As mentioned last time, this Chen Biting Jin roared loudly, and all the ministers were going to kill this Tuyuhun envoy Murong Yuanwen.

At this time, Li Shimin, looking at the chaotic court, wanted to scold the ministers. But his eyes rolled, and then he glanced at the envoys of various countries. I saw that the envoy of the Qiuzi State Zuo Ye Hu was proud, the envoy of the Tubo State Lu Dongzan lowered his head and was silent, and the envoys of the Fusang State and the Khotanese State looked like they had nothing to do with themselves; Only this country, Murong Yuanwen, the envoy of Tuyuhun, was not affected in the slightest, and like no one else, straightened his clothes and stood more majestically with his head raised.

Li Shimin has always admired this upright person, stepped on the situation, smiled faintly and waved his hand, "All of them are for me to step down." ”

Hearing His Majesty's words, many officials, big and small, could only sit upright on their futons in peace. As the Taiji Hall was quiet again, this Murong Yuanwen apologized for taking advantage of the situation to get off the donkey: "Your Majesty, I was also a foreign minister Meng Lang just now, although my Tuyuhun country is small, but I also have to live with dignity, I hope Your Majesty can understand, besides, we are the first to propose peace to you, everything has a first come, first come, and I hope Your Majesty will be fulfilled." ”

It was precisely because of his appreciation of Murong Yuanwen's integrity that Li Shimin immediately replied magnanimously: "I also understand your good intentions. Since the founding of the country, I, Datang, have surrendered to the world with benevolence and righteousness, which has been the case before, and will be even more so. Since the envoys of various countries have come to our Tang Dynasty to propose marriage, we should treat each other fairly and politely. Today, you will ask my Datang to marry together, but my Datang princess is limited, and this matter will be decided after our monarchs and ministers discuss, and we will give you a satisfactory answer. ”

When the envoys of various countries heard these words, they also began to talk about it from ear to ear. Although the prince of Khotan also wants to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty, because of his special identity, he is neither a king nor a king. But after thinking about it, if you can really marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't you be able to increase your political capital. Therefore, he took this opportunity and hurriedly played: "Although I am a small country in Khotan, but the people are rich, I hope that Your Majesty can also fulfill the foreign ministers, so that the princess will condescend to marry me." ”

His words immediately made the court talk again. After all, everyone who is close to you is a king, and you who are close to you become a prince, although there will be no problems in etiquette, but after all, it is a level lower. What's more, you are still a hostage prince, everyone understands that this is what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of Yu Chi Fu Jiaxin.

When the previous monarchs and ministers played right, they had already discussed this matter, and the purpose of Li Shimin to let this lieutenant Chi Fu Yanxin come to the court meeting was to let him stir up the troubled waters, so he glanced at the ministers and said: "That is the case, then I am also approved." Ladies and gentlemen, after a long journey, you can temporarily return to the Honglu Guest House to rest. Please rest assured, my Datang will not only treat the countries with courtesy, but also use prestige to submit to the ministers, and let my monarchs and ministers discuss before making a decision, you can step back for the time being! ”

So the envoys of various countries, after thanking Li Shimin, gave a big gift and withdrew from this Taiji Palace. At this time, in the Taiji Palace, only his own people remained. Li Shimin looked at the state of the ministers sitting in a precarious state, and said: "Today, our monarchs and ministers will talk freely about this matter of harmony."

Because Wei Zheng, Li Daozong, Eldest Sun Wuji and others had already understood what Li Shimin meant, they did not speak first. I saw that the right guard at the end led the governor Wang Xuance to take the lead in standing up, "Weichen has a book to play." As soon as Li Shimin saw that it was him, he motioned for him to continue.

I only heard Wang Xuance say: "My Tang Dynasty is strong and powerful, which is beyond the reach of all countries, and the management of the Western Regions Weichen feels that it should be imitated by the Han Dynasty and adopt the strategy of both grace and power." It is necessary not only to show the attitude of my Datang who is not afraid of things and dare to take responsibility, but also to show the mind and atmosphere of my Datang power. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu and the countries of the Western Regions submitted by force, and since Emperor Yuan, the Xiongnu and the countries of the Western Regions have been deeply impressed by the powerful force of the Han Dynasty.

When Hu Han Yeshan asked the Han to marry, according to the prince's consultation, decided to make peace, this Wang Zhaojun out of the plug, and out of the Han Dynasty more than 70 years of peace. To the Eastern Han Dynasty, this class went beyond the Western Regions, relying on the strong national strength of the Han Dynasty, and the simultaneous development of grace and might, so that the king's grace was distributed in all directions.

Therefore, this harmony is not the story of Gaozu Liu Bang, but a symbol of the country's prosperity and subjugation. Throughout the envoys of these countries, they all have a purpose, and they all come for profit. Things have always been vaguely expensive, so Weichen suggested that a suitable woman should be selected in the clan, and only marry the monarch of one of the countries. It is not only magnificent, but also to show the strong atmosphere of our Datang. In this way, not only can the countries of the Western Regions be intimidated, but also the countries of the Western Regions can be subjugated from a moral standpoint. ”

Listen to what he has to say. The ministers are also whispering about Wang Xuance's argument. Although there are also different opinions, it is not easy to refute it in view of the fact that his argument is reasonable and well-founded, and Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction. Seeing that there were no different opinions in the court, Li Shimin asked: "If you choose a princess, what fair way can you tell me that can satisfy all the envoys of various countries?" ”

"Since it has been twenty or thirty years since the Tang Dynasty has used the imperial examination to take scholars, Weichen suggested that this test can be simplified to examine the ability of the envoys of various countries separately. If they are talented, it naturally shows that the ability to govern and assist the king is also good. In this way, our princess will not marry the monarch of this country in vain. ”

Speaking of this, not only did the ministers look at him approvingly, but Li Shimin also felt that this was indeed a good way. Therefore, he instructed: "The Ministry of Rites, in accordance with the principle of opening a department and taking scholars, select some questions to test strategies and abilities, and submit them to me for preview."

As the general trend of this harmony has been decided, there is a pair of private eyes that are secretly happy, and the reason for the secret joy is precisely that it is one step closer to his goal.

Looking at the ministers who had no objections, Li Shimin continued: "We have already agreed on how to choose and relatives of the country. Then let's discuss the selection of this princess, shall we? All the princesses of mine are still young, so let's discuss how to choose a suitable woman from the clan to kiss! ”

People are sometimes like this, when they analyze all the situations, they always feel that things will develop in the direction they preset, such as Wang Xuance. When he had gone through all the news and analyzed the matter of this harmony, he had already expected that the peace between the nations was only an occasional time. Although it is occasional, it is also in line with Li Shimin's desire to subdue the Western Regions. Hence the fact that there have been several tirades since this period. However, no matter how much he expected, he didn't know who the princess would be, which was exactly what a wise man would have to miss.

This Li Jingheng has been conspiring with Chen Lei since he conspiracy. has been thinking about this harmony, although he can't decide on the general direction, but in some of the links, he can participate in it. Not only that, but he also knew that if he was friendly, this snow goose would definitely be the most advantageous competitor among them.

As the saying goes, the power of role models is endless, and it is true that Xue Yan admired her aunt Princess Pingyang since she was a child, and she wanted to learn from this aunt, not only to be loyal to the Li Tang royal family, but also to do her best to be filial to the country. Coupled with Snow Goose's beauty and wisdom, she is knowledgeable, all of which makes her far better than the other county lords. So he has sensed that at this juncture, as long as the snow goose is recommended, not only will His Majesty have no opinion, but the snow goose will also have a great chance to agree.

What's more, this is another glorious lintel thing. Since the daughters who marry out are all spilled water, who is not married to marry, so marry the monarch of the Western Regions, not only to benefit his family, but more importantly, to add a dazzling halo to his own title.

Thinking of this, this Li Jingheng then came out and played: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, the virtuous do not avoid relatives, since this is a matter to show the majesty of my Tang Dynasty, it is natural to find a wise and virtuous, reasonable, and worthy of the daughter of the clan of the Western Regions." We must not insult the upbringing of my Tang royal family."