Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 297
Sending off Prince Dashi, Lun Qinling went out with Shen Sanwen.

"Emissary Zhou is proficient in rhythm and also good at pondering people's hearts, which really impressed Qin Ling."

Shen Sanwen felt that Qinling was an honest person, so it was good to know, why did he say it out, "This envoy just played a piece of music at random, but I didn't expect it to be heard as a hymn by the big cannibal, this is a misunderstanding .”

Lun Qinling ordered the people around to retreat, and there were only the two of them left on the broad road. The buildings in the post house were generally not high, and there was no one in sight. Walking in it, there was a smell of Tubo Unique milk flavor.

Lun Qinling walked back and forth twice in front of him, as if hesitating about how to deal with it.

Shen Sanwen was the first to break the tranquility, "What Qinling is hesitating about, can I let my emissary know, so that I can relieve your worries."

Lun Qinling smiled gently, but his words were not gentle at all, "It's bitter cold in Tubo, I've been plotting the Western Regions for a long time, can Zhou Envoy relieve me?"

Shen Sanwen could only sigh with a smile, "Are you serious?"

Lun Qinling nodded solemnly.

Shen Sanwen laughed loudly, "Then you are really stupid."

Lun Qinling did not underestimate his words. After all, Dashi is also very mysterious to Tubo, but this envoy can easily play the hymn of Dashiren.

Shen Sanwen shook his head and explained, "This is impossible. The Silk Road originated in the Western Han Dynasty. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains began to operate this business route. The countries in the Western Regions became weaker and weaker, and they were able to grab enough from the Silk Road. For them, the army is just for decoration. Their heart is for Da Zhou, and Da Zhou is willing to share enough profits to support them.

But if this road is controlled by Tubo, how big is Tubo's appetite?

Who can allow the enslavement of foreign forces to take away the food on their plates.

The Silk Road is only valuable if it can bring enough benefits to the Central Plains. If Tubo controls the Western Regions, Dazhou can completely stop the export of tea, silk and porcelain, because Dazhou is completely self-sufficient.Once the interests of this road are not enough to encourage business contacts, how can Tubo get rich by this road. "

Lun Qinling maintained a smile on his face, "You're not right. Da Zhou's control of the Western Regions is indeed to ensure the development of this commercial route, but Da Zhou will not have the courage to stop the commercial exchanges on this road. Da Zhou needs Spices and jewels from the West. Controlling this traffic artery will get a piece of the pie. Dazhou doesn't care what countries are around it, as long as it can trade smoothly.

And Tubo's requirements are not high, they only need to be able to use the income from the Western Regions in exchange for enough food and cloth. "

Shen Sanwen admired Lun Qinling's argument very much. His previous words should be very effective if he coaxed Xiao Zanpu, but they didn't work at all in Lun Qinling's case.

"Tubo has fought against the Great Tang Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty for 60 years, but still failed to win the Western Regions. Are you still unwilling to give up?"

Lun Qinling smiled and said, "My father once told me that when he first came to Tubo, the people here were very poor. If they were from the Central Plains, they would have started to revolt and rebel. The reuse of Zanpu has led the Tibetans to learn the advanced culture of the Central Plains, and they have achieved today step by step.

And I will lead the Tibetans to a better future, so that they will no longer suffer from hunger and severe cold. "

Shen Sanwen raised his chin and thought about it. It seems that Tubo is not so difficult. What he saw along the way, the people of Tubo are quite peaceful and happy.

Lun Qinling seemed to understand his thinking, "What you see is only a part of Tubo. People who can walk on the streets of the capital are no different from ordinary people in Dazhou. They are equally rich, but Tubo has a wider area. The poor are the ones you cannot see."

Shen Sanwen lowered his hand and looked directly at Lun Qinling, "Do you want to change the slavery system in Tubo and give everyone freedom?"

Lun Qinling had a new understanding of his intelligence, "You are very extraordinary!"

If Qinling thinks this way again, then there is a reasonable explanation for the hatred of the Tubo nobles towards him, so that in the end most of them sided with Zanpu, opposed him and killed him.

After all, a person who has the ability to lead Tubo to prosperity, as long as he does not endanger the interests of the majority of those in power, it is difficult to be defeated.

Shen Sanwen thought for a while, and suddenly felt that the clear blue sky in Tubo in front of him seemed to be shrouded in an unreal mist.

He has never experienced slavery, but he has also seen black slave propaganda films such as 12 Years a Slave, and knows how terrible the life of a slave is, how cruel it is for a person to be treated like a cow and a dog, without dignity or self .

And Qin Ling was able to liberate them so farsightedly.

The people of Tubo are very happy to have such a visionary leader.

"You will fail."

Lun Qinling replied, "I learned the culture of the Central Plains since I was a child, and I know the history of the Central Plains. Where there is change, there is bloodshed. There has never been a smooth change. If sacrifices can awaken people's conscience, make Tubo prosperous and strong, and bring freedom and peace to this land. If you are happy, then the sacrifice is worth it.”

If an inexperienced young man hears this, he must be greatly moved. A person who can sacrifice himself for the benefit of others is a respectable person anyway.

But Shen San asked not to agree with this statement, "Do you know what Da Zhou is changing now?"

Lun Qinling smiled softly, "I know something, Her Majesty is organizing educational reforms, I think this is impossible to achieve, even if these slaves and civilians can have independent personalities, it is meaningless to train them to read and write. Even if they are literate, What can they do?"

Shen Sanwen really wanted to laugh at himself, he could read history books and understand principles, at least he could also read novels, so live happily, okay?

"Lun Qinling must feel that he is the savior of Tubo, but is that really the case? In the history of the Central Plains, there are indeed many examples of failed reforms, and there are also examples of bloody reforms, but this is not because the reforms must be bloody, but because they Too weak, not hard enough to others, not hard enough to yourself.

So they failed and bled.It also gave you such a ridiculous impression that reforms will bleed, maybe there will be Yingjie who thinks like you in thousands of years. "

On Qinling is too narrow because of the limited view.

Lun Qinling laughed out loud this time, very happy, as if he hadn't seen such a confidant for a long time, he didn't want to bleed, but he was really not cruel enough.

"Interesting, I'd love to hear your thoughts."

Shen San asked chuckled, but didn't speak.You are about to face catastrophe, why should I tell you this, if you really defeated Little Zanpu under my prompt, and then colluded with Dashi to defeat the defenders of the Western Regions, he is really a sinner through the ages.

Lun Qinling was not angry at his sudden silence, "You know Dashi very well?"

The topic finally came back to the right track, Shen San asked and replied, "I can't say I understand it, but I know that whether Tubo competes with Dashi or Dazhou for the Western Regions, it will fail."

Lun Qinling frowned rarely, and the wrinkles piled up on his face, making him look even more distressed.

Shen Sanwen looked at the old man and felt a little bit of emotion, but it was not because of his patriotism, but because of his own situation.Even in times of peace and prosperity, people in the field of power will inevitably be attacked by all kinds of people. Today, if they hold power in a country, they will be decapitated in a different place in the future.

Lun Qinling blinked and relieved his wrinkles, "Without the Western Regions, Tubo would have no future, and without wealth, Tubo would have no way to make further progress."

Shen Sanwen was a little angry at his bandit logic, and said angrily, "You wouldn't go grab Dashi, Tianzhu, just stare at the Western Regions? Dazhou owes you? The Central Plains is easy to bully?"

Lun Qinling laughed again, "The mountains north of Tubo cannot be crossed, otherwise the other countries are indeed better choices."

Shen San asked to calm down, this old man, "You don't understand the system of the Great Food Kingdom. Their religious leader is far more noble than the king. If they occupy Tubo, they will preach to the whole people. The leader is the god in their hearts, and their income is all Those who are willing to donate are handed over to the teaching library. They are willing to endure the pain of this life in exchange for the well-being of the next life.

Ever since I was a child, everyone around me has been talking about the goodness of the Lord. The leader said that this land should belong to Dashi, so it belongs to Dashi.

They gathered the young and strong from the country to come, and they didn't worry about the rebellion in the country at all.If they win the Western Regions, Tubo and Dazhou will be next.

The aggressiveness of religion is no less aggressive than human nature and a warlike country that feeds war with war.

Tubo practiced slavery, and the capture of the Western Regions would enslave the local people. They became slaves from free people, and they would be angry, longing for revenge, and looking forward to the arrival of the Great Zhou army.

Therefore, Tubo will undoubtedly lose on the issue of the Western Regions.

As far as the current military strength is concerned, Tubo and Dashi combined do not have as many soldiers as Dazhou.

Hei Chi Changzhi, Wang Xiaojie, Zhang Yang and others in the Great Zhou are all invincible generals. They will inevitably lead the Great Zhou's million-strong army to sweep away the enemy troops in the Western Regions, and no one can stop them. "

After listening to Lun Qinling, he was not moved at all, "If it is so easy, why did His Majesty Zhou bother to send such an important envoy here? Although the Turks bowed their heads, the old nobles are ready to move. Zhang Yang will never leave the Turks at this time. Wang Xiaojie needs to guard You will never set foot in the Western Regions on the border of Tubo. Wang Fangyi has a quarrel with your emperor and is not trusted. He has black teeth and is old and sick. Lou Shide has been tortured by patients all year round, so he can only retire in Luoyang.

Dashi may not be unable to win this battle. "

Shen Sanwen was speechless, this man is just a rock.

"Then even if Tubo is just making wedding dresses for others, do you still have to help Dashi?"

Lun Qinling took a deep look at him, and there was light in those eyes, making the originally cloudy eyes shine, "No. It's just that Prince Dashi showed his sincerity when he came, but Zhou Envoy I kept thinking about the good thing about the pie in the sky, and Qin Ling thought it would be useless to talk more."

Indeed, Shen Sanwen didn't think about paying anything, but Tubo couldn't just rely on this inaction and just want to drink Da Zhou's blood and eat Da Zhou's flesh, right?
Why.

No, he had to calm down and not be led by the nose by Lun Qinling, it's just that this guy spoke calmly, but it was really infuriating to understand the key point.

He has to find his way back.

"Actually, there is a way here that can make Tubo prosperous and strong from now on."

Lun Qinling still just replied with a faint smile, "Please tell me, the envoy."

"As long as Tubo becomes a part of the Great Zhou, and the Tubo people become part of the Great Zhou people and members of this big family, won't the matter be resolved? The Great Zhou will not sit idly by and ignore internal problems."

Lun Qinling obviously had no hope for his idea, "It makes sense, but how should the culture, ancestral temples, and history of Tubo be preserved, and how should the spirits of Tubo ancestors be placed?"

Shen San asked persuasively, "If the heroes of Tubo are well-known, they will certainly not want to see the pain and hardships of the younger generations. All the peoples around the Great Zhou admire the culture of the Central Plains. Look at the people of the Turks and the Western Regions. They all live very well. okay?"

He is the best at persuading people.

Lun Qinling once again agreed, "It does make sense. However, Qinling still believes that a small country has its benefits, and the large Zhou has a vast territory, so there must be places that are difficult to manage and supervise. A place far away from the imperial city may not be able to have the prosperity of the capital of Tubo. Now It’s not bad that the Tubo can let some people display their ambitions.”

Shen Sanwen nodded in agreement, "Yes, the country is too big to govern, and it is prone to civil strife. A wise monarchy may not be able to meet generations of wise monarchs. If it is passed on, it is easy to produce some stupid monarchs, and they will perish within a few hundred years. gone."

Lun Qinling is very interested in his remarks. This person's views are deviant, different from the various Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism and legal theories in the Central Plains, but he is very independent, and even dabbles in Dashi culture, so he gave birth to a good communication with this young man. some thoughts.

So, he seduced, "Why don't Zhou Envoy have a drink with me, let's have a good chat, maybe I will give up the cooperation with Dashi and let Tubo stay out of it."

Shen San asked with a smile, I believe you are a ghost, you are a bad old man full of bad water.

"Drinking alcohol can hurt your health, so let's drink tea. Lun Qinling probably likes tea too."

The old man didn't smell of alcohol at all, but he was full of milk, so he didn't know what to do when he was fooled into drinking.

Lun Qinling said boldly, "Okay. Let's go!"

Sure enough, people with outstanding military talents have a bold heart.

This person not only has a bold side, but also a delicate and gentle side. It can be seen that the rumor that he has everything in every aspect is not a lie, and he is not easy to deal with.

Shen Sanwen drank tea, brewed by himself, and he also poured a cup for Qin Ling, few people in Luoyang City could enjoy this kind of treatment.But after Qin Ling declined, he still brought the wine.

If it was some real villain, Shen Sanwen might have to be careful about getting drunk and blackmailing him, but Lun Qinling gave people the feeling that although he liked to play tricks, he was not really a despicable villain.

Therefore, this meal of wine and tea is very reassuring.

Shen Sanwen sat in the small room between the two of them, a pot of tea, two pots of wine, and two exquisite wine glasses were placed on the Tubo square table in front of them.

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