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Chapter 800 Follow-up Arrangements
"This"

Ashana Yun was shocked by the situation described by Li Yan. When she thought about the blood-related clansmen killing each other, her delicate body couldn't help but tremble, and tears fell from her eyes like pearls.

She held Li Yan tightly with both arms, as if she wanted to shrink her whole body into Li Yan's arms, and cried sadly, "Why?"

"Why do we have to fight? Why can't we just get along? The people of the grasslands and the people of the Central Plains are all kindhearted. Why do we have to destroy our families and careers to kill each other for the ambitions and desires of some individuals? Why can't we just live in peace?"

Li Yan knew the answer to this question, but he couldn't say it out loud because he didn't want the kind girl in his arms to be disappointed with the world.

I had to change the subject and comforted him softly: "We can't control others, but we can try our best to preserve our own tribe."

"The grassland has suffered frequent disasters in recent years, and the people have a hard time surviving. They have to go to the battlefield for Jie Li's imperial ambitions. After this battle, if Jie Li loses, I don't know how many families will be broken up and the people will be displaced. The Khan should stay out of it and preserve his strength, so that he can take in the refugees."

"Leave a way for the sons and daughters of the grassland who have been dragged into the war and lost their homes."

Seeing that the other party had gradually calmed down, Li Yan stretched out his hand to scratch Ashina Yun's delicate and tall nose, and said jokingly: "If Jie Li wins, I, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, will bear the brunt. Sister Yun can also take me in as an exile, so that I won't be homeless."

"Screw you!"

Ashina Yun burst into laughter and gently hit Li Yan with her hand: "Jie Li's way of life is wrong, he is tyrannical and murderous, he will not win."

"That's it. Xueyantuo and the Xibi tribe have agreed to submit to the Tang Dynasty after they have eliminated Jie Li. Then they have to protect me. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty and the Khan will jointly hold them accountable. This is a price they cannot afford."

"So, unless the Tang Dynasty is defeated, Yi Nan will never dare to hurt me in the slightest, so you can rest assured."

"Since you have already agreed, I won't hold you back."

Ashina Yun stood up, her light blue eyes filled with endless love and tenderness. She gently pulled Li Yan's hand to her belly, tears in her eyes: "Even for the sake of our unborn child, you must protect yourself, otherwise who will we mother and child rely on in the future?"

"Don't worry, sister Yun. This is my first child. How can I not care about him?"

Li Yan said lovingly, "Besides, I can't bear to leave my child's mother. A princess as beautiful as you is hard to find even with a lantern. When the war is over, I will stay on the grassland with you and your son, herding during the day and teaching our child to read at night."

"Far from the intrigues of the court, far from the struggles and fights of the secular world, our family lives a peaceful life."

"Well, this is the life I've dreamed of!" Ashina Yun had a look of longing on her face as she gently caressed her belly, her eyes full of sweetness and happiness.

Although he knew that it would be difficult for Li Yan to stay on the grassland for a long time, Ashina Yun was still immersed in the beauty of Li Yan's creation. He hugged Li Yan and murmured, "I know that you are the prince of the Tang Dynasty and have your own responsibilities and missions. The people of the world are still waiting for you to bring them a peaceful life."

"I don't ask for eternity. As long as I can live like this for ten years, I will be willing to die."

The two of them were affectionate for a while, and Li Yan thought of something, so he said: "By the way, Sister Yun, I brought nine followers with me to the grassland this time. I don't plan to take them to Dingxiang this time. I will leave them to you and let them protect you for me."

"Ok?"

Ashina Yun was stunned. "You mean Chang Sheng and Liu Renyuan? Aren't they your trusted followers? If you don't bring them, who will protect you? Why don't I ask my father Khan to send another 2,000 warriors to accompany you and protect your safety?"

"Sister Yun, listen to me. These words are very important to me. You must remember them in your heart and don't tell anyone."

Seeing Li Yan's expression become extremely serious, Ashina Yun felt sweet in his heart. He was willing to tell me his secret, which was that he truly regarded me as his wife.

Thinking of this, Ashina Yun nodded seriously: "Husband, don't worry, I won't tell anyone your secret!"

"Sister Yun, you know, although I am the crown prince, there have not been many who have been able to successfully ascend to the throne from the position of crown prince since ancient times. Over the hundreds of years of dynasty history, countless crown princes have fallen on the throne and failed to successfully ascend the throne."

"This was true for Yang Yong of the Sui Dynasty, and it was also true for my uncle, Crown Prince Jiancheng."

Li Yan said with a serious look: "You have also met Li Ke, you should know that my brothers are not easy to deal with. In order to ascend to the throne, my father killed his brothers and forced the emperor's grandfather to give up the throne."

"The royal family has no personal feelings. Once the attempt to seize the throne fails, the end is horrible." "My eldest uncle, fourth uncle, not only died at Xuanwu Gate, but his entire family was also executed, and all the children were killed. Fourth uncle's favorite concubine was taken into the palace. I believe you also know this."

"As the crown prince, I am destined to be in the vortex and cannot stay out of it. Even if I don't fight, I have no choice. Unless they see me die with their own eyes, my brothers will target me and launch round after round of attacks."

"Sister Yun, you know that I am a lazy person and I don't care about the throne. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone through all means to escape from Chang'an and hide in this prairie under the name of Khan to live with you."

"Being a crown prince is not my choice, but I cannot escape it. Even if I want to give up, my brothers won't believe me. As long as I live, they will regard me as the biggest threat."

"I can ignore myself, but I can't ignore you, Yunmei, Haitang, and the baby in your belly. Even for your safety, I have to fight until I win or die."

Ashina Yun was naturally very clear about this. Since ancient times, the victor is the king and the loser is the thief. In this respect, the Central Plains and the grassland are the same. They follow the law of the jungle. In order to consolidate his position as Khan, Jie Li killed countless people with his sword. It is unknown how many people he has killed over the years.

Many members of the Ashina clan who could threaten Jie Li Khan's position were killed by him.

Among the more than ten sons of his grandfather Shibi Khan, except his father, all the others were eliminated by Jie Li. Jie Li's cousin Gelun, who was brave and good at fighting, was executed in Huating by Jie Li on the grounds of violating military discipline just because he had a great reputation among the Ashina clan.

When Ashina Yunqing thought that he and Li Chengqian might end up in that situation, he couldn't help but shiver. The warm breeze of midsummer could not dispel the coldness in his heart.

"My dear husband, ever since that night in Chang'an, Changshengtian gave me your blood, and I have chosen you. We will live and die together, so tell me what you need me to do. Even if it means asking my father to raise an army to help you ascend to the throne, my father will agree to it."

Li Yan smiled faintly: "It's not that serious. Father is still young, and we still have time. The real battlefield is not here. Many years later, when Father is old and needs to pass on the throne, we are still preparing now."

"You know, my father rose to power through military merit and military power."

"So he keeps a close eye on us princes, and doesn't allow us to have any contact with the generals in the army. He also doesn't want us to interfere with the military power."

"I can only find another way. The tutors I brought with me this time were carefully selected from the Eastern Palace. I brought them to the grassland to hone them and cultivate their military talents. This way, they can help me in the future."

"This time when I go to the Yi Nan army, I will leave these people to you. On the one hand, they are to protect you and your son; on the other hand, I hope you can convince the Khan to let them join his army and train their military qualities."

"I wonder if this will offend the Khan and make him think I want to covet his power?"

Ashina Yun finally understood what Li Yan meant. He frowned and thought for a while, then said hesitantly, "Father Khan attaches great importance to military power and no one is allowed to get involved. He said that military power is the life of our family. Once we lose it, my father and I will die without a burial place."

"If that's the case, forget it, just pretend I never said anything."

Seeing Li Yan's disappointed face, Ashina Yun said quickly: "However, my husband, you are not an outsider, we are a family. Moreover, you are the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and will inherit the entire Central Plains in the future. The 50,000 or 60,000 troops in the hands of the Khan are a formidable existence for others."

"But to you in the future, it's just a force on the march path, and you don't even look at it."

"Your stage is in Chang'an, and the grassland is just your temporary habitat. What can help you is perhaps to buy you some time and opportunities when you are weak. In this way, I will go and talk to Father Khan tomorrow."

"Father Khan has five captains of ten thousand men under his command. They are all his diehards. It is unlikely that they will be handed over to you."

"But Father Khan should be able to distribute positions below the captain of a thousand men. Moreover, your people are all from the Central Plains, and they are naturally a different group from the grassland people. Without Father Khan's support, they can't hold on to their leadership positions."

"It shouldn't be a problem if we just let them develop some experience in commanding troops."

"That's great!"

Li Yan was overjoyed. He hugged Ashina Yun's little head and gave her a kiss. Then he said with excitement and love on his face, "I knew Madam wouldn't let me down."

"Just a captain of a thousand men is enough. For them, going from talking about war on paper to leading thousands of soldiers is already a big step forward."

"It's best to start as a centurion. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. They have only trained for a while in the Eastern Palace's Guard House before and have no actual experience in commanding troops. They may not be able to control so many soldiers at once."

(End of this chapter)