326, Tubo Kingdom Is Destroyed (Seeking Full Order)

In the third year of Kaiyuan, cotton planting and white buses began to be promoted throughout the Tang Dynasty.

Suddenly, Bai Gui's reputation spread all over the world.

Everyone from top to bottom, including foreign countries, knew about his deeds, and his reputation was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

In the past, Bai Gui was only the first to win the first prize in both subjects. Although it was new, ordinary people would not deliberately understand it. However, cotton cultivation was closely related to people's livelihood, causing the price of cold-weather clothing to drop significantly. Although it was not enough for ordinary people, However, compared with the past, the number of people who can afford cold-proof clothing has greatly increased. It is not only limited to wealthy households, but a considerable number of civilians also have the opportunity to afford cold-proof clothing.

Cotton can not only be used to keep out the cold, but silk fabrics can be used all year round.

When cotton planting was promoted in the first year, it was enforced from top to bottom by the royal palace and the government, but very few people were willing to plant it. However, after seeing the cotton grown in Huangzhuang and Guantian, the ups and downs worked. In the second and third years, cotton planting output increased rapidly, spreading from the area near Chang'an to surrounding areas at an alarming rate.

The two wise prime ministers at this time, Yao Chong and Song Jing, were not mediocre people. They formulated various policies to promote cotton planting in an orderly manner.

Therefore, in the fifth year of Kaiyuan, the imperial court was able to provide sufficient cold-proof armaments to the two Tang armies attacking Tubo Kingdom in the southwest and north.

In the sixth year of Kaiyuan, Baigui, the Hou of Linyi, led an army of 30,000 people and defeated the 200,000 people of the Tubo Kingdom. However, he did not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. Instead, he chose to fight steadily and build a city on the snow-covered plateau for defense in the coming year. Fight again.

Although this is not a lack of Baigui's idea of ​​​​raising the bandits' self-respect, it is indeed a good strategy to fight against Tubo. If you underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, when the summer is over and winter comes, even if the Tang army's ability to withstand the cold is much better than before, it may face the possibility of a major defeat against the Tubo army. Once defeated, the previous Your efforts will be wasted.

After all, this is an away game.

On the battlefield to the north, the veteran general Xue Ne was afraid of repeating his father Xue Rengui's defeat at Dafeichuan, so he also chose a safe tactic, slowly approaching the Tubo King's City, and only after fully controlling the old Tuyuhun territory, he would continue to advance.

After this victory, Bai Gui was also granted the title of county magistrate and granted 500 households in the city.

In this war between Datang and Tubo, it is obvious that both Bai Gui and the veteran Xue Na intend to use the manpower and material resources of the Tang Dynasty to consume the Tubo Kingdom to death, because the Tubo Kingdom is not like ordinary people. It is a nomadic nation with a mature system. Even if they are defeated once, there is a possibility of rebellion as long as they wait for their troops to return to the court.

It is much harder to destroy a country comparable to the Tang Dynasty than to destroy a tribe.

In the eighth year of Kaiyuan, two Tang armies approached Tubo King City. Tubo Chidezu Zanzanpu held a jade in his mouth, tied his hands behind his back and walked out of the city to surrender.

"Zamp and princess please get up..."

"Today, Commander-in-Chief and General Xue came to Tubo King's City because the Tubo Kingdom failed to pay tribute to Chang'an on time... It has nothing to do with you two, Zanpu and Princess."

Bai Gui dismounted, his face was gentle, his hands were empty, Chi De Zu Zan Zan Pu said.

"The men of Xu have their faces tied to the wall, the officials are weak, and the scholars are poor." - "Zuo Zhuan·The Sixth Year of Duke Xi"

In ancient times, there was a fixed etiquette for surrendering out of the city.

If a person like Tubo Zampu goes out of the city to surrender, he needs to be tied to the wall with his hands tied behind his back and facing forward with jade in his mouth. The doctors, that is, the ministers need to support the coffin, while the general taxis need to wear mourning clothes.

Chide Zuzan did not understand these Central Plains etiquette, but Princess Jincheng was a Tang princess and the adopted daughter of Tang Zhongzong. She had been deeply educated by the royal family since she was a child, and was familiar with the etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period.

With this etiquette of surrendering out of the city, Bai Gui, no matter what he thought in his heart, he would treat Chide Zuzan kindly as soon as possible to show that the Tang Dynasty was a country of etiquette.

He also had reasons to treat him kindly, because this man was not only Tubo's Zampu, but also the husband-in-law of Princess Jincheng. According to the Tang Dynasty, he was also a fifth-grade Prince Consort.

The disposal also needs to be sent to Chang'an, and Li Longji will handle it personally. He cannot do it on his behalf.

Hearing this, Chide Zuzan's face softened slightly at first, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

His fate was saved.

But when he heard the last sentence, there was anger in his heart. What does it mean that Chang'an paid tribute too late?

Tubo is not a slave state of the Tang Dynasty. It can pay tribute whenever it wants!

Can this be considered the reason why Tang Dynasty attacked Tubo? !

"The Saint is the Son of Heaven. Datang and Tubo have an uncle-nephew alliance, which means that Tubo is a prince from all over the world. The princes pay tribute to the Emperor late. This is disrespectful to the princes!"

Seeing Chi Dezu's disapproval, Bai Gui explained casually.

After he finished speaking, he considered his words again and said: "This time Tubo paid late tribute to the Tang Dynasty. I found out the reason. It was Tubo who deceived the emperor and tried to destroy the covenant between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. Disrupt the world."

"Come here! Capture Prime Minister Tubo immediately and escort him to Chang'an, where the punishment will be determined by the Ministry of Punishment."

"Please also ask Zanpu and Princess Jincheng to go to Chang'an with Prime Minister Tubo to explain clearly, so as not to damage the relationship between Datang and Tubo."

"Before I explain clearly..."

"We in the Tang Dynasty have a saying that no matter how close you are, you can't be close to your maternal uncle. Now that Zanpu has come to Beijing to prove his innocence, it should be reasonable and reasonable for us, the Tang Dynasty, to take over the Tubo Kingdom?"

Bai Gui looked at Chide Zuzan, who had his arms tied behind his back and a jade in his mouth, and then smiled and said.

Even though they fought, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were still relatives. Now that the Zamp had made a mistake, it was reasonable for the Tang Dynasty, as a relative, to take over the Tubo Kingdom.

As soon as he finished speaking, his face turned cold.

The guards around him saw this and stepped forward to tie up the Tubo Prime Minister, kicked him on the knee, and forced him to kneel in front of him.

The Tubo Zamp was not easy to deal with, but the Tubo Prime Minister was the chicken that was killed to scare the monkeys.

Used to establish authority.

"This is the gold seal of the Tubo Zamp..."

"Please accept it, Your Excellency."

Chide Zuzan's face changed slightly, but he had already prepared for this. He took the gold seal from the wooden table held by the minister beside him, half-knelt on the ground, and handed it forward.

This time Bai Gui did not support him in vain, because this was a surrender ceremony.

He accepted the gold seal and nodded, and a team of Tang army guards took Chide Zuzan away and put him under house arrest.

"I have met the Lord of Linyi County."

Princess Jincheng stepped forward to pay her respects, her pretty face slightly nervous and uneasy, but she deliberately maintained a calm expression.

"Princess, please don't be polite."

"The Saint has also secretly ordered this commander to take good care of the princess and never let her be humiliated."

Bai Gui took a look at Princess Jincheng. She had willow eyebrows, starry eyes, and peach cheeks. She was indeed a beautiful woman. It was also true that when choosing a marriage partner from the daughters of the royal family, it was impossible to choose a person who was ugly and ugly at will. Beauty was the only right choice.

"When I was in the royal city of Tubo, I missed Chang'an day and night. Now I can hope that the royal teacher will come. This life can be considered..."

Speaking of this, Princess Jincheng couldn't help choking a few times.

Who would want to marry to Tubo from afar if they could stay in their hometown. Although there was endless wealth and honor in Tubo, although she was a daughter of the royal family, she had the title of county lord. Even if she didn't have a title, she would have no worries about wealth and honor for her whole life.

Her father was also a king, the King of Fen.

Seeing this, Bai Gui could only remain silent.

Whether it was Princess Wencheng or Princess Jincheng, this kind of marriage was granted by the Tang Dynasty after defeating Tubo. The granted marriages were all daughters of the royal family, not the emperor's own daughters, for the sake of peace on the border.

This kind of thing cannot be said to be wrong for marriage. After all, marrying a princess is not a big deal in the eyes of people at that time. On the contrary, it can prevent many Tang army soldiers from dying. It cannot be said that you should do the things of enjoying life, and others should do the things of losing their lives. Like Lady Huarui's words "140,000 people took off their armor, and not one of them was a man", it is shameless. When you and the emperor are enjoying life, you don't think about the border soldiers. The border soldiers don't owe you anything, so why should they fight for you.

Of course, this is for the country.

For Princess Jincheng herself, such a fate is a bit bad.