Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After hearing Du He's words, Princess Xinxing's frown did not relax at all.

"Hey~"

She sighed and continued, "Marriage is a state affair. If the emperor doesn't cancel the marriage in court, everything will be useless."

"Besides, there are only two months left before Xueyantuo submits the betrothal gift. Once they come with the betrothal gift, it will probably be too late."

"At that time, my father will have no choice but to let me go to marry for the sake of Tang Dynasty's reputation..."

Princess Xinxing was extremely reluctant about the marriage.

But she had no way to resist.

As a royal princess and her mother an ordinary concubine, she could only become a victim of politics.

According to other sisters in the palace, after these foreign leaders married the princesses, if they unfortunately died, they would be married to their sons.

It's scary to think about it.

Li Chengqian came over and patted Du He on the shoulder: "Du He, unless the emperor has a good reason to refuse, this marriage that has been scheduled for a long time will have to go on as scheduled."

"You are my number one military advisor. Think carefully and see if there is any foolproof method!"

"I believe that with your intelligence, there will be no problem."

Faced with Li Chengqian's flattery and Princess Xinxing's misty eyes, Du He could only rack his brains to recall.

In Du He's impression, the most famous marriage between a princess and a foreigner was Princess Wencheng marrying Songtsen Gampo.

After a long time, Du He suddenly thought of a TV series he had watched.

Xueyantuo Khan Yinan Toad wanted to eat swan meat, so he asked Li Shimin to marry the princess.

Yi Nan drove cattle and sheep across thousands of miles to the border of Lingzhou, where he encountered extreme weather and a large number of livestock died of disease.

In the end, Li Shimin refused the marriage proposal on the grounds that the number of livestock did not meet the requirements of the betrothal gift.

Princess Xinxing finally married Changsun Xi.

Of course, Chang Sun Xi married the princess, not the princess.

Thinking of this key information, Du He clapped his hands and said, "Your Highness, Crown Prince, Your Highness, Princess, maybe we don't have to do anything, and we still have a reason to turn down this marriage."

"What reason?"

Li Chengqian and Princess Xinxing asked in unison.

Du He explained to them: "This time, the conditions set by His Majesty for the marriage are that they should prepare 50,000 horses, 10,000 cattle and camels, and 100,000 sheep."

"Two years ago, when the Tang army defeated the Xueyantuo, they had already seized tens of thousands of livestock. Now it would be extremely difficult for the Xueyantuo to gather more than 100,000 livestock."

"If we want to complete it, we have to plunder the livestock of the entire country to forcibly gather it together."

Li Chengqian's face suddenly realized what Du He was going to say next.

The new princess still had a confused expression.

Du He continued, "It is already Mid-Autumn Festival, and the weather will gradually become colder as we head north."

"The Xueyantuo needed to drive so many livestock across a thousand miles to the Lingzhou border within two months."

"Let alone whether there will be bad weather along the way, the long journey is a huge challenge to the food and drink of livestock."

"If the livestock die of disease and fail to make up the number set by Your Majesty, you can use the fact that the number of livestock is not enough as an excuse to reject the marriage proposal of the Yi man."

The Xueyantuo territory is in the northern desert, and it starts to get cold there in autumn.

After a long journey, more than 100,000 livestock and tens of thousands of escorting soldiers died of disease due to bad weather and unfamiliar climate and water.

Princess Xinxing frowned and said, "Prince Consort Du, even if you rely on fate, there will always be variables."

"If the weather remains clear and Xueyantuo successfully brings all the livestock here, wouldn't it be..."

Princess Xinxing did not have the ability to see through the sky, so she did not know what would happen in the future.

Because what Du He said were all speculations, not determined by human power, and the risks were very high.

Since it concerned her fate, she had to think more about it.

Once she marries the old man Yi Nan, she will live a unhappy life, and her status will not be as high as that of a prince consort in the Tang Dynasty.

Du He continued, "If the weather is favorable, we will prepare a backup plan."

"We can send scouts to follow the Yinan and his men, and set fire to the grass in the pastures they pass by."

"Without forage, the food supply for more than 100,000 livestock will be in great crisis. Isn't it normal for 3,500 cattle and sheep to starve to death?"

"If all else fails, poisoning the rivers and lakes they pass through is another option."

Forehead...

After hearing Du Heti's two methods, Li Chengqian and Princess Xinxing's eyes widened with disbelief.

Princess Xinxing said with trembling lips: "Brother Crown Prince, Du... Prince Consort Du's method seems to work!"

In the autumn in the northern desert, the grass is dry. If you put some dry wood and grease on a fire, you can burn a large area of grass to ashes.

This kind of work could be easily done by her sending a few servants from the princess's mansion.

Li Chengqian looked Du He up and down in confusion.

I didn't expect that his military advisor was actually a poisonous person!

But these two methods seem to be really useful!

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Royal sister, my brother will go to see the emperor later and tell him what Du He said."

"You can rest assured now."

Princess Xinxing nodded and bowed gracefully to Li Chengqian and Du He.

"Thank you, Prince Brother and Prince Consort Du. Sorry for bothering you."

Princess Xinxing finished her greetings and then said to Li Chengqian, "Brother Crown Prince, I will not disturb you any longer and will go back first."

After saying this, Princess Xinxing left the East Palace with a smile on her face, her expression was completely different from when she first arrived.

Inside Mingde Hall.

Du He looked at the youthful and lively figure jumping around and couldn't help but make a suggestion to Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness, when you inherit the throne, I hope you can cancel the marriage."

"Won't the peace we achieved by relying on women be laughed at by future generations thousands of years from now?"

"The mighty army of the Tang Dynasty, with the armor on their bodies and the sharp weapons in their hands, is enough to subdue the world."

"The surrounding tribes are unruly, so we can just wipe them out and expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty three to five times."

"By then, Your Highness, you will surely surpass the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and become an emperor revered by all ages!"

Hearing Du He's inspiring words, Li Chengqian's heart instantly surged.

Expanding the territory and expanding the ancestral foundation

Just thinking about the current situation, his heart slowly recovered.

"Huh~

Li Chengqian exhaled heavily, and said solemnly, "Du He, these things are still a long way off. Let's talk about them after I succeed to the throne."

"But I think your suggestion is right!"

In fact, Li Chengqian didn't have much feeling about the marriage.

If a marriage alliance is necessary to stabilize his position and ensure the stability of the Tang Dynasty's border, he will do so.

Because he had rarely spoken to many of his imperial sisters since childhood, and he did not have much sibling affection for them.

The reason why he agreed was because the proposal was made by Du He, and he just wanted to give his top military advisor a little face.

Li Chengqian smiled and asked, "Du He, I'm going to the palace to see my father now. I estimate that I will be back in half a quarter of an hour. Do you want to stay in the East Palace to eat together?"

"Your Highness, it's time to get off duty. I'd better go back."

After Du He waved his hand and finished speaking, he bowed to Li Chengqian and quickly left the East Palace.