A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1045 The Queen’s Two Requests

Tai Chi Palace.

In the Li Zheng Palace, Wu Huaiyu gave the Queen a complete pulse number.

Prince Chengqian couldn't wait to come over, looking at him expectantly and even praying.

"I will adjust the position below."

Queen Changsun was completely unfazed.

Later, the emperor arrived. At the end of the year, the emperor became even more busy. He not only had to meet with local officials in batches who were going to Beijing for court gatherings, but also with envoys from foreign countries and barbarians.
The emperor spent several days discussing the restoration of DTZ with his ministers.

The queen's condition was very serious and she could only rest in bed. However, seeing the emperor coming, Empress Changsun still smiled and said she wanted to get up and take a walk.

She refused to open the curtain and asked the emperor to go out and wait first. She said that she had not dressed up and was too embarrassed to see the emperor, so she wanted to dress up and see him again.

His Majesty's gallery.

For this reason, neither the emperor nor the prince would allow Li Tai to leave the capital next year and go to Liuqiu Island to become a vassal.

When Queen Changsun said this, she looked at Huaiyu, looked at him, and then looked back.

"Okay, let's ask the pheasant slave to come too. I haven't seen him for a few days. Xiaojiu has been here a few times."

Li Shimin has long been friends with Cheng Qian. For veteran heroes such as Wu Huaiyu, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Li Ji, and Li Xiaogong, he can increase his rank and honor him, but he must not be given important real power, especially the central government. Prime Minister power.

Wu Huaiyu was stunned for a moment.

He was too weak, so he wore a mink fur cloak, a leopard skin hat, and mink fur gloves.

Li Shimin stepped forward to support his wife, "Are you cold?"

Especially the current King of Wei, Li Tai, is not in good health and is too fat. Being a mother always feels distressed. She is about to leave forever, and she is even more reluctant to part with him.

Li Shimin has been suppressing Changsun Wuji over the years, and even took the opportunity to dismiss Gao Shilian as prime minister and demoted him to Shu for several years.

Rather than saying that Empress Changsun kept persuading the emperor not to be too patronizing to Wuji and the Changsun family, it is better to say that the empress understood the emperor's thoughts.

"What are you talking about?" the queen said with a smile. She looked at the snow in the courtyard in front of the palace and the wintersweet blooming in the snow. "I haven't been out for several days. The snow scene is so beautiful, and the plum blossoms are blooming so beautifully. ”

The queen still felt sorry for King Wei. Perhaps it was because when Li Tai was very young, she was forced to adopt Li Tai under the name of King Wei Li Xuanba, and asked Li Tai to be called uncle and aunt of Li Shimin and his wife. She has always felt guilty and made him leave his biological father very early. There is a lot of fatherly and maternal love missing around my parents.

"Guanyin, if you say so, I will definitely do it."

The emperor looked at the falling snow in the sky,
He looked haggard and solemn.

Stay in Beijing for another three years.
In fact, the king of Wei was allowed to stay in Beijing to observe his mother's mourning for three years.

"Father, I also want to serve my mother more often. The teacher has just adjusted the medicine for my mother. I want to prepare the medicine for my mother in person..."

After waiting for about half an hour, Queen Sun Chang came out.

"I'm wearing a lot of clothes, so it's not cold."

"Actually, there are two things. One is to let Wuji go somewhere. Don't let him stay in Chang'an anymore, let alone let him be the prime minister again. If Wuji becomes the prime minister again, it will be a disaster for my eldest grandson's family."

Wu Huaiyu felt that this look was a bit complicated. Could it be that this was a signal to the emperor to ask Changsun Wuji to make the same arrangements as him?
"Your Majesty, please agree."

There was no color on the queen's face, and she specially put on some rouge.

It was Li Shimin's long-standing idea to let Wu Huaiyu stay where he was. Even if he stayed in Lingnan for ten or twenty years, if he wanted to move his position, it would at most be from Lingnan to Jiangnan or Jiannan, and he would not talk about returning to the court to pay homage to the prime minister.

Empress Changsun saw that her husband had been refusing to agree.
I could only sigh in my heart,
"My second request is that your majesty will allow Qingque to postpone his vassalage next year. He will only be eighteen next year, so let him stay in Beijing for another three years."

Li Shimin pretended to smile, "I was telling Cheng Qian just now to let him share more of the government affairs during this period, and I also asked Qingque to come to the palace to accompany you,"

He has indeed been following Changsun Wuji. On the surface, it is because of Queen Changsun's constant advice. In fact, many ministers have been writing to say that Changsun's family is too favored. Queen Changsun inherited Prince Qian, and then his uncle Changsun Wuji was the prime minister. , the queen and the uncle's uncle are prime ministers,

The emperor was not someone who could easily interfere with his thoughts, even if that person was Empress Changsun, especially when it came to important ministers like Wu Huaiyu.

Everyone knew that the queen's time was running out, and every day she spent with her would be one day lost. The queen could not bear to part with her own children.

"The saint should also pay more attention to the health of the dragon's body. Her Royal Highness the Queen will not feel relaxed when she sees the saint working so hard." Wu Huaiyu reminded.

Li Shimin nodded, "You're right,"

Empress Changsun is seriously ill. He should treat the Changsun family more favorably at this time. How can he let Changsun Wuji go? Moreover, Changsun Wuji has been refusing to leave Beijing these years. Even if he was given the title of governor of Zhaozhou, Hebei, he still wrote a letter. He said that the emperor wanted to drive the heroes away from the capital.

"Well, I also called Changle back to the palace to accompany you."

Empress Changsun rarely interfered in government affairs. Why did she ask Changsun Wuji to go to Lingnan to replace him today? Is this the Changsun family trying to grab territory, or something?
Li Shimin glanced at Wu Huaiyu, but still didn't agree.

"Lingnan, Annan, Qianzhong, Fujian, and Nanzhong, your majesty can choose one of the places to let Wuji leave the town. It is best to let Wuji stay in the town from now on."

"Chengqian." The emperor said to the prince Chengqian, "I will leave the country's military and political affairs to you. I will spend more time with your mother."

"Your Majesty, I have a request,"

Empress Changsun smiled slightly and said, "Well, call everyone back and stay with me more."

Li Shimin hesitated,

"Your Majesty, I have always felt that Duke Wu is the best teacher of the Crown Prince, and he is also the minister who plans and contributes to His Majesty. Let Duke Wu stay in Chang'an. If he can still take care of the Crown Prince, let Wuji go to Lingnan to succeed Duke Wu... ·”

Li Shimin could not agree to the queen's request.

This relative's power is indeed too strong. Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian were also the major contributors to Li Shimin's victory in winning the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.

"Just come and visit me sooner or later," Li Shimin waved. "Let the King of Wei handle matters such as decoction and treatment of diseases."

Li Shimin readily agreed to this second request.

The queen reached out and took Prince Chengqian's hand, "Qingque and Pheasant Nu are our biological brothers with the same father and mother. As the elder brother, you must take care of them in the future."

Cheng Qian couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, "Let Qingque and Pheasant slave come together to accompany the queen mother,"

They all say that the Tian family is ruthless,

But the emperor, queen, and prince are also human beings and have feelings. The snow scene is beautiful,

The wintersweet in the corner is also in full bloom.
But Empress Changsun could not admire it for long. She was too weak and felt very unwell after a while, so she returned to her bedroom.

The emperor helped the queen lie down after changing her clothes and warmed her hands.

King Li Tai of Wei and King Li Zhi of Jin also came after receiving the emperor's order. Li Shimin asked the prince to accompany his two younger brothers to chat with their mother here.

Then at the queen's urging, she took Wu Huaiyu and left.

The monarch and his ministers went directly to Wude Hall.

There is an important court meeting today.

What is still being discussed is the restoration of DTZ.

In the palace, the relevant ministers had arrived long ago, but the emperor did not arrive on time.

After waiting for a long time,

The emperor's arrival, accompanied by Wu Huaiyu, surprised everyone.

"Your Majesty,"

"Is Simo here?" the emperor asked.

In the corner of the hall, a tall figure immediately stood up and came out, "Your Majesty, I am here."

Wu Huaiyu's eyes fell on him. This guy really didn't look like a Turk at all. He was standing among a group of Turkic nobles just now, but he was as conspicuous as a husky among a group of local dogs.

He has deep eyes, a high nose, a thick beard, curly brown hair, and a pair of green eyes. No wonder the Turks call him a bastard.

He indeed looks like a white Sogdian from the Western Regions.

"I have been discussing with the civil and military officials of the imperial court for a long time, and have decided to allow you to return to the Turkic state. I canonize you as Yi Mi Ni She Qi Li Bi Khan and reward you with drums.

The Turks and Hu people who settled in various states were allowed to cross the Yellow River and cross the Yinshan Mountains and return to their old tribes, where they would always serve as vassal screens and protect the frontiers. "

"I grant you the title of Duke Xue Guo Ashina Zhong as the virtuous king of the left, Duke Zhi Xili of An Guo as the virtuous king of the right, and assist you as the Prime Minister of the Turks. There are six governor's offices under it, with He Luo'u as the governor of Bei'an Prefecture, etc... ···”

Li Simo stood there and heard the emperor's canonization.
What showed on his face was not joy and excitement, but fear and uneasiness, and even the burly body under the purple robe was actually trembling.

The shaking gets worse,
Then he knelt down on the temple with a plop and began to kowtow.
Li Simo actually didn't want to be the Great Khan, let alone go to Qinan to establish the Khan Court. Although he had previously served as the governor established by the imperial court in the Turkic lands, it was different to be the Great Khan now.

He would rather be the Great General Youwuhou of the Tang Dynasty, the Prince of Huaihua County, and the Governor-General than the great Turkic Khan.

Ashina Chung and Zhi Wansi Li, who were canonized as Right and Left Wise Kings, also stood up, but neither of them was willing.

But the emperor paid no attention to the two of them.

"Where are the envoys from Xue Yantuo paying tribute? Please announce that they are going to the palace."

Only then did the emperor say to Li Simo, "I know that you are jealous of Xue Yantuo and are unwilling to leave the fortress for fear of their attack. I will summon Xue Yantuo's envoy today to explain the warning face to face."

Xue Yantuo's envoy was brought to the palace,
He received a notice early this morning and was summoned by the emperor. He came to the palace early to wait, but he didn't know what was going on.

As soon as I enter the palace,

Finding that the palace was filled with gold and purple, not even a silver robe, let alone a green robe, the envoy immediately felt that things were not simple.

After Li Shimin waited for the envoy to salute,
He slowly opened his mouth and said, "We in China uphold etiquette and will not destroy other people's countries for no reason. The Turks were conquered before only to harm the people for profit, not to covet their land.

After Jieli's defeat, many of his tribesmen came to be naturalized. I did not care about their previous mistakes, but rewarded their subsequent good deeds. I treated the Turkic nobles and officials as my officials, and treated their tribesmen as my common people.

I have always wanted to establish a new khan for them, so I settled the tribes in Henan and let them graze.

Nowadays, the Turkic population is booming and the number of registered permanent residents is increasing. I am very happy in my heart.

Since he promised to make him Khan again, he will never break his promise.

Next autumn, I will send the Turks north to cross the Yellow River and cross the Yin Mountains to restore their homeland.

Your Xueyantuo Khanate was also canonized by me.

You are granted the title in front and they are granted title in the rear. The latter is the smaller one and the former is the greater one. You are in the north of Qi Qi and they are in the south of Qi Qi. From now on, both sides will each guard their territory and pacify their own tribes. They are not allowed to cross the border and invade. If there is any Who dares to cross the border to plunder?

As the suzerain state of the Tang Dynasty, we will send troops to hold everyone responsible for their crimes. "

Envoy Xue Yantuo was stunned. He didn't expect that Tian Khan summoned him because of this matter.

The restoration of the Turks was a thunderbolt.

All the Turks crossed the Yellow River, crossed the Yin Mountains, and restored their homeland north of the Yin Mountains and south of the desert?
He suspected that it might be more than that. Tian Khan might want to send troops against Xue Yantuo, and mobilize the Turkic tribes to go north under the pretext of restoring the Turks to their country. It is even possible that the elites of the Tang army were hiding among the Turks.

The messenger was cold all over,
He didn't say a word for a long time.
After a long time, he shivered and asked, "Who will the great Khan of Heaven appoint as the Turkic Khan?"

"I have consecrated General Youwuhou, Governor of Bei'an Prefecture, and Prince of Huaihua County, Li Simo, as the Khan of Yimi Nishiqili, and given him a drum and silk to establish a tooth tent in the south of Qi."

Envoy Xue Yantuo was shocked when he looked at Li Simo, who looked like a fool.

At this time the emperor looked at Li Simo,

"I have informed envoy Xue Yantuo, so you have nothing to worry about."

What else can Li Simo do at this time?
He could only honestly accept the arrangement of Tian Khan,

"Your Majesty, after the slave was destroyed, he should have turned into dust. Your Majesty preserved his bones and preserved us. Now you have made the slave a khan. I hope that the descendants of the slave will serve you forever."

Envoy Xue Yantuo's expression turned extremely ugly.

He gritted his teeth and summoned the courage to say, "The Khan of Heaven ordered us not to invade each other, and we will definitely abide by the agreement. It's just that the Turks repeatedly refused to believe it. Before they were destroyed, they killed Chinese people like hemp. Your Majesty wiped out his country, so they should be collected. You work as slaves to pay the Tang people, and you raise them like sons, but there are still frequent rebellions by the Turks. This shows that they cannot be trusted at all. Your Majesty, please think again."

Simo glared at the envoy Xue Yantuo,
He knelt on the ground and said to the emperor, "I have been favored to be appointed as the chief of the tribe. I sincerely hope that I can serve as a dog for the country and guard the north gate of the emperor for the rest of my life.

If Xue Yantuo dares to invade the Tang Dynasty, he will have to step over my Turkic corpse first! "

(End of this chapter)