Shi Lin's praise of Luo Yan was at its climax, when suddenly something happened that made people have to turn their attention away. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the sixteenth day of the lunar month, the New Year will be celebrated in a few days. The various sweeping work of the previous year forced the officials of various ministries in Chang'an to devote all their attention to official business. When you think about the great court meeting, not only do the local governors have to go to Beijing to report on their work, but also the ministries also need to make a summary of all the affairs of the previous year, and at the same time, they also have to submit their plans for the coming year.

It's really just that if you don't work hard these days, you have to eat and hang up for the New Year, which is really uncomfortable. In order to prevent such a thing from happening, officials naturally cannot slack off.

When the sky was dark, the soldiers guarding the city gate went down and opened the city gate when they showed the signs. As the heavy gates creaked, sunlight squeezed in through the gaps in the gates, illuminating the still dimly lit openings. The people who had been guarding outside the city early had finally arrived, and they had been frozen for so long, in order to sell some of the mountain goods stored at home into the city, and at the same time put on a few feet of coarse cloth to make clothes for the mother-in-law and children.

Just as people were crowding to get in, suddenly there was a voice in the distance: "Hurry, avoid." Voice.

Needless to say, this kind of voice is very common in Chang'an City, and it is nothing more than urgent documents from all over the world. Like such a fast horse, the people can only avoid it when they see it. If you can't dodge, even if you trample to death, you can only consider yourself unlucky. Therefore, the crowd that was still crowded suddenly became orderly at this moment, and it was far away from the fast horse dozens of meters away, and then gave way to a spacious road.

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

"The horse is so fast, looking at the shouting of the post man, it seems that it is six hundred miles in a hurry." Chang'an is worthy of being at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and a casual farmer can actually judge the state of emergency of the document through the state of the horse speed and the state of the post man.

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

"It's impossible, I don't think that Jieli Xiao'er said that he was embarrassed by internal messing some time ago, and he didn't rectify his internal affairs well, so why did he still have the heart to make mistakes."

"But except for the news from the Northland, fast horses from other directions don't leave our door."

"Also, these barbarians are making a fuss, I see, they are not messy enough. If Jieli's house is gone, it will be just right. ”

The people never expected that their speculation, although not all right, but half right. The documents sent by Kuaima were indeed related to the Turks, but they were not Jieli's dead goods from the east, but the Western Turkic Tongye Hu Khan. Compared with the Turks under Jieli's command, the Western Turks under the command of Tongye Hu Khan, on the one hand, have relatively few borders with the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, because of the geographical disadvantage, the strength is not very strong, so the harm to the Tang Dynasty is far less than that of Jielilai.

Even more frustrating was the fact that the neighboring countries under his command were all strong, so they were threatened by other countries every year.

Some time ago, Jieli's subordinates were in turmoil, in order to stabilize the surrounding situation, and by the way, to inquire about the situation of the Turks and other ethnic minorities, Li Shimin sent Zheng Yuanshou to see Jieli, and asked the clan Li Daoli to meet the Tongye Hu Khan. After meeting, feeling the difficult form of the Turks in the west, Tongyehu Khan decided to make peace with the Tang Dynasty. At this time, although Datang was still pressed by Jieli, it was much stronger than other ethnic minorities. Tong Yehu also wanted to lean on Datang's thighs to deter the surroundings.

Originally, Datang was also a little nervous about the surrounding situation, and Jieli and Tuyuhun, who were constantly making noise, and Goguryeo seemed to be a little jumpy. If Tong Yehu can be pulled into his chariot at this time, then at least the western part of the Tang Dynasty can be much more stable. Datang will be able to get a stable surrounding environment at least in a short period of time. The two parties hit it off, and Li Daoli, as the envoy, naturally would not refuse the kindness of Tong Ye Hu, and decided to bring the envoy of Tong Ye Hu back to Chang'an to see Li Shimin's attitude.

And the urgency of these 600 miles is exactly the explanation of the situation that Li Daoli asked the local fast horse to send after entering the territory of Datang.

Although the Khan of Tongye Hu is a little weak, it is still a country after all. And this matter is about two friendships, and Chang'an must be given enough time to prepare. The court has to discuss whether to make peace with relatives, Zongzheng Temple has to choose a family that is friendly, and the emperor has to set a suitable identity for the elected relatives, and so on, these things cannot be solved in a day or two. If Li Daoli really brought the envoy of the western Turks to Chang'an to talk about this matter, then he would obediently go to his own home as his royal clan in the future.

When the messenger sent Li Daoli's song into the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin had just met with the leaders of the six departments of the three provinces. At this time, he was reviewing the documents submitted by the Chinese Book Province, and his eyes jumped when he heard that Li Daoli had an urgent performance of 600 miles. It's almost the New Year, and Li Shimin also wants to be able to make himself and many ministers stable for a few days. From the beginning of this year to the present, big and small things have been continuous, and Li Shimin can't wait for him to have a few doppelgangers to rotate continuously.

After watching the recital, although Li Shimin had a headache, he breathed a sigh of relief. It's a bit of a hassle, but it's not a bad thing overall. said to the attendants beside him: "Call the heads of the three provinces and six departments, and let Zong Zhengqing come too." Before the court meeting, Li Shimin had to get a more definite answer from the mouths of these high-ranking officials.

After speaking, Li Shimin continued to read the recital, while the attendant pinched his voice and sang, and then went down to arrange for people to go and call people.

It was only a moment before everyone came to this hall, and after seeing the ceremony, Li Shimin arranged for everyone to do the embroidery pier. In the middle of the warm fire, there was no need to pass on the notes one by one, Li Shimin said briefly: "The Turkic Emperor Yehu Khan asked for peace, and just now, Li Daoli's notes have been submitted. Their envoy will soon come to Chang'an with Li Daoli. Zhuqing, I don't know what to think about this matter? ”

This is to ask these others to express their positions, whether to be friendly or refuse, this is the main question that needs to be considered at the moment.

Du Ruhui did not directly express his opinion at this moment, but recounted in detail the information collected by the military department. "The Western Turks cover millions of hectares, close to the Eastern Turks, where they are lush with vegetation, but further west is the usual land. It is adjacent to the Eastern Turks and Xue Yantuo, and at the same time borders Tuyuhun and Dashi. Although the western region is vast, the combat strength of the domestic soldiers is low, and under the pressure of Xue Yantuo and the Eastern Turks over the years, even the Natong Yehu Khan is a little unbearable. I think I want to borrow my prestige from the Tang Dynasty, so I want to be close. ”

Du Ruhui immediately guessed the thoughts of Tongye Hu Khan, and Li Shimin applauded the words of this right-hand man. With Du Ruhui's information, I think the next discussion will have a lot of basis.

The ministers were silent for a while, and then they saw Fang Xuanling and said, "Since Tong Ye Hu has this thought, it is also a good thing for me to come to Datang." At the moment, the trouble of our henchmen is the Turks under Jieli's men, if this peace is successful, even if Jieli wants to enter the border in a big way in the future, he will be afraid of the power of the Tongye Protector, and he will not dare to be too presumptuous. At the same time, with the harmony of Tong Yehu, the prestige of the Tang Dynasty in the Lower Western Regions can also spread far and wide. It's a win-win. ”

"What the book in the room says is reasonable, and we will second. Moreover, this time the relationship is different from the past, the two sides are based on an equal relationship IQ, and we have no direct interest entanglement with Tong Yehu, so that we can better maintain the relationship in the future. ”

"We second"

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It's just a few people, and in just two moments, this matter that has affected the western part of the Tang Dynasty for decades has been decided. Hearing that the ministers gave themselves a definite answer, Li Shimin nodded, and asked Zong Zhengqing: "Uncle Wang, I don't know if there is a woman of the right age in the clan who can be the princess of this kind?" Li Shimin asked Li Shentong this time.

In the first year, because of his meritorious work with Li Shimin, he was finally thrown by Li Shimin to Zongzheng Temple to take charge of the imperial family. Hearing Li Shimin's question at this moment, Li Shentong naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said the family history of the names of several county-age county lords and county lords that he remembered in his mind. Counting on the fingers, there are actually more than a dozen.

If you say why not use a princess. Just kidding, Li Shimin's eldest daughter Changle is only fourteen years old this year. And it is also Li Shimin's pearl in the palm of his hand, if Li Shentong dares to say Changle's name at this moment, he doesn't have to think about it, he can be ready to stay at home for the rest of his life tomorrow.

With so many people to choose from, Li Shimin did not rush to settle down at this time, but instructed Li Shentong: "Uncle Wang will inform these families today and let them prepare for their lives." When the messenger arrives, I will save a lot of things when I settle down in the court. Then he turned to another imperial prince, Li Xiaogong, and said, "Brother Wang will also draw up an agenda for the Ministry of Rites to be reviewed by the Zhongshu Province." This matter is not trivial, although we do not pay attention to the Western Turks, but the diplomatic relations and national prestige of the country cannot be lost because of this. ”

Li Xiaogong was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at this time, and he listened to Li Shimin's orders, and he was not lazy, nodded and replied: "The minister will let his subordinates do it today, I think it will be according to the usual practice, this matter is only a matter of two or three days, before the rest of the family, I will send the agenda to Zhongshu Province." Adhering to the style of a military general, Li Xiaogong replied very cheerfully. This attitude made Li Shimin nod for a while.

After all the things that should be ordered, Li Shimin chatted with several ministers for a few words, and then asked them to go back and prepare. As for himself, he continued to bury his head in that sparse and continued to be depressed. (To be continued.) )