"Okay, after talking for a long time, don't go around in circles with me. ∽↗∽↗,” Li Shimin patiently listened to Xie Yi's conversation, and the topic suddenly changed.

"Your Majesty..." Xie Yi suddenly felt a little speechless and didn't know how to answer the conversation.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I really think I don't know what you little jiujiu? An Ning from the Jiangxia Prince's Mansion has been to you, right?"

Xie Yi said: "Yes, the princess has indeed visited the Wangchuan Villa, but she went to visit Liwan. They have a good personal relationship."

"Hmph...Is it a good relationship with Zheng or you? It's right for young people to show mercy everywhere, but An Ning is the daughter of the royal family. Her identity is extraordinary, so you have to be careful."

Li Shimin's words smelled like a warning, and Xie Yi hurriedly said: "Yes, I have always been careful."

"This is the best!" Li Shimin said: "Don't tell me what to do, is An Ning not wanting to marry into Tubo? Is it possible for you to find a way?"

Xie Yi shook his head quickly and said, "No, the princess naturally acted according to the order, but... Princess Anning is elegant and noble, and marrying Tubo is a bit too cheap for Tubo people."

"Is that true?" Li Shimin's pitch was raised twice, and I don't know if it was intentional.

Xie Yi smiled and said, "Yes, at least we can't let the Tubo people marry my Tang Dynasty princess so easily. I wonder if Your Majesty agrees?"

“Why?”

"Your Majesty, Tubo is jealous of Tuyuhun because he can't marry my Tang Dynasty princess. If the princess gets married, wouldn't it be a polite way to praise them?"

Xie Yi said: "The barbarians on the plateau think that Kong Wu is powerful and a little bit of raising him can easily lead to disasters. It is better to suppress him."

"Are you objective about these words?"

Xie Yi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am not talking nonsense for Princess Anning. If there is any right or wrong, my race will have different intentions. The Tubo people are ambitions and will not be obedient. Even if they marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty, they will not be respectful in the future.

Especially General Hou Junji's war in Gaochang was quite smooth, and the influence of our Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions continued to deepen. How could the Tubo people sit and watch? When our Tang Dynasty goes to the Western Regions, we must pass through the Hexi Corridor under the Qilian Mountains. That area is full of plateau edges, completely exposed to the Tubo cavalry's military front."

After hearing these words from Xie Yi, Li Shimin became obviously silent. It was obvious that such pertinent words were expressing his concerns.

"Your Majesty. The Battle of Songzhou is no longer important. The Tubo people cannot take advantage of it, so there is no need to give Lu Dongzan a good face." Xie Yi boldly expressed his opinion.

"Are you sure you can stump the Tubo people?" Li Shimin said leisurely: "Although I did not agree clearly, I have already agreed to it in the implication. I am afraid that I will refuse now..."

Xie Yi said: "Your Majesty, what if I have a way to make the Tubo people retreat when they see the difficulties?"

"Okay, it's okay to ask you to try it. But if you lose my face in front of the Tubo people, it will harm the interests of the Tang Dynasty. At that time..." Li Shimin did not continue. But Xie Yi knew that the consequences would be very serious.

...

The Tubo delegation arrived in Chang'an on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and to be honest, it was enough to make things difficult for them.

A thousand miles from the Tubo Plateau and a thousand miles to come to Chang'an across countless mountains and rivers is definitely a distant and dangerous road in this era.

It took several months along the way, and it was the icy and cold winter season, which was really not easy. It has to be said that the Tubo people were still able to marry the Tang princess.

If you just have sincerity, you can succeed. Do you have to agree? A young man stood at your door and said that I wanted to marry your daughter with sincerity. How many father-in-law would agree easily?

The premise is that the Tubo Zanpu proposed marriage was Lu Dongzan, the great prime minister of Tubo. The status of the prime minister should be equivalent to that of the prime minister of the Central Plains dynasty, and his status is probably higher than that of the prime minister.

The system of Tubo was slightly different from that of the Tang Dynasty. Their general appearance was probably similar to that of the prime ministers in the Qin and Han dynasties, with one person being less than ten thousand people. They had great power.

Moreover, today's Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo succeeded to the throne at a young age. It was Lu Dongzan who supported the elders and achieved the prosperity of Tubo today. To a certain extent, Lu Dongzan was the founder of Tubo today, and he had been a minister of regent for a long time, somewhat similar to Huo Guang of the Western Han Dynasty.

But he did not encounter such a bad ending as the Huo family. After Songtsen Gampo grew up, he still respected Lu Dongzan very much. Lu Dongzan himself was also very wise, known as the smartest wise man in Tubo. The king and his ministers got along very harmoniously, and there was nothing wrong with it.

This time, Lu Dongzan himself came to Chang'an in person, fully demonstrating that he attached great importance to the relationship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty. As for the purpose of this trip, the ceasefire in Songzhou is on one hand, Tuyuhun is on the other hand, and the most important thing is to marry the Tang Dynasty princess.

Originally they were going to arrive in Chang'an before the New Year, but they encountered heavy snow on the way and delayed their trip until today.

On the first day after entering Chang'an City, Lu Dongzan couldn't wait to submit a request to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty through the Honglu Temple.

The Tubo was a prime minister with a high position and a noble status. Li Shimin was not in trouble and agreed directly. Changsun Wuji personally came forward as a welcome envoy and entered the Tai Chi Hall together.

This gave the Tubo people enough face. Lu Dongzan smiled all the way and calmly entered Chengqing Hall.

Lu Dongzan is not very old, about in his early fifties, and is very healthy and tough. Apart from two obvious plateau infrared on his face, there is no rough and barbaric atmosphere, and even a bit of the elegant atmosphere of the Han family.

After entering Chang'an, Lu Dongzan was very polite in his behavior and treated people and things, even Changsun Wuji was amazed by it.

What was even more surprising was that Lu Dongzan spoke very fluently in Chinese language and even understood many Chinese allusions. Therefore, a hero like the company commander Sun Wuji, who had always been proud, dared not underestimate this Tubo prime minister.

"Lu Dongzan pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Great Master, please don't give me a gift!" People respect me one foot, so naturally they have to treat me with courtesy. Li Shimin was quite enthusiastic about such a respectful and tactful Tubo Master.

"I have long heard of the reputation of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Today I finally saw Tianyan. I am honored." Lu Dong praised: "Please allow me to convey my country's greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

"Okay, thank you Zanpu for your greetings, and please also the Prime Minister convey your greetings to Zanpu." Li Shimin laughed, not knowing whether he was really happy or unhappy. Because Lu Dongzan's move undoubtedly puts Tubo and Tang dynasty in the same position, which does not meet the expectations of His Majesty Tian Khan.

After all, the tribes around the Tang Dynasty are now serving the Tang Dynasty as ministers. But Tubo did not do this, obviously relying on their strong strength and was quite proud.

"Your Majesty... Our country's Zanpu admires the Tang Dynasty very much and always hopes to marry the Tang Dynasty princess. I will bring many valuable gifts in this order. I will definitely be grateful to you."

Lu Dongzan didn't know what he was worried about or was anxious, and without any concerns or hesitation, so he made a straight-forward statement to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji were also a little surprised by this. Could this be the Tubo people's old style of conduct? Or what's going on?

"Please marry my Tang Dynasty princess?" Li Shimin smiled and said, "It's not just you, but even the Uighurs have sent envoys to propose marriage, but now I have only one princess of the right age in Tang Dynasty. What should I do?"

"This..." Lu Dongzan immediately heard the abnormality. Obviously things had changed. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was looking for reasons to refuse, which was not a good sign.

Lu Dongzan asked in a low voice: "Did the Tang Dynasty choose a son-in-law between Tubo and Uighurs?"

"The princess naturally wants to choose a son-in-law, but it is hard to say whether it is between Tubo and Uighurs." Changsun Wuji said: "Your Highness Princess Wencheng has something to say. If anyone wants to marry her, she must pass her assessment."

Lu Dongzan said in surprise: "Well, isn't your country's marriage always polite to the parents' orders? The princess herself..."

"Oh, I can't say that. The princess is naturally noble and wants to marry a husband. If the husband and princess himself are not satisfied, how can the saying of "Rui" come from?"

Changsun Wuji said, "So. The princess asked for grace, and Your Majesty also agreed. Your country is not without a chance. As long as you pass the Princess's assessment, you will have a chance."

"Are you sure that's the case?" Lu Dongzan had clearly realized that Datang had changed his mind on marriage and was not very happy. These were just excuses to refuse.

"Yes, on the day of the lunar calendar, Your Majesty will hold a banquet in Furong Garden. At that time, Princess Wencheng will be present in person to give a question and choose a son-in-law." Changsun Wuji said: "Since your country's Zanpu intends to marry a princess, the grand prime minister will remember to get the answers to the questions on the spot. As long as the princess' question is answered, your dream will come true."

"Your Highness Princess Wencheng of your country will not intentionally make things difficult for your future husband, right?" Lu Dong asked with a smile, obviously a little worried. He was also deliberately guiding and preventing the Tang Dynasty from deliberately making things difficult for you.

"How could that happen?" Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Your Highness the Princess is just in her prime and is determined to find a good son-in-law. As long as you can answer the princess's question, it is naturally a match made by heaven. The great prime minister is a wise man from Tubo, and he must be able to get it right. He will definitely marry the princess for your country Zanpu and achieve a happy marriage between my Tang Dynasty and Tubo."

Although Changsun Wuji said this, Lu Dongzan did not take it seriously at all. The current situation clearly shows that the Tang Dynasty did not want Tubo to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. It was just that it did not refuse explicitly, so how could it be said that there was a good marriage?

How come the attitude of the Tang Dynasty changed so much in just a few months? On the way out of the palace, Lu Dongzan was always depressed.

He was very glad that he entered the palace in advance to find out the truth and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but he was very worried that such a result was not what he wanted.

Why did the Tang Dynasty change its mind? At this time, Lu Dongzan wanted to figure out this issue.

After returning to the inn, Lu Dongzan Li Ji summoned a man, a member of the Tubo delegation, but his brown eyes were quite special.

"It seems that Da Xiang didn't hear good news when he entered the palace?" Although Lu Dongzan's performance was unpleasant, people still saw the clues.

"Yes, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not agree to the marriage at all, but refused. What was the reason?" Lu Dongzan did not hide it and asked in a deep voice.

"The great prime minister, one time and another. When the Tang Dynasty had the intention of marriage, my Tubo soldiers were at the foot of Songzhou, and there were Xue Yantuo and the Turks in the north, and Li Shimin did not dare to offend me.

The man with brown eyes said: "Now that the Tang general Li Ji has achieved a great victory in Ruozhenshui in the north, Xue Yantuo has been exterminated, and the Turks are honest. The Tang Dynasty is stable in the north, and their attitude towards Tubo has naturally changed. From the original respect and respect, it has become today's imprisonment and many refusal."

Lu Dongzan couldn't help but feel sorry for him: "So, we missed the best opportunity..."

The man with brown eyes said: "Yes, the timing is changing too quickly, which makes people unexpected. No one has ever encountered the rapid demise of Xue Yantuo; therefore, Li Shimin relied on this advantage and went back on his word and was proud and arrogant."

"Hmph!" Lu Dongzan clenched his fists. Obviously, he did not expect that the situation before departure and when he arrived would be so different that Tubo completely lost the initiative and lost many advantages. However, these are all the mistakes of "alliers", so no wonder he was.

Lu Dongzan sneered: "Even without these, my Tubo Iron Cavalry is so powerful... the Tang people are a little too arrogant."

"Yes, the Li Tang royal family has always come from a big family, so there is nothing strange about it." The brown-eyed man must add fuel to the fire, and he hopes that the Tang and Tibet will go to war immediately.

"Li Shimin said that on the day of the Yuan Dynasty, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty would give a question to choose a son-in-law in Furong Garden. Do you know about this?" Lu Dongzan continued to ask.

The brown-eyed man said, "This matter has spread in Chang'an City. This Princess Wencheng is not Li Shimin's biological daughter, but the daughter of Li Daozong, the Prince of Jiangxia. She just has the title of princess."

Lu Dongzan has heard of this kind of royal family girl as a princess, so he does not find it very strange.

The brown-eyed man continued: "I heard that the reason was that he wanted to marry, but later, somehow Li Shimin suddenly changed his mind, as if it was the result of someone pleading for mercy?"

Lu Dongzan said curiously: "Who has such a great face? Could it be that Prince Jiangxia?"

"No, according to the information I found, it was a young man named Xie Yi. He was in his early twenties and had been appointed as the Marquis of Huaiyang. He was the smartest young man in Li Tang and the new favorite of Li Shimin."

The man with brown eyes said: "It is said that the destruction of Xue Yantuo is very related to this person, so he made great contributions. Even if this person entered the palace... I don't know what he said to Li Shimin, it seems that since that day, the princess's marriage has faded."

"Xie Yi? A young marquis, he destroyed the Tubo's proposal to marry him?" Lu Dongzan looked solemn and kept asking.

"It is said to be him. There are rumors now that Princess Wencheng's so-called son-in-law selection ceremony was also managed by him." The man with brown eyes said leisurely: "If the Daxiang wants to bring these Tang princesses back to Tubo, he needs to defeat this person first."

"I have some ideas. I wonder why this young man is arrogant about this. Is it the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Maybe not. I heard that this person has a lot of personal relationships with Princess Wencheng, and he is alone and widowed, and he doesn't know..." The man with brown eyes said leisurely: "So, please be careful." (To be continued.) Mobile users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net
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