Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 136
Di Renjie traveled all over Gyeongju, checking for leaks and making up for gaps, and made small achievements, but in the end the results were minimal.When manpower is exhausted, success depends on God's will.

In May, the youngest daughter of the Turkic Khan Mochuu, who had been on the throne for three years, reached the age for marriage.Mo Chuai loves this little princess in every possible way, no less than the Emperor Wu's great favor for Princess Taiping, and wholeheartedly seeks a marriage for him that is well-matched.In Turkic territory, warriors frequently express their hearts to the princess, but the Turkic princess wholeheartedly admires the culture of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and hopes to travel across the grasslands and experience the prosperity that many people call the distant Central Plains.

Mo Chuan also has the idea of ​​a monarch and ministers in her heart, and the subordinates of the tribe seem to be unworthy of her daughter. Since she admires the culture of the Great Zhou, it would be good to find her a prince from the Great Zhou as her husband.

Therefore, he wrote a letter to Emperor Wu, hoping to marry His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so that he could choose a prince who is both civil and military in the Great Zhou Dynasty to marry his daughter, and marry him in Turkic.

Mochuo once wrote a letter, hoping to marry Wuhuang's princess and let him be the godson of Wuhuang. He will use the vast area of ​​​​Hetao as an employment, and the Turks will crusade against Khitan in return and stabilize the northern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Then silently broke his promise, received a handwritten letter from Qinling, and after marrying a clan girl who was named a princess, he plundered the border of Dazhou and launched a war between the two countries. The war lasted for a year, and the treasury was seriously depleted.

Now silently asking for a marriage, the court is divided into two factions, the main warlord and the main warlord.

Taking Songtsan Gampo and Princess Wencheng as examples, the Zhuhe faction pointed out that making peace in silence and spreading the culture of the Great Zhou Dynasty is a major plan for stability.

Wu Zetian looked at Mochu's upper table, and sneered in his heart.What a joke, a barbarian in the north actually wants to marry his daughter and marry his daughter to his son.

But the courtiers sold the two princes without hesitation, especially the members of the Wu clan, thinking day and night that the two princes could stay away from Chang'an.

Wu Zetian was terrified to see the ugly scene in the court.

After rounds of remonstrances from court officials, Wu Chengsi believed that the time had come, and he stood up in a timely manner to advise, "Your Majesty, the Turks are brave and good at fighting. If you don't agree to the request and give the Turks an excuse, they will definitely go to war again."

Emperor Wu was worried that he could not find someone to attack, so he snorted coldly, "In this case, then agree to make a marriage, canonize Wu Yanxiu as Duke Huan, and order him to go to Turkic to marry the daughter of Turkic Khan."

The Turkic move may be just to find a reason to go to war. The prince of the Tang Dynasty went to Turkic to get married. Is this the meaning of marriage or is it an attempt to detain him as a proton?Daydreaming.

Wu Chengsi was heartbroken when he heard that, Wu Yanxiu was his second son, smart, handsome and unrestrained, although he was young, he was the most attractive, and he knew how to make Emperor Wu happy, because he made a slip of the tongue today, and unexpectedly Sent to Turkic marriage.

The Turkic people are cruel, and if the marriage fails, they will be separated from each other in the future, and they will never see each other again.

After Emperor Wu finished speaking, Wu Chengsi planned to dissuade him.

Emperor Wu stopped him, "There is no need to discuss this matter again. As the prime minister, you have a heart of worrying about the country, so there is nothing wrong with it. Yanxiu is the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and my nephew. , Silence is also impeccable."

The imperial decree was passed to the Wufu in no time, Wu Yanxiu was very happy to hear that he was named the Duke of the State, received the imperial decree from the messenger, confirmed it was correct, and was really happy to fly to the sky one day.

The person who delivered the decree took out another imperial decree, and Wu Yanxiu hurriedly knelt down to receive the decree.

Although the news of Turkic marriage had spread throughout the court, he never expected that he would be chosen and would have to travel thousands of miles to Turkic.

Although Wu Chengsi is not outstanding in literary and martial arts, his son is different from him, perhaps because he has a good name.There are two kinds of young people who are very famous in Beijing. One is prodigal, extravagant, meticulous and picky about food and clothing, and Chang'an City is famous for its flamboyance.The second is that he is very talented in composing poems and composing music, with magnificent artistic conception and vividness, which was once praised by Shangguan Wan'er.Therefore, Wu Chengsi was particularly fond of this son who was neither a grown nor a young.

Hearing this news, Wu Yanxiu was not very surprised, but a little bit happy.Marrying with him and relying on the Turks can give his father more political capital. He silently named him to marry the prince, but His Majesty chose him. Doesn't this mean that he intends to praise himself and his father?

Wu Yanxiu was stunned for a moment and soon felt relieved. She still happily received the decree, and did not forget to express her willingness to be married to the bearer of the decree.

When Wu Chengsi returned home, Wu Yanxiu couldn't wait to share the joy with him, subconsciously ignoring Wu Chengsi's sad face.

Wu Chengsi stared at the poor baby, not knowing what to say.

"Xiu'er, this matter is not that simple. Who is Mo Chuu, who killed his brother and seized the throne, and repeatedly violated the border. His Majesty wishes to get rid of it quickly. You marry his daughter, and if you start a war, the people in the court I will attack and guard against you. In the grasslands, there is a tradition of marriage between leaders, but in my Central Plains culture, for Da Zhou, getting married is a shame."

Wu Yanxiu refused to believe this fact, and stubbornly retorted, "Your Majesty has always loved me, so it must not be so. Marrying a Turkic princess may not be a bad thing."

Wu Chengsi no longer persuaded him, it was better to face the future with hope than fear, he only hoped that this marriage would go well, that Xiu'er would be safe, and that he would not be implicated by this wife.

After several days of preparation, Wu Yanxiu went to Turkic with a large amount of silk.Wu Yanxiu, who was used to fine clothes and fine food, began to travel around mountains and rivers in high spirits. After only three days, he complained about the injustice of the days of blindly rushing on the road. The bumpy and boring journey reminded him of the new road built in Yuanzhou.

Therefore, the welcoming team detoured to Wonju, and the road was indeed much more comfortable, but they could not stop longer, leaving him with the impression that in the future he would definitely transform all the long-distance roads into such a way.

Young people always yearn for beauty.

The carriages to welcome the relatives, one after another, are enough to pile up into a hill. His Majesty the Emperor Wu did not slack off in this marriage. The people of Yuanzhou watched the endless stream of motorcades pass by in dumbfounded. The majesty and ostentation of the royal family is really great !
Going north through Fenzhou and Shuozhou, it finally arrived at the Turkic border as scheduled.

I heard that this is the convoy for the nobles of the Tang Dynasty to marry the beautiful Turkic princess, and the Turkic people are very enthusiastic.

The unrestrained dance on the grassland, the passionate bonfire, and the juicy and sweet mutton skewers deeply attracted him.

Although Luoyang City is extravagant, it is a gentle extravagance, a hypocritical and ostentatious extravagance. The hunting grounds are not as green and endless as the grasslands. There are herds of cattle and sheep, which is quite spectacular.Wu Yanxiu rode wildly with the herdsmen he received, caught horses, and barbecued together. The grassland culture seems to be more suitable for his passionate and unrestrained nature.

Although there are many things he is not very happy about.

For example, there is very little water.

In Turkic territory, the fertile pastures are limited, and after a period of grazing, it is necessary to take turns to cultivate and rest.In the early days, the supply power of the land was exhausted, so that at the end of the grassland, a large desert was formed.In these deserts, many natural lakes will also be formed, and a piece of vegetation grows along the lakes to form an oasis, which has become a unique natural landscape here.

And water is one of the most important factors.Transforming into a desert means that the water in a place is not enough to supply the pastures to grow. Therefore, herdsmen especially cherish water.

This is beyond the comprehension of the nobles from Luoyang.

　A total of four chapters are owed, and I have not forgotten.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)