Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 103

Jieli felt relieved when he heard the words, but still frowned, and after a long time, he pursed his lips and said, "Okay, since you are here to negotiate a peace, you need to show some sincerity, right? "

Li Shimin also smiled, raised his eyebrows and said, "Jieli Khan can bid."

"Bid?" Jie Li sneered, eyes full of disdain, "I really don't lack gold in Turkic."

"........."

Li Shimin's expression changed a bit, and then he said in a deep voice: "Then what does Jieli Khan want?"

"Ten cities!"

Jieli raised his eyes slightly, with a bit of ambition, "I don't want too much, the Tang Dynasty is rich in land and has many cities, so the emperor of the Tang Dynasty will not be reluctant to exchange only ten small cities next to each other for the eternal peace of the Tang Dynasty." Bar?"

Li Shimin smiled when he heard this, with a little contempt in his eyes, "It's impossible."

Even though he is in a desperate situation, his identity does not allow him to be cowardly.

He always remembers that every decision he makes is related to thousands of people in Datang, and even more related to the future direction of Datang.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's waist straightened a bit, "Although there are many cities in my Tang Dynasty, they have a large population. If I give you ten cities, where should the people in the city live?"

Jie Li's expression changed obviously, but he still held back his anger and said, "Then five seats!"

"Emperor Tang, you don't want to make a fuss about these five cities, do you?"

Without a trace of emotion on Li Shimin's face, he said in a deep voice, "If you want gold, I can give it to you."

"But you want a city, it's impossible."

"The territory of the Tang Dynasty cannot be invaded. If the Khan insists on wanting the territory, then he must also ask the troops behind me and the humerus of the court I brought if they will agree!"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, the [-] soldiers behind him took a step forward in an attacking manner.

They had already heard the news that their comrades had died in battle as far away as Chang'an, and looking at this group of Turkic people now, the anger in their eyes seemed to tear them apart.

This stern look in his eyes like a wolf's and a tiger's also really shocked Xie Li's heart.

He sent all his fierce generals back to the grassland. If Li Shimin went back on his word and launched a fierce attack on him, they would have no chance of winning.

Even if the Turkic tribe would annihilate Datang in one fell swoop to avenge him after receiving the news, then the Turkic tribe would have changed, and his good nephew Tuli had been eyeing his position all the time.

Thinking of this, Jie Li pursed his lips, "Since the Emperor of Tang Dynasty said so, I don't want to entangle you more."

"Then ten thousand taels of gold."

After saying that, Jie Li sighed softly.

The signing of the peace treaty this time didn't bring a single city in exchange. After all, the lieutenants in the army would be incited by Tuli to have dissatisfaction with him after all, but if Li Shimin could be completely surrendered, it would be good to give him ten thousand taels of gold to recruit troops.

"Ten thousand taels of gold, Khan really dares to ask for it."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, then pursed his lips and said: "I have just ascended the throne, and the treasury is empty. Jieli Khan must have heard about it, and there have been droughts recently, and there have been natural disasters a while ago."

"It's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's that I have no money to give it to you."

When Jieli heard this, the blue veins on his forehead popped out of anger, "Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, don't go too far!"

"One hundred taels of gold!"

Li Shimin roared loudly, then pointed to the white horse beside him and said, "This is my most beloved horse. If the Khan agrees, I will kill the horse as an alliance."

Jie Li clenched his fists behind his back, and stared at the men and horses behind Li Shimin for a few seconds, and finally sighed, "Forget it, since the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sincerely seeks peace, then I will give you this face."

"it is good!"

Li Shimin responded, then took out his long sword and beheaded the white horse directly,

Blood spattered three feet, and Li Shimin's lips were drawn into a line.

"One hundred taels of gold, I will send someone to bring it to Khan after I return to the court."

Seeing this, Jieli also breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, since that's the case, then the king will go back to the grassland and wait."

Li Shimin nodded, and after a few people exchanged greetings for a while, they got on the carriage and headed back to the court.

It's just that along the way, Li Shimin's complexion was not good.

"Your Majesty, the result is already very good. We didn't surrender to the Turks, nor did we give up the city. We just paid a hundred taels of gold."

Seeing this, Fang Xuanling sighed softly and comforted: "But money is something external to the body, and this result is already the best result at the moment."

But Li Shimin's face was still terribly ugly.

He has only just ascended the throne for less than a year, and he has achieved such a big failure, and finally he has to ask the Turks for peace.

I don't know what Li Yuan will think of him, and what his people will think of him!

Changsun Wuji knew what was in Li Shimin's heart, he sighed softly and comforted him: "Your Majesty, please bear with me, we will start to reorganize our troops after the imperial court, and strive to annihilate the Turks within three years!"

"Easy to say! Are you going to fight?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly, then rubbed the center of his brows.

Although he was unwilling to do so, he was still self-aware.

Changsun Wuji choked at the rebuke, glanced at Fang Xuanling next to him with some embarrassment, rubbed his nose and said: "Although I can't fight, I have many outstanding generals in the Tang Dynasty, like General Cheng and Hou A general is so brave that no one can match him."

Cheng Yaojin smiled when he heard this and immediately responded: "Yes, your Majesty, don't worry. In less than three years, I, Old Cheng, will definitely help you wipe out those Turkic grandsons."

"The courage of every man!"

Li Shimin turned his head and glared at Cheng Yaojin, with "Don't beat me" written all over his face.

Cheng Yaojin also coughed twice in embarrassment, and stopped talking.

After a long time, Li Shimin raised his eyes and glanced at Changsun Wuji, "How did you handle what I told you to do when we came?"

"I was in such a hurry on the way, I forgot to ask."

Changsun Wuji's face froze when he heard the words, he knew that His Majesty was talking about looking for a female assassin from the beggar gang.

But when he thought of the ambiguous words Fang Tianci said to him, he had a headache, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "I have already contacted someone, I believe we will have results when we go back this time."

After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, "The auxiliary engine is still reliable."

"It should be." Changsun Wuji nodded, but there was a bit of sadness on his face.

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Luo Bin also received the news quickly, and he had been frowning since he learned that Li Shimin's class teacher had returned to the court.

"What's wrong with you?" Dou Yinger glanced at Luo Bin suspiciously, pursed her lips and said, "Isn't everything over?"

"You also said that as long as we recharge our batteries, we will be rewarded for our revenge. It's useless for you to worry about it now."

Luo Bin shook his head when he heard the words, "I'm not worried about this."

"Then what are you worrying about? You are frowning." Dou Yinger raised her eyebrows, a little puzzled.

(End of this chapter)