A foreigner bowed respectfully to Princess Pingyang and said, "I have heard the name of Your Highness for a long time, and you are as brave as a man."
Princess Pingyang returned the salute, turned sideways, extended her hands and said, "Your Majesty summons you."
Turkic envoys are often arrogant, domineering and domineering, but this envoy was smiling, humble and polite, which surprised the palace officials and officials who came and went.
In Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan put down an official document, looked at the Turkic envoy who entered the hall, and said with a smile: "Long time no see Simo."
"Foreign minister Ashina Simo paid homage to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty." The Turkic envoy responded: "Last time I was in Jinyang, Taiyuan."
"Yes." Li Yuan sighed: "It has been ten years since Simo was sent by Shibi Khan to drive two thousand good horses to help him. Now that the two countries are attacking, there is no longer the same love as before, which is regrettable.
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Li Shan, who was standing behind Princess Pingyang, couldn't help but twitch his lips. Li Yuan was quite good at making light talk. It was a pity to return the old friendship!
Li Shan once talked with Liu Shirang and Yuan Junzhang. Among the three previous leaders of the Turks, Shibi Khan was the most successful, the most ambitious, and had great ambitions to take over the Middle Kingdom.
Ashina Simo came here naturally for Yugushe. In fact, he arrived in Chang'an earlier than Li Shan, but he was not summoned until today.
Without bringing up the business immediately, Ashina Simo followed Li Yuan's tone and talked about old things from the past. During the reigns of Shibi Khan and Chuluo Khan, he was the first person to send envoys to the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Xuan had known Li Yuan since his early years.
Jieli Khan sent this person to the Tang Dynasty, naturally taking into account his personal relationship with the Tang Emperor Li Yuan.
Regarding Ashina Simo, Li Shan heard Princess Pingyang mention it when he was summoned to the palace by Li Yuan this morning. This person was not an ordinary person.
During the Kaihuang period, Pei Shiju disrupted Mobei, and Qimin Khan defected to the Sui Dynasty. All tribes in Mobei supported Ashina Simo as their khan, but Qimin Khan later staged a return of the king...
It is for this reason that although Shibi Khan and Chuluo Khan both valued Ashina Simo, they never gave him military power, and he has not set up a tent to this day.
In the original sky, this Ashina Simo was also conferred as a county king by the two Tang emperors Li Yuan and Li Shimin. Later, he was imprisoned by Li Shimin and guarded the palace. He followed the expedition to Goguryeo and died of serious injuries.
Thinking about these, Li Shan's eyes swept around the palace. Except for the prince, King Qin, and King Qi, none of the three high-ranking officials present today... Well, the main thing is that Pei Shiju, the servant of the sect, is also here today.
Now, after all, it was related to foreign affairs, and Li Yuan wanted to consult Pei Shiju.
As if he noticed something, Pei Shiju, whose beard and hair were all white, quietly turned his head, and his eyes met Li Shan's.
Li Shan grinned, his smile filled with infinite meaning.
At this time, Li Yuan smiled and said: "The old custom of the prairie tribes, redeeming people, is naturally..."
Ashina Simo stood up, saluted, and said respectfully: "The Khan is willing to give you a thousand fine horses and five hundred cattle for farming. I hope your majesty will give you permission."
Thousands of good horses and five hundred cattle were replaced... Li Yuan frowned slightly, feeling unsatisfied.
If we say it was last year, to be precise, it was before Daizhou Xia City was established and before Ma Yin was implemented. With only a thousand good horses, Li Yuan felt that he had made a lot of money!
But since Li Shan established Xia City in September last year and reopened the trade route, more than 2,000 horses have been sent to the Longxi Racecourse alone. Moreover, after several battles and Yuan Junzhang's tribute, in the past few months, many horses have been sent from outside the Great Wall.
More than 5,000 horses were introduced, not counting those horses traded among private parties.
In short, if it’s not enough, you have to pay more!
Li Yuan was silent and glanced out of the corner of his eye... It's time for you to come on stage!
"Yugu set up outside Yanmen Pass to kill people wantonly, leaving corpses everywhere, with only a thousand good horses and five hundred cattle, how can they atone for their sins?!"
Hearing such categorical words, Ashina Simo turned around and saw a tall young man walking out from behind Princess Pingyang, with a high-spirited look and eyes as bright as lightning.
"In the battle formation, life and death are at stake. Killing civilians wantonly is an unpardonable crime!"
"Your Majesty, behead Yugushe!"
Ashina Simo looked around, unsure of the identity of the other party for a moment. The young man in front of him was only twenty years old. He spoke rashly, and the Emperor of Tang Dynasty did not reprimand him. Was he a member of the clan?
But the King of Qin and the King of Qi are already here, could it be the King of Huaiyang, or the King of Rencheng, the general manager of Bingzhou?
"Don't be rude." Li Shimin said lightly, "Jieli Khan only has this son. If he doesn't release him, one day the Khan will use all his troops..."
Li Shan turned around like a whirlwind, stared into Ashina Simo's eyes, and said sternly: "Then please!"
"I want to see how much better Jieli Khan is than his son!"
Ashina Simo's heart skipped a beat. He guessed who the person in front of him was. It must be Li Shan and Li Huairen who are now in charge of Daizhou.
Nowadays, the name Li Shan is very loud in Wuyuan County. Planning trade routes and relocating people to weaken the enemy are just trivial matters. However, attacking the camp on a snowy night, killing Yu Sheshe, and forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender caused an uproar.
As a result, the two khans turned from a secret fight to an open fight.
The most important thing is that Li Shan captured Yu Gushe alive twice. If it was luck the previous time, but this time in the battle of Yanmen, Li Shan personally went out of the fortress and pursued him all night long... Yu Gushe's reputation was completely ruined.
Now Tuli Khan often used this incident to ridicule Yu Gushe's incompetence, and Jieli Khan also used Yu Sheshe's death to retort... As a result, the name Li Shan was unknown in Wuyuan County.
People don't know.
Ashina Simo bowed and said, "Is this the Duke of Guantao County who is standing next to you?"
"Exactly." Li Shan said proudly: "You can tell Jie Li that someone is waiting for him in Daizhou!"
Ashina Simo has long admired Chinese studies. He has traveled to Hedong and the Pass for many years. He has met countless people and cannot help but be attracted by them.
Li Shan raised his head, but murmured in his heart, if the operation is good... When Jieli Khan mobilized all his troops to attack, he ran into Li Jing, who should be among the top ten famous generals in the past five thousand years.
After a moment of silence, Ashina Simo bowed again and said, "Please step down and speak clearly."
Now that the situation is here, since we want to extort money, let's make conditions.
Li Shan raised the hammer high, turned sideways and looked back at Li Yuan's expression, "Back then, Bi Khan and my emperor were on good terms, but why did Luo Khan ruin the friendship between the two countries?"
Ashina Simo was puzzled.
Li Shan sighed: "It's just that the former dynasty Yicheng was in the middle to sow discord, and he also welcomed the former dynasty Empress Xiao, the son of King Qi. If you can only send these three people back..."
Ashina Simo swallowed. He didn't expect that the other party would actually put forward such a condition without horses, cattle, gold, silver and jewelry.
The status of Princess Yicheng of the former Sui Dynasty in Wuyuan County may not be very high, but it is the most appropriate reason for the Turks to intervene in China. Chuluo Khan welcomed Queen Xiao from Dou Jiande, and Yang Zhengdao, the son of King Yang Jian of Qi, recovered from the fight.
The name of Sui Ye.
Even warlords such as Yuan Junzhang, Liang Shidu, and Gao Kaidao all existed in these names. Liang Shidu was still the person of Yang Zhengdao who was canonized as King of the Sui Dynasty, although it was only in name.
Without even thinking about it, Ashina Simo refused... Jieli Khan might not agree to this condition. After all, what he got in exchange was his only son. But if he really agreed, Tuli Khan would
There is a legitimate excuse for attack.
When the time comes, I will definitely have to shoulder the blame.