The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 818: Eight hundred seven: Prepare with both hands, Wuji presides over negotiations with the Turks

Li Shimin heaved a long sigh of relief when he changed his tense attitude when he saw the two of them!

Li Shimin looked at Duan Wuji and asked: "Wuji! Sending these people forward, can they withstand the Turkic attack?"

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, there shouldn't be any major problems! But, Your Majesty, you have to send those elite soldiers to them!

Once this boundary is lost, our losses will be huge. "

Li Shimin grinned when he heard this.

"Wuji! Do you still need to say this?

As long as we can keep the border of my Tang Dynasty, can I not support them with all my strength?

Once there is a loss here, it will be the people of my Tang Dynasty who will suffer!

If they can't hold the pass, the three of you will have to stand up for me then!

Those people can fight, but if they are compared with you brothers, they are somewhat worse!

In fact, I know this matter better than anyone else! "

Duan Wuji smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the country is in trouble, we can't ignore it!

They dare to bully our country, and I will definitely lead the army to defeat them at that time. "

"Well, with your words, I'm relieved, since that's the case, then everything will be done according to your wishes.

Why!Promise!Why don't you talk to those Turkic people about this matter!
I will leave this matter to the three of you, and it will be fine for the three of you to discuss this matter with me. "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! Our three orders are enough.

After the early morning dynasty is over, we will meet the envoy sent by the Turks.

Let's see and do things, and see what the final result is! "

"Hmm! So good!
Promise!Tieniu, let me tell you another piece of good news!
A month ago, Songtsan Gampo, the eldest prince of the Tubo Kingdom, had come to our country to pay tribute with his flock of sheep and horses.

This time they brought over [-] horses and [-] sheep!

To be honest, after seeing these things, I was very happy. After all, our country is still very poor now!

With these things, the livelihood of the people in our country has been improved at once!I sent all these things to the hands of ordinary people.

Let them cultivate their vitality, they will have to contribute to the country in the future.

It is all thanks to the three of you that you can get these things!

The three of you have brought huge profits to my Great Tang Dynasty, and I will never forget you. "

Duan Wuji and the others were also very happy when they heard that, and they were relieved when they heard that the horses and sheep had all been handed over.

The three stepped aside and stopped talking. Then, Li Shimin dealt with some miscellaneous and trivial matters, and then announced his withdrawal from the court.

Duan Wuji and the others were about to leave when Li Shimin stopped them.

"Three virtuous brothers, don't leave yet, let us have a meal together in a while.

We have not been together for such a long time, I miss you very much! "

As soon as the three of them heard this, they knew they couldn't leave today.

The three had no choice but to stay.

Li Shimin told the eunuch next to him: "Today I want to invite the three of them to have a meal together, so hurry up and tell the kitchen to prepare a banquet!

We will have dinner in Zhuque Palace in a while, just let them put the banquet in Zhuque Palace. "

That one listened to the order too much, turned around and left immediately.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Let's go! Let's go to dinner, let's talk about how to deal with the Turks at the wine table!"

The four of them walked into the Suzaku Palace, the banquet had already been set up, and the four of them sat around the table, chatting while eating!

Li Shimin looked at Duan Wuji and asked: "Wuji, look at this time we send generals, who is better to guard where?"

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think it's better for Su Dingfang to guard the area of ​​Beiping Mansion, he is more familiar with the geography there.

If guarded by him, it should be foolproof, even those Turkic people would not dare to easily attack his Hebei territory!

Shanxi Province is guarded by my three elder brothers!All three of them are good at martial arts, and there won't be any problems.

As for the northern part of Shaanxi, Li Jing and Li Pharmacist should be used to lead the army. This person is used to fighting, and his Wen Tao and martial arts are all top-notch!
As for our western part of Shaanxi, we should send Hou Junji to guard it. This person is quite capable, but his ambition is a little bit bigger.

However, as long as we pay attention to him, there will be no problems.

As for Yu Chigong, let him guard the area around the capital.

This man is loyal and brave, and he is a man worthy of great use. "

Li Shimin grinned when he heard this.

"Brother, your idea is not bad, I will follow suit when I come down.

Alas, I said brother, they all arranged.

So what are you three going to do?

You can't stay at home all year round!You have to do something for me!

Let me tell you, the three of you don't mention to me that you don't have a salary anymore!

This time you went to Tubo, you earned a lot!

The three of you sold nearly a million taels of silver, I have known about this for a long time.

Even if the cost is removed, the income of each of you will not be less than 10 taels of silver, right?

You have so much money, don't you think your family is poor? "

Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"Second brother! Our buddies didn't say how poor we are!
No matter how rich our brother is, it was earned by the three of us. It has nothing to do with the court, right?

Common people in the world, who doesn't have much money? "

Li Shimin grinned when he heard this!
"You are carefree in life, and I am relieved.

This time you made a lot of money, this is indeed your own business!

I won't say much about this. "

Li Shimin looked at Chai Shao.

"I said brother! If you stay at home for another month or two, I will arrange an errand for you!

How can you just stay at home? "

Chai Shao smiled wryly after hearing this.

"Second brother, you said that I don't eat or drink from the imperial court, so why would you find me any errands!
Let's stay at home, how good do you think it is! "

Li Shimin's face sank when he heard this.

"I said brother, you are my close relative!

Although you don't eat from the imperial court, how can you just stay at home?

Even if you are doing my brother a favor, you have to do this errand!

Could it be that if you want to pick someone up, can't you laugh at my brother and me?
Among the three of you, you are my own brother-in-law, don't you know this? "

When Chai Shao heard what Li Shimin said, he was speechless for a while and answered correctly!

Li Shimin looked at Duan Wuji and Tieniu and said, "What plans do you two brothers have in the future? Can you tell me about it?"

Duan Wuji blinked his eyes.

"Second brother! We two brothers are going to resign from you. Let's go back to our hometown to farm the land. Now that our Tang Dynasty has stabilized, what's the point of us still occupying this high-ranking official position?

Why don't we quit the officialdom and be a commoner.

Both of us brothers are poor people, and we never thought about being an official for a long time.

The two of us retired to the mountains and forests, watched the sunrise in the morning and the sunset in the evening, and spent our lives in a daze. "

Li Shimin put his face down when he heard it.

"I said to you two virtuous brothers, why do you two have such sweet dreams?

Oh, now you have money and you don't want anything.

I want to resign and return to my hometown now, and live a leisurely and contented life at home.

How can that be done?
Let me tell you, as long as my second brother is in front of the emperor, you should stop having this sweet dream!

If you two don't work hard for me, I will never let you go.

Wen Tao Wulue like you, among the civil and military ministers of our dynasty, who can compare with you?

You quit, I am the second brother, can the emperor feel at ease?
You two don't give me any distractions, it's useless.

Well, let me stop here!The two of you will be down-to-earth officials in the court for me!
Don't worry, I, Li Shimin, will not treat you badly in the future!
bring it on!Let's still drink!

Promise!Tomorrow you represent me to negotiate with the envoy sent by the Turks!
Wait for the outcome of the negotiation, and then you can tell me! "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well! All right then!

Second brother!Just the three of us go, it seems that we are alone and lonely!

You'd better send dozens of civil servants and generals to go with us!
Only in this way will I not lose the majesty of my great country in the sky! "

As soon as Li Shimin heard it, he knew that Wuji wanted to put on a show.

Li Shimin smiled at Duan Wuji.

"Isn't this easy? I'll immediately send someone to notify the civil and military officials that we won't go to court tomorrow morning.

I will send you [-] civil servants and military generals in this court. These people are important ministers of our court. How about letting them stand up and cheer for you? "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, if this works, you can send me ten civil and military officials each!

Civil servants want people with resourcefulness, generals want generals who can fight, and you don't send those idiots to me.

I will not talk about the civil servants, generals must wear armor and wear a sword on their waists! "

Li Shimin grinned when he heard this.

"That's natural, we won't go to court tomorrow anyway.

They are also staying at home, so let them follow you to join in the fun.

Do not worry!The personnel I sent to you are definitely those elites!

Sending those who have no ability to go there, isn't that the person who lost our Tang Dynasty?

Why!Promise!Why did you ask that general to wear armor and bring a sword! "

"Nothing! It's just for the prestige!
With such an opportunity today, how can I not show my prestige in front of those bastards! "

Li Shimin grinned when he heard this.

"Wuji! It looks like you like to put on a show!

That's fine, I'll let the decree pass the decree according to your request! "

Tieniu put down his chopsticks and raised his head.

"Second brother! Then where should we gather?
Where shall we negotiate with them? "

Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow, you may as well gather in my Suzaku Palace!
Where is the negotiation?Why don't you guys talk here too!

I'll be waiting for you in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. When you finish talking, I'll know the news immediately. "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, that's not bad!

Since His Majesty has already made such an arrangement, let us obey the order. "

After they had eaten and drank enough, they chatted together for a while, Duan Wuji and the three left and went home.

The next morning, Duan Wuji got up early, ate something in a hurry, then put on his snakeskin armor, hung the sword around his waist, and came out.

Walking to the gate of Tie Niu's house, Duan Wuji greeted the gatekeeper, and then walked in.

The structure of Tie Niu's house is almost the same as that of Duan Wuji's house, and the design style is not much different.

Duan Wuji went straight to the study, and saw that the iron ox had also changed into his own snakeskin armor, and now he was wearing a sword around his waist!

As soon as Tieniu saw Duan Wuji coming in, he said with a smile: "Brother, you are dressed so imposingly!

Do you see how I dress up?
Just now I was wondering if I should put a big cloak on the outside?
Since you don't even want that thing, then I won't bring that thing. "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well! That's right, this is pretty good! Brother Tieniu, since there's nothing else to do now, let's go.

Let's try to finish this negotiation as soon as possible, and there will be nothing left for us. "

The two brothers walked out of the house and only ran towards the east.

As soon as they reached the gate of Chai Shao's mansion, they saw Chai Shao waiting for them at the gate.

Duan Wuji saw that Chai Shao was also wearing snakeskin armor!
Chai Shao has a sword hanging from his waist and combat boots on his feet, which is full of chiffon!

After the three of them assembled, they walked straight towards the palace.

Passers-by on the road saw these three people and stood up one after another to watch!

That is to say, there are all kinds of things. When pedestrians see three people walking, they don't know what official positions they are.

The three of them came to the gate of the imperial city. When the guards of the imperial city saw the three of them, they all came over to say hello to the three of them!

While responding, the three of them rushed straight to the Suzaku Palace!
When I got inside, I saw that all twenty civil and military ministers had come, and they were all neatly dressed.

The generals are brightly armored, and all of them have swords around their waists.

Among these civil servants are ten civil servants including Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Xu Maogong, and Changsun Wuji.

Among the generals are Na Yuchigong, Cheng Yaojin, Dao Wang Junke, Little White Ape Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Sanyuan Li Jing, Li Yaoshi and others.

When these people saw Duan Wuji and the three of them coming in, they all came over to say hello to the three of them.

Duan Wuji and the others responded, everything seemed so harmonious and enthusiastic!

Duan Wuji said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone, when the Turkic people come, everyone must show me the majesty and prestige of my court officials. Don't let those Turkic people underestimate us."

"Prince Duan, we all know about this matter, the emperor came here just now and turned a corner! He also gave this matter a thousand reminders.

Let the generals come here in armor and swords, don't we understand what this means!

Don't worry, we will never lose our majesty in this matter! "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"It's good that you understand what I mean! Everyone sit down quickly! The bunch of bastards haven't come yet, let's wait for him for a while!
His grandma's, I don't know who the Turkic envoy is!

No matter who that person is, everyone just act according to my face. "

At this moment, an eunuch shouted in a long voice: "The envoys of the Turkic Kingdom have arrived."

With this long sound, a group of Turkic people broke in. There were probably more than 20 of them. They were all wearing combat boots and armor. Holding a machete, each of them is also full of domineering!

When Duan Wuji saw these people coming in, he forced a smile on his face.

Duan Wuji walked over with a playful smile, and then asked loudly: "Which one is the envoy of the Turkic Kingdom? Why don't you come over to see me?"

(End of this chapter)