Time flew by and one day passed. Ashina Nishu solemnly received the team of envoys from the Tang Dynasty with an uneasy mood. The two parties had a banquet at Yanqi Palace for a day, and then Ashina Nishu met with Su Shichang alone.
Indoors, sarongs are lingering and the aroma of incense is strong.
Ashina Nishu touched the gift Su Shichang gave him, a fine woolen sweater, with a face full of surprise. He also had a lot of woolen sweaters he bought, but compared with this one, it was not even a bit inferior.
"Thank you Mr. Su for the gift." Ni She spoke in a sophisticated Chinese dialect.
He had the experience of being an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, so he could naturally speak some Central Plains dialect.
Su Shichang chuckled, stroked his beard, and said with narrowed eyes: "Khan, we Tang people always pay attention to courtesy first and then attack. I have given you the courtesy. Next, I want to ask you something on behalf of me to His Majesty the Emperor. I hope you will tell the truth.
tell."
Hearing this, Ashina Nishu knew that the important point was coming, and quickly gathered his mood, waiting for Su Shichang to ask questions.
"It doesn't matter what the messenger said."
Su Shichang said: "In the past, I showed kindness to the late emperor Tuyuhun, but his king, Fu Yun, was ambitious and did not appreciate our kindness. He repeatedly raised troops to invade our borders and destroyed the friendship between the people of the two countries. I sent people to your Majesty several times.
I reprimanded him, but Fu Yun refused to repent and uttered arrogant words, saying that he would unite with you and raise an army to attack the Tang Dynasty.
I don’t know, is this possible?”
"There is absolutely no such thing!" Ni Shu immediately denied, "Envoy, there is absolutely no such thing. I have absolutely no disrespect to the superior country."
Seemingly feeling that his explanation was a bit pale, Nishe added: "To be honest with the envoy, Tuyuhun did send people to seek an alliance with me before, but how could I dare to offend the country above? Not to mention that now that our country is in chaos, I
How can I have the energy to care about other things? Please give me the wisdom of the envoy!"
He was really afraid that this kind of shit basin would be put on his head, and it was no joke to offend the Tang Dynasty. Such a powerful East Turkic people ended up disappearing at the last word. This is simply shocking.
With his own strength, he is simply not strong enough to fight against the Tang Dynasty. In fact, if the Tang Dynasty supports Yeli to dominate the Western Turks, he will definitely die.
Damn Tuyuhun people, next time we come again, we must capture them and send them to Chang'an.
"Did we make a mistake?" Su Shichang narrowed his eyes.
"No." Nishu said, "All of this must be Tuyuhun's conspiracy. They have no respect for their superiors, no respect for the country, and they want to drag me into trouble. This is all their fault."
Su Shichang paid careful attention to Ni Shu's expression, and after a moment, he said: "Khan, please don't be nervous. Your Majesty, I sent you here to find out the authenticity of this matter. If it is true as Khan said, all of this will be correct."
It's a misunderstanding, so everything will continue as usual.
But if it’s not a misunderstanding, then..."
Before Su Shichang could finish speaking, Ni Shu said first: "Misunderstanding, all of this is a misunderstanding. Please rest assured that my feelings towards the Lord have never changed and I am as respectful as before."
"My Majesty has a good nature and does not want to start a war lightly and implicate the people. That is why he is like this. Please don't think too much about it," said Su Shichang.
"No, no, I didn't think much about it," Ni She said.
As if he was afraid that Su Shichang would not believe him, Ni She gritted his teeth and said: "If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty attacks Tuyuhun in the future, I am willing to send troops to assist him."
Su Shichang would just listen to this kind of empty nonsense, and he would not take it seriously. What he wanted here this time was the attitude of Ni She.
If Ni is doing one thing in front of others and doing the other behind his back, he will undoubtedly die in the future. Now the Tang Dynasty has nothing to do with the Western Regions, but when Tuyuhun is destroyed, that will be the day when the Western Turks will be destroyed. Before that, they can verbally support Yeli to deal with Ni.
what.
"Khan is such a cheerful person." Su Shichang smiled, still at ease.
Nishu smiled bitterly and said: "There is no need to test the envoy, and I will not hide anything from the envoy. Now that our Western Turks are divided into two, how dare we offend the superior country and disobey the superior country's orders. Besides, I have always respected His Majesty the Emperor of the superior country and have never
No idea."
"Our court has no intention of interfering in your internal affairs." Su Shichang said: "It's just that Tuyuhun will retaliate for his kindness, but our court will not let it go."
"I understand, I understand." Ni She said: "Don't worry, envoy, I will never help Tuyuhun."
Su Shichang nodded and smoothed the corners of his clothes.
"In this way, I can reply to His Majesty the Emperor."
Seeing that the Tang envoy had lowered his guard, Nishu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked, "Envoy, what do you think of our internal affairs?"
"What does Khan mean?"
"I wonder if your superior country can support me in suppressing the rebellion?" Ni Shu anxiously waited for Su Shichang's answer.
"Haha, it all depends on Khan's sincerity." Su Shichang pointed out.
Hearing this, Ni Shu understood the situation and immediately said: "Don't worry, envoy, if I succeed in quelling the rebellion, I will send troops to capture Tuyuhun, capture its king, and bring him to justice in front of His Majesty the Emperor."
"This matter will have to be reported to His Majesty the Emperor Ming after I return to the court." Su Shichang did not give him any guarantee.
He would not support Nishu. The consensus among the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty was to let them fight.
It would be best to fight in such a way that both sides suffer losses and split into countless tribes.
Although Ni She was dissatisfied with this answer in her heart, she didn't dare to show it on her face, and still greeted him with a smile.
After getting Ni She's guarantee, although Su Shichang didn't quite believe him, he could still tell that Ni She had not colluded with the Tuyuhun people for the time being.
That's enough.
After staying in Yanqi for a few days, Su Shichang began to return.
After sending Su Shichang away, Ni Shu said to Tong'e, "In the future, if the Tuyuhun people come again, just drive them away."
"Why?" The person who asked was Long Tuqi.
"They have offended the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and their lives are very short. If we interact with them, we will be jealous of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. We must not do such stupid things."
Long Tuqi frowned and said: "Khan, the Tuyuhun people are also a big help."
"Help?" Ni Shu sneered, "Soon, they will be subjugated, so they don't need this help."
Seeing that Ni Zhe has made up his mind, Long Tuqi can't persuade him anymore.
Gaochang.
At the palace, Qu Wentai was having a secret conversation with Su Lie.
"Your Majesty, I am determined to destroy Yin Wu."
"Really?" Qu Wentai was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "What do you need me to do?"
"Soldiers, horses, food and grass." Su Lie said calmly.
"Don't worry, General Su, just take it for yourself!" Qu Wentai waved his hand and agreed directly. As long as he can kill Yin Wu and save Gaochang, he will do anything.
Because he saw the sincerity of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He said he would send troops to protect Gaochang, so he sent troops to protect Gaochang.
And Su Lie did quite well.
Qu Wentai sometimes wanted to directly hand over the domestic troops and horses to Su Lie. As long as Su Lie was in Gaochang, Yin and I would not get any benefits.
"So, thank you, Your Majesty."
Qu Wentai smiled, not paying much attention, and then asked: "I would like to ask, if Yin Wu is destroyed, what should be done with his old land?"
"It is our Datang Prefecture and County." Su Lie said as a matter of course: "In the past, Yinwu's old land was the land of our Datang Dynasty, but it was occupied by Yinwu's thieves. Now it should be taken back to our dynasty."
How could Su Lie not understand Qu Wentai's thoughts, but it was impossible for him to agree to Qu Wentai's wishes.
Because killing Yin Wu is not to enrich Gaochang.
Hearing this, Qu Wentai smiled awkwardly and didn't know what to say.
Su Lie asked: "Does your Majesty have any opinions?"
"No, no." Qu Wentai quickly denied.
He did have an opinion, but he didn't dare to say it, let alone raise it.
The Tang army was powerful and unmatched by Gaochang.
Su Lie bowed his hand and said, "Soon, I will take Yin Wu personally. By then, the king will be able to share some of the wealth in the country. Please don't be slow to deal with the matter of food, grass, soldiers and horses."
"Of course, General Su, don't worry." Qu Wentai's eyes lit up and he answered quickly.
If you don't get Yinwu's land, it would be nice to get some financial benefits.