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The next day, Ashina Simo went to Jincheng to ask Li Shimin for peace according to Zhao Tuo's instructions.

When Li Shimin learned that the Turks had come to sue for peace, he was first shocked, and then overjoyed!

Immediately arrange for people to greet the Turkic envoys and meet with them at the government office.

In the palace, Li Shimin looked at Ashina Simo who came to seek peace, and said with a smile: "My Tang Dynasty and the Turks are brothers and friends, and now it is a great joy to be able to turn hostility into jade silk again!" ”

"I don't know if the Turki Khan asked you to come to sue for peace this time, did you put forward any conditions?"

Ashina Simo looked at Li Shimin with a smile and said: "The Turki Khan and the Jieli Khan, treacherous and vainly trying to destroy the friendship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, have already let me kill them!" ”

"Now I, as the new Turkic Khan, have come to ask for peace with the Tang Dynasty in person!"

Li Shimin was shocked when he heard that Ashina Simo had killed Tuli and Jieli and became the new Turkic Khan, but he didn't show it on his face, but said slowly: "Then may I ask this new Turkic Khan, what are the conditions for coming to sue for peace this time?" ”

Ashina Simo still said with a smile on his face: "I hope that the Tang Dynasty can support me to become the new Turkic Khan, and crown me as the Turkic King, so that I can return to the steppe and unify the Turks!" ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he lowered his head, muttered for a long time, and said: "I am not qualified to agree to this condition, I must wait for me to return to Chang'an and ask the emperor!" ”

Ashina Simo seemed to have expected this for a long time, and continued: "I hope that Datang can open up merchants with my Turkic tribes and trade materials freely!" ”

Li Shimin nodded, the Turks went south, just to plunder materials, so as to survive the cold of the grassland, and the two sides exchanged business, which can be regarded as two benefits, so he nodded and agreed: "This is a good thing, I can make the decision and agree!" ”

Seeing that Li Shimin readily agreed, Ashina Simo continued: "I don't have any other requirements, today I will lead the soldiers to retreat to the grassland!" ”

"At the same time, I swear in the name of Immortality! Never bring troops and invade the territory of Datang! ”

Li Shimin was also very happy, he didn't expect this peace negotiation to be so simple, raised the teacup, and said to Ashina Simo: "As long as you wait for the troops to retreat, I will immediately return to Chang'an, explain the situation to the emperor, and let the Tang Dynasty support you to become the new Turkic leader!" ”

"May the Tang Dynasty and the Turks never fight again!"

Ashina Simo and Li Shimin did not have too many greetings, returned to the barracks, met Zhao Tuo, and made it clear about the matter of seeking peace.

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At this time, Zhao Tuo was sitting in the big tent in the center of the Turkic military camp, and next to him sat the Turkic high priest, listening to him teach the priest the ecstasy illusion

Golden Bell Illusion: Level 1: 10/100

Seeing Ashina Simo coming in from outside, Zhao Tuo gently flicked the bell in his hand, and Ashina Simo stayed where he was, falling into an illusion.

Ashina Simo, who was in the illusion, returned to his childhood, saw his great-ancestor Yili Khan, and immediately bowed his head and bowed, and when he raised his head, he found that the illusion had disappeared, and it was Zhao Tuo sitting in front of him.

Zhao Tuo looked at Ashina Simo with a smile and asked, "How are things going?" ”

Ashina Simo's face was full of horror, and he replied: "Li Shimin did not directly agree to the matter of being named the king of the Turks, and he had already agreed to the exchange of businessmen on the spot. ”

Zhao Tuo nodded and said, "Then let's leave for the grassland now." ”

Following the Turkic troops, they withdrew to Taiyuan and returned to the steppe from Hedong.

Along the way, I saw the cities and villages of the Tang Dynasty, with ten rooms and nine empty, and the land was deserted.

Zhao Tuo sighed: "Sure enough, the race war is the most ferocious, and there is no mercy at all. ”

Soon after entering the grassland, Zhao Tuo saw the Tang people captured by the Turkic army, all of whom were dressed in rags and tied up like animals.

Zhao Tuo couldn't bear it, and ordered to Ashina Simo: "Let these people go, and distribute the looted materials to them." ”

Ashina Simo said anxiously: "My lord, it's okay to let them go, if I give them the looted materials, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain to the tribesmen, and I'm afraid this winter will be difficult." ”

Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "You are guarding the grassland, such a large treasure is not excavated, what can you do with this little thing that you have plundered?" ”

"Let the people go, give them things, and I will protect your life in the future."

Ashina Simo grimaced and gave orders to his subordinates.

In order to facilitate the distribution of supplies and let the plundered Tang people return, Zhao Tuo camped on the spot.

After eating in the camp tent and resting for a while, Zhao Tuo prepared to inspect it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked near the captive team, he heard a noise in front of him.

Zhao Tuo approached and secretly observed, and saw a woman who looked a little dirty on the outside, but was neatly dressed, yelled at the other Tang captives: "You pariahs, these are my Cui family's things, don't give them back to me quickly." ”

The other captives on the side hurriedly said, "These are all given to us by the Turks!" ”

The woman continued to shout, "That was also snatched from our Cui family. ”

"Let me tell you, I am the eldest daughter of the Cui family in Taiyuan, if you dare to offend me, I will not have a good life if I let you go back."

Zhao Tuo understood it, and he was an arrogant and domineering child of a family, so he stepped forward and said to everyone: "You don't have to give her things, she can't leave." ”

The woman saw that Zhao Tuo was a Tang man, and scolded: "What are you!" ”

Zhao Tuo didn't want to talk nonsense, and said to the Turkic soldiers on the side: "Pull her down and give it to you." ”

The Turkic soldiers were very happy, and they were about to drag people away, but they didn't expect that the Cui family woman also had a group of guards to stop them from coming forward.

Zhao Tuo shouted loudly: "Kill them all, what are you going to do with them!" ”

There was a noisy sound, and all the people of the Cui family were cut down.

Zhao Tuo, who returned to the camp, thought about it again and again, those poor Tang people may not be able to survive if they go back, it is better to let them follow him, and they can have a way to live in the future.

Called Ashnasimo and said: "Those captives don't need to be released, and the things are also brought back to the grassland!" ”

Ashina Simo was confused, he said to let it go before, and now he says not to let it go? I finally did the work of various tribes, and now I have done it in vain!

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