In Chang'an City, Emperor Li Shimin once again received a piece of music from the Turks. He opened it himself and reviewed it, and his mood became very heavy.

"Go and call all the officials above the fifth grade in Chang'an City!" Li Shimin said.

When the chamberlain next to him heard this, he was also shocked. Now it's not a court meeting, why does the emperor also call the officials above the fifth rank in the court, is this something big? Something big must have happened, even the emperor didn't dare to make decisions without permission, and even several prime ministers didn't dare to make decisions without authorization, I'm afraid that many officials would have to be summoned to make decisions. I'm afraid this can only happen if there is something particularly big, but has Datang had any major events recently? The attendants next to him were nervous for a while, not knowing what was going on.

"The ministers have seen the emperor!" The ministers immediately saluted Li Shimin.

Li Shimin took out the piece and said, "This is a piece of music sent back by Jingwen, the envoy to the Turks, which says that more than 100,000 Han Chinese were plundered by the Turks and became slaves. And these more than 100,000 Han people live a life that is not as good as pigs and dogs, and they are very miserable. And many Han women were wantonly humiliated by them, driven by the Turks as slaves. Jingwen sent the news back, hoping that our Tang Dynasty court could fully support him, and he wanted to get these Han people back. They are our compatriots after all, our brothers and sisters after all, and we must get them back! ”

When the ministers heard this, they were also a little surprised. They did not expect that there were still more than 100,000 of their own compatriots suffering in the Turks, and they thought that the world was peaceful at first, but they did not think of this for a while. Now this problem has been poked out by Jing Wen, which makes them realize that they have ignored a lot. However, this problem is not easy to solve, and I am afraid that if we are not careful, we will have to involve the issue of war. Was it so easy for the Turks to release these Han Chinese? Obviously, I'm afraid that the meat that you eat in your mouth won't be so easy to spit out!

"Your Majesty. This matter must be properly resolved, otherwise it will not be good if it causes a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks! An official said.

And Li Shimin also nodded and said: "This matter must be cautious, this is a very dangerous issue." If it is not handled well, then I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty and the Turks will really break out into war, and I am afraid that it will be a big war. ”

"Your Majesty, how does Jingwen ask us to cooperate?" Fang Xuanling asked first.

Li Shimin said: "Jingwen asked our court to gather the army, but this time it is really going to be assembled." Moreover, it is necessary to rush to the border and make a posture that war will break out at any time. This puts pressure on the Turks. Let them give up those Han Chinese slaves. Even, let our treasury prepare money and redeem those Han people. With such a combination of hard and soft, the Turks should have compromised. ”

Jingwen's meaning is very obvious, that is, he wants to pass the real threat of the invasion of the army, and then spend money to redeem these Han people, so that the Turks should pinch their noses and admit it. If you just want to get these Han people back without paying any wine, then I'm afraid the Turks will not agree. But if the Tang Dynasty is willing to give something, then I am afraid that the Turks will face a large number of Tang troops under pressure. There is also a high probability that there will be a compromise and a choice to return these Han Chinese slaves. At that time, they will also be able to get some compensation, which is better than taking their "wealth" directly.

"This, I'm afraid the treasury will suffer another catastrophe!" Fang Xuanling said with a wry smile.

What Fang Xuanling said is also a big problem. That is, the treasury has just been restored once, and there is just some money left, but now it is necessary to go to the Turks again. And Li Shimin's face was also a little dark, because he was only a year ago. He just gave all the money from his treasury to the Turks. But now he has to make the treasury bleed, which he can't bear. If you choose to redeem these Han people with money, I am afraid that it will be for the treasury that has just been restored. That makes matters worse. And all this money has already been budgeted, and all departments are staring at it, but now it is going to be used to the Turks, which is a little unacceptable to many people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you say?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Shimin kicked the ball to everyone, anyway, this kind of thing is not something that he can decide as an emperor. This kind of thing, no matter how you choose, is problematic, so Li Shimin doesn't want to take these responsibilities himself. Li Shimin himself estimated that he might not be able to afford it, so he was like this. Kicking the blame to the hundred officials is the prerogative of an emperor. Anyway, when the time comes, it is the first credit to do a good job as an emperor, and if something goes wrong, it will be up to the hundred officials to bear the black pot.

At this time, it is difficult for anyone to take the initiative to speak, because this involves the lives of hundreds of thousands of their compatriots. Their words may be able to decide the lives of more than 100,000 compatriots, who dares to be careless, if they are wrong, then I am afraid that tens of millions of people in Datang outside can drown him with a mouthful of spit.

"Everyone, Aiqing is dumb, and there is no more of a word?" Li Shimin asked.

And at this time, a guy standing in the back took the initiative to come out. This guy is relatively young, probably only about thirty years old. It is also very rare to be able to mix up with the fifth-grade official position at the age of thirty. This guy knows at a glance that there is a backstage, and he definitely has a very strong backstage, and he is even from a scholar family.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's better not to agree to Jingwen's request, it's not worth it for those people." The guy said.

As soon as this guy's words came out, he immediately attracted a burst of attention. Because Jingwen proposed to send troops to deter the Turks, and was willing to spend money to redeem the people, there was actually nothing wrong with this plan. But this guy said not to agree with Jingwen's words, because it was not worth it for those Han people. This makes everyone curious, this guy is obviously saying that those Han people are not worth redeeming, and this one is going to stab the hornet's nest. You can think about it, but you can't say it! But he actually said it, and immediately focused the attraction on him.

And that guy was very proud when he saw this. Because he knew that he had attracted everyone's attention, he wanted to show himself well and strive to obtain political capital. As long as you can say amazingly, you have a great future! Although he is now supported by the scholars, he is only a concubine, so it is up to him to improve if he wants to improve.

"Oh? Cui Hao Aiqing, do you have any opinions? Li Shimin asked. (To be continued......)