Before they knew it, half a year had passed since the Turkic prince besieged the city.
Prince Ashina He has also been imprisoned by Helian Jue for several months.
The envoy sent to the Turks to demand ransom had already set off, but the Turkic royal court kept making excuses.
The Turkic Khan wanted to ransom his son.
Firstly, this is my own flesh and blood, not something I picked up from the grasslands.
The Turkic Khan valued his youngest son quite a bit.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent Ashina He to test the Great Zhou Dynasty in the first place.
Secondly, Ashina He was a prince, and to some extent, he represented the Turkic royal court.
If he is allowed to fall into Helian Jue's hands, and something bad happens in the future, the royal court will be the one to lose face the most.
Helian Jue was not the biological son of Empress Ashina. Even if he were, his surname was Helian, not Ashina.
As the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, even if his mother was Turkic, he would not truly favor the Turks.
Needless to say, Ashina He came here to cause trouble this time.
If it weren't for Helian Jue's superior skills, he might have been captured by Ashina He.
Helian Jue may not remember kindness, but he will definitely hold a grudge.
Helian Jue did not immediately kill Ashina Hejiqi, or vent his anger by humiliating or tormenting him, probably because he was considering the Empress Dowager Ashina's feelings.
The Turkic Khan dared not have any more extravagant hopes.
Redeem them!
However, the Turkic Khan could afford to provide some gold and cattle and horses.
But the other sons wouldn't agree.
The Turkic Khan did not only have one son, Ashina He; his queen, concubines, and others bore him more than a dozen princes.
The oldest is almost thirty years old.
They had military achievements, their own tribes, cattle and horses, and were stationed in different territories.
If one or two people were to "rebel," the Turkic Khan wouldn't care.
But with his dozen or so sons making a fuss, he had to think things over.
The Turkic royal court has been quite lively in recent months.
The princes argued back and forth for their own interests.
The Khan wanted his youngest son, but he couldn't give the older prince an excuse to rebel, so he hesitated a lot.
Ashina He's birth mother was the Khan's most favored concubine. Besides Ashina He, she also gave birth to a daughter for the Khan, whose name was "Xue".
Ashina Xue is sixteen years old this year, just the age when she is in the prime of her life.
She had just reached the age to get married.
Originally, Empress Dowager Ashina had the idea of forming another marriage alliance with the Turks.
At that time, the late emperor was still alive, and Helian Jue was still feeding mosquitoes in Lingnan.
Even Empress Dowager Ashina herself was unsure when her son would be able to return.
He was just a Yue king; the Turkic royal court certainly wouldn't take him seriously.
Unfortunately, the late emperor got carried away and caused the Tangquan Palace Coup.
With the secret support of various factions, including Empress Dowager Ashina and Empress Dowager Xiao, Helian Jue was ultimately able to ascend the throne.
The moment she saw her adopted son descend from the sky, Empress Dowager Ashina harbored ambitions.
Ashina He's arrival further solidified Empress Dowager Ashina's resolve.
pity--
Ashina He failed; not only did he fail to force Helian Jue to submit, but he also became Helian Jue's prisoner.
Now, in order to ransom people, the Turkic royal court has been making one disturbance after another.
Ashina He's birth mother shed tears in front of the Turkic Khan every day, while Ashina Xue also expressed that she was willing to go to the Great Zhou Dynasty in order to save her brother.
After listening to his daughter's words and looking at her young and beautiful appearance, the Turkic Khan immediately had an idea.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had already unified the world and had even defeated the Turks a few years ago.
If the late emperor had not passed away, and had retained the wisdom and decisiveness he possessed in his youth, the Great Zhou Dynasty would surely have become a powerful empire.
The reality was that the late emperor had died, and a young emperor in his twenties had arrived.
The young emperor was raised by a woman from the Ashina family.
The siege was unsuccessful!
What about a marriage alliance?
Marrying the princess to the young emperor, whether through covert infiltration or by strengthening the alliance with the Turks, would benefit the Turks.
The Turkic Khan had no doubt that if the young emperor consolidated his power and governed the Great Zhou Dynasty to a prosperous and powerful state, it would not be a good thing for the Turks.
To be even more pessimistic, the young emperor might follow his father's example and concentrate his forces to attack the Turks.
Until they were driven to deeper, more remote grasslands, or even deserts.
That won't do!
Their current royal court is quite good, with abundant water and grass and a pleasant climate.
The key point is that it is relatively close to the Zhou Dynasty, and the warriors only need to travel for a few days to reach Pingcheng.
Looting goods and women only twice a year is enough to make their tribe live a better life.
"Ah Xue, are you really willing to go to the Zhou Dynasty? To rescue your brother?"
The Khan had an idea, so he seriously asked his daughter.
Ashina Xue nodded gently, her eyes filled with determination, "I'm willing! Father Khan, if I go to Pingcheng, I will definitely find a way to rescue my brother!"
"……good!"
The Turkic Khan finally made up his mind and sent envoys to Pingcheng to ransom the people.
...
Half a month later, the Court of State Ceremonial received a note from the Turks—
Princess Ashina Xue of the Turks will lead an envoy and arrive in Pingcheng soon.
"Who comes is not important; what's important is whether the ransom is ready."
After reading the memorial, Helian Jue asked a very direct question.
Upon hearing this, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies couldn't help but twitch his forehead.
He wanted to say: Your Majesty, our Great Zhou Dynasty is a celestial empire, a land of propriety and etiquette.
Ahem, although the Zhou Dynasty was the predecessor of the Northern Dynasty, and its royal family was also Xianbei.
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