The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 329

In the third year of Kaiyuan, the entire Tang Dynasty began to promote cotton planting and white buses.

Suddenly, Bai Gui's reputation spread all over the world.

Everyone from top to bottom, including Yibang, knew about his deeds, and his fame was unattainable for ordinary people.

In the past, Bai Gui was only the first double-subject champion. Although it was fresh, ordinary people would not deliberately understand it. However, cotton planting is closely related to people's livelihood, and the price of warm clothes has dropped greatly. Can afford warm clothes, but compared with the past, the scope of people who can afford cold clothes has greatly increased, not only limited to wealthy households, a considerable number of civilians also have the opportunity to wear warm clothes.

Cotton can be used not only to keep out the cold, but also silk fabrics throughout the year.

When cotton planting was promoted in the first year, it was enforced from top to bottom by the palace and the government, and few people were willing to plant it.However, after seeing the cotton planted in Huangzhuang and Guantian, the ups and downs worked. In the second and third years, the cotton planting output increased rapidly, spreading from the area around Chang'an to the surrounding areas at an astonishing speed.

The two virtuous ministers at this time, Yao Chong and Song Jing, were not mediocre people, and formulated various policies to promote cotton planting in an orderly manner.

Therefore, in the fifth year of Kaiyuan, the imperial court was able to provide sufficient cold-proof armaments to the two Tang armies attacking the Tubo Kingdom in the southwest and north.

In the sixth year of Kaiyuan, Linyi Marquis Baigui led an army of 20 and defeated [-] people in Tubo Kingdom. However, he did not underestimate the enemy and made rash advances. Instead, he chose to fight steadily in terms of strategy, and built a city defense on the snow-covered plateau to wait for another battle in the coming year. .

Although there is no lack of the idea of ​​Baigui supporting the bandits' self-respect, it is indeed a good strategy for fighting Tu Bo.If you underestimate the enemy and rush forward, after the summer is over, when the winter comes, even if the Tang army's ability to resist the cold is much better than before, it may be defeated in the face of the Tubo army. Efforts made will pay off.

After all, it's an away game.

On the battlefield to the north, veteran Xue Na was afraid of repeating the defeat of his father Xue Rengui's Dafeichuan, so he also chose a safe tactic, slowly approaching Tubo King City, and only after fully grasping the old Tuyuhun land would he continue to advance.

After this victory, Bai Gui was also granted the title of county magistrate and five hundred households in Shiyi.

In this battle between Datang and Tubbo, it is obvious that whether it is Bai Gui or the veteran Xue Na, they intend to use the manpower and material resources of Datang to consume the Tubbo country, because the Tubbo country is not like an ordinary country. It is a country with a mature system.Even if the dynasty is defeated, as long as their troops return to the dynasty, there is a possibility of rebellion.

It is much more difficult to destroy a country comparable to Great Tang than to destroy a tribe.

In the eighth year of Kaiyuan, two armies of Tang troops came to Tubo King City, Tubo Chide Zu Zan Zanpu held jade in his mouth, and surrendered from the city with his hands behind his back.

"Zanpu and the princess, please..."

"The commander-in-chief and General Xue came to Tubo King City today because the Tubo Kingdom did not pay tribute to Chang'an on time... It has nothing to do with Zanpu and the princess."

Bai Gui got off his horse, his face calmed down, and Chi Dezu praised Zanpu with his hands empty, and said.

"Xu Nan's face is tied to the wall, the doctor is in decline, and the scholar is a slut." - "Zuo Zhuan·Xi Gong Six Years"

In ancient times, there was also a set of fixed etiquette for going out of the city and surrendering.

People like Tu Bo Zanpu, if they go out of the city to surrender, they need to face the wall, that is, face forward with their hands tied behind their backs, with jade in their mouth.And the doctor, that is, the minister needs to support the coffin, and ordinary soldiers need to wear mourning clothes.

Chi De Zuzan did not understand these etiquettes of the Central Plains, but Princess Jincheng was the princess of the Tang Dynasty, the adopted daughter of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty. She was deeply educated by the royal family since she was a child.

With this set of etiquette for surrendering out of the city, no matter what Bai Gui thinks in his heart, he will treat Chi De Zuzan kindly at the first time on the surface, so as to show that Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette.

Similarly, he also had a reason to treat him kindly, because this person was not only Tubo's Zanpu, but also the husband-in-law of Princess Jincheng. If you look at it from Datang's point of view, he is also a fifth-rank son-in-law captain.

The disposal also needs to be sent to Chang'an, and Li Longji will handle it himself, and he can't do it for him.

Hearing this, Chide Zuzan's expression softened slightly, and he was relieved inwardly.

Fate is saved.

But when he heard the last sentence, there was anger in his heart.What does Chang'an pay tribute to late?

Tu Bo is not a slave state of the Tang Dynasty, he can pay tribute whenever he wants!
Can this be regarded as the reason for Datang to attack Tubo? !
"The sage is the son of heaven. The Tang Dynasty and Tubo have an alliance of uncle and nephew, which means that Tubo is the prince of the four directions. The princes pay tribute to the emperor late. This is the prince's impoliteness!"

Seeing Chi Dezu's praise and dissatisfaction, Bai Gui explained casually.

After finishing speaking, he chose his words carefully, and said: "This time Tu Bo paid tribute to Tang late, and I found out the reason. It was Tu Bo who deceived each other, intending to destroy the covenant between Datang and Tu Bo. Disrupt the world."

"Come here! Immediately take down Prime Minister Tubo, and escort him to Chang'an to be punished by the Ministry of Punishment."

"I also ask Zanpu and Princess Jincheng to go to Chang'an with Tubo and Daxiang to explain clearly, so as not to destroy the relationship between Datang and Tubo."

"Before the explanation is clear..."

"Our Tang Dynasty has a saying that no matter how close you are, you can't kiss your uncle. Now that Zanpu has entered Beijing to prove his innocence, it should be reasonable for Tubo Kingdom to be taken over by us, right?"

Bai Gui looked at Chide Zuzan, who had his shoulders straight, his hands tied behind his back, and the jade in his mouth, and then he smiled and said.

Back to the fight, Datang and Tubo are still relatives by marriage. Now that Zanpu has made a mistake, it is reasonable for Datang, an relative by marriage, to take over the country of Tubo.

As soon as he finished speaking, his face became cold.

Seeing this, the guards around stepped forward and tied up Prime Minister Tubo, kicked him on the knee, and forced Prime Minister Tubo to kneel down in front of him.

Tubo Zampo is not easy to deal with, but Tubo Daxiang is the chicken that killed the chicken to show the monkey.

Used to stand up.

"This is Tubo Zamp's golden seal..."

"Please also accept the envoy."

Chi De Zuzan's face changed slightly, but he had already prepared for this, and he took the gold seal from the wooden case held by the minister beside him, knelt on the ground, and walked forward hand it over.

This time, Bai Gui did not help in vain, because this was a surrender ceremony.

After he accepted the golden seal and nodded, a group of Tang army guards took away Chide Zuzan and put him under house arrest.

"My concubine has met the county magistrate of Linyi."

Princess Jincheng stepped forward to salute, her pretty face was slightly nervous and uneasy, but she deliberately maintained a calm expression.

"The princess is free."

"This time, the sage also gave a secret order to the commander-in-chief to arrange the princess well and never let the princess be humiliated."

Bai Gui took a look at Princess Jincheng. With willow eyebrows, starry eyes, and apricot cheeks, she is indeed a beautiful woman. Also, it is impossible to choose a marriage partner from among the clan women. Reasonable.

"When I was in Tubo King City, I missed Chang'an day and night. Now that I can see Master Wang coming, this life can be regarded as..."

Having said this, Princess Jincheng couldn't help but choked up a few times.

Can be in the hometown, who wants to marry Tubo all the way.Although she also enjoys inexhaustible glory and wealth in Tubo, although she is a daughter of the clan, she also has the title of county lord.

Her father was also a king, big and small, King Fen.

Seeing this, Bai Gui could only speak silently.

Whether it is Princess Wencheng or Princess Jincheng, this kind of marriage is a marriage bestowed by Datang after defeating Tubo.The marriages were given to the clan daughters, not the emperor's own daughters, for the sake of border security.

This kind of thing can't be said to be wrong. After all, kissing a princess is not a big deal in the eyes of people at this time. On the contrary, it can prevent many Tang soldiers from dying.It cannot be said that you should do the things that make you happy, but that others should do the things that kill you.Like Mrs. Huarui's sentence "All 14 people are disarmed, and none of them are men" is shameless. When I enjoy the blessings with the emperor, I don't think about the frontier soldiers, and the frontier soldiers don't owe you. Why should I work hard for you? .

Of course, this is for the country.

For Princess Jincheng herself, such a fate is not good.

(End of this chapter)