Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

"Hmph, he still dares to come!"

Hearing this name, Li Shimin's face was a little displeased.

Li Shimin is also an "old friend" with this obsessed man.

Zhishisili is the chief of the Eastern Turkic Zhishi tribe and the confidant general of Jieli Khan.

Last year when the Turks invaded the Tang Dynasty, Jieli Khan led his army to the north bank of the Weishui River Bridge and then sent Zhi Shisili to Chang'an to meet Li Shimin.

The purpose of the interview with the lost mind was to observe the situation of the Tang Dynasty and ensure that the Turkic attack was foolproof.

After seeing Li Shimin, Zhi Shisili thought that he had the chance to win, so he boasted: "Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan led an army of one million Turks, and they have arrived now."

He wanted to use this to intimidate Li Shimin to show his military might.

However, Li Shimin remained unmoved under the severe situation.

Not only turned a blind eye to the intimidation of losing one's mind, on the contrary, he argued with reason and angrily denounced the Turks' treachery.

When it comes to the fierceness, Li Shimin will kill the flag on the spot.

It was Xiao Yu and Feng Deyi, the two prime ministers at the time, who tried their best to dissuade him, so that Zhi Shili regained his life.

Later, Zhishisili was imprisoned in Menxia province until he was released after the Weishui alliance, and he retreated northward with Jieli Khan.

Seeing this person again, the shame of Weishui reappeared in his mind, making Li Shimin furious.

Obviously, Jieli Khan sent this person again to remind Li Shimin.

Weishui, he could come last year, so he can come next year.

Let Li Shimin not forget his awe of the Turks.

Not only Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde and others above the court also became calm.

They glared at each other, as if they only needed Li Shimin's order to launch an attack.

However, just as Li Shimin was glaring at Perseverance, Li You's voice came from his heart.

【Hey, why does it look like Li Er doesn't have a good relationship with Zhishisili right now. 】

[Just like this, how could Li Er marry his younger sister to him! 】

【Speaking of which, Princess Jiujiang was the first princess in Datang to marry a foreign race. If he hadn't had a good relationship with Li Er, how could Li Er have made such a decision. 】

[You know, Princess Wencheng married by Tubo Songtsan Gampo at that time was just a Tang Dynasty clan daughter. 】

[Although this person is still a confidant of Jieli Khan, after the collapse of the Eastern Turks, he will be a good general of the Tang Dynasty. 】

[Relying on his prestige in the grassland, he recruited and surrendered the Hun, Husa and other tribes, and even defeated Tuyuhun, Tubo, and Xue Yantuo successively. 】

[Although he was involved in the rebellion case of Princess Gaoyang, he was later rehabilitated. 】

'What, Princess Gaoyang rebelled!What kind of situation is this? My beloved daughter Gao Yang, how could she rebel! '

Li Shimin was a little surprised when he first heard that he had lost his mind and became his brother-in-law.

But thinking that it was after the collapse of the Eastern Turks, I felt better.

However, every time he heard Li You's voice, Li Shimin felt like he was on a roller coaster.

He was excited just now, and then depressed to the extreme. The ups and downs made Li Shimin feel that his heart was not feeling well.

If he was not in the court hall now, Li Shimin would probably ask about Gao Yang immediately.

But in the face of the Turkic envoy who was saluting to him, he lost his mind, Li Shimin could only forcefully suppress the shock in his heart.

"I lost my mind, and conveyed my gratitude to Jieli Khan for me. The alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is as firm as a rock."

After losing his mind and thanking him, he got up again and said, "This time, to celebrate the Queen's birthday, the Great Khan asked me to bring a thousand head of cattle and sheep and a thousand strong grassland slaves."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court.

Li Shimin also smiled slightly and said, "Thank you Khan."

"However, I heard that this time you brought tens of thousands of grassland slaves and a larger number of cattle and sheep."

"It seems that in order to sell these cattle and sheep, you have to stay in Chang'an for a while."

"That's fine, I'll let the people from Honglu Temple take you to appreciate the scenery of the Tang Dynasty."

After hearing that Li Shimin would eventually work for Datang and become his brother-in-law, Li Shimin couldn't help feeling a little closer to the grassland man in front of him.

By the way, he also wanted to tease the stubbornness.

With such a large number of slaves, cattle and sheep, even in Chang'an, not many people could eat them in one go.

And under Li Shimin's care, it is even more difficult to sell these things quickly.

Zhishisili had already anticipated such a situation when he set off, and he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this batch of slaves and cattle and sheep, the Khan said that I don't plan to sell them to merchants, but to the Tang Dynasty court." .”

"However, this number is a bit too much, Hubu Shangshu..."

Li Shimin pretended to be a little embarrassed.

The last time he lost his mind, Li Shimin pretended to be tough in order not to show his timidity in front of the enemy.

But this time, the goods had already arrived in Chang'an, so Li Shimin naturally wanted to pretend to be difficult, in order to bargain.

Hearing his name being called, Li You felt helpless for a while.

However, just as Li You was about to step forward, he heard Zhi Shili say: "Your Majesty, there is also a regulation for selling this thing to Datang."

Li Shimin immediately became interested: "Oh, there is also a charter, let's talk about it!"

"My family has always heard that the Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and scholars with outstanding literary talents are like carp crossing the river."

"Now I, Turkic, are also learning the characters and etiquette of the Han people, and it has been quite effective in recent years."

"When I left the grassland this time, Da Khan left me three couplets, saying that only if the people from Tang Dynasty can match one of them can we make a deal."

"Outside the two couplets, we will trade the slaves and cattle and sheep at the price of the grassland."

"If all the triplets are matched, the price will be reduced by [-]%."

"Of course, Datang can also produce a triplet. If we answer one, the transaction price will increase by [-]%."

Zhishisili said this with great confidence, it seems that he did not have little preparations before coming.

"Then what if you can't answer even one couplet?"

I don't know who it was, but I asked a stupid question at this time, which made the arrogance of losing my mind even more arrogant.

"If all the couplets don't match, then I can only transport these slaves, cattle and sheep back. It's just that His Majesty the Tang Dynasty will have to pay us some travel expenses, or pay double the price to buy the things. "

After Zhishuisili finished speaking, he looked around confidently at the Tang officials around him.

After Li You heard about this competition, his eyes lit up.

[Which crouching dragon and phoenix chick came up with this competition, what a talent. 】

[Li Er, please agree quickly, we can't be stupid if East Turkic is stupid. 】

[It is estimated that these Turkic people don’t know that the price of slaves and grassland cattle has soared now, not to mention that they can’t answer double, even if they double, they are cheaper than the market! 】

[Besides, with so many of us, how could we not be able to answer even one question! 】

Hearing this, Li Shimin did not hesitate, and immediately agreed.

At this moment, the officials present are also gearing up and eager to try.

After all, couplets, which literati would not play!
Whether it's the school assessment or Chang'an Twelve Squares, couplets are compulsory homework.

Especially the ministers of the DPRK and China, all of them came from proud families. They pretended to be romantic since they were young, and they loved games like couplets that could show off their skills.

In their view, Li Shimin's decision was very correct, and they would never lose!