After a long time, Li Shimin suddenly said: "You said that Jieli would exchange the same weight of gold for Yicheng?"
Li Yuanji nodded, Yu Gu indeed said so, and he also brought gold, weighing over a hundred kilograms, which was basically the same weight as Yicheng.
Li Shimin pondered and said: "I remember that although there are rules for redemption on the grassland, they have always used cattle and sheep. Why did they change it to gold this time?"
Li Yuanji shook his head slightly.
I don’t know. Who knows why Xie Li suddenly changed his way of redemption.
He and Li Gang also discussed this issue, but they didn't come up with any reason.
Li Shimin raised his head slightly and said, "Do you think Jie Li's sudden change of approach is the key to the problem?"
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and thought about it carefully.
According to the tradition on the grassland, once a wife, daughter or son is robbed, the redemption is usually done through cattle and sheep. If the two parties have a deadly feud and cannot be redeemed through cattle and sheep, then they will resort to war.
To regain their wives, daughters, and sons, almost no one used gold to redeem them.
Using gold to redeem captives, or to redeem yourself captured by an enemy country, seems to be a method that Westerners like to use.
Could it be that Jie Li got in touch with Westerners?
Li Yuanji narrowed his eyes slightly.
No, that's not right. The Eastern Turks that Jieli ruled were to the east of the grassland, and there was a Western Turk across from the west. It was simply impossible for Jieli to have an affair with a Westerner.
It is possible that Yehu Khan, the leader of the Western Turks, had an affair with a Westerner.
Without having contact with Westerners, Jieli was able to learn how Westerners redeemed captives and redeemed themselves. Salary
That can only mean that Jieli has hooked up with Yehu Khan, the leader of the Western Turks.
The specific details of how they hooked up and what they planned to do together will only be known after investigation.
However, Yi Cheng, an old woman, has no value to Jie Li, let alone Tong Yehu.
Then why did Jieli have to redeem Yicheng after he hooked up with Tongyehu Khan?
This is very puzzling.
"It seems you have guessed something..."
Li Shimin saw that Li Yuanji remained silent for a long time after listening to his words, and his eyes narrowed subconsciously, and he immediately said meaningfully.
Li Yuanji didn't hide anything, nodded and said: "I did guess something, but there are still some questions I don't understand, so I have to do some research."
Li Shimin asked: "Then what did you guess?"
Li Yuanji suddenly grinned and said, "I won't tell you!"
Li Shimin was so angry that his eyes widened.
I have never seen such a shameless person, who puts people first and does not need people behind.
Li Yuanji had already gotten the answer he wanted and was too lazy to stay with Li Shimin anymore. He immediately played with Li Chengqian's head lovingly for a while and then left the Sanqing Palace in a graceful manner.
After leaving the Sanqing Hall, passing through the Liangyi Gate, and returning to the Wude Hall, Li Yuanji immediately asked Zhao Chengyong to send a message to Dutingyi, asking the people at Dutingyi to use 800 miles to rush to Youzhou.
, summoned Tang Jian back to Beijing. Salary
Although he has figured out part of the deep meaning of Jie's use of gold to redeem Yicheng, there are still deeper things that he has not figured out, so he must send someone to visit the Turks in person to understand clearly what happened in the Turks.
Why spend so much money in exchange for Yicheng?
After sending out Zhao Chengyong, Li Yuanji ordered people to summon Wang Xuance, Chai Lingwu and others who were now serving in King Yong's guard.
Since Wang Xuance and Chai Lingwu participated in the pacification of the rebellion in Hebei Province and the war in Suizhou and other places, they were all packed into the Yongwang Guard by Luo Shixin.
In Luo Shixin's words, these little guys are a bit lawless because of their profound backgrounds, so they must be put in Yong Wang's guard to temper their temper, otherwise they will definitely cause big trouble if they are released.
Li Yuanji also felt that what Wang Xuance, Chai Lingwu and others were doing in Hebei Province was a bit lawless, so he agreed to Luo Shixin's request.
However, now that Tang Jian was to go on a mission to the Turks, it was still a very dangerous mission, so Tang Jian had to be assigned some powerful assistants.
Although the people from Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites all have experience in sending envoys, most of them have been sent as envoys to Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Linyi, and even Tibetans who met envoys from the Tang Dynasty.
The vassal that I just climbed to the level has never been to the Turks, and I have not experienced too many turmoils as an envoy.
Therefore, if they were asked to be Tang Jian's assistants, they would most likely not be able to help Tang Jian, and Tang Jian would have to distract himself from taking care of them.
Wang Xuance, Chai Lingwu and other little guys are different. They are courageous, knowledgeable and motivated, and their edges have not been smoothed by all kinds of comfort and wealth.
So let them accompany Tang Jian on his mission and dance on the tip of the Turk's sword. They will definitely not be afraid, and they will even be eager to give it a try.
In addition, they are all blank slates and have not been stained by anything in the power field. It is easy for Tang Jian to restrain them and shape them.
However, they are all relatives of the emperor, and there are a lot of people standing behind them that Li Yuanji can mess with, but doesn't want to.
So if you let them take the risk, you have to discuss it with them and make sure they are willing to go.
Otherwise, if the parents behind them ask, it will be difficult to explain their salary.
Under Liu Jun's summons, Wang Xuance, Chai Lingwu and several other little guys quickly arrived at Wude Hall.
Several people were full of vitality, and one could feel the aura of grass growing and orioles flying on their bodies even from a distance.
Li Yuanji liked this kind of atmosphere very much and envied them having this kind of atmosphere.
Only when he felt this kind of aura, did Li Yuanji realize that he was only in his early twenties, and he was not an old man who dealt with a bunch of old men and a bunch of conspirators all day long.
Therefore, facing these young people, Li Yuanji's attitude was very kind.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Several young people were not polite, especially the emperor's nephew. After entering the Wude Hall, he called out "uncle" and then went about his own affairs in the hall.
Some people were groping for something to eat.
After finding a plate of persimmon cake, I picked up the plate and generously invited others to share it.
"Why, don't you have enough to eat in Wucao Camp?"
Li Yuanji stared at the young people with a kind smile and asked.
Chai Lingwu carelessly found a cushion and sat down in an imageless manner. While chewing persimmon cakes, he complained: "Don't mention it, are the meals in Wu Cao camp for people to eat?
That's for pigs to eat."
Yang Sizhi added a little cautiously, "If you feed a pig, the pig will not necessarily eat it..."
Chai Lingwu nodded in agreement: "You have to fight with a bunch of people for this. If you get it, you will have something to eat. If you can't get it, you will have to eat shit. If Commander Zhao hadn't seen how young we are, he would eat himself from time to time.
The meals were saved to support us, and we probably all starved to death."
At this time, Wang Xuance said abruptly: "Commander Zhao, it's because we are young. Commander Zhao is worried that you, the emperor's nephew, will starve to death. He will not be able to explain to His Highness."
Chai Lingwu gnawed on the persimmon cake and said nonchalantly: "Anyway, as long as someone gives me food and doesn't want to curry favor with me, or use my identity to help him get promoted and make money, I think he is doing it for my own good.
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Wang Xuance was stunned for a moment and nodded in agreement.
If someone is willing to give them food and doesn't ask them to do anything, and they don't go through the back door through them, then there's no need to worry about their specific intentions.
They didn't harm them anyway.
Li Yuanji watched several little guys finish a plate of peach cakes with humming sounds, and then ordered Liu Jun to get them some other pastries, and after giving them a pot of water, he slowly said: "
So, your life in Wucaoying was not satisfactory?"
Chai Lingwu was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "That's not true. Although our food in Wucao Camp was worse than that of pigs, we learned a lot.
Those guys in Wucao camp still have some real skills."
Wang Xuance, Yang Yuzhi, and Yang Sizhi nodded in unison.
Li Yuanji shook his head in confusion.
This is not nonsense.
Although the Yongwang Guard in Wucao Camp was established only a short time ago, the men and horses inside are all elites drawn from various armies, including the elites of the Twelve Guards, the elites of Yan Yunqi, the elites of the Xuanjia Army, and the elites of the past.
The elites of the major military palaces of Qi Prince's Palace and Qin Prince's Palace.
It can be said that the Guards was formed by gathering a considerable number of elites from the Tang Dynasty. It is certainly powerful and capable.
If it weren't for the fact that Li Yuan established the Yongwang Guards, and set the station at the east gate of Wucao, and incorporated all the staff into the palace guard system, he would have wanted to transfer these soldiers and horses, train them, and make them the most powerful soldiers in the Tang Dynasty.
A powerful army.
"It's good if you have real skills. It's better if you can learn things. I thought you had a bad time in Wucao Camp, so I planned to transfer you to a new place. Salary
Since you think Wucaoying is okay, then you can continue to stay in Wucaoying."
Li Yuanji said with emotion.
This is considered a trap.
With the minds of these little guys, they definitely can't help it and will definitely take the bait.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Chai Lingwu's ears were the first to prick up. After confirming that he heard correctly, he shouted: "Uncle, our stay in Wucao camp is not good at all. Really,
not good at all."
Yang Sizhi followed: "Yes, everything we learned was learned secretly when others were not paying attention, and we were caught and beaten from time to time."
Yang Yuzhi also echoed: "Although they all have skills, they are unwilling to hand it over to us happily. To learn skills from them, it is better to follow Master Luo."
Chai Lingwu nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, it is better for us to continue to follow Master Luo."
Wang Xuance didn't say a word from beginning to end. He looked at Li Yuanji with a suspicious look.
