It was still just dark, but dozens of giant candles in the Tai Chi Hall illuminated the hall as bright as day. Li Yuan sat on the dragon throne, his already wrinkled face full of ravines, staring at the man standing not far away as if nothing had happened.
Messenger everywhere.
After the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang in the fourth year of Wude, the Tang Dynasty, which was founded four years ago, was in the world. Then it pacified Shandong and Jianghuai, and defeated the Turks several times. The Tang Dynasty, which once bowed to the Turks, never suffered such humiliation again.
In the Taiji Hall, the envoys threatened Li Yuan and hundreds of officials. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry drank their horses from the Wei River and marched to Chang'an City. Even a few days ago, outside Guyuan County in Yuanzhou, the Turks piled up the corpses of thousands of Tang soldiers to watch in Beijing.
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The atmosphere in the palace was extremely depressing, with hundreds of officials holding their breath and concentrating. Those who understood looked at Li Shan, those who didn't understand looked at Li Shimin, and those who didn't understand at all could only look at the ashen-faced Crown Prince Li Jiancheng.
Those who understand know that Li Huairen will probably lead his troops to the expedition next, and he will even have to bear the blame for Jingguan this time. Everyone remembers that just last year, on the banks of the Cangtou River, Li Shan also paid thousands of Ashina
The corpses of his children were built into a temple, and his reputation spread throughout the grassland.
People who are half-informed are still counting on the King of Qin to go on an expedition to turn the tide, while people who don’t understand at all are just complaining... Look at the people recommended by the prince. First, King Li Shenfu of Xiangyi was defeated, and then Guan Guogong Ren
Gui suffered a huge defeat, and both coaches now do not know whether they are alive or dead.
"Wish to be a country of brothers, this is the wish of the Khan."
Ashina Simo, who was ordered to go on an envoy this time, smiled and said: "What's more, the Khan is willing to hand over Yuanzhou, Lingzhou, and Huizhou. He is even more willing to hand over Liang Luoren to the emperor of Tang Dynasty."
As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion in the hall, but no one spoke. The people who can stand in this hall may not have much knowledge or ability, but none of them are fools.
The Turks may not send hundreds of thousands of troops this time as Ashina Simo said, but there are always one hundred thousand. Such a force is strong enough, but compared to the Turks' invasion in the fifth year of Taketoku, it is still
Want less.
But the problem is that in the fifth year of Wude, although the Great Shock Pass was breached, it was only a few thousand partial troops. Jieli Khan led the main force to attack Hedong, but there was no direct threat to Chang'an. After all, there was a natural danger in the Yellow River.
But this time is different. If the Turks attack Jingzhou, their troops will be at the city gates within a few days... This is the first time since the founding of Li Tang that the capital Chang'an has faced such a direct and huge threat.
Under such circumstances, Ashina Simo was arrogant and threatened before, but then he offered such a generous condition... As a country of brothers, when Li Yuan raised an army in Jinyang, he surrendered to Chuluo Khan.
Master Liang finally occupied the land of three states again, how could he give it up so easily?
Not to mention that Liang Luoren was a general under Liang Shidu, and even his younger brother.
The next conditions must be extremely harsh, Li Yuan thought in his mind, but did not speak. Pei Ji, who was standing second from the right, coughed twice and said, "What more can you ask for? Brother Simo can tell you."
Ashina Simo saluted and said sincerely: "The foreign minister has an old relationship with your Majesty, and he took care of you in Chang'an last year. However, in the battle of Cangtou River, the commander of the Tang army was so cruel that he killed thousands of our people.
As a plan, the Khan only wants Li Huairen to have one ear."
The palace was quiet for a moment and then erupted in excitement. Such a dangerous situation, such a generous condition, but only the King of Handan, Li Huairen, was alone!
Some officials looked sharply at Li Shan in the back row. Although his reputation had already spread far and wide, and although he had long heard that Handan's name could stop children from crying in the grassland, they did not expect it to have such weight.
Some officials thought this condition was quite cost-effective. After all, the Turks had conquered most of Yuanzhou this time. If Jingzhou could not stop it, the Turks would indeed be very likely to invade Jingzhao.
There were also some officials who scolded fiercely and wanted to make the Tang Dynasty cut off its own arms!
Prince Li Jiancheng sneered: "The envoy is joking."
"It's definitely not a joke." Ashina Simo sighed: "It is normal for the two countries to fight, but Li Huairen and his colleagues, Yu Sheshe and Yu Gushe, all their brothers died at his hands, and the banks of the Cangtou River were littered with corpses, which made them even more hateful.
They stir up trouble, cause chaos within the clan, and attack each other."
"If the Emperor of Tang is willing to hand over Li Huairen, the Khan will be extremely grateful and treat him as brothers. He will immediately withdraw his troops and not be able to fight."
There were more than a hundred court officials in the palace, but most of them didn't know what Li Shan had done in Daizhou back then, let alone that it was Li Shan who stirred up the situation and caused internal strife among the Turks several years in advance.
Most people's eyes fell on the young prince who seemed to have never said a word, and a few people looked at Pei Shiju... The last person to stir up trouble and cause civil strife in the Turks was this one.
Li Shanju, with a face as cold as frost, stepped out of the queue, stared at Ashina Simo who was looking back, and slowly moved forward step by step, "Ashina She'er is quite smart."
Li Jiancheng asked in a deep voice: "What does Handan mean by this?"
Li Shan chuckled lightly, "Although the Tang Dynasty was founded less than ten years ago, it took just a few years to bring peace to the world. Why?"
"Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in the center of the capital, because His Royal Highness the King of Qin attacks all directions and is invincible, and because His Majesty raises troops in Jinyang, he has won the favor of the world."
"It would be a shame if Li Huairen was handed over to the general of the DPRK in exchange for the Hu troops retreating. But once he is handed over, who in the DPRK would dare to lead the troops into battle and kill Hu with meritorious service?"
"A wise king like your majesty would not do such a stupid thing, the prince would not do it, and neither would the King of Qin."
The surrounding Prime Minister and Fu clan members nodded, and Li Yuan also showed a smile, "So, with the intention of Huairen..."
"Ashina She'er is well versed in Chinese studies and knows Tao strategy. He will not understand this principle." Li Shan sneered and said: "It just depends on what is above and what is within; what is within it is what is below."
As soon as these words came out, no matter how stupid the person was, they understood that Dub Khan put forward such an impossible condition just to gain an advantage in the subsequent negotiations.
Ashina Simo was a bit confused. Khan really didn’t mean that. He really only wanted Li Huairen!
"Khan does..."
Before Ashina Simo could finish speaking, a clear voice resounded through the Tai Chi Hall, "Your Majesty Li Shan invites you to fight!"
Li Shan took two steps forward and said loudly: "The country of brothers cannot be trusted. Back then, I and Tuli Khan became sworn brothers and we were called brothers. But now we are not here with swords in hand!"
Betrothed to Jinlan?
Ashina Simo's expression changed, there was such a thing... No wonder that in the battle of Guji Town, when the Tang cavalry attacked, Tuli Khan immediately retreated with his troops, causing Jieli Khan to be defeated.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to attack, defeat the Turks, recover the three states, capture the Liang division capital, and Liang Luoren will be questioned in front of the emperor!"
Li Shimin's heart moved and he couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that there was no need to worry, Huairen had already used his plan at this moment.
Ashina, this person does have some tricks. He knows clearly that it is not possible, so he takes the method of Qishan, among the couples.