This time Wang Wenzuo's words caused much less commotion. Most of the Tibetan prisoners were a little confused and looked around curiously. Why would they stay when they could go home and see their families again? Yes, these Tang people are good to us, but no matter how good they are, they are still not as good as our hometown! What kind of people would choose to stay?
"Old friend, do me a favor!" Tenzin took out the copper jar containing his friend's bones from his arms: "Please give this to Ngawang's family for me!"
"What do you mean?" My friend looked at Tenzin strangely: "Why don't you hand it over to them yourself!"
"I won't go back!" Denzin said.
"Aren't you going back?" My friend's eyes widened in surprise: "Why?"
"For my family, it's better for me to stay than to go back!" Tenzin said: "I've been dead a long time ago, do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand!" His friend's face was like rancid milk. He nodded: "You have been dead a long time ago! There is no such person as Tenzin in this world!"
"Very good, that's right!" Tenzin nodded happily: "The copper coins I saved are also in the copper pot!"
"Don't worry, I will hand it over to your family!" The friend looked at Tenzin and grabbed the other person's arm: "I don't know when we will see each other again in the future, so take care of it!"
After handing the copper can to his friend, Tenzin came to the right side of the venue. Only more than 300 Tibetans chose to stay, and most of the remaining Tibetans chose to go home. Tenzin lowered his head and tried his best to huddle up and hide himself behind others so as not to attract the attention of others.
"What are you doing? Why are you hiding in the crowd!" Acton asked in a low voice.
"I don't want to be seen by others. It's best for others to think that I have died in the battle, so that my family will not be implicated by me!" Danzhen replied in a low voice.
"Stop saying stupid things!" Acton said with a smile: "You are such a big living person, how can you hide it from so many eyes whether you are alive or dead?"
"That's what I said, but, but..." Tenzin's face was full of bitterness: "If this is true, then my family will be completely ruined. I am such a useless coward!"
"I know very well whether you are a good-for-nothing coward!" Acton patted Tenzin on the shoulder: "Stop thinking nonsense. Let me ask you, if you go back like them, won't your family be implicated?"
"No, it's the same!" Tenzin shook his head: "After losing the battle, those who escape are considered cowards. What's more, we prisoners, only those who died in battle will not implicate their families! But in that case, at least I can and They bear it together, instead of like this-"
"At least if you stay, you still have hope of rescuing them instead of ending up together!" Acton sneered: "Did you know? Our tribe is often short of food in winter, and the only food is not enough for everyone. You know it will How do you distribute the food?"
"I don't know!" Tenzin shook his head.
"Not the old man, nor the child, but the strongest and best hunter!" Actun said: "Because only when the hunter is full can he bring more food and let more people survive. Even if the old people and children eat the food, they will not be able to get it, and the hungry hunters will not be able to catch the prey. In the end, the entire tribe will be destroyed! Do you understand?"
"Can I rescue them? How is that possible?" Tenzin's eyes widened: "I'm just a prisoner!"
"It's possible if you're still alive!" Acton smiled: "And you're not a prisoner, I mean you won't be a prisoner anymore!"
"What's the meaning?"
Actun looked around for a moment to make sure that no one was paying attention to him, and then lowered his voice and said: "The governor may imitate the Tubo people to form an army, using the people you left as the backbone, and the rest from the Qiang people recruited. Make up!”
"Using us and the Qiang people? Why?"
"I heard it's because the Governor thinks you are more adaptable here, right?" Acton whispered: "But it's true. When I first came here, I got tired easily. I was out of breath when I ran a little further. After I got used to it half It took many months to gradually recover, but you can walk dozens of miles without any problems. The governor said this is called 'altitude sickness'! I don't know what it means!"
"You mean the governor wants to use us to fight?" Tenzin's eyes flashed with hope. Whether in Tubo or in the Tang Dynasty, the status of soldiers was higher than that of farmers, let alone prisoners.
"I didn't say that!" Acton snorted coldly.
"Then what you just said-?" Tenzin was confused.
"What I just said is just a possibility, do you understand? Possibly -, maybe, maybe not!" Acton sneered: "If anyone asks me about this, I will just shake my head and deny it, do you understand, idiot?"
"Of course, of course I will not leak this matter!" A smile appeared on Tenzin's face. He swallowed and looked at Acton gratefully: "Thank you very much!"
"Forget it, forget it!" Acton pretended to be impatient. He raised his head arrogantly: "But don't think that you will definitely be selected. The governor is very talkative. He is just selecting soldiers. There is no ambiguity in military training. If you can't do it, just dig rocks for the rest of your life!"
Facts have proved that what Actun said was not just "possible". On the third day after releasing the Tibetan prisoners, Tenzin and other people who stayed behind received the order to march. Everyone was overjoyed after hearing the news. The Tubo people regarded being able to pick up weapons again as a status improvement. As for wielding swords against their former compatriots, this was nothing to these Tubo soldiers. Psychological barriers - The Tubo state was originally established through the war of conquest of the Yalong tribe, centered in the Shannan area of Tibet, on other tribes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, such as the Supi, Yangtong, Bailan, Dangxiang, Fuguo, and Jialiangyi. Even after the establishment of the Tubo country, it was common for conflicts and civil wars to break out between nobles and between nobles and Zampu. When these Tubo soldiers chose to stay in the Tang Dynasty, they were also mentally prepared to fight back.
Governor's Mansion, study room.
"How is the recruitment of Qiang soldiers going?" Wang Wenzuo asked without raising his head.
"It's easy. As long as they are willing to pay, there are as many Qiang people who are willing to serve as soldiers!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "In fact, it's okay even if you don't pay. As long as you win the battle and loot, those Qiang people will be willing to come. Anyway, they usually beat me and I beat you!"
"That can't happen!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "I finally reached an agreement with the Tubo people. If this happens, the agreement will soon be useless!"
"Yes!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "I now understand why the former chief of the Songzhou Dudu Mansion was so eager to transfer away. These Qiang people are like rats. They can't kill them all. They usually look at each other. It doesn’t matter, but if a powerful leader emerges and unifies all the ministries, not only Songzhou but the entire Jiannan Road will be destroyed!”
"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo sighed. Due to the limitation of productivity level, the control of the Central Plains dynasties over the mountainous and plateau areas from Yunnan to Sichuan has always been very limited. Don't look at the area covered by the color blocks on the historical atlas. , in fact, the Central Plains dynasty could at best control the local river valleys, plains, and basins, but could only be satisfied with symbolic submission to the mountains, hills, and plateaus. Many mountain people living in the local area can't even tell the difference between the "Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing" dynasties. They refer to all the Central Plains dynasties as the "Great Dynasty".
For the mountain people living in the mountains, hills, and plateau areas, life in the mountains is difficult. They can only rely on grazing, hunting, and mountain life, but they are also free because they do not have to endure the empire like the residents of the river valleys and plains. Due to heavy taxation and labor pressure, the population growth rate of the mountain people is very alarming, and it often exceeds the upper limit of the local support capacity. These excess people are either consumed in daily internal fighting, or they leave the mountainous area and enter the plain. This kind of mountainous area is like a huge ovary, which will give birth to a torrent every once in a while, rushing to the plains, either as conquerors, or as hired workers or mercenaries.
The outcome of the war between the Tang and Tubo, in a sense, depends on who can control this torrent to overwhelm the other side. The Tubo people have a natural advantage in this regard - the Tang is much lower and richer than them. Yes, water always flows downward, and so do people. What Wang Wenzuo wanted to do was to see if he could build a strong dam to push back the torrent and drown the Tibetan people.
"Sanlang! How long do you think the agreement between the Tibetans and us can last!" Cui Hongdu asked: "Did you know? The Tibetans have captured the four towns of Anxi, and Longyou should send troops soon!"
Wang Wenzuo put down the quill pen in his hand. He did not answer Cui Hongdu's question immediately. After a few minutes, he whispered: "It can last as long as it lasts. Not all Tibetans are enemies of the Tang Dynasty!"
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Luosuo, Hongshan Palace.
"Is Zamp here?" Langri asked the guard in the red building.
"Here!" The guard looked serious: "Zanpu is in the alliance room. He asked you to see him as soon as you arrive!"
Langri nodded and quickly climbed up the stairs of the tower, telling himself: There should be no trouble at this time. Zamp might just want to have a nightcap with him!
As soon as he entered the alliance room, Zamp's mastiff got up from the ground warily. It sniffed Langri twice before lying down on the ground again and snoring.
"You're here just in time!" Zamp muttered. He was sitting by the window, reading the letter. "Bring me a drink, and pour yourself a glass."
Langri knew there was no good news, so he poured the wine carefully and tried his best to delay it. When the glass was full, he had no choice but to face the bad news. Even so, the wine glass quickly filled up.
"Look!" Zanpu picked up the wine glass with one hand and handed the letter to Langri with the other: "Qinling refused my order. He attacked the Tang Dynasty's Anxi Town first. Now we and the Tang Dynasty are completely at odds!" He He took a sip of wine bitterly: "Damn guy!"
Langri stood still and finished reading the letter: "This is good news. Congratulations, Zamp!"
"Good news?" Zanpu put down his wine glass, his eyes glowing with anger: "Langri, are you stupid? If Tubo and Tang go to war, the war will last for a long time. During this time, Qinling will be able to take power Concentrated in his own hands; if he wins, the Gar family will have greater power and prestige; if he loses, the entire country will die with him! How can this be a good thing? "
"Look, this is what the letter says: Zan Xiruo wrote to his brother, asking him to make concessions to the Tang people to avoid conflicts, but Qinling refused!" Langri flicked the letter paper with his fingers: "Look Are you here? Isn’t it a good thing that Qin Ling rejected his brother, your prime minister, and insisted on having his own way?"
"What's the use of this?" Zan Pu snorted coldly: "They are always brothers. No matter how unhappy Zan Xiruo is, he will support his brother in fighting the Tang Dynasty!"
"You are right. If Zan Xiruo is a wise person, he will still support his brother even if his brother disobeys him. But do you think Zan Xiruo's sons will also be so wise? Zan Xiruo and Not only Qin Ling has a younger brother, can they also be as wise as their elder brother?"
"Langri, do you mean that the Gal family will have internal strife because of this incident?" Zamp asked.
"Yes!" Langri nodded: "Lu Dongzan has made great contributions to the country, and you were also his assistant to ascend to the throne. Under his governance, the land of Tubo tripled and the population increased by three. times. Zan Xiruo inherited his father’s wisdom and benevolence; and Qinling inherited his father’s bravery and strategy. The family treasury is full, and the warriors are numerous and brave. If there is no problem between their brothers, then even Zanpu There is nothing you can do against them!"
Zanpu nodded silently. As Langri said, he himself was only able to ascend the throne with the help of Lu Dongzan. During the years when Lu Dongzan was in power, countless people in the Tubo Kingdom had benefited from him. Even though he was a member of Zanpu It is impossible to attack the Gar family without any guilt.
"But God is on your side, and he made Qin Ling do stupid things!" Langri's smile became sweeter: "No, it should be said that Qin Ling has become too powerful!"
"Too powerful? Isn't being powerful a good thing?" Zamp asked in confusion.
"A good thing? Over the years, Qin Ling has been conquering east and west, and the Tubo Kingdom has indeed become stronger. Do you think this is a good thing for you?"
Zampu was speechless for a moment, and Lang Ri's sharp rhetorical question left him speechless. He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and whispered: "Victory is victory, but the Gar family received too much."
"You're right, isn't it the same this time? Qin Ling's only mistake is that he is a younger brother, not an older brother. If he defeats the Tang people this time, he will overwhelm Zan Xiruo, who is the elder brother. Even if Zan Xiruo can Even Zan Xiruo’s sons and other brothers cannot tolerate it!”
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