In any case, after taking a bath, San Danbu did successfully enter the upper social circle of Da Qi.
Now that he no longer had a bad smell and with money as the gateway, quite a few dignitaries were willing to meet him, sit down for a meal and chat.
Of course, while Sandambu was active, Gondor was not idle either.
He arrived earlier than Sandanbu and has more friends in Da Qi.
Although many people kept their distance from her because of the war between the two countries.
But now that the two countries have begun discussing the signing of a peace treaty, some of the previous relationships have naturally been picked up again.
Gondor has been running around these days, trying to get the Emperor of Da Qi to marry his daughter.
Gondor felt that compared with Tubo, Liao and Jin still had great advantages.
First of all, although Liao and Jin lost, they had dominated for so many years and still had some foundation.
Secondly, their culture is closer to that of Da Qi, and there is no messy religion.
What's more, some high-level officials from both sides have already begun to contact and cooperate privately, and Liao and Jin will continue to send international students to Da Qi. The relationship between the two sides will definitely get better and better in the future.
Even after Bazhou City was rebuilt, the princess who married there could come back from time to time.
To be honest, even Gondor did not expect that the storming of Bazhou City would bring such benefits to them, the Liao and Jin diehards.
Regarding the issue of marrying the princess, Tubo and Liao and Jin have been arguing fiercely recently. The two sides even fought on the street two days ago.
The people of Da Qi were so happy that they were going crazy. This was a scene they hadn't seen in many years.
Everyone said that perhaps the Liao and Jin dynasties were indeed stronger in cavalry, but the Tibetan infantry was not much inferior.
In view of the fact that the Liao, Jin and Tubo were fighting in the capital, which was too disharmonious, His Majesty the Emperor decided to open the arena to them. If they really had the ability and wanted to fight, they could go to the arena and fight.
As a result, the cultural life of the people of Da Qi became much richer.
Seeing that the envoys of the two countries were arguing more and more over the issue of marriage, Xixia could no longer sit still.
What a joke, it was obviously me who came here first, and it is obvious that I have the best relationship with my big brother Da Qi now, okay?
Even if we want to marry the princess, it shouldn't be the turn of your two impoverished families, right?
For this purpose, Li Chixiang ran back from the border and hosted a banquet for Lu Chen that night.
"Brother, you know me well. I have always respected you. We in Xixia have always respected generosity."
"Over the past year, our cooperation has been very pleasant, and trade has grown steadily. Our king has also granted you a large piece of land for growing flowers. You can see that we are very sincere."
"I've said so much to make one point. We are close relatives. Don't forget us when good things happen."
"Let's talk about the marriage. Are you really willing to marry the princess to Liao, Jin, or Tubo? Those are dens of tigers and wolves. If you really care about the princess, I think you should marry her to our Xixia."
"Why do they say that Liao and Jin are culturally converging with Da Qi? We Xixia aren't even converging; we're just a carbon copy of Da Qi! I heard that some of our students studying here this year are planning to take Da Qi's imperial examinations to prove themselves."
"I think we should become even closer. Then you will be in me and I will be in you. We should be as close as honey and oil!"
Looking at Li Chixiang talking freely at the dinner table, Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh that Li Chixiang had grown up. It was no longer like when they first met, when he only knew that he was being fooled by him.
Lu Chen spread his hands and said, "It's useless to tell me this. She's not my daughter. Besides, the officials of Da Qi are still discussing whether to have a marriage alliance or not."
This matter is indeed still under discussion, but judging from the progress of the goal, most officials still support the marriage.
From a personal perspective, Lu Chen looked down upon this method of marriage alliance, but from the perspective of interests, he had to admit that the cost-effectiveness of marriage alliance was very high.
As for the fact that the emperor loves his daughter so much that he doesn't want her to marry off, I'm really sorry. Your royal family enjoys the support of the people all over the world, so you should make sacrifices at this time.
Of course, there are many ways to manipulate this matter. For example, if you really love your daughter, you can pick a girl from the countryside and adopt her as your goddaughter.
This kind of operation is not uncommon in history, and the person marrying the princess would not make any fuss.
After all, what they want is the princess's dowry, not a princess herself.
As for the idea that the princess and the emperor are related by blood, whether this will help to better coordinate the relationship between the two sides, and if the two sides become enemies, will Da Qi make concessions for the princess's sake? This idea is simply wishful thinking.
The emperor can marry his own daughter off to a distant place. How much love can there be in this?
"So it's useless to tell me this. If you really want to marry the princess, then show some sincerity. The other two families are competing over what they can offer. I heard that Liao and Jin have already promised thousands of war horses. You should know what this means."
Thousands of war horses are enough to form an elite cavalry. Da Qi has always lacked powerful cavalry, and this condition really made Li Zhuo and the military very excited.
As for Tubo, they don't have any war horses, but they also have good conditions.
It is said that as long as Da Qi agrees to the marriage, they will be willing to cede some land.
This also made Li Zhuo excited, and at the same time the civil service system was more inclined to Tubo's conditions.
After all, the great feat of expanding territory can be accomplished without spending a single soldier, which is still very attractive to the entire civil service system.
When Li Chixiang heard the conditions given by both parties, he felt a little nervous.
They also had war horses in the Western Xia, but the number was definitely not as many as that of the Liao and Jin dynasties.
As for ceding land, I'm really sorry. Western Xia has so little land, how can we cede it?
Just when Li Chixiang's face was filled with bitterness, not knowing what to do, Lu Chen put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "You and I are brothers, of course I can't watch you get into trouble. How about this, brother, I will show you a way out."
Li Chixiang said excitedly, "Brother, please tell me. I want to hear the details!"
"I think that when it comes to marriages, there's no need to be so rigid about gender. What do you think?"
"Brother, what do you mean? Okay, I understand. I'll toast you. You are truly a guiding light in my life!"
The next day, the Western Xia envoy met with the Great Qi Emperor Li Zhuo and proposed in the court to marry the Western Xia princess to the Great Qi.
For a moment, the entire court and the entire Da Qi were in uproar again.
This wave of actions by Western Xia suddenly opened everyone's minds, and civil and military officials suddenly realized that it seemed that there were not enough princes.
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