Chapter 629: Zhang Nan's dismissal
There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, Zhang Nan washed up and headed towards the Tai Chi Hall as before. Now he was in the annual leave of the Tang Dynasty, so Li Er called out his confidants this time, basically all the ministers who accompanied Li Er to conquer the world. Even Du Ruhui, who had been recuperating at home for a long time, called him over.
It can be seen that Li Er attaches great importance to this matter.
Not staying in Tai Chi Hall for long, Li Er appeared in everyone's sight, and everyone hurriedly saluted Li Er.
"Okay, today is not an early court, so you don't have to be too polite. I'll call you all here today, mainly for one thing. I believe you know that after I come back, the Tubo envoy came to ask me for a marriage, but I still have to be a little hesitant about whether to give a marriage or not." Li Erdao.
"What is marriage granting? Isn't it just to compensate my daughter?" Zhang Nan rolled his eyes in his heart and said.
"Tell me, Wuji, tell me what you think." Li Er raised his hand and signaled Changsun Wuji to say first. As the number one in the court, if there is any problem, Changsun Wuji must stand up first.
However, at this time, Changsun Wuji glanced at Zhang Nan quietly, hoping that Zhang Nan could give him some useful news. After all, this companion is like a companion tiger. If you are not careful, something will happen. However, Zhang Nan did not feel Changsun Wuji's eyes at this time, but instead kept looking at the ceiling without any reaction.
Changsun Wuji had no choice but to express his true thoughts.
"Your Majesty, I think it's better to marry. Tubo has not disturbed my Tang Dynasty's border for a long time. This time, requesting a marriage is enough to show Tubo's surrender to my Tang Dynasty, so I think it's okay to marry."
After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, he secretly looked at Li Er's expression. Seeing that Li Er's expression had relieved a lot, Changsun Wuji felt relieved.
"Well, Xuanling, Keming, what do you two think?" Li Er saw that his loyal surroundings had already stood up, so he continued to ask, as if Li Er wanted to use the ministers' ideas to tell Zhang Nan that Zhang Nan was wrong this time.
"I think what Lord Changsun said makes sense. Tubo has not invaded the border of our Tang Dynasty for a long time, and our Tang Dynasty is not able to manage Tubo. Since our hands cannot stretch out that long, it is better to stabilize Tubo. When the population of our Tang Dynasty increases, it is not too late for us to do it again." Du Ruhui said.
Du Ruhui actually knew that Li Er's steps would not stop in Goguryeo, so Du Ruhui used a trick to tell Li Er that it was not that he would not fight now, but that it was not the time yet.
"My thoughts are the same as Brother Keming." Fang Xuanling also bowed his hands and said.
After hearing this, Li Er nodded with satisfaction and then said, "Qingquan, you heard it. It's not that I don't want to conquer Tubo, but now we can't stretch out our hands for so long. When we have the strength in the future, it's natural that it's no problem to merely Tubo."
Zhang Nan bowed and said, "Since the emperor and all the adults have said that, then I have nothing to say, so that's it."
"I wonder why Lord Zhang hates marriage so much? Why not do it if you can exchange such small conditions for the stability of the Tang Dynasty border?" Changsun Wuji could see that Li Er and Zhang Nan disagree with this matter, so he asked strangely.
"Oh? That Lord Changsun is willing to marry his daughter? If Lord Changsun is willing, then there is nothing to say, so I can only say "God of Lord Changsun Gao Yi." Zhang Nan said with disdain.
"This, it's a pity that I don't have a daughter." Changsun Wuji smiled helplessly.
"Your Majesty, I think that if I don't have a marriage relationship, I will not be able to marry you. Now my Tang Dynasty is strong, so what if I refuse to marry you? They still dare to fight Tubo, but if they dare to fight you, we can just fight them back." Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said, it seems that Cheng Yaojin also disagrees with marriage.
"I think so too. If an enemy comes to disturb my border, we don't think about how to fight back. What's the point of marrying a daughter? If we can make the border worry-free by marrying a daughter, then what do we need to do with the rough people who lead troops to fight?" Yuchi Gong also said with a smile.
Generally, Yuchi Gong is unwilling to participate in such political affairs. After all, he is not in his position and does not plan his politics. This is a matter of national policy. The decision is mainly based on civil officials. However, Yuchi Gong also does not agree with the method of marriage. After all, he is also a person who leads troops to fight and never brings the stability of the country to a woman.
"Well, what the two dear ministers said makes sense." Comrade Li Er also coughed awkwardly and said.
Soon, the ministers divided the two groups of people who agreed with each other and did not agree with each other, and the reasons for both sides were very clear.
The party who agrees with the marriage believes that it is not that he will not fight now, but that he will fight until the country is strong in the future. Therefore, it is the most appropriate choice to stabilize Tubo with a woman first. However, the party who does not agree with the marriage believes that since they are all going to fight, why should you marry a woman and lose your face? If Tubo dares to fight, then just fight back. Anyway, it is not impossible to win.
Both sides talked about their own rites, and Li Eryi also found it difficult to draw a conclusion at the moment. As the emperor, Li Er would naturally choose to marry a woman. This is the most effective and costly way. As a general from the rank of the army, Li Er did not want to marry a woman to stabilize other countries. After all, he was a man who wanted to conquer the whole world.
"Since all the adults have expressed their opinions, let me express my opinion." As soon as Zhang Nan said this, everyone present focused their attention on Zhang Nan.
"The Tang Dynasty in my mind is definitely not a country that is stable with peace. There is nothing to say later. If everything is said later, how can the Tang Dynasty develop? Wait for a country to be strong? What is the definition of a country to be strong? Isn't the definition of a country to act without looking at the faces of other countries? Isn't it just that what we say is what? Why are we afraid of them to disturb us? They should be afraid when we will attack their imperial city, right?"
"I only have one sentence: I don't marry, don't pay compensation, don't cede land, don't pay tribute, the emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country. This is the prosperity. The following words are all here. Since the emperor insists on marrying, I have to resign. When the Tang Dynasty becomes strong, I will come back." After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he took off his official robe and walked out of the Tai Chi Hall.
Chapter completed!