Although Chieftains Maggie and Laxueba were reluctant, Li Xiang had just explained to them that continuing to attack would be of no benefit to them. Why was the Tibetan court so short of troops? It was because their battle lines were too long. If you were to fold into a fist, you would naturally be able to defeat the Tibetan court. But if your fist was stretched into a straight line, where would you get so many soldiers?
After Li Xiang asked a series of questions, the two men stopped trying to continue the attack. Moreover, they knew that without Li Xiang's support, their combat effectiveness was actually not very good. If they insisted on going their own way, they would probably fall out with Li Xiang, and then they would not be able to even defend the existing land. If they were defeated by the court's army, they might become prisoners.
"Young Master is right. We were both too optimistic. However, after you leave, there will definitely be conflicts among the people. Although I am the leader, I know that we are not on the same page. We can clench our fists in the face of crisis, but if things go on like this, I'm afraid this fist..."
Chieftain Maggie also knew that Li Xiang was bound to leave, so he simply made some issues clear. They must be resolved before Li Xiang left. If these problems could not be resolved, the chieftain alliance would probably fall apart within three months after Li Xiang left, and at that time they would still have to flee.
"This is indeed a very difficult matter, but if you all want to resolve it, I think it's not difficult at all. Besides the distribution of supplies being in the hands of Sixth Master, I have another thing to worry about. We Han people have experienced the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the most important method back then was hostages..."
When Li Xiang said this, he was also observing the eyes of these people. The father and son have a deep affection. As long as your son is in our hands, there will not be any big trouble. Of course, which son to send is up to you to report on each other. If it is that useless son, then he is not qualified to go to Chang'an City.
At this moment, Li Xiang's true intentions were already apparent. If these two chieftains had any brains, they would have felt Li Xiang's control over them. But now they had no way out. The most important thing was to maintain the formation of the chieftain alliance. But they were probably unwilling to send their sons to another chieftain. But if they sent their sons to Chang'an, they could learn the culture of Chang'an and ensure the existence of the alliance. This was a good thing.
Just letting your son go to Chang'an, thousands of miles away, is a test for anyone. What's more, Li Xiang has been messing around with the chieftains' homes during this period of time. It is impossible for you to just kick out a son.
The other chieftains are still watching. In order to ensure the solidity of the alliance, they will definitely let the heir you have in mind go over.
The two chieftains looked at each other. Li Xiang had already said it. As for whether you will carry out it, that is your own business and has nothing to do with me. Of course, if you are willing, then there will be a bond between us, but if you are not willing, then some things are hard to say. How far we can go in the future depends entirely on God's will.
"I'm afraid..."
Chieftain Laxueba had only one son, so he didn't want his son to leave him. When he just said this, Chieftain Maiqi quickly grabbed him. Li Xiang pretended not to see this scene. Chieftain Maiqi signaled to Laxueba with his eyes that this matter was not just your family's business.
If you don't agree, then our cooperation may end here. If the cooperation ends here, it will not benefit anyone.
The Tubo court's army is not far away. Without the help of this young master, how can we resist their army with our own strength?
Laxueba Tusi also figured this out in an instant. If he had known that this situation would happen today, he would have wanted to slap himself hard. Why did he come to find this solution? Now that someone has said the solution, if you don't follow it, then everyone will have a shadow in their hearts in the future.
"This matter is of great importance and it's not something we two can decide. I'll discuss it with them after I get back and we'll have a result soon."
Chief Maggie hesitated for only five minutes before finally saying this. Li Xiang was not an unreasonable person. After all, he was his biological son. If you took him to Chang'an City just because of a word from him, then who would he be? Moreover, he would have to work hard for his son. He was a chieftain who acted arrogantly here, and when he arrived in Chang'an City, everything would be controlled by others. I'm afraid these young masters would not want that.
"Of course, everything is discussed beforehand. I'm just offering a suggestion. If you don't think it's feasible, you can definitely send them to Liangzhou City. There are excellent schools there, and it's quite close to you."
After hearing what Li Xiang said, the two chieftains' faces relaxed a little. In fact, this is no different from sending them to Chang'an. Liangzhou used to be the border of the Tang Dynasty, but now it is the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty. The entire Tuyuhun is the sphere of influence of the Tang Dynasty. You feel that Liangzhou is very close to Tubo, but Li Xiang can detain people with just one sentence. Can you kill all the Tuyuhun?
The two men learned that Li Xiang was about to set off, so they did not waste time here. They hurried back to gather the other chieftains and have a good talk with them. Li Xiang's proposal did resolve their dispute.
No one was willing to submit to the other, and they might break away from the alliance because of a single word. How could this be possible? They had to unite to fight against the Tubo court. Now that their sons were all on Li Xiang's side, Li Xiang was also a middleman. If anyone betrayed him, his son would die.
"It seems they don't want to."
Looking at the backs of the two chieftains, Xiao Liuzi said this.
"You better learn this from now on, kid. They definitely won't want to do what we're going to do, but you have to think of their desperate situation and use that to force them to achieve our goal. Then you'll succeed."
Li Xiang patted Xiao Liuzi on the shoulder and said, "You have to figure out the rest yourself."