Chapter 962 Turkic Proposal
Such a big event as the change of the family of the hegemony of the Western Wei Dynasty not only had a profound impact on the country, but also attracted much attention from surrounding friendly or hostile forces.
Not to mention the Northern Qi Dynasty, which had ceased war with the Western Wei Dynasty years ago, after Li Tai came to power, the first people to arrive in Chang'an were envoys from the Turks. However, the arrival of the Turkic envoys did not seem to be for congratulations, but more like accountability.
First, in the middle of the month, officials from Jingzhou sent envoys to Beijing to report that Turkic envoys had come to Beijing to seek entry, and Li Tai immediately sent envoys north to receive them. But what happened next was shocking. The Turkic envoy did not stay in Jingzhou and wait for the reception. Instead, he left Jingzhou without authorization and came to Guanzhong.
After Li Tai learned about this, he was very angry. He immediately dispatched all the generals and troops to go north along the Jing River to guard the key points on land and water while searching for the whereabouts of the Turkic envoys. After some searching, the whereabouts of the Turkic envoy was discovered in the countryside dozens of miles north of Xianyang.
There were more than a thousand Turkic envoys on this route. After entering the country, they not only acted without permission, but also acted unscrupulously, causing nuisance to many counties and counties along the way. When they were besieged by the troops on the banks of the Jingshui River, they kept shouting.
Li Tai only learned of these situations after the fact. After confirming the whereabouts of the Turkic envoys at that time, he immediately appointed Shedi Zhi, a minister of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office who was responsible for contacting the Turks, to negotiate. The Turkic envoys were led to Chang'an.
The Western Wei Dynasty had been in contact with the Turks since very early. At first, the Western Wei Dynasty was friendly with Rouran. In order to maintain diplomatic relations with each other, Emperor Wen of the Western Wei Dynasty Yuan Baoju even deposed the original Queen Yifu and married Princess Rouran. However, this Princess Rouran He did not live long, and died soon after marrying into the Western Wei Dynasty. Later, the relationship between the two parties became more subtle. Coupled with the efforts of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to repair the relationship, Gao Huan even married Princess Xixue, which made Rouran and the Eastern Wei Dynasty have a good relationship.
In order to gain new allies in the north, the Western Wei Dynasty focused on the Turks who were still slaves of Rouran at that time, and sent envoys to communicate with each other. The time was about the 11th to 12th year of Datong, and they interacted with each other. The Turkic leader Ashina Tumen was also happy to have contacts with the Western Wei Dynasty.
Soon afterwards, the Turks got an excellent opportunity to grow. At that time, the Tiele tribes were dissatisfied with Rouran's brutal rule, so they gathered to attack Rouran. As a result, they were stabbed in the back by Ashina Tumen and were defeated miserably. The Tiele tribes were also annexed by the Turks. As a result, the Turkic forces Big and strong.
Ashina Tumen not only annexed the Tiele tribes to strengthen himself, but also solved a major crisis for Rouran. He thought he had made a great contribution, so he sent an envoy to propose to Rouran in order to improve his status and influence. This led to the famous reply of Rouran Khan Anayu: "You are my slave, how dare you say such things!"
Ashina Tumen, who was rejected from marriage, embarked on a thirty-year counterattack in Hexi, not to bully the elderly and poor, completely cut off contact with Rouran and proposed to the Western Wei Dynasty, and the Western Wei Dynasty also sent Princess Changle to the throne. Married to Tumen. When Emperor Wen's Yuan Baoju passed away, Ashina Tumen sent an envoy to offer horses to express condolences for his father-in-law.
A few years ago, Ashina Tumen led his troops to defeat Rouran. The Rouran Khan Anahu committed suicide in defeat. His tribe was also divided. The Turks became independent in the northern desert. Ashina Tumen also established the Turkic Khanate. , calling himself Ili Khan. But after the new year, Ashina Tumen passed away, and the Khan throne was inherited by his son. His eldest son also died soon after. Now the second son Ashina Qijin is in power, that is, Mugan Ke sweat.
The relationship between the Western Wei Dynasty and the Turks can be considered to be quite old, but as the Turks' power grew stronger, their strength and status gradually became no longer equal. Moreover, because the Western Wei Dynasty had angered the Turks by taking in the remnants of Rouran's Deng Shuzi and others, the Turkic envoys came directly to Chang'an and ordered Yuwentai to hand over the remaining Rouran troops, and then they beheaded them directly outside the city of Chang'an.
In order to obtain the help of the Turks and send troops to attack the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yuwentai swallowed his anger and placed himself in a relatively weak position in the interaction between them. It is precisely for this reason that the Turkic envoys dared to be so presumptuous after arriving in Guanzhong. This was not only due to their own strength, but also out of habit.
Li Tai was naturally dissatisfied with the Turkic envoy's behavior, but he also knew that the current situation was not suitable for the time being to antagonize the Turks. In order to avoid losing control of his temper and breaking up the talks with the Turkic envoy, he arranged a confrontation with Shedi first. Wait for the diplomats to negotiate with the Turkic envoys, and then think about how to respond.
In the evening, after Shedizhi and others returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, their faces looked a little unhappy, which showed that these Turkic uncles were not easy to serve.
The leader of the Turkic envoys who came to Chang'an this time had a good status. It was said that he was the uncle of the current Turkic Mugan Khan, named Meng Yehu. But this is not the point. The point is that Meng Yehu was following the Turkic army to attack the Northern Qi Dynasty. As a result, he suffered a defeat. He was sent to Chang'an as soon as he withdrew from the front line of the battle with the Northern Qi Dynasty.
No wonder he was so angry. Previously, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Turks made an appointment to march together, attacking the Northern Qi Dynasty from the south and the north. However, the early fighting here in the Western Wei Dynasty was unfavorable. Even though Li Tai turned defeat into victory in the later period, Li Tai would not take into account these situations. Because he was busy returning to Guanzhong to quell the chaos, he shook hands with Northern Qi and made peace with them, then withdrew his troops and returned directly.
The leader of Qi, Gao Yang, was in a very angry mood. After the Heluo War ended, the troops in Jinyang were no longer restrained, so he immediately arranged for elites to go out of the Beishan Great Wall to attack the Turks. Caught off guard, the Turks were defeated outside the Beishan Great Wall and returned. It is estimated that the Mugan Khan was getting more and more angry, so during the withdrawal, he sent an envoy to Chang'an to reprimand the Western Wei Dynasty for being unfaithful.
"Please tell Duke Gaoyi to tell the Turkic envoys that I don't know much about the plans of the former Chinese and foreign ministers. The situation in the country at that time was not optimistic. Therefore, the plan was not comprehensive when advancing and retreating, and we were unable to coordinate the advance and retreat. To express my apology, We can give you goods as compensation. If something like this happens again next year, we must communicate more to avoid misunderstandings.”
A person's temper is also directly proportional to his strength. Li Tai didn't want to ruin the diplomatic relations with the Turks when he first came to power. He didn't have a rich family background like Beiqi to learn from Gao Yang's capable Huo Huo. He used the personnel power in his hands. We still need to pay attention to a step-by-step approach. There is no need to turn against such a powerful country that has been friendly for several years just for the sake of temporary anger.
However, after Shedizhi and others listened to his statement, the sadness on their faces did not fade much. Li Tai's heart suddenly sank, and he frowned and said, "Is the question raised by the Turkic envoy too arrogant and rude?" ?”
"Reporting to the Duke of Tang Dynasty, when the Sino-foreign Mansion and the Turks planned to attack Qi, there was a proposal for marriage and marriage. The Turkic envoys came here to inquire about this matter and whether they still need to fulfill the previous agreement..."
After hearing Li Tai's question, Shedizhi lowered his head and answered.
After hearing this, Li Tai didn't take it seriously and replied casually: "In the old days, Tumen sent envoys to the court to propose marriage. Now our country sends envoys to marry the daughters of their country without breaking the rules. Although there were twists and turns in the past, it can be more beneficial to the court. To comfort the sentiments of its people.”
The queen of the current emperor Yuan Kuo is the daughter of Yuwentai's cousin Wang Mao. Li Tai doesn't really want to interfere in the emperor's family affairs to show his authority. But now that the country has needs, it welcomes a Turkic woman to be the queen for a period of time. The emperor must also be able to see through it.
"No, it's like this. The person who proposed the peace proposal was not Your Majesty, but Duke An Ding... So, that's why the Turkic envoy came to tell you that if you still want to fulfill the previous agreement and make an alliance, it would be better , then the Turkic Khan will agree to it only if the Tang Dynasty sends envoys to visit him."
Shedi Zhi secretly observed Tang Gong's expression and spoke carefully.
"Is this happening?"
After Li Tai heard this, he immediately frowned. His mood was not as open-minded as he had been when he was planning to arrange a new spouse for the emperor. He became a little dumbfounded, and at the same time he couldn't help but sigh that he really had to pay for his fooling around.
At that time, he often slandered and made fun of his elder brother He Liuhun for his happiness and troubles, but he didn't expect that a similar situation would happen to him, and he was going to marry a woman to whom his boss was once engaged. He didn't know. Is this considered seducing the sister-in-law?
Although Li Tai was open-minded about the matter of sacrificing his life for the country, when the real thing came, he still had to cheer himself up and do some psychological construction.
He was silent for a while, then looked at Shedizhi and said in a deep voice, "Is this all the envoy complained about?"
"Also, one more thing, the envoy told us that because of our breach of trust, we were defeated, and the damaged armor, horses, weapons, and staffs needed to be broken off to replace them. In addition, Tuyuhun was rebellious and refused to obey his orders. General Mugan Khan wanted to raise an army to attack him. It is necessary for our Longyou division to gather in Liangzhou to fight together..."
"Huh, um..."
Li Tai groaned when he heard this. Although he was very unhappy, he could still hold it in. Then he said in a deep voice: "Is there anything more?"
"In addition, because Tang Gong is newly in charge of state affairs, his power has not yet been exerted on the fortress. Mugan Khan is concerned about his power and is afraid that his power will not be long, so he wants to set up a Khan Court in his hometown of Woye to help Tang Gong..."
When he saw the fierce light flashing in Tang Gong's eyes, Shedi Zhi was afraid to continue talking for a while. The wooden pole Khan didn't know what Tang Gong was like, but the lion opened his mouth. He knew why Tang Gong came to power. of.
"Then we will send wine, meat and food to the Turkic envoys generously, so that there will be no shortage. Tell them that everything can be discussed and that peace is the most precious thing!"
Li Tai suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered in a deep voice. When Shedizhi and others were ordered to withdraw, he couldn't help but draw his sword and slash it on the wooden case, and roared in a deep voice: "There is no such case when you are the leader of a thief!"
He was already prepared to imitate Big Brother's reluctance, but he didn't expect that this Turkic Khan was really greedy. Do you really think that I like to eat soft food because of his bad teeth? Since I feel that my authority has not yet been established, I will use you to establish my authority first!