The terms of negotiation between the two sides have been agreed, and all that remains is to see if they can be complied with. Li Guanqi also had to pay attention to it, although at this stage he could win valuable development time by establishing good relations with the Turks, but now after all, he had to pay attention to using his own food to feed his former enemies. So he said with a stern expression: "I know that the grassland boy is the most important promise, and since we have this alliance, we must not repeat it again." I will do what I promised you. What about you? Will they still invade my territory at every turn? ”

Sharo Khan stood up, walked to the quiver next to him, pulled out an arrow feather, and broke it with a "snap": "The eagle fell and the arrow was broken, which is the heaviest in the oath of my khanate." If I break the alliance, I will be like an arrow! ”

Li Guanqi high-fived and said, "Okay, I believe in you." Then we will go out and punish the white horse and make an alliance. What do you think? ”

The real outcome of negotiations is often decided by a small number of people. Now Li Guanqi promised to send food and maintained domestic stability with money and goods; The original intention of Sharo Khan was to ask for gold silk. The two men each had their own gains, and an unprecedented covenant was made.

The two walked out of the tent, and Sharo Khan ordered a white horse to be brought in. One of Sharo Khan's guards armed with a blade attempted to cut off the horse's head in order to obtain the Blood Covenant.

Li Guanqi waved his hand to stop the guard, turned to Shaluo Khan and said, "Since we are free from war, we don't have to sacrifice this good white horse anymore." Find a place with a lot of meat and prick it, take a cup of horse blood, and it is enough. ”

Sharo Khan nodded in agreement, and the guard followed their instructions and stabbed his horse for blood. Two more guards took two large silver wine glasses, poured most of the spirits into them, and then mixed the horse's blood, and the clear wine suddenly turned red.

Li Guanqi held the silver cup and said loudly to the Sharo Khan: "May the Khan become the lord of the steppe as soon as possible." ”

Sharo Khan also said loudly: "May the two countries be friendly for generations." ”

The two of them raised their heads and drank the blood wine.

Sharo Khan arched his hand and said, "In this way, I will return north." I hope you remember today's alliance. Deliver food as soon as possible. ”

Li Guanqi nodded and said, "I will never go back on what I promised." You can rest assured. But before leaving, shouldn't you tell me these days, why are you deliberately delaying time? ”

Sharo Khan smiled slightly, and asked instead of answering, "Do you know why we keep beating you?" ”

Li Guanqi was stunned. I don't know what Sharo Khan meant when he suddenly said this, of course he wouldn't think that the Turks were full of food and had nothing to do, and they came to fight because they were idle and hurt. In fact, it was because the Turks couldn't eat enough that they came to rob it. So, he said in a deep voice, "Because you don't have enough supplies. ”

"Not bad." Sharo Khan sighed and said, "The grassland is different from you, we are very poor, and once the population is large, the grassland cannot support so many people. So we're going to rob you. But this is only one aspect, after all, there is a limit to what is stolen, so there are still dead people. When the population is small, the grasslands can be fed. The reason why I had to stall was because I didn't grab anything this time, and there weren't enough people dying. ”

"Damn. If I had known this, I wouldn't have given you anything, and I would have let you die a few more. Li Guanqi didn't say this. Because he knew that Sharo would definitely not let his own tribe send them to death. It would only allow other small tribes to die, which would only further strengthen Sharo's rule over the Western Turks. At the same time, the Western Turks lost too much of their capital, and they lost the capital to compete with the Eastern Turks. Only when the Eastern and Western Turks are equal in strength is the most favorable situation for the Great Cadres.

At that moment, the two parted ways and returned to their respective armies. Subsequently. The rear of the Turkic army changed to the front team and slowly returned to the desert steppe.

Li Guanqi returned to the gate, and everyone rushed up to ask what was going on.

Yang Bozheng asked with concern: "Your Majesty went to meet with Sharo Khan in person, it is really too dangerous. The Turks are all jackals and do not speak of faith. His Majesty stepped forward. There is a suspicion of underestimating the enemy. However, His Majesty was confident and persuaded Sha Luo to withdraw in a few words, I don't know what clever trick His Majesty used? ”

Li Guanqi said: "The reason why Shaluo Khan dared to come this time was because my Daqian had just suppressed the domestic rebellion, and I thought that we would definitely not be able to stop them. But he didn't expect that I would go on a personal expedition, and he didn't expect me to win. Therefore, it was inevitable for Sharo to retreat, and I just gave him a step to retreat. ”

"I don't know what steps His Majesty gave Sharo?" Lin Bai asked beside him.

"I promised to give him three million stone of grain to help him survive the winter." Li Guanqi said casually.

"Huh?" Everyone couldn't help but exclaim, they didn't expect Li Guanqi to come forward to negotiate in person, and he actually talked about such a result. Isn't this a loss-making business? Where is there a fight to compensate the other party? Although it is nominally a subsidy, it is actually equivalent to compensation. Isn't this a loss of power and humiliation of the country? I knew that this was the result, so why did I need Li Guanqi to go out in person? Who here can't do this?

"What? Everyone seems to have different opinions about what I'm doing, huh? Li Guanqi smiled and said, "Then let's hear it." ”

Everyone was silent for a while, but Yang Bozheng came forward and said: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, my Daqian has been thriving, and Zhongxing is imminent." However, please forgive the minister, the minister really can't understand the purpose of His Majesty's move? Is it to influence the Turks with a benevolent heart? You know, they are wolves, and they still bite when they are full! ”

"O you! It's too underestimated. Li Guanqi smiled and said, "When did I ever do a loss-making business?" Do you think that the three million stone grains I gave to Sharo for nothing? ”

"Oh? Are there any other conditions? Lin Bai asked first.

"Of course." Li Guanqi's face was solemn, and he said, "I have drawn a cake for Sha Luo, and he is now bent on sweeping away the Eastern Turks and becoming the lord of the grassland." The reason why I won the war and gave them back is because the country is not at peace, the people are not rich, and what they need now is to recuperate. If we don't, although Sharo will lose this time, he will come back next year, and if he comes back in the future, we will lose even more. Now with a little food, we can send them to fight the Eastern-Turkic nests, and we can take advantage of the opportunity to recover, and in time, we can destroy them in one fell swoop. The ancients said that if you want to take it, you must give it first, don't you understand this truth? ”

Lin Bai arched his hand and praised: "Your Majesty's divine wit is vertical and horizontal, and the ministers are really too late." Your Majesty can sympathize with the people, drive the enemy away from the invisible with wisdom, and do it for the blessing of the world. (To be continued......)