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"Pass your level?" Li Shimin was stunned after hearing this, "Chengqian, what do you mean?"

"Your father, let me answer this question!" At this moment, Li Yan finally struggled to stand up and slowly walked to Li Chengqian and said, "Father, both the eldest brother and the younger brothers, all have a bad impression of Tubo. Especially last time, the Tubo envoy was rude to my Tang princess, which made me feel even more angry. Although the Tubo king came to propose marriage in person this time and showed enough sincerity, it was not so easy to marry our emperor sister. Therefore, the younger ministers thought of two test conditions. Only when the other party completed these two tests, then we would agree to marry his sister to him!"

After hearing Li Yan's words, Li Shimin looked up and down at his two sons standing together with interest. As an emperor and his father, he knew the most about the matter between his sons. However, in Li Chengqian's opinion, Li Yan should be his biggest competitor, but now the two have joined hands to find trouble for Tubo together. There must be inside information that he doesn't know!

Li Tai next to him was even more confused. He really didn't expect that the eldest brother would actually collude with his sixth brother. Could it be that they were really just targeting Tubo?

"Liulang, what two test conditions have you set for Tubo?" Li Shimin's interest was completely aroused. It was rare for his sons to work together. Although there must be something tricky about it, Li Yan said very sufficient reasons. The princess of the Tang Dynasty were not only his daughter, but also Li Yan and his sisters, who were worried about his sister's marriage. // Baidu search                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

"I believe that my Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Of course, there will be no barbaric or unreasonable questions!" Li Yanqiang was holding his sick body, but there was an excited smile on his face. Anyone who knew him knew that this was Li Yan who was going to plot against others again.

Li Yan was excited and said again: "Father, Erchen and his third brother and some friends were preparing to organize a sports event in the Tang Dynasty, temporarily named the Tang Dynasty Winter Games. There will be many competition events at that time. Erchen's two questions are from this Tang Dynasty Winter Games."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this. Of course, he knew the Winter Games that Li Yan and Li Ke were having. After all, he was a sports maniac and usually liked hunting and polo the most. So when the news of the Winter Games reached his ears, it really made him excited. After all, even if he couldn't finish the game himself, it was good to have a good time to pass the game.

"Liulang, please tell your father quickly. How do you want to make questions at the Winter Games then?" Li Shimin asked excitedly.

"Qi Bing, the elders and a few brothers think so. Tubo wants to come to propose marriage, so they must send people to participate in this Winter Games. In the early competition, they must win at least three events, and then at the end of the competition, there will be a cycling race in the city, and the elders will also participate. If Songtsen Gampo is really sincere, then they will compete with the elders. If he can defeat all the elders in the competition, then we will be convinced!"

As soon as Li Yan's two questions came out, Li Zhen, Li Zhen and a few young people began to cover their mouths and laugh, and Li Ke also smiled. However, Li Tai next to them was fascinated by the fact that Fang Xuanling and other civil and military officials were all whispering. Li Chengqian and Li Yan made things difficult for Tubo at the beginning under the banner of family affairs, so they could not interfere.

After hearing this, Li Shimin walked back and forth on the jade steps several times and spoke psychologically. The two requests made by Li Yan were difficult and easy. As far as Li Shimin knew, due to the hasty preparations for the Winter Games, there were not many people participating in the Winter Games, and there were more than 20 competition events alone. Moreover, there were more than 1,000 people from the Tubo people this time, and it was not difficult to win only three championships from so many competition events.

In addition, the cycling race around the city was even simpler. In addition, Li Shen, who was only eight years old, almost all of Li Shimin's sons who could participate in the competition were here. However, from Li Zhen down, the three of them were too young and could only make up the numbers. In addition, Li Chengqian's legs were disabled, and even walking was a problem, let alone riding a bicycle. Li Tai was obese and probably was a little stronger than Li Chengqian, so he was also ruled out. In this way, only Li Ke, Li Yan and Li Yun were left, but Li Yan was sick and didn't know if he could participate. Li Yun was timid and cowardly, and Li Shimin was very optimistic about him, so in the end, Songtsen Gampo's opponent was only Li Ke. As long as he beat him, no one would stop the marriage.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin finally calmed down. Although he was dissatisfied with Tubo, he naturally had to be tolerant of others. Judging from the current situation, it is indeed a benefit to marry Tubo, so he still agreed with the marriage.

"Okay, it's rare that you brothers will work together to make such a request. Then as a father, I will meet your requirements, but I also have a condition!" Li Shimin's steps suddenly stopped and he said with a smile, "You can compete with the Tubo people, but you must not do anything behind your back. Otherwise, if I find out, then even if this agreement is invalid, the marriage will continue as usual!"

"Thank you, Father, to agree!" Seeing Li Shimin agreeing, Li Ke and Li Zhen, who were sitting behind, hurriedly stood up, walked to Li Yan and bowed to salute. Although Li Tai had not figured out what was going on, seven of the eight princes had already gone up. If he was still sitting, he would only appear to be isolated by other brothers. Therefore, in desperation, he had to follow the end and thank him.

Finally, Li Yan was relieved. After resigning from the court, he was supported by Li Ke and was about to return home, but he was stopped by Fang Xuanling and Li Jing, two civil and military leaders. With their understanding of Li Yan, the other party would never play such a game with the Tubo people for no reason!

Facing the questioning of the two, Li Yan really didn't know how to answer, because the other party's attitude was obviously similar to that of Li Shimin, and they both agreed to marriage. After all, from their position and perspective, they could only see the benefits of marriage bringing to the Tang Dynasty. Fortunately, Li Yan was quick to become wise and suddenly pretended to be sick and couldn't help but coughed loudly. Li Ke was even more aware of the situation. While fighting with the two, he held Li Yan onto the carriage. Then the two brothers immediately rode away, leaving only Fang Xuanling and Li Jing in anger and stamped their feet repeatedly.

After convinced Li Shimin, Li Yan would not have to worry about Tubo. The next day, Li Shimin personally summoned Songtsen Gampo and then raised the request of his sons.

Songtsen Gampo was only 21 years old this year and received a good education from Tubo aristocratic families since he was a child. Moreover, at the age of thirteen, his father was poisoned to death and the country was divided. It was he who inherited his father's throne at a young age and organized an army to fight against the west, which put down the internal rebellion and unify Tubo. It can be said that both his literary and military skills were a hero of a generation and were very proud of others. Therefore, when he heard that the Tang Dynasty prince wanted to compete with him, he immediately agreed without hesitation.

Li Yan had been waiting for the news of Songtsen Gampo. When he heard the other party's agreement, he immediately launched all newspapers directly or indirectly controlled to report on the marriage between Tubo. At Li Yan's instruction, he also mentioned the Battle of Songzhou two years ago, which greatly exaggerated the arrogant and rude Tubo and humiliated the princess of the Tang Dynasty, which led to the failure of proposing marriage. He also took the lead in invading the Tang Dynasty, which led to the war between the two countries, and thousands of Tang men died in southern Xinjiang in battle.

Although the newspaper reports on the Battle of Songzhou were a little exaggerated, most of them were indeed true. There were even many families of those who died in the battle, cursing the Tubo people in the newspaper and provoking disputes for no reason, which led to their son or husband's death in the battle. There was even a newspaper manager with good writing style, which described some scenes of orphans crying for their father, and was extremely tear-jerking and sensational.

As soon as these reports were released, the reputation of the Tubo people in the Tang Dynasty was reduced again and again. Even Tubo people should be careful when going out on the streets, because they were likely to be besieged by the excited Chang'an people. Therefore, Tubo merchants fled for a while and did not dare to stay in Chang'an for a moment. What's more, even the Dongnuguo and Dangxiang merchants who were closer to Tubo were also implicated. After all, in the eyes of Chang'an people, their appearance and habits were really the same.

As the reputation of Tubo declined, the reputation of the princes led by Li Chengqian increased significantly. This was mainly because Li Yan made some minor modifications and exaggerations to the content when he was reporting, removing some political and identity factors, and simply emphasized that their brothers could not bear to let their young sister marry far away, so he stood up and started a civilized competition with the Tubo people to save his sister. It can be said that from the beginning, Li Yan portrayed his brothers into a group of positive characters.

Chang'an is a meteorite of Li Yan's brothers, and most of the newspapers were controlled by Li Yan. Therefore, in public opinion, the Tubo people could only be scolded, and they could not repay them even if they wanted to fight back. As for Li Shimin, anyway, the newspapers did not dare to say that he was not bad, and they would not scold anyone, so he was lazy to control them, let alone other civil and military officials. No one would go against the entire prince group for a small country.

Just as Chang'an City was shouting at the Tubo people, a convoy was slowly coming on the road east of Chang'an City. The convoy was not large in size and the style of the carriage looked very ordinary. However, if you look closely, you will find that the carriage in front of you was very meticulous and meticulous, and even the materials were made of high-quality mahogany. You can tell at a glance that the person sitting in the car was definitely not an ordinary person.

Just when the convoy was about to reach Chunming Gate, the window of the carriage in the front was opened, revealing an old face inside. The other party looked at the Chang'an city wall with his turbid eyes, and then said helplessly: "Li Yan, Li Yan, I am here, I hope your conditions can satisfy us!"

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