Li Xiu always felt that he was a very unemployed person. Although he was an official in the Tang Dynasty, he would rather go home to take care of his children unless he had to. However, after seeing Tang Jian today, he found that there were people in this world who were even more unemployed than him. Moreover, Li Xiu heard from Xu Jingzong that Tang Jian always kept drinking, and even if he woke up in the morning, he had to drink a few cups of energy first.

Faced with such an alcoholic drunkard, Li Xiu had no choice but to let Tang Jian's entourage help him onto the carriage again and send someone to arrange Tang Jian's residence. In any case, let him wake up and drink first.

The next morning, Li Xiu had just had breakfast, and Tang Jian came to ask for a meeting in person. As soon as he saw Li Xiu, he immediately apologized and said, "Duke Yan atones for his sins. Yesterday, I misled the trouble. I hope Duke Yan will not take it to heart!"

"You are polite to Ju. I have heard of the name of Duke of the Kingdom, but unfortunately I have never been able to meet him. When I met Duke of Ju yesterday, I found that Duke of the Kingdom is really a free and easy person. I really envied me!" Li Xiu said half-jokingly at this time. Tang Jian is a straightforward person, and there is no need to be too serious when dealing with such a person. If you make a few jokes easily, you can get closer to the relationship between the two.

Sure enough, when he heard Li Xiu's joke tone, Tang Jian also laughed loudly, then pointed at him and said, "Actually, I was drunk yesterday, and most of the reason is that I blame you for your son-in-law!"

"Huh? Why do you blame me?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this.

"Hahahaha~, then I want to ask, is the distilled wine made by the prince consort?" Seeing Li Xiu's puzzled look, Tang Jian laughed and asked.

"Not bad, but distilled liquor is mainly used to produce alcohol and then disinfect the wounded. You won't use it as alcohol, right?" Li Xiu asked again at this time. Because of insufficient food, the alcohol produced by the distillation workshop can only be used for military purposes. However, there are the most alcoholics in the army, so some people often drink alcohol as alcohol. Some fools even don't know how to add water to the alcohol and directly drink high levels of alcohol into their stomachs, which resulted in gastric bleeding and almost died of drinking.

"Hehe, that's not the case. This time, Your Majesty asked me to come and reward the three armies. He specially ordered a batch of distilled liquor. Among them, several jars were good liquors that His Majesty had kept for several years. I asked me to reward Li Jing and Qin Qiong. However, yesterday I finally couldn't help but taste it, but I got drunk after tasting it!" Tang Jian said licking his face, as if he didn't think it was embarrassing to drink secretly.

When Li Xiu saw that Tang Jian's face was so thick, he couldn't help but feel speechless. Then he laughed again and said, "It's really my fault to say so. However, although this wine is good, Duke Ju still needs to be more modest. After all, wine is a big harm to your health!"

"I have heard that the prince consort doesn't drink. Today I see this. However, if you don't like drinking, you will naturally feel the real taste of the wine. For people like me, you can usually eat meat without meat, but you can't drink without wine!" Tang Jian smiled again when he heard Li Xiu's advice, but his tone was very sincere, indicating that he might not be able to live without wine in his life.

One is not drunk, and the other is addicted to alcohol. From this point of view, Li Xiu and Tang Jian are really two completely opposites, but the conversation is very relaxed, because Li Xiu discovered that although Tang Jian was addicted to alcohol, his other hobbies were also very widespread, and he spoke with a funny voice, without the arrogance of an elderly person. Tang Jian also found that Li Xiu was also very easy-going, without the habit of being arrogant like a young man, which made the conversation between the two of them very pleasant.

After chatting some gossip, Tang Jian brought the words to the point and said with a serious expression: "Mr. Prince Concubine, the news from Chang'an is still a bit inconvenient. I wonder where the current battle situation is going?"

"The current situation is very beneficial to our Tang Dynasty. Just a few days ago, Li Ji's army defeated Jie Li in Baidao. Finally, the other party fled to the Tieshan area to collect the remaining troops. As a result, there are only tens of thousands of troops left, and there are less than 20,000 people who can fight. Therefore, Jie Li sent Zhishisili as an envoy to seek peace in our army. I have just sent this news, and it will probably take some time to reach Chang'an." Li Xiu also said with a serious expression at this time.

At this time, Li Xiu missed the developed information network in later generations. If it were placed in later generations, such news only needed a phone call and could be transmitted back to Chang'an within a few seconds. However, now we need to use a fast horse to send the news back to Chang'an, which also makes the news behind often lag very behind. Of course, sometimes we can also use Feinusi's Feinusi's Feinusi's Feinusi to transmit messages, but because the letters carried by the carrier pigeon are very small, the information that can be recorded on it is extremely limited.

"Since Jie Li has been forced to this point, why didn't Li Jing send troops to take Jie Li down?" Tang Jian asked in confusion when he heard this. After all, for the Tang Dynasty, keeping Jie Li would only become a disaster. Either kill Jie Li directly or capture him, so that he can be eliminated forever.

"The Duke of Ju State does not know that Jie Li is in a very clever position. After crossing the Iron Mountain, there is the vast desert of Mobei. However, the conditions in Mobei are harsh, especially when winter is about to begin, so Jie Li dare not enter Mobei for a while. But if we force it too quickly, maybe Jie Li will take a risk, and it will be difficult to catch him." Li Xiu explained patiently at this time.

"So that's it. I guess Li Jing must have pretended to agree to the peace talks, but he made an excuse that he could not make decisions. He used this to delay time?" Tang Jian squinted his eyes and smiled. From Li Xiu's words, he learned the current deadlock, and he immediately guessed Li Jing's response.

"Duke Ju's guess was good. Now the army can only take the opportunity to delay so that Jie Li will not risk escaping to Mobei, and then find a suitable opportunity to seize Jie Li in one fell swoop. However, Jie Li is very careful now, so he has not yet found an opportunity to attack!" Li Xiu looked at Tang Jian with great admiration and said, although this Duke Ju was a drunkard, he was also a shrewd and capable person, otherwise Li Shimin would not have taken him so seriously.

"In this way, the war has entered a deadlock!" Tang Jian stroked his beard and pondered, as if he was thinking about how to resolve the deadlock.

"It's indeed a deadlock, but there is no way. For example, you can wait until heavy snow falls and the road is blocked. It's too late for Jie Li to escape. But I'm worried that Jie Li won't wait until that day and will directly escape to Mobei." Li Xiu also touched his chin at this time. He had been thinking about this matter these days, but there was really no good solution.

"It's better to rely on ourselves than to rely on God. I have a way, maybe I can take a chance!" Tang Jian suddenly raised his head and smiled, with a confident expression on his face.

"Oh? What's the solution?" Li Xiu's eyes lit up when he heard Tang Jian's words, and he immediately asked.

"It's very simple. Didn't Jie Li want to have a peace talk? Then let's talk with him. I happened to be here, and I had also been on a mission to the Turks before, so I simply acted as an envoy for this peace talks, went to Jie Li to negotiate in person, and then signed an alliance. In this way, Jie Li will definitely relax his vigilance. When I come back, the army will launch a surprise attack immediately, and he will definitely be able to capture Jie Li in one fell swoop!" Tang Jian said with his bright eyes at this time.

"This... we have not received the will of Your Majesty. Duke Ju, you just went to negotiate with the Turks. Will your Majesty be blamed by Your Majesty in the future? And if Duke signed an alliance with Jie Li and then tore it apart, it would be inappropriate?" Li Xiu said hesitantly when he heard this.

Although Li Xiu said this, he actually agreed with Tang Jian’s plan very much, because he was also a person who used all means to achieve his goals. As for morality, the alliance was fake. After all, success, kings and defeats, historical books have always been written by winners. Therefore, no matter how disgraceful the means are, they can be easily erased in the future.

"Haha~, those who accomplish great things do not care about minor details. The mere consortium is just a piece of straw. At the beginning, the Turks and our Tang Dynasty agreed not to invade each other, but when His Majesty ascended the throne, Jie Li did not bring troops south. Since the Turks could tear the consortium, why can't I, the Tang Dynasty? Moreover, I am not a real envoy. As the saying goes, soldiers are never tired of deceit. Jie Li himself did not see through my plan, so he should naturally bear the corresponding consequences in the end!" Tang Jian laughed loudly and said with no care.

Li Xiu was originally dissatisfied. When he heard Tang Jian say this, he slapped the table and said, "Okay, since Duke Ju dared to take this strange risk, I admire him very much. If you need to cooperate, please give me the order!"

"You are polite to the prince consort. I am just doing my duty as a minister. In addition, I am worried that Li Jing will be unable to calm down, so I asked the prince consort to send someone to inform Li Jing quickly and tell the other party about my plan so that they can cooperate. In addition, Jie Li will definitely feel more at ease when he hears the envoys of the peace talks come!" Tang Jian immediately ordered when he saw Li Xiu agree.

Li Xiu didn't dare to waste time when he heard this, so he immediately found Mr. Ma. The Feinusi was indispensable for passing messages. As a result, when Mr. Ma heard Tang Jian's plan, he was extremely impressed and decided to go there himself. After all, it was a bit unsafe to use Feige to pass the letter. In addition, Dingxiang is only a few days away from Li Jing's place, so this plan must not be leaked, so it is more secure that he can go there himself.

Without further ado, Ma Ye set out to leave Dingxiang immediately. Li Xiu and Tang Jian also sent him away in person, but Tang Jian could not leave immediately because Jie Li had just proposed a peace talk. If Tang Jian appeared too early, it would definitely arouse Jie Li's suspicion. Therefore, he could only stay in Dingxiang for a while. Li Xiu also had to prepare a batch of food and supplies for the front line. At that time, Tang Jian could leave with the transportation team.
Chapter completed!