Chapter 3 The Tang people’s simple view of right and wrong ()

The empire's folk customs were open, and it was a late-night military tent. However, when he heard the words "The Idiot Princess", Ma Shixiang's face still couldn't help but become nervous and ugly.

After the woman with a noble status entered Weicheng, he was so cautious and nervous. He never thought that Ning Que made such a mean evaluation. He also thought that Ning Que’s evaluation was unfair, so his face looked even more ugly.

Everyone knows that the Fourth Princess of the Tang Dynasty is not an idiot, but a very virtuous prince.

With the strong national strength and strong military strength of the Tang Dynasty, no matter when facing the grassland barbarians or the other countries in the Central Plains, they never considered a humiliating political means such as marriage. Except for the fact that Emperor Taizu and his most loyal barbarian tribes married several royal women in the early years, no similar situation happened again.

However, when the grassland was unstable three years ago, and the largest barbarian tribe, the Jinguan tribe, appeared in a state of secret instigation and support from the Tang Dynasty, was in his prime at the age of thirteen or fourteen. The fourth princess, who was deeply favored by His Majesty, knelt in front of the Daming Palace and knocked on the steps and cried blood. Despite the opposition from the whole country, she would rather give up the prosperity of Chang'an and insisted on marrying the grassland far away and re-stretching the Jinguan Chanyu.

Once this incident was heard, the world was shocked and the public was talking. The white-haired civil servants sent memorials in pain. His Majesty the Emperor was furious and broke countless jade cups. The Queen was in a complicated mood and said nothing. However, none of this could stop the girl princess's determination. After learning about this, the Grassland Gold Bill Yu felt glorious and even more happy with the princess's temperament. He sent an envoy to drive five thousand cattle, sheep and horses into the court and said humbly and earnestly. In the end, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to make a decision to let his daughter get married in the grassland in the 11th year of the Apocalypse.

Less than half a year after the princess married into the grassland, she respected and harmoniously with the Shanyu and his wife. The once ambitious heroic leader of the barbarian race turned into a calm grassland lion, guarding the country quietly and looking at a foreign land, but no longer ignoring the war.

Unfortunately, no one expected that a few months ago, the Shanyu, who was in his prime, suddenly died suddenly. The brother of the Shanyu forced himself to succeed the throne, and the situation on the border became complicated and tense again.

But since the thin-bodied girl knelt in front of the Ming Palace and decided to engage in the engagement by herself, for four or five years, the northwest border of the Tang Empire has been in a precious peace. It must be said that most of it was the credit of His Highness the princess.

The rumor that the princess insists on marrying far away in the grassland was a large part of the reason to avoid the empress. However, even if this is true, in the eyes of the important military officials and officials in the court, the fourth princess did not rely on his majesty to favor her. Facing the queen's voluntary retreat and avoiding the intensification of conflicts at the upper level of the empire, it is also a general and extremely virtuous behavior.

For the Tang Dynasty border generals like Ma Shixiang, who are experienced in many battles, they are not afraid of war, nor are they afraid of those barbarians. The princesses marrying the enemy far away even make them feel extremely humiliated - but no one will refuse the gifts given by God, such as peace.

Therefore, their feelings towards the princess were very complicated. They were both a little angry for no reason, but they were inevitably grateful. In the end, all kinds of emotions gradually turned into a trace of respect that was inconvenient to others.

Ning Que is an ordinary soldier. He didn't know if he could understand the general's complex emotions. Even if he understood, he wouldn't care, because the things he was fighting for now involved his personal safety, and he always thought that there were not many things more important than his life. So he pretended not to see the general's gloomy face and continued: "I have roughly calculated the arrows on the carriage. The new Shanyu was very dark and extremely aggressive. I guess the princess's guard team lost at least half of his life on the grassland."

"It is said that I encountered a horse thief." Ma Shixiang's expression was a little unnatural, probably not even he believed this statement.

"Even if it is Jin Danyu, he dare not attack my Tang princess openly, so of course... he can only be a horse thief, but everyone knows who is the horse thief. " Ning Que continued, "But if you think about it carefully, it's wrong. Everyone knows that horse thief is played by the new Shanyu cavalry. Where did that barbarian come from so bold? Are you not afraid that the court would send troops to settle his gold thief afterwards?"

The Tang Dynasty established a country with martial arts, with simple people and courage and cruelty. It is the strongest country in the world and cares about dignity the most. However, if we want to completely eliminate the golden tent of the barbarians in the grassland, we will probably lose most of the national strength.

It seems impossible to happen that the empire was in turmoil and difficult for a princess who married him to be attacked. However, in fact, this kind of story that can be said to be acted in a state of voluntary and heroic spirit often appears in the history of the Tang Dynasty.

One of the most famous examples happened in the later years of Taizu.

At that time, a certain tribe in the grassland slaughtered a village on Aries Road, and 140 villagers were killed. The empire went to question the crime, but the tribe's arrogant Shanyu cut his ears back. Taizu was furious and immediately decided to conquer the grassland in person. The entire empire mobilized to support a vast iron cavalry composed of 80,000 cavalry to conquer the north. The tribe was shocked and fled, and rushed straight into the northern wasteland in the wind and snow. The Iron Cavalry of the Tang Dynasty chased after him for several months. In the end, all the other tribes were killed.

After fighting for several months, he slaughtered all the enemy cavalry. The seemingly simple description and seemingly elegant ending hide the terrible price paid by the Tang Empire for this.

In order to support this huge war, the court sent millions of people to collect livestock in three counties of Hebei Province. The fields around Minshan Mountain were abandoned, nine out of ten households were empty, and the taxes in the south were four times. The people were resentful. The officials in the court were unable to take into account political affairs at all, and the world was on the verge of danger of turmoil or even collapse.

The most wonderful temperament of the Tang Empire was presented in the evaluation of this matter at this most dangerous moment and countless years that followed.

When the Imperial Cavalry expeditioned the wasteland, the rebels in the south did not take this opportunity to increase the offensive, and even sneaked back into the mountains and lakes, as if they didn't want to drag the empire back at this time. Perhaps not everyone would think of the so-called national justice, and perhaps some of them wanted to seize this opportunity given by heaven, but they had to face a reality - the poor people who always silently supported them, many of the lower-level leaders and soldiers in the rebel army expressed their fiercest opposition with their steps and silence when they decided to seize this opportunity.

Tang Taizu, who won this battle, had a low historical status, even in the empire. Whether in history books or in the story of the storyteller in the restaurant, the evaluation of this hero is often always very fond of great achievements, likes to use villains and slander ministers, behave coolly, seeking immortality without morality, and so on.

But no matter whether it is the most pedantic literati, the academy professor who ignores the most monarchy, or the farmers and merchants who hate the most, they will find all kinds of reasons to scold the founding emperor, but no one has ever thought that the war that consumed national strength and made the people suffer should not be fought because of the king's anger.

Because from the founding of the country to the present, people living on this land have always insisted on believing in and guarding a simple truth: I don’t bully you, but you don’t want to bully me, even if I bully you, you… still don’t want to bully me!

Whoever bullies me, I will beat anyone.

This is the foundation of the founding of the Tang Empire.

This is the road to becoming a powerful country in the Tang Empire.

This is exactly why the most powerful country in the world is called Tang.
Chapter completed!