"Mother~" The little princess ran towards Empress Changsun and Princess Yuzhang, picked up the food on the table and started eating.

Li Lizhi and Princess Gaoyang were a little overwhelmed. Princess Gaoyang lay down on the table and said, "I'm so tired!"

Li Lizhi was also very tired, but she did not act too casually and maintained a dignified image.

This is engraved in our bones.

"How do you feel?" Li Shimin also sat down next to Empress Changsun.

"That cable car is very fast. It took less than half an incense stick of time to get up..."

"Xiao Ran, let me try it if there is a chance." After hearing what Empress Changsun said, Li Shimin wanted to feel it.

"Uncle, we must take the cable car to go down. I don't want to walk down." Xiao Ran said.

Princess Gao Yang nodded repeatedly, now wishing she could just lie down, "I don't want to move!"

"Seventeen, isn't it like controlling Mount Tai?" Princess Yuzhang smiled.

"I'm already honest, please let me go!" Princess Gaoyang was really convinced.

"There are about 700 steps from here to the top. It's not as steep as the Eighteen Bends, it's much better. Let's continue walking!"

Princess Chengyang also sat up from Empress Zhangsun's arms, "Sizi!"

"Second sister~Niqibuqi cucumber~"

"I don't want to eat. That was fun just now..." Princess Chengyang told the little princess about the cable car.

The little princess ran to Xiao Ran and said, "Little Nangjun, I want to play too~"

"We can all play when we go back later." Xiao Ran picked up the little princess.

"Hmmmm~"

The little girl spent most of the journey eating.

After a short rest, we prepared to continue climbing.

Now that we're here, it would be a bit inappropriate not to go up.

Li Shimin held Princess Chengyang, and Xiao Ran held the little princess.

The two little girls could not walk more than a few steps.

Princess Gaoyang gave all her bags to Princess Yuzhang.

It's almost noon and it's a bit hot.

"It's getting hot! This is the first time I feel hot this year." Princess Yuzhang wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"It's getting hotter and hotter." Li Lizhi looked at the distance and said, "Grandpa, this city looks so big!"

Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun also looked towards the Tai'an city area and said, "It is indeed very large!"

"Brother, are there many cities like this?" asked Princess Yuzhang.

"There are more than 200 prefecture-level cities similar to this one."

"More than 200!" Li Shimin shook his head. "More than I imagined. This era is truly different."

"How is Chang'an City now? Is Taiji Palace there?" Li Lizhi looked at Xiao Ran.

Li Shimin and others were also interested in this question.

"Chang'an City is still there, and its city walls are still there, but it's now called Xi'an. Only ruins remain of the Taiji Palace. After the Tang Dynasty, the Daming Palace was built, and only ruins remain of that either. If you want to see the former imperial palace, you have to go to the capital."

"I remember that it was built by Zhu Di. The imperial palaces of Ming and Qing dynasties were all there, right?" Li Shimin said.

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Xiao Ran and Li Shimin's flags fluttered in the wind, which was quite strong here.

"Uncle, how do you feel about discussing with so many people just now?"

"There are all kinds of people out there. I don't even know what they're thinking. Why are so many people so opposed to the idea of ​​marriage? This is clearly a brilliant political tactic, using the least cost to achieve peace and stability."

"People nowadays don't consider political means or anything like that. They just say whatever they want, regardless of the price or value for money."

"Women in marriages are often viewed as objects or tools, used in exchange for peace or political gains. This unequal treatment of women runs counter to the values ​​of equality pursued by modern society."

"Marriages often use women as political pawns, sacrificing their personal happiness. These women may be forced to marry strangers, away from their homes, families, and familiar surroundings, facing all sorts of unknown difficulties and challenges alone in a foreign land. This helpless fate evokes both sympathy and disgust."

"Women who marry into a foreign country may face many difficulties in integrating into a new cultural environment, and this may also have an impact on their native culture. This cultural uncertainty and conflict also makes people averse to marriages."

"Modern society emphasizes individual freedom, equality and dignity, while marriage alliances in ancient feudal dynasties often violated these values ​​and therefore easily aroused people's disgust."

Li Shimin nodded. "Times have indeed changed. They want to be like Emperor Wu of Han and like an emperor like him, but they have never thought about how hard it was for the people during Emperor Wu's time."

"Some people even asked why we should marry a princess instead of a princess from another race." Li Shimin rubbed his brows.

"I know a little about this. Marrying princesses of other races does happen, but it's rare. This only happens when the Central Plains dynasty is extremely weak, right?"

Li Shimin nodded. "Yes, if you know a little bit, marrying a princess of a foreign race will only bring trouble. Foreigners will have the opportunity to interfere in government affairs. This kind of problem is something that the Central Plains Dynasty cannot tolerate..."

When a princess is married off, the Central Plains dynasty loses not only a woman but also a dowry. This loss is fully acceptable to a dynasty.

The hidden dangers of marrying a princess are much greater.

After a princess of a foreign race married into a foreign kingdom, the foreign forces behind her might use the princess to interfere in the internal affairs of the dynasty. They might influence court decisions for their own interests, even exerting pressure on key issues, thereby weakening the dynasty's independence.

Some forces may try to use the princess's influence to improve their own status, thus causing internal political disputes and turmoil.

Princesses of foreign races often bring different cultural customs and values, which may conflict with local culture.

If this conflict is not handled properly, it may trigger social conflicts and undermine social stability and harmony.

Xiao Ran and Li Shimin were chatting, and the two little princesses were eating, and before they knew it, they had reached the top of Mount Tai.

"I'll be standing on the top of the mountain, looking down on all the other mountains!" Li Lizhi smiled. "That's exactly how it feels!"

"Ah!!!" Princess Gaoyang spread her arms, "Finally it's up!"

"Although I didn't make it to Mount Tai, reaching the summit today can make up for some of my regrets. That's enough!"

"Uncle, you weren't enthroned on Mount Tai, but you were enthroned in people's hearts and in history books. It's not a loss!"

"Hahaha!" Li Shimin raised the Tang Dynasty flag. "How can one not be nostalgic for such a beautiful country?"

Xiao Ran took out his cell phone and took a picture of Li Shimin.

I asked someone to take pictures of everyone else as a souvenir.

Li Lizhi gave Princess Yuzhang a look, and Princess Yuzhang understood and took the little princess away.

Let Li Lizhi and Xiao Ran take a photo together.

Li Shimin had no intention of performing the Fengshan ceremony.

"I've been here! It's worth it! Hahaha!" Although he spent a lot of money, Li Shimin was still very happy.

It's a pity that it's noon now and we can't see the sunrise.

Li Shimin and his family successfully checked in at the top of Mount Tai!