Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 160

Seeing Li Yuan's intentions moved, Pei Ji struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, for the Turks, it doesn't matter whether there is a former Sui clan or not. Their support of Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shidu is enough to prove their wolfish ambitions for the Central Plains. Ask us for the former Sui clan. The clan is just an excuse. Even if there is no clan in hand, the Turkic people can replace the Tao, find someone to pretend to be the former Sui clan, and restore the former Sui Sheji."

"However, if our Tang Dynasty breaks up with the Turks this time, the Guanbei states and the north of Taiyuan will face a huge threat. At this time, Luoyang Wang Shichong and Hebei Dou Jiande are staring at each other, what should our Tang Dynasty do? "

After Pei Ji finished speaking, Li Yuan leaned dejectedly on Yanghe and sighed heavily.

"Worthless."

Pei Ji knew that Li Yuan had already favored him.

"Your Majesty, don't be disheartened. Please think about it. In the former Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu went south, and there was a lot of smoke in Daidi. When Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, the Huns invaded on a large scale. The flames of war can be seen by Emperor Jing from far away in Ganquan Palace. What did Chao Cuo say when Emperor Jing wanted to conquer in person? Huns suffer from scabies, princes and kings suffer from visceral pain. Which one is more deadly?"

"Now, I ask Your Majesty, which one is more deadly, the mange of the Turkic people, the pain in the internal organs of the heroes of the Central Plains?"

Li Yuan naturally knew which one was more deadly.

He hesitated: "Just handing over Yang You in this way, where will the imperial court face?"

Pei Ji smiled confidently and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this matter can be done in private. After the Turks take Yang You away, Your Majesty can announce that the Turks and Yang You have colluded and betrayed the Tang Dynasty. In the future, the world will be unified, and the Tang army will go far away Frontier fortress, destroying the Turks can also justifiably behead Yang You."

Having said that, the concern in Li Yuan's heart completely disappeared.

Yang You is a threat to him, and Turkic is even more of a threat.This move can prevent two threats at the same time, why not do it?
"Okay, I will give you full power to handle this matter, and it must be done properly!"

"As ordered."

The request of the Turkic people spread to the government and the public in a short time. Naturally, most people sternly rejected it, while a small number of people expressed that they could discuss it further.

At this time, Li Yuan's attitude became ambiguous, he was not as opposed to it at the beginning, he just said that he should think carefully.

The place where Turkic envoys stayed.

The association closed the window and turned to look at Kang Shuili.

"Khan sent Gu Dulu as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, which is the most stupid thing he has done since he succeeded to the throne."

The association rate is the second son of Shibi Khan, who is currently loyal to his elder brother Tuli Khan Shibobi.

Kang Jiaoli touched the soap in his hand, and pondered: "Gu Dulu thought that the current Tang Dynasty was the previous Tang Dynasty, so he would naturally make demands unscrupulously."

The association rate sneered: "If Tang Chao really turns against Chu Luo, then Little Khan can regain his father Khan's foundation!"

Shibobi, the Tuli Khan, was supposed to inherit the position of Turkic Khan, but Chuluo was powerful and forcibly took away the Khan's position. He named his nephew Shibobi the Tuli Khan, also known as the Little Khan, The Ministry of Qiantuli left the Turkic Yazhang and went to the north of Youzhou.

This made Shibobi and the association rate very dissatisfied.If Chuluo and the Tang Dynasty go to war in an all-out way, they will have a chance to regain Shibi Khan's foundation.

Therefore, they hoped that the Tang Dynasty would reject Gu Duolu, and then start a full-scale war with Chuluo.

Kang Shanli used to be Shibi Khan's confidant, but now he naturally has a heart for Tuli Khan Shibobi.

"Don't be in a hurry, you have to plan slowly. Gu Duolu is on guard against me, so we can't act rashly."

The association rate didn't want to give up such a good opportunity, he stroked his chin beard, and said: "The Tang prince is too cowardly, he may choose to obey Gu Dulu, but the Chu king of the Tang Dynasty is very tough, we may join forces with him. "

Kang Jiaoli shook his head, "You are thinking too simply. Although Li Zhiyun, the King of Chu, is very strong and has his own strength, he has no ability to persuade Tang Emperor. I have been to the Tang Dynasty many times, and I know Li Yuan very well. His Of the sons, the most important are the three sons of the dead empress, namely the crown prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi. The king of Chu is only a concubine, so it is impossible to persuade Li Yuan to start a war."

"You mean, give up such an opportunity and continue to let Chu Luo sit firmly in the Khan position!" The association rate was very unhappy.

Kang Jiaoli said: "Tang Dynasty people are very treacherous. If they know about Tuli Khan, they will definitely take advantage of this and let us kill each other. You must not underestimate these Tang Dynasty people."

"You are a lamb!" the leader of the association scolded.

Kang Jiaoli did not refute, and continued to say: "Association rate, you must know that the previous khans died without a place to die because they believed in the Central Plains. Otherwise, the Turks would have already won the Central Plains."

"No, that's because they are stupid!" The association said arrogantly: "If Father Khan still commands the Great Turks, then the men in the Central Plains will be Turkic slaves, and the women will give birth to eagles for the Turkic warriors. A new grazing land for the Turks!"

You are so crazy.

Kang Jiaoli shook his head and put away the soap. This thing is a treasure, and it will definitely make a lot of money if you take it home.

"We are not the chief envoys, let's see what Gu Dulu does."

"Hmph, the decay of the Central Plains has changed you from a brave eagle to a weak lamb!" The association leader was furious.

Kang Siaoli didn't bother arguing these nonsense with the association rate, so he just opened the door and went out to buy soap.No, at this time Gu Duolu just walked in.

"Li Yuan has given in." He said with a sneer.

Hearing this, Kang Jiaoli and Jie Jieshuo looked at each other and were stunned.

Originally, the rhetoric of Li Zhiyun, King of Chu, made Gu Dulu hesitate, and even a little afraid of "playing off".

Because Chuluo Khan had just succeeded to the throne not long ago, it was impossible to really take the risk of fighting the Tang Dynasty to the death.

But unexpectedly, within a few days, Li Yuan let his prime minister give in.

In a small dark room.

"Your King Chu is very arrogant, and he even wants to fight with me Turkic. Are you here to declare war?" Gu Duolu looked at Pei Ji coldly.

Pei Ji said gently: "The envoy, please don't be angry. His Highness the King of Chu is still young, so how can you understand the preciousness of the friendship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks? My Majesty, I have already severely warned the King of Chu, and please the envoy not to be angry. We must regard peace as the most important thing." .”

"Hmph." Gu Duolu snorted coldly, and said, "Then let me ask you, did Emperor Tang agree to our request?"

"Of course I agree." Pei Ji said: "I not only agree to hand over the clan to Your Majesty, but I am also willing to hand over Yang You to you."

Yang Yoo!

This name is the key target of his visit to Chang'an this time.

"However, there is only one Yang You." Pei Ji said, "I have to take care of the courtiers' wishes, Your Majesty, it is impossible to entrust everyone to you."

This time, Gu Dulu didn't dare to do any more nonsense, and opened his mouth to speak wildly, because he was worried that if he forced Li Yuan again, the Tang Dynasty would really start a war in the end.

"Okay, Yang You can do it too!"

Pei Ji said: "Messenger, we can hand over Yang You, but you must cooperate with us, otherwise some people in the court will ruin our deal."

Gu Duolu squinted his eyes, "Tell me about it."

"It's very simple. I hope you can take Yang You and leave Chang'an quietly. If you leave Chang'an with great fanfare, I will make my courtiers look ugly. I'm afraid I will try my best to stop it. This time, I can reach a deal, and I have already stood up to Your Majesty." There is a lot of pressure. This is a confidential agreement, and I hope both of us can abide by it."

Gu Duolu sneered: "You Han people just want to save face and suffer. Okay, I promise you!"

"Thank you messenger for understanding." Pei Ji cupped his hands.

(End of this chapter)