"My king, I have come to report a great report. Yuanmeng sent an envoy to ask for an audience!" Lu Dongzan, an important minister and counselor, strode over to report.
Ludongzan, whose full name is Gar Dongzan, is definitely an extraordinary talent in the history of the plateau. He is a famous Tubo politician, strategist and diplomat. He is a rare figure who can be both literary and military. .
Chinese classics believe that Tubo could become a powerful country thanks to the power of Gar Dongzan.
The "Old Book of Tang Dynasty" states: "Although Gar Dongzan did not know the literary records, he had a bright and determined nature, taught soldiers and trained teachers, was elegant and restrained, and the Tubo conquered the Qiang and dominated the mainland, and he had many plans."
"New Book of Tang Dynasty" states: "Gar Dongzan did not know books, had a bright and determined nature, and used troops with restraint. Tubo relied on him and became a strong country."
In this life, Ludongzan still became a very important figure under Songtsen Gambo and one of Songtsen Gambo's right-hand men.
After Songtsen Gampo expanded his power to a certain extent, he officially established the country, and he did not call himself Zampu, but called himself king like a big man. Songtsen Gampo even thought that if he unified the entire country in the future, After the plateau, he officially ascended the throne.
However, the matter of Yuan Meng sending envoys was so big that Tubo could not help but ignore it. Even Lu Dongzan, an important minister of Tubo, could not calm down at this time.
On the plateau, after all, the information channels are relatively blocked. At this time, the plateau has not yet fully received the news that Li Xiang has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
But even so, in their impression, the most powerful force among the Han Dynasty was the Jin Army, and the most powerful force in the grassland was Yuan Meng.
Before Yuanmeng, there was no way that Tubo could compete. The scene of hundreds of thousands of iron hooves running rampant, these Tubo people could not even imagine.
Of course, the Tubo people take it seriously, but they are not afraid of Yuan Meng.
No matter how strong Yuan Meng is, what does he have to do with Tubo? Can he threaten them?
First of all, there is Liangzhou between the grassland and the plateau. No matter how powerful Yuanmeng is, there is still an even more powerful Jin army blocking the way! No matter how strong Yuan Meng was, he could never threaten the Jin army.
Secondly, even if Yuan Meng can directly threaten Tubo, what is the use?
Are you kidding me? After the Yuanmeng cavalry climbs onto the plateau, how many of the ten people will be left with fighting ability? Even more pessimistically, how many out of ten people can finish this trip alive?
The geographical advantage of the plateau is the greatest protection for Tibet!
If he could really ignore the plateau, Su Dingfang would not have stopped there when he conquered the Qiang, but would have really gone all the way to the plateau!
Although modern people have all kinds of equipment and facilities, most people will have various problems due to various altitude sickness after going to the plateau for the first time, let alone a large army expedition in an ancient environment. Got it!
Therefore, Tubo valued Yuan Meng, but was never afraid of him.
"Why did these Yuanmeng people come? Could it be from the Western Regions!" Songtsan Gampo threw aside the woman he was hugging just now.
That woman is just a trophy after he wins the war. As long as he can keep these trophies, he can have as many as he wants. For him, it is just a toy. Maybe he can't put it down at this time, but the next moment he will have it. He might abandon him at any time.
"My king, according to Da Lun, I got the news from Yuan and Meng envoys. Now, the Han Dynasty has been destroyed. King Li Xiang of Jin has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, establishing the Jin Dynasty! The war between the Jin army has basically ended, and only Xizhou is left. I want to realize my dream, if It would probably be quite difficult for a family to face the Jin army alone, so they came to form an alliance with me, Tufan!" Lu Dongzan said with some regret.
A powerful dynasty that had been strong for hundreds of years perished like this, and he couldn't help but sigh.
The so-called Da Lun is equivalent to the prime minister of the Central Plains Dynasty. Currently, the first one among Songtsen Gampo's seven wise ministers serves as the prime minister.
"There is such a thing, please send someone to investigate immediately!" Songtsen Gampo said in great surprise.
Such a big thing must not be believed by Songtsen Gampo no matter what outsiders say. Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Unless he understands and is responsible for this kind of thing, Songtsen Gampo will never be gullible, at least not completely.
The news on the plateau is really blocked. How can it be an easy task to climb up to a plateau of 4,000 meters above sea level to convey the news?
"My king! This matter should not be false. Yuan Meng will not use this matter to deceive us!" Lu Dongzan said with serious eyes.
For such a big thing, there is absolutely no possibility of fraud. But at least 90% of them would not use this kind of thing as a lie. The news on the plateau is actually blocked, but if they are lucky enough to investigate, this kind of news can definitely be detected!
Therefore, there is no need to deceive them with this kind of news.
Furthermore, going to the plateau is troublesome after all. The round trip takes a lot of time, and it will take some time before the men sent by Songtsan Gampo finish investigating the news and then return.
Therefore, they must at least make a set of plans. If this is true, where will they go from here?
"This matter! It's hard to handle!" Shang Jiezan's face was equally solemn.
This man was one of the top-ranked generals under Songtsen Gampo. He was famous throughout the history of the plateau and was a brave and resourceful figure.
As a general, Shang Jiezan participated in many important military operations, such as the battle to capture Chang'an in 763. Later, Shang Jiezan became the second prime minister of Tubo. In 782, Tubo Zanpu Trisong Dezan appointed him as the prime minister and took charge of Tubo's national affairs.
At the beginning of Shang Jiezan's reign, relations with the Tang Dynasty tended to ease. From 782 to 786, there was no military conflict between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty. Under Shang Jiezan's plan, Tubo and the Tang Dynasty held two alliances, namely the Qingshui Alliance and the Fengtian Alliance. The two sides reviewed history, redrawn their boundaries, and expressed their desire to live in harmony in the future.
In 783, the Zhu Si Rebellion broke out in the Tang Dynasty. Tang Dezong fled Chang'an in a hurry, and the rule of the Tang Dynasty was in danger. Tang Dezong asked Tubo for help, and Shang Jiezan also took the initiative to "please send troops to help Tang regain the capital." In the subsequent Battle of Wutingchuan, 20,000 Tibetan elite troops assisted in the battle, and more than 10,000 rebels were killed. After that, Shang Jiezan repeatedly asked to agree on a date with the Tang army to regain Chang'an, but due to the hot weather, the Tubo army was forced to retreat.
At first, in order to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, Tang Dezong promised to hand over a large area of northwest territory to Tibet if Tibet participated in the war. After the Battle of Wutingchuan, Tubo begged for land. As a result, the Tang Dynasty broke the treaty, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from Tubo. The relationship between the two regimes became tense again and became tense. In 786, "The Tubo Shang Jiezan invaded Jing, Long, Ping, and Ning on a large scale, plundering people and livestock, cutting crops, and causing a disturbance in the west."
However, there were many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty at this time, and Tubo did not take much advantage. Shang Jiezan realized that "the good generals of the Tang Dynasty are just Li Sheng, Ma Sui, and Hun Yao, and they should be eliminated with a plan." Therefore, Shang Jiezan carefully designed a set of countermeasures to eliminate three birds with one stone. Lost the three most powerful generals of the Tang Dynasty at that time. First, Shang Jiezan pretended to seek peace and divided the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, Li Sheng, who had great achievements in seizing power, firmly opposed negotiating peace with Tubo. As a result, he was jealous of Tang Dezong and was stripped of his military power. Then, Shang Jiezan planned the "Pingliang Tribulation Alliance" and deceived the Tang Dynasty into saying that he wanted to form an alliance. However, he betrayed his promise and captured many Tang Dynasty generals, including Ma Sui's nephew. Afterwards, Tubo deliberately let Ma Sui's nephew go, which aroused Tang Dezong's vigilance, because Ma Sui advocated the alliance.
After that, Ma Sui was also abandoned by Tang Dezong and lost his military power. Hun Yao, who narrowly escaped death in the "Pingliang Tribulation Alliance", also lost the emperor's trust and was no longer reused. At this point, the three famous generals of the Tang Dynasty were all eliminated by Tubo through counterintuitive tactics. Although they were not killed, they were no longer able to be reused by the emperor.
It can be seen that Shang Jiezan is indeed a scheming person. He has been keenly aware that next, Tubo will probably fall into the cracks of the two major military groups.
(End of chapter)
