Li Xiu didn't expect that Xinzhu County would also be under martial law, and she couldn't tell the cook clearly, after all, she was a woman, and she didn't know much about things outside, and finally Li Xiu still found a steward in the princess's mansion, and then figured out the reason. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It turned out that this smallpox not only imprisoned the bearded guest and others in Chang'an City, but also blocked many people who were in a hurry to enter Chang'an City from entering the city, and the others were forgotten, one of them had a very special identity, he was the envoy sent by the Western Turkic Protector Ye Khan.

When the Tang Dynasty talks about the Turks, if there is no specific reference, it generally refers to the Eastern Turks, because the Eastern Turks control the northern grasslands and are the most powerful enemies of the Tang Dynasty, while the Western Turks rule the Western Regions and control the Silk Road.

Speaking of the Eastern and Western Turks, their relationship after the split has always been very hostile, and the wars between the two sides are no less than those of the Tang Dynasty, which also made Li Yuan see the opportunity, and he contacted the Western Turkic Protector Ye Khan several times, and the Protector Ye also valued the strength of the Tang Dynasty very much, so the two sides hit it off, and they were almost about to form an alliance.

The alliance between the two great powers is simple and complicated, for example, after several contacts, the commander Ye Khan asked the Tang Dynasty for peace, which is actually an alliance, because for nomads like the Turks, marriage alliance is the most common form, so he made such a request to Li Yuan at that time.

The strength of the Tang Dynasty at that time was far inferior to that of the Eastern Turks, and the Western Turks, an ally who fell from the sky, were naturally unwanted, and they naturally agreed to the request for peace made by the Emperor Huye, and the reason why the Western Turks sent envoys this time was to bring a lot of gold and silver treasures, and five thousand good horses, in order to ask Li Shimin for marriage.

Then it should be the envoy of the Western Turks who was unlucky, and was harassed by Jieli's men from time to time on the road, even if he arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he was about to enter Chang'an City, but he didn't expect to encounter smallpox again, and as a result, the group was blocked outside Chang'an City, and saw that the walls of Chang'an City were not able to enter, and later Li Shimin arranged for them to live in Xinzhu County, and in order to show the importance of them, the Xinzhu County was also under martial law, which was said to prevent smallpox from being passed on to these Western Turkic envoys.

After figuring out the reason for the martial law in Xinzhu County, Li Xiu couldn't help frowning, he has always been very reluctant to do this kind of thing, maybe for emperors like Li Yuan and Li Shimin, for the stability of the country, sacrificing the happiness of a little woman is simply a cost-effective thing, even if this woman is their daughter or a clansman.

In history, there are countless women who have gone out of the Central Plains and relatives, but no one has ever cared about their fate, Li Xiu as a later generation, the angle of consideration is different from that of the Tang people, whenever he thinks of a girl who is burdened with the heavy responsibility of the country, thousands of miles away from being sent to the bitter cold grassland, marrying a barbarian, and what is even more cruel is that according to Turkic customs, if the woman's husband dies, then his son will continue to marry her as a wife, this kind of ethics is not acceptable to the Central Plains woman at all.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart, and he was not in the mood to stay in the workshop anymore, so he settled Yuechan at the moment, because Yuechan mainly deals with tea-related things, so she lives in the workshop, and there are also a large number of guards here, and there must be no problem with safety, Yuechan also brought some people when she came, and someone usually takes care of her.

After settling Yuechan, Li Xiu took advantage of the fact that the sky was not completely dark, and hurried back to Chang'an City at a faster pace, and it was dark when he returned home, but Princess Pingyang and Yiniang were waiting for him to have dinner together, but when eating, Li Xiu also looked preoccupied, and Princess Pingyang and Yiniang saw it, so after dinner, the two asked the nurse to take the child away and stay with Li Xiu.

"Husband, you have something on your mind, is there something happening in the workshop outside the city?" Yi Niang was the first to speak at this time, Li Xiu was sending Yuechan to the workshop today, so the first thing she thought of was what happened in the workshop?

"No, it's good in the workshop, it's because of smallpox, it's a little inconvenient to cook in the workshop, but it's not a big problem, with Yuechan here, it can be dealt with soon." Li Xiu shook his head when he heard this.

"What's the reason for that, looking at my husband's appearance, I seem to be very distressed?" Princess Pingyang also asked at this time.

"This ......" Li Xiu hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and finally decided to send an envoy from the Western Turks to talk about the matter to the Tang Dynasty and his relatives.

"It turned out to be a kiss, but isn't that normal?" Yi Niang was a little surprised when she heard this, she didn't understand the things in the court, and the education she received since she was a child also mentioned Heqin many times, and many people thought that Heqin brought peace to the Central Plains, so she didn't have much rejection of Heqin, which also represented the thoughts of most of the ancients.

"Husband is feeling unhappy for the poor woman who is about to marry far away, right?" In contrast, Princess Pingyang understood Li Xiu better, and immediately guessed what Li Xiu was thinking.

"Yes, for most people in the court, sacrificing a little woman for the benefit of the Tang Dynasty is nothing, but have they ever thought about what will happen to this woman after marrying far away? And there are only eternal interests between countries, and a little woman can't affect the relationship between the two countries at all, for example, now the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks have a common enemy, so the relationship is relatively close, but if the Eastern Turks perish, then the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks will turn into a hostile relationship, and what should this woman do? When Li Xiu said the end, he also showed a somewhat sad expression on his face.

Li Xiu's education since he was a child made him have a strong sense of understanding of the country and the nation, and in his opinion, it is very shameful to exchange a woman for benefits, and even the greatest shame of a nation, so he is so reluctant to be close to him.

"What the husband said is right, the people in the court will only consider the interests of the Tang Dynasty, and they don't care about a little woman at all, I'm afraid that only this amiable woman is their daughter or relative, and they will feel the pain!" When Princess Pingyang said this, she couldn't help but sigh and said.

"The martial law in Chang'an City is about to be lifted, and the envoys of the Western Turks will definitely be the first to enter the city, if the matter of peace is really decided, there will be no possibility of recovery, I must not sit idly by and watch this matter!" Li Xiu suddenly said with a firm face at this time.