Self-recommendation

"The Shangshu's Right Pushe Feng Deyi is knowledgeable and experienced. He is also a veteran of two dynasties. His sons recommended him as a peace talks envoy and sent to the Turks." Li Chengqian said proudly, not paying any attention to the unhappy expression on Li Shimin's face when he said this.

"boom."

As soon as Li Chengqian said this, the court boiled like a boiling pot. Li Chengqian recommended Feng Deyi, so how could the court officials understand the meaning? The Turkic royal court was located in Yinshan, Mobei, and now it is the cold season. Feng Deyi's old and weak body is probably dead if he can't reach the royal court. How could everyone not know the conspiracy behind Li Chengqian when Feng Deyi and Li Ke?

"I also recommend the Shangshu's Right Pushe Feng Deyi." The person who spoke was Bo Zhao Jie, the head of the Honglu Temple. His relationship with Li Chengqian was extraordinary and he was a die-hard supporter of Li Chengqian. When Li Chengqian was planning this matter with Cui Zhiji and others in the East Palace, he spoke to him and asked him to spread the court officials who supported Li Chengqian. So, after hearing Li Chengqian's words, he jumped out first.

"I also recommend the enthronement of Pushe," said Yang Wenguan, a clerk of the Secretariat, and said.

After Yang Wenguan finished speaking, he saw many court officials standing up in a flash and recommending Feng Deyi to serve as a mission to the Turks.

Li Ke understood Li Chengqian's intention when Li Chengqian proposed Feng Deyi's name, but he found that Feng Deyi never interrupted and was surprisingly calm. He immediately understood Feng Deyi's purpose of calmness and took back his words to refute. At the same time, he carefully looked at a group of court officials who supported Li Chengqian and found that the people who came to the class were all small officials of the sixth and seventh ranks. But there were also many of them not of high rank, but they had real power, just like Yang Wenguan, the servant of the Zhongshu, who was only a fifth rank official, but he was responsible for drafting edicts and had great power.

Li Shimin looked at the dozens of court officials kneeling in the hall in a cold eyes, silent. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and others were quite surprised by Li Chengqian's actions. They did not expect Li Chengqian to do such an unwise thing. With Li Shimin's character, how could an old minister like Feng Deyi be sent to the Turks? Even if Feng Deyi recommended himself, Li Shimin would not want him to go, let alone Li Chengqian's recommendation?

Changsun Wuji was also shocked after hearing Li Chengqian's words. He did not expect that his nephew, who was not shocked, would dare to recommend Feng Deyi. However, he was also angry about Li Chengqian's stupidity. How could such an obvious strategy of using force to fight against power be hidden from Li Shimin? Are you telling Li Shimin that you are very dissatisfied with Li Ke and want him to go on a mission to the Turks and ruin your reputation?

At the same time, after Zhao Jie and Yang Wenguan and a group of court officials recommended Feng Deyi, the hall was temporarily calm. Because, the Tang Dynasty style was good when Li Shimin was in power, and although there were also acts to suppress court officials, no one would make an elderly and weak person who died halfway through the Turks and could not walk on the road to the position of Turks. Besides, Li Shimin was not a foolish monarch, and he would not agree with it. Therefore, ministers and military generals who truly held real power in the court, such as Li Xiaogong, Yuchi Gong and others, expressed silence.

Li Tai looked at Li Chengqian with contempt and looked at Li Ke with great anticipation. He imitated Xiao Yu's appearance, and the old monk entered into meditation and ignored it. Li Chengqian was so stupid that he could force Li Ke to go on a mission to the Turks by recommending Feng Deyi. It was so naive, but at the same time he hoped that Li Ke could go on a mission to the Turks. After all, he could hit Li Ke without taking action by himself, so why would he not do it? Otherwise, Li Ke and Li Chengqian were not as strong as possible, so how could he benefit?

Li Shimin didn't speak, Feng Deyi didn't speak, and the ministers in the court didn't speak, and only a few clowns were performing their own dramas. Li Ke thought that today's court would be very funny. However, he also thought of what Li Shimin said just now, "Isn't there anyone who dared to go on a mission to the Turks in our great Tang Dynasty? No one is willing to do something for the host and people?" The blood on his body was involuntarily inspired. At the same time, he recalled that when he knew that Suzhou was broken, the people would be massacred by the Turks for his own selfish desires, he secretly told himself that he would do something for the people of Suzhou in the future. Therefore, now when he was on a mission to the Turks, he was the time when he fulfilled his promise that day. How could he wince again?

"He reported to his father and emperor, my son is willing to go on a mission to the Turks, show our power, and save our people." Li Ke said with his head held high and his chest held high.

"Play our country's power and save our people." The eight sonorous and powerful words echoed in the Tai Chi Hall, like a sharp sword, splitting the haze in everyone's hearts.

"Play our country's power and save our people." The eight sonorous and powerful words echoed in the Tai Chi Hall, like a jar of strong wine, which inspired the passion of the men in the hall.

"Play our country's power and save our people." The eight sonorous and powerful words echoed in the Tai Chi Hall, like a heavy hammer, hitting Li Shimin's heart.

"Okay, okay." After Li Shimin said these three words, he stopped talking. Think about Li Chengqian just now, and look at Li Ke now. He is also his own son, why is the difference so big? Li Shimin didn't know what to say, because he was moved and was moved by his son's actions. He didn't know whether to negotiate with the Turks. No matter what the result would be, what impact would have on the person who negotiated the peace. However, he did not expect that his son would be willing to take such responsibility. He did not expect that his son would be willing to give when no one was willing to give. What could he say? What should he say?

"Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go." Feng Deyi, who came out of the rank, said bluntly.

Li Ke could not go to the Turks, which was Feng Deyi's firm answer to himself. Therefore, he would rather go to the Turks by himself, and would rather give his life on the way to the Turks.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go there." Just after Feng Deyi finished speaking, before Li Shimin could answer, a middle-aged man in a seventh-grade green uniform came out to ask for the answer. Feng Deyi took the initiative to go to the Turks, and everyone understood the reason. Because he supported Li Ke, he was a loyal supporter of the Han Palace. In order not to let Li Ke take risks, he could sacrifice himself. However, this small official requested to send a mission to the Turks at this time, was it also for Li Ke? Everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to this person. This person was no one else, but the magistrate of Chang'an County. Di Xiaoxu, the left chief of the Shangshu, showed a look of admiration on his face when he saw his son volunteering.

While observing Di Zhixun, Li Ke did not let Di Xiaoxu go. After seeing Di Xiaoxu's expression, he couldn't help but be shocked. Like his father, like his son. No wonder Di Zhixun gave birth to a famous figure like Di Renjie. Just look at the actions of the father and son.

Di Zhixun, kneeling in the hall, did not hesitate to the court officials' eyes and stared forward without looking sideways. Li Ke's words just now, "Present the prestige of the country and save my people" deeply hurt him. The people of the Tang Dynasty were suffering in the hands of the Turks, and Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, actually encouraged the court officials to recommend the elderly and weak Feng Deyi for his own selfish interests. He could not bear such despicable behavior. Then, he heard Li Keyi's righteous reply to send an envoy to the Turks. Feng Deyi sacrificed himself for Li Ke and forgot himself, he was moved. Therefore, he ignored his humble status and his own slight words and recommended himself.

At this time, Li Shimin had already awakened from the touching Li Ke's touching. Looking at Feng Deyi, who was trembling and dedicated to protecting Li Ke, he felt that the image of such an old minister had changed again. He was talented, but he was good at guessing his thoughts and doing things, and he didn't like him. But he had a clear opinion and supported Li Ke without any hesitation. He was moved by this. Then, he looked at Di Zhixun, who was kneeling in the hall, neither humble nor arrogant, and a small county magistrate, who had such courage and could not help but vibrate.

"Father, please forgive me for your son to go to the Turks." Li Ke asked again.

"Emperor, His Highness, the King of Han, is very important to the peace talks. I hope the emperor will beg for the Turks to be sent to the Turks." Feng Deyi had arguing with Li Ke at this time.

Li Shimin glanced at Feng Deyi, then looked at Li Ke, and thought for a moment in his heart and finally made a decision, "I specially ordered Li Ke to be the official envoy, and grant Di Zhixun the court's consort and the deputy envoy to assist Li Ke in the Turkic mission."

Because Di Zhixun's rank was too low, Li Shimin specially gave him the honorary title of a scattered official. The courtiers were the sixth rank.

"Thank you, Father."

"I received the order."

Li Kedi Zhixun and the others replied, and Feng Deyi stomped his feet when he heard Li Shimin's will, then sighed and stopped talking. At this time, he suddenly seemed much older. The old minister who had seen Li Shimin was also a little sad.

"I give you 300,000 harbors of grain and 50,000 stews of brocade. I hope you can reach an agreement with the Turks as soon as possible to redeem the people of Suzhou." Li Shimin was also generous. 300,000 stews of grain and 50,000 stews of brocade was a considerable amount. It can be seen that he was still very concerned about his son, but at the same time he also told him that this was his bottom line. You can only negotiate with the Turks within this range, and the peace talks must be successful.

"My son will never let down the expectations of his father and the entrusted by the people of the Tang Dynasty. It will definitely allow the people of Suzhou in the hands of the Turks to return to the Tang Dynasty safely." Since he volunteered, Li Ke did not hesitate to everyone's eyes and said boldly.

"I will definitely assist His Highness the King of Han to live up to the expectations of the emperor and the people." Di Zhixun also promised.

"Okay, okay." Li Shimin said three more words, but no one could understand what the meaning of saying good twice in a row was. However, Li Chengqian's goal was achieved and Li Tai's goal was achieved, but the two of them were unhappy.

The main content of the court meeting was to discuss the candidates for the Turkic peace talks. Now that the candidates have been decided, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to discuss how to resettle the people of the two states. However, Li Ke was already wandering around at this time and no longer cared about this matter. He had already begun to think about how to redeem the people with less money.
Chapter completed!