The film and television world begins with the battle for the throne in Kowloon

Chapter 798: Yi Nan's unexpected incident

Tuli was startled, then he stepped forward and laughed: "Yes, young leader, this matter is indeed not something that Chengqian and Zhang Taifu can decide. Let Taifu go back and ask the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty for instructions. Jie Li is eyeing us covetously, so it is more important for us to form an alliance to deal with Jie Li together."

"Hahaha, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty even sent his crown prince to the grassland. She's just a princess. I don't think she would offend the young leader."

He Biheli also stepped forward and pulled Yi Nan to persuade him: "Young leader, it is more important to focus on the main business. Don't let these small things delay the great cause. Jie Li is the imminent disaster."

After several people persuaded him, Yinan hesitated for a moment. Indeed, Li Shimin was not there, Zhang Xuansu was a minister, and the prince was a son, neither of them could make the decision. It would take a lot of time to go back and forth.

"In that case, I'll take it as your agreement."

Yi Nan had lofty aspirations and great ambitions. He did not take Tuli or Jie Biheli seriously. As long as he could kill Jie Li and annex his tribe, the grassland would be his. At that time, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, it would not be difficult for him to even take Li Shimin's throne.

Are you still afraid that he won’t be willing to give up a princess?

"As long as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty agrees to marry Ankang to me, I, the Xueyantuo tribe, will serve as a son-in-law to the Tang Dynasty, and I will send 30,000 cavalrymen to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty at his disposal."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and then he said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's form an alliance?"

After the matter was glossed over, Tuli waved his hand, and his trusted Hua Lier led a group of guards to bring up the heads of cattle, sheep, and pigs that had been prepared in advance for offering sacrifices to the sky, as well as incense and candles, and a pot of horse blood.

Tuli, Biheli, Yinan and Li Yan made a vow to the heavens together in the big tent, joined hands and worked together to deal with Jie Li. Finally, they distributed the horse blood that had been prepared in advance to everyone, and when the battle was over, they drank it all in one gulp.

When they stood up again, Tuli and Biheli were very happy. They all felt like they were one of the family.

Back at the banquet, everyone was eating and drinking while discussing how to deal with Jie Li. When everyone heard Zhang Xuansu convey that Li Shimin asked Tuli to stay where he was and not cross the Yellow River, Yinan and Biheli's faces suddenly turned cold.

Before he could explode, Tuli became furious and threw the lamb leg in his hand onto the table.

With a clang, he smashed the cups and plates on the table, spilling the wine and dishes all over the table. He said angrily, "Humph! The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty clearly doesn't trust me. He suspects that I will join forces with Jie Li to deal with the Tang Dynasty. That's why he won't let my tribe cross the Yellow River."

"If you are so suspicious right after forming an alliance, what is the point of forming an alliance?"

"Allies are so suspicious of each other and are on guard against each other. If this is the case, then it's better not to form this alliance."

"Zhang Xuansu, go back and tell Li Shimin that since he suspects me, I will simply join Jie Li and attack the Tang Dynasty together. After all, we are all Ashina clan members, and we are still connected even if our bones are broken. With so many clan elders helping us, Jie Li won't dare to do anything to me."

Zhang Xuansu was startled, his face changed drastically, and he quickly said: "Khan, calm down, let's talk it over. The emperor just asked me to seek your opinion, and he didn't mean to force the Khan. Khan has his own ideas, can we discuss it again?"

After saying this, Zhang Xuansu's forehead was sweating with nervousness. He looked at Yi Nan and Bi Heli and said, "The two leaders, please help me persuade the Khan. The emperor definitely does not mean to distrust the Khan, right?"

After Zhang Xuansu finished speaking, he winked at Yi Nan and Bi Heli implicitly, with an expression that said, "You should understand what I mean, and everyone understands it tacitly."

"I say, since we are allies, we should be honest with each other, not to mention that the Second Khan married his only daughter to the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty."

Qibiheli did not understand Zhang Xuansu's meaning, and said with dissatisfaction: "Our three families help each other, and we are of the same blood. But the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wants to separate our three families, let the Khan stay in the south of the desert, and let the two of us deal with Jie Li. How can this make sense?"

Yinan was also extremely indignant at first, but after getting a hint from Zhang Xuansu, he thought about it for a while and felt relieved. Tuli and Zhang Xuansu's words reminded him that the two tribes, which were both branches of the Ashina clan, might have the possibility of making peace in private.

Zhang Xuansu's mystification was of no use to a simple-minded and impulsive person like Bi Heli, but for a smart and suspicious person like Yi Nan, it was enough to make up many scenes in his mind.

This is what is meant by the saying "A good planner never makes decisions".

Yi Nan was cunning and treacherous. While secretly colluding to deal with Jie Li, he also calculated the three future allies. Such people are self-righteous and believe in conspiracies. At the slightest sign of trouble, they would wonder if they had also fallen into the calculations of others.

So Yi Nan rolled his eyes and looked at Tuli who was still furious, Xun Biheli who was dissatisfied, and Zhang Xuansu who was carefully keeping a smile on his face.

Then he looked at the Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty, who was eating heartily with his head down, ignoring the noise of the crowd.

A trace of contempt flashed through his mind. The Han noble sons were all weak and frail, unable to lift anything with their hands or shoulders. Although the prince himself had little contact with them, he did not see anything special about them.

He had no interest in the big events concerning the world situation that everyone was discussing. He just held a bowl of tiger penis soup and ate it with oil dripping from his face. He smacked the soup all over the table. The noisy atmosphere at the table did not distract his attention.

I really don't know what Tuli likes about him.
When he was kneeling beside me when we swore to drink horse blood, I found that he was disgusted with horse blood. He put it down with disgust after drinking only half of it. Although I find it difficult to swallow raw horse blood, I don't show it on the surface. It can be seen that this spoiled young man has no scheming at all. That's right, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he is loved by everyone and must have never suffered any hardship.

Having lived a life of luxury and debauchery since childhood, he must be very unhappy to have fallen to the prairie.

An idea suddenly appeared in Yinan's mind, and Yinan immediately said with a smile: "Chief Heli, since we have sworn an alliance and will become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, we must consider the will of the Tang Emperor."

"It's OK for the Second Khan to stay in the south of the desert, but..."

Yi Nan changed the subject and looked at Li Yan on the side. "When our two tribes go south, we have to deal with Jie Li on the one hand, and pretend to confront the Tang Dynasty on the other hand to deceive Jie Li. It is inevitable that we need to communicate and cooperate with each other."

"We are not familiar with the generals of the Tang Dynasty, and their words do not carry much weight, so it is difficult to gain their trust."

"On the battlefield, a single move can affect the entire body, and things change rapidly. If there is a problem due to poor communication and a lack of coordination, it will be bad."

"So, we want to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be our guest in Xueyantuo, and accompany us southwards. He can also serve as a contact person when the time comes. What do you think?"

He Li was startled and asked doubtfully: "Young leader, what are you doing?"

Yi Cong stretched out his right foot and touched the right side of the 葜比何力. 葜比何力 immediately swallowed the rest of the words back into his stomach and turned to look at Zhang Xuansu and Tuli.

"This"

Zhang Xuansu could of course hear the hidden threat from Yi Nan, and felt very embarrassed, so he passed the ball to Tuli: "If Tuli Khan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have no objection, then I have no objection either."

"We are all allies. There is no difference between the prince being in my camp and in the young leader's camp. In this case, let His Royal Highness the Prince go." Tuli's heart sank. In fact, he and Li Yan had anticipated today's situation and had communicated about it.

Once Jie Li is defeated, the grassland will be without a leader and will fall into an era of fighting for hegemony among the princes. Tuli, Yinan, and Biheli, the current allies, will immediately become competitors.

If the Tang Dynasty wins, its power will break through the limitations of the Great Wall and the Yellow River and extend into the grassland. If they can form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, they will gain recognition from the Tang Dynasty. The tribal leaders can then, in the name of the Tang Dynasty, recruit troops and annex other tribes to expand their influence on the grassland.

At present, only their tribe has an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, and this advantage is not possessed by other tribes.

Therefore, Li Yan asked Tuli to stop the possible marriage between Xibiheli and Yi Nan in advance. After being reminded, Tuli also realized that the Xibi and Xueyantuo tribes only followed him because of the pressure from Jie Li, and the alliance of the three tribes was for the purpose of survival.

He had no actual control over these two groups. If he did not suppress them at this time, they would become bigger and would inevitably threaten his own tribe.

Although Tuli did not have too big ambitions, he was not willing to let other tribes become too powerful.

So he helped and dealt with Yi Nan's request to marry a Tang princess.

Tuli was very happy to stay in the grassland to preserve his strength and not participate in the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. He did not want to participate in either the war between the Tang Dynasty or the war between the Turks, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the Ashina clan members afterwards.

Li Shimin's arrangement was just as he wished, but because of the other two tribes, he had to pretend to be angry and remind the two tribes in words and deeds that it was risky for them to go south, so that the two tribes would accept the fact that they had to deal with Jie Li alone.

Who knew that Yi Nan was so cunning that he actually thought of taking Li Yan over as a hostage.

It was already too much for him not to go. If he tried to stop Li Yan from going, Yi Nan and Bi Heli would probably doubt his intentions. After thinking it over, Tuli had to agree. As long as the Tang Dynasty did not cause any trouble, the prince's safety would be guaranteed.

Zhang Xuansu immediately looked at Li Yan with an embarrassed expression: "Your Highness, the young leader is right. We do need a person of sufficient weight to act as a liaison at the Dingxiang front. I'm afraid it's too late to ask the emperor for instructions on this matter. What do you think?"

Li Yan was startled, put down the lamb chops in his mouth, and said impatiently: "Whatever, since we can't go back to Chang'an, we can go anywhere. Dingxiang is closer to Chang'an, so let's do it this way."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is indeed a man of both wisdom and courage, a rare talent among men."

Yi Nan was overjoyed and immediately praised him non-stop: "In fact, since we formed the alliance, we have all been subjects of the emperor. The prince is not only the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but also the prince of our Xueyantuo and the Xibi tribe. We will definitely serve and protect your highness wholeheartedly."

Yi Nan confirmed the matter, and everyone at the table had complicated expressions. Heli Bi was completely bewildered, not knowing how the situation had turned out like this; Tuli looked indifferent, but there was some confusion in the depths of his eyes.

Zhang Xuansu's face was filled with worry. He was concerned about Li Yan's safety, and was also worried about how he would report to the emperor after the negotiations turned out like this.

(End of this chapter)