According to historical records, King Haris only began to send Tang envoys to visit the Tang Dynasty in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, and he never asked for the Tang princess from the beginning to the end.
Now things have developed like this because Li Zexuan, a butterfly, flapped his little wings and deflected the trajectory of history just a little bit.
If he hadn't prompted the court to organize a fleet to trade south, King Harsha, who was thousands of miles away and was trying hard to unify the entire Indian Peninsula, would not have seen the powerful shipping capabilities of the Tang Empire, let alone sent the Prime Minister of the country. He personally came to Chang'an to propose marriage. Ultimately, he wanted to board Li Er's ship and quickly unify the entire India!
"Absurd! It's sheer nonsense! In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhaojun went out to create an eternal legend between the Han people and the Huns. Why can't we, the Tang Dynasty, marry the princess to the Harbin Dynasty and build a century-old friendship between the two countries?"
Cui Shanfu brushed his sleeves, pointed at Li Zexuan, and yelled angrily.
Li Zexuan glared and raised his hand to hit someone. Upon seeing this, Cui Shanfu immediately took three steps back and kept a safe distance from Li Zexuan.
"Fuck you! Zhaojun's departure from the fortress is a great humiliation for us Han people for thousands of years, but you say it's so glorious!"
Li Zexuan resisted the urge to beat Cui Shanfu violently, pointed at the latter, and cursed angrily: "You only know that Wang Zhaojun brought sixty or seventy years of peace to the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, but you have never heard of the "Fifth Watch Lament" ” (written by Wang Zhaojun on the way out of the fortress, full of resentment and infinite sentimentality), right? The majestic Han Dynasty actually needs women to exchange for peace, but you and other rats are not ashamed, but proud of it. It is simply disgusting! You Not worthy of being in the court!"
"Absurd, ridiculous, a story that has been told for thousands of years, but it turned out to be a great shame and humiliation in your mouth! Marquis Yong'an, you are simply talking nonsense!"
Cui Shanfu's old face turned red with anger, he pointed at Li Zexuan and trembled.
"Eternal stories? Bullshit ancient stories, they are just used by you shameless literati to cover up the cowardice in your hearts! "When Zhaojun came out of the fortress", the Xiongnu experienced "five Shanyus fighting for power", and the national power had already been in decline; Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty enjoyed the results of the "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing". In the third year of Jianzhao (the Zhizhi Chanyu was destroyed in the Western Regions), the Western Han Dynasty was at its peak. Hu Hanxie just came with the mentality of "joy and fear", which Is there a need to get married?
It's because some cowards were greedy, content with the status quo, and wanted the so-called eternal peace, and then ruined the life of a good girl for no reason! A conquered Xiongnu leader went to pay homage to his overlord. He was given delicious food and drink, free of charge for the entire journey, and even returned home with a beautiful woman in his arms. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous?
That’s all! What's even more outrageous is that after Hu Hanxie died, Zhaojun went to Shuhan to become emperor and asked to go home, but was rejected. He could only remarry Hu Hanxie's eldest son. In the end, he had no desire to live and drank poison and died! The swords of the Han people are not used against foreign enemies, but they are used against the women of their own country. Don't you feel ashamed~?
Besides, with peace and harmony, have the Han people finally achieved peace? During the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, five large Hu tribes, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Qiang, and Di, took advantage of the chaos to rebel against the Jin Dynasty. The Han people were almost slaughtered by the foreigners! Facts have proved that a wolf will always be a wolf and cannot become a loyal dog! Just because there are so many people like you, there are so-called eternal stories to deceive the people and fool the world! "
Li Zexuan's eyes were red and he was crying blood, and he complained angrily to Cui Shanfu.
Facing this bloody historical scar uncovered by Li Zexuan, all the ministers in the palace were silent. Even Wei Zheng, the "decent defender" who always liked to find faults, did not speak out to object, but looked thoughtful.
Unlike the late Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, most of the courtiers at this time had strong national sentiments. It can only be said that the national backbone of everyone is still there!
Cui Shanfu wanted to say something, but when he saw all the ministers in the court, no one stood up to speak for him. He immediately felt a little scared, because Cheng Yaojin next to him was looking at him eagerly. If you continue talking, you will probably get beaten again!
Because the translation of Honglu Temple was "stuttered" at this time, the envoys from various countries could only see an extremely young-looking minister having a heated debate in the court hall with the minister of Honglu Temple who had brought them here. But sadly, , they didn’t understand what the two were arguing about? I could only wink at the translators of Honglu Temple from the sidelines, especially Alonashun of the Harsha Dynasty. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot at this moment! If Cui Shanfu hadn't told them not to talk nonsense in the court, Alonashun would have jumped out and accused the translator of not doing his job!
But the translator of Honglu Temple who received Li Zexuan's warning would definitely not dare to translate for the mission even if he was accused by Aronashun!
As the saying goes, "Spoilers are fun for a while, and the whole family is happy", but they don't dare to "spoilers" for Aronashun and others!
"Okay! Well said! I, Old Cheng, haven't read many books and don't understand many truths! But I, Old Cheng, only know that those who trade women for peace must be weaklings without eggs! We in the Tang Dynasty don't need to use Women come to exchange for peace! Princesses cannot be married! Xiaoxuan is right, if you want to marry, you must marry a princess from the Harsha Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty!"
Seeing that Cui Shanfu did not continue to run out and jump, Cheng Yaojin nodded with satisfaction, then he stood up to support Li Zexuan and said.
"I second my opinion, although Marquis Yong'an's words contain a lot of sentimental content, there is indeed no need for marriage in the Tang Dynasty. Besides, Her Royal Highness the Princess is still young and fragile, so it is really not suitable for her to marry outside!"
Among the civil servants, a slightly stooped old man emerged, Du Ruhui, who was known for his decisiveness and good judgment. Not surprisingly, next year, Du Ruhui will replace Li Jing as the Minister of the Ministry of War. For a civil servant to achieve the position of the Minister of the Ministry of War, it is enough to show that Lao Du is a very bloody man!
"The old minister also seconded the proposal! Not to mention that the Harsha Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty have no grudges. The refusal of the marriage will not cause the two countries to fall out, even if they do. I, the Tang Dynasty, have nothing to fear! If you want to fight, we will fight. The Tang Dynasty is good Men are never afraid of war! Besides, how can Her Royal Highness the Princess marry into a barbaric land with her golden branches and beautiful leaves?"
Li Xiaogong, the "commander-in-chief" of this South China Sea operation, also stood up and spoke out.
"Old minister seconded the proposal!"
Yuchi Jingde, Niu Jinda, Li Jing, etc., the military attache camp unanimously spoke out in support of Li Zexuan.
"The old minister also agrees! It is not appropriate for a princess to marry far away!"
After Fang Xuanling hesitated for a moment, he expressed his stance along with Changsun Wuji.
At this point, everyone in the court has basically reached a consensus, that is - if you don't get married, you won't marry the princess!
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(End of chapter)
