Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 324 Negotiations
Tuosu Lake is a lake composed of two waters, one fresh and one salty. The fish are fat and the water is beautiful, and it is an excellent place for grazing.

There are two small tribes living here, but after the arrival of Qibi Gelen, these two tribes were driven to the north of Tuosu Lake, because this place will soon become the place where the Great Sui and the Tiele people negotiate.

Qibi Gelen also knew that he didn't have any bargaining chips in his hand, but he still hoped that Da Sui would look down on these barren lands west of Tuguhun, because Da Sui didn't graze, and they occupied the pastures, which can be said to be useless.

All the countries in the Western Regions, plus the Eastern and Western Turks, were actually very afraid of the Great Sui Dynasty. Although in history, the Jieli Khan of the Eastern Turks seemed to overwhelm the Tang Dynasty, but the actual situation is that after the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty After that, the population of Huaxia dropped by two-thirds sharply, and all industries were ruined. It was in a stage of urgent need for recuperation, and it was bullied by the Turks for a while.

But Li Shimin is still very powerful, even in such an unfavorable situation, he still defeated Jieli.

Then if it was China in its heyday, foreigners would have no chance, just like now.

Yang Jian was originally a very domineering monarch. If you dare to offend me, I will never forgive you. Yang Guang, who succeeded him immediately, is also a very successful and violent emperor who is rare in Chinese history.

If Pei Ju was in Fucheng City, it would be perfectly fine for Pei Ju to come forward in this negotiation, but he is too far away.

From Qibi Gelen's point of view, he didn't want to negotiate with Yang Ming, because his son was like his father, and the other party must also be extremely domineering.

that's the truth.

After Yang Ming arrived at Tuosu Lake, he ordered the army to camp west of the lake, and he sent Sun Sheng, a lobbying envoy not inferior to Pei Ju, to summon Qibi Gelen to come to see him.

This is the gesture, are you an idiot?Are you qualified to negotiate with me?
Changsun Sheng, who is proficient in Turkic and the languages ​​of some small countries in the Western Regions, has been doing diplomacy for half his life, and he is very talkative.

He only took fifty light cavalry, and went to Tiele Khan's tent.

Yang Xuanting's division and Xiao Mahe's division dispersed their two wings to support the army.

"I, the King of Sui and Qin, ordered Qibi Khan to have an audience with the king's tent, and brought the head of Murong Zheyun, the thief, along with him." Don't look at Changsun Sheng who was quite tactful when he was in the capital. You have a smiling face, but when you are engaged in diplomacy, you are a group of horizontal ones.

Qibi Gelen smiled, looked at the angry Murong Zheyun, and said with a smile:

"Murong is now the leader of my tent, how could I kill my own people?"

Changsun Cheng snorted coldly: "When Tie Le was Emperor Gaozu, he surrendered to my Great Sui, so you are my courtier of Great Sui. Now King Qin of Great Sui ordered you to kill traitors. If Khan refuses to obey, he will be disobedient. Then Tie Le is no longer our subject, but an enemy."

"General Changsun's words are serious," the Han military officer who was sitting under Qibi Gelen's hand interjected:

"Although I, the Great Khan, surrendered to the Great Sui Dynasty, we only obeyed the orders of the Great Sui Emperor alone. Although King Qin is the prince, he has no right to order us Khan."

Changsun Sheng looked at that person and said with a sneer, "Then now we have to add one more condition."

After finishing speaking, Changsun Sheng looked at Qibi Gelen, and said, "This man is an advisor under the command of the old Qi Gao family. He first surrendered to us in the Sui Dynasty and then defected. How dare Khan dare to use such a duplicitous villain? Now the Khan is afraid I have to add another head before I, King Qin, will see you."

The man immediately retorted: "I surrendered to Zhou, not Sui. General Changsun had better find out."

"But your master is a subject of the Sui Dynasty (Yu Wenxin, Duke of Qi)," Changsun Sheng said with a sneer, "give the Khan a day to consider whether to go to see him, or to be a rebellious minister of the Sui Dynasty who did not keep his promise, Khan Choose yourself."

After all, Changsun Sheng stepped out of the tent, showing righteousness and calmness from the beginning to the end.

Changsun Sheng, who had left Tie Le's army, did not go back. Instead, he found Yang Xuanting's troops and asked Xuanting to lead his men to bluff and put on an attacking stance.

Xuan Ting immediately commanded all the ministries, all wearing armor, waving the weapons in their hands around the garrison of Tie Le's army, and even uttering insults, extremely arrogant, completely in a gesture of not paying attention to the other party.

Of course, they couldn't understand what they were scolding over there, and the Tiele people were also scolding them.

Qibi Katu had stayed in the Daxing capital for half a year, and also went to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. He had seen the might of the Sui army, and he knew very well that the Sui army could not be offended.

"Father Khan, this king of Qin is not very old, so he is not easy to mess with. The crown prince of the Sui Dynasty has passed away. This kid has the best chance to be the crown prince. He is likely to be the future emperor of the Sui Dynasty."

As the heir, Qibi Katu is definitely not willing to provoke Yang Ming, who is also the heir, otherwise his life will be difficult in the future.

"Impossible," said Cui Zhen, a Han military adviser, "Han people respect etiquette and order, and Yang Ming is only the third son. He has an elder brother above him, and it's not his turn."

In fact, Cui Zhen also knew that his words were untenable, but he had to say so, otherwise he would be handed over.

The ready-made example is right in front of you, isn't Yang Guang also the second son who seized the heir?
Qi Bi Ge Leng thought about it, and felt that if he handed over both Murong Zheyun and Cui Zhen, where would his prestige be?To be bullied by a brat like this, do you really think he is a vegetarian?

But the Sui army outside had already put on a gesture, as if they were not convinced by this softness, and the two sides were really going to fight, so he said to his son:
"You go to see Changsun Sheng and tell him that I will go fifteen miles to the east and the King of Qin will go ten miles to the west to set up a large tent. I will go east to worship the Emperor of Sui Dynasty there, and I would like to invite the King of Qin to meet me here. .”

Qibi Katu was overjoyed immediately, this method is good, father Khan is Tiel Khan, he can only pay homage to the Emperor of Sui, King Qin is just a prince, so there is no need for Father Khan to worship him, doing so, they have already made a concession , King Qin can't force it anymore, right?
After all, if the two families were to turn against each other, it would be of no benefit to anyone.

So he happily became a lobbyist. After all, he was already acquainted in the capital, and he had also dealt with Yang Ming.

After Changsun Sheng saw the other party, he took Qibi Katu to the king's account.

"Qi Bi is also a smart person." Gao Jiong leaned into Yang Ming's ear and said, "Since he pays homage to His Majesty, His Highness really has to go."

Yang Ming also couldn't laugh or cry, he really had to go now, otherwise he would offend his own father, he couldn't accept the pilgrimage, and had to stare at Qibi Katu to worship.

As for that Cui Zhen, it was just a threatening gesture by Changsun Sheng, and he also knew that Qibi Gelen would not hand over this person.

As a result, the armies of the two sides began to gather in the middle until the two sides came into each other's sight.

Both sides have a strong lineup, banners are flying, and soldiers and horses are continuous and bordering the sky.

Yang Ming led two hundred guards and rode out to the big tent that had already been set up. Qibi Gelen, who was on the opposite side, showed his sincerity and brought only 50 people with him, holding a blood drop in his hand. leather bag.

Murong Zheyun had already been killed by him, but none of the tribal leaders under Murong Zheyun knew about it.

When they got close, the two reined in their horses and stopped, Qibi Gelen was looking at Yang Ming, and Yang Ming was looking at the leather bag in the opponent's hand.

There must be an interpreter by the side, otherwise the two cannot communicate, with Cui Zhen on one side and Changsun Sheng on the other.

Yang Ming said directly to Cui Zhen: "Qinghe Cui family, there are many sons and daughters who are now in office. It can be seen that the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty did not treat Hebei scholars lightly. Why did you stay away from your homeland and abandon your ancestral family?"

Cui Zhen didn't say a word. He had heard a lot about his hometown from the caravans in the past, and he also knew that Yang Ming was behind the rise of the family.

At this moment, Qibi Gelen turned his head to look at him, because he thought Yang Ming's words were meant for him, and asked Cui Zhen to translate them for him.

Cui Zhen had no choice but to say in Turkic: "The King of Sui and Qin is sending his greetings to the Great Khan."

Qibi Geleng nodded with a smile, and said to Changsun Sheng, "Please send my regards to King Qin."

After Zhang Sun Sheng relayed the story, he said, "The one in Khan's hand is Murong Zheyun's head?"

Qibi Gelen nodded, and handed it to Cui Zhen who was on the side, and the other party presented it to Yang Ming.

Of course Yang Ming wouldn't pick it up, but Changsun Sheng took it, but he said to Cui Zhen who was approaching:
"Sir, if you intend to return to your homeland, this king will make arrangements for you."

Cui Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly: "King Qin doesn't need to play tricks on me. I have inquired very clearly what kind of person you are, and we don't need to use the divorce plan. You can rest assured that I am forced to go to Tie Le. They are Han people in the end, and they will never do things that are not beneficial to Han people."

After this man surrendered to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he served as an aide to Yu Wenxin, the Duke of Qi. Later, when the Sui Dynasty established the country, Yu Wenxin was involved in a rebellion case and was executed by Yang Jian. Cui Zhen escaped by chance and disappeared.

It wasn't until the Renshou period that the Sui side got the news that this person had defected to Tie Le and was about to surpass others at that time, but Qibi Gelen used excuses to evade it.

"It's a pity," Yang Ming said with a smile, "There are so many righteous men in Hebei, and this king admires you for being able to maintain your integrity."

Then, Cui Zhen went back to translate for Qibi Geleng, saying that the king of Qin was praising Da Khan just now, saying that Da Khan was a man who kept his oath and was also loyal to Da Sui.

Changsun Sheng heard these words verbatim.

Next, according to the etiquette, Qibi Gelen got off his horse and faced southeast, bowing three times and knocking nine times.

Afterwards, Yang Ming and Qibi Gelen each brought their translators into the accounts.

The tent was open on all sides, and the sides were tied with curtains so that people outside could see what was going on inside.

"You take people back to Tie Le, and Murong Zheyun stays behind," Yang Ming said first.

Qibi Gelen didn't answer directly, but said with a smile: "I am willing to manage these places for the Sui Dynasty, and I ask the King of Qin to agree."

Yang Ming shook his head: "This is the place of the Sui Dynasty, and no one needs to help manage it. The land you are standing on now is the Sui territory. If you don't leave, you will invade my land of the Sui Dynasty."

After Cui Zhen translated Yang Ming's words to the other party, Qi Bi Ge Leng's face was gloomy for an instant:

"I was invited by the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty to send troops here thousands of miles away. I subdued all the western sides of Tuguhun. For such a contribution, the King of Qin didn't have any rewards. It seems too harsh."

Yang Ming said indifferently: "My Da Sui recognizes you as Tie Le's Khan, and you are. If we think that Xue Yantuo should be Tie Le's Khan, how would you feel?"

Qibi Gelen's expression changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)