The royal chef had already prepared a sumptuous royal meal.
These royal chefs did not simply kill a sheep and prepare a banquet of whole cows and sheep. That was too simple and did not show the level of the royal chefs of the Tang Dynasty, nor the national power of the Tang Dynasty.
They cooked a goose carefully.
People in the Tang Dynasty liked to eat geese, and each one cost two to three thousand.
Today, the royal cooks cooked geese for Khan Tuli, but when it was time to pass the meal around, the royal cooks brought in two sheep.
Just now, Tu Li heard that the imperial chef said that he would eat geese today, but why did he bring in sheep instead?
The chef of the imperial dining room is a fat man. There is no cook who is not fat. Any cook who does not steal food is not a good cook.
"Today's royal meal is called Hun Yang Shihu,"
The fat cook was very eloquent and explained this famous dish very well. There were ten guests and guests today, so the fat cook took a plump live goose in advance, and removed the feathers and internal organs.
He slaughtered another sheep, peeled off the skin, removed the internal organs, and stuffed the glutinous rice and spices that had been seasoned in advance into the belly of the sheep.
Slaughter a sheep again, skin it and remove its internal organs, and then stuff the prepared goose into the sheep's belly.
This goose is not simple at all. There is a chicken stuffed in the goose's belly, and pigeon eggs are stuffed in the chicken's belly.
It's like a matryoshka doll, a sheep inside a goose, a goose inside a chicken, and a chicken inside a pigeon egg.
Put the sheep on the fire and roast it.
Add various seasonings and roast the lamb, then take out the goose from the lamb's belly.
Li Shimin was very generous. He roasted two sheep today. One sheep was stuffed with glutinous rice, and the other was roasted with a goose.
The fat cook carried the first sheep to Li Shimin, took out the goose from the sheep's belly, took out the chicken from the goose's belly, and took out the eggs from the chicken's belly. He put the pigeon egg on an exquisite white porcelain plate and served it.
Go before the emperor.
Then he put the chickens with eggs on a plate and brought them to Tuli.
Then cut the goose soaked in mutton fat and full of spices, and give each of the ten guests in the tent a portion.
Huaiyu also got a large piece of roast goose.
Then divide the roasted lamb and glutinous rice.
To be honest, it looks quite novel, and the taste can only be said to be pretty good, but not that outstanding.
The goose was roasted in the sheep's belly, which was relatively fresh and tender, but it was soaked in a lot of mutton fat, making it a little greasy, and there were obviously too many spices, which somewhat obscured the original deliciousness of the ingredients.
That pigeon egg should probably be pretty good, but it's a pity that there's only one, and it's only for the emperor.
Huaiyu thought it was okay when a Hun Yang died suddenly, but Tuli Khan was shocked.
The little khan on the grassland also rules many tribes. The most important thing is cattle, sheep, horses and camels. It can even be said that people on the grassland eat meat almost every day, but no one has ever eaten this way.
One thing within another, really fresh.
But the fat cook also said that he was in a hurry today and had no time to prepare, otherwise he would have to roast a camel and put the sheep in the camel's belly...
This dish is a bit too eggy.
Although it is not as exquisite and beautiful as other famous palace dishes, Tuli and his two accompanying nobles were really shocked by the way of eating it using sheep, which is often eaten on the grassland.
Huaiyu ate roasted goose and disliked the greasiness. When eating roasted lamb, he felt that it was too dry. It would be better to cut it into pieces and grill it on skewers with a piece of lamb tail oil. It would be more fragrant and tender. If you want to roast lamb kidneys wrapped in oil, roast
Sheep's eggs are more delicious. It's a waste of this sheep and goose.
Tu Li was very satisfied.
Since it was the first time to eat such a luxurious dish, I also felt that the emperor was very flattering to him.
Li Shimin also feasted on the meal, and the guests and hosts had their mouths full of food and had a great time chatting with each other.
The glutinous rice in the sheep belly is also greasy.
The ten people in the tent where Hun Yang died suddenly only ate part of it, and the rest was given to Li Shimin and Tuli's guards. Those guards didn't mind it being greasy, and thought they could eat this royal meal, which is a famous palace dish.
What about glory?
Li Shimin saw Tuli on the boat on the shore and broke off a willow branch for Tuli. He also said that the wind was strong, so he took off his brocade robe and put it on Tuli.
That kind look is like a real brother.
However, Huaiyu was quite calm next to him, so what about his brothers? Li Shimin was the murderer of his brothers, and the corpses of Jiancheng and Yuanji were still cold.
The two said goodbye reluctantly.
Tu Li returned to the north bank of the Wei River by boat. Li Shimin looked at the turbulent water of the Wei River for a long time, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
The emperor strolled along the south bank of the Wei River, followed by Fang Xuanling, Lian Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong, and Zhou Shaofan, while Wu Huaiyu and An Yuanshou still wore helmets and armor and held the Thousand Ox Sword.
The emperor and his ministers didn't say a word, just strolling along the river, seeming to be digesting food, and also seeming to be planning bigger things.
Taking advantage of the special relationship between Jieli and Tuli's uncle and nephew, they separated the differences and brought them together. This step went relatively smoothly. In the seventh year of Wude, Li Shimin used it once when he was ordered to make peace. Tuli was also very cooperative.
Today Tuli is still the same Tuli.
Naturally, Jieli is still the same Jieli.
But for Li Shimin, the opportunity for peace negotiations had appeared, but he hesitated a little. The two battles in Xianyang and Sanyuan made Li Shimin feel that the Turks were not actually that strong.
At the foot of Chang'an, people from all walks of life are now gathered together. If we really want to fight, the chances of winning are still very high, especially with a rebellious guy like Tu Li, who only focuses on Jie Li and has a greater chance of winning.
Just making peace with them and letting the Turks leave would be a bit regretful. It will be even more difficult to deal with the Turks in the future.
Fang Du seemed to have guessed the emperor's thoughts, but no one said anything.
In the end, the emperor had to make the final decision on whether to fight or make peace, and they had done all the analysis that needed to be done.
"Let's go back to Beijing."
Li Shimin walked along the river for a whole afternoon, and finally went back when it was dark. When he returned to Beijing, Li Shimin's face was no longer hesitant, and his eyes were full of determination.
Huaiyu knew that Li Shimin finally decided to negotiate peace.
The young emperor still planned to end the military disaster in front of him as soon as possible. Whether this choice was right or wrong, Huaiyu did not comment favorably. However, after this alliance in history, Li Shimin worked hard to govern, and it took just a few years to make him
Li Jing sent troops to attack the Turkic Khan's court and captured Jieli alive, avenging his previous humiliation.
By the fourth and fifth years of Zhenguan, a bucket of rice only cost three or four cents. Although there was also a shortage of money, which made money expensive and cheap, in the fourth and fifth years of Zhenguan, it was indeed much more stable and wealthy than during the Wude Dynasty.
too much.
All this is because the world has been wiped out and wars have ended, so that people can farm with peace of mind and merchants can trade goods all over the world.
"Huaiyu, do you think I did the right thing by negotiating peace with Jieli?"
"Am I being cowardly?"
Huaiyu shook his head and said to Li Shimin who was riding in front: "The temporary forbearance is not cowardice, but to move forward better. Your Majesty has the world in mind, so he can endure humiliation and bear the burden like this. This is definitely not what ordinary emperors can do."
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reigned for fifty-four years, but spent forty-four years attacking the Xiongnu. He was able to defeat the Xiongnu because when he came to the throne, he inherited the powerful Han Dynasty that had experienced the rule of Wenjing.
Your Majesty ended the chaos anyway, and was ordered to take over the Tang Dynasty when it was in danger. However, the Tang Dynasty had just ended the separation and hegemony of the Central Plains heroes, and had not yet been able to recuperate and restore people's livelihood and national strength.
But I believe that today’s concession is worth it, and within ten years, Your Majesty will be able to wipe out the Turks!”
"ten years!"
Li Shimin sighed, ten years is not a long time.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reigned for fifty-four years, but spent forty-four years fighting the Huns.
"I hope that in ten years we will be able to avoid the shame we have suffered today."
"Your Majesty, ten years is just my worst estimate. In fact, I think that with your majesty's bravery and the bravery of our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, ten years will be doubled again, five years at most.
We can conquer the Turkic Khan's court, capture Jieli back to Chang'an, and let him dance and drink with you at His Majesty's palace banquets!"
It is not unprecedented for a Turkic Khan to drink and dance with the emperor of the Central Plains. For example, Daman, the Chuluo Khan of the Western Turks, once drank and danced with the emperor in the Sui and Tang dynasties.
At that time, Abo Khan Daluo of the Western Turks was captured alive by Mohe Khan, the father of Qimin Khan. The Western Turks established Nili, a descendant of Datou Khan, to succeed Nili. Nili's wife Xiang was from the Central Plains and gave birth to his son Daman.
After Nili's death, Daman succeeded him as Chuluo Khan.
Chu Luo governed the country unethically, and many tribes rebelled. Yang Guang visited the west and summoned Chu Luo to see Chu Luo. However, Chu Luo failed to come with excuses. Yang Guang then had Pei Ju's plan to lure the Western Turks to set up a Shegui in the west and send troops to attack Chu Luo Khan.
After a major defeat, Yang Guang sent Xiang to persuade Chu Luo to join the court.
After Chuluo entered the court, Yang Guang divided his tribe into three groups and moved them inland, leaving Chuluo in the capital.
After Yang Guangjiang was executed, Chuluo returned to Chang'an and surrendered to Li Yuan, who granted him the title of Guiyi County Prince. From then on, he became a frequent guest and dancer at the Tang Dynasty's palace banquets.
But later, the Shibi Khan of the Eastern Turks formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, and one of the conditions was to kill Chuluo, because his grandfather was Mohe Khan who was in the Western Expedition, and he died during the Western Expedition.
The next day, Li Shimin sent Zheng Yuanxuan and Cui Dunli across the river to negotiate peace in Jieli camp.
In Jieli's sweat tent, the leaders of the nobles from the Southern Expedition gathered together. As expected, Tuli took the lead and stood up to support talks with the Tang people. With him taking the lead, other tribes also expressed their willingness to make peace as the most important thing, as long as the Tang people were willing to give money, silk and gold.
Silver and they are willing to retreat.
On the same day, Zheng Yuanxuan and Cui Dunli reached a verbal agreement with Jie Lixian. During the peace talks, both parties would cease fighting and no longer attack each other, and the Turks would no longer plunder.
All the Turkic troops in Guanzhong retreated to the area north of the Wei River and west of the Jing River, between Xianyang Jingyang Liquan.
Honglu Qing and Pei Guogong Zheng Yuanxuan were having peace talks at Jieli Camp every day. The two sides had a very difficult time negotiating the conditions for withdrawing their troops. Fortunately, a verbal agreement was reached and they all called it a truce for the time being.
And Li Shimin was not idle either.
He met with the leaders and dignitaries of various Turkic tribes every day on the south bank of the Wei River. These leaders were all led by Tuli. Li Shimin's envoy met secretly and lured them to come to the south bank to pay homage to the emperor.
Li Shimin was also very polite and generous to the chiefs, such as Qijin, Jielifa, Chuu, chiefs, etc. who came to pay their respects. He issued imperial edicts and conferred official titles to each of them, either as a general or a general, or as a prince or a county prince.
Rewarding officials gave him titles, purple robes and jade belts.
There were also carts of gold, silver, silk, etc. sent out, and they agreed to trade with each other. Anyway, as long as they followed the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, they would not be treated badly.
They don't need to do anything, they just stay close to each other.
Li Shimin's move was very powerful. He gave these leaders rewards and did not ask them to betray Jieli or anything. He only mentioned the alliance that the two families had formed long ago, hoping to continue their friendship.
Every time Li Shimin secretly met with these leaders, in addition to rewarding them with official titles and purple robes and jade belts, he would also treat them to Hun Yang Husang. Finally, there would be a small show where Huaiyu and An Yuanshou would fry fish with palm thunder.
Every time these palm thunders, which Huaiyu had personally improved, were thrown into the Wei River in front of the Turkic leaders, there would be a loud bang, splashing up a high column of water, and then fish would turn up in the water.
It can make the leaders' faces change drastically, and they will also respect Li Shimin even more.
But every time they made a request for a few palm thunders, they would be ruthlessly rejected by Li Shimin.
Just show it to you, how can you really give it to them?
By the end of August, Tuli and other peacemakers had taken up the majority. They even openly traveled to and from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. They no longer hid with Jieli Khan, and even Qi Jin wore the purple robe awarded by Li Shimin.
Jade Belt appeared in Jieli's Golden Wolf tent to participate in the discussion.
Faced with calls for a unanimous peace agreement to withdraw troops, although Princess Yang of Kedun Yicheng continued to give Jieli the wind, Jieli also understood that things must not be violated.
Jie Li asked Zheng Yuanxuan to tell Li Shimin that the two parties would meet at Wei Bridge the next day for an alliance!
When the news came back to Chang'an, Li Shimin also breathed a sigh of relief. The invasion that started in June was finally coming to an end. At that time, Huaiyu was standing next to Li Shimin holding a Thousand Ox Sword. When he heard the news, he also felt relieved. Damn it.
