Outside
Chang 'an City, countless cavalrymen were rushing toward Chang' an City.
It was estimated to be at least 200,000!
200,000 cavalry, what a massive army!
Horses galloped like thunder!
Banners covered the sun!
Dust flew everywhere!
The flood of cavalry seemed to be able to crush everything.
The person in the lead wore a beast bone crown on his head. He had a rough and fierce face and was wearing a beast skin coat. A goshawk stood on his shoulder.
This person was the leader of the Turks, Jie Li Khan.
He took advantage of Li Shimin's rebellion at Xuanwu Gate and the unstable world to lead two hundred thousand Turkic cavalry to attack the Central Plains.
The Central Plains had just experienced the Black Tortoise Gate incident and was in dire straits, unable to stop the two hundred thousand soldiers of the Turks.
The 200,000-strong Turkic army marched straight through the Wei River and arrived at Chang 'an Fortress!
At this moment, in Chang 'an Fortress.
Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Hou Junji, and the other Great Generals stood solemnly on the city gate tower.
At this time, the Chang 'an army only had thirty to fifty thousand men, so how could they defeat the two hundred thousand Turkic cavalry?!
He was not a match at all!
"Tang, Tang Emperor, surrender! Otherwise, my 200,000-strong army will definitely destroy Chang 'an and turn you into ashes!”
Jie Li Khan rode his horse out and shouted at Li Shiming on the city tower.
"Bullshit! You, Jie Li Khagan, have broken your promise, violated the alliance agreement, and even thought of making our Great Tang surrender. This is impossible!”Li Shi Min said angrily.
"Hahaha! Impossible! What's impossible?"
"What's impossible in front of my 200,000 men?!”
"If you know what's good for you, surrender as soon as possible. I might be able to spare your life!"
"If you don't know what's good for you, the day my army breaks through Chang 'an will be the day the Great Tang perishes!”
Jie Li Khan laughed wildly as he spoke to Li Shi Min, who was on the city wall. His voice was filled with arrogance and savagery!
Li Shiming's palm grabbed the stone of the city wall tightly, and his knuckles turned white.
He wished he could lead his army out of the city and fight the Turkic army to the death.
He, Li Shimin, had started his army at the end of the Sui Dynasty and had rarely lost. Half of the Great Tang had been conquered by him.
When had he ever suffered such humiliation?
However, logic told him that he couldn't do that.
There were less than 50,000 soldiers in Chang 'an Fortress. No matter how elite his Black-armored Army was, it was impossible for them to defeat the 200,000 Turkic cavalry!
"Jie Li Khan! Don't be so arrogant!"
"Chang 'an Fortress is indestructible. Even if you have 200,000 iron cavalry, you can forget about setting foot on Chang' an Fortress!”
Li Shi Min pretended to be tough.
"Everyone, what should we do for now?”Li Shiming turned around and asked his own think tank, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji and the others.
"Your Majesty, there is only one way to make the Turks retreat.”
The person who spoke was Li Shi Min's trusted aide, his brother-in-law.
However, Zhangsun Wuji's expression was not good. He did not look happy at all.
"What good ideas do you have?”Li Shi Min said anxiously.
Zhangsun Wuji was silent for a moment before slowly spitting out two words,"Marriage!"
"Marriage?!" The joy on Li Shi Min's face instantly disappeared.
'Marriage' was such a humiliating word!
Only an incompetent king would choose a marriage alliance to compromise.
But in the current situation, what could they do to make the Turks retreat if they did not make peace?!
Everyone was silent, feeling both uncomfortable and ashamed.
He hadn't expected that the safety of the Great Tang would depend on a woman.
What kind of humiliation was this?
"Phew!"
Li Shiming took a deep breath and sighed.
It was as if he had made a decision.
"Jie Li Khan, our Central Plains region and the Turkic region have always been friendly neighbors. In the Sui Dynasty, Princess Yicheng married into the Turkic region. Today, I plan to marry another princess to form a good relationship with Qin and Jin.”
Li Shi Min's entire body trembled as he said this.
His heart was so humiliated that it was about to explode.
The rest of the officials were ashamed and lowered their heads.
Jie Li Khagan thought for a moment. His purpose for coming to the Central Plains was for the countless wealth and beauties in the Central Plains.
It was not bad to be able to marry a princess of the Great Tang, but it was far from enough.
"Hahahaha ~ Marry a princess to me?”
"Good! I heard that you have a princess called Princess Changle. She is as beautiful as a flower. I want her. Moreover, the dowry of the princess is 100,000 taels of gold, 1 million taels of silver, 5,000 cows, and 10,000 sheep!”
Jie Li Khan demanded an exorbitant price.
"Impossible!"
"Changle is the real eldest princess. She can't marry you. Besides, Chang 'an City doesn't have so much wealth!”
Li Shi Min was so angry that his eyes turned red.
Changle was the apple of his eye. He had held it in his hands since he was young and was afraid that it would fall out. He was afraid that it would melt in his mouth. How could he bear to let her go to that kind of barren land?
"Your Majesty, let me go out of the city and fight for him! I, Yuchi Gong, am not afraid of death! This son of a b * tch was too arrogant!”Yuchi Gong waved the steel whip in his hand and said angrily.
"That's right, Your Majesty. Let's go out of the city and fight them! I don't want to suffer this kind of anger!" Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth.
The generals all requested to fight.
They were not afraid of death, but Li Shi Min could not let them die!
With red eyes, he ordered them to retreat.
"Humph! Gold, silver, cattle, sheep, and livestock could be few, but the princess to be married must be the Princess of Changle. Otherwise, I will not let this go!”
"I'll give you one day to consider. If you still don't agree, I'll immediately order an attack on Chang 'an. When the city is broken, I'll massacre the city for three days!”
The Jie Li Khan left after saying those harsh words. The 200,000 strong army surrounded Chang 'an City.
Li Shi Min angrily looked at Jie Li Khan who was leaving, but there was nothing he could do.
Chang 'an City, Taiji Palace, and the rest of the city, the
Li Shimin paced back and forth in front of the door of Changle's bedroom. He wanted to enter, but he didn't dare to.
Just as Li Shimin was hesitating, the door of the palace opened automatically.
Changle walked out of the palace, his face filled with despair.
"Imperial Father, there's no need to make things difficult for us.”
When Li Xiu saw Cui Yunshang's painting and poem at the Poetry and Painting Exhibition Exhibition that day, his heart was broken.
"Changle…You…" Li Shimin was both happy and sad, and he was speechless for a moment.
Chang Le didn't continue to speak but bowed to Li Shiming and turned around to return to his room.
There was no greater sorrow than a dead heart, which was the current Changle.
Early the next morning, Jie Li Khan came to challenge him.
"Tang Emperor, have you made up your mind?”
"Princess Changle can be married, but the dowry is only 50,000 taels of gold, 500,000 taels of silver, 3,000 cows, and 5,000 sheep.”
Li Shi Min cut the money in half.
"Five days later, when we are ready, we will offer it to you with both hands!”
"No! Five days is too long." Jie Li Khan denied.
"In three days, I want to see this thing. Otherwise, my 200,000 cavalry will definitely trample Chang 'an!”
Jie Li Khagan said aggressively, causing Li Shi Min and all the soldiers to grit their teeth. Their eyes were bloodshot, and they were extremely furious!
She couldn't wait to go over and fight him right now.
However, they couldn't. They could only stand here and accept the humiliation of Jie Li Khan!
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