Chapter XXXVIII
Du He won the first place again, and he returned home with a few commendations.
Mother Zhang repeatedly said that she was proud of him, and the eldest brother Du Gou was also proud, and Sun Duhao, the head of the Du family who had just learned something, also hugged his thigh and asked for martial arts.
Du Ruhui is still the same old-fashioned, putting on a strict father's look, asking him not to be proud, to know how to be humble, and a lot of ancient sayings such as three provinces and my body.
Zhang's still said a word: "I don't know who it is, I laugh out loud when I sleep." ”
Du Ruhui looked embarrassed!
Du Wei and Du He snickered secretly on the side, which had a warm meaning.
At this time, he heard the news that the prince asked to see him.
Du Ruhui and Du He both frowned one after another.
Du He hated Li Chengqian so much, and Du Ruhui was also disgusted by Li Chengqian's poor conduct, not to mention that he was also suspected of having people assassinate Du He, as a father, it was strange that he could have a good face.
The two of them straightened their moods and glanced at each other questioningly, neither of them knew the intention of Li Chengqian's coming, but the courtesy could not be wasted, and they went to greet each other in person.
Knowing that Li Chengqian came to thank him for the review, Du Ruhui and Du He were both shocked, and thought that they had misheard each other, but Li Chengqian's attitude was sincere, and his face made him feel enlightened because of Du He's righteous outspokenness, so he was convinced that it was not his ears that had a problem.
But Du Ruhui is old and refined, and Du He also has a seven-trick exquisite heart, how can he not see the unwillingness in Li Chengqian's eyes?
Therefore, the two just politely returned the gift and invited him to sit inside.
Li Chengqian didn't want to stay longer, so he just left after a few teas.
After he left, Du Ruhui sighed: "Eldest grandson Niangniang is taking great pains, it's just ......" He kept his mouth shut, shook his head and sighed. He thought that this was what Empress Changsun meant.
Du He understood the meaning of Du Ruxuan's words, Li Chengqian was unbearable, that is, he ascended the throne as the emperor, but he was afraid that he was also a faint king. In feudal times, the intervention of a country's king could directly lead to the future of the country.
Judging from Li Chengqian's actions, he is indeed unsuitable to serve as the prince of the country.
Du He didn't take this matter to heart, this year is only the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin is in the prime of life, and he doesn't need to worry about the prince at all, and continues to put his mind on the competition of the brave.
The next brave competition did not have anything to do with Duhe, but he still arrived at the arena on time, firstly, to cheer for his friends who are still competing, and secondly, to watch the master competition and learn some experience from the competition.
With the end of the Brave Competition, all kinds of gold medals have also been won one by one, and in general, Datang can be regarded as winning a Grand Slam this time.
In the youth group of the event, archery is an item: the winner of foot archery is Princess Yaochi of Xiangxiong Kingdom, and the winner of mounted archery is Tang Li Jingye, and the hunting has not yet been carried out, so it is unknown.
Equestrian one: the sprint was won by Datang Li Yexu, the horse technique was won by Gaochang Guoan Longma, and the cross-country race was won by Datang Duhe.
Among the remaining martial arts events: the gold medalist in the ring battle is Du He, and the gold medalist in the cavalry battle is Luo Tong. The winner of the wrestling battle is Li Yesi, he has a rich foundation, and he is also invincible, even Luo Tong fell in front of him, and there was no suspense in the last wrestling match, the terrifying power of Fang Yiai's love can be described as earth-shattering and crying ghosts, and at the end of each of his games is to lift his opponent high and then throw him out of the ring.
Just like things are clustered, these six gold medals were produced in Duhe and their group of fox friends.
Of the eight gold medals competed for, Datang won six in the youth group, which is enough to be proud of all countries.
In the senior category, they did exactly the same as in the junior category, winning six of the eight gold medals, except that they lost in wrestling and wrestling instead of foot shooting and horsemanship.
Such excellent results made Li Shimin, the emperor who was still worried about failure, smile, and often said that he couldn't wait to watch the battle in person.
It's just that as an emperor, in this era, he is not allowed to frequently go out and leave such public places.
"You're really good!" Du He was summoned by Li Shimin and came to the Manna Hall in a hurry. Seeing him coming, Li Shimin grinned and praised him inexplicably.
Then he said: "I really let you win two gold medals alone, and live up to my hopes!" ”
Du He rolled his eyes, slandered in his heart, and didn't know who didn't believe that he could "connect the three yuan", but his expression was a face of admiration, and said: "That's Uncle Li's wisdom and heroism, and the boy's admiration is like the water of the Yellow River......"
"Excuse me!" The corners of Li Shimin's eyes twitched, "I just praised you for a few words, and I dragged it, and you are still a hero?" I raised troops in the eighteenth year, set the world in the twenty-fourth year, and rose to the Son of Heaven in the twenty-ninth year, and I didn't dare to call myself a hero, just you? He glanced at Duhe, an expression that you were far behind.
Du He's face was depressed, and he didn't know which tendon Li Shimin said was wrong today, so he actually made fun of him.
However, he could see that Li Shimin was in a good mood today.
After being in contact with Li Shimin for a long time, Du He can also tell from his expression whether he is in a good or bad mood, happy or joyful, and knows what to say and what not to say, so he asked: "Uncle Li, is there anything worth being happy about?" ”
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Not long ago, Songzan Xiruo came to me, and once again discussed with me about the compensation for land cession. ”
Du He's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "Is it confirmed?" This time, Songtsan Siruo should have brought Songtsen Gampo's intentions! "When Songtsan Xiruo came to Chang'an this time, Songtsen Gampo had already given him the right to temporarily dispose of it, but the matter of land cession and compensation was a matter of great importance, and Songtsan Xiruo himself could not be the master, so the last conversation, although they had reached a verbal agreement, they still needed the personal nod and approval of Songtsen Gampo, the Tubo Zampu.
Calculating the time, it is indeed enough for the messenger to go back and forth from Chang'an and Tubo.
"Not bad!" The smile on Li Shimin's face was even better, and he nodded: "Songtsan Gampo once again ordered that Songtsan Xiruo have full authority to deal with the contract, and he will officially and openly discuss the signing of the contract." I came to you to see what I could add to the contract. ”
He is only talented, and it stands to reason that it is not easy to read the contract as Du He, but this contract was almost facilitated by Du He alone, and no one knows the key better than him, so I want to ask his opinion.
Du He stepped forward and took the draft of the contract, read it carefully, and removed a lot of nonsense, there are four main contents of the contract:
First, with Qinghai as the boundary, Qinghai belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and Tubo is not allowed to cross the border, otherwise it will be punished for provoking the Tang Dynasty.
Second, because Tubo launched the war without authorization, it brought inevitable harm to Datang, so Tubo should compensate Datang with 50,000 taels of silver.
Third, Tubo paid 100,000 taels of silver to the Tang Dynasty every year, and delivered it to Qinghai.
Fourth, the two sides set up markets at the border to carry out mutual trade.
Du He looked at this covenant, his mind turned, the first three articles of this covenant were the most beneficial to Datang, and Tubo only took a small profit in the fourth article, which should be very cost-effective according to common sense, but for some reason, he always felt that something was missing in his heart?
He looked down in thought, his brows furrowed together.
Li Shimin waited quietly on the side, not in a hurry.
What's the problem?
Suddenly, Du He remembered the Song Dynasty's "Lanyuan Alliance" and suddenly woke up, clasped his hands together, clapped his hands and said, "Yes, I still need to add something!" The first point is that the Tang Dynasty and Tubo are said to be the country of uncles and nephews, Uncle Li is the uncle, and Songtsen Gampo is the nephew. Although this is a contract, it is not an equal alliance between the two countries, and Tibet is not yet qualified to become a brother state with our Tang Dynasty. Uncle and nephew already look up to them! ”
"Makes sense!" Li Shimin's eyes narrowed, he liked Du He's whimsical ideas that were interesting and beneficial to the Tang Dynasty everywhere.
"Second, it must be noted in Article 1 that when the Tibetans evacuate Qinghai, they must not take with them any local goods, let alone force the local people to move into the hinterland of Tibet. Those who are willing to leave are not reluctant, and those who are willing to stay should not let them take one person with them. ”
Li Shimin's expression was moved: "This point is negligent, in case Songtsen Gampo forcibly moves all the people's cattle and sheep into the interior of Tibet, what we get will be just an empty shell, far from the real Qinghai, this point must be added, and it is the most important thing." ”
"Third, change the tribute silver, Tubo is not rich in silver, and my Datang is not short of this silver. Cattle, sheep and horses, these Tibetan specialties, are not worth more than silver? Du Ho smiled a little sinisterly.
Li Shimin smiled "haha", "You kid has a lot of ideas, yes, the effectiveness of these three points you modified should not be underestimated, they are all important matters worthy of attention, and they are very necessary." ”
According to Du He's revision, Li Shimin re-wrote a contract and handed it to Du He.
The new contract added an additional article to the uncle's nephew, and, as he said, emphasized that when the Tibetans withdrew from Qinghai, they could not take anything from the local area and the people without permission. As for the original third article, Tubo paid an annual tribute of 100,000 taels of silver to the Tang Dynasty and delivered it to Qinghai, but it was changed to an annual tribute of 30,000 cattle and horses and 100,000 sheep to the Tang Dynasty. This is a harsh number of treaties, but they are within the range of acceptance in Tibet.
Du He read it several times and had no objections.
Li Shimin put the contract book away, and said to Du He with a smile: "You kid has helped me a lot again, you are still young, and I am not easy to promote your official, what do you want, I can consider it?" ”
Du He was about to speak.
Li Shimin immediately put his face down, "Don't talk about you and Changle and Xue Yan, don't talk about this matter in front of me until you get the first of the three items, I am upset when I hear it." ”
When Du He put the words in his mouth, he immediately swallowed them and muttered, "I only have such a wish!" ”
Li Shimin glanced at him, and Du He hurriedly closed his mouth.
(To be continued)