Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

It is said that when the envoys of small countries go to Chang'an, they will be handled by the Ministry of Rites, so Li Er doesn't have to worry about it at all.

But today's Tubo is different!

Tubo has now stationed hundreds of thousands of troops on the border of the Tang Dynasty. It has neither said that it will go to war with the Tang Dynasty, nor has it expressed its goodwill.

This made Li Er and a group of generals feel uneasy.

this day.

Li Er summoned the most important civil servants and generals in the court to the Ganlu Hall.

General Li Jing said: "Your Majesty, Songtsan Gampo is the current Zanpu in Tubo. He is young but already talented. It took only a few years to pacify Tubo, and he has a very high reputation in Tubo. Prestige... A chaotic Tubo is not scary, but a unified Tubo has to be guarded against... Now that Tubo has a strong army, Tuyuhun has fought against them many times, and all of them have been defeated. Now, Songtsan Gampo is stationing troops on the border of our Tang Dynasty. It’s raging, we should have prepared earlier.”

The generals nodded after hearing this.

Their opinions are very unified, so there is one word: fight!

But civil servants have different views.

Gao Shilian took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, I think that you should think twice. The Tang Dynasty and the Turks have been stalemate for many years. Although the Turks were finally put down, it also exhausted the national power, money, food, and population. At this time, we should rest and recuperate. We must not start fighting again." ...Although Songtsan Gampo said he was stationing troops, he did not intend to use force against the Tang Dynasty, so I thought it would be better to wait for the Tubo envoys to come and ask them clearly."

His views were supported by several civil servants.

As they spoke, civil servants and military generals started to argue with each other, and no one could convince the other.

Seeing this, Li Er waved his hands impatiently: "Okay, let me think about the matter of sending troops, but you guys are talking about the purpose of sending envoys from Tubo to Chang'an this time?"

Li Jing said: "It must be to declare war!"

Gao Shilian said: "It must be for peace!"

The opinions of the two diverged again.

So the ministers quarreled again.

In the end, Li Er could only drive these guys away.

……

Two days later.

Tubo envoys to Chang'an.

The leader of the team was a counselor-like figure under Tubo Songtsan Gampo, named Senuo Gongzan.

Li Er met Senuo Gongzan and others in person in the Tai Chi Hall.

However, Xeno Gongzan offered only some things that can be seen everywhere in Tubo, without any sincerity.

Li Er's expression was cold.

All the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were very angry.

At this time, Senuo Gongzan stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the foreign ministers have long heard that there are countless brave and skilled warriors in the Tang Dynasty, and I, Tubo, is also a place where warriors are born in large numbers. I have a Warrior, I have longed for the warriors of the Tang Dynasty, and I want to try it out, I wonder if your majesty will reward me."

what?

Everyone's eyes widened.

The Tubo envoys are not here to make peace, not to declare war, but to show off their might?

boom.

What a brave man!

It just doesn't make sense!

Li Er was furious in his heart.

He patted the table and said, "Okay, I promise you, what's the comparison?"

Senuo Gongzan smiled slightly and said: "The two sides sent warriors to compete five times, and the one who wins three games will win. If the warriors of the Tang Dynasty lose, please Your Majesty give a state bordering Tubo to Tubo. My Zanpu can't bear it." The people of Tubo live in extremely cold places all the year round, and they want to find a place with fertile water and grass for the people..."

hiss!

Everyone present gasped.

This is not a competition, it is clearly a disguised form to grab land.

I have to say that Xenuo Gongzan is very clever.

If Li Er agrees, he may lose the land of a state.

If you don't agree and spread the word, foreigners will think that Datang is afraid of Tubo, which will also be a great blow to the confidence of the people of Datang.

Li Er's anger could no longer be suppressed, he sneered and asked, "What if you lose?"

Xenuo Gongzan laughed and said: "My family Zanpu said that if the Tubo warriors lose, Tubo is willing to offer [-] horses, [-] cattle, and [-] sheep."

Many people's eyes lit up.

Generous!

Absolutely generous!

Not to mention cattle and sheep!

The light war horse is amazing.

Datang infantry is strong, but cavalry has always been weak, the reason is the lack of excellent horses.

And Tubo's war horses have always been recognized as good.

If he could get [-] horses, Li Er would be able to arm a powerful cavalry in a second hand.

Without waiting for the ministers to express their opinions, Li Eryi slapped the table: "Okay, I agree to your terms."

"The minister thanked His Majesty the Emperor!"

Xeno Gongzan's face was full of complacency.

……

Afterwards, Li Er announced his withdrawal from the court, and brought Li Jing, Hou Junji and others into the Ganlu Hall.

Li Er said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, it's about my face in the Tang Dynasty. Let's see, who is the best person to send to compete with the Tubo people?"

Everyone discussed and finally decided to send two people first.

Because Xenophon praised five competitions, but did not say whether it was five competitions with one person or five competitions with five people.

The first one is the commander of the Habayashi Army, Li Junxian, who is superb in martial arts, and the key is that he is younger than everyone present.

The second one is Qin Qiong.

Li Er stood up, looked at Li Junxian and Qin Qiong, and said: "You two lovers, when you arrive at the martial arts arena, just let go and beat the Tubo people hard. I will warm the wine in the Ganlu Hall and wait for your good news."

Qin Qiong bowed and said, "Observe the order!"

Li Junxian said: "We will not disgrace the mission!"

The two walked out of the Manna Palace with great arrogance.

An hour later.

Cheng Chu rushed into the Ganlu Hall like flying, with a flustered expression, and shouted: "Your Majesty, something is wrong, Commander Li and General Qin..."

Li Er stood up and asked impatiently, "How, did you win?"

Cheng Chu shook his head morosely, "They were all defeated... General Qin was also injured, and has already been sent to the Imperial Medical Office for diagnosis and treatment."

puff.

Li Eryi slumped down on the stool, his face full of disbelief: "Why did you lose..."

Qin Qiong and Li Junxian are the most capable generals under his command.

Lost two games in a row?

How can it be!

What is the face of Datang!

Li Er was a little confused.

After a while, he got up abruptly, paced back and forth, and said incessantly: "Five competitions, two of which have already been played, and now, no matter what, I can't lose any more. Ladies and gentlemen, take a look, who else can win?" Go to war?"

Changsun Wuji, Wang Gui and others looked at each other in blank dismay.

There are quite a few people who haven't even recovered from the shock of losing two games in a row.

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Chapter 80

Everyone didn't speak.

Cheng Chumo added: "Your Majesty, this time Xenuo Gongzan sent a guy named Ba Rilang. That guy is nine feet tall, extremely tall, and powerful. Even dozens of people will not be able to get close to him." , and he competed with Commander Li and General Qin continuously by himself, without taking a breath, as if nothing happened..."

Everyone's complexion changed again.

Li Er fell into deep thought.

Wang Gui couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, Li Junxian and Qin Qiong have come out one after another, neither is Ba Rilang's opponent. If you look at the center, I'm afraid no one can match this person."

He is telling the truth!

Even if Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda and the others tried their best, they might not be able to surpass Qin Qiong and Li Junxian.

Li Er raised his head and sighed: "Could it be that Datang is doomed to lose in this competition? If we want to hand over the land of a state to others and pass it on to others, what face does my Datang have to gain a foothold! What face do I have to do it?" How will this emperor be ridiculed by future generations..."

Back then, it was shameful enough to be sent to Chang'an City by Turkic Jieli and Tuli soldiers. Fortunately, Turkic was wiped out in the end and regained face.

Now that another state is to be ceded, Li Er really can't stand it.

Hearing Li Er's anger, everyone bowed their heads in shame.

Cheng Yaojin said suddenly: "Your Majesty, why don't you make an agreement with the Tubo people that the competition will be held tomorrow, and I will send someone to the post station to give that Ba Rilang medicine to make him collapse. Can't he be easily defeated tomorrow?" ?”

Li Er rolled his eyes.

Everyone felt that this was a bad idea and definitely not reliable.

At this moment, Li Er suddenly saw Li Jing and Niu Jinda whispering.

He looked displeased: "Li Aiqing, Niu Aiqing, what good strategy do you two have, why don't you tell me about it? Could it be that the two of you want to compete with Ba Rilang?"

Li Jing shook his head hastily: "No, your majesty, even the minister and General Niu can't beat him, why bother to humiliate himself, but there is one person who may be able to defeat Ba Rilang."

Li Er's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Who?"

Cheng Yaojin seemed to think of something, the corner of his mouth suddenly raised slightly.

Li Jing and Niu Jinda looked around, but said nothing.

Seeing this, Li Er waved his hand, letting the bewildered eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others leave.

After a while, only Li Er, Niu Jinda, and Li Jing were left in the Ganlu Hall.

Li Er couldn't wait to say: "You two lovers, now there are only three of us, the monarch and his ministers. If you have anything to say, it's okay to say it."

Li Jing then said: "Your Majesty, after discussing with General Niu, I think that the Tubo people are coming in menacingly, and Ba Rilang may have a strong background. Now it is too late to go to the army to select warriors, and he may not be his opponent. However, there is one person who may be able to defeat him, and that is the sworn brother of the ministers, Chen Chu..."

"Chen Chu?"

Snapped.

Li Eryi patted the table, stood up, and suddenly said excitedly: "Yeah, why did I forget that kid, that brat, he defeated me and you all by himself, and he was more than capable, effortless, There may be a glimmer of life if he leads the way...If that's the case, you two should go to Qingfeng Village quickly... Forget it, I'll go in person."

After all, Li Er sent a message to Xeno Gongzan, and the competition was suspended.

Then he, Li Jing and others left the palace in a hurry.

But Changsun Wuji and the others were even more confused.

do not fight?

or what?

Everyone was a little dumbfounded.

Moreover, they discovered that His Majesty, Li Jing and the others seemed to be plotting something important.

But Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others who were important officials of the imperial court didn't even know anything about it.

……