Ji Tang

Chapter 1256 Marry the princess!

Outside Bagua City, Ji Song dressed up for a trip, but today he was sending a friend off.

At this time, tens of thousands of people gathered in the open space outside the city. Unlike the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, they rarely wore armor and were all wearing leather armor.

"The general stays!"

Lu Dongzan glanced at Bagua City, which was like a miracle in his eyes, and bowed to Ji Song: "This time I am able to fight side by side with the general. It is truly a blessing. The Tang army is unparalleled in the world, and the general is capable. , I am amazed!"

He looked back at Erlang, who was much missing, and said with disappointment: "Fifty-five thousand Erlang left Tubo with his true colors, but now a full third of them are dead."

"Prime Minister, I would like to express my condolences. Tubo was able to help Datang under the circumstances. This friendship is more important than anything else. Datang will never deduct a single cent from my compensation after the war, and I will definitely do what I promised the Prime Minister before."

"Look!"

Taking the map handed over by Daniel, he pointed to a piece of land in the north of Magadha and said, "Are you satisfied with this place?"

Lu Dongzan's eyes widened, he looked at Ji Song in disbelief, and said tremblingly: "Are you serious?"

"How can it be false? But there are some problems here!"

Under Lu Dongzan's puzzled expression, he said: "This place is located in the south of Xiaobolu Kingdom, and part of the area is still connected to the current Harsha Dynasty. But you can rest assured that I have sent people to the Harsha Dynasty to discuss this matter. And we plan to persuade them to sell part of the bordering land to Tibet."

"Harsha Dynasty? Sell it to us?"

Lu Dongzan was even more confused, Harsha Dynasty?Hasn't someone already usurped the throne?

Ji Song laughed dumbly and said: "The Prime Minister doesn't know. Just last year, two of my disciples left Tubo and went to Tianzhu as envoys. It's just that by some mistake, the daughter of King Harsha was found. So, The current Harsha Dynasty is the direct bloodline of King Harsha and is supported by the Tang Dynasty, so..."

understood!

How could Lu Dongzan not understand what he heard here?But his heart was in turmoil, and his internal organs were shaking violently.Although he knew that those two people were not just ordinary people, but now that he knew that they had captured the Harsha Dynasty with the help of thousands of Tang Dynasty navy, it still made him feel like he was in a dream!

"This place is located in a plain. It is not only rich in water and fertile land, but also a prosperous place. In return, who can persuade the Harsha Dynasty. But you must also be mentally prepared. Although the Harsha Dynasty is newly established, its strength But it cannot be underestimated. Whether you can hold on to this prosperous place in the future depends on your ability."

To be honest, Ji Song is not worried about Tubo becoming bigger. Compared with Tubo, he is more worried about Tubo being driven out one day.Although there are no powerful forces in northern Tianzhu now.But neither the level of civilization nor the population is comparable to that of Tubo.

In the short term, Tubo took advantage of it, but as time went on, it would be a waste if it was not assimilated.You must know that Buddhism in Tubo at this time was spread from Tianzhu.In the eyes of most Tubo people, it is not unacceptable to believe in Buddhism and study Tianzhu!

And that place is extremely exclusive. If something goes wrong, it may collapse. As for whether it can be defended, only God knows!

However, Lu Dongzan doesn’t think so!
No one knows better than him what is most important to Tibet at this time, food, a large amount of food, and the formation of its own civilization and beliefs.But no matter what it is, it cannot be formed in a short time.

Originally, they planned to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty, so that they could not only obtain a large number of useful books and skills, but also learn the advanced culture of the Tang Dynasty.But all this was shattered by the man in front of him. He didn't know why Ji Song did this?
"General!"

"Ok?"

Ji Song looked at Lu Dongzan in surprise and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Dongzan knew that his words were likely to cause dissatisfaction with the other party, and there might even be twists and turns in Tianzhu's future layout.But he had to say it, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sleep well with such a giant as Tang Dynasty by their side!

"I would like to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty for my heir, and I would like to ask the general to grant her permission!"

After speaking, he knelt down in front of Ji Song and kowtowed directly.

Ji Song was suddenly startled, but it was too late to stop him!

"How can you compare this?"

The orderer helped him up, and he smiled bitterly and said: "How can I take charge at this time? Even if you ask to marry the princess, you have to go to Chang'an to meet His Majesty with sincerity. What's the use of asking me?"

But Ludong Zan believed that there was something wrong with his words, and he prostrated himself again and said, "Please give me permission, General!"

Ji Song: "."

"I have agreed on behalf of Your Majesty. I will tell Your Majesty personally when I return to Chang'an."

"Who"

Ji Song, who was about to continue to refuse the call, was furious when he heard this and scolded him without thinking. However, he shut up when he saw the person coming!

Pingyang glanced at Ji Song and only said in a voice that they could hear: "You don't need to worry about this matter. This is His Majesty's wish!"

"No, I don't agree!"

Frowning, he couldn't understand why the emperor did this?It was not easy to restrain Tubo, but now it is better. Once he marries the princess, it will be much more difficult to control Tubo.

"Songtsen Gampo is dying and now the heir to Tibet is only 13 years old!"

Ji Song suddenly realized that Songtsen Gampo died and the 13-year-old new king succeeded to the throne. If the Tang Dynasty married a more powerful and capable princess to Tubo at this time,
He could already imagine what would happen to the new king of Tubo in the future with the support of this princess and Datang.

Hearing this, Ji Song remained silent. Although Lu Dongzan didn't know what they were talking about, it seemed that Her Highness the Princess had persuaded Ji Song, which made him even more excited!
Pingyang came to Lu Dongzan and said, "Before, I informed our emperor about Tibet's performance in this war. After learning about it, His Majesty was very pleased that Tibet could stand on the side of justice. It was also the life of the emperor." The palace asks you if the Tubo prince is getting married."

"No, absolutely not!"

What a joke, even if his granddaughter was the prince's fiancée at this time, he still had to say no. He didn't expect that what was supposed to be his final unwillingness actually got his wish.

The benefits of marrying Datang were so great that even he couldn't calm down!
Although this would make Tubo more under the control of the Tang Dynasty, compared with the benefits, what is this loss?
As for whether the future new king will be humiliated, this is not under his consideration at all.If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. If you don't understand this yet, then he deserves it. Just save his life when the time comes!
I thought it was over, but Pingyang's next words immediately made Lu Dongzan feel like he was in a dream!

"His Majesty is grateful for the friendship between Tibet and Tubo, and specifically stated that from now on Tibet can send no more than a hundred envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study at the Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty every year, and there is also the possibility of further study at the Taibai Royal Academy, but this depends on the ability of your students. After all, Even as the dean of the Royal Academy, I must also consider the students of the Tang Dynasty."

Lu Dongzan could no longer hold back and shouted: "Lu Dongzan goes to thank His Majesty the Khan on my behalf. My country will surely be reconciled with the Tang Dynasty forever. If we betray you, it will be unforgivable."

Pingyang Wenzi smiled slightly: "The incident in Tianzhu is a small reward from our emperor to you. After all, His Majesty does not want my noble daughter from the Tianzhu Dynasty to be wronged in Tubo."

"Princess, please report back to His Majesty Tian Khan. I, Tubo, will definitely be grateful and grateful. If the Tang Dynasty sends me something, I will definitely refuse, even if I use the strength of the whole country, I will not hesitate!"

"Well, I accept your sincerity. It's a long way to go, but I hope the Prime Minister will keep your health. After all, I will rely on the Prime Minister when I go to the princess in the future, and I must not dare to hurt her!"

At this time, even Lu Dongzan was deeply moved, but he was the Prime Minister of Tubo after all. He quickly calmed down and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if the princess comes to Tubo, Lu Dongzan will take his life as a guarantee." Guarantee, I will never let the princess feel wronged in the slightest."

Pingyang nodded: "I still trust the Prime Minister in this matter. Well, I won't delay the Prime Minister's schedule." "Take care!"

"."

Ji Song looked at Lu Dongzan with a complicated expression and said, "You win!"

Lu Dongzan smiled, clasped his fists and said: "There is a saying in the Central Plains that it is built with sincerity, and gold and stone are opened. It can be seen that your majesty has also seen my sincerity in Tubo!"

"maybe!"

"I just hope you will remember what I said today, otherwise."

Ji Song showed his white teeth and said solemnly: "Otherwise, I don't mind going to the plateau again!"
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Seeing the leaving Tibetan army, Pingyang turned around and said amusedly: "Don't tell me, Lu Dongzan's expression is quite cute!"

Ji Song had a dark face and said angrily: "You and your majesty eat so generously? We finally locked up Tubo, but you just married a princess and it was all in vain? How dare you say that?"

"Anyway, if Tubo changes in the future, just don't look for me. Once I'm disabled, I really can't afford such hard work!"

After saying that, he turned around and left. Not only him, but also Cheng Yaojin and others looked unhappy.They are not afraid of fighting. It is really embarrassing to marry a princess. What is embarrassing is the face of their soldiers. It is strange that they look good!

When Pingyang and Chai Shao were finally left, she said, "Is this the arrogance of you men?"

"This is not arrogance, but shame. As a soldier, who of us has ever been afraid of being killed on the battlefield? But if you let a woman enter another country and get married, what do you want us generals to do if you are willing to do so?"

"Your Majesty has so many princesses anyway."

"presumptuous!"

Pingyang's willow eyebrows stood up, he looked at Chai Shao with a dark face and said dissatisfiedly: "Is this what a prince consort and a minister should say?"

But this time for some reason Chai Shao didn't let her go and said calmly: "What? Did I say something wrong?"

"you"

Pingyang was furious, but didn't know how to refute it. She was opposed to it at first. After all, Ji Song had repeatedly rejected Tubo's request for marriage, and he knew the reason behind it.

That is to improve the civilization and strength of the Tang Dynasty while suppressing the civilization level of neighboring countries. If possible, even start a war, so that the civilization of the Central Plains will always be in a leading position.

In fact, the emperor's decree had been issued long ago, but he was worried about the resistance in the army, especially Ji Song's feelings, so he had been communicating with the emperor.But at some point he was convinced by the emperor.

"Anyway, don't worry about this, you are a bunch of short-sighted bastards who know nothing!"

Seeing Chai Shao's appearance, he was no longer in the mood to explain, and said directly: "I am warning you that this matter is not only His Majesty's wish, but also the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government have basically agreed. There is no need to discuss this matter, you'd better Don’t interfere!”

"Don't worry, it's not my daughter you're marrying anyway, so I love you as much as you want!"

Pingyang: "."

Back at the General's Mansion, Ji Song became angrier as he thought about it. He really wanted to go back to Chang'an and ask those people if their brains had been kicked by a donkey.This move seems to bring decades of peace, but what about the future?

A bunch of short-sighted guys!

"Daniu, Liu Laoer!"

"Where did they all die?"

bang~
Looking at the door that was knocked down by Daniel, Ji Song said expressionlessly: "Deduct it from your salary!"

"big cow:"."

Half an hour later, when Pingyang returned to the General's Mansion, she walked around but saw no sign of Ji Song. Even his two legs were nowhere to be seen. She suddenly had a bad feeling!

"Where is the general?"

He grabbed his son, who was about to leave after saluting him, and said anxiously.

Chai Lingwu glanced at his mother and said in a loud voice: "The general is out of the city!"

"Where did you go? When will you be back?"

Chai Lingwu was stunned. Seeing his mother's anxious look, he hesitated and said, "I said I was going to inspect the place, but I didn't say when I would be back!"

Pingyang was stunned, but then he gritted his teeth and said, "You bastard, how dare you embarrass me? You've turned the world upside down?"

However, I didn't see him on the way back, so it was obvious that he was walking through the east gate, so I probably couldn't catch him after this trip.So he said with a dark face: "Go, go, go, do whatever you have to do. By the way, you and your brother will go home for dinner tonight."

Seeing what this kid was going to say, his eyes widened: "If you don't come back, I'll break your legs!"

Chai Lingwu suddenly shrank his neck and swallowed all the words he was about to refuse. He could only lower his head and say: "Oh!"

Pingyang immediately became happy when he saw it, and patted his son on the shoulder. This move made Chai Lingwu stunned.

"Okay, it was my mother's fault in the past, but it won't be the case in the future. From now on, if something happens, don't hold it back. You are the flesh that fell off your mother's body. Do you really want to sever the relationship with your mother?"

Chai Lingwu stared at the woman in front of him with wide eyes and disbelief. Is this really his mother?
"Silly, remember, if I don't break your legs!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Pingyang walked away with a somewhat unnatural look on his face, leaving only Chai Lingwu who was still in a daze——
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed. On a river that is only ten feet wide, more than a dozen ships are heading eastward under the control of the boatman.In addition, there was a thousand-man cavalry on the road on the shore, followed by seven or eight four-wheeled carriages.

On the river, on a boat that was no different from any other boat, a middle-aged man in a wheelchair looked at the advancing fleet with a thoughtful expression!

This person was none other than Ji Song, who was heading east from Bagua City.

I felt depressed when I came out this time. If I had to see Pingyang all day long, I might have an argument at some point.He was really in no mood to argue with others for what had become a foregone conclusion.Second, he wanted to inspect the Western Regions, especially the waterways. He wanted to know whether the water transportation in the Western Regions could bear the increasingly busy East-West trade in the future.

(End of this chapter)