Linggapana did not panic at all when he heard this and said: "Gosa Jiawei Zanpu has no descendants. My grandfather is Zanpu's brother, so I am also a descendant of Zanpu."
Zhao Tong looked at the young man and saw that Gesar had no descendants, and his subsequent inheritance came from his elder brother Jia Tsa Shega. He also had a younger brother Rong Tsa Mal, who also had no descendants.
It's just... why did Lingjiabana come to Xining Prefecture? This is by no means an ordinary distance. It is extremely difficult to cross mountains and ridges on the plateau. Since the demise of the Tubo Dynasty more than 200 years ago, it has been scattered into various clans and tribes. Some of them have never even interacted with each other, like the Tubo people in Qingtang City. There is almost no news between Siluo and the tribes in the southern part of the country.
At this time, Linggabana took out a box from his body, carefully held the dse beads in front of him and said: "The King of Qingtang, the great Song Dynasty, please accept Linggabana's gift."
Zhao Tong looked at him and thought for a while. He really couldn't remember the names of the next few in King Gesar's inheritance. He winked at Zhe Hanmei, who took the box, opened it sideways and put it in front of Zhao Tong.
Taking a look at the gold jewelry in the box, Zhao Tong said solemnly: "Lingga Bana, you traveled across mountains and rivers to come to my Xining Prefecture, didn't you do it to give me a gift? Has Gosa Jiawei Zampu returned to heaven now?"
Hearing this, Lingga Bana suddenly fell to the ground: "The king felt that he would soon return to the kingdom of heaven, so he planned to pass the throne to my father Zalazega, but my Abala is also very old. He I feel that I will enter reincarnation soon, so the king will choose another successor among my three brothers."
When Zhao Tong heard this, he understood that according to time, King Gesar is now very old. This plateau eagle has been fighting against himself, various tribes, and the countries of Tianzhu all his life. He needed to arrange his posthumous affairs and find a safe heir, and his nephew Zalazega, who should be in his sixties now, obviously could not meet his inner standards, so he had to compare three grandnephews.
This is undoubtedly a very helpless thing. King Gesar and the Ling Kingdom have been fighting against the southwestern plateau countries for many years. Once he is gone, if the successor is not strong enough, then according to Tubo's temperament, the kingdom will fall apart. It should be now This sign appeared.
Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Lingga Bana, it seems that you are not taken seriously, otherwise how could you escape to our Qingtang City."
Lingga Bana shook his head and said: "The noble King of Qingtang, it is not what you think. Gosa Jiawei Dazanpu ordered my three brothers to come to the north to find friendship. Whoever brings back the friendship of the powerful country in the north first, So who is the successor after Abala, the respected king of the Song Kingdom and the Qing Tang Dynasty, can Lingga Bana win the friendship of the Song Kingdom and the King?"
"You came alone? Where have your brothers gone?" Zhao Tong frowned. It was obvious that Gesar was planning his death and wanted to bring strong support to the Ling Kingdom.
"Honorable King of Qingtang, setting off without guards is also one of the tests. One of my brothers went to Uighur and the other to Xia." Lingga Bana said respectfully.
Zhao Tong leaned forward slightly and suddenly asked in Tubo: "Lingga Bana, I want to ask you, is the Hindu Kush Pass still in the hands of the Ling Kingdom?"
Linggabarna was stunned when he heard the words, and suddenly became excited and said: "Your distinguished king, you actually know about the Hindu Kush Mountains, which is really surprising to Linggabarna. As you expected, the Hindu Kush Pass is now on the Linggapa Mountains." In the hands of the country, we just have to fight every year, and if we lose it, we have to take it back."
The Hindu Kush Mountains provide the only normal route to South Asia and Central Asia.
Zhao Tong nodded slightly: "That's good, I know everything, otherwise I wouldn't be called the Eagle of the Plateau!"
Ling Jaba said: "Honorable king, you must also be the reincarnation of a god."
Zhao Tong smiled and said: "Lingga Bana, you have gained the friendship of this king, and the Ling Kingdom has also gained the friendship of the Song Dynasty."
Linggaba was filled with surprises, and then he seemed to think of something: Your noble king, I wonder what it takes to gain friendship? Gold jewelry or beautiful warrior? "
Zhao Tong stretched out his hand and shook it, then pointed to the southwest and said: "Guard the passage to the Hindu Kush Mountains. Even if you lose it, you must take it back. This is the only thing I ask you to do."
"Is it that simple?" Ling Jaba looked in disbelief.
"It's that simple!" Zhao Tong looked into his eyes and said: "Lingga Bana, I, the Great Song Dynasty, will give you friendship, and I will give you friendship to help you take the position of Zanpu. You only need to hold on to Xingduku Shishan Pass, the Song Dynasty will always support your Ling Kingdom from behind."
Lingjiabana said excitedly: "Your noble king, please rest assured that Lingguo will not give up fighting against those other clans. If Lingjiabana can sit on the position of Zanpu, he is willing to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty every year."
"Okay!" Zhao Tong nodded: "I will write a letter for you to take back now. If you can sit on the position of Zanpu, I will go to the emperor to ask for a letter of credence to be delivered to Lingguo."
"Honored king, I am grateful for your friendship." Lingjiabana bowed deeply: "Lingjiabana will definitely be able to sit on the position of Zanpu. Although Lingguo is located in the south of the distant plateau, he also knows how powerful the Song Dynasty is. It’s not like Uighurs and Xia Neng.”
Zhao Tong reached out and took out a piece of paper, Zhe Hanmei was moistening the ink beside it. He was thinking about how to write this letter. Too many words would degrade his status, and too few words would not show sincerity.
Zhao Tong thought for a few moments, put pen to paper, and wrote down seven characters: Love each other and be a family.
Yes, it’s these seven words. In this era, there is no more sincere, more passionate, and more expressive of friendship than these seven words.
After paying the title and title, he took the seal of the Longyou Protectorate and stamped it. For Lingjiabana and Ling Kingdom, this seal was more important than the official seal of Xining Prefecture.
The Ling Kingdom and some extremely remote Western Region countries had little contact with the Song Dynasty and did not know the official positions of the Song Dynasty, but they all knew about the Protectorate.
Over thousands of years, the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the Protectorate of Anxi, the Protectorate of Beiting, the Protectorate of Annan, the Protectorate of Kunling, the Protectorate of Mengchi, etc., these are the largest Central Plains governors in the eyes of the various factions. .
Seeing Zhao Tong writing those words and stamping them with the seal of the Protectorate, Ling Jaba's eyes were filled with enthusiasm. He took a step forward respectfully: "Your distinguished King of Qing Tang and Song Dynasty, Ling Jaba Na If I take the position of Zanpu, I am willing to listen to the king's orders."
Zhao Tong smiled and just listened to such words. If Ling Jaba Na really thought so in his heart, he was not optimistic about it. As the king of the plateau tribe who has been fighting for many years, it is not possible to rely on good qualities such as integrity and friendliness to manage the country. Good tribal people.
If there is no interest to accompany it by then, I am afraid that Lingjiabana may not be willing to deal with the Song Dynasty again.
He called people in, took out a double carp envelope, put the letter inside, and said: "Lingga Bana, I will arrange for you to stay in Qingtang City for one night, and I will send troops to send you out tomorrow morning."
Lingga Bana respectfully held the double carp seal in his hands, carefully packed it, thanked him and left.
Half a month later, the horse farm in the east of Xining Prefecture opened an inquiry. A total of two thousand foals and several stallions and mares were purchased. Hehuang took the first step in raising horses.
On this day, Zhao Tong was drinking tea in the backyard of the Duhu Mansion. Suddenly, his own soldiers came to report that there was someone in front of the mansion with a letter asking for an audience.
