Chapter 2085 Brother Chubi, do you think I should promise Mother Lu Man?
"But what we got in the end was Zamp's high-waving butcher knife, which wiped out my mother's family."
"I was lucky enough to escape, but I can only live a wandering life for fear that Songtsen Gampo will find out that I am still alive."
Looking at the tearful Lu Man, listening to the tragic experiences of the Niang family, and the gnashing hatred of this Lu Man towards Songtsen Gampo, the leader of the Tubo Kingdom.
Cheng Chubi's thinking was obviously a little unfocused at this moment and began to wander.
Look at the Tibetans gathered around you. Who are they? His uncle Lunkel, who was regarded as a threat by Songtsen Gampo.
Songtsen Gampo also tried every possible means to expel the Bon believers. To this end, he even introduced Tianzhu Buddhism and gave a platform to Tianzhu Buddhism.
In addition, there is the great Xiangxiong tycoon Shang Nima, who is like a fish in water in the circle of Tubo nobles, but never forgets the hatred of the country's subjugation.
And the orphan in front of him, Shang Nang, the most loyal and powerful former Prime Minister of Tibet, was loyal to Songtsen Gampo, but ended up being exterminated by his clan.
There is also a Galdongzan from another big clan, the Xue clan, who has now joined the Tang Dynasty.
He became a minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Also, among the more than 10,000 elites who were captured, the number of slave households numbered 7,000, and the remainder included a small number of slave owners and ordinary Tubo people.
And those slave households will also become the targets that Datang wants to fight for.
Tsk tsk... This made Cheng Chubi feel a little proud. He had gathered around him a large number of groups or individuals who were at odds with Songtsen Gampo.
Come to think of it, neither my father-in-law nor Songtsen Gampo, the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, would have thought that I wanted to play a big game of chess now.
A grand chess move that is usually enough to change the history of the entire plateau can even make the plateau, which was originally outside the jurisdiction of the Central Plains, become the inherent territory of the Tang Dynasty at least hundreds of years in advance.
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Lu Man, or his real name should be Niang Shang Lu Man, after describing the hardships and sufferings of his Niang clan.
He expressed to Li Ke the hope that Datang would be able to make decisions for his Niang clan and restore their innocence.
The remaining forces of the Niang clan are willing to make their due contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
"As long as His Highness can agree, Lu Man is willing to offer Chawarong City to the Tang Dynasty."
"???" In an instant, Cheng, Li, and Ren all looked at the mother, Shang Lu Man, who was prostrate in front of them with bewildered expressions.
Cheng Chubi quickly stepped forward and pulled the lady Shang Lu Man up.
Looking at the lady Shang Luman who looked very pleasing to the eye, even the scars on her face showed an artistic style, she asked curiously.
"Please invite Mr. Lu Man quickly. Now that your Niang family has lost all its elite members, Mr. Lu Man previously instigated an uprising among the Nasupi tribes."
"I'm afraid that I have lost a lot of strength, how can I still win the Chawarong City?"
"Cheng Xianzhang didn't know something. The tribes of Supi have always been brave and good at fighting, and they still prefer freedom and do not want to be slaves.
Since being conquered by Tubo, rebellions have occurred from time to time. My mother-in-law has been ordered to control the Supi tribes and treat them with kindness and benevolence..."
After hearing the explanation of Lu Man, the mother-in-law, Cheng Sanlang roughly understood how the mother-in-law appeased the Supi tribes.
At the same time, I also understood the reason why this Niang Shang Luman was able to lead the Supi tribes to rebel after the Niang clan was destroyed.
It is similar to treating the Subi tribes as an autonomous region, not implementing the Tubo serfdom here, and allowing the Subi tribes to continue to maintain their original social systems.
In this way, the tribes of Supi naturally felt grateful for Niang's kindness and remained loyal to Niang.
Moreover, every time there was a war, the Subi tribes would send warriors to join Niang's army to conquer east and west for Shang Nang.
Now, the Niang clan has been wiped out, and another clan has been replaced to rule the Subi area. I am afraid that the Subi tribes will never be as free as before.
Therefore, it is not too surprising that under the call of the mother-in-law Lu Man, she started to rebel.
After all, there are not many people in this world who like to be slaves no matter what era they are in. At least the Supi tribes who love freedom and are brave and good at fighting must not be happy.
As for the Tang Dynasty, the innocence of the Niang clan was also punished by Songtsan Gampo clan.
It was tantamount to expressing the Tang Dynasty's dissatisfaction and contempt for the Tubo Kingdom. To put it bluntly, it was tantamount to the Tang Dynasty and Tubo going from the secret poking at the enemy to directly overturning the table and confronting each other with gongs and drums.
But the question is, will Cheng Sanlang be afraid? Will Li Ke be afraid? Will the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who is far away in Chang'an be afraid?
Well, I don’t know for the moment that the great and wise Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is currently staying in Chang’an.
Or because there was insufficient food in Guanzhong, he was drooling and led a group of hungry civil and military officials to rush to Luoyang to get some food.
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Cheng Chubi turned his head and looked at Li Ke, who was also looking at Cheng Sanlang.
But Cheng Sanlang shot back with a more upright look and saluted the guy. "Please make a decision, Commander-in-Chief."
Li Ke's face turned dark. Damn it...if I had known earlier, I would not have joined in the fun and stayed in Iron Bridge City or Jianchuan City.
How great would it be to grant Brother Chu Bi full power, so that you can take the blame and I can take the credit?
But now, His Highness the Prince is also the Governor of Yaozhou. If I don't make a decision on my own, it's really not suitable for me.
Of course, Li Ke had countless thoughts running through his mind, but he still stood up immediately, stepped forward, and patted the mother, Shang Lu Man, on the shoulder.
"Master Lu Man, don't be too anxious. This matter is of great importance, and I still need to think about it."
"But please rest assured, Mr. Lu Man, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
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Nima and Na Niang Shang Luman were arranged to rest in their residence. Li Ke sat down behind the desk, picked up the tea and took a sip.
His eyes fell on Brother Chu Bi. "Brother Chu Bi, do you think I should agree?"
Cheng Chubi rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to this guy. Isn't it obvious that a fly has fallen on a bald gourd?
On the other hand, Ren Yaxiang on the side saluted Li Ke with a very solemn expression.
"Whatever choice is beneficial to me, Datang, Your Highness should make."
"If His Highness can agree, then Datang can say that we have one more helper on this plateau."
"With the help of the Subi tribes, we, the Tang Dynasty, may really be able to gain a firm foothold on this plateau."
After hearing this, Cheng Chubi glanced at Ren Yaxiang with some displeasure.
"What do you mean by that? Do you think Cheng's previous plan was not solid enough?"
Seeing the unhappy expression of Cheng Sanlang, who was not as big-hearted as a needle, Ren Yaxiang quickly explained with a smile.
"Of course not. What I mean is that the addition of the Supi tribes is equivalent to adding another layer of insurance to your plan, Brother Chubi."