Xu Maogong took the Turkic letter and read it, and said to Su Jiang: "Your envoy, please go to the pavilion to rest first, and let my family think twice before replying." Su Jiang Shi saluted and withdrew from the Yin'an Palace.

Li Shimin ordered to retire from the palace, leaving only Xu Maogong, Cheng Yanjin, Ma Sanbao and other old princes to discuss matters in the study. Li Shimin sat behind the bookcase and looked at Xu Maogong, Cheng Yanjin and the others without speaking. Cheng Yanjin asked: "Holy Lord, what did He Lu's national letter say?" Why don't you speak? Li Shimin called a chamberlain and ordered him to read the letter of state handed over by Su Jiang in public. The chamberlain hurriedly picked up the national letter, opened it, and read it word by word.

Originally, the Turkic letter said: Since the Turks and the Tang Dynasty started their wars, they have spent a lot of money and suffered heavy casualties, so that the people's livelihood is difficult, and there are many complaints, and the Turks intend to stop fighting and form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty. But there is one point, Fan Lihua returned to the Tang Dynasty as the daughter of a Turkic courtier, and led his troops to fight the Turks, causing heavy casualties to the Turks, which made the Turkic court furious. As long as Li Shimin agreed to let Fan Lihua apologize to the Turkic royal court with his death and appease the anger of the Turkic civil and military ministers, He Lu immediately stopped the army and formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty. The chamberlain stepped aside.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the war has been fought for many years, the cost is huge, and the soldiers have suffered countless casualties, Li Shimin also wants to pacify the Turks as soon as possible to end the war, and the class teacher has also lived a few days of peace. Now that the Turks are taking the initiative to seek peace, it is a good opportunity that cannot be sought. However, the conditions of the Turks were too harsh. From the perspective of the Turkic royal court, it is reasonable to dispose of the daughters of traitors to appease the anger of the people and save some face for themselves. From the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, sacrificing Fan Lihua in order to form an alliance with the Turks seems to be worth the loss. In order to unify the Central Plains as soon as possible, Fan Lihua dedicated the Hanjiang Pass, and has repeatedly performed miraculous feats since returning to the Tang Dynasty. Agreeing to the Turkic conditions and exchanging Fan Lihua's life for the Turkic alliance, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of all the soldiers, especially the Xue family. In order to calm the anger of the Turks, they disregarded the lives of their subordinate officials, and were afraid that the foreign officials who would return to the Tang Dynasty in the future would have more worries and would not dare to surrender because of the desire to surrender. Considering the pros and cons, Li Shimin hesitated, so he didn't speak.

Cheng Yanjin stood up after hearing this, and said angrily: "He Lu is rude. Seeking peace is seeking peace, and putting forward such unreasonable conditions, where is this seeking peace, it is clearly a deliberate provocation. Xu Maogong said: "Fourth brother, don't be impatient. Shengshang, this matter is related to the marshal, and in the opinion of the old minister, it is better to summon Marshal Fan into the palace to see what Marshal Fan means. ”

"This ...... The marshal had just been recuperating from her pregnancy, and she was only afraid that it would be inconvenient to be summoned to the palace at this time. ”

"Holy Lord, this matter is related to the great plan of the war and peace between the two countries and the life of the marshal, and it is inconvenient to summon the marshal to come, and the marshal will understand."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and then ordered the chamberlain to immediately summon Fan Lihua into the palace for deliberations.

Fan Lihua came to the gate of the palace and got out of the car, and the yellow gate official saw it and hurriedly greeted him, and directly led Fan Lihua to the outside of the study. The chamberlain went in and returned, didn't have much time to provoke the curtain, and said: "Marshal, please come in, Shengshang, Xu, Cheng and other old Chitose are waiting for the marshal." Fan Lihua felt a little apprehensive in her heart, and lowered her head and followed the waiter into the study.

In the study, Li Shimin, Xu Maogong, Cheng Yanjin, Ma Sanbao, and other old princes were all present, frowning one by one, full of solemnity. Fan Lihua's heart tightened, and she expected that there was something important, so she hurriedly saluted within the threshold and said, "Weichen see the saint." ”

Li Shimin said after the bookcase: "No courtesy. Aiqing, please sit down and speak. Fan Lihua got up and asked, "I don't know why the saint suddenly summoned Weichen into the palace?" Li Shimin, Xu Maogong, and Cheng Yanjin looked at each other, Li Shimin hesitated for a while, and said: "Aiqing's body has not yet recovered, and she should have recuperated at home with peace of mind. It's just that this morning, the Turkic royal court suddenly sent an envoy to sue for peace, and this matter is very important, so I have no choice but to summon Aiqing to come and discuss. I ask for the Marshal's understanding. ”

"Huh!" Fan Lihua was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Are they really sending people to sue for peace?" Li Shimin nodded and said, "Not bad." But...... They have one condition, as long as I agree to this condition, Ashina Helu will immediately bow down to the Tang Dynasty and promise never to rebel. Fan Lihua thought for a moment and asked, "I don't know what conditions they proposed?" ”

"This ......" Li Shimin was silent again. Cheng Yanjin said: "The saint, the saint summoned Pear Blossom into the palace to discuss state affairs. If the Holy One doesn't say it, how can I discuss? Li Shimin frowned and said: "They say that Marshal Fan defected to the Tang Dynasty as the daughter of a Turkic courtier, and he was guilty of treason, and he wanted to ...... Marshal Fan was asked to die to apologize to his Turkic subjects. As he spoke, he beckoned the chamberlain to hand the Turkic expression to Fan Lihua and said, "Marshal Fan, take a look." ”

Fan Lihua took the text and looked at it from the beginning, and her miniature eyebrows seemed to be thoughtful. Li Shimin's more than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at Fan Lihua, all guessing what she was thinking. There was silence in the study, so dreary that it was breathless.

It took a long time for Fan Lihua to hand the text to the waiter. He saluted upwards and said: "Holy Lord, it seems that Mo Ruo agreed to Helu's conditions, and exchanged the remnants of Weichen's life for the two countries to stop fighting, so that the people of the two countries can live and work in peace and contentment, and the ministers will die and still live." When Li Shimin heard this, he shook his hand again and again and said: "I can't do it, I can't do it." Aiqing is my Tang Dynasty Jiahai Jinliang, Optimus Jade Pillar, how can I give up the marshal for this paper and alliance! Fan Lihua smiled slightly and said, "Holy Lord, isn't it just to pacify the Turks, stabilize the frontier, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment? Now that the time is not enough for the soldiers to go out of the three levels, it is not known when this battle will be fought. In exchange for the life of Pear Blossom alone, the alliance between the two countries can be relieved, and the casualties of our soldiers can also be reduced, which is a great bargain. Li Shimin still shook his head and waved his hand, and said, "No, never." The marshal was born and died for my Tang Dynasty, and he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and I would rather fight to the death with the Turks than let the marshal take his life in exchange for a peace alliance. ”

Xu Maogong kept looking at Fan Lihua quietly, and Fan Lihua looked back at Xu Maogong meaningfully. After meeting his eyes, Xu Maogong pondered for a moment, and then said to Li Shimin: "Holy Lord, the marshal is reasonable. In order to call off the army and return to the pilgrimage as soon as possible, the Holy Lord agreed to the Turkic conditions. ”

"This ......," Li Shimin muttered.

"Pear Blossom, this is obviously a provocation by the Turks, we should send troops to fight, how can we still agree to their unreasonable conditions? Third brother, Pear Blossom and Ding Shan just got married, how can you bear to break them up and let Pear Blossom die. Cheng Yanjin shouted angrily.

Ma Sanbao, Yin Kaishan and other old princes also echoed Cheng Biting Jin, saying: "Holy Lord, the Turks are unreasonable, and they must not agree to them. ”