"Your Majesty, there is news from the northwest that the Western Turk Khan Mohe Duo is personally leading the envoy and is on his way to Chang'an. According to the distance calculation, it is estimated that we have passed Lingwu now and will arrive in about ten days. ." Fang Xuanling came to report.
Li Er asked in confusion: "Mo Hedu from the Western Turks? Why did he come to Chang'an?"
"Make peace!"
What?
Li Er now has a headache when he hears the word "marriage". He just drove away the Tibetan people, and now there is a Western Turk? And Mo Hedu came in person? How many daughters do I have enough to marry outside? Are you so eager to become my son-in-law?
Fang Xuanling introduced: "As early as the first year of Zhenguan, the Western Turks sent people to come to make peace with each other, but Jieli sent people to block the way. Now that Jieli has been destroyed, the Western Turks have also been unified by Mohe Duo. They came It’s not strange to get married.”
Li Er sighed and said: "Fang Qing, I am reluctant to let my daughter marry outside. Is there any way to postpone this matter?"
After thinking for a while, Fang Xuanling said: "How about...asking the Marquis to take action again?"
Li Er said weakly: "Let that kid beat someone up again? If word spreads, wouldn't the reputation of Datang be completely ruined?"
Fang Xuanling smiled, "No, Your Majesty probably forgot that back then, the Marquis attacked Wang Ting from a thousand miles away and returned home through Yumen Pass via the Western Turks."
"At that time, the Western Turks were still in disarray and were overwhelmed by Jieli. It was the Marquis who brought three thousand cavalry to support Mohedu, allowing him to become the new khan of the Western Turks from the leader of a small tribe. Now. Now we, the Tang Dynasty, have destroyed Jieli and are overwhelming all around. Although Mohe Duo has unified the Western Turks and is much stronger, he doesn’t dare to stroke the tiger’s beard of our Tang Dynasty.”
"When I meet the Marquis, let alone a Western Turkic Khan, I have to weigh the power I had back then."
Hearing this, Li Er felt relieved and nodded, "Then let him try it."
Fang Xuanling: But Mr. Hou is still grounded.
Li Er smiled and scolded: "Tell him that the Tubo people have left, so he should stop acting. Who can show him the pretense?"
Fang Xuanling also laughed.
At this moment, Changsun Wuji walked in quickly and said, "Your Majesty, the situation is not good. Yumenguan came to report that Ju Zhisheng, the crown prince of Gaochang Kingdom, was on his way with gifts and envoys. According to the distance, there are still half We will arrive in Chang'an in a month."
Gaochang? What are they doing here at this time of year?
"Make peace!"
What?
Li Er said angrily: "Did they agree upon this? Are they coming to get married one after another? I have so many daughters who are married outside? Let them go back!"
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and advised at the same time: "Your Majesty, think twice!"
"What? Do you agree to the marriage?" Li Er asked dissatisfied.
Changsun Wuji quickly explained: "Of course not, of course we are opposed to peacemaking. Your Majesty, there is something fishy about this matter. Even if there is a peacemaking, it has not been seen for many years. Recently, small neighboring countries have come to make peace at the same time? Even if they really If you have this intention, you shouldn't come at the same time by such a coincidence."
Fang Xuanling nodded, "If you say they didn't make an appointment, I'm afraid no one will believe it. But they are far apart and may not be in harmony. How can we make an appointment like this?"
Changsun Wuji: "Then there is only one possibility - someone is plotting behind it!"
Fang Xuanling: "Yes, and he may be from my Tang Dynasty!"
After listening to the analysis of the two think tanks, Li Er's face was as deep as water. He also thought that if something went wrong, there must be a monster. Someone was going to stab him in the back.
Changsun Wuji advised: "Your Majesty, only by letting these demons and demons come and bringing them together can we have a chance to find out who is behind the scenes."
Nodding, Li Er warned: "Go tell Xiao Rui and stop yourself and reflect!"
The two of them laughed. How could he be grounded? It was clear that Xiao Rui was asked to investigate secretly under the guise of being banned.
Since someone is plotting secretly, it cannot be just Western Turks and Gaochang. Less than two days later, news came from the northeast that Yeon Gaesomun, the special envoy of the King of Goguryeo, and Buyeo Uij, the prince of the Baekje Kingdom, were on their way. Even the Tubo man Lai Lai Baba never really left.
Li Er was completely angry and must find out who was behind the scenes.
Xiao Rui also felt very strange. Don't the people behind the scenes have brains? The emperor has no princess of the right age, okay? Even Princess Changle is still one year shy.
At the Great Court meeting, envoys from various countries gathered together and expressed their desire to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty in order to consolidate the good-neighborly friendship with the Tang Dynasty.
Don't hit the smiling person. He is eager to become your son-in-law in order to stabilize the relationship between the two countries. What can you say? And their attitude is very low. For example, Baekje directly said that in the future, the two countries can be equal to each other as father and son, without any shame. You can pick it out, right?
"Speaking of all of you who have come all the way to ask for your hand in marriage, the princess will be a perfect match for you when she marries a prince or a king from various countries. However, I don't have a princess of the right age to marry you. So..."
At this time, Yeon Gaesumun stood up and said, "Your Majesty, as long as the two countries can get married and have good relations, it doesn't have to be the emperor's princess."
oh? What does this mean? Are you willing to give you an ordinary citizen's daughter to become a princess in Goguryeo?
Yuan Gaisuwen was a learned man with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs. "My subordinates heard that there was a good story about Zhaojun going out of the Central Plains. It is said that Wang Zhaojun in history was not the emperor's daughter."
Changsun Wuji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, historical records record that Wang Zhaojun was a maid in the palace of the Han Dynasty and a princess conferred by the emperor. The King of the Huns at that time did not know the details. But it is different now. I, the Tang Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty also Different, if we marry a palace maid to your King of Goguryeo, will you be willing? Princes, will you be willing?"
Everyone shook their heads, of course not willing.
Yuan Gaisuwen continued: "Of course ordinary maids cannot do it, but as long as it can promote diplomatic relations between the two countries, it is not difficult to select a woman of the same age in the Tang Dynasty. For example, a royal family member?"
Um? ? ?
Li Er frowned, what evil are these guys holding back? Royal clan?
Changsun Wuji asked: "What do you mean to Lu?"
"What I mean is that you can choose a girl from among the royal family members to marry to Goguryeo. For example, the daughter of a certain prince. She has the same noble status and the same well-matched family. We will definitely treat her well." Yeon Gaesumun. He has learned the culture of the Central Plains very well. At this time, he is less like a foreign envoy and more like an official of the Ministry of Etiquette.
Hearing this, Li Er just frowned, and the prince present felt nervous, secretly thinking that something was wrong, why the hell did this put the fire on us?
Li Er looked very unhappy and said in a deep voice: "It seems that your country has done a lot to get to know each other. In that case, why not just say it directly, which family do you want a daughter from?"
That's right, you've done your homework, so don't hide it, just tell me why you're here.
Yuengai Suwen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is joking. How can I know about the affairs of the Tang Dynasty royal family? We are just expressing our willingness to strengthen the diplomatic relations between the two countries. As for whether to choose a princess to marry out, and which princess to choose, Of course I must listen to your Majesty."
After saying that, he bowed and left, unable to find any flaws.
Li Er glanced around the Tai Chi Palace and said calmly: "This matter has no precedent in our country in the Tang Dynasty. Everyone, please go back to the post and stay there. I will give you a reply after discussing it with all the officials."
