"Now you are the desire of the people, is there anything you want to say to me?"

Li Shimin asked Li Kuan with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing."

Li Kuan said extremely seriously.

Li Shimin laughed out loud and was very happy.

Shaking his head, Li Shimin gave Li Kuan a seat and said softly: "Tell me about what those people prepared for you." ”

"Tell me what you think, and I'll see if I can help you."

Li Kuan said all the means that Xu Jingzong had prepared for him, and then slowly said his thoughts: "Tubo, you must bow down for Your Majesty." ”

"If Songtsen Gampo and Lu Dongzan don't bow down, then they will die."

"Our army may not be able to go up to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and logistics and supply are problems, but we can let the people above come down."

"In my opinion, Renwang Ding is a point that can be used."

"I investigated the predecessor of Tubo, it is the Qiang people, and the Qiang people have some blood relationship with us."

"Compared with the Tang Dynasty's fullness and peace, I believe that the Tibetan people will make the most correct choice."

Li Shimin looked at Li Kuan's confident appearance, and a smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth.

It's really good, the more I look at this child, the more like myself.

It must be his own.

"If I die, what will you do with Cheng Qian and Qingque."

Li Shimin asked what he wanted to ask the most, and he was also the one he cared about the most.

Similarly, when he said this, it meant that he had recognized Li Kuan.

Li Kuan looked at Li Shimin seriously, and said very solemnly: "Let them become royals and enjoy glory and wealth." ”

"In the future, I will adjust the throne to a royal competition system."

"In this way, the legitimacy of my ascension to the throne is there, and the ability level of the future emperor can also be guaranteed."

"The group of foolish emperors of the Sima family told me that a waste emperor can really defeat a huge dynasty."

Li Shimin looked at Li Kuan and was extremely surprised, this brain circuit is really amazing.

But Li Shimin, who is familiar with history books, really thinks that what Li Kuan said is right.

Rather than being defeated by a fool, it is better to spread it to the royal family.

Those who are capable live in it.

"Well, this can also appease the hearts of Qingque and Cheng Qian."

"It can also make the royal family collectively on your side."

Li Shimin thought about it for a while and felt that this was the best way to encircle the royal family.

"Now that you have an idea in your heart, you can carry it out, but don't you care about your son's feelings?"

Li Shimin asked curiously.

Smiling disdainfully, Li Kuan said casually: "Feelings? ”

"If his father is the emperor and he can't beat the people from the royal family with a lot of resources, what else do you feel?"

Li Kuan's words are more or less arrogant and ruthless, but Li Shimin likes it.

In a brief conversation, Li Shimin had already seen what kind of young man Li Kuan was.

It's good to be confident, high-spirited, and love your family and country.

"Well, I'll wait to see your performance."

"How about starting tomorrow's pilgrimage?"

Li Shimin also looked at Li Kuan with a smile.

"No problem."

When Li Kuan walked out of the palace, he bumped into Li Chengqian head-on.

Depressed temperament, with one foot on the slope, with a hint of gloom in his eyes.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Kuan took the lead in saluting.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Kuan in a complicated manner and sighed slightly.

"Qingque and Li Ke are also back, and Du Chuke and Cen Wenwen have also returned to Chang'an."

"Lu Dongzan went in and out of the mansions of various officials every day during this time, including some military generals."

Li Kuan looked at Li Chengqian in surprise, he also knew all this information, but how did Li Chengqian know, and why did he tell him.

"Father, it's time to give up on me."

"I think you have a lot of potential to be the next emperor."

Li Chengqian's words made Li Kuan's face collapse a little, what kind of nonsense is this.

"It's impossible for my father not to know about me and my heart, but he doesn't care, I recklessly seek pleasure, and I have already scolded me before, and those teachers in the East Palace have already complained."

"But now, without the reprimand of my father, he also allocated a sum of money to me, the teachers in the East Palace, I used to do something wrong, I would complain, criticize, now they are all dealing with me at will, and the big truths that I used to talk about are not told, more are some folk anecdotes,"

"I can think of only one reason for these changes, everyone has given up on me."

"But I love it, I'm happy."

Li Chengqian finally showed a sunny smile and washed away the depressive temperament on his body.

Li Kuan was a little surprised by Li Chengqian's words.

He actually saw it, and it was really amazing news.

"Or. Going for a drink? ”

Li Kuan hesitated to speak.

Li Chengqian shook his head, waved his hand, and said casually: "You better go home and rest for a day, tomorrow's court meeting is estimated to have a lot of things, and you will be very busy." ”

Li Kuan nodded, and the two separated.

Looking at Li Chengqian's foot and walking slowly, Li Kuan sighed slightly.

The palace of the king of Chu was bustling, and a group of hostesses were decorating their rooms.

When Li Kuan came back, Minglan brought Mingyu over to salute and say hello.

As soon as Li Kuan sat down to rest for a while, Uncle Yi came to report, and Lu Dongzan came.

The first time he saw Lu Dongzan, Li Kuan knew that this person was not easy to deal with.

With firm eyes and a hard face, this is a person who can withstand pressure.

After a greeting, Lu Dongzan gave a gift.

Li Kuan opened it in front of Lu Dongzan, looking at the various precious gifts inside, Li Kuan smiled and said: "It's embarrassing for you that the poor plateau can let you scavenge so many treasures." ”

Lu Dongzan said in skilled Tang dialect: "Offering a gift to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how hard it is, it is worth it." ”

Li Kuan raised his eyebrows, looked at him playfully, and said easily: "Lu Dongzan, let's talk about my intentions." ”

Lu Dongzan saw that Li Kuan was unwilling to beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "Ask to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty for my king." ”

"Why do you want to marry us?"

Li Kuan's smile had a hint of mockery.

Lu Dongzan was silent for a moment, and said as calmly as possible: "For the peace of the two countries." ”

"But you've been defeated, and you still have more than 10,000 soldiers working in our factories."

The ridicule in Li Kuan's words made Lu Dongzan clench his fists, but he couldn't do anything.

Lu Dongzan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Our Tubo is also a big country with 200,000 armor.

Li Kuan waved his hand and said casually: "Don't scare me with this." ”

"I've been on the frontier all year round, I've seen a lot of wars, and I don't care about war."

Lu Dongzan saw that Li Kuan's face was full of indifference, there was no way at all.

I don't care from the bottom of my heart, let Lu Dongzan know that Li Kuan is not easy to solve.

But he really needs to marry a princess for Tibet.

It doesn't matter if the princess is good-looking or not, but the craftsmanship and skills that the princess brings with her are really important.

And after the princess married, the trade brought about by the peace between the two countries was even more important to them.

A lot of things in Datang are what they need.

But Li Kuan's current attitude is clearly a hooligan, and he doesn't want to deal with him.

Li Kuan saw that Lu Dongzan was no longer talking, and said playfully: "Lu Dongzan, if Songtsan Gampo is really for the good of his people, it is better for you to surrender to the Tang Dynasty with Tubo." ”

"As long as you bow down to my Datang, then we can talk about what you want."

"But if you want to communicate in a diplomatic and equal way, then I can only say that Datang only needs sons, not friends."

At this moment, Lu Dongzan said that he was blown up.

"King Chu, farewell."

(End of chapter)