On the same day and night, Yanmen was closed.

At this time, negotiations between the Central Plains and the Turks had not yet begun, but a dispute suddenly broke out within the steppe mission.

"Dierozhi, can you be a little arrogant of the Turks?"

The little saint looked angry, her pretty face was full of frost, but she didn't seem to be angry, but a color that hated iron but not steel.

Not far from her, a Turkic boy stood timidly, his eyebrows full of cowardice, as if he wanted to open his mouth to fight back but did not dare.

Seeing his appearance, the little saint became more and more angry, and said hatefully: "Although your father Jieli Khan can't be regarded as a hero, he can barely be regarded as a rather imposing figure, and you, as his heir, should inherit this kind of spirit, but look at your appearance, you are even more restrained than the Han people in the Central Plains...... No, it's a shame to use Han to describe you, after all, there are also bold characters in Han people, I should use a little girl to describe you, you look like a Han girl......"

This was really a slap in the face, and the Turkic boy opposite became more and more embarrassed, but unfortunately although he was very embarrassed, he never dared to ridicule him.

After a long time, the young man timidly spoke, and said in a low voice: "You want to send out 2,000 cattle, this price is too great, cattle and sheep are not only the wealth of the Turks, but also the food of the Turks, now that the cold winter has come, there are countless herdsmen on the steppe who will suffer, if you can keep more cattle and sheep, you can let more herdsmen survive, so, therefore, I can't agree to your request." ”

The little saint was furious and asked him, "Do you want to redeem your father?" ”

The young man nodded hurriedly, and said with longing, "Of course I want to." ”

"If you want to, then you agree to my request. Prepare at once a thousand head of oxen, and then two thousand sheep, and ten more female slaves with fancy branches, and a truckload of gold and silver orbs, and send someone to send them out secretly while the night is dark. Remember, be sure to send it. Only by giving these gifts can we Turks make a lot of money. ”

"Why do you have to send it?"

"Because the negotiator of the Han people is greedy for money and lustful, as long as he is given enough money, coupled with a woman who is flamboyant, he will inevitably speak for us and let us have the upper hand in the negotiation."

"What if he takes the money and refuses to do anything?"

"Hmph, don't worry. This sacrifice has already found out that although this Gu Tianya is greedy for money and lustful, he keeps his promise, and it is precisely because he is greedy for money and lustful but keeps his promise that his disciples are worried that he will be conquered by us...... Haven't you noticed these days? His disciples pleaded everywhere with the Han people to be vigilant, what to be careful of? The main thing to watch out for is us. His disciples were very worried, for fear that we would give gifts to their money-greedy masters. ”

"But how do I think this seems to be deliberately told to us?"

"Huh? Are you questioning the probing of this sacrifice? Then I can tell you that your questioning is completely unnecessary, if you leave it as usual, maybe this is really a plan, but this negotiation is about to start, and the other party is in a hurry to reveal the weakness of their master, this will definitely not be a strategy, but really anxious. As for the reason, it is actually very simple, the more the strategy, the more secretive it must be, and if it is known to everyone, the strategy will no longer be a strategy. And the other party just made everyone know, do you think this can still be a ploy? ”

"But I still think they may have done it on purpose. The Han people are too cunning, perhaps because they guessed that we would guess so, so they deliberately made everyone know about it, so that we thought that they were not using a strategy. ”

"Ridiculous, ridiculous, how many times have you only been in contact with Han Chinese? Do you dare to use your own careful thinking to figure out the Han people? This sacrifice has been reading the Han military books since he was a child, and he is extremely proficient in the strategies of the Han people. If I say it's not a ploy, then it's certainly not a ploy. ”

“…… Well, I listen to your ......"

The Turkic boy seemed to be persuaded, and finally nodded reluctantly.

But he was obviously still reluctant to give those gifts, and couldn't help but whisper: "Can you give half of it first, lest the other party accept something and refuse to do something." ”

The little saintess was furious, and her pretty face once again showed the color of hatred for iron and steel, and said angrily: "Can you be more generous, don't do things so picky and search." There is an old saying among the Han people, which is called that gifts should be sent to the stomach, not in one step, but directly filling the other party's appetite to the stomach. If we are picking and searching for gifts, it is likely to have the opposite effect...... I have studied the Han people who are greedy for money, and found that the more greedy people are, the more radical they are, and once we don't give a gift that satisfies the other party, the other party is likely to feel that it is a humiliation, and if that situation really occurs, things will be difficult to handle. ”

The Turkic boy was full of distress, and said cowardly: "So you must give away so many cattle, sheep, gold, silver and jewelry?" ”

The little saint nodded, followed by another sentence, and said, "There are also women with flowers and branches, this gift cannot be forgotten." The more beautiful the woman, the better, and the more beautiful the woman, the more satisfied that guy is. ”

"Then you are the most beautiful woman, wouldn't you be able to top ten if you gave you one!"

The Turkic boy seemed to be dizzy and almost blurted out a sentence.

The little saintess was stunned for a moment, then her face was full of anger, and she yelled: "Dieluozhi, do you have any brains? As one of the main envoys of this Turkic negotiation, what is the matter with you asking me to give myself to the other side? Do you want the glory of the Turks? The honor of the prairie should be taken care of? ”

The young man was yelled at by her and shrunk his neck, but the little guy seemed to be stubborn, muttering: "Obviously, you can replace all the gifts alone, wouldn't it be better to give them to that money-greedy and lustful Han man." ”

The little saint's face was like frost, and she stomped away viciously.

At this time, a Turkic nobleman sighed, stepped forward and whispered to persuade the Turkic boy, and said: "Prince, you should listen to the arrangement of the little saint, the little saint is the heir of the ancient temple, her meaning represents the will of the wolf god, since she decided to give gifts to the Han people, then we will send it according to the requirements, this negotiation must not be complicated, our first task is to redeem the khan......"

The nobleman paused as he spoke, and then said: "As long as the Great Khan can come back, our royal court is still the first in the grassland, and when the time comes, as long as the horn is blown again, more and more armies can be gathered, and the humiliation brought to us by the Han people this time will inevitably make them repay it doubled." When we waved our army south again, all the Han Chinese would tremble under the might of the Turkic cavalry. At that time, the glory of the Turks rose again. ”

The Turkic boy was silent, and after a long time, he said as if questioning: "Really? Can it really regain its glory? ”

The Turkic nobles looked confident and said proudly: "Looking at today, our grassland is the most powerful, although the Han people established the Tang Dynasty, but their strength is weaker than ours, so our Turkic royal court will always be the first power in the world." ”

The boy was silent again, and refused to speak for a long time.

After a long time, he muttered, "One weakness, maybe another weakness." Although I am not as intelligent as you, nor do I study the military books of the Han people like you, I like to watch things on the grassland, and I can learn from those things...... I once saw a wolf king on the grassland, with his strong physique to intimidate the whole wolf pack, but suddenly one day, he was challenged by another wolf. Although the wolf king defeated the challenged wolf, he was unable to bite the wolf to death, so in the following time, the wolf always challenged the wolf king, and finally one day, finally one day......"

The Turkic nobleman was slightly stunned, and then said with disdain: "It's just a wolf, after all, it's different from a human." The alternation of wolf kings among wolves is due to old age and decay. But we are human beings, and how can human things be the same as those of wolves? Our prairie has millions of people, every one of them is a natural warrior, we will not be as weak as the wolf king, and the new wolf of Datang will never be able to challenge us. ”

"Maybe!"

The Turkic boy nodded.

He was naturally cowardly, and with innocence and honesty, if it weren't for the fact that he was the only son of Jieli Khan, I am afraid that he would not be able to live in the steppe at all, and those ferocious Turkic nobles alone could kill him ten times and a hundred times in secret.

This baby is not suitable to be a Turk.

But said that the Turkic nobleman saw that he finally agreed, and a relieved expression suddenly appeared on his face, this person stretched out his hand and patted the young man's shoulder gently, and said softly: "Your father and I can't keep you for a few years, you must grow up as soon as possible, and you must remember in the future that the Turks must be bold." Didn't the little saint ask you to give away a thousand cows and sheep? You just double it and send it out 2,000 heads. This is not in exchange for the help of the Han master, but to win the appreciation and satisfaction of the little saintess, she is the next generation of high priests, and with her support you can sit firmly on the throne of Khan. Got it? ”

The young man nodded again and again, and respectfully bowed to the nobleman.

The Turkic nobles were very relieved and turned around and walked out of the boy's room.

The boy watched him leave, but did not speak for a long time, until he felt that the nobles were far away, and then the boy sighed sadly, and muttered, "I don't want to be a khan, because I am afraid of seeing blood." I just want to be happy grazing on the grassland, talking to the cows and sheep every day. I want to herd countless cattle and sheep and bring my herdsmen to feed every day. I really don't want to plunder others, I just want to rely on my own skills to feed my people, I, I, I'm not a qualified Turk...... Uncle Abohan, after all, I want to disappoint you and Father Khan......"

Unfortunately, the night was dark, and there was silence all around, and no one could hear his sorrow, and no one could understand the heart of a Turkic boy.

He has been pure and kind since he was a child, never wanted to bully people, and not only was he kind to the Turkic herdsmen, but he was also sympathetic to the efforts of the Han people.

He believes that people should not oppress each other, because that is a bad thing that only wild beasts do.

……

Two days later, negotiations finally began.