The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Tuli touched his beard.

Compared with Jie Li's tribe, his tribe was too far behind. Even if they fought hard, they would not win.

But Jie Li did not give him a way to survive.

He was forced to ask the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty for help. Anyway, he had already asked once, so why not ask again?

This was all Jie Li forcing him to do.

If there was a way to survive, he would not want to ask Li Shimin for help.

Jie Li was his enemy now, and Li Shimin was Jie Li's enemy.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

"That's the only way. After all, our goal is just to survive." Tuli sighed.

As the son of Shibi Khan, he should have been the hero of the grassland. He was the rightful Great Khan, but Jie Li took his place and only gave him the title of a small Khan. The best grassland and the most powerful tribe were all under his control.

He suppressed me year after year, trying to make me a name without substance.

Especially after Zhao Deyan, the Central Plains man, came to his side, the days when he wanted to make a name for himself were even more bleak.

If this continues, his tribe will only become weaker and weaker, and more and more poor, while Jie Li's tribe and army will become stronger and stronger, and he will occupy more grasslands and cattle and sheep.

Sooner or later, he will get into trouble if he doesn't care about the lives of other tribes.

And what he has to do now is just to protect himself in advance.

All this is Jie Li's fault! It's all the fault of that hateful Central Plains man!

"I heard that many tribes in the north have betrayed Jie Li and surrendered to Xueyantuo." Qibi Heli said: "It's all because of natural disasters that make people on the grassland unable to survive, so they have to make helpless moves."

Tuli nodded.

He felt better after saying this.

Although he had been dissatisfied with Jie Li for a long time, they were all Turks and warriors on the grassland after all.

How could he be willing to come to this point today?

"Some time ago, Xueyantuo sent people to Chang'an. I think the emperor of the Tang Dynasty should know about this soon. If you want to ask him, you should do it as soon as possible."

"I know." Tuli responded: "We will go to Chang'an in person."

After Li Shimin received the news from Xueyantuo, he sent guerrilla general Qiao Shiwang to Xueyantuo, bringing the drums and banners awarded to Yinan Khan by the court, and officially issued an edict to enthrone Yinan as Zhenzhu Bijia Khan.

The people of the Hundred Cavalry Division hurried to the Liangyi Hall.

"Your Majesty, the latest news from the Turks is that Tuli wants to submit to the Tang Dynasty. Soon, Tuli will bring some people to Chang'an to meet your Majesty in person. Their envoys will arrive in Chang'an tomorrow."

"Okay, I got it. You continue to go back and report back."

"Yes." Baiqisi bowed his hands in response.

Li Shimin lowered his eyes.

Tuli submitted to him.

This.........

Originally, he wanted to use the food supplies this time to cause a fight between Tuli and Jie Li, and the Tang Dynasty would reap the benefits. As a result, things seemed to have gone a bit too far. Tuli did not fight with Jie Li, but directly submitted to the Tang Dynasty.

In this way, Jie Li's power was not weakened too much.

Looking at the power of the entire grassland, Tuli's surrender saved him and his tribe.

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes.

Forget it, losing in the east and gaining in the west, the Tang Dynasty is not at a loss anyway.

The next day, Tuli's envoy came to Chang'an and met Li Shimin in the palace.

"Tell Tuli Khan that I accept his surrender." Li Shimin said.

"Yes." Tuli's envoy responded: "I will go back and tell our Khan."

Half a month later, outside Chang'an City.

Tuli led his confidants to meet Li Shimin.

Li Shimin stood on the high platform, looking down at Tuli Khan kneeling on the ground, with a little pride on his face, and couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart.

Once upon a time, the Tang Dynasty had to swallow its anger for these Turks on the grassland.

Now, one of the Turkic Khans, Tuli, and his tribal leaders knelt in front of him.

"From today on, you should become a frontier official of the Tang Dynasty. We trust each other."

"In the past, your grandfather Qimin Khan lost his troops and the Sui Dynasty helped him regain control of the grassland. But he did not repay the favor, and your father Shibi Khan became an enemy of the Sui Dynasty. You are in trouble today and come to me to submit. The reason why I did not make you Khan is because of the lessons learned from the past. I hope that the Tang Dynasty will be peaceful for a long time, and your clan will not perish. So I appoint you as the governor, and you must not invade each other again, and you will always be my northern vassal."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tuli saluted again.

Tuli appointed an officialThe Right Guard General, the Governor of Shunzhou, the title of Prince of Beiping, with a fief of 700 households, still led his tribe in the north to guard the border grasslands for the Tang Dynasty.

The grasslands originally governed by Tuli fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

Tuli came to Chang'an, and Li Shimin wanted to give a banquet in the palace.

Li Fu, wearing a royal robe and a crown, walked beside Li Shimin and heard Li Shimin talking to him in a low voice.

"In ancient times, monarchs worked hard for the people, and the country's fortune lasted; those who enslaved others for their own enjoyment would perish. The current Turkic civil strife is caused by Jie Li Khan's failure to perform his duties. Tuli Khan is his closest relative, and he came here because he could not protect himself. Although the barbarians are weak, the border is safe. But seeing his defeat, I can't help but be vigilant, worrying that if I do something wrong, it will cause a disaster."

"Your Majesty can always alert yourself, and there are upright ministers like Wei Zheng around you, who always give advice to Your Majesty. Your Majesty's ministers dare to tell the truth. Your Majesty has also said that with them around, even if you want to be a bad emperor, it is impossible." Li Fu responded.

Just say that a few days ago, Du Ruhui said in front of Li Shimin that Li Shimin was too kind.

Li Shimin didn't take it seriously at all.

In all dynasties, which minister dared to speak like this in front of the emperor? He was just about to point his finger at the emperor's nose and scold him.

Li Shimin smiled when he heard it.

Only those who are in it can truly understand the pain.

Let alone others.

Wei Zheng alone was enough for him, not to mention the Censorate and Sun Fuga and others.

After the banquet, Tuli Khan left first, and Li Shimin and a group of important officials came to Liangyi Hall.

"Now that Tuli has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, now is the best time to use troops on the grassland." Li Shimin's eyes were sharp and he glanced at everyone: "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, going to war has always been about having a legitimate reason. Since Tuli has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, then we should not use troops on the grassland anymore." Wei Zheng said.

Li Shimin smiled when he heard this.