Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 195 Two Envoys to Turks
On the surface, Pei Ju didn't care about this matter at all, but he took it very seriously in his heart.Right now the Tang Dynasty and the Turks are at odds, and Pei Ju has a previous record of instigating the Turkic brothers to separate from the Turkic gang before, so there is no room for him to be careless.

This trip to Turkic was purely a tightrope walk, and if I was a little careless, I would directly GG.

He still wants to live a few more years, and he doesn't want to die now.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Austrian Sheshe cannot be released for the time being as an envoy to the Turks. Once I release Austrian Sheshe first, I will be on the weak side. Now that the war in Bingzhou has reversed and Liu Wuzhou is about to fall, I think I can take advantage of this matter." , to deter the Turks, so that the Turks know that my Tang Dynasty is not something he can easily provoke."

Pei Ji scoffed at Pei Ju's words, fearing death, he said it directly, looking for a reason for his own life in a high-sounding manner.From Pei Ji's point of view, Pei Ju didn't let Li Yuan release Ao Sheshe first in order to keep Ao Sheshe as a threat.

Because once Pei Ju is detained in Turkic, the imperial court can also replace him with Aosheqi.

Li Yuan nodded repeatedly and asked, "What's Ai Qing's opinion?"

"I think that after Liu Wuzhou's fall, I will take Liu Wuzhou's head to the Turkic envoy and hand over the letter of credence. Only in this way can we deter Chu Luo's wolf ambition. If we blindly seek peace, it will only make Chu Luo think that the Tang Dynasty is weak and can be bullied. I will pay by myself I have been to Turkic for many times and understand Turkic, I implore Your Majesty to think twice."

Hearing this, Li Yuan thought for a while, then turned his gaze to Li Jiancheng, "Prince, what do you think?"

"Reporting to my father, my son thought that what Pei Gong said was true. This time, Chu Luo blatantly tore up the abrupt peace treaty and supported Liu Wuzhou and Dou Jiande to go south. He was deceiving me, the Tang Dynasty, to avoid it blindly. Properly tough will make Chu Luo dare not act unscrupulously." Li Jiancheng cupped his hands and said.

"Okay, just follow what Pei Gong said." After a pause, Li Yuan continued: "This time, Pei Gong is on an envoy to Turks, and I have a close heart with him. I hope Pei Gong will go back soon."

Pei Ju bowed and said, "It is the duty of a minister to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "This time Pei Aiqing is the main envoy, and Yuwen Shiji is the deputy envoy. I hope you two will work together to let the Turks return to the grassland."

"The minister obeys the order."

Yuwen Shiji stepped out of the queue, bowed his hands and saluted, "I obey the order."

When he was in Wei County, he hoped that Yu Wenhuaji would surrender to the Tang Dynasty with him, but Yu Wenhuaji refused and sent him to Jibei to collect military rations.Therefore, Yu Wenshi Ji escaped with his life when Yu Wenhua Ji was defeated.In the second year of Wude, he surrendered to Li Yuan together with Feng Deyi.He has a good relationship with Li Yuan, and his younger sister Yuwen is now Li Yuan's concubine, so he can barely gain a foothold in the Tang Dynasty.

However, he is not as easy-going as he appears on the surface, because his wife Princess Nanyang hates Yuwen's family for murdering Yang Guang, and she still does not want to see him.

According to Pei Ju's proposal, Li Yuan decided to let him go to Hedong to meet the king of Chu first, and then go to Taiyuan together to solve Liu Wuzhou first, and then let Pei Ju take Liu Wuzhou's head to the Turks.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Wude, Pei Ju, Yuwen Shiji, and a delegation of more than twenty people arrived at Zhengping along with the grain and grass sent to Hedong, and joined the King of Chu.

Li Zhiyun was stunned for a moment when he learned that Pei Ju was going to go on a mission to Turks.

What kind of plane is the eldest brother doing? Doesn't he know that the Turkic people want to kill Datang now?Let Pei Ju go to Turkic at this time, isn't it to give away the head?
"Pei Gong's solar terms, Zhiyun really admires." Li Zhiyun was riding a horse, chatting with Pei Ju beside him.

In front of them, the army is passing through the Taiping Pass.

After the imperial court's food and grass arrived in Zhengping, Li Zhiyun immediately ordered the three armies to set off without delay.

Although Pei Ju is getting old, riding a horse is not a problem, and he has the air of being an old man who can still eat.

"Your Highness is absurd, it's all for the court and for His Majesty's great cause." Pei Ju stroked his beard with a smile.

Li Zhiyun shook his head and said with emotion: "There are many capable people in the court, and Mr. Pei is not the only one who has been sent to Turkic. The relationship between Tang and Turkic is tense. At this time, Mr. Pei is still willing to sacrifice his life to go to Turkic. It’s not something ordinary people can do. It’s really a blessing for us to have Duke Pei in the Tang Dynasty.”

Pei Ju accepted Li Zhiyun's flattery with a smile, his face indifferent.

"His Royal Highness defeated Song Jingang and captured Ao Sheshe alive. This young man is so talented. This old man is also very impressed."

Li Zhiyun smiled and waved his hands, "I don't think it's a big deal. If my second brother didn't restrain Liu Wuzhou in Taiyuan, I might not be able to beat Song Jingang."

"Your Highness, don't underestimate yourself. It's true that His Royal Highness King Qin is brave and good at fighting, and His Highness is also willing to give up." Pei Ju said, "If His Highness hadn't rescued Wenxi this time, I'm afraid I'll become a lonely ghost after a hundred years. I'm here, thank you Your Highness .” With that, he cupped his hands to Li Zhiyun.

Li Zhiyun said: "Pei Gong is a minister of our Great Tang, Wen Xi's Pei family is naturally a citizen of my Great Tang, and this king is the King of Chu of the Great Tang, so it is natural to have the responsibility to rescue Wen Xi, please don't take it to heart."

Pei Ju shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I will always remember your kindness to the Pei family. Your Highness may not know that Pei Shuang is the son of Pei Yun, the brother of the old man's family. You first saved Pei Shuang, then the old man, and now the whole family." Mrs. Pei, I dare not or forget."

Having said that, Li Zhiyun felt a little embarrassed, but he always had a vigilance in his heart.For such a scheming person like Pei Ju, whether what he said is true or not is a matter of debate. Li Zhiyun can forget it after hearing it, and he will not ask Pei Shi for this.

Of course, the posture that should be done is still to be done.

"Pei Gong, in fact, anyone else would do the same thing. Zhiyun just happened to meet him."

Pei Ju smiled, feeling very fond of Li Zhiyun's humility.His words of gratitude just now really came from the heart, because Li Zhiyun's kindness to Mrs. Pei is true.

"If you have time in the future, please walk around more, Your Highness."

"Don't dare. If Zhiyun has any doubts in the future, please ask Mr. Pei, and please give him your advice."

Pei Ju laughed, and said: "Your Highness is too modest. Although I don't show it in court, I know His Highness's talent. If His Highness comes to Pei's house in the future, I will do my best to repay Your Highness' kindness."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun smiled and agreed.

Although Li Zhiyun was happy with Pei Ju's good attitude, he was not dizzy, because in history Pei Ju was an evergreen tree in court, and he was very slippery.

Du Ruhui and Xue Shou, who were behind them, listened to them silently from the beginning to the end, and looked at each other from time to time, and they both understood.

The army passed through Taiping Pass, stopped in Jinzhou for a while, and then took another five days to arrive in Taiyuan.

At this time, Taiyuan was full of gunpowder, and Qin Wang Li Shimin and Liu Wuzhou had already launched several battles in Taiyuan.Generally speaking, Li Shimin wants to gain the upper hand, with more victories and fewer losses.The two sides are currently maintaining a fragile balance, and with the arrival of Li Zhiyun's army, the balance will completely cease to exist.

(End of this chapter)