In the Qianyang Palace, Zabala unexpectedly bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I, Chao Zanpu, will come to Chang'an to propose marriage someday, and I am willing to use Subichangdu as a betrothal gift."
After Zabala's words, there was a sudden silence in the Qianyang Palace, and then there was an incomparable uproar.
Zabala actually used Chamdo, the capital of King Supi, as a betrothal gift for Tubo to marry Princess Taiping. This betrothal gift was a bit too heavy.
"Envoy, you have no control over this matter." Li Zhi's calm voice caused the entire hall to become completely silent for a moment.
All the officials inside and outside nodded.
In the final analysis, Zabala was just a dead chess piece thrown by Tubo into the Tang Dynasty.
Although what he said and what he did can represent Tubo, if Tubo says it doesn't recognize it, it won't be recognized.
"In addition, Qamdo may still belong to Tubo this year, but it may not necessarily belong to Tibet next year." Li Zhi leaned over, stared at Zabala and said: "You can't use things that don't belong to you to make big claims... Envoy, you are here There is no use in using words to delay time."
Li Zhi finally revealed Zabala's thoughts completely.
Zabala's real focus has never been on Princess Taiping, but on Qamdo.
Today, Li Xuan can enter Qamdo, then tomorrow, he will be able to completely capture Qamdo and the entire Supi.
But once the Tang Dynasty and Tubo reached an engagement, Subi, Qamdo, and Li Xuan could no longer attack.
It is simply not a good deal to exchange a marriage contract that Tubo may not recognize in exchange for Tubo's opportunity to recuperate.
Even once the Tang Dynasty agrees, if it takes the initiative to marry off a daughter and make a marriage when it has the upper hand, what kind of image will the Tang Dynasty have in the eyes of other countries?
Would it make them think that there was something wrong within Datang that forced them to agree to the marriage?
The Tubo envoy's thoughts are simply not too sinister.
"Your Majesty." Zabala was still unwilling to give in and wanted to say something else. At this moment, a loud shout came from the Zetian Gate: "Six hundred miles to expedite the military report."
Then more shouts came: "Six hundred miles urgent military report."
Zabala was suddenly startled, and quickly turned around to look, and saw a dusty Qianniu Guard rushing into the hall from the outside, then kneeling directly in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "The Western Region Six Hundred Miles Urgent Military Report."
"Bring it quickly." Li Zhi immediately raised his head, and Wang Fulai on one side quickly stepped down.
A dusty package was quickly delivered to the desk in front of Li Zhi.
Li Zhi was surprised, and then he opened it directly in front of the ministers and took out the military report.
After just reading it once, Li Zhi's face was full of surprise, and then he read it again, and then he said directly: "The Minister of the Ministry of War, Wenxi County Official reported that in July of the third year of Yifeng, the Mukun tribe of the Western Turks surrendered. , Tubo praised him before retreating into the Snowy Mountains, and the ten tribes of the Western Turks would be completely pacified."
Zabala was stunned. Today he received the news that the King of Nanchang had entered Qamdo. Later, the emperor exposed his attempt to delay time. Now even the Western Turkic War has been completely put down by the Tang Dynasty.
A gray feeling inexplicably rose into his heart.
Not only for the future prospects of Tubo, but also for his own future prospects.
"I congratulate Your Majesty on your military success and long life."
The voices of the ministers in the palace suddenly woke up Zabala. He quickly bowed and was about to say something when Li Zhi waved his hand directly and said: "Today is my birthday, so the envoy should not say anything disappointing.
Today's ceremony ends here. Later, the palace will prepare fine wine and food for you to share. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers bowed.
The emperor retreated from the left, followed closely by the prince, the King of England, the Prime Minister and others.
Princess Taiping, who was lagging behind, gave Zabala a sharp look.
…
A seventh-grade Dali Temple judge stood calmly in the crowd in a green robe, his ears ringing with various news coming from the Qianyang Palace, and he shook his head indifferently.
Only the important figures in the court could participate in the affairs in the palace. They were extremely lucky to be able to enjoy a banquet given by the emperor at the meeting.
However, the DPRK's great victories in Supi and Western Turks were able to frustrate the vigor of the Turks and Tibetans, which is really encouraging.
Especially those Tubo people, how dare they plot against my real princess of the Tang Dynasty, huh, damn it!
The judge of Dali Temple looked up at the Qianyang Hall in the distance, and sneered in his heart, thinking that one day, Tubo Zanpu would be caught in the Tang Dynasty like a dog.
Just like Tuli and Jieli back then.
Withdrawing his gaze, Dali Temple's judge looked around casually.
In fact, he doesn't know most of the officials here...
A familiar face flashed across the street, and Dali Temple Judge turned around without paying attention. Then after just a few breaths, he was stunned for an instant, and then turned his head stiffly.
But the face just now has disappeared.
Could it be that he saw it wrong?
How could that person appear in Luoyang now?
He had already been demoted to Liuzhou as Sima, so how could he suddenly appear here again?
How can this be.
He was definitely wrong.
Dali Temple Pingshi took another quick look, his face already extremely solemn.
If he were holding any other official position, he might have to admit that he might have been wrong about it, but he was from Dali Temple, so how could he easily be wrong about it.
Moreover, he had had close contact with that person when he was at Dali Temple, so it was so easy to misunderstand him.
Taking a deep breath, the Dali Temple judge calmed down.
His eyes looked around cautiously.
This is the imperial palace. On the occasion of the emperor's birthday, he is surrounded by countless officials with complicated backgrounds.
There is no doubt that if that person can appear here today, someone will definitely open the door for him.
These people are probably among the imperial city guards. If I really go to find someone easily, I will inevitably find the wrong person.
And that man appeared here. Among the surrounding officials, there were countless people who were his accomplices.
If he really acted strangely, a knife might have been stabbed into his body from behind.
By then, he wouldn't even know how he died.
People like them in Dali Temple have experienced this kind of thing countless times in their lives.
Toast, yes, toast. After a while, go to the temple minister, temple minister, and temple minister.
Today's Dali Temple has experienced two generations of Dali Temple ministers, Zhang Wenguan and Duan Baoxuan, and its atmosphere is extremely upright.
Not to mention that there are people like Di Renjie as examples.
Yes, Dee Renjie.
…
In Qianyang Hall.
The sound of bells and chimes rings softly, and the sound of drums is everywhere.
The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves while drinking and drinking.
Liu Jinyu sat slightly forward, almost at the front of the ladies of the princes and counties.
Only behind King Zheng Li Jing and Princess Zheng.
On the high platform on the right, the emperor and Empress Wu were sitting opposite each other drinking. ,
The three brothers Li Xian, Li Xian and Li Dan were also talking to each other.
Princess Taiping sat alone beside her three brothers, and she was actually the closest to the emperor.
However, she was not very restrained or bored, and her eyes were entirely focused on the hundreds of machine dolls in front of her.
That's right, these are mechanical dolls that Liu Jinyu took from home and carved by Li Xuan himself.
The king of Qin broke the formation dance and the Shangyuan dance.
Groups of soldiers and dancers kept dancing in the hall, which was dizzying.
Everyone knows that King Qin broke the formation dance, but later generations rarely know about Gaozong's Shangyuan dance.
After Li Zhi came to the throne, he once ordered that the King of Qin's breaking dance should be abolished.
His reason was that he couldn't bear to watch the scene of King Qin breaking the formation dance, for fear of missing others after seeing the dance, but the palace could not live without dance music.
Therefore, Li Zhi personally composed "Shangyuan Dance" based on his personal preferences.
There are more than 180 dancers in "Shangyuan Dance". The dancers' costumes have five colors, symbolizing the five elements of energy, namely "Shangyuan", "Eryi", "Sancai", "Four Seasons" ” and so on for twelve passages.
The twelve sections play smoothly against each other and are very coherent.
The scene is grand and shocking.
In recent years, it has become a dance music that must be played when the emperor has banquets, entertainments, and celebrations.
Of course, King Qin's dance of breaking the formation is also indispensable in such a major ceremony.
Especially foreigners, they recognized King Qin's breaking dance.
…
The dance music continues and Hu Xuanwu comes on stage.
The beautiful dancer, with her white and voluptuous figure, is extraordinarily charming and dazzling.
After a break in the singing and dancing, a blue-robed Taoist priest walked out of the crowd, then looked at the emperor and raised his hands: "I, poor Taoist Huantian, pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and congratulate His Majesty the Emperor for a long life."
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." Li Zhi put down his wine glass, leaned forward slightly, looked at the person in front of him and asked calmly: "You are not from the Tang Dynasty, how dare you call yourself Huantian?"
"He is under the command of Pindao Ancestor, but now he is hired by the Anbei Protectorate to perform illusions for His Majesty. Naturally, this must be considered from the perspective of the employer." Huantian bowed slightly.
Li Zhi leaned back and said calmly: "What you said seems to be quite the style of a Warring States strategist."
"Your Majesty, you are so flattering." Huantian seemed not to hear the meaning of Li Zhi, and continued to bow and said: "I heard that Sha Si, the illusion magician of the Tang Dynasty court, is the best illusion master in the world. I wonder if Ping Dao will be lucky enough to compete with him. "
Huantian's voice was calm and not high-pitched, but it reached the ears of everyone in the hall clearly.
The wine glasses in everyone's hands stopped instantly, and they all looked up at Huantian.
Huantian's words sounded like he was provoking SARS, but they weren't provoking the emperor and the Tang Dynasty.
Li Zhi sat on the high platform, shook his head slightly, and said: "You are very unlucky. Sha Si is currently in Chang'an... For my birthday, I will not only have a banquet for all the ministers in Luoyang, but also a banquet for all the ministers in Chang'an. Sha Si Today I was ordered to perform for the entertainment of the ministers in Chang'an."
Having said this, Li Zhi looked at Huantian and said with a half-smile: "I originally thought I wouldn't be able to see the illusion show today, but I didn't expect you to come out. Well, I'll let all my dear friends watch it too today. Look at your illusion skills."
Huantian's expression changed slightly. He knew that SARS was now in Luoyang, right in the palace.
It was precisely because he was sure that Shasi was here now that he had to stand up and compete with Shasi in order to frustrate Shasi's spirit and at the same time frustrate Datang's spirit.
But now, the emperor didn't give him a chance to compete with Shasi.
Are you afraid?
No, I don’t think the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was afraid.
People will only feel that in the eyes of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he has no qualifications to compare with SARS in the world.
Even cats and dogs deserve to be compared with the illusionists of the Tang Dynasty court.
In Huantian's heart, a burst of anger rose up in his heart, but he suppressed it in an instant.
Although his expression changed quickly, many people saw it, but not many people cared.
To be honest, what kind of cats and dogs are they really?
Huantian looked solemn and bowed his head: "Today, I am facing the Holy Spirit. I would like to use my humble skills to call for wind and rain. I wish the Tang Dynasty will continue to prosper and your majesty will live forever."
"Let's get started." Li Zhi raised his head lightly.
"Hey!" Huantian stood up straight and waved the whisk in his hand. The next moment, the magic formula was already taking shape in his hand.
Raise your head to the sky and raise your Dharma fingers outward.
Two invisible streams of Yuan Qi shot straight into the sky, and instantly, a layer of thick clouds appeared in the air in the hall.
"Command: Thunder." Before Huantian could finish his words, thunder sounded in the clouds and thunder snakes scurried wildly.
For a moment, the momentum was extremely amazing.
Princess Taiping forgot to play with the mechanism in her hand for a moment.
At this time, the emperor's calm and bored voice sounded: "It's just folk sideshows, I thought I had any superior skills."
Princess Taiping turned around, Li Zhi looked indifferent.
(End of chapter)
