Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 303 Turkic Marriage Proposal
Three or four miles away from Chang'an City, several carriages were parked on Chang'an Avenue.Standing on the horse, Xu Qing was taken aback when he heard the owner of the horse calling himself He Chang.This He Chang is a well-known person, he has made no achievements, and his reputation will last through the ages because he locked up the Xuanwu Gate.Speaking of it, it's really unfair that those officials who worked hard were buried in the long river of history.

After staring at He Chang for a few times, Xu Qing said with a smile: "So you are He Chang, you have been admired for a long time, and you are like thunder!" After speaking, Xu Qing got off the horse, as if he was about to shake hands.

He Chang was also surprised, thinking, when did I become so famous, and a foreign businessman also knew me?Immediately tidied up his clothes, arched his hands to Xu Qing and said, "Who is your Excellency?"

The old eunuch took a step forward and was about to introduce Xu Qing, but was stopped by Xu Qing, who saw Xu Qing smiling and said: "It's a mere name, don't worry about it, don't dirty Master He's ears."

He Chang was also happy, and Xu Qing continued: "Since Mr. He is in a hurry, why don't you go ahead and let me get out of the way..." He Chang looked at Xu Qing and nodded, meaning that you are a good boy.

He Chang got into the car again and drove away.At this time, the old eunuch came over to thank Xu Qing and said, "Thank you Master Xu for saving your life..."

Xu Qing waved his hand: "It's okay, the father-in-law didn't hurt from the fall, did he?" Xu Qing is best at two things, giving favors along the way, and taking sheep by the hand.

The old eunuch bowed and said: "Master Xu is the general guard, he is just the gate supervisor, I don't know what Master Xu..."

A wicked smile appeared on the corner of Xu Qing's mouth: "When I was leading his horse just now, for some reason I had an extra bottle of medicine in my hand, so I added it to the horse."

The old eunuch was surprised and said: "Ah? Master Xu, is it poison, Master Xu, why is the background not simple..."

Xu Qing laughed softly: "It's okay, this He Chang's life is tough, at most one fall is all."

Sure enough, because He Chang almost hit someone once, he asked the driver to drive slowly.However, the medicine Xu Qing fed the horse was an aphrodisiac, and it only worked on livestock. He Chang's horse ran on the road and suddenly became irritable. .But the horse ran slowly, and He Chang only suffered a little.

Xu Qing entered the city from Mingde Gate, walked northward along Zhuque Street, and was led by the old eunuch, passed by Buzhengfang, from Shunyi Gate such as the imperial city, Xun Xueer and others temporarily found an inn outside Buzhengfang wait.Then enter Taiji Palace through Guangyun Gate, and stay in Yeting Palace for a while.

The Spring Festival holiday in ancient times was actually very short, and there were even fewer high-ranking officials in Chang'an City, because Chinese New Year is an extraordinary period with heavy etiquette and all kinds of troubles.No, not long after the new year, the Turks came again.

First of all, it is the mighty power of the great country in the Central Plains, and there are a lot of things accumulated during the New Year, so the great dynasty.

The Turks came this time to discuss peace.In the first month of last year, Ji Li Khan sent envoys to pay tribute, but within half a year, he led his troops to the south.When he came again this time, all the ministers were filled with anger, clamoring to kill the waiter, and resolutely refused to negotiate peace with the Turks.

However, there are still a few officials who remain calm and feel that the draw of the last war has exposed too many shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty, and it has not yet made up for the shortcomings, so it seems unfeasible to start the war hastily.Li Yuan, the key decision-maker in this matter, looked at the courtiers who were filled with righteous indignation, and at the King Qin and the prince who sat aside and maintained their demeanor, and couldn't help feeling a headache.

Regarding the Turkic matter, let's take it easy and negotiate a peace first.

Li Yuan opened his mouth, but he didn't say such words after all.At this moment, the Turkic made an even more unreasonable request: "I, the Turkic Khan, admire the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and want to marry Princess Gaomi of the Tang Dynasty,"

The Turkic Khan is Ji Li Khan. At this time, Ji Li Khan even gave birth to a litter of dolls. Now it is said that he married a Tang Dynasty princess, but in fact he married a Tang Dynasty princess as a concubine.Moreover, according to the customs of the Turks, except for the main wife, other women are just property. After the father uses it and dies, it is left to the son for use.Now that the waiter made this request, it was almost like slapping Li Yuan in the face.

Therefore, once this request was made, the court officials were even worse, they all scolded the Turkic toad for wanting to eat swan meat, it was extremely shameless, and the little barbarians also wanted to go to the Chinese princess.Some generals even took Chaohu to fight the Turkic governor.When Li Yuan saw that the court could not go on, he slapped the table and shouted: "Retire!"

Afterwards, he still said in a temper: "Arrange the Turkic envoys to Fanfang, so that they can be nursed!" Naturally, the word "nursing" is very serious.

The Turkic waiter turned and left with his head held high, while the ministers bowed three times and kowtowed nine times before leaving.Li Yuan then ordered the eunuchs beside him: "Go and call the crown prince, King Qin, Pei Ji, and Xu Shiji to the imperial study, I have something important to discuss."

In the Tai Chi Hall, only Li Yuan was left sitting alone on the dragon couch, looking at the empty hall, Li Yuan was in a daze.Suddenly, he moved his ears and heard a footstep approaching him.Then, he knelt on the ground with a plop: "Your Majesty, this old slave has returned to his life..."

The person who came was actually the old eunuch who delivered the decree to Xu Qing.

"It's you? Get up..." Li Yuan asked softly, "What about him? You won't be going to visit his older brothers again, right?"

The last time Xu Qing went to Chang'an, he first went to drink with Cheng Yaojin, but he did not expect to be taught a lesson by Cheng Yaojin.Li Yuan also knew about this matter.

"No, this old servant invited Mr. Xu directly to the palace, and waited in Yeting Palace..."

Li Yuan finally showed a trace of anticipation for the future, instead of disgust, he raised his hand and said: "Okay, go and call him, no, call him directly to the Imperial Study Room."

"Well..."

Li Yuan let out a long sigh, and said in his heart: I, Li Yuan I, the hero I, really have to sell my daughter to seek peace now?Ha ha ha ha……

After laughing, Li Yuan showed endless exhaustion, dragged his body, and went to the imperial study.The eunuch who was waiting at the side earlier called out to drive the study room.

In the imperial study room, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Xu Shiji, and Pei Ji had already arrived.The four people Li Yuan called actually had a lot of intentions. Li Jiancheng represented the traditional Guanlong nobles. This tradition refers to the nobles who supported Li Yuan's superiors, from Taiyuan to Chang'an.And Li Shimin represents the emerging Shandong nobles, from Hebei to Xuzhou.Pei Ji represents most civil servants today, while Xu Shiji can say a word for most generals.And four of them are people with great ability and good knowledge of civil and martial arts.The nods of these four people basically laid the foundation for all policy formulation.

Now, the four of them were sitting in the imperial study, Li Shimin talked to Pei Ji, and Li Jiancheng talked to Xu Shiji.

At this time, the door of the imperial study room opened with a creak, and the four of them hurriedly adjusted their clothes and bowed to the door to welcome the emperor.However, the customary word "Pingshen" did not come from the door, but someone gradually laughed and said:

"Oh, oh, I can't bear it, get up, get up!"

(End of this chapter)