Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 191 I Do Not Agree to the Marriage
After yesterday's incident, many officials have changed their minds about the marriage.

Among them, the military generals were the most resistant, which coincided with Li Chengqian's opinion.

But compared with the military generals, nowadays more people hope to marry a princess.

Because disasters have occurred frequently in the Tang Dynasty in recent days, a large amount of grain has been withdrawn and sent for disaster relief.

If the marriage proposal from Tubo was really rejected, it would most likely anger Songtsen Gampo, and then war would break out again on the border.

Tai Chi Hall.

Before many officials arrived, Li Chengqian had been standing in his seat in a daze.

As one official after another arrived, Li Chengqian's attention gradually focused, and the morning court was about to begin.

"My Lords, do you have anything important to report?"

"Your Highness, news has come from Yuzhou that Hou Hongren opened a road from Ke, passed through Xizhao, and went out of Yongzhou to communicate with Jiao and Gui. More than 28,000 households of barbarians and Li surrendered."

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "This is a good thing."

"Regarding the reward for this person, does the Ministry of Personnel have any plans?"

Hou Junji walked out holding a tablet in his hand, "Regarding this matter, I have already ordered people to investigate it thoroughly. If it is true, I will definitely give him an important position."

Li Chengqian nodded, "What else?"

"Your Highness, the Tuyuhun King Murong Nuohebo has sent someone to deliver the news that he wants to come to Chang'an to pay homage."

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice: "Tuyuhun Murong Nuohebo has made great contributions in resisting the Tubo army. It is no problem for him to come to Chang'an City to pay homage now."

"The prince is wise."

As the officials from the Honglu Temple left, no other officials came out.

Li Chengqian glanced over and spoke slowly, "The Tibetan envoys came yesterday. You all know their purpose."

"Whether to make peace or not, what do you think, gentlemen?"

Li Tai frowned, feeling a little strange about Li Chengqian's discussion of marriage.

Even if it was a marriage alliance, the matter should have been decided by Li Shimin, but now Li Chengqian took the initiative to discuss it.

Is this an idea of ​​your own?

Li Tai glanced at Li You secretly, but Li You seemed to be in a trance, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.

After yesterday's incident, Li Daozon was the first to stand up and oppose the marriage.

"Prince, the marriage is a matter of great importance. Moreover, Tubo is located on a plateau, not only is the temperature low all year round, but the customs are also different from those of the Tang Dynasty!"

"My princesses are all virtuous and noble. How can we send our princesses to a place as cold and snowy as Tibet to suffer?"

"Therefore, I think that the marriage is inappropriate!"

Li Daozon's words soon gained the support of many military generals.

"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!"

"If they can't defeat them, they will marry them. If they can defeat them, will they still marry them?"

"People like this should be beaten until they are convinced."

As soon as the generals started speaking, the Taiji Hall was filled with the smell of war and battle.

They are all good at fighting and love war.

She didn't take the marriage with Tubo seriously at all.

Why marriage?

Just because he led Tubo back in defeat, he wants to find a way out?

Beautiful him!
At worst, both sides can gather their troops and fight again!
"Your Highness, I think that marriage with Tubo is a good thing."

Dai Zhou, the Minister of Revenue, walked out holding a tablet and said, "Since the beginning of spring, many disasters have occurred in various parts of our dynasty."

"First there was a flood in Suzhou, and then there was a drought in Henan, which caused the people in many places to suffer and emptied the national treasury."

"If we reject the marriage proposal from Tubo, it is very likely to anger Tubo, and then send troops to the border, which is not a good thing for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Dao Zong said in a deep voice: "Although the national treasury is empty, it should be more than enough to deal with the Tibetan army, right?"

Dai Zhou frowned, "Lord Li, how can the treasury support a war with an empty treasury? Don't you know better than me whether the money and grain in the treasury can support the war?"

"Hey, you two are both ministers of our dynasty. Let's discuss matters instead of quarreling and damaging the harmony."

Li Tai walked out with a smile, "I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has any thoughts on this matter now that he has mentioned it?"

Seeing the fat guy Li Tai come out and shift the problem to himself in the name of smoothing things over, Li Chengqian nodded calmly.

"Lord Li once said before that Tubo is located on a plateau, where the weather is freezing cold. How can a princess go to such a harsh place to suffer? I agree with him."

"How can the prince disregard the safety of the people of the Tang Dynasty for his own selfish desires?"

Yin Hongzhi shook his head. "If we start a war with Tubo easily, not only will the national treasury be unable to provide money and food, and the soldiers will find it difficult to concentrate, but also for our border, it will cause millions of people to be displaced and live in misery."

Li Chengqian looked at Yin Hongzhi expressionlessly and simply ignored him.

"My father has gone to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat, and I am the regent in his place. Although I am responsible for handling many affairs of the court, I am still the eldest brother!"

"A few days ago, after the court was dismissed, I took the princes and princesses out of the city for a tour. I know that some ministers are dissatisfied with this."

"But I think it's worth it."

"It was not until the outing that I realized that they were still so young, at the age when they loved to play, but they had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Tang Dynasty. It was too hard for them."

Gao Shilian stroked his beard with a smile, looked at Li Chengqian and nodded secretly.

During this period, Li Chengqian has indeed grown a lot. He has the responsibilities of an older brother and the duties of a crown prince.

Fang Xuanling smiled and Changsun Wuji listened attentively.

Li Chengqian continued: "Perhaps it is out of personal desire, or perhaps it is because of family affection, I don't want to send my sisters to Tibet to suffer."

"My Tang dynasty was established by my father, Emperor Gaozu, who conquered it with every blow and every soldier."

"It was fought by countless passionate men of the Tang Dynasty, swords and guns!"

"Why do they want to fight for a new court? Because they don't want to see their wives and children suffer. Tang men can die on the battlefield, but their families cannot be humiliated!" "If we marry today, it will undoubtedly be an innocent woman who will stop the Tubo army for Tang! How can we let a woman bear such a heavy burden for the safety of hundreds of millions of people in Tang Dynasty?"

"Where is the dignity of the Tang Dynasty men?"

Li Chengqian's voice became increasingly louder, echoing throughout the Taiji Hall.

All the generals felt their blood boiling and their expressions were excited. They wished they could rush to the border right now to see whether the Tubo army would come to attack them!

Li Chengqian glanced at the silent civil servants and said, "Today's marriage is with a princess. If tomorrow's marriage is with the daughters of the ministers, are you willing to send your daughters to Tibet to suffer and to the Turks to live in the open air for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and the people?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the civil officials who were still hesitating felt a chill down their spines.

I sent my daughter to a place like that...

Even those born out of wedlock feel dull pain.

"Personally, I don't want my sisters to suffer. Publicly, it's a disgrace to the men of the Tang Dynasty!"

"I do not agree to the marriage."

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, Li Daozon immediately clapped his hands in applause.

"The prince is wise!"

"The prince is wise!"

"The prince is wise!"

Compared with the officials who supported Li Chengqian, Yin Hongzhi and others secretly despised them.

It sounds nice, but it's just for your own reputation.

Giving away a princess will exchange for decades of peace on the border, and everyone can figure it out.

He's still not happy?
Li Chengqian glanced at Li Tai and the other man, and Li Tai immediately said, "The Crown Prince is wise!"

Li You: "The prince is wise."

Li Chengqian has said that he does not want the marriage, so as princes, the two of them should support him.

As for the people under their command, that is another matter.

"I have made my feelings known. If you have different opinions, you can write a memorial and I will personally deliver it to Jiucheng Palace."

Everyone smiled knowingly, this was not the prince's one-man show.

Such an important matter must be reviewed by Li Shimin personally. When His Majesty learns that Li Chengqian has expressed his refusal to marry, he will certainly go to Jiucheng Palace to express his feelings.

At least, Li Chengqian has to convince Li Shimin!

"Dismiss the dynasty."

"I'm waiting to retire."

Many ministers took their leave.

Fang Xuanling walked side by side with Gao Shilian with a smile on his face.

"Does this old man's grandson have any appeal to the Grand Master?"

"rare."

Fang Xuanling smiled and nodded, "Although we are discussing the marriage, it is not difficult to see from the Crown Prince's words the relationship between him and the princesses, as well as his attitude towards foreign enemies."

The wrinkles on Gao Shilian's face looked like they were about to bloom from his smiling face.

“But this is difficult.”

Fang Xuanling sighed, "The prince's idea is good, but state affairs must ultimately be determined by reality."

"The national treasury is now empty and cannot support a war with Tubo. If the news of the marriage is not spread to Tubo, I am afraid that a war will be unavoidable."

Gao Shilian nodded, "Then let's start by marrying her."

Fang Xuanling smiled knowingly. Since they came to propose marriage, then they had the final say on how to propose and how to marry.

It is reasonable to increase the difficulty for Tubo, right?

It was noon that day.

The news in the court about whether to marry or not soon spread throughout Chang'an City.

While countless people applauded Li Chengqian's courage, many people also expressed their concerns about the matter.

Without marriage, the border will be unstable.

Regarding this matter, Liu Tao from Mingyan Newspaper has something to say.

"Publish the news that the prince is not willing to marry!"

As soon as Liu Tao received the news, he arranged for the newspaper staff to print Li Chengqian's words and prepare to publish them the next day.

Whether to marry or not is not up to Li Chengqian!

Honglu Temple.

Lu Dongzan looked at the guard who came to report with a smile on his face.

The prince doesn't want to marry?
After all, he is the son of Tian Khan. Although Hu is young, his power is obvious.

If Li Chengqian is allowed to grow up, he will surely become a powerful enemy of Tubo.

"ridiculous."

A Tibetan official sneered and said, "Since the beginning of spring, many disasters have occurred in the Tang Dynasty. I wonder if their treasury can still provide the money and food to fight against us Tibetans!"

Lu Dongzan nodded, indicating his approval: "This is just the Crown Prince's words. Whether or not to agree to the marriage is up to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

"That's what my lord said."

"Let's rescue our people first. If the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty really doesn't want to marry the princess, we can also target King Jiangxia."

Lu Dongzan sneered repeatedly, "I want to see if they really dare to start a war!"

"Killing and killing people?"

"This is a brilliant plan, Great Prime Minister!"

(End of this chapter)