"Why is he in court today?"
The entire court fell silent as they stared blankly at the young man.
Although the son of the Mo family was a marquis, he was still young after all. Without waiting for the emperor's summons, he generally would not attend court. Seeing that the marriage was about to succeed, no one thought that the son of the Mo family would cause trouble here.
"Meton, do you know what you are talking about?" Imperial Censor Wang was furious when he saw Meton. If he could facilitate the marriage and let Tuyuhun and the Tang dynasty be on good terms, it would be a great achievement for him.
"I object to the marriage!" Meton repeated word by word.
Many officials could not help but frown. In this era, the marriage was a common thing. Even many generals thought that it was the most cost-effective thing.
"Hahaha, I originally wanted to facilitate this matter with my King, but I did not expect that your country would not agree. Since it is like this, unless the Ice Snow Princess and the Crown Prince are married, this matter will not succeed." Tuyuhun's envoy saw this and took the opportunity to threaten.
"Meton, do you know that when the two countries go to war, the people will be plunged into misery and suffering? You will be a sinner for all eternity."
Imperial Censor Wang saw this and could not help but feel angry. After the Mo family's interference, the marriage that was about to succeed suddenly became a bubble.
Meton sneered in his heart. Tuyuhun had no intention of reconciling. Meton clearly remembered that in history, the Tang dynasty had already agreed to the marriage of the Crown Prince. Then, Tuyuhun went from bad to worse and plundered two more weeks.
"Peace is fought for by the swords and shields of the Tang dynasty, not by a woman who has to endure humiliation and give herself to a wolf. If peace is exchanged for by a woman's body, then what is the use of the men of the Tang dynasty?" Meton said angrily.
Hearing Meton and Meton's words, all the officials couldn't help but blush. They were impassioned and talked about the interests of the country, but they had never considered the feelings of a woman who was married to the country.
At this moment, Meton's words directly pierced through the window paper, exposing the bloody truth in front of everyone.
Imperial Censor Wang's face turned red as he tried to argue, "Since ancient times, there has been a Zhaojun who left the fortress. When one person left the fortress, there would be no problems for China for the next sixty years. The common people live and work in peace and contentment. The name of Zhaojun has been passed down through the annals of history. It is an unparalleled story. You actually use such filthy thoughts to interpret the marriage. You are simply deceiving your master and destroying your ancestors. "
Meton sneered, "What about 60 years later?"
Imperial Censor Wang suddenly choked. 60 years after the Zhaojun left the fortress, there would naturally be problems on the borders. However, if a woman could exchange for 60 years of peace, then it would naturally be extremely worthwhile. However, these words could only be said in his heart, and he couldn't say it out loud.
"Everyone knows that the marriage for peace is to eliminate the problems on the borders. However, they don't know that the princesses who married into the country in the past had extremely tragic endings. Looking at the historical records, the endings of the princesses who married into the country could be said to be extremely miserable. Among them, more than half of them died young," Meton said in a mournful voice.
"My family married into Xi Tian, far away from the country, the King of Wusun. The domed house was the room, the carpet was the wall, the meat was the food, and the cheese was the paste. Living in the soil, my heart was wounded, and I am willing to return to my homeland for the yellow swan. " When Meton said this poem, all of the courtiers were stunned. They all knew that this was a poem written by Princess Xijun of the Han Dynasty. Princess Xijun married into the King of Wusun and died at a young age in a foreign land.
"The other surviving princesses were even more miserable. The historical records once recorded," The marriage customs of the grassland tribes were that if the father died, the wife would take the mother's place. If the brother died, he would marry his wife. This kind of marriage was a heinous crime in the Tang dynasty. Such a sin that goes against human ethics, we have been taught by the saints. How can we bear to push a woman into the fire pit? "Meton said sarcastically.
The courtiers' faces immediately turned red. How could the courtiers not know about the marriage customs of the grassland tribes? The Tang dynasty thought of itself as the Celestial Empire, a country of etiquette. Letting a woman endure such humiliation was indeed not the behavior of a gentleman.
Imperial Censor Wang was tongue-tied. He wanted to refute several times, but no words came out. From the perspective of a princess, this was indeed the cruelest thing in the world. It could be said that the princesses who married into the grassland were either sending themselves to death or living a life worse than death.
"Pushing a woman into a desperate situation in exchange for peace, please tell the Minister that this is unacceptable." Meton said firmly.
"I oppose the marriage for peace!" Meton said again.
"Using a woman's body in exchange for peace, please forgive me for not being able to accept this." Qin Qiong was the first to stand up and support Meton.
"Your Majesty, Tuyuhun has repeatedly violated the border. Our Tang dynasty's soldiers are already very angry. There are countless people who want to go to war. If this marriage for peace, I'm afraid it will disappoint the soldiers at the border!" Cheng Yaojin also said loudly. When it came to war, he was a militant.
"I oppose the marriage for peace!" Suddenly, the direction of the entire court changed. Almost all of the court officials were against the marriage for peace.
The military officials opposed the marriage because of the bravery in the army. The civil officials opposed it because of morality. After all, no one wanted to be blamed for causing a woman to fall into an unpardonable crime.
Moreover, in terms of strength, the Tang dynasty's strength was far above the Tuyuhun's. Even the Turks, the overlords of the grassland, were defeated by the Tang dynasty, let alone the Tuyuhun.
The reason why everyone agreed to the marriage for peace was that they wanted to use the simplest way to solve the border problem. However, Meton's words at this moment made everyone fall into a moral interrogation. Naturally, no one supported the marriage for peace.
The Tuyuhun envoy was stunned. He didn't expect that the marriage that was about to be reached would be ruined by a teenager's words.
"Tuyuhun is sincerely negotiating for peace. Are you not afraid that the two countries will go to war and the people will be plunged into misery and suffering?" The Tuyuhun envoy shouted.
Meton coldly snorted and said, "Friends come with good wine, wolves come with long spears! Tuyuhun takes advantage of our Tang dynasty's benevolence and repeatedly invades the border. They don't know that our Tang dynasty has ten times more land, ten times more population, and ten times more provisions than theirs. If the two countries go to war, Tuyuhun will definitely lose. "
The Tuyuhun envoy panicked. You Ziqiang said firmly, "Tuyuhun has 400,000 soldiers who control bowstrings. Once the war starts, it's hard to say who will be the winner."
Meton coldly said, "Every citizen of Tuyuhun is a soldier. In peacetime, they herd horses, and in wartime, they become soldiers. Every time Tuyuhun invades the border, it's in autumn because these soldiers are young and strong. They need to herd in spring and summer. Our Tang dynasty only needs to send troops to war in spring and summer. At most, in three years, Tuyuhun will have no one to herd. The pastures will be abandoned, and the cattle and sheep will die."
After Meton finished speaking, he couldn't help but glance at the Tubo envoy. Immediately, the Tubo envoy felt a chill in his heart.
What Meton said was not only Tuyuhun's weakness, but Tubo's as well.
All the civil and military officials saw that Meton's words rendered Tubo and Tuyuhun envoys speechless. They couldn't help but praise him in their hearts.
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