It's not that he can't understand what it means to be a vassal, but he certainly can't make such a decision himself.
Langri Lunzan sent him out mainly because he wanted him to persuade Nang Nyimaben to lead his troops back, which was almost equivalent to King Qin of the Central Plains.
Nang Nie was reluctant to part with the high ground he had conquered, and he was unwilling to participate in the internal strife in Tubo because he was from the Xiangxiong tribe and was a traditional ally of the Xibonye tribe.
Belonging to the old aristocratic faction in Tubo, many of them are now on the opposite side of Langri Lunzan. Naturally, Nang Nie is not willing to easily lead his troops back to Luoxue City without seeing the situation clearly.
Songmohachi suffered a soft blow from Nang Nie, and then he decided to send an envoy to the Tang Dynasty. Langri Lunzan was so anxious now, how could he bother to send someone as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty?
Fortunately, the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty did not have high expectations for the Tibetan people's visit, otherwise it would have been a big joke.
Things like sending envoys to foreign countries can be so careless. It can be seen that Tubo does not have certain rules in this regard. How can it win people's trust?
In just a few words, Li Po roughly understood the details of this envoy. He could not keep his words and could not make any major promises.
What he said was half-truth and half-false. Such a messenger... did he want to play tricks on others? He immediately chopped off the other party's head, and there was probably no reaction from the Tibetan side.
Once such a strange situation occurs in the exchanges between the two countries, it will not be an annoying problem...
Li Po calmed down. He saw that the people from Tubo didn't really want Tubo to pay a price. To be honest, Tubo probably wouldn't be able to pay for it.
He just wanted to learn about the situation in Tubo through his contacts with the visitors.
The people at Honglu Temple were busy negotiating with the Turks, and they couldn't care too much. He had to do it himself.
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Songmohachi's answer was as expected by Li Po. He couldn't make the decision and said that he would have to go back and report to Zamp before he could make a decision. What was interesting was his rhetoric.
A sacrifice is to be held to ask the gods what they mean...
A civilization that talks about gods and uses divination to decide major events is bound to fall behind, it just depends on how far behind it is.
Will such a plateau civilization compete with the Tang Dynasty for control of Hexi in the near future? Li Po can't understand it, but the Rouran people and the Turks are also very backward, but don't they have such a vast territory?
Being backward does not mean that we are weak, nor does it mean that we cannot grow up, and it is easy to find examples of backwardness destroying civilization.
After some exchanges, Li Po "reluctantly" accepted Songmohachi's statement, and in fact he had put a big red cross on his head.
He "relaxed" his expression and asked: "Speaking of gods, we have many gods here to name. Who is the god that the Tubo people believe in?"
Speaking of the gods, Songmohachi immediately became solemn. It was obvious that the awe of the gods had been integrated into his bones. With his pious and sacred appearance, Li Po could tell at a glance that he was a fanatical believer.
Songmohaci lowered his head and said in a low tone: "To inform you, we Tubo people believe in the Tathagata Bright Buddha, who is surrounded by the Seven Heavenly Red Kings. Countless attendants preach Buddhism and Dharma around them, and govern the earth.
The sentient beings are countless mountain gods, lake gods and water gods.
In their eyes, the Tubo people are all their children, and as long as everyone prays sincerely, they will receive their response. The well-being of the Tubo people lies in the gift of the gods, and all Tubo people will remember it from birth."
The corner of Li Po's mouth twitched twice. It was not surprising that Buddha went to the plateau, because the Tubo people were too close to the birthplace of Buddha.
But what are the Seven Heavenly Kings? He has only heard of the Four Heavenly Kings...
The influence of Buddhism cannot be underestimated. Some monks traveled thousands of miles to the Central Plains in order to spread the Dharma, allowing Buddhism to gain a foothold here. However, the local Taoism was much inferior, and no one was as motivated to spread the word.
Tubo is a Buddhist country. There is nothing much to say about this, but it sounds like there are quite a lot of gods and immortals, and the Buddha family is not alone. It is somewhat similar to the Central Plains. It should be said that it is a new religion that integrates local sects.
The Buddha became his immediate boss, while the local gods were subordinated and became the Buddha's servants.
At this time, he asked with great interest, "Then who will exercise authority on behalf of the gods? Is it your Zanpu or someone else?"
Songmohachi cheered up. He felt that the burden on his body was obviously heavier. If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty could be turned into a believer in the gods, what would it be like?
Will the Buddha personally lead him to the Paradise to enjoy happiness?
A beautiful blueprint suddenly appeared before Songmohaci's eyes, allowing him to complete the transformation from a messenger to a missionary in an instant.
"Zanpu is the messenger of the gods on earth. Every word he says is as spoken by the gods themselves. It can shake the four directions, break the mountains and stop the rivers from flowing. He is the shepherd of the gods and the sword of the gods...
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Hearing this, Li Po muttered to himself, we are the emperor, the son of God. Compared with that, your Zanpu is far worse and a bit useless.
But he said: "I am the emperor. There is also a saying here. When the emperor is angry, he will lay down millions of corpses and bleed for thousands of miles. Everyone seems to be the same."
Songmohachi entered the state, and immediately shook his head and said: "It's different, all the Tubo people regard the gods as their parents, and they will perform sacrifices in the evening and morning... The people here don't seem to be religious.
If you have any questions about this, Tubo will be happy to invite real attendants of the gods to tell you about the gods' mercy and power."
Li Po smiled and said very tactfully: "I heard that the Tubo religion came from Tianzhu. In that case, the monks in Tianzhu should be closer to the gods, right?"
Songmohachi finally regained consciousness. He had ten thousand words to retort, but he opened his mouth but no sound came out.
The religion of the Tubo people is actually a bit confusing now.
In fact, most of the things they believed in came from the Xiangxiong tribe. The Xiangxiong tribe was divided into Dayang Tongbu and Xiaoyang Tongbu. Dayang Tongbu was further south. They accepted the influence of Tianzhu Buddhism and transformed Buddhism into
It was introduced to various tribes in Tubo.
The Xiangxiong Tribe had a very powerful period, but don't be fooled by the messy research that followed. The most powerful period of the Xiangxiong Tribe was only for trade with the Western Regions, and did not span Central Asia or reach as far as Eastern Europe.
If such a plateau empire had appeared before, it would have definitely left many traces, but these have never been recorded in the history of Qin and Han Dynasties. At most, they only left a few notes for Xiang Xiong.
A large part of the existing Bon religion in Tubo was inherited from Xiangxiong, but Buddhism is still competing with the local religions and does not have an absolute advantage...