"Your Majesty, I think you misunderstood…"
Lu Dongzan's head was covered in cold sweat.
This…I'm here to propose marriage. Why did you suddenly say that it's a bridal envoy?
Even the other envoys were dumbfounded. Was the new Emperor of the Great Tang so shameless?
"Oh?"
Li Xuan pretended to raise his eyebrows in surprise.""What misunderstanding?"
"We hope that…your country can send a princess to marry my King Zanpu and make me the son-in-law of the Great Tang. This is a gift from the heavens…"
The more Lu Dongzan spoke, the more excited he became. He was beaming with joy and excitement, as if he wanted to unite the world with the Great Tang.
The officials on both sides of the hall were shocked.
Wei Zheng, Pei Ji, and the others gritted their teeth, looking like they wanted to curse. However, they could only listen since the Emperor was present.
"Hahahaha!"
However, Li Xuan suddenly laughed out loud. Not only did this leave Lu Dongzan and company dumbfounded, but even the Tang officials were at a loss. They looked at each other.
Li Xuan slowly stood up and stood on the stage with his hands behind his back. His expression changed drastically as he stared at Lu Dongzan."I am very gratified that the special envoy has come to congratulate you, but…you actually want my Tang Princess to marry Tubo? What if I don't agree?”
"Your Majesty…"
Lu Dongzan's expression did not change, and he was not surprised at all.""This concerns the safety of our two countries. King Zanpu said that he wanted to train his troops outside your country, but we stopped him…"
"Hahaha…"
This was a threat. Li Xuan laughed heartily as though he had heard a joke."Zhen asks you again, is Songzan Gambo worthy? The corpses of the Turkic army are marching on the banks of the Wei River. How dare you threaten me? If the two countries are at war and the envoy is not killed, I…forgive you today, but…when you go back, pass a message to Songzan Ganbu for me. If you don't hand over the princess within three months, I will trample on the Tubo.”
"Your Majesty…"
"Men, take these envoys away and send them out of Chang 'an tomorrow.”
Li Xuan couldn't be bothered to listen to this nonsense.
In history, Li Er had sent gold, silver, jewelry, and various craftsmen and technical talents because of this marriage, allowing Tubo to become a powerful country on the mainland.
It had also established a powerful enemy for the Great Tang for a hundred years.
Li Xuan couldn't do such a useless thing.
A dozen imperial guards and ceremonial officials escorted the Tibetan diplomatic corps out of the palace, and the hall fell into a deathly silence.
After all, the Great Tang was currently in an extremely difficult situation. Although it had destroyed the Tibetans, Persia, Goguryeo, and the Tibetans were still eyeing it covetously.
In their opinion, it was not a wise move for the Emperor to fall out with the Tubo at this time.
"Your Majesty!"
Among the crowd, only Pei Ji stood out, trembling slightly."Although the request of the Tibetan envoy is nonsensical, the Great Tang is currently in the midst of implementing its new national policy. If we fall out with the Tibetans now, I'm afraid…Longyou Pass will be endangered…"
"How could I not know?"
Li Xuan slowly sat on the dragon throne and said with a wry smile,""All of you should understand that if the Great Tang truly wants peace, it will be establishing a strong enemy for the Great Tang. Let's not discuss this matter for the time being. It's not early, let's disperse the court.”
The enthronement ceremony, which lasted for seven to eight hours, finally ended. The officials left Taiji Palace one after another and walked out of the palace.
Everyone's faces were filled with different expressions.
Some people were excited because they had just been promoted, some were worried about the Tubo, and some were even considering reforms.
"Minister."
Lu Guogong and Cheng Yaojin dragged their chubby bodies to Li Jing.""General Li, what do you think about the marriage proposal of Tubo today? If we really start a war, our Great Tang will be powerless to fight.”
"State Duke Lu is worrying too much."
"Don't tell me you haven't seen His Majesty clearly?" Li Jing smiled indifferently.”
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned and looked over."General Li, what do you mean?"
"Ever since Your Majesty came to power, when has he ever done anything that he wasn't confident in? In the Battle of Wei River, the 20,000 imperial guards of the Tang Empire wiped out the 100,000 Tibetan soldiers. I know that you all have your own reasons for this, but…no matter what, His Majesty has abilities that we cannot fathom.”
Li Jing suddenly became the focus of everyone, as if he had seen through everything. He slowly said,"In the entire history of the Great Tang, only Xiang Yu, the Conqueror of the Western Chu, could rival Li Yuanba in terms of martial prowess. However, Xiang Yu was defeated by his stubbornness. With the help of Your Majesty's divine power, who in the world doesn't praise Your Majesty as a sage? Reforming the entire country, canceling the military system, imposing curfews, returning fertile land to the people, and promoting commercial development are all for the sake of the prosperity of the world. Have the ministers reflected on whether His Majesty is too conceited or we are too conservative?”
"This…"
Hearing this, Xiao Yu, Liu Zhenghui, and the other civil officials stopped in their tracks. They stroked their beards and fell into deep thought.
"Although His Majesty has weakened the power of the aristocratic families, he is still serving the people step by step. If it weren't for the fact that all of you have your own interests in mind and that His Majesty is selfless, if this isn't a wise ruler, I'm afraid that there will be no more sage kings in this world.”
Li Jing smiled mysteriously and left leisurely with his hands behind his back.
The old officials began to sigh and read the books. Since ancient times, governing the country had always followed the calendar and imitated the sages of the past. Only the current emperor was strange.
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