The days of living in seclusion in Luoxia Town are quite nostalgic. Wei Zheng thought it was very good to retire here, but before he could stay here for a few days, the court sent someone to find Du Shaoqing again. The person who came was still an old acquaintance, General Li Junxian of the Xuanjia Army.

Du Shaoqing was still joking when he went out to greet him: "If I had known that everyone would come to my house one after another, it would be better than leading the team directly from Huazhou to transfer, and I could be a companion on the way."

But Li Junxian was not in the mood to joke with him anymore, and said anxiously: "Mysterious doctor, something happened. Songtsen Gampo, a small country in the southwest, recently sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty, claiming to marry Princess Changle, whom he had not married five years ago.

Your Majesty asked me to inform you and return to Chang'an quickly."

What did you say?? Du Shaoqing exclaimed, "You make it clear, Tubo proposes marriage? Songtsen Gampo? Should you want Princess Changle or Princess Wencheng?"

"Princess Changle is not Princess Wencheng." Li Junxian repeated.

Du Shaoqing was stunned. It was really a person who was sitting at home, and disaster came from heaven. "What did Your Majesty say? Did you agree?"

"That's not the case. The other party's intentions are obvious and his attitude is firm. In addition, many people in the court want to support him, so it's difficult for His Majesty to deal with it. Let me go back to you and Wei Xiang."

"By the way, you just said five years ago, what happened five years ago?"

He took Li Junxian's hand and walked into the inn. The other party hesitated for a moment, but still explained.

It turned out that Tubo came to propose marriage to the Tang Dynasty five years ago. At that time, the only princess of the right age in the palace was Princess Changle. She was still the princess that His Majesty loved the most. Although His Majesty was reluctant to let it go, the court had just stabilized at that time, and His Majesty could not bear it even if he used both soft and hard work.

Who knew that at this moment, the princess left the palace and disappeared, and finally the matter between the two countries ended up unhappily. I heard that there was a small friction on the border for this.

Du Shaoqing said angrily: "Five years later, the other party is undeadly interested? He came to propose marriage again and even named Princess Changle? Okay, very good. This is from me, Du Shaoqing. Even married women robbed them. I really don't know how to live or die."

Li Junxian couldn't accept this. In fact, he thought that Tubo was coming to Du Shaoqing? No one knew you.

"Madam, Madam, pack up your things and move." Du Shaoqing shouted in the backyard.

Li Junxian said anxiously: "My doctor, Your Majesty is still waiting for you to go back to handle official duties. You can't leave!"

"Where did you go? I'm going to Chang'an together. Do you think I want to be a deserter?"

In the afternoon of that day, Du Shaoqing took his wife and daughter to Chang'an. He was accompanied by Wei Zheng, Li Junxian, and Du's mother Qi. No one was taken with him. Li Chengqian had a leg injury and continued to stay for rest. Du He insisted on staying to take over the inn. In the end, Du Shaoqing had to let it go.

At the south gate of Chang'an City, Li Ke was already waiting, "Brother Du, my father ordered me to take you to the newly built mansion to settle down, and then let you enter the palace quickly. He is waiting for you to pass."

The princess poked her head out of the carriage and smiled, "Third brother, although your husband is two years older than you, you should still call him brother-in-law."

"Hahahaha, that's right, the fifth sister is right. It's the third brother's name, Shunzui. Now it's a family. But you still have to take your children to live in the palace. My father said that you have not been officially married yet, so you can't openly live with your brother-in-law." Li Ke quickly changed his words.

Well, this is why Li Ke came to greet him in person. Du Shaoqing said in his heart, how could the prince wait for someone specifically?

In the Political Consultative Hall, Emperor Li Er had been waiting for a long time. He watched Du Shaoqing come in with interest. Li Er was secretly proud of himself. This time, you kid can't be lazy.

"You have heard of everything, but I don't know what you think? I have agreed to your affairs with Wu'er, so I naturally cannot agree to Tubo's proposal, but the other party is not kind this time, and it's not the first time. What can you do?" Li Er said seriously.

Du Shaoqing said in confusion: "The Tang Dynasty did not owe him anything to Tubo, and his military strength was stronger than them. He was not afraid of his opponents at all. Why did he marry a marriage? He couldn't use women to exchange for peace at all. Can't he directly bombard him?"

Li Er said angrily: "Bastard, do you think civilians fight? Marriage is not just a way to exchange for peace. People come to propose marriage to stabilize and strengthen diplomatic relations. The two countries have become in-laws. Naturally, the relationship is different from other things. It is another way of alliance. In this era, it may be more reliable than a covenant."

Du Shaoqing spread his hands, "So, Your Majesty intends to marry his daughter? Then I don't care. As long as you don't marry Changle."

"You... I asked you to come for advice. What is your attitude?

Apart from Changle, the princess of the right age is Chengyang, or they can only choose a daughter from the royal family to marry. I am not willing to marry my daughter to suffer in the bitter and cold places of Tubo. However, many people in the court think that marriage with Tubo is very helpful for stabilizing the southwest, and there is pressure here. The Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan ran around again. It seems that they were prepared this time."

After thinking for a while, Du Shaoqing explained: "No matter what others think, from the perspective of being a little-minded person, marrying a princess was a shame in the past. Since the small country is here to seek peace, then they sent a princess to enrich His Majesty's harem. Isn't it also a marriage?

Now that the Tang Dynasty is forcing her to marry her daughter, it seems that the other party is a big country."

Li Er came down from the dragon throne, looked at Du Shaoqing while walking and said, "Do you really don't understand? Tubo is threatening that if he doesn't marry his daughter, they will send troops to the southwest. At that time, the people will suffer when the war begins. This is the weakness of the Tang Dynasty."

"We Tang Dynasty cannot beat each other?" Du Shaoqing asked.

"That's not, we are just weak in defense. The southwest has insufficient troops and can only barely expel the opponent. We want to fight and take revenge but we can't do it. Our troops will not be able to get Tubo's territory. If it weren't for this, I would have wanted to lead the troops to destroy the opponent five years ago."

Du Shaoqing understood that this was the Tang soldiers who could not withstand the altitude sickness. "I am a doctor, but I can't cure the soldiers and cannot get into Tubo's disease. That disease must be allowed to get up to high places for a long time to train and adapt. It cannot be cured by taking medicine."

"You mean, do you know how to train troops to adapt to the climate of Tubo? Haha, there is also an unexpected surprise. I originally wanted you to be the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, so you can talk to the people. After all, you talked very well with Goguryeo in Hebei, but I didn't expect you to know a lot." Li Er said in surprise.
Chapter completed!