"What, one hundred thousand rebels? Are you mistaken?"
Tan Xing handed the secret report to Wang Wenxiu with both hands. Wang Wenxiu suddenly couldn't sit down anymore and immediately stood up from his seat.
He took the secret report and read it carefully.
Tan Xing nodded with a wry smile on his face: "Tubo was originally a fragmented country, each working on its own. I didn't expect that Zhaojiazhuang would unite them after coming to Qingtang. This may be an unexpected gain."
"This is possible, seeing that Zhaojiazhuang defeated Da Lun Ge and Dharma King Jialuo successively. They knew that they were definitely no match for Zhaojiazhuang alone, so they had no choice but to join forces." Wang Wenxiu closed the secret report and felt the same.
Tan Xing bowed his hands, looked at Wang Wenxiu and asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do about this matter?"
"What should we do?" Wang Wenxiu couldn't help but smile bitterly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Now the security group here only has 2,000 soldiers and horses, and although my brother and subordinates also have 10,000 soldiers, they have not completely returned home. Of course, this must be reported to the little saint. Let the little saint Decide.”
After finishing speaking, he rubbed his forehead and summoned two deputy envoys, as well as Chen Hua, the Minister of Rites, Xu Te, the Minister of War, Yun Shuchen, the Minister of Commerce, and Wu Shui, the Minister of Household, to discuss countermeasures.
Tan Xing has already passed the secret report to Xixian via Feige, but he must also give a copy to Wang Wenxiu, because Wang Wenxiu is his nominal leader, and his posture must be adequate and also serve as a reminder.
Zhaojiazhuang, West County.
After receiving the red letter from Tubo, Zhonghua, the leader of Xizuo, was shocked and ran quickly towards Zhao Ping's general office.
Zhaojiazhuang's letters to flying pigeons are divided into four levels, represented by green, purple, black, and red respectively.
Green means reassuring, purple means reminder, black means serious, and red means very serious.
Seeing that the letter was marked in red, Zhonghua dared to be careless and ran away.
Cuizhu is on duty today. Zhonghua is most afraid of this little lady and calls her aunt in her heart.
Seeing Cui Zhuru's eyes examining the prisoner, her heart skipped a beat.
He bowed his hands and said, "General Zhu, this is a red urgent letter from Tibet. Please take a look at it."
After speaking, he handed the letter to Cuizhu.
"General Zhong, we can't delay this." Cuizhu looked at him lightly, nodded, and made a gesture of invitation.
Zhonghua breathed a sigh of relief and carefully entered through the door.
"Tubo has indeed rebelled." Zhao Ping took the letter and read it, breathing a sigh of relief.
Hearing this, Zhonghua's eyes almost dropped. One hundred thousand troops rebelled, but there were only two thousand Han soldiers. The little saint actually breathed a sigh of relief. What's the reason?
Zhao Ping saw Zhong Hua's dumbfounded look, looked at him, and smiled slightly: "Do you think the lamas and nobles will accept the current method in Zhaojiazhuang?"
"The general thought that it was just the lama who couldn't accept it, but he didn't expect that the nobles couldn't accept it either." Zhong Hua stood in front of Zhao Ping's case, lowered his head and thought for a while before expressing his opinion.
Zhao Ping motioned to Zhong Hua to sit down and not be so restrained.
Zhonghua is also an old man in Zhaojiazhuang and is loyal to Zhao Ping, so he treats him softly.
Huang Xiaoniu brought a stool. Zhonghua thanked him and sat down with half his buttocks, showing respect for Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping ignored him and said to him: "Zhaojiazhuang is the main base at first, but Tubo is the territory of lamas and nobles. Since it is established, there will inevitably be conflicts with Tibetan lamas and nobles. Zili, do you think lamas and nobles, Who is Zhaojiazhuang’s strong rival?”
"Strong rival?" Zhong Hua was surprised to hear Zhao Ping's analysis. He didn't expect that Zhao Ping would actually test him.
He thought for a while and said cautiously: "The Tubo nobles have a large number of chapas, soldiers and horses, and they are all Tubo emperors. On the contrary, the lamas stay in the temples and chant sutras, and their soldiers and horses are mainly a small number of monks. From this Generally speaking, nobles should be Zhaojiazhuang’s strong enemies.”
"The nobles of Tubo do control most of the people and most of the troops. But the lamas of Tubo are different from the monks of the Song Dynasty. Not only do they have the power to explain reincarnation, but they are also important ministers of the court. If Songtsen Gampo was still alive in Tubo, these There is no time for lamas to stand out. But Tibet is just like a loose sand at present. Especially Zanpu of Qingtang is a puppet. Under this situation, it is the lamas who really control Tibet." Zhao Ping drank tea while Yun Danfeng said softly.
Although Zhao Ping spoke calmly, Zhong Hua seemed to hear a spring thunder and was shocked.
"Little saint, it turns out that the Tibetan lama is so powerful. He will eventually make a mistake. He will eventually make a mistake." Zhonghua wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a pale face.
"I can't blame you for this. You measure lamas by monks in the Song Dynasty. Lamas are different from Buddhism in the Song Dynasty. It has become the state religion, and it is the only one. Tubo does not have scholars like the Song Dynasty who can stand up, let alone Confucianism that can compete with Buddhism. All cultural thoughts are in the hands of Lamas. Even the books read by the nobles are full of strong Lama style. This is still the case for the nobles' reading. Those Chaba and Langsheng who have not studied have not been influenced by Confucianism. Enriched by Lama-style Buddhism." Zhao Ping talked eloquently, speaking one by one, "If Confucianism in the Song Dynasty can still enlighten the people's wisdom, they are completely ignorant people. They live as Buddhas and die as Buddhas."
"Live as a Buddha and die as a Buddha." Zhong Hua chanted repeatedly, then he stood up respectfully and bowed respectfully to Zhao Ping: "Young saint, you will eventually be taught."
These are things that cannot be learned from books. They are a brand new knowledge.
Zhao Ping's statement greatly broadened his horizons and gave him a deeper understanding of Tubo.
Cuizhu and Huang Xiaoniu hurriedly took out the paper and wrote it down one by one.
At this time, not only Zhonghua benefited a lot, but the two young ladies also benefited a lot.
"Everything is balanced, and the same is true in Tubo." Zhao Ping used his own theory of balance to analyze, "Tubo's governance method actually has both good and bad qualities."
"Little saint, Tubo's method of completely fooling the people actually has both good and bad qualities?" Zhong Hua was even more puzzled.
"How should I put it? These Chaoba and Langsheng, although their lives are painful, are full of spirit. They believe that although this life is painful, as long as they can eliminate the sins of the previous life, they can also have a good pregnancy in the next life." Zhao Ping shook his head and continued his analysis. , "Although they will not pursue progress and be content with reality, they are extremely pious, upright, and will never be hypocritical. It can be said that the nobles of Tubo are the happiest people in the world, and they are best to govern these poor people in Tubo Live and wait for the people."
"It turns out that the people of Tubo are so easy to govern. It seems that governance will be far easier than that of the Song Dynasty in the future." Hearing this, Zhonghua couldn't help longing for the distant Tubo.
Zhao Ping took a sip of tea and continued: "Although it is easy to govern, there is a prerequisite that they agree with you. The Tubo people are relatively xenophobic and think that the Han people are cunning and cunning, and they are unwilling to deal with the Han people."
Zhao Ping was giving a speech and did not notice that Zhang Si, Yan Guo, Yang Yun and others had come in at some point.
Seeing that Zhao Ping was giving a speech, they did not disturb Zhao Ping. They found a stool and listened attentively. This is a good way to govern the country.
Although Tubo is still in the hands of the milk baby Zampu, the people of Zhaojiazhuang have already regarded it as their own territory.
They were not sure before, but now there is a phenomenon and they are given Dingxin glutinous rice balls.
Now the little saint has been canonized in Tubo. Of course, this is not a Confucian saint, but a Buddhist saint.
Isn't it? Those believers and lamas have already called the little saint Manjushri Bodhisattva.
You must know that Manjushri Bodhisattva has a very high status in the Buddhist family. He is not only the embodiment of wisdom, but also the teacher of Buddhas such as Tathagata.
"Little saint, if Tubo is so xenophobic, why did Zhaojiazhuang actually stand firm?" Zhonghua bowed his hands again and asked for advice very humbly.
"You're right to ask, this is Xiao He who succeeds and Xiao He who loses." Zhao Ping took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and talked eloquently, "The nobles in Tubo saw that Chaba was so easy to govern, so they deprived them of their power. Methods, even killing the goose to get the eggs. Their land rent was as high as 70%. In the Song Dynasty, the highest was only 50%, and in some places it was even only 30%. These nobles only care about living a luxurious life, and don't care about Chaba's life or death. But they never Thinking about it, how could they live without thousands of Chaba? Couldn't they farm by themselves? In this regard, the Han people were far better than the Tubo people. In the Song Dynasty, if there were natural or man-made disasters, the officials lamented that human life was at stake and ordered everyone to The local government opened a warehouse for relief. It is precisely because the nobles squeezed Chaba so much that each person in Zhaojiazhuang can earn one to two guans per month, which is far more than the income they give the nobles from farming. The huge contrast makes The Chaobans thought they had entered heaven all of a sudden, but in fact, this is the most common thing for Zhaojiazhuang."
"Although it is ordinary for Zhaojiazhuang, it is already considered very high for the people of the Song Dynasty, not to mention Tubo, a remote barbarian land. Little saint, they call you Manjushri Bodhisattva, but it comes from the heart. Yes. To them, he is indeed a bodhisattva with great mercy and compassion who saves the suffering." Zhonghua imitated the Tibetan believers, clasped his hands and bowed to Zhao Ping.
Seeing Zhonghua salute, Zhang Si, Yan Guo and others also stood up, clasped their hands and bowed to Zhao Ping.
Cuizhu and Huang Xiaoniu watched them salute and hurriedly put down their notebooks. They also imitated Zhonghua and saluted in the Tubo style.
In doing so, they not only expressed gratitude, but also showed respect for Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping waved his hand, shook his head and said: "We are Han people, why should we follow the Tubo tricks? What has been done in the past will be done in the future."
Zhang Si, Yan Guo, Yang Yun and others were relieved after hearing this. Although they had followed Zhong Hua, they really felt they were still not used to it.
After all, the Han people just bowed their hands and bowed their hands.
"Little saint, this time the Tubo rebels, how to quell the rebellion and how to govern it?" Zhang Sinai is the chief secretary of Zhaojiazhuang, so naturally he wants to bring the topic to Tubo.
Zhao Ping said to Cuizhu: "I will serve you with pen and ink."
Seeing that Cuizhu and others were not only serving the princes with pen and ink, but also serving as secretaries here, Zhang Si, Yan Guo and others looked sad.
How the former empress Wu Zetian came to power was not just like the three little ladies in front of her, first the secretary and then the close ministers.
Wu Zetian started by trying to please Tang Gaozong and became secretary, and then gradually ascended to the throne.
Without Tang Gaozong's training, could Wu Zetian have become the queen with her ability? Dream on.
What worries Zhang Si and others even more is that Tang Gaozong only trained one Wu Zetian, but the little saint wanted to train three Wu Zetians.
I wonder if a hundred years after the little saint, there are three Wu Zetians in the world, how can there be three queens?
With three queens fighting over that position, wouldn't the world be in chaos?
Zhao Ping actually knew the thoughts of his subordinates and felt that they were overthinking.
Not only is Zhao Ping younger than the three little ladies, but he is also in extremely good health.
Empress Changsun of the previous dynasty was in poor health and died in her thirties.
Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty also inherited the frail constitution of Empress Changsun and died at almost the same age as his mother, giving Wu Zetian an opportunity.
Zhao Ping also has an advantage over Tang Gaozong, that is, his civil and martial arts are far superior to him.
Zhao Ping looked down upon Tang Taizong, the so-called emperor of the ages, and believed that the so-called Zhenguan rule was just a boast.
The food output and population were far inferior to those of the Sui Dynasty. Can it be considered a prosperous Tang Dynasty?
As long as he is here, no one can cause any trouble.
Zhao Ping held his breath now, his pen moved with ink, and he wrote more than thirty words in one stroke.
Catch all the rabble in one fell swoop.
Lead Chaba and rescue Lang Sheng.
Sweep the nobles and change the lamas.
Land reform keeps flowing.
Zhang Si and others looked at it for a long time, but still didn't see the trick.
He bowed his hands to Zhao Ping and asked in confusion: "Little saint, please forgive me for being ignorant. Can you be more specific so that I can understand."
Zhao Ping looked at Zhong Hua, Yan Guo and others, and saw that they followed Zhang Si and said the same thing.
In their opinion, how could these thirty-two words suppress the rebellion and govern Tubo?
