Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 165 Even if Your Majesty kills me, you can't do it alone! [Please give me a monthly ticket]

"What a beast! What a fucking beast!"

Outside the ruins of the Jie Li tribe, a few Turks who had managed to escape lay on a small hill, crying loudly at the top of their lungs.

Jie Li and his group, who had just escaped the wind and snow and returned to the tribal territory, happened to see this scene and looked at each other in surprise.

At this moment, Jie Li frowned and stared at the people in the distance, then waved his whip at the guards beside him: "Go and see who is mourning over there?"

"Yes!"

The personal guards took the order and rode away, soon bringing over the people who had been crying.

"Khan! Khan, is it really you?" A Turkic man saw Jie Li and thought his eyes were blurry. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked at Jie Li.

Then, the others beside him pounced on Jie Li's horse like a tiger, saying with grief and anger: "Great Khan! You are finally back. We are finished, we are finished!"

"Khan! Ugh, it's all over."

Hearing these cries, Jie Li was inexplicably furious and angrily whipped the tribesmen around him with his horsewhip: "What's the end? How dare you curse me! Take them away and use their blood to sacrifice to the gods!"

"Great Khan, we didn't curse you. Our tribe was attacked and it's all over!"

"Yes, Khan! Our tribe has been burned, killed, and looted!"

"Great Khan, spare my life!"

When several Turks heard that Jie Li was going to sacrifice them in blood, they were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"What!?"

When Jie Li heard their cries for mercy, he felt a black screen before his eyes and was about to fall. Fortunately, Zhao Deyan was quick-witted and quickly rode forward to support him: "Khan, be careful!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!"

Jie Li came to his senses, pushed Zhao Deyan away, and rushed towards his tribe with a roar.

In just a moment, a scene of ruins and corpses appeared before him, and he was completely stunned.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Deyan and others also rode their horses to the small hill. What they saw was shocking, and everyone's face turned pale.

They never imagined that someone would dare to attack their Khan's tribe.

You know, their Khan is the king of the grassland! He is the leader of all tribes and an emperor of the Central Plains!
Even if a tribe rebelled against their Khan, no one dared to attack their Khan's tribe.

Because once you do that, you will face a devastating blow.

Unless this person wants his entire clan to be exterminated, he would never dare to do this.

But the fact is, someone really dared to do this!

But how dare he!

Just as everyone was in shock, Jie Li suddenly roared, "Who did this?! Who is it!?"

"Reply, reply to the Khan, it is Yu Gushe!"

A surviving Turk said cautiously: "It was Yugushe who led his men to attack our tribe."

"what--!"

Jie Li roared to the sky, his anger so intense that he could barely control himself. He immediately drew his sword and roared with bloodshot eyes, "Tu Li! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to tear you into pieces!"

The furious roar made everyone, including Zhao Deyan, shudder.

His heart was filled with anger, as if it could melt the snow on the entire grassland.

It was obvious that civil war on the grassland was about to begin.

On the other hand, the city of Chang'an was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Due to the continuous influx of goods from Jiangling, the number of small vendors in Chang'an increased exponentially within two or three months.

The various novel commodities attracted numerous foreign merchants and envoys.

Among them, the envoys from Japan were the most active.

Accompanied by officials from the Honglu Temple, they walked the streets of Chang'an every day, recording everything about the Tang Dynasty, including buildings and streets, and drew them in detail.

However, they only draw and do not understand the principles of construction.

This caused a lot of jokes.

But their ambitions were quite large. After getting to know each other for a while, they took the initiative to put forward their ideas to the officials of the Honglu Temple.

"Master Xu, thank you for showing us the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. These records are all what I have seen and heard in the Tang Dynasty recently. After returning home, I will present them to our Emperor!"

"Oh."

Xu Jingzong responded indifferently, thinking to himself, "How dare a tiny country like you call yourself the Emperor? If it weren't for the kindness of our Emperor, I wouldn't even bother with you!"
However, the Japanese envoy seemed to have no idea how to read the situation and sighed to himself, "It's a pity that our country doesn't have the ability to build houses like yours!"

"Oh."

Xu Jingzong responded indifferently again.

The Japanese envoy felt a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject and said with a wry smile, "I wonder if the Tang Dynasty can grant us one wish?"

"What wish?"

Xu Jingzong said cautiously: "I don't want to borrow money!"

“No, we don’t lend money.”

"Even asking for food is not allowed!"

"Master Xu, you misunderstood. We are not beggars."

The Japanese envoy said with embarrassment, "We just want some blueprints of Tang Dynasty buildings so we can take them back and replicate them."

"Oh, I see"

Xu Jingzong nodded suddenly: "This is not difficult!"

"Then Lord Xu, can you fulfill our wish?" the Japanese envoy asked expectantly.

Xu Jingzong glanced at him, frowned, and said, "Although this is not difficult, it still needs to be reported to the court for His Majesty to decide!"

"Okay, okay, no problem. Thank you for troubling Master Xu!"

The Japanese envoy nodded repeatedly, full of confidence.

Because they had met the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and knew that he was a benevolent and loving emperor, he should not disagree with such a small matter.

The main problem was the lack of a Tang Dynasty minister to submit a memorial.

So, they all showed their utmost respect and praised Xu Jingzong so much that when Xu Jingzong returned to the Honglu Temple, the corners of his mouth would occasionally rise.

"Hey, isn't this our Lord Xu? What's up? Did he pick up some money? Why are you so happy?"

As Xu Jingzong entered the classroom, he saw a familiar figure approaching. He was slightly startled, then looked up and couldn't help but ask, "Master Yu, where are you going?"

"Your Majesty appointed me as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat. I came back to pack up and move to the Secretariat!" Yu Zhining said with a smile.

Xu Jingzong's face darkened.

Like Yu Zhining, he was one of the eighteen scholars in the Qin Palace, but after Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, they did not have any suitable positions to take up.

Therefore, from the ninth year of Wude to the beginning of the second year of Zhenguan, they were all organizing literary materials in the Hongwenguan, compiling the catalog of "Zhenguan Dadian", or giving advice to Li Shimin from time to time, but in any case they were not valued.

It was only in the last two or three months that they were assigned to various government offices by Li Shimin because of Fang Xuanling's reduction of officials.

But even so, the official positions they held were not high.

So, when Xu Jingzong heard that Yu Zhining was transferred to the Secretariat as the Secretary of the Secretariat, he felt very upset.

Because in his opinion, he was more qualified than Yu Zhining to go to the Secretariat.

After all, I passed the imperial examination and became a scholar during the Sui Dynasty. How could he, who became a county magistrate relying on the influence of his father, compare with me?

I took the imperial examination seriously!

This is simply unreasonable!
Feeling very depressed, Xu Jingzong was very dissatisfied with Zhining, so he suddenly said: "Master Yu, I heard that this year's imperial examination is very difficult. Do you think we can pass the examination and become a scholar if we take the exam?"

"This"

Yu Zhining was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."

"Ah!"

Xu Jingzong sneered and was about to show off in front of Yu Zhining when he heard a voice calling out from not far away: "Master Xu, Master Yu, what are you talking about?"

"Oh, Lord Sun, why are you here? Lord Xu and I were talking about the imperial examination!"

"Imperial examination?"

Sun Fujia was immediately interested when he heard this. He quickened his pace and came to their side, saying with a smile, "What happened to the imperial examination?"

"Uh,"

Yu Zhining hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Xu Jingzong and said, "Master Xu said that this year's imperial examination is quite difficult. He asked me and him if we could pass the examination and become a scholar if we took it!"

"Exam for the Scholarship?"

Sun Fujia was also stunned for a moment, then glanced at Xu Jingzong and nodded seriously, "Well, it's quite difficult. I didn't even pass the exam!"

"See, I told you it would be difficult! Even Lord Sun didn't pass!"

Xu Jingzong echoed excitedly.

Yu Zhining looked at him strangely, then looked at Sun Fujia, and left without saying a word.

Sun Fujia patted Xu Jingzong's shoulder with a smile and said, "Is the Minister of Rites here? I have something to ask him!"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's right inside!"

Xu Jingzong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, then watched Sun Fujia leave with a smug look on his face. Only after Sun Fujia disappeared from his sight did he mutter with disdain: "A champion who can't even pass the examination for a scholar, I don't know how he was valued by His Majesty!"

But after he said that, he immediately felt something was wrong.

I've already passed the imperial examination and become the top scholar, why would I still want to take the exam for the scholar title?!
"Damn it!" Xu Jingzong jumped up in anger.

Even though he didn't know what he was angry about.

At the same time, in the office of the Minister of Rites.

Tang Jian was sorting out the letters of credence handed in by envoys from various countries, as well as foreign information that needed to be verified, and preparing to report to Li Shimin.

At this time, a report came from outside the door: "Master Tang, Dali Temple Secretary Sun Fujia wants to see you!"

"Ok?"

Tang Jian was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Let him in!"

"Yes!"

There was a response from outside the door, and soon, Sun Fujia was led in.

"This humble official greets Lord Tang!"

"No need to be polite, just sit down!"

Tang Jian smiled and asked Sun Fujia to sit down. He then asked, "I wonder why Lord Sun has come to the Honglu Temple?"

"To be honest, Lord Tang, the Dali Temple recently discovered several rather strange cases while reviewing files. They are all related to foreign nations and ethnic minorities. We would like to ask the Honglu Temple to assist us in investigating these cases!" Sun Fujia went straight to the point.

Tang Jian's heart sank, and he immediately straightened his body and asked, "Do you know which foreign tribe this is?"

"Japanese people!"

Sun Fujia said: "According to witnesses, they saw those Japanese people always appearing at the crime scene, behaving suspiciously. Moreover, some criminals also said that they committed the crimes at the instigation of the Japanese people!"

"This"

Tang Jian pondered for a moment and said, "This is a matter concerning the diplomatic relations between the two countries, so the decision must be made by Your Majesty."

"Well, I'll go see His Majesty right away!"

Having said that, Sun Fujia prepared to get up and leave.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door again: "Master Tang, urgent news from the Turks!"

"Quick! Bring it here!"

When Tang Jian heard the urgent report from the Turks, he quickly called for someone to bring it in.

Soon, he learned about the situation on the Turkic side. He was surprised and said to Sun Fujia, "Let's go see His Majesty together!"

"it is good!"

Sun Fujia responded and went straight out of the office with Tang Jian.

At the same time, Shangsiyuan.

This was a place dedicated to raising horses for the Tang Dynasty emperors.

Because the Li family gained the empire through horseback riding, both Li Yuan and Li Shimin liked hunting.

The Tang Dynasty had a history of nearly three hundred years and went through twenty-one emperors. Li Yuan and Li Shimin, father and son, were the emperors who conducted the most hunting expeditions.

But as we all know, hunting is not just about taking a few people to the hunting ground.

The emperor's hunting expeditions often consumed enormous amounts of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, and even caused considerable damage to the people's farmland and crops.

Therefore, most of the time, the emperor's hunting trips would be opposed by his loyal ministers.

There is one exception.

For example, when the loyal ministers are not around.

The most famous and most lethal loyal minister in the Tang Dynasty was none other than Wei Zheng.

But it was such a loyal minister who returned to his hometown in Hebei to worship his ancestors.

Therefore, Li Shimin was in a good mood and went straight to Shangsiyuan with his civil and military ministers to select horses for hunting.

"Hahaha! My Qingzhui, my Quanmaoqi, my Baitiwu, I miss you so much, are you missing me too?"

Laughing happily, Li Shimin skillfully mounted his horse and rode around twice before saying to the civil and military officials beside him, "Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, you should also pick one or two horses and go hunting with me!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji and others also happily chose horses and followed Li Shimin out on horseback.

However, as soon as they rode out of Shangsiyuan, they were stopped by someone.

"Your Majesty! Are you going to take your ministers hunting?" the visitor asked with a stern face.

Li Shimin glanced at him and said with a smile, "Yes! Do you want to go too?"

"I don't want to go, and I won't go! But I want to remind Your Majesty that you can't do this!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately stopped smiling and said unhappily, "Who are you? Why should you be in charge of me?"

"Your Highness, the Minister of the Dali Temple, Sun Fujia!"

"Oh, it's you!"

Li Shimin nodded suddenly, then glanced at the ministers behind him and said with a smile: "Okay, your loyalty is commendable, please get out of my way!"

"No!"

Sun Fujia stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, just to please your ministers, you take them hunting at will. This is a step back from your time as King of Qin. I will never let Your Majesty make such a mistake!"

"presumptuous!"

Li Shimin was angry and prepared to rush forward.

At this moment, Sun Fujia rushed forward and grabbed Li Shimin's horse reins, saying earnestly: "Your Majesty's reputation among the people is getting better and better. Are you going to throw all your previous achievements away for your own selfish desires? Your Majesty, you can't do this!"

"Asshole! Let me go!"

Li Shimin was really angry: "Someone, take him down!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Sun Fujia tightly grasped Li Shimin's horse reins and refused to let go even when the imperial guards pulled. "Your Majesty! Even if you step over me, I'm not afraid!"

"Hmph! I stepped on you, and I'm afraid you'll dirty my horse's hooves! I say it again, get out of my way!"

"Your Majesty! You can't go!"

"Reverse! Reverse!"

Li Shimin was completely enraged and ordered directly: "Drag him away and chop him off!"

"Your Majesty's anger! Your Majesty's anger!"

Hearing that Li Shimin was going to kill Sun Fujia, Tang Jian hurried over and said, "Lord Sun is also thinking about the safety of His Majesty!"

"Ah!"

Li Shimin sneered and said with disdain: "When I was fighting, he was biting his pen without knowing where. He doesn't need to worry about my safety!"

But then Sun Fujia said again: "Even if Your Majesty kills me, Your Majesty cannot go!"

"Good good!"

Li Shimin laughed in anger: "I will kill you today!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

When Tang Jian saw Sun Fujia being forcibly pulled away by the imperial guards, he immediately knelt down and begged Li Shimin for mercy.

"slow!"

Seeing this, Li Shimin raised his hand to signal the imperial guards, then said with a stern face, "Sun Fujia, do you regret it?"

"I have no regrets, sir!"

"If you admit you were wrong, I will give you a way to live!"

"Every word I say comes from the bottom of my heart. I am not wrong, it is Your Majesty who is wrong!"

"you!"

Li Shimin glared at him with murderous intent.

Sun Fujia's face was pale, but he remained strong.

After a while, Li Shimin suddenly raised his head and laughed.

"Hahaha!"

After he finished laughing, he immediately turned to Fang Xuanling and said, "Minister of the Central Secretariat, I would like to promote Sun Fujia to the rank of third-rank official. Is there a suitable position?"

"what?"

Fang Xuanling was bewildered, but still said: "Your Majesty, officials need to be evaluated before they can be promoted to prominent positions. Moreover, Sun Fujia has no achievements, and I am afraid that the officials will not accept it."

"Then let Sun Fujia be the counselor!"

"His Majesty."

"Issue the decree! Appoint Sun Fujia as the Imperial Counselor!"

Fang Xuanling originally wanted to stop Li Shimin, but was interrupted by Li Shimin's unquestionable order.

When Sun Fujia heard Li Shimin's appointment, he immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.

Li Shimin turned his horse and said to his ministers, "Go back, or people will say that I listened to the opposing opinions and still insisted on having my own way!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers looked depressed and glared at Sun Fujia, but they turned their horses around helplessly and followed Li Shimin back to Shangsiyuan.

About half an hour later, Li Shimin and his ministers came out.

However, what surprised Li Shimin and his ministers was that Sun Fujia and Tang Jian were still at the door.

"What? You don't trust me?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.

Upon hearing this, Tang Jian rushed to Sun Fujia and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. We have come to see you, not to stop your hunting, but to report something important to you!"

"If it's an important matter, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Du Ruhui asked with a stern face.

"this."

Tang Jian hesitated for a moment, glanced at Sun Fujia awkwardly, and then got straight to the point. "Let's get down to business first! Tuli has sent an envoy to see Your Majesty. He says that Tuli has united twelve tribes, including the Khitan, Xueyantuo, and Uighur, to form a new Khanate, and Tuli has become the Great Khan of the new Khanate!"

"What!?"

When the ministers heard this, they were shocked.

They never imagined that the Great Khan of the new Khanate would be Tuli.

You know, they just got the news some time ago that Tuli's tribe was destroyed by Jie Li, and he ran to the Khitan tribe to seek refuge like a stray dog.

Even if the Turkic tribes united, it would never be Tuli's turn to become the Great Khan.

"Come here, notify all officials above the fifth rank in the capital to come to Taiji Hall for a meeting!"

Li Shimin gave the order in a deep voice.

It was obvious that this matter was completely out of his plan.

　[Please give me a monthly ticket, please give me a monthly ticket, please give me more when the number reaches 1000]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)