Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

He Lishi's age is not young in itself. He is almost sixty years old this year, which is considered a long life among the Turkic people.

"Lidoer, come here." Xi Lifa said weakly.

"Father." Lidoer approached Li Shi, and said sadly.

"I can't do it anymore. After I die, you take your mother and family members to lead the tribe and join Datang." Xi Lishi said softly.

"My lord father...why?" Lidoer was stunned for a moment, and asked a little puzzled.

"There is no reason, there is no need for the current Western Turks. The population of our tribe has been decreasing, and many small tribes have directly turned to Ashina Shilu, but in fact Ashina Shilu is nothing more than a large tribe. It's just a chess piece of Emperor Tang."

"There is no shame in being chess pieces. In fact, we are just chess pieces of the Tang Dynasty. If it were not for the support of the Tang Dynasty, we would have been wiped out by Yi Bi Du Lu."

"We can have a few days, it's just that Tang needs us, but now I'm dead, you can't control the whole Turkic, every big tribe has their own ideas, no matter what their ideas are, they won't listen to you , and the power in your hands does not have an absolute advantage."

"Although you were born in the grassland, although you are not afraid of fighting, you are not good at fighting."

"So, go ahead and surrender to Datang. With your current achievements and status, Datang will give you a good status and position, just like Xue Yantuo's Zhenzhu Khan."

"Although you can't get that much, life in Chang'an is far more comfortable than on the grasslands, and you don't have to worry about more things."

"As a father, I didn't bring you a higher status, nor did I bring more people, but if you go to Chang'an, you may find a different life."

He Lishi's tone was very weak, and he had to stop here to let himself take a breath.

"Father, don't say that. The children on the grassland are used to winning more property by themselves. Your order... I don't know whether I should obey it or not." Lidoer's face was blank.

He really hadn't thought about this choice.

"Go, listen to me, the current Western Turkic is already a wolf in his twilight years. It seems that the power is still there, but the bones are already soft, and even the flesh of the prey can break a mouthful of old teeth, while the Tang Dynasty is going down the mountain. Tigers have no opponents on the grasslands."

"Datang's current domestic situation has stabilized. If Datang wants to continue to develop in the next step, it can only go west, and we are the weakest side."

"The current Turks have a vast territory but only an old body. We are no longer able to protect such a vast grassland."

"If you stay here, let's not talk about Datang, now the various tribes will finally have a dispute with you, and the result may not be easy to say." Xi Lishi said softly.

"Ashina Shilu could have annexed us a long time ago, but maybe it was because of the relationship between Datang and us. I once took refuge in Datang, so they didn't do anything to us, and they even had a lot of relationship with us. trade relations."

"But after I'm dead, this kind of thing probably won't happen, and as long as Ashina Shilu sends troops, many tribes will surrender immediately in the end." You Lishi looked at him softly and said.

Lidoer was silent for a while, and then said softly: "I know, my lord father, I will lead the Western Turks to surrender to the Tang Dynasty."

"Well, you can figure it out. Before you return to Datang, take advantage of my funeral and ask the leaders of the various tribes to come over and discuss it. I believe they will agree. This will also be of the greatest benefit to you." Li Li Lost his mouth.

"It's... my lord father."

After He Lishi finished explaining what he should explain, He Lishi returned to the embrace of Changshengtian that night. After He Lishi died, Lidoer thought for a long time on the way to summon the leaders of all tribes, and finally decided to Decided to listen to what you said.

Within three days, the chiefs of the main tribes of the Western Turks arrived here. After they held a funeral for He Lishi, Lidor called them for a meeting.

"Everyone, I am going to lead the Western Turks to join the Great Tang and become a part of the Great Tang." Lidoer did not hesitate, but spoke directly at the meeting.

Lidoer's words stunned the dozen or so tribal leaders who came over, but after they were stunned, they fell silent again. Soon, one leader cupped his hands at Lidoer and said, "Khan passed away, you As the Khan's eldest son, you are our new Khan."

"Now that you have made your decision, Khan, we all agree."

"Yes, we all agree with your decision, Khan."

When these leaders bowed their hands to Lidoer and responded, he suddenly understood why his father would explain this to him, because these people probably already had the intention of submitting to Datang.

People in the grasslands admire the strong, and today the Tang Dynasty is the most powerful person in the entire grassland. It stretches from the Arctic Icefield in the north to the land of Yongxia in the south, and spans tens of thousands of miles from north to south and from east to west.

Of course, they all want to join such a country, especially those who have gained unprecedented benefits. Naturally, they want to join it too.

"Since everyone thinks so, let's take advantage of this winter migration to head towards the Ashina Shilu Department, toward the Tianshan Mountains of the Tang Dynasty, and the Yili River Valley. There are places for us to spend the winter, and the same can be done." Contact Datang." Lidoer didn't think much about it.

Grassland people don't have much concept of family and country. For them, survival is the most important thing, so now that a decision has been made, Lidoer is not going to hesitate.

Migration was a very long process, but as the successor khan of the Turks, Lidor sent envoys to Ashina in advance, and then prepared to send them to Tang Dynasty at the same time.

In November of the 26th year of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an had already started to get cold. Although it was not below zero, it was time to wear thick clothes. However, Li Ke, who had just made arrangements for Tianzhu and others, received intelligence from the Chinese theater .

The Western Turkic Ashina Shilu and the Western Turkic Lishi Department, or the Lidoer Department decided to surrender to the Datang and become part of the Datang.

Li Ke was stunned for a moment when he received the news. He wasn't ready to attack the Western Turks yet. Was the Western Turks about to surrender?Although it was a vassal state before, vassal state and complete surrender are two different concepts.

Li Ke also knew from the information sent that the Western Turkic Khan Zhelishi was dead and was now his son Lidor.