Both of them thought of the King of Qi in the northwest. If they started the northwest strategy now, how long would it take them to implement the county system?
However, General Kang Ying quickly shook his head. Their situation was different from that of Xueyantuo Khan. Xueyantuo Khan led his troops to launch a surprise attack. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, he planned to take over the original Turkic land, but he did not expect to lose both the wife and the army. If he had known the result would be like this, even if the Khan had the courage, he probably would not have attacked the Tang Dynasty.
But there's no such thing as regret in this world. Even though Xueyantuo Khan regretted his decision, the Tang army would have already given him no chance. Even if he wanted to surrender now, the Tang army would likely have killed him. Besides those few hundred men, what other bargaining chips did he have? He'd already lost them all.
In addition to this, it is your fault. You have not been idle since you came to the Western Regions. Relying on your eloquence, you have united the countries in the Western Regions that have never united before. This has caused a lot of trouble to Li Xiang. If they had not united, Li Xiang could have defeated them one by one and there would be no need to spend so much effort. Think about all you have done. If you were Li Xiang, could you forgive your enemies?
"There's no going back to what happened over there. You'd better stay here. If the Western Regions were also occupied by the Tang Dynasty, perhaps we would be exiled like you. Use your experience to help us analyze whether the Tang Dynasty is really going to take action."
When General Kang Ying said this, he was sighing in his heart. To be honest, they had been thinking about this issue recently. They didn't know what Li Xiang was thinking, but the situation on the border was becoming increasingly tense. Not to mention Li You's visit, even if Li Shimin came to visit, they would feel unsafe.
The prime minister of Loulan also pricked up his ears at this moment. Although he was usually very wise, he always felt that his thinking was confused when facing the Tang army. He couldn't find the reason before, but now he finally found it. It was that the pressure from the Tang Dynasty was too great. When the Tang army took action, many of their ideas were overturned.
"It's as obvious as lice on a bald head. What do you think they're sending people to the northwest for? Take that Li You, do you know who he is in Chang'an? He's the emperor's son, but he's a troublemaker. They're sending him to the Western Regions just to cause trouble for you. The Tang Dynasty just needs an excuse."
Xueyantuo Khan snorted coldly. He could analyze these things, and the people present could also analyze them, but the two people in front of him were unwilling to believe it. They would rather believe that this was just a normal diplomatic visit. As long as we can make King Qi Li You happy, then this war will not break out.
"If we take good care of him and don't give them this excuse, won't we be able to get through this difficult time?"
The prime minister of Loulan was a smart man and was very famous in the entire northwest region. But when he said this, Xueyantuo Khan could not believe his ears. Is this what a smart person should think?
Xueyantuo Khan did not say anything in response to the Prime Minister's words. He just picked up his wine jug and continued drinking. If you two want to think so, we won't stop you.
Xueyantuo Khan staggered out of the tent. He had seen clearly now that these people could deceive him, so what else was there to say? It was considered capable if you could deceive others, but compared with those who could deceive themselves, those who deceived others could be considered kind.
General Kang Ying and the Prime Minister of Loulan both sighed. They knew very well that they were so naive. However, they were not the only ones who were naive. The high-level officials in the Western Regions might all think so. At this time, people want to grab a life-saving straw, and at this moment they grabbed Li You, and they thought that as long as he did not cause trouble, then we can get through it peacefully.
When a country is weak, they will try their best to cater to it. They will never think of any form of conflict breaking out, just like the situation just now. They knew that Li Xiang’s liaison station was to investigate the situation of the countries in the Western Regions, but they still had to endure it. If you refuse, will the shells fall on our military camp tomorrow?
At dawn the next day, General Kang Ying's special envoys set out. They had agreed to the Tang Dynasty's request to set up a liaison station and had also selected a good place for the Tang Dynasty. Li Xiang nodded in agreement to the place they chose. We must take it step by step. In the past, you had no stronghold, but now, even in the place chosen by others, we have a stronghold. This is the biggest progress.
When the Western Regions coalition heard about this, they were immediately delighted. They believed that the Tang Dynasty didn't really want to occupy them, and that it still respected them. Otherwise, how could they be willing to accept the location we chose? Wouldn't they have chosen their own place?
While these people were thinking about this, Li You had already arrived at the border of Western Turkestan, which was three hundred miles away from the military camp of the Western Regions Allied Forces. Li You walked and stopped along the way, and it took him nearly nine days to get here.
During these nine days, Li You was not idle. Whenever he arrived near a tribe, he would ask the chief of the tribe to offer the most beautiful woman in the tribe, as well as gold, silver and treasures. If you are obedient, then it is acceptable. But if you are not obedient, Li You will order the killing of ten men in the tribe.
At the beginning, this action scared Eunuch Han. Even a clay man would still have some anger. If he really provoked the people in the tribe, they might come and assassinate him at night.
But unfortunately, nine nights had passed. Except for the first night when I was a little worried, the rest of the time was not a big deal. What was the result? More and more carriages followed Li You. Three young ladies each carriage, now there were four carriages. You can imagine how many tribes surrendered.
These tribes had all received news from their capital: anyone who dared to oppose the Prince of Tang would be exterminated...