Er's rule.

  Su Ning crouched down, took a closer look at Xiao Hou's appearance, and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. This was a woman approaching fifty? How did she look almost the same as a maiden in her twenties? This was the real elixir of immortality! No wonder all the men who saw her were infatuated to the point of losing their souls. After going through countless men and years, she still hadn't lost her charm, even Li Er, twenty years younger than her, was captivated by her. What kind of face and eyes did she have? What kind of experiences had she gone through to possess such a beauty?

  Su Ning immediately stood up, took a few deep breaths, and calmed himself down. Su Ning now understood why those men would ignore the age difference between them and these women - they were simply irresistible to men, like a kind of addictive poison! As someone who had studied Taoist techniques with Old Man, Su Ning had some resistance to the charms of these women, but even so, his lower abdomen seemed to be burning with a fierce fire. In that instant, Su Ning felt an overwhelming urge to take Xiao Hou down right then and there!

  After arriving in the Tang Dynasty, Su Ning had not had such an impulse. The heavy workload and threats to his life left him no time to consider these things. After being a eunuch for a month, he was finally provoked by Empress Xiao's words, and Su Ning realized that he was still a man, a normal man with a normal body and desires.

  Su Ning looked at Su Dingfang with a bitter smile: "Big brother, how did you manage to get through?"

  Su Dingfang showed an unusual expression, then a pig-like face: "About the same as you."

  Su Ning smiled and said to Xiao Hou: "Your Majesty, what you're holding in your arms is the Imperial Seal of Succession, isn't it?"

  Su Dingfang's grandson, Su Zhong, and Tang Jian were stunned for a moment, then greatly shocked. They looked at Xiao Hou, who stood up herself, staring straight at Su Ning, and handed over the bundle of yellow silk in her hands: "Yes, this is the Imperial Seal of Succession, which has always been kept by me. If you want to take it away to claim credit, please do so! This is what you deserve. Just tell me, what's your name and how old are you?"

  Su Ning smiled and took over the package, opened it and looked inside. Hmm, it was indeed the Imperial Seal of China, received from heaven, symbolizing eternal prosperity. Only with this seal could one be considered a legitimate ruler. The ruler attached great importance to this object; however, Su Ning wasn't very interested in it, just glanced at it and then put it away.

  After finishing packing, he handed it over to Xiao Hou and said: "What kind of person matches what kind of thing, this thing is for Your Majesty, the queen, this national jade seal, it's better for you to hand it over to His Majesty personally. As for me, I am Su Ning, the 14-year-old military historian of the Tang Dynasty who conquered Dingxiang Road and was granted the title of Earl of Sanyuan County."

  Then Su Ning ignored the strange gaze of Xiao Hou and looked at Su Dingfang: "Brother, Princess Xiao Hou's life is worth a thousand gold, and we must not be negligent. We must protect Princess Xiao Hou's safety until General arrives and hand her over to him for disposal. As for Qielie Khan and Princess Yicheng, take good care of them too, and when the general comes, hand them over to him together! Also, please lead 400 soldiers to block those Turkic people who want to escape, as well as cattle, sheep, and horses. They are already frightened out of their wits and won't resist. These are all important wealth! If there is resistance, kill without mercy!"

  Su Dingfang nodded and immediately followed suit. The current Su Dingfang completely agreed with Su Ning's decision.

  Su Ning cast his gaze southward, now waiting for Li Jing to arrive, and everything was settled. This war could be considered over, but Su Ning had not expected that the great merit of breaking through the Turks at Yin Mountain would be taken by himself. The great merit of burning down Yin Mountain and annihilating the Turks seemed to belong to him alone. Was this good or bad? Was it somewhat disrespectful to Li Jing and Li Shimin? Had they finished the battle before their main force even arrived here?

  The sky was still dark, and the big fire was still burning fiercely. Su Ning looked at the jumping flames and suddenly had some enlightenment...