Chapter 737: The Inside Story of Tubo
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Guo Yuanzhen said: "This matter has to start with the system of Tibet. The Tibetan Zampu divided the land and subjects among a number of great lords. And the big lords divided the land and subjects to a number of small lords, granted them layer by layer, and finally handed them over to the slaves to cultivate......"
Listening to Guo Yuanzhen's eloquent talk, Cui Geng has a general understanding of the social system of Tibet.
The land of Tibet was divided into layers of feudal feuds, and all those who received the land had to pay taxes and perform forced labor.
The big lord mainly paid tribute to the government, the small lord mainly paid tribute and served the big lord, and the "mediocre slave" was obliged to pay taxes and serve the small lord.
The so-called mediocre slave is just a contempt. They can own their own private property, and they are not really slaves, but they are more attached to the lord. It is probably more appropriate to refer to "serfs" or "subjects".
There are also "slaves, mediocre, barbarians, prisoners" and so on, who are only used as talking tools.
In addition, there is another kind of people, who have a slightly higher status than the slaves, and that is the commoners. Commoners directly cultivating the government's public land can also be understood as "mediocre slaves" directly belonging to Zampu.
Generally speaking, Tibet was divided into three classes: the royal family, the lords, and the slaves. Between the three, it is completely insurmountable, and this concept is deeply ingrained in the concept of the Tibetan people. This is the reason why the famous Tubo generals talked about the Qinling Tomb and faced the Tubo Zampu, who was not very familiar with military affairs, but returned defeated.
When Cui Geng heard this, he interrupted: "So, at this time, Tubo is probably in a semi-feudal and semi-slave society?" โ
"Half-feudal, half-slave?" Although Guo Yuanzhen felt that this word was a little weird, after thinking about it for a while, he nodded and exclaimed: "Cui Xiangzhen is really in one sentence!" Well, the semi-feudal and semi-slave society made the Tibetan system clear in one sentence. โ
Cui Geng was puzzled: "According to what you say, the main force of the Tubo army is Yongnu?" That's weird. These mediocre slaves, there is no benefit if they win, and their lives are lost if they lose, what are they trying to do in heroic battles? Why is the combat strength of the Tibetan army still ...... That one...... Not under my face? โ
Guo Yuanzhen explained: "That's because the Tibetan people are martial, and their people are proud of dying on the battlefield and ashamed of cowardly running away. Those who fought bravely were born in tiger skins, and after their deaths, they were painted in the shape of a tiger on the tomb, which was extremely glorious. The cowardly, on the other hand, were forced to put on fox skins and parade through the streets to be mocked. In the minds of the Tibetan people, this is the punishment second only to death. โ
Cui Geng was even more puzzled when he heard this, and said: "Since the Tibetan slaves are not afraid of death, where do you start with your "separation of government and people"? โ
Guo Yuanzhen smiled slightly and said, "No matter how fierce you are, you have to have a limit." Good life, evil death, is the long-term affection of people. Although the folk customs of Tibet are still martial, how can they be completely reversed? Cui Xiang, you think, every time there is a war, it is those big and small lords who benefit, but the people of Tubo only bear a false name. After a long time, how can they not realize that something is wrong? โ
Cui Geng thinks about it, no matter how ignorant the people of Tubo are, they have been deceived for more than 100 years, and they should wake up. He asked, "So, what is the law of separation between the government and the people?" โ
"The way of the lower officials is that every time we come into contact with the Tibetan nobles, we have to fight for it, and we don't have to be polite. But when you come into contact with the people, you have to repeatedly preach to them the idea of reconciliation between the two countries, even if you suffer a little loss. After a long time, the people of Tubo will ask, the Han people want to reconcile with Tubo, what are we fighting for? You can't die in vain, can you? Over time, the people will be war-weary, and the Tubo people will fight with us, and the combat power will inevitably decline. โ
Feng Changqing interjected: "This method, isn't it too soft, and it really works?" โ
"Of course it works, in recent years, our Great Zhou has won more and lost less against Tubo. In addition to the death of Qinling in the infighting, the peace of mind of the Tibetan people is also one of the reasons. Guo Yuanzhen said: "In addition, a significant performance is that in recent years, there have been more and more temples dedicated to Princess Wencheng in Tibet. โ
Cui Geng understands that Princess Wencheng is not consistent among the nobles and people of Tubo.
In the eyes of the Tibetan nobles, she was only one of the six concubines of Songtsen Gampo, not even a queen, so she was not of such a lofty status.
But in the eyes of the people of Tubo, on the day of the princess's lifetime, Tubo and the Tang Dynasty maintained a long-term peace, neither having to serve so much military service nor paying so many taxes, it was like a Buddha in ten thousand families. The more Princess Wencheng's temple was repaired, the more unwilling they were to go to war with the Great Zhou.
The Tibetan nobles were reckless, but the people were unwilling to fight, divide and rule, which really has a lot to be used.
Cui Geng said: "It's really better to listen to your words, than to read a book for ten years!" Well, the government and the people are divided into systems, and after the official arrives in Tibet, he knows what to do. โ
"Where, Choi Sang's award......"
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As soon as Guo Yuanzhen's words were said here, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps, and a junior colonel walked into the tent, holding up a letter and saying: "Qi Guo Duhu, there is a letter from the Raider!" โ
"Show me!"
"Yes!"
Guo Yuanzhen took the letter, read it three times, and the more he looked at it, the more gloomy his face became, and finally slammed a few cases, and said: "It's really too deceitful!" โ
Cui Geng was puzzled: "Guo Duhu, what happened?" โ
"Alas, all the mistakes in the past are Guo someone's fault. This matter will be borne by Guo alone, and Cui Xiang, you will send Tubo as a major import, so this matter will not be managed. โ
The more he said this, the more curious Cui Geng became, and said, "What's going on?" โ
"It's just a little thing, not a big deal."
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Cui Geng kept asking, but Guo Yuanzhen refused to answer positively.
In the end, Cui Geng couldn't help it, his face sank, and he said: "This official is the same as the Luantai Pavilion, and all military affairs have the right to intervene. Guo Duhu has been talking about him left and right, is he bullying the young official? โ
"The lower officials don't dare!"
"Since you don't dare, then tell me what happened, and tell me quickly!
"Yes." Guo Yuanzhen was helpless, straightened out his thoughts, and said, "But I don't know how much you know about Tuqi Shi, Master Cui?" โ
"This ......" Cui Geng thought for a moment and said, "This official only knows that Tuqi Shi is one of the ten surnames of the Western Turks, and he surrenders to my Great Zhou. However, to the east of Tuqishi is my Great Zhou, to the north is Turkic, and to the south is Tibet. Under the repeated attacks of the Tibetans and the Turks, his khan Ashina Hu Seluo couldn't stand it anymore and fled to my Great Zhou, where he was named the general of Zuotunwei and the general of the Pingxi Army. โ
Guo Yuanzhen nodded and said: "Could it be that Cui Xiang remembers it so clearly, but after Ashina Hu Sero entered the court, the troops of Tuqi Shi were controlled by Ashina Hu Sero's original general, Wu Zhile. Now, Uzil is the true lord of the Turgish. In just a dozen years, he has taken care of the good life and prosperity of the Tuqi Shi, and established a country, with a total of 20 towns, each town with 7,000 people. โ
"Isn't that an army of 140,000?"
"Just more, no less." Guo Yuanzhen said: "With this 140,000 army, the Tuqi Shi is enough to protect itself." Xia Guan thought that the real master of this Tuqi Shi, Wu Zhile, had not been canonized by my Great Zhou, and it was not appropriate after all, so he sent someone to contact him. As a sign of sincerity, I also personally took someone to Shattered Leaf City to negotiate with him. Unexpectedly, this time, there was a ...... Catastrophe! โ