Compared with the previous speech, Ashina Mudan's tone this time was extremely solemn and aggravated, clearly conveying a determination that could not be refused.
And the reasons she gave were equally solid, "The princess's son has the most noble bloodline in the world and has natural inheritance rights in the Turkic royal court. When you and the Khan support him, one day he will definitely
Became a Turkic Khan.
You see, we are relatives now, and we will be more closely connected by blood in the future. Our alliance will be as strong and indestructible as the walls of Chang'an City..."
Li Po is better at painting big cakes, and Ashina Peony is not bad either. As he talks, Li Po’s unseen son has become a Turkic Khan. What an exciting scene, even Li Po
They all got a little excited.
Tang Jian, who was ignored, felt that this proposal was acceptable in comparison. From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the former Sui Dynasty, the marriage with the northern nomadic empire had never been severed, but there must be wariness between them, and the successor to the throne must be wary of each other.
It will never be the turn of those who mix the blood of the northern and southern empires.
It's like Princess Yicheng married a Turk from the north, but in the end she didn't give birth to an heir. Was it because she didn't have children? No, it was because they all died on the way.
Neither Qimin Khan nor Shibi Khan, nor even the nobles of the Turkic royal court, would allow her to give birth to a son and grow to adulthood.
This tragedy was partly due to the political exchanges between the two countries, and more importantly to Princess Yicheng's growing influence in the Turkic royal court.
So under the situation that the Turkic Khan Ashina Yanghuan had no heirs, it is not impossible for the son of the Southern Khan to be his successor.
From a purely political point of view, this is a profitable business. As for whether the child will be in danger when he comes to Turks, whether he will be able to ascend the throne in the future, or whether he will care about the relationship between father and son, who knows? It seems that there is no big deal now.
It's a loss, isn't it?
Li Po's smile became brighter and brighter, "The Khan cares so much, and if I refuse again, wouldn't it be beautiful?"
While agreeing, secretly he was gnashing his teeth, insisting that I send a son there. You are also some people, wait until a few years later when I have my hands free, and then I can settle the accounts with you.
If my son is to inherit the throne of the Turkic Khan, wouldn't it be more wonderful for me to grab the seat of the Khan King myself and sit in it?
He was ruthless in his heart, but showed nothing on his face. Just like before, he was fighting with Ashina Peony, making him more like a qualified minister of Honglu Temple than Tang Jian.
Ashina Mudan also relaxed. Most of the tasks assigned to her by the Khan had been completed. The only thing left unsaid was the matter of changing Yang Guang's posthumous name.
In fact, Khan is not as persistent about this as he was in the past. After all, she is only a relative of Yang Guang, not a direct bloodline. The reason why he cared so much back then was because she was the daughter of the Sui Dynasty. This identity was very important in the Turkic royal court.
If you lose it, you may lose everything.
Because the Sui Dynasty was dead, how could a princess of the Sui Dynasty still occupy the position of Tujue Ketun? Therefore, whether it was Princess Yicheng or Princess Dayi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they all needed to speak out for their relatives in the south.
It's different now. Ashina Yang Huan has become a Turkic Khan. He no longer needs to rely on his Yang family identity to maintain his status. Then Yang Guang... is just a relative who is not very close.
What's more, after the death of Qimin Khan, Yang Guang abandoned her when she needed help the most. Instead of welcoming her back to the south as promised or helping her ascend to the throne of Turkic Khan, Yang Guang turned around and reached an alliance with Shibi Khan.
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Therefore, Ashina Peony saw clearly that clearing Yang Guang's name was just a matter of convenience. It was regarded as the Khan's last obligation to the Yang family. Whether it succeeded or failed, he did not insist on it.
Besides, the descendants of the Yang family have all begun to work for others, so why should the daughter who married far away keep thinking about them?
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The relaxed Ashina Peony no longer tried to stimulate the emperor's sensitive nerves, and began to take the initiative to recall his early life in Chang'an and Luoyang. By the way, he also recounted how the Khan hated Li Yuan.
When the news that Li Po was able to get rid of Li Yuan reached the Turkic royal court, the Khan was very pleased and asked her to bring words of thanks and congratulations, but he had not had time to say them before.
Li Po nodded and accepted it with a smile, but he didn't care about hearing these kind words. Ashina Yang Huan had many reasons to hate Li Yuan, but he didn't know if he was very happy that Li Po entered Chang'an.
So Li Po was not to be outdone, and recalled the hard days he had lived in those years, and complained harshly to Yang Guang. Ashina Peony couldn't get angry, so he could only listen there, and occasionally echoed and lamented, which was not good at all.
It feels good.
Tang Jian heard a lot of "secret news" and didn't feel very good about it. For his ministers, especially those who had just recovered from his illness, it was not a good thing to know too much about the emperor's past, and the emperor's background was really low.
A little more.
Fortunately, it did not last too long. This banquet full of intrigues finally came to an end. The Turkic envoy, who had gained a lot, expressed his gratitude to the emperor again without being drunk at all, and then left the palace accompanied by Tang Jian.
Already.
This is not the end. In the next few days, Ashina Peony will visit some people, such as Ashina Peony, Queen Xiao, and the Khan's natal family, the Dugu family and the Yang family.
As a former Sui Dynasty concubine, there are too many people related to Ashina Yang Huan. To be honest, including all the big nobles in Chang'an City, there is no one who is not related to her. The only difference lies in the distance of kinship.
As for whether they are willing to communicate with Turkic envoys, Ashina Mudan doesn't care too much, because Chang'an is too far away from the royal court, and it is difficult for the majesty of the Khan to reach here. Who would sincerely go with someone who cannot bring them benefits, but may
What about distant relatives who have hurt them?
So what she has to do next is very simple. Talk to some people in Chang'an City and take a look at their attitude towards the new emperor. In other words, she will learn from the side that the new emperor has not gained a firm foothold in Guanxi Station.
If you don't have the strength to attack others.
That's probably it. Since leaving Chang'an many years ago, this is the first time she has returned here. Everything is familiar yet strange at the same time...
Maybe she will come often in the future, so she needs to think about the future. Just like many people have close friends in the royal court who can speak for them, in Chang'an it is necessary to find some people who are close to the Turks to come out and often speak in front of their emperor and nobles.
Let’s talk about the benefits of Turks.
She had to do everything a messenger should do, and she also had to try some things she shouldn't do. She had a hunch that the trip to Chang'an might have a crucial impact on her future...
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After Li Po had eaten and drank enough, he strolled back to the Manlu Hall.
The Turkic envoy made some demands, the main ones were two, one was mutual trading, and the other was for him to send protons to the Turks, which were actually not too harsh.
After the emperor in the south and the subsequent princes destroyed their families, the power of the Turks became an undisputed fact.
The interactions between the Turks and him were fairly equal. He led his troops to fight for this, and there was no need to be modest. Therefore, when the Turks made the two requests, they spoke tactfully and gave reasons.
, this is already considered a very face-giving thing.
When they talked to Dou Jiande and others, they had a different look.
In other words, they are all very normal requests, and there is even a hint of begging in them... Li Po carefully recalled the conversation with Ashina Peony and some of the details.
In the end, he came to the conclusion that the Turks must have their own difficulties to be like this. If he could know that the Turks did not send anyone to Dou Jiande, and what would happen if they did, then he would be able to grasp the situation more clearly.
Now...there's no need to think too much.
He and Ashina Tianxiang's son has not yet been seen, so of course it doesn't matter. Compared with this year's war, mutual trading is just a "little thing" and not worth spending too much energy to think about.
When he thought about it, he suddenly realized that the Turks really didn't intend to embarrass him, and even pretended to be friends with him for a long time. However, this also showed that Ashina Qura's coming to the south last year was quite strange.
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In the late autumn and early winter of last year, the tribes from Yunzhong Grassland did not invade Mayi again. I heard that they were severely restricted by the Turkic royal court. I don't know if it has anything to do with it.
After much deliberation, he couldn't figure it out, and the people who were investigating the Turks' movements didn't have any important information in return...but he always felt that something big was about to happen in the Turks.
Li Po touched it a few times and said to himself that it was a pity. Even if something happened in the north, it would be impossible for him to interfere in it. He didn't have the spare energy.
Luo Shixin was on duty in person today, walking beside Li Po like a bear, looking unhappy. Li Po was thinking about many important things and had no intention of paying attention to him.
When they came to the Manlu Hall, the guy muttered: "Brother's guess was really accurate. That guy really came to me for a drink... I lost, so I beat him up...
Why don't I make another bet with my brother and see if he still dares to visit?"
Even though Li Po was thinking a lot, he was amused by him at this time, "You didn't say anything to him, did you?"
Luo Shixin shook his huge head and said, "What's there to say? Nothing good will happen when you meet that guy, so what nonsense can you say to him?"
Li Po imagined that Cheng Dabeard had been beaten severely and still didn't understand why, and his somewhat blocked mood suddenly became much clearer.
"Do you still need to bet? Not only does he dare to go to you, but if you hit him again, he will fight back. Then you two will have a scuffle for a while... maybe you will make up as before and sit down to drink together."
Luo Shixin looked unbelieving again, exactly the same as more than half a month ago...
