Capital Datang

"Pass your pass?" Li Shimin was taken aback after hearing this, "Chengqian, what do you mean by that?"

"I want to report to my father, this question should be answered by my son!" At this moment, Li Yin finally struggled to stand up, walked slowly to Li Chengqian and said, "Father, whether it is the elder brother or the son, wait a few All of my brothers have a bad impression of Tubo, especially last time when the Tubo envoy spoke disrespectfully to my Princess Datang, which made my son even more angry. It is not so easy to marry our imperial sister, so the ministers thought of two test conditions, only if the other party completes these two tests, then we will agree to marry our sister to him!"

Li Shimin listened to Li Min's words, but looked at the two sons standing together in the two topics of Chapter 180 with great interest. As an emperor and father, he knew the things between his sons best. It seems that Li Yin should be his biggest competitor, but now the two have joined hands to trouble Tubo. There must be something inside that I don't know!

And Li Tai next to him was even more puzzled. He really didn't expect that the elder brother and the sixth younger brother would collude together. Could it be that they were really only targeting Tubo?

"Liulang, which two test conditions did you set for Tubo?" Li Shimin's interest was completely aroused. It is rare for several sons to work together. Although there must be tricks in it, the reasons Li Yin said are also very sufficient. Tang's princess is not only his daughter, but also Li Yin's sister, who is worried about her sister's marriage.It can be regarded as intentional, only for this kind of thought, as a father, it is really difficult for him to refuse, besides, he actually has a bit of anger towards Tubo in his heart, so he just borrowed the hands of a few sons to vent his anger for him.Capital Datang 188

"My father, my Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Naturally, some barbaric and unreasonable questions will not come up!" Li Yinqiang supported his sick body, but there was an excited smirk on his face, everyone who knew him well knew it.This is Li Yin's second question in Chapter 180 to trick people.

I saw Li Yin lifted his spirits, and said again: "Father, my son, a few days ago, and my third brother and some friends jointly planned to organize a sports event in the Tang Dynasty, which is temporarily named the Winter Games of the Tang Dynasty. There will be a lot of competitions, and the two topics that Erchen proposed are all from this Datang Winter Games."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this. Of course he knew the Winter Games that Li Yin and Li Ke were organizing. When it was in his ears, it really made him excited.After all, even if you can't play the game in person, it's good to have an eye addiction.

"Liulang, tell your father quickly, how do you want to come up with a question at the Winter Games?" Li Shimin asked enthusiastically.

"I want to report to my father, this is what Erchen and my brothers think. If Tubo wants to come to propose marriage, he must show his own strength, so they must send people to participate in this Winter Games, and in the early competition, they must To win at least three championships, and at the end of the competition. There will also be a cycling race around the city, and the ministers will also participate at that time. If that Songtsan Gampo is sincere, then he will go to battle with the ministers himself Let's compare, if he can defeat all his subjects in the competition, then we will be convinced!"

As soon as the two topics of Li Yin came out, Li Zhen, Li Zhen and other young people next to them began to cover their mouths and giggle, Li Ke also smiled, but Li Tai next to him was fascinated and added " fan".In the back, Fang Xuanling and other civil and military officials were all whispering. Li Chengqian and Li Yin used the banner of family affairs to embarrass Tubo from the beginning, so these officials couldn't intervene at all.

After Li Shimin listened to it, he walked up and down the jade steps a few times, speaking from his heart, whether the two requests Li Yin made were difficult or not, and whether they were easy or not.As far as Li Shimin knows, because of the hasty preparations for the Winter Games, not many people participated, and there were more than 20 competitions alone.Moreover, more than 1000 people from Tubo came this time, so it is not difficult to win only three championships from so many competitions.

In addition, the cycling race around the city is even simpler. In addition to Li Shen, who is only eight years old, almost all of Li Shimin's sons who can participate in the competition are here, but counting from Li Zhen down, the three of them are too young to We can only make up the number. In addition, Li Chengqian has a disabled leg, which makes it difficult for him to walk, let alone ride a bicycle.Li Tai is obese and probably a little stronger than Li Chengqian, so he was also excluded. In this way, only Li Ke, Li Yin, and Li Yun are left in the end. It's just that Li Yin is ill, so I don't know if he can participate. Li Yun is timid and cowardly, and Li Shimin is not optimistic about him, so in the end, Songtsan Gampo's opponent is only Li Ke. As long as he wins, there will be no one to hinder the marriage.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin finally settled down. Although he is dissatisfied with Tubo, he must be tolerant of others. Judging from the current situation, making peace with Tubo is indeed a matter of great benefit and no harm. , so in his heart he is still very much in favor of the marriage.

"Well, it's rare for you brothers to be of the same mind and make such a request. As a father, I will satisfy your request, but I also have one condition!" Li Shimin stopped suddenly, and said with a smile, "You can compete with the Tubo people." , but it is absolutely forbidden to do anything behind the scenes, otherwise, if I find out, then this agreement will be void, and the marriage will still proceed as usual!"

"Thank you, father, for agreeing!" Seeing Li Shimin's agreement, Li Ke and Li Zhen who were sitting behind also hurriedly stood up, walked to Li Yin's side and bowed to salute.Although Li Tai hadn't figured out what was going on, seven of the eight princes had already gone up. If he was still sitting, it would only appear that he was isolated by the other brothers, so he had no choice but to follow at the end to thank him.

Finally, the matter was done, and Li Yin was also relieved.After retiring from the imperial court, he was supported by Li Ke and was about to return home, but he was stopped by Fang Xuanling and Li Jing, two civil and military leaders. Based on their understanding of Li Yin, the other party would definitely not get along with him for no reason. Tibetans play this game!

Faced with the two people's questioning, Li Yin really didn't know how to answer, because the attitude of the other party was obviously similar to that of Li Shimin, both of whom were in favor of getting married. After all, from their standpoint and perspective, for the time being, they could only see that getting married was a big deal. Don brings benefits.Fortunately, Li Yin was quick-witted, and suddenly pretended to be sick and coughed loudly.And Li Ke knew the trick, and while joking with the two of them, he put Li Yin on the carriage, and then the two brothers rode away immediately, leaving only Fang Xuanling and Li Jing stomping their feet in anger.

After convincing Li Shimin, Li Yin doesn't have to worry about Tubo.The next day Li Shimin summoned Songtsan Gampo in person, and then put forward the demands of his sons.

Songtsan Gampo is only 21 years old this year. He has been well educated by Tubo aristocrats since he was a child, and at the age of 13, his father was poisoned to death, and the country was torn apart. , Only then did the internal rebellion be quelled, and Tubo was unified. It can be said that no matter whether it is literary talent or martial arts, he is a generation of heroes, and he is also very proud of himself. Therefore, when he heard that the prince of the Tang Dynasty wanted to compete with him, he immediately agreed without hesitation. down.

On the other hand, Li Yin had been waiting for Songtsan Gampo's news for a long time. As soon as he heard the other party's promise, he immediately mobilized all the newspapers under his direct or indirect control to report the Tubo marriage in a large number of pages. In particular, mentioning the Battle of Songzhou two years ago, it greatly exaggerated the arrogance and rudeness of Tubo back then, insulting the princess of the Tang Dynasty with wild words, which led to the failure of the marriage proposal, and the first invasion of the Tang Dynasty, which led to the outbreak of war between the two countries. Tang Nan'er died in battle in southern Xinjiang.

Regarding the Battle of Songzhou, although the reports in the newspapers were slightly exaggerated, most of them were indeed true. There were even many family members of those who died in the battle who stood up and cursed the Tibetans in the newspapers, provoking disputes for no reason. That's why my son or husband was killed in battle, and there was even a newspaperman with good writing, who described some orphans crying for their father in a large scale, doing his best to tear and sensationalize.

As soon as these reports came out, the reputation of the Tubo people in the Tang Dynasty naturally declined. They didn't dare to stay in Chang'an for too long. What's more, even Dongnvguo and Dangxiang merchants who were closer to Tubo were also implicated. After all, in the eyes of Chang'an people, their appearance and habits were really similar.

As the reputation of Tubo decreased, correspondingly, the prestige of the princes headed by Li Chengqian soared.This is mainly because Li Yin made some small revisions and exaggerations to the content when people reported it, removed some political and identity factors, and only emphasized that their brothers could not bear to let their younger sister marry far away, so they came forward out, and started a civilized race with the Tibetans to save his sister.It can be said that from the very beginning, Li Yin portrayed his brothers as a bunch of positive characters.Capital Datang 188

Chang'an is an acre of land owned by Li Yin and his brothers, and Li Yin controls most of the newspapers, so in terms of public opinion, the Tubo people can only be scolded, and there is no way to retaliate if they want to fight back.As for Li Shimin, anyway, the newspapers dare not say anything wrong with him, and scolding can't kill anyone, so he doesn't care about it, let alone other civil and military officials, no one will fight with the entire prince group for a small foreign country. do it right.

Just as Chang'an City was yelling at the Tubo people, a motorcade was slowly approaching on the road to the east of Chang'an City.This convoy is small in scale, and the style of the carriage looks very ordinary, but if you look carefully, you will find that the workmanship of the carriage with people in front is very exquisite and meticulous, and even the materials are made of high-quality mahogany. Just know that the people sitting in the car are definitely not ordinary people.

Just when the convoy was about to reach Chunming Gate, the window of the front carriage was opened, revealing an old face inside, and the other party looked at the city wall of Chang'an with those cloudy eyes. Then he said helplessly to himself: "Li Yin, Li Yin, the old man is here, I hope your conditions can satisfy us all!" rq! ! !