Chapter 1198: Li Shimin's Decision (Part II)

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Li Shimin is also very cautious about whether to support Bahra, after all, diplomacy is no trivial matter, even the Tang Dynasty must be carefully considered, so in the end, Li Shimin did not make a decision for the time being after thinking about it for a long time, but said that he would go back and think about it, and by the way, he also discussed it with the eldest grandson Wuji and others.

Li Xiu didn't expect Li Shimin to make a decision immediately, so it was not surprising, it was not early at this time, so Li Xiu personally sent the other party out of the academy, and he also returned home, and he did everything he could, as for how to decide, it was up to Li Shimin to make his own.

In fact, after Li Shimin returned to the palace, he immediately summoned the eldest grandson Wuji, and then relayed Li Xiu's words, which made the eldest grandson Wuji also show a contemplative expression, and after a while, he raised his head and smiled: "The master of the horse is resigned, but he is actually very concerned about the affairs of the court." ”

"It can't be said that Li Xiu is indeed determined to leave the court, if it wasn't for the Persian envoy Zamas who ran to ask to see him this time, and the matter with Persia was originally promoted by him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have bothered with this matter anymore." Li Shimin spoke for Li Xiu at this time.

"Persia is too far away from our Datang, no matter what decisions we make here, the impact on them is not very great, but it can't be said that there is no impact at all, this time that Bahra is close and far, not to ask for Rome but to ask for the support of our Datang, I guess his current situation is not good, so he will not give up any possible support." Eldest Sun Wuji's gaze was really vicious, and he saw through Bahra's current situation at a glance.

"I also thought of this, but although Bahra is a Persian, he was born in the Central Plains and is proficient in the languages of the two countries, if he can really ascend to the throne, it can indeed bring some convenience to our Tang Dynasty, and we don't need to pay much." Li Shimin also tapped the desktop at this time.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the ministers think it's okay to agree to that Bahra, and aren't they willing to pay some price, we can talk to them in detail, although the conditions they promised are not solid, and they may regret it at any time, but at least in a short time, it can also bring us some benefits." The eldest grandson Wuji finally expressed his attitude at this time.

"It seems that you and Li Xiu have the same opinion, in fact, I also felt that this matter would be more beneficial than disadvantageous to our Datang, since you also agree with Li Xiu's idea, then find a time to summon that Zamas into the palace again, and then send a few people to negotiate with them and strive for some more favorable conditions for us, but don't go too far, lest the other party hate us and fall into the ground!" Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji also agreed, Li Shimin immediately made a decision.

Li Shimin usually has to deal with a mountain of government affairs, many things that are extremely important in the eyes of others, and when he comes here, he can make decisions in a moment at most, which is also his privilege as an emperor, and the life and death of others are all in his thoughts, which is also the horror of being an emperor.

"By the way, where did Hou Junji and Su Dingfang arrive, and when will they be able to defeat Gaochang?" At this time, Li Shimin suddenly thought of sending troops to attack Gaochang before, and immediately asked the eldest grandson Wuji again.

"Hou Junji's last news, saying that they have left Yumen Pass, calculating the time when the battle report is on the road, it is estimated that now they have arrived in Gaochang territory and started a fierce battle with Gaochang's army, and it is estimated that the battle report will come back soon." The eldest grandson Wuji also immediately reported that he was able to get Li Shimin's respect, but not only the personal relationship between the two, but more importantly, his own talent, such as the official documents sent from various places, as long as he looked at it, he would never forget it.

"Hou Junji knows the truth of the speed of soldiers, it is estimated that Gao Chang did not expect that our Datang would suddenly send troops, and when our troops are pressed, Gao Chang will understand the determination of our Datang, and at this time, even if the Western Turks get the news, I am afraid they will not have time to react, and even if they react, it is estimated that they will not dare to send troops easily." Li Shimin also sneered at this time and said, this time the troops sent to Gaochang are to set an example for chickens and monkeys, as long as they can deter the Western Turks, then the influence of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions will be further enhanced.

"Your Majesty is wise, but Gaochang is just a pawn of the Western Turks, even if we destroy Gaochang, we can't take the Western Turks lightly!" The eldest grandson Wuji spoke again at this time, the Tang Dynasty wants to occupy the Western Regions, and the Western Turks are a strong enemy that they have to face, although this strong enemy has no threat to the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, but it cannot be underestimated.

"The Western Turks are not to be worried, there are too many large and small khans fighting for personal interests, as long as we send people to provoke it, we can let the Western Turks continue to suffer internal friction, but unfortunately since Ma Sanbao left, the Feinusi has not been able to find a competent person to take charge of it, and as a result, they should have been responsible for the matter, but they were ignored by the Feinusi, which gave Yibi Lulu a chance to unify the Western Turks, otherwise where would I have to spend so much effort!" When Li Shimin said this, he couldn't help frowning.

"This ......" Eldest Sun Wuji couldn't help but show a helpless expression when he heard Li Shimin mention Feinusi.

At the beginning, the Fei Nu Division was only an agency for transmitting information, and later it was responsible for collecting intelligence, and after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the Fei Nu Division became the spy agency of the Tang Dynasty, collecting and transmitting information is only part of its function, and it is also responsible for buying, provoking, and assassinating important figures of hostile forces in the territory, etc., although these methods are not glorious, but they often work wonders.

At the beginning, Ma Ye was in charge of the Fei Nu Division, and it can even be said that the Fei Nu Division was created by Ma Ye, don't look at Ma Ye is not as good as Li Jing and Li Ji in the march and fighting, but if you are in charge of the Fei Nu Division, no one can compare with him, which is also the reason why Ma Ye originally withdrew from the Fei Nu Division, Li Shimin re-activated him, but later Ma Ye was older, and his energy and body couldn't keep up, Li Shimin had no choice but to let others take over the Fei Nu Division, but the current Fei Nu Division is far less than the beginning, Otherwise, there would be no such thing as the Western Turks almost unified.

"Ebilu Khan is now the strongest, but within the Western Turks, there are not no other forces, if the Feinusi is allowed to operate properly, there is still a chance for the Western Turks to continue to be chaotic, in addition, I heard that General Ma also went to Liaodong some time ago, although his body is not as good as that of a young man, but it is okay, so can you discuss with General Ma, let him temporarily take over the Feinusi, and wait until the internal strife of the Western Turks is provoked, and then let others take over?" Eldest Sun Wuji hesitated for a moment at this time, and suggested again.

Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard this suggestion of the eldest grandson Wuji, and immediately lowered his head and pondered for a moment before he spoke: "General Ma has also worked hard for the imperial court for most of his life, and his identity is special, even if he is willing, the third sister and Li Xiu may not be willing, so this matter still needs to be considered in the long run." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also knew that his suggestion was not very clever, and when he saw Li Shimin hesitating, he didn't say anything at the moment, but he quickly thought of one more thing, so he reported again: "Your Majesty, I just received the letter of state from Tubo today, and they asked for peace again, and they want to marry our princess of the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Hmph, this Songtsan Gampo is such a big dog guts, he even dares to send someone to beat their envoys out and forbid them to set foot in Chang'an again!" Li Shimin heard that Tubo dared to come to ask for marriage, and he was angry at the moment, the last time the Tubo envoy came to ask for marriage, but Li Xiu pierced the lie that Songtsan Gampo had already married, and then Tubo failed to ask for marriage, and even sent troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, the result was a fiasco.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the minister thinks that it is also a good thing to be friendly with Tubo, after all, Tubo is a powerful country in the southwest, and it hangs alone on the plateau, so it is not afraid of the attack of other countries at all, and it can also win over the other party through peace, and our southwest will be more stable in the future." The eldest grandson Wuji expressed a different opinion at this time.

Hearing the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin couldn't help but hesitate, but soon he shook his head and said: "Forget it, the matter of driving the Tubo envoys out of the Tang Dynasty is already well known, and later there was a big war with Tubo because of this matter. ”

Li Shimin's words are actually very reasonable, Tubo is an extremely backward country, the vast majority of Tubo people are in the primitive social period, even iron tools can not be manufactured, although Songtsen Gampo temporarily unified Tubo, but the country also left countless hidden dangers, but in the original history, Princess Wencheng into Tibet, brought countless craftsmen, but also facilitated civilization into Tibet, which made Tubo's national strength increase rapidly, and the country was completely united, otherwise with the original situation of Tubo, I am afraid that Songtsen Gampo will die, The whole of Tibet will be divided again.

Seeing that Li Shimin rejected Tubo and his relatives again, the eldest grandson Wuji opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but thinking of Li Shimin's temper, he finally didn't speak, in fact, he also knew that the reason why Li Shimin disagreed with this matter was mainly because the marriage of Songtsen Gampo had spread all over the world, and if the princess of the Tang Dynasty remarried, Li Shimin's face would not be able to hang up.

"By the way, what's going on over there with Cheng Qian, I've done so much for him, can he appreciate my hard work?" At this time, I saw Li Shimin suddenly ask again, and when he mentioned Li Chengqian, the son who gave him a headache, he also showed a very complicated look on his face.