Li Zhongqian met with Yaoying in the afternoon, and discussed a few things about withdrawing the troops. In the evening, he discussed with his subordinates, ate some naan cakes, and just fell asleep.
He got dressed up.
With a smile on his face, Yuanjue led the attendants into the tent. After a while, the tents were filled with large and small cages and treasure boxes. The candlelight flickered, and the treasures in the room floated, dazzling people.
Li Zhongqian seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
I have long heard of the wealth of the royal court, and as expected, Haidu Aling promised to condone the soldiers to loot the royal court, in order to persuade those tribal chiefs to follow him to send troops to attack the holy city.
Li Zhongqian was not idle today, and Bamir and several generals of the Guard accompanied him around the Holy City for a long time. Under the leadership of the officials, the people were in full swing to clean up the ruins. Although they were devastated, after a major turmoil, most of the noble families who made waves were killed in the war. Those who survived were afraid of being implicated. Bobo, the chiefs of all the ministries sincerely revere Thamaraga, the kingship has been consolidated, and the top and bottom are united, and it is believed that a prosperous capital will be re-established soon.
Tamara was well-intentioned, returning to the secular world during the day, so that he would not be easily turbulent in the future when he saw the royal court, and at night he sent people to carry boxes of priceless treasures.
Li Zhongqian's face was expressionless, he glanced casually at the treasure chests all over the floor, and when his eyes turned to an open black box, he suddenly became still, and after a while, a strange color flashed in his phoenix eyes, shocked, surprised, and disappointed. unbelievable.
"Why send these things?"
He was silent for a long time and asked.
Yuanjue smiled and replied, "Because these are what the princess likes, and what the princess likes, our king will remember."
Li Zhongqian froze for a while.
The felt curtain shook, and the soldiers reported, "Alang, the king is here."
Li Zhongqian came back to his senses and said lightly, "Please come in."
The felt curtain was lifted, and Tamara stepped into the tent surrounded by guards, wearing a short robe with red lapels embroidered with gold and silver threads, knee-length narrow sleeves, and a brocade-brimmed short robe, with a leather belt around the waist, and the leather belt was embedded with various colors. There are precious stones, daggers, short knives, long swords, and long boots on the feet. The collars, fronts, and cuffs of the clothes are embroidered with rich and distinctive animal patterns, which are dazzling.
The people in the tent bowed and saluted him.
For the first time, Li Zhongqian saw Tan Moraka wearing the royal monarch's riding and archery suit, and he couldn't help but stare at him a few more times.
Tamara is calm and calm, wearing a gorgeous brocade clothes, still cold and out of the dust, noble and graceful, without a trace of firework, which is beyond the reach of people, but a little more vigorous and heroic.
Li Zhongqian kept calm, walked to the long desk, sat down with a golden knife, and bent one long leg: "Wang came late at night, what's your purpose?"
Tammaraka's eyes signaled everyone else to withdraw, and said, "I'm here to visit Duke Wei tonight, not as a monarch of the royal court, but Tamaraka."
Li Zhongqian's mouth twitched, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, he looked at him a few times, and waved his hand: "Then please sit down."
Tamara sat opposite him, dressed in a perilous seat, looking awe.
Li Zhongqian poured himself a bowl of wine, "What's the matter with me?"
Tamara said: "The Duke of Wei once asked me a few questions, but I couldn't answer them at the time."
Li Zhongqian took a sip of wine and recalled, "Oh? What did I ask you?"
"The Duke of Wei asked me if I had taken the initiative to think of men and women."
"Are you going to keep it a secret and only meet her secretly?"
"If you return to the secular world for her, will you regret it in the future?"
"If you marry her, can you keep her away from right and wrong, and be safe and happy."
Tamara Ka said one sentence after another.
Li Zhongqian didn't expect that he still clearly remembered what he said that day, put down the wine bowl, and his expression became serious.
Tamara looked at him, the flickering candlelight reflected in his eyes, his eyebrows gathered in the mountains and rivers, his eyes were like shooting stars: "At that time, the situation was different, I didn't dare to forcibly keep the princess. However, the princess was sincere to me, and when I was in danger, she ignored me. Anwei, accompany me through adversity, I know I can't let go, at this time, I can answer the question of Duke Wei again, I have feelings for the princess, not a momentary affection, I hope the princess can always accompany me, I want to face her day and night and stay with her for the rest of my life. I don't see the princess for a day, and I feel uneasy."
He paused for a moment, his eyes firm, "I want to marry the princess and be her husband."
His voice was clear, and his words were sonorous.
Li Zhongqian's eyes widened.
Tan Moraga's face was as usual, and he continued: "The princess is the leader of the Western Army, and the marriage between the two countries should not be so hasty. Tomorrow, the royal court will officially send an envoy to the Wei Dynasty to propose marriage, and the edict has been drawn up. Duke Wei is the princess' eldest son. Brother, the eldest brother is like a father, the princess respects and loves Duke Wei, I am here, I want to obtain the permission of Duke Wei first, and hope that Duke Wei will complete."
"If I can marry the princess, I will respect her, love her, and keep her safe and happy, away from right and wrong."
There was silence in the tent, and there was an occasional rustling of horses' hooves outside the tent.
Li Zhongqian was silent.
Tamara is now the king of the royal court, and the people accept the fact that he has returned to secular life. He turned the tide and won the respect of all the people. He not only had the compassion of the monks, but also had the imperial majesty that was somewhat arbitrary and iron-hearted. Obviously, the question he raised that day was no longer the shackles between him and Yaoying.
Judging from his long-term plan to keep the royal court away from the war, gradually implement reforms, and strengthen the royal power, his will is beyond ordinary people's imagination.
At the end of the war, he cleaned up the imperial court, solved the worries of the royal court, and then came to ask himself for marriage, cut the mess with a quick knife, and was resolute and decisive, which shows his determination and sincerity.
Li Zhongqian remembered the days when he lied to Yaoying to leave the royal court.
She also wrote letters to Tamara Ka every day because of her eye injury. He heard her several times asking her maid to write it on her behalf. Several letters were about what she ate and where she went, and asked Tamer Ka to take medicine.
Yaoying likes this monk.
Li Zhongqian raised his chin: "The Royal Court is thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, and the etiquette and customs are different."
Tamara said: "I have been familiar with Chinese classics since I was a child, and I am familiar with the etiquette and customs of the Central Plains. I will not force the princess to change her preferences and living habits."
"What if she misses her hometown and wants to go back to the Central Plains?"
Tan Moraga frowned slightly and said, "I will send personal soldiers to follow to protect the princess."
Li Zhongqian snorted softly: "I heard that the former monarch of Wang Ting had three wives and four concubines, my Mingyue slave can't stand this grievance."
Tan Moraga said: "Although I am still a secular world, I will still cultivate in the future. I admire the princess, and only ask the princess to accompany her alone."
Li Zhongqian took a deep look at Tanmoraga, "Mingyuenu doesn't like to be restrained. She used to be in the mansion, and I never restrained her. She would go out whenever she liked to go out. Changshi persuaded me that women should behave appropriately, and Mingyuenu had a natural beauty and beauty. She should be more cautious in her words and deeds, I am too much for her. She will make those young men jealous and will be laughed at. "
Tan Mo Luojia raised her eyes and said word by word, "The princess has a beautiful nature, the ice and snow are innocent, and there is nothing inappropriate in her words and deeds."
Li Zhongqian heard these words very well.
He didn't want Yaoying to marry a pedantic monk.
Li Zhongqian thought of another problem: "You are the monarch of the royal court, she is the leader of the Western Army, she cannot stay in the royal court all the time."
Tamara nodded and said, "I will handle the affairs of the royal court so that she does not need to worry about the royal court. She is still the leader of the Western Army."
Li Zhongqian touched his chin, "If one day, Mingyuenu changes his mind, falls in love with other people, and wants to go back to the Central Plains? What would you do, let her go back to the Central Plains, or kill the man and force her to stay with you? "
Tamaroka's face changed slightly, he didn't make a sound for a while, and closed his eyes for a moment.
"I have no idea."
The Buddha also couldn't get rid of the attachment in his heart, he never thought about this possibility.
Li Zhongqian frowned and pondered, Tan Mo Luojia was very sincere, if he said that he would let Yaoying leave generously without thinking, he might suspect that his request for marriage was fake, but secretly planned to coax Yaoying to accompany him into Buddhism.
Neither of them spoke, and the tent was quiet for a while.
The candlelight reflected on Tan Moraga's face, and the outline became deeper and deeper. He broke the silence: "There is one more thing, I want to confess to Duke Wei."
Li Zhongqian raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"
Tan Moraga raised his eyes, looked at him, and said calmly, "The way I practice is strange and needs to be suppressed with medicinal pills. After many years, I have become terminally ill. Not long ago, I was seriously ill, and in order to rush back to the holy city, I randomly It took me a few bottles of medicinal herbs to last until now. I have been holding on to no power, I don’t know how long I can last this time…”
Li Zhongqian was startled, his expression solemn, "You mean, you don't know how long you can live?"
Tamara nodded and said calmly, "Yes."
Li Zhongqian frowned: "Then you dare to propose marriage? How can I agree to marry Mingyue slave to a dying person?"
Tamara looked at the bright yellow candle in the tent: "I also thought so, since I am a dying person, how dare I let the princess stay?"
He closed his eyes.
"I once lied to the princess and lied to the princess to leave. I told Bi Suo to send me to the princess when I died... Later, there was civil strife in the royal court, and I already wanted to die. The princess appeared in front of me again, I thought it was My own phantom..."
He rushed down the city and hugged her tightly, trying to embed her in his own flesh. He told Yaoying that he didn't have much time, and she said, cherish the remaining days.
"At that moment, I wanted to live."
Tan Mo Luojia met Li Zhongqian's scrutiny eyes, and the corners of his lips raised slightly: "I am so fortunate to meet the princess in my life. Duke Wei, I don't know how long I can live, and I don't know what will happen tomorrow. I just know that I will cherish the days in front of me."
Life and death are just reincarnation, everything is like a dream bubble, but Yaoying is in this life, he wants to hold on to this life tightly, earning every day is a day.
Li Zhongqian's face darkened and he sneered: "Why tell me the truth? Are you not afraid that I will firmly oppose it?"
Tamara said calmly: "The princess once told me that she and Duke Wei have been dependent on each other since she was a child. In this world, Duke Wei is her most important relative. If she hides it from Duke Wei, she will be in trouble. ."
He didn't want to embarrass Yaoying anymore because of anything.
Li Zhongqian glanced at him coldly, his expression softened.
Tamara Raja raised his hand, pushed a treasure box in front of him, and opened it.
Li Zhongqian bowed his head, and in the treasure box was a gold and silver crown inlaid with jewels and jade. It was very similar to the crown worn by Tan Moraka during the day, but it was smaller. Coral beaded accents dangle.
"This is the crown of the Queen of the Royal Court."
Tamara said: "Duke Wei, I am here for one day, and the covenant between the royal court and the Western Army is stable. Even if I am gone, the king who succeeds will abide by the covenant according to my edict, but if the emperor and the prince of Wei Dynasty harm the princess, the king will not It is inconvenient for the court to intervene in the state affairs of the Wei Dynasty..."
Li Zhongqian frowned, and Tanmaraka said one of his concerns. Li De lived a day, and he couldn't rest assured. Li Xuanzhen had such a dirty mind, and Li De would know sooner or later that with Li De's temperament, it was very likely that Yaoying would be harmed for Li Xuanzhen's sake. He planned to wait for the Western Regions to settle down and return to Chang'an.
Tan Mo Luojia changed the conversation: "The princess has become the queen of the royal court. Even if I am gone, the royal court will respect her and protect her well."
Li Zhongqian suddenly raised his head and looked at Tamara Ka in surprise, his heart trembled.
It turned out that Tan Mo Luo Jia's relatives still had this plan. Yao Ying became his queen, and the royal court would protect her forever. The name of his son of the Buddha is still circulating in various countries. Yaoying is his wife, and the tribes who have received his favor will not die for Yaoying.
The man thought about everything.
He has saved Yaoying and himself, and his time is short, so Yaoying can't leave him alone. If he forces them to separate, if something happens to him in the future, Yaoying will suffer for the rest of his life.
Instead of letting Yaoying regret her life, it is better to let her be with the person she likes.
A queen's crown is another way for Yaoying.
Li Zhongqian pondered for a long time, weighed the pros and cons, phoenix eyes glanced around, his eyes turned from the boxes all over the floor, and finally stopped on the black lacquer box for a while, sighing deeply in his heart.
"Mingyuenu has grown up, and her marriage is up to her. But you have to remember my words, she is good-natured and doesn't care about it. I can't rub the sand in my eyes. If you dare to make her feel a little wronged, I won't. Because he was afraid of the covenant between the royal court and the Western Army, he was afraid."
Li Zhongqian's expression was stern, and for a moment, his body exuded a gloomy and fierce aura, and he said every word: "If you bear her, no matter whether she agrees or not, no matter how sick you are, even if you are about to die, I will immediately Take her away."
Tan Mo Luojia breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up, and clasped his hands together: "Thank you Duke Wei for your accomplishment."
Li Zhongqian rolled his eyes: He is still a monk!
He felt uncomfortable, suddenly pointed to a black lacquer box, and said fiercely: "Why give this to Mingyue slave?"
Tan Mo Luojia was about to go out. Hearing this, he was stunned. He glanced at the black chess box and replied, "I once asked the princess to go to the storeroom and choose whatever she likes at will, but the princess only chose a luminous jade."
Yaoying likes to collect Yeguangbi, and every time the caravan returns from Tianzhu, Fulin, etc., she will ask Hu Shang if he has bought a good Yeguangbi.
Li Zhongqian snorted coldly and waved his hand impatiently.
When Tamara was out, he stood up, walked to the box, and picked up a luminous jade with a complicated expression on his face.
Yeguangbi is also called Mingyuezhu, this luminous bib was given to Yaoying by him.
Yaoying is very precious and has always been with her. Later, she and her mother went to the Yelu tribe and fell into the hands of Haidu Aling. Everything on her body was gone, only this Yeguang Bi was left. In order to escape from the camp, she finally He gave Ye Guangbi to a Hu girl.
After Li Zhongqian and Yaoying reunited, Yaoying mentioned Yeguangbi several times. She wanted to get Yeguangbi back. He comforted her. It was just a bead.
Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, this Yeguang Bi came into the hands of Tan Mo Luojia. He knew that Yaoying liked Ye Guangbi and brought it to her.
Completely returned to Zhao.
Maybe this is fate.