"Wait, your envoy, wait, it's okay to exchange prisoners, but we must return our military division!" Jieli hurriedly stopped Tang Jian, and his tone became respectful.

Tang Jian stopped, turned his head slightly but didn't turn around, and snorted coldly, "Oh? Stubborn, do you still have to make inches? No need to talk about it! ”

"No, that's not what it means, I don't want the prisoners of war of the Zuo Xian Wang's department, and only ask for the return of one of the military divisions." Jieli said anxiously.

What???

Tang Jian was stunned, looked at Jieli in a daze, and said in his heart You are not sick, that is an army of more than 20,000, would you rather change back to a Han than your own people?

Ke Jieli's attitude was resolute, and he could feel that he valued Zhao Deyan, Tang Jian pondered for a moment, "I can't make the decision on this matter, let me go back and ask for instructions and discussion, but there is one thing that is certain, since both you and I intend to strike the army and negotiate peace, then you can return to the grassland as a whole army, and the rest is the exchange of prisoners, which can be discussed." ”

Jieli was not at ease, "If we withdraw our troops, what will you do if you are treacherous?" I'd better wait until you put it back in my family. ”

Tang Jian raised his eyebrows and said unhappily: "Where did this come from?" I am a state of etiquette in the Tang Dynasty, and I have never been treacherous, who in the world does not know? Yes! It's okay if you don't withdraw the army, anyway, we don't care about food, please Jieli Khan restrain his soldiers, but if you find that one person disturbs my people, Zhao Deyan will immediately fall to the ground. ”

You......

Jieli wanted to argue, but Tang Jian didn't give him a chance, and didn't say anything more and took people away on horseback.

In Li Jing's big tent of the Chinese army, everyone looked at each other, but they didn't expect Zhao Deyan to be so important to Jieli that he was willing to exchange 20,000 soldiers and horses, so, to change or not to change?

Cheng Biting Jin said indignantly: "Don't change, if you want me to say, this person is very bad, and letting him go back is to let the tiger return to the mountain, and in the future, he will definitely change his way to help the Turks harm my Datang, and directly cut it with a knife." Jieli is not convinced to fight, that is, we are not afraid of him. ”

"That's right! Slashed with a knife! ”

……

Many generals support Cheng Biting Jin's words, and it can be said that everyone hates Zhao Deyan to the core.

Of course, it's not so much hate, it may not be accurate, and there may be a little fear in it, Zhao Deyan is a scheming person, he has suffered a lot of dark losses in Datang before, and even the handsome Li Jing was invincible at the beginning, such an opponent, since he has been caught, he still slashed it with a knife, and it will be difficult to meet it after the tiger returns to the mountain!

Li Jing looked up at Li Ji, "What does Duke Mao think?" ”

Li Ji pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "I can't decide, as Zhijie said, letting the tiger return to the mountain may be a scourge, the future is unknown, and it can't be done!" But as Jieli said, exchanging more than 20,000 prisoners for one Zhao Deyan may not be a good thing. ”

"Bullnose, are you stupid? Are we short of people in Datang? What do you want more than 20,000 captives to do? They must also be fed with food. Cheng Yanjin was not convinced.

Li Ji smiled and said nothing, and looked at the handsome Li Jing, Li Jing understood, nodded and praised: "Mao Gong wants to borrow a knife to kill people and do a trick?" ”

"Exactly! But this matter is not something you and I can decide, Ju Guogong is the chief envoy of peace, and he has the right to represent the imperial court. Li Ji kicked the ball to Tang Jian again.

Tang Jian shook his head and said: "It is precisely because of the big stakes that I can't make up my mind before I come back to discuss with you, if you don't make a decision, then I have to ask Your Majesty, wait for the news, simply this place is not far from Chang'an." ”

Li Ji said with a smile: "Don't worry about Tang Gong, tomorrow I will accompany you to the enemy camp, be sure to let Jieli put down his sword soldiers, we will send him to withdraw the army and return to his hometown, 100,000 grassland Turkic soldiers stationed in my Tang Mansion, after all, it is a hidden danger." ”

"Very good!"

……

A day later, the imperial court received an urgent report of 800 miles.

Li Er was also stunned for a moment, who is this Zhao Deyan, who can let the Turkic Jieli spend tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in exchange? To change or not to change?

Gathered a group of thinkers, everyone discussed, almost everyone thought that it was not a good thing to let such a resourceful person who was familiar with the Han people assist the Turks, and kill him!

Moreover, after killing, the Turkic captives are still in our hands, and Jieli does not dare to act rashly, so he still has to withdraw obediently.

Coincidentally, on this day, Li Yuanying, the king of Qin, took his children into the palace to play, just in time for this council.

Just when Li Er was about to adopt the advice and order him to be killed, Li Yuanying spoke, "Brother Chen thinks that this person should kill him, it is better to let him go!" ”

Li Er looked at Li Yuanying who was sitting on the side in surprise, "Fifth brother, aren't you ignorant of military politics?" What do you mean by that? ”

Li Yuanying spread his hands and said: "The younger brother doesn't know how to lead troops to fight, and he can't handle government affairs, but this matter is not difficult to calculate." There are three plans, one of them, such as General Li Ji's suggestion, punish the heart, let Zhao Deyan go back, he won Jieli's trust, but Jieli will lose the love of the people, if we let the more than 20,000 captives go back afterwards, hehe, Zhao Deyan can't survive, Jieli will be rebelled if he doesn't say well. ”

Li Er nodded and agreed: "Yes, this is what Mao Gong meant, but it is rare to capture more than 20,000 people, and all of them are put back, it is to increase the sword soldiers for the Turks, their sword soldiers are strong, and the danger of my Tang Dynasty will increase, it is not worth it." And what about the second and third? ”

Li Yuanying continued: "Second, I also think it's a pity to let more than 20,000 new troops go back, but if you raise it in Datang, you still have to consume food, so it's better to use the captives, anyway, it's a person of a different race, there is no human rights, take it to do coolies to repair water conservancy and city defense, and let them do dirty work, and my people in Datang will be able to farm and live with peace of mind."

Don't worry about not being able to afford it, let the state roads divide one point, where there are engineering conscripts who need coolies, let them come, and the localities will be responsible for feeding, I think, in this way, we don't have to worry about the surplus of prisoners and can't afford to raise them, I am afraid that the prisoners will be too sought-after and not enough in the future. ”

"It's a bit of a tough idea, but it's a good idea. It's just that in this way, the scheming is useless. Everyone nodded in approval.

Li Yuanying smiled: "How come?" It's just a trick, it's nothing more than a rumor, we can use it if we make a rumor, after all, tens of thousands of captives know it. Why put it all back? If you can't let these people work hard for a while, they will have enough suffering, and they will secretly put back a hundred and ten, and when they go back to publicize it, it will be more useful than us to spread rumors. ”

…… Hiss! Good means!

Li Er stroked his palms and praised, "Fifth brother, wonderful plan!" Brother is very curious, you still haven't talked about the third, what is it? ”

"It's better to have a rival of our known acquaintances help Jieli than an unknown person. And my Datang is full of talents, will no one be able to beat a Zhao Deyan? Although Zhao Deyan understands the Central Plains, that is in the past, and the future of Datang is changing with each passing day, and he does not necessarily understand it.

The third thing I said, you may not believe it, that is, Jieli this person, eloquent and strategic, extremely fond of the Central Plains culture, with Zhao Deyan on his side, he will definitely follow the example of the Central Plains everywhere, but after all, the northern nomadic beginnings, the background is insufficient, and in the end, the tiger does not become an anti-dog, and in the long run, it will damage the Turkic fighting force. ”

…… This, in the council hall, no one spoke.

Li Yuanying muttered in his heart, maybe what he said was too wide, so he continued: "For example, if they admire our etiquette culture, they will implement the Central Plains culture and etiquette, but the Turkic people are fierce, how can they be so easy to change customs, and in the long run, they will definitely end up complaining and the people are dissatisfied......

After a long time, Li Er took the lead in breaking the silence and said with emotion: "Who will say that the fifth brother is not familiar with military and politics in the future, I am the first to stand up and disagree, the fifth brother's strategy is far-reaching, no one can match, if it weren't for you who said that you wouldn't know divination, I even thought you were divining to the future."

Zhuqing, His Royal Highness the King of Qin, what do you think, Zhao Deyan should be killed or released? ”

Hundred Officials: ...... It's all like this, and you still ask us? Interesting? The Tang Dynasty has His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and he can calculate the general trend of the world as clearly as the palm of his hand without leaving home, and Zhao Deyan is not worth mentioning from now on.

Li Yuanying couldn't help but touch his nose, and said in his heart, I haven't read history books, Zhao Deyan is such a best sixth person character, but he has made Jieli miserable.