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Chapter 797: Three Alliances
Zhang Xuansu saw Li Yan's sly look and listened to the sweet talk between young people. He felt relieved and laughed secretly. Looking at Li Yan, he also felt more concern for the younger generation and memories of his youth.

Finally, he replied, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I know what you mean. I will convey your feelings to you and appease the Crown Princess."

"Is there anything else you need to convey, Your Highness?"

Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "Oh, right, I heard from Shi Nayun that Jie Li sent an envoy to transfer Tuli's 50,000 troops across the Yellow River and approach the Dingxiang front. The Bibi tribe and Xueyantuo also received the transfer order, and the three of them are in urgent consultation."

'hiss'

Zhang Xuansu's casual expression disappeared, and he said sternly, "No, Your Highness, you must try your best to find a way to stop Tuli from going to Dingxiang."

"Master, we formed an alliance with Tuli just to bring him over. If Tuli goes, he and the Tang army will attack from both sides. Jie Li will be attacked from both sides. Wouldn't he be defeated faster?"

Seeing Li Yan's puzzled expression, Zhang Xuansu explained, "Your Highness, although we have formed an alliance with Tuli, Tuli and Jieli are uncle and nephew after all. Even if Tuli and Jieli have a bad relationship, they are both members of the Asina clan. Even if we break bones, we are still connected."

"What if an elder from the Ashina clan mediates and Tuli changes his mind when the enemy is at hand?"

"Even if Tuli doesn't regret it, Jieli will force him to play as a forward. Will Tuli dare to turn against him?"

"Let's take a step back. Even if Tuli doesn't join forces with Jieli, will he dare to openly join forces with the Tang Dynasty to attack Jieli? How will he face the Ashina clan in the future? How will he lead the Turkic tribes and gain a foothold on the grassland if he is a traitor?"

"So, Tuli goes to Dingxiang and either remains neutral or helps Jieli. The best case scenario is what it is now. In this case, it is better to let him avoid the front line and stay out of it."

"Your Majesty formed an alliance with him without expecting him to attack Jie Li. As long as he does not help either side, we in the Tang Dynasty can deal with Jie Li on our own."

Li Yan nodded silently. He didn't care anyway. Anything was fine.

Tuli was of no help in the first place. Jie Li transferred Tuli to the south in order to deal with him. Before the war, he took advantage of Ashina Simo's pressure on Tuli to move his camp westward, and then used Shiluodie to transfer the main force, in the name of avenging Yinan's father Chuluo, to encircle and suppress Tuli's tribe on the way.

To fight against foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the internal situation. The heroes on the grassland also know this.

If Tuli had not secretly reached an understanding with Yinan and Biheli, the Tuli tribe would have disappeared from the grassland with just one battle at Qingshi Gorge.

What Li Yan didn't know was that when he learned that Ashina Yun was pregnant with Li's child and that Tuli would soon die, Li Shimin changed his strategy and treated the Tuli tribe as his own private territory and an external force of the Tang Dynasty. After all, the Tuli tribe would sooner or later belong to his children and grandchildren.

When presetting the battlefield pattern, it is natural to protect it from battlefield consumption and to clean up the post-war aftermath on the grassland.

"What about the Xueyantuo and the Xingbi tribe? Are they also staying put?"

"No, Xueyantuo is a Tiele, and Biheli is a Mohe. Strictly speaking, the Ashina clan is a branch of the ancient Xiongnu. They are not from the same family."

Zhang Xuansu gave Li Yan a brief introduction and then said, "The Tiele and Mohe tribes have developed rapidly under the leadership of the Turks in recent years, and they have long wanted to replace the Ashina clan."

"If they go south, they will definitely be passive and avoid fighting, changing their attitude according to the situation."

“Once the Tang Dynasty gains the upper hand, they are likely to turn against the Tang Dynasty at a critical moment and launch an attack on Jie Li, replacing Jie Li as the overlord of the grassland.”

"Your Majesty is afraid that the Tuli will harm their own kind and change their mind at the last minute. So we must let the Tuli stay in the northern part of Hedong Road and avoid the frontal battlefield. Jieli will be attacked by our Tang army, Xueyantuo and the Bibi tribe. This is also in the interests of the Tuli."

Li Yan nodded silently. Such consideration was necessary. After all, they were from the same clan. Tuli didn't care whether Jie Li lived or died, but Jie Li had many members of the Ashina clan under his command, so Tuli might be soft-hearted.

"I understand. I will find a way to make Tuli stay still."

Zhang Xuansu stroked his beard and smiled. Just now, seeing Ashina Yun's happy expression when she received the imperial edict, he knew that her heart had long been tied to the prince. And Tuli was a man who doted on his daughter. With this relationship, Tuli was stable.

The next day, in Tuli's big tent, there were lights and decorations, and the whole place was filled with a festive atmosphere.

They held a secret small wedding ceremony. Although there were not many witnesses and participants, they were all of great importance. They included Turkic Khan Tuli, Tang Dynasty Grand Tutor Zhang Xuansu, Xueyantuo leader Yinan, and Xunbi leader Xunbi Heli.

“The couple bows to each other.”

Under the auspices of Zhang Xuansu, Li Yan and Ashina Yun, who were in high spirits and dressed in wedding gowns, completed the last ceremony. Ashina Yun, wearing a bright red veil on her head, was supported by her maid and gracefully left the big tent and entered the small tent at the back that served as the bridal chamber.

Yi Nan bowed with envy and smiled: "Congratulations, Erhan!"

"Yes, Second Khan, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and the Khan's princess are getting married and becoming in-laws. Now we and the Tang Dynasty have truly become one family!" The tall and thin Biheli congratulated with a smile on his face, feeling relieved.

"When Ah Yun was born, she was only this big!" Tuli held his two large palms together, and said with a complicated expression, "His mother passed away early, and I raised her little by little, from a crying baby to a jumping girl. I didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, she would get married."

Watching his daughter getting married, Tuli felt happy but also indescribably sad. This was probably the kind of reluctance that every father would feel when he sees his daughter being taken away by someone else.

Biheli also has several children, and he understands Tuli's feelings best. He said with emotion: "I also watched Ayun grow up. However, when children grow up, they will always get married. Fortunately for Ayun, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sympathizes with the two Khans and allows His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to stay in the grassland for a while."

"Not only does this mean that Ayun has not left the Khan, but you also have half a son. This is a cause for celebration!"

At this time, Yi Nan walked up to Zhang Xuansu and Li Yan, first congratulated them, then changed the subject and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Master Taifu, our three families will soon form an alliance."

"Now that the Second Khan and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty have become relatives, Yinan has an unwelcome request. I wonder if our Xueyantuo tribe has the honor to become a family with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"

Zhang Xuansu was stunned, not knowing what Yi Nan meant.
As expected, he came. Li Yan's heart sank. Before Zhang Xuansu could reply, he smiled and said, "Oh, if that's the case, that would be great."

"Young leader of the Yinan tribe, do you also have a daughter you want to marry me?"

"Then this prince is having a double celebration today, why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known that you also wanted to be my son-in-law, wouldn't it be great if we could do it together just now?"

As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, Yinan's face turned red, and even Tuli and Biheli, who were chatting on the side, looked over.

"Cough cough."

Yi Nan coughed awkwardly twice and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, you are joking. Yi Nan is only a few years older than you, less than 20 years old, and not married. How could he have a daughter?"

"That was my fault. So, the Yinan leader wants to marry his sister to me?"

Yinan looked at the young man in front of him, who was a few years younger than him and was thinking about his own female members with anticipation, and his impression of him suddenly became bad. He was not satisfied with marrying Ashina Yun, the famous pearl of our grassland. He was really greedy.

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood. The last time I went to Chang'an, I fell in love with a gorgeous princess in the Tang Palace. So I wanted to marry her. I hope Your Highness and the Lord will help me."

Zhang Xuansu asked in confusion, "I wonder which princess the young leader is attracted to. I can report to the emperor when I return to Chang'an."

"Her Royal Highness Princess Ankang!"

"What, Ankang?"

Li Yan's face suddenly straightened, and then he said with regret: "Young leader, you don't know that Ankang has been betrothed to someone else!"

"Huh? What a coincidence?"

When Yi Nan heard this, his face immediately fell: "I think I'm in love with someone, and she's already got someone. Ankang is just that young, and she's already been promised to someone. Is the prince deceiving me?"

"how could be?"

Li Yan smiled and explained, "I think the young leader has also inquired about it. Ankang is the daughter of Concubine Shu. Before Concubine Shu died, she was worried about her daughter, so she personally selected a husband for her and waited for her to grow up and get married. I'm afraid she can no longer be assigned to the young leader."

"Yes, young leader, our Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and trust and loyalty are the most important. This matter is a foregone conclusion."

Although Zhang Xuansu didn't know whether Ankang had been promised to anyone, he knew how much Li Shimin loved his daughter. If he made the decision on his own and promised Li Shimin's beloved daughter to someone else, he was afraid that no matter how great his achievements were, he would not be able to make up for this crime.

Seeing Li Yan say this, he quickly followed up with the words: "If the young leader is really interested in marrying with the Tang Dynasty, I can convey the young leader's intention to the emperor and ask the emperor to choose a princess with both talent and beauty from other princesses and grant her marriage to the young leader."

Yinan's face was very ugly: "Humph, it seems that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty looks down on my Xueyantuo tribe. Although my Xueyantuo tribe is not as strong as the two Khans, it also has 30,000 soldiers and horses. Am I not worthy of being Li Shimin's son-in-law?"

Seeing Yi Nan turned hostile, Zhang Xuansu looked embarrassed and subconsciously wanted to compromise.

Li Yan's expression remained unchanged. He smiled and said, "Since the young leader has set his sights on Ankang, this is a good thing. But since ancient times, marriage has been decided by parents. Neither I nor Lord Zhang can make the decision. We have to wait for the emperor's decision."

"Well, let the Master go back and report to the Emperor. I think the Emperor will consider it. We have finally gathered together today, shall we form an alliance first?"

After Li Yan finished speaking, he glanced at Tuli and winked at him.

(End of this chapter)