People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1290 Princess Wedding
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Daofang was established.

Firecrackers are going off, dancing and music are going on; red silk is all over the streets, and the doors are packed with greeters.

Li Xuan, dressed in purple uniform, wearing a black hat and a red ribbon hanging around her waist, stood on the left side of the gate of Princess Taiping's Mansion to welcome guests.

Standing on the right side of the gate, greeting the guests with Li Xuan, was none other than Zhou Guogong Wu Chengsi.

He Zhizhang, Bi Gou and others stood in the mansion, ushering guests into various courtyards, even extending to the Wannian County Government Office behind.

Princess Taiping's Mansion was much smaller than the Prime Minister's Mansion, so the Wannian County Government Office next to it had to be requisitioned.

The person who presided over the wedding ceremony in the mansion was King Li Yuanjia of Han.

After Pei Guangxiao resigned as Minister of Zongzheng Temple, the person who presided over the wedding became Li Yuanjia, the oldest king of Han in the clan.

Princess Huainan and Princess Wen, as well as other clan eldest princesses and princesses, are all helping in the mansion.

The two brothers Li Xian and Li Dan, as well as the Crown Princess Wei and the Prime Minister Dou, were outside Princess Taiping's room at the moment, greeting the close relatives and the prime minister's family who were coming and going.

The whole wedding was extremely grand and grand.

Even the guests who can appear in front of Li Xuan and Wu Chengsi are not ordinary people.

As for the others, they were received at Wannian County Yamen by people from other clans, princes, Zongzheng Temple, Shaofu and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

There are so many guests, but there is a time when the time comes.

At a certain moment, the sound of the entire Xingdaofang suddenly stopped.

The next moment, the loud sound of ritual music appeared at the end of the long street.

Immediately, Xue Shao appeared in everyone's eyes, riding a tall horse, wearing a bright red round-collar robe, and carrying a large red flower.

Surrounded by countless children of the Xue family, they arrived at Princess Taiping's Mansion.

Li Xuan and Wu Chengsi looked at each other, then took a step back. The next moment, the door of Princess Taiping Mansion was completely closed.

The Crown Princess Wei, the Prime Minister's Concubine Dou, the royal family princesses, and the eldest princess blocked the inside of the door.

The children of Wei and Dou, as well as He Zhizhang and Bi Gou, all stood on both sides, ready to ask questions at any time, and at the same time judge the standard of outside answers.

Calling the door is not easy.

……

Li Xuan stood under the eaves with a smile, and Wu Chengsi stood beside Li Xuan. No one paid attention to the two of them for a while.

At this moment, Wu Chengsi suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, I heard that during the Zhengdan Dynasty, Prince Zheng recommended himself to serve in Fanzhou?"

Li Xuan looked surprised and looked at Wu Chengsi and said: "Duke Zhou also knows about this? But Brother Wang only mentioned this. After all, the territory of Tubo is still in the hands of the Tubo royal family. I want to win at least For more than half a year,
Whether it can be won or not, and whether it will be called Fanzhou after it is won, is hard to say. Moreover, the matter still needs to be decided by His Majesty, so I can only refuse politely. "

Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "That's not what Chengsi meant. Chengsi feels that the Tubo Mountains are high and the roads are far away, and there is also plateau miasma, which ordinary people may not be able to adapt to... King Zheng is pampered, and the environment in Tubo... is even... Chengsi, I’m afraid it’s also difficult, and Chengsi has never thought that someone would care about that place.”

Li Xuan's brows suddenly raised. Wu Chengsi was expressing in disguise that the fact that King Zheng was instigated and asked to be transferred to Tubo had nothing to do with him.

It is even said that Wu Chengsi had never thought that any normal person would have the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of Tubo before this.

Did the palace investigation finally fall on Wu Chengsi?

Li Xuan suddenly came to his senses, and then he nodded and said: "What Zhou Guogong said is true. How can ordinary people think of going to Tubo to serve? Even now, Xuan doesn't know how to govern Tubo. Everything is wrong." I want your Majesty to discuss this with the ministers in the DPRK."

There was a hint of displeasure in Wu Chengsi's smile. However, as soon as he raised his head, he saw Li Xuan staring at him. Then he laughed with relief, nodded, and said: "Tubo governs nature. Is it going to be based on the Tang system? I dare to ask the prince, if it is based on the Tang system, how many upper states, how many middle states, and how many lower states will Tubo be divided into?"

Li Xuan was suddenly startled, then nodded and said, "Xuan has never thought about this issue before. Thank you, Duke, for reminding me."

Wu Chengsi breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard Li Xuan say: "Although Tubo claims to have three million people, it is actually a vast and sparsely populated land. Except for Luozu and Linzhi, the others are far behind. These two places can be called Shangzhou, and the other places, Shigatse, Shannan, and Chongsa, can be called Zhongzhou. As for other places, the terrain is dangerous and there are not many people living there. They can barely have five states, and most people are easily afraid and unwilling to go there."

"Yes, so the only things Tibet can really fight for are Shigatse, Shannan, and Chongsa?" Wu Chengsi looked at Li Xuan curiously.

Li Xuan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No, considering the current situation, even if Tubo is captured, the situation in Tubo is still tense. All areas in Chongsa require large armies to suppress them, and the army commander must also serve as governor."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "If the court wants to replace ministers, I'm afraid it will take four or five years, after all the lands are stabilized, before the generals and lieutenants can be abolished one by one. Otherwise, there may be troubles like Silla's."

Silla's words made Wu Chengsi's expression completely serious.

Even now, the Andong Protectorate still has a large army stationed there, and there are militant factions in the Silla Dynasty from time to time who try to provoke, but they are all severely suppressed.

No one wants to see Tibet become the next Baekje.

"If there is a prince who can suppress Tubo forever, then there will be no more crises." Wu Chengsi sighed subconsciously.

Li Xuan shook his head with a smile and said: "Not to mention that Xuan still has a young son and mother at home, even the court will not let Xuan stay here for a long time. Once the trend in Tubo changes for the better, someone will immediately remove Li Xuan from Tubo. Transferred back... It would be best if we could be transferred back to Chang'an, I'm afraid I'd be transferred to another remote place again."

Wu Chengsi frowned and said: "The prince should stay in Tubo for at least two terms, so that Tubo can be completely stabilized."

"Some people don't have the patience." Li Xuan smiled, then cupped his hands to Wu Chengsi and said, "If that time comes, Xuan might recommend Zhou Guogong to go to Tubo to suppress it."

Wu Chengsi quickly waved his hand and said, "Chengsi doesn't have that ability..."

With a "squeak" sound, the sound of the door opening instantly interrupted Wu Chengsi's words.

Li Xuan and Wu Chengsi both became solemn at the same time. The next moment, Xue Shao, dressed in a bright red groom's dress, strode in.

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Li Xuan watched Xue Shao enter Princess Taiping's boudoir with a satisfied smile on her face.

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded behind Li Xuan: "Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan turned around subconsciously and saw Xue Yuanchao standing behind him.

Li Xuan quickly raised her hands and said, "Why is Prime Minister Xue here today instead of going to the palace?"

When Princess Taiping got married, Xue Shao picked up Princess Taiping from the hands of Li Xian and Li Dan at the Princess Taiping Mansion, and then went to the Hanyuan Hall together. They went to the Hanyuan Hall to pay homage to the emperor and Empress Wu, and worshiped heaven and earth. After the couple paid their respects, Only then will he return to this mansion. At that time, they will be an official couple.

Xue Yuanchao returned the gift with his hand and said gently: "I would like to thank the prince for showing mercy today, otherwise it would be really difficult for me to go through the door today."

"Where did Xue Xiang say it went?" Li Xuan handed her over again and said, "Not only is the princess your majesty's daughter, but she is also Sanlang and Xuan's nephew. They are all members of the family, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about."

Xue Shao is the daughter of Princess Chengyang, who is Li Zhi's biological sister.

Li Zhi and Li Xuan often refer to each other as brothers, and Li Xuan's statement that Xue Shao is his nephew couldn't be more correct.

"Thank you again, Your Majesty." Xue Yuanchao was completely relieved, and then said: "Xue has also heard about the Zhengdan Dynasty, but this matter has nothing to do with the world's famous families, so Your Majesty can rest assured."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then said seriously to Xue Yuanchao, "Thank you, Xue Xiang, for your advice."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Xue Yuanchao returned the courtesy, nodded, and said, "In that case, Xue will take his leave now. I'll see you in the palace later."

"See you in the palace." Li Xuan nodded, and then watched Xue Yuanchao leave.

For a moment, Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Today, Wu Chengsi and Xue Yuanchao came to him one after another to talk about Prince Zheng and Li Jing, which showed that this matter had made the emperor a little angry.

In Tubo, the emperor already trusted Li Xuan enough by letting Li Xuan lead the army there, so what if Li Jing went there?

There is King Peng and King Zheng. Do you two brothers want to conquer the mountains?
Obviously, King Zheng did not think of this, and Li Xuan noticed something was wrong almost instantly. With just a few tricks, he made the emperor aware of the intention.

Someone is targeting Li Xuan.

Someone is already targeting Li Xuan.

If Losu had been conquered now, the emperor might be more tolerant. However, Losu has not been conquered yet, let alone the local governance of the entire Tubo. How to avoid repeating the mistakes of Baekje and Silla is a difficult problem for the emperor. .

Li Xuan is a very important chess piece. It would be okay if he loses it in the future, but now, Li Xuan is still of great use to the emperor.

Now someone is targeting Li Xuan, obviously targeting the emperor, which is why the emperor is so angry.

Of course, there is something about it that looks like it was done for Li Xuan.

But it is precisely because of this that all parties will come under strong pressure.

Before Li Xuan could think about it, Xue Shao had already walked out of the boudoir with a smile on his face, pulling on the red silk.

Princess Taiping, who was wearing a red hijab, was led by Xue Shao and walked into the flower bridge.

Starting from Huaqiao, they did not go out through the previous gate, but turned towards the direction of Wannian County Government Office.

At this time, a gate was opened in the back wall of Wannian County Government Office, and the opposite side was the Suzaku Gate.

Li Xuan had just gotten on his horse when he saw Li Dan approaching.

……

In the Hanyuan Hall, the emperor was wearing a black and red dragon robe, and Empress Wu was wearing a black and red Zhai robe. They watched Princess Taiping and Xue Shao slowly step forward.

King Li Yuanjia of Han stood on one side and announced loudly, and the various etiquettes began slowly.

Li Xuan stood on the left side of the hall, watching calmly as Xue Shao and Princess Taiping kowtowed to the emperor and Empress Wu.

Vaguely, tears could be seen flashing through the eyes of the Emperor and Empress Wu at the same time.

Parents love their children, and their plans are profound.

The same is true for the emperor and Empress Wu, as well as Princess Taiping.

At this time, Li Xuan's eyes fell from the emperor and Empress Wu to the kings, ministers and ministers on the side, and then passed over them one by one.

Even if it was Pei Yan, Li Xuan only glanced at it and then swept it over.

In the end, Li Xuan's eyes fell on the current county prince who was of the same generation as him.

A sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth, and some past events from that year suddenly appeared again.

Now it gets interesting.

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In the dead of night, it's Princess Taiping's mansion.

Xue Shao entered the bridal chamber drunkenly and smelling of alcohol.

After drinking the sobering soup, Xue Shao took off Princess Taiping's red hijab.

Under the candlelight, people are more beautiful than flowers.

After a few small greetings, Xue Shao was about to hug Princess Taiping to rest. At this moment, Princess Taiping suddenly said: "Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Xue Shao was slightly stunned.

Princess Taiping waved her hands anxiously and said, "Auntie Wang of Nanchang said she left some gifts and asked me to open them before going to bed... I found them."

A red sachet appeared in Princess Taiping's hand, and then the sachet was opened, and a poem appeared in front of Princess Taiping...

Even though it is flying, it looks like a bird of Guan Sui. The stems are always open and the branches are trimmed.

The jade liquid flies from cup to cup, and the music plays the yaochi and the phoenix dances.

A century of love has bound the two hearts together, and a thousand-mile marriage is tied by a thin thread.

The rhymes of the piano are composed into the same dream language, and the lights and flowers smile at the shy people.

(End of this chapter)