Xiao Zhaorong felt that the general trend was gone, and slowly returned to his Hualu Hall with a depressed face, knowing that this was the place where he was about to retire, he ordered someone to close the palace door, and he walked into the Buddhist hall.

In the years that followed, Xiao Zhaorong rarely came out and walked around, chanting sutras and chanting Buddha every day, usually for a whole day, so that the palace people were about to forget her.

Xiao Zhaorong's extremely impetuous heart began to calm down in front of the Buddha statue, but she stirred another uneasy heart, so that a child who was originally innocent and could stay away from right and wrong had a sense of non-righteousness.

After Li Ke waited for Xiao Zhaorong to leave, he turned out the peach pit dragon boat hidden in the bag. There is indeed a loyal character on the front, but due to the long time of rubbing, the handwriting on the other side is not clear.

Li Ke slowly pondered the story of Xiao Zhaorong, about his life experience and the experience of his mother's concubine, Li Ke had long known it clearly, and suddenly, a word was reflected in Li Ke's mind, Zhao!

The name of the concubine is Yang Zhao, and Li Ke's uncle, that is, Yang Guang and Yang Zhao, the eldest son of Empress Xiao, have the same name and surname, which is a unique thing in history.

Li Ke carefully identified the blurred handwriting with excitement, and it was quickly determined that it was a Zhao character! A young heart is almost jumping out of the chest, predicting that there will be an emperor in the descendants of the concubine, is it himself?

Li Ke's heart was like numbness, his hand shook and the peach pit dragon boat fell to the ground, and he bent down to pick it up in a panic, his hand trembled so much that he picked it up several times, lest someone see it, so he hurriedly stuffed it in his arms and trotted away.

The next day, Li Ke went to his mother to ask for peace. Yang Shufei also noticed her son's abnormality, and after several inquiries, Li Ke did not tell the truth. It's just that I haven't had a good rest for a few days in a row. Yang Shufei knew that this son was studying hard, so she sent someone to boil tonic soup to nourish her son's body, thinking in her heart that her son had grown up, and the long pain was better than the short pain, so it was the right way for him to rush to the fief as soon as possible.

The Tang army was defeated by Tuyuhun, and the world basically settled down, and Songtsen Gampo of the Tubo Dynasty took this as an opportunity. Sent troops to defeat Dangxiang, Bailanqiang, and approached Songzhou in the Tang Dynasty.

"Songtsan Gampo is beyond his strength and invades my Tang Dynasty. I want to raise an army to fight, what do you think? Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.

No surprises. The one-sided voice of the court, the Tubo Dynasty is not afraid, of course it is going to do something. When it came to the person of Songtsen Gampo, Yuan Ziyan couldn't help but light up. The protagonist of one of the more successful and pro-relatives in history. That's him.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is no need to mobilize the people." Yuan Ziyan said: "In the eighth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty sent an envoy to Tibet to negotiate harmoniously, and at that time Songtsan Gampo proposed to intermarry with the Tang Dynasty, and now it is completely possible to make the princess marry and ask for peace." ”

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said: "Tubo is rich, and he will not wronged the princess." It's just that this Songtsen Gampo is ambitious and has repeatedly asked for peace. It's annoying. I easily agreed, wouldn't I lose the prestige of the Tang Dynasty? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister heard that Songtsen Gampo became the thirty-third generation of Tubo Zanpu when he was thirteen years old, and it took only three years to reunify Tubo, and his talent should not be underestimated. In addition, this Songtsen Gampo is not very old and handsome, if he can make peace with the princess of the Tang Dynasty, he will definitely be able to achieve a good story! Yuan Ziyan's eyes flashed into small stars.

Most of the ministers also changed their attitudes, and it was only fitting to use a friendly approach to avoid the devastation caused by the war. But Li Shimin is a little unwilling as a father, and only Gao Yang is about the same age now. But Gao Yang is Li Shimin's palm treasure, the meat of his heart, and he can't give it up no matter what.

Yuan Ziyan saw Li Shimin's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, that Songtsen Gampo respects the Tang Dynasty culture very much, no matter which princess marries him, he will be treated with the highest courtesy." Of course, there is no need to take the initiative at the moment, you can send troops to file its sharpness first and see its reaction. If Songtsen Gampo intends to sue for peace, he will definitely take the initiative to withdraw from the occupied territory, and will send an apology to apologize, on the contrary, if he pursues the victory, we will not be merciful! ”

"Master Guoshi, I don't know something, how can I easily throw away the fat in my mouth? How do you know if Songtsen Gampo will quit the territory? The eldest grandson Wuji expressed disbelief at this.

"Therefore, this can completely test whether Songtsen Gampo's admiration for the Tang Dynasty is true or false." Yuan Ziyan said lightly.

"Okay, that's it." Li Shimin didn't wait for everyone to express his position, and immediately slapped the board.

Then ordered the Tang general Niu Jinda to lead the vanguard of the Tang army to face the Tubo army head-on, and it was very smooth that Songtsen Gampo did not put up stubborn resistance, but only fought a symbolic battle and retreated randomly. When the news reached the government and the opposition, everyone secretly speculated that it should have been said by the military advisor again, and there was really no intention of fighting.

Li Shimin was still worried about which princess to send away, and in the end he sent the heavyweight Hou Junji to lead an army of 100,000 to the battlefield.

Hou Junji was full of vigor and high spirits, and he thought that he would make meritorious service again, but what made him very depressed was that before he arrived, the Tubo army took the initiative to retreat, leaving no trace, the same as predicted by the military advisor.

After that, Songtsen Gampo really sent an apology for his sins, and at the same time brought several carts of gold and jewelry, which was self-evident and wanted to ask for marriage again.

"Your Majesty, my lord admires the culture of the Tang Dynasty, and even envies the princesses and relatives in Tuyuhun, Turkic and other places, so I want to ask Your Majesty to give you a princess." The messenger said humbly and sincerely.

Li Shimin glanced at Yuan Ziyan, Yuan Ziyan naturally tried his best to promote this, and the ministers also wanted to see the situation of great joy, and looked at Li Shimin with some expectation.

"Your Majesty, this is a portrait of Zampu. To be honest, Zampu himself is more generous than the portrait. The envoy even brought a photo, which shows how much Songtsen Gampo is looking forward to this Tang Dynasty princess's wife.

The portrait unfolded, and many people secretly praised one in their hearts, with handsome eyebrows, a vulgar bearing, and a domineering and kingly demeanor of a young man.

"Let me think about it, the envoy will stay first, and talk about it another day." In the end, Li Shimin did not make up his mind in person.

After retiring from the dynasty, Li Shimin thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't make up his mind to marry Princess Gaoyang so far away. But the other princesses are all underage, and if you can't satisfy Songtsen Gampo, it will be counterproductive and annoying.

Hey, it's all Yuan Ziyan who made some kind of harmony, and he directly subdued Tubo! No, I still have to discuss with Yuan Ziyan, Li Shimin immediately sent someone to invite the national teacher to come over and discuss important matters.

"Hehe, Shimin, why are you reluctant to give up your daughter?" Yuan Ziyan asked with a smile, just after speaking, it happened that Princess Gaoyang ran over, picked up the portrait and took a look.

"Wow, who's the man in this picture?" Princess Gaoyang glanced at it, and immediately showed an interested gesture, Li Shimin snatched it over, and said lightly: "It's the Zampu of Tubo, there's nothing to see." ”

"Songtsen Gampo?" Gao Yang was not ignorant in the palace, and asked excitedly: "I heard that he is a big hero, his father was killed, Tubo was divided, he was able to go wild at a young age, he is really a hero!" ”

Li Shimin opened his daughter's thumbs up and said, "What's the matter with you?!" ”

"Father, do you want to kiss?" Princess Gaoyang leaned forward and asked again, and from her expression, it could be seen that she was thinking about this Songtsen Gampo again.

On the other hand, Princess Gaoyang's vision is really good, whether it is Fang Zhizhi or Songtsan Gampo, they are both dragons and phoenixes among people, and they will be happy for a lifetime if they marry anyone.

"It's really none of your business, Gao Yang, go back and rest."

Yuan Ziyan also added that Gao Yang was very sorry to leave, thinking that there was no such thing. Li Shimin was a little surprised: "Ziyan, Gao Yang is the most suitable in the palace for the right age in the palace, aren't you reluctant to give her up?" ”

"How dare I hit your heart baby's idea!" Yuan Ziyan snorted and said seriously: "Shimin, in the past, they were not necessarily real princesses, and many clan girls can also be filled. To tell the truth, if Gao Yang really marries, she will definitely receive the highest courtesy from the people of Tubo, but I don't think she is the most suitable person. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"First of all, Songtsen Gampo is very sincere, and of course we in Datang can't be ambiguous. The status of a princess can be canonized, but it must be a virtuous and talented woman, so that she can be in the work of cultural communication. It's not a simple matter, designing textiles, education, etiquette, agriculture and so on. Therefore, this girl must not only be beautiful, but also erudite and talented, and more importantly, she needs to be able to bear hardships and stand hard work, and be willing to dedicate herself to it. ”

"Well, according to what you say, Gao Yang is arrogant, and it is really not suitable." Li Shimin nodded slightly, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Hmph, dare to underestimate me!" Princess Gaoyang, who was eavesdropping outside the door at this time, was very unhappy, turned her head and went back with a hum, and the hatred for Yuan Ziyan in her heart was even more serious. Since ancient times, beauties have loved heroes, what is far and near, and they still use it as an excuse for their own good, in fact, they just want to promote which clan and pull a relationship for themselves.

Li Shimin immediately became happy, it was a good thing that he could not have married his own girl far away, and he could also promote the cultural exchange between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

Subsequently, Li Shimin handed over this work to Yuan Ziyan himself. Yuan Ziyan did not slack off, and immediately set out to let all the clan girls of the right age who had not married or promised to marry enter the palace.

Due to the rich economy of Tibet, many royal families are very excited about this, not to mention that they can canonize their daughters as princesses, and for a time the beauties in the palace are like clouds, which makes people dazzled.

For the sake of fairness, Yuan Ziyan gave them random numbers, did not know each other's surnames, and paid attention to internal assessment and selection. Figure, appearance, bearing, voice, etc. are the first passes, and then there is the talent show, both of which are checked by Wu Mei herself, and when it comes to the final interview, there are only seven people left. (To be continued......)