Man Tanghong

"It's no wonder Xieli chose to negotiate a peace at this time, so how should we choose?"

Li Deliang nodded with a dazed expression.

Li Shimin didn't speak, Li Shentong didn't speak, Changsun Shunde and Yuwen Shiji also remained silent.

Everyone's eyes almost fell on Li Yuanji in an instant.

Li Yuanji said without hesitation, "Of course I agree to Jieli!"

Li Shimin pursed his lips and said nothing, Li Shentong nodded in satisfaction, and Changsun Shunde and Yuwen Shiji smiled.

Li Deliang was puzzled and said: "Why did you agree to Jieli, let Suni block Jieli in Gyeongju, let's capture Xieli in one fell swoop, and clear up all the previous shame in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be good?"

Li Yuanji didn't speak, but gave Li Shentong a look, asking Li Shentong to explain to Li Deliang.

Li Shentong said with a bright smile: "From the point of view of immediate benefits, let Suni block Xieli in Gyeongju, and let us capture Xieli, it will indeed wipe out all the previous humiliation in one fell swoop.

But from the perspective of long-term interests, doing so will do more harm than good to my Tang Dynasty.

A Turk with only one Khan poses a far greater threat to my Tang Dynasty than a Turk with several Khans. "

Li Deliang was immediately clicked, and said with bright eyes: "So we should save Jieli to fight against Suni, and let them fight hard. My Tang Dynasty can just use this to gather strength and send troops to the north." .”

Li Shentong nodded with a smile and said: "Not only that, but our Great Tang can also designate Ye Hu, who has already surrendered to our Great Tang's powerful forces, as Khan, and let him take the opportunity to attract more Turkic people to fall to our Great Tang.

Under the ebb and flow of each other, my Great Tang will one day be able to take the Turkic people as the forerunners and wipe out the Turkic people. "

Li Yuanji laughed and said, "I believe this day will not be too far away."

"Hahaha……"

Li Shentong smiled even more happily.

Li Deliang and others also laughed heartily.

Only Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were unhappy.

There is no way, the more capable the younger brother is, the slimmer their hope of making a comeback.

Although they have clearly understood that it is almost impossible for them to make a comeback, they still fantasize about it.

So seeing their younger brother's achievements getting bigger and bigger, of course they were not happy.

But if you are not happy, you can't pour cold water on it, because it is related to the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty. As a member of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, if you say something wrong, you will be condemned by the people of the world.

Li Yuanji had no time to worry about Li Jiancheng and Li Shimingao's displeasure, so he immediately said to his eldest grandson Shunde, "Eldest grandson, you have been sent to Turkic missions many times, so I will trouble you to go this time."

Not only did Changsun Shunde not refuse, but he laughed loudly and said, "This should be the longest trip I have taken in these years. In the past, I was ridiculed by Turkic people and made things difficult by Jieli.

Now it is finally possible to ridicule the Turks and make things difficult for Xieli. "

Li Yuanji nodded with a smile and said, "Grandpa Changsun, this time you go to negotiate a peace, our condition is very simple, that is, we need Jieli to return all the territory that invaded our Great Tang, that is, all the territory south of the Great Wall.

If he agrees, we will make peace, if he does not agree, we will send someone to discuss with Suni. "

The eldest Sun Shunde was taken aback for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "This is to cut flesh from Jieli, it's okay if Jieli doesn't agree."

The others laughed too.

Being able to regain all the places south of the Great Wall through diplomacy will benefit Datang beyond imagination.

As long as Datang recovers the Great Wall and has the Great Wall as a barrier, the Turkic people will not be able to invade Datang anytime and anywhere in the future.

Moreover, there are various military fortresses such as beacons on the Great Wall, which can be used as long as they are slightly repaired.

From now on, Datang can use very little troops to guard the borders of Datang, and there is no need to send so many soldiers and horses to guard the borders.

The food and grass saved in the middle can allow Datang to do many things that benefit the country and the people.

Li Yuanji followed with a smile and said, "Grandpa Changsun, this is our bottom line, and there is no room for concession. If Jieli refuses to agree, we will send troops to the north and take back all the territory south of the Great Wall with our own hands."

That's what I said, but whether to fight or not depends on Datang, and Datang holds the initiative, so it can't be helped.

The eldest Sun Shunde saluted respectfully, and said loudly: "Minister Sun Shunde obeys the order!"

After speaking, he laughed again.

Li Yuanji also laughed more heartily.

Li Jiancheng had a gloating expression on his face, and Li Shimin's face was uglier than eating shit. The eldest grandson Shunde is his wife's uncle, and now he regards Li Yuanji's order as his will, which shows that he has recognized Li Yuanji's status as the ruler. How could he possibly Happy.

"Call Hamur to meet!"

After Li Yuanji laughed enough, he sent someone to summon Hamur.

One wants to donate money, and the other wants to take advantage of the fire to rob.

So the two sides quickly reached a preliminary negotiation.

Sun Shunde, head of the Datang School, was the chief envoy, and Yuwen Shihe was the deputy envoy. They formed a delegation to the place where Jieli's Golden Wolf Tent was located to discuss peace with Jieli.

The next day, after preparing everything, Changsun Shunde and Yuwen Shiji took five hundred entourages and set off with Hamur.

After they set off, Li Yuanji led everyone into Huai'an City.

The city of Huai'an was occupied by the Turks for more than a month, and it was a disaster.

The decent shops in the city were all looted by the Turkic people, and the bad shops were also ransacked so that rats could run away, and all kinds of houses were damaged by the Turkic people to varying degrees.

More importantly, many people in the city were tortured by the Turks.

Especially women, almost all encountered the murderous hands of the Turkic people.

When Li Yuanji entered the city, he heard many mournful wailings and saw many families setting up mourning halls.

Su Dingfang and his soldiers were burying the naked woman with tears in their eyes.

The crimes committed during the invasion of foreign races are too serious in later generations of film and television dramas.

So much so that many people think that alien invasion is the case.

In fact, the reality is a hundred times more miserable than what is portrayed in the film and television dramas. Just the fact that the city is massacred at every turn is enough to overshadow everything depicted in the film and television dramas of later generations.

Looking around, apart from the broken walls and ruins, there are densely packed corpses, blood converging into rivers, meat piled up into mountains, intestines and stomachs flowing horizontally, and brains all over.

This is the massacre.

It's a good thing that Xieli didn't kill people in Huai'an city, otherwise the city would not only be mourning, but also mourning halls.

Instead, there was no sound, it was as quiet as a ghost, and as cruel as a magic city.

"Fixed formula..."

When Li Yuanji straddled his horse and walked in front of Su Dingfang, Su Dingfang was burying a girl in the pit with tears in his eyes.

Seeing Li Yuanji, Su Dingfang raised his head, squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying and said: "Your Highness, I ordered all the concubines under my command to take over ten houses. Please forgive me."

Li Yuanji's heart twitched, and he asked, "How much did you pay?"

Su Dingfang grinned and said, "Chen accepted more than 100 rooms..."

Li Yuanji's eyes were a little red and he said: "Help me and my eldest brother and second brother take some. Our family has a big business and we can afford it."

Su Dingfang nodded with tears in his eyes, "Okay!"

"Chen Yena!"

At this time, Yu Wenbao squeezed forward to show his loyalty.

Li Yuanji gave Yu Wenbao a fierce look and said, "Get lost!"

Yu Wenbao was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse, and fled back to the queue like a rabbit.

"In the future when the Turks are conquered in the north, I will worship you as a general!"

Li Yuanji made a promise to Su Dingfang, and he also made an announcement to Turks.

Su Dingfang nodded heavily and said: "I will definitely live up to your Highness' high expectations. Please also move to the county government office for a short rest. After I have buried all the corpses, I will go to the county government office to report the military situation to Your Highness."

Li Yuanji got off his horse, picked up a handful of loess, threw it into the pit, and said, "I'll accompany you."

Su Dingfang nodded and did not refuse.

When all the women were buried, someone couldn't help crying, and then the wails became one in an instant.

Li Yuanji followed Su Dingfang to the county government amidst howling.

The county government office has been repaired by someone sent by Su Dingfang, and it can barely live there.

After Li Yuanji sat down in the lobby of the county government, Su Dingfang began to report all the military information.

It is mainly to repay merit, such as the merit of Luo Shixin's first ascent, the merit of Hou Junji's decapitation, and the merit of Yin Kaishan's suppression of the enemy.

Regarding his contribution, Su Dingfang didn't mention a single word.

It's not that Su Dingfang doesn't need credit, it doesn't mean that Su Dingfang doesn't like credit, and it's not that Su Dingfang is worried that the merits will be overshadowed.

With Li Shimin here, the generals of the Tang Dynasty don't have to worry about their achievements.

No matter how great your contribution is, can it be greater than Li Shimin's contribution to dominating half of the country?
The reason why Su Dingfang didn't mention his own credit is because he is the commander-in-chief of this army, and everyone in the army has contributed to his contribution, so there is no need for him to rush forward to claim credit for himself.

"Go back and tell all the generals that the credit for this siege will be verified by the army commander and the Ministry of War, and I will definitely reward you for your merit."

After Su Dingfang reported the military situation, Li Yuanji said seriously.

After thanking Su Dingfang, he withdrew.

Silent all night.

The next day, at noon.

Changsun Shunde sent a message back, saying that Jieli was only willing to agree to half of Datang's conditions. He was only willing to cede all the territory north of Shizhou and south of the Great Wall to Datang. The line from Suizhou to Lingzhou was useless. .

Li Yuanji directly asked someone to go back and send a message to Changsun Shunde. The bottom line he said was the bottom line, and there was no room for negotiation.

If Xieli did not agree, then Datang immediately sent troops to the north to take back these territories in person, depending on whether Xieli could stop it.

The visitor immediately went back to pass a message to Changsun Shunde.

After three days of negotiation, a jaw-dropping result was obtained, that is, Jieli escaped with someone while talking.

"Immediately! Immediately! Send Liu Hongji's soldiers out of Xiaoguan, let Su Dingfang's soldiers out of Qingzhou, let Li Shenfu's soldiers out of Suizhou, let Niu Xiu and Kan Leng's soldiers out of Weize Pass!

When the Bahe River is weeping willows, I want all the south of the Great Wall to belong to Datang!
Anyone who can't complete this order, please come and see me! "

After Li Yuanji learned that Jieli had escaped, he ordered decisively.

Jie Li has just been beaten into a bereaved dog. It is still unknown whether he can subdue Sunis. The most important thing is, if you don't take advantage of Jie Li's vital energy to beat the dog in the water, when will you wait?
It's just that after this order was conveyed to the whole army, Li Xiuning became a little unhappy.

After she rushed to Gyeongju with her carefully selected 1 people, she found that she had nothing to do, how could she be happy.