Chapter 870 Shubao and Shude
Chang'an.
Daming Palace, in the Hall of Eternal Life.
Ambergris rose up, the smoke condensed and did not disperse, and a refreshing fragrance wafted in the hall.
Qin Qiong said slowly, "Nanri Lunzan is the 32nd generation Zanpu of Tubo, but to be honest, he is actually the founding king of Tubo. Before him, Tubo was just a yak tribe in the Yalong Valley. Nie Qi unified all the tribes of the Yak tribe and established hereditary chiefs, and Tubo began to expand rapidly. Since the eighth generation Zanpu Budai Gongjia, Tubo has transitioned from the primitive stage to the slave system..."
"In recent decades, the Yalong tribe, who originally only lived in the southern Shannan area, has gradually expanded to the Tibetan River area under the leadership of Dabu Niesai and Nangri Lunzan."
"When Nangri Lunzan came to the throne, he was young, vigorous and ambitious. He trained soldiers and horses and contacted tribes. In the third year of Wude, he led his troops to attack the country of Subi women, conquered the Qiangs, and was honored as Nang Ri Lun Zan means a king whose politics are as brilliant as the sky and whose armor is as hard as a mountain."
"Nangri praised the unification of the plateau and reused the new nobles such as Supi and Shannan who had made contributions in the war. As a result, the old nobles of the Yalong tribe resented. , took the opportunity to poison him to death, and triggered a major rebellion among various tribes in Tubo, and the Supi and other tribes that had been conquered by him also took the opportunity to stand on their own, and Tubo fell into civil strife."
Taishanghuang Li Yuan was holding a cup of tea in his hand, and he listened very energetically. This Taishanghuang was getting older and his face was full of wrinkles. Although he still had seven or eight children every year, he was indeed old.
Although the Supreme Emperor who lived in the Daming Palace was happy for a while, he soon became desolate and lonely again. This new palace is nothing more than a bigger and more luxurious cage.
When Qin Qiong returned to Beijing, Li Yuan sent someone to send a message to the emperor, saying that Qin Qiong would come to the palace to accompany him to reminisce about the old days. Now there are not many old officials in the capital to reminisce about the old days. , and now many of them are working outside.
"This Tibetan chieftain has some skills, but it's a pity that he is a bit radical. He reused the new nobles while ignoring the old nobles. This is similar to Yang Guang's behavior in the previous dynasty, and his defeat is also within reason." Li Yuan said, "So this Tubo is just a Flickering up, flickering and disappearing?"
"That's right. After Nang Ri Lunzan was poisoned and killed, Tubo fell into civil strife. His son Qizong Nongzan was only twelve years old at the time. With the support of his father's cronies, including his uncle Lun Keer and the prime minister Shang Nang, The next successor to the Zanpu throne, this young Zanpu is very good. On the one hand, he sticks to the Qiongjie area in Shannan, and on the other hand, he pursues the people who plotted to poison his father. The old aristocracy eliminated the hostile forces in the palace, and the situation soon stabilized. The power of the old aristocracy gradually weakened, and Yangtong's attack was also resisted by the Niang clan in the Nianchu River area."
"After the situation stabilized, he personally crossed the river to inspect various places, and was welcomed and supported by some nobles and common people. The north quickly stabilized. Then he recruited and trained soldiers, pretending to stabilize the old nobles. After three years of forbearance, in the In the sixth year of Zhenguan, troops were sent to crusade against the rebellious old aristocrats in various places, and the old aristocrats in various places were quickly suppressed one by one. Abandoned Zong Nongzan took all the occupied land, people and army under the control of Zanpu , Supi, Yang and other rebellious and self-reliant tribes also retreated steadily, the plateau was unified again, and the young Qizong praised his prestige greatly."
"In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Abandoned Zong Nongzan moved the capital to Luoxie, and was honored as Songtsen Gampo, which means dignified and dignified, and has a profound meaning. After moving the capital, he married his younger sister to King Xiangxiong, who had previously rebelled. win over, and begged to marry the daughter of the southern king of Navala as the queen..."
"Although Qizong Nongzan was young, he acted decisively and ruthlessly. He killed the rebels and made them extinct. During the crusade against the rebellion, he personally recruited and trained an elite army that was completely loyal to him. Imitating our Central Plains post station military order system, we also set up post stations in various places in Tubo, using golden arrows as contracts, and silver falcons expedited. He also recruited craftsmen from the Central Plains, Nibala, and the Western Regions with a lot of money to create excellent armor for his army The weapon, which imitates the iron chain armor of the Persians, is very fine, and the clothes are all over the body, only two eyes are exposed, and the strong bow and crossbow cannot hurt..."
Li Yuan was just talking about the distant Tubo, and he didn't take it too seriously. After all, for him, Tubo was far away. Besides, he, an abdicated emperor, couldn't care less about it.
He just wanted to chat with an old courtier like Qin Qiong, and recall the glory of the past. Anyway, he didn't have a few days to live, and he could already feel that he seemed to have dried up the lamp.
Someone offered the elixir of life to the Supreme Emperor, but Li Yuan didn't believe it.
He became the Duke of the Tang Dynasty at the age of seven. When he was a teenager, with his superb archery skills, he shot an arrow in the eyes of a peacock on the screen in the Dou family's martial arts competition, and embraced the beauty in one fell swoop. Then I spent decades in the Sui Dynasty under my uncle Yang Jian, and finally endured for many years under the hands of my cousin Yang Guang, and finally won the world in the turmoil of the end of the Sui Dynasty. Although many people called it cheap and unconvinced, but Li Yuan was very proud, he judged a hero by success or failure, he was able to enter Guanzhong and win the world, of course it was not just luck.
It’s just that he was a bit ugly in his later years, and he actually made the Xuanwumen Incident, where brothers killed each other, and father and son fought each other. Fortunately, the son did not kill his father. After he abdicated, he became the Supreme Emperor for another eight years.
"In recent years, I heard that Xue Yantuo Yinan Khan in the north is very ready to move. My Tang army has fought several battles with the Tiele people in Yinshan. Although the situation has been controlled and the situation has not let the situation get out of control, it is estimated that there will be a big battle sooner or later. Yes. Your foster son, Qin Guozhong, was named the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks by the emperor. He was supposed to go to Mobei to build a tooth and court, but now he is blocked by a barbarian in the south of the Yin Mountain and cannot go north... ·”
"There is also Goguryeo, which was attacked and captured Beisha City by your very troublesome son Saburo earlier, and ceded hundreds of miles of land, and finally was forced to swallow his anger, but he has not been convinced. Now they have a truce with Silla, and they continue to fight. The troop was dispatched from the south to the front line of the Liaohe River, it seems that they want to get back the ground, and the fight is probably about to begin!"
"Sanlang robbed Beisha City in Liaodong, and then ran to the East China Sea to fight for his life on Liuqiu Island. It is said that he just captured more than 200,000 islanders from that island as slaves. Fuzhou and Quanzhou have now become slave ports. Countless The slave traders are all running over there."
"After he was in Liuqiu, he went to Lingnan again. I heard in the Daming Palace that he fought with some Hu merchants from the sea, and then fought with Juding and Heman in Annan. The rebellion of hundreds of thousands of barbarians is so lively, this guy can really make a fuss!"
Li Yuan laughed.
"It's a pity that this kid is still in Yunnan. He just bit off a piece of meat from Mrs. Cuan's hand and set up a Tonghai Governor's Mansion, plus the Juoding Governor's Mansion that was previously established in Duoju Town. I have to accept it too. It would be great if he returned to Beijing, playing mahjong together and having a hot pot..."
The Supreme Emperor babbled on and on, "Shu Bao, your name is Shu Bao, and my name is Shu De. Now we two are considered brothers regardless of whether we are monarchs or ministers. I know that Saburo is very capable of tossing around, but ah, you are also a father." It's best to take care of him, although Erlang's temperament is not bad, he is relatively open-minded and tolerant among the emperors, but just after the break, the tree is big and windy, and Saburo is too aggressive, it is not all a good thing. Isn't he the only one who is capable? If this courtier is too powerful, he will be afraid of one day when he becomes the emperor. Now Erlang is still young, but in ten, twenty, thirty years, when Erlang is old At that time, Sanlang was still young. At that time, do you think Erlang, the emperor, would worry about Huailiang?" Li Yuan rarely said these thoughts to Qin Qiong, "Actually, I admire you, Shubao, you are very capable. Yes, but what is most remarkable about you is this state of mind. Behind the Xuanwu Gate, there is no struggle for power, no profit, no love for power, and a brave retreat. This state of mind is not something ordinary people can have. Look at Hou Junji and Yuchi Gong ? Those two guys were so presumptuous and ruthless in persecuting me when the palace changed. Afterwards, they became a villain and became arrogant and domineering. Yu Chigong stayed in Shannan for a few years, but he restrained himself a bit. But Hou Junji got worse. Dare to say, this Hou Junji will not die well after all, although Erlang uses this kind of person, but one day he will definitely deal with this person."
"I heard that Huailiang was expanding his territory in the Annan fief before, and the emperor took away many of the places he had conquered. This is already a bad sign. This time the emperor showed mercy, but he can't do it again."
Qin Qiong crossed his hands in thanks.
"Thank you, the Supreme Emperor, for your guidance!"
Li Yuan waved his hand, "I told you that we now treat each other as brothers regardless of the monarch and ministers. Anyway, there is no outsider. I still remember that when the Central Plains was fighting, you abandoned your wife and children to vote for me. I always remember it. You Qin Qiong have made a lot of contributions to my Li family's country..."
"I heard that after you returned to Beijing, you told Erlang to beware of Tubo? It's best to act first and propose to send troops to conquer Tubo?"
Qin Qiong replied, "The Qizong Lunzan is very ambitious now. After the rebellion was put down, he trained his troops and horses, built armors, and married Nivara and Xiangxiong. Now he is preparing to march north to annex Subi, Bailan, Dongnu and other places Qiang, he even sent envoys directly to Tuyuhun, requesting marriage with Tuyuhun, and asking Murong Shun to marry a daughter to him, his ambition is obvious, and we have to guard against it."
"My Tang Dynasty must never sit back and watch Tubo invade and annex the Qiangs and make them sit big."
Li Yuan said disapprovingly, "Tuyuhun has been lying beside me in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and it hasn't become a climate. What kind of threat is there to the small Tubo state on the snowy plateau? Let Tubo and the Qiang dogs bite the dog, and let's sit on the mountain and watch." Just fight, don't worry."
"You are also a remnant of hundreds of battles, and you are plagued by injuries and illnesses. It is important to rest and recuperate your body." Li Yuan said pointedly.
"If you really want to fight, let Hou Junji, Yu Chigong, Zhang Liang and others lead the army to fight. You, just enjoy peace, why worry about it. Sometimes, worrying too much may not be a good thing. Credit!"
(end of this chapter)