Wu Huaiyu is lined with iron chain mail and bright light armor on the outside. He holds a thousand-ox sword in his hand and mounts his horse in stirrups. The weather is very sunny today.
Fang Xuanling wore a purple robe and looked at the sky on the horse, "Today is a good day."
Li Shimin, who was wearing a yellow robe, had a solemn expression on his face, "Today is a shameful day and should be remembered forever."
As soon as these words came out, everyone also calmed down their expressions. Yes, today is the day when the alliance was agreed with Jieli. As expected, the alliance will be concluded again today, and then Jieli will lead his troops to withdraw from Guanzhong.
Everything will come to an end temporarily, but for the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, this is definitely not a victory.
"Let's go."
Li Shimin pinched the horse's belly and urged the horse forward.
Two thousand-niu guards, Wu Huaiyu and An Yuanshou, also urged their horses forward, passed the emperor, and led the way to protect him.
Zhongshu Lingfang Xuanling, Attendant Gao Shilian, Minister of War Du Ruhui, Left Guard General Qin Qiong, Chief Superintendent of Chang'an Road, Right Wuwei General General Wannian Dao Superintendent Cheng Jin, Zuo Tunwei General Zhou Shaofan, and Right Prison Gate
General Li Mengchang followed with seven cavalry.
The camp's hundreds of cavalry, thousands of cavalry, flying cavalry and Xiaowei were guarding the camp.
After leaving Chang'an City, we arrived outside the west gate of Chang'an. A large number of elite Tang troops had already gathered here, and their soldiers and horses were displayed on the south bank of the Weihe River bridge.
Tens of thousands of soldiers have clear flags, shining armor, and swords and guns like a forest.
The emperor inspected the soldiers, and the soldiers shouted long live the mountains and the night sky.
Today is August 28th.
All the armies arrived, and the fields were covered with banners and armor.
Jieli also led the Turkic army southward to the north bank of the Weihe River, and its tail was invisible.
Li Shimin asked Du Ruhui, Minister of War, to assist the left servant to shoot Xiao Yu, and the right servant to shoot Feng Deyi to take command in the camp. The two generals Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin commanded the left and right armies respectively.
The emperor only led Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Zhou Shaofan, Wu Huaiyu, An Yuanshou,
Liuqi went directly to Wei Bridge.
Although the Weishui River Bridge is called a bridge, it is not simple. It is only called because it was connected directly to the gate in the Han Dynasty. The bridge is one mile long and more than five feet wide. This bridge is an important link between Chang'an and the Western Regions, Bashu, Shuofang and Hetao.
, very wide and flat.
Huaiyu and An Yuanshou rode side by side, and it didn't look crowded at all.
They slowly drove their horses and stopped all the way to the center of the bridge. At their feet was the turbulent Weihe River.
Jieli also led Tuli and other six riders onto the bridge and slowly came over.
There were still a few feet away, so Jieli stopped his horse and stopped moving forward.
The two sides just looked at each other from a distance on the bridge.
Li Shimin urged his horse to come forward slowly. Huaiyu and An Yuanshou were ordered to get out of the way. Li Shimin came to the front and walked a few feet further. He was no more than three feet away from Jie Li Liuqi.
"Hey Bi, Tangtu and the two countries have an alliance for a long time. Why did you violate the agreement and your oath and introduce troops into the customs?"
Jie Li couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw the flags covering the field behind Li Shimin, and when he saw the emperor's confidence and power.
At this time, Tu Li saw something familiar hanging around the waists of Wu Huaiyu and An Yuanshou's armors. He took a closer look and saw that when he crossed the river to meet Li Shimin, the white-robed manager showed him how to fry fish.
Thunder in the palm of my hand?
When the thunderbolt in the palm was thrown into the Wei River, it splashed up a high column of water and exploded the belly of the big fish in the water.
Unexpectedly, during this meeting on the Wei River, the white-robed manager brought palm thunders with him, and there were so many hanging on his waist. He counted them carefully, good guy, eighteen of them.
He couldn't help but swallowed. If it were suddenly thrown here, they wouldn't have anywhere to hide.
Tuli's heart was pounding.
Wu Huaiyu also noticed that Tuli's eyes were staring straight at his waist. He chuckled, then put his hand on the palm thunder on his waist, and turned the belt holding the palm thunder with his hand.
Over there, Tu Li kept staring at him nervously. When he saw his hand touching the palm thunder, his brain was already swollen. He jumped off the horse and knelt down towards Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, we did not break the contract and abandon the alliance. We just heard that there was chaos in Chang'an and were worried about your Majesty's safety, so we spared no effort to come to Guanzhong from Saibei..."
When Tu Li knelt down, several other leaders like Tu Li, who had paid homage to Li Shimin in secret, and had received official titles, many rewards of gold, silver and jewels, and other promises such as mutual trade, also dismounted and knelt down to worship.
Among them, some people had already discovered that the palms on Huaiyu and his waist were thunderous.
Jieli Liuqi.
The five knights dismounted and knelt down to the emperor, leaving Jieli alone, who was still on the horse, a little messy.
"You are exempt from the courtesy!"
Li Shimin was very satisfied with this outcome. Tuli, the Kundi, had not been invited to eat the Hun Yang in vain, and those others had not been in vain either.
"Hey Bi, is this really the case?"
Jieli Khan looked at Li Shimin, then at the five Tuli men who were kneeling on the ground in front of them with their buttocks raised high, and then at the Tang army on the other side, whose banners were everywhere and their armor reflected the bright light.
He gritted his teeth.
Although he was unwilling to do so, he finally stood up and dismounted. He bowed to Li Shimin and did not kneel down. This was the last sign of his stubbornness.
"When I heard that Jiancheng Yuanji wanted to murder the king, I immediately summoned all the troops and marched south day and night..."
The ability to tell lies with one's eyes open is a compulsory course for superiors.
Wu Huaiyu couldn't help but want to laugh at this scene. Jieli was obviously not very skilled in telling lies with his eyes open. Maybe it was because everyone on the grassland was more direct, so his words were full of loopholes.
But Li Shimin obviously didn't want to be serious. What everyone wanted was to be able to negotiate a withdrawal of troops.
The Tang Dynasty showed sufficient power, but Jieli repeatedly failed. In addition, Tuli and other leaders clamored to withdraw their troops, and even secretly crossed the river to pay homage to Li Shimin and received titles and rewards. Jieli could no longer continue.
Today's meeting is actually to give each of us a step up.
Jie Li said that he was here to support Li Shimin. On the way, he heard that Li Shimin had wiped out the rebellion, but since he was here, he came to Chang'an to congratulate him in person.
As for the Turkic tribesmen plundering Longyou and Guanzhong along the way, it was all because the Turkic leaders were incompetent and failed to restrain their men. It was also because those guys on the grassland had never seen the world and found everything they saw strange.
I want everything I see.
When he comes back, he will definitely restrain them and have them whipped severely.
After saying this, Li Shimin naturally stopped pursuing these matters and began to express his gratitude to Jie Li and the others for coming to congratulate him.
Jie Li continued smoothly, "To congratulate the Emperor on his enthronement, we have prepared three thousand horses and ten thousand sheep as gifts to present to His Majesty the Emperor."
Li Shimin could not accept the Turkic people's congratulatory gifts in vain, and immediately expressed his intention to return the favor.
The so-called reward in return was something that was tacitly understood by everyone. In fact, even Jie Li would not be willing to just retreat and give Li Shimin a face and say he came to congratulate him, but if he wanted to send him away, he had to give him a favor.
It's just that I can't stand it anymore, and I don't have the confidence anymore, so I just give in and say come to congratulate you. The Tang Dynasty has to give you a reward, and this reward and tribute are just two ways of saying the same thing.
When the Turks suffered a loss, they came to the soft side and asked the Tang Dynasty for a reward.
If they gain the upper hand, they will force the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute to them.
Jie Li paid tribute to horses and sheep, and Li Shimin gave gold, silver, silk, etc. in return.
Both parties had a tacit understanding and did not bring up additional topics such as ceding Lingzhou and Shuozhou, and making Datang promise not to attack Liang Shidu again.
When everything is settled.
Li Shimin dismounted and took a few steps forward. Jie Li also dismounted and took a few steps forward.
The two sides stood in the center of the Weihe River Bridge, opened their arms to each other, and hugged each other.
Huaiyu was just a step behind Li Shimin. He stared at Jieli's head full of braided hair, thinking of taking Jieli down at this time, and then the Tang Dynasty canonized Tuli as the Great Khan. He didn't know if Tuli could do it.
Control the people and horses living on the other side.
However, this crazy idea can only be thought of. This kind of thing is full of too many changes, and when the alliance was made, Jie Li was robbed. In the eyes of the ancients, this kind of thing, regardless of Huayi, was a very unethical behavior.
, will be criticized by people all over the world, and the Turks will not be able to obey the Tang Dynasty.
After a hug, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Li Shimin invited Jie Li to Nan'an, but Jie Li said he would go back first to prepare gifts.
"Okay, then tomorrow, we will build an alliance altar on the south bank of the bridge and swear an oath of alliance."
Jie Li also said, "Tomorrow I will bring White Horse One and White Camel Eight."
Sending a white camel and eight white horses is called Jiubai tribute on the grassland, which has a profound meaning.
Li Shimin was very satisfied.
Just as he was about to say goodbye and return, Jie Li pointed at Wu Huaiyu, "Is this the white-robed manager Wu Huaiyu?"
"The Khan also heard of his name?"
"Like thunder piercing the ears!" Jie Li specially emphasized the word "thunder".
Li Shimin laughed.
Jieli's gaze was like a knife, gouging back and forth on Huaiyu's face, but in the end he did not make any excessive demands or say any rude and harsh words, but Huaiyu believed that Jieli really hated him.
Yes, there was originally a reward of a thousand oxen for his head.
Now that we are face to face, there is nothing we can do.
Returning to Nan'an, Li Shimin patted Huaiyu on the shoulder and said, "I am very happy to see Jieli's helpless look on you. When Jieli's three thousand horses and ten thousand sheep are delivered, you can pick two horses."
, ten sheep.”
On the south bank, Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and other civil and military officials came to greet him.
Zuo Pu shot Xiao Yu and grabbed Li Shimin's saddle, saying that the emperor underestimated the enemy and took risks today, especially since they originally agreed to talk to each other at a stone's throw away, but when the emperor got on the bridge, he directly talked to Jie Li at close range and even hugged him.
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If this was robbed by Jie Li, it would be over.
Li Shimin confidently said: "I have been planning for a long time, but if you don't know it, the Turks dare to invade the country and reach Chang'an. They think that there is trouble in our country. I have newly ascended the throne and bully the Tang Dynasty to be unable to resist. How can I show it again?"
weak?
If they show weakness at this time, the Turks will only push forward and launch more troops to plunder.
I went out with my light cavalry alone today, and I went there well prepared. Tuli and others had no intention of fighting for a long time, and wanted to withdraw their troops in order to seek rewards. Although Jieli was a great khan, he could not support his army alone.
What's more, today I have tens of thousands of elite troops behind me, dazzling my military appearance.
In the west, Wugong has Chai Shao, in the north there is Fan Xing in Binzhou, Li Jing in Jingzhou, brother Xue Wanche in Longzhou, and in Weibei there are generals such as Yuchi Gong leading the army.
If Jie Li dares to fight, he will be defeated.
I have six cavalry to see me, but Jieli only has six. If Jieli dares to rob the chariot, he is only bringing humiliation to himself. You are really a martial artist, and the Thousand Ox Sword in An Yuanshou's hand is just a decoration?
Or do you think the large series of palm thunders around their waists are just decoration?
Moreover, I am riding on the emperor, and today I have fine armor hidden under my dragon robe, and a bow and sword are hung on the saddle. If I really take action, I can capture Jie Li by myself."
Li Shimin rode back to Chang'an Palace, and Huaiyu remained with him throughout the journey.
East Palace.
Li Shimin sat there, pondering for a long time, and suddenly said to Fang and Du, "I observed today that although there are many soldiers and horses, the formation is not neat, and the emperors and ministers such as Jie Li Tu Li are only greedy for wealth.
Tomorrow Jieli, Tuli and other Turkic monarchs and dignitaries will come to the south bank. You think that if I get them drunk and tie them all up, then I will order all the troops to attack and kill the Turkic soldiers and horses on the north bank and defeat them.
Then order Chai Shao, Li Jing, Fan Xing, Yuchi Gong and others to lead their troops to intercept them, and they will be able to annihilate all these 100,000 Turkic troops in one fell swoop."
This was a very exciting plan for Li Shimin. It had been swirling in his mind all the way, and he had even quickly drawn up many steps.
The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and I couldn't get rid of this thought.
