Chapter 54: Turkic Strategies (1)
After the death of Princess Qianjin, for the sake of his own face, Dulan Khan used the excuse to bury all the personal guards and maids in Princess Qianjin's camp in the name of Princess Qianjin's loneliness and loneliness in the underworld. The rest of the guards and the exiles she had recruited from the Central Plains were all exiled to the border as soldiers. He also sent an envoy to send a letter to the Sui Dynasty, proposing to Emperor Wen of Sui again in the name of the death of Princess Qianjin, and asking the princess of the clan to come to Turkic peace. But there is no such thing as an impermeable wall, let alone someone who is fueling it. Immediately, the rumor that Princess Qianjin had committed adultery with someone and was caught and raped in bed by Dulan Khan, and that she was killed on the spot spread throughout the grassland. The Turks were the most taboo about adultery, saying that this would anger the gods, and this winter came very early, and the snow fell more than in previous years, causing a large avalanche, which caused serious losses to the cattle and sheep of the tribe of Dulan Khan, and the public opinion of Dulan Khan was even more unfavorable to Dulan Khan. The news reached the tribe of Apo Khan.
"Hahaha! All right! This kind of thing happened to the princess, which is equivalent to giving Du Lan a slap, Ben Khan is really happy, plus now that the desert is snowing in the north, it is a good time for God to avenge me. Well! Send the order down, let the people prepare, and we will return to the royal court at any time. Po thought a little smugly. A man stepped forward to persuade.
"Great Khan! Although this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but there is also a great risk, first of all, our tribe is in the middle of the Sui Dynasty and the Mobei royal court, easy to be attacked, if we want to take action against the royal court, we must have a good relationship with the Sui Dynasty court, so that we have no worries. Second, there is still a big gap between us and the royal court, and I think it is appropriate to contact Datou Khan again and take joint action. "It was Awa's half-brother Martingale who spoke. Due to the early death of his mother, Apo's mother raised him on his behalf, and he was very close to Apo, and he was also loyal to Apo, resourceful, and known as a wise man in the Turkic tribes, so Apo would discuss many things with him and make decisions.
"Hmmm! I've also thought about these things, and when Lord Changsun Sheng came to our department, we had already formed an alliance, but it's better to be careful in everything, so be it! You take my gold medal to Chang'an, find the eldest grandson, and ask him to help me in the court, so that I can use troops against the royal court with peace of mind; In addition, he sent someone to contact Datou, send more Han female slaves to Datou, and act together at that time. β
"Ahh It turns out that Brother Khan has already made up his mind, okay! I'm going to prepare! The martingale agent retreated. But Apo fell into deep thought.
In February of the third year of Renshou, Princess Qianjin died of illness and the envoys of the Turkic Dulan Khan came to Chang'an to ask Emperor Wen for marriage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Turkic Dulan Khan's Kedun, the daughter princess of the previous dynasty has died, the Dulan Khan sent an envoy to pay tribute, and asked me to choose another princess to the Turks to make peace, what is Aiqing's opinion?" After listening to Emperor Wen's words, all the ministers first bowed their heads and thought about it, and then thought that the ministers had spoken.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Turks are also wolf-like! He is accustomed to making a living from slavery, and has harassed our dynasty several times since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, so he took the initiative to make peace, and his ministers thought that it was caused by His Majesty's Tianwei, and he should have agreed! "It was Emperor Wen's newly promoted central squire Lang Yuanyan who spoke. At the beginning, Emperor Wen promoted him on the one hand because he was diligent and honest as an official, and on the other hand, he also hoped to form an upstart group to divide the power of the prince, which could be used for such a long time, but only found that he was just a sound worm, and now he heard his prosaic sycophant, and his heart was even more disgusted, but his face was still silent.
"Do anyone else have any other opinions?" Emperor Wen asked the other officials, although Emperor Wen's tone was very calm, everyone knew that the emperor was very unhappy in his heart.
"Your Majesty, although our dynasty has quelled the rebellion of His Royal Highness the King of Han, the national strength has not been restored, so it is inevitable to make peace with relatives. However, the Turks have been divided into three divisions, which are contradictory to each other, and we can mix up the profits from them, let them eat dogs, and when their strength is weakened, we will first get rid of the Apo Division, which is close to the border with our DPRK, and then the other two will be slowed down. "It was Shangyi and Pei Yun who spoke. Although the emperor is still a little wary of the crown prince, I have to say that Pei Yun's idea is still very good.
"Pei Yun, what do you think?"
"The minister's suggestion is not commensurate with the high-level opinion! Chen thinks that General Changsun has gone to the Turks many times, and there should be a better way! Pei Yun kicked the ball to Changsun Sheng's side. Emperor Wen looked at the eldest grandson Sheng again.
"Eldest grandson Aiqing, how many times have you been to Turkic, I don't know what you think?"
"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't have any high opinions, but he just has confidential matters that he wants to report to the saint!"
"Alright! After the next court, you come to the harem to see me! With that, his eyes closed tiredly. Seeing this, Qin En, who was beside him, swept away the dust.
"Retreat!" The ministers saluted Emperor Wen and said goodbye. In the harem, Emperor Wen recalled his journey from an ordinary official to the emperor, as well as the separation of his wife, and his sons and grandsons who fought to the death because of the second battle on the throne, and felt a little bitter in his heart. In addition, because of the imperial power, he was suspicious of the new prince's father and son. However, recent measures have not achieved their desired results.
'The crown prince is full of wings, perhaps, it is time to hand over the throne to the prince, I hope that he can carry forward my great sui, and then leave him a will, let him treat all his brothers and nephews well. Emperor Wen pondered, and the eunuch reported to him.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson asks to see you."
"Xuan!" The eldest grandson Sheng saluted Emperor Wen respectfully.
"Minister Sun Sheng knocks on Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"Aiqing is exempt from courtesy, Aiqing has sent Turkic envoys to the imperial court several times, and even after the death of his son, he still shared his worries for me, and worked hard, but he didn't have any complaints, I feel ashamed! Aiqing will have something good to report to me this time. Say it! β
"Your Majesty, the last time the minister sent an envoy to the Turks, he came into contact with Apo and the dyean of the royal court headquarters, and made an agreement with them to deal with Dulan Khan and the remnants of the daughter. Now that the remnants of the daughter have been removed, Apo is also about to make a move against Du Lan of the royal court, and now his secret envoy is in the minister's mansion. Please show me the Holy Majesty. β
"Hmmm! What conditions do they have? β
"Please forgive the sin of the ministers, and secretly promise them some benefitsγγγγγγ Changsun Sheng lowered his head and said with some trepidation.
"Ugh! It is inevitable that the husband will use some means to achieve his goals, and you don't have to mind! Also, what conditions did they put forward? β
"According to the secret envoy, Apo's main concern is that when he uses troops against Dulan, we will send troops back to copy his back route."
"Humph! This Apo is a smart man, quite cautious. Don't hide it from Aiqing, Du Lan also mentioned in the letter to me that he would join forces with me to flank Apo together, Aiqing will work hard again, and accompany the envoy to go to Mo Nan again. In addition, bring some brocade, cloth, weapons, and salt, the more the better, and completely convince Apo that we are with him all the way. You have to reassure them in Monan, and tell them that not only will I not copy his back path, but I will also provide them with food and grass. β
"Your Majesty, the minister is afraid of raising tigers!"
"So Aiqing wants him to immediately send troops to fight against Dulan, let them fight against each other, and use more means to dispel their concerns. I tried to delay as much as possible in Chang'an, confusing Du Lan and the others, making them feel that I would not join forces with Apo. When he is inseparable from Du Lan, I will copy his back path, and I will completely solve the Turkic problem while I am in power. Emperor Wen's face revealed an abnormal red light because of excitement.
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