Chastity Layman

  Chapter 1225 Wang Xuance's Western Expedition

  The king ignored government affairs in his later years and handed over state affairs to Varma.

  Varma also took the opportunity to monopolize power. After the death of the king, he usurped the throne and became king. Soon, Tubo Zanpu sent Lu Dongzan to Niboluo, asking Varma to marry the princess and get married, otherwise he would send troops to destroy Niboluo, avenge the old king, and support the prince's restoration of the country.

   After all, Varma usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. The royal families in Nibera and the local states were still somewhat dissatisfied with him. In order to avoid internal and external troubles, Varma had to agree to make a marriage in exchange for Tubo's support.

  He sent his daughter Brikuti to Tubo, married Songtsan Gampo, Princess Fengchizun, Varma sent the princess to Tubo, and married many treasures and craftsmen. The dowry craftsmen built a majestic White House in Luoxie for the princess and Songtsan Gampo to live in. Later, the Red Palace was built.

  Princess Chizun's marriage made Tubo and Niborna an alliance, but Tubo was ambitious, but only wanted to turn Nivara into its own vassal state.

  Under the threat of Tubo's growing national power, the aged Varma compromised step by step, and Nivala became a vassal of Nibala step by step.

Varma reigned for fifteen years. After his death, a mutiny occurred in Nivala. Varma’s brother-in-law, Udaya, the eldest son of the old king Shiva Deva, and Deva II succeeded to the throne. In this mutiny, Udaya Dewa was supported by Tubo.

   Ai Zongnong married Varma's daughter, Princess Chizun, and lived in the palace built by the craftsman as a dowry. As a result, when the old father-in-law died, he immediately abandoned his brother-in-law and supported the Udaya mutiny.

But what Qi Zongnong didn't expect was that the royal family of Niboluo was not united at this time. Udaya was pro-Tibetan, while his brother Drupa was pro-Tang. , especially when he supported his brother-in-law to usurp the throne, and forced Nipo Luo to become a vassal of Tubo, so he made close friends and attacked Tubo.

  So the prince quickly planned a mutiny with the support of some Tang merchants in Nibra, and took advantage of the opportunity of his elder brother King Udaya's inspection, captured the capital and seized the throne. Udaya then fled to Tubo, asking for help and borrowing troops.

   Drupa mutinied and became king, but the power was in the hands of the ministers Jisnu and Gupta. A year later, Drupa, who was unwilling to be a puppet, contacted Tang Shang again, hired warriors with a lot of money to launch another mutiny, successfully killed Jisnupupta, and regained power.

  Vishnu Gupta, the son of Gisnu Gupta, launched a rebellion in the local area and supported a prince of Varma as king to fight against Drupa.

   Not long after, Drupa was defeated and killed by Vishnu Gupta, and then Gupta poisoned the new king he had previously supported, and established himself as the king of Nibala.

  The situation in Nibhara is turbulent, and Tubo is not having a good time.

  After the defeat in Songzhou, Tubo has been licking their wounds. Although they secretly supported Udaya's mutiny and restoration of the country, they did not dare to openly send troops to help after Udaya lost his country.

  Until Drupa was killed and Gupta became queen, Tubo finally couldn't hold back. After all, Drupa was also the prince of the old king, and he was a pro-Tang faction, so it was not easy to touch him. But now that Gupta had killed Drupa and the son of Varma whom he supported to become king, there were many Nivara dissatisfied, so there is still an opportunity to send troops now.

  Tubo sent troops in the name of helping Udaya restore the country and fight against rebellion.

"Nipura is my vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and Tubo is also a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. What right does Tubo have to send troops without authorization? It is the power and duty of the suzerain Datang to conquer non-vassals and defend the vassal state. When will it be Tubo's turn to make its own decisions?" , sent troops without permission?" Zhongshu Ling Xu Jingzong also spoke out.

  Although it is not worth mentioning that Nivalo is a remote and small country, after all, Tubo once attacked Datang arrogantly, and the strength it showed at the beginning was not bad. Although it was beaten and collapsed, it had to be defended.

  Ni Po Luo is weak due to civil strife at this time, and Tubo clearly wants to take the opportunity to annex or actually control it. Never give them this chance.

   "According to the wishes of the gentlemen?"

  "The imperial court sent envoys to formally confer Udayadewa the king of Nibala, and confer upon him the titles of Duke, Governor, and General of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, the envoys were sent to Luoxi to warn Tubo to abandon their clan."

   Cheng Qian asked, "Now that the Nivara Kingdom is usurped and controlled by Shivinupupta, they may not listen to the envoys of the imperial court."

Cui Dunli said grandly, "It's quite simple. Even Tubo can intimidate them into submitting their vassals. The imperial court only needs to choose an eloquent official who knows military affairs as his envoy. At that time, he will recruit Dang Xiang along the Xichang Road. , Xishan, Domi, Bailan, Subi, Houzang, Tubo and other feudal vassals provided troops and horses along the way, and the vassals supplied what they needed along the way. The country is right."

The imperial court only needs to send an envoy who knows the soldiers with an edict from the emperor, and then use the soldiers and horses of the feudal vassals on the plateau instead of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. geographical climate etc.

   "Can it work?"

   "The small country of Sheer can be destroyed in one battle!"

  The ministers also felt that this proposal was no problem. The imperial court did not have soldiers to send out, but it was not worth dispatching Tang cavalry, as long as there was an edict.

   "Who should I send?"

  Cui Dunli stepped forward and said, "This minister recommends one person, Xiang Lin Dudu Wang Xuance."

   Cheng Qian asked, "But Wang Xuance, who used to expand the territory of the imperial court for eight hundred miles with only one battalion of troops?"

   "It is this person, the Xianglin soldiers led by Wang Xuance also made great achievements in the previous imperial expedition to the east, and performed extremely well."

   "Very well, I will grant Wang Xuance the title of Minister of Honglu Temple, and I will be ordered to go to the country of Nibera!"

"Your Highness, the king of Tianzhujieri sent envoys to our Tang Dynasty earlier, asking for goodwill, with a respectful attitude, and offering a lot of tribute. The minister suggested that Wang Xuance, after completing his envoy mission to Nivala, he can go south on the way to represent the Tang Dynasty. Let Jieri Kingdom return gifts to Jieri King."

Jie Japan occupies the Huan River Basin in Central India, the country has a large land and a large population, and it is on the way to the west by sea. If Jie Japan can formally establish friendly diplomatic relations with Jie Japan and sign some friendly trade agreements, then Jie Japan will open its ports, and everyone Tang's maritime trade will undoubtedly be able to further prosper.

   "When I come back, I will go to the country of Kamaluva and Pyu by the way."

The Kingdom of Kamaluva is located in the north of Bengal in the later generations. It was originally a feudal vassal of the Gupta Dynasty. The south of it was the kingdom of Gundam, a powerful country, which was later destroyed by King Jieri. , so it is preserved.

  The reason why Chengqian mentioned this country is because he now actually borders Datang and has become a bordering neighbor. Since the Great Tang defeated Tubo and established the Xichang Road, this small country has actually been surrounded by the Great Tang on three sides.

  The west and north are the territory of Xichang Road. The Tibetan River crosses the mountains and rushes down, nourishing the mountainous areas in southern Tibet. The warm current from the Indian Ocean also makes the valley under the snow-capped mountains more beautiful.

  The steep mountainous area has become a natural boundary line.

  Kamalubo Kingdom, also known as Dianyue and Panyue Kingdoms in the Han and Wei Dynasties, is located in the central basin of the Tibetan River. The lower reaches are the later Bengal Plains, which used to be the Kingdom of Gaoda, but are now incorporated into the Kingdom of Jieri.

  It is separated by the Naga Mountains in the east, Yongchang in the Tang Dynasty, Lishui Erji and Nanman Dudufu in the northeast, and Pyu in the southeast.

Although the Kamaluwa Kingdom at this time was a vassal state of Jieri, what Chengqian was interested in was its geographical location. If a friendly relationship could be reached with them, then a trade route would be opened along the valley of the Zang River (Yarlung Zangbo River). directly into the sea.

  Similarly, Yongchang (Baoshan, Yunnan Province) and Lishui (Menggong, Myanmar) in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty can cross the Naga Mountains and enter the valley of the Kamalubo Kingdom, and enter the sea from the Tibetan River.

  Although there are still more than 2,000 miles away from Haikou, the river is unobstructed and the whole journey can be transported by water. This is of great significance, just like the Red River to Tonghai Dudufu.

  Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once planned to open up the road of body poison, enter India from Yunnan, and then detour to Yuezhi Kingdom. Although it finally stopped in Dali, Kunming, this direction is actually no problem. In this era, there are already commercial roads connected, but the roads are difficult, and they belong to the tea-horse road that can only pass through mules and horses.

  Merchants used horse mules to sell salt, tea, porcelain, silk, etc.

  If the node of Kamalubo can be opened up, then the most remote barbarian places such as Yongchang, Lishui, and Xichang in the Tang Dynasty will be able to obtain an outlet to the sea. Not only can local products have a way out, but it is also more convenient for outside merchants to enter.

   What's more, the Tibetan River is also connected to the Ganges River, and the waterway is connected, so there are unlimited business opportunities.

Looking at the map of Kamalubo, Chengqian thought to himself more than once, that if the time is right, he can swallow this piece of fat in one gulp, and then go down the river to occupy the Gundam that is two thousand miles away. Directly open an outlet to the sea.

However, he also knows that no matter if you go from Tibet or Yunnan, there are many dangerous mountains and mountains, and the traffic is too inconvenient. On the basis of the current tea-horse trail, a road with a larger traffic volume should be built. Tea Horse Avenue still needs too much time and energy.

   Moreover, the barbaric lands such as Tibet, Yongchang, and Lishui are only initially included in the rule of Jimi, and there is still a long way to go to fully control these places.

   But this does not prevent Cheng Qian from looking at Kama Lubo, it is not bad to set a small goal first.

"Xu Xianggong, I just remember that the sage established the system of dividing the world, setting a precedent for the governor's mansion in Luzon. There was a decree that foreign fiefdoms should not be moved from the Central Plains without authorization. If you want to immigrate, you must first ask the court for permission. And then you have to pay money, a strong man is worth a hundred bucks, so?"

  Xu Jingzong replied yes.

   "Since there is such a thing, why hasn't I seen the household registration report of the Luzon Governor's Mansion so far? How many people in Luzon immigrated from the Central Plains? Have you paid the money?"

   "This matter should be investigated as soon as possible, and then handled properly."

   "Duke Wei is a great meritorious service to our Great Tang Dynasty. The sage personally bestowed this first foreign fiefdom, and the rules have been established more and more. It will also prevent Duke Wei from being impeached by the official and causing criticism from all over the world!"

  (end of this chapter)