Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 205 The Mutual Pinching of Two Turks

When Shihlin's admiration for Luo Yan was at its climax, something happened suddenly that made people have to turn their attention away.

It's the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year will be in a few days.The various finishing work years ago forced the officials of various ministries in Chang'an to devote all their attention to official affairs.Think about the Great Court Assembly, not only the chiefs from all over the country have to go to Beijing to report on their work, but also the ministries need to make a summary of all the affairs of the previous year, and at the same time, they have to submit their plans for the next year.

Really, if you don't work hard these few days, you will still have to eat during the Chinese New Year, which is really uncomfortable.In order to prevent such a thing from happening, officials naturally cannot slack off.

When it was dawn, the soldiers guarding the city gate went down to open the city gate when they had lighted the celestial plaque.With the creaking of the heavy gate, the sunlight squeezed in through the opening of the city gate, illuminating the dim opening.The people who guarded outside the city early finally waited for it. After so long in the cold, the purpose was to sell some of the mountain products they had kept at home in the city, and at the same time change into a few feet of coarse cloth to make clothes for women and children. .

Just when people were crowded to go in, suddenly there was a voice in the distance: "Hurry up, avoid."

Needless to say, this kind of voice is very common in Chang'an City, and it is nothing more than urgent documents from various places.Like such a fast horse, people can only avoid it when they see it.If you can't dodge in time, even if you are trampled to death, you can only consider yourself unlucky.Therefore, the crowded crowd suddenly became orderly at this moment, and at a distance of tens of meters away from Kuaima, they gave way to a spacious road.

It wasn't until the fast horse blew past with a gust of cold wind that the crowd in front of the city gate returned to just now.But at this time, there was a lot of discussion.

"Such a fast horse, the voice of the postman is a little hoarse, it seems to be in a hurry for six hundred miles." Chang'an is worthy of being under the feet of the emperor. The status of the document determines the emergency status of the document.

"It's almost the end of the new year, don't the chiefs from all over the country have to go to Beijing to report on their duties, why are there still six hundred miles to rush? Could it be that the Turkic barbarians are going to invade the south again?"

"Impossible. I don't think that Xieli kid said that he was messed up by the insider some time ago, and he didn't rectify the housework properly, so why would he still have the intention to commit crimes?"

"But apart from news from the Northland, fast horses from other directions don't go through our door."

"That's right. These savages are always noisy. I think they are not messy enough. It would be just right if Jieli was eliminated."

The common people never expected that although their speculation was not completely correct, it was also half correct.The document sent by Kuai Ma was indeed related to Turks, but it was not Xieli, the dead man from the east, but Tong Yehu Khan of Western Turks.Compared with the Turks under the control of Xieli, the Western Turks under Tong Yehu Khan have fewer borders with the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, because of their geographical disadvantages, their strength is not very strong, so the harm to the Tang Dynasty is far less than that of Xieli. powerful.

Tong Yehu Khan is even more depressed because the countries adjacent to his territory are all strong soldiers, so they are threatened by other countries every year.

Some time ago, Jieli's subordinates were in chaos. In order to stabilize the surrounding situation, Li Shimin sent Zheng Yuanshou to see Jieli and Li Daoli to see Tong Yehu Khan.After seeing each other, Tong Yehu Khan decided to make peace with the Tang Dynasty, feeling the difficult situation of the Turks in the west.Although Datang was still suppressed by Jieli at this time, it was much stronger than other ethnic minorities.Tong Yehu also wanted to get close to Datang's thigh, so as to intimidate the surroundings.

Originally, Datang was also a little nervous about the surrounding situation, and the non-stop noisy Xieli and Tuyuhun, as well as Goguryeo, seemed to be jumping a little bit.If Tong Yehu could be pulled into his chariot at this time, at least the western part of Datang would be much more stable.Datang can at least get a stable surrounding environment in a short period of time.The two parties hit it off immediately, and Li Daoli, as an envoy, naturally would not reject Tong Yehu's kindness, and decided to bring Tong Yehu's envoy back to Chang'an to see Li Shimin's attitude.

And the expedited six hundred miles was exactly the explanation of the situation that Li Daoli asked the local horse to send after he entered the territory of Tang Dynasty.

Although Tong Yehu Khan is a little weak, he is still a country after all.Moreover, this matter is related to two friendships, so Chang An must be given sufficient time to prepare.The court had to discuss whether or not to get married, the Zongzheng Temple had to choose the clan for the marriage, and the emperor had to determine a suitable identity for the selected clan, and so on. These things couldn't be resolved in a day or two.If Li Daoli really brought the Turkic envoy from the west to Chang'an before talking about this matter, then he should obediently be his royal family member in his own home in the future.

When the courier sent Li Daoli's memorial to Taiji Palace, Li Shimin had just met with the heads of the three provinces and six ministries.At this time, he was reviewing the documents submitted by the Ministry of Education, and his eyes jumped when he heard that Li Daoli had sent an expedited memorial for six hundred miles.The Chinese New Year is approaching, and Li Shimin also thought that he and many ministers could be safe for a few days.From the beginning of this year to now, big and small things have been happening all the time, and Li Shimin wished that he could have several clones to keep going.

After reading the memorial, although Li Shimin had a headache, he let out a long sigh of relief.Although this matter will be a bit troublesome, it is not a bad thing in general.He said to the servants beside him: "Call the heads of the three provinces and six ministries, and let Zong Zhengqing come too." Before the court meeting, Li Shimin had to get a relatively definite answer from these senior officials.

After speaking, Li Shimin continued to read the memorials, while the servant sang with a pinch of his throat, and then went down to arrange for people to call for someone.

It was only a moment, when everyone came to the hall, after seeing the ceremony, Li Shimin arranged for everyone to sit on the embroidered pier.In the middle of the warm fire, there is no need to pass on the memorials one by one. Li Shimin said briefly: "Ye Hu Khan, the Turkic ruler, asked for a marriage. Just now, Li Daoli's memorials have been submitted. Their envoys will follow in a few days." I came to Chang'an with Li Daoli. Zhu Qing, what do you think about this matter?"

This is for these others to express their views. Whether to marry or refuse is the main issue that needs to be considered right now.

Du Ruhui did not directly express his opinion at this moment, but described in detail the information collected by the Ministry of War. "Western Turks occupy millions of hectares. The area close to Eastern Turks is lush with vegetation, but further west is ordinary land. It is adjacent to Eastern Turks and Xueyantuo, and at the same time borders Tuyuhun and Dashi. Although the western region is vast, the domestic The combat power of the soldiers is relatively low, under the pressure of Xue Yantuo and the Eastern Turks these years, even Yehu Khan, the commander in chief, can't bear it. Presumably, he wanted to borrow my name from the Tang Dynasty, so he wanted to make a marriage."

Du Ruhui guessed Tong Yehu Khan's thoughts at once, and Li Shimin applauded the words of this powerful arm.With this information from Du Ruhui, I think there will be a lot of grounds for the next discussion.

The ministers were silent for a while, and then they saw Fang Xuanling say: "Since Tong Yehu has this idea, it is also a good thing for me in Tang Dynasty. The trouble we are waiting for right now is the Turks under Jieli's subordinates. If this After the marriage was successful, even if Jieli wanted to enter the border in a big way, he would be afraid of the power of Tong Yehu and would not dare to be too presumptuous. At the same time, with Tong Yehu's marriage, the prestige of the Tang Dynasty in the Lower Western Regions can also be far away. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"What Fang Zhongshu said is reasonable, and I will second it. Moreover, this marriage is different from the past. The two parties have established an equal relationship, and we have no direct interest entanglement with Tong Yehu. maintain a better relationship.”

"I'll wait for the second"

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It was only a few people who settled the matter that had affected the western part of the Tang Dynasty for decades in just two moments.Hearing the ministers give him a definite answer, Li Shimin nodded, and asked Zong Zhengqing: "Uncle Wang, I wonder if there is a woman of the right age in the clan who can be the princess of this marriage?" Li Shimin asked this time It was Li Shentong.

In the first year, because of discussing meritorious service with Li Shimin, Li Shimin finally threw him into Zongzheng Temple to manage the royal family.Hearing Li Shimin's question at this moment, Li Shentong naturally did not dare to neglect, and quickly told the names and family backgrounds of the county masters of the right age that he remembered in his mind.Counting with your fingers, there are actually more than a dozen of them.

If you say why not use a princess.Just kidding, Li Shimin's eldest daughter Changle is only 14 years old this year.And it's Li Shimin's favorite, if Li Shentong dared to say Changle's name at this moment, don't think too much about it, tomorrow he will be ready to stay at home for the rest of his life.

With so many people to choose from, Li Shimin did not rush to settle down at this time, but told Li Shentong: "Uncle Wang will notify these families today and let them prepare well. When the envoy arrives, we will wait for you." After the people are settled in the court, it can save a lot of things." Then he turned to Li Xiaogong, another royal family member, and said, "Brother Wang will go down and draw up an agenda with the Ministry of Rites, and submit it to the Ministry of Public Affairs for review. This matter is no small matter, although I don’t pay attention to the Western Turks, but the diplomatic relations and prestige of the country cannot be lost because of this.”

Li Xiaogong was the minister of the Ministry of Rites at this time, and he listened to Li Shimin's order, so he did not neglect, nodded and replied: "I will ask my subordinates to do it when I go down today. Thinking about it as usual, this matter is only a matter of two or three days. Before Mu, I will send the agenda to the Ministry of Education." Li Xiaogong answered very straightforwardly in the style of a general.This attitude made Li Shimin nod for a while.

After all the things that should be ordered were ordered, Li Shimin chatted with several ministers for a while, and then asked them to go back to prepare.As for himself, he continued to bury his head in the memorial and continue to be depressed.

(End of this chapter)