Zhenguan's prosperity and fame

Chapter 242 The Envoys Are Humiliated, The Road to Leaving Tang

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the foreign ministers!"

Seeing Li Fangchen's leisurely and contented appearance, the three of Lu Dongzan felt a lot of resentment in their hearts.

Li Fangchen pretended not to know, and even cupped hands with Li Chengqian who was opposite.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, and made a gesture that only a few of his brothers could understand, don't leave after the court is over, see you in the East Palace!
Li Tai snorted, obviously feeling displeased with their behavior, and whispered, "Second brother, why are you so nice to him?"

Li Fangchen couldn't figure it out, Li Tai was jealous?

"They're all brothers."

"I am not worthy of the prince's brother!"

Li Fangchen frowned, he knew that Li Tai and the crown prince were at odds and were fighting for the throne.

At first, I thought it was arranged by Li Shimin. After all, the Li family cultivated heirs like a gu, and he couldn't get in the way, let alone make the decision.

But he didn't want the friendship over the years to end here.

"We will talk about this matter after the meeting!"

There was still one unresolved matter in front of him, Lu Dongzan's cries were still echoing in the hall, as if Li Fangchen had turned into a chaotic and abandoned person.

Li Shimin raised his hand and shouted: "Enough! Crying and making a fuss, what a shame!"

Only then stopped the voices of those people who continued to cry, and at the same time looked at Li Shimin with hope in their eyes.

"Yu'er, how do you explain this matter?"

Li Fangchen came out and said: "It's true, but my son is not as exaggerated as what they said, but just made a few jokes with them. What's more, they are rude first, son No matter how you say it, I am still a prince, so if you look down on me so much, can it be compared to those officials in Chang'an city who they give gifts to?"

Li Shimin said with some hesitation: "Yu'er, what do you mean by that?"

Li Fangchen said with a sneer: "I visited sixteen officials of four ranks or above in two days to seek the heart of persuading my father to marry the princess. Such a calculation must have malicious intentions, let alone!"

What's more?Everyone couldn't help being curious.

"What's more! Why don't they come to my Qin Palace to give gifts? Don't you know that this king is the most money-poor person in Chang'an?"

Li Shimin couldn't laugh or cry, if he really believed this, he would be a fool!

Yu'er's words were full of dissatisfaction with the behavior of these Tubo foreign ministers, bribing our Tang officials, is this really what they should do when they propose marriage?

Lu Dongzan was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect King Qin to say such a thing. Doesn't this mean tearing his face?

In this way, how can you marry the princess again?

If the purpose of this trip is not achieved, how will Zanpu punish them after returning to Tubo?

"Your Majesty, Zanpu really wants to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty to show the friendship between the two countries. We have no other intentions. Please learn from me!"

Li Fangchen snorted coldly, "Do you know that Turkic is marrying a princess? Why don't you marry a daughter, but marry me, Princess Tang? What's your intention?"

"Foreign minister. Foreign minister" Lu Dongzan's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he didn't know how to express it.

"Can't tell? Would you like me to speak for you?"

Li Fangchen walked up to Lu Dongzan and looked at him condescendingly, "Since ancient times, Han women always have dowry items when they get married. Your envoy is probably doing this for the princess's dowry, right?"

Lu Dongzan kowtowed to the ground, and others couldn't tell if there was any change on his face.

Li Fangchen continued to talk to himself, and at this moment almost everyone's eyes were on him.

"Let me think about it, the Four Books and Five Classics, the Code of Etiquette, farming implements, and even gold and silver treasures that are much higher than the gifts you offer!"

"Your Highness, Foreign Minister"

"Shut up! Did the king let me speak?"

Lu Dongzan wished he could take a knife and plunge it into the body of the person in front of him. Why would Datang have such a lunatic?
Tubo is really trying to repair relations with Datang!
Li Fangchen sneered again, "Of course, these can be bought in the market, so you spend so much, what are you looking for as a dowry thing? I have been thinking about it, and only I, Datang, have been new these years. Something came out."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly, what's new?That's too much, some can help Tubo strengthen the country, and some can even help Tubo strengthen the army!
"Your Majesty, Tubo has absolutely no such intention!"

Lu Dongzan was in a hurry, and if we go on like this, Datang and Tubo might as well start a war!
"Oh, by the way, you can't find it in many bookstores in the palace. If you really send it to you, Tubo will become the suzerain of the Tang Dynasty in a hundred years!"

What Li Fangchen said was to warn the people present not to underestimate others.

"Your Highness is exaggerating, isn't it?" said one of the civil servants.

Li Fangchen glared at the other party, "A person who is posing with his hands is also worthy of talking to this king?"

The fourth grade Jian Yilang is indeed not a high-ranking official, and he is really not good enough in front of Li Fangchen.

Li Shimin's voice was slightly low, "Yu'er, what do you mean by that?"

"So what if there is no great Confucian teaching? The whole people are still learning, and my father thinks that Tubo can be the suzerain of my Tang Dynasty in the future!"

With one blow of the heavy hammer, no matter how proud Tang Ren was in his heart, he couldn't help feeling worried at this moment.

The whole people should study, this cannot be done in the Tang Dynasty, but it does not mean that it cannot be done in other small countries. If this is the case, I am afraid that other countries will be full of talents, and my Tang Dynasty will eventually be destroyed by self-preservation!

"Your Majesty! I am wronged!"

Lu Dongzan dared to swear that Tubo really didn't think of this level, and after the king of Qin finished speaking, he couldn't help but wonder if Zanpu had this plan?

Don't say that you are not broad-minded enough, let alone such a "divine comedy" of the soul.

Li Fangchen had a very simple idea in his mind, what was given to others could only be second-class, something that was eliminated by Datang!

Want to learn from the best?Unless you are from Tang Dynasty, otherwise you will never allow it!

In case one day, Tubo uses the things taught by the Tang Dynasty to attack the Tang Dynasty in turn, who should be responsible for this?

"Retire from the imperial court, we will discuss matters of marriage later!"

Li Shimin's heart was disturbed, but what Li Fangchen said made sense.

People in the Tang Dynasty are very polite, and they pay attention to reciprocity, and the things they give to others are usually the things that they value most.

Perhaps others have never cared about the true value of this thing.

But since ancient times, the habit of reciprocating courtesy has been engraved deep in their souls.

When other countries pay homage to the suzerain country, the gifts from the Tang Dynasty that they can take back are often dozens of times as much as the gifts they gave.

At the beginning, it was to demonstrate the national strength and express the dignity of the suzerain country.

But right now, because of Qin Wangyu's words, all the officials are thinking, is it right or wrong to do so?
The Minister of Rites has already begun to think about whether there are some of the most precious things in the Tang Dynasty among the gifts given to various small countries before.

What is the most precious?
Knowledge!inherited!
Is the No. [-] treasure in ancient times, He Choi, really of extraordinary value?

It is more a kind of inheritance, a kind of belief that he represents!
But now, Datang is giving the real "treasure" to others.

If it is true what Qin Wangyu said, other countries follow suit and the whole people still learn, then everything in the future will be full of variables.

Some people may say that if you give it, you will give it. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

That would be wrong, even if Li Shimin doesn't say anything at this moment, those great Confucian scholars must consider it.

The blood of Yanhuang has been flowing since ancient times, so no matter how fierce the internal struggle is, when facing foreign enemies, they will all be united in hatred.

Because they know that even if a bone is broken, it is always "their" who are fighting.

If outsiders intervene, everything will change, and the things handed down by the ancestors may be broken down.

And as the culprits, they have to face the responsibility and contempt of countless descendants in future generations!
(End of this chapter)