The next day, by the Weishui River.

Li Shimin prepared the ceremonial guard and went to the banks of the Weishui River to meet Jieli Khan with a group of his confidants, civil servants and generals.

Jieli Khan was riding on a tall horse, looking down at Li Shimin, and said with a smile: "Are you ready for what I want?"

The meaning between the words seemed to be that Li Shimin would definitely agree to the conditions.

And in fact it is.

Li Shimin frowned slightly when he heard this, raised his head and looked directly at Jieli Khan, and said: "Jieli Khan, if you want the wealth in Chang'an City, I can agree to it, and if you want a princess and relatives, I can also agree to it, but you want me to It is absolutely impossible for the Turks of the Tang Dynasty to claim their vassal status!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Jieli Khan's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said with an unkind expression: "You refuse to surrender? Aren't you afraid that under the command of this Khan, an army of 300,000 will crush the city of Chang'an!"

"you dare!"

Cheng Yaojin was furious when he heard this. He picked up the xuanhuaban ax in his hand, his face full of murderous intent.

Jieli Khan was slightly startled, the guards around him drew their swords one after another, and many generals on Li Shimin's side also drew their weapons, and the atmosphere between the two sides suddenly became tense.

"lay down your weapon!"

Li Shimin turned around and shouted at Cheng Yaojin and others. Although the latter was unwilling to accept it, they could only glare at Jieli Khan and put down the weapons in their hands.

Then Li Shimin turned his attention to Jieli Khan and said seriously: "I cannot bear the consequences of surrendering to the Turks, and neither can you, the Turks!"

"Throughout the dynasties, our country in the Central Plains has been a superior country of heaven, and we have the dignity of being a superior country and a Han people! Today, my king can surrender to you, but I can guarantee that from now on, we, the Central Plains, and the Turks will fight to the death! Forever!"

"Even if the Tang Dynasty is destroyed and does not exist, as long as the Han people are in the world in the future, they will definitely send troops to attack the Turks at all costs. Do you dare to bear such consequences?"

Li Shimin's stern words shocked Jieli Khan. He couldn't help but began to formally examine Li Shimin in front of him, and he was also thinking secretly in his heart.

Even he couldn't ignore the consequences Li Shimin said.

The Han people in the Central Plains are indeed very proud. If they are forced to surrender, it will probably be a life-and-death situation. He really cannot afford such consequences.

"This expedition is just to plunder wealth. There is no need to break up with the Tang State..."

Jieli Khan thought in his mind that he had actually planned to take advantage of today's negotiation with Li Shimin to kill Li Shimin directly, fulfill his cooperation with Li Chengdao, and then capture Chang'an to plunder wealth.

But now he doesn't dare to do this. Firstly, he is worried about angering all the Han people. Secondly, because he still dare not fully trust Li Chengdao. If Li Chengdao takes office and uses him to vent the anger of the Han people in the Central Plains, the gain will outweigh the loss.

After thinking about it, Jieli Khan raised his head and said: "Okay, then I will be exempted from the obligation to become a vassal. However, you and I have to sign an alliance, and you, the Tang State, are not allowed to attack our Turks afterwards."

Hearing Jieli Khan's words, Li Shimin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Of course it is possible, I can agree to it."

"Okay, but it's just empty talk. I heard that you Han people always pay attention to oaths. So, if you kill your horse and swear an oath, I will believe you."

Jieli Khan rolled his eyes, then pointed the riding whip at the white horse under Li Shimin and said, with a hint of joking in his eyes.

Although he couldn't kill Li Shimin, he could still humiliate the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty.

The people of the Central Plains have always thought highly of themselves, and Jieli Khan has long been dissatisfied with this.

"you--"

Li Shimin couldn't help being furious when he heard this. As the King of Qin, a majestic general, and the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he had been invincible on the battlefield for many years and no one could stop him.

And now he is actually asked by a foreign barbarian to kill a white horse and swear an oath?This is simply a humiliation to him!

Not only Li Shimin, but all the civil servants and generals behind him were also full of anger. They wanted to draw their swords and hack Jieli Khan to death on the spot to vent their anger.

"I promise you!"

Li Shimin suppressed the anger in his heart, turned over and dismounted, and then pulled out the sword from the horse.

Looking at the white horse in front of him, Li Shimin's eyes were full of regret. This BMW had accompanied him in many wars, taking him on the battlefield and escaping countless pursuits. It was his most cherished mount!

But now, he had to kill it with his own hands!

"One day, I will definitely return double the humiliation I suffered today to the Turks!"

Li Shimin roared in his heart, and cut off the white horse's head with the sharp sword in his hand, causing blood to splash everywhere!

Li Shimin's face was also stained with blood, and he looked quite ferocious.

He threw the long sword in his hand, and then said to Jieli Khan expressionlessly: "I slay the white horse and swear that I will not attack the Turks in the future. Are you satisfied?"

"Humph!"

Jieli Khan sneered and did not say anything, which was regarded as acknowledgment of Li Shimin's oath.

After the two sides settled on the covenant and its contents, the negotiation was considered over.

The result of the negotiation was very simple. Li Shimin gave Jieli Khan a thousand carts of gold and silk, hundreds of beauties, and at the same time married a princess to Jieli Khan. The two clans became friends forever and formed a brotherly alliance.

After the covenant was established, Li Shimin took his people back to Chang'an City to prepare the gold and silver treasures for Jieli Khan.

One thousand carts of gold and silk treasures, this is an extremely huge amount of wealth. It is estimated that even if the inner treasury is emptied, it will not be enough, so it can only be raised from the hands of the princes and nobles.

The news that Li Shimin agreed to Jieli Khan's conditions soon spread in the city.

For a while, the people of Chang'an City were scolding Li Shimin. Although the Tang Dynasty did not surrender to the Turks this time, such humiliation was intolerable to the people of the Tang Dynasty. They would rather fight the Turks on the battlefield.

When the princes and nobles learned that Li Shimin wanted to take something from them, they were all very unhappy, and their evaluation of Li Shimin was much lower. After all, this was hurting their interests.

But Li Shimin had already made an alliance with Jieli Khan, so it was useless for them to object. ..

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