Datang: At the beginning, Li Er eavesdropped on his heart

Chapter 200 Threats!

The Tubo envoys came and rode into Chang'an City on a tall horse.

The market was very lively, and the moment Lu Dongzan stepped into the city gate, he was amazed by the scene.

He has always known that the current Tang Dynasty is a prosperous age, but what he imagined was less than one-thousandth of what they saw.

He couldn't help but praise: "As expected of the Tang Dynasty, this scene is probably beyond the description of prosperity."

At the same time, Li Shimin sat condescendingly on the dragon chair in the main hall. Between his brows, the emperor's solemn power gave people an invisible sense of oppression.

It seems that as long as you look at him, your soul will be killed by his eyes.

Therefore, all the civil and military officials in the palace lowered their heads slightly, and those who had something to play said, and those who had nothing to do would just stand there obediently.

It seems that the atmosphere is quite serious.

However, at this moment, a eunuch who reported the news bowed respectfully in the palace.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Tubo envoys have an audience."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

He had already received the news that the Tubo envoys would arrive today, so he had been waiting for them for a long time, and he couldn't even sit still, so after hearing the eunuch's report, he waved his hand to signal him to bring them in.

After a while, Lu Dongzan came in, followed by several eunuchs, carrying the betrothal gift from Tubo.

Yes, Ludongzan came today to propose marriage to the Tang Dynasty on behalf of Songtsen Gampo.

I saw him saluting Li Shimin with the etiquette that belongs to Tubo. So far, the atmosphere is harmonious.

"Your Majesty the King of Tang, this is a gift prepared by my king for Datang."

Li Shimin looked up.

Compared with the objects in the palace, that thing is really not good, but compared with the things in Tubo, that thing is very good.

Li Shimin immediately showed an official and dignified smile.

Just come, what gift do you bring?
But as the king of a country, he couldn't say that, and he still had to maintain his majesty on the surface.

"The envoys traveled thousands of miles to come to our court, it's hard work."

Lu Dongzan smiled and nodded, a little arrogant, as if he was not an envoy, but a distinguished guest invited by Li Shimin.

He didn't say much, and went straight to the point:
"Your Majesty the King of Tang is serious. I am here to propose marriage for my king. My king wants to make peace with Datang and marry Princess Wencheng."

Li Shimin didn't answer immediately, but raised his eyebrows and looked at him quietly.

When Lu Dongzan met Li Shimin's gaze, he couldn't help feeling guilty.

The momentum from the emperor made him a little breathless.

However, these are all small scenes. As an envoy, how can you not experience such scenes?

So he said calmly: "In the past dynasties, the act of getting married has maintained the peace of the border for many years. Now that the Tang Dynasty is in its prime, Your Majesty may think that it is not so necessary to marry me with Tubo, but Your Majesty the Tang Dynasty, our sincerity has been put on the table." After coming here, please consider the overall situation and think about it carefully. My king really wants to establish a relationship with Datang."

Li Shimin only raised the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and there was a trace of cold anger in that curve.

Come on, he heard it, there was something in the words, threaten him.

How could he be threatened by him, the majestic emperor of the Tang Dynasty?

What a joke.

But Li Shimin knew in his heart that Songtsen Gampo could unify Tubo by himself, and his strength was still there.

Of course, this does not mean that Datang must make peace with Tubo, because that is another matter.

Marriage is possible, he will consider it.

What Kelu Dongzan said was a bit too much, right?
He felt that he was not taken seriously by Lu Dongzan at all.

Li Shimin was obviously offended, looked at His Highness's envoy, and said majesticly:
"As you said, I really don't think it's necessary to marry Tubo with you."

Lu Dongzan choked up in his throat when he heard this sentence.

Refused?
Is it so tactful but straightforward to refuse?
This is more or less a bit bad, right?

"Your Majesty the Tang Dynasty, my king sincerely ordered me to travel thousands of miles and bring the dowry to the Tang Dynasty to make a marriage, which shows what my king's intentions are. And now that the Turks have agreed to marry me with Tubo, His Majesty the Tang Dynasty must be able to think of it pros and cons, right?
In the land of abundance in the Tang Dynasty, if a marriage can be concluded, my king will be overjoyed. "

What he said was official and high-sounding.

Li Shimin secretly clenched his fists as he heard this, his anger seemed to be irrepressible.

Well, he heard it again, and threatened him anyway.

He's not such a threatening person.

"So, you are threatening me by telling me that the Turks have agreed to make peace with you, Tubo?"

Lu Dongzan quickly smiled and held up his hands: "No, no, I am just an envoy for one dynasty, how can I dare to threaten His Majesty the King of Tang?"

The tone of obedience and disobedience in these words is particularly outstanding.

Li Shimin was laughed out of anger, and glanced at the important officials in the court, who was not extremely dissatisfied with Lu Dongzan's statement?

"Forget it, it seems I have no tolerance to argue with you, you go down and rest first, I have to think about the marriage."

Lu Dongzan smiled slightly and left with the dowry, his figure quickly disappeared outside the hall.

At that moment, Li Shimin hammered the chopping board lightly, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely terrifying.

"A mere Tubo envoy has become so arrogant that he has become so arrogant?"

Listening, Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and stood up from the crowd: "Your Majesty, Tubo is so domineering and arrogant, we don't really need to show them good looks."

Isn't it delicious to serve with a big mouth?
He didn't say this.

Changsun Wuji also stood up with his hands clasped.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Fang is right. You are just a mere envoy. How dare you speak disrespectfully to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Even if you take their lives, there is nothing wrong with it."

All the ministers in the court began to agree.

Li Shimin was displeased, and when he heard the abuse from the ministers, he became even more angry.

"Okay! My Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. If you are like this, what is the etiquette?"

The hall was instantly quiet.

Li Shimin frowned tightly, glanced at it, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Fang Aiqing, what do you think of this matter?"

Fang Xuanling once again stood up from the ministers, and respectfully answered Li Shimin's question:
"Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that marriage is not impossible, but the attitude of the envoy seems to be very contemptuous of me, the Tang Dynasty. "

Changsun Wuji immediately cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think it's okay to make a marriage. Your Majesty Fang has already said that the Tubo envoys are contemptuous and despise my Tang majesty. If you agree to make a marriage with them, isn't it admitting that our Tang is afraid of them?"

Someone among the ministers seconded the proposal.

"Your Majesty, Lord Changsun is right. Lu Dongzan threatened us with the Turks' peace with them. If we really agree to make peace with the Tubo, wouldn't it be telling the world that our glorious country, the Tang Dynasty, is afraid of joining forces with the Turks."

"However, if the Turks really join forces with Tubo to offend our border, it will be a difficult matter."

"So what? I am a country of abundance, a prosperous dynasty, and I am afraid of them?"

(End of this chapter)