When Ashina Simo and others heard this, their expressions softened a bit. When Jieli heard this, he realized that his thoughts had been seen through and became a little hysterical.
"You Han people like to say these high-sounding words and you like to use these words to deceive us!"
Li Yuanji was too lazy to talk to Jie Li anymore, and immediately said coldly: "Whether I, the Han, like to say high-sounding words, and whether I will use these words to deceive others, we will know in the future. It is not your turn to make such nonsense here.
"
At this point, Li Yuanji did not give Jie Li another chance to speak, and directly ordered Zhang Baoxiang: "Take him down and starve him for two days first!"
When Jie Li heard this, he opened his eyes in shock.
Zhang Baoxiang also looked incredulous, "Your Highness, this goes against the way we treat guests in the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Yuanji snorted softly and said: "I have the final say on how to treat guests in the Tang Dynasty!"
When Zhang Baoxiang heard this, he didn't say anything more. He agreed happily, picked up Jieli's collar, and dragged Jieli out.
As for being hungry for two days, it violated the Tang Dynasty's hospitality and was criticized, so it had nothing to do with him.
Since Li Yuanji said that he had the final say in Datang's hospitality, then he had the final say.
As for other people's opinions, Li Yuanji doesn't care, so why should he care?
After Zhang Baoxiang took Jie Li away, Li Yuanji asked Ashina Simo and others to come forward to see him.
"Ashnasmo has met His Highness King Yong..."
"My servants are fierce and fierce..."
"Your Majesty A Di Shi Si..."
"..."
"See Your Highness!"
The difference in status also determines the different ways in which they receive gifts.
Ashina Simo has now officially surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and is also a county king granted by the Tang Dynasty, so he does not need to treat him as a minister in private.
If it is a large court meeting, or a formal meeting like Taiji Hall, then he will still have to declare himself a minister.
The great chief Puguduhuo of the Pugu tribe and the great chieftain Adi Shisi of the Atei tribe also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but they have not yet been ennobled, and the possibility of being granted the title of county king is very slim, so they no matter
No matter what the occasion, you should be treated as a minister.
After each of them had saluted, Li Yuanji said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be so polite, especially Simo. This is not the first time you and I have met, so you don't need to be so polite in front of me."
Ashina Simo is a real person. He believed this when he heard this. He immediately nodded happily and said: "Okay!"
Pugu, the chief of the Pugu tribe, had an angry expression on his face that became weird at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The temperament of Atei Shisi, the chief of the Atei tribe, should be similar to that of Ashina Simo. After hearing Ashina Simo's answer, not only did he not show a strange look, but he looked eager to try.
He probably also hoped that Li Yuanji would say to him, ‘Don’t be so polite in front of me’.
But his status has been decided, and he may never have this opportunity in his life.
Li Shimin, Li Jing, Zhao Chengyong, Wang Xuance, Chu Suiliang and others were all amused by Ashina Simo's answer. They all looked at Ashina Simo with interest with smiles on their lips.
Ashina Simo smiled when he saw them, but he didn't notice anything was wrong.
Li Yuanji was also amused by Ashina Simo, but he did not blame Ashina Simo for not knowing the importance, nor did he dislike Ashina Simo's straightforward temper.
To be honest, the longer he stays with smart people, the more he likes such straight-laced people.
This kind of person writes everything on his face and doesn't like to hide things. He is the best person to see through and the best person to control.
In comparison, smart people like Li Jing, Zhao Chengyong, Wang Xuance, Chu Suiliang, and even Zhang Baoxiang who has gone out are so easy to see through and not so easy to control.
But as a superior person, you have to use this kind of people, and you have to try your best to control this kind of people.
In this case, much more effort is required.
Therefore, after finally meeting a straight-hearted person, Li Yuanji was not only not disgusted, but actually liked him.
"Come, come sit down and talk!"
Li Yuanji smiled and patted the place on the right side of him.
As for why it's not on the left side, it's because Li Shimin is sitting on the left side.
Although Li Shimin now has no official title and is a commoner, his identity as an elder brother has not been lost.
If this was not a public banquet and Li Shimin had no intention of competing for seats, Li Yuanji might have to give up the main seat for others to sit.
When Ashina Simo heard the greeting, he was not polite, grinned and sat on the right side of Li Yuanji.
Looking at his heartless look, no one in the palace thought he was ignorant. Everyone could see that he was a heartless person.
If you argue with this kind of person, it's not that they are stupid, but that you are stupid.
"You guys sit down too!"
Li Yuanji invited Pugu Duhuo and Atei Shisi to sit down as well.
Pugu Duhuo thanked him very politely. Adi Shisi originally wanted to sit down directly, but after seeing Pugu Duhuo being polite, he hurriedly followed suit.
After everyone was seated, Li Yuanji announced the formal opening of the banquet.
During the dinner, Li Yuanji took Ashina Simo to discuss friendship, and then discussed merits with Pugu Duhuo and Atei Shisi, which made everyone happy.
When the banquet broke up, Ashina Simo promised to take all his tribesmen to help the Tang Dynasty to conquer the Western Turks. Atei Shisi also agreed, but Pugu Duhuo was hesitant and finally only agreed to send a part of his tribe to help.
The Tang Dynasty went to conquer the Western Turks.
"Pugu Duhuo can't stay here."
After Ashina Simo and others were helped out of the hall, Li Shimin, who was obviously drunk, suddenly opened his eyes and said something faintly.
Not only him, but Li Jing, Zhang Baoxiang, Zhao Chengyong, Wang Xuance, Chu Suiliang and others who were already drunk all opened their eyes and sat upright.
The reason why everyone is drunk is because they are pretending to be drunk for Ashina Simo and others to see. Otherwise, Ashina Simo and others may not be able to enjoy themselves as much as they want.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now that Ashina Simo and others are gone, there is no need to pretend anymore.
The reason why Li Shimin said this was because today's meeting with Ashina Simo and others was not just a meeting, it was also a meeting to decide who should be kept and who should be killed.
Li Yuanji's eyes lingered on Li Shimin for a moment, then he looked at Li Jing and others and said, "You think so too?"
Li Jing, Zhang Baoxiang, Zhao Chengyong, Chu Suiliang and others all nodded. They all felt that Pugu Duhuo could not be retained. The Tang Dynasty did not need such a smart Tibetan general.
But Wang Xuance did not express his position.
Li Yuanji looked at Wang Xuance and said, "Do you have a different opinion?"
Wang Xuance did not hide it, and nodded: "I think it doesn't matter whether we keep him or not. What matters is whether his people will sacrifice their lives for the Tang Dynasty after killing him."
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Xuance and said: "You mean, his tribe is very loyal to him, and after we kill him, we may not be able to use his tribe for our own use?"
Wang Xuance shook his head, looked at Li Yuanji and said, "I don't know whether his tribe is loyal to him or not, but I know that this is not the right time to kill him."
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "That's right. Now that the Pugu tribe has just surrendered, people's hearts are floating. If we kill him at this time, his tribe will probably be even more uneasy, and there will definitely be a recurrence."
At this time, Li Shimin, Li Jing and others all wanted to speak.
However, Li Yuanji took the lead and smiled at Wang Xuance: "However, when we said we couldn't keep him, we didn't mean to kill him now, but to find an opportunity to kill him in the future.
For example, let him die on the battlefield of the conquest of the Western Turks, or on the battlefield of the conquest of some other place.
As long as we let him die in the hands of the enemy and we do a good enough job, his people will not doubt us.
They will elect a new chief who will continue to be loyal to us."
When Li Shimin, Li Jing and others heard this explanation, they immediately stopped thinking about talking.
When Wang Xuance heard this, he nodded thoughtfully and said, "If that's the case, I have no objection."
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "That's it, who will implement it? Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Li Shimin and Li Jing remained silent. Zhang Baoxiang said without hesitation: "Of course it's Li Shuai!"
Zhao Chengyong followed closely: "Of course it's Su Shuai!"
Chu Suiliang looked left and right and said, "You can also give Duke Yi a chance!"
They were not simply recommending candidates to kill Pugu Duhuo, they were also recommending commanders to conquer the Western Turks.
Zhang Baoxiang followed Li Jing and got a huge advantage from Li Jing. Now in front of Li Jing, he naturally wanted to recommend Li Jing.
Zhao Chengyong was from Prince Yong's Mansion, so he naturally wanted to recommend him as a confidant of Prince Yong's Mansion.
As for Chu Suiliang, his father used to be the 18th bachelor of the Prince of Qin's palace. Where was Li Shimin sitting? Considering their past friendship, he had to give Qin Qiong and others a nomination.
However, not long after he spoke, Li Shimin vetoed his nomination, "Although Shu Bao is talented, his ability to lead an army is still inferior. Shu Bao is not suitable!"
Even Qin Qiong is not suitable, then Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others are even more inappropriate.
Li Shimin's words sounded very rude, but in fact they were very polite.
If he was rude, there would be no need for such roundabout ways. He could just say directly that Qin Qiong can lead troops to fight, but commanding the three armies is not.
Qin Qiong was written very mysteriously in later novels, but in the end he was still a general, not a handsome man.
If you ask him to lead the troops in a charge, he will definitely be able to capture them, but if you ask him to take command and lead the three armies, then he may still be a little bit behind.
If the Tang Dynasty lacks a commander, he can go up and make do with it.
But during this period, the Tang Dynasty had no shortage of commanders.
There are two people sitting in the temple now.
Let alone other places.
The total number probably exceeds the number of two palms.
So there is no need to let him go up there to work, not to mention that his body and bones are no longer good now. He can be a staff officer, but if he is a commander, there is a high chance that he will die of exhaustion or illness on the road.
