Chapter 219 The Responsibility Of The Princess (3/3)
The dragon chair on the throne platform was empty, and Wu Mei was not in the palace.
A female officer about fifteen years old stepped forward and said softly: "Your Highnesses, Her Royal Highness the Queen said that the Tubo prince wants to marry the princess, and this matter will be handled by your two Highnesses."
This girl is none other than Shangguan Wan'er.
The prince frowned and said, "Where are my mother's descendants?"
"Her Royal Highness the Queen is feeling a little unwell and is resting in her bedroom."
Li Xian smiled at Shangguan Wan'er and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Since the Queen Mother has given instructions, I and the Emperor's brother are naturally willing to share the worries for the Queen Mother, right, Brother Emperor."
The prince hurriedly said: "That, that is natural."
Looking towards the two envoys, I saw Chidu Chizan standing in the center of the hall, with his arms folded, his feet spread wide, and his eyebrows raised high.
Taktu and Gu Duolu beside him also looked sideways.
Ever since Chidu Chizan was frightened by Wu Chengsi, he had been staying in Chang'an, secretly holding back, pretending to be smiling and moving around to persuade the Tang Dynasty not to use troops against Tubo.
It was not until the year later that Wu Chengsi and other Tang generals went to Liaodong again that he finally felt relieved.
Since the Tang Dynasty was at war with Goryeo again, it was naturally impossible to turn around and deal with them again.
Moreover, Goryeo was large in area and strategically deep, and could completely drag the Tang Dynasty’s army there.
He judged that the Koreans could not hold out for long, so he immediately sent the news back to Tubo and suggested that the Tibetan army pretend to attack the Tang Dynasty, and he would take the opportunity to marry the Tang princess.
Tubo people are very keen to marry Tang Dynasty princesses, believing that Tang Dynasty princesses can bring prosperity to the Tubo people.
Zanpu immediately agreed to him and sent Lun Qinling (real name Qinling, Lun was the honorific title) with 200,000 troops to pretend to attack the four towns of Anxi.
Chidu Chizan immediately entered the palace and invaded with a large army, forcing the Tang Dynasty to marry the princess to him.
The Tocharian envoys and Turkic envoys who were traveling with him had already chosen the latter between Tang Dynasty and Tubo, so they came together to support them.
The prince was slightly startled when he saw the expressions of the three people. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, the three envoys are polite."
Chidu Chizan crossed his arms and said without returning the courtesy:
"How are you people of the Tang Dynasty? Just give me a warm word. If you agree, it's fine. If you don't agree, our 400,000 Tibetan troops will immediately seize your four towns in Anxi!"
They have already reached a consensus in Tubo that sooner or later they will go to war with the Tang Dynasty and seize the Hexi Corridor.
Now that the Tang army is trapped in Liaodong and it is difficult to withdraw, it is a great opportunity for Tibet to attack.
Therefore, his words were no longer polite at all.
Not only that, even after marrying Princess Taiping, Tubo will still ask for two of the four towns in Anxi from the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty does not give them, war will still not be avoided.
King Pei frowned and said, "Prince Chidu, are you threatening me, the Tang Dynasty?"
Chidu Chizan hummed:
"It was you Tang people who were rude first. When we were in Guangling Garden, Duke Zhou of your dynasty insulted me in public. I, for the sake of the friendship between our two countries, tolerated it."
The prince said hurriedly: "I have also heard about this matter. I will say something to my cousin later. Prince, please don't be angry, lest you damage the harmony between our families."
Seeing that his tone was very soft, Chidu Chizan thought: "The Tang Dynasty's war in Liaodong must have reached a critical moment, otherwise how could the prince of a country have such a soft tone?"
He said loudly: "Since you don't want the two families to be at odds, why don't you agree to my marriage proposal?"
On normal days, Li Xian would have sternly pushed back.
However, thinking of Zheng Yuanning's reminder, it would indeed be of great benefit to him to marry Princess Taiping to Tibet.
He sighed secretly: "Taiping, Taiping, as a member of the Li family, you insist on siding with the Wu family, so don't blame yourself for being a brother who doesn't care about the love between brother and sister."
When the prince saw that he was silent, he had no choice but to say: "The marriage between the two countries is a major matter and needs to be discussed in detail. Why should Prince Chidu be anxious?"
Chidu Chizan secretly thought: "You want to wait until you finish defeating the Koreans and then reject me, there is no way!"
He said loudly: "We Tubo people have always been straight forward. If we agree, we will agree. If we don't agree, we will give you a happy word. I will return to Tibet immediately and lead troops to attack you!"
The prince said anxiously: "Why is Prince Chidu so impatient? Sixth brother, please say something!"
King Pei clasped his hands in his sleeves and said calmly: "Brother, you are the crown prince. This matter will naturally be decided by you. How can I speak for you, little brother?"
The prince said angrily: "Lao Liu, this matter is of great concern. Why don't we let it go for a while and deal with it before we talk about it. If we don't handle it well, the queen mother will blame us, and you and I will be in trouble."
King Pei snorted secretly and said calmly:
"Since the emperor has said so, I will just say a few words. I think Prince Chidu is in ruins and Taiping has reached the marriageable age. This can't be completely considered a bad thing."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Princess Taiping walked in with an angry look on her face and stared at King Pei intensely.
Li Xian looked away and thought to himself: "We have completely broken with Taiping and must marry her off."
"Are you still my royal brother? You actually want to marry me to these barbarians. If you want to marry me, marry yourself!" Princess Taiping said sternly.
Chidu Chizan was stunned for a moment and said loudly: "Who do you think is barbaric..."
"Shut up!" Princess Taiping said angrily.
Chidu Chizan was startled by her aura and thought: "Why is she so tough? Could it be that the situation has changed again?"
He has the most suspicious character. When Wu Chengsi said that the Tang Dynasty had always known about the Tibetan people's conspiracy, he was always worried about what the Tang Dynasty might do.
King Pei looked cold and said: "Taiping, you are the princess of our dynasty. Do you know the responsibilities of a princess?"
Hearing this, Princess Taiping was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered what Wu Chengsi had said in Li Garden.
"Taiping, do you know the obligations of a princess?"
Wu Chengsi's expression was also very serious at that time, but the purpose of what he said at that time was to advise himself not to just have fun outside.
She is a smart woman and understands that Wu Chengsi said this for her own good.
Therefore, since then, she has opened a Taiping Academy, hoping to do something beneficial to the country, and also hope to impress people around her.
When the same words were spoken from Li Xian's mouth, Princess Taiping felt only indifference.
She bit her lip tightly and said word by word: "I will remember what happened today!"
He turned around and left the hall.
Chiduchi hummed secretly: "What kind of princess is she? She's not gentle at all. If she wasn't beautiful enough, I wouldn't want her."
He said loudly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness King Pei, please stop dilly-dallying to find out whether you are willing to marry me, the Tubo Kingdom. Please give me an accurate answer as soon as possible so that I can go back and mobilize my troops."
King Pei's face was as cold as frost, and his break with Princess Taiping made him in a very bad mood.
Although he wanted to tell himself to put the overall situation first, when he saw Chidu Chizan's arrogant face, anger surged to his forehead and he said coldly:
"Okay, if you want to fight against each other, then we will fight against each other. Then I will compete with Prince Chidu on the battlefield!"
Waving his sleeves, he turned around and strode away.
Chidu Chizan saw that Li Xian had also become tougher. Instead of being angry, he was secretly frightened: "Something is wrong, very wrong. The Tang Dynasty seems not afraid of conflict with me. Could it be that they have something to rely on?"
When the prince saw that King Pei had left with his harsh words, he hurriedly said: "Prince Chidu, my sixth brother may be in a bad mood, so he said those words. Don't take it to heart. Let's discuss the marriage in the long term.
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Chidu Chizan was a little surprised and confused, but after hearing the prince's apology, he immediately felt relieved and said arrogantly:
"What are you planning for in the long term? I will only stay in Chang'an City for three more days. If you don't give me a reply within three days, hey!"
With a sneer, he left with the Tocharian prince and the Turkic envoys.
During the whole process, the Tocharian prince and the Turkic envoys were in perfect agreement, and neither said a word.
Although they chose the latter between the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo Dynasty, they did not dare to offend the Tang Dynasty too much.