Dubi followed Cui Junsu to talk to the meeting hall, and he saw Yang Yuanqing at a glance. As early as the fourth year of Renshou, they met when Yang Yuanqing first came to Harry Lake. Strictly speaking, Yang Yuanqing was still his brother-in-law.

Although Asdo is still in the Northern Turkic state, she is still one of Yang Yuanqing's wife.

He quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply to Yang Yuanqing, "Ashinaduxin meets His Highness the King of Chu..."

But Yang Yuanqing smiled and hugged him tightly, patted him on the shoulder and asked with a smile: "What kind of meeting gift do you bring to me this time?"

"Bring five hundred best Turkic horses, all of which are one in a hundred. I hope that Your Highness can ride our horses to fight south and north and revive the Sui Dynasty."

"Well said, I will remember your blessings."

Yang Yuanqing took his arm and introduced him to other prime ministers one by one. Except for Pei Ju, the other three met for the first time.

After seeing the ceremony, everyone walked into the meeting hall and sat down. Yang Yuanqing ordered the guards to serve tea. Du Xin took out a volume of parchment, stood up and presented it to Yang Yuanqing respectfully, "This is a letter written by our Khan.

Apologize for the Turks' invasion of Fengzhou!"

Yang Yuanqing took the apology letter, read it once, and handed it to Pei Ju. He said lightly: "The war is started by Khan, but Khan Chuluo is willing to take responsibility for the former Khan. I admire his courage, but...

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Yang Yuanqing said, but the topic changed slightly, "I can accept the apology, but the war compensation must be discussed."

The five prime ministers' faces became weird. In their opinion, the Turks were willing to apologize, which was already very good. The general manager actually asked the Turks for compensation in the war, which made them feel incredible, or in other words, emotionally

It's a bit difficult to accept, isn't the manager a little too harsh to treat people?

Yang Yuanqing did not discuss this with them in advance. All the five prime ministers were silent. No one said anything. In the eyes of scholars, asking for compensation was difficult to say, but in the eyes of the Turks, it was natural and reasonable.

Just like Yang Yuanqing asked Du Xin what gift to bring, Yang Yuanqing had been dealing with the Turks for many years. He knew that the Turks were rules and pragmatic. Apology was not enough. While apologizing, there must be physical compensation, just like that year

Khan Xueyantuo redeems his son's body with 100,000 sheepskins.

Du Zhuo nodded unexpectedly. He was mentally prepared. Reconciliation with the Sui Dynasty was extremely important to them, so that they would not be attacked from both sides. If the Northern Turks attacked on a large scale and the Sui Dynasty attacked from behind, they

There is a danger of destruction. For them, trade is secondary. The key is to reach an understanding with the Sui Dynasty.

"The only supplies we can take out are cattle and sheep. As compensation for the infringement of Fengzhou, we are willing to provide the 500,000 cows needed by the Sui Dynasty free of charge to show our sincerity in apologizing."

The five prime ministers looked at each other, and they didn't expect that the Turks would be so generous. They took out 500,000 cows in one breath. In Hedong, a cow could be exchanged for ten stones of rice. This is the price of 5 million stones of rice. Of course, 50

Ten thousand cattle may not be anything to the Turkic people. For the Turkic winter, cattle are just a source of meat, but they are an indispensable means of production for the Sui Dynasty. This is the difference in the concepts of nomadic peoples and farming peoples.

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Du Xin's generosity was also beyond Yang Yuanqing's expectations. Although one party must take out the physical compensation for the mediation of conflicts between the Turks, it is only a compensation between private people, and compensation between countries is more important.

A posture requires physical compensation, and I don’t care much about it, so I can explain it to the inside. Yang Yuanqing’s bottom line is 100,000 sheep, which is just used to reward soldiers. Unexpectedly, the other party actually spoke out with 500,000 cows.

This was really beyond his expectations.

But Yang Yuanqing immediately understood Chuluo Khan's urgent desire to reconcile. He estimated that next spring, a war between the two Turks would break out. He pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Add 200,000 sheep, I hope we will forget about Feng.

The unpleasant state battle.”

Several prime ministers really couldn't stand Yang Yuanqing's businessman-like increase. Pei Ju was about to persuade him, but Du Xin said without hesitation: "Then we'll just say something..."

Yang Yuanqing did not participate in the remaining specific negotiations. He handed them over to Pei Ju and Cui Junsu to discuss with Du Xin slowly, including the terms of settlement and the details of the trade. As the de facto supreme ruler of the Northern Sui Dynasty, Yang Yuanqing only needs to grasp it well.

He will leave the principled general direction and discuss the remaining specific clauses to his subordinates.

At this time the door opened, and Cui Junsu walked into Yang Yuanqing's official room, "Master, are you looking for me?"

"Please sit down at the Choi Koo!"

Yang Yuanqing asked him to sit down, then he asked with a smile: "How about it, 500,000 cows and 200,000 sheep, do you think the price is OK?"

Cui Junsuyuan was the prefect of Wuyuan County. After the end of the Fengzhou Battle, he had roughly calculated the losses of Wuyuan County. If we talk about material losses, these cattle and sheep are enough, but if we talk about the pensions of the casualties,

This is not enough, but considering that the Turks were far more likely to be killed than the Sui army, this is not easy to settle.

Cui Junsu smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know if I can compensate you, but I think the manager asked for a price is really ruthless."

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "This little cattle and sheep is nothing to the Turks. They will carry millions of cattle and sheep in one invasion of the south. I can see that my asking price is still within their bottom line, so Du Xin

I agreed without hesitation, and I didn’t plan to argue with him anymore. With these cattle, we can solve the problem of animal power in spring plowing, and 200,000 sheep are used to reward the army and stimulate the morale of the soldiers.”

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing said to Cui Junsu: "According to etiquette, after the Turks are sent to us this time, we must visit them again. I plan to let you serve as my plenipotentiary to serve as my stakeholder to the Turks. Do you have any problems?"

Cui Junsu shook his head, "There is no problem with his subordinates."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said to him: "The reason why I agreed to reconcile with the Turks this time is mainly from two aspects. On the one hand, we need to concentrate our troops in the east and have no time to station heavy troops to defend against the Turks. If the agreement is reached, I

I am going to transfer 15,000 cavalry from Chezhou, and leaving 5,000 troops there is enough; on the other hand, I do not want Chuluo Khan to be destroyed, or Wutu to be destroyed, now Wutu and

Chuluo Khan is of equal strength, and their long-term internal strife is in line with the fundamental interests of the Sui Dynasty. If a unified dynasty appears on the grassland, it will sooner or later be the enemy of the Central Plains. Don’t think that my relationship with Wutu is good, the Sui Dynasty should support it.

Wutu, if you think so, you are wrong. If you are not my race, your heart will be different. Wutu may not invade the south due to feelings. What about his son? The lessons of Qimin Khan are still vivid in my mind. Cui Cao

, I hope you understand this."

Cui Junsu nodded silently, "I understand that this is also the usual strategy of the Sui Dynasty, to support the weak and attack the strong, and to differentiate between the two."

Yang Yuanqing sighed, "That's right, the grassland people are not stupid. They will also consider the life and death of the nation, give up internal strife and seek unity. I guess in another four or five years, the Turkic civil war will end. We

We will face a new and powerful Turkic dynasty again, but in another four or five years, our civil war will end, and the Turkic dynasty will also face a new and powerful Central Plains dynasty, and both sides will start again, but no matter what, Fengzhou

In one battle, we won the border peace in recent years, which is extremely important to us. This time you went on a mission to the Turks, hoping to maintain the dignity of the kingdom of heaven, not humble or arrogant, and talk to them in an equal manner."

"The subordinates will remember the instructions of the general manager. In addition, the subordinates would like to ask, what should we do if the Turks want to get our enthronement?"

Yang Yuanqing denied this possibility without hesitation, "They should not seek enthronement. Their apology letter was written in an equal tone. Even if they wanted to enthronement, we could not agree. This would hurt Wutu's dignity.

, We just go to reconcile and eliminate each other's hostility, and that's your mission."

It was getting darker, and Yang Yuanqing got on the carriage and returned to the mansion slowly. The carriage walked smoothly and slowly. The coachman Lao Qin knew that at this time, the master would sit in the carriage and rest for a while. He tried to control the speed of the carriage and prevent the carriage from bumping.

Shaking awakens the master's rest.

In the carriage, Yang Yuanqing leaned on the soft couch and closed his eyes to rest. In fact, he did not rest. He was thinking about Asduo, who was far away in the Northern Turks. After the Fengzhou Battle, Asduo was brought back by Chuluo Khan.

After taking the Turks, she immediately handed her over to Kedun Anulli of the Northern Turks. Half a year passed, and Asdo never came back.

Yang Yuanqing knew very well that Wu Tu would never detain Asduo. She had not come back for a long time. It can only be said that it was her own reason. Perhaps the battle of Fengzhou tore the last bond between the Turks and the Sui Dynasty, making two

The nations completely turned against each other, on the one hand, her father and brother, and on the other hand, her husband. Asdo could not face such hatred, so she could only choose to escape.

Yang Yuanqing could understand Asduo's pain and helplessness, and did not send anyone to pick her up. As time goes by, this hatred gradually fades, and sooner or later she will return to her side.

Perhaps because people are gradually maturing, Yang Yuanqing also felt that the passion of the boy had gradually faded away. It was rare that something made him excited and made him rush to his blood. His position could no longer make him look like a boy.

Do it without any scruples.

At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped, and only a young woman's voice came from outside the carriage: "Master Qingtian, the civilian woman is wronged!"

Yang Yuanqing was stunned. Someone actually stopped the car and complained. What's going on? He immediately ordered his personal soldiers and said, "Go and ask what's going on?"

After a moment, the personal soldiers came back and reported in a low voice: "Master General, it seems to be related to the Wang family in Taiyuan!"
Chapter completed!