Li Kuan was sleeping soundly and suddenly heard the sound of roosters, which disturbed him suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at the dark night outside. At this time, the icy wind was blowing outside the house. There was a smoker in the house to make the house very warm. Li Kuan really didn't plan to get up in the warm quilt. He wanted to sleep for a while and soon fall asleep again.
It was four minutes before he opened his eyes again, and he looked outside the room again to see that it was dawn, and he got up and put on his clothes reluctantly. The charcoal fire in the smoker was still emitting heat, and Li Kuan turned it off easily, and the charcoal fire in the furnace was quickly extinguished.
As he opened the door, a cold wind hit his face like a knife, and Li Kuan shuddered. If it weren't for going to court today, Li Kuan really didn't want to get up so early, and Li Kuan, who hadn't had a good rest for a month, would really miss the time of daybreak.
Now he is no longer the dull prince who had nothing to do in the first place. Even if he was a part-time official, he had to report to the Department of Examination and Lectures at the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The previous days have completely gone away from him. After thinking about it for a while, Li Kuan still went to wash, and then left the house and rode toward him.
At this time, there were only twos and threes of pedestrians on the streets of Chang'an City, all of them curled up and walked quickly, reaching their destination at the fastest speed; there was a stomping on horseshoes, and Li Kuan glanced and found that there was a layer of white ice crystals on the street. He raised his head and glanced at the tree next to him with a thin layer of hoarfrost. This was the first time he saw frost since the beginning of winter.
"Today will be a good weather!"
Li Kuan thought, his mood naturally improved a lot. In winter, who doesn't want the sun to rise every day. The sun in winter is definitely one of the ways to keep warm, and it will also keep people in a good mood, which is better than the gloomy days.
In order to save time, Li Kuan did not choose Zhuquemen to enter the city, but entered the palace directly from Anfumen. If it is 100% too late from the Vermilion Bird Gate or the Mount Gate or the Hanguang Gate, the distance from the imperial city to the imperial palace is not one or a half cents. When he entered the imperial palace, it was already a quarter to six, and he had to move forward at full speed and finally reached Zuo Yanming Gate. Later, there was a public decree instructing everyone to attend the pilgrimage.
Chenshi entered the hall on time to worship. Li Kuan stood in the ranks of officials headed by Changsun Wuji, and he was the lowest rank among officials of Shang Dynasty, so he was naturally sent to the back of the crowd. Li Kuan bowed and walked to the Taiji Hall. Li Shimin entered the main hall from the side hall and sat on the dragon chair. The officials bowed and saluted: "Long live my emperor!"
"Get up!" After Li Shimin finished speaking, the officials all stood up straight, "Pass the Tubo envoy to see you!"
Standing at the back, Li Kuan couldn't hear what the emperor said. His only feeling was cold. The door of the Taiji Hall was open, and Li Kuan was shivering with the cold. You must wear official clothes when you go to court, and you must not wear other things, and you have no choice but to resist the cold wind.
Fortunately, there was no wind today, otherwise it would be really too cold. At this moment, three men dressed similarly and differently from Tang suits came. Li Kuan walked by from the sidelines before looking at their faces. They wore flat felt hats with braids and braids behind them. The upper is covered with ivory hoops, jade rings and silver ornaments such as coral and agate; the body is dressed in clothes made of cow and sheep leather, and a robe made of lamb skin is wrapped around the waist. If you look closely, you will find that the cuffs are again There is tiger skin as the border, the width of the border is about eight inches, and the border is decorated with gold and silver flat lines, and the feet wear long boots.
"Tibetan costumes?" Li Kuan looked again with some suspicion, and saw the three swaying hands wearing all-white bracelets, tilted their heads to see from the side, and saw that all of them were wearing two silver knives, one inserted diagonally. In front of the abdomen, the other is hanging on the right arm.
Li Kuan and Wu Hui have been to Jiuzhaigou and witnessed the original costumes of the people there. Although they are different, they can be carefully identified. At this time, Li Kuan confirmed that the three people in front of him were from the Tibetan nationality, that is, Tubo, and the person in the middle must have a higher status than the two, because the clothing can be seen high and low, just like the decorative borders on the Tang Dynasty official clothes. It varies with different ranks.
"Tubo envoy Gardongzan, deputy envoys Tunmisangbuza, and Zhisai Rugongdun pay respects to His Majesty the Emperor Datang!" The three men bent over forty-five degrees together, took off their felt hats and held them with them. The felt hats are also close to the ground while bending over. This is their way of paying respect.
Since the three of them did not enter Chang'an for the first time, they were also familiar with the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty. When they first worshipped the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, they added a trailing sound. The officials thought it was disrespect, but in fact, this is the etiquette they really respect. .
Li Shimin didn't mind this. Afterwards, the three of them knew that the Tubo etiquette was very different in the Tang Dynasty, so they added the Tang etiquette to the Tubo etiquette to avoid further misunderstandings. Due to the cleverness of the Tubo envoy Gar Dongzan, Li Shimin appreciated and intended to marry him, the granddaughter of Princess Langya's granddaughter Duan, naturally, with the goal of letting him stay in the Tang Dynasty for his own use.
How clever is Gardongzan, he knows Li Shimin's heart, and is very grateful for him to appreciate him, but he refuses Zanpu's fate and because he has a marriage contract. Because I lived in Chang'an for a long time, I also knew a little about the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Men with a marriage contract were not allowed to marry a regular wife.
Li Shimin's refusal to Galdongzan is not only not irritated, but he appreciates his loyalty and wit and loves talent even more. However, the other party was still unwilling to use it for himself, and Li Shimin had to give up his previous ideas. The Tubo envoys were summoned today because some things really cannot be delayed and must be resolved as soon as possible.
"The envoy of Tubo, please!" Li Shimin said with a smile, "I have already agreed to the matter of Tubo Zanpu's marriage, because the princess is still young and has not been able to promise to send the princess to marry Zanpu. I have also made a mistake, and I also ask Tubo Zampo for understanding.
Gal Dongzan smiled and did not speak, knowing that Li Shimin could not bear to marry his biological daughter in Tubo, and he also told the truth, mainly because Li Shimin’s youngest daughter is the lord of Hengshan County, who is only six years old this year and the eldest grandson. The daughter of the queen.
Not to mention Li Shimin's reluctance, it is impossible for even the eldest grandson empress to agree to this marriage, even if the marriage could not send the six-year-old girl to Tubo. Therefore, in the twelfth year of Zhenguan, Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo sent envoys to come to invite the marriage, and brought five thousand taels of gold and other treasures to the betrothal gift. Li Shimin was immediately pleased and agreed to the marriage.
Because Tubo has always been unwilling to submit to the Tang Dynasty, this is Li Shimin's heart disease. Therefore, in the 12th year of Zhenguan, he sent a large army to attack Tubo. After Songtsen Gampo was defeated, he sent envoys to apologize and invite marriage, promising that Tubo and the Tang Dynasty. Never see soldiers.
Li Shimin naturally agreed. Afterwards, Empress Longsun heard that Li Shimin agreed to the marriage and his face turned black. Li Shimin was puzzled. Until Empress Longsun said that his daughter was only four years old, Li Shimin suddenly realized that he knew his carelessness.
After Gardongzan visited the palace many times, Li Shimin always avoided talking about it or changed the subject every time he asked when the princess was married. Gal Dongzan felt that something was strange, and after much inquiries, he knew the reason. After that, he sent someone back to Tubo to contact Zamp Songtsen Gampo, and finally got a reply.
The original sage said Zanpu's meaning, but Li Kuan's affairs made Li Shimin unwilling to worry about it, and it has been delayed until now. Half a month ago, after finally waiting for the opportunity to face the saint, Li Shimin gave a reply to let him enter the DPRK today to discuss the matter of marriage, and then the Tubo envoys appeared on the morning of today. (End of this chapter)