bastard seizes tang

Chapter 614
Marrying a princess in the Tang Dynasty is different from marrying a princess. Tubo asked for the princess first, Li Shimin refused to marry, and Tubo aggressively attacked Tang. If Li Shimin married the princess, he would be forced by Tubo to marry the princess. It doesn't look good.

But marrying a princess is different. Tubo defeated the Tang Dynasty, and then married the princess to seek peace and become a minister. It is also in line with Li Shimin's current political intention of first moving to close the Longmen Clan and rectify the military system.

Li Shimin first asked the Yang family beside him: "Tuban Zanpu wants to marry his younger sister Yu Ke'er, what do you think?"

Knowing what Li Shimin meant, Mrs. Yang replied with a smile: "This is a state matter, your Majesty can make a decision."

After Mrs. Yang finished speaking, Li Shimin turned his eyes to Li Ke and Wu Meiniang who were beside him. After all, the princess of Tubo was going to marry into the East Palace, so he had to ask the crown prince. Li Shimin seemed to be asking for their opinions, but at the same time expressed his own meaning.

What a clever mind Wu Meiniang, as soon as she saw Li Shimin looking towards her, she knew that Li Shimin had agreed to this on purpose, otherwise Li Shimin would most likely refuse directly.

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Wu Meiniang's mind. The first thing Wu Meiniang considered was whether the Tubo princess's marriage to the East Palace would pose a threat to Li Ke's crown prince, and secondly, whether the marriage between the two countries would affect the Tang Dynasty. Whether there is a threat, in the end, is whether Li Kena's concubine Ce is a threat to her position as the crown princess.

First of all, the marriage of Princess Daguo into the East Palace undoubtedly helped Li Ke a little more, even if Tubo and the East Palace were at odds, this help was only for face;

Secondly, as Li Ke himself said, Tubo is in its prime, and it is based on its own geographical advantages. It is by no means a matter of three or five years to destroy Tubo.
Finally, and the most important concern of Wu Meiniang, as the crown prince, it is inappropriate for Li Ke to be so thin in the inner court. Sooner or later, he will accept the side concubine, rather than asking Li Ke to accept those aristocratic daughters or dignitaries to threaten his position as the crown princess , it is better to ask Li Ke to marry the princess of Tubo.

After all, sooner or later there will be a battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, Li Ke will not have a heart-to-heart relationship with this Tubo princess, and the Tubo princess will not be able to threaten Wu Meiniang's favor and status.

There is another reason why Wu Meiniang had to agree with this matter, that is, although Wu Meiniang gave birth to Li Ke as the eldest son, Li Ke's successor, but Li Ke's inner court is really weak, and his offspring are not prosperous, if Wu Meiniang is here today This disapproval of this matter is a bit arrogant.

Wu Meiniang looked up at Li Ke, and asked Li Ke in a low voice: "Father is in the right mood right now, you can't defeat Father's interest, in my opinion, why not just deal with this matter, how about it?"

Regarding whether or not to marry the Tubo princess, Li Ke has no resistance or support in his heart. The so-called marriage between the two countries is just a political means for face. There is even a half-hearted softness towards the other party in the matter of marriage.

Li Ke knew very well that sooner or later he and Tubo would have a battle. Even if he married this Tubo princess, his return would be nothing more than a display and would be harmless.

Li Ke smiled and replied: "This matter does not matter to me, I will listen to you."

Wu Meiniang got Li Ke's words, so she stood up and said, "Report to the emperor, my son thinks this is very good. It can not only promote the peace between the two countries, the border is peaceful, but also add more people to our East Palace."

What Wu Meiniang said was exactly the answer Li Shimin wanted. Li Shimin nodded slowly after listening to Wu Meiniang.

Li Shimin praised Lu Dong: "Since that's the case, let's settle the matter like this. You can send an envoy back to tell Songtsan Gampo, and say that I have agreed to this matter. At that time, the ceremony officials of the two countries will choose a good date. Then you can marry the princess and come to Datang."

"Foreign Minister, thank Your Majesty for your grace." Lu Dongzan responded immediately with a smile on his face when he heard the words.

Although Tubo failed to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty, he married the princess of Tubo to Li Ke, the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Li Ke, who was sitting below, looked at Lu Dongzan standing in front of him, thinking about the marriage, and suddenly had another idea in his heart.

Lu Dongzan is both civil and military, if he is released to go back to Tubo, sooner or later it will be a big trouble for Tang's confidantes, and now the two countries are discussing the matter of marriage, wouldn't it be a good time to take the opportunity to keep Lu Dongzan?

Before Lu Dongzan was about to go back to the table, Li Ke immediately got up and said to Lu Dongzan: "Your envoy will stop for a while."

Then, Li Ke turned his head to Li Shimin and said, "Report to the emperor, my son and minister still have something to report."

Li Shimin was in a good mood, so he smiled and said, "What's the matter with the prince?"

Li Ke replied: "My Tang Dynasty made peace with Tubo, and the Tubo princess married into the Tang Dynasty. It is inevitable that the language barrier and unfamiliarity with everything will inevitably lead to misunderstandings in my life, which will cause unnecessary disputes between the two countries. My minister thought that Tubo could send a talented person to the Tang Dynasty. As an envoy, I will stay in my Tang Dynasty as a dowry envoy."

Lu Dongzan seems to be overwhelmed by Li Ke, and every matter related to Li Ke can always make Lu Dongzan unable to please.Just now Lu Dongzan felt a little puzzled when he saw Li Ke suddenly appearing out of the queue, but as soon as Li Ke opened his mouth, Lu Dongzan murmured in his heart that it was not good.

Li Ke's opening may not be known to others, but Lu Dongzan knows very well that Li Ke's so-called dowry envoy staying in Chang'an is definitely aimed at him, and Li Ke's words after that also confirm Lu Dongzan's conjecture.

Li Shimin said to Li Ke: "What Ke'er said is very true. If the princess is dowry, it is indeed appropriate for the dowry envoys to stay in Chang'an."

Li Ke glanced at Lu Dongzan, and said to Li Shimin: "Lu Dongzan had a very happy conversation with my minister, and he is quite familiar with the language and customs of my Tang Dynasty, so he is the best candidate to marry an envoy as a dowry."

When Lu Dongzan heard the words, he was very anxious, for fear that Li Shimin would listen to Li Ke's words and ask Songtsen Gampo to stay in Chang'an by then.

Lu Dongzan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister has admired the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty for a long time. It is a blessing to stay in the Tang Dynasty, but the foreign minister was born in Tubo, and he is the eldest son of the family. His family, ancestral business, and parents If you are in Tubo, you must take care of your family business and be filial to your parents. If you stay in Chang'an, I am afraid that our Gar family will not be able to explain it to Zanpu. I hope that your majesty and the crown prince will choose someone else."

As Lu Dongzan said, Lu Dongzan is the eldest son of Prime Minister Mang of Tubo. Regardless of the need for Lu Dongzan to inherit the family business, it is indeed inappropriate to leave the eldest son of the prime minister in another country. It is also difficult to make pine capsules at Songtsan Gampo, it is really difficult for some strong people.

At this time, Li Shimin still didn't know the meaning of Lu Dongzan to Tubo in the future, and it was impossible for Li Ke to tell Li Shimin in advance.

So Li Shimin also agreed: "What your envoy said is also true. Sending envoys as dowry is a good thing between the two countries, but it is not convenient to force others to make things difficult."

Since Li Shimin had already promised Lu Dongzan not to stay in Chang'an with Dong Jungong Langri Linzhi for the marriage envoy, Li Ke couldn't insist any more, otherwise people would think Li Ke was mean.

But Lu Dongzan and his son are of great value to Tubo, and they will be the biggest confidant of Datang in the future. It would be a pity to let this go. Li Ke thought about it, and suddenly another idea popped up in his mind.

(End of this chapter)