Han Yuan Palace, side hall.

Wu Zetian consulted with many prime ministers about peace with the Turks.

Wu Zetian heard that Wu Yanzhi had been appointed as the palace supervisor, so he opened his mouth and said with a smile: "You are very busy, and I let you know that the palace is troublesome and serve me, what do you think?" ”

Wu Yanzhi hurriedly said: "It is a great honor for my grandson to serve my grandmother. I wish my aunt good health, which is the blessing of all the people of the Great Zhou. ”

"Well, the affairs of Henan Mansion, you let Wei Yuanzhong run more, I think he is a person who can do things."

"Yes. Your Majesty, Weichen wears many hats, and he is indeed a little too busy. Zhang Shuo, the inspector of the Fengge House, was quite intelligent, and Weichen wanted to recommend him to serve as the deputy envoy of persuasion, and begged His Majesty to approve it. "The Way of Martial Arts.

He thought to himself, it seems that the emperor wants him to take over the position of Henan Yin in the future. However, although this person can do things, he is also a person who has a heart for the Li family, and he is not very reliable.

"Okay, this Zhang Shuo is also young, but he is very energetic, I will promise you! Also, since you have served as the palace supervisor, I still have a position for you to do, that is, to let you be an internal and external idle stable.

Now the management of the Imperial Horse is a bit chaotic, and I have been thinking about it for several years, but I have not come up with a good solution.

Nowadays, there are many organizations, but many people do not care. If you want to abolish these institutions, it is also a bit inappropriate, and the personnel should not be placed. Just because of the issue of staffing, I have also added a number of new non-staff officers.

I watched this idle stable for a long time, that is, you, as well as Wu Chonggui, Wu Youning, Wu Yizong and a few other people, rest assured. You also have to be in charge of the Wyvern. Wan'er, hurry up! ”

"Yes."

For Wu Zetian, the safety of Gyeonggi is more reassuring to the Wu family.

Wu Yanzhi thanked again: "Grandson must take care of his grandmother's royal horse." ”

The position of the idle stable, in Wu Yanzhi's view, is more important than a Shangshu, and it is impossible to do it if you are not trusted by the emperor.

At this time, someone reported: "Your Majesty, the envoy to the Turks, Yan Zhiwei, the envoy, and the deputy envoy Tian Guidao, will see Your Majesty." ”

"Let them in."

In an instant, the two of them moved forward. After the two of them met the emperor, they met with several prime ministers. Now the prime minister has been reduced by two: Li Daoguang has retired from illness, and Du Jingjian has also been dismissed.

The two had just returned from a trip to the Turks, and when they heard that the Turkic Khan had sobbed and threatened to take revenge on the Great Zhou, he was persuaded to marry his daughter to a prince of the Great Zhou.

In fact, Wu Yanzhi must be against this matter, the Turks are not trustworthy and insatiable. Whether it is friendly or not, it actually doesn't mean much.

However, this matter is decided by the emperor, and Wu Zetian seems to be intent on making peace, Wu Yanzhi will not oppose it openly, he will only put forward some warning opinions.

Sure enough, Yan Zhiwei, the general of the Zuo Weiwei, got straight to the point: "Your Majesty, the Turkic army is strong, if you don't agree to the request of his relatives, he may attack Hedong in Hebei and slaughter and kill the people."

Moreover, the policy of harmony and proximity has been repeatedly adopted since the Han Dynasty, and it is also a good strategy to calm the disputes between the Tibetan and Han dynasties. Therefore, Weichen thought that he had to be friendly, and asked His Majesty for permission. ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Tian Guidao, the Shousi Nongqing, immediately objected: "Your Majesty." Wechen thought it was absolutely impossible. This time, Weichen served as the deputy envoy and accompanied General Yan to the Turks.

The Turkic Khan was indeed an insatiable man, and the last time he asked for so much food and goods, His Majesty was very benevolent and righteous, and watched them live in a bitter cold land for the sake of the last time a large number of treasures, agricultural tools, seeds, etc.

However, the Turkic Khan Mo Si was still too little, insulted Weichen and others in every way, and threatened to raise 400,000 troops to avenge the defeat of the king of Zhuojun. ”

"Your Majesty, what Wei Chen saw was not exactly the same as what Tian Gong saw. The Turkic king is just going to marry a daughter, and if I give more dowry, we can stop a war and save millions of lives, why not? Yan Zhiwei said.

"Your Majesty, if peace can prevent the war, of course Weichen will not object. Wei Chen thought that he was afraid that he would attack my Da Zhou no matter what, so why waste so much money? So Da Zhou must be prepared for defense. Tian Guidao said it categorically.

The two of you come and go, what you say is clear, and they don't give in.

After listening to it for a long time, everyone made up their minds in their hearts. This is Wu Zetian who is impatient to hear: "Okay! I already know the opinions of the two of you, so let's talk about them. ”

I saw that Liang Wang Wu thought about it first and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen agrees with General Yan's opinion. It is a good policy for the ages to quell the war between the Han and the pro-Israel. What's more, this time they are marrying their daughter, why don't we do it! Isn't it just spending some money, using some money to save tens of thousands of lives, Weichen thinks it's worth it. ”

Tongfeng Pavilion Luantai Sanpindou Lu Qinwang also thinks that it is okay.

Wu Zetian asked Wu Yanzhi's opinion again: "Yanzhi, what is your opinion?" Is it amicable or unfriendly? ”

Wu Yanzhi said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has dealt with these Turks. In general, Wechen thought that the Turkic Khan was indeed an insatiable and treacherous villain.

It is very likely that he will use Heqin as a cover to secretly prepare to attack Hebei. Therefore, Weichen's suggestion is that he might as well walk on two legs, one is to choose a young prince from among the princes surnamed Wu and be close to him.

On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the defense of Hebei. Weichen thought that he could let the general lead the troops and garrison the front line of Dingzhou; Because General An Daomai attacked the front line outside the Shengzhou River, it is unlikely that he will attack the east of the river. Besides, there are still heavenly soldiers in Taiyuan, which should be enough to resist. ”

Wu Zetian listened to his words, frowned, and then asked the following prime ministers.

Yang Zaisi, Wang Fangqing, and Wang Jishan thought that they could make peace, while Yao Chong agreed with Tian Guidao's opinion and disagreed with him.

Lou Shide agreed with Wu Yanzhi's opinion. I saw him say: "Your Majesty, as far as Weichen knows, that Turkic Khan Mo Si is actually going to recruit the prince surnamed Li as his son-in-law." Of course, this is certainly an excuse.

So we had to guard against it. Weichen thought that there was little point in making peace, and he should still follow the advice of the former King Zhuojun and station heavy troops on the Hebei front line to prevent a Turkic sneak attack.

If Hebei's troops are too small, the Turks or Khitans may enter directly for a long time and kill the people of Hebei. ”

Wu Yan saw that since most people agreed to make peace, and Wu Zetian was very likely to be close, he made another suggestion: "Weichen implores Your Majesty to guard against Turkic sneak attacks." Nowadays, in addition to Youzhou, the states of Yi, Heng, Zhao and Ding in Hebei have very few troops.

Since the city of the Three Surrenders had been built, the east side of the river was safe. If the Turks want to attack, they can only go out of the Yi (gui) prefecture and approach the Yi, Ding, and Zhao prefectures, and they have to defend against it. ”

Wu Sansi said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the king of Zhuojun is too worried, but in fact, there is no need. In the first half of the year, the Turkic Khan silently asked to be His Majesty's son! This time he asked for peace, which must have been a gesture of kindness. "Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!