In Chang'an City, news is always flying all over the place. Various gossips come from busy people. At Lichen's house, these have become the content of everyone's chat in Chang'an City. Of course, the most eye-catching one is of course the royal family.

News. In terms of popularity, it is naturally due to the battle between the two princes in the market, which has been introduced in countless versions, or the fight for beauties, and even the prince's fight has been involved.

Lu Zhaoci's behavior of playing fifty-fifty pieces aroused speculation among various interest groups in Chang'an City.

"This is nothing to guess. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh." In the Tihe Hall, Changsun Wuji had a look of disdain on his face, but Changsun Wujiu opposite him frowned.

"It seems that Your Majesty has made up his mind to marry the King of Shu this time?" Changsun Wugou glared at Changsun Wuji dissatisfied and said: "Recently I heard that Yang Niangniang begged the Queen to find a wife for the King of Shu among the courtiers.

Regarding the marriage, I’m afraid I just don’t want the King of Shu to go to the grassland.”

"Humph, she doesn't want the King of Shu to go to the grassland. She thinks that once the King of Shu marries the grassland, the King of Shu will never have the chance to get the crown prince. Because the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty cannot be a Turkic

, what is the difference between this and the Rouran tribe back then? Hum, the Tang Dynasty is not the former Zhou Dynasty or the former Qi Dynasty, and there is no need to take this opportunity to curry favor with the Turks. This is what Yang Ning'er meant by this move, she wanted to give Lu Ke

It has become an established fact. Hmm, how can His Majesty's national policy change because of the King of Shu? Among the princes, King Lu Ke of Shu has long been excluded from the candidates for the position of crown prince, and she is the only one who still wants to have sweet dreams! It's simply

It's wishful thinking

"You can't talk about it. In my opinion, the King of Shu is more suitable to be a wise king than the prince." Sun Wugou frowned slightly and snorted: "Actually, what's so good about the prince's position? Look at it."

Your Majesty only sleeps three hours a day. You know how tired the emperor is.

"Your Majesty, you are really joking." Changsun Wuji shook his head and smiled, and said: "There is only one seat for the emperor, and who wouldn't want it? What's more, my son is qualified to inherit the country that I conquered.

What should be given to the prince instead of other princes? The opportunities are all equal, why not fight for it?, Xiao

"Brother, are you planning to fight for this position with Chenglie?" Changsun Wugou frowned even more tightly. There was a hint of coldness in his eyes, and he said dissatisfiedly: "You are already serving as Sikong of the current dynasty, Xuande

He is an important minister in the palace and has deep trust from His Majesty. His wealth and splendor are enough to influence the entire eldest grandson family, so why would he think about other things? Isn’t it unfair to Chenglie to let him be exposed to all this at such a young age? Correspondence

Compared with his brothers, his chance of success is even smaller. If he doesn't fight for that thing now, no matter who takes the throne in the future, a prince will not be able to escape. If he fails to snatch it now, no matter who takes the throne in the future, Chenglie's

In the end, Changsun Wugou shook his head, his eyes were slightly red, but he did not continue what he said.

"Does the empress think that I am greedy for wealth and want to send Prince Chenglie into a pit of fire?" Changsun Wuji had a wry smile on his face, looked up at his sister, shook his head and said: "Sometimes, you just don't fight.

But the opportunity has been presented to you. It is not that His Highness Chenglie and I want to fight, but that His Majesty wants Chenglie to fight for it. This is beyond our control at all."

"You mean His Majesty wants you to fight?" Changsun Wugou said in surprise.

"Yes, your Majesty will probably train Chenglie himself. He doesn't believe in us ministers from aristocratic families. I heard that he was excluded from being the teacher of the King of Yue even when reading this text. Changsun Wuji showed a hint of excitement on his face, and then

Showing a hint of disappointment.

"Your Majesty has never told me about the surprised look on Changsun Wugou's face.

"Wait, wait! It's almost over." Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "Is His Highness the Crown Prince good at martial arts? Of course he is not martial at all. But such people were given to the generals as disciples by His Majesty. Hey, hey,

The disciple of the general is not the prince, but Lu Chenglie, the king of Yue. It can be seen that this is a small thing. In the current dynasty, I am the only one who owns this text. I am afraid that soon, your majesty will issue an order for the king of Yue to take the literature museum to serve the scholars.

Got it

"Serve all the scholars?" When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he was shocked and couldn't help but stand up.

"Sun Wuji, the director of the Bo Zhong family, shook his head and said: "There are many erudite people in the literature hall today. If Chenglie can join it, he will definitely be worshiped by great achievements in the future."

"My Majesty, my Majesty, it's not good. Your Highness broke His Majesty's Qibao Inkstone. He was punished by Your Majesty. He said it was disrespectful to the saint. He was sent to the Literature Museum to serve the students. At this time, the palace maid Xiaolan's face was full of flowers.

He rushed in in panic and shouted loudly.

"It's true." Changsun Wuji suddenly remembered what Changsun Wuji said just now. His face changed and he sat down. His eyes showed a strange meaning. "Is there anyone else who has been punished?" Changsun

Wuji's eyes flashed.

"There is also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Majesty said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could not set an example for the other princes, so he was also punished." Xiao Lanhua said quickly.

"Okay, I understand, please step back first!" Changsun Wuji frowned, waved his hand, and drove Little Lanhua out. He walked around in the hall.

"Brother, you are too selfish." No, even the prince has entered. If His Majesty really wanted to train Chengzhao Naochie, he would not have suffered along with the prince. This matter was Chengyeol's fault, and he had nothing to do with the prince.

What does it have to do with it?" A smile appeared on Changsun Wuji's face. It was obvious that she did not believe Changsun Wuji's words.

"What is a small Qibao Zhenyan? This thing is not a treasure passed down from ancient times. Although there are not many in the palace, it is definitely not a rare species. However, His Majesty has the prince and his wife killed because of such a trivial matter.

Liedu was sent to the Literature Museum. From this, it can be seen that there must be a reason for this. Changsun Wuji sneered and said: "I just didn't expect that your Majesty has such deep hopes for the prince. Even though he knew that the Dong family was behind his back, he still had high hopes for the prince."

A glimmer of hope. What a deep love between father and son."

"Isn't His Highness the Crown Prince still going to participate in the Turkic peace talks?" Changsun Wugou asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty has decided to pacify Lingli first. This peace negotiation is just a farce. After getting the corresponding benefits, Tuli and Lingli will fight each other. By next year, the general will lead the army out of the border. Prince, do you want to

There is no need to participate in the peace talks." Changsun Wuji said with a smile. There was a trace of pride on his face. Changsun Wuji could see clearly that he didn't know where. I am afraid that this move was made by his brother and other insidious counselors.

It's over. I just pity those Turks, they still have to count the money after being sold by these people.

"This is why His Majesty still pays so much attention to His Highness the Crown Prince. It's really unexpected! He has to think of a way. Changsun Wuji didn't notice the look on his sister's face, but frowned, but secretly thought in his heart.

He was thinking about something. After a long while, he shook his head, raised his hands and said: "There are other important matters in Xuande Hall. I will take my leave first. Changsun Wuji didn't know what he was thinking in Changsun Wuji's heart at this moment, so he still stood up and personally handed Changsun Wuji.

Sent away.

But Bo Tie, who had been staying in the post house for a few days, was very surprised today because he usually wanted to see the ministers who were involved in the peace talks, but all of them refused to meet him. Huanyi even closed the door of his house and refused to give him any permission.

Bo Tie had a chance, but today was different. He actually received news from officials of the Tang Dynasty's Ministry of Rites that they would have the last consultation on the peace talks this afternoon. When did the Tang Dynasty want to negotiate peace? This made Bo Tie very

Surprised, but no matter what, I was surprised, but I had to go. Bo Tie made serious preparations again. He planned to win some benefits for the Turks in the last peace talks.

"Lord Bo Tie, please sit down in the Wuying Hall. Bo Tie looked at the peace envoys opposite in surprise. The leader was still Huanyi. The only difference is that at this time, there is no longer the annoying young boy. This is

Bo Tie was very surprised.

"I wonder where the young prince is?" Xiao Bote asked tentatively.

The young prince was sent to the military camp by His Majesty. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also imprisoned in the Literature Museum. I am afraid that Sir Bo Tie will not be able to see the two highnesses today." Huanyi did not hide the matter from Bo Tie, but downplayed the matter.

But Bo Tie sounded very happy. Could it be that there had been changes within the Tang Dynasty? Even His Highness the Crown Prince was imprisoned. This was good news. At least he didn't have to face that difficult person.

A teenager now.

"Oh, that's really a surprising thing!" Bo Tie said hypocritically.

What kind of person Dou Yi was, he could clearly see what Bo Tie was thinking at this moment. He sneered in his heart, but still said lightly: "I came to see Mr. Bo Tie today to discuss the issues left over after the Battle of Shengzhou.

I also ask Mr. Bo Tie to uphold the principle of friendship between the two parties and settle this matter. Come to think of it, you and I have been discussing this matter for nearly eight months. It should be settled. Huanyi said with a smile.

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"Your envoy is right. The longer this matter is delayed, it will be detrimental to both you and us. We also hope to resolve this matter as soon as possible, but the conditions you proposed are too high, and it is difficult for Khan to accept it!" Bo Tie

After thinking about it, he rolled his eyes and couldn't help but say. Since the other party wants to end the peace talks, if he doesn't take advantage of it at this time, wouldn't it be a shame for him to come all the way to the Central Plains for a visit?

In the past few months, the grievances he had suffered in the Central Plains were nothing. He had decided to take advantage of it this time to avoid being looked down upon by others when he returned to the grassland.

"Hmph, you are really looking for death. At this time, you are still thinking about taking advantage of me in the Tang Dynasty. After all, you are a barbarian from the grassland. How do you know how powerful our Fengyuan people are. If His Majesty doesn't have other plans, I'm afraid your one hundred thousand Turks

Soldiers, only one out of ten can return to the grasslands. It's a pity." Huanyi saw clearly, with a trace of sarcasm on his lips, and then said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty has an imperial edict, what else?

Everything is easy to discuss, but one thing cannot be changed, and that is the country of father and son. The Lingli Khan must regard me, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as his father, otherwise, your two families will start fighting again."

When Bo Tie heard this, his heart moved, and he thought to himself: "This Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the same as those emperors of the previous dynasties. He has such an empty reputation. A country of father and son, isn't that very simple? As long as my Khan accumulates strength, he will be able to do it again.

Go south. When the time comes, you, Lu Zhaoci, will not have such a good opportunity. You are so lucky. It would be strange to destroy the Tang Dynasty forever! However, this matter cannot be mutually exclusive. Change your previous attitude.

.There must be a story behind this. Kou Xiang Humph. If you don’t agree with Shizhou Chu, how can you be willing to think about this? I immediately said: "Although I agree with this point, I don’t know what the Khan wants, so why not put this article first?"

It is written into the peace talks and will be made after the ministers forward it to the Khan. I believe the Khan also agrees with this matter."

"That's very good." A sneer appeared at the corner of Huanyi's mouth. Since you want to delay time, let's see what happens to you in the end. He then said: "The compensation of more than 30 million yuan agreed at the beginning cannot be changed.

But Your Majesty is kind and broad-minded, and is willing to discuss it further. This fraction will be eliminated, and the rest must be compensated to the Tang Dynasty. Hey, Master Botie, millions of silver coins is a quite huge number! From this point of view,

This shows His Majesty's benevolence. The corner of Bote's mouth twitched. Although the number of two to three million guan was reduced, the bulk of it was 30 million guan. This is a quite huge number. Turks and the like

Over the years, I have repeatedly attacked the Central Plains and gained a lot of money. However, I still feel a pang of pain when I have to take out 30 million silver coins in one go. This has been collected by the Turks for decades! Is it just a gift like this?

Lu Zhaoci, is it possible to strengthen his enemies? When he thought about it, Bo Tie felt a pain in his body. He salivated and said: "Master Huan, you have also been sent to the grassland as an envoy. You must also know the details of my Turks, 30 million yuan of money."

It's not something that can be obtained easily. Look, do you want to ask His Majesty the Great Emperor to reduce the amount by one or two?

"Haha, it's not impossible." Huanyi, as if he knew what Bo Tie wanted to say, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise, powerful, benevolent and caring for the people. Anyway, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks are already a country of father and son, and so are the herdsmen on the grasslands.

We, the people of the Tang Dynasty, if all the Turks' money is taken away, the herdsmen will be the unlucky ones in the end. Your Majesty cannot bear it, so you will take the following measures. First, the Turks will first pay a sum of money within a month.

Ten million guan, presumably, this amount of money is not a big figure for the Ashina family in the grassland. Secondly, when exchanging Turkic prisoners, nearly 100,000 captives were all handed over to the Turks, and the Turks must pay the Turks

The Tang Dynasty provided the same number of Han people and paid five million guan of silver; thirdly, there were 15 million guan of silver that could be repaid in ten years. As for other terms, such as opening up trade routes and trading with each other

Wait, these must be discussed separately. What do you think?

"Ten years to pay off?" Bo Tie opened his eyes wide. He had never heard of compensation in this way. The compensation could actually be paid off in installments. When did Datang have such a good heart? He had forgotten

No, not long ago, in the same place, a young man forced him to run away in embarrassment. Now in the same place again, the other party actually made such a good offer. Although fifteen hundred guan of silver is a lot of money.

, but for the Turks who have robbed them for decades, and the overlords in the late Sui Dynasty who paid filial piety to the Turkic Khans' money, these are just a relatively large number, and the Turks can still afford it. As for

The later 15 million guan of money was paid off over ten years. Hehe, as long as the 100,000 captives were obtained, it would only take a few years of accumulation for the Turks to return to their peak level. The more than 10 million guan of money would be repaid.

Do you still need to pay it back? Bo Tie secretly smiled in his heart.

No, when did the Tang Dynasty become so easy to talk to? Could it be that there is something abnormal inside the Tang Dynasty? It wants to resolve the matter with the Turks as soon as possible, otherwise it would not be so happy. Bo Tie had countless thoughts in his mind in an instant

, finally convinced that there must be something wrong within the Tang Dynasty. When he thought of this, he felt excited in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face. He cupped his hands and said: "His Majesty the Great Emperor is kind and loving to the people. My great Khan is very grateful. When the foreign minister returns to the Turks

Afterwards, they will definitely be brought to the leader Li Khan. However, although the foreign minister is from the Turks and represents the Khan in peace talks with the Tang Dynasty, he is still a minister. Although he agrees with these requests, he still has to report it to the Khan.

, why not wait for the ministers to write these conditions into documents and pass them to the Khan, and let the Khan convene the tribal leaders to discuss before making a decision. Haha, the Tang Dynasty must have put forward such generous conditions, and the Khan and the leaders

I am also grateful in my heart. Soon, the foreign ministers will be allowed to return to the grassland. I wonder what you adults think?

"This is what it should be. A flash of light flashed through Huanyi's eyes. Without thinking, he said with a smile: "You and I, as courtiers, although the negotiation has reached what it is today and a preliminary agreement has been reached, in the end it will be

It is our master who is the one who has the idea. Lord Botie's move is very reasonable. It will take one and a half months to go to the grassland, and three months to go back and forth. We can make a final decision after three months. But these three months

During this period of three months, the food and fodder consumed by these 100,000 troops will have to be borne by the Turks!"

"Of course, of course." Bo Tie nodded repeatedly. But he snorted in his heart: "As long as we find out the reason for your sudden change of attitude, we can afford not only three months, but even five months of food and grass."

So Bo Tie, who thought he had succeeded, laughed loudly and left the Wuying Palace. But he didn't know that behind him, there was a sneer on Huanyi's face. If you want to know what happened next, please log in..., more chapters,

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