Looking at Changsun Wuji's position, Li Shimin also sighed. He took the opportunity of being drunk that day to express his plan. In the past few days, Li Shimin has basically determined that sacrificing Changsun Pingting can allow the Tang Dynasty and Tubo to maintain the status quo. This should be the lowest cost.
You say marrying a princess off is a loss of power and a disgrace to the country, but can't an ordinary girl from the common people be married off as well?
What's more, Li Shimin had already sent an envoy to tell Lu Dongzan all of Li Xiang's plans. Lu Dongzan also cooperated very well and planned to pick a beautiful noble woman from Tibet and marry her to a member of the royal family in Chang'an.
That is to say, from that time on, Li Shimin had no intention of refusing. If you continue to make trouble on this matter, it means that you do not want to normalize diplomatic relations with Tubo. The two places are now directly bordering each other. If the two sides often have conflicts in the border area, the Tang Dynasty cannot afford it.
Fang Xuanling had nothing to say about this matter. For these old politicians, they would not consider the life of a girl, even the lives of a hundred girls would not matter to them. As long as the current situation of the Tang Dynasty could be guaranteed, these sacrifices were acceptable.
"That brat's visit won't do anything. It's better for you to go there yourself... That's not appropriate. I'd better change my clothes and we can go together."
Li Shimin valued Zhangsun Wuji very much. If it were someone else, an imperial edict would have been issued directly. Would there be any need to communicate with you about this matter? Now that Li Shimin and the Prime Minister were going together, it was clear that they valued this matter. Fang Xuanling nodded beside him and went to wait outside.
Both of them are very wise people. They have analyzed everything. Lu Dongzan is very important in Tubo. Songtsen Gampo wrote two personal letters for him. From this, it can be seen that the Tang Dynasty has no reason to refuse. You asked him to marry your daughter before, and he is willing now. If you continue to find fault, Tubo is also a big country, and they will never allow you to continue to act recklessly.
In addition to this, there is another more important thing. Li Shimin hopes that Li Xiang will go to the plateau and investigate the situation there clearly. Li Shimin is not at ease if he sends someone else. As long as Li Xiang can investigate the situation there clearly, if there is a war between the two countries in the future, Li Shimin does not mind sending Li Xiang to expedition to Tubo.
East Palace.
Li Xiang has been thinking hard these days and has handed over all the business matters to Zhou Huairen. He no longer has the time to take care of those trivial matters. He just hopes to think of a solution, but in the end he finds that there is no way except to lead the troops to kill Lu Dongzan. However, if that is the case, then a war is inevitable.
Li Xiang had never imagined that Lu Dongzan was so cruel that he handed over his right-hand man and a bunch of his subordinates. His ultimate goal was to get himself out of trouble. Don’t those people have any destiny?
When Li Xiang was thinking hard, Qian Ping ran in from outside. He must have heard some news.
The Emperor and the Prime Minister both went to Lord Changsun's house...
When Li Xiang heard Qian Ping say this, he knew what it meant, but he had promised Changsun Pingting that day. Was he going to go back on his word now?
"You haven't even had breakfast. I know you're reluctant to leave your cousin, but your health is also important. If this thing goes down, you'll have to go to the plateau. How can you do that without a healthy body? Drink this bowl of porridge."
Li Chengqian pushed the door open and came in, and the little maid behind him brought in a bowl of porridge. Li Xiang was indeed not in the mood to eat, but after all it was Li Chengqian's good intention, so after taking the porridge he stuffed it into his stomach like it tasted like chewing wax. Li Chengqian next to him shook his head helplessly, this matter was indeed very difficult to deal with.
Li Chengqian grew up with Changsun Pingting, but Li Chengqian was much older than Changsun Pingting. Although the relationship between the two was not very good, they were cousins after all, so Li Chengqian was reluctant to let Changsun Pingting go to the plateau. However, some things were not something he could decide, let alone Changsun Pingting. Even a princess of a country sometimes could not make the decision.
Li Xiang now feels a little regretful. The last time he returned to Tuyuhun, he should have released all the troops and let them adapt to the plateau. Maybe they can fight on the plateau now, but Li Xiang considered that the time was not ripe, so he did not release these troops and let them stay in the system space. Now it seems that he has let go of his last chance.
"Your Highness, the Tibetan Prime Minister Lu Dongzan requests an audience."
The father and son were feeling upset when Lu Dongzan came to visit.
Even if Li Xiang didn't want to see him, the other person had already come to his doorstep. What's more, the other person was the Prime Minister of Tubo. It was reasonable for the father and son to go out and meet him. Otherwise, people would say that the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty were petty.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Lu Dongzan was still dressed handsomely, but in Li Xiang's heart, he was not worthy of Changsun Pingting. You are almost her father, but you are still dressed so fancy, like an old cucumber painted green, and you are not young anymore.
"Prime Minister, please sit down without further ado!"
Li Chengqian was very graceful in dealing with people. Li Chengqian and Lu Dongzan were sitting, and Li Xiang could only stand behind Li Chengqian. This was the rule. How could you sit with your father?
"I apologize for disturbing you two, Your Highnesses, but I am about to return to Tubo, and I came to visit you before I leave. This is also to fulfill my admiration for you."
Hearing Lu Dongzan's words, Li Xiang immediately became interested. "I haven't heard of any imperial decree from the emperor, so are you going to go back?" It seems that the chaos in Tubo is not small, and Songtsen Gampo can no longer bear it.
"Prime Minister, are you leaving now? We've only been in the Tang Dynasty for a short time. We've had such a pleasant conversation, so you should stay a little longer."
Li Chengqian's face showed great regret, and his heart was full of question marks. Could it be that this guy got the news from somewhere else? It's impossible. Who can have more accurate information than the two of us?
Suddenly, Li Xiang thought of something: Li Shimin's reply to Songtsen Gampo...