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Chapter 299 Recovery
"Khan, spare my life! Khan, spare my life!"

The soldier begged for mercy as he was dragged away by the guards.

Ashina Mu suppressed his anger and panic, and ordered the Great Yabghu and his ministers to enter the palace.

Ashidemuyang received the summons and immediately rode to the palace. At the palace gate, he encountered a group of ministers who had also been summoned. He knew something was wrong and rushed into the council hall. Upon hearing the news of the Turkic defeat, he swayed and almost fell to the ground.

That was nearly 70% of the Turkic army! In less than three months, they were all annihilated.

This is Heaven's will to destroy my Turkic people!
Ashina Mu anxiously asked, "Do any of you gentlemen have a good plan to deal with this?"

Ashide Muyang composed himself and said, "In my humble opinion, we should seek peace with Dayu to preserve the Turks and await the future."

The other ministers seconded the motion.

Ashinamu thought so too, but, "Would the Great Yu agree?"

If the roles were reversed, Ashina Mu would definitely take this opportunity to destroy Dayu, giving the other side no chance to breathe.

"Although the Turks and the Great Yu have always been at odds, for the Northwest Army, the Turks are only a secondary contradiction."

Ashina Mu frowned. "What does the Great Yabghu mean?"

Ashide Muyang said, "The real enemy of the Northwest Army is not the Turks, but the Emperor of Dayu."

"As long as the Northwest Army agrees to the peace talks, we will hand over the evidence of the Great Yu Emperor's secret collusion with the Turks to the Northwest Army."

How can an emperor who colludes with foreign enemies have the face to face the people of the world?

At that point, would Emperor Pingyuan only have one option left: to abdicate?

But who would willingly relinquish the power and territory they have already acquired?
If you're unwilling, then the only option is to fight.

Once the struggle for the throne begins in Dayu, the Turks can take the opportunity to recuperate and wait for the next counterattack.

Ashinamu's eyes lit up, "The Great Yabghu truly deserves the title of capable minister."

He possesses a handwritten letter from the Emperor of Dayu to his alliance, enough to convict the Emperor of Dayu of colluding with foreign enemies!

"I will now write a letter of state, which the Great Yabghu will personally deliver to the northwest of Da Yu and give to Gu Ci," Ashina Mu wrote in a flash and handed it to Ashidemuyang. "The safety of the Turks is entrusted to the Great Yabghu."

Ashide Muyang knelt down, raising the imperial edict with both hands, "Your subject will certainly not fail the Khan's trust!"

News of the Turkic defeat, the capture of their leader, and the Khan's pleas for peace spread like wildfire throughout the Turkic lands. The Turkic people were filled with fear, and the Turkic nobles were secretly trying to contact the Northwest Army of Dayu and Gu Ci.

Because of their past trade dealings with Tang Zhao and Dayu, Sheri Tulimaide and Ashideduoer suddenly became very popular.

After dealing with the seventh wave of guests who came to deliver gifts today, Ashidedor rubbed her stiff face, saying, "Not everyone can handle this constant stream of visitors."

Sheri Tulimaide poured his wife a cup of tea and sighed, "Who could have imagined that the situation of the Dayu Turks would turn upside down overnight? Now even the Khan has to show weakness to Dayu, let alone them?"

Ashidedor asked, "Should we continue doing business with Tang Zhao?"

"Of course, how can we let go of such a rare opportunity to be in such a favorable position?" Sheli Tulimaide's eyes gleamed. "This peace treaty will at least bring peace to the border for twenty years. With a stable world, trade will surely prosper!" Although the Sheli Tuli clan and Ashide Dor were Turkic nobles, they were far from the center of power, and their focus had long since shifted from officialdom to commerce.

In recent years, by using the lustrous mirror, floral nectar, and strong liquor, they have distinguished themselves among the Turkic nobles, not only earning a large amount of money but also enhancing their family's status.

Now, riding the wave of peace negotiations between the two countries, he might be able to return to his official career.

Ashidedor was overjoyed, but worried, "But because of the war between the two countries, we secretly cut off our business dealings with Tang Zhao. Won't she be angry?"

When this matter was brought up, Shariputra was also a little guilty.

The sudden appearance of that thunderous weapon in Dayu reminded Sheli Tuli of the tens of thousands of kilograms of saltpeter that Tang Zhao had ordered from him.

Others might not know, but his elder brother was obsessed with alchemy, and countless alchemy furnaces in the house had exploded. Although Sheri Tulimaide wasn't entirely clear on the details, his intuition told him that it was inextricably linked to saltpeter.

After news reached the capital that Tang Zhao had killed or wounded thousands of Turkic cavalry with a weapon as powerful as thunder, Sheri Tulimaide immediately unilaterally terminated his business dealings with Tang Zhao.

Now that his wife brought it up, Sheri Tulimaide looked worried and thought for a long time before saying, "Tang Zhao is a merchant. Merchants value profit. As long as the goods we provide can impress her, she won't turn against us, right?"

Ashidedor wasn't as optimistic as her husband. "What if other people also want to do business with Tang Zhao?"

It's important to know that since the war between the two countries disrupted trade routes, the prices of glassware, floral nectar, and spirits have increased several times over, reaching an unbelievable figure!
Many people were secretly inquiring and plotting to bypass them and make a deal with Tang Zhao.

Shari Tuli Maide became even more flustered by his wife's words and immediately stood up and said, "I'm setting off now for the tea-horse trade."

He gritted his teeth and said, "No matter the cost, I demand Tang Zhao's forgiveness!"

“I will go with you,” Ashidedor said, recalling the instructions he received from the Empress Dowager the day before. “There are some things that you, a grown man, cannot say, but I can say them for you.”

Sariputra was moved to tears. With such a wife, what more could a husband ask for?
The couple immediately set off, traveling day and night to the tea-horse trade market.

However, there were many merchants who had arrived at the tea-horse trade market earlier than them, and without exception, they all came to see Tang Zhao.

Tang Zhao was so bothered by the visitors that he had already put up a sign saying he was closing his doors to visitors.

The Turkic and Tibetan merchants were not defeated by this minor setback. They immediately set up camp at the tea-horse trade market and awaited Tang Zhao's summons.

Opportunity favors the prepared mind!
Sheri Tulimaide and Ashideduoer exchanged a glance, got out of the carriage, squeezed through the crowd to the front, and said to the Northwest Army soldiers who were chasing people away, "I am Sheri Tulimaide. I previously had trade dealings with Princess Zhaoshan, and I would appreciate it if you could inform her!"

As he spoke, he took out a small gold ingot and was about to stuff it into the ingot's hand.

The Northwest Army soldiers refused, saying, "Anyone who tries to bribe officers and soldiers will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane!"

Sheri Tulimaide instantly retrieved the gold ingot, and with his superb acting skills and shameless spirit, he successfully wore down the Northwest Army soldiers, who then agreed to help him pass on the message once.

In the mansion of the Protector General, Tang Zhao, relieved of all his burdens, lay on a rocking chair, half asleep.

The Northwest Army soldiers had just taken a bite of the relic when Qiu Yu glared at them fiercely. "That plague-ridden guy dares to come? He has such a thick skin!"

The girl wanted to buy more saltpeter, but after writing several letters, they all went unanswered. She was so anxious that she developed several blisters on her lips.

Want to salvage the relationship now? Forget about the door, there's not even a window!