Li Mu really didn't know about this. When Li Siwen wrote a letter, he always made nonsense. He had less than one-third of the time. Most of the time, he would report good news but not bad news. He would ask for help only if he was really embarrassed.

I didn’t expect this kid to come up with such a good idea. In his previous life, isn’t this just ‘escort’?

Sure enough, I am worthy of being my little brother, and this cleverness really has a little bit of my style.

Li Mu thought happily, calmly.

Usman didn't notice it and continued: "Every time Dingxiang Zhechong Mansion only dispatched a team of people, only fifty people. In terms of strength, it is not worth mentioning. Even the entire Dingxiang Zhechong Mansion, we don't take it seriously. After all, we are recruiting new troops, and we are not skilled in bows and horses. If we really fight, we may not lose."

"But who dares to move!" Usman sighed and said, "The Tang Dynasty is defeated by the Turks, and the soldiers are invincible. At this time, if the horse bandits move the Tang army and cause revenge, who can withstand it?"

"I had no choice but to go west. The closest to this west is Gaochang. Gaochang is a small country with few people, but very rich. The Tiansha Alliance is a rare force for Gaochang, and we can also make a living by relying on Gaochang."

After pausing for a moment, Usman seemed to have made up his mind and said, "I have another thought in surrendering to Gaochang. Since I am determined to surrender to the Marquis, I will not hide it. I am a Turkic man, and my ancestors have the golden bloodline of Datou Khan, and I have relatives with the Western Turkic. After the demise of the Eastern Turkic, many tribes crossed the desert and surrendered to the Western Turkic. I expected that the Western Turkic will sooner or later fight eastward, so I thought, if I could stay in Gaochang, and then secretly contact the Western Turkic. When the Western Turkic advances eastward, I will lead my brothers as an internal supporter to help the Western Turkic occupy Gaochang. It is unknown if a little Khan will sit."

After saying this, Usman hurriedly said, "Marty, let me tell you my thoughts without any concealment. Please do not doubt it."

Li Mu nodded slightly, without commenting, and signaled Usman to continue.

Usman continued: "Ju Wentai, the lord of Gaochang, has several sons, but his eldest son Ju Zhisheng looks the most like him and is deeply loved by him. I met Ju Zhisheng once, so I found him with gifts and defected to his disciples."

"Ju Wentai is a self-respecting person. In Gaochang Country, he imitated the Central Plains system. He named Ju Zhisheng as the crown prince. My brothers and I were like the Sixth Ring of the Eastern Palace of the Tang Dynasty, and were exclusively owned by Ju Zhisheng."

Li Mu nodded and said, "It's okay, there is no big difference from what I have learned. You have passed this first level."

Usman broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, and thought to himself that it was a good thing that he had not concealed it, otherwise the big man next to him would have already slapped himself to death.

Li Mu glanced at him and said, "Since you have decided to surrender to me, you will naturally give up on the matter of Western Turks. Gaochang, you can't go back. Now you want something, tell me what you want."

Usman was silent for a while and said, "Mr. Marquis, if you ask me what I want... I want to be safe. When I was young, I felt happy with the blood on the knife, but at this age, when I recalled, I could only regret it. If I hadn't let go of my brothers, I really wanted to ask the Marquis for some money, buy a few acres of land, and be a comfortable rich man."

Li Mu smiled and said, "I don't need to say this unrelated matter. I'll ask you, what do you want now?"

Usman gritted his teeth and said, "Marty, my brothers with the Tiansha Alliance are one. We are different from the Camel Valley and Zhangjiazhai. We come and go like the wind, have no family background, and have not saved any money. Now, we only ask the Marquis to give them some food. If the Marquis mercies and can give their brothers a future, that would be great."

"Okay!" Li Mu agreed readily without any bargaining and said, "I can give you money, I can give you grain, and I can give you the future. If what you do is satisfying me, I can still give you. I can satisfy all your requirements, and this is not a problem. Now I will ask you in turn, how do you make me trust you!"

"I am willing to swear!"

Li Mu laughed and said, "Swear it is useful, everyone in the world is dead. I don't believe in these things, I only believe in the results you can see. You will set off to Gaochang later and take your brothers to kill Ju Wentai's other sons while the Ju family and the son is gone and Gaochang is empty. When I receive the news, it is time to start trusting you."

"This..." Usman was startled. He did not expect that the marquis in front of him who looked a little childish, would be so cruel. But he didn't understand why Li Mu did this. Chang'an City had a lot of rumor about the romantic affairs between the eldest lady of Zhangjiazhai and the marquis. Logically speaking, he had no reason to help Ju Zhisheng, but doing so was tantamount to help Ju Zhisheng eliminate potential competitors.

Ju Wentai is already old and cannot have any more children. He killed all his sons, and the only heirs is Ju Zhisheng, and his status is as stable as Mount Tai.

Li Mu saw Usman's doubts and explained: "You don't have to guess. I just want Ju Zhisheng to inherit the position of Gaochang. He is a fool. In my opinion, any person who changes will be stronger than him. Gaochang will sooner or later be included in the territory of my Tang Dynasty. A smart king will be detrimental to my Tang Dynasty. Do you understand?"

Usman hurriedly said, "I know my mistake, please don't worry, the marquis will definitely get this matter done. But..." Usman looked at Li Mu carefully and said, "Marquis, if you sit down, Longyou may not have a foothold in the Tiansha Alliance. Although Gaochang is a small country, he is very rich. If Ju Wentai is crazy and willing to take money and grain to revenge, he is afraid that the remnants of the Turks will take risks, and one or two gangs can still deal with it, but-"

Li Mu understood what Usman meant, and he waved his hand and said, "I won't cheat you. After you finish your work, you can go straight to Dingxiang."

"This..." Usman burst into cold sweat and thought to himself, isn't this just let us die?

"The man in Dingxiang County is my righteous brother."

"Ah?!" Usman screamed in surprise. Thinking of the words slandering Li Siwen just now, more cold sweats emerged.

"Don't be nervous." Li Mu smiled and said, "I used to be an opponent, so I naturally did everything I could do. In the future, I would be a friend, so of course it would be different."

What else could Usman say, "It's up to the marquis to decide everything."

"In the future, your Tiansha Alliance will be raised by this marquis. All the applications, not limited to weapons, armor, supplies, etc., will be solved by this marquis. There are two things you need to do. First, to find out the movements of the countries in the Western Regions, especially the Western Turks. Once there is news, they will be sent to Dingxiang City immediately. Second, to continue to do your old activities. But from now on, you will only be allowed to rob the people I asked you to rob. If you rob the things, they will still belong to you."

"In the current situation, if it is not easy to sell the stolen goods, you can send the snatched things to Zhangjiazhai, and the caravans from Zhangjiazhai will bring them to Chang'an. I will help you solve the problem, exchange them for money and grain, and take them back. You can also help you keep a part of them and place the industry in Chang'an. Maybe one day, you can really be a comfortable and rich man. Even if you don't have this life in your life, it will not be in vain. When you have descendants, you can still leave it to him."

When Usman heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground, his eyes turned red, and he said, "The Marquis is thoughtful, Usman dares not to live! From today on, the lives of Usman and the brothers of the Tiansha League will be the Marquis!"

"I will trust you only after I have made the letter of honor. Now I have explained what I can give you clearly. The next thing I have to do depends on your ability. The supplies you give you will be transported in the form of a caravan, and you will be robbed by someone. In short, you must keep it confidential when contacting Dingxiang, and do not reveal your relationship with you, me, and Dingxiang City."

"In addition, you are already dead. After you go back, you have to change your identity. I don't care what identity you change. If it is revealed, I don't have to kill you and silence me, and I will understand?"

Usman's neck chills and hurriedly said, "I understand. When I return to Gaochang, I will avenge my brother in the name of 'Usman's brother'. These activities have been done before. Don't worry, the Marquis will never make any mistakes."

"It's better to do it no matter how well you say it." Li Mu stretched out his hand, Li Chongyi took off the money and put it in Li Mu's palm. Li Mu threw the money and said, "There is some money here, there is a fast horse outside the door. It's not too late, let's go now. On my brother's side, I will write a book to explain the situation. He will not make things difficult for you anymore. When you handle Gaochang's affairs, go to see him secretly. I will say something in the letter and he will explain it to you."

Usman took the money bag and glanced at it. It was all yellow and white. He thought to himself that it was said that Zhulu Hou was not stingy with money. It was true. In this money bag, gold and silver added up to a value of less than a thousand guan, so he could reward it casually. He was really a grand person, many times stronger than Ju Zhisheng. He felt vaguely that changing a backer might not be a good thing.

It was not too late at the moment, so I kowtowed to Li Mu, got up and walked out.

Li Mu also got up and struggled for half a day. He was hungry and wanted to eat something. Before he could walk out of the lobby, the gatekeeper Zhao Youcai ran over: "Mr. Marquis stayed, Wei Zheng is here!"

"Ah?" Li Mu was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, what was Wei Zheng doing? Then he remembered that he had asked Wei Zheng for bribes a few days ago. There was no news for a few days. When he suddenly came, was it possible that there was a result?

Thinking of this, Li Mu sat down again, and he was also very curious whether Wei Zheng would agree to his request. What he was even more curious was that the Shandong gentry was willing to swallow this and put the money into consideration for the road construction plan.
Chapter completed!