Chapter Ninety-Four: The Run (I)

In the Taiji Palace, there was a solemnity. From the emperor sitting in the middle, to the ministers sitting on both sides, to the Tibetan envoys standing in the center of the main hall, the focus of eyes was on Yongning.

Yongning followed behind the eunuch who led the way, unconventionally lowered his head slightly, stared at the oblique downward, and moved lightly with graceful and dignified lotus steps, and between the actions, the jade bell on the skirt did not ring. After giving the emperor a good salute, she stood there generously and let others look at her.

Lu Dongzan, as the prime minister of Tubo, was entrusted by Songtsan Gampo, and this time he made up his mind to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty for Tubo against all odds. But since he called Chang'an, from the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they are all dealing with the matter of Tubo's marriage with a perfunctory attitude, which makes him feel extremely helpless.

In desperation, he scattered gold and silver, probed the thoughts of the Tang Emperor, and then judged according to various signs, the fundamental reason why the Tang Dynasty has not responded positively to this matter is that there is no princess of the right age in the royal family, of course, there is, it is estimated that the emperor may not be willing to marry far away, in the final analysis, the Tang Emperor has no way to determine the candidate for harmony!

So, Lu Dongzan was very "empathetic" and pondered the nobles of the Tang Dynasty for Li Shimin, and then, Yongning was recommended to Lu Dongzan by someone who was aware of it.

Lu Dongzan is very satisfied with Yongning's family background, compared to Wang Zhaojun, the princess who was born as a palace maid, the value represented by Yongning is much higher! And judging from the people who recommended Yongning to him, he thinks that as long as he writes to the Tang Emperor, then the possibility of success in this matter is very high!

Therefore, Lu Dongzan, who was standing in the Taiji Hall at this time, had a kind of complacent excitement, and he could almost imagine what kind of changes the Tang princess would bring to Tubo after she came to Tubo, and to what extent would Tubo prosper......

On such an occasion, if the emperor does not speak, no one dares to speak. So, after a short period of silence, His Majesty the Great Emperor spoke: "Fang, I guess you also know why I summoned you to the Taiji Hall today...... I came to ask you, what do you think of the Tibetan envoy's request to marry you on behalf of the Tibetan Zanpu? ”

Yongning blessed Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, the courtiers want to know, why don't you go to the courtier's house to discuss with the courtier's parents when Tubo asks to marry the courtier?" ”

This time, the emperor didn't speak, but an old man with gray hair on his left hand side sneered and said, "The Tibetan envoy is naturally a princess of the Tang Dynasty who asks to marry, how can he go to negotiate with your parents?" Your Majesty is asking you if you are willing to be a princess and marry Tibet! "He was very zealous in correcting Yongning's misconceptions.

Yongning slowly raised his head at this time, and after glancing at the enthusiastic person, he smiled at Li Shimin and said: "It is a courtier's luck to be able to be named a princess and guard one side for my Tang Dynasty!" It's just that since the courtiers need to marry as princesses, there are some related matters, and they must ask the Tibetan envoys in front of Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty for permission! ”

As soon as Yongning's words came out, most of the people in the palace were stunned, including Fang Xuanling. No one thought that Yongning would actually have the intention of marrying! Even the eldest grandson Wuji, who designed this matter, was stunned. The eldest grandson Wuji has already dug a big interlocking pit, just waiting for Yongning to jump in, according to his idea, if he is lucky, maybe even Fang Xuanling can be put into it together...... As a result, I didn't expect Yongning to respond so easily!

The ministers sitting in the upper hall couldn't help but look left and right, talking in a low voice, praising Yongning's righteousness in their mouths, but there was something different in their eyes.

Today's seat arrangement is very weird, Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji actually sat behind the same case, and after the two people who have been opponents for many years glanced at each other, they invariably smiled lightly, which made everyone who had been paying attention to them a little confused.

Li Shimin was stunned by Yongning's smile just now, and by the way, he responded to Yongning's request, asking her to ask whatever she wanted. After His Majesty the Emperor came to his senses, he smiled bitterly in his heart, secretly annoyed that things had actually gone off the rails, and frowned and thought about how to deal with the aftermath.

And Lu Dongzan saw Yongning's appearance clearly, he was even more satisfied with her, and felt that she must be able to share the favor of Princess Qizun, he was very dissatisfied with the situation of Princess Qizun's family dominating the harem of Songtsan Gampo, and he had imagined that when Yongning married to Tubo, with the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, he would definitely be able to compete with Princess Qizun, and that would be ...... He bowed to Li Shimin with a smile, and then looked sideways at Yongning, looking ready to answer her questions.

Yongning turned his head and looked at Lu Dongzan's exotic appearance, then smiled lightly and said: "Since the little girl wants to marry under the dignity of a princess, I don't know how to divide the concubine with the Nepalese princess who already has a prince in your country?" Please ask the envoys of Tubo to speak clearly in front of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the officials of the three provinces and six ministries! ”

As soon as Yongning's question was asked, the Taiji Hall was so quiet that he couldn't even hear the sound of breathing. The smile on Lu Dongzan's face almost cracked into pieces, and his face turned even more blue and white, how abnormal he looked.

Since Tubo came to Tang to ask for marriage in the eighth year of Zhenguan, the fact that Songtsen Gampo had married Princess Qizun of Nepal was very tacitly ignored by both Tubo and Datang, and no one had ever brought this issue to the table. At this time, Yongning asked the princess first, and immediately forced everyone to face this problem, and - the Tang people present, from the emperor to the minister, none of them dared to say that they agreed to let the princess of the Tang Dynasty be the concubine, let alone the concubine, it was two big heads, and it was all a slap in the face of the Tang Dynasty!

Li Shimin had a sore tooth for a while, gritted his teeth and squeezed his eyes, secretly hating himself for not remembering this stubble, that day in Yunlai Restaurant, he obviously heard Fang Yiai mention this matter, and Yongning was also present that day, and today he will be so squeezed by this girl, in fact, there are traces to be found!

Yongning saw that no one accosted him, so he smiled at Lu Dongzan very "gently", and said with friendship: "After all, the little girl is not a clan relative, or a princess, and she will never dare to compare with the real golden branches and jade leaves, so the envoy does not have to worry about what the little girl will ask for Zampu to leave the Nepalese princess, as long as the distinction between the concubines and concubines is clear, the little girl will never be embarrassed by the Nepalese princess......"

After hearing Yongning's words, the people who supported the faction and accompanied His Majesty the Emperor one by one had a toothache. What do she mean by that? Because her status is not as noble as the daughter of the sect, so she does not dare to ask too much, she marries as long as the Tibetan side is degraded to a concubine, if the Tang Dynasty lets the real daughter of the clan reconcile, it is to ask Songtsen Gampo to leave his current wife, the princess of Nepal......

How is it possible that these people who are close to the faction don't have a toothache?! If the matter of Yongning and his relatives is yellow today, then send the daughter of the clan and his relatives again...... For the sake of Datang's face, the specifications must not be lower than Yongning, but how could the Tubo side divorce the princess who already had a prince?! In this way, the matter of harmony will not be possible!

Eldest Sun Wuji's face was gloomy, and although Fang Xuanling also pursed his lips with an angry expression, it was not difficult for those who were familiar with him to see the smile in his eyes.

Li Shimin sat on the throne and looked at Yongning is crying and laughing, he really planned to let Yongning just say that she would be able to solve this matter by saying that she would enter the Dao at the beginning of next month. But I didn't want Yongning to refuse to end this matter so easily, and was squeezed by her like this, His Majesty the Emperor sighed secretly in his heart, I am afraid that there is no need to mention the matter of harmony...... Even so, he didn't think about really going to Tubo with Yongning, of course, Yongning's upright statement was also one of the reasons why he was scrupled.

Yongning saw that Lu Dongzan pursed her lips tightly and didn't say a word, and she didn't continue to ask for a reply, she respectfully saluted Li Shimin, and then said: "Your Majesty, since the courtiers are going to marry far away, I don't know how to prepare the dowry?" ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, just looking at Lu Dongzan's expression, basically everyone knew that only the question of "concubine" basically vetoed the possibility of Yongning and his relatives, he didn't understand what the meaning of Yongning's question was, but things have come to this point, how bad can it be? With this in mind, His Majesty the Emperor answered Yongning's question very generously: "Since you want to marry as a princess, the dowry will naturally be prepared by the Ministry of Rites, and the Tibetan envoys have already handed over the list ......"

Yongning raised his eyebrows, glanced at Lu Dongzan with a very surprised gaze, and then raised his voice and said, "Could it be that in Tibet, the woman's dowry is to be demanded by the man?" Wouldn't it be rare for all the poor daughters in the family to get married?! ”

Before her words fell, there was a burst of laughter in the Taiji Palace, among which most of them were military generals.

Lu Dongzan just wanted to speak, but Yongning quickly grabbed him in front of him: "Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty to handle the dowry according to the rules of my Tang Dynasty, the courtiers have been pampered by their parents since they were children, good fresh clothes, good food, please Your Majesty reward the courtiers with some practical dowry, as for those grain seeds, craftsmen, encyclopedias, etc., the courtiers don't need it, or exchange it for gold and silver utensils, it is more beneficial to the courtiers......"

Everyone in the Taiji Hall who knew the ultimate purpose of Tubo's visit to Tang this time gasped, and secretly sighed in their hearts that the daughter of Fang Xuanling's family was really ruthless! If she excludes those things and people from the dowry, then Tubo will still ask for a fart!

Lu Dongzan didn't know whether he was annoyed or angry at this time, and gritted his teeth and said: "The little lady of the Fang family, gold and silver utensils are not uncommon in my Tubo, these things will be rewarded by the princess when she arrives in Tubo, but those grain seeds, craftsmen and encyclopedias, with these, it won't be long before Her Royal Highness the princess can eat the food utensils that Tubo has kissed, wouldn't it be more convenient?" ”

Yongning looked at Lu Dongzan with a smile, raised his eyebrows and said, "The envoy's words are wrong!" With these things, those food utensils can't be harvested in three or two years, so how can people live in these two or three years? Therefore, it is better to open the trade route between Tubo and Datang, so that if there is a shortage, you can buy it from Datang, wouldn't it be faster and more convenient? "No mistakes, no skipping words.

The eyes of the ministers who occasionally have some ideas and brains in the Taiji Hall are bright, business routes! If you can activate ...... In this regard, their thoughts are a lot of drops!

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In other words, I was going to work hard to renew the ticket, but in the afternoon I was called back to the unit to do security - fireworks will be set off for three hours tonight. So, it was too late to come back, and I could only send half of it.

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