The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 166 Procrastination (recommended for collection)
In the side hall of the Wude Hall of Daxing Palace, Li Yuan stood tall with a smile on his face, while the Turkic envoy Kang Xiaoli sat at the bottom with a respectful face, Prince Li Jiancheng and several major ministers were all sitting there.

Kang Xiaoli Guan Beitler, one of the three great Turkic nobles, is only inferior to Ye Hu and She.He has also had contact with Li Yuan and Liu Wenjing, so it can be regarded as a reunion of old friends!This time Feng Jieli Khan came to Chang'an for three purposes, one is to form an alliance against the Sui Dynasty, the other is to trade, and the third is to marry.

For the Li-Tang dynasty, the alliance was a huge concession for the Turks, because at the beginning of the uprising, Li Tang was a subordinate force that surrendered to Shibi's subordinates, and the alliance meant that Li Tang got rid of the affiliation and thus was on the same level as the Turks. in the relationship.

It can be seen from this that Xieli is a pragmatic king who pays great attention to practical benefits. He does not need surrender and submission without practical meaning.After the alliance and trade, in order to make the relationship between the two icing on the cake, the marriage was the icing on the cake, but Jieli Khan had already married Princess Tiel Xueyantuo as Ketun, so he only asked Li Tangzong's daughter, and It's not like he did to Sui, who asked the princess to be his side concubine by name.

At the beginning, Li Yuan’s begging letter was published by Yang Tong, making it known to everyone, and Li Tang has been criticized by the world. For Li Tang, if he can form an alliance of equal status, then he can get rid of the early stage of begging and surrendering to the Turks. , the evil influence of surrender.

"I am very happy to be able to form an alliance with the Turks, and I am also willing to give the clan daughter to Jieli Khan as a concubine. As for the business and the co-conquest of the Sui Dynasty, please allow me to discuss with the ministers and give you a clear answer. "

Although Kang Xiaoli looked respectful and could speak fluent Chinese, his tone was very firm: "Dear His Majesty the Emperor Tang, on behalf of the Great Khan, I would like to thank Datang for his sincerity, but I need to remind His Majesty Tang kindly that trade is important. The premise of alliance and marriage, I hope His Majesty can cherish the trade that is beneficial to both parties...

"Naturally!" The cold light in Li Yuan's eyes flashed away, and he said with a smile: "The violent Sui Dynasty will be revived, and the world will be restless. I am also willing to join your country in defeating the Sui Dynasty. Please wait patiently for a few days!"

"In this way, I will not disturb His Majesty the Tang Emperor!" Kang Xiaoli stood up, performed a Turkic salute, and retreated under the leadership of the eunuch.

In an instant, only our own people were left in the hall.

"Everyone has heard the demands of the Turks! Once Xieli gets strategic materials such as pig iron, weapons, armor, and food, the power of the Turks will inevitably expand rapidly! If we form an alliance, we will also undertake an obligation to conquer the Sui Dynasty. That's pretty harsh. But I need to say something first..."

When Li Yuan said this, his eyes swept over the faces of Li Jiancheng, Liu Wenjing, Duguzheng, Dou Wei, and Xiao Yu one by one:

"The alliance with the Turks and the cooperation with the Turks against the Sui Dynasty will do more good to Tang Dynasty than harm! So what I need to discuss with you is only business issues. What should we do to get the most benefits and minimize the disadvantages and influence."

"Father, Rong Erchen, please say something first." Li Jiancheng stood up, bowed and saluted: "As we all know, Turkic is a white-eyed wolf who can't grow fat. At the beginning, the Sui Dynasty supported them, but their strength declined in the Sui Dynasty. At that time, he immediately attacked the former benefactor! My son is worried that once the Turks become stronger, it will not only ask for a Sui Dynasty... Once the Turkic cavalry sweeps the world, it will bring serious disasters to the Central Plains that will not be weaker than the Wuhuluanhua If we really want to reach that point, my Tang Dynasty will become a sinner who will be notorious for thousands of years, and my son does not agree to let go of the ban and trade with Turks."

Li Yuan didn't expect that Li Jiancheng would actually oppose him, his face turned dark immediately, and he said coldly with extreme displeasure, "Then you agree that the Tang Dynasty will always stay in the Guanzhong until it is destroyed by the Sui Dynasty? You agree that the Tang Dynasty will always surrender to the Turks?"

Li Jiancheng heard his father's anger, and fell silent immediately.

At this time Duguzheng said slowly: "My lord, I have something to say."

Li Yuan said: "Dugu Aiqing, please tell me!"

"My lord, in fact, His Royal Highness is a bit unfounded!" Dugu Zongyong glanced at Li Jiancheng lightly, and said calmly: "Turks are a nomadic people, and only grasslands are suitable for them. Our land is full of mountains and rivers, with big mountains and rivers. , Great Lakes... and Turkic khans for generations are the outstanding heroes of the grasslands. They have seen it very thoroughly and know that our Central Plains is not suitable for them to live in. The reason is the same as we look down on the grasslands! It can be won when the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi confront each other. At that time, the Mugan Khan was in power, and the Turks had at least hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry. At that time, he wanted my land in the Central Plains, and neither the Northern Zhou nor the Northern Qi could stop him."

Li Jiancheng remained silent.

"The Turks have had the opportunity to invade our Central Plains for several generations, but they didn't fight when they could. Now that their strength has weakened a lot, will the Turks still fight for the land?" Dugu said in high spirits. He said with certainty: "Moreover, the Turks invaded the Central Plains more than once or twice, and each time they just plundered wealth and people! Every time they robbed and left, it can be seen that they did not want to occupy the heart of the Central Plains! The Turkic enemy is the Sui Dynasty. In the battle of Mayi, the Turks suffered heavy casualties, and the Sui Dynasty also conquered the southern Khan Court and the Monan Grassland. Both sides will lose, and the winner is us. Once the Sui Dynasty weakens and the Turks lose their claws, we can take advantage of the situation to annex the Sui Dynasty, clean up the Turks, and make great achievements in the Tang Dynasty. It's just a means of fighting!"

Speaking of this, Duguzhen asked Li Jiancheng again: "Who does His Royal Highness think my Tang Dynasty's chief enemy is? The Sui Dynasty or the Turks?"

"Competing with the Sui Dynasty, Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and Xiao Mian is nothing but the enemy of luck for the domestic brothers. However, it is a shame for the nation to support the Turks. Doesn't Dugu Xiangguo know that after the end of the enemy, even if our Tang Dynasty dominates the world, it will be a shame. Facing a beast of prey?"

Duguzheng's suggestion touched Li Yuan's heart.But Li Jiancheng ruined his happiness with righteousness.Looking at the conservative eldest son, he couldn't help but think of the warlike second son Li Shimin, which made Li Yuan very annoyed.He was about to explode, Xiao Yu smoothed things over, "Your Majesty, I have a way to get the best of both worlds."

The saying of "the best of both worlds" immediately made Li Yuan Long Yan feel joyful, nodded and said: "Xiao Aiqing, please tell me a good way!"

"It is true that the righteousness of the nation cannot be lost. His Royal Highness said it very well. But what Dugu Xiangguo said was a real problem that needs to be solved right now. If the Great Sui cannot be solved, there will be no righteousness at all. Now we can use the Turks to replace We get rid of our powerful enemies, so why not do it? But, how can we get the best of both worlds? I think we can make a fuss about trade."

Li Jiancheng's face changed drastically, but Xiao Yu stopped him with a wave of his hand, "Don't worry, Your Highness, listen to the minister and finish speaking."

Li Jiancheng swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and Xiao Yu said calmly: "Whether it's an alliance, marriage or trade, these are normal exchanges between the two countries, there is nothing to criticize, and it can also remove some of the original moral adverse effects. All benefits are harmless, the key lies in trade, we can sign a trade agreement, but the agreement does not include any materials, weapons, pig iron, pig iron and other materials we can only verbally agree to."

At this time, Li Jiancheng couldn't bear it anymore, so he gave Chen Shuda a wink.

Chen Shuda is a supporter of Li Jiancheng. He understood it and said: "I heard Xiao Xiangguo means to transport secretly, so that the people of the country will not know?"

Xiao Yu shook his head, "Please allow me to finish my sentence, please?"

Li Yuan was finally annoyed, he snorted heavily: "No one is allowed to interrupt, and those who violate the order will be kicked out of the palace."

moment!

There was no sound in the side hall, Xiao Yu said with a smile: "Everyone only sees the danger of prohibited items! But they didn't consider the issue of transportation!"

Everyone is a smart person, and they all reacted immediately.

Xiao Yu continued: "Actually, we don't have any commercial routes leading to Turks now, so what's the point of agreeing to Turks? Anyway, things can't fly away. Even if we take down the Henan Corridor in the future, we can only go north from Zhangye." Yanze, entering the Turkic territory again, it will take three or four months at most to go back and forth! We can transport less pig iron and more cloth, tea, porcelain, etc., only a little bit of pig iron every year, it is true A drop in the bucket is nothing to worry about, but in the past year, the situation in the world has undergone earth-shaking changes."

Everyone suddenly realized that they all understood Xiao Yu's intentions. It was indeed a clever and good strategy to make use of the lack of commercial roads and long distances to delay the time to make the trade appear in name only.

Li Yuan clapped his hands and said in agreement: "But the Turks are not fools. If they can't get what they want, how can they cooperate with us in defeating Sui?"

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "That's nothing to do! Unless they help us lay a business route first."

There were whispers in the hall, and Dugu said, "Your Majesty, what Xiao Xiangguo said is reasonable. If the Turks can help us take Li Gui and the Hexi Corridor first, then it's okay to agree to them. Moreover, if we don't give the Turks pig iron, they will They will also find ways to solve the problem, if they plunder the artisans of the Central Plains and search for mineral sources on the grasslands, the damage to our Central Plains will be even greater, and if we open our mouth to let them have a way to obtain pig iron, we will destroy their self-reliance."

Everyone said what they said, and finally reached a consensus.

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