At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 827

A few months back, at the end of October of the first year of Tianbao, at the eastern foot of Yudujin Mountain, on the west bank of Egen River, Turkic Yazhang.After paying homage to Chuluo Khan's spiritual throne, Li Shimin attended the succession ceremony of Jieli Khan.

The current Turks are very powerful, claiming to have millions of people who control strings, and the territory is vast, much larger than the Sui Dynasty in its heyday. For example, small tribes in places such as Khitan and Xiren, or small countries are all attached to Turks, so come here Many people participated in the succession ceremony of Jieli Khan, and Li Shimin was just one of them.

In addition, Liang Shidu, the warlord who ruled Shuofang, and Guo Zihe, the warlord who ruled Yulin, also came, and they came in person to show respect for the Turkic Khan.

As mentioned in the previous article, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, and Guo Zihe are all attached to the Turkic separatist forces. To put it bluntly, these three are Turkic lackeys. They pay tribute to the Turkic Yazhang every year in exchange for Turkic people. support.

Among them, Liu Wuzhou was named Dingyang Khan by the Turks, Liang Shidu was named Dadu Pijia Khan by the Turks, and Guo Zihe was also named Pingyang Khan, but this man still has a sense of family and country shame. Declined the title that insulted Sui Yang, and finally gave it to Uli She (Turkic official name).

In addition, after Jieli Khan inherited the Khan throne, according to the rules, he continued to marry Princess Yicheng as Ketun. At this time, Princess Yicheng sat next to Jieli Khan and accepted the visits of the officials and guests.

Princess Yicheng is a child of the imperial family of the Sui Dynasty. She is of the same generation as Yang Guang. She was only fifteen or sixteen years old when she married Turkic Qimin Khan. After Qimin Khan died, she remarried to Qimin Khan's son Shibike Khan, Shibi Khan also died, and she remarried to Chuluo Khan, Shibi Khan’s younger brother, and now that Chuluo Khan also died, she remarried Chuluo Khan’s younger brother, Jieli Khan. Responded to the sentence that the iron can be Dun, the water is Khan.

Calculating carefully, Princess Yicheng has been married to Turkic for 23 years, and at the age of 38 this year, she has changed four husbands, which is really staggering.

The age of 38 is not considered old, it is the age of a wolf like a tiger, plus the well-maintained, well-dressed Princess Yicheng is sitting next to Jieli Khan, and she seems to be older than Jieli Khan. Much younger, glamorous and dignified, not angry and majestic!
There is no doubt that this is a beautiful and powerful woman. Her scheming and means are at the level of senior players. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, she can still stand firm in Turkic, and even call the wind and rain. Even the next Jieli Khan's expressions and movements seemed to be a little afraid of her.

At this time, after the ministers had finished their visit, it was the turn of the guests to come forward and salute. Li Shimin made a salute before he went: "Li Shimin, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, pays homage to Turkic Khan and Kedun. Congratulations to Khan Kedun for his wedding." Lian Li, a happy marriage for a hundred years."

Jieli Khan nodded, and was about to say some polite words, but Princess Dunyicheng's complexion darkened, and she said sharply: "Li Shimin, you dare to come here, someone, take this person down and behead him."

Several Turkic soldiers drew their swords and charged in immediately, Li Shimin's complexion changed suddenly, Shi Danei and Hou Junjiu guarded him, and shouted sharply: "Whoever dares to strike, back down!"

Those Turkic soldiers looked at Jieli Khan who was seated, and saw that the latter was silent and his face seemed a little ugly, so they hesitated immediately.Li Shimin collected himself, frowned and said, "I don't know where Shimin offended Ke Dun?"

Princess Yicheng glanced at Jieli Khan, who was expressionless, and said coldly: "I know why, why did Duke Feng be killed by your father and son?"

Gong Guogong is the acting king Yang You. When Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, he invaded Chang'an under the guise of "aiming to respect the Sui Dynasty" and made Yang You, the acting king who stayed in Chang'an at that time, the emperor. As soon as Yang Guang died in Jiangdu in [-], Li Yuan forced Yang You to "abide" the throne to himself, and hypocritically named Yang You the Duke of Feng, and imprisoned him in Chang'an for more than a year. "died of illness", so Princess Yicheng is obviously asking for a crime at this moment.

Li Shimin's thoughts turned, and while weighing Princess Yicheng's determination to kill him, he argued: "Duke Feng died of typhoid fever, and it was not us who harmed him. You can testify. The Emperor has always treated Duke Feng generously since he took the Zen throne, so how could he harm him? Please also learn from Ke Dunming!"

Princess Yicheng sneered and said: "At the beginning, the Ai family proposed to take Duke Feng to live in Turkic, but Li Yuan refused. Now there is no proof of death, and it all depends on your father and son's empty teeth. How can the Ai family believe you?"

Li Shimin said solemnly: "At the beginning, it was not that the emperor did not allow Duke Feng to come to Turkic, but Duke Feng himself was weak and sick, and felt that he could not adapt to the climate of Turkic, so he rejected Ke Dun's invitation. Duke Feng replied to the letter back then. The handwriting must be recognizable by Ke Dun, but now why do you slander my father and refuse to allow it? Our Li family father and son have always acted in an open and aboveboard manner, and we will never do such low-level things."

Princess Yicheng smiled angrily: "Your Li family father and son are upright? Then how did Li Yuan take over my country in the Sui Dynasty?"

Li Shimin said without changing his face: "Yang Guang went against the law, built large-scale construction projects, launched a military campaign, and conquered Goguryeo regardless of the lives of the people. The people couldn't bear it, and they revolted.

The original purpose of the father's army was to respect the Sui Dynasty and help the Sui Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the traitor Yu Wenhua killed the emperor in Jiangdu to seek the throne.Duke Feng felt that he was young and unable to turn things around, so he voluntarily abdicated the throne to his father, which was a helpless and wise move.And my father accepted the assignment when he was in danger, just for the sake of the common people in the world, and it was definitely not for the purpose of robbing the country of the Sui Dynasty. "

Princess Yicheng couldn't help but sneer: "What a sharp tooth."

Li Shimin lowered his eyes and said: "Shimin is just telling the truth. If Ke Dun wants to kill Shimin, Shimin can talk about it. But once Shimin dies, Tang and Turks will be sworn enemies. It is very important to fight together. The blessings of the people of the two countries are also hoped that Dun will think twice before acting."

Jieli Khan frowned, and Princess Yicheng said with a sullen face, "Are you threatening Aijia? I have millions of people in Turkic who control strings. Are you afraid that Li Tang will fail?"

"Shimin dare not!" Li Shimin said lightly, "But you should know that although I, Li Tang, don't have millions of people who control strings, I still have 30, and I don't have an inextricable knot with Gao Qi."

Princess Yicheng's eyes flashed sharply, and she said with a half-smile: "You mean to unite with Gao Qi to deal with the Turks?"

Li Shimin met Princess Yicheng's gaze without fear, and said frankly: "Presumably Kedun also knows the Three Kingdoms. Today's Turks, Li Tang, and Gao Qi are like Wei, Shu, and Wu in the Three Kingdoms. Min, Li Tang has no choice but to unite with Gao Qi."

Princess Yicheng sneered and said, "Since you know Wei, Shu, and Wu, do you know that Shu and Wu were all destroyed by Wei State in the end?"

Li Shimin said calmly: "Then I don't know who destroyed the Wei country again?" After speaking, he glanced at Jieli Khan meaningfully.

Jieli Khan's face is obviously a little unnatural. The Wei Emperor was finally abolished by Sima Yan, the son of the powerful minister Sima Zhao. Sima Yan finally usurped the throne and established the Jin Kingdom. It is Princess Yicheng, the "elder of the four dynasties".

Although Jieli Khan is acting docile and weak at present, he is actually a smart person. He knows that the reason why Princess Yicheng helped him to the throne is because of his docility and weakness. It was easy to control, so he fell ill and died.Thinking of this, Jieli Khan couldn't help but feel chills running down his back, he hated and was afraid of Princess Yicheng.

Princess Yicheng stared at Li Shimin fiercely. She originally wanted to intimidate this boy so that he could stand up in front of the ministers and envoys of various countries. She didn't really want to kill him. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin, a sharp-tongued boy, actually provokes the relationship between himself and Jieli Khan, he is looking for death!
Princess Yicheng suddenly had murderous intentions in her heart. However, she is a very scheming woman, and she can't bear to do anything at this moment. If she wants to kill Li Shimin, she has better methods, and there is no need to tear herself apart with Li Tang, so she restrained her anger. Concerningly, he said lightly: "You step back, today is the day when Khan ascends the throne, the Ai family will spare your life for the time being."

Li Shimin cupped his hands and led Shi Danei and Hou Junji away from the tooth tent. At this moment, the three of them couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

Hou Junji said with lingering fear: "Thanks to King Qin's eloquence, tsk tsk, this old woman is too scary, you better leave quickly."

Li Shimin was also worried that Princess Yicheng would suddenly change her mind. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, she immediately packed her bags and set off after returning to the camp, rushing southward to return.

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"Report to Ke Dun, Li Shimin left as soon as he got out of the tent." A confidant quickly stepped into the tooth tent, and whispered a few words next to Ke Dun.

Ke Dun sneered sarcastically and said: "The Ai family thought that this kid was not afraid of death, and Gan Qing was a coward. Since you are in a hurry to reincarnate, the Ai family will give you a ride."

Jie Li Khan next to him frowned, and said cautiously: "I'm afraid Ke Dun's move is inappropriate. Li Yuan has been very obedient to us Turks these years. Killing Li Shimin now will only force Li Tang and Gao Qi to deal with us. The loss outweighs the gain." what."

Ke Dun shook his head and said, "Khan only knows one thing and doesn't know the other. This Li Shimin has great talent, has the ambition to submit to the world, and also has the talent to submit to the world. This year, this person wiped out Li Gui and won the racecourse under Qilian Mountain. In the future, Li Tang will no longer have to rely on Turks on horseback."

Jie Li was startled and said, "Then Li Tang wants to get rid of us?"

Ke Dun nodded and said: "Li Yuan is unwilling to be subordinate to others, and has always wanted to get rid of his dependence on us, and this Li Shimin is even more difficult to deal with. Now take the opportunity to get rid of him, just to prevent future troubles!"

Jieli Khan said worriedly: "But in this way, Turkic and Li Tang will turn against each other, and in the end it will only benefit the fisherman of Gaoqi."

Ke Dun smiled coldly and said: "It is not necessary for our people to kill Li Shimin, Master Liang must be happy to do it for him."

Jieli Khan's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "What a way to borrow a knife to kill someone."

But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, Jieli Khan couldn't help but feel chills again. The more powerful this woman was, the more afraid he would be, and he felt insecure.

Ke Dun glanced at Jieli, and said softly: "It's getting late, my concubine should take care of Khan and rest." After speaking, he took Jieli Khan's hand.

Jieli Khan was immediately torn between love and fear. Although this woman was scary, she was beautiful, and her methods on the bed were also very powerful. .

"okay!"

After all, Jieli Khan couldn't resist the temptation, and obediently followed Ke Dun back to his bed tent.

(End of this chapter)