Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2414 Zamp's troubles

Like all Tubo subjects, Songtsan Gampo was both envious and jealous of the Han people. Why did the Tubo people grow on the plateau, where the wind and snow were barren, and even in the best years of harvest they still couldn’t eat. To feed their hunger, and the Han people occupy the warmest and most fertile land in the world, and some places can harvest two crops of grain a year?
Because of the most fertile land, even though the world was full of bandits and bandits at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Nuoda and Kyushu were in a mess and the people were in dire straits. As a result, the Tang Dynasty was not long after its founding. live and work in peace and contentment.

If Tubo went through such a war, it would not be able to recover within 100 years...

How unfair is God to the tough and industrious Tibetans, and how partial is God to the Han people?
He is often annoyed, wishing that it would be like what his most admired Overlord of Chu said: He can replace him!
From the day he ascended the position of Zanpu, he made an oath to lead the brave and fearless Tubo warriors to go out of the plateau, fight for a piece of warm and fertile land from the Han people, drive the Han people out, and let the descendants of Tubo also be able to live together. Live and work in peace and prosperity.

He did not object to asking Datang to marry him.

After all, the Tang Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world. The Han people have been standing on the middle land for thousands of years. He never thought that he could lead the Tubo warriors under his command to attack the city and plunder the land to Chang'an, destroying the Tang Dynasty and competing in the Central Plains.

The Tang Dynasty is too big, and the Han people are also very strong. Throughout the ages, such as the dog army, Qianghu, Huns, and Turks were all powerful for a while, and they crossed the grasslands and deserts, but they have never been able to invade the Central Plains and become kings. These Hu clan who used to be proud of the situation.

The courtship was nothing more than coveting Datang's dowry.

Relaxed military relations, preferential trade policies, advanced farming and medical technology, skilled craftsmen, and even sophisticated iron-smelting technology... These are what Tubo lacks, and each of them can make Tubo's national power grow suddenly a step.

The Han people have always been generous, especially those so-called "big Confucians" who preached the idea of ​​heaven and the kingdom with their benevolence, righteousness and morality. It's stupid to preach enlightenment and benevolence, just a little groveling, a few flattering words, and giving what you want.

But at the same time, he also attached great importance to the relationship with Nidhara, hoping to use Niddhara to deepen the connection with the Tianzhu sect and consolidate his rule.

This is very contradictory. Datang is tyrannical and does not rub the sand in his eyes for a while, and Nipoluo is domineering close at hand. After he has basically decided to marry Princess Nipoluo Chizun, how to balance the views of the two countries when he proposes to Datang? ?

Songtsan Gampo frowned, full of worries.

Lu Dongzan observed his words and understood Songtsan Gampo's worries, so he said in a low voice: "Please Zanpu forgive me for my uprightness. Now Zanpu is worried about how to deal with the relationship between Nibala and Datang, but I think it has not yet come. Time, because even if Zanpu intends to ask Datang for marriage again, I am afraid that Datang will not be able to agree."

The rejection of marriage proposals twice in a row made Songtsen Gampo and Tubo feel very embarrassed and angry, but it also showed that Datang was not willing to form an alliance with Tubo at all.

Songtsan Gampo was a little annoyed, and said: "That's because the Tang Dynasty has not yet seen the power of Tubo. It is a pity that we Tubo failed to do our best in the battle of Songzhou. Otherwise, why would the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sit firmly in Chang'an?" Do you underestimate the heroes of the world? Now that Xiangxiong is pacified and the Tubo rear is stable, why not send troops again to let the Tang Dynasty see the bravery of the Tubo warriors!"

"Zanpu, absolutely not!"

Lu Dongzan was taken aback, and quickly dissuaded him: "Right now, Xiangxiong has made a preliminary decision. After all, it is not yet stable. The autumn harvest is approaching, and the nobles of all parties have different ideas. If we start the station at this moment, it will inevitably be troublesome, internal and external. It is not wise. lift."

There is a saying in "Old Tang Book Tubo Biography": "That Tubo, who founded the country in Xiling, accumulated years of years, eating away the good neighbors to restore the earth and the universe."

Before Songtsan Gampo, there were more than ten countries, large and small, and countless tribes on the Tubo Plateau. Songtsan Gampo inherited the position of Zanpu, conquered the plateau from south to north, and destroyed these countries one by one. The tribes united together, laid a solid foundation, and created the prosperous Tubo Dynasty.

These tribes are like gods, dogs and beasts. Songtsan Gampo relies on them to rule all directions and attack the four fields, and is invincible.

The former tribal leaders are now the nobles of Tubo. They are dormant under the force of Songtsan Gampo in the form of an alliance, but they still have their own private army and land. Now these nobles have been suppressed by barley wine No one can guarantee that if Songtsan Gampo launches a war against Datang blindly and destroys the continuation of this huge profit, whether these nobles will gather together and try to overthrow him.

Songtsan Gampo has a strong personality, but he is by no means a reckless man. What he just said was just angry words. Of course he knew that if he acted rashly, the consequences would be disastrous.

It's just that the depression in my heart is hard to vent, and I complained immediately: "If Da Lun hadn't made this highland barley wine, how could I have faced such a predicament? Da Lun's crime!"

Lu Dongzan hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground, and said in panic, "Thousands of mistakes, it's too late for me to regret! If Zanpu wants to punish, I will have no complaints!"

Songtsan's face was as sinking as water, and he remained silent.

How could he punish Lu Dongzan?
Neither can nor dare.

The Gar family that Lu Dongzan belongs to is a huge tribe in the southern part of Tubo. It is powerful and loyal to Zanpu for generations.Lu Dongzan contributed a lot to the entire process of Songtsen Gampo's pacification of Tubo. over ten thousand people".

Therefore, he can neither punish his heroes, nor push the entire Gar family into a hostile camp...

Songtsan Gampo sighed, and said helplessly, "I know your ambition is always to seek the well-being of all Tibetans. Your greatest wish is to help all Tibetans get rid of hunger and live better... And this time, you made a very wrong call, and fell into the trap of the Tang people!"

Lu Dongzan bowed his head and listened to his ears, sincerely and fearfully.

But in my heart I don't think so...

Fish and bear's paw cannot have both. Tubo's expansion can certainly help the people get more fertile and warmer land, but it also means huge sacrifices. How can it be like Xiangxiong, Yangtong, and Subi? Can those tiny places be compared?
Even if he could get the land of the Tang Dynasty, he would have to pay a heavy price.

And if just a piece of highland barley wine is enough to make the Tibetans have more money and live a happier life, why choose the easy and the difficult?He is loyal to his family and the people of Tubo, but he is by no means endowed with a certain belief. In his opinion, even if the whole of Tubo is annexed by the Tang Dynasty one day, it is not impossible for all Tubo people to live like Han people.

Of course, what the Han people advocate is "If you are not of my race, your heart must be different." Even if Tubo is merged into the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people will never be able to get the same treatment as the Han people. Don't you see those wealthy businessmen in Chang'an city , Even if you knock down a Han citizen while walking, you have to bend down to admit your mistake and accept the punishment of the law?

At the very least, the article "Han and Hu are not allowed to intermarry" shows how low the status of the Hu people in the Tang Dynasty is, just a little better than mules and horses...

Therefore, the struggle between Tubo and Datang will never disappear, and Lu Dongzan will never become a courtier of Datang.

When he went to Chang'an for the first time to ask for marriage, because of his wit and fickleness, he was very appreciated by His Majesty Li Er. He wanted to marry Duan, the granddaughter of Princess Langya, to him as his wife, and promised to be a high-ranking official to lure him into Tang Dynasty. He served in the court, and he politely declined His Majesty Li Er's kindness on the grounds that "the minister has a wife in his own country, and his parents hired him, and he couldn't bear to be obedient. And Zanpu didn't visit the princess, and the accompanying minister An dared to marry"...

But in the final analysis, the current crisis in Tubo and the predicament Zanpu is facing are all caused by his introduction of highland barley wine. He felt apologetic, thought for a while, and said: "It is absolutely impossible to use troops against the Tang Dynasty, but why not take a detour?" , what about sending troops to the Western Regions?"

Songtsan Gampo's eyes lit up, the current predicament in Tubo can only be broken by war, Nivalo cannot be fought, Datang dare not fight, the plateau has been swept away by him long ago, it is too much to find a target that can be hit Difficult, suddenly said: "I would like to hear the details!"

(End of this chapter)