Battle of wits-2

Anshi though sour and bitter had no way to find fault with Jisheng. Sensing that it was like banging ones head to a stone wall he decides to go along with his second plan. He acts very troubled and sighing heavily he speaks out to crowd but making it clear that his focus was to huajin.

"Well...it indeed is like your highness said...beside the tribes we also have many bandits and runaway criminals who has not only made our lives harder but also managed to latch their vile claws on our soil...even if we come to an agreement with the tribes men...for the rest we have to prepare like preparing for the war...

It's not that we haven't tried to eliminate them but the hateful part is that beyond the deserted land lies the border to huajin...which they are very well aware of and use it as a place to escape whenever on hot pursue.. they have become so agile that they are able to escape from both our and huajins radar...

With that said...it seems we too are left with no option but to raise our walls with huajin and qing...though there will be heavy consequences for us but with complete isolation we might be able to finish them for good...they are our bane which has been eating our flesh and drinking our blood from many generations...

I hope for the understanding of Huajin for having to raise my walls and also approve of Qing to raise there's.."

With now the spear pointing to them Shiyou was angered to great deal but he couldn't be unreasonable and selfish person. As the bandits and run away criminals were indeed there spies and with time had become a force to give trouble to both Khan and Qing.

Calming himself he smile and speaks to Anshi "your highness...it is not that I forbid nor have that authority to stop you from raising your walls...just that it makes us seem being on guard to each other after all these years of friendship with open arms and borders...like you suggested to Qing why don't we join our hands and purge these vile creatures and regaining the peace for none of the nations to go through the trouble of raising the walls...

We will provide our best men for this mission and even take upon the cost of this small scale warfare...though we too are struggling but for a friend we can manage to pool our resources...if you agree then we can immediately start the preparation and once you return we can start the mission..."

Shiyou's intellect and diplomacy was for all to see. He indeed carried his name of being one of the genius but his innate nature of greed and power hungry was also clear to all. Anshi was now in pinch as he had to find a valid reason to reject huajin while maintaining his stance.

They definetly can not afford for huajin to interfere and use this opportunity to place more spies and people in their land. With no easy way he decides to take the firm one. Looking at Shiyou with conflicted, awkwards and hesitant face he answers.

"Your highness..it pleases me immensely to learn that you value us and are so generous to bear such heavy responsibilities for us..Khan is blessed and fortunate to have such neighbor as you...but...it pains me to decline your wonderful and generous offer...do hear me out for the reason before being misunderstood as ungrateful person who doesn't know bad from good...

The main root cause is our defected tribes men..as you all are aware that they defected from us because of previous war with Nanling...many of their well known leaders sacrificed their lives in that war...they were the ones who got burnt the most from our naivety and being manipulated by the vile creatures who at that time were working as important ministers...

After our treaty and extermination of those ministers we managed to secure the remaining lives but they still wanted reparations which we obviously couldn't offer to them...their demands to this day hasn't changed..they want us to provide the escaped master minds who manipulated behind the scenes leading us to war...

Khan isn't nor has intention to push the blame but the defected tribes men is hell bent on their belief that they have information that the escaped men's have entered and currently hiding in huajin....they also have false belief that huajin is supporting to hide them. It has and is taking for us a lot to have them not enter the huajins land to find those persons at it might seem we are declaring a war.

And because of this very reason we aren't able to come to an agreement with them.. your highness Shiyou please do not feel offended as it is not the entire Khan that thinks or feels the same but only few who are aggrieved from their loss...hence announcing our joint venture at current moment...we fear might escalate their delusions and make them more viscious..

Though troubling but we cannot have them killed without coming to a final conclusion or we may have more of our men defecting from us...as killing one of our own has to be approved by all the tribal elders and royal consuls..."