Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

What appeared in front of Li Shimin was a stout Turkic man. He was not tall, but his appearance was quite arrogant. His words made everyone except Li Shimin frown and even press the handle of the knife.

"The Great Khan has sent millions of troops to Chang'an. If the Tang Dynasty refuses to surrender, I am afraid that the country will not be protected."

Li Shimin recognized this man. The chief of the Turkic Zhihubu tribe, Zhihusi, had a high status among the Turks. There were too many tribes controlled by the Turks. The Ashina clan was at the top of the pyramid, but his status as the chief of the Zhihubu tribe was not as high as that of the leader. The status of ordinary Ashina children is lower.

Cheng Yaojin sneered, "Your Highness, you should take this officer's head."

Li Shimin did not comment, turned his head and glanced at all the staff. Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "One million soldiers...it is too much to just lie and lie."

Yu Zhining nodded and said: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the largest number of Turkic troops sent was in the fourth year of Wude. More than 100,000 cavalry entered Hedong, tens of thousands of cavalry entered Hebei, and thousands of troops invaded Longzhou from Longyou Road. There are only about 200,000 troops in total."

"Brother Zhong Mi has learned so much to remember this?" Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "I am just a scholar. Ling Gong is the best at watching the smoke and dust to cut off the troops."

"There will be no more than 40,000 cavalry." Ling Jing said simply and neatly: "A few years ago, three Turkic Khans were defeated. Two of them were captured alive. They were disgraced and lost their former prestige on the grassland."

"This time the Turks were divided into two groups again because of the Dubu Khan and the Tuli Khan. This time the Turks defeated the Longyou Road and relied on the Tiele tribes. The Dubu Khan was nothing more than a chicken and a dog."

Obviously, you are not stupid if you lose your ability to think, and Li Shimin and many of his staff are not stupid.

The Turks are nothing more than a threat, threatening to destroy the Tang Dynasty, and then try to get some benefits... The most ideal thing is to retreat with the head of Li Huairen, the heir to the Tang Dynasty and Wei Dynasty. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty will have to send a large number of property, food, and population.

Li Shimin and other people know this very well. Anyway, it is already dusk and they are just talking nonsense with this Turkic envoy... If you threaten me, I can also threaten you.

Of course, the generals on both sides are preparing intensively for the battle. The first battle today will demoralize the enemy, and the battle will officially begin tomorrow. The troops of both sides are on the south side of Jingyang County and Gaoling County, and on the Wei River, Feng River, Lao River, and Ba River. The confrontation stretched for miles.

It wasn't until the sky turned dark that Zhi lost his ability to think and said seriously: "The Great Khan is willing to make peace with the Tang Dynasty and sign an alliance to become a kingdom of brothers..."

Before he finished speaking, Ling Jing sneered: "I only want the head of Li Huairen, the heir of Wei?"

"That's right." Zhi lost his thoughts and said sincerely: "The Great Khan and Tuli Khan agreed that whoever takes Li Huairen's head can inherit the throne. Li Huairen is too prosperous in killing the Ashina tribe..."

"Didn't Dubu Khan suffer enough from his losses last time?" Li Shimin chuckled and interrupted Zhi Huan Si Li's words, "Last year, in the Tai Chi Hall, he forced Li Huairen to invite his troops to go out and killed more than 40,000 people. , both Turks scurry across the grassland overnight."

Zhi lost his thoughts and put on an expression that couldn't be more sincere, "The foreign minister said this because of King Qin's... Oh, it's because of His Highness the Crown Prince's concern."

"The Tang Dynasty has been ruling the world for several years. With wise kings and wise ministers, and a wise prince sitting in the East Palace, it can be said that the world is at peace... but it has not yet reached the time to practice martial arts and cultivate literature and set horses to the south of Mount Hua."

Han Liang glanced at Ling Jing's face and said with a low smile: "Unexpectedly, this person has also read "Shang Shu"!"

The so-called Yanwu Xiuwen, "Let the horse go to the south of Mount Huashan" comes from the Wucheng chapter of "Shangshu". The latter sentence evolved into "Let the horse go to Nanshan" in later generations.

Han Liang was obviously trying to comfort him...but Ling Jing didn't say anything. He was relatively special among the staff of Tiance Mansion, and he had a strong Li Shan background. Zhi lost his mind and spied on Li Shimin, who seemed to have no change in his expression, and continued: "The Tang Dynasty and the Turks will have national wars in the future. Li Huairen is indeed a famous general in the world, Jieli Khan, Dubu Khan, Tuli Khan After successive defeats, the name of Wei Siwang resounded throughout the grassland..."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is aware that if Wei Siwang is left idle in the future, why not offer him today in exchange for the Turks' retreat?"

"If the Si King of Wei leads an expedition against the grasslands in the future, isn't His Highness the Crown Prince afraid that Li Huairen will support his troops and respect himself?"

"I heard that Li Huairen was also born in Chengji, Longyou, and was favored by the Emperor of Tang Dynasty..."

"The foreign minister is really worried about His Highness the Crown Prince."

It really can’t be said that the argument about losing one’s thinking power is unreasonable, and it really can’t be said that one’s eloquence is too poor... The reason why Zhang Yi and Su Qin became politicians is that they have never relied on just eloquence, but on the current situation. keen judgment and analysis.

But he had no choice but to encounter the most stubborn emperor among all the emperors in ancient and modern times... Even Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor of later generations, had a taste of Xiang, but Li Shimin's sharpness has been maintained from his birth to today, and he has never flinched.

In the historical Wei River Alliance, Li Shimin, who had just launched the Xuanwu Gate Revolution and ascended the throne, had many clues. However, at the critical moment, he led six cavalry to confront Jieli Khan across the Weishui River, forcing Jieli Khan to force him. Kill the white horse and sign the Weishui Alliance.

By the way, in history, Zhi lost his thoughts and was also sent to Chang'an by Jieli Khan to investigate the truth. As a result, he was imprisoned in Menxia Province. After Li Jing destroyed DTZ a few years later, Zhi lost his thoughts and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was granted a title. The Duke, betrothed to Li Yuan's nineteenth daughter, became a very useful foreign general for Li Shimin.

Li Shimin, who killed his brother and brother, forced his father to abdicate, and even wiped his ass clean, refused to give in. How could Li Shimin, who had a righteous name in this life, give in?

"Brother Zhishi, you and I have known each other for a long time." Li Shimin said with a smile, "How can I count?"

Zhi lost his mind and laughed dumbly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise, but it is difficult to know Li Huairen's intentions... If you don't listen to the words of foreign ministers, you will regret it one day."

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully, "Rong Gu has thought about it for a moment, and now Wei Si Wang is in charge of the army."

"The foreign minister resigns."

Among the many generals and staff behind him, Gao Shilian couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, are you invited by the Turkic envoy?"

"Your Highness?" Zheng Rentai couldn't help but ask: "If you offer the head of King Si of Wei, the Turks will attack Chang'an fiercely."

Everyone nodded slightly in agreement. Sending Li Huairen under such circumstances can only show that the Tang army has not given up its attempt to resist the Turkic cavalry head-on.

"How could His Highness do such a thing?" Cheng Yaojin said with a smile, "Do you still remember the night before the battle in Luoshui?"

On the eve of the Battle of Luoshui, Liu Heitai attacked Li Shiji secretly. Li Shimin rushed to the rescue with only a few dozen personal guards... This also made Li Shiji, the famous general who the prince had recruited to surrender from Wei Zheng, completely belong to the lineage of the King of Qin.

Li Shimin laughed it off and said, "We don't have enough troops, so let's just play tricks with him."

After Cheng Yaojin killed the Turkic general and demoralized the enemy, Li Shimin quickly made a judgment that the Turks were already powerless.