Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1612
The cold wind howled and the snowflakes fluttered.

Yansun looked resolute, knelt outside Shao Shude's golden tent, and kept saying: "I swear to the sky that I will always be a servant of the Great Xia. If I violate this oath, I will kill everyone and kill my sons and grandchildren."

There is no response from the account.

Yansun didn't panic at all, and continued to kneel.

He was very confident, because the howling cold wind could not suppress the charming voice from deep in his wife's throat.

With Cai Bangshi like this, he must be angry with him, right?She used to be very reserved, biting her lips tightly all the time, refusing to make a sound.Yansun felt a little sour in his heart.

But soon he strengthened his faith.My father once said that if they can't stand it in Zhongbalazi, they can only flee westward to Ali, and I don't know if the nobles there will take them in——

In history, after Bakzan was killed by the serf uprising army, Jidnimagun fled to the area of ​​Shiquan River in Ali. Fort, where the capital was established, established the Ali royal family after the split of Tubo.

Six years later, the earth king Gexi Tashizan of Burang next door (today's Pulan County) built a palace on the territory. The common people let Jidnimagun inherit.

Jidnimagun divided the land among his three sons before his death.

Baiji Ribagun was stationed in Leh (now Leh, India), and the territory was later Tibet, Japan and Kashmir, and later generations developed the Ladakh royal family.

The second son Zhaxi Degun was stationed in Pulan (now Ali Pulan), and the territory was divided into Nagqu, Ali and Nepal. Later generations developed the Pulan royal family, and later split into the Guge royal family.

The third son, Dezu Gun, was stationed in Sangga (now northern India), and his territory was the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand (north of New Delhi). Later generations developed the Sangga royal family.

Compared with the descendants of Jidnimagun, the life of brother Tie and Yansun's father Tashi Zibabai is much more difficult.His descendants mainly developed in the Yalong area, and their influence was relatively small, far from being comparable to those of their cousins.

Yansun's family knew about their own family affairs, and they didn't think that their family's department was robbing their uncle's department for resources, so they focused on hugging their thighs, regardless of the cost.

"The sage of Daxia has his ambition in the world, and the world is so vast." Yansun was trembling with cold, but still insisted: "Tubo occupies the southwest of Daxia, and its land is divided into pieces. Now is a good opportunity to intervene. The servant is a Zanpu Miao descendant. , can be the pioneer of the king..."

The guards, Huangmen, and 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 is as warm as spring.

The two men and women with wet hair intertwined and hugged each other tightly.

"You just had your period seven days ago, aren't you afraid?" Shao Shude said.

Cai Bangshi muttered in a low voice: "If you are pregnant, it can only be yours, because..."

"What?" Shao Shude asked.

Cai Bangshi let go of his limbs, turned his head away, and didn't want to say more, but said: "I want to go back to Tibet, what's the use of lying to you?"

"What's your name?"

"I have a Chinese name Nunu."

"I heard that there are four major families in Tubo, and the Cai Bang family is one of them. The Cai Bang family, the second concubine of Osong in the past..."

"That's my great aunt."

"Oh. Cai Bangshi is also split now?"

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 said with a smile: "Go back to Luoyang with me first, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

Cai Bangshi was so angry that his eyes rounded and he wanted to get up.

"Don't move around, our child is still in your stomach." Shao Shude teased.

Cai Bangshi didn't answer, and got up directly, then squatted to one side, and while moving his hands down, he looked at Shao Shude angrily.

Shao Shude laughed loudly, quickly hugged the girl in his arms, put it close to her ear, and said softly: "You have been married to Yansun for three years, and you haven't had any children yet... If he has no children, which nobleman would dare to vote for him?"

Cai Bangshi didn't struggle.

"Did you see that the burnt bamboo that came today is too much?" Shao Shude asked.

"I saw it."

"I plan to let him join..." Shao Shude sighed at this point.

After hearing that Brother Tie and Yansun were the descendants of Dharma Zanpu, Shao Azhuduo was in awe and humility.

Reminiscent of the scattered thousands of tribes in the Qingtang and Tubo tribes in later generations, and as a result, after Zongsiluo was ushered in, one or two larger tribes supported them, and soon unified Qingtang and established a country with a million people. And won a big victory in the war with Xixia.

The more ignorant the nation, the better the noble race.

In the huge Tubo Empire, the most revolutionary thing was the slaves who shouted, "It's hard to cut down a mountain, but easy to cut down a human head."On the contrary, when the aristocrats met Jidnimagun, they gave away both their daughters and their land. It was unbelievable for him to establish a country without soldiers and rights.

He couldn't figure out the political ethics of this place.

"Forget it, let's go to bed first." Shao Shude clapped his hands, and some palace servants came in to clean up.

He was wearing a mink fur, got up and opened the big tent, looked at Yansun who was kneeling outside, scanned up and down, and finally sighed: "Such a firm mind is a material for great things."

Yansun was overjoyed when he saw Shao Shude come out, and after hearing what he said, he immediately drenched his head with ice water, chilling his heart.

"However, if you don't have any skills, if you go back to Tubo, no one will join you." Shao Shude smiled again, and said: "You make me very difficult. If you don't have skills, you won't be able to do things after you go back. If you have great skills, you're worried Your wings are stiff."

"Your Majesty." Yansun was anxious, and immediately said: "Now that Chi Degun is in great power, and the country is torn apart, even if the servant returns to Tubo, if he dies, he will be divided into a corner."

"Separate a corner, to put it lightly." Shao Shude said: "How many people want to separate a corner and have no chance. Besides, compared to your days when you are a bereaved dog, how is it?"

"Your Majesty!" Yansun said with tears in his eyes, "If the servant succeeds, I would like to set up a shrine at home, pray for His Majesty day and night, and teach my descendants to be the servants of the Great Xia forever."

"Hmm..." Shao Shude stroked his beard lightly, pondering over it.

In fact, even if they are not sent back, most of those places are occupied by the descendants of Jidnimagun and Chidgunnian.

When they went back, they also competed with the descendants of these two men.

Shao Shude is not very clear about the territories occupied by the later Tubo kings, but one thing is for sure, the Tubo territory is basically divided up by the descendants of Yundan and Esong.

That being the case, why not give you more competitors, anyway, he doesn't need to pay any cost, just send them back, and let them use Daxia's tiger skin if he is exhausted.

In the future, if Brother Tie and Yansun are obedient, it is naturally good.

If you are disrespectful, there is no loss.

Anyway, Great Xia is not capable of conquering the various forces on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, why not give it a try and see if it can be encroached step by step through political means.

His heart is already inclined to send people back.

"Your Majesty!" Yansun had a keen mind, and when he saw something going on, he hurriedly wiped away his tears, ignoring the mud and snow on the ground, and walked forward on his knees.

"Shua!" The guards drew out their knives, put them on his neck, and shouted to stop.

Cai Bangshi screamed, stood in the tent with his clothes in his hands, and looked outside.

Yeonsun glanced at his wife.

His hair was wet, his eyes were misty, and his face was flushed.She was wearing a tulle, her chest was white, and she walked tremblingly.

For the first time, he discovered that his wife was so gorgeous.Nunu at this moment is amazingly beautiful!
He didn't dare to look any further, so he quickly lowered his head and cried, "Your Majesty, trust me once more. Now, I only want to borrow thousands of troops to help me achieve my success."

"Go back first, 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 became excited again.

Paying such a high price must succeed!He secretly encouraged himself and got up silently. Unexpectedly, he knelt for too long, his whole body was frozen stiff, and he fell directly into the snow.

Shao Shude hugged Cai Bangshi's soft body, got into the warm bed, and fell asleep soundly.

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In the first few days of October, Shao Shude privately summoned the leaders of the Luo family, Yang family, Liang family, Bai family and other Dangxiang tribes active in Shudun City and Fucheng City, and gave them rewards and warm words of comfort.

Strictly speaking, these tribes are not party people.

Like the Liang family, they were originally Huhua Han people living in Lingzhou, and they lived as nomads.

The Tang Dynasty unified them into "Hexi Dangxiang" and didn't bother to make a distinction.

Historically, in the Xixia period, these tribes lived a good life, and even increased their power greatly, ranking among the top of the country.

In this time and space, Shao Shude sent them all to the Qinghai Lake area as a tool for him to "whip" the tribes of Tubo, which is very useful.

And their strength has also grown stronger, annexing many small tribes of Tubo, Tuyuhun, and Qiang people, so that Shao Shude had to separate them.For example, the Liang Family Division is now divided into the Daliang Division and the Xiaoliang Division, based on the separation of the two brothers.

He is not ready to move these tribes yet.But there are still plans to transfer them in the future, such as sending them to the Western Regions to graze.

The reason for this consideration is mainly to change the local ethnic structure.

The Luo family and other tribes, at least in the tribe, use Daxia official dialect, and the upper-middle-class people are proficient in writing and ink. 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 it may not be impossible to rebel, it is still more reliable than the Turks.

Moreover, these tribes are relatively wealthy and have good fighting power, and they can also play a role in the battle after arriving in Anxi. If you fight with the wind, you can't see how good you are.

On the fifth day of October, after these tribes dispersed, Shao Shude inspected the Qingtang Town Army again, handed out rewards, and then prepared to leave.

That night, Brother Tie brought his wife, Mrs. Lu, to visit again.

Like the Caibang family, the Meilu family is also one of the top four black-clothed families in Tubo. It originated from the line of Songtsan Gampo's father, one of which was the rich family of Ali.

"Your Majesty, please borrow five thousand soldiers to help me go back to the Yalong Valley." Brother Tie said without any nonsense, kowtowing his head directly.

"What did you hear?" Shao Shude asked.

"No." Brother Tie denied.

Can he admit it?He didn't hear the news, but he saw Cai Bangshi staying overnight in the dragon tent more than once and leaving at dawn, but can this be said?

"Are you sure you can succeed in the Yalong Valley?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Yes." Brother Tie said.

Shao Shude thought silently.

Yalong is the Yalong Yalong River Valley, roughly in the area of ​​Shannan and Nyingchi.Together with Luoxie and Xiangquan River, it is the three major components of the origin of the Tubo tribe.

"How to get to this area?" Shao Shude pointed out the practical problem, that is, how to get in touch with 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. Officials and dignitaries will come down on hearing the wind, and there is no need for a big fight." Brother Tie suppressed his excitement and said .

Shao Shude fell silent.

Is it that simple?Of course it's impossible.

In order to attract sponsorship, Brother Tie naturally picked the best ones.Following the route that Tubo attacked Nanzhao back then, going straight up all the way and entering the hinterland of the Yalong River Valley, how many difficulties and obstacles will we have to go through?Will the local nobles and officials really surrender?

Maybe some will, but by no means all.

But thinking about it the other way around, as long as some of them agree to surrender, Brother Tie will stand firm, and it will develop slowly later.Even if his generation is not good enough, he can still pin his hopes on his children and grandchildren.

Seeing that Shao Shude was silent, Brother Tie pushed his wife forward, and said earnestly: "I know that this trip is extremely dangerous, so I am willing to leave my wife and children in the Central Plains, and send someone to take them back after the matter is completed."

This is a hostage.

Shao Shude nodded slightly, but said nothing.

Brother Tie was ecstatic, and after patting his head a few more times, he bid farewell and left.

The atmosphere in the tent became ambiguous for a moment.

Mei 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 perform a dance for Your Majesty."

"Okay." Shao Shude smiled, sat on the bed, and said.

The smell of Cai Bang's last night still remained on the couch, and he was so excited by the beauty in front of him that he was addicted to it.

Liu Qu, who lives in the living room, sat in another tent diagonally opposite, silently watching the figure under the candle.

He didn't look away until it was almost dawn.

Then he sat in front of the case, spread out a pen and paper, and wrote: "...the wife of Prince Tie, the Tubo prince, is kind and generous. Because he waits on the left and right, eats and drinks, presents songs and dances, the emperor is very happy, and stays until dawn."

(End of this chapter)