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Li Su understands that the prince of Zhenla very well, if he is the prince, in the face of the lives of his beloved woman and the subjects of the country, how to choose between the two is really a difficult choice.

Rubbing his nose, Li Su smiled bitterly: "Actually...... I've met the prince of Chenla. ”

Dongyang's eyes widened in surprise: "Have you seen him?" ”

Li Su nodded: "Not only have I seen him, but also saved him, a few days ago, His Royal Highness the prince went to reason with Lu Dongzan, the great minister of Tubo, for the sake of Princess Wencheng, that Lu Dongzan is obviously not a vegetarian, and without saying a word, he ordered someone to beat him on the street, and I happened to meet him at that time, so I came to the rescue." ”

Dongyang Dai frowned lightly and said: "The arrogance of the Tubo people is too arrogant, and they dare to act so recklessly in my Tang Kingdom." ”

Li Su said with a smile: "After all, Tubo is a strong country, and its national strength may not be as good as that of the Tang Dynasty, but the combat power of the army is comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty, and they have the natural danger of the plateau, and their country is naturally easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

Dongyang Meiyu showed a sad expression, and sighed faintly: "It's a pity that Princess Wencheng ......"

Li Su blinked: "I saw you not often interact with people before, when did you and Princess Wencheng meet?" When did the friendship become so good? ”

Dongyang sighed lightly: "I have been cultivating in the Taoist temple in recent years, and I don't like to associate with outsiders, a few months ago, Uncle Jiangxia sent someone to hand over the name post, saying that his eldest daughter wanted to come to my Taoist temple to make a wish and pray for blessings, please take care of one or two, one to the elders have something to invite, dare not disobey, and second, I am with her Li family clan, considered a relative, so I responded." Ping'er came to the Taoist temple and knelt in front of the statue of the Taoist monarch without moving, just hanging his head and crying, I heard the report that she was worried that she had a mistake, so I entered the hall to persuade me, she confided in me after the thought, I pity its long-term affection, worry about its situation, come and go, and she has a deep friendship......"

Li Su was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Your Majesty has decreed marriage, and it is not easy to change this matter, it can almost be said that it is a certainty, do you understand what I mean?" ”

Dongyang nodded gloomily: "I understand, it's just that I vaguely saw my shadow from her, at that time I was also forcibly given marriage by my father, I almost wanted to die at that time, fortunately, you are not afraid of your father's power, and you have broken your father's mind to give marriage, I am fortunate in this life, I can meet the brave and resourceful Lang Jun to help me through this misfortune, but I don't know if Ping'er has this luck......"

Li Su sighed: "This matter is not easy to say, the harmony between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo is focused on the overall situation of the Tang Dynasty, it can be said that it is a century-old strategy, and the meaning of marriage is very important, in fact, I do not approve of the harmony, and even the practice of exchanging women for peace is very shameful, but I have never been able to think of any way to replace the harmony, in exchange for decades of peace in the Tang Dynasty, the so-called culture, religion, and business exchanges are just a very fragile bridge, which will be overturned in an instant, far from a royal princess more direct and heavier." ”

Dongyang smiled sadly: "The princess who was born in the emperor's family, after all, has a fate that they have to follow, I can leave home safely, and stay with my beloved Lang Jun, it is already a good fate, you don't know how much those unmarried princesses envy me, they live in fear every day, for fear that the envoys of which country will come to Chang'an to congratulate, and the father will be happy to give a marriage decree, they have to put on wedding clothes, go far out of Guanshan, go to a strange and wild place alone, and marry a king or prince who has never met, I will never have the opportunity to return to my homeland in Chang'an in my life, and I will live in a foreign land for the rest ......of my life."

Li Su hung his head and was silent, and there was an inexplicable faint humiliation in his heart, the humiliation of being a Tang Dynasty man.

In a glorious and prosperous era, there is an invincible king in the world, but he still needs to rely on women in exchange for a short period of peace. From the monarch to the common people, no one thinks there is anything wrong, "harmony" is a tradition since ancient times, and it seems irrelevant to send a woman, even if it is the emperor's daughter, she will give it, what she wants is the gratitude of others, as well as the submission within a few years, and the chanting of "Tian Khan" whether it is true or false.

No one thinks it's wrong, women are too insignificant compared to the safety of the world, but Li Su feels very wrong, in the eyes of the monarch and ministers, the princess was given by the emperor with a high profile, but in Li Su's eyes, it is to exchange women for peace, as a man in the Tang Dynasty, living in a peaceful life exchanged for women, is his heart really so comfortable and comfortable?

Holding Dongyang in his arms tightly, Li Su said in a deep voice: "In my lifetime, I will abolish the policy of harmony with the Tang Dynasty, face and dignity are won by men's swords and blood, even if it is a kiss, it should be the princess of the neighboring country to marry the prince of my Tang Dynasty." ”

Dongyang's soft body in his arms suddenly stiffened, and then he quickly raised his head and looked at him with a frightened face: "I'm just feeling emotional, I'm just gossiping with you, and the father of Tubo has made an order, you must not do stupid things!" ”

Li Su smiled: "Don't worry, I cherish my life and won't mess around." ”

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Li Su really didn't want to get involved in this matter, not only because Princess Wencheng and her pro-Tubo were famous events in history, which had a far-reaching impact on the future of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, but more importantly, Li Su didn't want to take risks for a woman who was still a stranger, and he couldn't be said to be selfish, but there were too many joys and sorrows that happened every day in the world, Li Su was just a small county marquis, and what he could do was very limited.

A man with a family and a room, speaking and acting inevitably has a lot of scruples, thanks to the years, maturity and rationality gradually suppressed the original blood and impulse, every step always to think about before and after, always to think deeply, afraid of bringing trouble to the family, afraid of death after the family is helpless, do not lack the courage to die, but, do not dare to die, because the responsibility is on the shoulders.

The weather was getting colder, and Li Su moved from his yard to the house in a daze.

There was a charcoal fire in the house, an iron chimney sticking out of the corner, and a pot of hot water hung above the charcoal fire, Li Su sat beside the charcoal fire, with a low table in his hand, on which a pot of steaming tea was brewed, and a few golden or milky snacks.

Li Daozheng was also in the house, looking at the black tin chimney with great interest, curling his fingers from time to time and flicking a few times, and his mouth was slurking.

"Just this thing, in the future, we will no longer be afraid of charcoal poisoning?"

Li Su sighed: "The term charcoal poison is actually the carbon monoxide gas produced after charcoal burning, combined with the ...... in the air."

Halfway through the explanation, seeing his father's confused expression, Li Su realized that he was doing something stupid, so he immediately changed his words.

“…… That's right, I'm not afraid of charcoal poison in the future. ”

Li Daozheng sighed twice, and then looked at him approvingly: "The cowardly baby does have the ability, I heard that there are not many people who die of charcoal poisoning in Chang'an City every year, especially those powerful families who can afford to burn charcoal, who would have thought that just a simple thing would solve this fatal matter?" Good! The baby remembers to be a thoughtful person, don't enjoy good things alone, send them to your uncles and uncles in the city, don't add more lives. ”

Li Su said with a smile: "I have already sent someone to send the secret recipe, Uncle Cheng's family, as well as Uncle Niu, Uncle Medicine King, and Uncle Eldest Sun...... Even His Majesty in the palace, I asked Li Zhi to send the secret recipe. ”

Li Daozheng nodded: "Okay, although you are not very old, after all, you are also in the court, the court pays attention to connections, you do everything about being a person, you can't find fault with teaching people, even if you get into trouble in the future, there will always be a few people who come out to help you take care of one or two, and a little bit of people's treatment may be able to save your life, with your often trouble-making nature, you need to be careful and cautious on weekdays, understand?" ”

Li Su was dissatisfied: "Dad, why do you often cause trouble?" It's supposed to be that I'm often in trouble, okay? The child's temperament has always been dutiful, but he was born with bad luck, and his fate is destined to be rough and unlucky to commit a villain......"

Li Daozheng glared suddenly: "You are still not convinced that you are in trouble?" Calculate how much trouble you've caused over the years! And the trouble is getting bigger and bigger, even the prince has been provoked, embarrassed to say that you are duty? Heaven will send thunder to strike you. ”

"Don't make a fuss, Dad, God is very busy, I don't have time to split people, I don't split if I don't get filial, and I don't ...... if I cause trouble."

Li Daozheng was angry: "Dare to contradict Lao Tzu is unfilial, don't you dare to whip you when you become a marquis?" ”

Li Su immediately softened obediently: "Dad, the child is wrong." ”

Li Daozheng's face softened slightly, snorted from his nostrils, and then poured himself a cup of hot tea from the table and drank it all, frowning, obviously the tea was not to taste, and couldn't help but glance at Li Su with disdain.

It's really incomprehensible, my son is also from a poor peasant family, he has never been hungry since he was a child, and he is thankful that he can eat enough, how did he figure out these arrogant and lascivious things? And he is more and more able to enjoy it, no one teaches him at all, he learns everything, and does it better than everyone else, every time he sees his peaceful and leisurely appearance, he can't help but want to smoke him......

Li Su didn't know his father's psychological activities, seeing that Li Daozheng's face turned bright, and it seemed that he was in a good mood today, Li Su hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot: "Dad, tell me again, the child knows that you must be a person with a story, and the story must be very vicissitudes, what did you come from back then?" Even if he has done things that have reached the sky, he will not even hide his own son,...... By the way, it's a son, right? You didn't pick it up on a whim back then, did you? ”

Li Daozheng was stunned for a moment, and then he was furious, and the long-brewing idea of wanting to smoke him was finally put into action, and he picked up his big hand and pulled it towards Li Su.

"Daddy, the kid is wrong again!" Li Su immediately softened again.

"What's wrong?" Li Daozheng asked angrily.

"Cheap."

"Yes, keep your mouth shut in the future! Otherwise, I'll kill you. ”

Li Su nodded hurriedly, and Li Daozheng saw that his son had entered the well-behaved mode, so he had no choice but to stop and temporarily accept his magical powers.

"Dad, to be serious, you can reveal a little bit, no matter what your background is in the past or what you have done, there is no need to hide it from your children, right? Even if you have killed someone, set fire to a rebellion, the child will bear it with you. ”

Li Daozheng shook his head: "It's all old things, it's not good for you to say it, some things are the grievances of the elders, I don't want to involve you, if you're lucky, I want to bring this secret into the coffin all the time, and you, be a good person, be a good official, I'm a father who has no ability, and you can only rely on yourself in officialdom." ”

Li Su pursed his lips, then sighed, and said no more.

The past that you don't want to mention is like a scabbed wound, and it will still be bloody after tearing it open, so it's okay not to mention it.

Reaching into his arms, Li Su touched a silk scarf, which was a very old white silk scarf, which was said to be white, but in fact, the background color was yellow, and there were two magpies embroidered on it.

This silk scarf was turned out of Li Su's father's suitcase, Li Su personally speculated that it was likely to be the relic of the mother who died early, maybe it was still the father's love token, this silk scarf was the only clue to the father's past, Li Su took advantage of his father's inattention today, turned it out of the suitcase and hid it on his body.

Li Su is not a person who likes to get to the bottom of things, people who live well know how to be confused in a limited life, the world is as complicated as chess, sometimes mixing, laughing, so-so and passing, and the truth that comes out in depth often makes people more unhappy.

But he was really curious about his father's past, and he wanted to know what kind of identity his father was, so that he would have the courage to fight one against ten, and what happened to make a heroic figure who swept thousands of armies willing to hide his name incognito for decades, and voluntarily covered himself with dust to cover his brilliance.

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The father and son sat bored in the house and gossiped, from what to plant in the field next year, to the harvest of green vegetables in the greenhouse, there was a match and no match chatting, the father and son were very tacitly sleepy at the same time, sitting by the charcoal fire and their heads little by little.

Steward Xue entered the house with light steps and carefully called Li Su.

"Hou Ye, Hou Ye......"

Li Su woke up and looked up at him dissatisfiedly.

Steward Xue laughed twice and said softly: "Master Hou forgives the sins, there are guests outside......

"Boom away, gone." Li Su said very neatly.

"Huh? But......" Steward Xue suddenly showed hesitation.

"What guest?"

"Tubo Prime Minister, Lu Dongzan."

"Did you bring a present?" Li Su asked with concern.

“…… The retinue unloaded several boxes from the wagon. ”

Li Su's attitude changed immediately, and he waved his hand heavily: "Far away is so polite and thoughtful, how can I be rude?" See! ”

“…… Be. (To be continued.) )