Chapter 215 The Prince and Princess

The banquet location of the Tai Chi Hall is in the north, with the seats of the concubines on both sides of him. Then the seats of the royal relatives of the concubines are in the next row. The envoys are in the first row on the left side of the hall, including Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Goryeo and Fusang, and then the seats of the chief ministers of the Tang Dynasty on the right. The remaining court officials can only sit in the second row on the left and right of the hall.

"The emperor is here!" Wang De's slender voice completely eliminated the noise of the Tai Chi Hall. At this time, Li Shimin came to the Tai Chi Hall accompanied by Empress Changsun, Concubine Yang, Concubine De, Concubine Shu and other concubines.

Li Shimin and the concubines sat down, Li Ke and the ministers stood up together to salute Li Shimin, shouting long live. Li Shimin waved his sleeves and said that his beloved ministers would not be given a gift. Then the envoys of the four countries came forward again to salute Li Shimin, and Li Shimin also asked them to sit without a gift.

As the envoys of the Four Kingdoms settled, Li Shimin began his speech before the meal. As a horse emperor, he is only in his early thirties and is very young and strong. Therefore, he was full of energy when he spoke. "My dear friends, the Tang Dynasty has been through the most difficult two years. Now, the lives of the people are beginning to become rich, and the entire Tang Dynasty has also shown a prosperous scene. I am very happy to be able to get a zizizi at this time. Therefore, today, I am holding a banquet in the Tai Chi Hall to welcome the ministers, hoping to have fun with the people!"

"Long live the emperor! Long live the Tang Dynasty!" Everyone bowed and shouted in front of Li Shimin at the same time.

"Yeah" Li Shimin was very happy today and enjoyed the shouting, "Let the banquet start?" He said happily, "The banquet begins?"

"Yeah" Empress Changsun nodded slightly, indicating that the banquet could begin.

The sound of bells and drums sounded, and the national music of the Tang Dynasty played in the hall was played by cherry, cymbals, bells, chimes, pipa and other battlefield fighting. The tragic and generous voice was very pleasant. Li Ke calmly savored the wine in the cup in this music representing the martial spirit of the Tang Dynasty. He couldn't help but think of a masterpiece "The Man's Walk" that made him read with great enthusiasm.

Li Ke and his ministers first toasted Li Shimin three glasses in a row, and then Li Chengqian led the clans to toast Li Shimin again. Li Shimin was in a very good mood and drank six glasses without changing his expression. Of course, the envoys of the Four Kingdoms would not miss this moment of pleasing Li Shimin. They also practiced toasting Li Shimin, and Li Shimin only ordered it and did not think that he would drink the previous six glasses of wine. However, it was not an exaggeration to anyone's actions. Seeing Tuyuhun Prince Murongshun was an insult to him in the eyes of him. Therefore, while everyone was drinking, suddenly the voice of Tuyuhun Prince Murongshun was heard from the hall, "Report to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I Tuyuhun Murongshun have something to say to you." Murongshun walked out of his seat and said arrogantly to Li Shimin.

"I don't know what the prince wants to tell me?" Although Li Shimin was extremely dissatisfied with Murong Shun in front of him, he had hidden his unhappy expression and said with a smile.

"Xiao Wang heard that the Khan of the Western Turks had thought that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty proposed to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty to show that the two countries could live in peace. I wonder if the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had such a thing?" Murong Shun asked extremely arrogantly.

"You dare to be so rude to the emperor, why don't you kneel down and apologize!" Yuchi Jingde, the general of the Right Martial Guard, angrily scolded him when he saw Murong Shun's arrogant attitude.

"What is Xiao Wang's guilt? I just want the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to ask if there is such a thing?" Murong Shun continued to ask.

"I am still considering this matter in the Tang Dynasty. I can't give you a positive answer for a while, but the Western Turkic Khan proposed marriage to me to show that the two countries' peaceful reunion is true." Li Shimin tried his best to suppress his inner anger and said.

"Since the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty said that, Xiao Wang also wanted to propose marriage to your country today to marry the princess to show that I, Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty, can live in peace." Murong Shun smiled, "I wonder if the Emperor can agree?"

As soon as Murong Shun said this, the hall was suddenly quiet and terrible. No one expected that he would ask Li Shimin to marry the princess in person and threaten him. Li Shimin was extremely angry. As a military officer, he had experienced countless battles in his half life. Today, he was angry by Murong Shun, and for the first time he showed a murderous intent that he could only show on the battlefield.

Murong Shun felt a little cold when he was stared at by Li Shimin, but he did not continue to look at Li Shimin's gaze, but instead swept his eyes to the prince Li Chengqian in the royal family. Seeing Li Chengqian's cowardly and incompetent look, he immediately regained his confidence and had a plan in his heart. Then he thought of Tuyuhun's powerful cavalry, took a deep breath, and continued, "I wonder what Xiao Wang's proposal to the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty have to do?"

Li Ke noticed him when Murong Shun toasted Li Shimin. Murong Shun's eyes were wandering among the royal family's women. He guessed that Murong Shun must have the intention of asking for a princess, but Li Ke did not expect that he would be so arrogant that he would threaten Li Shimin in person. At this time, when he heard Murong Shun shift his target to Li Chengqian again, he couldn't help but admire his strategy, and felt that he was not a reckless act in person to ask Li Shimin to marry him in person, and he must have done it on purpose. He wanted to use such an occasion to force Li Shimin to agree to his request. He knew that the Western Turkic Khan also wanted to welcome the Tang Dynasty princess, and he was here

At this time, when he raised the princess' request in front of Li Shimin, he added weight to the Western Turks' proposal to marry the princess. He believed that the Western Turks would definitely support him, because as long as Li Shimin agreed to him, Tuyuhun would definitely not decisive the Western Turks. Another reason that made him so bold was that it was very difficult to deal with the Turks with the current military force of the Tang Dynasty. He was sure that Li Shimin would never kill him at this time. Even if he was decisive to marry the princess, he would be unscathed. He asked Li Chengqian that he was forced to divert his attention due to the murderous intent issued by Li Shimin, because he saw Li Chengqian's cowardly side.

Li Chengqian was shocked. He did not expect Murong Shun to ask him. He wanted to answer Murong Shun's question to be decided by the emperor. As a son, he had to listen to his father. But when he saw the provocation in Murong Shun's eyes, he suddenly changed his words, "I don't know which prince wants to marry the princess?"

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, Li Shimin's face changed slightly. He did not expect Li Chengqian to say such a sentence, and he couldn't help but look at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian was awakened by Li Shimin's faint gaze and knew that he had said the wrong thing, but it was too late to change his words, so he could only bow his head and say nothing. Empress Changsun and the ministers did not expect Li Chengqian to answer like this, especially Empress Changsun. After Li Chengqian said this, she saw a murderous intent in Li Shimin's eyes, and she couldn't help but feel a sudden heart. As a woman, she knew that she could not interfere in the government affairs, so she could only look at Li Chengqian with concern.

Murong Shun knew that his plan was successful, and he was about to speak and was taken first by Changsun Wuji. "Your Highness the Crown Prince means that the princess of the Tang Dynasty is very young, and it is not the time for the prince to marry now."

Murong Shun was taken first by Changsun Wuji and missed the opportunity. Now Changsun Wuji said this again, and it was obvious that he was rude. He laughed instead of angry, "Shangshu Pushe was too worried, and Xiao Wang did not say that he would marry the princess now, but just asked the emperor for marriage, and then choose one of the princesses. It would not be too late to marry the princess until the princess is married."

Murong Shun's words were very artistic. He grasped the loophole in Changsun Wuji's words and did not object to Changsun Wuji's words. Instead, he followed his meaning and said that he would not marry now, and wait until the princess was old to marry. His words undoubtedly showed everyone that the Tang Dynasty had agreed to his request, but because the princess was young, it was impossible to get married. The Tang Dynasty meant that when the princess was old, I asked me to marry again.

Indeed, Murong Shun's words made it difficult for Changsun Wuji to refute, and everyone in the hall was even more angry with Murong Shun's arrogance, which was just because it was difficult to curse in front of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's face was unhappy. He didn't say anything. If he opposed it, it would definitely make Murong Shun say that the Tang Dynasty had no credibility and went back on its word. In addition, the words of Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji were equivalent to agreeing to Murong Shun's request. If he opposed it again, it would be equivalent to slapping Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji in front of the ministers. Not only that, if he really opposed it, it would affect Li Chengqian's status among the ministers and would make Prince Li Chengqian's prestige plummet among the ministers. Therefore, although he was angry and unwilling to accept it, he could only choose to remain silent.

Murong Shun wanted this effect. Seeing that Li Shimin didn't say anything, he knew that he would not oppose him, which further encouraged his arrogance. He saluted Li Shimin, "Since the emperor does not oppose the decision of the princess and the minister Pushe, Xiao Wang will now choose a future princess of Tuyuhun among the princesses who are seated again!"

After Murong Shun finished speaking, he turned his eyes unscrupulously to the position of the royal family's female family. When he was searching for the princess, Li Ke noticed Yang Fei's nervous expression. Li Ke was a little confused about Yang Fei's nervousness at first, but then he felt relieved, because among all the princesses, the eldest was Princess Gaoyang Li Rong, but Li Rong looked like Yang Fei in terms of temperament and appearance, and was definitely the most beautiful princess in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Yang Fei was afraid of Murong Shun and chose Li Rong.

As Yang Fei expected, Murong Shun's eyes were fixed on Princess Gaoyang Li Rong. Seeing this scene, Yang Fei couldn't help but show a painful expression on her face. Her girl knew that letting her marry into Tuyuhun would be even more sad than letting her die. But now Murong Shun has chosen you, what can I do? Who told you to be born in the imperial family!
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