On the second day.
On the first and fifteenth day of the month, I go to court.
Except for Li Ke, who claimed to be ill and did not attend the court, all the civil and military officials of the court entered the hall.
The Turkic emissary entered the Taiji Palace with a golden knife token from the grasslands.
He handed over his credentials to Li Shimin.
After receiving the letter, Li Shimin was furious.
"Bastard!"
He threw the Turkic letter to the ground.
"Are the Turks bullying the Great Tang?"
Li Shi Min leaned forward slightly, his eyes radiating a ferocious light.
It was as if…
A fierce tiger that wanted to devour people.
In the main hall.
The Turkic envoy's expression did not change.
"Your Majesty, why do you say that? In terms of population, our prairie men can't compare to the rich Central Plains.”
Li Shi Min narrowed his eyes and a cold light flashed in them.
"You know what Zhen is talking about! Go back and tell Jie Li that I will never agree to these conditions!”
His tone was as cold as ice.
The Turkic envoy's face turned cold.
"I heard that the Great Tang isn't peaceful recently. The Wang family of Taiyuan had an accident and the Crown Prince of the Great Tang rebelled.
All of this must have troubled the emperor, right?
We Turks are friendly with the Great Tang, so we should share our worries with our friends.
Thus, our Turkic Jie Li Khan has already gathered an army and can set foot in the Central Plains at any time to help the Great Tang resolve its problems.
Is the Emperor of the Great Tang touched?"
The Turkic envoy spoke with assurance, his words moving like the Han people who were well-versed in literature.
However, the content of his words was extremely arrogant and rude!
Instantly!
In the main hall, the group of generals and high dukes exploded.
"Bastard! Come over and let me punch you. Let's see if you dare to move!”
"The Turks are so arrogant that they actually intend to encroach on the Central Plains?”
"Your Majesty! This subject requests to send troops to destroy the Turks!"
"Wolf's ambition! Arrogant and rude!"
In the main hall.
His shout echoed continuously.
If it wasn't for the Zaifu suppressing him.
The blood of the Turkic envoy would have been splattered on the spot.
But even so.
In the entire Taiji Palace.
Countless gazes intertwined as if they wanted to tear this Turkic envoy to shreds!
On the throne, Li Shi Min's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.
After a long time…
"Jie Li Khan wants to help me? I'm afraid he doesn't have the qualifications!"
Li Shi Min's face was extremely dark as he glanced at the Turkic envoy.
Then, he said,"I'm tired today. I'm leaving!"”
After saying that.
He stood up and left Taiji Palace.
After the time for an incense stick to burn.
Political Affairs Hall.
A group of Zaifu sat in a circle and looked at the Turkic credentials.
Each of them had a gloomy expression and their eyes were like knives.
After reading the last word of the letter, Zhangsun Wuji raised his head.
Anger was written all over his face.
"Arrogant! Jie Li is so arrogant!"
He cursed angrily.
"Bang!"
Wei Zheng took off the jade pendant on his waist and threw it on the ground.
"In my lifetime, I must sweep the Turks! Otherwise, I will be crushed like this jade!”
Ever since Li Ke transmigrated, Wei Zheng's presence was not very strong.
But at this moment.
The old man exploded.
He was like an angry lone wolf.
At the side.
Gao Shilian silently took off his crown.
"This old subject is extremely ashamed to let the empire and His Majesty suffer such humiliation!
He only hoped that one day he could tie Jie Li up and escort him to Caishikou!”
As the uncle of Zhangsun Wuji and Li Shiming, this old man was finally enraged.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other with anger.
The Turks had already reached this level of arrogance!
On the letter of credentials.
The Turks only had three conditions.
The first condition!
They demanded that the Great Tang give up Youzhou, Yunzhou, Wuzhou, Ruzhou, Shuozhou, and the other ten prefectures so that the Turks could raise horses and graze them!
The second condition!
The Great Tang had unconditionally paid tribute to the Turks, one hundred thousand catties of grain and a vast amount of silk and cloth.
And the last condition.
This made Li Shi Min even more furious.
Submit!
The Turks actually wanted the Great Tang to submit to the Turks!
"You're not a son!"
Li Shimin glanced at the credentials.
He was enraged again.
How arrogant was he?
Even if the two Di sons that he valued the most were killing each other and the Crown Prince rebelled, he did not lower his head at all.
Now, the Turks wanted him to submit and repeat the humiliation of the alliance at the Wei River.
In fact, this humiliation was even more shameless.
How could he surrender!
"Li Junxian!"
Li Shi Min's face was cold.
"Go and call Hejian County Prince, Duke Wei, Duke Ying, and Huai An County Prince!”
After the time it took to brew a cup of tea.
Huai 'an Prince Li Shentong, Hejian Prince Li Xiaogong, Duke of Wei Li Jing, and Duke of Ying Li Ji all came to the Political Affairs Hall.
He opened the sand table.
Li Shiming directly asked Li Shentong, who was faking his death,"Imperial Uncle, with our Great Tang's current military strength, do we have any chance of winning against the Turks?”
Li Shentong's ruddy and slightly fat face was full of seriousness. He shook his head and said,"Your Majesty, a large portion of the Great Tang's army needs to guard against the Jiangnan and Shandong aristocrats.
In addition, the Turkic cavalry comes and goes like the wind. If we start a war with the Turks, I think our chances of winning are only twenty percent!”
At the side.
Li Xiaogong, Li Jing, and Li Ji all nodded.
Because of the great clans, the Great Tang was plagued by internal and external troubles.
Rashly starting a war with the Turks was not a wise move.
However…
The Turks had gone too far!
Li Shi Min gasped.
His expression was extremely ugly.
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