In the Tai Chi Hall of Tai Chi Palace, Taizong Li Shimin was discussing the affairs of the court with his ministers, and what he happened to be talking about is the matter of marriage between Tubo.

"Your Majesty, Tubo is becoming stronger and stronger now, and has defeated several countries and tribes around. Now Tubo has pledged the heart of the Heavenly Kingdom and sent people to propose marriages many times. This was a great opportunity to win over Tubo, so I believe that Tubo should be asked for marriage!" Kong Yingda, who is thin, came forward and said.

"This matter must not be done!" Before Kong Yingda could retreat, Shangshu Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling stood up and opposed it.

"The court, the marriage of the princess has long been happening. In ancient times, the Qin and Jin dynasties were famous. There was also a precedent for princesses to marry Turks. Why can't they marry Tubo?" Although Kong Yingda was not young, he still had a hot temper and did not retreat at all when facing Fang Xuanling, who was known as the leader of the civil servants.

"Mr. Kong didn't know that it was because Tubo's national strength was growing, and he often showed disrespect to our Tang Dynasty. If he promised to marry the princess to Tubo now, it would only encourage Tubo's arrogance and would not be beneficial to the country or the people." Fang Xuanling was very recuperated, and was not angry at Kong Yingda's question at all, and calmly explained his opinions.

Although Fang Xuanling's words were very reasonable, Kong Yingda was not so easy to convince, and he cited the classics and debated with Fang Xuanling. The ministers in the court were also divided into two factions. One was led by Yu Zhining and the orthodox Confucian scholars, who sang praises for marriage and supported Kong Yingda, believing that marriage would help deepen diplomatic relations between the two countries. The other faction was mainly based on Fang Xuanling, who helped Li Shimin conquer the world, and their ideas were the same as Fang Xuanling, and they all opposed marriage with Tubo.

Both gangs were important officials of the court. Kong Yingda and Yu Zhining relied on their large numbers. Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji had fewer people. Moreover, they were usually not in harmony, but they were all high-ranking and powerful people. Everyone spoke very heavily, so the two gangs had a quarrel and could not convince anyone.

The only centrists and generals who were not involved in the quarrel in the court were left. The centrists stood there pretending to be stupid, agreeing with both sides, but not clearly expressing their opinions. They were all slick old foxes, while the generals held their shoulders to watch the fun. They couldn't even talk about the matter in the court, unless they were going to fight with a knife, that was the time for them to perform.

Li Shimin was also embarrassed by the opinions of the two gangs. In fact, he also had his own plans. After destroying the **, the only enemy in Li Shimin's heart was left was Goguryeo. During the former Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang sent hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Goguryeo, but he still ended up defeating. If he could defeat Goguryeo and complete the career that the former Sui Dynasty could not complete, it would prove that the Tang Dynasty would be stronger than the former Sui Dynasty, and it would be more natural to do so in the Tang Dynasty.

But if you want to conquer Goguryeo, you must raise troops from all over the country. In this way, you must first appease the countries around the Tang Dynasty, so as not to be disturbed by these small countries when conquering Goguryeo. He thought that after destroying the Turks in the north and conquering Tuyuhun in the southwest, there would be no rivals around the Tang Dynasty, but unexpectedly, another Tubo emerged. If you are now in a feud with Tubo, it will inevitably involve a lot of troops from the Tang Dynasty. In this way, his desire to conquer Goguryeo is still unknown to postpone it.

But if you marry, what Fang Xuanling said makes sense. Tubo thought that after defeating several small surrounding countries, he could challenge the Tang Dynasty directly, and he would make provocative moves from time to time. If he agreed to marry now, in the eyes of others, it was indeed a move to show weakness. It would not only encourage Tubo's arrogance, but also damage the face of the Tang Dynasty. As an arrogant emperor, Li Shimin never wanted to exchange his daughter for peace. Although a princess married Tuyuhun and Turkic nobles before, it was all a move to win over people's hearts after conquering them, which was completely different from the nature of the present.

In fact, in essence, Li Shimin was also a vengeful person. How powerful was the last one? It was because Jie Li Khan took advantage of the change of power in the Tang Dynasty and raised an army to point directly to Chang'an, forcing him to decide the Wei River Alliance, forcing the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute to the Turks. This made Li Shimin a great humiliation. Later, after three years of sleeping on firewood and tasting gall, he finally sent troops to destroy the powerful one in the third year of Zhenguan. In order to capture Jie Li Khan, the army chased until Mobei to retreat, and he rescued the shame of the past. Li Shimin remembered the provocations before Tubo. As long as he had the opportunity and strength, he would never mind destroying another country.

Just when Li Shimin was undecided, the yellow gate outside the hall suddenly came in to report, saying that Li Ke and Li Yan were asking for help. Li Shimin was surprised. Li Yan wouldn't say it for now. Li Ke was a son who knew how to advance and retreat. He was discussing matters in the hall. In fact, he shouldn't come in for no reason and disturb him.

"They come in!" Li Shimin said withstood the doubts in his heart.

As soon as Li Ke and the others entered the hall, they immediately frightened Li Shimin. The ministers who were quarreling around also stopped and looked at the miserable playboys with shock. Li Ke limped into the hall first, but Li Yan was carried in behind him, and he covered his stomach and moaned in pain. Cheng Huailiang was wearing two panda eyes, and Qin Huaiyu and others in beggar costumes, with blood marks on the exposed skin, which looked very scary. Li Xiaojie, Li Jingheng, Yan Bei and others were also carried in. Because these guys were the worst, they were beaten the most just now, and looked the most miserable, and they were the most suitable for pretending to be seriously injured.

"Father, please decide for your son and brothers!" Li Ke is also very professional in acting. He fell to the ground and cried as soon as he came up. The people behind him cooperated very well and asked Li Shimin to avenge them. Li Yan secretly laughed on the stretcher. He was worried that these people were acting too fake, but he didn't expect that they were all actors of the movie emperor. Even Li Ke, who is usually hypocritical, actually shed tears when he cried, and he didn't need any eye drops or other things to assist him. He is definitely a very promising actor. It seems that he will explore more in the future.

"Bastard, see what you all look like, get up and reply to me quickly!" Li Shimin was also shocked by the miserable appearance of his two sons. He felt both painful and angry. He also saw that Li Ke, who was usually very handsome, only knew how to crawl on the ground and cry, and he didn't look like a prince at all. He was even more angry and couldn't help but shout angrily.

"I reported to my father, it was not because Erchen and others ignored their demeanor. The Tubo people were too bullying others. They not only spoke rudely and insulted my sisters, but also took the lead in beating Erchen and others. Although Erchen tried his best to resist, he was still outnumbered. They beat him like this and forced him to ask his father to make the decision and seek justice for Erchen and others." Li Ke cried in tears, but his speech was very clear. He recited all the words Li Yan had thought in advance and pushed all the blame on the Tubo people.

Cheng Huailiang and others also shouted loudly, even putting up their clothes to let the ministers around them see their injuries, so as to win the sympathy of others, causing chaos in the hall. Their fathers or grandfathers were standing on both sides, and they all saw the miserable appearance of their sons and grandsons, and their faces were full of anger, but they were not inconvenient in the court for face.

"Stop it all! What's going on? Ke'er, please report the details!" Li Shimin shouted at the crowds below. Then they calmed down and turned to Li Ke and asked.

Li Ke felt that the effect was almost the same, so Li Yan also secretly made a gesture to him, meaning that it would depend on his performance now. So he stood up and wiped away his tears and explained the story in detail. Of course, some minor changes were made, such as deliberately increasing the description of the arrogant attitude of the Tubo people. The one who took the lead in the action also became Tubo people. In particular, the words that insulted the Tang princess that caused this group fight also turned into Tubo people in his mouth and directly provoked loudly in Chinese, without taking the majesty of the Tang Dynasty seriously.

"Bang~" Li Shimin angrily punched the dragon case in front of him, and shouted furiously: "Tubo children, how dare they despise my Tang Dynasty so much. Do you really think that my Tang Dynasty is weak and can be bullied?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my Tang Dynasty tiger and wolf army to purge Tubo in one fell swoop, and capture Zanpu's child alive to your Majesty." Cheng Yaojin and other military generals who were afraid of the world's chaos were shouting. Since they put down Tuyuhun the previous year, they have not moved for a long time, and their bones are about to rust. They wish there would be a big battle to fight now.

"Your Majesty calm down. Although Tubo is disrespectful to our Tang Dynasty, now is not a good time to start a war!" Seeing the generals going crazy, Fang Xuanling was afraid that Li Shimin would go crazy after getting angry, so he hurriedly jumped out and persuaded him.

"Mr. Fang said very much. The battle with Tuyuhun the previous year had consumed most of our Tang Dynasty's treasury. Now our Tang Dynasty has only a large army, but no money or food to help, so it is really not easy to start the war!" Wei Zheng also stood up and said. Other ministers also advised him, and almost no one except those generals agreed to start the war.

After roaring a few times, Li Shimin also knew that it was not the time to go to war with Tubo, but the anger in his heart could not be heard. He couldn't help but say angrily: "Tubo children bully people too much. Don't mention the marriage matter again. In addition, the border market with Tubo will be cancelled and the Tubo people are prohibited from entering our Tang Dynasty!"

Seeing that Li Shimin had given up the idea of ​​starting a war, Fang Xuanling stopped insisting. Although the cancellation of the trade also caused losses to the Tang Dynasty, the loss was even greater for Tubo, which could not even be self-sufficient in iron tools, was a way to vent his anger. Kong Yingda, a stern old man, wanted to say something, but was grabbed by his friend Yu Zhining. Changsun Wuji had not spoken since Li Yan and the others came in, and he squinted his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.

It was a good morning court, but Li Yan and the others were disturbed. Li Shimin had no intention of discussing matters and wanted to retreat with one wave of his hand. But at this moment, the Jinwu Guard Chief Yuchi Baolin came to report that the Tubo ambassador was causing trouble in the city, and now they have been arrested. Now they are here to ask for instructions on what to do? But they did not mention the tragic situation of all the Tubo people being beaten to death.

Li Shimin was angry and roared loudly to ask people to take all the Tubo people to the Heavenly Prison. Yuchi Baolin responded loudly and then went backwards. However, when he went out, he did not forget to secretly glance at Li Yan and the others. Cheng Huailiang secretly gave him a thumbs up. Yuchi Baolin often mingled with Cheng Huailiang and his group. He had also seen Li Yan at the Five Kings Banquet last time. However, as the captain of the Jinwu Guard, he happened to be on duty today, so he could not go to the banquet. Unexpectedly, such a thing happened to be able to help him. Anyway, he didn't have to worry about anything. After all, he just arrested people, and no one asked him if the arrested person was injured. Even if he was investigated in the future, he would not be able to investigate him.

After dealing with the Tubo people, the morning court severed. Li Shimin ordered the names of Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing and other important civil and military officials. Cheng Huailiang and others were also taken care of. Li Ke and Li Yan wanted to retreat with the large army, but they did not expect that Li Shimin called them. Regardless of the "severe injuries" of the two, they actually kept the two brothers. Li Yan secretly complained that something was wrong. I guess he would be bad this time?
Chapter completed!