On the 13th day of the sixth month of the first year of the Qing Dynasty, the government hearing activities in the Chui Gong Hall gradually came to an end.
"Your Majesty..." The bachelor of the Zichen Palace judged Dingdu of the Concierge Court, and came to Zhao Xin with a fluorine to report: "The Hexi Jiedu envoy, the Baoshun army stayed behind, the governors of Liangzhou and Yaozhou, and the chief of Miaochuan sent envoys to the court.
I want to see the king, but I am bold enough to ask if I can summon you?"
"Yes!" Zhao Xin nodded.
So, Dingdu stretched himself out and bowed: "I respectfully respect your Majesty's orders!"
"The King of Tang has an order for the envoy to go to court!" Ding Du turned around and chanted loudly outside the palace.
"The King of Tang Dynasty has an order to send envoys to the court to see you!" The muezzin's voice was transmitted outwards, one layer after another.
So, under the guidance of the etiquette officials, a man wearing a traditional Tubo Pun Pun woolen robe (a kind of cow wool textile) and an arm ornament about three inches in size decorated with gold and silver on his arm, about thirty years old,
A multi-year-old, stout Tubo nobleman and about ten members of his mission came to Zhao Xin respectfully.
As soon as he saw Zhao Xin sitting on the throne, he immediately fell to the ground, kowtowed, and said: "Foreign Minister Li Song, bow your head a hundred times and kowtow to the king!"
His attitude is extremely pious and his demeanor is extremely respectful.
It is almost like believers offering incense and praying to Bodhisattva and Buddha in Daxiangguo Temple.
In fact, it's not much different.
And the members of the Tibetan mission behind this man were more respectful than him!
Everyone was lying on the ground, their hands and feet were shaking, and their bodies were trembling.
It was as if what they were facing was not the king of the Song and Tang Dynasties, but a living god!
no way!
The Tubo people worshiped Buddhism to an almost pathological level.
The members of the mission have been in Bianjing for several days. During these days, they have heard and seen the sacred deeds of the kings of the Song and Tang Dynasties, and they have even witnessed the vaccination ceremony with their own eyes.
As a result, the inner piety and fear were magnified to the extreme.
Almost everyone regards the king of the Song and Tang Dynasties who is on the throne as a living Buddha.
"Your Majesty, please get up!" Zhao Xin said slowly. He deliberately adjusted his speaking speed and intonation to make his speaking style and speed closer to the frequency of Tibetan monks' chanting.
As a result, these people became more religious.
"Foreign minister, I thank you for your kindness!" As an envoy, Li Songzhan stood up tremblingly, not even daring to look upward. He only dared to lower his head and said respectfully: "By my lord's orders, foreign minister
Today, the Emperor of China..."
He respectfully asked someone to fetch the oath written by his master and the map of Qingtang and the population register he brought, then put them in his hands and raised them devoutly: "I also present my lord's oath and the Kanyu of Qingtang,
Population tax rolls, begging for favors from the Great Song Dynasty, and not hesitating to extend favors to small countries..."
Zhao Xin listened and waved his hand, and Ding Du immediately stepped forward and took the affidavit and map album presented by him, and then presented all these things to Zhao Xin's case.
The content of the oath was naturally that the Hexi Jiedu envoy swore to be a minister of the Song Dynasty forever, to pay tribute and pay tribute to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty from generation to generation, and to be willing to assist the Song Dynasty in attacking the Western bandits.
Moreover, unlike other subjects who liked to lie, deceive and perfunctory the Song Dynasty.
This Jiedu envoy really did it.
From the first year of Baoyuan, when Yuan Hao rebelled, to this day, this Jiedushi envoy would follow the contents of the oath and attack Yuan Hao's flanks every time.
Two months later, the Jiedushi took the lead in responding to the call of the Song Dynasty, sending troops to block Yuan Hao's trade routes, and sent cavalry many times to pursue and intercept Yuan Hao's business travel.
This caused problems in the supply and supply of Yuan Hao's army, which effectively supported the great cause of the Song Dynasty's counterinsurgency.
Fan Zhongyan, Xia Song, and Han Qi all wrote letters asking for credit.
It's the same this time.
Before the oath came to Bianjing, Jiao Siluo had already organized five thousand Tubo cavalry to cross the Yellow River and attack Yuan Hao's forces in Xiping Prefecture. Although the results were not great, they did not threaten Yuan Hao's foundation in Xiping Prefecture.
But he has fulfilled his duty as a subordinate.
Therefore, after Zhao Xin received these things, he said to the envoy named Li Song: "Jiedushi has always been loyal to our dynasty. My father and the ministers have also praised Jiedushi for his loyalty many times in front of me!
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"What does the envoy want to ask for when he comes here?"
"Your Majesty!" Li Song immediately bowed and said, "My lord has nothing else to ask for. I only ask that your Majesty please ordain your eldest son Dong Felt..."
"If your Majesty agrees, my lord will do whatever the Song Dynasty asks for!"
After saying this, the messenger bowed his head deeply, feeling uneasy in his heart.
What he feared most was that the king of the Song and Tang Dynasties would reject him.
And this is very likely to happen.
Because, since decades ago, the Song Dynasty, which represents China's orthodoxy, has been acting like a scumbag, playing with the feelings of the Tubo people.
The former Liugu Tubo Alliance was toyed with by Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty until death.
The current Qing-Tang Tubo is also facing the same predicament as the Liugu Tubo.
The servants of Zanpujiao are getting older, but the new generation of princes are doing their own thing.
Inside, there is a young man named Miao Chuan who thinks about destroying Buddha all day long.
If Dong Xiang cannot be consecrated and ordained by the Tang King, then the young Dong Xiang may not be a match for his brothers in the future.
Even, he may have to be used and controlled by the enemy Yuan Hao.
Then they will be destroyed by the Party members just like the Liugu Tubo.
"Jiedushi's words are serious..." Zhao Xin said slowly: "Our dynasty has always been generous to loyal ministers. As long as Jiedushi continues to be loyal to our dynasty, the Song Dynasty will not hesitate to reward him!"
When Li Song heard this, he was overjoyed and wanted to worship him.
Zhao Xin said: "It's just..."
"I'm not a monk, and I don't know anything about tonsure and consecration..."
"It's better than this..."
Zhao Xin said softly: "My father-in-law, I would like to ask for the title of merit envoy for Jiedushi, and then grant Jiedushi the title of 'Guardian of the Buddha in the West', and order Jiedushi to be the governor of Qingtang and Hexi area.
Go west to protect the Dharma with monks..."
"If Jiedushi is willing, he can send the prince to Bianjing, and Guhui will personally take the prince with him as an attendant..."
In the past, Zhao Xin's last condition could be said to be extremely rude.
Because that's almost the same as being a hostage.
But now, Zhao Xin's condition made the envoy ecstatic.
The king of the Song and Tang Dynasties, the living god of the Medicine Buddha, was actually willing to let Dong Fei serve him?
Doesn't this mean telling all the Tibetan nobles that Dong Zhan is the protector of the Medicine King?
When he ascends the throne in the future, his status will naturally be as stable as an iron bucket!
At that moment, Li Song knelt down and kowtowed ecstatically: "Thanks to the great kindness of the country, everyone in Hexi will burst into tears of gratitude and die for the Song Dynasty!"
Even without the final reward, in Li Song's opinion, the conditions offered to Hexi by the Song Dynasty were already very generous!
Canonizing Zanpu as an envoy of meritorious deeds and the title of "Buddha Protector of the West" means that the Song Dynasty recognized Zanpu as a Buddhist disciple of Tubo!
In the Song Dynasty, they had a high status among the Tibetan Buddhist monks and believers in Hehuang and Qingtang.
Just this endorsement is enough to stabilize Zamp's rule!
Back then, if the Six Valleys of Tubo had this endorsement from the Song Dynasty, how could they have been destroyed by Li Deming?