Hou Junji said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Qi said that there was a coup d'état in Tuyuhun, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu encountered nothing more than three situations, first, an accident, and second, he was captured; 3. Get out of trouble.

In all three cases, it is not appropriate to send troops. There is no need to send troops to get out of trouble; It is useless to send troops in the face of accidents; was captured and thrown into a rat trap, and hastily sending troops would harm the life of His Royal Highness the King of Shu. ”

Everyone felt that what they said was reasonable, but it was about Li Ke's life, and no one expressed their opinions.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Not bad." What else does he have to suggest? ”

Hou Junji said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi estimates that if there is no accident, His Royal Highness the King of Shu is the most likely to be captured. Because they are in the hinterland of Tuyuhun, once something happens, it is unlikely that they will escape under the siege of the Tuyuhun people.

After all, His Royal Highness the King of Shu is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tuyuhun people do not dare to kill him easily. The biggest possibility is to be captured, used as a hostage, and become a bargaining chip for the Tuyuhun people to negotiate with my Datang. ”

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and secretly admired Li You's calm analysis.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Go on." ”

Hou Junji said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi said that the Tuyuhun War has just been fought, and the soldiers are on their way back to their hometowns, and it will take a long time to mobilize the army and re-recruit the people. The current financial situation of the imperial court is not suitable for a new war immediately. ”

When Hou Junji said this, Gao Jingming said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Qi is reasonable, the household has no money, no food, what to fight?" There's really nothing the minister can do. ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the King of Qi's opinion is that the imperial court will no longer recruit government soldiers to participate in the war, but only transfer some men and horses from the sixteen guards of Chang'an, show a large number of numbers, multi-tree banners, pretend to be 100,000 troops, and drive to the Tuyuhun border area to exert pressure on the Tuyuhun people. This is the so-called sending troops and not sending troops. Hou Junji said.

Fang Xuanling praised: "It's an empty city plan." This is a contingency plan. ”

Cen Wenwen was not at ease and asked, "What should His Royal Highness the King of Shu do?" ”

Hou Junji said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi said that the Tang army sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and he would use the battle between the two factions of Tuyuhun to rescue His Royal Highness the King of Shu." ”

Everyone talked for a while, but they couldn't find a better way, and they all set their eyes on Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was just about to speak, when the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly remembered a question, and he said: "Wait a minute, His Royal Highness the King of Qi said that the Tubo people may intervene in this matter, and the minister thinks that once the Tubo people intervene, in order to cause a rift between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty, they will definitely try to harm His Royal Highness the King of Shu, so that there is no possibility of peace talks between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty." ”

The words of the eldest grandson Wuji made everyone nervous again.

Li Shimin asked, "How did King Qi think about this matter?" ”

Hou Junji said: "Your Majesty, it was His Royal Highness the King of Qi who first raised the matter of the Tubo people, which means that he has already considered this matter. How exactly he planned it, the minister didn't know. ”

This matter involved Li Ke, and everyone didn't dare to say more. set his sights on Li Shimin again.

Li Shimin thought about it again and again, and there was no better way, and said: "I'm afraid this matter can only be like this." ”

He made up his mind and said, "Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji listen to the order. ”

"The minister is here." The two replied.

"Immediately dispatch 10,000 horses from the Sixteenth Guards, commanded by Hou Junji and Li Daozong, and rush to the Tuyuhun border to cooperate with the King of Qi."

"Obey." Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji replied.

Li Shimin asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, what other opinions do you have?" If you don't have one, go your own way. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister remembered something." Hou Junji said.

"Say it." Li Shimin said.

Hou Junji said: "Before His Royal Highness the King of Qi left, he told the minister that he had a large amount of money to give to His Majesty, and asked His Majesty to decide. ”

Li You told Hou Junji before leaving, and when the court discussed the matter of Tuyuhun, he raised this question so that he could take the opportunity to make a fortune.

"What money, how much?" Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, Gao Jingming immediately asked. He is a poor scholar, although Li You proposed to increase grain production, but far water can't quench his thirst.

Li Shimin asked, "Yes, what money?" ”

Hou Junji said: "This matter, you can summon Huang Suxin, the household servant, he knows this matter." ”

Li Shimin immediately said: "Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji will mobilize the army, and the rest will stay." Chuan Lutein New Pilgrimage. ”

"Obey." The crowd said.

Fu Qi City.

Just when Li You rushed to Fuqi City, the envoy of the Tubo people had already entered Fuqi City, and Van Goghnian, the envoy of Tubo, immediately asked to see Murong Zun.

At this time, Tibet gave birth to a British lord, he is the famous Songtsen Gampo, when he was only 12 years old, he launched a war of unification, and it took three years to unify the Tibetan tribes that had been divided for hundreds of years, and established a powerful plateau regime. He was only 18 years old at this time.

After internal unification, his hand reached out to Tuyuhun.

Murong Zun had a relationship with Songtsen Gampo very early, and after Tuyuhun was conquered by the Tang army, Murong Zun and Songtsen Gampo reached a secret agreement, and Tubo supported him to restore the country and become king, and he would exist as a vassal state of Tubo in the future.

This is the scene where Murong Zun kills Murong Shun.

Murong Zun saw the Tibetan envoy Van Gogh Nian, and after accepting his salute, he said: "Thank you for your support, you helped me eliminate the main force of the Tang army, so that I could smoothly take over the city of Fuqi. I would like to ask you to convey my greetings to Tsang Po (King) Songtsen Gampo. ”

Van Gogh said: "Thank you to the Khan, I will definitely convey the Khan's respect to my family Zampu." The khan was wise and powerful, and seized the power of Tuyuhun in one fell swoop, which is gratifying. ”

Then, he asked, "Khan, I heard that you captured Li Ke, the prince of the Tang people, I don't know what you are going to do with it?" ”

Murong Zun said: "The Tang people supported Murong Shun, I got rid of him, and captured their prince Li Ke, it is equivalent to tearing his face with the Tang people, and the Tang people will definitely come to retaliate." I must temporarily keep Li Ke as a hostage to guard against the Tang people's attack. ”

Van Gogh said: "Khan, according to the agreement, our country has provided you with military salaries, food and grass, and sent troops to help you defeat the Tang army. I hope you can abide by the agreement, completely break with the Tang people, and accept the canonization of my family Zampu. ”

Murong Zun said: "Certainly, definitely." I will abide by the agreement signed with your country. ”

Van Gogh said: "Khan, in order to show your sincerity, please kill Li Ke immediately." As for your fear of the Tang people's retaliation, my family Zampu will send a large army to help you repel the Tang army. ”

Murong Zun said: "I have already said just now, Li Ke is a hostage, and it is still useful to keep it. Let's talk about it later. ”

Van Gogh asked dissatisfiedly: "What about the Tang army outside the city?" Why not annihilate them completely? ”

Murong Zun also said a little unhappily: "Don't worry about these things. Your envoy has come from afar, so please go down and rest first. ”

Van Gogh had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

Back at the guest house, Van Gogh conferred with the rest of the Tibetan mission. He said: "Murong Zun kept the Tang man Li Ke and the Tang army outside the city, and did not agree with our army to cross the line of Longde City, clearly leaving room for peace talks with the Tang Dynasty. It seems that Murong Zun wants to step on two boats. ”