Du Qi squatted down and looked at the wound on Gulu's leg. He took out a dagger from his sleeve and cut open Gulu's trousers, revealing his hairy thigh.
Because his thigh was broken, blood flowed out and dyed his thigh red. Du Qi slapped it twice with the dagger. Although the force was not strong, Gulu cried out in pain.
The injury on his thigh was too serious. He could not bear it even if there was a slight reaction.
Gulu looked at Du Qi with hatred in his eyes.
He wished he could kill Du Qi.
However, he was now a prisoner and was captured by Du Qi. Not to mention killing Du Qi, it was impossible for him to even deal with Du Qi.
Du Qi looked at his torn thigh and continued, "Gulu, you have always lived in the grassland. You should know that there are countless ants and scorpions on the grassland. Especially ants, they like to eat honey."
Gulu said, "What do you mean?"
A bad premonition arose in his heart. He felt that Du Qi had some means to deal with him.
Du Qi said, "Tell me, what kind of experience would it be if I smear a layer of honey on your thigh? Ants crawl up your wound one by one and start to gnaw on the honey on your thigh. They will also gnaw on your thigh meat. How do you feel about that pain and the pain of your leg injury? "
Gulp!
Gulu swallowed a mouthful of saliva when he heard that.
Du Qi stepped on his wound. It was a one-time deal. It would only hurt for a while. Even so, Gulu felt that he could still hold on. However, if honey was smeared on the wound, countless insects would crawl up the wound. He could not imagine what would happen.
He thought that he might go crazy.
Gulu's heart began to waver because he was afraid. If he did not say it, he would be treated inhumanely by Du Qi. Gulu gritted his teeth and shouted with all his might, "Are you a devil? How can you be so vicious at such a young age? "
Du Qi said, "No matter how vicious I am, I did not kill anyone! You brought people to kill us, but now, I'm just teaching you a little lesson. My methods are much gentler than yours. "
Gulu said, "If you have the guts, kill me."
Du Qi asked, "Why would I kill you?"
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Fine, since you don't want to tell me, I'll fulfill your wish."
"No, no, I'll talk!"
Gulu didn't wait for Du Qi to act. He had already loosened his mouth. He was extremely afraid and did not want to be punished by Du Qi, so he shouted, "The one who asked me to kill you is Princess Yicheng of the Great Sui. She is the Khan's woman."
"As expected!"
After Du Qi heard this, he did not ask any more questions.
Zhangsun Shunde knew that the arraignment was over. He didn't say much and immediately arranged for people to take Gulu away and bandage him up before detaining him. Because his leg was broken, he could only lie on the horse's back and let the war horse carry him.
The group continued north toward the royal court of the Turks. At this time, the closer they were to the royal court of the Turks, the more Turks there were on the way. The news that Gulu and the other two hundred people were captured also reached Xieli's ears in a short time.
When Xieli heard this, he was furious.
He had already arranged for people to pass an order forbidding the Turks from attacking the envoys of the Tang dynasty. But Gulu kept giving orders and led people to attack. The most important thing was that Gulu was defeated and became a captive of the Tangs, losing the face of the Turks.
As a result, Xieli was extremely angry.
Although Xieli was angry, he also knew that it was useless to investigate who was responsible at this time. If he wanted to deal with Gulu, he could only wait until the envoys of the Tang dynasty arrived.
In less than a day, at about nine o 'clock the next morning, a scout came to the king's tent and reported to Xieli the latest news of the Tang dynasty's envoys. The Tang dynasty's envoys had arrived and were less than two li away from the king's tent.
When Xieli received the news, he personally led people out of the king's tent and ordered the soldiers to form a formation not far from the tent. Moreover, the generals under his command were all wearing armor and had a strict demeanor.
Endless murderous aura came out from the army formation.
This was Xieli's show of strength.
Time passed little by little. When Xieli saw a line in the distance, he knew the people had arrived. It didn't take long for him to see the Great Tang envoys rushing over.
But behind the envoys were Gulu and two hundred Turk cavalry.
The distance was getting closer little by little.
Not long after, when the envoys of the Tang dynasty arrived, Zhangsun Shunde in front and Du Qi in the back strode forward to salute Xieli. Although Zhangsun Shunde was older, he knew his mouth was not sharp enough. So, he simply made some adjustments with Du Qi, letting Du Qi take the position of deputy envoy and exercise the authority of the head envoy, letting Du Qi deal with everything.
Du Qi did not decline, he stepped forward and said, "Tang dynasty's envoys, Du Qi, greets Xieli Khan."
Zhangsun Shunde and the others also saluted in turn.
Seeing Du Qi led everyone to salute, Xieli suddenly laughed and said, "Could it be that there is no one left in the Tang dynasty that they sent a little kid to the Turks? Or maybe the Emperor of the Tang dynasty looks down on the Turks, so he sent someone like you as an envoy. "
Du Qi smiled and said neither servile nor overbearing, "Xieli Khan, it's not that there is no one left in the Tang dynasty, but someone like me, even if young, is enough to deal with the matter of being an envoy to the Turks. His Majesty doesn't look down on you, it's because His Majesty sees that I have outstanding talent and enough ability, so he specially sent me as an envoy. "
"What a sharp tongue!"
Xieli Khan sternly said, "I hope your brain can also be as sharp as your mouth."
Du Qi said, "I definitely won't disappoint Khan."
Xieli Khan's eyes swept around and finally fell on Gulu. He said in a deep voice, "Du Qi, this Gulu is this Khan's beloved general. Yet, you're imprisoning someone like him. Could it be that you are going to declare war with this Khan? "
He knew that there were some people in the Central Plains who, even if young, had outstanding ability.
Therefore, he did not underestimate Du Qi.
Upon hearing Xieli Khan's words, Du Qi's expression was neither servile nor overbearing as he said, "If Khan thinks that Gulu personally led his troops to rob and kill us on the way and was finally captured by us, that is our Tang dynasty's declaration of war, then Khan will consider it as a declaration of war. Such a declaration of war, the Tang dynasty is helpless, but also not afraid. "
Xieli's eyes were as sharp as a knife as he stared at Du Qi and said coldly, "You talk to this Khan like that, aren't you afraid of death?"
The words seemed to come out from the gaps of his teeth.
It was cold.
After hearing it, Du Qi's expression was still indifferent, not affected at all. He continued, "This time, as an envoy of the Tang dynasty, I'm already prepared to be killed."
"Many people in the north say that Khan is wise and powerful, a person who can see the big picture and understand the big picture. But what if this is just a rumor and Khan wants to kill? "
"In the Turkic territory, if Khan wants to kill, no one can stop him. So, I'm already prepared. After all, being afraid of death is useless. Rather than that, it's better to face it calmly. "
"If I face it calmly, perhaps I can die with dignity and won't lose all my face."
At this point, Du Qi paused for a moment and then continued, "Of course, I also know that Khan can't kill me. The reason is very simple. Once I die, the thousands of Turkic men captured by Prince Li Daen of Dingxiang will have to be buried with me. Exchanging one Du Qi for thousands of Turkic lives, no matter how you look at it, it's a good deal. "
After hearing it, Xieli carefully examined Du Qi. The Du Qi in front of him was not simple at all. He spoke calmly, and there was even a hint of threat in his words.
Such a person was not easy to deal with.
Khan Xieli said, "Du Qi, release Gulu and the rest."
Du Qi said, "Khan, your words are somewhat difficult. If we release Gulu now, how can we face the soldiers of the Tang dynasty who died protecting us? "
"Gulu led the cavalry to rob and kill. Khan, please give us an explanation for this matter."
"Although this is not Khan's intention, Khan can't even control the women around you. You don't even know that your woman can order the generals under you. "
"Does this mean that once Khan's woman wants to kill you, she can contact the people under you to kill Khan directly and change the world?"
Du Qi's words revealed a hint of mockery.
He was mocking Xieli for being incompetent.
Xieli's expression suddenly changed greatly.
His woman must be Yang Li, because only Yang Li could arrange people to rob and kill Du Qi and the rest. Especially after hearing Du Qi's words, Xieli's face lost its luster.
He couldn't even control his woman.
What kind of Turkic Khan was he?
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