"Beasts are so gracious, and they still can't bear to kill, and those who are benevolent are foolish! From the well to save people, undress to live friends, in the other plan to get, if it is like death! What is that sir? Benevolence falls into foolishness, and the solid gentleman does not do it! Li Shimin frowned slightly, muttered in his mouth what Xia Hongsheng had just said, chanted several times, suddenly sighed, and said: "Yes, those of the foreign clan are like the snake in the farmer's arms and the wolf in Dongguo's bag, which is not enough to talk about benevolence and righteousness, and cannot be with kindness!" Everything he does is ungrateful! If it weren't for Xia Qing's warning to wake up, I would have almost fallen into foolishness and become a fool! ”

"Well, Your Majesty, Wei Chen didn't say that you are Dongguo, you are a farmer......" Xia Hongsheng reminded below: "I didn't say anything about your lords!" ”

Li Shimin glared at Xia Hongsheng angrily: "I know! ”

Xia Hongsheng pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Li Shimin glanced at it and asked, "In that case, who do you think should preside over the negotiation with Xue Yantuo?" ”

"Your Majesty, since it is a negotiation, it should be presided over by Lord Tang, but now Lord Tang is not in Chang'an." The officials in the Honglu Temple bowed to Li Shimin and said, "Weichen and the others have done this, but they are afraid that it will damage the interests of our Tang Dynasty and let Xue Yantuo take advantage." ”

As soon as he heard this, Xia Hongsheng immediately felt an alarm bell in his heart, and instinctively felt a sense of crisis.

"This, Your Majesty, Weichen is in poor health, dizzy and nauseous at the moment, I am afraid that I will occasionally feel cold, and I want to retire first." Xia Hongsheng immediately bowed and said.

Li Shimin raised his eyes and glanced at Xia Hongsheng, and said lightly: "Oh, that's the case, come on, since Xia Qing is in poor health, go and invite Doctor Sun to come overnight." Diagnosis and treatment for Xia Qing. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! It's okay, it's okay, Wechen can still hold on! Xia Hongsheng hurriedly said in a loud voice: "Please don't bother Doctor Sun to enter the palace overnight!" ”

"Your Majesty, what Xiahou said just now is that the interests of the countries are the first priority, and a word wakes us up, and I think we must have already made a bamboo in our hearts. Otherwise, Xiahou would preside over the matter. Wechen and others will help from the side, and it is also good to learn for future use. One of the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple stepped forward and said to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin pretended to ponder for a moment, then nodded and said, "Qingzhi's proposal is very much in line with my intentions, so it is." Xia Qing presided over the negotiation with Xue Yantuo, and Honglu Temple assisted from the side, and temporarily obeyed Xia Qing's arrangement to deal with Xue Yantuo's envoys together. ”

"This, Your Majesty, Weichen is just talking on paper, and he really doesn't have the ability to speak like Tang Gong!" Xia Hongsheng hurriedly excused himself: "And, Weichen looks like this." In the eyes of outsiders, he is still a young man, and he may not be convinced by Xue Yantuo. I thought that my Datang was deliberately negligent, which was not conducive to negotiations. Please also choose someone else! ”

Li Shimin looked at Xia Hongsheng and said, "Didn't Xia Qing say that this is a deal between Datang and Xue Yantuo?" It is a transaction, among the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, who else can compare to Xia Qing in business? Don't refuse, I've made up my mind. ”

Xia Hongsheng saw Li Shimin's resolute attitude. Knowing that there was no room for refusal, he had to take the order.

Xue Yantuo's envoy will arrive in Chang'an in less than three days, and after receiving this errand, he will not be idle.

Negotiating, we need to figure it out first. That's who has what to ask for. Now Xue Yantuo has a request from the Tang Dynasty, once Xue Yantuo's independence is not recognized by the Tang Dynasty, then the Turks will be overwhelmed by the army at any time and wipe out Xue Yantuo in one fell swoop. Today's Xue Yantuo does not yet have the ability to compete with the Turks, so he needs the protection and deterrence of the Tang Dynasty to save himself from being suppressed by the Turks.

In this way, the initiative is in the hands of Datang.

After Xia Hongsheng came out of the palace, he went to the house in Chang'an, thought about the countermeasures for half a night, and the next morning, he did not go to Honglu Temple, but first turned to the Tang Royal Wine Workshop.

Shopkeeper Wang was already busy, and when he saw Xia Hongsheng coming in, he was very surprised, and immediately came over to greet him.

"I didn't come here today for anything else, but to borrow the king's shopkeeper and help me bargain." Xia Hongsheng said to the shopkeeper Wang: "The shopkeeper Wang has been in business for a long time, and he must have a good eloquence, but he is better than me." ”

The shopkeeper didn't even dare to say it, and asked, "But I don't know what the prince wants the little one to buy?" ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "Now someone wants to ask me for help, but his reward is less, so I want to ask the shopkeeper Wang to negotiate with me with him, and if I want to help him, the reward must be generous enough." ”

The shopkeeper was confused, but he didn't understand.

Xia Hongsheng said: "You arrange the work at hand, and go with me immediately!" I'm afraid it will take a little bit of time. ”

Although the shopkeeper Wang didn't know what Xia Hongsheng wanted him, he could only listen to Xia Hongsheng's orders, go to explain the manpower, arrange things, and leave with Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng took the shopkeeper to the door of Honglu Temple, and the question that the shopkeeper held back along the way finally asked: "This is ...... This is Honglu Temple! Childe, you are ......"

led the king's shopkeeper into the Honglu Temple, Xia Hongsheng told the truth to the king's shopkeeper and said: "Xue Yantuo rebelled and became independent from the Turks, and now he wants to join the Tang Dynasty and call him a tribute, in exchange for the Tang Dynasty's recognition of his country as a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, so that the Turks dare not suppress it rashly. This is like a business, Xue Yantuo wants to be recognized and protected from Datang, our Datang naturally can't do it in vain, we need to bargain with him and get a reward that satisfies our Datang and His Majesty. Hehe, I privately think that the king's shopkeeper is the best at this, and he is to invite the king's shopkeeper to return and bargain with Xue Yantuo's envoy. ”

When the shopkeeper Wang heard this, his legs almost weakened, and he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Gong, Gongzi!" This, how can a small businessman have this ability? ! Childe, you bypass the villain! Where will the villain consult with the messenger, this ......"

Xia Hongsheng waved his hand and said, "Don't think so complicated. You think of it as if you were two sides of the deal. Xue Yantuo is buying things, and we are selling things. Of course we want to sell our stuff for a good price, that's all! ”

Shopkeeper Wang wanted to say something, but Xia Hongsheng shook his head and said: "Shopkeeper Wang doesn't have to be modest, and forget the countries of both sides, just think of yourself as sitting in the business field." ”

After that, Xia Hongsheng brought the king's shopkeeper to the hall and introduced those Honglu Temple officials to the king's shopkeeper, but for those Honglu Temple people, he did not explicitly state the identity of the king's shopkeeper, but only invited him to bargain with Xue Yantuo's envoys. (To be continued.) )