Chapter 3137: Resentment
Songtsen Gampo laughed heartily, called his confidants, and gave Ludongzan some precious medicines to nourish his body. Then he ordered people to send Ludongzan out of the palace.
But as soon as Lu Dongtsen left, Songtsen Gampo stopped smiling, sat down with a gloomy expression, ordered someone to make a pot of good tea from the Tang Dynasty, and sat by the window to drink it by himself. From time to time, I looked up at the red palace standing on the top of the mountain in the distance.
The mood is a little heavy.
Tubo was not big, at least it was much smaller and barren than the vast Tang Dynasty. However, there are too many tribes in such a relatively closed territory that occupies a plateau. Every tribe is a faction with its own interests. When dozens or even hundreds of tribes are united, even Zampu feels helpless.
Every time a policy was implemented, it often had to be shelved because it touched on the interests of various tribes. How could the ambitious Songtsen Gampo endure this?
What dissatisfied him the most was the Gar family.
Perhaps the current Tubo Gar family is not the strongest, but its reputation is the highest. A "highland barley wine" has made various tribes earn too many benefits, so they naturally look up to the Gar family.
This has constituted a threat to Zamp.
Who knew that one day Lu Dongzan, coveting the position of Zanpu, would respond with cavalry and rush into the palace?
And he couldn't take action against the Gar family.
Not to mention that Lu Dongzan was his biggest assistant in unifying the various tribes of Tubo. Naturally, he could not take any action to destroy the Great Wall. What if he was determined to cut off the Gar family, but the rest of the tribes would die and form a faction. what to do?
He couldn't help but have a headache. Now Lu Dongzan has changed from his closest assistant to the potential enemy with the greatest threat, and the Gar family will gradually develop into a behemoth, with a big tail.
The best way is not to raise the butcher's knife, but to be exiled...
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Ludongzan returned home, dismissed the officials sent by Songtsen Gampo to deliver medicines and supplements, and then summoned his sons in the study.
After washing up, she put on a narrow-sleeved, round-necked, straight-breasted robe decorated with golden beads and a pair of bird patterns. She wore a dew-bearing pouch on her belt and let her hair hang loosely.
After a while, except for the youngest son Bo Lunzan, the other four sons all came to Ludongzan and bowed to him.
Lu Dongzan nodded and waved his hand casually: "Everyone, get up and sit down."
"Here."
The sons stood up and sat behind the shorter ones on both sides.
The eldest son Zan Xiruo looked pale and thin, with a look of illness between his brows and eyes. At this moment, he asked: "My father has returned from Chang'an. He must be exhausted and should have a good rest. You have summoned us like this, but you have something to tell me." ?”
Lu Dongzan looked at the eldest son and sighed slightly in his heart.
In terms of character and intelligence, the eldest son is enough to inherit the family business and even inherit the position of Prime Minister of Tubo. With a little tempering over time, he may not be worse than his father. However, the eldest son has been sick and weak since childhood, which is an insurmountable problem.
If you can't live long, how can you lead your family and tribe to prosperity?
After a pause, he looked around at the disciples and said in a deep voice: "This time, my father went to Tuyuhun and Chang'an successively. I traveled all the way. What I saw and heard made me feel very excited, but in fact I also had more helplessness. The whole country of the Tang Dynasty marched eastward. , raising millions of troops, and spending countless money, food and supplies. This kind of national power is rare and unique in the world. Although Tuyuhun is currently rebelling. It made the Tang Dynasty anxious, but it was difficult for it to mobilize its war potential. What was the point of Tuyuhun? It was really difficult for Tubo to compete with the Tang Dynasty. , the monarchs and ministers are fearful, disengaged, and want to concentrate their efforts on the outside, but they cannot. The hope is getting slimmer and slimmer. ”
The eldest son Zan Xiruo said doubtfully: "The Tang Dynasty was so powerful that it was naturally expected. Relying on Tuyuhun, it is of course impossible to bring chaos to the country and destroy the country. But what is the situation in Tubo that my father said? But what does Zanpu say to you? What did you say?”
My father had just returned from the Tang Dynasty. It would be reasonable to express some feelings about the Tang Dynasty, but when he suddenly mentioned the Tubo saying that "the rulers and ministers were jealous, and the superiors and subordinates were disloyal," it was obvious that they had something to say.
Lu Dongzan sighed, picked up the tea cup beside him with his skinny palm, took a sip, and then said: "Go ahead, prepare weapons and food, concentrate the strength of the tribe, and wait until the battle in Hexi is over. Whether Guhun wins or loses, he will immediately send troops to Qinghai Lake to cut off his retreat and occupy his lair. From now on, our Gar family will stick to Qinghai Lake to serve as Zanpu's wings and build a barrier for Tibet. "
He expected that even if Tuyuhun won the battle of Hexi, he would be defeated sooner or later. Therefore, once the Gar family enters Qinghai Lake, they will face the military front of the Tang Dynasty and become a buffer between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty.
This buffer is not a good thing. How can a mere tribe compete with the powerful Tang Dynasty? It was expected that the Gar family would suffer severe suppression for a long time and be squeezed between Tubo and Tang Dynasty, struggling to survive.
It is already extremely difficult to maintain oneself, and wanting to develop and grow is simply wishful thinking.
Zan Xiruo was stunned: "Is this what Zan Pu means?"
Lu Dongzan nodded silently.
"Asshole!"
The second son, Lun Qinling, was furious and cursed: "Is he crazy? If it were not for our Gar family, would he be able to secure the position of Zanpu? Use us to subdue all the Tubo tribes and secure the country, and then he will Want to throw away our Gar family like rags? It’s so ungrateful and sinister!”
The youngest son, Bo Lunzan Blade, who had an even hotter temper, jumped up, drew out the scimitar from his waist, raised his eyebrows and said: "Father, gather your family soldiers, we brothers will rush into the palace together and kill that heartless and unjust man." Generation, help my father ascend to the position of Zanpu!”
The atmosphere among the brothers was heated and angry.
"Presumptuous!"
Lu Dongzan was so angry that he slammed the tea cup in his hand on the low table, and cursed with his halberd finger: "One or two, do you want to piss me off to death?"
He has always been a majestic man and was very strict in running the family. This time he got angry and frightened his sons to sit down obediently.
The second son, Lun Qinling, did not dare to make a fuss, but he was still dissatisfied and said: "Although Qinghai Lake is a good place, our Gar family's roots are in Tubo. Moving there would be like cutting off our bones and muscles, and then we will end up in Tubo. Who else will listen to what my father says? Absolutely not.”
Lu Dongzan wrinkled his face, and the wrinkles on his face were as full of wrinkles as the ridges of the plateau. He said seriously: "What if we don't go to Qinghai Lake? Raise troops to enter the palace, assassinate the king and lead the troops to rebel? Not even If you say that Zanpu’s strength is beyond our control, you can guarantee that the other tribes will happily stand behind our family?”
In Tubo, powerful people are in power and tribes are rampant. Behind each tribe, there are different interests. It is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface.
If the military admonition is really implemented, the attitudes of many tribes will be ambiguous and difficult to understand. If you are not careful, you will be fighting alone, and someone will die suddenly.
After Zampu succeeded to the throne, he worked hard to unify all parts of Tubo. What kind of talent and strategy was that? Do you really think that he was just a second-generation ancestor who inherited the glory of his father?
The methods are very cruel!
With a solemn look on his face, he reminded his sons: "The Gar family will always be loyal to Zampu. The family's mission is to maintain the interests of the Tibetan people. For this reason, the Gar family will never hesitate to sacrifice their lives! Remember all of you. ”
Political correctness is very necessary for behemoths such as the Shigar family, which has vaguely threatened Zamp's position. No matter what he thinks secretly, on the surface he must maintain Zampu's rule and safeguard the interests of the people, which is the strongest cornerstone for supporting the unification of Tibet.
Bo Lunzanren was indignant, but he did not dare to say any more.
Zan Xiruo was steady and wise. He thought about it and asked: "Among fathers, who will win and who will lose in the battle of Hexi?"
The Gar family moved to Qinghai Lake, and the victory or defeat of Tuyuhun could make the situation completely different. If Tuyuhun defeated Hexi and lost his troops and generals, then the Gar family would naturally be able to occupy it without any effort, develop calmly, and eliminate all opponents. But if Tuyuhun wins the battle in Hexi and his strength skyrockets and his morale rises, then if he wants to conquer Qinghai Lake, he will have to spend a lot of effort.
Lu Dongzan stroked his beard and frowned in thought. After a while, he said: "Before, my father expected that the Tang Dynasty would have no chance of winning. But now Fang Jun leads his army out to suppress Hexi... There is a huge difference between victory and defeat. It’s hard to predict.”
The sons were stunned.
Father actually thinks so highly of Fang Jun?
One person can be worth a hundred thousand troops! (End of chapter)