Chapter 154: Picking a son-in-law
The person who spoke was Ran Zuyong, one of the five dogs who thought twice, and now he was an official to the Ministry of Justice. The move of Tubo and relatives will inevitably cause internal strife among various factions within the Great Zhou, but it immediately caused an uproar, but it was somewhat unexpected by everyone.
Wei Yuanzhong glanced at Ran Zuyong and said, "Did Wei say something wrong?" Since Princess Wencheng and her relatives in Tibet, although the two countries have not had peace for 30 years, they have not had a sword war for 22 years. ”
Ran Zuyong looked up to the sky and said coldly: "What Wei Xiang said is true, but is the peace of the past twenty-two years because of a woman?" ”
Ran Zuyong flicked his sleeves, faced the ministers, and said eloquently: "There is more than one concubine of Songtsan Gampo, he has also married the princess of Zhangxiong Kingdom, and his sister married King Zhangxiong, what is the result?" In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Songtsen Gampo destroyed the country of Zhangxiong and killed the king of Zhangxiong! ”
Wei Yuanzhong said: "So what? He hasn't violated Datang! ”
Ran Zuyong said: "Wrong! He just didn't directly invade Datang, not didn't invade Datang! ”
Wei Yuanzhong frowned and said, "What does Ran Shilang mean by this?" ”
Ran Zuyong rolled his eyes and sneered: "Does Wei Xiang dare to tell the people of the world that violating the subject country of the Tang Dynasty is not an invasion of the Tang Dynasty?" ”
Wei Yuanzhong suddenly remembered something, and his tone suddenly suffocated.
Ran Zuyong said: "Songtsan Gampo did not fight with the Tang Dynasty after the peace of his relatives, because Hou Junji destroyed the Gaochang Kingdom at this time, and the Tang Dynasty placed the Anxi capital in Jiaohe, and the army was stationed in Tuyu, echoing with Tugu Hun from afar, and Tubo dared to start a war against the Tang Dynasty?" But in the past 22 years, what has Songtsen Gampo been doing?
He suppressed rebellion, enacted laws, rewarded meritorious heroes, created writing, and obtained a large number of craftsmen and agricultural books from our Middle Earth through peace and relatives, reformed the political and military systems, and passed through the eastern Kang'an and An'an regions, and more than 20 subjects of the Tang Dynasty in the Kang'an region were swallowed up by Tubo one by one during this period.
Tubo has worked hard for more than 20 years. As soon as the internal affairs are stable and the national strength is strong, he will send troops to destroy Tuyuhun, the fence between my Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and Tuyuhun is also a subject country of my Tang Dynasty! Seven years later, Tubo fell into 18 states in the Western Regions, attacked Qiuci to seize the city, defeated Xue Rengui, and invaded Jiannan. After another six years, they raided and plundered the five prefectures of Shan, Kuo, He, Fang, and Die.
In the following year, Tubo entered Linhe Town, Fuzhou, and captured the town general Du Xiaosheng; In September of the same year, Li Jingxuan's 180,000-strong army, which went to the crusade, was defeated again, and Liu Xian......li, the general of the Ministry of Industry, was captured. In all this way, there can be no peace. If you want to be too peaceful with the princess and Fan, isn't it because you want to ask for fish because of the wood, it's pure wishful thinking! ”
Song Jing came out of the class and said: "Bixia, the two countries' feudal relatives. If you marry a daughter in a big country, it will be your father's country, and your son-in-law will be your son's country. There is no doubt about this nature. The two countries are in harmony. The small one protects the territory and the people, does not hurt the harmony of the two countries, and the big one avoids swords and soldiers, and does not damage the foundation of the country. In the past, if there was no such kind of harmony. There may not be 22 years of peace between Tang and Tibet. ”
Zhou Yu played out of the class: "Although I am the Heavenly Empire, although I intend to convince people with virtue, the ambition of the barbarian wolf is not to rely on strong force. It's hard to find peace. If Tubo dared to fight, with the situation in Tibet at that time, I am afraid that the vitality of the first war will be greatly damaged, and more than 20 Western vassal countries in Middle-earth will not be swallowed up by them one by one, resulting in Tubo having a vast territory today, and it is troubled to worry about it! ”
The theories of the two sides, each quoting scriptures, refuting each other, not giving an inch, the Huanghuang Palace suddenly became a place for both sides to show off their lips, more and more people joined the war group, but no one could convince the other party. Seeing that it was noon, Wu Zetian had already lost his energy after sitting in the court for a long time, and he impatiently ordered: "This matter can be discussed later, and retreat!" ”
The noise in the hall suddenly stopped, and all the courtiers bowed to the throne and sent Wu Zetian to retreat.
Wu Zetian withdrew from the Ming Hall in a huff, and Ji Xu, who is currently the palace captain, was on the side, Wu Zetian sat on the chariot, shook his head and sighed to Ji Ji who was accompanying him: "The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, each with their own scheming, but also high-sounding and full of righteousness, when can they put aside their selfishness and serve the country wholeheartedly?" ”
Although Ji Ji was demoted once, he was still a outspoken character, and when he heard Wu Zetian's emotion, Ji Ji replied bluntly: "The minister thinks that the court has today's situation, but it is really your fault." ”
"Oh?"
Wu Zetian waved his hand, stopped his steps, looked at Ji Qing in surprise and said, "What did Ji Qing say?" ”
Ji Ji bowed and said, "Bixia, if you combine water and soil into a piece of mud, will this mud have a fight?" ”
Wu Zetian said: "The two have become one, so naturally there will be no fight." ”
Ji Ji said: "If this mud is divided into two halves, half of which is molded into the Buddha and half into the Heavenly Venerable, will there be a dispute between them?" ”
Wu Zetian said: "A Buddha and a Tianzun, each seeking incense, naturally have a fight." ”
Ji Ji said: "Exactly. If the clan (Li family) and the foreign relatives (Wu family) keep their duties, then the world will be safe. Now that the crown prince has been established and his relatives still claim to be kings, this is a future battle for them caused by bixia, and the ministers are afraid that they will not be at peace. ”
Wu Zetian was silent for a long time, and sighed: "I also know it, but the matter is like this, there is nothing to be done. ”
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The palace of the five sons of the prime minister has not yet been built, and the five county kings are still living in the palace of their father, the prime minister. Today is not a big court meeting, King Xiang and his three sons do not need to go to the palace to face the king, but the news of Tubo and his relatives quickly spread to the Xiangwang Mansion through their channels, and Li Dan immediately called his three sons after hearing the news.
The fourth and fifth children did not participate in the deliberations because they were still young. In fact, the third Li Longji is not very old, but he is young and resourceful, especially above the two brothers, and has always been highly valued by the prime minister, and he often calls him when there is something, and the father and son refer to it together.
Li Dan told the situation of Tubo and his relatives, and said: "The prince has no daughters to marry, once he marries, nine times out of ten it will fall on your sisters, what do you think about this matter?" ”
Li Chengqi frowned and said: "Father is right, if Tubo wants to get married, the only woman in the clan who should marry is my family." Tibet is a barbaric land, and the mountains are high and the road is far away, this time I will say goodbye to my relatives forever, and no one in my sister will be willing to go to kiss. ”
Li Chengqi said loudly: "Yes, Dad." You can't say yes to that. The rough king, all of them are uncivilized people, with the smell of sheep's flesh, it is said that he will not take a few baths in his life, and who is willing to marry him if he is a woman from an ordinary family in my Central Plains, let alone our family. ”
Li Longji muttered: "The king of Fan is the lord of a country, and he has great power, so he can be regarded as a great husband. But the customs of Tibet are very different from those of the Central Plains, and the temperament and temperament are also far from those of the Central Plains. I am afraid that it is rare for husband and wife to be harmonious.
In the past, Princess Wencheng traveled to the Western Regions at the age of sixteen to marry and bid farewell to her hometown. But she and Songtsen Gampo have been married for ten years, and they have been together for less than three years, and they have been lonely for the next 30 years. Father, can't you find another clan girl to marry? ”
Li Dan sighed: "There are some clan girls. Their father and brother were both condemned to death for treason. Now they are imprisoned as sinners, and if they can marry far away, they will be free, and maybe they will be willing. But Tubo was close at this time, with bad intentions, and the person he was plotting was definitely not a woman. If it were an ordinary clan woman, they would not agree. ”
For a while, the father and son were all silent, and Li Dan was silent for a long time. Slowly looking at the three sons, gently stroking their beards, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, Li Longji saw the smile on his father's face, and couldn't help asking: "Father is smiling, but he has an idea?" ”
Li Dan shook his head and said: "Being a father doesn't have an idea, but I am deeply gratified to see you like this." ”
Li Chengqi's brothers looked at each other in surprise, not quite understanding Li Dan's words.
Li Dan said: "My father asked your three brothers to discuss this matter, and what your three brothers thought and thought was from the happiness of your sisters, and no one thought about how it would help my family if I married a sister." You brothers and sisters can love each other so much, and you are so happy for your father. ”
Li Chengqi said: "Father, our brothers and sisters are related by blood, and we should love each other. ”
Li Dan nodded deeply and said in a deep voice: "Yes, this is also the point that I am most proud of my father. You must remember that no matter what time comes, you must never forget the brotherhood, and the power and wealth should never be placed above family affection. ”
This is the solemn instructions of the father, and the three brothers quickly stood up, solemnly. Li Dan waved his hand and said, "Sit, sit down, your father and son can talk casually, you don't need so many rules." ”
Li Dan twisted his beard and thought about it, and said: "I have only thought too much about my father, I have thought too much in advance, but I am indecisive, the words of your three brothers have reminded my father, my daughter, she must always be willing to marry, it is good to find her a wishful husband, how can she have a utilitarian heart and harm her daughter's life." The daughters of our family can't marry far away from Tibet, and to avoid this catastrophe, they have to marry quickly. ”
Li Chengyi grinned and said, "Okay! In this way, I have several more sisters-in-law at once, and I will have company when I want to drink in the future, so I will go and tell the sisters. ”
Li Chengqi hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Erlang is slow!" ”
Li Chengqi stopped Li Chengyi, turned his head to Li Dan and said: "Father, now that Tubo is in harmony, the imperial grandmother's mind is undecided, if the father is in a hurry to choose a son-in-law for his daughter, if the imperial grandmother knows, how can she not blame the father?" ”
Li Dan frowned when he heard this, he and Li Xian were very cowardly, although he was braver than Li Xian, but he didn't have enough courage to fight against Wu Zetian, and he also understood that unless his mother allowed it, he would choose a son-in-law for his daughter.
Li Longji said slowly: "I don't think it's very difficult to see this. ”
Li Dan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "San Lang has always been wise, what can you do, quickly say that you know it with your father." ”
Li Longji smiled: "What is the way. It's just that I know that the imperial grandmother has always listened to the words of the Wu clan, and the Wu clan will definitely try her best to oppose my Li family's marriage to a daughter. Therefore, although the court discussion has not been decided, the imperial grandmother is afraid that she has already reached a conclusion.
Nowadays, the emperor's grandmother is worried that Tubo will not succeed in courting, and will force marriage by force, resulting in border chaos. Now that I have just moved the capital back to Chang'an, the border defense of Guanzhong has not yet been consolidated, once the war is started and the war is lost, I am afraid that there is a possibility of moving the capital again, and then it will be laughing at the world.
If the father asks the imperial grandmother for permission, there is a good chance that he will get the imperial grandmother's approval. What Tubo needs is also a decent one, if the women who are suitable for marriage in the dynasty already have husbands, can Tubo still force me to withdraw from the royal marriage and marry again? Now that the strength of Tibet is not as good as before, if they have to do it, they are not willing to start the war lightly.
When the time comes, if it is willing to marry in Tibet, then choose a clan girl who is to be punished, if it is unwilling to marry, it is a candidate that it does not like in Tibet. This matter must be approved by the imperial grandmother, so that the imperial grandmother can be asked to issue an order to let the Sifang Pavilion prevent the relevant news from reaching the ears of the Tibetan envoys. ”
Li Chengqi and Li Chengyi nodded again and again when they heard this, and Li Dan, the prime minister, also bowed his head and said: "San Lang is reasonable, for the father, he will enter the palace, ask for his mother's permission, and choose a son-in-law for your sister." ”
Li Dan counted with his fingers and said: "Shouchang and Jingshan are already 16 years old, Huaiyang and Liangguo are 15 years old, these four daughters have to marry immediately, and the oldest of the other children is only 12 years old, and it is expected that the king of Tubo will not marry." Well! I'm going to the palace! ”
Yang Fan hurried back to Chang'an City with a large family, he thought that once he returned to Chang'an, he would hear that the Wu and Li families were fighting endlessly for peace or not, but unexpectedly, the most sensational news he heard was actually the prime minister Li Danman Chang'an's son-in-law for his daughter......
P: In the past few days of the Chinese New Year, I am really busy, and I am tired to death. Tomorrow is the eighth day of the new year, everyone is going to work, when I think of this, I am trembling with excitement, and I can finally calm down! The world is peaceful! Good luck! Amitabha! Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!
This chapter was written when I came back from a busy night.,A chapter in the early hours of tomorrow will be updated tomorrow during the day.,Now it's not going to be rushed.,I hope you know.。 Zuihou, when you are about to go to work, cast your monthly pass recommendation ticket and travel light! (To be continued......)