The Tang Dynasty: The Concubine of the Holy Soldier

Chapter 762
Chapter 762
Bai Jingyi finally defended Qin Qiong, but this confirmed Li Er's inner thoughts even more.

"Could it be that the princes and ministers of my Tang Dynasty and the king of Beiliang have some premeditated plans? Otherwise, why would they stand on the same front?"

Li Er, who was suspicious himself, was completely frightened by Bai Jingyi's words.

If Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong had Bai Jingyi to speak up, then Li Er could understand that it was their own problem, but Qin Qiong's reason was full of anger for the envoys of these small countries.

"If this matter gets messed up, then the small countries will definitely lose confidence in me and Tang Dynasty. What should I do!"

While Li Er was distressed, he suddenly glanced at the Silla envoy from the corner of his eye. After seeing Bai Jingyi standing up to speak, the Silla envoy didn't feel the slightest bit sad, and even had some secret joy.

"Ah... Could it be that I read it wrong? After the envoy of Silla was rejected by Bai Jingyi, there was still a hint of joy?"

Of course, Li Er is not a mediocre person, and he already has a half-knowledge of the current situation.

"Could it be that the envoys of these small countries have ulterior motives? Otherwise, why don't they see any sadness at all?"

After finalizing his inner thoughts, Li Er decided to take the initiative and test it out.

Li Er said: "Since Hu Guogong doesn't want to get married, then I can't force anything. Do you know about the envoys of Silla?"

The envoys of Silla immediately nodded like chickens pecking at rice and said: "Since Hu Guogong has no intention of marrying my Princess Silla, then I, Silla, can't say anything. After all, Silla can't force others to be difficult. wise!"

The Silla envoy's promise was so forthright, which indeed made Li Er discover a clue.

"The reaction of the envoy of Silla is so strange. Maybe there is something wrong. Could it be that Bai Jingyi and the ministers already know about it?"

After all, the envoys of these small countries were like licking dogs before, and they even did not hesitate to marry the princesses of their own countries to the ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and it was very distressing to be rejected.

But now, where is there a hint of excitement?

As an emperor, Li Er's way of thinking is naturally different from that of ordinary people. After discovering the strange reactions of these envoys, he decided to take a long line to catch big fish.

As for the envoys of Baekje, seeing the envoys of Silla also felt relieved, they suddenly thought with great joy in their hearts.

"It's not just the eastern and western Turks, but even Silla has been exempted from marrying. It seems that as long as our country follows their method and repeats the old tricks, it will definitely remove the requirement for officials from the Tang Dynasty to serve in our country. Really Our country's opportunity has come!"

The envoys of Baekje were overjoyed, and then said to Li Erjin: "To the king of Tang, I, Baekje, also worship and admire the princes and ministers of the Tang Dynasty very much."

"Especially my monarch of Baekje, I have mentioned Li Jing, the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, in front of the ministers many times, and asked the king of the Tang Dynasty to think twice, if I can marry the princess of Baekje to the Duke of Weiguo of the Tang Dynasty , then this must be the glory of my Baekje, and I invite Tang Wang to learn from it!"

Not only Bai Jingyi, but even Li Er and other ministers were all surprised.I thought about it in my heart.

"These small countries are indeed wolfish ambitions. I, Datang, agreed to your marriage request, but you are playing dirty tricks with me, Datang!"

"The envoys of these small countries really have premeditated schemes. The ministers of the state who named my Tang Dynasty one by one, want to get married, it is fake, and want to get rid of my Tang Dynasty, it is true!"

"The envoys of these small countries have so many minds, it seems that they didn't intend to submit to my Tang Dynasty..."

Li Er, including a group of ministers, has already understood what these small countries are planning, but they have not made it clear.

Li Er pretended to be calm and asked Li Jing: "Duke Wei, the princess of Baekje wants to marry you, what's your opinion?"

This time, the normally prudent Li Jing couldn't sit still anymore. After all, his daughter was seventeen or eighteen years old, so she might not be older than the princess of Baekje.

If he married a princess at that time and returned home, or a princess who was younger than his girl, how would he meet people?

It is obviously impossible for Li Jing to agree, and Bai Jingyi, who is in a plate, is also very disgusted with this Baekje envoy.

After all, Li Jing's daughter, Li Anran, has already become his unmarried wife, so Li Jing can be regarded as his father-in-law.

If at this time, my father-in-law took a concubine, and the concubine he took was younger than his daughter, how decent was that?
Li Jing opened his mouth and answered Li Er directly: "My Majesty, I am getting old, even my daughter has reached the age to talk about marriage, and I have no intention of taking a concubine now! Please enlighten me!"

Li Jing's words naturally did not surprise Li Er.

But some of the former court officials below were impatient and began to speak out one after another.

"My lord, Wei Guogong is the military god of our Tang Dynasty. Now he is in his prime, how can he be considered old? Besides, the marriage is good for my Tang Dynasty, so we should let Wei Guogong think about it." , so as not to miss my good fortune for Datang!"

"If Wei Guogong can make peace with the princess of Baekje, then the relationship between my Tang Dynasty and Baekje will be eased, and my Tang Dynasty will be able to include Baekje as a vassal state of my Datang in the future. The benefits are simply too many! Please also ask the Holy Master to enlighten me!"

"My Majesty, I feel that Duke Wei of the Tang Dynasty should consider this matter rationally. After all, the matter of getting married is of great benefit to both Tang Dynasty and Baekje. I declined, I am afraid it will be difficult to have such an opportunity in the future."

"Your Majesty, please think again. As long as Duke Wei agrees to the marriage request, then our Tang Dynasty will become stronger and stronger in the future, and Baekje will gradually improve its national strength with the help of our Tang Dynasty. It is beneficial to our two countries, please let the Holy Spirit learn from us!"

"My Majesty, I feel that Duke Wei of the Great Tang is a little too reckless. The marriage should be done from the perspective of my Great Tang. As long as the marriage is successful, it will benefit my Great Tang a lot. , not only can enhance the national strength of our Great Tang, but also show our status in the Great Tang in front of many small countries!"

"Your Majesty, please think again. My Great Tang now needs the Duke of Wei to make peace with these small nations! Your Majesty's enlightenment!"

These old ministers of the former dynasty are still unwilling to give up their opinions, and Li Er is not at all disturbed by this.

After all, what Li Er is more concerned about now is the reaction of the envoys of these small countries.

On the other hand, Li Jing, listening to the advice of these former ministers, felt very unwilling in his heart.

(End of this chapter)