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Chapter 136 Crouching Dragon and Phoenix on the Grassland! ! [Subscribe please]

The north wind was howling and the snowflakes were falling more and more.

Cold has become the only synonym for this world.

But even such a cold day could not suppress Jie Li Khan's anger.

"I am the Great Khan of the Grassland!!"

As he spoke, he angrily threw down the kumis bowl in his hand and shouted furiously: "What I said! On the grassland is the imperial decree of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! Do you understand?!"

"I understand, I understand. I will collect the taxes right away!"

A Turkic general who was in charge of collecting taxes was so frightened that he crawled out of the tent.

However, Jie Li Khan's anger still did not subside.

He glanced fiercely at the seated Turkic generals, his face gloomy as he said, "I absolutely cannot tolerate such an insult. I will send out my eagles and my wolves. I will show them who is the true master of this grassland!"

"Yes, there can only be one master on the grassland!"

Before the other Turkic generals could speak, a voice that was clearly different from theirs suddenly rang out: "Each tribe on the grassland can only have one Khan!"

"Humph!"

When the other Turkic generals heard this voice, they snorted coldly and stopped looking at the person who spoke.

But when Jie Li Khan heard the words of the speaker, he smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao is right! I have long..."

"Report——!"

Before Jie Li Khan could finish his words, a report came from outside the tent.

"Come in!"

"Great Khan, Tuli Khan has sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to demand food and supplies!"

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Jie Li Khan suddenly stood up from his seat and shouted angrily, "Is this true?!"

"It's true! My people saw with their own eyes that a large amount of food and supplies shipped from the Tang Dynasty arrived at Tuli Khan's tribe!"

Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar!

Jie Li's face instantly turned as dark as an iron pot: "I have long seen that Tuli is as cunning as a fox and as patient as a wolf!"

"What does he mean! What does this even mean?!"

"Khan! Is there some misunderstanding about this matter?"

A general who was loyal to Tuli Khan said, "Why don't we call Tuli over and ask him?"

"What are you asking? Why didn't he inform the Khan when he asked the Tang Dynasty for supplies and food? I think he just doesn't take the Khan seriously!" Another general who disliked Tuli Khan snorted coldly.

Hearing this, Jie Li became even angrier: "Damn Tuli! How dare you secretly communicate with the Tang Dynasty behind my back? Does he still have me in his eyes?!"

"Oh, I didn't expect that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would actually give Tuli face!"

Zhao Deyan interrupted, then glanced at the Turkic generals with a playful expression and said, "Tell me, what did he promise the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to make him agree to help him?"

"I heard that the Tang Dynasty also suffered a disaster and is short of food!"

"This"

Hearing what Zhao Deyan said, the faces of the Turkic generals changed and they all looked at Jie Li Khan.

The general who had originally been loyal to Tuli Khan was so shocked that he was speechless.

Yes!

Why would Tuli ask for help from the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty at this time? The Tang Dynasty is also in trouble now, so how could it agree to Tuli's request?
If you say there is no conspiracy here, I'm afraid no one will believe it!
"No! I have to ask him!"

Jie Li Khan reacted and realized that something was wrong. He rushed out of the tent and ran to question Tuli Khan.

"Slowly!"

At this moment, Zhao Deyan's voice rang out again, and he even stood up to stop Jie Li: "Wait, Khan!"

"Why are you stopping me?" Jie Li said somewhat displeased.

But Zhao Deyan said earnestly, "Great Khan! It's not that I want to stop you, but if you go like this, you won't get anything out of it, and it will only bring disgrace upon your status as the Great Khan!"

Hearing this, Jie Li thought about it and realized that as the Great Khan of the grassland, how could he act arbitrarily? So he asked again, "Then what should we do according to Mr. Zhao's opinion?"

"Uh, this."

Zhao Deyan pondered for a moment, then looked around at the generals and said thoughtfully, "What Tuli did is really undermining the Khan's dignity!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh, "If other leaders follow his example and secretly establish relations with the Tang Dynasty, how will we deal with this situation in the future?"

"Not bad!"

A Turkic general echoed, "Mr. Zhao is absolutely right! We must severely punish Tuli!"

"no no no"

Zhao Deyan quickly waved his hands and continued, "Don't worry. It's not time to turn against Tuli yet. After all, we are still allies and must fight against the Tang Dynasty together!"

Hearing this, the Turkic generals nodded in agreement, and then all looked at Jie Li Khan.

Jie Li Khan thought for a moment, then asked Zhao Deyan, "Then what do you think we should do?"

"Uh, this, let me see"

Zhao Deyan walked while thinking deeply. When he was near the door of the Khan's tent, he suddenly turned around and had an idea: "I think this is the way to go!"

"how?"

Jie Li Khan's eyes lit up, and then he asked eagerly.

The other Turkic generals also set their eyes on Zhao Deyan.

But Zhao Deyan laughed and said, "What I mean is, let Tuli share half of the supplies and food he got from the Tang Dynasty with us!"

"This has two benefits. One is to verify Tuli's loyalty to the grassland and whether he is still our ally. The other is that we can tell other tribes that the food and supplies Tuli requested were obtained by us sending him to the Tang Dynasty, not by him going there to request them!"

"This"

Upon hearing this, all the generals, including Jie Li Khan, were unable to react.

After a while, Jie Li Khan said, "I already understand the first benefit, but I still don't quite understand the second benefit. What's the difference?"

"The difference is huge!"

Zhao Deyan laughed: "Khan, you don't know this. This is like us telling other tribes that the Tang Dynasty only recognizes us and no one else. Only by listening to us can they gain the benefits of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Wonderful!"

Jie Li Khan reacted and couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.

The other Turkic generals also looked at Zhao Deyan in amazement, thinking that it was no wonder that the Khan favored this Central Plains man!
The people from the Central Plains are really smart!

"but!"

After laughing, Jie Li suddenly seemed to understand something and frowned, saying, "If I do this, wouldn't it be like I'm letting Tuli off for nothing? He's secretly communicating with the Tang Dynasty behind my back!"

"Hey, be patient for a moment!"

Zhao Deyan smiled disapprovingly and said, "We have a saying in the Central Plains: A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years. As long as we get through this disaster, we'll have plenty of ways and opportunities to deal with Tuli in the future!"

"That's right, Khan! I think what Mr. Zhao said makes sense!"

"Yes, Khan, Military Advisor Zhao is right!"

It is obvious that Zhao Deyan's advice has won the hearts of some Turkic generals.

Jie Li Khan thought for a moment and felt that what Zhao Deyan said made sense, so he directly ordered: "Okay, let's do as Zhao Junshi said!"

"hehe."

Zhao Deyan couldn't help but smile and stroke his beard when he heard that he had changed from "sir" to "military advisor." He really looked like a military advisor. A few days later, Jie Li's envoys arrived at Tu Li's tribe and directly asked Tu Li for the supplies and food he had obtained from the Tang Dynasty.

Tuli was so angry that he stormed off and shouted at the messenger, "Why?! We want these things, why should we give them to you?!"

"Yeah! What have you done? Why do you want our things?"

"That's right! Last time you came to collect taxes from our tribe, you took all our food. And you still have the nerve to come this time! Why?!"

"That's right! We won't give it to you!"

Hearing Tuli Khan's words, his generals stood up one by one indignantly.

Upon seeing this, the Jie Li envoy subconsciously took a step back, but still said threateningly: "This is the Khan's order, you'd better not go against it!"

"Humph!"

Tuli snorted coldly and said solemnly, "Jie Li is going too far. These food and supplies are also vital to me. Without them, we simply cannot survive!"

"Could Jie Li have the heart to watch us starve to death one by one?"

"If he has the guts, let him ask the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty for it himself!"

At this point, he suddenly seemed to remember something and smiled coldly: "Doesn't he have a Central Plains person there? Let him go and ask for it!"

"So, you won't give it to me?"

The Jie Li envoy narrowed his eyes slightly.

Tuli was not afraid of him at all and directly retorted: "So what if I don't give it to you? What can you do to me? I'm making this clear today. Even if Jie Li comes here himself, don't even think about taking any food and supplies from me!"

"Good good!"

The Jie Li envoy laughed in anger. "I hope that when the Khan comes in person, you can be as tough as you are now! Let me tell you, the Khan's will cannot be disobeyed. Do you know what will happen if you do this?"

"Of course I know!"

Tuli stepped forward, staring intently at the Jie Li envoy, and said word by word, "I give you food and supplies, but what will become of my people?"

"You! You better think this through!"

Faced with Tuli's murderous gaze, the Jie Li envoy subconsciously took two steps back, then uttered a few words that sounded harsh but were actually weak, and turned and left.

"Humph!"

After watching the Jie Li envoy leave, Tuli snorted coldly. He was not happy about it. Instead, he looked around at the generals and said, "Tell me, what should we do now?"

"What else can I do? The worst that can happen is I'll just have to fight Jie Li!"

One of Tuli's subordinates said angrily.

Another Tuli subordinate sneered, "Fight? What can we use to fight Jie Li?"

"Yeah, we don't have the strength to fight him!"

"If we really fight, I'm afraid the casualties will be even more devastating than a disaster!"

"Ugh!"

Hearing the generals' chatter, almost all of whom were pessimistic about a fight with Jie Li, Tuli suddenly said dejectedly, "The Tang Dynasty agreed to ship the goods over. I thought it was a great thing, but I didn't expect it to cause such a big trouble!"

"Khan!"

Just when Tuli was feeling dejected, Yugushe, who had been silent all the time, suddenly called out "Tuli".

"Ok?"

Tuli was slightly stunned, then looked at Yu Gushe with some confusion.

Yu Gushe said thoughtfully, "Since the Tang Dynasty Emperor has helped us once, he might help us again."

"This"

Upon hearing this, Tuli and the other generals looked at each other in surprise.

"But I heard that the Tang Dynasty also suffered a disaster. Although it was not as serious as ours, the Tang Dynasty emperor has already done his utmost to help us once. What if he doesn't help us anymore?"

Tuli asked uncertainly.

Yu Gu thought about it for a moment and said, "If we cooperate with the Tang Dynasty, it would be like trying to get the skin of a tiger. But if we don't cooperate with the Tang Dynasty, we will just be waiting to die. Trying to get the skin of a tiger might give us a glimmer of hope!"

"what do you mean?"

"Unite with the Tang Dynasty and kill Jie Li! Become a hero of the Tang Dynasty!"

"hiss!"

Hearing Yu Gushe's words, Tuli couldn't help but take a breath.

The other generals also had different expressions and fell into silence.

After a long while, Tuli asked in a dismayed voice, "Do you know the consequences of betraying the grassland?"

"I naturally know the consequences of betraying the grasslands! In terms of combat power, my Turkic people are even superior to the Tang Dynasty!"

"But I recently captured some merchants. They told me that in the south of the Tang Dynasty, there's a prefecture called Jiangling. Grain is piled high as mountains, and money is counted in gold. Even Chang'an can't compare to such a prefecture. If this continues, think about it, with the Tang Dynasty's population, how many years of dominance can we still maintain?"

"What!?"

Tuli was shocked when he heard this.

Even the other generals widened their eyes in disbelief.

There are not as many people on the grassland as there are in the Central Plains.

If the people in the Central Plains could develop at this rate, the Tang Dynasty would sooner or later destroy the Turks.

Thinking of this, Tuli couldn't help but ask, "Why have I never heard of this? Does Jiangling really have so much money and food?"

Hearing this, Yu Gushe didn't waste any words. He immediately took out a piece of paper from his pocket, introduced the picture on it, and said, "Have you ever seen something like this?"

"What is this?" a general asked curiously.

But Yu Gushe introduced it: "This thing is called sweet potato, and it can produce thousands of kilograms per mu!"

"what!?"

Everyone was shocked again.

"How is this possible! How can there be such a magical object in the world?" Tuli said in disbelief.

Then, as if remembering something, he said excitedly: "Then we have this thing"

"It's useless! It's too cold here, and they won't survive! Besides, sweet potatoes are strictly controlled in Jiangling, and you can't get them raw at all."

Before Tuli could finish his words, Yu Gushe interrupted him and sighed, "There is only one way left for us now, and that is to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty, destroy Jie Li, and submit to the Tang Dynasty!"

"But how can you guarantee that the Tang Dynasty is willing to cooperate with us, or believe in our sincerity?"

"I heard that the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty was banished to Jiangling by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

"Ok?"

Tuli was slightly stunned, then narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If he gets the credit for destroying the Eastern Turks, we'll give it to him."

Boom!

Before Yu Gushe could finish his words, Tuli felt as if he was struck by lightning.

The merit of following the dragon in the Central Plains!!

I understand!!
"Hahahaha!"

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