Chapter 915: marriage trap
Chapter 915 Marriage Trap
"Let's not fight Goguryeo for now, so now we only need to fight Xue Yantuo?"
Hou Junji called for a fight again, and he interrupted the emperor's appreciation of Qin Lang's seizure of Beisha.
Li Shimin stroked his slightly raised beard, and waved his other hand, "Today I summoned you to discuss this matter."
"I have other plans."
The prime ministers didn’t expect that the emperor’s thought would be the same. They had planned for a long time before, and the arrow was almost on the string. Why did they change the string?
Li Shimin said slowly, "Actually, it's Qin Lang's suggestion. You might as well listen to it and see if it makes sense. Qin Lang said that Xue Yantuo is far away in Mobei, and Goguryeo is deep in Liaodong. They want to join forces to fight against the Tang Dynasty, but the two barbarians are actually very far apart, with the Khitan, Xi, Shiwei and other ministries in between."
"There has never been any relationship between the Northern Hu and Eastern captives. Even when the Sui Dynasty conquered the Liao Dynasty, the Tiele tribes in Mobei were Turkic subordinates, and they followed the Shibi Khan to conquer Goguryeo under the order of the Sui emperor."
Although Datang has the strength to fight with the two, it is unnecessary.
Combat on two fronts is really inferior.
Besides, he planned to attack the soldiers, so he thought that they could be defeated individually. As long as Datang suspended the attack, the cooperation between the two barbarians would also stop.
If the Goguryeo people want to build the Great Wall, then don’t beat the Goguryeo people first, just create some momentum to frighten them, and let them concentrate on building the Great Wall.
For Xue Yantuo, there is also no need to rush to use force, which is only the last move.
Before a big fight, there is always some foreplay.
Hou Junji was a little impatient when he heard this, "Your Majesty, Qin Lang is far away in the south of Lingnan, how can he know the situation in the north? Isn't this just talking about military affairs on paper? Can you come up with any good strategies?"
Li Shimin was a little dissatisfied with Hou Junji, who was getting more and more unruly, and frowned slightly, but Hou Junji immediately shut up, not daring to say anything more.
"Qin Lang said that Yinan was a young man, so he was a bit stubborn and conceited. He called for 400,000 soldiers at every turn. He not only occupied Mobei, but also wanted to seize Monan, and also wanted to control the eastern Khitan and other tribes, but Even the Huihe and Tiele tribes are alienated from him, and the Yinan is just another Jieli, nothing to be afraid of, to deal with this kind of person, you don't even need to fight him with a bright sword!"
Qin Lang gave Li Shimin a trick, which was very sinister.
Yi Nan has always wanted to ask to marry Princess Datang, so that he, the prairie Khan, would be more justified, but Datang has always refused to agree. Tang Palace.
Datang refused to honor a princess, but the more so, the more Yi Nan wanted to honor a princess from Tang Dynasty, even if he offered his son a princess.
Only in this way, he felt that his status as the Great Khan would be more stable.
In particular, it can be used to subdue the ambitious Yao Geluo Bodhisattva and other guys, as well as the Khitan and Xi in the east. They used to be affiliated with the Turks and were once under the jurisdiction of the Turks. Now that the East Turks are dead, the Turks are also dead. Yi Nan felt that these tribes should belong to him.
But the ministries did not listen to his orders at all. If he could honor the princess of the Tang Dynasty, Yi Nan thought that the ministries would obey him.
There are many barbarian kings who want to honor the princess of the Tang Dynasty, but since Zhenguan, none of the princesses has married. Although Li Simo, Yang Guozhong, Ashina Sheer, Qibi Heli and others also married princesses and princesses, they are the son-in-law of the family Princess Shang's is not the same thing as getting married outside.
Now Qin Lang made a trick to Li Shimin, saying that he could send an envoy to Mobei to meet Yinan, and said that in order to reward Xue Yantuo for assisting the Tang Dynasty in defeating Jieli and quelling the Western Turkic rebellion, he would give him a special reward. A Tang princess gave the son of Yi Nan.
The Tang Dynasty married the emperor's daughter to the son of a barbarian, and specially designated the son of a barbarian as a little khan, letting him manage the various tribes in the eastern grassland, that is, assigning the Khitan, Xi, and Shiwei tribes to the emperor's son-in-law in name Tube.
Of course, it is not so easy to marry the emperor's daughter. It is not enough just to have those achievements, but also to be courteous.
Xue Yantuo is the new owner of the grassland, and this gift requires livestock.
"Fifty thousand war horses!"
"One hundred thousand cattle and one hundred thousand camels each."
"Sheep, half a million."
The four animals are a gift, and Yi Nan must personally send these animals to Lingzhou to deliver them to Datang, so as to show the sincerity of Xue Yantuo and Yi Nan's father and son.
If the barbarian is reluctant or unable to take it out, then don’t even think about marrying the royal princess of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty doesn’t want a poor son-in-law outside the Great Wall.
"Datang is willing to spend five million coins to buy the dowry and wedding of the owner!"
You see, my Tang Dynasty is very generous and generous. I am not greedy for your little cattle, sheep and livestock. We will directly take out five million yuan, which is no less than yours. We need more livestock, and that is just to meet our princess's wishes. identity.
You are a dignified Mobei Khan, and you claim to have 400,000 soldiers. Could it be that you can't even produce such a small amount of livestock?
Hou Junji bowed his head and listened for a long time, but he didn't understand.
"Your Majesty, if Xue Yantuo's barbarians really drove these livestock to Lingzhou, do we really want to marry the princess? Which princess should we marry? Isn't this also at odds with the system established by our sages?" Is it? Your impeachment of Qin Lang is wrong and humiliating to the country!"
"Can't you listen carefully and think carefully before speaking?" When Li Shimin talked about this, he thought it was quite interesting, and he said it happily, but in the end, Hou Junji looked like a fool.
He regrets it very much now, why did he still take a fancy to this guy, and let him enter the Political Affairs Hall twice, it seems that this guy is really only suitable to be a general of the Imperial Army, not suitable to stay in the Political Affairs Hall at all.
Changsun Wuji was a smart man, and he immediately recognized how sinister Qin Lang's trick was.
It is impossible for Tang Dynasty to marry a princess with relatives, so this matter must have been a trap from the beginning. Since it is a trap, it has a purpose. Qin Lang's purpose of digging a trap is nothing more than to attack Xue Yantuo.
50,000 horses, 100,000 cattle and 100,000 camels each, and 500,000 sheep. This is a huge number. Even if Yi Nan is known as the lord of the grassland, it is impossible to take out these easily.
Yi Nan has been begging to marry Princess Datang, and now Datang has agreed, but only asked for some courtesy. If Yi Nan can't do this, then he will be ashamed to mention marrying the princess in the future, and even let the Hu Lu They laughed at him, he couldn't show such a little courtesy, what kind of wolf with a big tail was he, and what was he called the new owner of the grassland?
Even if Yi Nan does not step on the pit, but as long as he refuses, his prestige will be greatly reduced, and the tribes will look down on Xue Yantuo, and if the marriage between Tang and Xue Yantuo fails, other tribes will know that Tang Xue's relationship has declined, and their attitude towards Xue will be different. will change drastically.
Of course, this is only second.
The important thing is, since Datang has offered such a marriage condition, Xue Yantuo will work hard no matter what. They may bargain, but no matter how much they bargain, Datang may at most lower the conditions a little bit, but not too much. many.
After all, this is a trap.
The core of the trap is to get Yi Nan to agree to the marriage conditions, and then prepare for the ceremony. Even the Great Khan himself could not afford such an exorbitant gift. He will definitely pass it on to the various tribes and send people to increase taxes on them, just like when Jieli was the Great Khan. , Let the ministries hand over cattle, horses, camels and sheep.
At that time, there will be a lot of trouble on the grassland because of this gift from heaven. Even if the tribes temporarily compromise and hand over due to the barbarian's despotic power, the resentment will be buried in their hearts.
There may even be some irritable tribes who may rebel directly because of this.
This is not the end.
There is another key to Datang's conditions, that is, these livestock must be driven to Lingzhou and handed over to Datang.
It’s not enough to go to Monan for handover, it’s not enough to go to Fengzhou in Hetao, it’s not good to go to Dingxiang, you have to go to Lingzhou.
As far as a receiving place is concerned, it must be handed over to the officials of Lingzhou Datang in full, the number must match, and all of them are alive.
The eldest grandson stroked his beard and smiled darkly, "Qin Lang's idea is really bad. Isn't this digging holes for Yi men everywhere? It's thousands of miles from Mobei to Lingzhou. Everyone knows , Such a long journey, driving so many live animals, many people will die along the way!"
If more receiving points are set up in the south of the desert, then the loss on the road may not be too big, but if it is set to Lingzhou, and there is only such a point, and the number of livestock is so large, what will the cattle, sheep, horses, and camels eat along the way?
The number is small, there are more roads, and you can graze along the road, but so many are coming to Lingzhou, it is impossible to graze on the road.
"At least 30% of the loss!"
Changsun Wuji laughed and said, 30% is already a huge amount, if 30% is added, it will be even more serious.
"I think it's entirely possible to dig another hole for Yi Nan, such as setting a time limit. For example, we set a limit before next summer. Yi Nan must send all these livestock to Lingzhou."
Li Shimin coughed twice, "If it's limited to before summer next year, then the loss will be more than 30%. The loss is less than half!"
Changsun Wuji chuckled a few times, "Your Majesty, even if he didn't die, after traveling thousands of miles across the desert in the wind and snow in this cold winter, he must be skinny when we reach Lingzhou, and we will be the same by then." It can be said that these livestock are too poor to be rejected!"
In short, the pits have been dug long ago, even if you, Yinan, drive more livestock south in advance, you can still find a reason to reject them.
When the time comes, you, the barbarian, will not be able to meet Chengtian Khan’s requirements for marrying a daughter. You can’t blame others, you can only say that you are not sincere, and you don’t want your livestock.
"Hurry back? Hehe!"
Even Wei Zheng can't stand listening to it anymore. Do you guys still have any sense of etiquette and shame, the majestic Khan, the majestic prime minister, just holding back and digging holes?
Yi men drove so many livestock south in the cold winter, even if they didn't die, they were too thin and out of shape. At this time, if they don't feed the livestock well, they still have to drive them back? It is estimated that they will all die before passing the Yin Mountain.
"Your Majesty, I object!"
Li Shimin ignored Wei Zheng, he was about to go to war, and he still talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality.
"If this strategy is used, Xue Yantuo's civil strife will really be caused, and the prestige of the barbarians will be lost. I am willing to bear this bad reputation. If a bad reputation can save tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty from the suffering of swordsmen, it can reduce the loss of the Tang Dynasty. I think it's worth the tens of millions of war money and food!"
"Your Majesty, the country cannot be without faith!" Wei Zheng persuaded.
"Yi Nan asked me to marry him, and I agreed to him and offered him a condition, but he couldn't do it, so how can it be that I have no faith, and the Tang Dynasty has no faith?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Zheng dissatisfied.
(end of this chapter)