Great Tang princess

Chapter 742 Tubo Province

The White House Hall of Hongshan Palace is a high-ceilinged structure, which is to ensure that there is sufficient sunlight to enter the hall.

But at this moment, in the main hall, almost all the light shone on the highest seat.

This also makes the person sitting on it shrouded in light, full of majesty.

In front of the emperor, the group of young men in black military uniforms lined up on both sides, making her more deterrent.

And the people in the hall who were sitting cross-legged with their hands tied on the ground couldn't help lowering their heads and sighing.

Since the emperor of another country sat in the exclusive position of the emperor of his own country, it meant that there was nothing to talk about.

In other words, even if there is talk, this condition is absolutely unacceptable.

But now that people are under the eaves, if they don't bow their heads, they will inevitably end up with a different head.

Wu Zetian waved his hand slightly, and Li Chongrun immediately reached out to help Chidu Songtsan who was sitting on the ground, and then pulled him to the emperor.

Although he was a little reluctant, he didn't make any resistance, and obediently let himself be pulled over.

Wu Zetian raised his hand slightly: "Untie."

With a promise, Li Chongrun drew out his ax and cut the rope that bound him.

But he didn't put the ax back in his hand, and just stood not far from him.

If he dares to make any drastic moves, just kill him directly.

Seeing Chidu Songzan who was not convinced, Wu Zetian said, "Do you have something to say?"

"Great Zhou is the kingdom of the heavens. If you want to enter Tibet like this, is it..."

"Do you need me to explain the reason?" Wu Zetian interrupted him directly, "You Tubo invaded the Western Regions and caused serious damage to the important trade routes of Dazhou. The people on the border are miserable. I have repeatedly warned you to no avail. , now you still want to act like you are wronged?"

In fact, for both parties, this is just arguing with each other, and they are naturally aware of each other.

Chidu Songzan lowered his head: "Dare to ask the emperor what he intends?"

"Tubo is located on a high plateau and lacks supplies. It cannot make positive development on its own. I have a plan. In the future, Tubo will be merged into our Da Zhou territory. As the people of Da Zhou, we will follow the orders of the imperial court and develop together."

As soon as this remark came out, Chidu Songtsan still couldn't help gnashing his teeth even though he was mentally prepared.

This is planning to destroy the country!It's too vicious!
The other courtiers were thinking about it one after another, thinking about what to do next.

With such a difference in force value, there must be no fight with Zhou Ting, the difference in combat power is too great.

As slave owners in a slave society, they essentially behaved in the same way as aristocratic families.

Now that the Tubo emperor is gone soon, they are also taking this opportunity to think about follow-up issues.

After waiting for more than a minute without hearing an answer, Wu Zetian seemed a little impatient.

The eyes under the bead curtain flickered, and he asked in a cold voice, "What? You don't agree?"

From the cold tone, it is not difficult to hear that this is not an inquiry at all, but a notification.

Chidu Songtsan knew very well that if he refused here, he would definitely not be able to see the sun of tomorrow.

Perhaps she would not order to kill herself in the hall, but it is not easy to arrange an accidental death.

In this case, anyone who does not want to die knows how to choose.

After a few seconds of serious psychological and ideological struggle, Chidu Songtsan gritted his teeth and knelt down on one knee to salute: "I, Chidu Songtsan, have met Your Majesty!"

……

The war ended smoothly, but the follow-up work has just begun.

Since it had just been defeated, it was not easy to win the hearts of the people, so Wu Zetian did not live in the Hongshan Palace at night, but still lived in the barracks and was heavily protected.

After dinner, the barracks gradually fell into silence.

In the frontline command office, Wu Zetian and a group of high-level military officers were discussing follow-up issues.

Holding a warm teacup, Wu Zetian asked softly, "What is Chen'er's plan for dealing with Tubo?"

"Isn't the country about to start the pilot project of the provincial system? It's the same here. In the future, it will be regarded as Tubo Province and merged into Dazhou. Their customs, language and culture will be preserved. But in education, you must learn Chinese and write Chinese characters. .The top leaders of most institutions try to be held by Tibetans, but other positions are composed of Han Chinese..."

The system that Li Yuechen mentioned was somewhat similar to the previous Jumi Prefecture system, but it was different.

Rather, it is a bit like the autonomous region of the future.

And Li Shouli also put forward his own opinion: "Abolish their existing armed forces, and establish our own military region in Dazhou here. The Tubo people will serve as soldiers, and they will all be sent to the interior..."

Wu Zetian nodded slightly, expressing agreement with their proposal.

As long as both military and political aspects are under control, other problems will not be considered major problems and can be solved slowly with time.

The first thing to ensure is stability, but fortunately the feudal system is a more advanced system than the slave system.

Therefore, after the change, it is equivalent to improving the status of slaves in a disguised form, and most people should be able to accept it.

At least it will not cause too much turmoil among the people, and it is best to ensure social stability.

Li Yuechen's plan is to open a school here, at least let those families who can afford to go to school send their children there.

Learning Chinese and writing Chinese characters, if nothing else happens, these children will also enter important institutions in the future, and the change starts with them.

Wu Zetian smiled slightly: "This will cost a lot of money."

"This amount of money should be considered by the local government," Li Yuechen replied. "In Tubo, barley wine and animal husbandry have room for development. For now, there is no need for financial support from the imperial court."

The current population is not as large as the future, so Tubo can afford to support these people.

As long as you monitor its economic structure and make some changes, it will definitely be fine to thrive in this era.

As for the future, other economic pillar industries such as tourism can also be considered.

Although it is said that the imperial court's finances are much more abundant than before, there will be a lot of places to spend this money with various system reforms in the future.

The country that Li Yuechen wants to build has a strong military strength, a complete industrial system, a sound rule of law, strong diplomacy and cultural output...

Not to mention education, etc... If you want to do this, why don't you spend money?

The monetary hegemony that I proposed to my mother a few years ago was to prepare for this goal.

Originally, she didn't want to do this, but thinking of her future goals, she couldn't do it otherwise.

After getting these things done, the army was still busy as hell in the next few days.

Now that the Tubo royal family has been abolished, it is easy to cause chaos, so the army has to maintain order here temporarily.

Wu Zetian also wrote back to Li Xian, asking him to discuss with Di Renjie and send some officials to take over the affairs here.

Until these officials come over, the army will continue to be stationed here to maintain order.

At the same time, some people will be left here in the military division in the future to ensure the security of the new border.

Li Yuechen originally thought about coming, why not take his mother to see Mount Everest, but after thinking about it, forget it.

In the current era, it is really not suitable for doing such deadly things, and it is considered a luxury if you look at it from a distance.

While the army was busy, Li Yuechen was also thinking about Li Chongrun's follow-up issues.

He is the heir to the future throne chosen by himself, and this time he is the first to break into the Red Mountain Palace, so he should rise up.

It stands to reason that no matter how soon, he should be promoted level by level, but now there is a serious shortage of people, so he can only be skipped a level, let him be a major first.

Now that the northeast and northwest are stable, the rest is true north.

At that time, a new military division will still be established there, because in the future there will be plans for wool harvesting, and there may be turmoil.

So Li Yuechen's idea is to let Li Chongrun go to the northern military division to serve as the chief of the army and train for a few years.

After that, you can consider entering the Ministry of War. As a future emperor, you have participated in wars and can fight. The main energy should be put on political affairs.

……

In the past few days, Chidu Songtsan sat on the steps of the White House almost every day, looking up at the sky, and sat for a whole day.

Up to now, he still feels a little unresponsive, and he is no longer the emperor of Tubo.

He has received the new order, although it is still the governor of Tubo Province, the highest chief executive.

But he also knows that sitting in this position is to appease the hearts of the people, and he doesn't have to worry about anything, as long as he shows his face regularly to show that he is still alive.

Thinking of my future life, I always feel like crying without tears.

……

Although it is said that there is already an airship, it has been ten days since the officials sent by the imperial court arrived.

It's almost May, and the weather has gradually started to warm up. Even on this plateau, I feel a little stuffy at noon.

In the White House Hall of Hongshan Palace, Wu Zetian sat in the seat originally reserved for Chidu Songtsan, met with the dispatched officials, and introduced them to Chidu Songtsan.

Afterwards, they were greeted and cleaned up in the barracks, treated to a meal, and arranged for work.

It's been more than a month since I came out in a blink of an eye, and it's time for me, the emperor, to go back.

The officials all expressed that they would definitely not disappoint His Majesty's expectations, and that the future governor would take good care of Tubo and so on...

Chidu Songtsan also bowed respectfully with a Sima face, saying that he will definitely work hard in the future and will never engage in petty tricks.

Wu Zetian was very satisfied with his attitude, and patted him on the shoulder before leaving.

However, Chidu Songtsan looked at the large seat and was filled with emotion in his heart. From now on, it will no longer belong to him...

……

On April 26, Wu Zetian and Li Yuechen boarded the airship to Dongdu and left the land.

Of course, they didn't fly back all at once, but returned to Dongdu after resting in the Yizhou Military Region for a few days.

Because of the windy weather on the way back, the landing time was half a day later than expected.

It was already noon the next day when we arrived in Dongdu.

Li Xian, who received the news early, hastily came to greet him outside Xuanwu Gate.

When the airship landed and Wu Zetian walked out of the hatch, Li Xian hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "My son has seen A Niang."

"Excuse me, I'm tired from flying all day, let's go back and have some tea." Wu Zetian waved his hands.

Li Xian agreed, and accompanied his mother back to Jixian Hall.

On the way back, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that my mother was back, so I could relax a little bit.

During the period of supervising the country, Li Xian was quite uncomfortable and felt very tired every day.

Obviously it's just sitting and reviewing memorials every day in the palace, but it feels more tiring than doing daily activities in the military camp.

Of course, this kind of tiredness is not physically, but more mentally.

For this reason, he was criticized several times by Di Renjie.

This also made Li Xian couldn't help complaining in his heart, this old guy didn't dare to argue with his mother, but he dared to say anything in front of him.

Of course, the complaints are the complaints, he still has a good impression of Di Renjie, but it's not that he has any objections to him because of this.

Li Xian is just lazy, but not stupid, he can tell the difference between good and bad.

However, just after entering Jixian Temple and sitting down, Li Xian's heart was half-cooled by Wu Zetian's words.

"During this expedition, Wei Niang also found that she was indeed getting old and couldn't keep up with energy. In the future, Sanlang will continue to oversee the country, and Wei Niang will not ask about small matters."

Li Xian was taken aback: "Aniang, this...kid still lacks experience..."

"Okay, I have enjoyed the blessings for decades, as the crown prince, it is time to contribute, don't always be lazy!" Wu Zetian waved his hand and gave him a blank look.

Of course, she knew very well what kind of virtue her son had, so how could she believe his excuses.

"In addition, when you succeed to the throne in the future, you must have clear eyes and ears. Recently, let the princess come over to study with Wan'er, so as to prepare for taking over the secret guard in the future..."

Li Xian could no longer listen to what was said later, and at this moment, he only thought of one sentence.

It's over, the once beautiful life will be completely gone from him.

……

"what?"

In the prince's bedroom, Wei Lianer listened to her husband's answer with a confused expression on her face.

After being stunned for a few seconds, he finally confirmed with some incredulity: "You want me to take over the hidden guard?"

Li Xian nodded helplessly: "Aniang said that after I succeed to the throne in the future, I must ensure that my eyes and ears are clear, and I need someone I trust to take over the secret guard..."

"But, my concubine has never been in touch with intelligence, is it..."

"So you have to study with Shangguan Wan'er for a period of time first. I don't want to succeed right away, I guess it will take a few years." Li Xian picked up his teacup and took a sip, "Lian'er must help I!"

"The concubine is naturally willing to assist His Highness with all her strength, but... After all, the concubine has never been in touch with intelligence matters."

Wei Lian'er was a little unconfident. She has been playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she is quite good at dancing and rhythm. No matter how financial she is, she can manage the family's personnel and finances well.

But intelligence is a very complicated thing. She has never touched it before, and she doesn't know where to start.

Besides, at this age, I don't know if I can learn it well.

Li Xian had an affectionate look on his face: "It's never a simple word to be respectful to the world. I have confidence in Lian Er, and in the future, only Lian Er can help me in political affairs."

Seeing her husband's affectionate appearance, Wei Lian'er nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely study hard!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand to give him a hug, but he didn't see the corner of Li Xian's mouth that was obviously smiling.

(End of this chapter)