Chapter 240 The Little Prince of Tibet
In fact, Li Yuanzhao did not dislike Lin Xuean, let alone "dislike him".
She's just too busy.
Busy purging the remaining members of the Cui family, busy consolidating power in the court, busy preparing for the coronation ceremony—each and every one of these was a major event concerning the stability of the throne, keeping her so busy that she didn't even have a moment to catch her breath.
Lin Xuean was just one of her many male lovers. She was only attracted to him because of his handsome appearance, which could relieve her boredom at the moment.
As for men, she has plenty; whether she supports one more or one less is irrelevant.
How could she be such a heartless and ungrateful person as to not even give him a proper title?
However, due to the complexity of affairs, I didn't make a special effort to arrange it.
So when the Ministry of Rites submitted the list of candidates for the imperial examination, she glanced at it briefly and didn't notice that Lin Xue'an's name was missing from the list.
Moreover, her attention was drawn to something else at that time.
After Yangjin returned to Tibet, he immediately launched a rebellion under the pretext of "purging the court of corrupt officials," and his momentum was astonishingly rapid.
Within three months, they marched all the way to the capital, captured the king, killed many of his children, and took direct control of the city.
However, Tibet was originally ruled by several prominent nobles and the royal family, and killing the king and his children would not solve the problem once and for all.
Those nobles who managed to escape the capital will soon form an alliance with other tribes and launch a counterattack.
With the emperor's life in his hands, Yangjin used the emperor to command the nobles, causing the rebellious nobles to fight amongst themselves and preventing them from rashly attacking the capital, thus dragging the war into a stalemate.
The most crucial variable in this matter is the king's most beloved youngest son, Jowo Yundan.
His mother came from the Molu clan, the most powerful noble family in Tibet, and his maternal grandmother was a Xianbei princess. The forces behind them were deeply intertwined, and their status had a great influence.
He has also been widely rumored to be the successor chosen by the king.
Therefore, Yangjin killed all of the Zanpu's other children, but dared not kill Jue La Yundan.
She feared that killing him would completely enrage the Meilu clan and the Xianbei forces, causing the rebels to unite in hatred and launch a desperate counterattack.
However, keeping him around was always a potential threat, giving the nobles a "banner" to rally in rebellion.
Faced with this dilemma, Yangjin came up with the most ingenious solution.
They forced the Zanpu (king) to issue an edict sending Jue La Yundan to Daqi (the Great Qi) to marry Li Yuanzhao.
Now that the Tibetan prince has arrived in the capital, Pei Huaijin has come to ask whether he should be included in the selection list.
Li Yuanzhao looked at the secret letter sent by Yangjin.
The letter was blunt and audacious: "Thank you for the ten beauties that the Princess gifted me last time. I enjoyed them all and found them quite delicious, so I am returning the favor! Jue La Yun Dan is the most beloved youngest son of the Zanpu. He is sixteen years old and has an unparalleled beauty. Although he is arrogant and eccentric, he is still a rare and wonderful person. Enclosed is a gift of ten years' worth of taxes from the three cities in eastern Tibet, as well as rare treasures such as snow lotus and cold jade offered as tribute each year. I hope the Princess will accept it with pleasure."
After reading it, Li Yuanzhao chuckled and casually tossed the roll of parchment paper onto the table.
This is hardly a "return gift".
It was as if a hot potato had been quietly tossed to her.
Once Jue La Yun Dan was sent to marry into the Qi dynasty, and became her person and entered the harem of the Great Qi, it would be impossible for her to return and inherit the throne of the Tibetan king.
The nobles who supported him then lost their reason, and the foundation for their rebellion was greatly weakened.
The Great Qi was a powerful nation, far beyond the reach of the nobles of Tibet.
Even if those nobles were dissatisfied, they had no power to demand her return and could only watch helplessly as Jue La Yun Dan was left in a foreign land.
Even better, Yangjin could use this marriage alliance to solidify her alliance with the Great Qi in front of the Tibetan nobles.
With the Great Qi as her "backer," the rebellious nobles were hesitant to actually storm the capital and kill her, and could only stand by with their hands tied.
In this way, Yangjin could take the opportunity to both restrain the Zanpu (Tibetan king) to stabilize the situation and gradually erode the opposition forces, thus completely controlling the Tibetan government.
By using the pretext of a marriage alliance, they not only eliminated a major threat but also secured the support of the Great Qi.
He actually made a brilliant move by using her.
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