Chapter 431: Can you rest assured about the Tubo Rebellion?
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On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, Luoyang was also in the most severe cold period of the year. It was so cold that the air was almost solid. There was still smoke and smoke among the people, but in the imperial city, although the Qionglou and Yuyuyu were decorated beautifully and cleanly by the flying snow, they still gave people a chill.
It can penetrate people's hearts.
In the Chui Gong Hall, the old emperor was staying with his young grandson, sitting casually by the fire, playing with a puzzle. Accompanying Emperor Liu was Liu Wenji, the second son of the crown prince. Liu Wenhuan had received a lot of attention since he returned to Beijing from a business trip to Anxi.
He received more attention than before and was busy studying for further studies. Naturally, there were fewer opportunities to enter the palace, so this part of the time was temporarily filled by Liu Wenji.
On the ground is a set of drawing boards newly produced by the Shaofu. The content covers the countries and forces in Anxi, Tubo, Nanyang and other regions. With the further expansion of the influence of the Han Dynasty, the maps produced have become clearer and more detailed.
Take the Tubo region as an example. In the past, apart from that large general area, there were only a few cities, fortresses, and strongholds marked on the maps at Luosue, Pipbo, the border between Han and Tibet, and the Tea Horse Passage. Nowadays,
It's more comprehensive.
The Tubo Conference was successfully held in early July this year and came to a perfect conclusion. On behalf of Emperor Liu, King Liu Xi of Jin went to Luoche to preside over the conference in person. He reached a consensus with the Tubo kings, religions, nobles, and leaders and was recognized as the "Minister in Tubo".
" was formally established, and Liu Xi settled in Luoche City on behalf of the imperial court.
Of course, these are only official notifications. In fact, Emperor Liu still took it for granted when it came to the imperial military and political agencies settling in Luoche City. Judging from the current results, the goal was achieved, but the process was not so harmonious and smooth, and it was tight.
Then, fierce resistance broke out.
The anti-Han forces in Tubo resurfaced after this conference, or in other words, some Tubo tribal forces changed their attitude and stance towards the Han. In the past, they did not resist, and even severely suppressed and massacred those tribes who resisted the Han.
Consolidate rule and expand strength in order to obtain benefits from the big Han.
After the collapse of the Tubo Dynasty, which was once prosperous, although it was divided into four parts and there were many tribal forces, it was generally divided into four royal families. And this time, the one who stood up and raised the banner of anti-Han was the Bu of the Ali family.
The King of Rang is the King of Yaze who is related to the King of Yaze.
The Han Dynasty's policy towards Tubo has always been to use both kindness and power, suppression and appeasement. However, in the past ten years, it has changed to focus on appeasement and economic development. The tea-horse trade was also one of the most important means by which the imperial court exerted influence on Tubo.
Once the connection between Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Fan is strengthened, the benefits generated will also benefit relevant groups.
However, for the various forces in Tubo, the benefits of the tea-horse trade were not equally distributed. Most of them were obtained by the tribes in the central and southeastern Tubo represented by King Luoxue and King Yalong. Of these two kings, one was born after the unification of Tibet.
It is a political, economic and military center, and one is a traditional treasure land for agricultural and animal husbandry production. The innate conditions are much superior, and the caravans of the Han Dynasty naturally have a tendency to choose trade objects accordingly.
For example, Ngari and Yaze areas, not to mention their remote location and poor output, were naturally not favored by Han merchants. Even though the tea and horse trade spread to the local area many years later, during the transaction process, they were still affected by the eastern royal family.
For tribal oppression, "protection fees" must always be paid.
Against this background, as time went by and the disparity in interests further widened, the attitudes of Eastern and Western Tibet toward the Han became more tit-for-tat, and their internal divisions became increasingly severe.
The imperial court's appeasement policy was unwilling to make great efforts to favor the Tibetan forces in Ali and Yaze. The Han Dynasty under the rule of Emperor Liu was the most stingy central dynasty in the past, and did not have the generosity and generosity of the Celestial Kingdom.
If you are generous and give some benefits, you have to make up for it from other aspects.
Perhaps in Emperor Liu's view, it was already a great grace that the Tibetan tribes were not allowed to pay tribute every year. It did not enjoy much benefit. For the Tibetan forces in the southwest, it was naturally not good for the Han court.
There will be some sense of intimacy.
The so-called imperial court's betrayal of alliances and treaties, and the reason for stationing troops, are just an introduction. The real reason is still a matter of interests. Raising the flag to rebel against the Han may not be the purpose, but just a means.
Therefore, the first thing Liu Xi did after settling in Luoxe City and establishing the ministerial office in Tubo was to rush to put down the backlash from all forces in Tubo. There was no need to worry about his life in Tubo being boring...
Not only Bu Rang, but also the two kings of Yaze and Luozhe, and the two kings of Yalong. After all, they may not be happy with Liu Xi's presence, especially King Luozhe. This is his territory, and he will be affected the most.
.In fact, the news of the chaos in Tubo was reported to the imperial court together with the information on Tubo's national conditions collected and reported by Liu Xi.
The largest rebellion in Tubo since its attachment to the Han Dynasty occurred, but the response from the imperial court was a bit strange. There were many suggestions and suggestions, but in Emperor Liu's view, every one of those "loyal suggestions" contained a hint of ridicule towards him.
, even many people are just watching the joke.
Those people seemed to be saying, Your Majesty, you are determined to go your own way and station the Tibetan ministers. As a result, you have caused such a big chaos. The entire southwest has been stabilized. With the rebellion, the people of dozens of prefectures in the southwest have no peace.
Putting His Highness the King of Jin in danger.
Tubo is in chaos, which threatens the safety of the southwest hinterland. Can we stop fighting in Nanyang? The support from Anxi should be reduced or reduced as appropriate. The advancement of enfeoffment can be postponed. The noble sons and daughters don't have to rush to sea...
When Emperor Liu had such a mentality, his reaction was naturally extreme. He directly issued an edict to severely suppress and kill all the Tibetan rebels who raised flags to oppose the Han, no matter who they were.
The entire southwest, including Shannan, Jiannan, and Yunnan, is under martial law in the border states. The border troops are strictly preparing for war and are ready to march westward to support the counterinsurgency at any time. Of course, in view of Tubo's special geographical and human conditions, large-scale mobilization of troops is impossible. Logistics
Can't stand it at all.
If you want to solve the problem of Tubo rebellion, it is best to solve it from within the plateau. This is also the suggestion given by Liu Xi. He intends to fight the rebellion by summoning the tribes from the Han Dynasty, and at the same time carry out divided attacks on the rebels. After all, there are not all the people on the plateau.
They are anti-Han people, and there are also a lot of "leading parties" who are attached to the Han people.
Considering that Liu Xi only had the "three thousand" guards in his hands and was weak, he mobilized 10,000 troops from Jiannan Bianzhou to march westward. Moreover, Emperor Liu also sent a secret order to Shangguan Zheng, who was the commander of Jiannan Road at the time.
, if things go wrong with Tubo, we must ensure that King Jin returns safely.
Obviously, the death of the eleventh prince Liu Xiao gave Emperor Liu a lot of thought, and at least he began to actually consider the situation of his descendants living in difficult or even dangerous areas and care about their safety.
However, Emperor Liu was still barely able to deal with Liu Xi's situation. He also believed that with Liu Xi's cleverness, even if he could not handle the rebellion, he would still be able to escape. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if things were bad and worse, he would be trapped.
Among them, those Tubo forces should not dare to harm Liu Xi.
Looking at the picture of Tubo, Emperor Liu's thoughts were naturally placed there, on his third son. However, when he received the report that Prince Liu Yang and Prime Minister Zhao Pu had jointly visited him, Emperor Liu had not yet entered the palace.
His heart twitched, and seeing the two men's faces sinking like water, his mood dropped even further.
"There won't be any bad news!" Looking at the serious looks of the two of them, Emperor Liu forced a smile and said calmly.
This is really bad news! Liu Yang couldn't help but look at each other with Zhao Pu, and their eyes exchanged rapidly in the air. In fact, before coming to Chui Gong Hall, the two had already discussed the situation of Liu Xu's death.
, the key is how to report to Emperor Liu.
I just don’t dare. This is the King of Qin of the Han Dynasty, the eldest son of Emperor Liu. Compared with Liu Xiao, he is not on the same level at all, and his influence is extremely different. However, I dare not not retaliate...
After discussing for a while, they decided to come together to see each other, so that no one would be left behind. Having learned the lesson from Liu Xiao’s incident, Liu Yang did not dare to report Liu Xu’s incident to him anymore. At this time, faced with the old emperor’s question, he still
Zhao Pu, with his old waist, said almost word by word: "Your Majesty, Anton, I would like to express my condolences to you. Your Highness, King Qin, has passed away..."
After saying that, he stood over there and pretended to be dead together with Liu Yang.
The atmosphere in the Chui Gong Hall was completely frozen. Emperor Liu heard it really. The bad news came quickly and suddenly. It was not like a thunderbolt, but it hit people's hearts directly. On Emperor Liu's steel heart full of scars, another
A gash was torn open, and it was bloody.
He didn't ask whether it was true or not, and he didn't ask why. Emperor Liu just burst into tears after a brief moment of confusion. He pointed at Liu Yang with trembling hands and said, "In this case, you can feel at ease..."