Martial Sage

Honghe Temple.

The prince of Tubo leaned on the soft collapse, playing with the wine glass in his hand, and said without raising his head.

"Uncle Xiang, this time King Tang did not give us a reply. In your opinion, how will King Tang deal with it in the end?"

Lu Anzan smiled slightly and said.

"This time I am afraid that many people in the court will persuade the Tang king. This time, the Tang king has not agreed, mostly because there is no news about the war in the north."

An envoy beside Lu Anzan meditated and said.

"Lu Xiang, why should our Tubo country be so angry? We come to make friends again and again, and if we don't, we will tell the Khan and send our troops to Tang Dynasty."

The prince of Tubo smiled faintly.

"What do you know! In the Northern Territory, timely warfare is eroding, and it will not bring down Datang and determine the decline of national power."

"What's more, Tubo is developing at this time. It is not a wise move to rashly send troops to Qiang Tang."

"Then what to do?"

Another envoy interrupted.

"Shall we wait like this?"

"These times of entering the Tang Dynasty were all fruitless, and this time he was drunk directly by the Tang king."

Lu Anzan answered.

"That's bad."

"The first two times were the political turbulence of the Tubo country. The new Khan has not yet fully established itself. Datang is unwilling to establish diplomatic relations with us, and it is normal to have a tyrannical attitude."

"It's different this time. The Tubo kingdom is now in its embryonic form, and it's not what it used to be."

"On the other hand, Datang is full of powerful enemies on all sides. Even if the Tang Dynasty is strong and prosperous, it can withstand the baptism of war, but even if the successive wars are unbearable."

The prince of Tubo poured himself a glass, looked particularly leisurely, and said lightly.

"Tubo can stop many people from making ideas based on the plateau terrain. It is a good period of development. If it rushes to send troops, it will definitely outweigh the gains."

While speaking, he glanced at the envoy and said.

"Sending troops is the next best thing. If you can take advantage of it, why use force."

The envoy nodded slowly, but then asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Prince, since Tubo has a geographical advantage, why bother to marry the princess?"

"Khan is a man of great ambition, so it is no longer necessary to unify the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau."

"Married Princess Changle, doesn't it mean that I will not confuse the Central Plains?"

Hearing this, a sly light flashed in the eyes of the Turkic prince, and said slowly.

"Datang's army stationed in the peace of mind is precisely to contain Tubo. The number is huge and it has to be guarded."

"Marrying the princess is not only to relieve Datang, but the most important thing is to give Tubo itself a line of development."

After that, a sneer appeared on the face of the Turkic prince, said.

"As for the promise you mentioned, it's just a guise. In the world, there are only winners and losers. If you annex Datang, who cares if you marry the princess of Datang?"

"What's more, I have married a wife. According to custom, Princess Datang is just a concubine."

The envoy said with a ‘huh’.

"In this way, the marriage of Princess Datang means that she will be inferior to others!"

...

Chang'an City.

County Mansion.

In the scholarly accord, Li Huiduan sits at the desk, holding a brush in his hand, and the pen is walking along with dragons and snakes, and a handsome handwriting is on the paper.

While writing, a hurried shout came from outside to the house.

"Little prince, it's not good, I heard that Tubo came to kiss him!"

For a moment, a young steward entered the house with a panic expression and sweating profusely on his forehead.

Li Hui glanced at the steward and continued to shift his gaze to the copybook, frowning slightly.

"What's the matter."

The steward wiped the sweat from his forehead and said anxiously.

"Little prince, my subordinates have heard that the Tibetan envoy has already met with saints, and it means to be married!"

Li Hui paused, paused for a moment, then slowly began to write, and said casually.

"What's the panic? This is not the first time that this Tubo envoy has come to Chang'an. He has mentioned the marriage relationship more than once. Every time, he has been turned away by the king of Tang. Isn't it..."

As he spoke, Li Hui's heart tightened, and his hands shook.

A patch of ink smeared from the nib.

"Wang Wang... agreed?"

As I spoke, a bad premonition surged into my heart.

Princess Changle is the appearance of Deva, and she ranks first in Chang'an City in terms of appearance.

A piece of genre talent, also very famous in the city of Chang'an.

It attracted the admiration of countless princes and officials, including the son of the county prince.

The steward also knows Li Hui's admiration for Princess Changle, so he has inquired a lot about Princess Changle for this young man in private.

This time I found out about Tubo and immediately reported it.

Seeing Li Hui so nervous, Guan Shi said truthfully.

"The king of Tang did not immediately agree, but Tubo is willing to marry Princess Changle as a condition to help Tang calm the border, and even send troops to help Tang!"

"Now the situation in the Northern Territory is unclear. After the early dynasty, many veteran officials somewhat persuaded the King of Tang to make good relations with Tubo to ease the fighting in the Northern Territory."

Hearing this, Li Hui looked angry, secretly clenched his fist and hammered the case in front of him, angrily said.

"Tubo is so shameless, taking advantage of the fire to rob!"

"A barbarian, how can He De! Want to marry Princess Datang, it's a dream!"

"The Pearl of the Tang Dynasty is covered in dust, how can you bear this kind of shame!"

The manager looked at Li Hui in anger and reminded him.

"Little prince, this is about a major event between the two countries..."

"So what's the problem?"

Li Hui turned his head abruptly, staring at the steward, and said bitterly.

"I want to see how many catties this Turkic messenger has, and how dare I hit Princess Changle's idea!"

"Go, follow me to Hongyou Temple!"

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