Not everyone is happy to see the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks. Because both the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks are "predators" in the eyes of the small countries in the Western Regions. Only these two predators
'Only by being hostile to each other can they have space. If these two large predators join forces, their living space will be further compressed.
However, facing the situation of the union of two major countries, what can they, as a small country, do? After all, strength is the foundation of the right to speak. Without strength, no one will care even if they speak.
Many envoys drank to relieve their worries. The supply of wine in Dingxiang Brewery exceeded the demand every day. As soon as it was put out, it was all robbed.
As the saying goes, there is always a road ahead. Just when the envoys were desperate, they almost unanimously discovered that there was a group of people who were in contact with other envoys. These people were sneaky and seemed to be planning something big.
People can't restrain their curiosity, and since we are all small countries in the Western Regions, and no one has many friends with each other, the news cannot be hidden. With such a series of connections, the truth will be revealed.
It turns out that someone is connecting the small countries, and it makes a lot of sense. Now in the Western Region, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks are allied, so why can't small countries like us form an alliance? Although everyone is very weak, they are no match for each other on their own.
But what if we join forces? The Western Region is so big that even the Western Turks cannot take care of every place on the Silk Road. However, the small countries dotted in the Western Region have geographical advantages. If we unite, no matter the Western Turks
Even the Tang Dynasty cannot be underestimated.
This is actually a bit far-fetched. A small country is a small country after all. Countries like Yanqi and Qiuci have less than 20,000 people in the whole country, and only a few thousand people can fight. Whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the Western Turks, if
If you make up your mind to destroy them, they will never be able to resist them.
But human nature is like this. They won't delve into whether they can beat or not, and how strong they are. They will only think that "unity is powerful", and as long as everyone unites, we will be able to achieve something.
Instigated by the "common friends" of all parties, the envoys from the thirty-two countries in the Western Regions finally reached a consensus. The countries in the Western Regions must have a place and face on the Silk Road, a trade route. They jointly drafted a
They wrote a "Memorandum" in Chinese and Turkic languages respectively to the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, asking the two countries to allow the countries in the Western Regions to form an alliance, just like the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. After the alliance, they also dealt with matters on the Silk Road.
To participate.
I said it very politely, but in reality I just wanted to share a piece of cake. If this happened after the alliance ceremony, neither country would take it seriously. Although the memorial was written together, after all, there are thirty-two people in this 'alliance'.
It is definitely impossible for two countries to be of the same mind and just use some means to end the problem. But this happened before the alliance, which caught the two countries off guard. It was like two families getting married and having a happy event. Who would
Everyone wants everything to go smoothly, but if someone shouts "I don't agree" on the wedding day, even if it doesn't affect the marriage in the end, it will still disrupt the marriage.
The above table has been attached, and the alliance was held in Dingxiang, within the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, this matter was kicked back to the Tang Dynasty for the final decision. And Li Shimin had already made a decree, and everything here was to be decided.
From Li Mu, so in the end, it was left to Li Mu to make the decision.
Li Mu looked at the memorandum in his hand, sighed, and said: "Damn it, damn it, tomorrow is the day of the alliance, what do these people want to do? I'm really pissed off. Siwen, pass on my order and tell the Turks.
, the alliance will be put aside for the time being, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks will each send 30,000 troops, and merge into one, and we will level the Western Region first. Then we will save these inconspicuous things, which are so noisy and annoying!"
Li Siwen had already received Li Mu's instructions. After hearing this, before Li Ji and Hou Junji could speak, he rushed to Li Mu's feet, hugged his thighs and cried: "Brother, please calm down.
Think twice! You must not commit murder again! Killing people cannot solve the problem. The Tang Dynasty did not govern the country by killing. Your Majesty is respected as the Khan of Heaven by all ethnic groups. This is due to Your Majesty's kindness. You should convince people with your virtue.
, Since the envoys from various countries have such requests, they must have their reasons. Why don’t you summon a few people and ask them what they think, and it’s not too late to make a decision.”
"this--"
"Brother! For the sake of brothers, just summon them and ask. I have dealt with some of them. They are really kind-hearted people. They have admired the Tang Dynasty for a long time and will never dare to do anything wanton.
What happened this time must happen for a reason!"
Li Mu sighed artificially and said: "That's all, who made you my brother? I just want to see a few of you for your sake. Find a few who can speak Chinese. I can't understand them."
Birdsong."
"Okay!" Li Siwen looked happy and turned around to go out. Li Ji and Hou Junji looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes: they knew that this kid didn't hold in his fart well. Look, here it comes.
When Li Siwen left the government office, the door was already surrounded by envoys from various countries. Last night, under the guidance of "careful people", these headless envoys finally got their ideas and found Li Siwen. They worked hard to find Li Siwen.
I collected a 'heavy gift' and wanted Li Siwen to help say something nice in front of Li Mu.
Seeing Li Siwen coming out of the Yamen with a happy face, the envoys were relieved. It seemed like it was done. They couldn't help but thank the friend who gave the idea yesterday. If it hadn't been for his advice, how could they have done it?
Are you thinking of giving a gift to this Dingxiang county magistrate? At the same time, you also remember in your mind that when doing things with people from the Tang Dynasty, you need to clear up your relationship. As for this relationship, naturally the closer the better.
"Everyone, I'm glad you have lived up to your fate." Li Siwen clasped his fists and said, "You don't know how dangerous it was just now! My elder brother saw your memorial and decided that you people were trying to hinder the important event of the alliance between the two countries, and he was very angry.
.Guess what he’s going to do?”
"What does the Marquis want to do?"
"He said that he would notify the Turks to suspend the alliance. The Tang Dynasty would send 30,000 troops and the Turks would send 30,000 troops. They would destroy small countries like you first!"
"What should we do?"/"How could Lord Marquis do things like this?"/"I just don't believe he dares. Does His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty not care about him?"
The envoys were immediately upset. At this time, envoy Yanqi stood up and became the "explainer" and said: "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me!"
"What did you say? You know?"
"Of course I know, don't forget, the Turkic Great Khan has been taking refuge in Yanqi for more than a year, so I naturally know some news that you don't know."
"Then tell me!"
"Don't underestimate this Zhuluhou. Do you know who he is? Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just talk about the two generals in the Yamen. They are both the Dukes of the Tang Dynasty.
Listen to his orders? What does a military prince rely on to put pressure on the head of the prince? Do you know?"
The envoy Yanqi said mysteriously: "Because he has the emperor's Shangfang sword. With this sword, it is like the emperor of the Tang Dynasty has come in person, with the right to kill first and then report, life and death! This place is seven thousand miles away from Chang'an, even if the emperor of the Tang Dynasty does not want to send troops to destroy it,
If he wants to get rid of us, he has the final say. By the time the news reaches Chang'an, it will be too late!"
Everyone gasped, they didn't know that Li Mu had Shang Fang's sword in his hand!
Someone asked: "Is His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty confused? I once saw Zhuluhou from a distance, a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. Why does he hold the Shangfang Sword?"
Envoy Yanqi took a cautious glance at Li Siwen, lowered his voice, and said, "I heard it from hearsay. I don't know whether it is true or not. Rumor has it that this Zhuluhou is the first son of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the legacy of the people."
. He was separated for many years and was found last year. Since he has already established a queen and a prince, he has no chance to become emperor, so His Majesty the Emperor gave him great authority. He is truly one person below ten thousand people - "
"ah?!"
Everyone exclaimed, and Li Siwen interrupted at the right time, saying displeasedly: "How can you secretly speculate on the secrets of my royal family? Are you allowed to comment on this kind of thing? Do you still take the Tang Dynasty in your eyes?
?”
The envoys hurriedly apologized, but some of them were still curious and asked, "Then what envoy Yanqi said is true?"
"I don't know, I don't know!" Li Siwen said impatiently: "If you ask me, I can't tell you, have you grown a brain? In short, my elder brother can decide this matter. He wants you to find a few who can speak Chinese.
The representatives went in and asked, who of you is going? I have to say that there can be no more than three people at the front!"
"I'll go!"/"Me! I speak Chinese well!"
Everyone fought for it, and finally Li Siwen chose Yanqi, Qiuci, and Chechi. The envoys from the three countries entered the yamen. After about half an hour, the three envoys came out of the yamen, each with a happy look on their face, and said: "The Marquis has already
We agreed to our request and asked us to form an alliance among the countries in the Western Regions and elect a representative who can participate in matters on the Silk Road in the future and represent the countries in the Western Regions to discuss with the Tang Dynasty and the Turks."
When the envoys heard this, they were all very happy. But before they were happy for a long time, a smart man thought of the crux of the problem: "Wait a minute, everyone, don't be too busy to be happy! The Marquis is talking about electing a representative.
Come, we have envoys from thirty-two countries here, who will be the representative?"
The envoy of Yanqi immediately answered the call and said: "Of course it is us Yanqi. We Yanqi provided a refuge for the Turkic Nishu Khan for more than a year. This is a great achievement. Without us Yanqi, there would be no meeting between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks today."
The Marquis has praised the alliance. Do you dare to deny it?"
"Fart!" the Qiuci envoy immediately yelled: "Don't think others don't know that Nishu Khan was very angry with you when he was in Yanqi. I heard that Nishu Khan was injured and needed medicinal materials, but you took advantage of him and robbed him everywhere.
He made things difficult, charged three times the price for the medicinal materials sold to him, and argued more than once whether to hand over Nishu Khan. Is this considered a favor?"
"You are slandering!"
"Neither of you two is a good person, and no one can let you be yours!"
"What did you say? Which country are you from? Believe it or not, I told the king to send troops to attack you?"
There was another quarrel over the qualifications of this representative. Li Mu stood in the courtyard and listened, feeling that it was enough, and winked at Li Siwen. Li Siwen took a deep breath, walked out with a sullen face, shouted to stop, and said:
"What are you doing? Making noise at the yamen gate? Are you afraid that the Marquis can't hear you? Let me tell you, my eldest brother has a bad temper. He will fall out whenever he wants. A few days ago, there was a river of blood in Gaochang. Do you know what's going on? That's it.
Because that ignorant Ju Zhisheng provoked my eldest brother and ruined thousands of members of the Gaochang royal family in one sentence! My eldest brother said, either don’t kill or kill them all, you are seeking death!"
As expected, the envoys did not dare to shout any more. They all glared at each other and separated. Envoy Yanqi came forward and put a crystal clear jade pendant into Li Siwen's hand. Li Siwen lowered his head and put it away without leaving a trace.
He put it into his sleeves, coughed lightly, and said, "What does this mean? I can't promise you anything, and it doesn't count if I say it."
"I don't dare to ask for anything - I just hope that the county will give me some advice."
"Is this..." Li Siwen leaned towards Messenger Yanqi's ear and said: "Your news is too backward. Don't you know that there is an elder closer to me than my elder brother nearby?
"
"Elder?" Messenger Yanqi was a little confused. Li Siwen stamped his feet and said, "His father-in-law is stupid!"
After saying that, Li Siwen returned to the Yamen. Envoy Yanqi was confused for a while, suddenly remembered who it was, turned around and left without saying a word. The other envoys couldn't stop shouting, so he found a horse, got on it and ran away.
The Yanqi envoy rushed to Zhangjiaji without stopping, and all the guards in Zhangjiaji recognized him. Because in addition to his identity as the Yanqi envoy, his other identity was that of a big businessman traveling on the Silk Road. In fact, the so-called countries
Most of the envoys are merchants on this trade road. They earn treasures for their country, and at the same time, they use money to seek official positions for themselves. The two do not conflict, so they are very concerned about the exchanges of various countries on the Silk Road.
The issue of the right to speak, after all, this is their job.
Zhangjiaji was a trading place designated by the Tang Dynasty, so he was naturally a frequent visitor here. Naturally, he knew Zhang Xun, the city magistrate, and had even had drinks together. Not to mention how close the relationship was, they were brothers and sisters.
"Brother Zhang, I'm disturbing you!"
The envoy from Yanqi called him Brother Zhang when he was far away, but in fact, he was several years older than Zhang Xun. Zhang Xun had always called him brother. Today, he had to change his mind because he wanted to ask for help.
Zhang Xun had known that someone would come, but on the surface, he still pretended not to know and walked out the door, saying, "Why are you here? Are there any goods that need to be traded?"
"No, no, no." The envoy from Yanqi bowed his head and kowtowed to Zhang Xun. Zhang Xun hurriedly helped him up and said in surprise: "What are you doing? Are you not treating me well?"
"The villain has blind eyes and does not know the relationship between the Lord Mayor and the Marquis. I found out today. I came here to apologize for the previous offense and ask the Lord Mayor to forgive me. In addition, there is one more thing.
Come and tell the city magistrate that this is a huge opportunity, and the municipal magistrate must not miss it!"