"You know what the Lord of Gaochang Country Ju Wentai is coming to Chang'an to meet?"

"I know, Your Majesty has said it many times." Li Mu quickly stood up and turned into a licking dog without moral integrity, saying, "I congratulate Your Majesty, all nations come to pay tribute-"

"Okay, okay..." Li Shimin interrupted him, waved his hand and let him sit down, and said, "You don't need to say these flattery words. What kind of country is the only country in Gaochang coming to Chang'an? I can tell you that the reason why I value the matter of Ju Wentai, the ruler of Gaochang, came to Chang'an is entirely because Gaochang is the only Han country in the Western Regions. Its customs, seasons, etc. are no different from the Central Plains. Moreover, Gaochang is located at the forefront of the ancient Silk Road of the Han Dynasty and has a superior geographical location. When our Tang Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions, we must pass through Gaochang. Catching Gaochang over is equivalent to opening the road to the Western Regions. Do you understand what I say?"

Li Mu nodded vigorously and said, "I can understand, but..." Li Mu grinned and said, "I think that in this national affairs, Your Majesty should contact the prime ministers of the three provinces and the six ministers to talk about it. I am just a handsome young man. When you discuss these with me, you really can't help Your Majesty."

"I didn't expect you."

Li Mu's expression froze, it was not right. According to the routine of TV series and novels I watched in my previous life. Li Shimin should say, why should I be modest? You are a talented person, and you have never come before and after. I rely very much on it. The opinions of the three provinces and six ministries are important, but I still want to hear what you think...

Why did I get to my place and say "I didn't expect you" directly? This is too hurting my self-esteem.

Li Shimin didn't realize Li Mu's thoughts and said, "Today, Chang'an County Magistrate Wang Zhongyuan wrote a letter saying that he found two Hu people who could not speak Chinese in the West City yesterday. He thought it was suspicious and took them back to the yamen to ask. These two Hu people are Western Turkic people, and they brought shocking news."

"Two years ago, Mo Hedu of the Western Turks assassinated the Khan of Yehu and proclaimed himself Khan. After he claimed to be the Great Khan, the ten Western Turks were dissatisfied. The Quns jointly recommended Nimo as Khan. Nimo refused to take the position, and the son of Yehu Khan, Ashina, was specially appointed as Siyehu Khan. At the beginning of the year, Mo Hedu was defeated and killed by Nimo. All tribes recommended Siyehu as the Great Khan of the Western Turks. However, Siyehu suspected Nimo who supported him, and conspired to kill Nimo. Nimo was forced to flee to Yanqi."

Li Mu knew all these news yesterday. But he acted like he had just known it, and he was fascinated by the hearing. After Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Mu spoke in a confused tone and asked, "Your Majesty, I know that the Western Turks are thousands of miles away. What's going on there with my Tang Dynasty?"

"If a person has no long-term plan, he will have immediate worries. Although the Western Turks are thousands of miles away, the Western Turks and the Eastern Turks were originally one family. The Hetao area occupied by the Eastern Turks is the birthplace of the Turks. When the Turkic Khanate did not divide, it was the place where the king's tent was located. The Eastern Turks had been destroyed and the Hetao area was empty. If you were the great khan of the Western Turks, would you not be moved?"

Li Mu pondered silently, as if thinking.

"And..." Li Shimin hesitated for a moment and continued: "The Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks had a long alliance. The Nishu mentioned just now came to Chang'an as an envoy of the Western Turks ten years ago. The two countries agreed to deal with the Eastern Turks together. At that time, I received him and had a great conversation with him. When he left, he proposed a charity, and I agreed to it for the grand plan."

Li Shimin said this, in fact, was distorting the facts. He pointed out that he agreed to the feud for a grand plan, and deliberately downplayed his personal emotions. The purpose was to not make Li Mu feel that he was a ruthless person.

Li Mu is not a child. He could guess what Li Shimin meant to say this, but he didn't say anything.

"Nishu admires the culture of the Central Plains. The Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks have been in charge of each other for ten years, thanks to his contributions. But now the Western Turks' new khan is narrow-minded and expelled him. I think his purpose is not just to seize power. Perhaps this is a sign that the Western Turks have gathered many scattered tribes of the Eastern Turks, and they must have known that the Eastern Turks were destroyed. It is difficult to guarantee that he will not be moved by the Eastern Expedition and attempt to regain the Hetao ancestral land."

Li Shimin sighed sadly and said, "Ju Wentai's actions also prove this from the side. I have known Ju Wentai for a long time. He was a villain. When he was in the former Sui Dynasty, he asked to marry the former Sui Dynasty princess. The former Sui Dynasty Emperor Wen chose a royal family girl to marry him. At that time, he had just succeeded to the throne and was unstable. Being able to marry the former Sui Dynasty could greatly consolidate his throne."

"This is the kindness of the former Sui Dynasty, but at the end of the Sui Dynasty, even Jie Li knew to support Yi Er, but Ju Wentai seemed to have forgotten what happened back then, and ignored him and only cared about making money in the chaos. This person's virtue can be seen."

"I heard that Gaochang has all counties and counties, and all systems are the same as those of the Tang Dynasty. Ju Wentai was even more arrogant and called him "I". Such behavior was to claim that he was orthodox Han people and did not take the Central Plains dynasty seriously. A person like him suddenly said he was coming to see him, and I was puzzled. After learning about the news about the Western Turks, I suddenly realized that it must be that the Western Turks had the intention to advance east and was discovered by Ju Wentai. Gaochang's small people were scarce and could not resist, so he came to Chang'an for help."

Li Mu looked seriously and said, "Your Majesty, since everyone has a common enemy, I think it's better to help."

"It's not that simple." Li Shimin didn't say much and continued: "If you want to help in detail or not, I have to discuss with the officials in the court before making a decision. Don't bother with this matter. What I want you to do is about Ju Zhisheng, the prince of Gaochang."

"Oh?" Li Mu picked his eyelids and said, "I wonder what Your Majesty wants me to do?"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Ju Wentai, a villain, openly, he met me, but secretly asked his son to come to Chang'an. The two Hu people came with him. What did he want to do? He was just afraid that I would not agree, and wanted his son to step forward and clear the relationship!"

"I am the emperor. If I help or not, I will have my own will. How can I be coerced by others? What I want you to do is to find out this Prince Gaochang, but you should not turn against him. I want you to follow what I did back then, stay by the Prince Gaochang, and find out the truth. It is best to find out who he has visited so that I can know what he has. Do you have the confidence to do it well?"

"This..." Li Mu showed a embarrassed look and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is really too difficult for me. You don't know that I have a problem and don't like to play with men. I am a big man, and it would be awkward to be with a man. Otherwise, if Your Majesty passes an order and let a princess from Gaochang come over, I am confident that I will definitely be with you."

"Absurd!" Li Shimin angrily rebuked: "This is a big deal, how can you let the joke? This matter is decided so. Find Prince Gaochang and find out the truth. Once there is news, report it at any time!"

"My name..." Li Mu wanted to say something, but Li Shimin was too lazy to talk nonsense to him.

"Get away!"

Li Mu had no choice but to shut up his mouth, and said a word, and came out of Tai Chi Hall in shame.

Seeing Li Mu come out, Eunuch Gao immediately greeted him with a smile. Li Shimin's last voice was so powerful that it was like a loud bell. Eunuch Gao couldn't hear it.

Looking at Li Mu's dirty look, Eunuch Gao guessed that Li Mu must have been scolded and said with a little gloating: "Mr. Marquis, are you in trouble?"

"It's nothing!" Li Mu said stubbornly: "Your Majesty gave me a good job to accompany Prince Gaochang to eat, drink and have fun. The expenses are all paid out from the treasury. Your Majesty is rare and I'm not happy yet."

Eunuch Gao didn't expose it and said, "Then congratulate the marquis. The marquis said he had something to tell our family, but he didn't know what it was. The marquis must say quickly, Your Majesty has not had enough food yet, so our family has to prepare."

"Oh, that's the case." Li Mu took out the Taixuan Sutra from his arms, handed it to Eunuch Gao to read, and asked, "This book was given to me by a miracle doctor. He said it was a profound internal skill, and said that it was beneficial to my brain disease. You are knowledgeable and help me see if this is a profound internal skill?"

"Taixuan Sutra?" Eunuch Gao opened and looked at it, handed it to Li Mu, and said, "Mr. Marquis, we have heard of the Taixuan Sutra, and it is indeed a profound internal skill. But there is a saying that our family must explain it to the Marquis. It is difficult to practice internal skill, but it is a focus on understanding. Is this understanding so mysterious and mysterious that I can't explain it clearly. For example, this "Taixuan Sutra" is the internal skill of Taoism. If you want to succeed in practicing, you must have a deep understanding of Taoism."

Li Mu frowned and said, "Then I want to be a Taoist priest?"

Eunuch Gao smiled and said, "But it doesn't need it. Marquis, internal strength is difficult, not difficult. It's just the way the breath is running in the meridians. The so-called internal strength is the method of recording the breath. The so-called understanding is generally whether you can feel the flow of breath as recorded in the internal strength. If you have enough talent, even if you don't have internal strength, you can create internal strength. Otherwise, how do you think these existing internal strengths come from?"

This was the first time Li Mu heard this theory and said sadly: "But I have no confidence in my talent in this area."

"I have some experiences." Eunuch Gao said with a smile: "Our family has never practiced internal skills in their early years. It was only after they were forty years old that they worked on internal skills. If it weren't for this, I would have been defeated by fighting Dugu Jiu that day. We have written down all these experiences. If the Marquis wants to read them, wait a moment and our family will ask someone to get them for you."

"Of course, I'll wait here."

"Mr. Marquis is waiting for a moment." Eunuch Gao said, calling a little eunuch over, and gave a few instructions. The little eunuch ran wildly, and soon got a book back.

Li Mu took it in his hand and saw the book's name, his eyes almost fell off.
Chapter completed!