Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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"Be considerate to the enemy and be indifferent to your own people. Is there such a reason?"

"Of course there is a reason for this. Being considerate to the enemy is to find the enemy's weakness and defeat him."

"What about being indifferent to your own people?"

Yu Nuannuan pinched him, and said: "That's because there are good things for you, and you won't care about face if you get the face."

"Lizi, what kind of lizi have I got?"

"You'll know in a few days."

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At noon that day, in the palace meeting hall, the bearded guest held a big banquet to entertain the whole group of Crown Prince Caobi.

Wine over three rounds of dishes over five flavors.

Cao Bi hiccupped and said, "My lord, you already know the reason for my visit. Please tell me whether you agree or not."

The bearded man said: "You mean that I betroth Nuan Nuan to you?"

Cao Bi said: "Actually, this matter is beneficial to both of us. I am the Crown Prince of Fusang. If Nuan Nuan marries me, she will be the Crown Princess. In the future, our child, your grandson, will be the Lord of Fusang. Rule Fusang and Fuyu Kingdom."

He paused, and continued: "My territory in Fusang is larger than that of your Fuyu country. Strictly speaking, your Fuyu country has taken advantage of it."

The bearded man took a sip of his wine, smacked his mouth, and said: "Okay, very good. The suggestion of the crown prince Caobi is very good, and the old man is a little tempted. But... It's a pity, you came a step late."

"How do you say this?"

"My little girl has already made a promise, so I can only live up to your kindness."

"Accepted to others? How is that possible?"

"How is it impossible? Nuan Nuan will be 27 after the new year. At such an old age, shouldn't he be allowed?"

"No... I mean, I've never heard of it."

"That's not your fault, this happened just a few days ago. Our Fuyu Kingdom hasn't had time to announce it to the world."

"How could it be such a coincidence? You wouldn't just marry Princess Nuannuan just to reject the prince, just to find a cat or a dog?"

"Of course not. To put it bluntly, this person's reputation is much greater than yours, Crown Prince Caobi."

"Then who is he?"

The bearded guest pointed at the crowd and said, "That's him!"

hula~

When the crowd was divided, Guo Xiaoge was surrounded by the crowd.

Guo Ye was startled, he didn't expect the bearded man to make a surprise attack on him.But last night it was agreed to play it by ear, and it seems that it is not unreasonable for people to do so.

He immediately bowed to the grass wall and said: "His Royal Highness, are you all right?"

"You... are you Qin Guogong Guo Ye?"

"Yes, it is a certain family."

Cao Bi's upper and lower teeth were fighting, and said: "Aren't you going to die? Why are you here again? Are you a human or a ghost?"

"In broad daylight, under the eyes of everyone, I want to say that I am a ghost, can you believe me?"

"It's true." Cao Bi gradually felt relieved, and said: "So, after the boat capsized, you were rescued by someone, and you were exiled to Fuyu Country?"

"That's about it."

"You got a blessing in disguise and got engaged to Princess Yu Nuannuan of Fuyu Kingdom?"

"Uh... yes."

The bearded man said: "Prince Caobi, do you understand? The person my daughter is going to marry is Guo Ye, Guo Ziyi, the famous Duke Qin of the Tang Dynasty, and she is not a cat or a dog. Why don't you come late when I meet you when you are not married?"

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Isn't it just an engagement?" Prince Caobi encouraged himself: "Don't talk about engagement, I don't care even if we get married. Master Zhang, as long as you are willing to change your mind, I can let the past go."

"What nonsense?" The bearded man said angrily, "You don't care, I care! This idea cannot be changed at all."

Prince Caobi said: "Why are you so stubborn? You don't have a son, so the Fuyu Kingdom is going to be handed over to outsiders in the end. Why not hand it over to me, but have to hand it over to Duke Qin?"

The bearded man was amused by him, and said: "Then why do I insist on handing it over to you instead of Qin Guogong? You are more beautiful than him? Are you richer than him? Are you more famous than him? Take a picture of your urine, how can you be better than others?"

Prince Caobi said: "At least there is one thing, he can't compare to me!"

"what?"

"The betrothal gift!" After he finished speaking, he waved, and Fusang people carried boxes one by one into the meeting hall.

He said: "I, Caobi, am willing to give out 10 taels of gold, ten dendrobium pearls, and ten thousand pieces of brocade to marry Princess Yu Nuannuan."

The weight of these things is too much, and the boxes full of rare things are piled up like a hill.

If the conference hall was not large enough, it would simply not be able to hold it.

Prince Caobi pointed to the hill and said: "These betrothal gifts are enough to express the sincerity of my Caobi. If your old man refuses to marry Princess Nuannuan to me, then you will not give me Caobi or Fusang face! You can decide for yourself what the consequences will be."

Chapter 1984

Puchi~

Guo Ye chuckled, pointed to the boxes and said, "Prince Caobi, your sincerity is really enough. In my conscience, Princess Nuannuan is not worth so much money. You mean to use these things to buy Fu Yu Guo, right?"

"So what? Zhang Guozhu took this batch of property, which is enough to support him for the rest of his life. He is so old and has no heirs. What is he doing as the leader of Fuyu Kingdom?"

Cao Bi paused for a moment, then continued: "Mr. Qin, the current situation is that I can afford money to support Zhang Guozhu, but you can't. Therefore, as long as you have a little self-knowledge, you should retreat when you are in trouble."

"This is your fault. Prince Caobi, you are using your own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths!"

"How do you say this?"

"Don't look at you as the crown prince of Fusang, but compared with me, Guo Ye, your money is not enough."

"I know Qin Guogong has money. But the question is, can you get it out now? You capsized and fell into the sea, and you are lucky to be alive. Can you bring any property with you?"

Guo Ye said calmly: "It is true that I did not bring any belongings. But it doesn't matter, who told you that only real objects can represent wealth? Take a pen and paper!"

"What? You want to write an IOU? It's so new, it's the first time I've seen an IOU as a bride price?"