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Chapter 907: The Envoy of Yi Nan (Part )
"Hahaha!"

Li Yan smiled brightly: "In the grassland now, I no longer need to look at anyone's face. My will is the will of the grassland. Wherever I point my whip, millions of cavalrymen will come like a mountain, and the strong enemies will be wiped out. Who dares to provoke my anger?"

Hou Junji was also full of admiration. In just six short years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had reached the top of the grassland food chain.

Not only the grassland, but even the vast country of Central Plains, those brilliant civil officials, brave military generals, and the emperor in the Taiji Palace, all had to care about the attitude of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was far away in the desert.

Correspondingly, Hou Junji also has a sense of freedom here as the emperor is far away.

Seeing the complacent Li Yan, Hou Junji sighed: "Your Highness is worry-free here, but His Majesty is in Chang'an City, worrying about state affairs all day long, carefully controlling various forces, and also worrying about the pressure of foreign invasions."

"The Emperor has just turned 40, and already has white hair on his temples."

Li Yan's expression froze, his face fell silent, and he looked at Hou Junji with complicated eyes: "Father-in-law, you mean to let me return to the Central Plains."

"I am now in control of the entire grassland. If I leave, what will happen to the grassland and the army under my command? If I leave it to Shi Luodie, I am afraid that this 800,000-man army will immediately rush to Chang'an. I am afraid that it will be a disaster for my father."

"If you return with a large army, then Father will have to give up the Dragon Rider of the Taiji Palace. Are you going to let Father become the Emperor Emeritus when he is only in his forties?"

In fact, Li Yan did not want to seize the throne by force again. The succession of the throne always relied on bloodshed and violence, which was a sign of instability in the upper system. For such a large country, instability in the upper class meant that the country was in turmoil.

It will also give future generations the illusion that they can only use force to gain power.

Li Yan now wants to use the outside to force and cooperate with Li Shimin to transform the country and lay the foundation for the prosperity of the entire nation. When Li Shimin's life is about to end, he will take a gentle approach to complete the smooth transition of the throne.

Hou Junji also had a conflicted look on his face. He knew that the grassland now could not do without the prince, and it was impossible to hand over these powers to others. He also did not want to see Li Shimin and his son re-enact the Xuanwu Gate Incident, so he was caught in the middle.

So he shook his head slowly. He didn't care about these things and he couldn't care about them. After all, he was just a military general.

Things will work out when the time comes. The emperor and the prince will naturally take care of these major matters.

Hou Junji started talking about business: "Your Highness, the emperor sent me here this time because he wanted the Tang Dynasty and the Turks to get along well."

Hou Junji listed all the conditions for Li Shimin's conferring of titles and positions, as well as various rewards and winovers, and even the emperor's intention to marry the princess. Finally, he said, "The emperor said that the matter of Liaodong City was wrong for the Tang Dynasty. You have taken over Mobei, which can be regarded as revenge."

"From now on, Mobei will be included in the Turkic Empire. I just hope you won't expand any further."

Li Yan's face darkened, and he frowned and said, "If we were father and son, I would naturally follow what my father said. But now my identity cannot be made public, so I am the Lord of the Grassland, the Right Wise King of the Turkic Khanate."

"I represent the interests of these hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops."

"Even if we don't talk about the personal grudges in Liaodong City, it's not the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty's turn to comment on the things on the grassland. The Bibi tribe was not granted by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but was conquered by the Turks. What right does the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty have to say that it should be under the jurisdiction of the Turks?"

"He can deny it, but what's the point? Can the Tang army reach Mobei?"

Li Yan said with some regret: "Since ancient times, when has the Central Plains dynasty ever invaded the grassland on a large scale?"

"Even if the Turkic Khanate continued to expand on the grasslands and was determined to unify the grasslands, the Central Plains Dynasty could do nothing but watch and passively resist the powerful enemy that invaded from the south under the unified rule."

"When facing the enemy, you only know how to grant titles, give money, marry them, and send Tang women and taxes to the grasslands to buy off the enemy. Don't you know that this will only make the Turks more arrogant?"

Hou Junji's old face turned red, feeling a little ashamed.

He knew this in his heart. If it were the Jie Li era when the Tang Dynasty was in a safe place with an army of 200,000 to 300,000, it could still restrain the Turkic Khanate through mediation. But now, after defeating Liaodong and Mobei, the Turkic Khanate has become the most powerful force on the grassland.

With an army of 800,000, how could the Tang Dynasty contend with it?

Throughout history, except for the short-lived period during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, later dynasties have always been on the passive defensive and have never taken the initiative to invade the grasslands.

If the enemy can go, I can go too; whoever offends the mighty Han will be punished, even though they are far away. No one has ever mentioned these heroic words again.

The Turks are powerful now. If I were in their position, I would also lead my troops south. With the entire prosperous Central Plains, there is nothing I can't grab.

The Tang Dynasty's rulers and ministers indeed made a mistake!

He watched the grassland rise again, and in order to covet a corner of Liaodong, he indulged the Turks to complete the most critical transformation. The Bibi tribe in Mobei was far away from the Tang Dynasty, and was almost a piece of fat meat for the two major forces of the East and the West. Hou Junji was just glad that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who took the initiative. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would have to face the unprecedented expansion of the Yi people, and then it would be a dead end.

Just then, a guard came galloping over from a distance. After a while, he was led by Labutu and walked forward: "Your Majesty, we are the envoys of Xueyantuo, and we come to see Your Majesty."

Li Yan was stunned, and the image of a person he had met on the second floor of Tongfu Inn opposite Wanchun Tower in Chang'an City came to his mind.

I almost forgot, that person is my sworn brother.
After the Battle of Dingxiang, Li Yan originally wanted to intercept Jie Li in advance, but Yinan and Biheli's troops were watching him too closely, and Jie Li's target was too big, so he allowed Botie to betray Jie Li, and sent all the treasures that Jie Li had prepared for his comeback to Yinan, in order to seek advancement.

Later, he thought that since Jie Li was taking over personally, the chess piece Botie would be a bit redundant, so he took this opportunity to place him next to Yinan.

In the original drama, Yi Nan later became more powerful and replaced Jie Li as the lord of the grassland. Having an informant of his own by his side was a benefit and harmless thing, so he could continue to fight in the second half.

Now Botie is Yi Nan's "strategist", the chief officer of Jinshan Grand Military Governor's Office, and the second most important person in Xueyantuo. If he wants to go on a diplomatic mission, his status is enough, and he happened to come, so he could use this chess piece again.

I was originally thinking about finding an opportunity to meet up, but I didn't expect that you would come to me now.

Li Yan asked the guard with some excitement: "Is the person coming here Botie, the chief of Jinshan Grand Military Governor's Office?"

"Your Majesty, the person who came said it was the chief eunuch of the Xueyantuo tribe, Turbuda, a middle-aged man with a long beard."

Li Yan felt disappointed for a moment, but then he suddenly realized that the Turkic Khanate was still ruled by Jie Li's son Shiluodie. Botie was Jie Li's slave in the past and was very familiar with Shiluodie.

Although he had sidelined Shi Luodie, he was still responsible for his attitude towards Xueyantuo and the general hatred towards him.

Especially for someone with a sensitive identity like Botie, how could he dare to come directly?
He didn't know his true identity, and if he got angry and chopped off his head on the spot, or tied Fu Urge up and handed him over to Shi Luodie, he would be doomed.

In addition, due to the great war between the two parts some time ago, it was impossible for Botie and Yinan to come to see him before they confirmed his attitude.

He sighed with regret. It seemed that if he wanted to see Botie, he would have to find another way.
Li Yan immediately ordered: "Take him to the king's tent. The king will be there soon."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After the guards left, Li Yan turned around and looked at Hou Junji: "Father-in-law, do you know why Yi Nan sent people here?"

Hou Junji was full of confusion. Yinan was still the Grand Commander of the Tang Dynasty. Although he had hidden rebellious intentions before, in a great battle some time ago, more than 100,000 of his men were annihilated by the Turkic army in one battle.

Just like a wolf whose courage has been drained away, it has turned into a wild dog again.

Not only did he submit a letter of confession to Li Shimin, he also did not dare to mention the matter of becoming Khan or marrying the princess. He also withdrew the remaining troops to the north of the Helan Mountains, relying on the cities of the Tang Dynasty to resist the military pressure of the Turks.

But Yinan admitted that he was a minister of the Tang Dynasty and should act according to the court's pace.

Since Li Shimin sent himself as an envoy to Youxian Wang, he would never send anyone else. Thinking of this, Hou Junji was shocked. This means that Yi Nan secretly sent an envoy to contact the Turks without the knowledge of the court.

What does he want to do?
Seeing Hou Junji's face turn pale and blue, Li Yan figured out the trick here, and smiled: "Since my father-in-law is here, why don't you change into the attire of a Turkic warrior and meet the envoy of Yi Nan with me."

Hou Junji nodded with a gloomy face. He wanted to see with his own eyes what tricks Yi Nan was playing.

An hour later, the group returned to the camp.

Li Yan, along with Gu Rentu and Hou Junji, who was dressed as a Hu man, had just walked into the tent when they saw a middle-aged man with a curving beard waiting there. The man was about forty years old, tall and thin, wearing a brocade robe commonly worn by grassland nobles, and an exotic felt hat on his head.

With his pointed chin and monkey-like face, and his eyes rolling around, you can tell at first glance that he is not a law-abiding person.

The guard at the door bowed and saluted: "Greetings to the Right Wise King."

Seeing a handsome young man striding in, Turbuda quickly stood up and stepped forward to say, "Turbuda, the chief eunuch of the Xueyantuo tribe, is here on the orders of the chief of the Yi men of our tribe to pay homage to the Right Wise King of the Turkic Khanate. May your Majesty be blessed."

"Well, sit down!"

Li Yan sat in the main seat with his horse and sword, while Gu Rentu and Hou Junji sat opposite him. The Turkic people did not have so many etiquettes in their meetings. Generally speaking, unless Li Yan had special instructions, close ministers like Gu Rentu could attend.

(End of this chapter)