Chapter 1069 A disastrous defeat in the prosperous age
When I said I had no money, someone came to my door to give me money.
The people who come here have black teeth.
It was the black-toothed Changzhi who had just swept a circle on the empty Tubo Plateau. Although the harvest was not much, they still harvested a life-size statue of the eight-year-old Buddha.
This time, he personally escorted the Buddha statue to Da Ci'en Temple for placement.
There are actually two life-size statues of Sakyamuni. One is a 12-year-old life-size statue of Sakyamuni. This was brought by Princess Wencheng when she entered Tibet. The 8-year-old life-size statue is a statue of Princess Nibrachizun who married Song Song.
I brought it with me when I visited Zangampo.
The life-size statue of the twelve-year-old Buddha was covered with mud and hidden by the monks, so they took the statue back to Chang'an.
When Yun Chu met Hei Te Changzhi again, this strong man who was originally eight feet tall was no longer as straight as before, and his hair and beard were gray. When he saw Yun Chu, he slurred at his mouth a few times, and finally intervened in shame:
"The last general, Black Teeth Changzhi, has seen the king."
When Yun Chu went to the Western Regions again to open up trade routes, he once visited Hei Te Changzhi who was stationed in Ganzhou. That time, when Hei Te Changzhi learned that Yun Chu was coming, he deliberately avoided it under the pretext of patrolling.
Later, when Yun Chu returned from the Western Regions, he wanted to see Hei Te Changzhi again, but he still avoided it, as if he was worried about getting involved with Yun Chu.
Therefore, when he came to Chang'an this time, he was unavoidable and didn't know what kind of attitude he should adopt when meeting Yun Chu.
Yun Chu looked at Hei Te Changzhi with a half-smile, "Are you finally willing to come see me?"
Black Teeth Changzhi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Yun Chu said: "I see that you are disgusted and you see that I am uncomfortable, so just leave the gift."
Black-toothed Changzhi looked up at Yun Chu and said: "The last general is a surrendered general. He is content with the Tang Dynasty. In this life, he is only willing to sacrifice his life to protect the Tang Dynasty and fulfill the last chapter of his loyalty. If he does not see the king, he is unwilling to participate in the court.
In the middle of the dispute, I have no intention of going against the king."
Yun Chu sighed and said: "If you are an official, the disputes in the court are definitely not something you can avoid if you want to. However, since you want to be alone, then it depends on your luck."
Hei Te Changzhi hesitated and said: "When I return to Ganzhou this time, I will take up the post of Protector of the Luoche Protectorate."
Yun Chu said: "Do you want to take your clan members to have some peace with you?"
Hei Te Changzhi shook his head and said: "The general will go by himself."
Yun Chu said: "Tubo is a bitter and cold place. Please take good care of it while you are here. Later I will get some patent medicine suitable for Tubo from the imperial hospital and take it with me."
Black Teeth Changzhi intervened again and said: "Thank you for your generous gift."
Yun Chu looked at Hei Te Chang and said, "Do you regret it?"
Hei Te Changzhi shook his head and said: "I don't regret it."
After sending Hei Te Changzhi away, Yunchu returned to the back house and found Yu Xiurong and the others checking the gifts sent by Hei Te Changzhi.
He was originally Yun Chu's subordinate, so he naturally knew that Yun Chu didn't like those fancy things, so he directly served hard dishes, two boxes of heavy gold ingots, gold pans, gold pancakes, and a thick layer of gold sand at the bottom of the gold plate.
Yun Chu said to Cui Yao, who was holding two gold coins and refused to let go, "Look clearly, if I want money, how much money can't I get?"
Cui Yao, who was holding the gold pen, said: "These two pieces should be considered as compensation for the jewelry I sold."
After saying that, she grabbed two gold cakes and ran away. However, looking at the heavy purse around her waist, which was about to tear off her skirt, she knew that there were at least two or three gold cakes in it.
They are all people who have gone through thick and thin together, and a little bit of gold is not a big deal. That means the family atmosphere is good, and Cui Yao, the tutor, is not willing to pretend to be reserved.
"This is Hei Te Changzhi's last contribution to our family." Yu Xiurong felt somewhat regretful,
Yun Chu nodded and said: "That's why I gave so much this time. This guy seems to be ready to die because he wants to use all this hard work to earn peace for his descendants."
Yu Xiurong said: "In the bitter and cold land of Tubo, even the Tubo people have fled, leaving only some Qiang people and other miscellaneous people on the Tubo Plateau. The water cannot be boiled there, and even the strongest people will collapse in a few years.
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Husband, can Black Teeth Changzhi get what he wants?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "It's impossible. People like Hei Te Changzhi can enjoy glory and wealth, but it's just his generation. It's not even possible for their descendants to continue to enjoy it.
One generation will serve, one generation will be naturalized, and the next generation will be able to become Tang people. At least, they will have to wait until they have completely forgotten the customs and customs of Baekje Country before they will be regarded as real Tang people."
"Whose idea was this?"
"Li Hong's."
"Isn't it His Majesty's idea?"
"No, Your Majesty and the Queen are always trying to recruit people from all races to serve me."
"It's very inspiring."
"That's right, the two of them have a lot of courage now."
"But, there are so many foreigners in the Tang Dynasty, how can they still be driven away?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "There is no need to drive them away. As long as they are not allowed to get involved in the military and political affairs of the Tang Dynasty now, after a hundred years of changing customs, they will naturally become Tang people."
Yu Xiurong said: "It's very cruel."
Yun Chu said: "This is something that can't be helped. There are examples of Wu Hui messing with China before, and Li Hong doesn't dare to help the foreign race become stronger."
There was no moon tonight, there was only a curved hook in the sky, and the couple's gossip disappeared into the night sky of Chang'an with the summer wind.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is dark, like a mountain, but the Tianshu Pillar in the distance is brightly lit. It is the pillar that is tilted to the southeast and is decorated by craftsmen day and night.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, this pillar will become the brightest presence in Chang'an, because there is an everlasting light on the dew tray at the top of the pillar.
It started to rain at dawn the next day. The rain was not heavy. It was a bit like a spring rain. When Yunchu rode to the county government office, the rain had already wet his clothes. If it was a spring rain, his clothes would be wet.
At most it's a bit trendy.
Just when Yun Chu was drying his bald head and preparing to drink some tea, Shen Ru suddenly walked in with a document and said to Yun Chu: "Nanzhao suffered a disastrous defeat. Qiu Xiaofang, Sima Zhang of Rongzhou, sent Jiang Chuan to Yinsheng Mansion.
Encountered an ambush, the entire army was wiped out, and none of the three thousand armored men survived.
Meizhou Sima He Rudao tried his best to rescue him, but was dragged by the Nanzhao Malai Aqu tribe who suddenly came out and dragged him to Luchuan. He was unable to advance for two days and watched helplessly as Zhangchou Xiaofang's troops died in battle.
Junzhou Sima Liu Hanyuan, who was transferred to the front line, was in disarray. When he retreated from Tongjiachuan to Hepuchuan, he was chased and killed by the barbarian leader Pulong and the masters of the Sixteenth Village. Four thousand civilians assigned to Liu Hanyuan were killed and captured. There were countless soldiers, and when the two thousand armored soldiers led by Liu Hanyuan returned to the Hepuchuan camp, there were only less than 800 people left.
In this battle, more than 70% of the Tang Dynasty's 8,000 iron armors were lost. Seeing that there was no hope of rescue, He Rudao had no choice but to stick to Shisang County.
County Lord, this defeat is very troublesome. Once the barbarians in Nanzhao find out that they can defeat us, they will definitely rise up in rebellion one after another. If we are short of troops, they will even directly threaten Chengdu."
Yun Chu absorbed the news sent by Shen Ru and frowned: "How did they fight for more than two years? I don't believe that the eight thousand armored soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could be defeated to this extent. ?”
Shen Ru sighed and said: "Not to mention the high mountains and dangerous roads, the climate there is also humid, which is not good for our large army and weapons. Diseases are rampant in the army. The soldiers have been on the campaign for three years, almost all of them are playing hide and seek with the barbarians. They can't find the barbarians at all." Even if the settlement area is found, when the barbarians know that the army is coming, they only need to take their pigs and sheep and set up camp again in another place.
In this battle, Nanzhao Shengluopi gained a reputation. This guy is likely to use the power of victory in the next step to unify the eight tribes of Nanzhao and become our permanent enemy of the Tang Dynasty.
The subordinates believe that His Majesty will definitely send generals to go on an expedition this time. Compared with Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian, the County Lord is closest to Chengdu, and the war ahead is urgent, so the County Lord is most likely to be ordered to lead troops into Shu."
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "That may not be the case. There is Wang Fangyi in Chengdu, and Cheng Wuting is also in Bazhou. With the two of them here, it is enough to defend Chengdu and repel Sheng Luopi."
Just as Shen Ru was about to speak, Wen Wenjie also hurriedly walked into the mansion. As soon as he entered the door, Wen Wenwen said eagerly to Yun Chu: "Get ready for the expedition."
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "The resistance to my expedition is too great. Even if His Majesty allows it, the Queen will not agree. She may think that I want to plot with Shu again."
Di Renjie shook his head and said: "Impossible. More than two years ago, Your Majesty once ordered the three armies to enter the southwest to annihilate Shengluo Pi. As a result, those people have not made any achievements in the past three years, but instead they were defeated and humiliated the country. With Your Majesty's temper, he will definitely We will send out all our elites. If Sheng Luopi is not killed, His Majesty will not be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Therefore, the elite closest to Shu are our Guanzhong soldiers, and they probably won’t be able to escape this time.
Besides, I just learned from Baiqisi who sent the urgent report that after the Luoyang Military Department learned about the defeat in the Southwest, we were the first to be notified.
It seems that the imperial court has intended to send our Guanzhong soldiers to march into Shuzhong to wipe out Shengluo Pi."
Yun Chu gave Shen Ru, Wen Gen and Di Renjie each a cup of tea and said: "Be calm and don't be impatient. If the imperial court has a decree for us to march into the southwest, a special envoy will definitely come.
It’s not too late to take action after getting the decree and the military talisman.
Don't make hurried preparations on our side. If the court changes people again, it will be embarrassing."
Wen Wen frowned and said: "You have always fought in the north and west, and are not familiar with the southwest. I think we should immediately transfer all the shopkeepers and clerks we sent to the southwest.
Having them in your army will certainly be of great help."
Yun Chu took a sip of tea and said, "It makes perfect sense. Let's summon them back."