In the side hall of the Wude Hall of Daxing Palace, Li Yuan was high with a smile on his face, and the Turkic envoy Kang Xiaoli sat at the bottom, with a respectful face, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng and several ministers were all sitting.

Kang Liguan Bytler, one of the three major Turkic lords, his status was only under Ye Hu and She. He has also had contact with Li Yuan and Liu Wenjing, which can be regarded as a reunion of old friends! This time, Fengjieli Khan came to Chang'an with three intentions, one is to form an alliance with the Sui, the second is trade, and the third is marriage.

The alliance was a huge concession for the Turks, because at the beginning of the uprising, Li Tang was subordinate to the subordinate forces under Shibi, and the alliance meant that Li Tang got rid of the subordinate relationship and was in an equal relationship with the Turks.

It can be seen from this that Jieli is a pragmatic monarch who attaches great importance to practical interests, he does not need to submit and submit without practical meaning, he wants tangible benefits, and asks Li Tang to sell weapons, armor, and iron ingots to the Turks. After the alliance and trade, in order to make the relationship between the two harmonious, there was a marriage that was icing on the cake, but Jieli Khan had already married Princess Tiele Xue Yantuo as Kedun, so he only asked the daughter of the Li Tang clan, instead of naming the princess as his concubine as he did with the Great Sui.

At the beginning, Li Yuan's begging letter was announced to the world by Yang Tong, which made everyone known, causing Li Tang to be criticized by the world, for Li Tang, if he could form an alliance with equal status, he could get rid of the bad influence of begging and surrendering to the Turks in the early days.

"I am very happy to be able to form an alliance with the Turks, and I am also willing to give the daughter of the clan to Jieli Khan as a concubine, as for the trade, and the two matters with the Sui Dynasty, please allow me to discuss with the minister, and then give a clear answer to your envoy."

Although Kang Xiaoli was respectful and could speak fluent Chinese, his tone was very resolute: "Dear Your Majesty the Tang Emperor, on behalf of the Great Khan, I am grateful for the sincerity of the Tang Dynasty, but I need to kindly remind His Majesty the Tang Emperor that trade is a prerequisite for forming alliances and marriages, and I hope that Your Majesty can cherish trade that is beneficial to both sides......

"Naturally!" The cold light in Li Yuan's eyes flashed away, and he said with a smile: "The resurgence of the violent Sui, the world is restless, and I am willing to work with your country to fight the Sui on behalf of the sky." Please be patient and wait a few days! ”

"In this way, I won't disturb His Majesty the Tang Emperor in the future!" Kongli stood up, made a Turkic salute, and retreated under the leadership of the eunuch.

In an instant, only his own people were left in the temple.

"The demands of the Turks, everyone heard! Once Jieli obtained the strategic materials of pig iron, weapons, armor, and grain, it would inevitably make the strength of the Turks expand rapidly! If we form an alliance, we will also have to assume the obligation of cutting down the Sui, and the conditions can be said to be quite harsh. But I need to say something first......"

When Li Yuan said this, his eyes swept over the faces of Li Jiancheng, Liu Wenjing, Dugu Quan, Dou Wei, and Xiao Yu one by one:

"The alliance with the Turks and the cooperation with the Turks to deal with the Sui Dynasty will do more good than harm to my Tang Dynasty! So what I need to discuss with you is only a matter of business, what we can do to get the most benefits, and the disadvantages and influence are minimal. ”

"Father, please let Erchen say something first." Li Jiancheng stood up, bowed down and saluted: "As we all know, the Turks are a white-eyed wolf that can't be fattened, the Sui Dynasty supported them at the beginning, but when the strength of the Sui Dynasty declined, they immediately attacked the former benefactor!" Erchen feared that once the Turks became strong, it would ask for more than just a Sui dynasty...... Once the Turkic iron cavalry swept the world, it would bring a profound disaster to the Central Plains that was not weaker than the Wuhu Chaohua! If it really comes to that point, my Tang Dynasty will become a sinner for the ages who will be infamous for thousands of years, and my sons do not agree with the lifting of the ban on trade with the Turks. ”

Li Yuan didn't expect that Li Jiancheng would actually oppose him, his face suddenly turned dark, and he said with an extremely unhappy cold eye: "Then you agree that my Tang Dynasty will always be in Guanzhong until it is destroyed by the Sui Dynasty?" Are you in favor of the Tang Dynasty's eternal submission to the Turks? ”

Li Jiancheng heard his father's anger, and was immediately silent.

At this time, Dugu said slowly: "Holy Lord, the minister has something to say. ”

Li Yuan said: "Dugu Aiqing, please speak!" ”

"Holy Lord, in fact, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a little unfounded!" Dugu Quanyong glanced at Li Jiancheng lightly, and said calmly: "The Turks are a nomadic people, only the grassland is suitable for them, our land is vertical and horizontal, there are mountains, rivers, and lakes...... And the Turkic khans for several generations are all outstanding heroes in the steppe, they see it very thoroughly, and know that our Central Plains is not suitable for them to live, just like we don't look down on the steppe! If they want me to the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains, they can take it as early as the confrontation between the Northern Zhou and the Northern Qi, when the wooden pole Khan was in power, and the Turks also had hundreds of thousands of elite horsemen, at that time he wanted my Central Plains land, whether it was the Northern Zhou Dynasty or the Northern Qi Dynasty, they were powerless to stop it. ”

Li Jiancheng was silent.

"The Turks have had the opportunity to occupy the land of our Central Plains for several generations, but they don't fight when they can, and now their strength has weakened a lot, will the Turks still fight for the land?" Dugu said with a high spirit, and said with great certainty: "And the Turks have invaded the Central Plains more than once or twice, and each time they are just plundering wealth and population!" Every time they are snatched and left, it can be seen that they do not want to occupy the heart of the Central Plains! The Turkic enemy is the Sui Dynasty, the battle of Mayi, the Turks suffered heavy casualties, not to mention, but also by the Sui Dynasty conquered the southern Khan Court and the Monan grassland, the two sides have formed an indissoluble enmity, if the Turks attack the Sui Dynasty, the ultimate benefit is us. If both lose, we will still be the winners, once the Sui Dynasty is weakened and the Turks break their claws, we can take advantage of the situation to annex the Sui Dynasty, clean up the Turks, and build the Tang Dynasty, so trade is just a means to make the Sui Dynasty and the Turks fight! ”

Speaking of this, Dugu asked Li Jiancheng again: "Who does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think is the first enemy of my Tang Dynasty?" Sui Dynasty or Turkic? ”

"Competing with the Sui Dynasty, Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and Xiao Milling is just the enemy of luck for the domestic brothers. And funding the Turks is a national shame, doesn't Dugu Xiangguo know that after the enemy, even if I dominate the world, I will face a fierce beast? ”

Dugu Quan's suggestion reached Li Yuan's heart. But Li Jiancheng swept away his happiness with righteousness. Looking at this eldest son who was guarded, he couldn't help but think of the warlike second son Li Shimin, which made Li Yuan annoyed in his heart. He was about to have a seizure, and Xiao Yu started a round, "Holy Lord, the minister has a way to get the best of both worlds." ”

The saying of "the best of both worlds" suddenly made Li Yuanlong's face happy, and he nodded: "Xiao Aiqing, please tell me a good plan!" ”

"The national righteousness really cannot be lost, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said it very well. But what Dugu Xiangguo said was the real problem to be solved in front of him, if he couldn't solve the Great Sui, there would be no righteousness at all. Now that the Turks can be used to eliminate our fierce enemies instead of us, why should we not do it? But what is the best of both worlds? I thought I could write about trade. ”

Li Jiancheng's face changed greatly, but Xiao Yu had already stopped him with a wave of his hand, "Your Highness, don't worry, listen to the minister's words." ”

Li Jiancheng swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, Xiao Yu said calmly: "Whether it is an alliance, marriage or trade, these are normal exchanges between the two countries, there is nothing to criticize, and it can also remove some of the adverse effects of morality at the beginning, it can be said that it is harmless, the key is trade, we can sign a trade agreement, but there are no materials written in the agreement, weapons, pig iron, pig iron and other materials We can only agree verbally." ”

At this time, Li Jiancheng couldn't hold back any longer, so he gave Chen Shuda a look.

Chen Shuda, a supporter of Li Jiancheng, understood: "Listening to Xiao Xiangguo's meaning is secret transportation, without letting the Chinese people know? ”

Xiao Yu shook his head, "Could you please allow me to speak well?" ”

Li Yuan was finally annoyed, and he snorted heavily: "No one is allowed to intervene, and those who violate the order will be driven out of the hall." ”

Moment!

There was silence in the side hall, and Xiao Yu said with a smile: "Everyone only sees the harm of prohibited items!" But the problem of transportation is not taken into account! ”

Everyone was smart, and they all reacted immediately.

Xiao Yu continued: "Actually, we don't have a single trade route to the Turks now, so what's the harm in agreeing to the Turks?" Anyway, things can't fly away. Even if we take the Henan Corridor in the future, we can only go north from Zhangye to Juyanze, and then enter the Turkic territory, and it will take three or four months to make a round trip at the earliest! We can transport less pig iron, more cloth, tea, porcelain and other things, a little bit of pig iron every year, it is really a drop in the bucket, not to worry, but this year, the situation in the world has undergone earth-shaking changes. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that Xiao Yu's intention was to take advantage of the lack of trade routes and long distances, and the delay in time, so as to make trade in name only, which was indeed a clever and good strategy.

Li Yuan clapped his hands in agreement and said, "But the Turks are not stupid, they can't get what they want, how can they cooperate with us to defeat the Sui?" ”

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "That's no way!" Unless they help us lay a trade route first. ”

The hall suddenly whispered, and Dugu said: "Saint, Xiao Xiangguo's words are reasonable, if the Turks can help us take Li Rail and the Hexi Corridor first, then it doesn't hurt to promise them." Moreover, if we don't give the Turks pig iron, they will also try to solve the problem, if they plunder the Central Plains craftsmen, in the steppe to find mineral sources, the damage to our Central Plains will be greater, we open their mouth to let them have a way to obtain pig iron, can cut off their self-reliance. ”

Everyone said a word, and finally reached an agreement.

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