I'm a marquis in Datang

Facing Li Shimin, even though Du Qi was under tremendous pressure, Du Qi never backed down.Even though he is only King Pingxi granted by the emperor, Du Qi is not afraid.

Li Shimin stared at Du Qi, his eyes gradually changed and became sharper than ever before, and said: "Du Qi, Du Qi

, you have to think carefully, once you start a war with me, you may die and your family will be wiped out. "

Du Qi smiled, and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, this battle cannot be fought. Unless, Your Majesty really witnessed the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. The reason why I insist on stationing troops at the border is to wait for His Majesty to come. Because I have some things to say to His Majesty in person. After talking to His Majesty today, I don’t know the year of the monkey before I have the opportunity to speak to His Majesty again.”

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Du Qi, I can order an attack immediately. You said that this battle cannot be fought, but in fact it is too simple to fight this battle. One order will trigger a war."

Du Qi shook his robe and said, "Your Majesty's main thoughts are now on me. But has Your Majesty ever arranged for someone to pay attention to the situation in Tubo?"

Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat.

The situation in Tubo.

What situation can there be in Tubo?

Li Shimin twisted his buttocks, suppressed the faint uneasiness in his heart, and looked around.In the end, Li Shimin's gaze focused on Du Qi and asked, "Du Erlang, what does this battle have to do with Tubo?"

Du Qi said with a smile: "Of course it is related, and it has a lot to do with it."

Li Shimin said: "I would like to hear the details."

Du Qi picked up the jug on his own and poured himself a glass of wine.Drinking wine on a hot day can be regarded as quenching thirst.After drinking a glass of wine, he said: "Your Majesty, there was turmoil in Tubo this year. When Tubo's Zanplanangri Songtsan was about to die of illness, he clashed with the old nobleman Gongga and started a large-scale war. Because I sent People interfered and supported Langri Songtsan's uncle Gongga, so that during the Tubo civil war, Gongga eliminated Langri Songtsan and Songtsen Gampo and became Tubo Zanpu."

After a pause, Du Qi continued: "Today's Tubo owes me favors, and they don't dare to provoke me, so I ordered to go down together, Tubo Zanpu Gongga has led the army to the border. As long as I start a war with His Majesty , Gongga will take advantage of the fire to loot.”

Li Shimin's expression changed again and again.

Unexpectedly, Du Qi would have such a move, which was not considered by the court officials.

This has become a big killer.

Chapter 837 Threatening Li Shimin

Threatening Li Shimin

Li Shimin's eyes gradually became deep and cold, and he said: "Du Qi, you have to be clear that relying on the power of the Tubo people is not a good thing. If because of you, countless people in the Tang Dynasty were slaughtered by the Tubo people, how can you bear it?" ?”

After hearing this, Du Qi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I once heard someone say something like this. If there are people who haven't figured out the reason of the matter, they will come to persuade you to be generous. Then, you must stay away from this situation." Stay away from people, because it is easy to accidentally injure you when struck by lightning. To change this statement, it is to replace magnanimity with concern for the country and the people. When you meet someone who says you are concerned about the country and the people, and you don’t care about other things, just say Worrying about the country and the people, thinking about the life and death of the people, such people are terrifying, you should stay away from them. It is easy to be struck by lightning if you are next to such people."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Du Qi, you are presumptuous."

He no longer called Du Qi Du Erlang at this time. What Du Qi said just now was referring to Sang and Huai's scolding.

Du Qi shrugged and continued: "I have already started a war with His Majesty, what could be more presumptuous? Speaking of which, Your Majesty is now willing to call in an army to attack me in order to crusade against me. Doesn't this cause casualties? , wouldn’t it lead to the destruction of countless people’s homes?”

After a pause, Du Qi continued: "If Your Majesty has a benevolent heart, it would be better if you just retreat now, and Tubo also retreats, and everything is safe and sound. The source of the matter does not lie in what I, Du Qi, do. In the territory of Tang Dynasty, there was no attack on Tang Dynasty, the cause of the incident lies in Your Majesty, you are the one who wants to attack me."

"As for Tubo, my consistent point of view is that people of our race must have different hearts."

"Of course I know that the Tubo people stationed troops on the border, and it is easy to hurt the people after they invade the Tang Dynasty. But whether Tubo will enter the army does not depend on what I want, but on what decision your Majesty makes."

Du Qi continued: "If Your Majesty really wants to go to war, Tubo will naturally attack. Instead of blaming me, Your Majesty might as well withdraw the troops by himself. This is the most fundamental thing."

Li Shimin said: "Du Erlang, what a sharp mouth! Back then, you were so eloquent that you even bewitched the Supreme Emperor, and you still haven't changed a bit now."

Du Qi said: "Your Majesty, I have always denied the fact that I have a strong mouth. I am not relying on my mouth to play tricks. I have always stated the facts and explained a basic truth. Take the Tibetan people In other words, because the beginning of the matter is with His Majesty, not what I ordered Tubo to do."

Li Shimin stared at Du Qi, his eyes were unprecedentedly sharp.

Du Qi responded with a chuckle, he now has enough cards to fight Li Shimin.Because Li Shimin is different from Du Qi

.Li Shimin's family has a great career, but he dare not put all his eggs in one basket.

If it were Yang Guang, perhaps once he encountered a provocation, Yang Guang would not care about other things, and he would do it first.

Li Shimin is different. Li Shimin is a promising monarch who thinks more.Especially when Du Qi is not weak, it is even more impossible for Li Shimin to start a war at will.

After a long time, Li Shimin said, "Du Qi, I really underestimated you."

Du Qi smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty underestimates me, but I dare not underestimate you. Do the math, the former emperor is now the Supreme Emperor. He underestimated you, so that now he stays in the deep palace all day doing nothing. "

"The former prince Li Jiancheng, because he underestimated you, the grass on his grave is probably ten feet high now; the former Turkic underestimated you, but he was destroyed by you. In short, underestimating your majesty is self-destruction."

Du Qi said: "I have never dared to underestimate Your Majesty, so I can only do my best. So if Your Majesty really wants to go to war, maybe he will tell Datang La that the situation is the beginning of another large-scale war."

Li Shimin said seriously: "You are threatening me."

Du Qi looked more determined, and said: "Your Majesty can be understood as a threat, and it can also be understood as me telling the truth. Because under the current circumstances, Your Majesty has no choice at all."

"Your Majesty, think about it carefully, what is the conflict between you and me?"

"Not at all."

"I have always been grateful for His Majesty's kindness, and regarded Datang as the suzerain state. So I have been expanding westward, wanting to fight out of the Western Regions, going to Tianzhu, and going further to Persia. What's more, in the territory of Datang, there are still With my family, and my parents and brothers, how could I attack Datang?"

"That is impossible!"

Du Qi said: "What I can guarantee is that if His Majesty does not take the initiative to attack me, then at least I will not attack Datang during His Majesty's lifetime, and the two sides will live in peace."

"In addition, although His Majesty said that he is in charge of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, there are too many surrounding areas to be conquered by His Majesty. For example, Tubo, Nanzhao Kingdom in the south, Goguryeo in the north, and Wa Kingdom in the southeast. His Majesty wants to conquer."

"It's not that I said that His Majesty's ability to conquer all these countries and complete the development of Lingnan is already a great achievement. So, in fact, there is no real conflict or contradiction between me and Your Majesty."

Du Qi said: "It's a pity that Your Majesty listened to the slander and sent troops to attack me, which is why what happened today."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, with a stern expression, and suddenly laughed again.

"You Du Qi, you really have a sharp mouth."

Li Shimin spoke up.

At this time, Li Shimin had a smile on his face.However, Li Shimin continued with a solemn expression, "Du Qi, do you dare to swear that you will not invade the Tang Dynasty for the rest of your life?"

Du Qi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the oath I can make is that I will not take the initiative to attack Datang in my life. I will not be attacked if no one offends me. If Datang wants to attack me, it will be like now. I will be in the Western Regions However, His Majesty is here to pick peaches and intends to deal with me, so I can't sit still. Your Majesty, you say no."

Li Shimin said: "Du Qi, you are really not simple. I regret it very much now, and regret letting you come to the Western Regions. I didn't expect to come to the Western Regions this time, but to return to the mountain."

Du Qidao: "Even if Your Majesty did not agree at the beginning, I still have other ways to come to the Western Regions. I can only say that Your Majesty listened to Changsun Wuji's words and released the beast in my heart. If His Majesty hadn't listened to Changsun Wuji and didn't target my Du family, I wouldn’t have come to the Western Regions to run my business.”

After a pause, Du Qi continued: "Your Majesty, Changsun Wuji is good, but he lacks the heart of a house minister, and he doesn't have the structure and loyalty of his father. People like Changsun Wuji are based on family and personal interests. First."

Li Shimin said: "You don't need to talk too much about Changsun Wuji, I have my own plans." After a pause, Li Shimin

Min said: "Du Qi, I don't need to attack the Western Regions, but I have conditions."

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