Shi Bufan was already planning in his heart, and he would definitely not be able to let this Dingxiang County Lord marry Hu Ren. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Shi Bufan thinks that he and the county lord of Dingxiang are friends after all, since she is unwilling, isn't it the duty of a friend to think of a way for her? So since there are still several years to go, it will be a few years before the county lord of Dingxiang will be promised to the Hu man, and at that time, Bufan thought that he should be able to come up with some solutions. However, Shi Bufan obviously didn't expect it, as if he was a little too enthusiastic.

Shi Bufan began to think about how to solve this situation, but he thought about it for a while and didn't think of any suitable way, because in fact, the most suitable way was to take the initiative to propose to Li Shimin. But at that time, Li Yuan had already given Dugu Daxue to marry him, and it was impossible for him to push it away. Li Shimin didn't have the idea of stopping it, and Shi Bufan didn't think that he was willing to push off Dugu Daxue for the sake of the county lord of Dingxiang. In fact, Dugu Daxue has done a lot of things for him, and if he "rests" people now, his reputation will really stink. Changing wives after becoming rich was notorious even in ancient times. Wealth is not easy to wife, this is a very important morality in ancient times, not to mention that Dugu Daxue has nothing wrong, why should he replace it? Of course, Shi Bufan didn't think that the county lord of Dingxiang was more important than Dugu Daxue.

But if Shi Bufan doesn't marry, then it will be difficult for the county lord of Dingxiang to escape the fate of marrying a Hu person. Unless you don't marry for life, you may be able to do it reluctantly. But can she really withstand the pressure of Li Shimin, the emperor? Shi Bufan didn't believe that the county lord of Dingxiang could withstand such a big pressure.

Shi Bufan thought of a lot of ways to crack it, but in the end there were loopholes, and he really had no way to think about it.

"Shi Xiannan, the emperor let you go!" A eunuch said.

Shi Bufan heard Li Shimin call him, which made Shi Bufan stop thinking, anyway, the coming days are long, and there are still several years, so he can't be in a hurry about this kind of thing. There will be a lot of time in the future, and you can think slowly in a few years, so as not to rush for a while.

"Your Majesty, what is the matter with me?" Shi Bufan asked.

Now it was dark, and the soldiers who were hunting in the forest had come out. The soldiers hunted a lot of birds, which would be killed and plucked, and then the down would be left as a reward for the warmth of the people around Chang'an. Anyway, in this era, there are many wild animals, and there is no wildlife protection law, and large-scale hunting is not only not something to be scolded, but a fashion. For soldiers, it is to exercise combat skills, but for nobles, it is an opportunity to play at public expense, and everyone is willing to do it.

"Shi Bufan, do you remember that you told me at that time that you wanted to contact Xue Yantuo and then let them rise up to rebel against the Turks?" Li Shimin asked.

"Yes, the minister remembers, this is the minister's idea, naturally remember. But Your Majesty, what do you ask about this matter? Could it be that the emperor chose an envoy who was willing to cross the Turks and then contact Xue Yantuo? This envoy is not so easy to choose. You must be bold and careful, and you must be able to be loyal and not betrayal. This time, it is a very important duty to travel through the entire Turkic region and reach the Turkic recipient to contact Xue Yantuo. There were many dangers along the way, and although we and the Turks were temporarily at peace, they were not completely friendly. If they knew that we had sent an envoy to canonize the head of Xue Yantuo, then they might have sent someone to intercept and kill him. At that time, we could only suffer a dumb loss, so this person must not only be loyal, but also courageous, knowledgeable, and extraordinary! Shi Bufan said.

Li Shimin took the initiative to say: "I have two candidates, but I can't make up my mind. And I am also very hesitant about these two candidates, they each have their own advantages, but they also have disadvantages, I really can't make up my mind! ”

"Oh? Did the emperor ask me to quell the rebellion? Shi Bufan asked.

"That's right, if you want to say who knows the Turks best, it's Pei Ju first. And the other one is you, but since Pei Ju also said that he is not as good as you, then I don't bother him, I directly hope that you will come over for reference! Li Shimin said.

"Please tell me the emperor, which two are they?" Shi Bufan asked.

Li Shimin took the initiative to say: "Qiao Shiwang, Wang Xuance, come here!" ”

"Qiao Shiwang, Wang Xuance? They are all famous! Shi Bufan thought.

Qiao Shiwang was the first protector of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, and later married Li Shimin's sister, Princess Luling, Li Yuan's daughter. This Wang Xuance was rumored to be a legend of "one person destroys one country" in later generations, and his eloquence is very good.

Shi Bufan saw this Qiao Shiwang, about twenty years old, obviously a military general, with a serious face and a strong body, and he was not an ordinary person when he saw martial arts. And the other Wang Xuance, about twenty years old, is polite and polite, looks like a literati, his body is still ordinary, almost the same as Shi Bufan, and he is not a person with high martial arts.

"Qiao Shiwang is currently the general of the Beimentun Army, with the loose title of Wupin guerrilla general, and he has been serving in the Beimentun Army. He has been strong in martial arts since he was a child, and he took over from his father a few years ago and became the general of the Beimentun army. He was a skilled martial artist, and his father had been a scout, mastered with all sorts of hidden abilities. So if you want to go through the Turks to find that Xue Yantuo, then this should not be difficult. Moreover, he is a member of the Beimen Tun Army, who is very loyal to my Datang and will not do anything degrading to the national character. ”

As for the other Wang Xuance, he is good at speaking, and he has been famous for his ability to speak well since he was a child. It is a side branch of the Taiyuan royal family, well-read. ”

Qiao Shiwang nodded at Shi Bufan, and then did not speak, obviously not a person who was good at words. However, that Wang Xuance also looked kind and pleasant, and took the initiative to communicate with Shi Bufan.

"Shi County Man, I heard that Shi County Man is also a person who is famous for his ability to speak well, and I have really admired Shi County Man for a long time." Wang Xuance said.

Shi Bufan really didn't know that Wang Xuance was actually a side branch of the Taiyuan Wang family, but since it was only a side branch, his status was not too high, so he was still kind to Shi Bufan. If it is a core member of the lineage, then the gaze that looks at Shi Bufan is absolutely contemptuous, and he despises Shi Bufan's bloodline.

However, this Wang Xuance is also a sycophant, and he is directly called Shi Bufan, who is famous for his ability to speak well, and has been "admired for a long time".

Wang Xuance first said: "Shi Xiannan, I have always taken Zhang Qian, the Marquis of Bowang, as an example, hoping to dominate the world for the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions that year and opened up the Western Regions for the Han Dynasty, which is famous in history. And I hope to be able to solve foreign enemies and disintegrate foreign enemies for my Datang like Pei Ju back then. ”

Wang Xuance began to preach his "ideal of life", saying that he hoped to become a diplomat, a great diplomat like Zhang Qian Banchao, and a powerful person.

And Shi Bufan also heard it, this Wang Xuance is indeed very "Kan", he is a talkative and very eloquent person. His eloquence is indeed good, obviously better than many people, and this is also recognized by Shi Bufan.

Even in the history books of that year, there was his so-called saying that one person destroyed a country, which showed that he was very eloquent and could borrow soldiers to destroy India.

However, the other Qiao Shiwang just looked at Shi Bufan with a look of hope, obviously hoping that Shi Bufan could support him. However, Qiao Shiwang is obviously not very good at eloquence, he is not as eloquent as Wang Xuance, and he can talk well with Shi Bufan. That Qiao Shiwang saw that he had a good conversation with Wang Xuance and Shi Bufan, although his eyes were more anxious, but he couldn't interject, which made Qiao Shiwang very depressed.

"Shi Bu is extraordinary, and these two people have their own merits. As you can see, Qiao Shiwang is strong in martial arts, and it is easy to pass through the Turkic territory, but he is not very talkative, his eloquence is not good, and it is difficult to argue. This Wang Xuance is well-read and eloquent, and it is not difficult to argue with those Xue Yantuo people. Even he speaks Turkic, and like you at the time, he is multilingual. However, Wang Xuance was a literati through and through, and it was almost impossible for him to cross the entire Turkic territory alone. Both of them speak Turkic, and each has its own advantages, which makes it very difficult for me! ”

"I also thought about letting Wang Xuance go, and then Qiao Shiwang protected, with Wang Xuance as the main and Qiao Shiwang as the auxiliary. However, if two Han Chinese were to move within the Turkic territory, it would be easy to spot, which would not be good. So I'm going to just send one person, but they all have their own merits, and I'm very embarrassed! ”

"Shi County man, you show me, who is more suitable!"

Both of them looked at Shi Bufan with hopeful eyes, because they knew that Shi Bufan's words could decide their fate. If Shi Bufan agrees with anyone, then I'm afraid this matter can also be determined. They all want to get this opportunity, and it's up to them to see what the times are.

Shi Bufan took the initiative to ask: "Qiao Shiwang, if you see Xue Yantuo's leader Yinan, what are you going to say to him?" ”

Qiao Shiwang replied: "What the emperor asked me to say, I will say too?" The emperor memorized all the words he wanted to say to Yi Nan, the leader of Xue Yantuo, so that I could tell Yi Nan. ”

Li Shimin covered his face, what kind of living treasure is this, and he actually has to convey it one by one, doesn't he even know how to say it outside? Don't you regret that you played it yourself, and just directly conveyed what Li Shimin said so dogmatically?

Shi Bufan didn't say anything, didn't make any judgments about this behavior, but turned to Wang Xuance and said, "Wang Xuance, please answer my question just now, if you see Xue Yantuo's leader Yi Nan, what are you going to say?" ”

After Wang Xuance heard this, he immediately felt excited. That Qiao Shiwang was such an idiot just now, he actually said what he memorized and conveyed, this is the ability that a diplomatic envoy should have? Shouldn't a real diplomatic envoy be able to speak well? If you can't speak well, then what kind of diplomatic envoy is you? He thought he had a chance, and this time he was sure that he would be given the job.

"Shi Xiannan, I think I should promise the leader of Xue Yantuo to canonize them as khans. And tell them that when the time comes, our Datang can threaten the Turks in the south, and they can contain the Turks in the north. I will tell them in detail about the principle of long-distance friendship and close attack, saying that we will attack the Turks on both sides, so that the Turks will definitely be destroyed. ……”

Wang Xuance explained the set of things about how to treat that Yi Nan, as if he had planned any plan. And this is a set of words, which makes Li Shimin also nod quite a little, as if he is very satisfied with Wang Xuance. And Shi Bufan found that Li Shimin's gaze was more inclined to Wang Xuance, because Wang Xuance was indeed able to speak well and indeed have good eloquence, which was very important for an envoy.

When Wang Xuance finished speaking, Shi Bufan took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, let them go down first, and I will tell you my results!" ”

"Alright, you guys go down first!" Li Shimin said.

Qiao Shiwang and Wang Xuance took the initiative to go down, and Wang Xuance was full of confidence, as if he would inevitably succeed. However, that Qiao Shiwang looked helpless, obviously his situation of not being good at words was very fatal, but it was a very fatal situation for a diplomatic envoy.

Qiao Shiwang actually didn't report any hope, but Wang Xuance was full of confidence, and he seemed to feel that he had played at a super level just now. However, they didn't know what Shi Bufan would say about them in front of Li Shimin.

"Shi Bufan, which of them do you say is more suitable?" Li Shimin asked.

Shi Bufan quickly replied: "Your Majesty, in fact, none of them are suitable to go out as a single envoy, they are at most the ability of a deputy envoy, and they do not have the ability to be a chief envoy." But if I really want to choose one of the two of them, then I'd rather choose Qiao Shiwang! ”

"What? Would you choose Qiao Shiwang? Li Shimin was surprised.

Originally, Li Shimin thought that Shi Bufan, as a person who could speak well, should choose Wang Xuance, who was also good at speaking, but he didn't expect Shi Bufan to choose Qiao Shiwang, who seemed to be taciturn and not good at words? This makes Li Shimin very difficult to explain, in fact, Li Shimin himself is biased towards that Wang Xuance in his heart, but Shi Bufan gave the opposite result, and even Li Shimin doesn't quite understand why Shi Bufan, a person who can speak well, chose a taciturn Qiao Shiwang instead.

"Your Majesty, I said, in fact, none of them are the material to be envoys, at most they are the ability of a deputy envoy. But if I really have to choose one of them as a last resort, then I'd rather choose Qiao Shiwang. I'm just choosing a tall one from a group of short people, not really saying that one of them is completely suitable, it's just a way to do it. Shi Bufan said.

But Li Shimin was even more puzzled and asked: "That Wang Xuance can speak well, but why is it not the material to be a righteous envoy?" Isn't it enough to be an envoy to a foreign country to be able to speak well? ”

"Your Majesty, do you really think that the most important thing to be an envoy is to be able to speak well? No, it's strategic awareness! Shi Bufan replied.

(To be continued.) )