While the two generals were having fun with their telescopes, a negotiation that had a major impact on the future of the Tang Dynasty was taking place on the banks of the Weishui River 200 kilometers away.
Li Er looked indifferent and looked down upon the Turkic army across the Wei River. His superior attitude was clearly revealed.
The neat Tang troops lined up behind Li Shimin in an orderly manner. Their shiny armor dazzled the Turks' eyes, and their majestic demeanor made the Turks afraid to move rashly.
The 50,000 Tang troops in Chang'an are the elite of the army. The majority of them have followed His Majesty Li Er through life and death over the years. As long as Li Shimin says a word, they dare to rush through mountains of swords, seas of fire, and abysses, let alone a mere 100,000 troops.
, even if it is two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand, they will still rush in and kill without looking back.
The war may be won or lost, but with courage, they will never lose!
"Ashina Dubi, are you here to congratulate me? I don't like your gift!" Li Shimin summoned all his strength and shouted towards the other side of the river. The echoes shook both sides of the river, adding a lot of momentum to Li Shimin.
"Humph, son of the Li family, you are very rich and extravagant in the Tang Dynasty. Life is not easy for me, uncle. Why don't you share a piece of the pie? This will be better for everyone." Jieli Khan has the support of a hundred thousand troops, and he can't speak.
Very welcome.
"Hahaha... It turns out that as people get older, they are really thick-skinned, and even their tone of voice becomes louder! If you are not smart, just give up your position. Are you trying to cause a decisive battle between the two countries by saying such ignorant words?
?" Li Shimin refused to give in, and shouted fiercely with a stern look on his face. He really hated the Turks who burned, killed, robbed and took captives in the Tang Dynasty.
"A decisive battle between the two countries? So what about a decisive battle? Do you think my army of 100,000 people is a vegetarian?" Jieli took a few steps forward on his horse, showing an aggressive attitude.
"Scare me with an army of one hundred thousand? Do you think I have never seen the world? If you want to fight, I will fight, fight!" Li Shimin's sonorous and powerful words resonated with the army.
"Fight... fight... fight..." The 50,000-strong Tang Army's momentum grew with each word.
"Jieli Khan, we can't fight! Our one hundred thousand troops are trapped in the Tang Dynasty, which is no different from being trapped in a swamp. The gains will outweigh the losses!" Tuli Khan rode his horse to Jieli Khan. They came this time
We are not going to officially start a war with Datang!
"Of course I know!" Jieli Khan's teeth were itching with hatred. He thought that he could use a hundred thousand troops to overwhelm Li Shimin, so he wanted to ask for some benefits. At best, he could get a piece of land, and at worst, he could get more food.
, steel, salt tea and so on. But I didn’t expect that Li Shimin was a die-hard and would not give in even a step.
War? What a fight! Even if he could capture Chang'an, how many people would be left in the huge quagmire of the Tang Dynasty? The exhaustion would kill them all. Besides, is Chang'an easy to fight?!
Jieli saw that the opponent's momentum remained high, and he understood that the opponent could not hear what he shouted now. He turned his horse's head and pointed his horse's butt towards Tang Jun, pretending to ignore him.
Seeing his attitude, Li Shimin secretly cursed him as an old fox! He really refused to accept any weakness!
He waved his hands to silence the soldiers' shouts.
"Ashina Dubi, I don't have time to waste time here with you. If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have something to say, hurry up! I have to go back for dinner!"
"It's no big deal. I just want to ask if the covenant you signed before is still valid now that you are the emperor?" Seeing that the other party gave him a step, Jieli accepted it immediately. He couldn't get any extra, so he could abide by the contract.
The fulfillment was pretty good, anyway, they grabbed a lot this time!
Damn, blood leech! What a big blood leech! He won't leave until he's full of blood! Li Shimin was filled with hatred.
"You really judge a gentleman with a villain's heart! I guarantee that the contract is valid!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words! What a humiliation! He swore in his heart that in five years, for a period of five years, I will not
I will destroy you and I will not be a human being!….
The atmosphere in Chang'an City was solemn.
"Brother Huang, have you heard? His Majesty the Emperor has led his army out of the city to fight the Turks!" a green-robed scholar whispered.
"Of course I know. Who doesn't know about such a big thing? The immortals left in a hurry two days ago, otherwise they would have beaten the shit out of old Jieli." A man in blue robe said.
The scholar replied.
"Huh, that's just bad luck for Jie Li. If he came two days earlier, he would have died in Chang'an City!" The yellow-robed scholar was very angry.
"Let's not talk about gods, let's just say that our emperor is also good. A hundred thousand troops came to the Weishui River, and he only led 50,000 troops and dared to go out of the city to fight. In history, which emperor can do this?" The green-robed scholar looked very impressed.
admire.
"Don't talk about the emperor, just say it was you, would you dare?" the scholar in yellow robe asked.
"Me? Of course I dare!" the green-robed scholar raised his eyebrows.
"Humph, just talk big words. If you really stood in front of the army, you would have peed your pants!" The purple-robed scholar who had been listening interjected.
"You can't help but expose my shorts?! I wet my pants when I was six years old! You have to tell me every time!"
"Do you think Jieli's army can attack?" the yellow-robed scholar asked again.
"No! Our emperor is the destined emperor, and even the gods have recognized it. How could he fail so much that Jieli's army comes to Chang'an?!" The blue-robed scholar said with certainty.
Several other people nodded in deep agreement.
Scenes like this are not uncommon in the city of Chang'an. Although the atmosphere in Chang'an is solemn, they are not worried about their own safety, but are worried about the safety of those who are going on the expedition. After all, people will definitely die in a war, emperor? That is definitely not the case.
Something will happen. Chang'an residents are full of confidence.
Until Li Shimin led his army back to the city, the people of Chang'an lined the streets and cheered. When they heard that this time they thought it would be a fierce battle, because Jieli was so frightened by Li Shimin's words that he didn't even dare to fight, so he put his tail between his legs and turned gray.
They escaped in a hurry. At this point, their admiration for Li Shimin reached a new level, and the concept that Li Shimin was the destined emperor had also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Li Shimin, sitting on a tall horse, with a determined smile on his face, conveyed the strong belief of the Tang Dynasty to the people of Chang'an, but he felt extremely bitter in his heart! These people only saw him returning to the court with the intact army, but they did not see him.
To see what he paid for this! Of course, he will not let the people know what he paid for it, but this account must be recorded.
What made him even more dumbfounded was that he was recognized by the people, and this was also due to Lin Yi's Kongming Lantern. Well, Kongming Lantern? It needs to be renamed. That thing cannot be lumped together with the Kongming Lantern.
Empress Changsun waited quietly in the Ganlu Hall, just like she had done in the past few years. She was calm on the outside but anxious on the inside. It was not until the news came that her master had returned to the court that she was half relieved. The other half of her heart was worried about Li Chengqian.
them.
"Guanyin Maid..." Li Shimin was used to seeing the gentle and calm Empress Changsun when he came back every time he went on an expedition. She could make him completely relax.
Empress Changsun was also used to his nagging and complaining every time he came back from an expedition. There were some things he could only tell her. She understood, so she was willing to be the best listener.
Li Shimin babbled to express his dissatisfaction with Jie Li and his determination to take revenge.
"Your Majesty, all the ministers have arrived!" Eunuch Gao's voice came from outside the door.
"I got it! I'm going to Liangyi Hall, and I have to arrange some things. You go back to Lizheng Hall first. When you're done, I'll go find you." Li Shimin stood up and told Guanyin Maid.
Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin's retreating back and put her hand on his chest.
"Xiao Cui, go and boil another dose of the medicine prescribed by Master Sun and bring it to me. By the way, don't let the Emperor know that I'm not feeling well!"
"Yes, empress." Xiaocui helped Empress Changsun out of the Manna Hall.
After they left for a long time, another ordinary palace maid stepped out of the Manna Palace!