Chapter 71 Jie Li responds to the emergency in Suizhou
At this moment, facing the angry ministers of the Tang Dynasty, Ashina Simo was also a little uneasy. He knew very well that there was not much difference in strength between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, and they could even be said to be evenly matched. If he died in Chang'an
, Jie Li may not avenge him.
What's more, the situation in the grassland is now turbulent, and it is even more impossible for Jieli to start a war with the Tang Dynasty for his sake.
As soon as he thought about this, his attitude became more respectful.
"My lord sent me here just to clear up the misunderstanding between the two countries, and to ask Prince Tang to believe in my lord's sincerity."
"Sincerity?" Li Zhiyun sneered, "Jie Li, he killed my second brother. There is no sincerity between us."
"That was an accident, and my Lord didn't want it." Ashina Simo was about to cry but had no tears.
This Tang Prince is too aggressive, why bother!
"That's enough." Li Zhiyun waved his hand and said directly: "You go back and tell Jie Li that it is not impossible to reconcile the two countries, but the prerequisite is to hand over the Han children he kidnapped. Otherwise, there is no need to talk nonsense!"
Ashina Simo was also a little angry. He suppressed his anger and said, "Prince Tang, do you really want to start a war?"
Li Zhiyun sneered and said: "You are wrong. You are not alone in provoking the war. It is you Turks who have been invading our Tang people."
We can’t talk today!
Ashina Simo was a little sad, why didn't this new Tang prince follow the routine?
Everyone knows about the grievances between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, but shouldn't the two sides play tricks on each other before they have the strength to kill each other?
He originally thought that this time when he was on a mission to the Tang Dynasty, he would have some nonsense talks with Tang officials as before, and then everyone would go home happily.
Why does this new Tang prince have such strong attack power?
You are so powerful, just send troops and yell at me.
Ashina Simo felt aggrieved because he could not make the decision in Turks.
"I will take this word to the Khan."
"You'd better bring it to him." Li Zhiyun made a last-ditch attack.
Ashina Simo choked, and was then led away by the guards in embarrassment.
The entire meeting was extremely short, nothing was discussed, and it was more like a routine and boring matter.
Li Zhiyun is too lazy to chat with the Turks now. Since ancient times, the basis of dialogue between the two countries has always been based on national strength.
Without strength and rhetorical rhetoric, the Turks would not let the Tang Dynasty go.
Between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, only one can survive!
After Ashina Simo retreated, Yang Gongren advised: "Your Highness, now is not the time to start a conflict with the Turks."
"I know." Li Zhiyun sighed and said: "In the past, my father endured the humiliation and bore the heavy burden for the sake of the people of the world. He was tolerant to the Turkic wolves in every possible way. They did not want to be grateful to our dynasty, but they went even worse. The Tang-Turk peace treaty was in the eyes of the Turks
It's just a piece of waste paper.
As long as they want, they can go south at any time. But today the world is peaceful, Gu swears that this will never be allowed to happen.
From now on, if the Turks want to fight, I will accompany them to the end!"
Today, he just wants to make a clear attitude to his ministers. Anyone who holds the idea of "peace is the most important" need not mention it again from now on.
Too young!
Many ministers felt that the young Crown Prince was overconfident.
Tang Jian said: "Your Highness, the Turks have hundreds of thousands of armor and hundreds of thousands of cavalry. Everyone is a soldier. Once a war breaks out, all lives will be destroyed. If our government is not sure of victory, we must not start the war lightly."
"Your Highness, please calm down." Pei Ju said: "I feel that within two or three years, our country should not conflict with the Turks, and should exercise restraint. Now the warehouse is not full, and the armor and stomach are not full, so it is not appropriate to act rashly."
Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "I understand."
In fact, he was just making a statement, and did not want to fight with the Turks immediately. He is not a reckless man, and he will fight to the death with the Turks when his head is hot. Now he is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, not only needs
We must be responsible for ourselves, and even more responsible for the people of the Tang Dynasty.
He said to Pei Ju: "Pei Gong, Ashina Simo, I will leave it to you to receive me."
Hearing this, Pei Ju understood clearly that one was trying to be a good person and the other was a bad person.
"I obey."
After the dynasty was over, Pei Ju came to his dormitory and found Ashina Simo.
"Thank you for your hard work, the envoy has come all the way." Pei Ju said to him kindly after sitting down.
Ashina Simo asked: "May I ask your Excellency, the prince of your country, does he really want to fight with my Turks?"
"Haha, the envoy is overly worried." Pei Ju said, "My prince is young, and because of King Qin's affairs, I acted impulsively. Please forgive me, the envoy."
Hearing this, Ashina Simo understood. Although he didn't know Li Zhiyun well, he also knew that this was a young prince.
Young people are inevitably impulsive.
It seems that the prince was the only one who was impulsive, and the officials of the Tang Dynasty were still sober.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt relieved. He was afraid that the Tang prince would go crazy and start a war with the Turks immediately.
Although he is not afraid of the Turks, the current situation in the grassland is turbulent, and it is the best choice to survive this period of stability.
"If that's the case, then why does the crown prince of your country insult me in the main hall?"
Pei Ju said: "No, the envoy is overthinking. I am just outspoken to the prince. The two countries have always been friendly. How can we change it so easily?"
From then on, it was Pei Ju who spoke in normal Hu Nong language.
And this is what Ashina Simo wanted to hear. He had an average status in the Turks, but he never thought about showing off the prestige of the Great Turks in front of the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers.
Two days later, Li Zhiyun met Ashina Simo again in Tai Chi Hall.
This time there was no tense conversation between the two parties, and the atmosphere was relatively harmonious.
Li Zhiyun said: "When the envoy returns to the Turks, he might as well tell Jie Li that if he is willing to send the captured Changsun Wuji and others back to the Central Plains, it is not impossible to talk about the reconciliation between the two countries."
Ashina Simo laughed in his heart, this Tang Prince was indeed bluffing before, it turned out that his purpose was to get those few people.
"I will definitely bring the message to my Turkic Khan."
Ashina Simo will not make a promise, because he knows his position in the Turks.
In other words, he knows that he is just a mouthpiece.
And Li Zhiyun didn't expect Ashina Simo to succeed. He just mentioned it casually. If the Turks really send people back, that would be a great thing. If the Turks don't want to, it doesn't matter. But in the future, Tang Jun will go there himself.
catch.
The premise is that Changsun Wuji and others must stay alive.
Later, Ashina Simo proposed that the two sides open up mutual markets on the border and hoped that the Tang Dynasty could exchange supplies with the Turks.
Naturally, Li Zhiyun readily agreed to the exchange of supplies.
The Turks needed salt, cloth, silk, and tea. The Tang Dynasty also needed Turks' horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock.
Under the premise of prohibiting arms trade, the two sides made some exchanges on some acceptable materials.
The current Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty that just founded the country and needed to constantly send things to the Turks.
In the battle of Bingzhou in the past, Jieli returned without success. Between the two, the strength was not comparable. Therefore, the Turks no longer had the position to obtain things from the Tang Dynasty unconditionally.
If he hadn't been ready yet, Li Zhiyun would have really wanted to send troops north immediately to wipe out the damn Turks.
Three days later, Ashina Simo left Chang'an and returned to the Turks.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that after leaving Chang'an this time, the next time he came back, it would probably be a different scene.
Could it be that I am worrying too much?
He thought for a moment, shook his head, and led the envoy away.