bastard seizes tang

Chapter 608 Rejection
All the countries in the world regard marrying a Tang princess as an honor, and regard it as a rare political capital. If all the subjects of the Tang Dynasty cannot marry a Tang princess for the monarch, they seem to feel that something is missing, and they are inferior. over others.

Marrying the princess of the Tang Dynasty is not only an honor for the monarch, but also a closeness of the Tang Dynasty to the state, at least it is a way of self-protection.

At the beginning, in order to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Yantuo's barbarian Khan did not care about Li Shimin's open mouth to ask for a dowry, and traveled thousands of miles, wasting people and money. This is a clear proof.

It was the same for Xue Yantuo in previous years, and it is the same for Tubo today. Zanpu Songtsen Gampo and Ludongzan of Tubo also admired the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and naturally longed to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty.

After listening to Lu Dongzan's words, Li Shimin first asked: "Last year, because of the unreconciled marriage, there was a war between the two countries in Tubo first, and today the old story is brought up again. Why?"

Lu Dongzan replied: "Last year, Zanpu was instigated by traitors to use swords because of his marriage. I, Tubo, have no intention of provoking Datang. I hope Your Majesty will see clearly. As for asking for a princess, I have admired Datang for a long time. , if I can marry the princess of Tang Dynasty, it will be a blessing for the whole country of Tubo, so the foreign minister is ordered by Zanpu to worship Datang again."

Li Shimin said: "In this way, the Tubo invaded Songzhou in the southwestern part of the Tang Dynasty last year. Was it to force the princess to marry, or was there another reason?"

Lu Dong praised: "That's exactly the case. Foreign ministers and others regard the princess of the Tang Dynasty as a treasure. How can they force her to marry her? They can only move her with sincerity. If the country can get the princess this time, the whole country in Tubo will rejoice. Foreign ministers also feel honored."

Lu Dongzan has already figured out the characters of the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty. The current Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the country. The current Tang Dynasty is powerful and looks down on the world. The road of intimidation must not work. It will arouse Datang's anger even more.The only way for them to get their wish and marry Princess Datang back is to lower their profile as much as possible and show their sincerity.

Li Shimin asked Li Ke who was on the side: "What do you think the prince thinks of the envoys of Tubo?"

As soon as Lu Dongzan heard that Li Shimin was asking what Li Ke meant, he felt something was wrong. Li Ke seemed to be hostile to Tubo, and the peace between the two countries was a matter of seeking peace, and Li Ke might obstruct it. .

Sure enough, just as Lu Dongzan was worried, Li Ke did not directly reply to Li Shimin's words, but asked Li Shimin back: "Father, does the emperor know the name of Niboluo?"

Li Ke's words reached Li Shimin's ears, as well as Lu Dongzan's. When Lu Dongzan heard the word "Niboluo", his heart collapsed, and he whispered in his heart that something was wrong. It's bad for him.

Li Shimin was obviously very unfamiliar with the name Niboluo, and asked Li Ke, "What country is Niboluo?"

Li Ke replied: "Niboluo lives in the southwest of the plateau, bordering on the southern border of Tubo. Princess Chizun also took a lot of effort, King Guangzhou didn't want to marry a daughter, and it was the Ludongzan envoy who paid three visits to his court to get his wish."

When Li Shimin heard the words, his face showed curiosity, and he asked Li Ke: "There is still such a thing? King Guangzhou didn't want to marry, why did he marry again later?"

Lu Dongzan had already guessed what Li Ke wanted to say in his heart, and he was very anxious, so he quickly opened his mouth and followed Li Shimin's words, and said first: "Your Majesty, this matter."

"Huh? I'm asking the prince, but I didn't ask you, how dare you say more?" Li Shimin was asking Li Ke, but before the prince Li Ke could speak, Lu Dongzan interrupted first. Seeing this, Li Shimin hummed softly. He let out a sound, and praised Lu Dong.

Seeing this, Lu Dongzan also knew that his impatience just now was inappropriate, so he pleaded guilty and said: "The foreign minister dare not, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Li Shimin said: "My king of the Tang Dynasty talks to the prince, how can others talk too much, you just listen."

In Li Shimin's view, the current and future kings of the Tang Dynasty were talking, and Li Ke hadn't spoken yet, so there was no room for Lu Dongzan, a foreign envoy, to intervene.

Lu Dong praised and said: "The foreign ministers take orders."

After waiting for Ludong's praise, Li Ke continued to say to Li Shimin: "King Guangzhou loves his daughter very much, and he really doesn't want to marry her into Tubo. Zhou Wang is not as powerful as others, so he can only send Princess Chizun to the logical side."

After listening to Li Ke's words, Li Shimin already understood Li Ke's meaning. Last year, Tubo's marriage was rejected, and Chen Bing Songzhou wanted to force him to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. He even once said that the army came here to marry the princess. , will not retreat.

But the Tang Dynasty is not Niboluo after all, and Li Shimin is not the king of Guangzhou. The Tubo army of 20 soldiers is in the southwest. What is waiting is not the princess of the Tang Dynasty, but the elite forbidden army of the Tang Dynasty. After several confrontations, the Tubo people know that they are formidable , Then fled back to Tubo in desperation.

Datang and Niboluo have different endings, but Tubo's purpose and attitude are the same. Li Shimin's face has gradually turned ugly after listening to Li Ke's words.

Li Shimin then asked: "How is Niboluo now?"

Li Ke replied: "After Songtsan Gampo married Princess Chizun, he sent troops to the south again the next year. The soldiers forced Wangcheng to surrender King Guangxuan. Now Nipoluo is a vassal state of Tubo, paying tribute to him."

"Hmph! There is such a thing!"

As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, Li Shimin snorted softly, and his dissatisfaction with Tubo was already extremely strong in his tone.

But this is not over yet, Li Ke went on to say: "Father Huang Xu still doesn't know that Princess Chizun is just one of them. Songtsan Gampo has another side room as the concubine Mengsa. It is Songtsan Gampo who first came to Zanpu, Tubo. Not long ago, he took the position in order to gain the support of his neighbor Monsa, but now time has passed, Songtsan Gampo has firmly sat on the Zanpu position, and this Monsa country has long been included in the Tubo territory and no longer exists."

Li Ke and Li Shimin were asking and answering. Lu Dongzan in the palace was already sweating profusely. He didn't know why a prince of the Tang Dynasty, who was supposed to manage everything every day, was so familiar with Tubo, and asked about Songtsan Gampo and Tubo. It's bottomed out.

What Li Ke said was true. In the hands of Songtsen Gampo, marrying a wife and taking concubines has become a political method for him, a method for him to secure his position in Zanpu and annex other countries.

Songtsan Gampo used this specifically to deal with his father-in-law. He first took advantage of his power, and then when the time was right, he would first destroy his family and then seize his country. Can such a person marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty?Does Li Shimin dare to marry a clan daughter?
Li Shimin looked at the trembling Lu Dongzan in the hall, and asked coldly, "Is what the prince said true?"

These things were all the truth, Lu Dongzan didn't dare to lie in front of Li Shimin, so he could only say: "Zanpu and I Tubo's intention to treat the Tang Dynasty can be seen by the sky, there is absolutely no falsehood, I hope your majesty will learn from it."

With Lu Dongzan's words, Li Shimin already knew the answer. Songtsan Gampo didn't want to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin said disgustedly: "You go back first, the marriage is put on hold for now, you go back to the country first and ask Songtsan Gampo if he wants to marry me, Princess of the Tang Dynasty, or wants to take my land of the Tang Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)