When Gao Bufan, Chen Xiaoyi, Chu Liang and others returned to Yanmen City, the soldiers guarding the city were repairing and strengthening the city defense. However, they saw sand and dust in the sky in the northwest of the city, and the sound of killing sounds were heard. It was Li Jing who was training new recruits, but in fact he was not considered new recruits. The surrendered prisoners and the original defenders of Yanmen City were originally soldiers, but Li Jing looked down on their combat power, so he had to retrain and polish them. Otherwise, although the troops increased, the combat power would be weakened.

The quartermaster inspected the two thousand stones of grain escorted by Chu Liang, and the grain brought by Chu Liang was also received by the local officials in charge, and then arranged personnel to be distributed to each household to urge the people to step up replanting to resume production.

In the next month, Yanmen County was very calm. In the direction of Taiyuan in the south, Li Tang continued to station troops on the border, but he was in a defensive manner. He was obviously more worried that the Qi army would attack. Liu Wuzhou, in the direction of Mayi in the west, was greatly damaged in the battle of Yanmen. He was hiding and licking his wounds, and he was even more afraid to counterattack. Therefore, the people of Yanmen County rarely enjoyed a peaceful life and successfully planted all the crops into the fields.

Gao Bufan stayed in Yanmen County for more than a month. Seeing that everything was slowly getting on track, he planned to leave. Because there was constant news coming from Hebei, Yu Wenhua and Li Mi had already fought with each other, and fierce battles were fought around the prefectures and counties in the Liyangcang area. Gao Bufan didn't want to miss such a wonderful show.

However, just as Gao Bufan was about to leave, the Turks came, but not the army, but an envoy, claiming to be sent by Shibi Khan of the Turks. His words and deeds were very arrogant, and his eyes seemed to grow on his forehead. He even spoke shamelessly and asked King Gao Bufan of Qi to go out of the city to greet him personally.

Gao Bufan naturally would not be abusive to him, so he immediately sent someone to surround the envoy's team and cut off the head of his mount with one knife. The guy immediately became honest and had to walk into the city to pay homage to Gao Bufan and convey Shibi Khan's "will".

Shibi Khan naturally had nothing to do with it. He first severely rebuked the Qi army with a condescending tone, killed hundreds of Turkic cavalry in the battle of Yanmen, and then threatened Gao Bufan to compensate for the losses, and asked Bufan to go to the Turkic den to apologize. Otherwise, he would send a large army to siege Yanmen County, kill all Qi troops, and even threaten to send troops to Youzhou and attack the base camp of Qi, Zhuo County.

The soldiers couldn't help but be furious. The Turks were too arrogant and dared to ask the King of Qi to go to the Turkic tent to kowtow and apologize, let your mother fart, and dream!

The general with a hot temper was even more furious and suggested that the Turkic envoy be cut off the head and let the people who came with him be taken back to demonstrate to Shibi Khan. However, Gao Bufan was a civilized man and it was too barbaric to kill the envoy, so he just ordered people to take the Turkic envoy's pants and beat him thirty military sticks, which made him so bad that his skin was broken, and then wrote a letter to take him back.

The general content of the letter can be summarized into three points. First, the two armies fight, and life and death are all in their destiny. Those Turkic cavalry will die if they die, and compensation is impossible. Second, I want me to go to the Turkic tent to kowtow and apologize? You dream; third, Qi does not want to be enemies with the Turkic dynasty, but is not afraid of being enemies with the Turkic dynasty. If you want to fight, you will fight. I will continue.

I wonder how Shibi Khan reacted after receiving Gao Bufan's reply. On this day, the Right Guard General Wu Daqing led a thousand Youzhou cavalry from Zhuo County. The arrival of these thousand armored heavy cavalry undoubtedly greatly enhanced the defensive power of Yanmen County. In addition, the more than 20,000 troops under Li Jing's command, Gao Bufan was completely relieved. Even if the Turks came to attack, he was confident to fight.

It is worth mentioning here that the Qing Dynasty also brought great news. The side princess Cui Shirou successfully gave birth to a little prince on March 28th, and the whole country of Qi was jubilant.

Gao Bufan was very happy and became even more heart-wrenching. On this day, Gao Bufan was about to say goodbye to Li Jing and Chen Xiaoyi, and Li Tang's envoy arrived again, and this person was Pei Ji.

Pei Ji, whose name is Xuanzhen, was originally the governor of Jinyang Palace. He was the leader of Li Yuan's army in Taiyuan. He was a hero who followed the dragon, so he was deeply favored and valued by Li Yuan. After Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, he sent his third son Li Yuanji as the general manager of Bingzhou, responsible for garrisoning Taiyuan. Pei Ji was also named Wenxi Gong, and was appointed as the chief minister of the Prime Minister's Office, and assisted Li Yuanji in guarding Taiyuan. Therefore, Pei Ji was an extremely important figure in the Li Tang power. It was obviously not a trivial matter to come to see Gao Bufan in person at this time.

Gao Bufan immediately ordered someone to bring Pei Ji in and meet him.

Pei Ji is about forty years old, tall and thin, with an ordinary appearance, but his eyes are quiet and wise. He is obviously a shrewd person. However, if this person is a mediocre person, Li Yuan would not have sent him here.

"Pei Ji has seen the King of Qi." Pei Ji entered the hall and respectfully bowed to Gao Bufan.

Gao Bufan held his fists and returned the favor, and smiled and said, "Mr. Pei doesn't have to be too polite, just watch the seat."

Pei Ji thanked him and sat down, looking at Gao Bufan. Seeing that this son was young, he was calm and calm, handsome and elegant, and his every move was filled with a sense of elegance. He couldn't help but sigh secretly. He thought Erlang was already very outstanding, but he didn't expect that this son would be even better. No wonder even Changsun Wugui chose this son. Erlang was not wronged.

A servant brought tea, Gao Bufan made a gesture of invitation and smiled and said, "Honor Pei came here this time, but was he ordered by the King of Tang?"

Pei Ji immediately said respectfully: "I learned that the King of Qi had ascended the throne a few days ago and had his country's name Tang, and his reign was changed to Wude."

Chen Xiaoyi's expression changed and he cursed sternly: "Li Yuan, you are an old thief in the country, how dare you be the emperor!!"

Pei Ji said calmly: "Mr. Chen, please calm down. As today's chaos, the Sui Dynasty collapsed and the wars continued, and the creatures were devastated. The Emperor of Tang was both virtuous and capable, and had the ambition to help the world, relieve the people's lingering hearts, ascend to the throne and become emperor, which was a move to obey the heavens and respond to the will of heaven."

"Fuck, Li Yuan stole the old thief of the country. Since he was called emperor, where did he establish the King of Dai (Yang You)?"

Pei Ji said with a look of distortion: "The King Dai is still young and he is not as capable as the Emperor of Tang, so he voluntarily abdicated the throne to Emperor Tang. The Emperor of Tang refused to accept it, but the King of Dai still insisted on abdicating, and all officials persuaded him to advance. The Emperor of Tang had to avoid it. Moreover, the Emperor of Tang had never been to the King of Dai and appointed him as Duke of the Kingdom of Teng."

Sure enough, people are shameless and invincible in the world. It is estimated that Li Yuan also made a "three words and three resignations" before he took the throne. He was both obedient and established. However, the throne-seniors in history obviously liked to do this. As the saying goes, it is necessary to do a full set of dramas and go through the motions.

Shameless people also need "face"?

Chen Xiaoyi was angry and burned, but he had no choice. After all, Pei Ji was not afraid of boiling water. If you scolded him, it would be useless. Maybe he would be angry, so Chen Xiaoyi just stopped talking.

Gao Bufan picked up the teacup and took a sip, and smiled and said, "Will Mr. Pei come here this time to convey the will of Emperor Tang to me?"

Pei Ji hurriedly said, "I dare not, the King of Qi is not a subject of the Emperor Tang, and Yanmen is not a territory of the Tang Kingdom. How dare Pei Ji pass the imperial edict to the King of Qi?"

Gao Bufan sneered: "What happened to Mr. Pei this time? Could it be that he only informed Emperor Tang of Ascension to the throne?"

Pei Ji stroked his beard and smiled, "Actually, Pei Ji came here for a happy event."

"Where does the joy come from?" Gao Bufan said in surprise.

Pei Ji smiled slightly and took out a Geng letter from his arms and said, "The Emperor Tang has a concubine daughter, who is now named Princess Xiangyang. Nian Fang is fifteen years old and is knowledgeable about books and etiquette, and has good looks. The Emperor Tang wants to betroth the Princess Xiangyang to the Princess Qi as his concubine, but I wonder what the King of Tang wants to do?"

Gao Bufan almost sprayed out a sip of tea. It turned out that Li Yuan wanted to be his cheap old warrior. Li Jing and Chen Xiaoyi frowned at the same time and called out the old fox inwardly.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It was indeed not a coincidence that Li Yuan was able to become an emperor in history. Not to mention anything else, he could not learn this kind of ability that could bend and stretched.

In order to stabilize the Turks, Li Yuan could pretend that his grandson would give money and goods, and he would give it in large quantities.

In order to stabilize Li Mi, Li Yuan could pretend to be a younger brother and called Li Mi the eldest brother.

In order to stabilize himself, Li Yuan could "pretend" his father-in-law and give his daughter to him as a concubine. Although he was born in a vain, he was also a biological child. No wonder Li Tang often sent princesses to marry him, and it turned out that there was a tradition.

The Ming Dynasty may not be as strong as the Tang Dynasty, but they are tough. They do not cede land, do not pay compensation, do not marry, the emperor guards the country's borders, and the king dies in the country. It makes people feel excited and refreshed when they hear it.

Gao Bufan put down the teacup and coughed lightly, "I have received the kindness of Emperor Tang, but I already have a wife, so I am afraid that it will delay the Princess Xiangyang. It would be better if I don't mention this matter."

Pei Ji said with a little regret: "Since Qi State has no intention, Pei Ji will not force him. Go back and report to Emperor Tang truthfully."

Gao Bufan clasped his fists and said, "I'm very sorry!"

Pei Ji said calmly: "It's okay, you have to be willing to do this kind of thing. By the way, Pei Ji has something to invite you to come here this time."

"Mr. Pei is fine!" Gao Bufan said with a smile.

Pei Ji said with integrity: "Liu Wuzhou, Guo Zihe, and Liang troops all depended on the Turkic people and led the Turkic troops southward, which was undoubtedly leading the wolf into the house. These three are the scum of the nation. Emperor Tang wanted to work with the King of Qi to clean them up, but I wonder what the King of Qi wanted to do?"

Gao Bufan's heart moved. It seemed that this was Pei Ji's real purpose this time. The so-called marriage just now was just a temptation. I have to say that Li Yuan is really a scheming old fox.

First try the marriage method. If you agree, it would be best. If you refuse, you immediately propose to join forces. At this time, you have just rejected the other party's first request, and you must be a little embarrassed, and the possibility of agreeing to the second request will naturally increase.

Chen Xiaoyi couldn't help but mocked: "Is it because Li Yuan was able to enter the capital because he used the power of the Turks? Now he laughed fifty steps and hundreds of steps, which is shameless, bah!"
Chapter completed!