I Have Made My Decision, I Will Never Make a Marriage Agreement
Looking at everyone's deflated appearance.
Li Daozong smiled.
Then, he remembered what Li Shimin had said earlier. He had talked to Chu Wen about the marriage between the Tubo and Chu Wen, and they seemed to have a good chat.
Even Li Shiming was shocked by Chu Wen's point of view.
This?
Why didn't Chu Wen mention it?
It seemed that Chu Wen had a good impression of the Emperor.
In the future, perhaps His Majesty would issue an edict to let Chu Wen become an official in the court.
Thinking of this, Li Daozong sighed with emotion.
A bad thing really turned into a good thing. Tossing an embroidered ball to get married actually hit the jackpot.
At this moment, Fang Xuanling and the others began to joke around.
"Your Highness, when did you learn how to calculate? He had just calculated that there would be a young talent passing by, so he prepared to throw an embroidered ball to find a groom?”
"Yes, can you introduce us to a daughter who is still unmarried at home?”
For a time, the atmosphere in the court was lively.
Even Li Shi Min couldn't help but laugh.
In this season, although etiquette was also important between monarch and minister.
However, it was not as strict as the later generations.
In addition, Li Shi Min and many of the people present had worked together for many years.
Moreover, Li Shiming was not a person who cared about trifles, so he did not care much about those cliché etiquette.
Outside of formal occasions, the atmosphere was always more relaxed in small circles like this.
This was also one of the reasons why these ministers respected Li Shi Min even more.
Seeing everyone's envious looks, Li Daozong stroked his beard and chuckled.
It could be said that he was very comforted.
With a son-in-law like this, his father-in-law would also gain face.
In the hall, Li Shi Min smiled.
In his mind, he was thinking about Chu Wen's method of marriage.
After thinking for a while, he decided to tell the officials about the four nots policy proposed by Chu Wen.
Therefore, he cleared his throat.
The people below instantly fell silent.
Li Shimin said,"The rules of the imperial examination are basically set. We just need to promote it accordingly." Next, everyone discussed the marriage alliance.”
Then, he told them about Chu Wen's measures of not marrying, not ceding territory, not paying reparations, and not paying tribute.
"Everyone can speak freely, express their opinions, and share their thoughts. We can also comment on these four noes.”
Li Shi Min looked at the officials eagerly.
After listening to the four noes policy, everyone fell silent.
This was too ruthless.
Moreover, it didn't seem to be in line with the path of diplomacy.
From the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period to the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin.
All pay attention to vertical and horizontal cooperation.
He made many friends and few enemies.
Back then, there was Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and the Three Kingdoms had Zhuge Kongming. They had all made friends.
Only in this way could he not be isolated.
However, the four noes policy seemed to have gone to the other extreme.
He could make friends, but he would never lower his voice.
He didn't beg the other party to make friends.
Although it was a little extreme, it made sense when he thought about it carefully.
After all, some external enemies were like dogs that were not well fed.
The more he gave, the more greed he would get instead of friendship.
The Turks were like this.
Soon, the ministers were divided into two factions.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were experienced and prudent, so their opinions were relatively conservative.
"According to the Four No's policy, although it's very satisfying, it's not easy to operate." Fang Xuanling said worriedly.”
"That's right. If we anger the Tibetans, I'm afraid there will be endless border troubles. What we fear the most is that the Tibetans will collude with other enemy countries. At that time, we will be in a passive position.”
Du Ruhui agreed.
On the other side, Li Daozong, Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, and the others didn't think much of it.
Li Daozong originally wanted to express his opinion, but he opened his mouth and didn't say anything.
These four noes were proposed by Chu Wen.
It was mainly to avoid suspicion.
After all, Chu Wen was the one who proposed the Four No's policy.
However, Wei Zheng did not care. He said in a clear voice,"I think this is the right way. As the saying goes, make friends far away and attack close at hand. The Tibetans are connected to our Great Tang by mountains and rivers. If we give in again, it will only breed greed. It would be better to have a good relationship with the enemy of Tubo. This way, they could form a corner.”
"That's right. Although our Great Tang is rich in resources and people, we still have many neighboring countries. If all of them propose marriage like the Tibetans, how can our Great Tang have so many princesses to marry?”
Zhangsun Wuji also muttered.
For a time, the hall was filled with discussions.
Li Shi Min listened to everyone's argument and was deep in thought.
The two sides had different opinions. After arguing for a long time, they still could not convince each other.
One side felt that it was too risky.
The other side felt that they could not let the tiger grow and leave trouble behind.
Each of them had their own reasons, which made Li Shiming even more hesitant.
At this moment, he noticed that Li Daozong had not said anything.
He couldn't help but be moved.
"Your Highness, what do you think?”
He naturally knew that Li Daozong was trying to avoid suspicion, so he took the initiative to ask.
Li Daozong pinched his beard.
"Speaking of the marriage between the Tubo and the Han Dynasty, I have asked my son-in-law about it. However, the reply I received was very simple. It only had two words: Go."
"Go?"
Everyone looked surprised and somewhat baffled.
Even Li Shi Min was interested.
Li Daozong nodded and said,"That's right. I was also puzzled at that time." After some explanation, he finally understood. The two words " Go " should be separated." Go " meant fighting and comparing fist size, while " Go " meant playing chess and comparing power tactics.”
In reality, Chu Wen had only slightly changed the word " game ".
Then, he introduced the principle of how the big countries in his previous life interacted.
After hearing this, Li Shimin was slightly enlightened.
The others also revealed pondering expressions, feeling that these two words were incomparably exquisite.
It was concise, profound, and extremely precise.
"Moreover, the word 'fight' doesn't mean that we have to really fight. An arrow on the bowstring was the greatest deterrence. After the arrow was shot out, the deterrence became smaller.”
Li Daozong added.
He merely repeated Chu Wen's words.
Everyone was shocked again.
What a novel thing to say.
However, after thinking about it carefully, it was true.
The arrow was on the string, but it was not fired. Wasn't attacking the heart the best?
Let the other party know that his fist was made of iron and retreat on his own. Successfully repelling the enemy without losing a single soldier was a complete victory.
Everyone exclaimed.
"Your Highness, you really have chosen a good son-in-law.”
"Such a thought-provoking point of view is really many levels higher than those of us who have studied this path for our entire lives.”
At this moment, even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui's attitudes softened.
This was because Chu Wen's explanation provided a way to build a good relationship without conflict.
Li Shi Min said.
"I have made up my mind. From today onwards, I will adhere to the four noes principle! Abolish the marriage system. All descendants of Li Tang are not allowed to talk about marriage!”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Everyone said.
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