Wentang

Chapter 817 Poisoning (Deeply Mourning Yuan Lao)
There are too many people like Ke Jingan and Lu Yong in the world.

The strong national power and the popularity of the concept of Chinese civilization have formed a siphon effect on the surrounding vassals. All kinds of people who think they have great talents hope to gain fame in the Tang Dynasty.

The Datang court also played an important role in this, suppressing people and factions who opposed the Datang, and providing various supports to scholars and dignitaries who were pro-Datang.

They will also buy spies to spread all kinds of rumors. In short, they will use all means to support the pro-Datang forces.

For this reason, Datang spends millions of money every year, and this is not counting the precious treasures.

Those who like money will give money, those who like enjoyment will give silk, precious tea, perfume and soap, and those who like treasures will give colored glaze, official kiln porcelain, clocks and so on.

Literati and poets will send Longshoushan paper, Longshoushan ink, etc.; if they like fame, let the literati of Datang praise him, send him an invitation letter to participate in the literary conference in Datang, and make him famous.

In short, you can give you whatever you like.

And we won't ask you to advocate any internal attachments and the like. Just a word, everyone is descended from China, so we need to communicate more and connect with each other.

Are you family?

Few people can stand up to this kind of method of watching people order food.

Ke Jing'an's saying is correct, as long as you open your eyes and think about it, you will know the future of the vassal state.

But he was wrong in one sentence. The reason why Datang kept the vassal state was not because the distance was far away and it was inconvenient to manage. It was because Datang had annexed too many forces over the years, and it took time to digest.

Forcible annexation is not impossible, but doing so will lead to domestic chaos, which is not conducive to imperial rule.

Datang's method is to digest the part that has already been eaten, and use culture to infiltrate the vassal state on the one hand, laying the foundation for the subsequent complete annexation.

As for the annexation after the opening of the train, it is purely ignorant of him to think so.

Problems in people's hearts cannot be reversed by trains, they must be solved by culture.

……

After talking with Lu Dongzan in detail, Li Shimin finally knew what happened in Tubo, but he was not so excited when he knew the truth.

"It's a sad end for a hero."

Yue Shan knew why he felt this way, it's just that things hurt other people.

Songtsen Gampo was regarded as an enemy by him, but in his old age, the hero had to let go of all his pride and seek a way out for his descendants.

Most importantly, this year is also his deadline, and no one knows if he can survive it.

At first he thought he had thought about it, but Songtsan Gampo's choice made him fall into the fear of death once again.

"It's really sad, and I didn't expect him to make such a choice."

Li Shimin said: "He is a good father, he can give up all his dignity for his children and grandchildren."

Yue Shan said: "What are you going to do?"

Li Shimin said: "Since he made a choice, I have no reason not to fulfill it. As long as Gongri Gongzan doesn't kill himself, I will keep him safe and wealthy for the rest of his life."

"If he is willing to play for Datang, I will also give him a stage to display his talents... It depends on his own choice."

Yue Shan felt that it was necessary to remind him of something, and said: "Gongri Gongzan may also have a catastrophe in the near future. It is still unknown whether he can survive it. You'd better be prepared."

"This is really not good news." Li Shimin froze for a moment, his expression became serious.

If Songtsen Gampo hadn't included this matter, the death of Gongri Gongzan would be great news.But now the situation has changed. If he dies at this critical point, it will be a big trouble for Datang.

"Do you know what the doom is?"

Yue Shan said: "Untimely death is either a disease or a poison. I think the latter is more common."

Li Shimin paced back and forth, and quickly made a decision: "What do you think of the imperial court sending a team of famous doctors to treat Songtsan Gampo?"

Yue Shan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid Songtsan Gampo won't let the doctors from Datang see him."

Li Shimin said: "No, he will. He knows that I can't let him die at this time, even if I want to kill him, I won't use such a stupid method."

After thinking about it, Yue Shan also said: "I thought it was simple, but none of us know when he will encounter disaster."

Li Shimin said: "Let the doctor stay there until their father and son come to Beijing. It's fine if he didn't go through this catastrophe. If he did go through, he will have time to rescue him."

Yue Shan said: "What if it can't be saved?"

Li Shimin said: "Whether it can be saved or not, we must fight."

The next day Lu Dongzan represented Tubo Zanpu Songtsan Gambo in the early morning and submitted the enclosed credentials. Li Shimin readily accepted and praised them.

Then Songtsan Gampo was conferred the title of King of Guangyang, allowing him to keep all his wealth, etc. Finally, it was decided to send a team of famous doctors to the plateau to treat him.

Everyone can understand the previous rewards, but the last treatment is a bit unexpected.

Did the emperor want Songtsan Gampo to die or did he not want him to die?Or is he not afraid of Songtsan Gampo's death?

If Songtsan Gampo died during the treatment, it would really be shit if yellow mud fell into his crotch.

Lu Dongzan also agreed that it was very strange for Li Shimin to order this order. He had changed places. He absolutely did not want Songtsan Gampo to live and die as soon as possible. There was really no need to send someone to treat his illness.

Could it be that he wanted to take the opportunity to kill him?He immediately dismissed the possibility.

Li Shimin is not so short-sighted, even if he wants to kill, he will find another opportunity.Besides, there are more forces returning to the Tang Dynasty, and the leaders are basically alive and well, so there is no need to target Songtsen Gampo.

It's just that no matter how hard he thinks about it, he may not be able to think of Li Shimin's real intention.

With his wisdom, he can naturally see that no matter what Li Shimin's plan is, it is a good thing for Songtsen Gampo.

After that, the imperial court sent envoys, officials, and troops to Tubo to take over the local military and political power.

……

The news that Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo chose to enclose spread to the plateau before the envoys of the Tang Dynasty. Even if the two countries were unwilling, they could only accept this reality.

Strictly speaking, Tubo at this time was already the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and they would not dare to tamper with it even if they had ten guts.

What's more, Datang has stationed an army from Zhechong Mansion on the plateau all year round. In the past, this army was used to deal with the Tubo people, but now it can turn around and attack them at any time.

This made them even more afraid to move.

People inside Tubo reacted differently when they heard the news.

Some were surprised and couldn't believe it, some were relieved, some didn't care, some were happy, and naturally there were those who opposed it.

Most of the core members of Songtsan Gampo's lineage had received the news beforehand, and they could barely maintain the situation.

The strongest opposition was undoubtedly the old powerful slave owners, and they immediately banded together and held an emergency meeting.

"Tubo belongs to all of us, why should he be the master?"

"Why? Hehe, because he is Zanpu. I said a long time ago that everyone sent troops together to destroy him. You were afraid of wolves and tigers and dared not do anything. Now it is too late to regret it."

"If you and I hadn't competed for the position of leader and split the alliance, we would have overthrown Songtsan Gampo long ago..."

"I am stronger than you in terms of strength and ability, why should you be the leader?"

"Better than me? Fart..."

"Okay, stop arguing. What's the point of earning this at this point? The most important thing now is to quickly think of a countermeasure."

"How to deal with it? What can we do? Songtsan Gampo has taken most of the power in our hands these years. Even if we raise an army, the chances are slim, not to mention that he has the support of Datang now."

"Anyway, I don't want to betray my ancestors, and I will move away with my tribe in a few days."

"Move away? Now there are lackeys of Datang everywhere, where can you hide?"

"If you drill into the deep mountains and old forests casually, I don't believe that Datang will send an army to search the mountains for thousands of people like me."

"...There is no way."

"any solution?"

"Do you still remember how Langri Lunzan died back then?"

"You mean poisoning?"

"Correct."

"It's useless, Datang has already received the letter of credence, and the army may have already moved out by now, so what if Songtsan Gampo is poisoned to death?"

"Who said Songtsen Gampo was poisoned?"

"Then who did you poison?"

"Kezeng Gong Ri Gong Zan."

"What's the use of poisoning him?"

"Of course it's useful. It's very useful. After he was poisoned to death, we spread rumors that the people of Tang did it. What will Songtsen Gampo do when you talk about it?"

"But because of the matter of Langri Lunzan, Songtsan Gampo and his son are very strict about food inspections. Someone will taste the food before eating. I'm afraid it's not so easy to poison him."

"I have my own way, so I will ask if you are willing to cooperate."

"Okay, I agree, just say what you need me to do."

"I agree."

"I agree too."

Everyone quickly finalized the plan. Some people poisoned and some spread rumors. After the matter was completed, everyone re-divided the territory and population.

Those who preside over the poisoning can get a little more points.

After the meeting, these people started to act and prepare for the next step.But there was no action after waiting left and right, and everyone became anxious.

Some people thought that he had changed his mind, so they came to ask about the situation, and Dao's answer was:
Don't worry, he found a better opportunity.Datang sent a team of imperial doctors to treat Songtsan Gampo. Waiting for these imperial doctors to arrive before poisoning, the effect will be better.

Everyone was even happier when they heard about this plan, perfect.

During this period, Songtsan Gampo's health deteriorated day by day, and he had reached the stage of relying on medicine to continue his life.

Fortunately, Gongri Gongzan is also a capable person, and he has shared a lot of work for him, otherwise he would be exhausted.

After another month, Datang's envoys finally arrived.

Songtsan Gampo came to greet him with his sick body, followed by welcome ceremony and so on.

Songtsan Gambo also found it strange that Li Shimin specially sent a team of famous doctors to see him.But just as Li Shimin thought, he accepted the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor openly.

The doctor representative appointed by Datang this time is He Dachun, who participated in the treatment of Li Chengqian when his foot was injured.Because of his good performance, he was highly valued by Sun Simiao, and he was trained as a disciple.

Although he is young, he has excellent medical skills, so he was appointed as the leading doctor.

The results of the diagnosis and treatment were far from ideal, and the disease was terminally ill, and he could only survive for a period of time by taking medicine.

Songtsan Gampo, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, was not disappointed. On the contrary, he rewarded them with a lot of property.

Then everyone put this matter behind them, and compared with the big event of the handover of power, the imperial doctor is not a big problem.

At this moment, Gongri Gongzan was poisoned.

After the doctor in Tubo made a diagnosis, he came to the conclusion that Broken Heart Grass, if he can't find a way to detoxify within an hour, he will definitely die.

However, Tibetan doctors were unable to remove the toxin.

The name Broken Heart Grass brought back a very painful memory for Songtsan Gampo, when his father died under this kind of poison.

Unexpectedly, it was his son's turn now.

Looking at his son who was lying on the bed clutching his stomach and howling, his heart felt extremely painful.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Lu Dongzan's mind flashed, and he said quickly: "Zanpu, the imperial doctor, the imperial doctor from the Tang Dynasty, they must know how to detoxify."

Songtsan Gampo's eyes also brightened, and he shouted: "Quickly go and invite the imperial doctor of the Tang Dynasty."

"Yes." The guard also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he was ready to invite someone.

Lu Dongzan reminded: "Ride a fast horse, and if you encounter obstacles on the road, you will be killed."

"Yes."

At this moment Songtsan Gampo also calmed down, and ordered all the cooks and people who had been in contact with the food to be arrested and interrogated.

At this time, Lu Dongzan called him aside again, and the two of them murmured and didn't know what they said.But after the discussion, Songtsan Gampo called his confidant over and gave him such and such orders.

About an hour later, He Dachun brought people to rush there.

After the follow-up consultation, I came to the same conclusion: "It is indeed the heartbroken grass."

"Is there a cure?" Songtsan Gampo asked in fear, afraid that he would say no.

Out of caution, He Dachun gave him a relatively conservative answer: "Seventy percent sure."

"Okay, sir, please do your best to treat the dog. If you can save the dog, I will reward you handsomely." Songtsan Gampo said pleasantly.

"Don't dare, it's a matter of duty. Time is urgent, please go to the side and wait for a while, no matter what happens later, don't stop it." He Dachun said.

"Okay, sir, get rid of it." Songtsan Gampo knew that the situation was urgent, so he stepped aside quickly.

He Dachun immediately took over the rescue work and began to carry out first aid in an orderly manner.

"Take toner powder with water, eat as much as you can."

"Rinse the ash with water to clarify, and prepare the horse urine... if there is no horse urine, use human urine."

"Mung beans, honeysuckle, hay fried..."

His own life was at stake, and Gongri Gongzan was very cooperative. He endured the pain and drank bowl after bowl of toner, and continued to drink when he vomited.

After stopping for a while, he drank plant ash water again, and finally drank horse urine to induce vomiting.

After tossing for a long time, the symptoms of poisoning really eased, at least my stomach didn't hurt as much as before.

It didn't stop until all he spit out was clear water without a trace of peculiar smell, and then there was a detoxification soup made of mung beans, honeysuckle and licorice.

After the treatment, Gongri Gongzan's condition finally stabilized.

He Dachun breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."

Songtsan Gampo was so happy that he burst into tears, grabbed the imperial doctor's hand and thanked him repeatedly, and gave him a generous reward on the spot.

After the treatment was over, Songtsan Gampo called He Dachun aside again to conspire.

……

The news of Gongri Gongzan's poisoning could not be hidden from others at all, and he began to inquire about the news after being shocked.

Soon a conclusive news came out that Kezeng Gongri Gongzan died from the poison of the sabergrass.

　Today is a sad day for the whole country, Mr. Yuan died of illness.

　　Academician Wu Mengchao, the father of Chinese hepatobiliary surgery, also died on the same day.

　　The private one is momentary, and the public one lasts through the ages.

　　Silence.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)