Not to mention what happened to the envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty to Goguryeo for accountability (blackmail). Just when everyone was paying attention to the Goguryeo incident in Honglu Temple, the Western Turkic Khan, who had not seen the dragon, disappeared after three months. , finally showed up in Chang'an again.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty knew that the time had come, so he summoned envoys from all countries during the court meeting the next day. In name, he was concerned about their living conditions in Datang, but in fact, he arranged a good show in Tai Chi Hall.
Now all the people in Goguryeo are in prison, the Baekje people are trembling and dare not speak, and the Western Turks only have deputy envoys in the palace, who do not have enough say, so the only people who dare to stand up and negotiate in the Taiji Palace are the Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan and the Prince of Gaochang Ju Zhisheng is proud.
Since Xiao Rui showed up in Chang'an, Lu Dongzan has kept a lower profile, and he has even thought about withdrawing from Tibet. But he was unwilling to do so. He wanted to take a closer look at the outcome of the marriage incident and the final outcome of Goguryeo. He didn't believe that a person like Yeon Gaesumun could be killed in prison in such a daze. He believed that Goguryeo would not go to war with the Tang Dynasty, and Yeon Gaesumun would definitely be able to get out of trouble.
Excluding Lu Dongzan, a treacherous person, among so many envoys, Prince Gaochang was the only one who looked as usual in the Taiji Hall. No, it should be said that he was as proud and high-spirited as if he were on his own home court.
Faced with the concern of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, Ju Zhisheng stood up gratefully and responded to the scene, completely forgetting that he was cuckolded by the Princess of Tang Dynasty. He also did not doubt that what would happen if the princess could not be caught? Because he believed that the Tang Dynasty betrothed the princess to him in front of envoys from various countries, so it was impossible to let the princess elope. In the end, there must be a Princess from the Tang Dynasty who would go back with him. Maybe the elopement princess would not be able to Let's replace it with another princess.
"So that His Majesty the Emperor knows that the young king has sent a letter to his father earlier to supervise the betrothal gift. If there are no accidents, the betrothal gift may arrive in the next few days. Gaochang is located in a remote place, the country is poor and the people are weak, so the betrothal gift is shabby. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"But the little king's affection for the princess is clear. If he marries the princess, he will definitely love and care for her and will never betray His Majesty's love."
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Just as he was expressing his sincerity eloquently, a burst of wild laughter came from outside the Taiji Palace: "Hahahaha, I'm afraid there's no need to go to such trouble. There's no way the princess will marry you."
Um? who?
Ju Zhisheng looked back at the door angrily, and all the civil and military officials looked around in confusion, only to see a rugged middle-aged man striding in with a square box in his hand.
"The Western Turkic Khan Mohe Duo has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
"Oh...it's the Great Khan Mohe Duo. No need to be polite. A few months ago, the Great Khan said that he had something to do at home and went back to the grassland to take care of the family affairs. See you again today. It seems that the matter has been dealt with?" Li Er said with a smile.
Many people in the court were confused. When did Mo Heduo of the Western Turks personally lead the envoy back to the grassland? Then why not just take all the envoys back? Why did Mo Heduo leave them behind and return to Chang'an in the end?
All the envoys were also wondering, when did the Western Turkic Khan leave? Why is it so silent? We always thought that this Khan was not easy to mess with, so we just received blessings in the hotel...
No wonder I invited the Western Turks to gather for discussion, and all the people who came were deputy envoys. I thought that the Khan looked down on us as a group of ministers. The feeling was that they were not in Chang'an at all and had returned to the grasslands.
Lu Dongzan raised his brows and his heart pounded. What the hell is Mo He Duo doing? Back and forth, three months... I must have been working hard without any delay. What was going on?
Ju Zhisheng, the prince of Gaochang, pointed angrily at Mo Hedu and shouted: "You are going too far! I, Gaochang, have the honor to marry the Princess of Tang Dynasty. What does it have to do with you, the Western Turks? Don't go too far!"
Mo Heduo glanced at him and sneered disdainfully: "Bullying you? Haha, how about just bullying you?"
"Saying that you can't marry the princess is not because of cursing you, but to tell you a fact. See what this is, Gaochang? Bah! From today on, Gaochang Kingdom is history."
After speaking, he threw away the square wooden box in his hand.
ah?
history? What history? What on earth did Mohedu do?
When everyone saw the human head rolling out of the wooden box, countless screams rang out, and all the civil and military personnel retreated to make way for a circle.
Ju Zhisheng was still elated a second ago, feeling that he had the support of the Tang Dynasty. This was the Tai Chi Palace and there was no need to be afraid of the Western Turks.
But the next second, when he saw the head, Ju Zhisheng was dumbfounded, "Is that? Is it...father?"
He rushed forward and picked up the head to check. Ju Zhisheng's eyes turned blood red instantly, "Ah! Mo He Duo, you are seeking death. If you dare to hurt my father, I will kill you!"
He came up to fight like a madman, but was held tightly by the guards who rushed in from outside the hall.
Someone shouted: "Quickly, take him out and send him to the hospital. I'm afraid this prince has lost his mind and gone crazy."
After seeing off the prince of Gaochang, Mo Heduo strode into the middle of the Taiji Hall, saluted the emperor and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I have heard for a long time that the Gaochang Guoxiao Xiaoxiao often harassed the Tang caravans on the Silk Road to the Western Regions. It stirred up the silk industry in the Western Regions."
"The Western Turks are the closest friends of the Tang Dynasty, so I went back this time and led a hundred thousand men to capture the entire territory of Gaochang in twenty days and help the Tang Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions get rid of this harm. From now on, There is no Gaochang in the world, this is the head of Ju Wentai, the leader of Gaochang, and it is a small gift from this Khan to His Majesty."
Li Er was smiling, as if he had expected it.
But other people in the court didn't know it. A civil servant rushed out and shouted: "How brave! You Western Turks destroyed neighboring Gaochang for no reason, used the name of the Tang Dynasty to raise unruly teachers, and even gave the emperor his head. Could it be that you are doing this?" Demonstrate to me, the Tang Dynasty? Who gave you the courage!"
"Yes, the barbarians deceived me and destroyed the Tang Dynasty. After destroying Gaochang, they want to come to the Tang Dynasty to show off their power?"
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Li Er waved his hand and pressed down the ministers: "My dear friends, please be patient. I believe that Mohedu Khan is a friend rather than an enemy. However, Mohedu Khan, I, the Tang Dynasty, have just agreed to marry the princess to the prince of Gaochang. Gao Chang and I almost became in-laws. If you destroyed Gao Chang in this stall, wouldn’t you be too disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty?"
The words seemed to be questioning, and there was a sense of self-importance without anger. Everyone looked at Mo Hedu, waiting to see how he would explain. If the explanation was wrong, Datang might not comply.
Mo Heduo had already thought up his words under Xiao Rui's guidance, "So that His Majesty the Emperor will know, who is the Princess of the Tang Dynasty? Is it something that any robber can get her hands on? I thought that a small and unruly country like Gaochang deserves to be Not as good as the noble princess of the Tang Dynasty!"
Lu Dongzan snorted coldly: "Gaochang is not worthy, does that mean that the princess should be given to you? Western Turks Mohedu Khan? You are really overbearing. Whoever dares to snatch the princess from you will directly destroy the country with you?"
Mo Heduo looked very ugly and said in the same cold voice: "Prime Minister of Tubo? Haha, you are right, Ben Khan really thinks so. Anyone who dares to compete with me for the princess is provoking and seeking death!"
"It's a pity that Tibet doesn't border my Western Turks. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind having the head of Songtsen Gampo here."
You... Lu Dongzan was about to speak again, but Li Er waved his hand to stop him, "You two, this is the Tai Chi Hall. If you have any personal grudges, you can go back and deal with it. Let's get down to business."
Mo He Duo was very sensible and reached into his arms to take out a gift list. "Mo He Duo is a rough man. He acted violently on impulse. Only later did he remember that he had indeed disgraced the emperor. This was the spoils of war from the destruction of Gaochang. They have all been transported to Chang'an to make amends to His Majesty the Emperor."
What? ? ?
What's going on? The Western Turks destroyed Gaochang, and the spoils of war returned to the Tang Dynasty? Did we hear it right?
Could it be that... the Tang Dynasty hired the Western Turks to deliberately destroy Gaochang, just to disturb the Huang family?
