Such a big event as the change of the family of the hegemony of the Western Wei Dynasty not only had a profound impact on the country, but also attracted much attention from surrounding friendly or hostile forces.
Not to mention the Northern Qi Dynasty, which had ceased war with the Western Wei Dynasty years ago, after Li Tai came to power, the first people to come to Chang'an were the Turkic envoys. However, the Turkic envoys did not seem to come here to express their congratulations, but to express their congratulations.
More like accountability.
First, in the middle of the month, officials from Jingzhou sent envoys to Beijing to report that Turkic envoys had come to Beijing to seek entry, and Li Tai immediately sent envoys north to pick them up. But what happened next was shocking. Turkic envoys came to Beijing to seek entry.
The envoy did not stay in Jingzhou to wait for his arrival, but instead left Jingzhou without permission and came to Guanzhong on his own.
After Li Tai learned about this, he was very angry. He immediately dispatched all the generals and troops to go north along the Jing River to guard the key points on land and water while searching for the whereabouts of the Turkic envoys. After some searching, he found a few people in the north of Xianyang.
The whereabouts of the Turkic envoy was discovered ten miles away in the countryside.
There were more than a thousand Turkic envoys on this route. After entering the country, they not only acted without permission, but also acted unscrupulously, causing nuisance to many counties and counties along the way. When they were besieged by the troops on the banks of the Jingshui River, they kept shouting.
Li Tai only learned of these situations after the fact, and after confirming the whereabouts of the Turkic envoys at that time, he immediately appointed Shedi Zhi, a minister of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office who was responsible for contacting the Turks, to negotiate.
The Turkic envoys were led to Chang'an.
The Western Wei Dynasty had been in contact with the Turks since very early. At first, the Western Wei Dynasty was friendly with Rouran. In order to maintain diplomatic relations with each other, Emperor Wen of the Western Wei Dynasty Yuan Baoju even deposed the original Queen Yifu and married Princess Rouran. However, this Princess Rouran
She did not live long, and died soon after marrying into the Western Wei Dynasty. Later, the relationship between the two parties became subtle. In addition, the Eastern Wei Dynasty worked hard to repair the relationship, and Gao Huan even married Princess Weiwei, which made Rouran and the Eastern Wei Dynasty good friends.
In order to gain new allies in the north, the Western Wei Dynasty focused on the Turks who were still slaves of Rouran at that time, and sent envoys to communicate with each other. The time was about the 11th to 12th year of Datong, and they interacted with each other.
The Turkic leader Ashina Tumen was also happy to have contacts with the Western Wei Dynasty.
Soon after, the Turks got an excellent opportunity to grow. At that time, the Tiele tribes were dissatisfied with Rouran's brutal rule, so they gathered to attack Rouran. As a result, they were stabbed in the back by Ashina Tumen and suffered a disastrous defeat.
The Tiele tribes were also annexed by the Turks, and the Turks' power became stronger.
Ashina Tumen not only annexed the Tiele tribes to strengthen himself, but also solved a major danger for Rouran. He thought he had made a great contribution, so he sent an envoy to propose to Rouran in order to improve his status and influence.
This led to Rouran Khan Anayu’s famous reply: “You are my slave, how dare you say such things!”
Ashina Tumen, who was rejected from marriage, embarked on the road of counterattack for thirty years in Hexi. He completely cut off contact with Rouran and proposed to the Western Wei Dynasty, and the Western Wei Dynasty also sent Princess Changle to the throne.
The family married Tumen. When Emperor Wen died of Yuan Baoju, Ashina Tumen even sent envoys to offer horses to express condolences for his father-in-law.
A few years ago, Ashina Tumen led his troops to defeat Rouran. The Rouran Khan Anahu committed suicide in defeat. His tribe was also divided. The Turks became independent in the northern desert. Ashina Tumen also established the Turkic Khanate.
, calling himself Ili Khan. However, after the new year, Ashina Tumen passed away, and the Khan throne was inherited by his son. His eldest son also died soon after, and now the second son Ashina Qijin is in power.
, that is, the wooden pole Khan.
The relationship between the Western Wei Dynasty and the Turks can be considered to be quite old, but as the Turkic forces grew stronger, their strength and status gradually became no longer equitable. Moreover, the Western Wei Dynasty took in the remnants of Rouran and Uncle Deng, which angered them.
The Turks and Turkic envoys came directly to Chang'an and ordered Yuwentai to hand over the remnants of Rouran's troops, and then they went crazy and killed them directly outside Chang'an City.
In order to obtain the help of the Turks, Yuwentai sent troops to attack the Northern Qi Dynasty. He also swallowed his anger and placed himself in a relatively weak position in the interaction between them. It is precisely for this reason that the Turkic envoys came to Guanzhong.
The reason why he dares to be so presumptuous is not only due to his own strength, but also because he is used to it.
Li Tai was naturally dissatisfied with the behavior of the Turkic envoys, but he also knew that the current situation was not suitable for the time being to antagonize the Turks. In order to avoid losing control of his temper and breaking up the talks with the Turkic envoys, he arranged a confrontation with Shedi first.
Wait for the diplomats to negotiate with the Turkic envoys, and then think about how to respond.
In the evening, after Shedizhi and others returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, their faces looked a little unhappy, which showed that these Turkic uncles were not easy to serve.
The leader of the Turkic envoys who came to Chang'an this time has a good identity. It is said that he is the uncle of the Turkic Mugan Khan, called Meng Yehu. But this is not the point. The point is that Meng Yehu was accompanying the Turkic army in the attack.
The Northern Qi Dynasty suffered a defeat and was sent to Chang'an as soon as it retreated from the front line of the war with the Northern Qi Dynasty.
It’s no wonder that he was so angry. Before the Western Wei Dynasty, the Turks made an appointment to advance and attacked the Northern Qi Dynasty from the south and the north. However, the early fighting here in the Western Wei Dynasty was unfavorable. Even though Li Tai turned defeat into victory in the later period, Li Tai would not take these situations into consideration, because
He was busy returning to Guanzhong to quell the chaos, so he shook hands with Northern Qi and made peace, then withdrew his troops and returned directly.
The leader of Qi, Gao Yang, was in a very angry mood. After the Heluo War, Jinyang's troops were no longer restrained. He immediately arranged for elites to go out of the Beishan Great Wall to attack the Turks. Unprepared, the Turks were defeated outside the Beishan Great Wall. It is estimated that
The Mugan Khan became more and more angry, so during the withdrawal, he sent an envoy to Chang'an to reprimand the Western Wei Dynasty for being unfaithful.
"Please tell Duke Gaoyi to tell the Turkic envoys that I don't know much about the plans of the former Chinese and foreign ministers. The situation in the country at that time was not optimistic. Therefore, the plan was not comprehensive when advancing and retreating, and we were unable to coordinate the advance and retreat. To express my apology,
You can give gifts as compensation. If something similar happens next year, we must communicate more to avoid misunderstandings."
A person's temper is also directly proportional to his strength. Li Tai didn't want to ruin the diplomatic relations with the Turks when he first came to power. He didn't have a family as rich as Northern Qi's and could learn from Gao Yang's capable Huo Huo. He used the personnel power in his hands.
We still need to pay attention to a step-by-step approach. There is no need to turn against such a powerful country that has been friendly for several years just for the sake of temporary anger.
However, after Shedizhi and others listened to his statement, the sadness on their faces did not fade much. Li Tai's heart suddenly sank. Dang even frowned and said: "Is the question raised by the Turkic envoy too arrogant and rude?"
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"Reporting to the Duke of Tang Dynasty, when the Chinese and Foreign Governments were plotting against the Qi Dynasty with the Turks, there was a proposal for a marriage proposal, and the Turkic envoys came here to ask whether the previous agreement should be fulfilled..."
After hearing Li Tai's question, Shedizhi lowered his head and answered.
After hearing this, Li Tai didn't take it seriously and replied casually: "In the old days, Tumen would send envoys to the court to propose marriage. Now our country sends envoys to betrothal girls from other countries without breaking the rules. Although there were twists and turns in the past, it can be more beneficial to betrothal.
To comfort the sentiments of its people."
The queen of the current emperor Yuan Kuo is the daughter of Yuwentai's cousin Wang Mao. Li Tai doesn't really want to interfere in the emperor's family affairs to show his authority. But now that the country has needs, it welcomes a Turkic woman to be the queen for a period of time.
Presumably the emperor can also see it.
"No, yes, it's like this. The person who proposed the peace proposal was not Your Majesty, but Duke Anding... Therefore, the Turkic envoy came to tell you that if you still want to fulfill the previous agreement, it would be better to form an alliance.
, then the Turkic Khan will agree to it only if the Tang Dynasty sends envoys to visit him."
She Dizhi secretly observed Tang Gong's expression and said cautiously.
"Is this happening?"
After Li Tai heard this, he immediately frowned. His mood was not as open-minded as when he was just planning to arrange a new spouse for the emperor. He became a little dumbfounded. At the same time, he couldn't help sighing that he really had to pay for his fooling around.
Back then, he often slandered and made fun of his elder brother He Liuhun for his happiness and troubles, but he didn't expect that a similar situation would happen to him, and he wanted to marry a woman to whom his boss was once engaged. Who knew?
Does this count as seducing the sister-in-law?
Although Li Tai was very open-minded about the matter of sacrificing his life for the country, when the real thing came, he still had to cheer himself up and do some psychological construction.
He was silent for a while, then looked at Shedizhi and said in a deep voice, "Is this all the envoy complained about?"
"Also, one more thing, the envoy told us that because of this, we broke our promise and were defeated. The damaged armor, horses, weapons, and staffs needed to be broken and replaced. In addition, Tuyuhun was rebellious and refused to obey his orders. The Mugan Khan wanted to raise an army to attack him.
It is necessary for our Longyou division to gather in Liangzhou to fight together..."
"Huh, um..."
Li Tai groaned when he heard this. Although he was very unhappy, he could still hold it in. Then he said in a deep voice: "Is there anything more?"
"In addition, because Tang Gong is newly in charge of state affairs, his power has not yet been exerted on the fortress. Muzhan Khan is worried about his power and is afraid that he will not be strong for a long time. Therefore, he wants to set up a Khan Court in his hometown of Woye to help Tang Gong..."
When he saw the fierce light flashing in Tang Gong's eyes, Shedi Zhi was a little afraid to continue talking for a while. The wooden pole Khan didn't know what Tang Gong was like, but the lion opened his mouth. He knew why Tang Gong came to power.
of.
"Then we will send wine, meat and food to the Turkic envoys generously, so that there will be no shortage. Tell them that everything can be discussed and that peace is the most precious thing!"
Li Tai suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered in a deep voice. After Shedizhi and others were ordered to withdraw, he couldn't help but draw out his saber and slash it on the wooden case. He roared in a deep voice: "When a thief is killed, there is such a case." !”
He was already prepared to follow Big Brother's example of struggling, but he didn't expect that this Turkic Khan was really greedy. Do you really think that I like to eat soft food because of my bad teeth? Since I feel that I don't have the power to stop it, I will use you to establish my authority first!