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Chapter 142 Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng

My charming but short-lived ancestor: But Princess Wencheng was not the official wife, and the Potala Palace was not built for her. Her life was nothing but a tragedy!

The pig came to the bowl quickly: So as soon as I heard the kiss, I knew how powerful Zhu Di was!

Yu Yusning: Yes! It's a pity that future generations have not kept this character!

Yun Xi: Yes! The most ridiculous thing is that for a long time we thought this was a beautiful love!

Nian Nian: I mean it’s really disgusting!
Jiangnan is in the mist: Yes, I know it was ridiculous even looking at the history books that day!

Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: the history books don’t say there was love between them! And this kind of thing is basically profit without love, right?

Yu Yusning: Agreed! So these marriages to princesses are really hard!

My charming and short-lived ancestor: That’s why those emperors wouldn’t use their own daughters to marry! Liu Bang is an exception!
Ripple: Yes! But the daughters of the clan are also the darlings of their parents. I can’t even imagine how sad those girls must be!

Fuling (Guan): I still say the same thing: "Send a concubine to protect the country, but I don't know where to use a general!"

Su Yue sighed and said, "Okay, let's take a look at Princess Wencheng's deeds!"

Six Trial Marriage Envoys
In the 7th century, the Tang Dynasty had the most advanced economy and culture in the world.

According to legend, Lu Dongzan carried 5000 taels of gold and a large amount of jewelry and led a proposal mission to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, to propose marriage.

Unexpectedly, the kings of Tianzhu, Gesa, Dashi, and Hall also sent envoys to propose marriage. They all hoped to marry the virtuous Princess Wencheng.

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty decided to let the marriage envoys compete in wisdom. Whoever wins can welcome the princess. This is the "Six Trial Marriage Envoys" in history (also known as the "Six Difficult Marriage Envoys" and the "Five Trial Marriage Envoys"). It is said that the murals depicting this story are still well preserved in the Jokhang Temple and Potala Palace).

The first trial: threading silk satin through the nine-curved pearl, that is, passing a soft silk satin through the nine-curved eyelet of the pearl (some say Han jade).

The second test: identify the mother-child relationship between one hundred horses and one hundred foals.

The third test: It is required that one hundred suitors drink one hundred jars of wine, eat one hundred sheep, and knead the sheep skins within one day.

The fourth test: Give a hundred sections of pine wood to the envoys and identify their roots and tips.

The fifth test: Entering and leaving the palace at night without getting lost (some say it is to identify the door inside the Wanxiang Gate of the Capital).

The sixth test: identify the princess.

Lu Dongzan relied on his intelligence to successfully solve the problems one by one and win the final victory.

Riyueshan

It is said that Princess Wencheng bid farewell to her parents. After leaving Chang'an, she climbed mountains and waded through rivers, and went through all kinds of hardships to reach the desert plateau. As she was getting farther and farther away from her relatives and hometown, she couldn't help but miss her parents who were far away in Chang'an.

She recalled what her mother said when she gave her a precious mirror before leaving: If you miss your loved ones, you can see your mother in the precious mirror. So he hurriedly took out the "Sun and Moon Mirror" and held it in both hands to look at it. If he didn't look at it, he was surprised.

It turns out that what Princess Wencheng saw in the mirror was not her mother, but her own haggard and sad face.

When she got angry, she threw the mirror to the ground. Unexpectedly, as soon as the treasure mirror landed on the ground, it immediately turned into a high mountain - later generations called it the Sun and Moon Mountain.

It happened to block a way to the river from the east, and the river had to turn around and flow back.

So people called this river Daotang River.

Riyue Mountain and Daotang River are just beside the Qinghai-Tibet Highway near Xining, QH Province.

Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: Ahhhhhhhh! How could a girl who married far away miss home?

My charming and short-lived ancestor: seconded! Especially this kind of marriage that is not chosen by oneself! This kind of harm will harm the girl's life!

Jiangnan has been in mist: Agreed! So I never read those novels about marrying a princess! That's obviously a piece of abuse.

Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: Yes, how could you just meet a man who will be good to you all your life? Most of them are lies!

I can’t sleep at night (Guan): second the suggestion! I believe that men will be unlucky for life!

Su Yue saw some controversial comments and said, "Okay, we are talking about Princess Wencheng, how can we not talk about Princess Jincheng? Let's take a look at this one!"

Growing up in the palace
Li Nunu was born in the mansion of King Bin Li Shouli and was later adopted by Tang Zhongzong Li Xian.

Although she was born into a royal family, Li Nunu grew up in the palace with other princesses.

Marriage background
In the first year of Jiushi (700), Tang Xiujing led the Tang army to defeat the Tibetan army.

In the second year of Chang'an (702), Chen Daci led the Tang army to defeat the Tubo army. In March of the third year of Shenlong (707), the Tubo regent Empress Dowager Mu Lu sent envoy Xixunre to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty and requested Tang Zhongzong for a marriage, and Zhongzong agreed.

In April of that year, Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty decreed that Li Nunu be granted the title of Princess of Jincheng and married to Tubo Zanpu Chide Zuzan.

Entering Tibet and getting married
In November of the third year of Jinglong (709), Tubo sent minister Shang Zandu and more than 1000 people to marry the princess.

In the first month of the fourth year of Jinglong (710), Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered General Yang Ju of Zuo Xiaowei to escort Princess Jincheng into Tubo.

Zhongzong personally crossed the Wei River to Shiping County (today's Xingping, Shaanxi Province) to host a banquet for hundreds of officials, and ordered his ministers to compose poems in honor of the princess.

During the dinner, when it was mentioned that the princess was about to marry far away when she was young, Zhongzong couldn't help crying.

In February of the same year, Zhongzong renamed Shiping County to Jincheng County and Baiqingbo to Qiebieli in Fengchi Township. He also pardoned local prisoners under death penalty and exempted the people from taxes for one year.

In the early 8th century, in the fourth year of Jinglong (710), Princess Jincheng married Tubo Zan Puchidaizhudan (Chide Zuzan).

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Ahhhhhhh! That is to say, I really can’t stand seeing things like this!

Don’t let the world grow old: I agree! Getting married means that you have to adapt to a new lifestyle, a new living environment and a new man. If you can’t even understand what they are saying, how can you adapt to it?
Lonely root number three: Yes, you have to bear it all alone, whether you are acclimatized to the climate or the language barrier, and you still can’t die. Because once you die, many people will die because of you!
Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: Ahhhhh! So when I see the word "marriage", I feel sick! What else are you talking about for the sake of national justice? ridiculous!

Yu Yusning: Agreed! Why does national justice cost people their lives? Speechless!
汉朝
Liu Bang is very embarrassed now!

After all, he was the one who initiated the marriage. Although it was true during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, he was really the first to marry a princess, especially with his own biological daughter!
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that it was not without benefit for Lu Pheasant to let Lu Yuan stay while crying!
Otherwise, there will only be more people scolding him!
(End of this chapter)