The Tang Dynasty historian and the Turkic shaman recorded the oath at the same time and exchanged the covenant.

Soon, Jieli Khan led more than 300,000 Turkic troops to slowly evacuate, leaving the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, leaving Wugong County, and slowly marching towards the grassland.

Watching the withdrawal of the Turkic army, the officials and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty burst into tears, they knew that under extremely unfavorable circumstances, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the Tang Dynasty, through wisdom and courage, frightened back the more than 300,000 troops led by the Turkic Jieli Khan with an empty city of Chang'an.

However, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was not happy at all, and he said to the sky angrily: "The Turks are hateful, and Jieli Khan is shameless, and he actually took advantage of my first ascension to the throne and the foundation was not stable, so he forced me to sign an alliance under the city of Chang'an." In the end, although my Datang was lucky to win, it was at the cost of the Datang Treasury and the people of Datang who had paid taxes and bribed the Turks for several years. What a shame this is. In the future, I will definitely make every effort to govern the country, try to strengthen the country, defeat the Turks, and snow today's humiliation. ”

Jieli Khan, who was retreating, also looked at the leaders of the Turkic tribes, and said secretly in his heart: "This time, my plan to dominate the world and swallow the Tang Dynasty is bad in the hands of these own people." When I return to the steppe this time, I will oppose my forces, eradicate them one by one, consolidate my rule, gather all the Turks together, and twist them into a rope. Next time, Li Shimin, you and your Datang, you will not be so lucky. My Great Turkic Khanate will completely swallow you and your Tang Dynasty, and I, Jieli Khan, will become the lord of the whole world. ”

The minds of the two supreme rulers of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin and the Turkic Jieli Khan, decided that within a few years, the two great powers would carry out a series of reforms to enhance their national strength. Able to kill and kill opponents with one hit.

The people of the Tang Dynasty organized by Li Xiong and the eldest grandson Wuji were received and rewarded by the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and then returned to their respective hometowns. Li Jing, the general of the auxiliary state, also received a new edict, gave up attacking the Turks, and led the army back to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

And Tang Jian, the confidant of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the Qing of Honglu Temple, also left the Turkic camp and returned to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Although Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was finally preserved, it was only when the people of Chang'an City learned that Tang Jian proposed to contribute the wealth of the Tang Dynasty treasury to bribe the Turks, and this result was achieved. Their blood was full of blood and rushed to the streets of Chang'an, on Suzaku Street. overturned Tang Jian's carriage and pulled Tang Jian out of the carriage, and then you punched me and beat me with a kick. Tang Jian did not fight back, but endured it silently.

In Taiji Palace, Tang Emperor Li Shimin learned that Tang Jian was beaten by the people of Chang'an City, and he immediately ordered Hou Junji, the general of Zuo Qianniuwei, to lead his soldiers to rescue.

When Hou Junji led his soldiers to Zhuque Street, Tang Jian had been beaten by the people of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and he was covered with bruises. vomited blood, but there were still people from the Tang Dynasty who kept gathering and beating Tang Jian.

Hou Junji ordered his soldiers to protect Tang Jian, separating Tang Jian from the people who beat him.

One of the scholars of the people stepped forward. He bowed to Hou Junji and said, "General Hou, I and the people of the Tang Dynasty admire you and the army you command. Yao Gu ambush battle, you fought really beautifully, and it increased my Datang's ambition. But today you can't protect the sinner of the Tang Dynasty behind you. This Turkic invasion. I, the Tang Dynasty, from His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to the ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty, all of them have the ambition to kill and serve the country, and fight bloody and death battles against the Turks. Only Tang Jian. The villain behind you, he offered to bribe the Turks with the wealth in my Tang Mansion treasury and the taxes that my Tang people have worked hard for several years. I, the Tang Dynasty, would rather fight to the death with the Turks and die in battle, rather than bribe the Turks to survive in secret. Tang Jian, he is the moth of my Tang court, the biggest traitor, we hope that General Hou can dodge, let us beat Tang Jian, the sinner of my Tang Dynasty, to avenge the Turkic invasion of my Tang Dynasty. ”

The nearby Tang people also shouted in unison: "Please wait for the general to get out of the way, let us kill Tang Jian, the sinner of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Hou Junji didn't move, but said slowly: "You only saw Lord Tang Jian Tang bribing the Turks with the treasury of the Tang Dynasty, but did he do this for himself?" He is for my Tang Dynasty and for the people in my Tang Imperial Capital. If you don't want to make a living, Tang Jian is willing? Didn't he know that bribing the Turks would be spurned by all the people and leave a stench for 10,000 years? But he did it anyway. A country cannot be without blood, but it is not enough to rely on blood, it must be both rigid and soft, and move with the trend. I understand these simple truths, and I understand them all. You should know that, too. Tang Jian endured humiliation and burdens to do this, the wealth in the treasury of the Tang Dynasty has aroused the covetousness of the Turks, but I, the Tang Dynasty, have no ability to protect it, and because of those wealth, it is very likely that Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, will be broken by the Turks, and the Tang Society will be subverted, and you, the people in Chang'an City, will be slaughtered by the Turks. Tang Jian contributed these useless wealth in exchange for the stability of the Tang Dynasty, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, was not poisoned (tudu), and you and your relatives were not slaughtered, so what was wrong with him doing this? ”

However, the people in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty did not listen to Hou Junji's explanation, but shouted for the slogan of killing the Tang sinner, Tang Jian, and continued to beat Tang Jian. Hou Junji carefully protected Tang Jian and retreated to Taiji Palace in an extremely embarrassed manner.

In the Taiji Palace, Tang Emperor Li Shimin took Tang Jian's hand and said very sadly: "Bribing the Turks with the Tang Mansion Treasury is my decision, but you were beaten by the people of the Tang Dynasty." I've wronged you. ”

After that, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin ordered: "Honglu Temple Qing Tang Jian is loyal to the monarch and patriotic, endures humiliation and burden, wisely retreats from strong enemies, and specially crowns his lord as the doctor of the third grade of gold purple Guanglu, and gives the title of the county prince from the second grade." ”

Tang Jian was moved to tears, but he knelt down and pleaded with the Tang Emperor Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, now that the Turkic enemy has not been eliminated, the people think that the ministers have bewitched Your Majesty to use the Tang Mansion Treasury to buy the Turkic retreats. At this time, His Majesty added the title of minister, and the minister was very grateful. But the people will be disappointed, and will speculate that His Majesty has reused the Ningren. This will make my loyal people in the Tang Dynasty misunderstand His Majesty, disappoint me in the Tang Dynasty, and will make those real villains think that they can seek glory by betraying the country, if there is such a situation, my Datang will definitely lose the hearts of the people, and today Jieli coerced His Majesty to sign the shame of the alliance under the city, I don't know when I will be able to snow the shame? And the minister will truly become the eternal sinner of the entire Tang Dynasty. The people beat the ministers, that is because the people love the country, love the Tang Dynasty, the people's hearts are available, Your Majesty can't hurt the people's patriotic enthusiasm for the sake of the ministers. Therefore, the minister suggested that His Majesty should not only not add the official position of a vassal, but also degrade the minister and make it known to the world. In this way, can you demonstrate your majesty's prestige and boost the morale of the people, so that you can defeat the Turks as soon as possible. ”

Tang Emperor Li Shimin knew that Tang Jian's words were reasonable, but doing so would hurt Tang Jian too much.

Tang Jian saw that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin's face was entangled, and he pleaded again: "The minister is a prodigal son in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone in the capital calls Weichen with the word '纨绔'. Thanks to the grace of King Yong'an, His Majesty entrusted the ministers with great use, so that the ministers could show their strengths and ambitions. Now that the Turks have retreated, the threat is still there, and the ministers are proficient in intelligence, but it is useless to stay in this Chang'an city. The minister hopes that His Majesty can relegate the minister to the frontier, so that the minister can collect Turkic intelligence for our Tang Dynasty, and when His Majesty decides to go on the Northern Expedition, the minister's intelligence can help His Majesty. ”

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty looked at Tang Jian with tears in his eyes, and after a long time, he said: "It's rare that Tang Qing knows the general situation, and I will be wronged by you today." When the Turks are pacified in the future, I will double the reward in recognition of your merits. ”

After that, Li Shimin ordered: "Degrade Tang Jian to be the governor of the four products and the governor of the prefecture, and secretly take charge of Turkic intelligence affairs." ”

Soon, Tang Jian left the Taiji Palace.

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty looked at Tang Jian's departing back, and whispered to himself: "Heaven has little time left for the Tang Dynasty. Jieli has great ambitions and is always trying to swallow up my Tang Dynasty, and this time he returns to the grassland, he will inevitably eradicate dissidents and consolidate his rule. The next time the Turks invade, it will definitely not be the current scattered Turkic tribal alliance, but a truly unified Turkic iron cavalry. I must immediately start working hard to make the country stronger, otherwise my Tang Dynasty will inevitably be swallowed up by the Turks and become a vassal of the Turks, and there will be no chance to see the light of day again. (To be continued......)

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