Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1730 Three Virtues
The festive atmosphere in Luoyang is extremely strong, and the streets and alleys are filled with crowds of people.

People from Weiwei Temple were scattered in every corner, guarding the dense crowd.

Kingo can't help but doesn't mean he doesn't do anything.On a night like this, if something happens, no one can stop it.

Brother Tie had been shopping around Tianjin Bridge for a long time. In the cold weather, he found a wine shop that was still open and sat in.

There were almost no empty seats in the wine shop and it was bustling with people.

Sitting opposite Brother Tie was a Persian who was very talkative.Someone next to him was laughing at him, saying that after he was wanted, he started drinking, fearing that he would go to hell.

Brother Tie is not an ignorant person.When Tubo was at its most powerful, it competed with Dashi west of the Tianshan Mountains and took back many craftsmen, scholars, books, and utensils. As a direct blood descendant of Dharma Zampu, Tie Ge still had no idea about the situation there. Understood.

What's more, Xiangxiong is really not far from the Western Regions, and there are occasional caravans coming and going between each other, so the news is not blocked.

Brother Tie knows very well what Persians believe and what taboos they have.

All I can say is that this place in the Central Plains is so evil that anyone who comes here will be assimilated to the point where nothing is left.Perhaps this is the main reason why they have the confidence to rule such a large place?
Brother Tie suddenly didn't want to drink anymore. After settling the bill, he left the wine shop under the surprised eyes of the Persians, looked at the bustling crowd on the street, and then turned back to Prince Shang Hung's palace.

The guard at the door stopped him and shook his head slightly.

The blue veins on Brother Tie's forehead were exposed, and after a while, he put on a smiling face again, saying: "I can serve the saint for a while longer, I am overjoyed when I think about it."

The guard looked at him with no expression on his face.

Brother Tie continued to wander around in the cold wind.

The sky fell finely flakes of snow.As soon as the cold wind blew, it hit his face, and the snowflakes flying around directly penetrated into his neck. Brother Tie was shivering from the cold, and stomped his feet non-stop.

After a long time, a lieutenant came out, grabbed him, and whispered: "King Xiangxiong, please follow me in."

Brother Tie felt a little sour in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face and he kept saying yes.

The courtyard of the palace was full of guards and palace people. Brother Tie did not dare to look too much and entered the room with his head lowered.

"Greetings to Your Majesty." Brother Tie knelt down directly on the ground and saluted.

"Get up and look at me." Shao Shude's voice sounded.

Brother Tie swallowed and stood up tremblingly.

The saint was hastily wrapped in a single coat and sat on the bed.There were some beads of sweat on his chest, and a few old scars were exposed.

His wife Lotus, wrapped in her robe, got up from the bed.

She didn't even look at her husband. After gently combing her disheveled hair, she revealed a pretty face full of redness.

He walked a few steps outside with bare feet, clamped his legs together, sat aside, and started making tea.

Brother Tie smelled something dangerous.

He tried his best to control all the emotions in his heart and did not dare to show anything strange.

"Over the years, you have forgotten your roots." Shao Shude said.

"Your Majesty, I have changed my ways." Brother Tie made a plop and knelt down on the ground again.

"I gave you a chance, but you let me down." Shao Shude yawned and said.

Brother Tie kowtows quietly on the ground.

Shao Shude didn't speak either, as if he was asleep.

No one from the Lu family came to report, so Tie Ge contacted them privately and tried to fight against the court.

Shao Shude was not surprised at all.

Among the two Tubo princes, Yansun must have given up completely, because he took several concubines after returning, but in the end he didn't lay any eggs.In addition, there is a unit of the Shengjie Army stationed in Sangzhou, which is relatively close, and he himself is facing the threat of the descendants of Luozie Yundan, so he is very respectful now.

Brother Tie did not give up and has been actively planning since returning.After the failure, he became a lonely man. At that time, he asked someone to help him, saying that he would change his past mistakes.The results of it?Still not giving up.

Of course, Shao Shude didn't bother to talk to him about this kind of thing.Brother Tie is still lucky, thinking that his private contact with people without Lu family will not be discovered.But in fact, Wu Lu didn't dare to play with fire with him.They are not descendants of Zanpu and do not have such big ambitions. All their family wants is to be a local bully.

Bu Lushi knew very well that this was the upper limit.It's great to be the king on your own, but will the people below recognize you?In the eyes of Meru, there is not much difference between obeying Luozhe and obeying Luoyang.Even the latter is better, because it is farther away and has greater autonomy.

Furthermore, despite the fact that Shang Shung is a huge place, there are not many people there.Khotan and Zhongyun are close at hand, and Haixi and Shule are not far away. Once something happens, they may not be able to withstand the pressure coming from all directions.

Therefore, they reported it pragmatically and abandoned Brother Tie directly.

"Your Majesty." Lianhua brought a cup of tea, placed it on the table, and said, "I brewed the ginseng tea to replenish your health."

Brother Tie was still kneeling on the ground, but stopped kowtowing, perhaps because he was afraid of pain.

"Let's drink later." Shao Shude gestured. Lianhua rolled her eyes at him and got into bed again.

"Brother Tie, I heard that you have followed Master Khotan in the past year and devoted yourself to Buddha. Is this true?" Shao Shude said.

Brother Tie raised his head and said: "I have done many wrong things, so I worship the Buddha carefully in order to atone for my sins."

His voice had a flattering tone, as if he didn't see the saint's hands rubbing around the lotus body, constantly changing its shape.

"Very good." Shao Shude smiled and said, "There are many eminent monks and virtuous people in Luoyang, so you can stay here." "Your Majesty!" Brother Tie shook as if struck by lightning.

Shao Shude sneered and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Brother Tie murmured, not knowing what to say.

Lotus curled up in the sage's arms, with her face raised, a pair of wonderful eyes falling on the sage's face, and her slender legs squirming and rubbing gently under the quilt.

Brother Tie was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

It has long been said that the saint has a kind face but a dark heart, and is extremely cruel, with millions of wronged souls under his hands. Now it seems that he is completely a heinous devil who deserves to be sent to the eighteenth level of hell.

"Do you know why I summoned you today?" Shao Shude suddenly asked.

Brother Tie shook his head blankly.

"You are not considered to be in a dangerous period. I told you that you don't understand." Shao Shude laughed and said: "In a few months, Cai Dan will return to Xiangxiong and inherit the position of Zanpu. Although Xiangxiong is remote, I don't want to What should I leave to those who don’t know what I mean? Your wealth, even your position as Zanpu, was given to you by me, but you didn’t cherish it. If I had known this, I should have killed you when we were in Qingtang City. "

When Brother Tie heard this, his face turned pale.

"I have made up my mind." Shao Shude said without any doubt: "Go back, I'm going to sleep."

Brother Tie wanted to say something, but two little yellow men stepped forward, one left and one right, and took him out.

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After deciding the matter of Xiang Xiong in a few words, the next day, Shao Shude summoned Yansun, King of Yalong, who had just arrived.

This time he was summoned at the Guanfeng Hall, and he was given a lot of face.

"I didn't expect you to sacrifice five hundred warriors this time." Shao Shude sighed: "Is there anyone in the country who objects?"

"Some people are angry, but I can suppress it." Yansun sat on a chair with tea, cakes, and a gift list in front of him.

There are many gold and silver wares and silk satins on the gift list, all of which are rewards from saints.

He had heard a little bit about his brother Wade, and it was passed on from Sangzhou. To be honest, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Once upon a time, he also had such an idea, but in the end he gave up because he had no heir, so he didn't know if it was a blessing in disguise.

"Very good." Shao Shude praised: "Yesterday I ordered the establishment of a Yunnan trading company to also handle Tubo affairs. I grant you two hundred shares, and you will definitely be rich in the future."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." Yansun didn't know what "two hundred shares" meant, but hearing the saint's tone, it should be some great reward, so he immediately got up to thank him.

"Sit down." Shao Shude said, "This is your elder brother Bai De, right?"

"Your Majesty, Bai De, bow to your Majesty." A burly man in his thirties knelt on the ground and said loudly.

"Sit down, you will also be rewarded." Shao Shude smiled.

Tashi Zibabai had three sons, namely Bai De, Weide and Jide.The two brothers Wade (Tie Ge) and Jide (Yansun) escaped and were captured by Shao Shude, which tells a long story.Bai De has been staying with his father, while dealing with Luo Ze, and at the same time scheming with Gidenimagon and his family.

Just last year, Bekzan was assassinated.Some troops attacked again, Tashi Ziba Bai died in battle, and Bai De, surrounded by a group of remnants and defeated generals, ran all the way to the northeast.

The local nobles were reluctant to accept him, but they were not willing to embarrass him, and even gave him money and food.

Shao Shude heard Bai De cry and said that he had suffered the most in his life on the way to escape, and actually ate fish and eggs.

Lying down a big trough!After taking a closer look, it seems that Tubo custom does not eat this very much.Bai De was forced to eat fish and eggs to satisfy his hunger. He really suffered a "big crime"!

Finally, when they ran to the Qamdo area in later generations, a nobleman finally married his daughter to Bai De, accepted him, and offered land, soldiers, and castles to him as his master.

Shao Shude was also speechless about this.

If it were in the Central Plains, such a fugitive would probably have had his head borrowed long ago, right?But the local princes and tribal leaders giving money, land, and women were as unreal as fantasy novels.

This is a "simple" society that has not been baptized by the idea that "princes, generals and ministers should have their own kind".

Bai De quickly contacted King Yansun of Yalong, and after some exchanges, they decided to go to Beijing together to accept the canonization from the imperial court.

Shao Shude is very willing to do this.

Qamdo has always been outside the Central Plains regime.

The Yuan Dynasty first incorporated the rule, but it was only the rule of Jisu.

The Ming Dynasty had a capital department, but the officers at all levels were tribal leaders, and the soldiers were also strong men of the tribe, and they were still ruled by jisui.

The Qing Dynasty began to garrison troops.Although there were only a pitiful 130 Yunnan soldiers, this was a historic breakthrough and marked the first attempt by the Central Plains Dynasty to actually control this area.

Shao Shude happily canonized Bai De.Isn’t it just a piece of paper? It’s worthless!

"Both of you are staying in Luoyang for a while. After the March Heaven Sacrifice Conference is over, you can return to your fiefdom." After Shao Shude finished speaking, he said to Bai De: "As for what you are worried about about sending troops to attack, In fact, it doesn't matter, I can send the victorious army to the west to help you and others defend against the enemy."

"I obey the decree." The two men responded in unison.

"As long as you are loyal to the imperial court, it's easy to pass on wealth and honor to generations." Shao Shude said.

(End of this chapter)