Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 392 What I say is good, the Tibetans have to think what is good
Today's Sun Boru, the former Subi Kingdom, and the Daughter Kingdom, which became a household name because of "Journey to the West" in later generations, want to restore the country.

Li Yan looked calm and did not pretend to be surprised.

In the past, the Subi Kingdom was ruled by the big and small princesses. The current Tubo princess, the Mulu family, belongs to the lineage of the little princesses.

From Sun Boru's internal political structure, it can be seen that their previous customs have not been discarded, which shows that they have a sense of identity with the original country, but they are quite suppressed in Tubo. Such subjugated people want to restore the country again It's normal.

The key is how high is the success rate?
After pondering for a while, Li Yan asked back: "Can you know the history of my Central Plains?"

Sun Boru shook his head blankly.

Li Yan gave the simplest example: "Ruben knows about the land of Bashu, right? Qin, the first unified dynasty in the Central Plains, was able to defeat its competitors at that time because it owned the land of Bashu. country, since Shu'."

"The importance of your Subi to Tubo is equivalent to the importance of Bashu to Qin. With your population and food, Tubo can frequently fight abroad, obtain spoils of war, and maintain a stable domestic political structure."

"Once you lose all of you, relying solely on the development of the remaining places in Tubo, you will basically lose the ability to make progress abroad. You can only keep looking at the sky for food. I hope that your Zanpu, who is blessed by the gods, can bless all places with good weather."

When Sun Bo Ruben heard the last word, his face changed slightly, and he said fearfully: "Zanpu pretended to be sick in the early years, but after the visit of your country's envoy, he recovered his mighty and mighty true face. In the place where the land is harvested, it is fortunate that this person governs the country absurdly, otherwise it would be difficult for the old man to come here."

Li Yan frowned slightly: "Rule the country is absurd? What kind of absurd law?"

Sun Boruben immediately remembered that this person still had status in Tubo, so he couldn't help but test out: "Li Geling is Zan Puzhong, Pei Dasser, I don't dare to say more..."

Li Yan almost forgot about Zanpu Zhong who made Li Zhi happy in the past, and said with a smile: "I don't hide from Ru Ben, from the point of view of Tang people, I hope Su Pi can restore the country. As for Zanpu Zhong, what about Zanpu Zhong? I appreciate Zanpu's affection very much, but first of all, I am the leader of the Great Tang Neiwei Pavilion, General Zhongwu."

Sun Boru understood.

In fact, she should have understood when she came to Datang. She is in a high position here, but if she is transferred to Tubo, she will not give a thumbs up, don't be shy at all!

She felt relieved: "What Li Geling means, I understand that the land of Subi is very important to Tubo, and they will naturally hinder us a lot. Therefore, if we can restore the country with the help of Tang Dynasty, we would like to be like Tuyuhun. Get married to be the Great Tang vassal state, and pledge to serve your life faithfully, guarding the frontiers for the Great Tang."

Li Yan smiled slightly, the daughter country is ruled by a heroine, if you want to get married, do you have to send a royal brother over there?
But it's interesting, he still said seriously: "Ru Ben's invitation is indeed my internal guard's responsibility, but this matter is difficult, especially since the Gar family is still there, if you are not careful, you will be killed! "

In history, the survivors of Supi also united with the Tang Dynasty several times to resist the oppression of Tubo. The most tragic one was the killing of thousands of royal family members and their cronies. The customs are discarded, and from that moment on, the country will be completely subjugated.

Sun Bo Ruben said solemnly: "This matter concerns my whole family. I made this decision after careful consideration. How dare I slack off in the slightest?"

Li Yandao: "Then Ruben please remember one thing from now on. Before the official action, you are still a citizen of Tubo, and everything remains the same. Think from the perspective of Tubo."

Sun Bo Ruben nodded: "I understand."

Li Yan began to ask: "What is the price of tea cakes that are popular in your country?"

Sun Boru told the truth: "Black, really black!"

Li Yan asked again: "Then do you buy it?"

Sun Boru didn't hesitate: "Buy, of course you have to buy!"

Li Yan likes these simple nobles: "Tell me the specific reason."

Sun Boruben said: "There are two main points. The first is to drink tea every day. We really don't have to suffer from stagnation. The second is the atmosphere brought by Li Geling. The nobles of the Tang Dynasty are drinking it, so we naturally have to drink it."

Li Yan asked: "Will these tea cakes be placed by your side?"

This is a literal meaning. The first time Li Yan saw Ru Ben in front of him, he was surrounded by gorgeous gold and silver ornaments.

This nouveau riche-like custom is not her alone. The nobles of the Tubo chieftains all have treasures and do not hide them. They all display them. While showing their wealth, it is also convenient for direct rewards. Grab a handful of golden peas and sprinkle them over.

Now Sun Bo Ruben's words prove that tea cakes have replaced Jin Doudou: "Of course, put it aside, we reward cronies with tea cakes, and the subordinates are most happy to give tea cakes."

Li Yandao: "In this way, the mediocre people in Tubo must not be able to drink tea, even the Gui people can't ask for it?"

Tubo is a society of slavery, and there are two classes of people, "Gui" is the high-class people, "Yong" is the low-class common people and servants, Sun Boruben said: "Every time the caravans bring too little good tea, If they were snatched up by the powerful chieftains, it would not be their turn at all..."

Li Yan is very satisfied with this kind of hunger marketing.

This is what he ordered to calm the nerves before, ordering other merchants to reduce the amount of tea, and implement the policy of making rare things more expensive.

He does not engage in monopoly, earn money together, and cut leeks together with foreign countries, but if any businessman dares to use a large amount of inferior tea to hit the market and ruin a major event, he will let the other party understand with blood, why the merchant ranks in the top ranks The last of agriculture and industry.

So far, it seems that the results are good. There are very few good teas in the Tubo market, and all the caravans intend to reduce the quantity. This is why the small countries in the Western Regions actually change the packaging of Yangxian tea as a tribute. In the eyes of these small countries, this thing is indeed extremely valuable. .

Of course, this kind of situation cannot be maintained forever, as long as there is a market, there will be some people who will take risks. Now that the people of Tubo and Guizhou have more and more demand for tea cakes, and they have money in their hands, they are bound to be targeted by greedy businessmen.

So after laying the groundwork for so long, it's time to act.

Li Yan took a sip of tea and said in a calm tone, "If the tea supply is accidentally cut off, what will happen in Tubo?"

Sun Boru was startled, and his pupils shrank suddenly: "The tea supply will be cut off? But we are all used to drinking it now..."

Li Yandao: "The production of good tea is not much. Next, I will clean up the water transportation in Tang Dynasty and set up a transfer envoy. However, when a new position takes office, there is always an adaptation period. It is normal that the transportation is not timely, such as Yangxian tea. If you can’t drink it, you can go to the next level.”

Sun Bo Ruben suddenly felt uncomfortable: "But after this tea is fried, the aroma is particularly obvious. I taste other famous teas from Bashu, and I don't have that kind of taste. Li Geling also commented that this tea is the best. As a Ru Ben, wouldn't it be self-degrading to drink inferior tea?"

Li Yan is very satisfied with this concept.

Yangxian tea was a tribute tea in history, and it must be the top-grade tea, but it would be an exaggeration to say that it is the best.

But it doesn't matter, what tea he said is the best, the Tibetans have to think which tea is the best.

In this way, the people of the lower class can’t drink it, the people of the middle class can’t buy it, and the nobles of the upper class have to cut off their supply. However, tea is not an ordinary drink, it’s a good medicine for people on the highlands to no longer suffer from bloating, constipation, and death from pain...

This kind of Tubo deserves the attention of the inner guards.

Li Yandao: "This matter won't be too far away. Ru Ben needs to make more preparations when he goes back, and stock up on some tea cakes."

Sun Boru understood the meaning: "Leader Li Ge, please don't worry, I understand."

Li Yan returned to the previous topic: "Ru Ben hasn't said yet, what kind of ridiculous method is your Zanpu running the country?"

Sun Boruben said: "He allowed the Gar family to fight with all parties, and also handed over the power to the princess. He patrolled all over the place all day long, and the Yushitai was also abandoned. What he believed in is governance by doing nothing. It is very inaction, but there is no governance. ..."

Li Yan extracted the key point: "Delegate power to the princess?"

The concubine Mulu is from the lineage of the little princess of Supi, and she is a figure like Wu Zetian in history. The Gar family is so prominent, she divided it and ruled it, and killed four of the five brothers. Even the war god Qinling was forced to hang himself. Seeing that the situation is not good, Zanpo was the only one left, and took her clansmen to defect to Datang.

Such a woman, of course, should not be underestimated, and through Sun Boruben's tone, Li Yan also found that the two descendants of the royal family had a serious disagreement: "What did the princess do?"

Sun Boru said bitterly: "I will fully support her in taking power. Unexpectedly, after she came to power, Sun Boru would be the first to be suppressed. Compared with outsiders, she is more vicious. Now all the people in the clan hate her!"

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Then she suppressed Sun Boru to achieve political goals. What is she doing?"

Sun Bo Ruben hated it even more: "She cooperated with the Gar family, which was originally a slave family."

Li Yan was not surprised, because there was also a queen mother in Ziwei Palace who was constantly tossing, but she also became serious: "When I left Tubo, Da Lun Zan Xi Ruo felt unwell, is it all right now?"

Sun Bo Ruben said: "I don't know. Zan Xiruo is now hidden behind the scenes. Before the old man left Tubo, I heard that he intends to hand over the position of Dalun to his third brother Zanpo, and Wei Ru's Ruben will be handed over by his fourth brother Sita. Yu Cheng, the military power is still under the command of the second younger brother Qin Ling."

Li Yan frowned slightly: "The Gar family has received so much, and what kind of support has it given the princess?"

Sun Boruben said: "According to what the old man found out, the Gar family will support the little prince to take the throne, and the princess will be the empress dowager."

Li Yan had a guess in his mind, and asked with a slightly strange expression: "Little prince? Don't Zanpu and Wangfei only have one son?"

Sun Bo Ruben explained: "That is the eldest son, and the one who is going to take over now is the little prince born last year..."

(End of this chapter)