Chapter 932 Give you a clear path
Chapter 932 Give you a clear path
Half an incense stick of time passed, and King Dai Wu Chengye brought his beloved son into the imperial study.
The two of them bowed and then sat down under the guidance of the palace servants.
Since the fireplace was built, it was no longer so cold to meet the emperor on winter nights. Wu Chengye felt his body warming up and immediately pulled Wu Yancheng.
"My dear, what is the attitude of that Turkic envoy now?"
Li Cunxi sat behind the desk, and Ma Rong stood beside him. The chess pieces on the chessboard beside them were scattered, announcing the end of the game between the two.
Ma Rong, who was so nervous while playing chess that he was sweating profusely, is now as calm as ever, as if nothing had happened.
After spending the whole day with Aka today, Wu Yancheng couldn't stand this kind of life anymore. Seeing Li Cunxi asking questions, he quickly straightened his back.
"Your Majesty, the Turkic envoy is very anxious now and desperately hopes that Zuo Pushe can get better soon..."
"Otherwise, he still hopes that the court will send another person to negotiate with them."
Li Cunxi sneered, his contempt for Aka reaching its limit.
This envoy has been in the Tang Dynasty for seven days, but still hasn't figured out the Tang Dynasty's attitude. He is quite a failure.
If Li Cunxi really wanted to negotiate, he wouldn't have left him alone for so long. Others might not know about Duoduo's illness, but Li Cunxi must know about it.
Sending the imperial physician to treat Duoduo was just a way for the other party to complete this drama.
"You continue to fool him tomorrow."
"I understand, Your Majesty." Wu Yancheng bowed.
"Tomorrow afternoon, when you part ways, tell him one more piece of news: among the ministers in the court, Zuo Pushe is not the one who most wants peace talks. Then, push King Zhou out and let him find a way to visit him."
"I understand!"
The next day, Aka was treated like a dog again and taken for a walk all day.
Wu Yancheng quite likes the feeling of walking the dog.
I walked from one end of the bustling streets of Luoyang to the other, eating only a little bit of each snack. It took me an hour or two to finish walking through the entire street.
After shopping in the morning, they went to have a full meal and continued in the afternoon. In just one day, Wu Yancheng used the most torturous method to make the impatient Aka speechless.
Time passed quickly and the Shenshi hour was about to end. Wu Yancheng took Aka and Aka's entourage back to the Honglu Temple, then turned around and was about to leave.
A-Ka couldn't stand it any longer, so he reached out and pulled Wu Yancheng back:
"Sir, sir, we have waited here for days, wholeheartedly for the stability of our two countries, but Zuo Pushe is ill and unable to negotiate with us."
"My fellow countrymen are still anxiously awaiting good news from me!"
"On the border, soldiers from both countries are freezing cold, waiting for a ceasefire agreement!"
"A war involving hundreds of thousands of people, the daily losses are enormous!"
"The Tang army's supply lines are too long, and the losses incurred just transporting supplies are incalculable! These are supplies that the people have squeezed out of their teeth!"
"For the sake of innocent people, please show me a way forward!"
Aka really had no choice.
In order to ask Wu Yancheng to show him the way, he even used the people of the Tang Dynasty, whom he had looked down upon the most, as a shield.
You have to know that half a year ago, in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty, they were just animals that were worse than beasts.
Even if there is no food, the people of the Tang Dynasty can still kill and eat meat.
Now, it is indeed time to make a fuss about the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Yancheng was pulled and tugged by him for a long time before he reluctantly pushed him away and lowered his head to straighten his official uniform.
"I told you that you are ignorant!"
"You've been in the Tang Dynasty for so many days, but why haven't you ever asked for the name of our Shangshu Zuo Pushe?"
"Just because you're from the Turkic region, you can just ignore others and waste their time?"
He came to the mirror and began to tidy up carefully.
Aka was stunned by what he said and could only follow him cautiously, saying a few nice words in a low voice.
Finally, A-Ka asked again:
"Master Wu, I don't know the name of this Shangshu Zuo Pushe?"
While tidying up, Wu Yancheng answered seemingly nonchalantly:
"He is Dodo, the original Shibi Khan of your Turkic people."
"During the Turkic attack on Chongzhou, he made great contributions and finally led your Turkic Golden Horde Guard to join our Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, considering his high position, extraordinary status, and great achievements, asked my uncle to give up his position in his place, appointing him as Shangshu Zuo Pushe."
Aka was shocked. It had been eight days since he came to Luoyang, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and he still didn't know that Zuo Pushe was actually Shibi Khan Dodo!
However, the knowledge about Wu Chengye was introduced to the Turks from the Great Zhou a long time ago. Aka knew that Wu Chengye's elder brother was Wu Chengsi.
Wu Chengsi was the most powerful prince in the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of Prince Wu Chengsi of Jin, Aka's eyes rolled around and he quickly stepped forward to personally tidy up the edges and corners of Wu Yancheng's official uniform.
"Master Wu, your great uncle must be very upset about being squeezed out of the officialdom, right?"
"Nakadashi is just an outsider. As soon as he arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he held a high position of power..."
Wu Yancheng interrupted him and said:
"When did I ever say that my uncle was squeezed out of officialdom?"
"Not only was my uncle not driven out of officialdom, he even became the first Shangshu Ling of the Tang Dynasty!"
When talking about Wu Chengsi's current official position, Wu Yancheng half raised his head, his eyes full of longing.
Since Emperor Taizong of the Former Tang Dynasty served as the Minister of the Chancellery several decades ago, there has not been another Minister of the Chancellery in the Former Tang Dynasty and the Wu Zhou Dynasty for several decades.
However, Wu Chengsi was the first Shangshu Ling of the Tang Dynasty. As a nephew who had just entered the officialdom for less than ten days, it would be a lie to say that he did not envy his uncle.
"I see……"
Aka was extremely embarrassed. No one gave him the opportunity to stir up trouble.
However, he soon figured it out. After arriving in the Tang Dynasty, he was watched every day and had no chance to get to know the Tang Dynasty privately. It was normal for him to be unfamiliar with the Tang Dynasty...
In other words, since the Great Zhou was changed to the Great Tang, the Turks no longer had the opportunity to understand the Great Tang.
Before Li Cunxi ascended the throne, Wu Zhao, the founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, had already taken action to block all sources of intelligence from the Turks.
Even when Wu Zetian abdicated the throne to Li Cunxi, intelligence personnel had to sacrifice dozens of their lives to send him back to the Turks.
"I see you're really anxious and angry."
"Well, let me show you a way, but I don't know if you're willing to go."
Wu Yancheng finished tidying up and sat down on the bed beside him.
A-Ka naturally agreed happily and said, "Please enlighten me, Master Wu."
"Zuo Pushe initially disagreed with the peace talks, but later someone persuaded him, saying that the Turkic people were once his subjects after all. If they were all killed, what would Zuo Pushe do?"
"I wonder what Zuo Pushe said?"
"Of course I think he's right."
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