- Liu Yi listened to the face of no abnormality, but in his heart was abnormal anger, there was such an arrogant messenger, dare to threaten the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the palace, this is not a marriage proposal, but coercion, the arrogant Tubo people with the power of victory in Qinghai, even want to coerce me Tang to allow his marriage request, and also named Princess Taiping to marry.

This is really too much, and no one can tolerate it, which is the same as when the sect was abandoned and sent to Chang'an to ask for marriage. In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, after abandoning the sect and making a marriage proposal was rejected, he really personally raised 200,000 troops to attack Songzhou, and sent a messenger to threaten Li Shimin that if he was not allowed to marry, he would lead a large army to attack Chang'an. Abandon Zong Langzan in Songzhou also successfully defeated the Songzhou Governor Han Wei led the border army, and besieged Songzhou City for half a month, Li Shimin, who was like thunder, immediately took Hou Junji, the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu, as the general manager, led tens of thousands of troops to first aid Songzhou, Hou Junji's general Niu Jinda led a light cavalry of 5,000 to attack the Tubo camp outside Songzhou City, a fire caused heavy losses to the Tubo people, and abandoned Zong Langzan fled in embarrassment.

It's just that after so many years, the strength of Tubo and the Tang Dynasty has changed, the Tubo army was not very strong, and the strength of Tubo today is much stronger than when the sect was abandoned, plus my Tang Dynasty has failed many consecutive wars against Tubo, and they are all big defeats, if Tubo really raises a large army to attack, there must be many people in the DPRK who are worried, presumably the Tubo people also understand this truth, so the messenger sent dares to be so arrogant.

Also, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, who are now in charge, are still significantly different from Li Shimin's attitude in dealing with this kind of thing, and Liu Yi is also thinking, if Li Shimin is still alive, how will he respond to Tubo's marriage proposal?

After Liu Yi learned about the situation from Li Yifeng, he also thought of another point, it was the idea of the princess Wencheng who married the Tang Dynasty to send a delegation to Chang'an to propose marriage, and Liu Yi was disgusted with Princess Wencheng, who was described in this history book as the envoy of maintaining peace in Tang and Tibet and promoting national integration.

Liu Yi of later generations has a different understanding of Princess Wencheng and her relatives than most people, and he disapproves of Princess Wencheng's marriage to the abandoned sect, that is, what Songtsan Gampo is, in Liu Yi's words, this is the biggest mistake of Li Shimin's foreign policy.

During the Zhenguan period, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty was already very strong, the military strength was even stronger, the long-term war-hardened army was outstanding, the generals who were good at fighting were innumerable, and the foreign wars were invincible, many tribes and small countries submitted to the Tang Dynasty, and Tubo had just risen at that time, and the internal rebellion was not long after it subsided, and the conquest of the surrounding tribes was also just beginning, whether it was the surrounding Yangtong, Qiang, Subi, Duomi and other tribes or small countries were unwilling to obey Tubo and confront Tubo.

The Tibetans also pinned their hopes on marrying with the Tang Dynasty to increase their prestige among the surrounding tribes and small states.

With the help of the marriage with the Tang Dynasty, Tubo has greatly improved its prestige among the surrounding tribes and small countries, and has also temporarily eliminated the fear of being attacked by the Tang army after the defeat of Songzhou.

This is a result that is beneficial to Tubo and unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty, and there are more favorable factors for Tubo, that is, the marriage of Princess Wencheng has brought advanced productive forces to Tubo and greatly improved Tubo's national strength.

When Princess Wencheng got married, I don't know what Emperor Li Shimin thought, but he was very arrogant in preparing the dowry for him, and many books and craftsmen were used as the dowry of Princess Wencheng and entered Tibet with Princess Wencheng.

It is these marrying books, craftsmen, etc., that can be said to have brought the world's most advanced productivity and production technology to the uncivilized Tibetans, and the advanced farming, manufacturing and other processes of the Tang Dynasty were unreservedly passed on to the Tibetan people. Perhaps Princess Wencheng, like most married women, married the abandoned sect of Tubo, and regarded the leader of Tubo as her lifelong dependence, and even regarded herself as a Tubo person, after entering Tubo, Princess Wencheng personally taught the Tubo people farming, weaving and other techniques, the teaching of these techniques, as well as the role of books and craftsmen, made the various production technologies of Tubo in just a few years have been greatly improved, and promoted its national strength. With the improvement of national strength, Tubo's military strength has become stronger and stronger, and eventually it has become the biggest border trouble of our Datang.

In the past few years, my Tang Dynasty and Tubo have often met each other, and my Tang army has been defeated by the Tubo people several times, Xue Rengui's Dafeichuan, and later the Battle of Qinghai, even Liu Yi's father Liu Xianli also died at the hands of the Tubo people. Liu Yi is disgusted with Tubo for no reason, and can even be said to hate it deeply, and he also hates Princess Wencheng, a Tang woman who helped Tubo develop its national strength and finally came to deal with the Tang Dynasty.

Also, Liu Yi knew that in the original history, less than a hundred years after the reign of Gaozong and Li Zhi, the capital of the Tang Dynasty was captured by the Tubos, and the prosperous Jingshi Chang'an was sacked by the Tubos, and such humiliation was unbearable for all Han people.

Although this kind of thing can't be blamed entirely on Princess Wencheng, it has a very big relationship with this woman, or Li Shimin promised to marry Princess Wencheng to praise the abandoned sect, hoping that Princess Wencheng could maintain peace with Tibet, and even taught Princess Wencheng something, but no one expected such a situation to appear later.

Liu Yi was also thinking, why did Princess Wencheng, who had sent a large army to attack my Tang border pass several times, and had no great influence in Tubo, didn't stop it? Now he also sent a delegation to Chang'an to coerce the Tang Emperor to marry?

It can only be said that everything Princess Wencheng did was for the sake of Tubo, and this woman is indeed a little hateful!

Presumably Princess Wencheng knows the situation in Datang very well, and knows that Li Zhi and Wu Zetian only have a daughter of Princess Taiping, and the two princesses born to Li Zhi's other concubines have already married, and only Princess Taiping is to be married, so she named Princess Taiping to marry her anger, this annoying woman is really too hateful, what is it to be her maiden Datang?

Seeing that Liu Yi was silent, Li Yifeng on the side was a little frightened, although Liu Yi did not have a particularly angry expression on his face, but standing on the side, he still felt a kind of fear from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't say why, so he asked cautiously at the moment: "General... General Liu, I... subordinates..."

Liu Yi also came back to his senses, held back his anger, and asked Li Yifeng softly, "What is the attitude of the ministers of the DPRK and China?" ”

"The attitude of the Tibetan envoy made many ministers who participated in the court meeting very angry, but there were not many people who stood up against the peace of the people, and many people suggested that His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven promise to marry in exchange for peace with Tibet!" Li Yifeng said cautiously, his voice was also very soft, as a soldier of the forbidden army, if he openly discussed the affairs of the court, if he was heard, he would be punished.

"Okay, I see, you go first!" To Li Yifeng's surprise, Liu Yi did not show anger on his face after hearing these words, he was surprisingly calm, and signaled Li Yifeng to go by himself.

If the Tibetan envoys are low-key and not so arrogant in the court, I believe that there will be more ministers in the DPRK and China, and a woman is worth 100,000 soldiers, which is a very cost-effective thing in the hearts of many people.

"Yes, General!" Li Yifeng's face was puzzled, and he went out of the house after saluting.

As soon as Li Yifeng went out, there was a commotion outside, and then a woman's scream, "Liu Yi, Liu Yi, where are you..."

With the sound, a jumble of footsteps came in.

Liu Yi hurriedly walked out, and saw that Princess Taiping, who had recovered her true colors and showed a pungent appearance, broke in with two personal maids, followed by several panicked Qianniuwei sergeants.

Seeing Liu Yi come out, these Qianniuwei sergeants all retreated again.

"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Princess," Liu Yi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

"Liu Yi, Yi An, what do you say I should do?" As soon as she saw Liu Yi, Princess Taiping, who had just been a little crazy, suddenly softened and asked Liu Yi with a crying voice.

Liu Yi glanced at Princess Taiping's two frightened maids, Xiaoyun and Ping'er, and the two maids also understood, retreated, and took the door and guarded the door.

"Princess, don't be sad, what's the matter, you talk to the last general first, maybe I can come up with some ideas!" Of course, Liu Yi knew the meaning of Princess Taiping's coming.

Princess Taiping looked at Liu Yi with a pitiful look, her eyes were full of sorrow, and tears were rolling, "Yi'an, the envoy of Tubo came to the court to propose marriage, and asked me to marry by name, just now my mother told me later, what do you say I should do?" ”

Liu Yi subconsciously asked an idiot, "What does the princess mean?" ”

Princess Taiping was stunned when she heard Liu Yi's words, and immediately showed an angry look, "What do you think I will do?" I'm refusing, of course... I'm not going to go where the birds don't..."

Liu Yi also came back to his senses and understood that what he asked just now was a little inappropriate, and it was strange that Princess Taiping would agree, but this matter could not be done by Princess Taiping, mainly Li Zhi and Wu Zetian had the final say, and asked again at the moment, "What is the opinion of your father and mother?" ”

"I don't know what they think, when the queen mother asked me what she thought just now, I guess she didn't make up her mind to refuse marriage," Princess Taiping showed a look of pity again, walked to Liu Yi's side, and pulled Liu Yi's sleeve, "Yi'an, even if I die, I don't want to marry in Tubo, you help me think of a way to stir up the Tubo people's request for peace!"

Princess Taiping said, she was already unstoppably sad, and now Liu Yi's face was crying sadly, she had heard from the queen mother's words, the queen mother was swaying there, and it was possible to agree to the marriage, this was the most terrible thing she felt, in case the queen mother agreed, then everything was irreparable.

"Don't worry, I will definitely come up with a way," Liu Yi said very firmly, and then muttered, "Your imperial aunt is really not a good person!"

Liu Yi was already thinking about countermeasures quickly, he didn't know if there was such a play in the original history, and if so, how to resolve it.

Hearing Liu Yi's words, Princess Taiping was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Liu Yi was referring to Princess Wencheng, "You also know that this is her idea?" ”

"Apart from her, who else knows so much about the situation in the palace!" Liu Yi said lightly, thought for a while, and then asked, "Do you know what the situation of the Tibetan Mission is?" ”

"I heard that there are more than 50 people in their group, all of them are brave warriors, and they may even have to compete with the warriors of my Datang! Oh, and there's probably going to be a polo match..."

"Tournament? Polo? Liu Yi listened to it, and a surprise welled up in his heart.

"It's a martial arts competition, and a polo match," Hearing Liu Yi's tone change, Princess Taiping also seemed to come back to her senses, the sad look on her face disappeared, and a hint of joy appeared.

"If the Tibetans lose the contest and lose the polo match, will they still have the face to ask for marriage?" Liu Yi said as if talking to himself.

The more and more likable princess in front of her, if she marries to distant Tibet, somehow, Liu Yi is really reluctant in her heart.

Princess Taiping had already burst into tears and laughed, grabbing Liu Yi's arm and shaking it constantly, "Yi'an, you have outstanding martial arts, I will go and tell the queen mother, let you play and compete with their warriors, if you defeat them all, they will not dare to ask for marriage, and the father and mother can refuse to marry as a matter of course!"

"That's good, I want to ask His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven for their lives, to compete in martial arts, to participate in polo matches, I will teach them a hard lesson, let them know what it means to be high and thick!" Liu Yi's face showed murderous aura.

Most of the worries have been eliminated Princess Taiping raised her head, still grabbed Liu Yi's arm and said, "Yi'an, I know that you are good, you must ask my father and mother to fight, defeat the Tubo people, and make them dare not mention the matter of marriage again!"

"Don't worry, princess, I will definitely ask His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven to fight, and I will definitely defeat the Tibetan warriors!" Liu Yi nodded firmly.

Liu Yi not only wants to ask Li Zhi and Wu Zetian for war, but he also has a lot of words to advise these two people in power, oppose any form of harmony, and deal with Tibet, these words have been held in his heart for a long time, but he has never had a chance to say it!

"Then you go quickly, go and ask for your life now, okay?!" Princess Taiping leaned on Liu Yi, grabbed Liu Yi's arm, and shook her in pleading.

"Don't worry, princess, I'll go in a while!" Liu Yi tried hard to break free from Princess Taiping's grasp of his hand, how could this woman not care about her image at all, this is in the Qianniu Guard, she dared to pull and pull like this.

Princess Taiping also seemed to feel that she was indeed a little inappropriate like this, and she also let go of the hand holding Liu Yi's arm, her face was slightly red, and she bit her lip and said: "Yi'an, I will tell my father and the queen mother, I will never marry the eight-year-old Zampu of Tubo, I just want to marry you..."

Without waiting for Liu Yi to answer, he ran out quickly and beckoned the two maids who were eavesdropping outside the door to leave...

(To be continued)