Chapter 18: Destruction of the Turks (1)

"The emperor's dictation: I heard that the Marquis of Xuanping gave birth to a daughter, and I couldn't help but be overjoyed, with 300 horses of silk and satin, and ten boxes of gold and jade. Give Xu Qing's daughter the name Yu. ”

gave birth to a daughter in the morning, and before lunch, Li Yuan sent a eunuch to come and give him the name Xu Yu, and deprived Xu Qing of his power as a father. However, Xu Qing still had to be kind and thankful. The eunuch announced the decree, and did not dare to stand in front of Xu Qing with his head raised, and hurriedly bent his waist and said to Xu Qing: "Congratulations to Lord Xu for making tiles......

Xu Qing arched his hand and said: "Rejoice and rejoice, please ask your father-in-law to sit less, and the banquet will be held immediately, how many glasses of wine will your father-in-law drink?" ”

The eunuch didn't even dare to say it, but seeing that he still seemed to have something to say in his eyes, Xu Qing asked: "If your father-in-law has something to say, even if you say it directly, Xu may help your father-in-law, and he will help your father-in-law." ”

"Well, Lord Xu, there is indeed one thing, but I don't want Lord Xu to help." The eunuch said: "It was the emperor who summoned you to the palace, but I didn't know that you were holding a banquet now, so I ......"

Xu Qing asked: "Does the father-in-law know why the emperor asked me to enter the palace?" ”

The eunuch arched his hand back: "Lord Xu, you are not in the palace these days, I don't know, there is a Bohai country in Liaodong, and there are envoys from several small countries such as the Dahe clan and Goguryeo, so the emperor wants Lord Xu to enter the palace to discuss related matters." ”

Xu Qing suddenly realized that a few months ago, in order to deal with the Turks, Xu Qing suggested that Li Yuan send envoys to the Bohai Kingdom and the Dahe Clan, and also brought his own tokens. Li Yuan took Xu Qing's advice, but did not just contact the Bohai Kingdom and the Dahe clan. As a country with a history of origins, almost all the kingdoms of the Central Plains regard themselves as the living quarters of the world, and the surrounding small countries, even if they are not incorporated into China, have to bow down to China. Li Yuan also sent an envoy to Sanhan, since the last time Xu Qing beat Goguryeo down, Sanhan is very honest, truce with each other, open up commercial land, and have a tendency to unite against the Bohai Sea. This time, I don't know what happened, the envoys of the five countries came.

Xu Qing said to the eunuch: "You go back and tell the emperor first, and I will go immediately."

The eunuch said: "The old slave will go to report to the emperor, and Lord Xu will enter the palace immediately after the banquet." ”

An hour later, Xu Qing met with the crown prince in the Ganlu Hall to meet with the envoys of the Five Kingdoms. At the morning court meeting, they had already met with Li Yuan, but now Li Yuan has almost begun to hand over the affairs of government affairs to Li Jiancheng, and this kind of meeting with foreign envoys is handed over to the prince, which can be regarded as letting Li Jiancheng meet the neighbors around him.

This time, the envoys of the Dahe clan and the Bohai Kingdom were fortunate enough to meet Xu Qing, so a few of them spoke first.

The envoy of the Dahe clan said: "Lord Xu, His Royal Highness the Prince, I am an envoy sent by the Great Khan of the Dahe clan, and your country proposes to let the Dahe clan attack the Turks together, I don't know what benefits my Dahe clan can get after the victory of the war?" ”

The envoy of the Bohai Kingdom also nodded and said: "Yes, my country and the Dahe clan are both small countries, and they survive in the gap between the Turkic and Tang powers. If the Turks are destroyed, how can we still survive? ”

Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "My Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and it has always been to promote the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius, and the way of kingization. The Turks, killing my people, accepting our dynasty as an enemy, insisting on being the enemy of our dynasty, my Tang Dynasty has to destroy it for the benefit of the people. Your country is good-neighborly and friendly with our dynasty, how can Datang commit it? ”

Xu Qing also nodded and said: "Don't worry, after the * conquest is wiped out, the three kingdoms of the Dahe clan, the Bohai Sea and the Tang Dynasty will equally divide the land of the * Turk, the cattle and sheep, and the people." After the equal division, the people of the three countries will abide by the etiquette and customs of their own countries, abide by the legal system of their own countries, and do not invade each other. You also know what the result of trading with Datang is......"

The two messengers were overjoyed when they heard this, and what Xu Qing said was true in their hearts. Li Jiancheng looked at Xu Qing gratefully and said to them: "It is reported that the Turkic people have assembled in the grassland, preparing to go south after the autumn harvest. ”

Hearing this, the envoy of the Dahe clan laughed loudly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, my Dahe clan's destruction of the Turkic geocenter has long been there, and I can't find a chance for a while. Ahem, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I have one more thing to ask for......"

Li Jiancheng is very happy now, and he is about to achieve another great cause of opening up the territory and expanding the land, how can he not be excited. I saw him wave his big hand and say, "If you have any requirements, you can mention them......"

"In order to ensure friendship between our two countries for generations to come, the Great Khan proposed that the two countries intermarry and form kinships."

"This ......"

The last time the Turks came to ask for marriage, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng were both strongly opposed, they thought that the peace of the Tang Dynasty did not need to be obtained by selling women. But this time, uh, to put it mildly, you can't use women to seek short-term peace in the past, but once the Turks are defeated this time, then the northern border of the Tang Dynasty will be long-term peace and stability.

Seeing Li Jiancheng's male face, the envoy of the Dahe clan said with a smile: "I know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried about, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should not worry, the Great Khan does not want to marry the princess of your country, but wants to marry a daughter to serve the son of His Royal Highness the Prince." Uh, I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a marriageable child? ”

"Oh?" Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "So that's the case, okay, although Lone doesn't have a marriageable son, but Lone has a few younger brothers who are not successful, and he hasn't married a princess yet, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

"Don't hide it from His Royal Highness the Prince, the princess of the Great Khan is only over twelve years old, but she is already knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and she is familiar with the etiquette of the hall and the Tang Dynasty. Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to consider. ”

Li Jiancheng is thinking about interests in his heart, but he is just marrying a woman of a different race, and he will not lose face, if he marries Chengdao, won't my northern border of the Tang Dynasty be stable for at least seventy years? After 70 years of being rich and strong, I am not afraid of others saying that my decision was wrong.

So, Li Jiancheng immediately said: "It's okay, the eldest son of the lonely one, who is the same age as the princess of your country, can marry." ”

The order of his parents, the words of the matchmaker, Xu Qing mourned in his heart for Li Chengdao's boy J, and he didn't know what kind of fierce woman came out of the grassland.

At this time, the people of the Bohai Kingdom also laughed and said: "Don't hide it from His Royal Highness the Prince, the king of our country also has the intention of intermarriage, and he also wants to marry the princess to the Tang Dynasty." However, it's not that I want to marry into the royal family, but ......"

The messenger looked at Xu Qingdao: "I want to form a family with Lord Xu, I don't know if it's possible?" ”

Li Jiancheng looked at Xu Qing, his eyes were full of incomprehension, and he seemed to be a little angry, which means, Xu Qing, Xu Qing, you kid is really a good fortune, honestly, how did you show mercy abroad?

Xu Qing was speechless, does this need to be said, Princess Bohai Kingdom, isn't it Xu Qi's little girl.

Between Sanhan and Li Jiancheng, they were not so polite. The envoys of the three Koreas honestly recognized the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain, and were under the supervision of the Tang Dynasty, and the succession to the throne needed to be confirmed by the holy decree of the Tang Dynasty. Every year, they send envoys to the court to pay tribute, not only that, but they need to prepare their sons first and study in the Tang Dynasty for three years before they can return to China.

In this way, the Conflict Eradication Alliance was formally established.

In August, the harvest season began, and the city was filled with osmanthus and new rice and wheat, and it was at this time that the Turks began to move south.

At this time, Zheng Rentai and Du Junqiu, who had disappeared from the Xuanwumen Rebellion, appeared, and the small court of the Sui Dynasty established by the former Empress Xiao of Sui in the Turks also appeared, and the Turks marched south with a three-way army, nominally led by them.

The slogan of sending troops was to save Li Shimin, who was trapped in Chang'an, and to avenge the emperor of the Sui Dynasty.

* It seems that he tried his best to dispatch an army of 300,000.

The urgent documents at the border pass flew to Chang'an like snowflakes, and the only thing to be thankful for was that the Turkic soldiers who invaded Hexi were dragged to death by the army led by Li Yuanji and the army of Yingzhou. Those who invaded Hebei were strangled by Li Jing's army in Youzhou and could not move a single step. Only those who invaded the Hetao Plain, because there was no large army to defend it, were successively taken down by the Turks in more than ten prefectures and counties. For a time, the court shook.

In the middle of the night, Li Yuan looked at the defeated paperwork and couldn't help but have a headache. Next to him, standing was the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Jiancheng had nothing to say. This victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers, and they also know that the Hetao area is indeed difficult to defend, but there is a very important place in the Hetao - Taiyuan.

Taiyuan is the land of Longxing, once it is captured, in this era of superstition, it is very likely to affect the legitimacy of the Li Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan sighed and said, "You asked someone to get Xu Qi, right?" ”

When Li Jiancheng heard the word Xu Qing, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and Li Yuan scolded with a smile: "Jiancheng, I see if you have already thought about looking for Xu Qing?" Behold, thou shalt trust in him everywhere, and this emperor might as well pass it on to him. ”

Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Father, according to Erchen, Xu Qing's temperament, even if he is allowed to be the emperor, he is not willing to be it." However, Erchen didn't want to ask Xu Qing for help......"

Li Yuan smiled and said, "What's that?" ”

Li Jiancheng thought for a while and asked: "Father, do you remember that night, on the wall of Xuanwu Gate, three teams of dead soldiers suddenly appeared, Xu Qing didn't even pull out his knife, and three zhang away, he killed a team of dead soldiers?" ”

Li Yuan's eyes narrowed, and his face sank and said, "That kind of thing, the power is really terrifying, but I don't know what it is. Xu Qing, this kid, doesn't know how many wonderful ideas there are in his heart, if he doesn't tell me about this kind of thing, I won't ask him. Well, people have a little secret, I'm afraid to ask Xu Qing, what should he do if he becomes Xu Shu and enters Cao Ying? ”

"Eh, at the moment of the great enemy, Xu Qing is also a person who understands the general situation, according to Erchen, he will agree." Li Jiancheng laughed and said, "If Xu Qing agrees, my father can remove him from his position and let him have time to relax." ”

"It's impossible to let him be idle, but it's okay for me to pretend I can't see it." Li Yuan said slowly: "Far water can't save the near fire, even if Xu Qing sacrifices it......"

At this moment, a small eunuch outside said, "Your Majesty, Marquis Xuanping asks to see you." ”