bastard seizes tang

Chapter 75
Li Ke and Zheng Yuanshou just talked about kung fu for an incense stick, and then a Turkic waiter came to deliver a message. Jieli Khan sent a message to the envoy of the Tang Dynasty and His Royal Highness Zizi, to clean up the dust for the envoy of the Tang Dynasty.

When Li Ke and Zheng Yuanshou followed the waiter's guidance and came all the way to the big tent where the banquet was held, it happened to be noon and it was time for dinner.

For Zheng Yuanshou who came from afar, Xieli was obviously more prepared than Li Ke. Except for Xieli, Dieluoshi, and Zhao Deyan, everyone present in the big tent were all Xieli's confidantes.

"The envoy of the Tang Dynasty came all the way and worked hard. Come, let's have a drink with Ben Khan." After singing and dancing, Jieli Khan raised the wine bottle and said to Zheng Yuanshou.

"Thank you Khan." Zheng Yuanshou raised his glass to Jieli Khan, who was standing above him, and took a sip.

Jieli looked at Zheng Yuanshou, pointed at Zheng Yuanshou, then looked at Li Ke, and said with a smile: "In terms of drinking capacity, the envoy of Tang Dynasty is much worse than the third prince. The third prince can drink three cups in one go. My Turkic man didn't give in at all, Tang Envoy's drinking capacity will be much worse."

After hearing Xie Li's words, Zheng Yuanshou showed surprise on his face, he never expected Li Ke to drink so much.

Zheng Yuanshou arched his hands towards Li Ke, and said with a smile: "The third prince, Tianhuang, is a son of a phoenix and a grandson of a dragon, how can I compare to an inferior official?"

Jie Li waved his hand and said: "Haha, speaking of it, the third prince's temper is very similar to Ben Khan's. He doesn't care about trifles, and is very similar to my Turkic son."

After listening to Xieli's words, Li Ke also stood up and said, "Khan's absurd praise. Li Ke has no capacity for alcohol. He just drinks with the courage of his youth."

Jie Li said: "Third Prince is humble, Ben Khan is also a good drinker, and knows countless people, so Ben Khan can tell whether it is a real drinker or a fake drinker."

After listening to Xieli's words, Li Ke murmured in his heart.

The relationship between Li Ke and Xieli can only be regarded as mediocre, and he even blushed once, what happened to Xieli today?How can you praise Li Ke so much, as if you really have the same temperament as Li Ke, could it be that honey was smeared on your mouth today?
Just when Li Ke was wondering, Xieli's next sentence made Li Ke suddenly realize.

"Ben Khan and the third prince are friends who have forgotten the years. I feel empty in my heart if I don't see you for a day." Jieli looked at Li Ke and smiled at the two.

It turned out that this was the case, Li Ke immediately understood after hearing Xieli's words.

Presumably Jieli had anticipated Zheng Yuanshou's purpose here and wanted to shut Zheng Yuanshou's mouth in advance.

Sure enough, after Jieli had finished speaking, he asked Zheng Yuanshou again: "The Tang envoy is here on the orders of the Tang emperor. I wonder what the Tang envoy has to do?"

Zheng Yuanshou clasped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty's trip to the north this time is to pay homage to the Khan, and to express the intention of our two countries to seek peace, and secondly, because His Majesty is eager to return the proton to the Tang Dynasty."

Jie Li frowned after hearing Zheng Yuanshou's words, and said displeasedly: "If you want to see Ben Khan, you will see him as soon as you see him. This is a matter of welcoming the proton back. I'm afraid it's not appropriate. The proton has been here for less than half a year. , Ben Khan and Proton have similar temperaments and cannot bear to be separated, how could they welcome back so early?"

Li Ke's stay in Turkic was one of Jieli's means to blackmail Li Shimin. If Li Ke was released and returned to Datang, wouldn't Li Shimin's handle be handed back to him for nothing?
Although the Tian family is ruthless, if the two countries use swords, Li Shimin may not be concerned about Li Ke who is in Turkic, but having Li Ke in his hands is better than nothing, at least it is a good bargaining chip.

Zheng Yuanshou also knew that Jieli would not let him go easily, but with the emperor's life on his shoulders, he could only find ways.

Zheng Yuanshou said: "I would like to report to Khan, since His Highness went north, His Majesty has missed His Highness every day, without stopping for a moment, and this is even more so for the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine is looking forward to her son's return every day, and she is getting thinner and thinner. I hope Khan will understand."

Zheng Yuanshou knew that it was not easy for Jieli to let people go, so he could only start with filial piety, bluntly saying that the emperor and the imperial concubine would like to have children, and did not mention the affairs of the two countries.But how could Jieli be a benevolent person? With Zheng Yuanshou's mouth alone, how could Jieli let him go.

At this time, Zhao Deyan, who was sitting next to Jieli, got up and said: "Your envoy's words are wrong. The third prince is here to show the sincerity of your dynasty's peace talks. The third prince is here for peace between the two countries. Now your envoy You want to bring the third prince back, but you don't want to make peace with Turkic?"

Zheng Yuanshou's talk about filial piety was a petty talk, but Zhao Deyan involved the peace talks between the two countries, and wanted to make a big fuss about Li Ke's return to the country, so as to prevent Li Ke from returning to the country.

Right now the Turks have retreated, and there is no longer any threat to Chang'an. Datang is naturally not afraid of the Turks, but the current Datang is not yet ready to go to war with the Turks. Naturally, it is not appropriate to tear his face at this time.

Zheng Yuanshou became anxious after hearing what Zhao Deyan said.He said to Jieli: "I don't need to question the sincerity of the Tang Dynasty, but the third prince is young, and His Majesty is really eager for a son. Your Majesty is willing to exchange jewels and brocades for the third prince to return to the south, and I hope Khan will accept it."

Although Li Ke is a prince, but to put it bluntly, he is still a young man. How can those precious jewels and brocades come from it?

Since the last time they went south, the Turkic nobles have been stunned by the wealth of the Tang Dynasty. This time they heard that Zheng Yuanshou had brought the treasures of the Tang Dynasty again. Moved.

Jieli also hesitated for a while, not knowing whether he should agree to Zheng Yuanshou's words, so he asked Zhao Deyan, who was next to him, "What do you mean by the Tang envoy's proposal?"

Looking at the appearance of the people in the big tent, Zhao Deyan naturally knew what they were thinking. Zhao Deyan didn't want to offend these people, so he thought for a while before saying to Jieli: "Since the Tang envoy brought the treasures of the Tang Dynasty, it has shown the Tang Dynasty The sincerity of the peace talks, why don't we also give Turkic treasures to show our sincerity to Turkic. There are countless good horses in the grassland, and good horses can be exchanged easily, why bother the third prince?"

Zheng Yuanshou brought his belongings, originally thinking that he would exchange them for Li Ke, but Zhao Deyan proposed to exchange good horses for Zheng Yuanshou's belongings, and he would not let Li Ke return home.

Li Ke asked himself that he had never offended Zhao Deyan, why did Zhao Deyan insist on preventing him from returning to China?What good does it do him?Li Ke looked at Zhao Deyan's appearance, and his heart was full of suspicion.

Just when Zheng Yuanshou listened to Zhao Deyan's words and was about to speak again, Zhao Deyan spoke again.

Zhao Deyan said: "What's more, the third prince was involved in the death of Turkic Kang Sumi before. Although the third prince was not deeply involved in this matter, it is one of the key points after all. It is probably inappropriate to leave this matter."

Hearing Zhao Deyan's words, Li Ke felt a little annoyed. He planned to kill the Kang family and his son before, but now it became an excuse for the Turks to prevent him from returning to the south.

(End of this chapter)