With the words of the Turtle Messenger Nari, everyone's eyes looked at the Gaochang Messenger.

As Gaochang's envoy No. 1 said calmly, "The general asked the foreign minister to come to Chang'an City to congratulate instead of coming to the Tang Dynasty to talk about this matter with the Qiuci envoy, respected Tian Khan, and the subordinate apologized on behalf of the Qiuci envoy." ”

Xu Jingzong also spoke: "Please also ask the Qiuzi envoy to pay attention to his tone. ”

Naliyan stopped his drum and saluted again: "The foreign minister is rude, and the heavenly khan atones for his sins." ”

Xu Jingzong looked at Zhang Yang, "Now that the Qiuzi envoy wants to make Gaochang truce, I don't know what Young Master Zhang thinks?" ”

Zhang Yang nodded and smiled, looked at Li Shimin and then at the Qiuzi envoy, "Datang can let Gaochang cease fighting, but even if Tian Khan makes an order, will this Gaochang definitely cease fighting?" ”

Seeing that the Qiuci envoy was silent, Zhang Yang said again: "One more question, even if Gaochang truces, will Qiuci be safe?" ”

The envoy of Qiuzi, Nari, spoke: "Qiuzi can naturally hold on to one side. ”

Hearing this, Xu Jingzong looked at Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, can the Ministry of Rites write a letter and let the Gaochang envoy bring the letter back and let Gaochang cease the war?" ”

Faced with this question, Li Shimin hesitated for a long time and did not immediately agree.

The envoy of Gaochang did not say much, and was also silent.

Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "Actually, I have always had a doubt, the war between Gaochang and the Western Turks is well known, our Lishan and Gaochang have business dealings, they can compete for the territory of the Western Regions for business to grow cotton, so as to earn money from Lishan, before and after the matter did not involve Qiuzi, dare to ask why the Qiuci envoy is so anxious to want Gaochang to truce?" ”

When the words came out, Nari hurriedly explained: "The pacification of the Western Regions is not a matter for the country of Qiuzi. ”

Zhang Yang said: "As far as we know, Gaochang never thought of entering Qiuci, but attacked the Western Turks along the Yinli River all the way to the west, this matter has nothing to do with Qiuci, can you think so, Qiuci wants to let Gaochang truce at the moment, it is the meaning of the Western Turks." ”

"Never," Nali said. ”

He replied quickly, but he couldn't hide his panic in his eyes.

Zhang Yang continued: "You keep saying that there is absolutely no such thing, but in my opinion, I can't think of any other reason, Qiuci has always been blessed by the Western Turks, if it wasn't for the Western Turks' coercion, would you want Gaochang to stop the war so much?" ”

Seeing that the fire was coming, Xu Jingzong saluted Li Shimin again, "Your Majesty, the envoy of Qiuzi came to find the minister after the Great Dynasty Meeting, and the minister took him to see Young Master Zhang at that time, and the young master gave a word on behalf of the Ministry of Rites, saying that there is a condition for the truce of Gaochang, that is, the four towns of Anxi in the Western Regions will be handed over to the Tang Dynasty. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a discussion in the court.

What does it mean to take back the four towns of Anxi, the emperor has always wanted to pass through the Western Regions.

Li Shimin also had this thought, and these words spoke to the heart of this emperor.

Xu Jingzong said again: "As long as Qiuci and the countries of the Western Regions give up the four towns of Anxi, naturally there is no need to be afraid of Gaochang, and the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty can be stationed, you can naturally be safe and worry-free, I don't know what the Qiuci envoy thinks?" ”

Nali frowned and said helplessly: "This matter is too big, I can only report it to the lord of the country after I go back." ”

"I will let Zhongshu Province draw up the national credentials and hand them over to Zhongshu Province, as for whether Gaochang will have a truce and the peace of the Western Regions, Qiuzi will consider it himself."

After saying one thing, Zhang Yang saw that the envoy of Qiuzi and the envoy of Gaochang had left, and he also bowed down and retired.

Walk out of the Tai Chi Hall and return to your place.

The rest is the normal flow of the pilgrimage.

This was followed by the audience of the envoys of various countries, and what they wanted to say to the Tang Dynasty, and the intentions of each country.

Seeing Lu Dongzan walk into the Taiji Hall and come out again, Zhang Yang smiled at him.

The New Year's party did not end until the afternoon.

Zhang Yang took Da'an and Xu Xiaode to stand outside the Taiji Hall, and the three of them waited until Li Chengqian came out.

"Although there are some twists and turns in this court meeting, it can be regarded as a victory at the moment." Li Chengqian sighed.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's getting late, I want to go back first." Zhang Yang arched his hand.

"Anyway, I'm tired of being alone." Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed, and walked towards the East Palace.

Zhang Da'an also followed.

Zhang Yang walked in the direction of the Lizheng Palace.

Leaving Xu Xiaode standing in place at a loss, he first looked at Zhang Yang behind him, then at Li Chengqian who was walking in front, and finally mustered up the courage to follow him to the East Palace.

In the Lizheng Palace, Empress Eldest Sun was looking at the scroll of Liang Zhu in her hand, and the more she looked back, her brows tightened.

The palace maid came over and whispered, "And the queen, the horse is here." ”

Empress Eldest Sun put down the scroll at this time, looked at Li Yue, who was giving lessons to Li Zhen and Xiao Wu, and said in a low voice: "Let him enter the palace." ”

"Whoa."

Zhang Yang walked into the hall, and the couple looked at each other and smiled.

Then there is the salute to the queen.

"Liang Zhu's story is a pity, it's really unsatisfactory." Empress Eldest Sun whispered.

"Queen, there are many things in this world that are difficult to settle."

"That's right." Empress Eldest Sun nodded, "The palace has heard about the cotton cloth, and you can rest assured that as long as you manage it well and don't do anything beyond the boundaries of trading, no one will make things difficult for you." ”

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"If the queen can say that, we are relieved." Zhang Yang bowed down and said, "Yue'er and I plan to meet the Emperor." ”

Empress Eldest Sun nodded and said, "Well, you should go and see it." ”

Coming out of the Lizheng Palace, the two of them took Xiao Wu all the way to the Wude Palace, and before they entered the hall, they heard a hearty and wild laughter.

"Hahaha! You husband and wife don't come in quickly! ”

Before seeing him, he heard his voice first, and the couple walked into the hall and saw that Li Yuan had already set up the table, and there was a deck of cards on the table, and he said loudly: "Playing cards with Erlang and his wife is quite boring, I heard Qingque say that he has never won playing cards with you, but I want to ask for advice." ”

First looked at Li Yuan's complexion, Zhang Yang was puzzled: "I saw the Emperor Taishang in the village before, but why is it that my complexion is much worse when I see it today." ”

Li Yuan dealt the cards, "Don't say much, play cards first." ”

Holding his daughter-in-law into the seat, Zhang Yang picked up his cards, sorted them out a little and said, "Then please ask the emperor to play the cards first." ”

Li Yuan casually took out a five.

From the beginning of the easy game, after one or two rounds, Li Yuan's expression also became solemn.

The couple has been winning money, and all the strings of copper coins were sent to Zhang Yang and Li Yue.

On the way to play cards, Zhang Yang knocked on the side and told about the cotton.

Li Yuan's mind was on the card game, and he nodded and said, "I will pay attention, you two will naturally have nothing to do if you two are serious about business." ”

The game lasted until the evening, and Zhang Yang looked at the copper coins in front of him and filled a large box.

The old eunuch on the side was anxious, "Emperor Tai, there is really no money in your palace, don't play anymore." ”

"I saw a lot of money in the hall last night, how could there be no more, did you steal it?"

The old eunuch knelt on the ground, "Where did the old slave get the guts?" ”

Zhang Yang and Li Yue were silent, and left with a small box of copper coins.

Li Yue asked in a low voice, "Grandpa Huang won't really run out of money, right?" ”

Zhang Yang replied: "It is estimated that his old man wants to find a way to get off the game, so he will deliberately lose his temper." ”

"Playing cards with my husband, the emperor's grandfather is really ......"

This time the court meeting can be regarded as a full harvest, at least dozens of times.

When he returned home with Xiao Wu, Li Yue poured out the two boxes of copper coins, and then took Xiao Wu to count them carefully.

Many envoys from various countries are also leaving Chang'an City this time.

On the second day, Zhang Yang stood at the gate of the city and waited for people.

No. 1 walked out of Chang'an City with his team, and saw Zhang Yang bowing and saying, "I don't know what else Zhang Shilang needs to order." ”

Zhang Yang said entangledly: "How sure are you that you can take down Qiuzi." ”

No. 1 responded: "The walls of Qiuzi are very low, and they are all made of loess, they have a maximum of 20,000 mercenaries, and they can take it in less than half a month, and in March, Chang'an City can get the news." ”

Zhang Yang patted him on the shoulder, "I'm going to trouble you again." ”

"The last general commands."

Listening to his increasingly proficient Guanzhong dialect, he can also answer proficiently in the end.

Zhang Yang nodded, "Pay attention to safety along the way, I'm waiting for news in Chang'an." ”

No. 1 led people to turn over and get on the horse, and the team of more than a dozen people went all the way to the west, and a lot of dust was rolled up.

Life passed peacefully, Lishan's cotton cloth business was getting better and better, Niu Chuang and others were building a new factory in Weinan, and Lishan's production efficiency could not meet the needs of Chang'an City.

There are also people who want to spend a lot of money to buy cotton cloth from Lishan, but they are all driven out by Li Tai.

With the source of cotton in his hands, coupled with the unique production method of cotton cloth, the current trade in Lishan is invincible, Li Tai is holding boxes of copper coins and lying on them, "Don't stop this king, this king just wants to sleep with money." ”

By February, the cub was rejuvenated.

Xiao Wu took a small ball made of rattan and threw it at the bear.

The bear jumped up and pushed back with his head, and one person and one bear had a lot of fun.

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Let him exercise more, and you can see how fat it has become." ”

Li Yue packed up a roll of paper, seeing that it was going to rain on this day, "Today the court sent news that my father is going to release four hundred death row prisoners. ”

Zhang Yang looked at the scroll in his hand and said in a low voice: "Your father is for a virtuous name." ”

"It sounds like this, my father asked these 400 death row prisoners to go home to visit their relatives, and then come to Chang'an City to die after visiting their relatives, this matter caused a storm in the city, and even the matter of our Liang Zhu was overshadowed."

In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin released 400 death row prisoners, and now it is the season of farming, and it is the time when manpower is needed, and he hopes that they will continue to come back to die after going home to visit their relatives.

Against public opinion, Li Shimin needs a virtuous name, and in order to be a virtuous and benevolent emperor, he still did it.

Zhang Yang, as a bystander, has been watching the progress of this matter, just waiting for whether they will return to Chang'an City in the next year.

Li Shimin, who sat on the throne through abnormal means, has always cared about his own reputation.

Zhang Yang took Li Yue to stand on the road and watched these death row prisoners walk out of Chang'an City one by one, and there were many passers-by watching.

The whole world is not the king's land, and these death row prisoners can escape to where even if they escape.

All the state capitals and counties they pass through must be registered.

It's a bit of a show.

The prisoner's matter had just fallen, and in March of the seventh year of Zhenguan, another incident pricked Li Shimin's sensitive nerves, and the turtle was gone.

Gao Chang led 30,000 soldiers and horses to the Western Regions Qiuzi City.

Last year, Gaochang fought a whole year of war with the Western Turks, and the Gaochang slaves who had long been tempered by the war were now brave warriors, and although the population of the Western Turks had been decreasing in the war, everyone who survived was an experienced warrior.

The previous envoy of Gaochang did not return to Gaochang, nor did he pass Li Shimin's will to Adalan.

In order to avenge the humiliating revenge of the Qiuci envoy in the Taiji Palace, the Gaochang envoy swept through Xizhou, took a dozen people to join Gaochang's large army, and attacked the capital of Qiuci.

After three days of guarding the stormy capital of Qiuci, from the day of the 15th day of the first day of the Great Congress, the envoy of Qiuci humiliated the envoy of Gaochang in the Taiji Palace, and by the middle of February, Qiuci was destroyed.

Before the envoy of Qiuzi Nari arrived home, he heard that the capital had been occupied by the Gaochang people.

I heard that the leader of the troops was the Gaochang envoy of the Taiji Palace.

Can't wait to return to Qiuzi again, Nali immediately turned back to seek the help of Tian Khan.

In the face of humiliation, the envoy of Gaochang was silent and endured without saying a word.

The consequences of provoking this kind of person are very serious, people will smash your house when they turn around, and even the entire family of the head of your family will be taken to Gaochang, which is to take down the entire Qiuzi country.

It was only three months later that things happened unexpectedly.

The news continued to be sent into Chang'an City, which also blamed Qiuzi's city defense being too poor, and the soldiers and horses were uneven, and they scattered as soon as they rushed.

The entire Gaochang City is a soldier, and all of them are well-trained, and the ones sent out this time are also experienced veterans.

Not to mention the angry Gaochang envoy.

Facing the angry Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji whispered: "Your Majesty, this incident happened too quickly, and the minister thought that this matter was premeditated in advance. ”

Wei Chigong pointed to the map and said, "Your Majesty, please look!" From the beginning of Chang'an City, it will take a month to rush to the foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, if the fast horses and whips do not stop for half a month, it is enough, according to the time to calculate, the Gaochang envoy did spend a month to the Tianshan Mountains to meet with the army, Gaochang first prepared the soldiers and horses near the Tianshan Mountains, and waited for the Gaochang envoy to meet with the army, and then went all the way down the Wusun Ancient Road, and took Qiuzi, in mid to late February, Qiuzi has changed hands, and now the news has come. ”

Eldest Sun Wuji nodded, "It seems that this matter has been arranged since before the Great Dynasty Meeting, and the thoughts of the minister and General Wei Chi coincide, this time it was indeed prepared in advance, and Gao Chang had the intention of taking Qiuzi long before the Great Dynasty Meeting." ”

Although Qiuci is a small country in the Western Regions, it is located in a key position, and Li Shimin is still making up his mind, and such a good fruit will fall into the hands of others.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Bring a message to Ashinadur in the steppe, the Khan of Heaven ordered him to take the tribes of the Eastern Turks to Gaochang, I want to meet the real master of Gaochang, and if this person behind the scenes does not come forward within a month, he will let Ashinadur start a war against Gaochang." ”

Since Xue Yantuo retreated from Mobei, the stupid Yinan Khan still does not know his whereabouts, and Ashinadur, who has been dormant in the grassland for many years, has finally been used by Tian Khan.