bastard seizes tang

Chapter 109
When the Turkic special envoy Zhi Shisili came to Chang'an with Jieli's "sincerity" in seeking peace, Li Shimin paid a lot of attention to Jieli's meaning, and immediately ordered Tang Jian, the Minister of Honglu Temple, to go there with festivals , to Tieshan to comfort Jieli.

The so-called consolation is nothing but appeasement. As for Jieli's request for peace, Li Shimin did not agree to it, but ordered Tang Jian to go to discuss.

One is to find out the real situation of the Turkic army, and the other is to stabilize Xieli, lest he jump over the wall in a hurry to survive, but instead counterattack, causing heavy losses to the Tang army.

It was the end of the third year of Zhenguan and the first month was approaching when Tang Jian, the Minister of Honglu Temple, led his people to Tieshan.

Tang Jian on this mission was different from Zheng Yuanshou before him. Tang Jian was a hero from the dragon in Taiyuan, and Li Shimin's confidant Humerus. When Li Ke learned that Tang Jian was coming, he personally went out of the tent to greet him.

When Tang envoys came to Turkic, they worshiped the king of Shu before seeing Jieli. This is the rule, and Tang Jian, the founding father of the country, was no exception. Tang Jian traveled thousands of miles to Turkic Iron Mountain. He wanted to go to Li Ke's tent to meet Li Ke first, but he hadn't waited for him. When he arrived at Li Ke's place, Li Ke came out to meet him first.

Although Tang Jian is Li Shimin's confidant and once worshiped the prime minister, in any case, he will always be a minister in front of Li Ke, but Li Ke is a king. Seeing Li Ke coming out to meet him, Tang Jian hurried forward.

"I'm going to be an envoy, how dare I trouble Your Highness to greet me." Tang Jian saw Li Ke's figure from a distance, stepped forward and bowed down.

Li Ke helped Tang Jian up, and said with a smile to Tang Jian: "The Duke of Ju has traveled thousands of miles and worked hard for the country. Since the king is in Turkic, he should go out to meet him."

Tang Jian said modestly: "In front of Your Highness, how dare I speak meritorious deeds? Your Highness, the feat of Heng'an City has been introduced to Chang'an, and everyone in the city admires it. Your Majesty ordered Yan Liben to paint according to the battle report. In the Xiande Hall, you must watch it every day."

A month ago, when Li Jing's battle report came from Heng'an, Li Shimin heard Li Ke's words before the battle, and sighed "My son is strong" from the top of the hall, and then ordered Yan Liben to paint and hang it in the main hall of Xiande Hall.

In fact, it is not so much for me to see, as it is for the ministers, to let the world know the blood of Li Jiaerlang.

It can be said that although Li Ke was not in Chang'an, Li Ke's reputation once again shocked Chang'an because of a battle report from Heng'an.

"The Duke of Ju's mission to go north this time must have brought his father's intentions, but I don't know what attitude his father has towards Jieli's peace seeking?" After exchanging pleasantries, Li Ke still remembered the reason why he came to find Tang Jian. purpose, asked.

Li Ke asked, Tang Jian looked around and saw that there was no one else, so he replied truthfully: "I don't know how true or false Jieli's summation is, but your Majesty ordered me to come here just to test it out."

Hearing this, Li Ke nodded and said: "Jieli's sending envoys to Beijing this time, I am afraid that the peace seeking is fake, and the delay is the real thing. At present, the two countries are fighting, and our Tang Dynasty has the upper hand, but the Turks are on the southern line. After being defeated, Xieli wants to take the opportunity of seeking peace to rest and recuperate, and wait for a comeback in the next year. The Duke of Ju needs to be cautious about the peace talks."

Listening to Li Ke's words, Tang Jian gradually seemed to understand what Zheng Yuanshou, Minister of Taichang Temple, had said to him before he left Chang'an.

"The King of Shu has lived in Turkic for a long time, and he has a lot of insights on Turkic affairs. Brother Maoyue, if there is something undecided this time, you can go to the King of Shu to discuss more, and you should get something."

At first, when Zheng Yuanshou said this to him, he only thought that Zheng Yuanshou was joking, but at that time Zheng Yuanshou was serious, and now he and Li Ke just said a few simple words, and they understood what Zheng Yuanshou meant.

If Li Ke's words just now were not taught by someone, then Li Ke's grasp of the situation between the two countries can be regarded as accurate.

When Tang Jian first arrived in Yinshan, he didn't know much about Jieli and Turkic. Compared with Li Ke, who lived in Turkic for a long time, he was much worse. If Li Ke could really give him valuable advice, it would be a good thing for him.

Tang Jian asked: "What Your Highness said is true, so I don't know what His Highness wants to do about this matter?"

For this peace talk, Tang Jian came here at the order of Li Shimin, and he is the real master. How could Li Ke tell him everything? If something goes wrong, Li Ke doesn't want to be a villain.

Li Ke said with a smile: "Duke Ju is here under the order of his father and emperor. Li Ke is just a child, and it's okay to talk about some simple things. How dare you take the lead in the face of state affairs."

Tang Jian looked at Li Ke's cautious look, how could he not know Li Ke's meaning after being in the court for many years, Tang Jian said: "Your Highness, please be frank, today's matter is nothing more than a chat between you and me, and has nothing to do with the court."

When Li Ke saw Tang Jian asking this question, he already had some guesses in his heart.

Tang Jian probably didn't understand the thoughts of Li Shimin and the entire Tang military when he went north this time, because if he had really figured out what Li Shimin meant, Tang Jian shouldn't have asked such a question.

Tang Jian may not know it, but Li Ke, who has been a man for two generations, knows very well that Li Shimin wants to achieve supreme achievements, to be the emperor through the ages, and Turkic is just the beginning of Li Shimin's frontier achievements. It's terrible, how could he and the Tang army stop at a peace letter from Xieli?
In Li Ke's view, from beginning to end, Li Shimin never thought of making peace with Xieli. His purpose of sending Tang Jian here was only to appease Xieli and numb Xieli's defense.

It's just that Li Shimin couldn't tell Tang Jian all these purposes. If Tang Jian really knew the truth, it would be easy for Jieli to see the flaws.

If you want Xieli to believe, you must first convince the envoys of the Tang Dynasty. If Tang Jian, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, thinks that he is here for peace talks, then Xieli will not be suspicious.

Thinking of this, Li Ke would not pierce Li Shimin's window paper, and said to Tang Jian half-hidden: "I think that the most important thing for Duke Ju to go north this time is to appease Xieli and stabilize the hearts of the Turks. Although the Turks have suffered a series of defeats, Jieli's foundation is still there, Jieli still has [-] elites in Tieshan, if Jieli is really pushed into a hurry, our Tang Dynasty will also suffer heavy losses."

After several consecutive defeats, Jieli has begun to gather the troops of the Yinshan generation. Now Jieli has gathered 5 elite soldiers in Tieshan. These [-] soldiers can be said to be the most skilled Turkic soldiers. In a desperate situation, Jie Li broke the boat and led the army to fight to the death. Datang may not be able to win completely, and even if he wins, it will be a tragic victory.

Tang Jian asked: "Your Highness thinks that the minister's mission this time should be based on caressing?"

Li Ke nodded and said: "That's right, besides stroking, it's just the word 'drag', first stabilize Jieli before talking."

Li Ke knew that Li Shimin's arrangement was definitely not just Tang Jian's. He must have other arrangements, or the result should be dragged out in a few days.

(End of this chapter)