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

They looked at Xueyantuo and his men, who had barely entered and were already arguing with the Hun tribe leaders present.

A hint of a smile flashed in Gao Yang's eyes.

She now understands her elder brother's plans more and more.

While isolating the Xueyantuo, the government is also increasing its investment in Baikal County, which is like building a huge urn for the Tiele tribes.

Among them, a large fish named Xueyantuo and a dozen or so other small tribes were left behind.

They did not give the Xueyantuo any opportunity to trade, but allowed merchants to trade with small Tiele tribes such as Hunbu, Bayegu, and Tongluo.

Not only did the Tang Dynasty not need to invest a lot of manpower and resources in such a vast northern grassland, but it also ensured that the northern border, which was in a period of vulnerability after the destruction of the Eastern Turks, would not be threatened.

Once the naturalized Turkic people were completely assimilated, they accepted their identity as Tang people.

That's when Xueyantuo, the catfish, was served on the table.

"Enough! Her Highness the Princess is here, do not be rude!" Yinan shouted angrily, his eyes filled with disappointment as he looked at his subordinates who were about to attack him on the spot.

He then hurriedly knelt down.

"My men are uncouth and have disturbed Your Highness. Please forgive them!"

Yinan spoke with a submissive demeanor.

Gao Yang smiled faintly: "Chief of Xueyantuo, there's no need for such formalities. Please sit down."

After Yinan thanked him and sat down, Gaoyang inquired about the situation outside.

"I heard that Yinan brought quite a few people this time?"

Yi Nan cupped his hands in greeting: "I was afraid of disturbing Your Highness, so I only brought a thousand men. But Your Highness can rest assured, all of them are brave and skilled warriors, and they will definitely escort Your Highness to Baikal County safely!"

"Tch, His Highness already has five thousand personal guards; why would he need to go to such lengths..."

Mo Tu Luo spoke with feigned disdain, but Yinan merely glanced at him coldly, preoccupied with important matters, and too lazy to argue with him.

Seeing that Gao Yang seemed to treat him fairly well, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then hesitated and asked with his hands clasped in a gesture of respect.

"May I ask, Your Highness, that you have come to Baikal County to establish a long-term presence there? Is this true?"

Gao Yang nodded, and Yinan was overjoyed.

"If Your Highness is able to stay in Baikal County, our Xueyantuo tribe will be ready to serve you at any time if needed in the future!"

He paused, then respectfully continued, "This is my son, Dadu She, he..."

"presumptuous!!!"

Before Yi Nan could finish speaking, Hong Yu, the commander of the personal guards standing next to Gao Yang, suddenly shouted sharply.

With a sharp slash, the sword was drawn from its sheath.

Startled, Yinan shuddered and followed the other person's gaze, nearly losing his soul in shock.

He saw his son, Dadushe, staring at Princess Gaoyang with a foolish, infatuated look, staring at her incessantly.

When Hongyu snapped him out of his daze, drool was still dripping from the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, Yinan felt like he wanted to die.

Upon seeing this, a ruthless glint flashed in Mo Tu Luo's eyes.

"To be so disrespectful before the princess is a capital offense! Guards, tie this shameless scoundrel up!"

At a single command, several tribal leaders inside the tents rose up and charged toward the large tent.

Just as the two Xueyantuo chieftains were about to stop them, Yinan glared at them, and they quickly stopped.

"Father, Father, I..."

Da Dushe was immediately pinned down, struggling and shouting in a panic and anxiety, but Xue Yantuo slapped him across the face, silencing him instantly.

"thump....."

"I have failed in my duty to manage my subordinates and have offended Your Highness. Please punish me, Your Highness!"

Looking at the Yi man with his head on the ground, showing no airs of a Xueyantuo leader, Gao Yang actually felt quite sorry for him.

Judging from the current situation, this guy is indeed submissive to the Tang Dynasty. Although we can only see the surface of his submissiveness at the moment, if he is properly trained, he could become a loyal dog.

Unfortunately... all those people who fled north from the Eastern Turkic Khaganate were absorbed by the Xueyantuo.

This catfish can only be this one.

"Alright! Drag him out and give him thirty lashes!"

Before Yinan could relax, Gaoyang's voice came again.

"The Xueyantuo troops don't need to escort me. Go back to where you came from. Keep your men in check. I have warriors from the Hun tribe and several other tribes to escort me, so there's no need for the Xueyantuo to worry about me."

The barbarian was greatly alarmed.

"Your Highness, the Xueyantuo are utterly loyal to the Tang Dynasty and have no disloyalty whatsoever! This matter stems from my failure to properly educate my son; I implore Your Highness..."

"Enough! Get out of here!"

Gao Yang slammed his fist on the table and rebuked him.

Immediately, two impatient Hun tribe leaders grabbed the barbarian man and dragged him out of the tent.

A schadenfreude flashed in Motuluo's eyes, and he almost burst out laughing on the spot, but fortunately he managed to control his facial expression in time, revealing an indignant look.

"Your Highness, you see, even the son of that barbarian is so rude. You can imagine what kind of people the Xueyantuo are... If it weren't for the Great Tang and Lord Wei's orders not to bully us all these years, we would probably be... alas!"

A long sigh, filled with grievances, the truth of which was unknown.

Gao Yang was fully aware of his behavior and nodded solemnly.

"The Xueyantuo were indeed too rude, but Chief Motuluo, rest assured, from now on, when I am stationed in Baikal County, I will not allow such a thing to happen again!"

"I have arrived! Justice has arrived! The law has arrived!"

When a fast horse carrying a letter arrived in Baikal County ahead of time.

Wei Zheng, who had been eagerly anticipating Gao Yang and his group's arrival, was so shocked upon reading the letter that he nearly dropped his teacup.

"Hiss! The thirteen tribes of Tiele have donated six thousand elite cavalry?!"

He stared blankly at the contents of the letter, pausing slowly and deliberately, worried that he might have made a mistake somewhere.

However, upon seeing the end, all I felt was shock.

He paced anxiously back and forth in the study, initially hoping that Gao Yang, the favored young master, could bring some talent and resources under the pretext of taking up his fief.

This will allow Baikal County to move towards the next level of high-quality development and construction.

did not expect......

"The little ancestor has directly become the real ancestor?!"

Wei Zheng felt a sudden ache in his teeth and a headache, so he ordered someone to summon Cheng Yaojin to his side.

"Wei Zheng, you rascal! I finally have a day off, and you..."

"Look at it!"

Before the rude fellow could complain, Wei Zheng threw the letter in front of him.

"This Princess Gaoyang came with great force this time. Even halfway there, she organized a cavalry force from the small and medium-sized tribes of Tiele, known as the North Sea Dragon Cavalry, in addition to the five thousand personal guards arranged for her by His Highness the Crown Prince."

Wei Zheng rubbed his forehead and temples, already able to imagine what Baikal County would look like in the future.

After reading the letter, Cheng Yaojin's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"First, a force of over ten thousand soldiers... Isn't Princess Gaoyang afraid of His Highness's punishment?"

Wei Zheng snorted and pointed to a line on the letter.

"Look, look! This Princess Gaoyang has truly mastered our prince's underhanded tricks!"

"The letter clearly states that these 6,000 elite cavalrymen are a cavalry regiment voluntarily formed by the Tiele tribes to protect future trade routes and local stability. They are directly under the command of our Crown Prince, the True Khan. Since His Highness is unable to command them, Princess Gaoyang has taken over command!"

"Goddess Special Girl will take command!!!"

At this moment, Wei Zheng couldn't help but swear.