The cold wind is howling and snowflakes are falling.
Yansun looked resolute as he knelt outside Shao Shude's golden tent and kept saying: "I swear to heaven that I will always be a subject of Daxia. If I violate this oath, my entire family will be executed and my descendants will be cut off."
There was no response from the account.
Yansun didn't panic at all and continued to kneel.
He was very confident because even the howling cold wind could not suppress the charming voice coming from the depths of his wife's throat.
Cai Bangshi must be angry with him when he looks like this, right? She used to be very reserved, biting her lips and refusing to make a sound. Yansun felt a little sour in his heart.
But they soon strengthened their belief. My father once said that if they couldn't stand it in Zhongbalaz, they would have no choice but to flee west to Ngari. By then, they didn't know whether the nobles there would take them in.
Historically, after Bakzan was killed by the serf rebels, Jidenimagon fled to the Shiquan River area in Ali. The local nobles and officials surrendered to welcome him and served him as their master. So Jidenimagon built a red temple in the Rela area.
Fortress, the capital was established here, and the Ali royal line after the split of Tubo was established.
Six years later, Geshe Tashizan, the local king of Burang (now Pulan County) next door, built a palace on his territory, invited his grandson Jidenimagun to come and live there, and married his daughter to him. After his death, he also gave the land to
The people let Jidenimagon succeed him.
During his lifetime, Jidenimagon divided the land among his three sons.
Baiji Ribagon was stationed in Leh (today's Leh, India), and his territory was the Tibetan land of later generations, and the Kashmir area. Later generations developed the Ladakhi royal line.
The second son, Tashi Degun, was stationed in Puran (today's Alipuran), and his territory included Naqu, Ali and part of Nepal. Later generations developed the Puran royal line, and later split into the Guge royal line.
The third son Dezugun was stationed in Sangar (now northern India), and his territory was the Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand (north of New Delhi) areas in India. Later generations developed the Sangar royal line.
Compared with the descendants of Jidenimagun, Tie Ge and Yansun's father Tashi Zibabai's life was much more difficult. His descendants mainly developed in the Yalong area and were relatively small in power.
Brothers are comparable.
Yansun's own family knew about his family's affairs and didn't think that his family could grab resources better than his uncle's family, so he focused on pursuing his big brother, no matter the cost.
"The saint of Daxia aims at the world, and the world is so vast." Yansun shivered from the cold, but he still insisted: "Tubo has occupied the southwest of Daxia, and its territory is divided into pieces. Now is the perfect opportunity to intervene. I am a descendant of Zanpu Miao.
, you can be the pioneer of the king..."
The guards, the Huangmen, and the palace people looked at him quietly, without any expression on their faces.
Yansun was not discouraged at all and continued talking.
Inside the big tent, it was as warm as spring.
Two men and women with wet hair had their limbs intertwined and hugged each other tightly.
"You just had your period seven days ago, aren't you afraid?" Shao Shude said.
Cai Bangshi whispered: "If I get pregnant, it can only be yours, because..."
"What?" Shao Shude asked.
Cai Bangshi loosened his limbs and turned his head. He didn't want to say anything more, so he just said: "I want to repay Tibet, so what's the use of lying to you?"
"May I have your name?"
"I have a Chinese name Nunu."
"I heard that there are four major families in Tubo, and Cai Bang is one of them. Cai Bang, the second concubine of Ersong in the past..."
"That's my great-aunt."
"Oh. The Cai Bang clan has also split now, right?"
The girl turned her head, looked at Shao Shude, and asked, "Where are you going to send us?"
"Who said I'm going to send you back?" Shao Shude smiled and said, "Follow me back to Luoyang first. This matter needs to be discussed in the long run."
Cai Bang's eyes were so angry that he wanted to get up.
"Don't move, our child is still in your belly." Shao Shude said teasingly.
Cai Bangshi didn't answer, stood up directly, then squatted to one side, moving his hands down while looking at Shao Shude angrily.
Shao Shude laughed loudly, quickly took the girl into his arms, leaned into her ear, and whispered: "You have been married to Yansun for three years, and you still have no children... If he has no children, which nobleman would dare to vote for him?"
Only then did Cai Bangshi stop struggling.
"Have you seen that there are too many burning bamboos here today?" Shao Shude asked.
"I saw it."
"I plan to let him take refuge..." At this point, Shao Shude sighed.
After Shao Azhuta heard that Brother Tie and Yansun were the descendants of Dharma Zanpu, he was in awe and was very humble.
Thinking back to the later generations of the Qing Tang, the Tubo tribe was dispersed into thousands of different tribes. As a result, after the Tubo people were ushered in, one or two larger tribes supported them, and they soon unified the Qing Tang and established a country with a million people.
And won a great victory in the war with Xixia.
The more ignorant a nation is, the more noble it is.
The most revolutionary thing about the huge Tubo Empire was actually the group of slaves who shouted, "It's hard to chop off a mountain, but it's easy to chop off a human head." On the contrary, when the nobles met Jidenimagon, they gave away their daughters and their land.
Yes, it is simply unbelievable that he, who has no soldiers and no power, is allowed to found a country and claim power.
He couldn't understand the political ethics of this place.
"That's all, let's go to bed first." Shao Shude clapped his hands, and the palace servants came in to clean up.
He was wearing a mink fur coat, stood up and opened the big tent, looked at Yansun kneeling outside, scanned it up and down, and finally sighed: "You have such a strong will, and you are the stuff to do great things."
Yansun was overjoyed when he saw Shao Shude coming out. After hearing these words, he was immediately showered with ice water, which chilled him to the bottom of his heart.
"However, if you don't have any ability and go back to Tubo, I'm afraid no one will help you." Shao Shude smiled again and said, "You are putting me in a difficult position. If you don't have the ability, you won't be able to do anything when you go back. If you have the ability, you will be worried.
Your wings are stiff."
"Your Majesty." Yansun felt anxious and said immediately: "Now that Chi Degun is in great power and the country is divided into pieces, even if I return to Tubo, I will be able to separate myself to a corner."
"Separating a corner is an easy thing to say." Shao Shude said: "How many people want to separate a corner but haven't had the chance. Besides, how does it compare to the days you are living without a dog?"
"Your Majesty!" Yansun said with tears, "If I succeed, I would like to build a temple at home, pray for Your Majesty day and night, and teach your descendants, so that they will always be the subjects of Great Xia from generation to generation."
"Well..." Shao Shude stroked his beard lightly and pondered undecided.
In fact, even if they are not sent back, most of those places will be occupied by the descendants of Jidenimagun and Chidgunnian.
When they returned, they also competed with the descendants of these two men.
Shao Shude is not sure about the areas occupied by the Tubo kings in later generations, but one thing is certain, the Tubo territory was basically divided between the descendants of Yundan and Ersong.
In this case, why not give you more competitors? Anyway, he doesn't have to pay any cost. He can just send the people back. If you are desperate, let them use Daxia's tiger skin.
From now on, if Brother Tie and Yan Sun are respectful, it will be good.
If you are not respectful, you have nothing to lose.
Anyway, Daxia does not have the ability to conquer the forces on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so it is better to give it a try and see if it can encroach on it step by step through political means.
He was already inclined to send people back.
"Your Majesty!" Yansun's mind was sharp. Seeing the drama, he quickly wiped his tears and walked forward on his knees, ignoring the mud and snow on the ground.
"Ugh!" The guards pulled out their knives, put them on his neck, and shouted to stop.
Cai Bangshi screamed and stood in the tent holding clothes, looking outside.
Yansun glanced at his wife.
Her hair was wet, her eyes were misty, and her face was flushed. She was covered with a tulle, and her chest was white, and she walked tremblingly.
For the first time, he discovered that his wife was so beautiful. At this moment, Nunu was astonishingly beautiful!
He did not dare to look further, and quickly lowered his head and cried: "Your Majesty, please believe me once. Now I am willing to lend thousands of troops to help me achieve my goal."
"Go back first and let me think about it for a few days." Shao Shude closed the curtain.
Yansun was extremely disappointed, and when he saw his wife's cold and emotionless eyes, he was shocked again.
After paying such a high price, we must succeed! He encouraged himself secretly and stood up silently. Unexpectedly, he knelt for too long and his whole body was frozen stiff, so he fell directly into the snow.
Shao Shude hugged Cai Bangshi's soft body, got into the warm bed, and fell asleep.
****
In the first few days of October, Shao Shude privately summoned the leaders of the Dangxiang tribes such as Luo Family, Yang Family, Liang Family, and Bai Family who were active in Shudun City and Fuqi City, and gave them rewards and gentle words of comfort.
Strictly speaking, these tribes are not party members.
People like the Liang family were Huhua Han people who originally lived in the Lingzhou area and made a living as nomads.
In the Tang Dynasty, they were unified into "Hexi Dangxiang" and did not bother to distinguish them.
Historically, during the Xixia era, these tribes lived a very good life, and even had a great increase in power, reaching the upper echelons of the country.
In this time and space, Shao Shude sent them to the Qinghai Lake area as a tool for him to "lash" the Tibetan tribes, which was very useful.
And their strength has grown stronger, annexing many Tubo, Tuyuhun, and small Qiang tribes, so that Shao Shude had to separate their families. For example, the Liang family is now divided into Daliang tribe and Xiaoliang tribe, divided between two brothers.
Family history.
He is not ready to move these tribes yet. But he still has plans to mobilize them in the future, such as sending them to the Western Regions for grazing.
The reason for this consideration is mainly to change the local racial structure.
The Luo family and other tribes, at least in the tribe, speak Daxia Mandarin, and the middle and upper-class people are proficient in writing. They also hired some down-and-out literati to help them write official documents - official documents have format requirements, and not everyone can write them.
After being sent to the west, although they may not be able to rebel, they are still more reliable than the Turks and others.
Moreover, these tribes are relatively wealthy and have good combat effectiveness. They can also play a role in the battle formation after arriving in Anxi. For decades, Shao Shude has not seen that the combat effectiveness of the tribes in the west is as strong as that in the east. Even when Dang Xiang accompanied Wang Shi in the eastward expedition to Khitan,
If you fight against the wind, you won't be able to tell how good you are.
On the fifth day of October, after these tribes dispersed, Shao Shude inspected the Qingtang Army again, handed out rewards, and then prepared to leave.
That night, Brother Tie came to visit again with his wife, Merus.
Like the Cai Bang family, the Meru family is also one of the four major black-clothed families in Tubo. It originated from Songtsen Gampo's father's line, one of which was the Ali family.
"I ask your Majesty to lend you five thousand troops to help me return to the Yalong Valley." Brother Tie said without any nonsense and kowtowed directly.
"What news have you heard?" Shao Shude asked.
"No." Brother Tie denied.
Can he admit it? He didn't hear the news, but he saw Cai Bangshi sleeping in the dragon tent more than once and leaving at dawn, but can he talk about it?
"Are you sure you can succeed in the Yalong Valley?" Shao Shude asked again.
"Yes." Brother Tie said.
Shao Shude thought silently.
Yalong is Yalong, and the Yalong River Valley is roughly in the Linzhi area in the south of Shanxi. Together with Luoxe and Xiangquan River, it is the three major components of the origin of the Tubo people.
"How to get to this area?" Shao Shude pointed out the practical problem, that is, how to access that area.
"Your Majesty can gather troops in the three towns of Jianchuan, Yongchang and Lishui in Nanzhao to help me go up the mountain. All the officials and nobles along the way will hear the news and come down. There is no need to fight." Upon hearing this, Brother Tie suppressed his excitement and said,
said.
Shao Shude was silent.
Is it that simple? Of course not.
In order to attract sponsorship, Tie Ge naturally chose a good one. Following the route that Tibet used to attack Nanzhao, all the way up and into the hinterland of the Yalong Valley, how many hardships and dangers will it have to go through? Will the local nobles and officials really surrender?
Maybe some will, but not all.
But thinking about it on the other hand, as long as some people agree to surrender, Brother Tie will stand firm and develop slowly in the future. Even if his generation cannot do it, he can still pin his hopes on his descendants.
Seeing that Shao Shude was silent, Brother Tie pushed his wife forward and said sincerely: "I know that this trip is extremely dangerous, so I would like to leave my wife and children in the Central Plains and send someone to take them back after the matter is completed."
This is keeping hostages.
Shao Shude nodded slightly but said nothing.
Brother Tie was overjoyed, and after eating Peng Peng a few more times, he said goodbye and left.
The atmosphere in the tent became ambiguous for a moment.
Wu Lu's face was a little red and she couldn't sit still.
After a while, she stood up and said in a trembling voice: "I will dance for Your Majesty."
"Okay." Shao Shude smiled, sat on the bed, and said.
The smell of Cai Bangshi from last night still lingered on the couch, and I was so aroused by the beauty in front of me that I became addicted.
Living room attendant Liu Qu was sitting in another tent diagonally opposite, silently watching the figure under the candle.
He didn't look back until it was getting dark.
Then he sat down in front of the eucalyptus, spread out his pen and paper, and wrote: "... Prince Tie of Tubo has a wife who is very attractive and favors her. Because she waits on him, drinks, eats, sings and dances, the emperor is so happy that he stays until dawn and leaves."