Chapter 172 Pearl
With a stroke of his hand, Shibi Khan divided a grassland as large as ten Zhuo counties to Li Jiancheng, half of which was his own territory and the other half belonged to his younger brother Chijishe.

From this we can see how lush the soil and water of this grassland is. As long as cattle, sheep, horses, slaves and herdsmen are driven in, countless wealth will flow out.

"Jiancheng, the Sui Dynasty will soon be in chaos. When the time comes, we will head south and divide the entire Sui territory between the two of us. I heard that the south is the most prosperous place, and it will all belong to you!

You should also mobilize all your troops in Liaodong City. Goguryeo is a cold and bitter place, and it is not worth our effort to capture it."

Li Jiancheng nodded: "That's what I was thinking too. If it's too long, things will change."

Shibi Khan nodded in agreement. It had only been a short while since he had surrounded the Sui Emperor when the Tiele tribes in the rear almost started a rebellion.

Kang Tan smiled and said, "If you don't want your troops to pass through Sui territory, you can use the Khitan and Shiwei as a route. As long as the Khan's order arrives, they will not dare to stop us.

In the past, these northeastern countries first had to obey the orders of the Khan of the Turks, and after the split of the Turks, they obeyed the orders of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. After the gradual rise of Goguryeo, they began to obey the orders of the Goguryeo king who was closer to them.

This is also the reason why the emperor insisted on sending troops to conquer Goguryeo. There can only be one Celestial Empire, and the same applies to hegemony.

But now the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty continued, and Goguryeo had a hard time defending Chengdu. Shibi Khan, who had surrounded the Sui Emperor, undoubtedly led the Turks again and became the undisputed overlord of this area.

But Shibi Khan was obviously not satisfied with this. Perhaps Yang Guang left too deep an impression on him. He also wanted the emperor of Central Plains to kneel on the ground and clear the weeds in front of the tent for him.

Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement. Shi Bi was very satisfied with this submissive attitude. He could treat him with courtesy, but he didn't want Li Jiancheng to be too ignorant of respect. Now it was as good as it could be.

"Jiancheng, go back and be kind to my sister. Your child, my nephew, will continue the noble bloodline of our two families. He will be the ruler of the South, and my son will be the ruler of the North. The two of them will work together to govern the grasslands and the Central Plains!"

Li Jiancheng left with a smile. After he left, Shibi Khan asked the counselor around him, "Will he agree? He has been abandoned by the Sui Emperor. I gave him the best treatment, including grasslands, herds of livestock and my sister."

Kang Tan said: "The courtesy given by the Khan is unparalleled, and such courage is also not possessed by the emperor of the Central Plains. I believe he has been convinced by you and has become your right-hand man."

Shibi smiled complacently: "If you want to get the juicy prey, you can't be stingy with the bait. Once his troops arrive, divide them up immediately. Don't let him sit with so many troops. Well, just leave him 20,000."

"The Great Khan's wisdom is higher than the highest mountain."

Li Jiancheng returned to his residence. Dali City was built by craftsmen from the Central Plains who were sent by the previous emperor to help Qimin Khan, so it was not much different from the residence in the Central Plains.

The interior was decorated magnificently, with exquisite porcelain and gold and silver ornaments everywhere. Even the hanging bows were wrapped with gold threads.

Li Jiancheng himself prefers a more elegant style, but in the Turkic world, being too elegant will only make people look down on you and create unnecessary conflicts. It is better to do it this way, as everyone who comes will be stunned.

"My dear, the princess is waiting for you."

The people serving here were all the people captured by the Turks from Yanmen County, and they were all given as rewards to Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng walked slowly to the backyard. There was a archery range in the middle of the garden. A tall figure was drawing a bow and shooting. Every arrow landed neatly on the target.

Li Jiancheng stood aside and watched silently. After a moment, the figure dropped the bow and stood in front of Li Jiancheng. She was only slightly shorter than Li Jiancheng, and even taller than Shibi Khan.

Whether in the eyes of the Central Plains people or the Turks, a woman who is too tall is not good or beautiful, but the prerequisite is that she does not have such a face.

Her skin was as delicate as a southern beauty, and her peach blossom eyes were as bright as stars, charming and heroic. Once you see her, you will never forget her. She said sadly, "You made me wait for a long time." "Fortunately, I didn't disappoint the princess."

Ashina Anar turned her head away. She was angry at first, but after a short contact, she had no complaints. This was a perfect man, better than anyone she had ever met.

He was always so confident and calm. Even though he was sent here by his emperor, he was still omnipotent. Many things that she had asked her brothers for help but failed to get were brought to her by him.

Many nobles who loved her were originally angry and went to cause trouble for him, but in the end they either left Dali City sadly or blessed them wholeheartedly.

"I heard you have a wife in the Central Plains?"

"Yes, my wife, Xiao, was also a princess, but her country was annexed by the Sui Dynasty."

Li Jiancheng glanced sideways in the direction of Chang'an, obviously missing someone.

"Who do you like better then?"

"I like both of you. You two are the most beautiful stars I have ever seen. You should be around me."

"But her country has perished, and mine still exists."

Obviously, she was also a person who did not understand the Central Plains. She simply thought that the princess of a fallen country had no forces to rely on, and did not understand the complex relationships in the Central Plains.

But Li Jiancheng just said: "So I should protect her more, right?"

Ashina Anar frowned, but still nodded and said affirmatively: "That's right, she is already your wife, so you should protect her and love her, and you shouldn't dislike her because of other things!"

But after she spoke, she turned around somewhat unhappily. She was a very simple Turkic noblewoman, possessing the most precious character traits of the Turkic people, such as simplicity, bravery and strength.

Li Jiancheng didn't say anything, but just stretched out his hand to relax his shoulders and arms that were stiff from archery, and gradually Ashina Anar snuggled in his arms.

"I want you to bring me 10,000 sheep, a crown inlaid with gemstones from the Western Regions, some wine, and..."

"Well, you'll have everything you want soon."

At night, after Ashina Anar left, Li Jiancheng knocked on the table, and Li Xiaogong, dressed in Turkic clothes, walked out.

"Brother, it's still too dangerous here. Please come back to Zhuo County with me."

Li Jiancheng shook his head: "It's still too early. Besides, it's easy for me to leave. Kang Tan and Princess Yicheng will help me. Ashina Duoji's control over Dali City is also crude."

"How is Zhuo County? Has there been any changes in Liaodong City?"

The 30,000 soldiers and horses brought by Li Jiancheng were the ones who were most determined to return to the Central Plains. If they were not brought out, they would mutiny sooner or later, and it would be too much to kill them, after all, they were comrades who had fought together for a long time.

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(End of this chapter)