There is a mysterious and strange primitive atmosphere in the city of Nedok in Little Burlu, especially the palace in the city. The decoration and architectural style are similar to the Buddhist building Angkor Wat, but the form and strictness have a bit of the temperament of the Egyptian pyramids.
If the temperament here matches well with the tropics, the key point is that this is the area where the Central Asian temperate zone expands to the southern subtropics. This weird style may represent the conflict between temperate zone culture and tropical culture.
After Li Siye entered the capital, he began to understand that it turned out that this was a real battleground for military strategists. Of course, it was not just here, but also Dabolut, which belonged to Kashmir more than a thousand years later. More than a thousand years later, India and Pakistan fought for
The fight for it was fierce, and more than a thousand years ago this was the battlefield between Tang and Tibet, fighting for regional influence and gaining control of Central Asia.
Gao Xianzhi walked into the empty palace hall and sat contentedly on the king's gold-inlaid throne. The soldiers took out the treasures in the palace and carried large boxes and piled them in front of him.
Gold coins, gold crowns, tortoiseshell, ivory, various spices and jewelry.
General Gao Da had no resistance to these things, and he had no intention of distributing them to the people below him, so when Li Siye, Cheng Qianli, Wang Zhengjian, and the Xiaobolu nobles who supported the Tang army came in to see him,
He has hidden them elsewhere.
"Everyone, Nieduo City is now under our control. Only the young King Su Shifeng and Princess Tubo have fled into the mountains. In order to stabilize the situation, I have decided to support Su Qianfeng's younger brother Monali as the younger King Belud.
Kill those treacherous ministers who betrayed the Tang Dynasty and were friendly to Tubo."
This was originally Gao Xianzhi's forum. These people didn't dare to object, but they all bowed and agreed.
Gao Xianzhi nodded proudly, waved his hand and said, "That's good. In that case, please invite King Monali to come out and ascend the throne as king."
Monali was forcibly taken to the palace by two soldiers. He looked a little dazed and obviously didn't understand what happened.
Gao Xianzhi took the initiative to get down from the throne, hugged him and said: "Dear Crown Prince Monali, because your brother mistakenly believed in evil and was mistakenly betrayed by Tubo, we have to depose him from the throne and replace him with you.
Inherit the throne."
He knelt down on one knee and crossed his chest to salute: "Please King Monali ascend the throne!"
Li Siye was a little stunned. It turned out that this had already happened. The generals of the Tang army also followed Gao Xianzhi's example, kneeling on one knee and hugging their chests: "Invite King Monali to ascend the throne!"
Gao Xianzhi had already spoken. How dare Xiao Bolu's ministers have any other opinions? They quickly knelt down on one knee and hugged their chests: "Please King Monali to ascend the throne!"
Monali was stunned for a long time. He was just trying to get ahead of himself. He had never thought that he could be the king. This morning, he was sleeping in bed with his wife in his arms, but was snatched out by Tang Jun and taken to the palace.
Although he is lazy, he is not stupid. He knows that the king must do it even if he wants to do it, and he must do it if he doesn't want to do it. If he is not wise, he may be killed by Gao Xianzhi and replaced by someone else to be the king. Mo Na
After thinking about it, Lisi had no choice but to walk over and touch his butt to the throne.
Gao Xianzhi nodded happily: "Very good, now that the king has ascended the throne, what is the first thing he will do after ascending the throne? Of course, he will kill the guilty ministers and reward the meritorious officials. Come here, bring all the guilty ministers to me!"
More than a dozen soldiers escorted several people to the steps of the palace. These people were all Su Qiwei's original ministers and ministers, and they were also the noble city lords of the city near Niduo City. They were escorted to the ground with disheveled hair and faces as ashes.
Gao Xianzhi bowed to Monali and said, "Please, Your Majesty, order these traitors to be executed!"
Monali suddenly turned pale. He had just ascended the throne and his buttocks were still hot, so he was ordered to kill people. Moreover, it was the Tubo people who appointed pro-Tibetan ministers. This is where Gao Xianzhi is shrewd and cunning. He must cut off Monali.
This opportunity leaves no room for relaxation between the Xiaobolu court and Tubo, so that the pontoon bridge separating Bigbolu and Xiaobolu will never be built.
Monali's trembling lips had not yet spoken, when a minister bound by a hemp rope at the foot of the steps suddenly said loudly: "Only those who wear a crown are qualified to claim to be the king of my country of Bolu! This man does not have a crown! He
They have no right to sentence us to beheading!"
The Tang Army soldier who was guarding him pulled out a horizontal sword from his waist and thought: Do you still need the crown to kill you? General Gao just wanted to make the process more formal. According to me, you should be beheaded as soon as you are captured.
The soldier raised his sword above his head, but Gao Xianzhi reached out to stop him: "Stop."
The soldier had no choice but to put away the knife angrily.
Gao Xianzhi put his hands behind his back and asked: "Where has the crown gone?"
As soon as he said this, Xiao Bolu and his ministers looked at each other in confusion. Cheng Qianli took half a step out and reminded him in a low voice: "General, the crown is still on Su Weisi's head, and Su Weishi is hiding in the mountains and has not been found yet."
"Okay," Gao Xianzhi said, crossing his hands and breaking his wrists: "In that case, let's wait here until we get Su Shuiwei back, hand over the crown symbolizing power to Monali, and then start the major affairs between the DPRK and China.
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Prior to this, Gao Xianzhi sent 5,000 soldiers to search the mountains to the east. It was only a matter of time before they were found.
Everyone waited from early morning until afternoon, and even had lunch in the palace, until Feng Changqing came into the palace wearing iron armor and holding a bag in his arms: "The king and the Tubo princess have been found. It turns out they were hiding in the cave, brothers."
They are being escorted to the palace."
Gao Xianzhi happily stroked his beard and said, "Invite the Supreme King and the Queen in."
Su Shifeng and Princess Tubo were escorted into the palace. They looked very embarrassed. Their clothes were torn by wild plants and looked like they were wearing white robes. Their hair was messy. The only thing that showed their majesty was that the king and queen had one large head and one small one.
Two golden crowns.
When Monali saw his brother, he quickly stood up from the throne out of habitual fear, but Gao Xianzhi glared at him, so he had to sit down again.
This golden crown was similar to the headbands worn by Europeans. Gao Xianzhi strode over, took the golden crown off Su Fusi's head, held it in both hands and put it on Monali's head.
He stood next to the throne holding the scabbard in his hand and said: "Su Shei failed and violated the will of the late king by marrying the princess of an enemy country. At a time when the country was in crisis, King Monali obtained a great treasure and respected Su Shei Shi as the Supreme King."
The Bolü people might not be able to hear Gao Xianzhi's words very well. Su Shili asked Gao Xianzhi with a panicked look on his face: "Ambassador Gao, are you trying to kill me?"
He crossed his arms and smiled and shook his head: "How could it be? You have also been a king. I want to send you and the Tubo Princess to Chang'an and let you prove my record in Xiaobolu. The saint will let you
Live in Huaiyuanfang in Chang'an City, you won't be lonely there, there are many princes from the Western Region countries studying abroad in Chang'an."
He turned his attention to Monali again, raised his eyebrows and said: "Your Majesty, the crown has been put on your head. You are already the legal king and can execute criminals who betray the country."
Monali looked at the ministers below blankly and pitifully. They all lowered their heads and said nothing. He then looked at these people who were high and mighty yesterday but have become prisoners today. Once they are killed, their descendants will also hate him.
Bar.
Gao Xianzhi said coldly from the side: "Your Majesty, there is no need to hesitate or worry. These people will all be wiped out. No one will come to seek revenge on Your Majesty."
The tied old minister suddenly shouted again: "Your Majesty! You have to think twice! Think about it, how far away is our country of Bolu from Chang'an, ten thousand miles! How close is it to Tubo, only three miles away?"
Thousands of miles! An emperor who is more than ten thousand miles away, or Zanpu who is three thousand miles away. When times change in the future, who will be easier to control us!"
Li Siye thought to himself that what this man said made sense, was a very pertinent truth, and was very consistent with the laws of history.
Gao Xianzhi ordered angrily: "Chop off his head first!"
The soldier standing behind the old minister drew his sword and chopped with both hands. The old minister's head flew down from the steps, and the thick blood dyed the foundation of the palace red. All the courtiers were frightened and trembling.
Gao Xianzhi once again handed over to Monali and said: "Don't take what this traitor just said seriously, the distance can't explain the problem? To tell you the truth, I, the Tang Dynasty, will take over the Great Bolü Kingdom in the future and destroy it in the future.
Tubo will never have any future troubles. Now please give the king an order to kill these traitors."
Monali closed her eyes: "Kill."
"Kill what?"
"Kill...the traitor."
Gao Xianzhi waved his hand and said: "The king's order has been issued and execution will be carried out."