"Do you know that Ju Wentai, the leader of Gaochang Kingdom, is coming to Chang'an for an audience?"
"I know, your Majesty has said it many times." Li Mu quickly stood up, transformed into a licking dog without moral integrity, and said: "I congratulate your Majesty, all nations have come to court."
"Okay, okay..." Li Shimin interrupted him, waved his hand for him to sit down, and said: "You don't need to say these flattery words. It's just a small country in Gaochang, and it's nothing like all the nations coming to court. I can tell you, the reason why I
The reason why the leader of Gaochang Kingdom, Ju Wentai, came to Chang'an so seriously is because Gaochang is the only Han country in the Western Regions. Its customs, festivals, etc. are the same as those in the Central Plains. Moreover, Gaochang is located at the hub of the ancient Silk Road of the Han Dynasty and has a superior geographical location.
, our Tang Dynasty must pass through Gaochang when traveling with other countries in the Western Regions. Bringing Gaochang over is tantamount to opening up the road to the Western Regions. Do you understand what I am saying?"
Li Mu nodded vigorously and said: "I understand, but..." Li Mu grinned and said: "I secretly thought that for such national important matters, your majesty should talk to the prime ministers of the three provinces and the six ministers, but I am just a handsome man.
Young man, your majesty is discussing this with me, but I really can’t help you."
"I don't expect you either."
Li Mu's expression suddenly froze. That's not right. According to the routines of the TV series and novels he watched in his previous life. Li Shimin should have said, why should I be humble if I love you? You are a talented person, unprecedented and unmatched. I rely on you very much. You have won three provinces and six movies
Your opinion is important, but I still want to hear what you think...
How come when I get here, I just say, "I'm not counting on you". This hurts my self-esteem too much.
Li Shimin was completely unaware of Li Mu's thoughts and said: "Today, Chang'an County Magistrate Wang Zhongyuan wrote a letter saying that yesterday he found two Hu people who could not speak Chinese in the West City. He felt suspicious and took them to the Yamen for questioning. These two Hu people
The people are Western Turks, and they brought shocking news."
"Two years ago, Mohe Duo of the Western Turks assassinated Tong Yehu Khan and proclaimed himself khan. After he claimed to be the Great Khan, the ten surnames of the Western Turks were dissatisfied. The Nusudi tribe jointly elected Ni Shi as the khan. Ni Shi
Reluctant to take the position, he welcomed the son of Tongyehu Khan, Ashinali Teqin, and consecrated him as Siyehu Khan. At the beginning of the year, Mohe Duo was defeated and killed by Nishu. All the tribes jointly recommended Siyehu as the Western Khan.
The Great Khan of the Turks. However, Siyehu was suspicious of Nishu, who supported him, and plotted to kill Nishu, so Nishu was forced to flee to Yanqi."
Li Mu knew all this news yesterday. But he pretended to have just learned about it and listened intently. When Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Mu spoke in a confused tone and asked: "Your Majesty, I know about the Western Turks, the Western Turks
It's thousands of miles away. What do the things there have to do with me, the Tang Dynasty?"
"If a person has no worries about the future, he must have immediate worries. Although the Western Turks are thousands of miles away, the Western Turks and the Eastern Turks were originally one family. The Hetao area where the Eastern Turks are entrenched is the birthplace of the Turks. There is no split in the Turkic Khanate.
At that time, that was where the royal tent was. The Eastern Turks have been destroyed, and the Hetao area has been vacated. If you were the Great Khan of the Western Turks, would you not be tempted?"
Li Mu was silent, seeming to be thinking about it.
"Also..." Li Shimin hesitated for a moment and continued: "The Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks have long had an alliance. The Nishu just mentioned came to Chang'an as an envoy of the Western Turks ten years ago. The two countries agreed,
We will jointly deal with the Eastern Turks. I received him at that time and had a very pleasant conversation with him. Before he left, he proposed a sworn alliance, and for the sake of our great plan, I agreed."
What Li Shimin said was actually distorting the facts. He specifically pointed out that he agreed to become friends for the sake of the big plan, and he was deliberately downplaying his personal emotions. The purpose was not to make Li Mu think that he was a heartless person.
Li Mu was not a child. He could guess what Li Shimin meant by saying this, but he didn't say anything.
"Nishou admires the culture of the Central Plains. The Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks have been helping each other for ten years, thanks to his contribution. But now the new Khan of the Western Turks is narrow-minded and has expelled him. I think his purpose is not just to seize power. Maybe it is as simple as seizing power.
This is a sign. The Western Turks have gathered many scattered tribes of the Eastern Turks, and they must have known about the destruction of the Eastern Turks. There is no guarantee that they will not be tempted to march eastward in an attempt to regain the ancestral land of Hetao."
Li Shimin sighed sadly and said: "Ju Wentai's actions have also confirmed this from the side. I have known about Ju Wentai for a long time. He is a villain. When he was a former Sui Dynasty, he asked to marry the former Sui Dynasty princess.
.The former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty selected a clan daughter to marry him. He had just succeeded to the throne at that time and his power was unstable. A marriage with the former Sui Dynasty could greatly consolidate his throne."
"This was the kindness of the former Sui Dynasty, but when the world was in chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, even Jie Li knew how to support him, but Ju Wentai seemed to have forgotten what happened back then, and ignored him, only taking advantage of the chaos to make a fortune.
.This man’s virtue is evident.”
"I heard that Gaochang has hundreds of prefectures and counties, and all the systems are the same as those of the Tang Dynasty. Ju Wentai, during the chaos in the late Sui Dynasty, was even more arrogant and called himself 'I'. Such behavior is claiming that the Han people are orthodox.
, I no longer pay attention to the Central Plains Dynasty. When a person like him suddenly said that he wanted to come to see me, I was puzzled. After learning about the news about the Western Turks, I suddenly understood. The Western Turks must have moved eastward.
His intentions were detected by Ju Wentai. Gaochang was a small country with few people and could not resist, so he came to Chang'an to ask for help."
Li Mu looked like he was thinking seriously and said: "Your Majesty, since we all have a common enemy, I think it's better to help."
"It's not that simple." Li Shimin didn't say much and continued: "I will make a decision after discussing with the court officials whether to help or not. You don't need to worry about this matter. I want you to
What you are doing is about Gaochang Crown Prince Ju Zhisheng."
"Oh?" Li Mu raised his eyelids and said, "I wonder what your Majesty wants me to do?"
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Ju Wentai, a villain, openly came to see me with great fanfare, but secretly he let his son go to Chang'an first. Those two barbarians came with him. He
What do you want to do? It’s just that he’s afraid that I won’t agree, and wants his son to go one step ahead and clear the relationship!”
"I am the emperor. I can decide whether to help or not. How can I be coerced by others? What I want you to do is to find this Crown Prince of Gaochang, but you must not fall out with him. I want you
Imitate what I did back then, stay with the Prince of Gaochang, find out the truth, and preferably find out who he has visited so that I know what he is doing. Are you confident that you can do it well?"
"This..." Li Mu showed a troubled look and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is really difficult for me. You don't know, I have a problem and don't like to play with men. I am a
As a grown man, it is really awkward to accompany a man. How about your majesty passing down a decree and asking for a princess from Gaochang to come over? I am confident that I will be able to accompany you well."
"Absurd!" Li Shimin angrily yelled: "This is a big deal, how can we tolerate it as a trivial matter? This matter has been settled like this. Find the Crown Prince of Gaochang and find out the truth. Once there is any news, report it at any time!"
"Your Majesty..." Li Mu wanted to say something else, but Li Shimin was too lazy to talk nonsense to him.
"Get away!"
Li Mu had no choice but to close his mouth, said his order, and came out of the Tai Chi Hall dejectedly.
Seeing Li Mu coming out, Eunuch Gao immediately came up to him with a smile. Li Shimin's last "Go away" was so sonorous and powerful that it sounded like a loud bell, and it was impossible for Eunuch Gao not to hear it even if he wanted to.
Looking at Li Mu's disgraced look, Eunuch Gao guessed that Li Mu must have been scolded, and said with a hint of schadenfreude: "Master Hou, are you in trouble?"
"It's nothing!" Li Mu said firmly: "Your Majesty gave me a good job to accompany the Crown Prince Gaochang to eat, drink and have fun. All the expenses came from internal funds. Your Majesty is rarely generous. It's not too late for me to be happy."
Eunuch Gao didn't expose it and said: "Congratulations to the Marquis. The Marquis said he had something to tell our family, but he didn't know what it was? The Marquis must hurry up and say it. Your Majesty hasn't eaten yet, and our family has to prepare it."
Already."
"Oh, that's what happened." Li Mu took out the "Tai Xuan Jing" from his arms, handed it to Eunuch Gao to read, and asked: "This book was given to me by the miracle doctor. He said it was a profound internal energy book.
, saying that practicing it is good for my brain disease. You are well-informed, can you help me find out whether this is a profound internal skill?"
""Tai Xuan Jing"?" Eunuch Gao opened it and read it, then handed it to Li Mu and said: "Master Hou, our family has heard of "Tai Xuan Jing". It is indeed a profound internal energy book. But there is a saying
Well, our family needs to explain it clearly to Mr. Hou. It is not easy to practice internal strength, and it requires understanding. This understanding is mysterious and mysterious, and it is hard to explain. For example, this "Tai Xuan Jing" is a Taoist internal strength.
If you want to be successful in cultivation, you must have a deep understanding of Taoism."
Li Mu frowned and said, "Then don't I want to be a Taoist priest?"
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "But there is no need, Lord Marquis, internal strength is difficult to say, and it is not difficult to say it is not difficult. It is nothing more than the way the breath moves in the meridians. The so-called internal strength is the method of recording the movement of breath.
The so-called understanding generally means whether you can feel the flow of breath as recorded in the internal skills. If you are talented enough, you can create internal skills even if you don't have internal skills. Otherwise, how do you think these existing internal skills come from?
"
This was the first time Li Mu heard this theory and said sadly: "But, I have no confidence in my talent in this area."
"I do have some insights." Eunuch Gao said with a smile: "Our family did not practice internal skills in the early years. We only started working on internal skills after we were forty years old. If not for this, I would have fought against Dugujiu that day.
We failed. We have written down all these experiences. If Mr. Marquis wants to read them, please wait a moment and we will ask someone to get them for you."
"Of course that's good, I'll wait here."
"Master Marquis, wait a moment." Eunuch Gao said, called a young eunuch over and gave some instructions. The young eunuch ran wildly and soon brought back a book.
Li Mu took it in his hand and almost dropped his eyes when he saw the name of the book.