Man Tang Hong Chapter 0493 Marriage? Don’t even think about it!
"Then...what do you need to do?"
Quan Xu suppressed the shock in his heart and asked hesitantly.
He was a smart man, and he knew that Li Yuanji's call to him this time must not only be to learn the inside story of the marriage between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, but also to have other instructions, so he asked before Li Yuanji took the initiative to bring it up.
Li Yuanji was very satisfied with Quan Xu's attitude and said with a smile: "Since Jieli doesn't really want to get married to me, Datang, but wants to take advantage of the opportunity to get some benefits from me, Datang, then don't get married."
Quan Xu said blankly: "Your Highness means... to let me ruin this marriage?"
Li Yuanji said happily: "How can we say it is destruction? It is bringing order out of chaos."
Quan Xu tightened his grip on the tea cup he had just picked up, and said hesitantly: "In this case, Jieli will be put on the line, and he will have no choice but to send troops."
Li Yuanji glanced at Quan Xu and said, "What are you afraid of? If Jie Li really dares to come, just rush back."
Quan Xu opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but Li Yuanji continued: "Don't worry, without my second brother, I can eat Jieli, a hairy pig."
In the eyes of Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and even most people in the Tang Dynasty, there seemed to be only one God of War in the Tang Dynasty, and that was Li Shimin.
But in Li Yuanji's eyes, there were too many war gods in the Tang Dynasty.
For example, Li Jing, Li Shiji, Su Dingfang and other commanders who have made great achievements in history have enough ability to succeed Li Shimin and become the new gods of war in the Tang Dynasty.
People like Ren Gui, Xie Shufang and others who did not shine in history, but had the ability to lead, were also capable enough to succeed Li Shimin and become the new God of War of the Tang Dynasty.
People like Chai Shao, Li Xiaogong and other seemingly useless people also have certain commanding abilities and are capable enough to succeed Li Shimin and become the new God of War of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, if Jie Li really sent his troops south, the Tang Dynasty could choose many commanders, not necessarily Li Shimin.
In this matter, there is only one thing Li Yuanji needs to do.
That is to persuade Li Yuan to release a little more of the military power tightly held in Li's hands.
With just a little bit, Li Yuan could see how powerful the generals of the Tang Dynasty really were.
Quan Xu didn't know what Li Yuanji was thinking. He thought that Li Yuanji said this because he was going to take the lead in person, so he happily agreed.
"I understand, I know what to do."
Although Quan Xu didn't know much about Li Yuanji's abilities, nor did he appreciate Li Yuanji's past achievements.
But Li Yuanji is still his lord no matter what. Li Yuanji has made a decision. In addition to supporting it, he still supports it. This is the attitude that a minister should have.
Li Yuanji didn't know that Quan Xu was wrong. Seeing that Quan Xu had agreed, he nodded with satisfaction and signaled that Quan Xu could leave.
Quan Xu didn't stay long. After standing up and bowing, he left Jiudao Palace.
After Quan Xu left, Li Yuanji stood up slowly and looked in the direction of Chang'an City, feeling filled with emotion in his heart.
In his opinion, everything in the Tang Dynasty was good, but the fact that it liked marriage was bad.
Especially the fact that he likes to marry other people's girls is even worse.
Taking a detailed look at what the emperors of the Tang Dynasty did in terms of marriage in history, it is not difficult to see that in terms of marriage, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty did not care about the face of the Tang Dynasty or the wishes of the girls.
As long as they felt that the marriage would be beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, they would choose the marriage without hesitation.
Because they feel sorry for the girls in their own family, they will never choose a marriage partner among the girls in their own family. They will only choose girls of the right age from other clan families, and then marry them off as princesses.
This is how the famous Princess Wencheng in history came to be.
She is not Li Shimin's daughter at all, but Li Daozong's daughter.
Li Yuanji felt that this approach was shameless.
Since an emperor has decided to marry, he should marry off his own girl. What if he marries someone else's girl as his own?
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You feel sorry for your girl, but others don’t feel sorry for other people’s girls?
If you can't let go of your girl, why do you want to get married?
Just for that little bit of breathing space?
The problem is that the exchanges between countries are never determined by the marriage of a woman, but by the national strength of a country, the strength of its military and horses, and whether each other can obtain the benefits they need after the exchanges.
decided.
In history, when Songtsen Gampo married Princess Wencheng, was it Princess Tuwencheng?
no.
The pictures and texts become the princess’s dowry.
When Princess Wencheng married into Tubo, she not only brought people there, but also brought with her a large amount of Tang culture and Tang technology.
Songtsen Gampo relied on these cultures and technologies to gradually lead Tibet to become a threat to the Tang Dynasty.
Without these cultures and technologies, even if Songtsen Gampo unified Tubo, the threat to the Tang Dynasty would not be as great as it was in history.
Therefore, Songtsen Gampo relied on the culture and technology of the Tang Dynasty from beginning to end.
What the Tang Dynasty needed was that Tubo would not disturb the Tang Dynasty's borders, so that the Tang Dynasty could safely deal with the Turks, Tuyuhun and many other powerful enemies.
Therefore, Princess Wencheng's marriage to Tubo was not a marriage at all, but an exchange of interests in the name of marriage.
The Tang Dynasty gave Tibet culture and technology, and Tubo gave the Tang Dynasty border stability.
Princess Wencheng is just a medium in the middle.
A medium that gave Tang Dynasty and Tubo a reasonable excuse to exchange interests.
Li Yuanji was sure that as long as the benefits provided by the Tang Dynasty were sufficient, even if the Tang Dynasty married a pig, Songtsen Gampo would happily enshrine her as the princess and declare to the whole world that marrying a pig was the right choice.
According to the tradition of the Tubo people, pigs are envoys given by the gods that the Tubo people believe in most, allowing pigs to enjoy first-class treatment in Tubo.
Just like the treatment that cattle enjoy at Asan's place.
This kind of thing sounds incredible, but as long as the benefits are in place, it will definitely happen.
Just like Liu Xiu called the islanders "Japanese", the islanders happily accepted this title after learning the culture and technology of the Han Dynasty.
Just like Wu Zetian called the island country "Benben", after learning the culture and technology of the Tang Dynasty, the people of the island country happily accepted the name and still use it today.
As long as the people of the island country are allowed to learn advanced culture and technology on this land, the masters of this land will agree to whatever they call the people of the island country.
They will gladly accept the title given to them by the master of this land, and regard it as a kind of honor. After changing their appearance, they will promote it to their people.
Don’t they know that the word ‘倭’ is extremely insulting?
they know.
But they don't care.
Why?
Because this word allows them to learn the advanced technology and culture they want.
As long as they were allowed to learn advanced technology and culture, Liu Xiu would happily accept it even if he called them pigs, not to mention calling them Japanese.
Let alone Wu Zetian calling their country Benben, they would happily accept it even if she called her country Zhuangguo.
This may seem like a powerful country bullying a weak country, but it is actually a swap of interests.
Whether it was the Eastern Han Dynasty or the Wu Zhou Dynasty, they felt superior to others in this exchange of interests. The island countries got the culture and technology they wanted in this exchange of interests.
Some people may think this statement is far-fetched, but it is true.
Because neither the Eastern Han Dynasty nor the Wu Zhou Dynasty had powerful naval forces that could cross the ocean and launch a fatal blow to the mainland of the island country.
Therefore, even if the islanders do not accept the various titles given to them by Liu Xiu and Wu Zetian, Liu Xiu and Wu Zetian cannot do anything to them. At most, they will not allow them to go ashore and have no contact with them.
Therefore, when the people of the island country wanted the culture and technology of the Central Plains, but could not provide equivalent exchange items, they did not hesitate to pay for their reputation.
The islanders don't care about this thing, but the Han people care about it the most, so the two sides hit it off and each get what they need.
This is the exchange between countries.
All you need are benefits, all you seek are benefits, and everything else is just a bonus.
When interests are unequal and strength is unequal, then the interests must be redistributed through war.
Datang now has the initiative to redistribute interests through war, and also has the ability to obtain greater benefits through war, so there is no need for marriage.
Historically, the reason why Li Shimin was killed by the Turks and forced to sign the Weishui Alliance when he first ascended the throne was not because the Tang Dynasty was not strong enough, nor was it because the Tang Dynasty did not have the ability to fight the Turks.
It was because Li Shimin had just usurped the throne and had not completely controlled all the power. He was unable to unite the entire Tang Dynasty and naturally could not fight against the Turks.
But now, Li Yuanji does not think that the Tang Dynasty needs to go through the Weishui River Alliance again, nor does he think that the Turks can reach the Weishui River in one go.
If the Turks dared to use weapons, he would not mind following the example of Kou Zhun in the Song Dynasty, putting swords on the necks of Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin, and taking them to the border to fight the Turks.
Therefore, there is no need for the Tang Dynasty to make peace with the Turks.
There is no need for direct members of the Tang royal family to engage in such shameless behavior as marrying other girls.
"Your Highness, was it your order that Quan Xu secretly sabotaged the marriage between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks?"
Quan Xu's execution ability was very high. Within two days after returning home, he successfully disrupted the marriage that Li Jiancheng had worked hard to promote.
After Ling Jing heard some rumors, he hurried to Jiudao Palace to inquire.
Li Yuanji did not rush to answer Ling Jing's question, but asked Ling Jing to sit down. After ordering someone to get a bottle of ice-cold wine for Ling Jing, he nodded and admitted, "It was indeed my order."
Ling Jing held the wine and said in astonishment: "So, the rumors in Chang'an City are not groundless."
Li Yuanji took two sips of ice-cold wine from the wine bottle, let out a sigh of relief, and asked, "What kind of rumors are they?"
Ling Jing was sweating hotly. After wiping the sweat on his forehead and taking a sip of ice-cold wine, he smiled bitterly and said: "There are rumors that His Highness ruined the marriage, and that His Highness did this because he wanted to
Deliberately provoking war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks."
Li Yuanji nodded without much reaction and continued to ask: "What was my eldest brother's reaction, what was my second brother's reaction, and what was my father's reaction?"
Ling Jing said dumbfounded: "The saint just scolded you for being ridiculous while enjoying the coolness in the sea pool, but His Highness the Prince kept saying that he wanted you to give him an explanation.
As for His Highness the King of Qin, he said that you have done what he wanted to do but has not yet done."
