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Chapter 794 Zhang Xuansu's Flattery
Li Shimin has already ordered Ma Xuanliang and Quan Wanji to have the Hundred Cavalry Division investigate the leak, but there is still no clue. The few people who know the inside story are all important ministers, so Li Shimin cannot be too harsh.

Dugu Mou, Fang Yizhi and others who had managed to survive were summoned back to Chang'an for questioning, but they all said that they had never seen the prince and had never heard of the prince appearing in Mayi.

But what is certain is that the prince did not fall into Jie Li's hands.

Jie Li also did not ask anyone to bring a message to Li Shimin, which led to endless speculation among everyone about the whereabouts of the prince.

When he saw Zhang Xuansu at this moment, he knew the whole story. The prince had already arrived safely at the Tuli camp, and he finally put his mind at ease after being worried for many days.

After breathing a sigh of relief, Li Shimin began to inquire about the matters concerning the alliance.

As soon as Zhang Xuansu told Li Shimin about Tuli's conditions, a frosty look suddenly covered his face, and his expression, which had just relaxed, became extremely ugly again.

With a loud bang, the table was slammed loudly. Li Shimin stood up angrily and said angrily, "Tuli, you are such a traitor. You actually detained my prince. I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and will never be coerced by anyone. Jie Li couldn't do that back then, and Tuli can't do that either."

"At worst, I won't fight Jie Li anymore. I will immediately order Li Dao Zong to mobilize all the cavalry of Datong Dao to charge into the Tuli camp and rescue the prince!"

"Your Majesty, can't you?"

Zhang Sun Wuji's face changed, and he quickly dissuaded him, "More than 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Great Tang are all at the Dingxiang front line in Guannei Road, facing Jie Li's army. There are only a small number of garrison troops at Datong in Hedong Road. Let's not talk about whether we can get the prince back."

"Even if you can, you can't act rashly."

"Tuli's attitude towards our Tang Dynasty has always been quite ambiguous and friendly, but Jie Li is the real enemy. Abandoning Jie Li and attacking Tuli, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and advised: "Your Majesty, you need to think twice about this matter!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, in fact, Tuli had no intention of forcibly detaining the prince."

Zhang Xuansu quickly explained, "He said that his daughter came to Chang'an to play, but was bullied by the crown prince. Now the matter is done. Princess Ashina Yun is pregnant. Even if he finds you and the queen, you have to give him an explanation."

"Now that he is generous, he will not hold you responsible for not educating his son properly."

"But he only has this one daughter. Once Ashina Yun marries into the royal family, he will be childless and his old age will be miserable. He doesn't ask the prince to marry into the royal family. It's not too much to ask him to stay in the grassland for a while."

"He married his daughter to the Li family and gave birth to an heir for the Li royal family. If Your Majesty is not willing to do even this little thing, then we can always take the crown prince back. He will not force us. We will just stop with the alliance."

Zhang Xuansu finally told the situation he got from Li Yan, and finally said: "Your Majesty, Tuli is in poor health and may not live long. This is probably why he wants to keep the prince. He only has this one daughter. If she comes to Chang'an, and he leaves again, the whole tribe will be leaderless."

Well.
When Li Shimin heard this, his old face suddenly turned red, as if Tuli was standing in front of him, pulling his pregnant daughter, and accusing his son of crimes.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin had a lot of anger in his heart but had no place to vent it. Seeing that several close ministers were looking at him with gossipy curiosity, his attitude softened immediately and he told them what had happened at that time with some embarrassment.

Finally, he said, "The Crown Prince was ignorant of the seriousness of the situation and was eager to win the credit. He took advantage of being drunk to do something to Ashina Yun. I only found out about it afterwards. But it was precisely because of this incident that Tuli changed his attitude towards us. Otherwise, how could there be any talk of an alliance now?"

Fang Xuanling nodded silently and said, "Although this matter was a bit reckless, Your Highness the Crown Prince was young and made a mistake for a while, so his merits outweigh his faults. The Tuli side has 100,000 soldiers and horses, who are brave and good at fighting. They betrayed Jie Li and joined the Tang camp. Your Highness has made an indelible contribution."

"The conditions for this sudden advantage can be regarded as a continuation of the last incident."

"If we put aside the idea of ​​forming an alliance, Tuli's request is actually reasonable. He did not ask Your Highness to marry into his family, but only hoped that his daughter and son-in-law would accompany him for ten years. After ten years, they can come and go freely."

"I have some ideas. Should I say them?"

Li Shimin immediately waved his hand and said, "Today is not a formal meeting. Wuji and Xuansu are both my people. You can speak freely if you have anything to say. I am not someone who does not listen to opinions. Everyone, please speak freely and do not hide anything."

Changsun Wuji was very good at observing people's words and expressions. He felt that Li Shimin's anger just now was a bit bluffing and an overreaction. At this time, he acted as if he was just following the crowd's wishes. Knowing Li Shimin's character well, he knew it.

Tuli's request did not exceed Li Shimin's bottom line.

It is fine for the crown prince to stay in the grassland with the position of heir to the throne vacant in the short term, but over time, even if his status remains unchanged, the crown prince will gradually become estranged from the officials in the court, and the father-son relationship with Li Shimin will gradually fade, while adult princes such as Li Ke and Li Tai will be filial to him.

The night is long and dreams are many, and it is easy to have variables, right? But on the other hand, the current situation faced by the Tang Dynasty cannot refuse Tuli. It is really a dilemma to push such a strong ally to the enemy. Changsun Wuji was at a loss for a moment and could not open his mouth to dissuade Li Shimin.

Fang Xuanling was also a smart man. When he saw that Li Shimin's attitude had softened, he knew that Li Shimin was not unacceptable to Tuli's proposal.

So he immediately began to find excuses for Li Shimin: "In fact, Tuli's conditions, at first glance, are very excessive, but if you think about it carefully, they are not unacceptable."

Fang Xuanling paused here, and seeing that Li Shimin did not interrupt him, he had a better idea in his mind and analyzed: "From ancient times to the present, there have been two forces that have formed an alliance and used important personnel as hostages. This is more conducive to mutual trust between the two sides."

"And Tuli did not simply hold the crown prince hostage, but married his only daughter to the crown prince. What's even more clever is that Princess Ashina Yun is already pregnant. In fact, she has become a family with our Tang Dynasty. Tuli and the emperor have become in-laws and have a common blood relationship."

"The alliance between the two sides has a solid foundation and trust is guaranteed."

"Putting aside the fact of the alliance, His Majesty took pity on Tuli, who was alone and helpless, and granted his son the favor of living with his daughter-in-law for a while. This shows the emperor's great favor. Even if it happened to an ordinary family, it wouldn't be something too embarrassing."

Fang Xuanling's reason and method made Li Shimin feel very comfortable and his expression became much better.

"Tuli has only this one daughter, who married the prince, and Tuli is in poor health. After Tuli is gone, his entire tribe will be left as an inheritance to Ashina Yun, that is, to the prince. Your Majesty, this is equivalent to my Tang Dynasty annexing the Tuli tribe, which is more beneficial than the previous alliance."

At this point, Fang Xuanling's eyes shone with wisdom and his face showed excitement: "If Ashina Yun gives birth to a baby boy, he will be your majesty's grandson. In the future, my Tang Dynasty will support him to ascend the throne of Khan. With the support of my Tang Dynasty behind him, the entire grassland will fall into the hands of your majesty's bloodline."

"This does not mean that the entire grassland will be firmly under our control and incorporated into the Central Plains. From now on, the grassland tribes and the people of the Central Plains will truly become brothers. With this blood bond, we don't have to worry about the threat of the grassland for a hundred years."

'call'

When Li Shimin heard this, he also took a breath. It turned out that Xuanling had a long-term vision. He only saw the alliance in front of him, but did not realize that this move would spread the Li family bloodline to the grassland, and reproduce in the vast grassland.

With the support of the Tang Dynasty, he had two bloodlines, one ruling the Central Plains and the other controlling the grassland.

Then, slowly implement the new policy and spread some of the royal descendants to the northwest with the help of the feudal system. Then the whole world will be in the hands of our Li family.

At this point, Li Shimin's eyes became brighter and his heartbeat became faster.

Zhang Xuansu had not thought about this before, but after Fang Xuanling's reminder, he realized that this move has many benefits!
To be honest, the reason why Zhang Xuansu was not too concerned about teaching the prince was because he was old and experienced. He had met Yang Yong of the Sui Dynasty and Li Jiancheng of the Tang Dynasty. As the former teacher of the deposed prince, he knew too well the risks of the position of crown prince.

Until the final moment of enthronement, no one can guarantee that the prince will succeed to the throne smoothly, as there are too many variables in between.

Especially after Tuli proposed in front of him that the prince should stay in the grassland for ten years, Zhang Xuansu felt that Li Chengqian's position as prince was in jeopardy.

But after Fang Xuanling's reminder, he realized that the prince sacrificed himself to facilitate the alliance, which not only was a great achievement, but also had the support of the Tang Dynasty. The prince had taken over the real power in advance.

Tuli's tens of thousands of troops and the future fate of the Turkic forces are the most solid guarantee for the prince's future ascension to the throne.

Once Li Shimin agreed to this strategy, if he wanted to shake the position of the crown prince in the future, he would have to consider the grassland nomadic forces represented by Tuli and Ashina Yun.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's move is not only beneficial in the present, but also will benefit the long term!"

Zhang Xuansu immediately strengthened his belief and persuaded: "To be honest, the emperor appointed me as the tutor, and I have worked hard for the prince's growth, but your highness is different from the emperor. You were born in troubled times."

"Faced with the broken mountains and rivers, Your Majesty overcame all obstacles and destroyed cities. Your life of fighting in battles has tempered Your Majesty's iron will. Even when facing a powerful enemy, even if the sky falls, Your Majesty can push it back with his own strength."

"If the ground collapses, Your Majesty can reach out and fish it out."

"As long as we see Your Majesty and hear Your Majesty's voice, we are not afraid of anything. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we will unite with Your Majesty, work together, and overcome the difficulties together. The people of the world also believe that they will live a good life with Your Majesty."

Zhang Xuansu's serious flattery made Li Shimin feel very comfortable. Li Shimin's expression relaxed visibly, and the joy revealed in his squinting eyes could not be suppressed and leaked out from the corners of his eyebrows and eyes.

(End of this chapter)