After Salim, the envoy of the Great Food Country, left, Xuanzong picked up a luminous glass full of grape wine on the low table on the left, stroked the head of a golden lion squatting on the right with his right hand, and after taking a sip of the wine, Xuanzong looked at the portrait of Princess Hera left by Salim, and then looked at the crown prince Li Heng, and asked: "Prince, you also heard the words of Salim, the envoy of the Great Food Country, just now, this is the portrait of Princess Hera of the Great Food Country, are you still satisfied with this family affair?" ”

The crown prince glanced at the woman of the Great Food Country on the portrait, and then saluted respectfully: "It doesn't matter whether the son likes it or not, as long as it is beneficial to my royal family and the court, the marriage of the son is all decided by the father!" ”

Xuanzong was more satisfied with Li Heng's filial piety, and he smiled: "Speaking of which, Princess Hera of this great food country is indeed beautiful, and she is worthy of you in terms of identity, so it can be said that she is a good match, but my father has already given you a family affair earlier, and the family's family background is not bad, so it is difficult to do!" ”

Li Heng couldn't help but be curious: "I don't know which family my father is talking about?" ”

"Your aunt's granddaughter, Zhang!"

Xuanzong said that the Zhang family is his aunt's granddaughter, that is, his cousin niece, in the early years Xuanzong's biological mother Dou was ordered to be executed by Wu Zetian, Xuanzong was still young at that time, it was this aunt who raised him to adulthood, therefore, Xuanzong has always had special feelings for his aunt, and after ascending the throne, he named her Mrs. Deng Guo. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Aunt Info's five sons were also made high-ranking officials, and one of them, Zhang Quying, also married Princess Changfen, the daughter of Xuanzong.

"It turned out to be her!"

Xuanzong asked, "Then are you satisfied with this woman?" ”

Of course, Li Heng followed the emperor's words and said, "The father and the emperor chose it for his son, and of course the son is satisfied, and this Zhang family is also a famous lady and quite talented, and the son thinks it is very good." As for the princess of the Great Food Country, since the father chose the Zhang family for his sons, this Princess Hera is not needed, right? ”

Xuanzong shook his head and said: "This matter is not so simple, since the envoys of the people have come all the way to propose marriage, this matter is not just a family matter, I am afraid that there are other reasons and purposes." In this case, tomorrow is the time of the court meeting, and I will make a decision after the ministers have consulted with us."

"Sons obey orders!"

The next morning, the morning meeting.

After all the previous court affairs were finished, Xuanzong looked at the Manchu Dynasty and said: "Yesterday, Salim, the envoy of the Great Food Country, came to see me and proposed to me, saying that their caliph felt that the prince was heroic and wanted to marry his youngest daughter Princess Hera to him, but I have also arranged a family affair for the prince these days, that is, Zhang, the granddaughter of my aunt Dou, what do you think of these two family affairs?" ”

Li Linfu saw Xuanzong's expression, his eyes rolled, and he stood up with a fenban and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that these two marriages are very good. The Zhang family of that Zhang Mansion is not only a beautiful lady, but also very talented, and how she is married to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can be described as a kiss and a kiss. As for the princess Hera of the big food country, the old minister thought that this was also a good match, in the past, I Datang married the princess to Fanbang foreign countries in the way of harmony, and now there are foreign countries in Fanbang to marry the princess to me in the way of harmony, isn't this the best proof that my Tang Tianwei is becoming more and more prosperous? Moreover, the big food country is also a Western power, and it is said that the national strength is not below my Datang, and the two sides can be regarded as a good match! ”

At this time, a minister stood up and saluted Xuanzong and said: "Your Majesty, but Weichen heard that now there is civil strife in the Great Food, and the black-clothed Great Cannibal is rebelling everywhere in the Great Food, it is said that a large area of land and cities in the north of the Great Food Country has been captured by the Black Food, and the white-clothed Great Food can only shrink back and is struggling to resist in the south, and now the Great Food Country wants to marry the princess to our country, and the motive is not that the king of the Great Food Country has taken a fancy to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a good son-in-law, right?" ”

Li Linfu immediately retorted: "Who doesn't know about the civil strife in the Great Food Country? Who doesn't know their motives? It's nothing more than trying to find a way out for their royal family, if the white-clothed food can't resist the attack of the black-clothed food in the future, the white-clothed royal family can retreat to my Tang Dynasty to seek refuge as Princess Hera's family, in order to make a comeback! ”

Immediately, someone confronted: "Li Xiang, you know that Da Shiguo's motives are not pure, why do you agree with this matter?" If in the future, if the black-clothed food really defeats the white-clothed food and establishes a country, the white-clothed food retreats into my Tang Dynasty, and the black-clothed food uses this as an excuse to attack our dynasty, what should it be? Aren't you looking for trouble for my Datang? ”

Li Linfu had already figured out Xuanzong's preferences and temperament, and he was furious with the minister: "My Tang Dynasty is powerful in all directions, destroying countless countries, it wants to fight in black clothes, and my Tang Dynasty will accompany him to fight, am I still afraid that he will not be able to eat in black clothes?" If the white-clothed royal family really retreats to my Datang to seek refuge in the future, this also proves that my Datang has enough strength. Besides, you only see that this matter may cause trouble for my Datang, can't you think that this matter will also give me an excuse for Datang to deal with the black-clothed food? If the black-clothed Dashi is not honest and wants to beat my Datang idea, my Datang can support the white-clothed Dashi royal family to return to the Dashi Kingdom behind the scenes, so that the Dashi Kingdom will fall into civil strife again, this is a major national event, how can you see through the mystery as a minister? ”

The minister was robbed of his white by Li Linfu like this, and immediately retreated with a pale face.

These words were very appetizing to Xuanzong, he smiled with satisfaction, and said: "Li Xiangzhi's words are good, but this family matter is on the Zhang family's side, and I have already settled with them." But now that there is this matter again, if you refuse to eat the country, it is not only rude, but also not in the interests of my Datang, do you want the prince to marry these two? ”

Li Linfu smiled: "Your Majesty, why not?" It's very common for a man to have three wives and four concubines! ”

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, Li Xiang is right!" Officials from Li Linfu's faction echoed him.

Xuanzong frowned and said, "If both of them marry, then who is the crown princess and who is the crown prince Liangdi?" ”

This matter really stumped the civil and military ministers present, if you want to talk about intimacy, the Zhang family must be much closer than Princess Hera and the Li Tang royal family, if she combines with Li Heng, it will be close to each other, but in terms of status, Princess Hera is much higher than Zhang, after all, Princess Hera is a princess of a country, and this country is still a Western power, and the national strength is not under the Tang Dynasty, let her be a princess to make the prince smaller? Isn't this a public slap in the face of the big food country? How can people eat a country and give up?

Who is the crown princess, who is the crown prince Liangdi, this matter made the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty very troubled, Xuanzong's original intention was of course to choose the Zhang family as the crown princess and let Hera be the crown prince Liangdi, but he knew that this would not work at all, although he was a very unruly person, otherwise he would not have engaged in his daughter-in-law, but in this matter he really couldn't ignore the rules.

Xuanzong was also embarrassed, he could only ask the prince's opinion, "Prince, what do you think of yourself?" ”

The crown prince Li Heng is a talented person, and his political wisdom is not under Li Linfu, otherwise after so many years, it is impossible for him to protect his position as the crown prince under Li Linfu's repeated attacks, he said to Xuanzong very rationally: "Father, although the sons think that they like to let the Zhang family be the crown princess in their hearts, but this matter is related to the face of my Tang Dynasty and the royal family. Therefore, Erchen thinks that Hera should be allowed to work as the crown princess and let the Zhang family be the crown prince, and Erchen thinks that the Zhang family and the Zhang family will inevitably focus on the overall situation, and the father and the son can also compensate the Zhang family and the Zhang family in other aspects! ”

Xuanzong was very satisfied with the overall situation of the crown prince Li Heng, which also made it no longer difficult for him to do, as for the Zhang family and the Zhang family, they could indeed make some compensation to them as the prince said, so he was very pleased and said: "Okay, okay, the prince thinks so, I can rest assured!" Since this is the case, the matter is so decided, come and spread the word that Salim, the envoy of the Great Food Country, will meet you! ”

The eunuch passed on the emperor's will. It didn't take long for Salim to come to the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace to meet him.

"I've seen His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Excuse me!" Xuanzong raised his hand and said, "Your Excellency, I have decided to agree to the marriage of Princess Hera and the crown prince Li Heng of your country, and your envoy can send someone back to the Great Food Country to report the matter on the same day, and let the caliph of your country send someone to escort Princess Hera to Chang'an to hold a marriage with the crown prince Li Heng as soon as possible."

Salim had a smile on his face and saluted: "His Majesty the Emperor is wise, and the minister believes that the marriage between Princess Hera and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely promote friendly relations between the two countries!" After the minister returned to the embassy, he immediately sent someone back to report the matter to our caliph, and the caliph will send someone to escort Princess Hera to Chang'an as soon as possible, but now the border area between the Zhaowu countries and our country is quite unstable, and there are rebels in the north to rob the city and plunder the people, so my country hopes that your country can send a force of troops and horses to meet near the city of Jiling."

"Tomb City? Where is this? Xuanzong asked suspiciously.

Li Linfu knew that he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Jiling City is the location of the Persian Governor's Mansion established by our dynasty back then!" ”

"I see!" Xuanzong nodded and said, "Since this is the case, I will order the deputy capital protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and the Four Towns Jiedu to make Gao Xianzhi lead three thousand troops to meet it!" ”

Gao Lishi reminded: "Your Majesty, you have already ordered Gao Xianzhi to enter the Hajj early next year, and it is already October, according to the time, I am afraid that it will be too late!" ”

Xuanzong was stunned for a moment, after Gao Lishi's reminder, he remembered, he did order someone to make a holy decree for Gao Xianzhi to come to Chang'an in early spring tomorrow to report on his work, after all, Gao Xianzhi had not seen the emperor since he was appointed as the envoy of the Anxi Festival, and the emperor had not seen him, how could Xuanzong rest assured? I am afraid that it will take more than three months for the news to reach the Great Food Country, and I am afraid that it will take more than half a month to prepare before leaving, and it happened to be the time for Gao Xianzhi to enter the Hajj, and the time is indeed contradictory!

After thinking about it, Xuanzong said: "Since Gao Xianzhi can't spare time, then let the Beiting Metropolitan Protector and Xingying Festival make Wang Zhengjian lead 3,000 troops to respond!" ”

Someone stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Zheng is old, and the distance from Beiting to Jiling City is not close, and the road is rugged, and the road is difficult to cope with with the rebels or horse bandits who have entered the Great Food Country!" ”

At this time, another person stood up and said: "Your Majesty, a few days ago, Wang Zheng saw that the book said that the Great Food was in civil strife, the black-clothed Great Food was brutal and aggressive, and for the sake of safety, Beiting and Anxi must strengthen their armaments and step up preparations for war, so they recommended Zhao Ziliang to serve as the commander of the Beiting Camp and preside over the Beiting Soldiers and Horses Drill!" ”

Xuanzong patted the armrest of the dragon chair, and suddenly remembered: "Why did I forget Zhao Ziliang?" Passed the decree, moved Zhao Ziliang to the Beiting camp to know the soldiers and horses, and led 3,000 troops to Jiling City tomorrow spring to meet Princess Hera and her party! ”

After speaking, Xuanzong looked at Salim and said, "Your Excellency, you can tell me a specific date for the reception, so that Zhao Ziliang can lead the army to arrive on time at this point in time!" ”

Salim thought for a moment and said, "It's February 15 next year!" ”

"Well, next February 15th! Ordered Zhao Ziliang to lead the army to arrive in Jiling City before February 15 next year to join Princess Hera's send-off team! ”

"Yes!" (To be continued.) )