625, The Princess's Request (I)

Jingwen sighed and reluctantly left the general affairs headquarters. Because Jingwen knows that the rise of Tubo is actually a butterfly benefit brought by himself. And Jingwen's butterfly effect can be regarded as a real large-scale embodiment, and the rise of this Tubo can be regarded as a clear proof. I just want to get a policy of reserving war horses, and the result should be to let Tubo rise in advance. And what can Jingwen say? I can only be helpless. And now, Jingwen has to think of a way to limit the development of Tubo, so that the Tang Dynasty can maintain the hegemony of the Western Regions. Now the Western Turks have not been able to solve it, and if there is another Tibetan, I am afraid it will really be a headache. No, it's enough of a headache now. However, the officials above the court may have thought that Tibet would not be a threat, and this may be the reason for the times. Jingwen crossed over from later generations, and naturally did not want the Tang Dynasty to follow the old path of the original history and be bullied by Tubo.

"Lord Jingwen, the princess is looking for you!" A court maid said.

"Which princess?" Jingwen asked.

"It's Princess Changle!" The palace maid said.

And Jingwen immediately followed this palace maid to the back. Palace, ready to meet Princess Changle. And Jingwen is still eligible to enter the post. The palace, I don't know if Li Shimin was negligent or what, he gave Jingwen that piece after entering and exiting. After the token of the palace, it was never recovered. Therefore, now Jingwen can still enter through guò tokens. Jingwen directly met with Princess Changle in the ordinary side hall close to the front palace, because there are some things that should not be avoided, and do not go too deep.

"I've seen the princess and the county lord!" Jingwen said.

This time it was not only Princess Changle who came, but also a county lord, that is, Li Daozong's daughter, Princess Wencheng in history. Jingwen saw the historical Princess Wencheng, and couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, because Li Xueyan is just an eight-year-old girl now, even if Emperor Li Shimin wants to get married, he will not let an eight-year-old girl get married.

"Lord Jingwen. We haven't seen each other in a while, right? Princess Changle asked.

Jingwen replied: "Yes, we haven't seen each other for a few months since the last time we went to Xianyang. I really didn't expect that a six-year-old girl would grow up to such a point. ”

"Lord Jingwen watched me grow up, so would you like me to marry in Tibet?" Princess Changle asked.

"You, impossible!" Jingwen said.

Li Shimin may let anyone get married, but it is absolutely impossible for Princess Changle to marry. Princess Changle is Li Shimin's eldest daughter, and her identity is definitely not ordinary. Whether it is the eldest son or the eldest daughter, the meaning for a family is different. As the eldest daughter of the emperor. It is absolutely impossible to use it as a marriage with a foreign country, only at home. Unless the country has reached the point where the country is ruined, maybe the eldest daughter will be allowed to marry. Therefore, Princess Changle said that she might be sent to get married, this is definitely impossible, and Jingwen will definitely not believe it.

"Lord Jingwen is really smart, my father really can't let me get married, but my father has already moved his mind to marry!" Princess Changle said.

Jingwen frowned, obviously not quite understanding this matter. According to the original history. For the first time, Li Shimin did not directly marry the princess to Songtsen Gampo, but refused. But why did you think about it now? This is obviously not simple.

"I heard from the queen mother that my father wanted to appease Tibet and ask him not to do anything on the Silk Road in the Western Regions. And now Datang is in dire need of the wealth brought by the Silk Road. Therefore, since the father and emperor could not deter Tibet, he could only appease Tibet. Princess Changle said.

"No wonder, it's another butterfly effect!" Jingwen thought.

Originally, the Tang Dynasty in history was not able to open up the Western Regions during the same period, so the Tang Dynasty did not have a conflict with Tibet. There is not much exchange of interests. However, according to the original history, the Tang Dynasty actually married Tubo in the fourteenth year of Zhenguan. At that time, the Tang Dynasty happened to seize the Western Regions, which happened to border Tubo. And the original Tang Dynasty in history may have wanted to stabilize the Western Regions, so it married Tubo. If you can see from the information that Jingwen probably checked back then, the Tang Dynasty rejected the marriage of Tubo for the first time, and at that time, the Tang Dynasty had a very poor ability to control the Western Regions, and did not get great benefits from the Western Regions, so the marriage was meaningless. The second time, the Tubo attacked the Tang Dynasty, and then Li Shimin sent an army to defeat the Tubo army in the fourteenth year of Zhenguan. But at this time, Songtsen Gampo asked for marriage again, and this time Li Shimin agreed instead.

It can be seen from here that at that time, the Tang Dynasty had actually begun to compete with Tubo for the Western Regions. Although Tubo was defeated, it also successfully proved its strength to Datang and successfully won the attention of Datang. At that time, Li Shimin agreed to marry a princess of the clan to Songtsen Gampo. Therefore, on the whole, the Tang Dynasty took the princess to marry, which also depends on the political purpose. The purpose of marrying Princess Wencheng to Songtsan Gampo was to stabilize the Tang Dynasty's control over the Western Regions, and then obtain a steady stream of commercial benefits from the Western Regions. And Princess Wencheng became a bargaining chip to appease Tubo, and Tubo also used the deterrent power of the Tang Dynasty to gain great help in the conquest of the south.

However, this kind of marriage is of little significance, because although the Tibetans did not attack the Western Regions for a while, they will do it sooner or later. This is a strategic problem for the state, and it cannot be solved by marriage alone. The Tibetan invasion of the Western Regions was intended to expand its influence, and it plucked the Tang Dynasty's merchants who led to the Western Regions. And the Western Regions have actually become the lifeblood of the Central Plains Dynasty in a certain way, and they occupied the Western Regions, which is actually to put a knife in front of the heart of the Central Plains Dynasty at any time. They may even have the idea of conquering the Central Plains.

Now, because of Jingwen, Datang's finances have been in crisis. Under the financial crisis, it is necessary to open up the Western Regions as soon as possible, and then gradually carry out reforms. But at this time, Tibet rose and could threaten the Western Regions at any time. In this case, in order to maintain the Tang Dynasty's control over the Western Regions, it is inevitable to appease Tibet, and marriage is imperative. Therefore, this qiē is a concentrated embodiment of the butterfly effect brought by Jingwen.

"It's not so fun to change history. I didn't expect that history would take revenge on me with the help of the hands of Tibet! Jingwen thought bitterly. (To be continued......)