Zhenguan Chang'an Xiaofangzheng

Chapter 186 Strategic Encirclement
When Fan Zheng was arrested and sent to Liangyi Hall, he was in a daze.

Is it possible for mere sixth-rank officials to enter here?
Liangyi Hall is located behind Taiji Hall, where the emperor reviewed memorials and discussed with Zai Fu. It was named "Zhonghua Hall" in the Sui Dynasty, and changed to its current name in the fifth year of Zhenguan.

Just to make fun of it, this name really doesn't have the grandeur of "Zhonghuadian".

The hall is much more casual, all the courtiers have a place to sit, a table, serve tea, and a table to lean on. If you add peanuts and melon seeds, it will be a proper tea party.

The map of Datang appeared in front of Fan Zheng for the first time.

The picture is not as big as it is seen on the Internet by later generations, and all the places where it is restrained are dyed with color.

All the monarchs and ministers knew well that Jumi was only a sign of local submission, but it could not be regarded as the economic control state of the Tang Dynasty.

Even, the former economy state may degenerate into Jimi state.

For example, in the 11th year of Zhenguan, Qianzhou Dudufu, Dujuzhou (Guiyang) and other [-] states; in the first year of Tianbao, Juzhou was still under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou Dudufu, but it had degenerated into fifty Jizhou one.

Jimi only accepts some orders from the imperial court, but in fact it is still independent, and it is a small feudal state.

If you are willing, you can also add vassal states to the map, or you can proudly claim to be the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but it has no practical significance.

Just kidding yourself.

Fist big, anywhere can be since ancient times.

In fact, the Tang Dynasty has not paid enough attention to the southwest direction for a long time. Yunnan and Guizhou are controlled by their own forces, and the imperial court only imposes restraints. The Jintou, Jintou, and Puzi departments are in charge of their own affairs, and the imperial court is too lazy to work hard in the mountains, so they just let it go.

According to the geography of later generations, from Sichuan to Hunan, to Guangxi, to Annan, it became a de facto frontier.

On the map, there are very few descriptions of the Tubo Kingdom, that is, the locations of Maergan, Chawarong and Luoxie cities are marked.

No way, outsiders first came to the plateau, and quite a few people reacted violently. Those who were in charge of the party did not really go deep, and they paid a lot of money.

"Mr. Huarong Kaiguo County, I have heard that you have quite a lot of opinions. Today I will listen attentively, regardless of right or wrong, and I will never pursue it." Li Shimin expressed his attitude.

Linghu Defen, Kong Yingda, Guo Siben, and Liu Shan all smiled and nodded, showing goodwill.

Cheng Yaojin yelled loudly: "That's impossible, even if he can't completely convince Lao Cheng, he still has to look good. What nonsense, Lao Cheng invited him to taste Wagang's specialty fists."

Fan Zheng understood.

Li Shimin's attitude is that he has no official responsibility. Cheng Yaojin's fist is actually Li Shimin's will.

It must be more or less genuine, or the flesh will suffer.

Fortunately, Yeye's appearance is not outstanding.

"Let's talk about Tubo first. Tubo was originally a country so small that it could be ignored. Since the previous Zanpu Nangri Lunzan, the Yalong family in Shannan, which was originally nested around Pibo City, suddenly became powerful, and became the leader of the Houzang family. Lunqiongpo Pangse joined, and the Niang clan headed by the original Dalunniang Mangpojeshangnang of Desubi joined in."

"Then, because they tried their best to appease the newly joined Houzang and Subi clans while ignoring the original Yalong clan, the foreign relatives and the plateau overlord Dayang attacked together, and Niangbo, Dabo, Gongbu, and Subi rebelled one after another. Rilun Zan praised Yuan Shannan's old team for poisoning."

"Dunhuang Documents" only briefly mentions this paragraph, while "Zhujian History" is a little more detailed. It is the writing style of "Zhujian History". According to scholars' inference, it is several hundred years later than Songtsan Gampo's period.

Note that even though Jongpo Pangser is notorious in the history of Tubo, at this critical time, he still followed Tubo closely with his back.

Therefore, at the beginning, Khunpo Bangse was extremely unconvinced by Niang Mangpokje's claim to be a leader. Why did he go up there? Could it be that my attitude of following was not firm enough?
"Songtsan Gampo ascended the throne at the age of 12. With the help of his uncle and loyal ministers, he killed rebellious ministers and regained Niangbo, Dabo, and Gongbu. Niang Mangbu Jieshangnang regained his admiration with his three-inch tongue. Big rise."

"During the period, Dayang Tong's soldiers and horses attacked, and the mother who was all in the Nianchu River area was blocked back, and now neither side can do anything to the other."

"Da Yang Tong regards Xin Rao of the Bon religion as the most respected, followed by the king. Although the lord of the country, Li Mixia, is also ambitious, he will be constrained in the end. No matter how ambitious he is, it will be difficult to show his strength."

"Abandoning the sect to praise..."

Changsun Wuji interrupted Fan Zheng: "Why did someone abandon the sect to praise him?"

Fan Zheng explained: "The lord of Tubo, named Qizong Nongzan, can also be written as Qisunongzan because of translation problems. Songtsan Gampo is the honorary title of his subjects, meaning 'dignified, dignified, profound and grand', Zanpu is the lord of the country, literally translated as a strong husband, and it also means a protective god."

"By taking advantage of the momentum of marriage bestowed by the Tang Dynasty, Tubo can win over the powerful forces of Dayang Tong. The two parties have a deep relationship and are entangled with each other. Resangjie is from the same family, and the characters Bao and Bo are just differences in translation.”

"Sooner or later, Tubo annexed Dayangtong and unified the plateau. To support more people, it needs to expand abroad."

"Datang in the east of the plateau must be the best choice."

Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and poked the location west of Songzhou: "Can't Dongnvguo and other places like Xishan Eight Kingdoms and Bailanqiang be stopped? That's right, if they can be stopped, they wouldn't hit Songzhou in the first place and let Lao Niu Show off."

Fan Zheng nodded: "As the saying goes: condescending, powerful. Many of these sporadic small countries are not as large as a county in the Tang Dynasty. Even the largest Dongnv country has only more than [-] households and more than [-] troops."

As for the more than [-] cities recorded, with an average of [-] households per city, it is normal for you to say that it is a town where people live together.

The contact between Zhenguan and Dongnvguo was Li Jing's extermination of the Turks, and the rescue of the Dongnvguo envoys who came to Chang'an to pay tribute in Wude years and were captured by Turks when they returned to Longyou.

The place is too remote.

"The Nianxin and Longnuo tribes of the Shengqiang swayed between the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo, known as the 'two-faced Qiang'."

Therefore, it is very difficult to prevent Tubo from descending to the plateau.

There was another difficulty, which Fan Zheng didn't mention.

Because of the integration of the ancient Qiang and the original Meng people on the plateau, there are similarities in language and customs, the acceptance of Tubo by the Qiang people is far greater than that of the Tang Dynasty.

It is too one-sided to write in the Tang and Tang Dynasties that the plateau people are descendants of the Qiang people.

As for the kind of "experts" who take one or two words with similar pronunciation and different meanings, and just say that they have the same origin, go to hell!
In many countries and ethnic groups around the world, the pronunciation of "Mo" is still similar. Why don't you say that no matter what skin color you are, you are an ancestor?
"Do you mean to block the Songzhou road?" Changsun Wuji was thoughtful.

Fan Zheng shook his head: "It can't be blocked. Songzhou is the best way to go, but from Maergan to Yubo City and down to Kunmi Kingdom, it can threaten the southern part of Jiannan Road; The Tuotuo River, which enters Golmud in Tuyuhun, was called the Musk Silk Road in ancient times; it traveled thousands of miles from Dayangtongritu to the Karakash River in Khotan, known as the ancient Keriya Road.”

(End of this chapter)