Tiantang

Chapter 434 Xiang Zhuang Dances the Sword Intended for Pei Gong
Chapter 444

Dolan's daughter Dolma was canonized as a Tibetan concubine by the Chinese emperor. When the news came out, the Dolan family was very excited, but other Tubo nobles behaved differently. Lang recognized the thief as his father, a traitor and sinner in Tubo.

But no matter what, the Dolan family has received huge benefits and power.

Because of being reused by the emperor, Duolang became the unswerving executor of the emperor's idea of ​​managing Tubo with Tubo people, and became a big winner in this great turmoil and change.

Doron's position of power was consolidated and established.

On the day when the Duolan family received the emperor's order, they held a big banquet and invited guests to celebrate.

As a result, many Tubo nobles took aim at the emperor and went to the palace to ask for an audience. Some even brought their beautiful women and a large amount of gold and silver to ask for the emperor.

Zhang Xuan patiently received these nobles one by one, and accepted their court visits and gifts, but the women refused to accept them all.

The reason why Zhang Xuan canonized Zhuoma as his concubine was due to a political consideration.In order to win the hearts of the Tubo people, it shows that the emperor regards the Tubo people as his people.Otherwise, Dolma would at most be named a concubine.

Dolma himself was a little surprised.However, for Zhuoma, she was actually not willing to stay with the emperor, let alone go to the Central Plains to live with the emperor.It's just that for this sake, if she doesn't know how to praise her anymore, her family will be implicated.Under repeated urging and even pleading from his father Dolan, Dolma also accepted his fate.

An accidental encounter led to a great turning point in her fate, which was unexpected by the girl Dolma.However, it is a kind of luck for her to follow Zhang Xuan.

If it is another conqueror, a Tubo woman, if she possesses it, she will possess it, and she will not be given any title, let alone love.But Zhang Xuan is obviously not like this, since Zhuo Ma has become his woman, he will do his best to do his duty as a man.

More than ten years later, when Dolma's son was running around in the imperial palace in Zhongjing, the Tibetan concubine Dolma realized that she was the lucky one among countless Tubo girls.

In a blink of an eye, it was October of the second year of Yongning, which was the season of crisp autumn on the Tubo Plateau.Nan Jiyun led the army to crusade everywhere, and the remnants of the remnant soldiers in various parts of Tubo were gradually wiped out, and the entire Tubo Plateau gradually restored its former peace.

Just when Zhang Xuan was about to set off to return to the imperial court, and returned to Hexi from Tubo to attack Li Gong, a news came: it was said that King Dabolu and King Xiaobolu led a delegation to Shenwu City, requesting an audience with Zhonghua. His Majesty the Emperor.

When Zhang Xuan got the military report, he temporarily canceled the trip, and planned to stay in Shenwu City for three to five days, waiting for the kings of these two foreign small countries.

Bolu was originally a country, but it was broken by the Tubo people, and it was divided into big and small Bolu.Those who stayed in the original place were Da Bolu, and those who migrated to the northwest to Gilgit were called Xiao Bolu.

From the second year of Emperor Wu Tongtian to the first year of Kaiyuan, Da Bolu sent envoys to Tang Dynasty three times.Tang successively registered its monarchs.In the early years of Kaiyuan, King Xiao Bolu went to Chang'an to express his surrender to the Tang Dynasty because he was oppressed by Tubo.

Since Xiaobolu was the main route for Tubo to attack the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor Tang believed that Xiaobolu was the west gate of the Western Regions and must be saved.Beiting Jiedu envoy Zhang Xiaosong sent Shule deputy envoy Zhang Sili to lead [-] allied troops from the Western Regions to rescue him, but he did not rush to send troops to defeat Tubo.

Afterwards, in 722, Tang Feng Mei was busy as King Xiaobolu.After a while, Su Shilizhi succeeded to the throne as Little Bolu King. He was defeated by the Tubo army and forced to submit to Tubo. He married the Tubo princess as his concubine.Since then, Tian Renwan, Gai Jiayun, and Fumeng Lingji, the three Anxi Jiedu envoys, have failed in three crusades. In 747, Gao Xianzhi, the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, was ordered to attack with ten thousand horsemen. He divided his troops into three groups to capture the whole territory of Xiaobolu, and captured Xiaobolu Wang and his wife.After this battle, the countries in the Western Regions returned to the Tang Dynasty.

In the Battle of Taluosi, the Tang army was defeated by Dashi, and Xiaobolu and the surrounding areas surrendered to Tubo again.

Xiao Bolu was a vassal state of Tubo, and Tubo was destroyed by the Chinese army. Of course, Xiao Bolu King could not sit still. A small plateau country like this is poor and weak, and must depend on a big country to survive. Therefore, Xiao Bolu King came to court to ask his subjects, In Zhang Xuan's expectation.

However, in recent decades, Da Bolu has shared his nostrils with the big cannibal. It seems a bit strange that Da Bolu King can come to worship.

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In the afternoon, Zhang Xuan sat in the palace in formal attire of the emperor.

Guo Ziyi, Yang Lian, Nan Jiyun and other generals, as well as Duo Lang and other surrendered Tubo officials lined up on both sides, and the mission team of the big and small Bolu kings had already arrived outside Shenwu City.

Guo Ziyi hesitated for a moment, and clasped his fists out of class, "Your Majesty, although Bolu and Bolu are small countries, after all, the visitor is the lord of a country. I am willing to go out of the city to greet you for your majesty, to show the majesty of the heavenly court."

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, "A small land, a country with a city wall, is not as good as my state. Guo Xiang is the commander of my hundreds of thousands of troops and the head of hundreds of officials in a big country. It is too worthless to condescend."

Guo Ziyi was slightly surprised by Zhang Xuan's words.The emperor was not so arrogant in the past, so uncharacteristically, it seemed that he had ulterior motives.Guo Ziyi thought for a while, but didn't dare to say anything more, so she stood up at work and said no more.

a long time.

Zhang Xuan just smiled and said, "Although it is a small country, it is a visitor from afar——Duo Lang, go out of the city to meet you."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order." Duo Lang hurriedly saluted and accepted the order.

Zhang Xuan said again, "Nan Ba, you lead an army of 5000 and go out with Duo Lang to meet him."

Nan Jiyun immediately understood what the emperor meant, and took the order to stride away.

Nan Jiyun led 5000 Shence Army cavalry to stand on both sides of the gate of Shenwu City. Duo Lang and a few servants stood at the gate of the city calmly, watching the arrival of the two teams not far away from the smoke and dust, and the corners of his mouth twitched A contemptuous smile.

The big Bolu king Zade and the young Bolu king Su Zhan walked almost side by side, behind them was a long procession of chariots and horses, in which there were belongings, cattle, sheep and horses, and singers and beauties.

Immediately, the two were disappointed when they saw that there was no emperor's guard of honor besides two rows of soldiers standing at the city gate.But when he got closer, he found that not only did the Chinese emperor not come out to meet him in person, but even the ministers around him didn't show up. Only the former Tubo Prime Minister Duo Lang greeted him.

In this way, Zade and Su Zhan are not disappointed, but a little embarrassed.

Although they are the kings of small countries, even if they are Tubo, every time they come to court, the king of Tubo will personally greet them.But this time, the legendary Chinese emperor was so arrogant and despised them so much.

The two turned off their horses with gloomy faces. Dolan smiled slightly and stepped forward to cup his fists and said, "You two kings, Doran has been here to greet you for a long time according to His Majesty's order."

Duolang is the Prime Minister of Tubo, so he and the big and small Bolu kings are naturally old acquaintances.

Su Zhan forced a smile and said, "Lord Duolang, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor of China is in the city at this moment?"

Doran nodded, "Your Majesty is waiting in the palace."

Zade raised his eyebrows and said with a cold smile, "I was waiting to come from a long way to meet His Majesty the Emperor of China, but unexpectedly the Emperor was so arrogant and only sent Master Duoran to meet him, it's really arrogant..."

Duo Lang sneered in his heart, thinking that you are the king of two small countries, what a fart.Our national power in Tubo is so strong that even if it is destroyed by the emperor's army, the small and small Bolu will be ruined in the direction of the emperor's army.

Duo Lang smiled lightly, "Duo Lang is now the Marquis of Yongkang and the Xuanfu Envoy of Pingkang, and he has been summoned to welcome you. The two kings please follow me to the city to pay homage to His Majesty."

Little Bolu King Su Zhan sighed in his heart, and was about to enter the city with Duolang.He is a vassal state of Tubo, and Tubo will soon be destroyed. The Chinese Dynasty is the new suzerain state.

But Da Bolu King Zade is different from Little Bolu King. He came here to test the reality of the Chinese Dynasty. Withdrew.

Zade sneered, "Lord Duolang, this king came here to make a deal with Tubo. Now that Tubo has been destroyed and no longer exists, this king bids farewell and returns home."

Duo Lang's expression changed, and he was about to say something when Nan Jiyun, dressed in armor, stepped forward and looked at Zade with a sneer smile, "Your Majesty is waiting in the palace. It would be disrespectful for King Da Bolu to pass through the door and not enter."

Zade raised his eyebrows, and glanced proudly at Nan Jiyun, "Who are you?"

Nan Jiyun smiled indifferently, clasped his fists and said, "A certain family belongs to His Majesty the Marquis of Qingyuan, Governor of Henan Army and Horse Commander, General Zuowei of the Pingfan Army, so is Nan Jiyun!"

Zade's face changed suddenly, and the little Bolu King Su Zhan was even more shocked, and hurriedly paid respects to Nan Jiyun.

Nan Jiyun led his army to wipe out the rest of the Tubo army. In the past few months, he has galloped across the Tubo plateau.Nan Jiyun's reputation as a general of the Han army is far greater than that of an accompanying official like Guo Ziyi.

"So it's General Nan!" Su Zhan saluted, "Xiao Wang is so polite!"

Zade also forced a smile, cupped his fists and saluted, not daring to say anything more.

These people of different races admired force, and armored generals like Nan Jiyun were, in a sense, more intimidating than the emperor.

"Your Majesty ordered this Marquis and Marquis Yongkang to go out together to welcome the two kings, and quickly enter the city to pay homage to Your Majesty!" Nan Jiyun took the lead to go without thinking too much of himself.

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Zhang Xuan stood imposingly behind the throne, looking down at the big and small Bolu kings kneeling under the stage.

"Okay, please sit down, both of you." Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

Su Zhan and Zade sat down on the left and the right, and then Guo Ziyi and others sat with them below.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Wang is here to pay homage to His Majesty, as a sign of submission, Xiao Bolu is willing to be a vassal state of China for generations, and will never rebel!" Su Zhan said with a respectful smile, "Xiao Wang brought Xiao Bolu to produce a pearl. Ten boxes of beautiful jade, 20 beauties, hundreds of horses, please accept it!"

Zad also reported his gift with a smile, but he didn't mean to surrender.

Zhang Xuan looked at the two of them with a smile on his face, and said calmly, "I will not accept the gift from you two. The small and small land of Bolu has barren production. Such a generous gift will hurt the people."

"However, in my opinion, the land of Bolu, big and small, is only a thousand miles away. The name of the country should be removed, and it should be merged into the territory of our Chinese state as one. I will canonize the two as kings, enjoy the royal power and wealth, but they must be controlled by the court." Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

Su Zhan and Zade were shocked suddenly, and their faces turned red.

Zhang Xuan said lightly, this is to destroy the big and small Bolu countries!To remove the name of the country and incorporate it into the territory as a way of the Chinese dynasty. Isn't this destroying the country?
The corner of Su Zhan's mouth trembled, and he was speechless for a while.

But Zade was furious, got up and said angrily, "Your Majesty, why did you say that! This king came here to meet with the emperor of Shangbang, thinking that it was a good intention. But I, Dabolu, have established a country for a hundred years, and your majesty is going to my country to fight with my country." What's the difference in destroying my country?"

"Although my Dabolu Kingdom is small, it has tens of thousands of armies, and there is an alliance country behind me. If your Majesty insists on going his own way, please forgive me for not following him!"

"The king bids farewell!"

Zade wanted to walk away angrily.

Zhang Xuan sneered, and suddenly slapped the desk table, "It's just a matter of me trying to kill Bolu, big and small, with the palm of my hand. You can go, I won't kill you, and I won't stop you, but if you want to Clearly, I missed the opportunity I gave you, and when my army arrives, Da Bolu's country will be wiped out!"

Zade smiled coldly, cupped his fists and said, "This king is waiting for His Majesty!"

Zade walked away.

Relying on his strong national strength and the backing of big cannibals behind him, he felt that the Chinese dynasty did not have the power to extend its power to the Western Regions and Congling, so he was naturally a little bit confident.Moreover, Zhang Xuan's "suggestion" has touched his bottom line, and destroying the country is unacceptable to him.

Nan Jiyun got up abruptly, and was about to stop Zade, when Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, "Nanba, let him go. Zade, you just remember, the shortest is one year, the longest is two years, my army will come to Dabo Under Lu Wang City! At that time, I will behead your head to show the public!"

Zhang Xuan's voice immediately turned cold.Zade's heart trembled, but he didn't stop. He rushed out of the Tubo palace, then got on his horse and left the city. He led his guard team to escape from Tubo, leaving behind all the belongings.

After Zade left, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became silent and depressing, only the rapid and trembling breathing of little Bolu King Su Zhan could be heard.

Zhang Xuan slowly turned his head to look at Su Zhan, "Su Zhan, what do you think?"

Su Zhan was silent, lowered his head, his shoulders trembled slightly.

Although he wanted to resist, he didn't have the courage of Da Bolu King Zade, let alone Zade's backing and backing.Moreover, he was even more timid, for fear of offending Zhang Xuan, he left his life here first.

"Why, didn't you hear what I said Su Zhan clearly?" Zhang Xuan asked lightly.

Su Zhan's thoughts flashed, he gritted his teeth secretly and said, "Su Zhan is willing to submit to His Majesty and dedicate Xiao Bolu to His Majesty."

Su Zhan's intention of holding on to the hero not to suffer the immediate loss is just a sentence, and he will wait until he returns to the country to see the situation.If the Chinese dynasty is determined to destroy the big and small Bolu, then the little Bolu can only join forces with the Dabolu to fight against China together.

Zhang Xuan laughed long and loudly, "Okay, I've remembered Su Zhan's words. Come, pass on my will, change Xiaobolu to Guining, and canonize Su Zhan as the king of Guining... The imperial court will soon send personnel to Xiaobolu Set up a Taoist office, Su Zhan, don't let me down."

"I don't dare." Su Zhan bowed and said, his attitude became more and more humble.

"Okay, let's hold a banquet and cleanse Su Zhan up!"

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Little Bolu Wang Suzhan left after the banquet, but he left the palace overnight and escaped from Tubo.

Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing when he got the news.

Guo Ziyi and Yang Lian looked at each other, stepped forward and asked together, "Your Majesty, this..."

The two really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd.If you want to destroy the big and small Bolu, just go north while the army is in Tibet. I believe that it is not difficult to destroy such two small countries.But the emperor didn't intend to send troops... Could it be that the emperor thought that with just a few words from himself, big and small Bolu could abandon the country and surrender?

How can this be?

"Guo Xiang, Yang Lian, do you think that I am too childish about the big and small Bolu?" Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.

Guo Ziyi and Yang Lian hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "I dare not. It's just that your Majesty, King Bolu's words can't be trusted. Although he verbally took refuge in our dynasty and promised to lead the land to surrender, this person fled Tubo overnight...I'm afraid..."

"I never thought that Bolu, big and small, would surrender to our court. But the two countries, Bolu and Bolu, will be destroyed sooner or later!"

Zhang Xuan said coldly.

The big and small Bolu are sandwiched between the Western Regions and Tubo, Zhang Xuan has already destroyed Tubo, and in the next step, he will attack more than a hundred cities in the entire Western Regions. "Survive" in the territory?Only death is included in the territory.

"If Kexin's guess is correct, His Majesty's move is to kill two birds with one stone, and to lure a snake out of its hole."

Tian Kexin walked in slowly from the entrance of the hall, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has warned the big and small Bolu and even the Congling and Zhaowu nine surname countries that if they don't surrender their land, they will die. At the same time, your majesty also wants Dabo King Lu asked the big cannibal for help... Based on Kexin's judgment, His Majesty will fight the big cannibal in the future to wash away the shame of Taluosi's defeat!"

Zhang Xuan stared at Tian Kexin for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Kexin is the one who knows me."

"That's right, my move is because Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong. The mere size of Bolu is not in my eyes. For me, the biggest enemy of my dynasty is the Arabs, that is, the Dalai Lama. cannibal."

"If we want to pacify the Western Regions, we must sweep away the huge foreign invasion of the cannibals. If the cannibals do not retreat, the ambitions of the barbarians in the Western Regions will not retreat, which is not conducive to the long-term stability of the Western Regions. As for the two ways of Tubo, the cannibals are Those on Congling Ridge who are staring at each other will definitely become hidden dangers."

"Gao Xianzhi was defeated by the cannibal. In my heart, this is a great shame for my Chinese nation."

"I hope to regroup the army, cross the Congling Mountains, and fight against the big cannibal! To show off the might of the Chinese nation, and bring the Western Regions into our territory...This battle will be next year, or the year after. Or farther away! But this battle is indispensable!"

"Do you have the confidence and courage to fight with me?!" Zhang Xuan said with solemn eyes.

"For the sake of China, the ministers will go through fire and water, and will not hesitate! Long live my emperor!"

Guo Ziyi and others fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)