The content of the letter is very simple, surrender, donation, Gaochang royal family moved back to Chang'an to settle, to put it nicely, in fact, it is similar to Jieli's treatment, but Jieli is the king of the Eastern Turks, he can get the courtesy of the general, and the Gaochang royal family, needless to say, is almost a success, if it is really placed, it is already very good to be able to compare with the marquis.

How did Ju Zhisheng not understand this truth?

If Ju Wentai was not in Hou Junji's hands, he would not even hesitate, he would directly cut down the messenger, and then do the battle of the trapped beasts. When the cavalry of the Western Turks came, the problem was solved.

His analysis is not bad at all, the Turks are nomadic people, and they are not used to living in cities. Jieli was considered to be one of the Turkic Khans who preferred the city, so he built Dingxiang, but because of this, it led to the decline of the Eastern Turks. A nation on horseback, getting off a horse is tantamount to committing suicide.

Take a step back and say, even if you want to live in the city. He will not choose Gaochang, the further east, the climate is good, the more abundant the vegetation and trees, he will definitely not make such a big effort, from a desert, to a desert, if this is the case, Gaochang will be destroyed hundreds of years ago.

The location of Gaochang is like a piece of chicken ribs. A small country envies its merchants who can smell meat, but for a big country, who will be bothered by it? If it's okay to be white, it seems that it won't be interesting to fight.

As for the coming and going of the Western Turks, the Tang Dynasty is different. If Datang gets Gaochang, Gaochang will not be something that can be settled by paying some money and food.

For Ju Zhisheng, nothing matters, what matters is his own dragon chair. Although the Western Turks were Hu people, they were generally able to keep the Ju clan in the position of King of Gaochang; Although the Tang Dynasty was of the same race, the Central Plains Dynasty, which advocated great unification, would not necessarily allow the Ju clan to rule Gaochang. But for the people of Gaochang, it was much more advantageous to join the wealthy Tang Dynasty than to join the Western Turks. After all, the Tang Dynasty could give them assistance, while the Western Turks would only ask them for tribute.

But as rulers, how could the Ju father and son care about the lives of the people?

But now, Ju Wentai has been captured, he is the king of Gaochang and his father, how to decide, Ju Zhisheng is in trouble.

"Prince!"

Ju He, who is in Gaochang as Zaifu, is in the court, analogous to the eldest grandson of the Tang Dynasty, Wuji, and his status is transcendent. He is also a cousin of Ju Wentai and can represent the royal family.

"In the past, when Chu and Han were competing for hegemony, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, caught the father of Liu Bang, the king of Han, and forced Liu Bang to show up and want to fight a decisive battle with him. Liu Bangyan said, Xiang Yu, you and I are brothers, and today you want to kill my father. You are a human being in vain, and you are a brute! Well, since you've made up your mind, then you can cook it, and when it's cooked, don't forget to give me a piece of the soup! Immediately, Liu Bang turned his horse and left, without looking back. ”

Ju Zhisheng's face changed slightly, but he didn't make a sound, and listened quietly to Ju He continue.

Everyone looked at Xiang Yu, waiting for his decision. Liu Bang's father, Mrs. Liu, also said, my son is not filial, King Xiang, you cook me. But Xiang Yu said, your son is ruthless, but Xiang Yu can't be unrighteous, so he released Mrs. Liu. ”

Speaking of which, everyone roughly understood what Ju He meant, Ju Zhisheng hid his face and cried: "How can I bear it, that's my father!" ”

Ju He knelt down with hundreds of officials: "Prince, Gaochang Kingdom is in danger, please take care of the overall situation." The lives of more than 100,000 people in Gaochang are important, or the lives of the king are important, and the prince is so decided! ”

Ju Zhisheng cried: "If I am captured, I will kill myself, and I will not let the Tang people take advantage of it." But-"

Ju He shouted: "Does the prince think that the king does not have such courage and courage? The king is not dead now, he must be controlled by the Tang people, and the prince regards it as the great righteousness of the whole king, leading the army and the people to fight against the Tang people to the end. Prince, make a quick decision! ”

"Please make a quick decision!"

"How can the secretaries endure such coercion, do you have to force me to be that unfilial person?"

"This is the responsibility of being the king of Gaochang! The king is like this for the people, how can he say that he is not filial? For Gaochang Guozuo, please also ask the prince to make a quick decision! ”

The three invitations have been completed, and then the twisting will pass. Ju Zhisheng took away the hand that was blocking his face, sighed, and said: "Since Qing and the others have said so, Lone will not say anything, and when the crisis is resolved and the heirs are left, Lone will kill himself to follow his father." Come on, pass on the king's words to the Tang generals, Gaochang will never be threatened, and have the ability to let them attack, Gaochang will be one and fight with it to the end! Rather for broken jade, not for the tile! ”

……

Don army battalion.

Hou Junji and Li Ji sat in the big tent. Ju Wentai was also here, and he wasn't kneeling. War is like this, those who die are cannon fodder, and even if the real boss is defeated, he is at most a prisoner of the ranks, and there are very few who really die. is like Jieli, so that Li Shimin suffered the great humiliation of his life, didn't he die in the end? Because letting the defeated live can show the measure of the victor, and the loser will always live in remorse and more pain.

Hou Junji obviously invited Ju Wentai here to enjoy the feeling of a victor, and let him wait for his fate under his nose.

And Li Ji does not have this leisure, his character is destined to be very angry with Ju Wentai's behavior: "Ju Wentai, you have come thousands of miles to the Tang Dynasty to meet my Majesty, Your Majesty has treated you with courtesy and thoughtfulness, not only rewarding a lot, but also crowning your wife as Princess Sanyu, so long, you don't want to repay, but after returning to Gaochang, you will go against my Datang, what you have done, I have investigated it clearly during this time, it is simply shameless!" ”

Ju Wentai smiled and said, "Why is this king shameless?" This king is the king of Gaochang, and Gaochang is not under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, do I need your permission to do anything? “

When Hou Junji heard this, he was furious: "The prisoner under the stairs also dares to bark wildly? Believe it or not, I'm going to storm your city now! Want to wait for the Turks to come to the rescue? Oh, don't worry, they won't save you! ”

"It can be saved, but it can't be saved, it's not said with your mouth." Ju Wentai is also an old fox, he glanced at Li Ji and said with a smile: "From this point of view, General Hou is much inferior to General Li Ji." ”

"What did you say?!" Hou Junji was furious, he has always been criticized for his high official position and shallow credit, especially compared to a person with high official rank like Li Ji, it seems that he is a fortunate minister, Hou Junji was about to beat Ju Wentai, but was stopped by Li Ji and sat aside angrily.

Li Ji looked at Ju Wentai and said, "King Gaochang, there is one thing I don't understand, even if you don't want to take refuge in Datang, you don't need to take refuge in Gaochang, aren't you afraid of Datang's anger?" ”