bastard seizes tang

Chapter 607

The Tubo mission headed by Lu Dongzan asked the Ministry of Rites to see Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and because of Li Ke, Li Shimin also paid more attention to Tubo, a southwestern state, than before. Shichen is going to meet Lu Dongzan.

But Lu Dongzan begged to see Li Shimin through the hands of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Ke got the news immediately. Li Ke seized the time and carried a box of treasures that Lu Dongzan gave him yesterday into the palace.

"My son, Li Ke, pays homage to his father." When Li Ke arrived at the Ganlu Palace, Lu Dongzan had not yet arrived, and Li Ke paid homage to Li Shimin when he arrived in the palace.

Li Shimin watched Li Ke enter the palace, raised his hand to signal Li Ke to get up, then looked at the box behind Li Ke, and asked, "What does Ke Er mean by this, but what new thing did you bring for Xiao Si?"

Li Ke said with a smile: "If it's a gadget for Xiao Sizi, why should I bring it to the Ganlu Hall, and just send it to the Lizheng Hall."

Li Shimin asked curiously: "What is that? Every time you come to the palace, you always leave the palace with something, and you rarely bring anything with you."

Li Ke waved his hand, ordered someone to carry the box to Li Shimin's feet, slowly opened the box, and said, "Father, let's see."

Li Shimin looked at the box that Li Ke had opened, and when he raised his eyes, there was a box full of jewels inside, which was dazzling with jewels.

As an emperor, Li Shimin was rich all over the world, and the most important thing he lacked were these extraneous things, and he didn't have much interest in these things, but Li Shimin was very puzzled by the purpose of Li Ke bringing these things into the palace today.

Li Shimin asked, "What does Ke'er mean?"

Li Ke said: "It was given to Yu Erchen by someone else, the emperor may guess who it is?"

Li Shimin's face was slightly angry when he heard the words, he just thought it was something given to Li Ke by an official in the court for bribery.These things are all valuables, and the amount is huge, probably not more than [-] to [-] guan.Li Shimin himself is diligent and thrifty, but there are courtiers in the court who are so generous, Li Shimin is naturally displeased.

Li Shimin asked: "Who is this gift from the court?"

Li Ke shook his head and said: "My son is for the heir, and these are not precious objects. Who in the court would give these things to my son? These things were not given to my son by the officials of the court, but Lu Dongzan, the Tubo envoy. It was specially sent to the East Palace yesterday."

"Tuban? What do they mean?" Li Shimin asked puzzled.

Envoys from the Tang Dynasty came to Chang'an to meet with them, and in order to build a good relationship with the important officials of the Tang Dynasty, they often sent some things. Li Shimin knew about these things, but it was rare for them to be so generous.

Li Ke replied: "I don't know, but these jewels are too expensive, and I feel that I shouldn't accept them, so I brought them to the palace and presented them to my father."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "As a prince, you should be cautious in your actions, but it is enough for you to have this heart. These are just a few jewels. I don't lack them. You just need to accept them. It will take a few more years for Jin'er It’s the age of Xiang Xue, so let’s save some of the Four Treasures of the Study for him.”

A few jewels are not worth being polite to Li Ke and Li Shimin, Li Ke said: "In this case, I will thank my father on behalf of Yun'er."

Li Shimin nodded and asked, "Have you asked Lu Dongzan what he is asking for in sending you these jewels?"

Li Ke replied: "My son didn't ask him, but invited him out of the East Palace with a little perfunctory."

In fact, what Lu Dongzan is asking for.Li Ke can roughly guess that Tubo's proposal to marry the princess failed before, but this time he came again, and it took so much effort, most of it was for this matter.

Hearing this, Li Shimin asked curiously: "He gave you such a generous gift, don't you want to know their purpose?"

Li Ke replied: "He gave such a heavy gift, it must be for important matters, and the relationship between Tubo and Tang Dynasty involves the diplomatic relations between the two countries. If the minister asks, and he doesn't know what the father means, he should say no. It’s not that you shouldn’t do it, it’s better not to know it than to do that.”

Li Shimin said: "Yesterday Lu Dongzan asked the Ministry of Rites to come forward and ask to see me first. I'm afraid they saw me today because of what they asked for."

Li Kedao: "That's exactly the case. Since yesterday, my son has been worried about the purpose of Tubo's trip, so Zijing took care of them. It was only later yesterday that my son knew that they asked to see the emperor today, so I decided to take care of them." Come here ahead of time and tell Father about this matter."

Li Kezhi's words caught his ears, and Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.

Li Ke's words entered Li Shimin's heart. Li Ke properly positioned himself as the crown prince, neither overstepped his authority, but also cared about the affairs of the Tang Dynasty, and would not stay out of it. This is what a prince should do.

Li Shimin said to Li Ke: "Ke'er has a heart. The Tubo people are no different from the previous Xue Yantuo. Although they seem to be respectful to my Tang Dynasty on the surface, they actually harbor evil intentions. They have coveted the wealth of our Tang Dynasty for a long time. It is good for Ke'er to act cautiously." .”

Li Shimin and Li Ke were talking, at this moment, a message came from the servants outside the palace, and the Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan asked to see him.

Li Ke heard that Lu Dongzan was asking for an audience, so he asked Li Shimin first, "Lu Dongzan is asking for an audience, my son should avoid it first."

Li Shimin waved his hands without hesitation and said: "Just carry these jewels down, you don't have to, you are the heir of the Tang Dynasty, and the future of the Tang Dynasty will be handed over to you. How can you not know about diplomatic relations? It's good to go."

"No." Li Ke agreed, and sat down on the brocade stool beside Li Shimin.

When Lu Dongzan walked into the Ganlu Hall with his servants, he looked up and saw Li Shimin sitting in the middle of the head, and Li Ke sitting beside Li Shimin, feeling a little uneasy.

Although Li Ke never said it, Lu Dongzan always felt that Li Ke's attitude towards him and Tubo was not very friendly. Today Li Ke is here, I am afraid that the marriage will not be too smooth.

"Foreign minister Lu Dongzan pays homage to His Majesty and the crown prince." Lu Dongzan walked into the hall and paid homage to Li Shimin and Li Ke respectively.

Li Shimin said: "The Tubo envoys get up quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lu Dong praised and stood up.

Li Shimin looked at Lu Dongzan and asked: "I listened to the words of the Ministry of Rites. The envoy has something important to see me. I don't know why?"

Lu Dongzan knew that Li Ke's presence might be disadvantageous to him, but the matter has come to this point, it is rare to see Li Shimin, and he has no choice.

Lu Dong praised: "The foreign ministers came to see His Majesty today for two reasons. One is that I have admired Your Majesty's holy face for a long time, and the foreign ministers express their greetings to Your Majesty on behalf of Zanpu. The second is to ask for your Majesty's permission. .”

Li Shimin asked: "I know your Zanpu's wishes, but I don't know what you are asking for?"

Lu Dongzan replied: "The foreign minister came here to meet His Majesty on the order of Zanpu, and asked His Majesty to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. I, Tubo, would like to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty and be a country of husband-in-law."

Sure enough, Li Ke listened to Lu Dongzan's words and sighed unconsciously in his heart.

Tubo wanted to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty a long time ago, so as to strengthen Tubo's momentum, but before the forced marriage failed, he lowered his posture this time and wanted to marry the princess again.

(End of this chapter)