Chapter 139 The emperor guards the gate of the country, the king dies in the country
Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties were married, and they all married princesses.
Kedun of today's Jieli Khan is Princess Yicheng, the daughter of the Sui clan. In the nineteenth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Princess Anyi, who was close to Qimin Khan, died of illness shortly after leaving the fortress, so Yang Jian named the daughter of the clan as Princess Yicheng and married Qimin again.
Qimin died, Yicheng followed the Turkic inheritance system, and remarried Shibi Khan, the son of Qimin Khan. In the second year of Wude, Shibi Khan died, and Princess Yicheng married Shibi's younger brother Chuluo Khan, and Chuluo Khan died again.
Princess Yicheng has been married to Turk for 28 years. She married Qimin Khan and his three sons successively. It can be said that it is also a legend.
"I don't want to take the policy of marriage marriage in the former Sui Dynasty. Wars are a man's business, and women don't need to take care of them. Shubao, you are right. We can't afford to fight or delay this battle, but I think Jeribi We can't even afford it. Although Jieli has been the Great Khan for six years, the sons of Shibi Khan and Chuluo Khan have all grown up, not to mention that he has many grown-up brothers. Although the Turkic wolf cubs flock to the frontier when they are in trouble, they like to fight with the wind and like to rob to gain benefits. If they encounter a tough battle, they can't persevere very much. "
"So as long as we think of a way to beat Xieli, the Turkic tribes such as Qijin, Teqin, Chu, and She will have other ideas. In addition, as long as we continue to fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, hundreds of thousands of wolf cubs will not be able to grab food and grass , If you don’t fight, you will collapse.”
The young emperor was still very calm when he faced such a severe challenge when he first took the throne. What Qin Qiong considered was the strength of both sides, from a military point of view, but Li Shimin directly considered the issue from the perspective of the leaders of the various Turkic ministries.
"So we not only want to fight this time, but we also want to fight to make Xieli hurt. The leaders of the Turkic ministries who want to fight are afraid. We will not take the initiative to seek peace. Then pay the ransom to Jieli and let him blackmail him. On the contrary, I want Jieli to pay me tribute and give me the ransom, otherwise, I will let him come and go, and all three hundred thousand riders will die here. Guanzhong." Li Shimin said fiercely.
His voice fell, and there was no response from the prime ministers.
For a long time, the Turks were above the Tang Dynasty.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's army, it was to pay tribute to the Turks in exchange for the support of the troops. After Li Tang leveled Liu Wuzhou and Wang Shichong, Li Yuan straightened his waist, and asked the courtiers to have an equal and abrupt relationship in the letter of credence to the Turks. And after Wude completely pacified Liu Heikai in the fifth year of Wude, Li Yuan had already adjusted his relationship with Turks again.
At this time, he had already demanded that the relationship between the Turks and the Tang should be defined as Tang being the suzerain and the Turks being the vassals. Afterwards, the Turks refused to accept and invaded repeatedly. Li Yuan also sent troops to fight each time. Condolences to give some gold and silver money and silk, but that is already called a reward, not a tribute.
But in the eyes of Li Shimin, this is still a compromise to the Turks, and it is still a blackmail by the Turks. In the seventh, eighth, and ninth years of Wude, the Turks invaded successively. Li Shimin wrote a letter requesting to personally lead the Northern Expedition, but Li Yuan refused.
This time the Turks are aggressively invading, how can Li Shimin beg for mercy with his married daughter?
It’s just this bolder attitude change, but Xiao Yu and others couldn’t keep up.
It's not that they are afraid of the Turkic people, but that the Turkic people's strength lies there. What's the use of shouting loudly, and they have to fight with real skills, otherwise the prime minister who just shouts slogans is a mistake. National funeral.
Li Shimin was a little embarrassed.
At this time, Qin Lang quickly clapped his hands. At this moment, Tingyi didn't bring the wat board, so he could only slap his hands hard.
The applause from one person seemed a bit abrupt in Xiande Hall.
"Your Majesty's words are inspiring. I think that my Tang Dynasty should not cede land, pay compensation, or make peace. The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies! Peace is not achieved by begging. Only by fighting can peace be achieved. This time we will not only fight, but I want to beat Xieli hard, and I want to beat him to the bone."
"The old thief Jieli led 300,000 people to trek thousands of miles, and he was arrogant. My Tang Dynasty must not be intimidated by them. He wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail him. He thought wrong. Let's beat him, beat him until he is paralyzed, and beat him completely. Take care of yourself, after beating him, he will tremble all over when he hears the word Datang!"
"The Turkic people are warlike, but the people of Tang Dynasty are afraid of war? When guests come, we have wine and meat. When wolves come, we have bows and arrows. This time we will follow the rules on the grassland. Whoever asks for peace first pays the ransom. We have to ask Jieli to pay the ransom, and let him steal the chicken and pay for it!"
"My Tang Dynasty wants to declare the world through this war. Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, the grassland tribes rode on the head of Huaxia in the Central Plains to **** and piss, and the good days of asking for tribute are gone forever. Datang is no longer the son of the grassland people. , Datang will be the father and grandfather of all grassland people, and it will be their turn to pay tribute to me in the future!"
Qin Lang burst out with impassioned words.
Li Shimin couldn't help but stare at the listener.
Especially the sentence that the Tang Dynasty does not cede land, does not pay compensation, does not make peace, the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country, which makes his scalp numb with excitement.
"That's what I think, this is exactly what I want to say!" Li Shimin stood up excitedly, and walked around the hall excitedly.
Those words were too much to his liking, but why didn't he think of these words just now.
Xiao Yu, Wei Zhengfang, Xuanling's eldest grandson, Wuji, Chen Shuda and other prime ministers all stared dumbfounded at the sixteen-year-old Qin Xiaosan'er.
Unexpectedly, this little brother can say such big words.
Changsun Wuji stroked those two beards with his hands. The last time I heard that Qin Lang was drunk and refused to accept the summons, he even recited a poem about why the emperor could not come to the court, and he claimed to be a minister of wine. , and said that the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies at Sheji, which makes people's scalp tingle.
This guy.
Li Shimin stepped up to Qin Lang, helped him up, and bowed to him.
"Huailiang's words are good. I want to engrave this sentence on the stele and stand it in front of the hall, so that my future generations will remember this sentence. I don't cut land, don't pay compensation, and don't make peace. The emperor guards the gate of the country. , the king dies in Sheji."
After speaking, Li Shimin slapped Qin Lang heavily on the shoulder.
Qin Lang felt that half of his body was numb, and he didn't dare to hide. You say that you are excited and happy, and you don't care about the seriousness. This is revenge for kindness.
After these few words came out, the atmosphere in the hall changed.
Li Shimin set the tone on this. This time the Turks invaded, they wanted to fight, and they had to fight hard. They no longer simply hoped to completely defeat Xieli's army through military affairs, but Xieli who wanted to fight would suffer pain, and he would seek peace if he fought. It is necessary to fight to promote peace.
This change in strategic decision also changed the atmosphere of the court discussion.
Xiao Yu, Feng Lun, Chen Shuda and other prime ministers, in this atmosphere, no one objected to going to war. Even Qin Qiong expressed to Li Shimin that he was willing to choose an elite army and would personally lead the troops to challenge Jieli.
The monarchs and ministers began to study how to fight this battle.
"Before, Shubao, you slapped Jieli severely in Jingyang and wiped out 2,000 of his troops, but it was not enough. This loss is still affordable for Jieli, and we wiped out the army with dozens of times more troops. With 2,000 troops, Jieli will not be convinced if he loses, so if we fight again, we have to mobilize fewer soldiers and achieve greater results, so as to shock Jieli and the Turkic chiefs!" Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, please give me three thousand fine horses, and I will find an opportunity to wipe out another five or six thousand horses from Jieli!" Qin Qiong asked Ying.
"Shubao, you are the commander in charge of the overall situation. How can such a surprise mission work for you? I think it is better to let Jingde go."
Currently there are hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops outside Chang'an. It is not easy to find a chance to go out of the city and eat one or two Jieli soldiers and horses.
"Huailiang, I entrust Wu Meichu to you. You find a way to pry some useful information from him and provide some help to Jingde." Li Shimin gave Qin Lang a task.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will let Wu Meichuu know everything!" Qin Lang took the order.
"Go, I'll wait for your good news!" Li Shimin patted Qin Lang's shoulder, full of expectation.
When he left the East Palace, Li Shimin was still discussing matters with Qin Qiong and other prime ministers and political participants.
Out of the East Palace, Qin Lang went straight to Fusi of Pingkangfang Town.
"Brothers in Diaoyi, come with me to Dali Temple!"
Without saying a word, Liu Jiu issued an order and summoned a hundred Zhenfu Si Tiqi.
A hundred riders rushed to Dali Temple.
"According to His Majesty's will, immediately transfer the Turkic prisoner Wu Meichuu."
Qin Lang presented Li Shimin's will, which was also signed by Dali Temple Minister Dai Zhou.
The officials of Dali Temple did not dare to question them, so they hurriedly invited them to the dungeon.
"Verify your integrity, and bring it back to Zhenfusi Prison!"
Wu Meichuu was dragged out of Dali Temple like a dead dog, and then taken to the Zhenfusi Prison in Pingkangfang.
Zhao An hurried up to greet him, "I will come to the trial personally under my post."
"No, the Prime Minister personally interrogated him." Qin Lang said. "To deal with this kind of person, ordinary cage leather whips and sticks are no longer enough, we have to give him some fresh treats!"
Imperial prison, torture room.
Qin Lang had someone prepare several large bronze mirrors, then tied Wu Meichuo to a chair, fixed his head, and glued his eyelids so that they could not be closed, and finally hit him with the reflected light from the bronze mirrors. On his face, the bright lights pierced his eyes with tears.
Qin Lang stood beside him and asked, "Wu Meichuu, let me remind you first, I have thousands of methods prepared for you here, if you don't cooperate, I can let you all meet again, if you are more sensible Well, I will entertain you with good wine and good meat, and I can even ask His Majesty to offer you an official position and title, it is up to you to choose."
Wu did not sip, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, his face was bruised and his face was swollen, but his face was hardened. Seven were dissatisfied and eight were unwilling!
"If you have any means, just use it!"
(end of this chapter)