Li Ke? Wu Wang Li Ke? When they heard this name, the ministers, including Li Shimin, were all stunned for a moment.

They never imagined that the person recommended by Li Chengqian to take over the Qi Workshop would actually be Li Ke.

How so? If there is a second generation of officials and a rich second generation in the world, then Li Ke is the second generation of the emperor.

Anyway, he is also a powerless prince, riding horses and hunting every day, drinking and making friends, but he is also merry and happy, Li Shimin also turns a blind eye to this son and doesn't care much about him.

But now, a gentleman suddenly wants to take care of a very important project, how can others accept it?

Let alone... That's too suspicious, isn't it? Why did the prince recommend Li Ke for this position for no reason? Could it be the two of them...

"Father, please don't suspect that this matter is an unauthorized initiative of the son, without the consent of the emperor's brother, at this moment he is most likely still playing in Zhongnan Mountain, and he will not be able to come back for a while. Moreover, Erchen is also for the good of Datang, after all, the thunderbolt fire is too dangerous, and it is better to be in the hands of a close person than in the hands of outsiders. Li Chengqian first cleared up the relationship, and his words were righteous and awe-inspiring.

It's a pity that Li Shimin is not so easy to fool, although he doesn't understand what kind of medicine is sold in Li Chengqian's gourd, but it is still necessary to reject this proposal, so Li Shimin simply refused.

"You don't know what virtue your brother has, don't mention this matter again, the Qi Workshop still follows the current system. In addition, the grade of all the officials of the Qi Workshop has been raised by half a grade, and this matter will be revealed. ”

Li Shimin lightly put down the matter of the strange workshop, and some ministers who had the intention to open their mouths still didn't open their mouths in the end, touching Li Shimin's moldy head.

As for Li Chengqian's reaction, it was more funny, and I don't know if he drank the wrong medicine this morning and made such a brain-dead proposal, but he didn't stick to it.

What's even more unpredictable is that he is still smiling, and he doesn't know what he thinks in his heart.

Although everyone is confused, they still have to do what needs to be done. The court meeting has to go on.

Since the beginning of winter this year, the borders of the Tang Dynasty have been relatively stable. In previous years, in winter, the nomads in the north would come to the border to harass and loot because of the lack of food and grass.

This year, perhaps because Li Jing led his troops to conduct military patrols on the border and threatened the Xue Yantuo tribe, Xue Yantuo has been much more honest since the beginning of winter, and there is no sign of sending a large army, and there are still small-scale attacks between the tribes.

With the cooperation of the local garrison, many Xue Yantuo people who came to loot also paid the price of blood.

In short, for those who are in the high hall, that is already the best outcome. As long as Xue Yantuo did not lead his troops to attack on a large scale, it was better than anything else.

Datang, I really can't afford to toss a war anymore!

In addition, the eldest grandson Wuji played and confirmed that Chen Fei's salt drying method was feasible, and he had sent someone to verify that this method could not only extract pure salt inland, but also be used in coastal cities.

Therefore, the eldest grandson Wuji went to Li Shimin and asked for a large-scale implementation of this law.

Salt is a must-have in life, but it is a rare commodity, and it is a good policy to benefit the people to purify it on a large scale. ”

So the salt drying method was put online, and many years later, people were grateful to Chen Fei while snorting salt in a blur......

The trivial miscellaneous matters are almost described, and Li Shimin motioned to Wanfu to announce his retirement from the dynasty.

At this time, the eunuch outside the palace suddenly came in to report.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of Tibet and Silla ask to see you."

"Tibet and Silla? How did these two get together? Li Shimin was surprised, but he still announced that he would see the two.

The Tibetan envoy was Lu Dongzan, the envoy of Silla... A bearded man anyway.

When the two of them entered the court, the eyes of almost all the ministers were fixed on them.

Lu Dongzan's face turned pale, ignoring everyone's gaze, and went straight to the front, and saluted Li Shimin with the Silla envoys.

After flattening, Lu Dongzan directly explained his intentions. Of course, he naturally came to propose, anyway, I can't remember how many times he proposed, and everyone has already seen it.

The only difference is that the Silla envoys also came to ask for marriage! Two people, representing two countries, courting together at the same time and in the same place!

This TM is very weird!

What are the two of you doing? Do you want to compete on the same stage? Or do you really treat the princess of the Tang Dynasty as a vegetable market to buy meat, and the one with the highest price will get it?

Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had his nose crooked. This group of outsiders, do they really think that his Li Shimin's daughter is the goods? Want it? You can marry if you want?

If I just agreed, wouldn't all the small countries be able to propose to him? Does he have to pay a daughter out every time he proposes marriage? Are you kidding?

Li Shimin wanted to have a seizure, but this was above the court, and it was a peace proposed by the envoys of the two countries, so he couldn't lose his temper and refuse, so he could only barely hold up a smile, and look at Cheng Yanjin and others under the court.

Cheng bit Jin and immediately jumped out. "Your Majesty, this matter must not be mentioned, the peace proposed by Silla is not mentioned for the time being, Tubo has just fought with us, and has been defeated, first, he has not compensated for the losses of our dynasty in this battle, and secondly, he has not apologized at all, but he is bent on begging to marry my Tang princess. The utilitarian heart is too heavy, and this matter cannot be agreed! ”

Li Ji smiled, also stood up, glanced at Lu Dongzan with sympathy, and proposed to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, when Tuguhun was defeated, he compensated us for gold and jewelry, and there were countless good horses, cattle and sheep, but now Tubo has no indication of anything, how can he easily agree to the marriage? The minister seconded what Lu Guogong said. ”

The two bigwigs in the army, the military generals all came out of the queue with a hula, and they all presented to Li Shimin: "The minister seconded what Lu Guogong said!" ”

Lu Dongzan's cheeks didn't have time to twitch, and the Wenchen team also stood up. "Ministers, I will say what Lu Guogong said!"

Li Shimin saw that the court was so unified, and he was immediately happy, if it weren't for the Tubo envoys, he really wanted to praise the people below!

"Ahem! Lu Dongzan, do you hear what the ministers say? ”

Lu Dongzan twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and a bad premonition rose in his heart, but he still arched his hand and said: "Minister... Heard it. ”

"This is the opinion of my Tang Dynasty, and it is also my opinion, you... Do you know how? ”

Lu Dongzan immediately lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt on one knee in front of Li Shimin. "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to compensate for the loss, and sincerely apologizes and repents to the Tang Dynasty on behalf of Songtsen Gampo, but the minister still says the same thing, for the border peace between the two countries, for the long-term exchanges between the two countries, the minister implores His Majesty to promise peace between the two countries!"

As he spoke, Lu Dongzan respectfully kowtowed three times.

It is not easy for a country's prime minister to do this. The Silla envoy on the side was stunned.

He originally came to help Lu Dongzan to distract King Tang's attention, and he didn't really ask for a kiss.

Now he looks like this, he doesn't ask for a kiss, he doesn't ask for a kiss, how do you let him deal with himself? In the end, he simply ignored Lu Dongzan's, stood in place and kept silent,

Cheng Yanjin saw Lu Dongzan kneeling on the ground and rolled his eyes, smiled, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Prime Minister of Tubo came to bring a lot of jewelry and gifts this time, and I think it is to compensate us, Your Majesty can rest assured, since the envoy of Tubo is so sincere, the minister will do a favor and help move these things out!" ”

(End of chapter)