The Western Turkic Khan's face turned ashen. He was very dissatisfied with what Abalasha said, but he had no other choice now. Unless he wanted to face the vast army of the Tang Empire, he had to listen here obediently.
Originally, he wanted to give them a warning, let them make various promises to the Western Turks, and then guarantee not to ruin the reputation of the Tang Dynasty, but now he was directly controlled by Li Xiang. The Khan of the Western Turks thought about it from beginning to end and found that all this was caused by his lack of courage.
But there is no way to regret it now. If the whole thing could be repeated, perhaps he could perform better, but strategies are basically useless at this time. The most important thing is the strength of both sides.
Abalasha used all his strength to devalue his own country and praise the Tang Dynasty highly. Only then did Li Xiang stop. However, Li Xiang still did not return to his original position and stood at the door ready to leave at any time.
"Since you don't want to start a war, then you should show some sign of it. In our Han Chinese language, asking for favors requires a price. Just now, your Khan spoke so slowly. I thought your hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry were already prepared for battle. Now it seems that's not the case."
Li Xiang began to ridicule the Khan of Western Turkic at this time. He knew what the Khan of Western Turkic was thinking. If he cooperated with them now, it would mean that everything just now was acted. The more excessive his words were at this time, the stronger he was. Everything he had just shown was true, without any falsehood.
The Khan of Western Turkic Khaganate could not see Li Xiang's face, but he could hear every word Li Xiang said, and he could hear it clearly. As the king of a country, he was slapped in the face like this. He must be the most useless person in the history of the Turkic Khaganate.
This guy clenched his fists tightly. He also wanted to go over and beat Li Xiang up, but he couldn't do that. He had to see the true strength of both sides. Although he couldn't defeat Li Xiang militarily, he still relied on him economically. If he went over and punched him now, how would the people below live?
What's more, Li Xiang just showed his strength. If you go over and beat him up now, you might get killed in return. At least you can't stick a sheep bone into the stool.
"Our Turkic cavalry is very powerful, but we absolutely have no intention of becoming an enemy of the Tang Dynasty. There were some misunderstandings between our two countries in the past, but they have now been resolved. Regarding the matter concerning His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, leave it to us and we will resolve it."
When Abalasha said this, he was looking at a guard in the distance. The guard could see Abalasha and the Western Turkic Khan. This was what they had agreed on before. If Abalasha agreed to something too much, the guard would take other actions, which meant that these things would not be discussed further. But now there was no action, which showed that the Western Turkic Khan could tolerate this matter.
"You're saying you've solved it now, but you told me back then that you were going to tell the world about this, to show everyone how we, the descendants of the Tang Dynasty, actually do things, and that you were going to give an explanation to your prince. Now, your prince doesn't have to give an explanation? Someone sleeping with your wife is a big deal in other places, but you, the Turkic prince, are going to tolerate this?"
What Li Xiang was doing now was to kill people and destroy their hearts, and he had to do it without mercy. Only in this way could he make the Western Turkic Khan feel that you are nothing more than a toy in Li Xiang's eyes, and he really doesn't take you seriously. Isn't it just a war? Can't the Tang Dynasty afford to fight?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
Faced with Li Xiang's aggressiveness, Abalasha didn't know how to respond. After all, he was also a Turk. What Li Xiang said was equivalent to offending all Turks. But now the situation is stronger than the person, and he has the ability to say this. If you don't want to listen, you don't have to hide at the door, just let Li Xiang go out. According to what Li Xiang said, everyone continued on the battlefield.
"Alright, alright, I know you're just a get-it-done guy, so I won't make it difficult for you. Now go write an imperial edict and stamp it with the necessary seals. This matter will be over, and we can discuss other matters later."
Li Xiang knew that having ten forests in sight was not as good as having one forest in hand. Although there were many things to do now, as long as we kept a clear head, we could handle them one by one. Judging from Abalasha's performance, the Western Turks really had no intention of resorting to war.
"I wonder if there's anything else your highness wants to say?"
When Abalasha said this, the Western Turkic Khan inside also pricked up his ears, hoping to hear Li Xiang's next plan, but Abalasha did not get the result he wanted. Li Xiang was already staring at him, so he could only quickly ask someone to prepare pen and ink.
An imperial edict was quickly written, ordering that the matter could not be discussed further. It only said that His Royal Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty was a well-behaved person and would never do such a thing. All the faults were attributed to the woman, and it also wrote that it was an attempted seduction.
"I'm afraid this won't convince the public. Those who spread rumors should be punished. Why should they continue to enjoy their lives? This has caused great harm to my fifth uncle. Now he is afraid to see people."
In order to make the story more realistic, those who spread the rumors must be punished. However, those who spread the rumors are all nobles of Western Turkestan, and they are all high-ranking nobles. If they are all criticized, some things will be difficult to say.
But now Li Xiang was watching here. Abalasha was sitting on the ground with a small table in front of him. Li Xiang put one foot on the small table, and then put his hand on his thigh, half-lying down to watch Abalasha write.
Zuo Ting Duwei...
The head of the Kent tribe...
The commander of the royal guards...
Abalasha wrote down nine people and read out each name. This was also to let the Western Turkic Khan hear it. If these nine people were not killed, the rumors would definitely continue to spread. Now that these people were killed, the rumors could be stopped.