"The bastard Turks! With such harsh conditions, they have to send a prince to them, they! Do they really think that I have no one in the Tang Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, please give me Cheng Yaojin two thousand soldiers and horses. I will go out of the city and slaughter these Turks! Let them know that this is my territory of the Tang Dynasty, not their shabby grassland! They have to be restrained when they come!"
"Don't be impulsive when you bite the gold. Hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops have arrived at the Weishui River. How can your two thousand soldiers and horses break through the siege? I'm afraid that after being sent out to fight, they won't even be able to make a sound."
"Hmph! Then you can't agree to the Turks' conditions. I, Old Cheng, have been fighting for so many years, and I have never been so angry!"
"……."
A group of civil servants and generals discussed the withdrawal conditions given by the Turkic Khan in front of the Weishui River.
Li Shimin's eyes were full of gloom, and he sat quietly in the main seat.
But this is only superficial calm.
My heart was already in turmoil.
Now this year, he has just launched the Xuanwu Gate Revolution and captured the great Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop.
Before I had time to celebrate, before my butt had time to warm up, those Turks came to the door.
Hundreds of thousands of troops!
Rushing all the way, destroying and destroying everything, we have reached the bank of the Weishui River!
If you don't handle it carefully, you will be attacked by troops in Chang'an in the future!
Chang'an has only a few defenders, how can it resist the Turkic army?
Chang'an! At stake!
It's at stake!
Because of this, Li Shimin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, running around and discussing countermeasures, and finally had a face-to-face conversation with Jieli Khan.
Jieli Khan said that it was okay to ask them to withdraw their troops.
After the Tang Dynasty, a large amount of grain, grass and materials, including cattle, sheep, services, etc., were paid as tribute every year. It was a shocking amount.
Every Tang Dynasty person would clench his gums in anger when he saw even the illiterate people, eager to fight with the Turks.
Can…….
So what can I do?
Chang'an Wubing, and even some die-hard loyalists of eldest brother Li Jiancheng, haven't had time to deal with it yet.
Internal and external troubles.
How to contend with the Turkic army of hundreds of thousands.
I can only agree.
Li Shimin sighed and looked at the civilian and military generals who were holding different opinions. Most of the military generals wanted to go out for war, while the civilian officials preferred to negotiate for peace.
Especially Changsun Wuji, who would reason with anyone who wanted to fight, until he had nothing to say.
[Thank you for your hard work, auxiliary machine. 】
Li Shimin couldn't help but be filled with gratitude.
Sure enough, it has to be his childhood friend.
"Stop arguing."
Li Shimin stretched out his hand.
In an instant, the originally noisy lobby fell silent.
All civil and military officials looked at him.
There is anger, heat, calmness, shame….
To name a few.
Li Shimin's eyes were full of determination, and he already had an idea in his heart.
"This matter is the Weishui Treaty."
"I have decided to agree to Jieli Khan and will send an envoy to discuss the details with him later."
As soon as these words came out.
Some are happy and some are sad.
"What, Your Majesty! No, no! This treaty of kneeling on the ground, what do future generations think of us? We will become sinners throughout the ages!"
"No, what kind of eternal sinner? Your Majesty is wise! The current situation in our country is not in the Tang Dynasty. We can only recuperate and recuperate in the future before we can avenge today!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your life. I would rather die standing than live on my knees!"
"……."
Seeing that it was getting lively and noisy again, Li Shimin waved his hands quickly.
"I have decided on this matter."
"My dear friends, don't continue to argue. Now, it is better to discuss which prince is suitable to send to the Turks."
Li Shimin rubbed his head with a headache when he thought about this candidate for the prince.
The Turks, while demanding a lot of supplies and food, also wanted to take away a Tang prince.
It is said that the prince is allowed to live in Turks, experience the beauty of Turks, and promote the friendship between the two countries.
Well said!
Li Shimin knew that this was actually used to bring a prince back to show off his power.
look!
This is Li Shimin’s son, hahaha, I beat Li Shimin so hard that I couldn’t even save his son!
Such a face.
Li Shimin could figure it out.
Therefore, this prince actually went to the Turks to suffer.
In the future, even if he killed the Turks and avenged today's attack on the Weishui River, Li Shimin would not bring this prince back to the Tang Dynasty.
Because every time he saw this prince, he would think of this humiliating history. The existence of that prince would also bring shame to the pride of the Li Tang royal family.
What a shame for such a great royal family and such a great Tang Dynasty that a prince grew up in Turks!
so.
This is an abandoned piece! !
Throw the Turks away and you will never be seen again! !
Li Shimin didn't have an idea yet which one to look for.
First of all, if your own queen is the heir of Queen Changsun, that is definitely not possible.
Jieli Khan knew the Tang Dynasty and the Li Tang royal family very well. If he sent a concubine, he was afraid that he would offend Jieli Khan. He thought that the Tang Dynasty looked down on him and sent an insignificant person.
Thus, the treaty was broken.
This is a result Li Shimin cannot bear!
He fought on the battlefield for several years and knew that tearing up the Weishui Treaty now would mean the destruction of Chang'an City and the demise of the Tang Dynasty step by step.
so!
We need to send a prince with a pivotal position so that Jieli Khan can't find any faults!
And this is difficult.
Except for the heirs of Queen Changsun, Prince Li Chengqian and Li Tai, he could no longer find any of his more famous sons.
What should I do?
Is it possible….
Do you really want to send Li Tai off?
"His Majesty."
At this time, Changsun Wuji, the first person on the far left, came up with an idea: "I think there is a suitable candidate for the prince."
Li Shimin's eyes flickered: "Oh? The auxiliary machine, please tell me quickly!"
There was a hint of excitement in his voice.
Such a topic made those generals who opposed the Weishui Treaty feel ashamed, and some generals simply left here.
And now.
Li Shimin saw it and didn't bother to care.
He just wanted to know.
Which prince is more suitable to send to Turks!
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji with burning eyes.
Not only him, but most civil servants, including some military generals who agreed, looked at Changsun Wuji expectantly.
Facing everyone's gaze, Changsun Wuji smiled slowly: "That is, His Royal Highness the Second Prince, King Chu, Li Kuan!!!"
King of Chu, Li Kuan!
In an instant, all the officials were shocked.
They never thought of such a candidate.
Li Kuan, the king of Chu, was very mediocre in the past few years and even wanted to die of illness.
Available on a certain day.
He recovered from that illness, and not only that, he seemed to be a new person from then on. He was very smart and helped Li Shimin a lot. Even in this year's Xuanwu Gate Incident, Chu King Li Kuan made a contribution and shot Qi King Li Yuanji.
He is much more powerful than the other princes, and all the ministers can see that he is far more capable than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Chengqian.
