bastard seizes tang

Chapter 790
After Chang Sun Chong finished talking about this matter, he took his leave first and left. Not long after Chang Sun Chong left, a servant entered the palace to report, and Qian Niu prepared to go to the imperial mausoleum to ask for an audience.

"If I remember correctly, didn't you take a rotation today? Why did you enter the palace?" Qian Niu prepares his body every ten days and rests every nine days. Today should be the time for Qin Ling to take a rotation. Ke knew it, so he asked this question.

Qinling is Li Ke's disciple, and has been following Li Ke all these years. He knows Li Ke's abilities, and he never thought that he could hide from Li Ke that he met the Tubo envoy in private.

Qin Ling said: "The minister is here today to report something to His Majesty."

Looking at Qin Ling's appearance, Li Ke could vaguely guess what he was talking about, but he asked calmly, "Oh? I don't know what it is that made you so eager to report."

Qinling replied: "I was invited by the Tubo envoy Sang Buza to go to the wine shop for a banquet today."

Li Ke waved his hands and said, "Sang Buza is a close friend of your father Lu Dongzan. He must have invited you to a banquet to discuss some personal friendship. This is your private matter and you will not report it."

Qinling said: "I worship Tang officials and are disciples of His Majesty. The visit of Tubo envoys belongs to the state affairs. I should report back. What's more, what they say is not all about personal friendship, but more or less related to the government."

Li Ke said with a smile: "You are cautious. If you want to report, you can tell me."

"promise."

Qin Ling responded, and then reported: "This time, Sangbuza invited the minister to meet at the Dongshi wine shop, and it was indeed a bit of a family affair. These are irrelevant, but there was indeed something mentioned during the dinner, and the minister thought it was necessary to ask His Majesty Explained carefully."

"What's the matter?" Li Ke asked with interest after listening to Qin Ling's words.

Qinling replied: "Sangbuza came to Chang'an here under the order of Zanpu, and meeting His Majesty is just one of them, and the other is to take this opportunity to get married, marry Princess Gaoyang, and form an marriage relationship with His Majesty."

Hearing this, Li Ke was not angry at all. After all, it was not a matter of a day or two since Tubo wanted to marry Princess Datang, and it was not a secret. Li Ke was not surprised when he heard the news.

Li Ke just asked: "What did you say about this matter?"

Qin Ling replied truthfully: "Even if Chen Dang returns to them, it is absolutely impossible to say that."

"Hahaha"

Li Ke couldn't help laughing when he heard Qin Ling's words, and said, "You must know that Tubo is no longer what it used to be. Now that Tubo dominates the plateau, there will be no future troubles, and the national strength has greatly increased."

Li Ke has always regarded Tubo as a confidant's serious trouble. Over the years, he has deployed many spies in Tubo, both openly and secretly. He is naturally familiar with the affairs of Tubo. Last year, Lu Dongzan led the army to destroy Yang Tongguo and dominate the plateau. The national strength is indeed not what it is now It's better than ever.

Today's Tubo is naturally far from being Datang's opponent in terms of national power, but if it uses its national power to harm Datang, it is still enough to cause Datang a headache.

But Qinling said: "Marriage matters have nothing to do with national power, this is what His Majesty wants alone, as long as His Majesty is unwilling, no one in the world can force His Majesty to fail."

Li Ke said with a smile: "Sometimes, I am afraid that the diplomatic relations between the two countries cannot be decided by me alone. I also have to consider the great interests of the country. You see, Lin Zhi is the sister who abandoned her family and praised her, and she did not marry for the sake of the two countries. Chang'an. If you say so decisively, aren't you afraid that I will agree to the marriage? It will be difficult for you then."

Qin Ling raised his head, looked at Li Ke, and replied confidently: "Your Majesty is not Zanpu. Your Majesty is a king. Naturally, he values ​​the great interests of the country, but he also attaches great importance to brotherhood. Zanpu will marry his sister in Datang for the benefit, but Your Majesty will not, I believe that Your Majesty would rather fight than bow down and make a kiss."

Although Qin Ling is Li Ke's student in name, but carefully speaking, they are not close, but Qin Ling is very firm about this matter, and has great confidence in Li Ke in this matter, because he knows Li Ke's temperament , Knowing Li Ke's bottom line, he doesn't want to do such a thing, so he won't do such a thing.

Sitting in the hall, Li Ke looked at Qin Ling standing below and the determined expression on Qin Ling's face, and couldn't help sighing.

There are a lot of courtiers in the Tang Dynasty, and there are many who are loyal to him, but not many people can really understand him. In this matter, most of the courtiers in the court are far inferior to the young Qinling.

Li Ke walked down the hall, patted Qin Ling's shoulder lightly, a light flashed in his eyes: "You are right, I will never compromise on the matter of getting married, I never believe that sending a princess can bring you a happy marriage. The so-called peace, then this kind of peace is too cheap, the peace I believe in is only between the sword."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Li Kezhi's words caught his ears, and Qin Ling's expression froze immediately, and his heart couldn't help being shaken.

For the sake of a princess, Li Ke would rather offend the powerful enemy in the west. It sounds absurd and immature to do such a thing as an emperor, but this is precisely what Li Ke attracts Qin Ling the most.

Qin Ling, like Li Ke, are both ambitious and smart people. They don't believe in the peace brought by the marriage. Mature, in the face of the interests of the two countries, who would take a marriage contract seriously.

Compared with Li Ke and Qizong Nongzan, Qinling has always admired and admired Li Ke more. He is willing to follow Li Ke, a monarch with a congenial temperament, to open up territories and make contributions for him, but Qinling is from Tubo. , he has too many worries, and his affairs are never something he can decide by himself.

Li Ke looked down at Qin Ling, and suddenly asked, "If you don't tell me about it, I won't know about it. Why did you take the initiative to tell me about it?"

Qin Ling replied: "What Sangbuza did was to seek his own death. I met Sangbuza today, and if Sangbuza proposed to marry me in another day, I might offend His Majesty, and it would inevitably affect my body. I did this to save my life." .”

Li Ke said with a smile: "It's a life-saving one. You see it clearly, but if you do this, won't you be afraid of abandoning the sect and getting angry with Lu Dongzan?"

Qinling said: "As a son of man, I went to Chang'an when I was a child. I thought I was worthy of Tubo and my family. From what Zanpu thinks, this is beyond my control."

Li Ke asked: "Since you are also worried about this, why don't you do things for me sincerely, and then I will arrange people to go to Tubo to bring your family to Chang'an, and appoint them to high-ranking officials. At that time, your father and son will serve together in our Tang Dynasty. Isn't it beautiful?"

Qin Ling asked: "Your Majesty is completely tearing face with Zanpu by doing this. Isn't Your Majesty worried that there will be a military disaster because of this?"

Li Ke said solemnly: "You know how much I appreciate you father and son. For the sake of your father and you, what's the point of fighting Tubo? I think it's worth it."

Li Kezhi's words caught his ears, and Qin Ling was inexplicably moved. Li Ke valued Lu Dongzan and himself, and Qin Ling knew it all along. , The generals of the Sixteenth Guards let him choose, even if it is to pay homage to the prime minister. Based on Qin Ling's understanding of Li Ke, Qin Ling believes that this is not a scene that Li Ke said.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty who controls the whole world is not comparable to the abandonment of the emperor who shrank to the plateau. Compared with the abandonment of the emperor who has no choice of capable ministers, Li Ke's appreciation is even more touching to Qin Ling.

However, Lu Dongzan was also loyal to Qizong Nongzan, and Qin Ling could not persuade him. Qin Ling said: "Your Majesty's great kindness, I will never forget it, but I can't decide on my father's matter, I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Li Ke didn't expect Qin Ling to respond to his words quickly, and Li Ke didn't feel disappointed after hearing Qin Ling's words. Instead, he said with a smile: "If possible, you can help me bring a message to your father, as long as Your father agreed, and Abandoned Zong praised that I will deal with it, even if you have to exchange Qiemo County for your father, I will not hesitate. My promise to him will always be valid, and I will stay in Chang'an to treat each other."

(End of this chapter)