Cultivation of chastity

Li Chengqian's East Palace finally restored the peace of singing and dancing. After he ordered the servants to beat Zhang Xuansu violently, it was a bit precarious for a while. He had never been so worried that he would be destroyed by Aye.

But since Wei Zheng became the crown prince and grand teacher, things have finally calmed down, and the crown prince's seat is secure again.

If there is any flaw, it is that Wei Zheng fell ill not long after he became the prince and grand teacher, and even went to court less and less.

This inevitably made Li Chengqian feel both pity and regret.

Li Chengqian also expected that Wei Zheng would do his best to support him like Li Gang did back then.

However, at this moment Li Chengqian was sitting in the East Palace. Not long after, under the guidance of Helan Chushi, Hou Junji entered the East Palace. Seeing Hou Junji's arrival, Li Chengqian showed a somewhat satisfied smile on his face.

Li Chengqian looked at Hou Junji and said, "Haha, I thought Chen Guogong didn't come because he saw the turmoil in the past few days!"

"If you can't even break through this little turmoil, then there is no need for you, Prince, to continue to compete with the King of Wei!" Hou Junji looked at Li Chengqian and said, "The position of the Prince will definitely belong to the King of Wei."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help flickering with anger when he looked at Hou Junji who spoke so freely.

But Hou Junji didn't care about Li Chengqian's anger, because Hou Junji never took Li Chengqian seriously.

Li Shimin nodded when he heard Li Tai's words, and said to Li Tai, "What you said is indeed somewhat reasonable, then you can hold a banquet if you want, and bring the inner government supervisor with you, and it will also participate in a share." !"

"Aye, I don't have any! We are really going to help Sassan. Even if we can't send soldiers, but send some weapons and medicines from thousands of miles, there is no other country that can do it except our Tang Dynasty. !"

Otherwise, if Dashi eats up Sassan now and wipes it out, then when we in Datang want to divide it up.

"You aimed at Sasan?" Li Shimin was thoughtful when he heard Li Tai's words.

Helan Chushi hurriedly grabbed Hou Junji who was about to get up, saying that he couldn't let Hou Junji go away.

Only when we get rid of Goguryeo can we free up our hands, will we be eligible to share Sassan's table.

Now that there is Belus, at least we can clearly know what is lacking in Sassan now. We sell the goods to Belus at ten or twenty times the price, and send the goods to Sassan very intimately. It should be It's a great way to make money.

Because the Arabs with the Quran in one hand and a sword in the other are completely different from the opponents the Han people have encountered in the past.

Especially after the third century of the Han Dynasty, it entered the Dark Age, but a guy from Ardashir appeared in Sassan, reorganized the land, overwhelmed Rome, surrendered Anxi, and created the top empire directly from the subjugated slaves, which is enough to see Persia. The resilience of the nation.

First of all, in the era of the Caliphate, the Arabs, at least as far as their own nation is concerned, were truly saints.

"Aye, you still understand me!" Li Tai said, "Even if I have a purpose, I'm still enfeoffing for Aye!"

"Okay, we really want to help that Persian country!" Li Shimin looked at Li Tai and his mouth was full of calculations about Persia thousands of miles away, but looking at him, it seemed that he really wanted to help Persia from the bottom of his heart.

As for Li Tai, in his perception, the Sasanian Dynasty is naturally not stronger than the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, after Hou Junji returned home, he also received an invitation, which stated in detail that the King of Wei had a deal, and if he was interested, he only needed to send someone who could make the decision to attend the banquet.

So at this time, Helan Chushi hurriedly persuaded Hou Junji to sit down first.

To be honest, the Arab army that did not end in the caliphate era may not be mentally inferior to the top army elite when China was just liberated.

Even if he didn't help Li Tai, if he stomped on him as a neutral person at a critical moment, he would be defeated.

Yuezhang, the prince is so kind today, why should you be so, sit down, have a glass of water and wine, and enjoy the singing and dancing! "

What we have to face is not an old dynasty, but an empire condensed into one fist.

Starting from the Arabian Peninsula, which was almost impossible to start from, he defeated the Western Roman Empire all the way, destroyed the glory of Persia, and thus occupied the center of Eurasia.

But two years earlier and three years later, this war that will determine the fate of both countries will break out in the end.

In fact, Li Tai not only sent invitation letters to the generals of the military, the clan, the nobles of Guanlong, five families with seven surnames, four surnames in Guanzhong, Fang, Du, Wei...

To be honest, these aristocratic families are also worried at the moment, and they can't help but mutter in their hearts, can't you calm down, King Wei?

In this case, we can take advantage of this opportunity to investigate the situation west of the Western Regions! "

"If Chen Guogong has no intention of cooperating, then he might as well not come today!" Li Chengqian said angrily when he heard Hou Junji's words.

"Either it's [-]% less, or you can give me some benefits!" Li Tai didn't give up an inch of land at this time.

But at this moment, a young man ran in and whispered a few words into Li Chengqian's ear, which made Li Chengqian's face turn ugly, and he couldn't help but clenched the wine glass in his hand.

After all, I heard that Sassanid is now at war with Dashi. Even if armor and crossbows cannot be sold, but weapons, medicines, silk, sugar, tea... After all, there is a guide, so it is natural to make good use of it. . "

After all, if the battle is defeated, at least the royal family and nobles of the Sasanian Kingdom can have a place to stay.

"Just to open the Silk Road?" Li Shimin looked at Li Taidao, "Just to make money? Not like your style?"

Li Chengqian didn't expect Hou Junji to be so arrogant, so he left resolutely without speculating.

I directly invited so many families in Chang'an, what I know is that you want to discuss business, what I don't know, I thought you were going to force the palace!
As for Li Tai, he was called over by Li Shimin. Li Shimin slapped the table fiercely, pointed at Li Tai and said:
"What do you want to do? Except for me, you have invited everyone who has a title in the capital. What are you going to do?"

At this moment, Li Tai made a gesture that if you continue to speak, I will sue you for defamation and repeatedly denied it.

This had to make Li Chengqian feel annoyed, but Li Chengqian was even more aware that if Hou Junji left this time, then Hou Junji would definitely be his enemy.

"Aye...what kind of image do I have in your mind? Don't make up your mind!" Li Tai protested.

"Chen Guogong, the widow made a mistake!" Li Chengqian understood that he couldn't do without Hou Junji, and said,

When Hou Junji saw this scene, he couldn't help but cast a glance, but he didn't say much. Hou Junji understood that the only one who could make Li Chengqian so angry was King Wei.

It is still necessary to use such a country to test the strength of the current Arab Empire.

But apart from Li Tai, who else dared to have a banquet and distribute invitations to the princes' homes in the capital.

To be honest, in the face of Li Tai's arrogant invitation letter, it is not considered Li Tai's clique for personal gain, after all, if it is a clique for privacy, then the entire court will not be completely controlled by Li Tai.

"Is this the point!" Li Shimin looked at Li Taidao, "The question is, why did you call all these people over!"

So Erchen wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and plan to reopen the Silk Road. This must be a big deal! "

"Reopen the Silk Road?" Li Shimin stopped roaring when he heard this, and said, "What does this have to do with your gathering of families of all sizes?"

This directly led to the fact that although the army was still inertially strong, it no longer had the attitude of a fanatic who dedicated himself to the Lord and was fearless.

"I don't want to either, but who will let it fight against Dashi." Li Tai took it for granted,
"At this time, Sassan needs our Great Tang the most, and we also need a half-dead Sassan to resist the attack of Dashi.

"Foresight and foresight... Cough, at least it is long-term vision, down-to-earth, and likes to cover up big goals with small projects!" Li Shimin said here, looked at Li Tai, and said gently, "Tell me, what do you want to do!"

Li Chengqian could hear Hou Junji's reserved support, but Li Chengqian didn't care.

"What do you want!" Li Shimin said a little vigilantly when he heard Li Tai's words.

"Aye, don't you think this sentence is the point!" Li Tai was stunned when he heard Li Shimin's words, and said helplessly,
"Aye, don't go too far, if you take too much this time, no one will participate!"

"Aye, how about I make up for you?" Li Tai hesitated, but said slightly forcefully.

In comparison, if it wasn't for Wang Xuance's reason, it would be more reliable to direct Xuanwumen under King Wei's command than to be under the prince's command, but life is so impermanent, and the only thing I can choose is the prince.

"This time, I only want three floors!" Li Shimin stretched out three fingers and said seriously, "I'm very sincere!"

"But I rely on Chen Guogong's heart, but I will never waver. In the future, Chen Guogong, you will become the pillar of my Tang Dynasty!"

Just like this, this Belus came all the way to Datang for help, and even established a temporary diplomatic office.

"Quota sales!" Li Tai said calmly, "After all, things like the Silk Road aren't just open at will!

"Prince, your demeanor is just like this!" Hou Junji looked at Li Chengqian in front of him, feeling disappointed in his heart, and said with a serious expression, "What we are waiting to discuss is a major matter related to wealth and life. If the prince's heart is like this, then Please forgive me and leave first!"

"You want to seal off the Western Regions?!" Li Shimin couldn't help but react when he heard Li Tai's words!
"Strictly speaking, it is best not to seal off the Western Regions, and let it serve as a buffer between the feudal country and our Great Tang.

After all, our main goal now is still on Goguryeo. Before Goguryeo is resolved, I don't think we have room to participate in this war.

This is only the first meeting between the two parties, and it is very normal to have reservations about each other.

In Li Tai's view, Persia must be doomed, because what they encountered was the Arab Empire in the Caliphate era.

"Prince, my father-in-law has always had such a temper, he doesn't know how to speak, please forgive me.

Li Shimin looked at Li Tai silently for a while, and said, "Why did you choose Sassan?!"

But this time, because Songtsen Gampo led the Tibetans to help, the Arabs had a higher estimate of Persia's combat effectiveness, so more preparations were needed to postpone this decisive war.

But as a person who left his own name in the history of the earth, he still has some impressions.

In fact, what Li Tai didn't know was that in history, the decisive battle of Nahavand would break out this year, and Persia would directly lose the last decisive force in its hands.

At the same time, this saint also knew how to use religion to arm the spirit of the Arabs, and use a sharp sword to strengthen the physique of the Arabs.

Li Tai looked at Li Shimin and said, "Didn't the Persian envoy Belus come to our Tang Dynasty to ask for reinforcements?

Those who received the invitation were also extremely hesitant at the moment, but facing Li Tai's invitation, especially the business Li Tai mentioned, these people had to feel a little bit of intention.

But after the caliphate era passed, the Umayyad dynasty took over. Although it was one of the top Muslim dynasties, the respect for the saints from the heart of the caliphate era was gradually replaced by respect for power.

"In contrast, there have always been countries west of the Western Regions, which shows that the land there can support enough feudal states.

To be honest, even if the Arab Empire in this state confronted the Tang Empire head-on, Li Tai did not think that the Tang Empire would be able to securely take down this opponent.

Hou Junji heard Li Chengqian's words, but he didn't talk too much, and said to Li Chengqian, "I just can't understand some people with vain names stealing high positions. If the crown prince is willing to use me, I will naturally serve for the crown prince!"

After all, in this world, it is not easy to do something well, but it is much easier to destroy one thing.

It has to be said that after King Wei came to Chang'an for so long, he was finally ready to make a move. Thinking of this, Hou Junji was also relieved, after all, King Wei has never been a quiet person!

As for when to communicate in depth, that is of course a matter for the future. It is impossible for the two parties to meet for the first time, that is, the sky thunder and the ground fire, and the pagoda suppresses the river demon.

Although I don't think Datang will be afraid, the price to pay is different. "

In this way, even if the country is sealed and prospered in the future, it is impossible to counterattack Datang through the Western Regions! "Li Tai said seriously,

Although it took a few more years to prepare, no one really knew how far Sassan could integrate.

Hou Junji is Chen Guogong, so it doesn't matter if he leaves, but I'm afraid I won't be able to hang out in the Prince's Mansion in the future.

After all, if he goes, does it mean that he has boarded Wei Wang's ship, but if he doesn't go, then this so-called big business will completely sever ties with his family.

Li Tai said very seriously: "Let a talented troop act as an escort to transport this batch of goods according to the marching standards.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to pass the East Turkic barrier, which is why I went to the military. "

"How can the national army give and receive privately, and even participate in the war with Dashi? Doesn't this mean that I, Datang, have joined the war!" Li Shimin said with a serious face,

"However, the school soldiers who just came out of your agricultural school were not organized at the beginning. Let them go out and report to Xihai County when they come back!"

"Aye... you are really picky!"