Chapter 837: A Verbal Covenant
The little Khan quickly calmed down.
He snorted coldly: "I am a little Turkic khan, second only to Jieli Khan, how can I need the help of the Tang people?"
"When the two countries were at war, you went to great lengths to infiltrate the enemy camp in order to persuade me to withdraw my troops.
"But I tell you, if you want me to withdraw my troops, it is impossible.
"And now if I shout, the soldiers outside will rush in, and you all have to die!"
After saying that, the little Khan of Tuli showed a grim expression, as if he wanted to scare them away.
However, Qin Shubao's expression was even more cruel than his, and even terrifying: "If the little khan doesn't want to live anymore, he can shout outside." ”
"You ......" Tuli Little Khan's momentum instantly weakened.
Cheng Zhijie said: "If the little Khan doesn't want Jieli Khan to suspect you of colluding with the Tang people, it's best to talk to me calmly." ”
The little Khan of Tuli was angry, but he was not willing to be pinched by them like this, so he said viciously: "If you have something to say, say it quickly." ”
Cheng Zhijie said quickly: "Little Khan just said that your status is second only to Jieli Khan, and you don't need our help.
"But as far as I know, it was only out of brotherhood and in the face of your father, Shibi Khan, that he named your nephew a little khan.
"And Jieli Khan doesn't trust you, and even guards against you, that's why you are in charge of the eastern Turks.
"Your position is now in jeopardy due to the barrenness and poverty of the eastern Turkic regions, and your indiscriminate taxation has caused a lot of resentment among the people.
"If this continues, Jieli Khan will take back your rights, and when the time comes, not only will you not be able to regain the position of Khan that originally belonged to you, but you will not even be able to keep the only eastern region.
"In this situation, does the little khan really not want our king to help you?"
When Cheng Zhijie spoke out about his predicament, the mental defense of the little Khan of Tuli was broken.
He suppressed his voice and asked, "What does King Qin want to do?" ”
Hearing this, a faint smile flashed in Cheng Zhijie's eyes, but the expression on his face still maintained the seriousness of the negotiation: "Our king hopes that the little khan will withdraw his troops and persuade the Jieli khan to withdraw from the territory of the Tang Dynasty at the same time."
"In return, our king will help the little khan to stabilize his position and be the most solid foreign aid to the little khan."
The little Khan of Tuli was moved: "I have a few requests, I wonder if King Qin can agree?" ”
"Please!"
After the little Khan of Tuli finished speaking, Cheng Zhijie smiled: "These are all right, our king can promise you." ”
"Can you call the shots?" The little Khan looked at him suspiciously.
"Of course." Cheng Zhijie explained: "Our king is wise and wise, and he has already considered these problems that the little khan said.
"The king said that as long as the little Khan is true to his word, he will be your eternal incense brother and will smooth out all difficulties for you." ”
Promises are always the most beautiful.
But the Turks were always capricious and did not keep their promises, so after the little Turki Khan was agitated, he did not believe Li Shimin's promises.
"There is no basis for my words, I want King Qin to give me a strong guarantee."
Cheng Zhijie sneered in his heart, a strong guarantee naturally refers to the kind of documents and tokens, but such a thing as a handle, the King of Qin will naturally not give it to the little Khan of Tuli.
He said expressionlessly: "The two countries are at war, and such a thing may bring disaster to the little khan, so this time, our king only made a verbal covenant with the little khan." ”
As soon as he heard that it was just a verbal appointment, the little Khan of Tuli immediately became angry, clapped his hands on the case, and suddenly stood up: "Speaking of which, King Qin originally wanted to empty the gloves of the white wolf, you think it is beautiful, but I am not a fool."
"In case after I withdraw my troops, the King of Qin repents and has no evidence, who will I go to reason?"
Cheng Zhijie was not frightened by his momentum, but sank his face and looked more angry than him: "Our king has always been trustworthy and promised, and even if he risks his life, he will do it."
"He will never be as treacherous as you Turks, and will not treat the covenant as nothing."
Hearing this, the little Khan blushed slightly, and his expression was very embarrassed for a while.
Cheng Zhijie pretended not to see it, and was still domineering: "Little Khan should recognize his current situation, it is because you need the help of our king, not that our king is begging for help from you."
"Do you think Jieli Khan is valuing you by letting you send troops together this time? He just wants your soldiers to be the vanguard, and then when you're exhausted, he will wipe you out in one fell swoop. ”
Tuli Little Khan's face turned pale, no wonder the Khan let him attack first every time, it turned out that he had such a vicious intention......
When Cheng Zhijie saw his expression, he knew that his words had worked, so he softened his tone slightly: "Don't worry, as long as you withdraw your troops, Jieli Khan will definitely withdraw your troops and sue for peace with the Tang Army."
"When the time comes, you will be able to sign an alliance with our king, and this is a real guarantee."
The little Khan of Tuli was silent.
At this time, there was a commotion outside.
Cheng Zhijie put down the sentence "That's all I have to say, and ask the little khan to think more about himself", and then left the big tent with Qin Shubao.
As soon as they were gone, the people on the earth woke up.
After sobering up, the guards remembered what had just happened and were shocked: "Little Khan, are you okay?" Those people just now ......"
"I'm fine." The little Khan of Tuli interrupted the guards and sternly warned them: "What happened in the tent just now must not be leaked. ”
Everyone's expressions were awe-inspiring: "Yes." ”
Before the words fell, a Turkic soldier broke in: "Little Khan, the Tang army is coming." ”
Tuli Little Khan immediately rushed out of the big tent: "Defend quickly, defend." ”
"Wait."
The little Khan suddenly stopped and instructed his generals: "Don't send the main force." ”
On the other side, Jieli Khan heard the news that Li Shimin led his army to attack, and immediately ordered his generals to resist and prepare to go into battle in person.
But when he got on his horse, he saw the little Turki Khan standing in front of the big tent, and he did not take part in the battle himself, and the main army of the little Turki khan did not move.
Jieli Khan immediately stopped and instructed Ashnasimo: "Withdraw the main force, and let the other tribes resist the Tang army first." ”
"Khan, why is that?" Ashina Simo asked puzzled.
Jieli Khan was a little impatient and yelled at him: "Don't ask so much, go and withdraw the main force first." ”
Seeing that Jieli Khan was very anxious, Ashina Simo did not dare to ask more, and immediately went to recall the main force.
After coming back, seeing that Zhao Deyan was persuading Jieli Khan to withdraw his troops, Ashina Simo rushed over angrily, grabbed Zhao Deyan's clothes, and picked him up: "You villain, what are you talking to the Khan?"
"I'm telling you, the Khan won't withdraw his troops, you get out of here."
"Let it go...... Open...... I ......" Zhao Deyan struggled, but the more he struggled, the more uncomfortable he became, and he hurriedly asked Jieli Khan for help: "But ...... Sweat...... Save...... I ......"