Datang Fenghua Road

But Datang was different this time, he took the initiative to marry the princess, and also gave a huge amount of dowry, which was obviously a huge temptation.

For example, the picture book of the classics in the dowry can establish a cultural system in one's own country.

For example, the solitary ancient book can increase the cultural thickness of the country.

Exquisite ceramics are liked by all countries, who does not expect the technology of the Central Plains?

There are also the three military training strategies of the three guards in the West House, a thousand sets of firearms, flintlock guns, divine arm crossbows, red-clothed cannons, hot air balloons...

This is a dignified conspiracy, don't fall into the trap.

Lu Dongzan took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I, Tubo, swept across Jiannan Road with iron hooves, and I have already shown the image of a hegemonic country. If the Tang emperor can marry a woman, then the prime minister can make sure to withdraw his troops, and from now on the two The country and the state are friendly, and there will be no swords and soldiers within a hundred years. The alliance between the two great powers is absolutely invincible. If the Tang Dynasty married the princess to another country, it would be the biggest shame and anger towards the Tubo. Even if the Tubo fought to a soldier and a dead, I'm afraid my emperor will not stop."

This is obviously a threat to current affairs, and it is obvious that Lu Dongzan is really anxious.He is also not afraid of angering all the officials in the Tang Dynasty, and now everything is based on being able to marry the princess and get the dowry.

Sure enough, Fang Xuanling's face was angry, and he accused Ludong and praised: "The Ru kingdom invaded Tang, and the soldiers killed the people, but now they use the invasion as an advantage in marriage, and deceive me, Tang, with good intentions?"

Lu Dongzan raised his brows and said lightly: "Between countries, it is either war or peace. Prime Minister Fang, don't be angry. You know that the Tang Dynasty has no way to take Tubo. If there is a way, it is estimated that the grass on the grave of the prime minister has already changed. I know that His Majesty the Emperor has always wanted to push me out to behead me, so how could I allow me to be arrogant in Chang'an..."

This guy knows current events accurately, and he speaks in one sentence.The reason why Datang endured his arrogance in Chang'an was indeed because the Tubo army was raging on Jiannan Road.Now that the battle has not yet been decided, Li Shimin will never kill Tubo's envoys casually.

Fang Xuanling threw his robe sleeves angrily, and said angrily: "Don't be arrogant, you must know that the world is changing and reincarnating. You Tubo slaughtered the people of Jiannan Road, and King Zhao of Xifu has led his army to pacify. Can Songzan child be able to do so? It is unknown whether he is alive or not, and the ending of Da Xiang is also unpredictable."

Lu Dongzan laughed loudly and said to himself: "The King Zhao of Xifu is indeed invincible in the world, but the army of Xifu can't reach Jiannan for a while. Half a month ago, he fought the Western Turks in the northwest. will drag him down..."

He smiled and glanced at Fang Xuanling, then said politely: "You and I are both the chief ministers of the imperial court, and we know all the countries in the world. I know that the Bashu plank road in the Tang Dynasty is difficult to walk. 20 cavalry at least It will take three months to pass. And it is not Jiannan after crossing the plank road. It will take another month of long-distance running. This long time is enough for the Tubo army to wreak havoc on the entire Jiannan Road. By then, the flames of war will be everywhere. I miss your country. This loss is unbearable."

Fang Xuanling showed a look of rage, and rebuked with grief and anger: "But the army of His Royal Highness can always arrive, and all hatreds can be avenged at that time."

Ludong praised Yangtian for a haha, and said with a leisurely expression: "Master Fang is right, King Zhao of Xifu can indeed reach Jiannan, but if he can, can't I withdraw from Tubo? I have four months to loot and divide it. It is enough to withdraw in advance in half a month. The Tubo army will withdraw from Jiannan with the massive supplies plundered by Jiannan Road. Could it be that the Three Guards of the West Palace dare not pursue it?”

His eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he said: "If you dare to pursue, you will save your life. If the Han people can't go to the plateau, it is a death sentence. Even the invincible Xifu Sanwei can't do it. This is a gift from the gods of the plateau. The biggest barrier for Tibet. Only I can hit you, you can't take revenge..."

Fang Xuanling stomped his feet fiercely, and threw his robe sleeves at Lu Dongzan. After a long time, the first assistant of the Tang Dynasty spit out two words angrily, and said viciously: "Your Tubo is really a jackal."

Lu Dongzan smiled faintly and did not refute this.

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This Tubo prime minister thought he had a plan, but he didn't know that the first assistant of the Tang Dynasty was also acting.

Now Han Yue's army of Xifu has already traveled upstream by boat, and it only takes a dozen days to enter the hinterland of Jiannan Road, but Fang Xuanling deliberately quarreled with Lu Dongzan, because this princess' election of a son-in-law was itself a delay.

Lu Dongzan suddenly folded his hands and saluted Li Shimin again, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you have seen from the current affairs that it is in the best interest of the princess of the Tang Dynasty to marry Tubo, and the rest of the countries cannot do this. Zan Gampo, my Tubo will definitely withdraw its troops from the Central Plains. The prime minister can guarantee with the head of Xiang Shang, and if the Tubo does not withdraw his troops, His Majesty can cut off my head."

Li Shimin's eyes were long, and he said meaningfully: "Your head is not qualified, but it can't compare to the loss of my Tang Dynasty..."

The implication is very clear, if you marry the princess and you still don't talk about Tibet, then even if you kill your Tibetan prime minister, I, Tang Dynasty, will still suffer losses.

Lu Dongzan was stunned for a while, then suddenly took a deep breath and swore loudly: "This prime minister can boast about Haikou, and Songtsan Gampo will definitely withdraw his troops. This prime minister has helped him rule Tubo for many years, and the emperor of my family is reluctant to let me die. ."

After speaking, he bowed to Li Shimin again, and said more solemnly: "Now Your Majesty can marry a daughter. As long as I marry a daughter, I will definitely withdraw from Tubo."

Li Shimin was silent and seemed to be thinking about the gains and losses. After a long time, Li Shimin looked at the concubines on the side of the hall in embarrassment, and suddenly pointed at Empress Changsun and praised Ludong: "I also want to talk to Tubo. Marrying, but I have made an agreement with the queen. This time, my royal married daughter will not be threatened by any world affairs, and I must give my princess a proper home..."

Lu Dongzan's heart sank immediately, someone as smart as him has already heard the emperor's hidden meaning.

Sure enough, I saw Li Shimin slowly stand up from the dragon chair, his eyes clearly became firm, and he said solemnly: "This time the Tang Dynasty will marry a woman, I will treat it equally, no matter which country in the world, can participate in the marriage. My family. Before my eldest son left, he persuaded me to say that the marriage was predestined by God and should not be interfered with by man. If so, let this marriage be predestined by God."

This is equivalent to directly denying Lu Dongzan's previous proposal, and giving the opportunity to all the envoys present.

Going around and returning to the original point, Lu Dongzan was obviously very unwilling in his heart. The Tubo chief looked a few times, and suddenly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty said that marriage depends on the sky, so where did the sky come from? Immortals and ghosts are all ethereal. How important is Princess Tang's marriage, do you actually ask for the help of ghosts and gods?"

Li Shimin laughed, suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to the tip of his nose, and said proudly: "On the land of the Central Plains, I am the heaven of the Tang Dynasty."

Lu Dongzan was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately and blurted out: "Isn't it still your Majesty's choice?"

Li Shimin stood with his hands behind his back, nodded leisurely and said: "Yes, it is my choice. But this choice is not affected by current events, and treats all countries equally. I will set four difficult questions, and let the envoys of various countries answer them at will. Those who succeed will enter the next round, and those who fail will lose their qualifications. There are four difficult questions, and the time limit for each question is six days. After 24 days, everything will come to light. At that time, which country my princess married to, everything depends on you envoys Is there anything I can do..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "The envoys represent the dignity of a country, and they are all selected by the most outstanding people in the country. The so-called scholars die for those who are confidants, and the ministers run for the king. All envoys and ministers are all It is a loyal minister of various countries, if you want to help your country’s monarch win a princess, then you have to use all your powers.”

"This is a great remark, and His Majesty really treats them equally!" The envoys present pondered for a moment, and they all agreed with their hands.

Lu Dongzan's eyes flickered a few times, and suddenly asked aloud: "His Majesty the Tang Dynasty just said vaguely, this envoy has something to ask clearly."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he nodded lightly: "You asked."

Lu Dongzan coughed and cupped his hands: "Four difficult questions, one question every six days, presumably every question is very difficult, so His Majesty will give six days to answer the question. Then this envoy wants to ask His Majesty the Emperor of Tang, this time to answer the question. Whether to limit the number of people, whether to allow the use of force to hire people..."

Li Shimin stared straight at Lu Dongzan.

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Chapter 640 Who can answer the first question?

Lu Dongzan raised his eyes to meet Li Shimin, without the slightest evasion in his eyes.

After such a long time passed, Li Shimin suddenly nodded heavily, and agreed in a deep voice: "As you think, this matter is allowed!"

Lu Dongzan's gaze suddenly twitched, feeling a sense of urgency in his heart. He hurriedly cupped his hands to Li Shimin, and begged loudly: "Your Majesty the Tang Dynasty, your mind is like the sea. It just so happens that envoys from various countries are gathering today. I wonder if your majesty can come up with a question immediately ?”

He believed that he had studied the culture of the Central Plains intensively, and his knowledge was better than that of all the envoys present, so he was eager to ask Li Shimin to write a question, because he wanted to seize the first good opportunity.

Why is Lu Dongzan so eager to ask Li Shimin to write a question, because he has an advantage in today's question.Since Datang had to use difficult problems to select a son-in-law, all envoys had to follow the rules.But people's knowledge is long and short, and he Lu Dongzan is obviously a powerful country with many envoys.

However, Li Shimin had made a long-term plan to allow all the envoys to use their strengths to answer the questions, then this competition would be amplified invisibly, because the envoys of various countries would not care, they could pay to hire someone to help.

Therefore, Lu Dongzan must seize the opportunity and ask Li Shimin to start the question directly.

As long as Li Shimin asked a question now, all the envoys could only answer on the spot due to competition, and everyone could not go back to prepare, and naturally they could not hire well-educated people to help.

At the same starting point, the test is his own ability. Lu Dong praised the intensive study of the Han family culture in the Central Plains. He felt that he had a great chance to surpass everyone.

Li Shimin took a deep look at him, and suddenly said with a deep meaning in his voice, and pointed out: "The Prime Minister of Tubo is really extraordinary. Others are still thinking about the rules for recruiting a son-in-law, and you have already started asking for a question..."

Lu Dongzan bowed his hands and said solemnly: "Please give me a chance, this envoy will be responsible for Songtsen Gampo!"

"True loyalty!" Li Shimin praised, then coughed lightly, and said solemnly: "Marriage is destined, but it can also be done by man. The so-called man-made is preparation. I can only give it generously, you have listened to everything, and I will ask the first question..."

The envoys below hurriedly waited in silence, and even Lu Dongzan became breathless.Many people secretly gave Lu Dongzan a fierce look, obviously annoyed that this person was eager to start the election of a son-in-law.

As Lu Dongzan envisaged, everyone who answers the questions is limited to competition and can only play on the spot.

Although the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty stipulated that each question has six days to answer, this six days is only a total time limit.If someone answers the question on the first day or even at the first moment, then it will naturally overwhelm the rest of the people.

At this time, Li Shimin suddenly turned his head to look at the side of the hall, his eyes fell on the concubines standing behind the coiled dragon pillar, and suddenly said softly to Empress Zhangsun: "This is the end of the matter, don't worry about it, take out your pearl, I'm going to ask a question about it."

The eldest grandson seemed to complain, but everything was acting, and she nodded reluctantly, and then took out a fist-sized pearl.