() The betrothal gifts on several carriages have been unloaded, and boxes of various sizes are placed in a side hall. When opened, you will see a dazzling array of jewels!
The old man of the Cui family looked at the room full of splendor, his eyes were narrowed by the glare, and then he opened his eyes as big as a square hole in a copper coin! That look was no different from an ordinary sophisticated businessman!
The old man was slightly absent-minded, and then his eyes swept over the jewels and looked at an inconspicuous small box placed in the corner.
The servant next to him saw what the old man was looking at, so he moved the box over knowingly, and opened it carefully, only to find several thin yellowing books and a few calligraphy and paintings placed inside. The old man's pupils shrank suddenly, and he carefully put the books and calligraphy
painting
Unrolled. He looked at the unfolded calligraphy and painting albums, his mouth grew big, his eyes widened, he looked at it carefully in disbelief, and sighed: "If I had known that there was such a treasure, I would have
The Cui family is willing to marry ten more daughters!"
How did he know that these calligraphy and painting albums were the least valuable to Li Xingzhi. Li Xingzhi could take out hundreds of them in one go without even frowning! By then, I'm afraid his Cui family wouldn't have that many daughters to marry!
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The old man had seen those gifts, how could he have the guts to accept them without accepting them? At the moment, he didn't even care about the Zheng family and ordered all these treasures to be put into the storage room.
Since the gift was accepted, Cui Ruer's identity as the Li family's daughter-in-law was naturally recognized.
Therefore, under the nod of the head of the Cui family, Cui Ruer and Li Linzhi, along with the many servants of the Li family, were not made any trouble at all, which made the other families who wanted to see the joke find it incredible. As for the Zheng family,
He was even more angry and dropped countless pots.
The porcelain bowl was just erected. All the ministers were wearing new clothes and standing quietly in the main hall. In the middle stood a group of people with respectful expressions. Their appearance was slightly different from that of the ministers of the Tang Dynasty. They all had red faces and red cheeks, and long hair and braids.
Wearing a fur robe with sleeves and a felt hat, he was the envoy from Tibet who came to perform Hajj.
After Tubo provoked the Tang Dynasty several times and was defeated, it worked hard to reconcile with the Tang Dynasty. After Songtsan Gampo quelled the civil strife, he even sent his minister Ludongzan to pay homage to the Tang Dynasty. Of course, he also had a more important mission to marry him!
In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Songtsan Gampo once asked the Tang Dynasty to send a princess to marry. Li Shimin was quite arrogant and conceited when he saw Tubo's words, and did not take him as the king of Tang too seriously, so he naturally refused to agree. Tubo therefore
And repeatedly caused chaos in the Tang Dynasty
The border was repulsed by the Tang Dynasty several times. This time, I came here. I put down all my pretense and made amends with the Tang Dynasty. My intention was very sincere. I even brought five thousand taels of gold and hundreds of treasures as a betrothal! No matter what the considerations,
Li Shimin had no reason to refuse.
Under the main hall, the envoy from Tubo bowed his head and presented a letter of ceremony, saying loudly: "Today the Holy Emperor has pacified the four directions, and the country illuminated by the sun and moon. I will make you my concubine! Tubo is willing to bathe in the brilliance of the sun and moon, and begs the king of Tang to be kind and encourage him to sow the sun and moon."
Brilliance!" The envoys all bowed their heads and bowed three times before retreating, and then said: "I, Tubo Zanpu, beg a royal princess to come to Tubo so that I, Tubo, can always bathe in the glory of the sun and the moon!"
Although the people in Tubo kept their posture very low, Li Xingzhi had already agreed in his heart. He was somewhat proud of the situation and looked at it with high eyes. He asked his ministers: "What do you think?"
All the ministers praised: "Now in the Tang Dynasty, all the ministers are mature, and there are no hungry people. Long live this! This is the merit of a saint!" But there was a man with a beautiful beard and a long beard. He stood tall and silent.
, so strange.
Li Shimin was even more delighted when he heard the praises from everyone, and said: "Li Daozong, I heard that you have a daughter who is graceful and graceful and has not yet been engaged. How about you go to the Tibetan land of Tibet for me to have a look?"
Everyone had already expected this, but when they heard this, they all looked at the middle-aged man with a long beard and beautiful beard next to them with sympathy.
The middle-aged man with a long beard and a beautiful beard seemed to have already expected this. There was no tremor between his eyebrows. His face was solemn and there was no color at all. He only said: "This is my honor."
"That being the case, today we issue an edict to designate Li Daozong's eldest daughter as Princess Wencheng and marry her to the King of Tubo!" Li Shimin looked at Li Daozong again and comforted him: "No one dares to bully me, the children of the Tang Dynasty, even if I go outside.
!Otherwise, I, the Tang Dynasty, will not hesitate to fight! How about I, my beloved, be the envoy to send you off?"
The Tibetan envoy next to him said quickly: "I, the Tubo, admire the glory of the above country, so I came to ask for my hand in marriage. How dare I neglect the princess of the above country!"
The matter had already been decided, and Li Daozong didn't do what he wanted. He also knew that the saint's ability to say the following words was considered an extra favor, so he bowed down and thanked him.
Li Xueyan was still at home looking at the half-foot plain paper that He'er had brought in.
Since that day, a strange atmosphere has been brewing between Li Xueyan and Li Xingzhi, and they have also begun to do the "Penguin" and "WeChat" thing in their previous life.
Dong, however, is also very happy to write letters. The two of them come and go, so counting, it is more than half a year, and the emotional atmosphere in it is only waiting for the opportunity to ferment out.
Just as Li Xueyan was sorting out the plain papers and letters in the small box, there was a knock on the door.
"Madam, the master is in the study. Please come over."
Li Xueyan hurriedly put away the letter and box, and then said: "Go and tell daddy, I'll be here right away!"
She straightened her clothes, then opened the door and went to the study.
Li Xueyan walked to the study room, saw the door was slightly ajar, and knocked twice. Not long after, a rather tired voice came from inside, "Yan'er? Come in."
She heard something strange in the voice, but she thought it was because her father was busy with official documents, and she was thinking about how to persuade him to rest more. She opened the door and went in, only to see Li Daozong's eyes were red, he was a little dull, and he looked a little tired.
He looked towards her with a little guilt and sadness.
Li Xueyan ducked unconsciously, avoiding the eyes that made her uneasy, and then said: "Dad, what's wrong?"
Li Zongdao calmed down his emotions, narrowed his eyes, and did not answer. He only said: "You were born in my Li family, and you have been blessed with glory and wealth, but in the end you have to do it yourself. Although I had expected it, I didn't want to take it seriously.
That’s how it should be.”
Hearing these words, Li Xueyan's heart suddenly jumped, and a feeling of fear suddenly rose up and spread instantly.
He said something for a while, without waiting for Li Xueyan to say anything else, and continued: "This morning I went to the Great Tang Dynasty. The Holy One has already spoken in his own words to confer you the title of 'Princess Wencheng'. The imperial edict will arrive soon. When the time comes, you will go to the Tang Dynasty on my behalf."
Then make peace with Tubo!" After Li Zongdao said this, he shut his mouth tightly and said no more.
When Li Xueyan heard his father's words, his whole body suddenly stiffened, and he felt completely cold from the bottom of his heart to his body! His eyes suddenly felt bleak, and his face became pale and bloodless!
She just stood there blankly, without speaking or moving, her eyes were dull, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Perhaps she was so shocked that she had no other thoughts.
Li Daozong turned his head sideways, unable to bear to look any further. Looking out the window, his eyes also lost focus.
After a long time, Li Xueyan came back to her senses. She felt as if she had been seriously ill. She lost all her energy and said in a weak voice: "Xueyan obeys the arrangements of the saint and the arrangements of the adults." After saying this, he knelt down on the ground. He raised his head and shouted:
"From now on, Xue Yan will no longer be able to show respect to your Majesty." As he said this, he hit his head hard on the ground. After three clicks, he stood up.
Li Zongdao waved his hand and motioned for her to go down. His throat moved, but when it reached his mouth, it turned into a long sigh. He had three sons and one daughter, and he still doted on this daughter. Lili placed him under his knees to educate her.
This daughter is even more sensible, which makes him feel quite comfortable, but he doesn't want to have this day!
Li Xueyan returned to the house, sat on the bed, and was in a daze for a while.
At this time, a large crane with a wingspan of about ten feet and a shining white luster suddenly landed in front of the window. It held a strip of plain white cloth in its mouth. It looked at Li Xueyan with its agile eyes, chanted a few times, and then
A plain white cloth strip was placed on the table by the window.
Li Xueyan was shocked when she heard Bai He's clear chants. Then she came back to her senses and looked at Bai He. The joy she had felt in the past turned into bitterness and sorrow. She gently stroked Bai He's soft feathers and said bitterly: "Crane.
Crane, how nice would it be if I were you?" Then he said, "I guess you don't want to be me."
She picked up the plain paper on the case, hesitated for a long time, and finally put it back on the case without unfolding it. She gently stroked Bai He's dark crown and said: "Bai He, don't come here again." As she said,
He patted Bai He's huge body.
Bai He understood what Li Xueyan meant, but didn't know what she was talking about. He glanced at Li Xueyan in confusion, then suddenly lifted his slender paws, spread out his big wings, and turned into a ray of white light, which rushed into the sky and reached the top of the clouds.
! Let out an exciting clear chant, then plunged down from the clouds and shot into a house in Chang'an City.
Li Xueyan looked at the disappearing white crane, feeling lost. After a long silence, she pulled out a small box from under the bed. She opened the box, poured out the box full of plain paper strips, and gently held it on the ground.
, took a few glances. Then, she took out a fire stick from under the lamp, flicked it a few times, a few sparks appeared, and then, with a huff, a red flame suddenly rose.
She looked at the red flames, her hands trembled slightly, and the flames fell to the ground along with the fire folding paper. They landed right next to the plain white paper, and the fire instantly burst into flames, making the whole house red!
A fair face, under the firelight, becomes increasingly bleak...
In the backyard of Li's house, Li Xingzhi was sitting in the water pavilion making tea. At the same time, he was waiting for the letter from the white crane to arrive.
Suddenly, there was a sound of a giant bird flapping its wings, and I felt a flash of white light in front of my eyes. I looked carefully and saw a giant crane falling down, standing behind the melted snow. Beside the crane, a faint red plum blossom stretched out.
Go out and drive vigorously.
Li Xingzhi had no time to pay attention to the lightly fragrant plum blossoms. He looked straight at the crane's mouth, but he saw nothing on it. The expectation and joy in his heart were all gone. He felt as if he was in despair and was far away.
somewhere far away
I looked around and thought: Could something have happened? Then I thought: She is a dignified daughter of the Li family, what else could happen to her?! Thinking like this, I forgot my worries, but the faint feeling buried deep inside
The loss lingers.
"What's wrong with me?" Li Xingzhi said, patting his head. He suddenly felt like a silly boy who fell into the confusion of his first love, but he was clearly a father!!
At this moment, a voice came from nowhere, "Daddy, the big white bird is here again!" But it turned out that at some point, the child lying next to him, drooling and sleeping, woke up.
The child looked at the white crane and suddenly said: "Dad, can we ride this big white bird to see our mother?"
Li Xingzhi listened to the child's tender voice and forgot all the disappointments in his heart. He smiled and said: "Okay! When your mother's things are done, we will ride the big white crane to pick her up!"
The child looked at Bai He curiously, then suddenly ran over and approached Bai He carefully. Seeing that Bai He had no intention of harming him, he cautiously reached out his hand and gently touched the shining white color.
On top of the feathers, he shouted excitedly: "I touched it! Daddy, I touched the big white bird!" As he said this, he became more courageous. He leaned forward and buried his head directly into the fluffy and warm feathers of the white crane.
Face comfort and joy.
Bai He glanced curiously at the little guy who was close to him, then lost interest and started teasing the red plum hanging down the tree next to him.
The little dragon rubbed against the white crane for a while, and suddenly said to the white crane: "Big Bird, can you take me to the sky? Let's go find my mother."
Bai He listened to Xiao Longlong's somewhat unclear words, with some doubts in his clear eyes.
Li Xingzhi looked at the child who wanted a mother, and couldn't help but think of a song that would appear at some time: Only mother is good in the world, and a mother's child is like a treasure...
He looked at the child and suddenly said: "Longlong, can daddy take you to take a big bird ride?"
"Okay!" Xiao Longlong suddenly raised his head and confirmed: "Can daddy really take me to fly on the Big Bird?"
"sure!"
Xiao Longlong shouted with admiration: "Daddy is so awesome! I want to fly!"
Listening to the child's praise, Li Xingzhi felt an unprecedented sense of accomplishment in his heart! He held the child in his arms, wrapped the child in a fur robe, and then let out a sharp roar from his mouth! Bai He heard the laughter and also let out an excited Qingyue cry.
, then he pushed his long legs a little harder. With a wave of his big wings, he rose from the ground.
"The big bird has flown away!" Xiao Longlong said anxiously.
Li Xingzhi didn't answer. With one push, Li Xingzhi rushed into the air like a big bird, caught up with the big white crane from behind, and finally sat on the white crane smoothly and cross-legged!
The child didn't know how incredible all this was. He just felt that his father was so powerful, so he screamed in Li Xingzhi's arms. Then he looked down. His young voice let out screams of exclamation. For his mother,
I miss you dearly, I don’t know where I have left it.
Another half month has passed.
The white crane flew away several times and came back several times, always with a piece of plain paper in his mouth. Although Li Xingzhi felt disappointed, he didn't think much about it. Since practicing Taoism and Qi, his character has become more and more calm and calm.
Likes to force others' favor.
Destiny comes and goes, it always looks like this.
Li Daozong's mansion in Chang'an City was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and every door and window was covered with happy words. However, there was no joy in the whole mansion.
In the evening, Li Daozong rode ahead and led a gorgeous sedan straight into the palace.
The person getting married was the princess of the Tang Dynasty, not the daughter of his Li Zongdao family. Naturally, the procession to welcome the bride went to the palace. As for the Li family father and daughter, they could only put away their makeup at night, enter the palace, and then stay for a night.
In the evening, the Tibetan envoys were waiting to welcome the bride.
The father and daughter chatted without mentioning anything. On the second day, Li Xueyan put on heavy makeup and blush, and wore a Han wedding crown to cover her face, got into the carriage, and was guided by the Tubo people.
Qianda
Under the protection of Tang's elite soldiers and escorted by Li Zongdao, a group of thousands of people, hundreds of people and carriages, dressed in red and green, meandered out of Chang'an City and headed straight for the border between Tubo and Tang Dynasty!
Li Xingzhi still stayed in his private courtyard as a homebody, and heard no news from the outside world. Of course, he didn't feel that there was anything outside that he needed to care about.
More than a month later, Li Xingzhi walked out of the house in a very calm and animated manner. For some reason, he came to the residence of Li Daozong, the Minister of Rites.
He saw that the mansion was decorated with lights, but the front door was deserted and the door was closed. Feeling strange, he walked forward and buttoned the copper buckle.
After a long time, the door creaked, cracked open, and a man's head stuck out. The man saw that the person in front of him was not very familiar, and his tone was not very good, so he asked: "This gentleman has closed the door of our house. I wonder what's going on?"
?!"
"I saw that there were lights and colorful decorations here, and the whole front door of the mansion was very deserted. There was not much liveliness and joy. I felt strange, so I asked." Li Xingzhi also knew that it was a bit rude, but he felt weird, so he took it into consideration.
Not many. Besides, he comes and goes as he pleases, and he doesn't need to care what others think of him.
The person who opened the door glanced sideways at Li Xing, then closed the door with a bang!
Li Xingzhi felt even more strange, so he found a restaurant and sat down to listen.
Restaurants and teahouses are indeed the place to get information! At this time, the matter of Princess Wencheng's trip to Tubo to get married was still talked about among the people. In order to highlight the glory of the Tang Dynasty, some good people even made up a paragraph about "Tubo".
"The messenger overcame three difficult problems and asked to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty" was obviously just a cold political transaction, but when it reached the people, it soon became flesh and blood, with emotional ups and downs.
Li Xingzhi just sat down and listened, and soon found out what he wanted. However, the news was not very good for him.
When he returned home, he was still depressed and unbearable, as if there was a suffocation that he couldn't let out! He thought about it again and again, and for some reason, Li Xueyan's voice and smile suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't get rid of it.
It was engraved deeper and deeper into his head.
"How about hijacking the wedding car?" This idea suddenly appeared in his mind like a demon seed, and took root in an instant.
However, when he thought about it again, he couldn't think of any reason to support him in doing such a thing.
He has power and treasures that people in this world cannot imagine, but because of this, he has always been very alert and dare not act recklessly, just for fear of becoming a prisoner of this power one day. In fact, if
He has the will, and with his current abilities, even if he overturns the entire world and slaughters the whole world, what will be difficult? (To be continued.)