bastard seizes tang

Chapter 613
Li Shimin brought Mrs. Yang here, I don't know whether it was a temporary intention or a long-planned plan, but it really surprised the whole court, and they couldn't guess what Li Shimin meant by this move.

However, Li Ke and Wu Meiniang were not among those confused by Li Shimin's actions. Although others couldn't guess what Li Shimin was thinking, Li Ke and Wu Meiniang could roughly guess.

Li Shimin learned the lessons of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the former Sui Dynasty, and had long wanted to deal with the Guanlongmen Clan. Now that the world has been established, Mobei and the Western Regions have surrendered, it is time for Li Shimin to free up his hands to deal with the Guanlongmen Clan.

Li Ke is backed by a family in the south of the Yangtze River, which has different interests from those of the Guanlong Clan. Moreover, Li Ke is the East Palace and the beloved son of Li Shimin. Li Shimin trusts Li Ke enough, and Li Ke has enough strength and prestige. It can be said that Li Ke is the right The best candidate to deal with the Guanlongmen faction.

Li Shimin polled Su Dingfang, Li Ke's former subordinate, as the governor of Liangzhou. This is to warn or even take action against the Guanlongmen Clan. Li Shimin's move is to give Li Ke a platform and strengthen his momentum.

Li Shimin attached great importance to Concubine Yang, and gave Yang the kindness that only a queen has. Meiniang pays her respects to her father and mother."

Led by Prince Li Ke, everyone at the banquet also got up one after another, and bowed in unison: "The ministers and others (foreign ministers) pay homage to your majesty (Tian Khan) and noble concubine."

Li Shimin is in a good mood today. Since he came to the throne, he has stabilized the world and conquered the world for thirteen years. Today's banquet, all the states that border on the Tang Dynasty or are vassals of the Tang Dynasty all came to the court. The scene can be described as Hongsheng.

Seeing this, Li Shimin raised his hand and said to the people in the banquet: "Today's feast coincides with the festive season. Envoys from various countries traveled thousands of miles to congratulate me. I am very happy. Everyone, get up and take your seats quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty (Tian Khan)." Everyone thanked Deling, got up and sat down in the banquet.

After everyone was seated, there was still some time before noon. Before the banquet officially started, there was another important link, which was Wanbang's congratulations.The so-called congratulations from all nations are envoys from various countries presenting congratulations to Li Shimin in front of the people of the world at this time.

Most of the congratulatory gifts prepared by the envoys of various countries are the treasures of the country, the quantity may not be large, and the value may not be the most important, but it must be unique to the country, and it is better to imply auspiciousness.

For example, Xue Yantuo presented famous horses, Khitan presented Dongzhu, and Western Turks presented jade bi, all of which are the most prestigious treasures in the country, but when Tubo came to present gifts, the audience was in an uproar , because Tubo's etiquette is so heavy that it is surprising.

Lu Dongzan went forward in front of everyone, and behind Lu Dongzan followed more than [-] middle-aged men. These men came forward in groups of two, carrying more than ten boxes.

These boxes are exactly the same as the ones that Lu Dongzan gave to Li Ke at the beginning. Obviously, the box that Lu Dongzan gave to Li Ke was originally one of them. It is self-evident what is contained in these boxes.

The treasures in a box that Lu Dongzan gave Li Ke were worth 80 to [-] guan, so wouldn't the total value of these ten or so boxes be worth [-] million guan?This gift is really powerful.

Li Shimin and Li Ke looked at these boxes, and frowned at the same time. They already had guesses in their hearts. Could it be that Tubo was undeterred in seeking to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and wanted to give it to Da Tang again in front of the envoys of various countries at this time? Can't Tang Xia hire him?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt a little displeased. Li Shimin had already politely rejected Lu Dongzan face to face. If he dared to do this again, Li Shimin would not only not give in, but would severely embarrass Tubo.

"The envoy of Tubo, Lu Dongzan, was ordered by Zanpu to present a gift to His Majesty." Lu Dongzan came forward with a heavy gift, and bowed to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin chuckled lightly, and said: "With so many boxes, they must be of great value. I'm afraid the envoy's gift is not light."

Lu Dongzan replied: "Your Majesty, these are all treasures selected by the minister from the Tubo treasury, and all of them are worth a thousand gold. Today, the minister presents the treasures to congratulate His Majesty, and also to ask for something. "

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin said, with a hint of chill in his tone, which was both displeasure and warning.

Lu Dongzan glanced at Li Ke who was on the side, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty is the Khan of the World. He is famous all over the world. My Zanpu respects His Majesty very much. The gift is presented to Your Majesty, as the wedding gift of Zanpu's sister Langri Linzhi, and Tubo is willing to marry Zanpu's sister to the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as Lu Dongzan's words came out, Li Shimin was a little shocked. He originally thought that Lu Dongzan was going to come forward to marry Princess Datang, but he didn't expect that it was actually for the purpose of marrying Tubo princess Yu Li Ke, which is really incredible.

After a short pause, Li Shimin calmed down and asked Lu Dongzan, "Songtsan Gampo wants to marry his sister to Ke'er?"

Lu Dongzan replied: "That's exactly the case. Your Majesty is the co-lord of the country, and everyone in the world is His Majesty's people. My Zanpu is willing to marry his sister to the prince. From then on, the princess will be His Majesty's daughter-in-law, and Zanpu will also be His Majesty's descendant. Your Majesty is the son-in-law."

Tubo is not an ordinary small country. Tubo occupies the plateau with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and its reputation in the southwestern half is booming. It is very respectful to treat Li Shimin as a son-in-law. This kind of practice has never been done before the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

The majestic Tubo monarch even offered a great gift to marry the princess, in order to send the princess to Li Shimin as his daughter-in-law.When other countries were still courting Li Shimin, Songtsen Gampo had found another way, and wanted to take advantage of his sister's marriage to the prince to call Li Shimin a son, which was ahead of everyone else.

What Lu Dongzan did surprised Li Shimin, but it did give Li Shimin enough face, Li Shimin couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Ha ha."

Li Shimin asked with a smile: "The crown prince has married the crown princess, and the Tubo princess can only be a concubine when she arrives in Tang Dynasty. Does Songtsan Gambo know about this?"

Lu Dongzan replied: "Zanpu knows about this matter, as long as he can marry the princess to the crown prince, even if it's Fengyi who pours water for a side of tea, he can serve the crown prince and perform filial piety on behalf of Zanpu, that's enough."

Among the concubines of the crown prince, the first is the crown prince, then Liangdi, Liangyuan, Chenghui, etc., and Fengyi is the lowest among the crown prince's concubines. What Lu Dongzan said really praised Datang and Li Shimin very highly .

Hearing Lu Dongzan's words, Li Shimin also had other thoughts in his heart.

Naturally, Li Shimin will not believe what Lu Dongzan said, but right now Li Shimin is planning to attack the Guanlongmen Clan, and the most powerful Guanlongmen Clan, Longyou and Hexi, are adjacent to Tubo. It is best to use weapons, and peace is undoubtedly the best way to maintain peace between the two countries.

(End of this chapter)