I'm a marquis in Datang

Changsun Wuji agreed immediately.

"Report!"

At this moment, another soldier entered.The soldier bowed and stood up, saluting: "Your Majesty, a man came outside the camp, claiming to be Ma Zhou, an envoy of the Xia Kingdom, and asked to see His Majesty."

Li Shimin said: "Broadcast!"

The soldiers went to inform immediately.

Chapter 1099

Seizure

Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "Auxiliary machine, what do you think is Du Qi's intention to arrange for Ma Zhou to come?"

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, Du Qi must have asked Ma Zhou to blackmail him. In this battle, we lost Duan Zhixuan, and with Li Jing in his hands, tens of thousands of soldiers became prisoners. Du Qi He has the upper hand because of the trait of skinning, and it is impossible not to skin it. So this time, Ma Zhou will very likely offer harsh conditions."

Li Shimin said: "What do you think I should do?"

Changsun Wuji frowned.

In his heart, he was even more worried.

The reason is very simple. After Li Shimin and Du Qi started a truce for the first time, it was his eldest grandson Wuji who went to apologize.After Li Shimin's second truce with Du Qi, it was Changsun Wuji who climbed Niulan Mountain in person and apologized in front of Du Qi in front of the whole army.Up to now, Changsun Wuji was worried that Du Qi would raise such a condition again, so he was very worried.

Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth, and said, "Your Majesty, why don't we break up with Du Qi. After all, we have already broken up with Du Qi. Then don't care about anything else, just take down Ma Zhou and see how Du Qi responds. "

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

Some surprises.

Because the countermeasure proposed by Changsun Wuji was really unexpected, and it turned out to take Ma Zhou directly.

This method can be called ruthless.

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin, and seemed to have sensed what was in Li Shimin's heart, so he said, "Your Majesty, it is impossible for us and Du Qi's Xia Kingdom to coexist peacefully. He is expanding the frontiers and expanding the territory. With Datang at his side, it is impossible for Du Qi not to be envious."

"Up to now, there is no possibility of easing up. So the next step is to take violent measures. Previously, the minister suggested that regardless of any bottom line, go to war directly, and even assassinate officials of the Xia Kingdom."

"Perhaps, it has already played a big role."

"On the contrary, we are talking about the rules with the people of Xia Kingdom, but we are in trouble everywhere. Just like now, we are in trouble. Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to survive."

Changsun Wuji said: "The rest, why talk about other things?"

Li Shimin frowned.

Take Ma Zhou?

You must know that the two countries are fighting without killing each other. Even if Li Shimin wants to vent his anger, he can deal with Ma Zhou, but it is not appropriate to take Ma Zhou directly.

Li Shimin still had hesitation in his heart.

Changsun Wuji continued: "What's more, as Du Qi's confidant, Ma Zhou has been captured. We can coerce Du Qi and order him to hand over his new weapon. With this new weapon, we can develop and manufacture it ourselves. When the time comes, we don't have to be afraid of Xia Guo. In the final analysis, why we are unfavorable in the war with Xia Guo is not because our soldiers are not strong enough, not because our soldiers are not strong enough, but because our soldiers are not good enough.

, is a weapon that Datang does not have Xia Guo.Once we have this weapon, it will be a breeze to win the war against Xia. "

Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat.

It is a good suggestion to use Ma Zhou to change weapons.

Li Shimin's mind turned, and he suddenly said: "Auxiliary machine, there is another problem! Our people are also in Du Qi's hands, and even Li Jing is also in Du Qi's hands. I'm afraid it's not right to use Ma Zhou to coerce Du Qi. Likely."

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice: "At this point, naturally we can only ignore Wei Guogong and the rest of the soldiers. After all, at the moment, even if Du Qi uses Wei Guogong and the soldiers to threaten, we don't care about these. As long as we are determined , then things will be easy to handle. Your Majesty, once we face Du Qi, you don't have to come forward, let the minister come forward to solve the problem. In this way, things will be easier. The minister and Du Qiben have hatred, and the minister will not Fear of being criticized. So if I threaten Du Qi, it will work."

Li Shimin said: "There is a certain truth in what the auxiliary machine said.

"

At this moment, Li Shimin was a little moved.

Everything is for Datang.

Right now, for the sake of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, taking down Ma Zhou who came to their door is their only chance.

A smile appeared on Changsun Wuji's face, and he continued: "Your Majesty, war is cruel, and it will use all means. As long as we can win the confrontation with Xia Guo, it doesn't matter if we use any means." , because the world only looks at the final result. On the other hand, once His Majesty loses the battle with Xia Guo, the world will not care about how much His Majesty has paid. They will only say that His Majesty has lost, and will not consider other things. .”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Auxiliary machine, just do as you said."

The two were talking, and after a while, Ma Zhou had already entered the tent.After Ma Zhou stood still, he said solemnly, "Ma Zhou, the envoy of the Xia Kingdom, has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Ma Zhou, Du Qi asked you to come, what did you do?"

What's the matter? "

Ma Zhou said in a deep voice: "The emperor of Tang raised his troops to attack Xia, and started a war. Now, His Majesty of Xia is furious and wants to attack Tang. However, since Xia and Tang come from the same source, His Majesty gave Emperor Tang a chance. "

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and said, "What opportunity?"

Ma Zhou said: "The Tang Emperor ceded the land for compensation and at the same time sent the princess a marriage. Then, your majesty will not care about your fault. Otherwise, my Majesty Xia Guo will definitely not let it go, and will definitely enter the territory of the Tang Dynasty to avenge my revenge."

brush!

Li Shimin's complexion changed slightly.

Land reparations!

Once Li Shimin really did this, then Li Shimin, the emperor, would be humiliated for the rest of his life.This kind of humiliation is even more tainted than the fact that he rose to power through mutiny, and will be criticized by others.

Li Shimin slapped the table with his hands, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he said in a deep voice: "Du Qi is really deceiving people too much, does he really think that he will be afraid of him when I withdraw the army?"

Changsun Wuji echoed, "Du Qi is really self-righteous, a mere Xia country, and asked me to cede the land to pay compensation. He doesn't even take a mirror to look at himself, what kind of thing."

Before Ma Zhou came to the mission, he already knew that the mission would not go well, and he was even criticized.

He was not surprised to hear Li Shimin's words.

Ma Zhou said neither humble nor overbearing: "Ma Zhou doesn't know whether Emperor Tang is afraid or not. But Ma Zhou is very clear about one thing, that is, once the two armies actually fight, Emperor Tang will definitely not have the slightest advantage. At that time, the great Tang will be in trouble even more. The originally stable Datang will fall apart from now on. Emperor Tang, although it is a bit humiliating to cede land and pay compensation, it is better than the complete disintegration of Datang."

Li Shimin said: "I am self-righteous, but I want to see how he, Du Qi, can make my Great Tang fall apart. But right now, it's going to be difficult."

, it's not me, but him Du Qi.Du Qi has always advocated putting people first, so this time, I want to see if he puts people first.You took the initiative to throw yourself into the trap and fell into my hands.What will Du Qi do now? "

Ma Zhou's complexion changed slightly.

He immediately understood Li Shimin's intentions.

to detain him.