Chastity Layman

  Chapter 1100 Make new contributions to destroy Gaochang

  As for the oaths with Zanpu, who cares? They used to swear to King Sempo differently?

  Back to Songtsan Gampo, the situation is not even as good as when his father was killed. After all, it was only the old aristocrats in Tubo Shannan who rebelled at that time, and the two new noble forces of Houzang and Subi still fully supported him. Now, the nobles of Subi and Houzang want to rebel and stand on their own. According to.

  After the Shannan nobles were purged by him back then, they are not in a good place now. It is very difficult to rely on these old elder clans to suppress the rebellion of Subi and the new nobles in Tibet.

Songtsan Gampo had no choice but to plead for mercy from the Tang Dynasty, while trying his best to quell the chaos. Fortunately, among the former officials of Subi, the Gar family was still closely united around Zanpu. But he still escorted Songtsan Gampo all the way back to Luoxie, and immediately recruited soldiers and horses after returning, first stabilized the situation in Luoxie, and then began to quell the chaos externally.

Songtsan Gampo personally guarded Qiongjie, the old capital of Tubo, and then asked Garmang Xiangnang to guard it. At this time, Songtsan Gampo showed great trust in the Gar family. He was fully in charge of the military and political power in the Luoxie River (Lhasa River) basin, and asked him to reorganize the army and horses, and crusade against the rebellious Niang family.

  Songtsan Gampo himself guarded Qiongjie, stabilizing the Yalong River Valley in the south of the mountain, and at the same time deterred the Houzang area (Shigatse) in the upper reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River in the west.

It's just that most of the top nobles and clan leaders in Supi and Houzang were captured by the Tang army. After they were sent to Luoyang, they immediately swore allegiance to the Tang Dynasty, and then sent their children back to call for rebellion against Tubo. Although Bu and Garmang Xiang Song Nang worked hard to put down the chaos, the more they became more peaceful, the more chaotic they became. In the end, even the small states in Shannan and Laoxie were reversed one after another.

Up to now, Songtsan Gampo had no choice but to send envoys to plead guilty to the Tang Dynasty, and agreed to let Su Pi's Niang family stand on its own. He did not agree to let the entire Su Pi stand on its own, but proposed to use the Tangla Mountains as the boundary, Xu Su in the north. The Viniang family and others depended on Datang to stand on their own.

  The Tangru Mountains are the Nyainqentanglha Mountains in later generations.

Songtsan Gampo was also devastated by one after another of the rebellions. After considering the current dangerous situation, he finally had to cut his own flesh and save himself. First, he gave up most of Su Pi. Soldiers, which allowed Tubo to stabilize other places first and quell the rebellions of various ministries.

   I have to say that the young Zanpu is quite ruthless. If it were an ordinary person, after this big defeat, he might have completely collapsed at this time, but he is still very sober.

  From Namtso Lake in the west, to the watershed between Luoxie River and Nujiang River in the east.

If this is used as the boundary, even if most of the Supi in the north is given up, it still retains the important physical and geographical advantages, and has the geographical advantage to rule the frontier with the Niang family, not to mention, it can also have a complete logic. The river basin retains important farming areas.

   As for the Houzang area in the west, Songtsen Gampo did not let go.

  Obviously, we still want to stabilize the front Tibet and the back, and then go to pacify the back Tibet. We first try to stabilize the U-Tsang area, and then go to recapture Subi in the future.

   "The minister thinks that although Tubo is currently in trouble at home and abroad, it still has some strength."

  Li Shimin also agrees with this statement.

There is absolutely no need for the Tang Dynasty to go after Luoxie. It is four or five thousand miles away from Longyou in Jiannan, and the climate and geography there are not suitable for expeditions. With fewer soldiers, it is estimated that it will be difficult to completely wipe out Tubo. , the logistics cannot support it.

  And if the Qiangs were recruited to join the conquest, and Su Pi Houzang and others were allowed to lead the way, it is estimated that those people might not be really willing.

  Although they were happy to establish themselves as kings with the support of Datang, they were also afraid that after Datang went to the plateau and wiped out Tubo, they would not leave.

   After all, Tuyuhun is a lesson learned from the past.

  If the imperial court sets up a logic or something in Tubo, setting up prefectures and counties, it will definitely not be the best for everyone.

  Of course, the most important reason is that the imperial court is not willing to work on an expedition. In the last war, it was Tubo who wanted to kill himself, so of course he had to fight back.

   Let Datang send troops thousands of miles to expedition to the plateau, few people agree, what to do?

  Run to cut down tens of thousands of Tubo barbarians? What is hard to get?

Although the envoy who has been to Tubo said that the Luoxi River Valley and the Yalong River Valley in the south of the mountain are not bad, and they are good places for farming, but after all, even if the valleys there are suitable for farming, there are thousands of miles of plateaus in between. , occupying an enclave.

  Based on the current situation, there is no need for Datang to maintain such an enclave.

  Since Tubo is willing to plead guilty and surrender, it might as well accept it.

   Of course, the Tibetans should not be too cheap.

  The key now is how the imperial court squeezed Tubo.

   It's too much, and the Tibetans probably can't afford it.

  Li Shimin asked Qin Lang to make a condition.

"It's not impossible to use the Tangla Mountains as the boundary, but we can't agree to them too easily. However, there are three things that we can't let go of. One is that Supi and Houzang have to separate from Tubo and stand on their own. The Great Tang pays tribute, thirdly, Tubo will be a vassal of the Great Tang afterward, while Subi and Houzang states are vassals of the Tang Dynasty, and Tubo will not be allowed to invade the Subi and Houzang states in the future.”

  Tubo is bounded by the Tangla Mountains in the north, and the Hengduan Mountains and the Nujiang River in the east. Limit the borders for him, circle him to death, and deny him the opportunity to expand in the future.

   "Tubo cannot be crowned king!"

   Regarding the status of Tubo, Qin Lang believed that it could be classified as a vassal state, but Zanpu was not granted the title of king, but only the title of county king, and the title of governor and general.

   And Supi and Houzang should be further subdivided for him, and more governors' mansions, prefectures and counties should be designated.

  Supi and Houzang were vassal states, and they were not given kings. They were only appointed governors, governors, governors, princes, county princes, and generals.

The imperial court can symbolically establish a post road to the Fan over there, set up some post stations, and set up officials such as Sima of the Governor's Mansion and Sima of the State in each feudal faction, and consider setting up one or two towns of soldiers and horses there. , send some officers, bring some soldiers over there, and then recruit some local natives over there. There are only a thousand or eight hundred or two or three thousand.

  As for the area north of the Tanggula Mountains, it is best to directly set it as the Jimi District instead of being a vassal state.

"We can set up the Xichang Road, bring Domi, Bailan, Dangxiang, Xishan and other Qiang into it, set up the governor's office, set up prefectures and counties, and set up the governor's office, and make its leaders the governors and generals, and the imperial court will build cities and send troops to immigrate to the frontier. "

This Xichang Road, which reaches Jishi Mountain in the north, Tanggula Mountain in the south, and Jiannan in the east, incorporates all the Qiang tribes. Dangxiang and Xishan have already begun to reform the land and return it to the local people. For Qiang people such as Bailan and Duomi who are farther away, they should be incorporated into Xichang Road, and the prefectures and counties of the governor's mansion can be established, and their chiefs can be conferred as governors and governors first.

   Step by step.

  In the future, this Xichang Road will not only be a place outside the culture, but will be brought into actual control step by step.

  They will all be citizens of the Tang Dynasty in the future, and the chiefs of the various ministries will only be officials of the Tang Dynasty, and no one is allowed to be king or khan.

  In Qin Lang's view, this is very necessary. Taking advantage of the current strength, it is just right to cage the Qiangs and control the Qiangs. Then Tubo will have no chance to expand and rise in the future.

   And the southwestern border of Datang, there will no longer be too serious a border threat.

  Actively manage and interfere with the Qiangs, instead of letting them be free. They must be guided, managed and controlled. Although some places are too remote, there must be a beginning.

As for Tubo's annual tribute, there is no need to ask for too much. It is useless if too much can't be paid by Tubo people. It is necessary to order a Tubo person who can pay for it without being too embarrassing. The number of meat pains has to use annual tribute to weaken the economy of Tubo, let them carry the burden, and keep weakening them.

"Three thousand taels of gold, five thousand taels of silver a year, plus ten thousand yaks and fifty thousand sheep, I think it's about the same. Of course, if they have to bargain, they can also reduce it. If the saint is right about this If you are not satisfied, then simply collect taxes from Tubo, the tax rate can be 11 taxes."

   Li Shimin obviously agrees with Qin Lang's idea. Tian Khan has always been very generous to the surrounding barbarians. As long as he is willing to plead guilty, he can still get a good treatment.

   Even if you are captured by the extermination of the country, you can still be rich and idle in the Tang Dynasty.

Lun Keer brought tens of thousands of taels of gold to come here this time, and he also paid for it. He also brought Zanpu’s own sister to marry him, and even asked his uncle Lun Keer to send his son Gongsong Gongzan to Datang Quality and sincerity.

"In Tubo, the Luoxie Dudu Mansion was set up, with Shannan, Luoxie and other prefectures established under it. Abandoned Zongnong was conferred the title of Luoxie Dudu, Xihai County King, the country's surname Li, and Prime Minister Garmang conferred the title of Inspector... "..."

   "Jongpo Bangse was granted the title of Tibetan and Tibetan governor, the Duke of the state of Qin, and the surname Li..."

Qin Lang took the bait with a big fish, a big carp weighing more than ten catties, and it took him a long time to catch it, "Well, I will stew this big carp in a while." Li Shimin looked at the big fish and stroked his beard and smiled, " Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I'm going back to Luoyang, so you can go with me."

   "Chen Ding is worried about keeping his filial piety, so he will not return to Luoyang."

  Qin Lang refused.

  Li Shimin carried the big carp and asked Yan Lide to draw it for him later, "Gao Chang won it, thanks to you."

  Qin Lang was puzzled, "How could it be the minister's credit for Gaochang's victory? It should be the credit of General Lu Guogong Cheng."

   "It should be your credit, I am not talking nonsense, if you don't believe me, ask the pharmacist."

Li Jing has been fishing by the side, and the monarch and his ministers talked there for a long time, but he didn't interrupt a word, now he said with a smile, "The sage is right, although you are here in Chang'an, it is indeed your credit for taking down Gaochang." .”

   This made Qin Lang bewildered.

"The Taiwei is famous in the Western Regions. You wiped out 250,000 Tubo troops in the First Battle of Hequ, cut 200,000 troops, and spread them to Gaochang in the Western Regions. Originally, you wanted to unite with Yugu to set up a stubborn fight to the end. Gaochang King Ju Wentai, you were scared alive. After he died, his son Ju Zhisheng took the initiative to bind Kaesong and surrender, and Gaochang Kingdom surrendered without a fight, isn't it your credit?"

  (end of this chapter)