Chapter 43 Harsh conditions

Yuwen Chengdu's proposal made the atmosphere in the room awkward. The emperor came to punish Yang Yuanqing for this Northern Tour, but in the end he turned to ask Yang Yuanqing for help. This was a bit disgraceful. Pei Ju and Pei Yun looked at each other, and their faces became a little unnatural. (")

Yuwen Shu was robbed by everyone and did not dare to say anything. At this time, he seized this opportunity and angrily scolded Yuwen Chengdu: "Yang Yuanqing's rioters, everyone was killed. You actually want to ask him for help. Where is the face of the emperor? What is your intention?"

Yuwen Chengdu was about to refute, but Yang Guang waved his hand to stop their quarrel. "I don't want to ask Yang Yuanqing for help, so I won't mention this matter for now."

Yuwen Chengdu glared at Yuwen Shu and said no more. Yang Guang said to Pei Ju again: "Pei Aiqing, I also know that negotiations are very dangerous at this time, but there is no way. When I negotiate with the Turks, the one I trust most is you."

Pei Ju knew that he could not escape, so he stepped forward and gave a deep courtesy, "I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!"

Yang Guang nodded, "I know that my dear will always stand up at critical moments. In this negotiation with Hu Chief, I hope my dear will not be humble or arrogant, and will fight according to reason and will not lose the honor of the country."

"I would rather die than fall into the power of the Sui Tianshi!"

When Yang Guang heard that he died, he sighed in his heart and said to everyone: "Catch soldiers from all over the world to help the king, I wonder who can break through the siege and send a letter?"

Everyone looked at each other and broke through the siege of 400,000 troops. Pei Yun stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, it is almost impossible to break through forcibly. You can only use the method of siege to escape. I recommend one person to take on this position."

Yang Guang was very happy, "Who do you recommend?"

"I recommend the former Western Turkic Tre Ashinada. He went to Beijing everywhere, and has been following the emperor, participated in the battle of Liaodong, and was named a magistrate and asked the doctor. Your Majesty can allow the Turkic to collect the corpses at night. At this time, Ashinadada can sneak into the enemy camp to break through."

Pei Yun's method was very good, and everyone agreed. Yang Guang immediately said: "Xuan him to see me!"

After a moment, a eunuch led a Turkic minister into the convention hall. He was tall and tall, with a big beard and mighty appearance. This man was named Ashina Dana, a royal family of the Western Turks. In the seventh year of Daye, he followed Luo Khan to the Sui Dynasty. Later, he settled in the Sui Dynasty and did not want to return to his country. He changed his name to Shina Dana and followed Yang Guang all the time. He could speak fluent Chinese.

He walked into the room and bowed, "Shi Dana, please see Your Majesty!"

"I'm flat!"

Yang Guang winked Pei Yun, and Pei Yun said the story of cheating death and breaking through. Shi Danai said generously: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, and I will never refuse."

At this time, Yu Shiji next to him was worried and said, "Will the court think it was a Turkic deception when he asked Asina to break through the siege?"

In fact, this is also Yang Guang's concern. He still doesn't believe in the Turks very much. He pondered for a moment. At this time, Shi Danai blushed and said, "I am familiar with Li Shude, the left-behind Taiyuan. I can give him the decree and he will announce the decree to the world."

This is OK, Yang Guang agreed happily, "Just as my dear!"

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Pei Ju returned to his residence and cleaned up a little. He was in a heavy mood. When he was on a mission to the Turks, he persuaded Ji Shishi to accept the title of the Southern Khan of the Sui Dynasty. Today he went to see Shibi Khan. Can the other party spare him? Although the two countries fought and did not kill the envoys, it was referring to the Central Plains. The Hu people on the grassland ignored this. Pei Ju felt that there was a lot of danger in this trip, but he had to go there.

After Pei Ju finished packing up, he took two entourages out. As soon as he went out, he saw Pei Yun riding a horse.

"Brother, are you leaving now?" Pei Yun asked by tying the reins.

Pei Ju nodded and sighed, "After going here, I wonder if my brothers can see each other again?"

Pei Yun was speechless. He knew that the trip was dangerous, but he had no choice but to comfort him: "After all, my brother is the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty and has a high status. Even though the two countries compete, Hu Chief would not be too rude. Don't worry, brother."

Pei Ju smiled and said, "I am nearly seventy years old. As the saying goes, it is rare to be seventy years old. Even if there is anything, I have no regrets. I can't let go of it. I am the only one with Yuan Qing. My Pei Ju's biggest bet in his life is on him. I hope he won't go the wrong way."

Pei Ju took out a letter and handed it to Pei Yun, "This is my letter to him. If I can't come back, you can hand it to him for me, which is my last explanation to him."

Pei Yun took the letter, but didn't know what to say. Pei Ju smiled at the sky, "Let's go, leave, the old horse is in the stable, and the last journey!"

He cleansed his clothes, straightens his back, and goes towards the city gate. The city gate slowly opens. The soldiers silently look at his old back, riding one by one, and leading two followers to the Turkic camp...

In the Turkic camp, Turkic craftsmen were busy making siege weapons. Although the Turks had learned to make advanced bows and arrows from the fleeing Sui people and mastered some forging techniques, they were still far inferior to the Sui Dynasty in making siege weapons. More importantly, it took a long time to make large siege weapons such as cloud ladders, siege rams, and nest cars. They did not have so much time to prepare, so they could only cut down pine wood and create simple siege ladders.

Shibi Khan Duji rode a horse to inspect the combat readiness in the camp. The Turks were not good at siegeing the city, but today the first attack today, he almost broke through the city, which made Duji discover the weakness of the Sui army. Their morale was low and their combat power was weak. As long as he attacked the city quickly, Yanmen City would be broken at most three days. Imagining that Yang Guang knelt down in front of him, Duji couldn't help but squint his eyes and smiled. At this moment, he had been waiting for it for a long time.

At this time, a soldier came to report, "Report to Khan, the Emperor of Sui sent his minister Pei Ju to negotiate!"

"Pei Ju?"

Duji snorted heavily. This man dared to alienate their brothers and split the Turks. It was just right. He turned his horse's head and ran towards the king's tent.

After a moment, Pei Ju took two followers into the murderous Turkic camp, as if entering a tiger and wolf den. Turkic soldiers kept roaring fiercely at them, as if they were to tear them to pieces. The two followers were so scared that their legs trembled. Pei Ju turned around and glared at them, "Don't lose the Supreme Kingdom Lord!"

The two followers lowered their heads in shame, dared not look at them, and followed Pei Ju to the depths of the camp.

At the entrance of the king's tent, there were dense Turkic guards, all of whom were powerful and ferocious. They held a big axe and a big knife in their hands and stood in two teams. There was only a narrow passage between the axe and a knife, allowing only one person to pass through.

Pei Ju calmly passed through the sharp swords and axes, and walked into the tent without seeing the fierce eyes on both sides.

The king's tent was not as big as Pei Ju imagined, and the ignition was boiling. On the contrary, the tent was neat and solemn, with high Turkic officials on both sides, which were completely different from the fierce and messy outside, and had a bit of majesty. The tent was covered with felt blankets, and at the end was a man with a golden helmet and armor, and a golden wolf-headed banner behind him. It was Shibi Khan. Four Han girls knelt beside him, and gently beat him on his legs and shoulders.

If Qimin Khan still has a bit of grassroots energy, then when Shibi Khan comes, the grassroots energy has faded a lot, and it has been replaced by a royal aura. This is a critical period of transformation from a grassland nomadic nation to a grassland dynasty. Pei Ju was secretly frightened. If the Turks develop like this, they will have the ambition to seize the Central Plains.

Pei Ju stepped forward and bowed: "Pe Ju, the angel of the country, met Shibi Khan!"

Duji snorted coldly, "Why don't you kneel when you see me?"

The high-ranking Turkic officials on both sides shouted: "Kneel down!"

Pei Ju stood proudly, "I am a minister of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and Khan is also a minister of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Since they are all ministers, why should I kneel down?"

The Turkic officials on both sides were furious. Two big men came up and forced Pei Ju to kneel down. Pei Ju forced himself to hold his body and refused to kneel down. At this time, Duji waved his hand and the two big men retreated.

Duji said lightly: "I don't like to force others either. I like to obey and conquer. I want Pei Xiangguo to kneel down to me willingly, just like these women."

He reached out and raised a girl's chin, squinted and smiled, "At the beginning, they were not obedient either. After my overnight conquest, you see, they are obedient to me now like kittens. Pei Xiangguo, one day you will do this, and soon."

Pei Ju smiled disdainfully, "I, Pei Ju, are not a sick cat, I, Pei Ju, are a strong and strong man in the Sui Dynasty. If you read the books of sages and do chastity, don't be foolish."

"Then wait and see!"

Duji's tone was a little tired, as if he hadn't had a good rest last night. He walked to Pei Ju with his hands behind his back and smiled, "Aren't you going to negotiate with me? Very good. I can let him go and spare his life, but I have three conditions. If I agree, I will send him back to Beijing with a gift, but if he doesn't agree, I will catch him and let him wear a woman's clothes to serve me. At that time, the three conditions will become ten conditions."

Pei Ju came with a mission, and he held back his anger and said, "What are the conditions you said?"

"The first condition is that I heard that he has a daughter named Aman. I like this name. She is already twelve years old and looks very good. Since he refuses to give me Princess Yicheng, then give me this little princess, and I will let her be my youngest concubine."

Speaking of this, Duji laughed to the sky, and the Turkic officials beside him laughed wildly. Pei Ju's face turned pale and he didn't say a word.

Duji stopped laughing and said coldly: "The second condition is that the Sui Dynasty will submit to the Turks. Not only will he accept my canonization, but all the emperors of the Sui Dynasty in the future will accept my canonization. The Empress of the Sui Dynasty must be a Turkic woman."

Duji looked at Pei Ju deeply and said, "I'll talk about the third condition. According to the grassland rules, the loser needs to pay ransom to the winner. I'll let him go. The Sui Dynasty must give me 50 million pieces of silk as ransom. In addition, in the future, five million pieces of silk, million pieces of brocade and millions of tans of tea will be paid to the Turks every year."

Duji was confident in capturing Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, so his conditions were extremely harsh. In his opinion, it was much more interesting to negotiate terms after capturing Emperor Sui than to negotiate terms now, and he had no intention of peace talks at all.

Pei Ju's face changed drastically and he said coldly: "Your condition is to dream, just dream!"

Duji shook his head, "Pei Prime Minister, you have the final say in the Sui Dynasty, but your Emperor Majesty has the final say in it. Your two entourages can go back to report your life. As for you..."

Duji narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't you like to come to the Turks very much? Then I will satisfy your wish, so stay in the Turks and herd sheep!"

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Chapter completed!