Chapter 254 Taming
There was no court meeting today, so Li Jiancheng met with Tong Yehu in Ganlu Hall. The Turkic Khan, who was ragged and had dirty hair and beard, bowed deeply, while Changsun Wuji stood sideways at the side of the hall.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to offer my loyalty and serve as your vassal forever, guarding the western border of the Tang Dynasty."

According to the news brought by the messenger, before Tong Yehu was captured, his uncle Ashina Hemoduo took the opportunity to seize power, imprisoned and killed Tong Yehu's son Ashina Dili, and intercepted the Western Turkic troops that were originally going to support him.

Now, Hemoduo sent an envoy not to surrender and redeem Tong Yehu, but to threaten the Tang Dynasty to release the people and withdraw the troops, otherwise he would go to war. In fact, he was forcing the Tang Dynasty to kill Tong Yehu.

The emperor was a man who could keep his composure. He did not rush to accept Tong Yehu's statement, but said: "Can a Khan who has no power at all still represent the Turks? Can he still protect the northwest for me?"

Tong Yehu raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, Hemoduo only took advantage of my absence to seize power temporarily. Most of the Silifa in the Western Regions are still close to me, and the Tutun in the various countries are all my confidants.

As long as you send an army to take me back home, I will always obey your will and look up to you as if I were looking up to the supreme Tengri! "

Jie Lifa refers to the rulers of the countries in the Western Regions, while Tutun refers to the Turkic nobles who were stationed in the country and were responsible for guarding the area, commanding the army and collecting taxes, and Tengri refers to the god in heaven.

According to Li Jiancheng's understanding, Tong Yehu was right. Even if such a thing happened, there were still a considerable number of Turkic nobles who hoped to redeem their Khan.

After all, Tong Yehu was the one who strengthened the Western Turkic Khanate to its peak and almost completely controlled the countries in the Western Regions, so every noble could enjoy great wealth.

This is also the important reason why he was still alive even though Jie Li died.

However, the emperor still needed further taming. Tong Yehu was still quite confident when he was taken away, until he suddenly saw a man waiting at the door of the palace, the former Great Khan of the Western Turkic Khaganate, Nijuechuluo Khan Ashina Daman.

Tong Yehu's face changed drastically, and his eyes were full of fear. He was not afraid of Chu Luo, but he was afraid that if the emperor chose to support Chu Luo, he would become a useless person like Jie Li.

What is the fate of useless people?

Tong Yehu went down with a heart full of despair. After Chu Luo entered the palace, he was respectful and cautious. He was not at all like the Western Turkic Khan who was cruel and harsh by nature and dared to kill hundreds of leaders of the Tiele tribes in one breath.

He is now the Duke of Guiyi County in the Tang Dynasty, responsible for commanding the Turkic Cavalry Battalion in Chang'an.

"Have you met the Western Turkic envoy?"

"Your Majesty, I have met them, but they are all strangers and I am not close to them."

Li Jiancheng was not surprised either. Although Chu Luo was framed by Pei Ju and had to flee to the Sui Dynasty, it was also a fact that he was unpopular when he ruled the Turks.

His former confidants had long been purged by Shekui and Tong Yehu. Even if he sent a large army to escort them into the Turkic Empire, they would probably be killed soon.

There is almost nothing worthy of praise about Chu Luo except his bravery.

"Do you want to go back to Turkestan?"

Chu Luo was silent for a long time and then said: "I want to return to my hometown, but I know that there is no place for me there. The Tang Dynasty is my home."

The emperor was satisfied with Chu Luo's awareness, thinking that after living under someone else's roof for so many years, he had finally made some progress.

"I want to order you to guard the four counties of Xihai Heyuan to guard against the remnants of Tuyuhun." Chu Luo was very surprised. He thought that the emperor would keep him by his side all the time like Emperor Yang did.

"I am willing to serve your majesty."

Apart from other things, Choro is notorious in Western Turkic and even in the entire Western Regions. He is the perfect deterrent. Of course, more officials should be arranged to accompany him.

Tong Yehu was left alone like this for seven or eight days until he began to give up on himself and started a hunger strike. Then the emperor ordered his men to drag him out, clean him up, and prepare him for his marriage to Princess Gaomi.

Tong Yehu's only son was imprisoned and killed. It was a good death, and it happened at the right time.

After taking a bath and changing into Central Plains clothes, Tong Yehu was still a little at a loss. He thought the emperor was going to summon him again and was thinking about how to show his loyalty.

Suddenly, a fragrant breeze blew, and Princess Gaomi walked in gracefully, accompanied by dozens of palace maids. The Khan, who had always been confident, actually shrank a little unconsciously at this moment.

"Khan, this is Princess Gaomi of the Tang Dynasty, who has come to visit you."

The female official beside Ashina Anar introduced Princess Gaomi to Tong Yehu in Turkic. When Tong Yehu learned that this was the princess he was originally going to marry, he was so ashamed that he almost couldn't face his face.

Princess Gaomi stepped forward and bowed gently, and Tong Yehu quickly returned the greeting, but he did not dare to look at the princess's face for too long. However, a quick glance was enough for him to imprint the princess's beauty and grace in his heart.

After the two sat down, the palace maids brought out exquisite food from the food boxes and placed it in front of Tong Yehu. Looking at the princess and the food, Tong Yehu didn't want to die even more.

The princess suddenly spoke something in Turkic, which was not quite standard. Tong Yehu almost thought he had misheard.

The female official said, "Your Highness originally thought that she would marry into the grasslands, so she taught herself some Turkic language so that she could talk to the Khan. But she didn't expect that the Khan would break the agreement and raise an army to attack!"

Tong Yehu hastily explained, "That was Jie Li's instigation, not my original intention. I am willing to marry the princess, otherwise I would not have sent you five thousand horses."

After listening to the female official's translation, the princess looked at Tong Yehu and sighed softly: "It is because of the Khan's sincerity in the past that I prepared wine and meat to visit him. I only sigh that the Khan's time is running out, and I will also marry someone else."

Tong Yehu was shocked when he heard this. He thought it was the emperor who let him out, but he didn't expect it was just the princess's intention. But what made him most uncomfortable at the moment was not that he might die, but that the beautiful princess in front of him was going to marry someone else.

As the Khan's Tongyehu, he had enjoyed many princesses from the Western Regions in the past, and he did not have many thoughts about princesses from the Central Plains. The only reason he actively sought them was to join forces with the Tang Dynasty to attack Jie Li.

Princess Gaomi had been married before and knew very well how to make a man love her. She slightly frowned her brows, pursed her thin lips, and her eyes were rippling. Her expression showed pity for Tong Yehu and also worry and resentment about her future.

Tong Yehu was extremely anxious. The fear of death, the desire for life, the lust for beauty and the reluctance to give up power filled his mind at this moment.

He didn't care about the many palace maids watching him. He knelt on the ground and said to Princess Gaomi, "Beautiful and noble princess, please ask your brother for me. I am willing to give everything to keep my promise. I will serve your majesty loyally and treat you loyally. I hope to complete the marriage contract with you!"

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(End of this chapter)