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Chapter 908: The Envoy of Yi Nan (Part )
"Just tell me what you want to say. What did Yi Nan send you here for?"

Seeing that Li Yan looked unhappy, Tur did not rush to sit down, but said respectfully: "My Xueyantuo tribe has always admired the style of the Right Wise King. The chieftain of the Yi Nan asked me to come to pay a visit and present a small gift. I hope the Right Wise King will accept it."

After saying that, Tur waved his hand without answering.

A dozen servants came in carrying six large wooden boxes and placed them in the middle space. Then Tur waved his hand and the servants left.

Tur walked forward without answering and opened the boxes one by one under the curious gazes of Li Yan and the other two.

There was a dazzling golden light, which filled the room and was eye-catching. Three of the boxes were filled with gold ingots as big as an adult man's fist, and the other three boxes were filled with jewellery and jade treasures.

However, the styles of these treasures all have a strong Western style, and you can tell at a glance that they are from the treasure house of a small Western country.

Hou Junji was shocked. Yi Nan's gesture was extraordinary. Such a valuable gift was rare even in Chang'an.

Tuer did not answer and smiled, "This is a small gift from my Yinan chief. There were some unpleasant things between our two tribes before, all of which were misunderstandings. I hope that the Right Wise King will not take those things to heart because we are all from the same grassland lineage."

"These are our leader's apologies."

"Hahaha, no problem."

Li Yan smiled brightly, and his cold expression instantly melted away like ice and snow. The depressing and suffocating atmosphere in the tent also relaxed.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face.

He had not suffered any loss in the battle, and had even captured 100,000 elite Xueyantuo prisoners and more than 100,000 fine war horses from the Western Regions. Now that the Yi man was rushing forward to apologize, what reason did he have to turn him away?

"Neither the king nor the chief of the Yi Nan were in the army at the time. It was the old villain, Heli Bi, who instigated the misunderstanding among the army below. Such things are not uncommon on the grassland. The chief of the Yi Nan even prepared a generous gift to apologize for his crime. He was very polite."

Li Yan winked at Gu Rentu, who stood up and asked the guards to carry all the boxes down.

No matter what, once it’s in your account, it’s yours, so just swallow it up first.

Moreover, if he carried these treasures away, if the Yi Nan envoys made any excessive demands later, he could just turn against them without being restrained by these treasures.

Li Yan learned this trick from Sun Jian when he was watching Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Outside the city of Luoyang, facing Dong Zhuo's generous gift for marriage proposal, Sun Jian was very indignant. He furiously knocked the messenger's gifts to the ground, making them everywhere, and drove the messenger out.

Finally, after everyone left, their people packed up the gifts and righteously rejected Dong Zhuo's kindness. It was really a good plan.

"Manager Turbuda, we are guests from afar. Gurentu, give orders to prepare good wine and a good banquet to entertain the distant guests." With such an important gift as a lubricant, smiles brightened on both sides' faces and the atmosphere was very warm.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Turbuda saw that Li Yan was in a very good mood, so he quickly said, "Right Wise King, last time Gu She attacked the Turkic army without authorization, the leader was furious when he learned about it, and vowed to teach Gu She a lesson for violating military orders, so I hope that Right Wise King can release this thief."

"At the same time, there are 100,000 prisoners captured by the Turkic army. Their families are looking forward to their safe return."

"Hmph, you little barbarian boy, you really underestimate me, the Turks!"

Before Li Yan could say anything, Gu Rentu got up in a rage, kicked over the table, and glared at Tur for not answering him: "In the wars of our grasslands, those who are willing to fight must admit defeat. Since the Xueyantuo lost the war between the two tribes, all the spoils will naturally belong to the Turks."

"If the Yi people want to get them back, they only need to fight my army again. As long as they can win, these people can go back."

"How can you ask for my return just by opening your mouth? We didn't hold you responsible for attacking our army first, so you still have the nerve to come and ask for prisoners?"

Li Yan also had a cold expression on his face: "Tur did not answer. If this is what Yi Nan is planning, please go back. We will meet on the battlefield."

Tuer did not answer and smiled. He was not angry, but said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, please do not be angry. General, please do not be angry. This is indeed the rule on our grassland. How could our chief not know it?"

"But the cavalry captured by your army this time are basically soldiers from the northwest. The customs in the northwest are different from those in our grasslands. The defeated can be redeemed. As long as the price is right, there is nothing wrong with negotiation."

Li Yan's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Then what conditions does your leader want to propose in exchange for these people this time?"

"If the Right Wise King does not abandon us, our chieftain is willing to bring his tribe and 300,000 troops to join the Right Wise King's army, become his ministers, follow his orders, and guard the western part of the grassland forever for him."

Tur's silence made Gu Rentu stunned, and a feeling of ecstasy surged in his heart.

He turned around and looked at Li Yan expectantly. If this was the case, then the entire grassland would really belong to the Right Wise King. His own king could become the Great Khan of the grassland after Jie Li, and that would be the most powerful person in the world.

Except for Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty in the south, no one in the world is better than the Right Wise King. Hou Junji's heart beat violently, his breathing tightened, and he felt that the blood in his body was flowing faster. His hands, which were tucked under his robe, suddenly clenched into fists, his face was extremely cold, his teeth were clenched, his cheeks bulged, and he looked at Tur with fire in his eyes without answering.

If he had not been in the Turkic camp at the time, he would have almost slammed the table and stepped forward to kill the messenger on the spot.

Yinan is a minister of the Tang Dynasty!

Even if Biheli obeyed orders but not proclamations, at least he did not surrender to the enemy. I didn't expect Yi Nan to be such a despicable villain. On the one hand, he expressed his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, he secretly surrendered to the Turks. It was a good idea to play two-faced.

Hou Junji suddenly turned around and looked at Li Yan with an inquiring look.

Li Yan nodded slightly, signaling him to calm down, and then asked: "Turbu, as far as I know, after the last war between our two tribes, the Yi people moved their old camp in the Irtysh River Valley south to the area north of the Helan Mountains and south of the Yin Mountains."

"Together with the Ashina Yun tribe in the south of the desert, they formed a pincer attack and protected the Fengzhou Jiuyuan Yellow River line of the Tang Dynasty."

"Now you are saying that Yi Nan wants to join the Turks. How can I believe it?"

Tuer Buda seemed to have expected such a question, and replied calmly: "Youxian King has misunderstood. Perhaps I did not make it clear just now. The Yinan leader wants to surrender to Youxian King, not the current New Turkic Khanate?"

"Well, what do you mean?" Li Yan's eyes flashed and he asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, you also know that our Yinan chieftain and Jie Li and his son once had a blood feud, which was irreconcilable. But you are different, Your Majesty. You are a Han Chinese who fled from the Central Plains to the grasslands, and you have no intersection with my Xueyantuo tribe."

"Everyone in the grasslands knows that Your Majesty is the ruler of the new Turkic Khanate. The father and son of Jie Li and Ashina Shi are yesterday's news. Your Majesty was cautious in the past, but now that you have defeated the Bibi tribe and annexed the northern desert, you are no longer a king."

"The king's prestige is at its peak."

Tuerbuda said excitedly: "Besides, I actually control the vast western grasslands. Xueyantuo surrendered. Even if you are of Han ethnicity, you are qualified to be the Great Khan of the grasslands. I, the chief of Yinan, am willing to support you to take a further step and replace the Ashina family."

"Reunite the entire grassland, and our grassland will be an unprecedentedly powerful country. Even if we go south to destroy the Tang Dynasty, it will be easy. When we conquer the Central Plains, then the king will be an unprecedented existence."

"As the great leader of the Yi people, I am honored to see such a great monarch born on the grassland and to follow such a hero with great talent and vision."

At this point, seeing that everyone in the tent was inspired and excited by his words, Turbuda explained: "My great leader thought that since we want to surrender to the Right Wise King, we must show enough sincerity and contribute to the Right Wise King's unification of the world."

"They pretended to submit to Li Shimin just to get Li Shimin's acquiescence and let the 300,000 Xueyantuo troops withdraw to the south."

"Now our army has stationed on the right wing of the Tang Dynasty's Yinshan Yellow River defense line without causing the Tang Dynasty to be on guard. As long as the king's army marches south and forces the Yellow River, attracting the Tang Dynasty's heavy troops to the front line, we Xueyantuo can suddenly launch an attack."

"From the western front, around Lingzhou Lanchi, we will charge into the Guannei Road."

"The Tang army is heavily concentrated along the Yinshan Mountain and the Yellow River. If they are attacked from both sides, their morale will be greatly disturbed. Then our army will sweep across Dingxiang, and then go north to join forces with the king's army to attack from both sides. The Tang army will be completely destroyed. Finally, we will unite our two forces and lead a million-strong army straight into the interior of the country."

"After passing Dingxiang, Shuofang, Yinzhou and other passes along the Great Wall, you will reach the vast plains of the capital. By then, what can the Tang Dynasty use to resist the millions of cavalrymen from the grasslands? Even if a god were alive, it would be difficult to reverse the situation. It would be a piece of cake to destroy the Tang Dynasty."

Tur did not answer but stood in the middle of the tent, talking eloquently and spitting everywhere.

He was very confident that in the face of such an unprecedented achievement, the Right Wise King could definitely ignore the previous conflicts and put the overall situation first.

The more Hou Junji listened, the uglier his expression became. By the end of Tuerbu's speech, Hou Junji's face was pale, cold sweat was pouring down his forehead, and his back was also cold. He knew that if Yi Nan was really determined to surrender to the Turks.

What Tour did not say was not just a piece of paper.

As an important military commander at the core of the Tang Dynasty, he knew about Li Shimin's troop deployment and combat intentions.

That is to gather heavy troops along the Yinshan Mountain and the Yellow River, and use the natural barrier of the Yellow River to stop the Turkic army from advancing southward. Among them, the Ashina Yun tribe in the south of the desert and the Xueyantuo tribe in Yinan were both very important wings, used to contain the cavalry behind the Turkic army during wartime.

But now that part of Yi Nan has turned against them, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the Tang Dynasty.

The next war would almost repeat the same mistake as the Battle of Dingxiang six years ago, except that the winners and losers would be reversed, with the Tang Dynasty being the defeated party and the grassland being the victorious party.

Hou Junji looked at Turbuda with a beaming face and felt extremely angry. In the past five or six years, the Tang Dynasty had to spend a huge amount of money every year to maintain the grassland tribes such as Yi Nan and Biheli. The three major military governorates alone consumed nearly 30% of the national treasury.

But what the court got in return was Biheli's vulnerable position and Yinan's secret betrayal. These ungrateful wolves are impossible to tame. Is the court really wrong?

(End of this chapter)