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Chapter 433: Another Covenant

"Okay, since you have come in person and brought Pugu Huaien, if I don't give you this face, my Tang Dynasty will lose its style as a country, right?"

"Your Majesty means, Pu Gu Huai'en, can I take it away?"

"Pugu Huai'en, you can take it away, and I also know that you are resentful of the fact that my father had closed the business journey between the Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty. I think you, the Khan of the Uighurs, also want to restore the business journey between the Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty?"

When Pugu Huaien heard the word "Shangdao", he involuntarily nodded, closing the impact of the "Shangdao" on the Uighurs. He really understood it very well. Not to mention anything else, even the quality of life of the Uighur people has dropped by several levels.

"Since you and I met today, this matter will be resolved together, right?"

Li Neng took the initiative to propose the business road, which made Mou Yu Khan a little confused. He had left a Pugu Huaien, and he had already taken a lot of advantage. Now if he directly opened up the business road between the Tang Dynasty and the Uighurs, he would have taken a lot of advantage. This would definitely not be consistent with Li Neng's very smart personality.

"If Your Majesty has this intention, I, Uighurs, will naturally be unable to ask for it."

Mou Yu Khan still maintains very humble words until now, because he had a vague feeling in his heart that these things might not be achieved so easily, and Li Wen's words must have some follow-ups, and these follow-ups may not be achieved so easily for him.

"Okay, this is the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Uighurs that I have drafted in these two hours. The more you can sign this alliance today, whether it is Pugu Huaien or Shangdao, I can agree to you today."

After saying that, Li Neng picked up a covenant directly from his hand. The ink on it had just dried up. It was indeed written by Li Neng within these two hours.

Mou Yu Khan understood at that time that Li Yan was waiting for him. He was familiar with the word "covenant". He sent two envoys to Chang'an City when Li Yan had just ascended the throne. Li Yan also proposed a covenant in the court. The conditions were quite harsh. Once he agreed, the Uighurs would almost become an affiliation to the Tang Dynasty. In other words, this covenant would definitely not put the Tang Dynasty and the Uighurs in the same place.

Although he was thinking so in his heart, Mou Yu Khan still took over Li Qing's covenant with both hands and started to watch it seriously.

In the alliance, Li Yan did agree to trade with the Uighurs and would send the things that the Uighurs needed to the Uighurs in a directional manner to the Uighurs. However, as before, he still strictly controlled the transaction of iron tools. In addition to a certain amount of agricultural tools, it is strictly prohibited to trade any objects related to weapons.

In addition, after signing this alliance, the Uighurs also needed to provide some war horses to the Tang Dynasty regularly. In return, the Tang Dynasty would send agricultural transport envoys to provide the Uighurs with seeds suitable for crop growth in their territory, and teach them how to farm, so as to alleviate the situation where a large number of people starved to death before winter. If necessary, the Uighurs could also directly provide some food. Of course, this would not be free, and all had to be exchanged for war horses.

In addition to these substantive things that require the Uighurs to pay, the one that Mou Yu Khan felt most problematic was the one written by Li Yan at the end. The Uighurs had to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and just pay tribute, and they didn't even need to pay extra tribute.

The simple word "submission" was even heavier than a thousand pounds in Mou Yu Khan's heart.

The reason why he used many means to become the Khan of the Uighurs was actually only one purpose at the beginning, which was to destroy the Tang Dynasty and make the Uighurs the overlord of the world. However, several years have passed since he took power. Although he did take action more than once, the ambition he made at the beginning was not realized at all. In the process, it was Li Yan who taught him one lesson after another.

Finally, it was time for him to be complacent to Li Yan. In fact, Mu Yu Khan also knew that Li Yan was asking himself whether he had lost in the battle with him over the years. If he was convinced, he would sign the alliance and be done. If he was not convinced, he would have to suppress the entire Uighurs.

Li Neng found that Mou Yu Khan's hand holding the covenant gradually trembled, but he didn't care, he just sat in the main seat and waited silently. He knew that no matter what the result was, Mou Yu Khan had to tell himself one today.

Putting aside the scene of bowing down and begging for the surrender, Li Ning actually knew that this alliance was still attractive to the Uighurs. Although the contribution of a large number of war horses to the Tang Dynasty every year would have a certain impact on the combat effectiveness of the Uighur cavalry, it would be a very grand gift for the Tang Dynasty to help them solve the problem of famine in winter.

Of course, Li Wen did this not to do charity. He knew that one of the major reasons why the Uighurs' combat power is so strong now is that they are both people and warriors. Once they teach them the knowledge of farming, the attribute of the Uighurs will gradually fade away. In a few years, this warlike tribe will no longer exist.

Carrots and sticks are the solutions that Li Yan can do to the tribes around him at this stage. It is not possible to kill them all. Letting them exist safely under certain conditions is the only choice to solve the security problems around the Tang Dynasty.

It was nearly a stick of incense, and Mou Yu Khan was fighting against his previous thoughts. Li Qing knew that he had actually finished reading the covenant and was now over the hurdle in his heart.

Li Qing had no objection to Mou Yu Khan's hesitation, after all, it would seem real, right? If this were the case, Li Baochen was as hungry as Li Baochen, no matter what he thought, he would be very grateful to Li Qing for this covenant. For such a person, Li Qing would not be able to sit and talk to him at all.

"Your Majesty, this covenant cannot be changed at all?" After a long time, Khan Mou Yu said this. Obviously, this question made him make a lot of decision.
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