Chapter 31 Opportunity to refuse marriage
Li Anning had come to ask for help before, claiming that he might go to Tubo to marry him...≦...≦
Xie Yi knew about this, and after he came back, he heard Du Xijun and Zheng Liwan talk about it.
But Xie Yi disagreed with this. The one who married was Princess Wencheng and had a wool relationship with Princess Jincheng Li Anning? Li Anning's worries were purely too much.
But at this moment...
When Li Anning said that the imperial court had drafted it for him, but it was clear that the title of the imperial edict was exactly the word "Wencheng", Xie Yi was a little uneasy.
It is a convention for the daughters of the royal family who marry far away to get the title of "princess", so the little princess Li Anning in front of him is the famous Princess Wencheng in history?
This matter...
Xie Yi couldn't speak for a long time. First, he was surprised by the identity of the little princess; second, he hated dogmatism and harmed people. He concluded that Princess Wencheng and Li Anning were not the same person based on a title alone.
This idea is really too naive!
I don’t think about it, can the title be fixed? A prince is the King of Shu today, and may be the King of Zhou or Wu tomorrow. It is too common to change the title.
The same is true for the princess’ title, and the change is normal, especially for the royal family’s concubines who gave the title to the princess, which is even more so. She has become more solid in her own mind and has ignored this matter.
Li Anning herself said that as the daughter of a prince, she could only be named "county lord". The title of princess was completely the emperor's favor to the Jiangxia County Prince's Mansion. Now she was allowed to marry and marry, but... she really didn't want to go to the bitter and cold land of the Tubo Plateau. Xie Changshi was always resourceful, and I wonder if there was a way to stop this and avoid this disaster.
this……
Xie Yi couldn't help but ponder. The little princess was pitiful, and the crying with red eyes made people feel distressed. In the past, it was probably her own decision to come for help, but now that Prince Li Daozong of Jiangxia has returned to Chang'an, the little princess is probably not just her own intention.
Li Daozong himself also wanted to ask for help. Although he was a high position and powerful person, he involved his own daughter. Instead, he could not speak, so he acted in a roundabout way.
In this way, it is difficult to refuse whether it is Li Daozong's favor or the little princess' happiness.
To put it bluntly, when the marriage is in progress, the little princess's every move is probably seen by many people. Li Anning is afraid that he will be misunderstood when he goes to Wangchuan Villa like this today. He may even deliberately misrepresent it.
The rumors that the little princess had an affair with her may spread like wildfire. To some extent, Xie Yi is already involved in it and can no longer get rid of it if he wants to.
From the essence of the matter, Princess Wencheng's marriage was praised in various historical books in later generations, which is of great significance. Perhaps there are some, but...
From the perspective of that time, was it really that powerful? It seemed that when he served Tubo, he had always had a confrontation with the Tang Dynasty in the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions. Xue Rengui later suffered defeat at the hands of the Tubo people. The Tubo army threatened the security of the Silk Road many times, and even threatened the capital of the Tang Dynasty in Guanzhong.
Relying on a woman to get peace? This idea is too naive. Many times, this is a stopgap solution when losing to the opponent, and the party who accepts the marriage often fails to do so, so he goes down this step to avoid unhappiness between the two parties. It is actually a way of mutual compromise.
When there are really conflicts and conflicts of interest, the two sides will still start a war without hesitation. As for the princess who are married, will the emperor and the grassland leader take it to heart?
So, marriage was considered a historically significant thing in later generations, but under the circumstances at that time, it was actually the result of compromise.
In a word, if the strength is not as good as that of a man in the army, he will be defeated and then let a woman calm the war, which is somewhat humiliating to some extent.
The Ming Dynasty may not be as prosperous as the Han and Tang dynasties in history. But one thing that the Ming Dynasty has always been proud of is that it has never been a marriage fraternity. Although the Song Dynasty often lost to Liao and Xixia in foreign wars, there were no examples of marrying a princess.
On the contrary, the so-called prosperous era of the Han and Tang Dynasties was common. It is said that since Princess Wencheng, Tubo Zanpu had to request the "canonization" of the Tang Dynasty after he ascended the throne.
But such enthronements are often just empty rituals. If the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty does not admit it, then it would be a Tubo Praise? Can the edict of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty count on the plateau? It is just a false reputation. If you take it seriously, you will lose.
The married princess often live a life that is not easy. From the Central Plains where they are rich and fed, to the bitter and cold grasslands, the climate and diet are completely different.
If you live in a bad mood, your life will often not last long, or your life will be sad. Princess Xijun of the Han Dynasty married to Wusun and died in five years, while Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty married to Turkic people was very unsatisfactory.
As for Princess Wencheng, there are not many records of her deeds after entering Tibet. It is said that Songtsen Gampo treats her very well and has a high status.
But Songtsen Gampo died young at the age of 33, and he and Princess Wencheng had no children. Think about how sad it was for the princess to live alone in the years that followed?
On the plateau thousands of miles away, far away from her hometown, without her husband and children, is her life really easy? Especially now, when Li Anning stood in front of her, Xie Yi was asking herself this in her heart.
God knows what would the heroic and lively little princess be tortured in such a situation?
I can't bear it!
Thinking of this, Xie Yi really wanted to help the little princess!
But what should I do? Pleading for mercy is definitely useless, otherwise it should be more useful as Li Daozong. As for the same sentence, unless you can find another alternative "princess", who will you go?
Then, other than that...
"Princess, does Ling Zun have any feasible solutions?"
Li Anning whispered: "Father said, unless the marriage is abolished..."
"This marriage matter... Your Majesty just agreed to discuss after the Tubo prime minister Lu Dongzan arrived in Chang'an, but he did not agree."
Xie Yi said, "So there are still opportunities, but Your Majesty seems to have a tendency to agree..."
"So I beg Xie Changshi to think of a solution..." Li Anning was indeed a little anxious. Before she tried all the methods, she didn't want to accept her fate.
"That's it!" Xie Yi nodded and fell into deep thought. He had promised to marry Tubo before. One of the important reasons was that the battle in Songzhou was evenly matched, and Tubo vaguely gained the upper hand. Moreover, Xue Yantuo and Turkic people were caused by disasters in the northern grasslands, so we must appease this powerful neighbor in the southwest.
However, once and forth, now Xue Yantuo has been destroyed and the Turks are stable. Do you still need to be so gentle to Tubo? In this case, is the necessity of marriage still so high?
Chapter completed!