Day 5.
Finally, they arrived at the grassland. According to Li Xiang's thoughts, he and the grassland had various connections, but he did not expect to come here so soon. Changsun Wuji had already sent someone to inform Prime Minister Midu. Prime Minister Midu and Li Xiang had agreed on a place. Li Xiang was galloping on the grassland at this moment.
Although there are many people in power on the grassland, Li Xiang is not familiar with them. Once he gets into a tug-of-war with these people, Chang'an City cannot wait any longer, so Li Xiang can only start with Prime Minister Midu. Moreover, this person is very smart and there are some things he doesn't need to say too much.
At this moment, Prime Minister Midu and the Khan of Tuyuhun were also on their way.
The spy under Changsun Wuji was the most trusted person around Prime Minister Midu, but he could no longer care about so many things at this moment. When he admitted his identity, Prime Minister Midu was dumbfounded. Many secrets were known by this guy, and his first thought at that time was to chop off his head.
But the urgent news from the border prevented Prime Minister Midu from doing so. Five days ago, they received news that the Tubo Kingdom on the plateau had sent an army of 150,000. Although they were still in the process of assembling, they dispatched so many troops at once, and their target must be Tuyuhun. Then he received the news that Li Xiang wanted to meet with him, so of course he had to meet with Li Xiang first.
"What do you mean the devil wants to see us? Does he want us to pay money and land?"
After the last negotiation, Tuyuhun Khan no longer had the courage. He was much weaker than before and looked ten years older than his age.
"Don't worry, Great Khan. I don't think that's the case. If he wanted to cooperate with Tubo, there would be no need to travel thousands of miles to the grassland. He must have come to us for other reasons. Our Tuyuhun is now on the verge of extinction. If there is any chance, it should be with that person."
Prime Minister Midu said very affirmatively that it was strange that he and Li Xiang had not met often, and most of the time they had met were unpleasant things, but when Tuyuhun was in desperate situation, he felt that Li Xiang could give them a way out.
"I hope you're right."
Tuyuhun Khan also hoped that Prime Minister Midu was right. During this period, the tribes under him had been fighting each other, and now the Tubo army had appeared. He really felt a little overwhelmed.
However, internal conflicts can be resolved, because conflicts over grasslands have gradually decreased recently. But if the Tubo army were to attack, they would not be able to stop it based on their current strength. In a few months at most, Tuyuhun would most likely be occupied by Tubo.
"Khan, before we begin, I have something to say."
Prime Minister Mi Du hesitated again and again, but finally had to say this. Otherwise, given Li Xiang's character, the negotiations would easily break down. The scene of the last negotiation was still vivid in his mind. He would overturn the negotiations at the slightest disagreement, so Prime Minister Mi Du had to have full decision-making power.
"We've been king and subject for so many years. There have been good times and bad times, but now is a critical moment. What do you have to say? Just say it directly."
There had always been suspicion between the two men in the past, but when various conflicts arose in Tuyuhun, the relationship between the monarch and his subjects was actually eased a lot. Although the Midu tribe lost a lot of interests in this redistribution, at least Tuyuhun persisted, and Prime Minister Midu also understood this. Without Tuyuhun, the Midu tribe could not continue. The two sides had a relationship of lips and teeth, but unfortunately other tribes on the grassland did not understand this, and now some tribes are still burning with war.
"Whatever that devil says to us, we're going to listen to him this time."
After Prime Minister Midu said this, Tuyuhun Khan looked puzzled. He was obviously our enemy. If we listened to him in everything, would he ask us to die in return?
"I understand what the Khan is worried about. If it were some extremely rude request, I wouldn't listen. But when it comes to the situation between various countries, especially our current situation, we have no choice. Either side with the Tang Dynasty or side with Tubo. Which one is better? The Khan should know it very well."
Prime Minister Midu's words hit Tuyuhun Khan's heart like a heavy hammer. A small country could not persist. The fact that Tuyuhun had such a long period of peace could be attributed to the fact that the two surrounding empires were not prepared. Now that they had stretched out their claws, Tuyuhun's future could be imagined.
Either side with Tubo or side with the Tang Dynasty...
Tuyuhun Khan kept repeating these two sentences in his mind. He also thought that he could build a great empire and even conquer the two neighboring countries. However, Tuyuhun was far behind these two countries in terms of territory or people. Therefore, even if he had great ambitions, it was impossible for him to realize that wish.
"The Tibetans are brutal by nature. If we surrender to them, or if we are occupied by them, all of us will become their slaves."
Tuyuhun Khan has not been idle in recent years. He has sent many people to the two countries. Naturally, he knows how Tubo treats its slaves. Not to mention the people of the occupied countries, even the lower-class people of Tubo do not have a good life.
On the other hand, in the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic Khan surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and is still living happily in Chang'an City. Although he has lost his freedom, at least he has enough food and clothing and can attend various banquets every day. Even the Turkic people, except for some rebels, are now living on the grassland, and there has not been much change.
Woo woo woo…
The scouts in front blew their horns, indicating that they had discovered unknown personnel. They were close to the place agreed upon by both parties, which meant that Li Xiang and his men had arrived.
Prime Minister Midu was counting the days silently in his heart. This guy, as a prince, was able to run to the grassland in such a short time. He had to sleep in the open air all the way and suffered a lot. Such a person was Li Shimin's grandson. If he became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how could the Tang Dynasty not prosper?
The Khan of Tuyuhun also saw the situation ahead. He was accompanied by thousands of cavalrymen, but at the moment Li Xiang was only accompanied by about twenty people. You have to know that this was the grassland of Tuyuhun. How dare he?
