"The Khan truly impresses me. The Western Regions have reached their current state thanks to the Khan's concessions. I will remember them very clearly. From now on, we are one family. If anyone disrespects the Khan, I, Li Xiang, will take his head first."
In the eyes of the Western Turkic Khan, what Li Xiang said was like fart. Except for you, no one in the entire Western Regions can bully me. If there is anyone who can bully me, it can only be you.
"Thank you, His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince."
The Western Turkic Khan said with a forced smile, at this moment he only wanted to draw out his scimitar and chop off Li Xiang's head with one blow, otherwise it would be difficult to relieve the hatred in his heart. However, he did not expect that Li Xiang's demands were not over yet, and these were only two of them.
"We are all brothers, there is no need to say this, it's really too polite, let's have a drink together."
When Li Xiang said this, the Western Turkic Khan's mouth twitched. Even if they were talking about brothers, they were only brothers with Li Shimin. You are just Li Shimin's grandson. You are clearly taking advantage of your seniority.
Abalasha quickly brought over the wine glass. It was so easy for this guy to want to drink with him. Let's not make trouble over such things. Besides, Li Shimin was not here. Even if we became brothers with Li Xiang, we wouldn't suffer much loss.
The Western Turkic Khan reluctantly picked up the wine glass and drank it with Li Xiang. However, the wine tasted a bit bitter and no part of his body felt comfortable.
"And then there's the Western Regions coalition. I don't think there's any point in forming a coalition. Your Western Turkic army has all withdrawn, so there's no need for the Western Regions coalition to continue there. What does the Khan think?"
The wine in the Turkic Khan's cup had not been finished yet, but Li Xiang immediately jumped to the next topic. Abalasha's mind was usually very quick, but at this moment it seemed that he could not keep up with Li Xiang's thinking. You are trying to trick our Western Turkic army back first, and then disband the Western Regions coalition forces. This is clearly to reduce the influence of the Western Turkic people among the countries in the Western Regions.
"As for matters concerning the Turks, this Khan can agree to your request. However, regarding matters concerning the countries in the Western Regions, this Khan truly cannot make the final decision. Although the Turks are quite powerful, this Khan usually respects their rights."
The Khan of Western Turkic Khaganate did not want the Western Regions Coalition Forces to be disbanded. When the Western Regions Coalition Forces were formed, Western Turkic Khaganate had absolute say. If the Western Regions Coalition Forces were disbanded now, it would not be so easy to regroup them.
It turns out that the Western Turkic Khanate had the final say in the Western Regions and could do most things. Now the Tang Dynasty has entered the Western Regions and is very active. If you want to form a Western Regions coalition under this circumstance, it is basically impossible. Even if it is formed, each country has its own ulterior motives, and it is hard to say who to deal with at that time.
"The Khan is right. Otherwise, I will take the lead in this matter. As long as the Khan doesn't object, the monarchs of various countries will still be able to give me some face."
Li Xiang continued to pursue the matter, saying that since I have already suppressed you today, I will definitely not let go of this opportunity. If you don’t want to do this, then I will do it, but you can’t interfere.
The Western Turkic Khan was about to get angry again, but Abalasha kept winking at him. "Have you forgotten what just happened? If we piss this guy off again, we'll be on the brink of war again. We really can't defeat them now, and we can't afford to do so."
"Then I'll have to trouble His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The Western Turkic Khan pretended not to hear Li Xiang calling himself his younger brother. This is clearly an act of taking advantage. Even considering the age, you should call him uncle instead of calling yourself his younger brother.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm always happy to help others. The presence of the Western Region coalition forces has kept the entire region in a state of equilibrium, which is not good for the development of the civilian economy. The so-called civilian economy is the circulation of goods that allows us to make money with each other."
When Li Xiang talked about the folk economy, the two people present didn't understand what was going on, so Li Xiang could only give a general explanation. After Li Xiang finished explaining, the Western Turkic Khan snorted. It was obvious that you Tang Dynasty was making money, but how could we make any money?
The goods of the Tang Dynasty are unique to all other countries, but the goods of all other countries are not unique to the Tang Dynasty. For example, various livestock and war horses, you can export them, and the original Turks and Xueyantuo and Tuyuhun can also export them. Why do you sell them at such a high price?
"Speaking of revitalizing the economy, I have a business called Zhidaobao under my wing, and we've already almost finalized the negotiations..."
In the end, this issue was not skipped. It had been almost discussed before, but because of Li You's mischief, it was shelved. Now it is put on the table again.
Since you can accept Li You's matter, then the things we discussed before must become a reality. What's more, when the treasure appears in the Turkic royal city, it will also benefit you, the Turkic officials.
As soon as the Western Turkic Khan showed his face, Abalasha immediately stood up. Since he couldn't stop him, he had to impose various restrictions on Zhidaobao. In addition to sending people to monitor him, Zhidaobao had to send the accounts of various goods for a while.
Li Xiang readily agreed to this matter. As long as I could come in, many things could be done slowly. Let's break the hardest shell first. As for some things inside, I'll just listen to you. When we become stronger in the future, what treaty can't be changed?
Isn't that the case with Tubo? At first, the Tusi and Li Xiang were equals. Can they still be equals now? When we infiltrated you, you realized you could only be obedient pawns. If we tried to overthrow them, you'd be the first to drown.
The same is true in Western Turkestan. After the Western Turkestan Khan used the seal, Li Xiang was able to foresee the future of the Western Regions. At this time, Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. His hard work in recent times was not in vain. The next step is to slowly infiltrate. I hope that you Western Turkestan don't have those nationalists...