First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 14 Shibi Khan
This person is indeed Liu Wuzhou, Gao Chong looked, only to see that the famous King Dingyang is not tall, but his limbs are thick, and he always smiles with a round face and is harmless to humans and animals like a merchant doing business.

But this guy dared to kill officials and rebel with the identity of a mere school lieutenant, groveling to win the support of the Turkic people, forcibly separatist one side, and gained a great reputation, it is really not easy, and should not be underestimated.

Although Li Shimin was only eighteen or nineteen years old, he was not at all afraid to see Liu Wuzhou who ruled the roost, "I, Li Shimin, dare not be arrogant in front of Dingyang Khan. I am here, but only five hundred soldiers. I am not afraid of death, but you Dare to kill?" Li Shimin pointed to Shibi's house while speaking.

Gao Chong touched his nose, the words seemed familiar.

Liu Wuzhou's face quickly turned cold when he heard the words. At this moment, the gate opened, and a group of Turkic soldiers came out guarding a Turkic official.

"I'm Kang Xiaoli, Turkic Special Qin, and you are the envoys of Duke Tang of Taiyuan?" The leading Turkic official spoke fluent Chinese and asked Li Shimin and others.

"I am Li Shimin, the second son of Mr. Tang, and I am here to present a gift to Khan by my father's order." Li Shimin stepped forward and took out the gift list and said, with a very respectful etiquette.

Kang Xiaoli was quite proud of this, and he was even more satisfied when he looked at the gift list. He looked at Li Shimin and the others, "Mr. Tang is interested, so come with me, and your soldiers will be settled by Ding Yang Khan." ".

While speaking, Kang Xiaoli weighed the gift list in his hand, looked at Liu Wuzhou and said emphatically: "They are here to give gifts to Khan, and you can't be rude to them without Khan's order." Subordinates treat.

Liu Wuzhou lowered his head to respond, Gao Chong could tell that Liu Wuzhou's hands shrunk in his robe might have exposed the pinched veins, and the feeling of being a dog's leg was probably uncomfortable.

Entering the courtyard, Gao Chong found that he had underestimated the luxury here. From the outside, it looked like a courtyard with high walls and pavilions, but when he entered the inside, he found that it was even more luxurious. Although the aisles on the ground were all paved with silk, the three One step at a post, five steps at a whistle, the hurried maids continuously delivered melons, fruits, meat, food and wine to the nave, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras could be heard from a long distance away.

"You guys wait, I'll report." Kang Xiaoli was quite happy holding the gift list.

Maybe it was also the gift list that played a role. Not long after, someone came out to let them in, and they unloaded their weapons. As soon as they entered, they saw a Turkic man with white beard and hair sitting crookedly on the couch in the middle of the magnificent central hall. On the upper side, there are several beautiful beauties on the left and right. Some are holding wine, and some are roasting meat. That person is Turkic Shibi Khan. On both sides of the hall, there are several Turkic people having a feast.

Seeing Li Shimin and others coming in, Shibi Khan waved his hand, and the maids and actors retreated one after another.

Just seeing the gift, Shibi Khan asked, "Why did Li Yuan give me a gift?"

Shibi Khan just led his troops to the south and stationed in Jingle City, more than [-] miles away from Jinyang City. Shibi Khan established a good relationship.

Li Shimin bowed hurriedly and said: "Nowadays the central plains are in chaos, the emperor took refuge in Jiangdu, my father intends to hold high the flag of righteousness, wipe out the bandits, welcome the emperor back to the capital, make peace with the Turks again, and establish diplomatic relations, just like in Kaihuang years.

Now that your soldiers and horses, Khan, have arrived in Loufan County, my father asked me to discuss with you, do you want to send troops to the south together, or do you want to remarry and accept gifts after Emperor Sui returns to the capital? "

Li Shimin's remarks had already been discussed with everyone in Jinyang City, and there were no loopholes. It all depended on Shibi Khan's decision.

Sure enough, Shibi Khan frowned after hearing this, and the first Turkic man with a similar face asked with great interest: "How about sending troops to the south? How about getting married?"

"If you raise your troops to the south, my father is very grateful to the Khan for his help, but please ask the Khan to restrain his subordinates and not disturb the people. After the matter is completed, the gift will be doubled. If it is a marriage, wait for His Majesty the Emperor of Sui to return to the capital. Allot the treasure to the Khan."

After the words fell, several Turkic people in the hall were discussing a lot, Shibi Khan waved his hands and said: "You go to the side courtyard first, and I will reply tomorrow."

Li Shimin and the others retreated accordingly.

In the evening, in the side yard, Li Shimin's expression was gloomy and he remained silent. Gao Chong also lacked interest and was a little depressed, which puzzled Liu Hongji and the others.
Li Shimin looked at Gao Chong, "You Zhi, what do you think?"

"Shame", Gao Chong waved his sleeves angrily.

Li Shimin also clenched his fists when he heard the words, "I know this is a shame, but the situation is stronger than others, there is no other way, I ask you how to persuade Shibi."

Jiang Song also understood how the emotions of the two were affected, and also sighed: "Who made the emperor innocent and the world in chaos?

Now the Turks control millions of strings and their power is strong. Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Shiwei, etc. who were originally the vassal states of the Sui Dynasty surrendered to the Turks one after another.

I found out just now, and just the day before yesterday, Shibi conferred three little khans in one breath, Mayi Liu Wuzhou as Dingyang Khan, Shuofang Liangshidu as Jieshi Khan, and Yulin County's Zuo Yuwei General Guo Zi He also raised an army, sent his son to the Turks as a hostage, and was named Pingyang Khan by Shibi."

"I just got emotional." Gao Chong took a deep breath, and said to Li Shimin: "Second Young Master, don't worry, no matter how you look at it, there is no reason to start a war.

You don’t have to be upset about making friends with the Turks. Since ancient times, the Central Plains has been weak, and the grasslands have been strong. The Turks’ aggressive behavior today is nothing but the result of the violence and innocence of the Sui Dynasty. As long as we clean up the world, unify the world, and use the power of the whole country , is far from what the grassland tribes can resist, until then... ".

Gao Chong said in a low voice, "I will definitely capture the Turkic Khan and offer him a song and dance in front of the hall."

Li Shimin laughed at the end, "The old man may not even be able to crawl, how can he sing and dance."

Gao Chong said solemnly: "Perhaps he is dead, but the old one is gone and there are still young ones", several people laughed when they heard this.

In the middle hall, the maids and servants had all retreated, Shibi Khan slapped the gift list hesitantly, and several people in the hall also had their own thoughts.

"Khan, we have already supported Liu Wuzhou, why should we be so polite to Li Yuan?" After a long time, a young Turkic man in the hall couldn't bear it any longer, and shouted, "Let Liu Wuzhou be the vanguard directly, I am ten Tens of thousands of warriors are in the line, and within a month, all the treasures in Taiyuan County will be ours."

Shibi Khan glanced at him, "Idiot, we are warriors on the prairie, and it is impossible to live in the Central Plains for a long time. When we withdraw from Taiyuan County, it will be cheaper for Liu Wuzhou. What we need is a dog that can be produced at any time." woolen sheep, not a fattened wolf".

(End of this chapter)