Man Tanghong

Chapter 919 Ashina Like a Meat Bun
While exchanging pleasantries, Li Yuanji carefully looked at Liang Luoren and Ashina Simo.

He had met Liang Luoren face to face, at Weize Pass, but he hadn't seen him at that time, but he had seen Liang Luoren's portrait.

Liang Luoren himself was very different from the portrait, he was thinner and older than the portrait.

It can be seen that his stay in Liang Guo in the past two years has not been satisfactory.

He had never seen Ashina Simo, nor had he seen his portrait.

However, Ashina Simo really looked like a Hu man, not a Turkic man, as it was said in the legend.

Hooked nose, deep eye sockets, brown curly hair, tall and big, rich and strong.

Li Yuanji felt that if he was more sloppy and richer, he would be more like a brother if he stood with Ashina Simo than with Li Shimin.

"Don't dare to dare, foreign officials and others don't have any big names, but the name of His Royal Highness King Yong is even more famous."

Liang Luoren spoke humbly, like a long-term worker who came to see the landlord.

Ashina Simo looked very excited, his eyes were shining brightly, and he said in a stuttering voice: "You are the former His Royal Highness King Qi of the Great Tang Dynasty, and now His Royal Highness King Yong of the Great Tang Dynasty?"

Li Yuanji didn't understand why Ashina Simo was so eager, but he nodded his head politely and said with a smile, "Yes, I am the original King Qi of the Tang Dynasty, and now the King Yong of the Great Tang Dynasty."

Ashina Simo did not hide the excitement in his heart and said: "I have wanted to see you for a long time, and today I finally see you."

Li Yuanji wanted to be more polite. At some point, Li Shimin approached him, and said in a slightly sarcastic and teasing voice, "He has found his kind..."

Li Yuanji instantly understood why Ashina Simo was so eager when he saw him.

In appearance, he was indeed more of Ashina Simo's tribe than Turkic.

After all, everyone has curly hair, hooked noses, and deep-set eyes.

But he does not agree with this statement in his heart, he is a pure and pure Han Chinese in his bones.

Not to mention that he crossed over to become King Qi of the Tang Dynasty, even if he crossed over to Genghis Khan, he would not change his ethnicity and bloodline.

So he gave Li Shimin a blank look, and warmly invited Ashina Simo to sit down.

"Come, come, General Liang, King Heshun, sit down and talk."

After Liang Luoren and Ashina Simo sat down, Li Yuanji greeted Zhao Chengyong to bring the cattle and sheep that had been slaughtered and wine, and said with a smile: "The two of you have come from a long distance, traveling in chariots and horses along the way. Laughton, you must be tired, sit down and rest, eat something before talking."

Liang Luoren was still very reserved, saying politely that he was not tired and had already eaten.

Ashina Simo was not so restrained, he nodded vigorously, and said that his barbecue skills are superb, and he wants to demonstrate it to everyone with his own hands.

After snatching Zhao Chengyong's barbecue job, he kept saying that when he came to Chang'an City in the past, he was supposed to demonstrate his barbecue skills to Li Yuan, but unfortunately he never found the opportunity.

It can be seen that he really likes Datang.

Perhaps it is because he has always been regarded as an outlier among the Turkic Ashina clan, so he desperately hopes to gain a sense of recognition from other places.

When Li Yuan called him to the imperial couch, he held his hand and played with him like he was treating his own nephew, which obviously had a great influence on him.

When Ashina Simo was grilling meat with great enthusiasm, Li Yuanji added firewood to the fire and asked Liang Luoren who was sitting beside him with a smile, "General Liang, I really want to know why you insist on seeing me? "

Hearing this, Liang Luoren straightened his expression, even his sitting posture changed, and he said in a heavy tone: "To be honest, it's because of the incident in the border city of Daizhou that those people in Liang who were willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty were disturbed. They were afraid... afraid that the Tang Dynasty would kill the donkey, so there were repetitions, so the foreign ministers had to boldly ask to see His Highness."

Liang Luoren was obviously hesitant when he said 'kill the donkey'. It is probably because he used the words inappropriately, which made people feel uncomfortable for no reason.

But what he had to say was obviously more important than being annoying, so he said it anyway.

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "I can understand this. After all, the surprise attack on Bianshi was your cousin's impromptu idea. You didn't know the news in advance. You were sent to Bianshi and had conflicts with Cheng Yaojin and others. Cheng Yaojin When someone gets tougher, you should be concerned."

Liang Luoren said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding..."

He was also forced.

If those people didn't force him to ask Datang for a promise, otherwise he would go to Liang Shidu to report him, and he didn't want to ask Datang to meet Li Yuanji.

After all, those people couldn't recognize their own status, and thought that they were special figures no matter whether they were in Liang Guo or Datang, but he was able to recognize his status.

He knew very well that Liang Shidu was just the governor of a big state in the eyes of Datang, and they were at most the assistant officials under the governor's command.

So they are not qualified to ask to see Li Yuanji, let alone bargain with Li Yuanji.

So he was very afraid that Li Yuanji would think that he was like those people, a frog in a well, who would not know his last name if he got a little color.

Hearing Li Yuanji's words now, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

This at least proved that Li Yuanji understood his difficulties and did not regard him as a pushover.

"But have you ever thought that in my heart, except for you, no one else in Liang Guo is important?"

Li Yuanji changed the topic, stared at Liang Luoren and asked with a smile.

The most famous grandson Wuji in history was sent to Jiaozhou to dig land by him, so what are those stinky fish and rotten sweet potatoes in Liang State? !

Can it still be compared to Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others? !
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there was no shortage of talents, and it can even be said that there were a lot of them. The direct descendants of various families, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Li Zhi did not use them very much in history, but only used some collaterals, or contributed to the country. , have to use.

Otherwise, Tang Chu would be able to show more talents.

So the civil and military ministers of Liang State, to Datang, are like rotten fish and rotten sweet potatoes.

You can pick and choose and use them as a way to wrap your stomach, but there is really no need to spend a lot of money to recruit them.

Liang Luoren was shocked when he heard this, and wanted to say a few words, but found that he couldn't say anything, and subconsciously wanted Ashina Simo to say a few words for him, so as not to make the atmosphere awkward, but he looked at Ashina While thinking about it, I found that Ashina Simo was chatting enthusiastically with Li Shimin, and looked at Li Yuanji from time to time.

No matter how you look at it, this guy looks like a meat bun. Even if he hadn't been a bridgemaker, he would probably rush to deliver it to Datang Guoli.

So this guy can't help him, he can only rely on himself.

"Your Highness...what do you mean by His Highness?"

After hesitating for a long time, Liang Luoren asked with difficulty.

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "It's literally. If you agree to surrender to my Tang Dynasty, then I can now replace my Majesty of the Tang Dynasty, accept your surrender, and officially grant you an official title.

As for the others, it doesn't matter to me. I don't care what they think or what they want to do.

You can do whatever you want.

After my Tang Dynasty conquered the Liang Kingdom, I will only recognize you, and the rest will be handed over to Su Dingfang, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others to identify with knives and guns."

Liang Luoren subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and stammered: "Your Highness, you mean that the entire Liang Kingdom only recruits me?"

Li Yuanji smiled and nodded.

Liang Luoren didn't know what to say for a moment.

It's a good thing to say, it's a bit dishonest for him to have won all the livelihoods of Liang Guo alone.

Let’s say it’s not a good thing. He is the only one in the entire Liang country who got Datang’s promise and got a way of life. He should be lucky, but he couldn’t be happy at all.

"Think about it for yourself. The reason why I came to see you is not because my Tang Dynasty needs the help of you and other people in Liang State to conquer Liang State. It's because I think you are a talented person and I want to accept you. For your own use.

As for the others, I don't care.

Without your help, my Tang Dynasty will conquer Liang Guo. "

Li Yuanji patted Liang Luoren on the shoulder, said something earnestly, and then got up to find Ashina Simo.

Compared with Liang Luoren, he was more interested in Ashina Simo.

Because Ashina Simo is a person who is beneficial to Datang, and is also a person who can help Datang rule Turks and help Datang manage Turks.

It is far more suitable than Jieli, Tuli, Sunishi and others.

Jieli, Tuli, Sunishi and others are more suitable to wear colorful clothes and come out to dance for everyone when the Tang Dynasty entertains the envoys of all nations.

"temple……"

Liang Luoren opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say anything when he reached his mouth, so he could only sit there, entangled in thinking.

"King Heshun?"

Li Yuanji walked to the bonfire with a smile, and while taking a roasted rabbit from Zhao Chengyong, he smiled and asked the fiery Ashina Simo who was chatting with Li Shimin.

Ashina Simo was very enthusiastic, and said with a bright smile on his face: "Just call me Simo!"

Li Yuanji smiled and nodded, "It seems that you hit it off with my second brother?"

Ashina Simo glanced at Li Shimin, and said with a frank smile: "When Wu De went to Chang'an City to meet His Majesty in the fourth year, he met His Highness King Qin once."

Li Yuanji didn't care about Ashina Simo calling Li Shimin His Highness King Qin, nor did he correct it.

In front of outsiders, he had to give his second brother some face anyway.

Otherwise, it is easy to be seen as a joke by outsiders.

"I heard from Liang Luoren that you are willing to surrender to my Tang Dynasty?"

Facing Ashina Simo, Li Yuanji didn't meander, but asked straight to the point.

Judging from Ashina Simo's performance, he is not the kind of person who likes to make mistakes, so it is better to point directly.

Ashina Simo nodded happily, and said with a smile: "I have admired the culture of the Central Plains since I was a child, and I have always wanted to live in the Central Plains."

Li Shimin curled his lips inappropriately at this time and said: "There are many people who admire the culture of the Central Plains, and not everyone can live in the Central Plains. For example, the Japanese gave their wives and daughters to the people of the Tang Dynasty, so they can barely live in the Tang Dynasty." A year and a half."

This sounds exaggerated, but it is true.

After the Japanese arrived in Datang, they did have a tradition of giving away their wives and daughters. If their wives and daughters could be taken in by the nobles of the Tang Dynasty, they would be so excited that they could not find North.

The reason why they do this is mainly to seek seeds, and to use this method to open the door to the Central Plains culture and learn the Central Plains culture.

After all, the cultural people in the Central Plains are all face-saving people. They send their wives and daughters to their door. If you don't teach something, it will be a bit embarrassing.

It is precisely because of this that the Japanese learned a lot in Datang.

Until later generations, many customs and cultures of the Japanese still retained the legacy of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

That is to say, the Song Dynasty was relatively stretched, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties had sea bans. Otherwise, the Japanese might be able to gather the cultures of the Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

However, Li Shimin is not qualified to use the Japanese as an example to attack Ashina Simo, because he has a son who wants to be a general under Ashina Simo.

In terms of embarrassment, Ashina Simo admires the culture of the Han family, and it is not ashamed to think of living in the Central Plains. Li Shimin's son would be ashamed if he thought of being a general under his hands.

The heir of a dignified empire, or a powerful empire, does not think about how to inherit the empire, but instead thinks about being a subordinate of the empire's thugs. Is there anything more embarrassing than this?
(End of this chapter)