The Tang Dynasty and Tubo were married, according to Lu Dongzan's previous idea, they wanted to stay in Chang'an and wait for Princess Dongjun Langri Linzhi to come here to preside over the major affairs of Tubo, and to return to Tubo after everything is done, but the current situation does not seem to allow Lu Dongzan to do this again.

Li Ke's performance at the banquet really surprised Lu Dongzan and scared him. Li Ke's understanding of Tubo was not only state affairs, but also quite familiar with Lu Dongzan's family situation. Otherwise, he would not have called Qinling to come to Chang'an as a marriage envoy.

Lu Dongzan stayed in Chang'an. Whenever he thought of Li Ke's face and his eyes that were twinkling like stars, as if he could see through everything, Lu Dongzan felt like fish lying on the chopping board, and was in danger.

Li Ke changed his mind again and made some trouble. Lu Dongzan and Qinling and his son were both trapped in Chang'an. After the banquet, Lu Dongzan followed the other envoys to leave the capital. He couldn't wait to leave the Chang'an City, which had been full of expectations, and went straight back to the road.

In the middle of February, Lu Dongzan's mansion was in Luzan.

Lu Dongzan's second son Qin Ling stood in front of Lu Dongzan, and Lu Dongzan felt a little mixed.

Lu Dongzan had five sons, and among these five sons, Qinling, the second son, and Lu Dongzan, had the most similar temperament. Moreover, Qinling was smart and decisive since childhood, so the other four sons may not be as good as Qinling alone.

In Lu Dongzan's eyes, Qinling should focus on training and inherit the family business of Lu Dongzan and even the entire Gar family in the future. But now, because of the marriage between the two countries, he has to send Qinling to Chang'an.

"You will follow the princess to Chang'an in a few days. How about the things being packed? I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for three or five years. Don't miss anything." Lu Dongzan asked Qinling after speaking.

Qinling replied: "Don't worry, Apa, all the requirements for this east trip are ready."

Lu Dongzan nodded and said to Qinling: "Although you are young, you have always been safe. You only need to be more cautious when you go to Chang'an. I am not worried about others. You only need to be careful."

Qin Ling asked, "But Li Ke, the prince of the Tang Dynasty who Apa talks about every day?"

Before Lu Dongzan went to Chang'an, when Lu Dongzan mentioned the Tang Dynasty, the one who said the most was the Emperor Li Shimin of Tang, who also knew Li Shimin's many achievements. However, when Lu Dongzan came back from Chang'an, he often mentioned the most was the crown prince Li Ke. Qin Ling was so concise that he naturally estimated Lu Dongzan's words.

Lu Dong praised: "Yes, Li Ke is a cunning person. He is the most cautious about me, Tubo and our Gar family, and even makes a secret murderous intent. You must be careful when you go to Chang'an this time."

Qinling saw Lu Dongzan's cautious appearance towards Li Ke, and his curiosity towards Li Ke became even more serious. Qinling asked Lu Dongzan: "Apa, it is said that the prince of the Tang Dynasty went north to the Turks at the age of eight. Four years later, with Li Jing, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, for his merits of deciding the Turks, he was ranked first in the first place with Li Jing, the famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and returned to Chang'an, but it is true?"

Speaking of Qinling, no one knows more about Qinling than Lu Dongzan, a father. Qinling is smart, but also arrogant and dissatisfied with others. When he asked this question at this time, he was probably thinking of comparing with Li Ke.

So Lu Dongzan emphasized again: "Yes, Li Ke is a sinister, cunning like a fox, and ferocious like a wolf. Because of these reasons, you are becoming more and more careless and need to act carefully."

Qin Ling nodded on the surface after hearing Lu Dongzan's words, but in fact, no one knew how much he heard it in his heart.

Qinling just asked Lu Dongzan: "It is rumored that Li Ke, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, was in the Turks for four years, so he is very familiar with Mobei. Less than ten years after he returned to his country, he launched a large-scale northern expedition and counterattacked Mobei again, and pacified Xue Yantuo, a powerful country in Mobei. I am going to the Tang Dynasty for several years. After familiarizing with the customs of the Tang Dynasty, will there be such a day to lead my Tubo army to counterattack the Tang Dynasty and seize Chang'an."

Chang'an City is a symbol of prosperity in the eyes of the Tubo people. The Tubo people admire the Tang Dynasty and also have great ambitions. They look at Tubo, which is thriving today, and have more extravagant expectations for the Chang'an City, which is full of gold in the rumors.

Lu Dongzan knew Qin Ling's temperament, so he was the one who was competitive. Lu Dongzan did not dare to blame Qin Ling for this, because he was worried that Qin Ling would become more competitive and it would be even more inappropriate to compare with Li Ke.

Lu Dongzan just said: "You should be careful when you go to Chang'an, and be cautious when you are in the Turkic period. In the future, when you return to Tubo, you will have the opportunity to conquer the Tang Dynasty in the east."

"Apa said," Qin Ling responded when he heard this, and his eyes unconsciously looked towards the direction of the East Chang'an City.

Qinling is now like Lu Dongzan who went to Chang'an last year. He is full of expectations for the upcoming trip to Chang'an, but he still doesn't know what is waiting for him in Chang'an City now.

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The Tubo side has already prepared, and when the auspicious day arrives, the team to send the marriage to set off for Chang'an. At the same time, the final preparations are also being made in Chang'an City.

"Crown Prince, this is the betrothal gift prepared by the Tang Dynasty. Please check it out." In the Guangtian Hall of the East Palace, Changsun Chong, the Minister of Rites, was sitting next to Li Ke, holding a booklet in his hand and handed it to Li Ke, and said to Li Ke.

Li Ke nodded and took the gift book from Changsun Chong's hand. At first, he looked at Li Ke with a good look, but when he arrived behind, Li Ke's brows slowly frowned.

Li Ke pointed to the ritual book and asked Changsun Chong: "Zijing, who does the things in this ritual book mean?"

Changsun Chong replied truthfully: "Some are the meaning of the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple, and some are the thoughts of the Tubo people themselves."

Li Ke looked at the ritual book and said to Changsun Chong: "The gold, silver and jade artifacts in the front, Buddhist scriptures, and statues of Sakyamuni are all very good, but what do the seeds of the crops, medicinal materials, medical books, and agricultural calligraphy books mean? Why should we bring these with you?"

Changsun rushed back and said, "These things were asked by Lu Dongzan to the Ministry of Rites when he was in Beijing. This time, the two countries' marriages happened to be in line with everyone's favor and added them, but what's wrong?"

Li Ke said unhappily: "This is naturally inappropriate. The two countries have a marriage relationship. You can refer to the old Western Han Dynasty. All kinds of gold and silver are fine, but as long as they involve various techniques, they are not allowed to be exported. Otherwise, it is no different from the enemy."

In Li Ke's opinion, today's Tang Dynasty is not only better than Tubo, but also the same is true for various crafts and techniques. If these things are given to Tubo as betrothal gifts today, it will be a strong enemy. The food planted by the Tubo people today is the military rations for the Tubo soldiers in the future, and the iron tools smelted by the Tubo people today are the arrows shot on the Tang people in the future. How can they be tolerated?

When Changsun Chong heard this, he hurriedly asked, "What does it mean to Your Highness?"

Li Ke replied: "In the future, all the things related to these techniques should not be given except the method of making wine. Remove all the things except wine books. Gold, silver and jade, and Buddhist scriptures can be doubled. In addition, there are many zither scores and fine wines, and more."

"No, I'll make arrangements now." Changsun responded and continued to busy.
Chapter completed!