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Shaluo Khan from the Western Turks has been in a bad mood for the past few days, because the time is about to enter winter. Yesterday, he visited Ma and reported that the first snow had fallen on the grassland.If the war cannot be ended before the second snow falls, then he can only admit defeat and lead his troops back to the prairie. Nomads in winter cannot fight.

While he was annoyed at why he hadn't seen the envoys from the Tang Dynasty who had come to discuss peace, he also regretted sending troops in the autumn. He had always chosen to send troops in the spring before.

In the final analysis, it is impossible for the national power of the Western Turks to destroy the Tang Dynasty, and even a war of more than three months cannot be fought.The two sides are at war, and economic exchanges have been cut off. The Turks are always the losers. This war has lasted for two months, and the tea leaves in West Turks are almost exhausted. Officials at the level of military attache) are no longer available.In the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty, the leaves of this plant are just a drink, but for the nomads on the grassland, they are a necessity for survival and a fountain of life.

The reason why Shaluo Khan knew that he was incapable of destroying the Tang Dynasty, but still launched a war was largely due to the fact that the Tang Dynasty exported too little tea to the Western Turks.Since normal trade is not enough, he can only plunder through war, and the army of the Tang Dynasty has always been vulnerable, and it is easy to achieve the strategic goal of promoting peace by fighting.In this way, the actual interests on the negotiating table can be won through the victory of local wars.

The door of the golden tent was opened, and a messenger ran in, knelt down on one knee, and hurriedly said, "Meet Khan! The envoy of the Tang Dynasty is here!"

Shaluo Khan breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to himself, "You're finally here, I miss you so much." He put the wine glass in his hand on the case in front of him, waved his hand and said, "Go and get Da Officials above the rank of cadres are all called to the golden tent, and then the envoys of the Tang Dynasty are allowed to come in."

In the sound of the Turkic soldiers singing, Huang Jingtai walked into the golden tent with square steps, made a standard salute to Shaluo Khan sitting in the middle, and said: "Emperor Qianwei of the Tang Dynasty greets the Turkic King Khan is all right!"

"Emperor Ganwei?" Shaluo Khan was a little surprised, "You changed the emperor again? Ben Khan remembers that the original one didn't have this name. Speaking of which, this is already the third emperor since the reign of Ben Khan Yes, your emperor always likes others to call him Long Live, but in the end, they are all short-lived ghosts, hahaha."

Following Sharo Khan's laughter, all the Turkic generals present also laughed wantonly.

Huang Jingtai couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. What Shaluo Khan said was right. The emperors of the Tang Dynasty were the same as most of the emperors in history that we know. They were born in the deep palace and grew up with women. Zhishou, who has always been inactive and ignorant of the five grains, began to indulge in wine and sex at a young age. It is strange that he can live for a long time.

But now I represent the face of the Great Tang Dynasty, and I can't lose my national dignity by keeping silent because the other party's question is more tricky. Master Ming, there is no matter how big or small, and you have to think hard and work hard, so that you lose a lot of energy and become sick from overwork, so most of them die early. However, I am grateful to my people. Although the past emperors have passed away, their voices and smiles will remain with the people forever. In my heart, it is not inappropriate to call it long live."

Shaluo Khan laughed and said: "You Tang Dynasty people are just good at playing tricks, and you can make it right. No wonder your emperor sent you here. Even Ben Khan admires you a little bit. Say, you The emperor sent you here, do you have anything to say to me?"

Huang Jingtai said: "Yes. Today, when Emperor Qianwei came to the throne at the beginning of my reign, it happened that the Great Khan was hunting here. As a courtesy to the emperor, I sent this envoy to reiterate the policy of peace to the Great Khan! A generous gift! To show sincerity."

Shaluo Khan sneered and said, "Great gifts? The gifts from your Great Tang Dynasty have always been ostentatious objects, and we don't care about them."

Huang Jingtai's face was slightly hot, and his national power was not strong. This envoy was not taken seriously by others, but he still smiled politely: "Maybe the Great Khan will be interested in the gift brought by this envoy this time." He didn't believe what he said, but at this moment Huang Jingtai could only choose to believe in Jiang Zhe's "foresight".

Sharo Khan stroked his beard and said: "Your so-called rich gifts are nothing more than gaudy silk clothes and pottery pots. Although they look beautiful, our knights can't ride them if you wear your clothes. Ma, with your porcelain, our soldiers will lose their daring style, no good, no good!"

Huang Jingtai turned sideways and said, "This time the gift was personally selected by His Majesty the Emperor. It does not include the silk and pottery that the Great Khan mentioned."

"Oh? No silk and pottery? Don't you always send these things before?" Shaluo Khan was really surprised now, paused for a moment, and then smiled again: "Could it be that you brought good wine this time?" No? To be honest, although you Tang people are not good at fighting, the wine you make is actually better than ours. It tastes good and can be called good wine. If you bring wine this time, I can think about you Proposal for peace."

"It's a pity that the Great Khan was disappointed. What our emperor prepared for the Great Khan was not good wine!" Huang Jingtai smacked his lips and said.

After guessing wrong one after another, Shaluo Khan became interested in Jiang Zhe. He couldn't help sitting up straight and said, "This is not true, and that is not true. What did your new emperor ask you to bring here? No." What kind of beauty do you want to give me? I told you in advance that Ben Khan is only interested in your princesses from the Tang Dynasty."

"This envoy was ordered by the emperor to carry five thousand catties of tea this time." Huang Jingtai had no choice but to tell the gift that he thought could not be put on the table.

"What are you talking about?" Sharo Khan stood up excitedly.

Huang Jingtai was taken aback. He thought it was Shaluo Khan who disliked the courtesy and was angry, but as an envoy, although he was afraid, he still couldn't be arrogant in front of him. He took a step back and said with a straight neck: "Tea tea , five thousand catties of tea!"

"Your new emperor is quite interesting. You know what this Khan wants most." Sharo Khan grinned and nodded, saying with great interest.After calming down a bit, he asked again: "Your new emperor must have something else to say to me!"

Only then did Huang Jingtai realize that Shaluo Khan was not angry but happy, and the confidence in his heart increased a bit, and he said calmly: "Yes. I asked the emperor to tell this envoy to the Great Khan, you Turks People are tigers, but our Tang Dynasty is also a lion, although the lion is asleep now, but if the tiger behaves too much, it will wake up the lion if it is not neat."

Shaluo Khan looked cold, and said angrily: "Are you threatening Ben Khan?" Following his words, the surrounding Turkic generals groaned angrily, and some even stretched out their hands to the knives around their waists. handle.

Huang Jingtai suppressed the fear in his heart, and according to Jiang Zhe's prior instructions, he pretended to be calm and said, "Don't misunderstand the Great Khan. This is not a threat, but a well-intentioned advice. I told the emperor that lions and tigers are For the king and the overlord, if the two compete, they will only lose both sides, and it will benefit other people instead. If everyone lives in peace, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation."

Shaluo Khan sneered twice and said: "Your new emperor has a good plan, but what capital does he have to cooperate with us? As long as Ben Khan gives an order, our Turkic cavalry will drive straight in , beat you Datang people to pay us tribute obediently. At that time, whatever we want to take, you can give it or not.”

As the conversation deepened, Huang Jingtai became more and more calm in his heart, because he found that Shaluo Khan's reaction was almost exactly the same as what Jiang Zhe and himself said in the capital, so he was not deceived by Shaluo Khan. Frightened by the seemingly ferocious appearance.

After waiting for Shaluo Khan to vent, Huang Jingtai said neither humble nor overbearing: "The Great Khan must also know that what you said is just self-deception. If you Turkic people really have the ability to destroy my Tang Dynasty, how can you wait until today?" To put it bluntly, in terms of the number of people, you Turkic people don’t even have the population of our Dao, and if we people from the Tang Dynasty stand still and let you kill them, I’m afraid they won’t be able to kill them?”

The cold light in Shaluo Khan's eyes became brighter and brighter with Huang Jingtai's words. After dealing with the Tang Dynasty for so many years, when did the envoys of the Tang Dynasty dare to talk to him like this?Although he knew in his heart that what Huang Jingtai said was the truth, but in the position of Great Khan, he could not allow him to be ridiculed by the envoys of the Great Tang Dynasty. His hands had slowly stretched from his chest to his waist In the room, there hangs a fine steel scimitar that has drunk the blood of countless people.

Just when Shaluo Khan was about to explode and Huang Jingtai shut up before he noticed it, a handsome young Turkic general sitting on the right suddenly stood up, walked to Shaluo Khan, and quietly held him back. The hand that was already on the handle of the knife shouted at Huang Jingtai again: "Stop your speech, this is not the court of your Great Tang Dynasty, but the golden tent of my Turkic Khan, tell me what your emperor intends to do!" How to make peace!"

"Yes, it's useless to talk about it. Tell me quickly whether your emperor intends to cede land or pay compensation." The Turkic generals echoed.

Huang Jingtai didn't realize the danger at all, he was already in high spirits now, he didn't rush to answer after hearing what the Turkic generals said, but tidied up his clothes slowly, and said expressionlessly: "I'm going to The emperor neither intends to cede land, nor intends to pay compensation."

The young general's eyes turned cold, and he said first: "Don't think that you are the envoy of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so we dare not kill you. If you don't cede land or pay compensation, then why did your emperor send you here?"

"The envoy has already said just now, to discuss peace." Huang Jingtai has completely restored the censor's style.

"What are you negotiating for?" The young general gritted his teeth and spoke again.

Huang Jingtai said unhurriedly: "Open the Tongguan City and do business."

Huang Jingtai's eight short words suddenly quieted down the Turkic Khan's tent, which was already raging.

"Open a customs clearance market, open business exchanges." Shaluo Khan couldn't help but recited it.

"Open customs clearance, open business exchanges." The young general also repeated it...

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