Someone once said that if you want to understand a civilization, you have to understand its religion.
Regardless of whether this statement makes sense or not, it is very appropriate for today's Tubo.
The religion of Tubo does indeed include its origin and civilization process, and it includes more than the gods and ghosts that people often talk about.
For example, the Seven Heavenly Red Kings actually worshiped the seven previous kings as gods after Langri Lunzan established Tubo. Through these myths and stories, we can understand the power changes of the Tubo tribes and the changes in social form.
Their religious myths also describe the power of Xiangxiong (also known as Xiangxiong). Of course, exaggeration is inevitable, but you don’t need to take it too seriously. It is still possible to experience the local customs and customs.
Tubo is now also a **** kingdom. Priests, shamans, and some monks have very high status in Tubo. Some people can even override the royal power and have extraordinary influence on Tubo's political and military affairs.
It would be highly criticized in the Central Plains for a king to sit down at the table in the middle of the night and not ask about the common people or ghosts and gods. But in Tubo, it was normal. If nothing happened, he would offer sacrifices and make fortunes. These were the daily routines of the Tubo nobles.
What is particularly important is that they still retain the custom of using slaves to perform blood sacrifices. This is one of the clearest differences between slave society and feudal dynasty.
In addition, Tubo's religion also included astronomy, geography, literature, various crafts, politics, etc. It was a hodgepodge, and in the end it was all attributed to the gift of the gods.
It is completely different from the religions in the west and is very inclusive. Tubo has built many temples, which are similar to academies in the Central Plains. Most of the aristocratic children have to enter the temples for practice when they are young.
During this period, I learned Tibetan writing, language and various knowledge, instead of chanting Buddha and worshiping gods every day. It can be said that the upper class society of Tubo is now in a very open period. After falling behind and returning, it does not reject the input of foreign civilization.
This may be the development potential of Tubo, and their business atmosphere is stronger than that of the Central Plains, which will bring many positive effects to their social development.
Of course, the excessive greed of businessmen may also bring disaster to them.
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Li Po discussed Tubo religion with Songmohachi with great interest in the Taiji Hall, and then led Songmohachi to talk about the process of Langri Lunzan unifying the various tribes of Tibet and establishing the Tubo Kingdom.
Then... there was nothing more to come. Tubo was located at the southern end of the plateau, thousands of miles away from what people in the world called the highlands, and it was an unreachable area.
It seems that the Tibetan people, who are still in a semi-ignorant state, are not stupid and know how to assess the situation.
Then certain strategic adjustments should be made to try to eliminate its effective forces, weaken its national power, and let it be in chaos. This is the best way to deal with this newly rising tribal alliance kingdom.
Moreover, businessmen are always easy to be bribed, and the same is true for the Tibetan people...
Forming an alliance... The Tubo people overthink it. Allies must be mutually beneficial and at least maintain basic peace. Neither side seems to have such a will.
Because Songmohachi saw that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was so amiable and seemed to be easy to talk to, he made a very strange suggestion.
He roughly meant that the conflict between the two countries was the result of the generals on the highlands acting without authorization. The royal city was too far away from the highlands, and it was difficult for Langri Lunzan to punish them. In this regard, the help of the Tang Dynasty was needed.
He tried to speak as euphemistically as possible, but Tubo's language skills were obviously not up to that level. Li Po immediately understood that there was a big problem in Tubo.
The border general seemed to have escaped the control of the Tibetan king and wanted Tang Dynasty to send troops to intervene.
This is more like when the Turkic First Bi Khan died, the nobles competed for the throne, and Ashina Yang Huan asked him to be a foreign aid...
The purpose of Tubo's envoys to seek peace became much clearer at once. Forming alliances and trade were just superficial. The essence was to let Tang Dynasty make swords and cut off Tubo's thick branches and rotten leaves.
This is really...the ignorant are fearless...
Knowing this, Li Po had no intention of further talking to them. This "sincerity" of the Tubo people would be responded to by the Tang Dynasty, but it would not be as beautiful as they thought.
After the meeting was over, Li Po thought for a moment and then ordered: "Send Wei Chigong, Ashina Rongzhen and the military doctor Xie Zheng to come and see you."
Yuchi Gong and Ashina Rong arrived very quickly, while Xie Zheng was slower.
Yuchi Gong had just taken up his post and was taking over the defense affairs of the imperial city. Ashina Rongzhen was in charge of the internal guards of the palace, and the internal and external divisions were clearly divided.
However, the Habayashi Army is about to be rebuilt, and it must be centered around Senniu Prefecture. The responsibilities of the Habayashi Army are currently being discussed.
In addition to guarding the imperial city and staying in the Imperial Guard, they also had responsibilities such as serving as the emperor's guard of honor, guarding the safety of the residences of the royal relatives, and guarding various government offices in the capital.
The main issue under discussion now is whether the left and right garrison should also be placed under the jurisdiction of the Yulin Army, or whether each garrison should take turns selecting elites to guard the capital as recommended by the Ministry of War, and the left and right garrison can be placed under the jurisdiction of the East Palace in the future.
Let the prince form his own team, familiarize himself with military and political matters, and prepare for his future succession to the throne.
The suggestions of the Ministry of War are very reasonable, and the debate is converging. General Wei Chigong's return to the court has added some variables to this.
General Zuo Tunwei Dou Cong was a big talker, but he did not dare to speak out under the stern warning from his brother Dou Gui, the Minister of War. Whether he joined the Yulin Army or guarded the East Palace, for General Zuo Tunwei,
It's not easy to talk at this time.
Zhao Shixun, the general of Youtunwei, was sent to Daizhou and has not returned yet. This man was born in the Han Dynasty's army. He was famous for his bravery and fearlessness in the army. He had always been loyal. As long as the emperor made up his mind, he would not do anything.
Talk.
Imperial Concubine Ashina is currently in charge of the You Senniu Bishen Mansion and has been guarding the palace. She is not interested in the disturbances outside. The Ministry of War sent people to ask for advice several times, but to no avail.
Then the only one who could speak was Yuchi Jingde, who had just returned to Beijing. After a little understanding of the situation, the great general and founding father of the Zhu Kingdom had a dispute with the people from the Ministry of War.
Naturally, he wanted to include both the left and right garrison guards in the Yulin Army that was to be formed. Military power was something that the generals before the army naturally had to do, and the greater the power, the better.
His reasons were also strong. Why does the East Palace need military power? Is it familiar with military affairs? Could it be that the Yulin Army did not listen to the prince's instructions? After one sentence, Yu Chixin, the Minister of War, and others were speechless.
It's really hard to explain this. You can't say that the emperor and the prince are not close to each other. Mutual checks and balances are the norm.
The prince cannot be obedient to the emperor in everything. He needs to have his own power. It is in this environment that a promising monarch can be cultivated.
Otherwise, he will be a loser after taking the throne. Can the prince who succeeds to the throne rely only on family ties?
The truth is this. The nobles all know it well, but it is difficult to express it, so it is impossible to explain it to a guy like Yu Chigong.
Li Po found it very interesting and wanted to see how his ministers would solve the problem in the end. If it was finally reported to him and left to his own decision, that would be too incompetent.
In fact, in the final analysis, he is still young and powerful, and the selection of his successor is not yet on the agenda.
The Tang Code clearly stipulates the primogeniture system, and actually also stipulates the allocation of the East Palace, but the Tang Code's regulations are not so binding on this matter.
The so-called king's power is given by heaven, and if the founding emperor does not have the power to make final decisions on these matters, then what is the point of being the founding emperor?
His eldest son Li Yuan is seven years old this year. He is not very good at school, but he is not stupid. He has a lively and cheerful personality and treats his friends well.
Now some people are urging him to make him a prince. Li Po feels that it is a bit early. He plans to make his son a king this year and next, and let him study while trying to take care of some things, such as letting him move out to live and see what he can do.
Can't control myself.
As a prince, you don’t have to be knowledgeable, but you must know how to restrain your desires and implement your own will. Let’s start by managing your own life.
Children of seven or eight years old are too immature in the eyes of later generations, and they are still at an age where they do not understand anything.
But among the aristocratic families of the time, seven or eight years old was the age when men awakened their consciousness and could first understand what should be done and what should not be done.
If you are still ignorant, when you are an ignorant child, when you grow older you will understand how much family resources and support you have lost at that time.
The same is true for the royal family, especially when it comes to ruthlessness.
If in two or three years, Li Yuan's palace becomes full of chaos, not only will the people around him be unlucky, but Li Yuan may also lose the qualification to inherit the throne.
At this point, Li Po, who was gradually leaning towards the primogeniture system and thought it would save countless troubles in the future, would not hesitate.
How could the foundation of Nuo Da be handed over to a waste?
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Three people came to Tai Chi Hall one after another.
When Xie Zheng arrived, the other two people had been waiting for a long time.
Yuchi Gong sat on the chair without squinting his eyes, talking to the emperor all the time.
Ashina Rongzhen stood beside Queen Li Bi, watching her read the memorial attentively, as if she could understand it.
Li Bi looked up at her from time to time, trying to drive away this annoying guy, but Ashinarong was really unmoved. She felt that she should also get a chair here, it seemed very good.
Visitors from the Western Turks have been visiting her sister Ashina Yunzhen one after another recently, and Ashina Yunzhen told her what they said like a megaphone.
In fact, it was not necessary at all. In her opinion, those people in the Western Turks all deserved to die, that is, she did not let him see them, otherwise she would have sent them to see the gods.
She felt that Ashina Yun really shouldn't bother her with these things, so she scolded her a little bit. She was so frightened that Ashina Yun really didn't dare to come to the palace to see her anymore, and she didn't know when she would be able to recover.
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"I see... Your Majesty."
Li Po waved his hand and asked Xie Zheng, who had hurriedly arrived, to sit down and talk...
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