Chapter 264: Kill!
Early the next morning.
In the Hanyuan Palace, all the ministers were waiting outside the palace gate early, all of them were dressed in solemn court clothes, but the difference from usual was that among today's civil and military ministers, there were three men in Turkic costumes, especially the man who was the most gorgeously dressed, talking and laughing among the officials, without any sense of jerkiness.
Li Hong stood at the head of the court, and there was a big man standing behind him, and it is worth mentioning that among Li Hong and the ministers, Li Xian was dressed in a purple robe, and he also stood long, with a gentle smile on his face, without the gloom of that day in the Xuanzheng Palace!
As soon as the time came, everyone poured into the Hanyuan Hall in order.
It stands to reason that today is not the day of the pilgrimage, but there is another big event!
That is, His Majesty the Emperor wanted to summon the Turkic Khan Ashina Funian to discuss the matter of peace talks......
Even though the Turks are now a defeated country, the other party is the leader of a country after all, and the etiquette must naturally be done according to high standards!
And although in the Xuanzheng Hall at that time, except for the six ministers, there were several people in the Political Affairs Hall, all of whom were high-ranking and powerful people, but there was no impermeable wall in the world.
In a place as big as Chang'an, the news spreads even faster!
In just a few days, there were all kinds of rumors in the market, some said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was ready to kill Ashina Fu Nian Liwei, some said that the Tang Dynasty wanted to recruit Ashina Fu Nian as his son-in-law, and some said that His Majesty the Emperor was ready to return Ashina Fu Nian.
The rumors vary, but one thing is certain, the imperial court's attitude towards Ashina Fu Nian has begun to change.
It's just that only a few people know what kind of transformation this transformation is!
Entering the main hall, Li Hong suddenly looked terrified, because as expected, the seat next to Li Zhi was really empty, and there was no figure of the Empress Wu, it seemed that I was afraid that within a month, the Empress Wu really planned to recuperate.
"See Your Majesty!"
"See Father!"
As the ministers of civil and military affairs stood in shifts, after saluting, Wu Liangfu stepped forward and said loudly.
"Your Majesty has an edict to summon the Turkic Khan Ashina Funian into the palace to meet you!"
Although just before going to the court, Ashina Funian and the others were waiting outside with the ministers, but when they entered the palace, they did not have their share.
After all, before the Tang Dynasty accepted the Turkic surrender, they were not the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, and if there was no summons from Li Zhi, they could only wait outside obediently.
After a while, Ashina Fu Nian and the three of them walked in, touched their chests with their hands in the center of the main hall, and said respectfully.
"The subordinate of the lower state, the Turkic Khan Ashina Fu Nian, see His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
The two Turkic noble-looking people who followed him also saluted respectfully.
Li Zhi's face was indifferent, and he spoke.
"Let's get flat!"
Li Hong looked at the three people who had just entered the hall lightly, Ashina Fu Nian didn't need to say much, a middle-aged man with thick hair and a rough face behind him was none other than Ashdwin Fu, who had a conflict at the city gate that day, and next to him, a bronzed-skinned young man stood in place with a hint of cowardice on his face, and was also respectful......
Seeing him, Li Hong suddenly remembered that Ashina Fu Nian had promised in a letter to Li Zhi that he would send his eldest son to the Tang Dynasty as a proton, presumably this young man.
At the same time, Li Zhi on the throne also said with a stern face.
"Ashina Fu Nian, I came to ask you, at the beginning, your Turkic Khan Jieli once signed an alliance with my Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and swore that he would never rebel against each other for my Tang Dynasty, and now Emperor Taizong's dragon has only been in Bintian for decades, and the Turks have reneged on the covenant, disturbed my borders, plundered the border people, and led the twenty-four states to rebel, what is the current face to see me?"
Although the matter has long been a foregone conclusion, there is still something to be done in terms of face, first of all, to make the Turkic rebellion a rebellion, so that the Tang Dynasty's expedition can become famous.
This is clear to both sides.
It's just that this scene was just a cutscene, who expected Li Zhi to say and talk, he actually moved the real fire, and when he said the last sentence, his tone was already extremely cold, which made Ashina break out in a cold sweat.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, the breaking of the contract is not the original intention of the ministers, in fact, there are wolf ambitions among the Turks, vainly trying to invade the Tang Dynasty, although the ministers are Turkic khans, but they are unable to control the overall situation, they can only hope that the Tang Dynasty will help the ministers to quell the rebellion and restore the country, fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor is merciful, the gods descended from the sky, to solve my Turkic dilemma, and the ministers implore His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to be merciful and re-conclude an alliance with my Turks, and never invade each other!"
Fortunately, Ashina Fu Nian knew that he would be questioned for this matter before he was summoned, so he prepared his speech early, and although he was a little flustered at the moment, he finally said it.
And Li Zhi also calmed down, paused and spoke.
"My Tang Dynasty and the Turks have always been neighbors and friends, wars are frequent, and it is not what I want, but the peace talks are very important, and they cannot be achieved overnight, this matter I will order the crown prince Hong to preside over this matter, cooperate with the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple and others to discuss, and then come to me after the agreement!"
This was something that had already been decided, and Li Hong didn't care much about it, so he went out of class with an indifferent face and gestured to Ashina Fu Nian.
However, just as Li Hong moved, he suddenly saw Li Xian behind him with a mocking smile on his face, and his heart suddenly sank.
But the next moment, it was a sudden change, and Ashina Fu, who had been silent behind Ashina, stared at Li Hong and was shocked!
Even his body trembled slightly, and he exclaimed.
"Prince Li Hong?"
The accent was jerky, but full of surprise and fear.
made Li Hong frown suddenly, what the hell is going on with this person?
You know, when Ashwin Fu was at the gate of the city, he dared to talk to him so arrogantly, what is the situation with this posture now?
But in the next moment, Li Hong understood his intentions.
Because Ashina Fu Nian also looked at Li Hong with a hint of fear on his face, and even seemed to subconsciously take two steps back.
"Why are you so out of shape?"
Seeing this scene, Li Zhi frowned and asked.
And Ashina Fu Nian on the side seemed to wake up, and said to Li Zhi with a look of forbearance and excitement.
"His Majesty the Emperor forgives the sin, it is really His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's deep prestige, which makes the ministers frightened, so that there is such a gaffe!"
"Huh? Could it be that the Khan also knows the crown prince? ”
Li Zhi's tone was calm, with a hint of doubt.
But Li Hong had a bad premonition in his heart at the moment.
And then Ashina Fu Nian spoke.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is benevolent and virtuous, and his majesty is serious, even if the subordinate is in the Turkic Republic, he knows very well, and since the subordinate arrived in Chang'an, he has repeatedly heard that the people of Chang'an have praised His Royal Highness for his good governance, which makes the Tang Dynasty strong and strong, and will definitely make the Tang Dynasty return to the prosperous era of Zhenguan!"
As Ashina's voice sounded, the hall instantly became silent, and His Majesty the Emperor's face slowly became ugly...... (To be continued.) )