Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

Western Turks.

Mohedu Khan's tent.

At the Tang envoy's residence, Moheduo Khan, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, looked at the chaotic state of the Tang envoy's residence and then glanced at Zheng Wuhe and the others who were now tied to a pillar.

Several Turkic tribal leaders glared at them angrily.

"Great Khan, these Tang envoys really cannot stay here. Let's send them back. These guys clearly want to die on our land."

"Yes, Great Khan, send a cavalry force to escort them all the way back to the Tang Dynasty! These guys are all sickly and debilitated, always seeking death like this. No matter how much we try to guard against them, we can't stop them!"

When a tribal chief got excited, he suddenly slammed the chopsticks in his hand onto a Tang envoy standing next to him.

"You're all stabbing yourselves to death with chopsticks? You're all fearless!"

Upon hearing this, Mohedu Khan's forehead veins throbbed, and his gaze toward Zheng Wuhe and the others darkened considerably.

But the next moment.

"Hey, hey, hey? Are you trying to kill us? Come on, hahaha, why didn't you do this sooner? You've made everyone look bad!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, cough cough cough, I, I'll start!"

"I'll go first. You can use my head however you like, even kick it like a ball."

"You can feed my corpse to the wolves or trample it under your horses' hooves, it's all up to you. Just kill me first, hurry up."

Mohedu Khan: "..."

The insults and threats were on the tip of his tongue when he looked at the Tang envoys who were all sticking their heads out and shouting as if they sensed some reward was about to be bestowed upon them.

He swallowed it back silently.

He was terrified that if he said it, these disgusting Tang envoys would faint from excitement on the spot...

"I have already sent people to find Si Yehu. He does not agree with your Tang Dynasty's claim of avenging his father. If you continue to press him like this, you are simply trying to provoke a war!"

Zheng Wuhe, though bound, gave a disdainful smile.

He tilted his head back, and his eyes instantly became innocent and aggrieved.

"Mohe! You are insulting my Great Tang! Who in this world doesn't know that my Great Tang loves peace the most!"

The Turkic leader standing nearby was furious: "You love peace, so you captured Jieli and Tuli and brought them to Chang'an!"

"You love peace, so you've taken over the grasslands that originally belonged to us Turks!"

"You love peace, so why do you insist on occupying the land of the Tuyuhun people?!"

"Hypocritical and despicable!"

One of the delegation members, a relative of Tang Jian, the Minister of Rites, spat a mouthful of phlegm, possibly still carrying some kind of pathogenic substance, onto the man's face.

"Our Great Tang Dynasty occupies their land? What do you mean by 'their land'?!"

"This land belongs to virtuous people. When the Eastern Turks suffered from man-made disasters and natural calamities, our glorious Tang Dynasty aided the Turkic people, thus winning their hearts. They voluntarily joined our Tang Dynasty. Why do you say that our Tang Dynasty invaded them?"

"Since you are unwilling to acknowledge the sovereignty of the Great Tang Dynasty over Zhenbei Circuit... huh?"

Tang Luo was stunned halfway through his sentence.

He turned his head and looked at the other members of the delegation, who also seemed to have discovered the key point, just like the blind students.

"Lord Zheng, this reason seems quite reasonable, doesn't it?"

Zheng Wuhe: "Hiss!"

Don't say it, don't say it!

Zheng Wuhe coughed twice, his expression becoming serious.

"So, what Great Khan Moheduo means is that the Western Turks do not recognize that the territories that once belonged to Jieli and Tuli now belong to our Great Tang?"

"Could you provide a letter of inquiry?"

Mohedu Khan's face instantly turned bright red: "I never said that!"

Even the Turkic leader who had just refuted Tang Luo was now trembling with anger.

"You, you treacherous Tang people! You'll use anything as a pretext to start a war!"

"Since you've abandoned all shame, why bother looking for a reason to start a war? Why don't you just say that one of your horses has run away in our Western Turkic Khaganate!"

Upon hearing this, one of the Tang envoys burst into laughter, and when he looked at the Turkic leader who had tied them up again, he even showed a hint of admiration.

"Hahaha, not bad, that's a good idea... The white-hoofed pheasant bestowed upon the Crown Prince by His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty has recently gone missing, and I..."

"Enough! Stop your nonsense!" Mohedu Khan couldn't stand these scoundrels' talk anymore.

A sharp rebuke interrupted him.

With a gloomy expression, he suddenly gave orders to his subordinates behind him.

"Prepare carriages and send a cavalry unit to escort them back to the Tang Dynasty!"

Seeing that Zheng Wuhe still wanted to say something, Mohedu Khan's expression became even more displeased.

"I will write a letter to your Tang Emperor and Crown Prince, telling them that the tribe that killed Tongyagu Khan, along with their cattle, sheep, and warhorses, will be sent to the Tang Dynasty!"

"Western Turks have absolutely no intention of provoking the Tang Dynasty... The land of Jieli and his people will also belong to the Tang Dynasty in the future!"

Zheng Wuhe and the other Tang envoys cursed inwardly.

Hey!

Is this old bastard some kind of turtle?!

You can tolerate this?!

Seeing the gazes of the Tang envoys turn to Zheng Wuhe, who was leading the group, Mo Hedu narrowed his eyes and gave orders to his subordinates.

"Find several more carriages, one for each of them! Have dozens of men keep watch on each of them, gag them the entire way, and don't allow them any chance to have any contact with each other!"

The Tang envoys: "!!!"

"Damn it! Moheduo, are you even a man?! Don't you Turks have a single man?! How could you become the Great Khan?!"

"Pah! Coward! Trash!"

"Ahhh! I'm not going back! I'm not going back, I... cough cough cough cough!"

Mo He was furious. He pointed at the group of guys who were deliberately coughing, trying to worsen their condition, and angrily rebuked them.

"Force the medicine down his throat! Force the medicine down his throat!"

"You can die anywhere, just don't die on our Western Turkic land! Go back to your Great Tang and die!"

"Go! Summon my physician and have him accompany the group! Also, take my ginseng roots with you!"

"A few sickly people want to provoke us into war? They're dreaming!"

"Anyone who didn't know better would think I, the Khan, couldn't even keep these guys alive! Bring ginseng, bring all the medicinal herbs! One for each of them!"

"Tie them up! Tie them up for me!"

He watched as his men bound Zheng Wuhe and the others tightly, like pigs.

Mohedu Khan took a deep breath, just about to say something, when suddenly a series of anxious footsteps came from outside.

"Great Khan! Great Khan! People from the left wing have arrived!"

Upon hearing this news, everyone present, including Zheng Wuhe, had a change in expression.

Zheng Wuhe and the others' eyes lit up, as if they had heard some great news.

however.

Mo Heduo's expression turned grave: "Who is this person?"

The subordinate, slightly out of breath, reported: "Yes, it's Khan Siyehu! He's come personally with his men!"

"what?!"

Seeing Zheng Wuhe and the others suddenly become excited, Mo Heduo's expression changed.

"Gag them! Send men to keep watch here; no one can leave this place for a moment!"

With that, he quickly walked outside.

When Mohedu Khan saw that Siyaghu Khan had actually come in person, he felt a mixture of joy and worry.

On the one hand, if the Tang Dynasty insisted on attacking them, the presence of the Siyegu Khan would at least alleviate some of the pressure. However... looking at the Siyegu Khan who had actually led his troops directly to his camp.

Mo Hedu couldn't help but feel a bit wary.

Between Suyab and his camp, there are several tribes in between.

Without any prior notice or obstruction, this group allowed Si Yehu to lead his men to his headquarters...

When Siyegu Khan saw Mohedu, he smiled.

He went straight to the point, asking directly, "Where are the people from the Tang Dynasty?"

Mohedu Khan glanced at the crowd behind him: "Have your men wait here. You take a squad of guards and come with me into the city to discuss the details."

Siyehu Khan didn't say anything, and led a hundred men into the city.

He looked around furtively, a half-smile on his face, and made "tsk tsk tsk" sounds.

His arrogant and frivolous demeanor intensified Mo Heduo's worries.

When he led the Khan into the main hall, which was used for deliberation, he recounted what Zheng Wuhe and the others had done in the past few days.

He then explained his plan again.

Siyehu Khan slammed his hand on the table in front of him with a loud bang.

"Mohedu! Do you even count as a man?! Those Tang people are already defecating and pissing on the heads of our Western Turks, and they've even sent people to your tent to humiliate you like this!"

"Instead of thinking about fighting back, you're already thinking about surrendering before even fighting?!"

Behind him, the leaders of several Turkic tribes from the left wing of the Western Turkic Khaganate who had followed Siyegu Khan in all wore disdainful sneers.

His disdainful gaze was directed unabashedly at Mohedu Khan, who was sitting in the main seat.

Mo Heduo looked utterly aggrieved.

"Hmph! Easier said than done. Do you think I, the Khan, don't want to fight? But what would I use to fight?!"

"The Tang Dynasty has just annexed the territories of Jieli and Tuli. Even the merchants who travel between the two countries are talking about the Tang Dynasty's strength and prosperity. They have a powerful army and weapons that are said to be divine thunder. You..."

Siyehu Khan interrupted him immediately.

“You’re just scared! The Great Tang has indeed conquered the Eastern Turks. I’m not a savage who’s out of touch with the outside world. Even though I’m fighting those Persians, I know that the Great Tang is not the same as it used to be.”

"However, this is not a reason for you, as the Khan of our Western Turks, to be selfish and cowardly!"

Mo Heduo was so badly scolded that he broke down on the spot.

With a whoosh, he suddenly stood up.

Angry eyes widened.

"I am a coward?! I am a selfish man?!"

Have you ever fought against the Tang Dynasty?

"Do you know how many soldiers the Tang Dynasty had, and how unpredictable their military strategies were?"

"Do you know how pathetic it was when Jieli and Tuli caused trouble for the Tang Dynasty and were chased by their emperor Li Shimin and that mad crown prince Li Chengqian?!"

"Even if the ironclad armor of the Tang Dynasty were placed before you, and you stood still and let us shoot, our arrows could not penetrate it!"

Siyehu Khan, however, slammed his fist on the table and stood up in the same manner.

His face was full of arrogance.

"You still say you weren't scared out of your wits by the Tang Dynasty! The person who came this time wasn't Li Shimin, nor was it that madman Li Chengqian, it was Li Yuan!"

"That old bastard Li Yuan, who only managed to ascend the throne with the support of Jieli and Tuli!"

"If we capture such a useless piece of trash at this point, wouldn't the Tang Dynasty be at our mercy?!"

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