As soon as these words came out, Ouyang Xun's face turned red and white, looking extremely embarrassed.
The reason for this must start with Ouyang Xun's life.
It was fine to live under someone else's roof and be homeless when he was young, but after Ouyang Xun became an official, he was also a weakling.
During the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Ouyang Xun served as Dr. Taichang of the Sui Dynasty. Later, Yu Wenhuaji proclaimed himself emperor in Yangzhou. Ouyang Xun saw that the situation was not right and immediately surrendered to Yu Wenhuaji and served him;
When Dou Jiande established the Xia Kingdom, Ouyang Xun was appointed Taichang Qing in the Xia Kingdom;
Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande and pacified Hebei, and Ouyang Xun once again defected to the Tang Dynasty.
Because of his close friendship with Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, he was awarded the position of Minister.
After betraying his master and seeking refuge again and again, Ouyang Xun finally moved to the position of Dr. Yinqingguanglu during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, and served as the commander of Shizhong and Prince Geng.
To put it nicely, it means profound blessings and turning bad luck into good fortune.
To put it bluntly, it means that there are two sides to the wall, and whoever is in charge will take refuge in whoever is in charge.
Such people have no backbone at all and are just surrenderers.
In Yang Fan's opinion, such a dishonest minister was far worse than the three-surnamed family slave during the Three Kingdoms period.
No matter how high Ouyang Xun's literary achievements were, Yang Fan would not be able to admire him.
In Yang Fan's eyes, this old man is at most just a literati with good calligraphy.
As a calligrapher, Yang Fan would not say anything, but would give a thumbs up.
Now that his weak side was once again on display, Yang Fan was so angry. This was also the reason why he had just taken the opportunity to be sarcastic.
Using a woman to exchange for so-called peace, and speaking so righteously, Ling Ran naturally aroused Yang Fan's disgust.
So he spoke mercilessly, even a little bit yin and yang.
Sure enough, Ouyang Xun understood.
No matter how good your qualities are, you can't help but change your color.
The shriveled face and the high cheekbones seemed to be covered with old skin, and the cheeks kept twitching, making it look a bit ferocious.
He was obviously talking about his humble life, which almost made Ouyang Xun so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils.
He could only point trembling fingers at Yang Fan and say angrily: "Don't go too far. I have never provoked you, but now I am ridiculing you like this. What do you mean?"
Li Shimin's muscles also twitched, and his temples jumped wildly.
As the saying goes, it's better to hit someone than slap him in the face, so why does this bastard guy just spit in other people's faces?
This..., well...no one can resist it.
However, His Majesty Li Er did not interrupt. When others have opinions, they must be allowed to speak freely.
He also wanted to see what Yang Fan had to say?
But more importantly, Yang Fan was not wrong, and Li Shimin was not easy to scold.
Yang Fan's face turned solemn, he completely put away his smile, and stared at Ouyang Xun's ugly face for a while.
Then he said unhurriedly: "Beautiful and ugly faces are innate. None of us can change them, but the bones inside are the same. As long as we have backbone, nothing can crush us." , is also the origin of a dignified man, so as long as you have backbone and confidence, you are a dignified man."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw His Majesty Li Er nodding his head in agreement, and Yang Fan instantly became excited: "It's not your fault that you are ugly, but your bones are so soft even though you are ugly. Even giving a woman away is so noble, so fresh and refined. This is your fault, why don’t you send your own daughter?”
He didn't feel anything at first, but when Yang Fan's words changed, Ouyang Xun felt a surge of blood rushing straight to Tianling Gai. He almost fainted due to brain congestion. He stood up with a roar, his face flushed and said angrily: "You are rude, you are so disrespectful. How dare you insult someone like this?"
Yang Fan said seriously: "Can't you let others tell you if you are shameless?"
"You are so shameless. If you don't give me an explanation today, I will be at odds with you." His whole body was trembling slightly, and Ouyang Xun was about to go crazy.
Yang Fan was not afraid at all, but shouted in a deep voice: "As you said, men are afraid of death, so they push women away to marry outside the Great Wall, using a woman to seek peace and prosperity for the country and the people, using a woman to exchange for short-term comfort, using a woman to In exchange for your pitiful vanity, what is this but shamelessness?"
"Besides, if things continue like this, if barbarians invade the country in the future, they will throw a princess out to prevent the disaster. Where is the blood of a noble man from the celestial dynasty?"
"As a soldier, you are responsible for protecting your family and country, and you are responsible for spilling blood on the battlefield. Even if your body is wrapped in horse leather, you must build a bone wall for the mighty Tang Dynasty. This can show the grandeur of our Han family."
"Human, if your bones are soft and you kneel for a long time, you will never be able to stand up. What's more, if your bones are gone, what's the point?"
The more he talked, the more excited he became. Yang Fan couldn't help but think of the soft bones of the Song Dynasty and the hundreds of years of China's kneeling, and his heart was filled with anger.
Ouyang Xun's sparse beard twitched every time he spoke, and he was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
The words were rough but not rough, and every word was like a sharp knife stabbing into his heart.
That really hurts!
His Majesty Li Er's expression was unpredictable. He was happy for a while and blamed himself for a while. Finally, he was thoughtful and silent.
Asking Yang Fan about the marriage was originally just a casual comment, not targeted.
Although Tubo's marriage envoys had entered the Tang Dynasty, they had not yet entered Chang'an City because of heavy snow and road closures.
But from the moment they entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Kuai Ma had news delivered to Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin got the news, he was considering whether to make peace with Tubo.
He even planned to put Prince Li Chengqian in charge of this matter.
Ouyang Xun, as a commander, belongs to the prince, and it is precisely because of this matter that he came to report today.
Of course, you can't just listen to one side of the story about this kind of thing. Even just now, the chamberlain was asked to notify several important officials in the court to come and discuss it.
Li Shimin just raised this issue in advance just to distract Yang Fan and others from their embarrassment.
In fact, in Li Shimin's heart, he still prefers marriage.
For now, the border situation in Datang remains unstable.
Although the Eastern Turks were destroyed and Jieli Khan was captured, there was still a Western Turk after the Eastern Turks were destroyed.
These alien races are like weeds, they can be cut over and over again but cannot be eradicated at all.
Xue Yantuo, Tuyuhun, etc. are also at war from time to time, and Goguryeo in the north is also ready to make a move...
In fact, the borders of Datang had never been peaceful, so Li Shimin was not willing to make trouble with Tubo.
Although the Western Turks and other foreign countries were polite on the surface, as long as the Tang Dynasty had any differences, they would definitely suffer a crazy counterattack.
As the emperor, Li Shimin certainly knew that there are no permanent enemies or permanent friends in this world, only eternal interests.
Years of disasters and multilateral wars have placed a heavy burden on Datang.
At this time, Datang had good development opportunities, and Li Shimin also wanted to recuperate.
In order to find an opportunity to fight against Goguryeo and achieve the supreme hegemony in my heart.
Now that he heard Yang Fan's analysis, Li Shimin hesitated and wavered.
Seeing Li Shimin's move, Yang Fan of course had to strike while the iron was hot.
He really didn't want Li Shimin to make peace with Tubo like in the original history.
Princess Wencheng's visit to Tibet was promoted in the name of promoting cultural exchanges between the two countries, but in fact it did not benefit the Tang Dynasty at all.
It's simply a waste of money.
Because the Tang Dynasty not only sent Buddhist scriptures, a large number of gold ornaments and divination classics, but also took away more than 100 medical prescriptions for treating diseases and saving lives, and several medical treatises.
In particular, it sent a large amount of manufacturing and process technology, which laid the foundation for Tubo's stubbornness.
This is even more powerful than later generations’ aid to our black brothers in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Later generations of aid, at least those people helped and cheered when needed.
But what about in the Tang Dynasty?
The powerful Tubo was not only ungrateful, but also launched an endless invasion with the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years.
This was the time when the Tang army was at its strongest.
It is hard to imagine that an emperor as talented and wise as Li Shimin would make such a foolish move.
