In the evening, when Lin Xuan and his family were sitting together for dinner, there was a sudden roar of a tiger.
The Lin family's horses and servants were frightened by the sudden roar and became a mess.
Lin Dongyang and Zhang Qing were so frightened that their hands shook and they almost dropped the bowls in their hands.
"Mom, I'm scared." Lin Duoduo was so frightened that she threw herself into Zhang Qing's arms.
"Xuan'er, what's going on? Is there another assassin?" Lin Dongyang asked worriedly.
The last time the assassin came from the backyard, the tiger howled to remind him, but because the rain had covered up part of the sound, and he was asleep again, the feeling was not as strong as this time.
He thought there were assassins coming again.
Lin Xuan frowned slightly, he had also thought of this, but since the number of his personal soldiers increased to 500, there were patrols around the Lin family. However, except for the frightened cries of the servants, there was nothing unusual.
"Dad, it's not an assassin. I'll go over and take a look first." Lin Xuan confessed and hurried to the back door.
When Lin Xuan saw the tiger, he was a little dumbfounded.
It turned out that two big tigers were mating, and the two smaller tigers were watching not far away.
Is it really good for you to broadcast live like this?
But he knew that tigers were wild beasts after all, so they had no idea of propriety, justice and shame.
According to the tiger's survival rules, these two little ones should have lived alone long ago.
Even male and female tigers will separate after their estrus period.
Tigers usually go into estrus around December of the Gregorian calendar. In ancient times, there was no solar calendar. Now it’s more than October. If we switch to the solar calendar, wouldn’t it be around December?
Knowing that it was a false alarm, Lin Xuan didn't have time to watch the two tigers mating and went back directly.
After instructing the housekeeper to comfort the servants at home, Lin Xuan returned to the hall.
Lin Dongyang and the others had calmed down at this time. When they saw Lin Xuan coming back, they quickly asked: "Xuan'er, what's going on?"
Those tigers were tamed by Lin Xuan, and some people would release some livestock into the barren hills behind every day. They rarely made sounds, and even when they did, they were not that loud.
Because Lin Duoduo was there, Lin Xuan couldn't explain clearly, so he explained in a roundabout way.
Lin Dongyang's eyes widened, while Zhang Qing's face turned red.
They had never raised tigers before, and they didn't even know that tigers were in heat.
"Xuan'er, they won't hurt anyone, right?" Zhang Qing asked worriedly.
Lin Dongyang said: "Yes, there are so many children on the farm. If someone runs over accidentally and gets eaten, it will be troublesome."
"Mom and dad, don't worry. As long as no one attacks them, they will not attack people." Lin Xuan said.
In the eyes of a tiger, it will not take the initiative to provoke animals that are taller than itself. They will only attack humans when they are competing for territory, food, or protecting cubs.
The four tigers in the back mountain have been tamed by Lin Xuan for so long. Although their wildness is still there, as long as no one takes the initiative to attack them or is hostile, it is impossible for them to take the initiative to attack humans.
What gave Lin Xuan a little headache was that tigers usually gave birth to two or three babies in one litter, and some gave birth to as many as five.
It takes about three or four years for a tiger to mature. If this continues, in more than ten years, wouldn't the mountain behind his house be filled with tigers?
It's not that he can't afford to feed him, it's just that if it continues like this, it won't be a problem, right?
In later generations, tigers became protected animals because of the development of science and technology, environmental pollution, humans squeezing the living space of tigers, and hunting, which caused the number of tigers to become scarce.
But there was no shortage of this stuff in ancient times, and Lin Xuan had no idea of saving tigers from extinction.
When the babies are born and can live on their own, Lin Xuan plans to release them back into the mountains and forests. Four tigers are enough at home.
"Although I say this, if you are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, you should inform the villager." Lin Dongyang said.
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "When I turn around, I will ask the housekeeper to find Li Zheng and ask him to inform the people in the village not to go to the back mountain."
The back mountains are barren mountains, and few people usually go there. Lin Xuan is not worried that preventing people from entering the mountains will hinder people's lives.
After the meal, Lin Xuan asked the butler to inform Zhou Mancang and ask him to inform the people in the village.
The people of Zhouzhuang had heard that there were tigers in the mountains behind the Lin family. They had also heard the roar of the tiger just now, so they dared not go anywhere.
After hearing Zhou Mancang's explanation, they all said that they would never go.
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"Your Majesty, there is news from Tibet." Li Mu said respectfully.
When Li Shimin heard this, he quickly took it and started reading it, without caring about dealing with political affairs.
Since Lin Xuan told him that Tubo would probably attack the Tang Dynasty in the future, Li Shimin sent people to Tibet to investigate the news.
Because Tubo is located on a plateau, most people who go there will suffer from headaches, dizziness, shortness of breath, chest tightness, vomiting, purple lips, general weakness, etc.
Unless you leave immediately, the symptoms will be relieved, otherwise death will occur.
But not everyone will have these symptoms, and some people will have short-term chest tightness and shortness of breath, and quickly adapt to it.
Baiqi sent many people, a total of hundreds of people, and finally more than ten people successfully entered Tubo.
This news was discovered by them and sent back in a hurry.
Li Shimin frowned deeply after reading the information.
It is naturally impossible for Baiqi's people to investigate any confidential information in such a short period of time. This information is all about what happened in Tubo after Songtsen Gampo succeeded to the throne.
Songtsen Gampo's father, Langri Songtsan, was the 32nd generation Zampu of the Tubo Dynasty. His father led his troops to annihilate the Subi tribe and unified the Tibetan Plateau. From the leader of a small state in the south of the mountains to the monarch of all Tubo tribes, his father
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Tubo was a slave country. The territory conquered by the nobles was owned by the nobles, and the common people became slaves of the nobles.
The power of the original Supi nobles annexed the Jiqu River Basin and other places, so that the status of the new nobles surpassed the old nobles. Although the territory of the Tubo Kingdom became larger, it offended the interests of the old nobles and aroused the dissatisfaction of the old Tubo ministers.
Holding grudges and plotting rebellion.
The old nobles poisoned Langri Songtsen to death, and then raised their troops to rebel. Many areas of Tubo were occupied and separatist by the old nobles. The enemy country Supi also responded to the old nobles internally and externally. Prince Supi took the opportunity to escape and summoned the original Supi nobles to carry out the restoration.
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The Yangtong people in the west of Tubo also looked at Tubo with covetous eyes, and Tubo was in a state of turmoil for a while.
It was under this circumstance that Songtsen Gampo succeeded to the throne of Zampu. He was only twelve years old at this time.
After Songtsan Gampo succeeded to the throne, it took him three years to quell the internal rebel forces and completely bring the land, people and troops they occupied under Zanpu's jurisdiction.
In addition, he repelled Yangtong's attack. After Yangtong retreated, Songtsen Gampo took the initiative to send his sister to Yangtong for marriage.
In addition to these, there is also information about Tubo's military strength.
To be honest, Tibet currently only has more than 100,000 troops, and Li Shimin doesn't take it to heart.
What he valued more was Songtsen Gampo.
There were many countries around the Tang Dynasty, many of which were stronger than Tubo, but he didn't take it seriously.
Whether a country is strong or not, the strength of the country is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to look at the monarch.
The Sui Dynasty was even stronger than the current Tang Dynasty.
However, the country fell after Yang Guang took the throne for fourteen years, which shows the importance of a wise monarch to a country.
And Songtsen Gampo was not lacking in both ability and skill. He did not dare to underestimate such a person.