After accepting the book presented by the princess of the Fan Kingdom in Guanglufang, Li Tong also took time to focus on the specific direction and scope of the so-called Fan Kingdom East Region.

When talking about the Tang Dynasty's understanding and records of the surrounding areas, even Li Tong, a person from later generations, had to give a thumbs up for this, which was really detailed.

The openness and tolerance of the Tang Dynasty are not just the representatives of camel caravans and the beards who sell wine in the two cities.

Whenever a foreigner comes, if you need an official reception, the first thing you care about is not what kind of things the person brings to offer, but where the country is located, what customs and population are, and how far away from the Tang Dynasty are. In this kind of situation, officials are responsible for recording all of this kind, and the recorded contents are summarized and sorted out and collected properly.

Not only is the official attitude, but the people are also full of curiosity about unknown areas around them. They do not blindly be vigilant and reject external things, but actively understand and selectively accept them.

This kind of curiosity about unknown things is quite rare in the agricultural civilization regime. If the Han and Tang dynasties were invented, then the Sui and Tang dynasties became the central area of ​​the entire world in the Middle Ages through this strong self-confidence.

However, after the end of the Middle Ages, this kind of external exploration and exploration of unknown fields turned into an introverted attitude, with no curiosity and no progress. Until the end of the feudal era, it became completely rigid into a self-esteem, and had lost its understanding of the entire world and a precise evaluation of itself.

For a detailed understanding of the eastern region of the Fan Kingdom, the information Li Tong read was not a record of this dynasty, but some pictures of the former Sui Dynasty. In the early days of this dynasty, the focus was on conquering the Turks and Goguryeo. With the rise of Tubo, the annexation of Tuyuhun became a serious border problem. The focus of the focus was mainly on Longyou and the northwest of Shuzhong that directly bordered the Tubo forces.

In the area in eastern Sichuan and Tibet, there are a large number of Qiang tribes living in mixed habits, and the situation is mostly chaotic and the interaction with the Tang Dynasty is not close, so there are not many new records.

However, during the period of the Sui Dynasty, the long-term turmoil of the Southern and Northern Dynasties ended, and the Central Plains Empire was re-created, with great momentum of all countries coming to dynasties. The Hu situation recorded was more detailed and richer.

By looking through these old books, Li Tong also learned that in the area where the princess of the Fan Kingdom led the universe, there were still more than a dozen countries of all sizes during the Sui Dynasty, such as the Fuguo, the Dongwo Kingdom, etc., all of which had records of tribute to the Sui Dynasty.

After learning about this, Li Tong couldn't help but sigh that although this dynasty has been established for nearly a hundred years, it is still quite different from the strongest period of the Sui Dynasty. This does not mean that the previous emperors are not capable, the key is that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has been almost no long-term rest time.

During the Wude period, it was still the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the heroes in the world competed for hegemony. The Sui Dynasty's reserves were almost exhausted in this chaotic war. In the early years of Zhenguan, the Eastern Turkic Khan Jie Li Khan entered Guanzhong with fierce attacks, forcing Emperor Taizong to sign a city alliance.

In just a few years, the Tang Dynasty's national strength recovered slightly, and a war to defeat the Eastern Turks was launched. Then there were Xueyantuo, the Western Regions countries, Goguryeo, etc., which almost fought for every year.

The Qin Emperor had six generations of reigns, the Han Wu had the rule of Wen and Jing, and even Emperor Yang of Sui had a reserve of imperial deposits. In addition to the ruins of the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin only cared about the original sin of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and eventually created a brilliant cause of the Tang Dynasty!

Later generations often used some relatively simple household registration and tribute indicators, and generalized the Zhenguan rule as a false prosperity, which was not worthy of the high-profile evaluation in historical books. This is really a bastard's statement.

During the Zhenguan period, people's livelihood was indeed not as good as some people's rest and recuperation, but this was not a reason to belittle the Zhenguan rule. Emperor Taizong of Tang was indeed the leader among emperors and the wise kings. He was far from being able to touch the car with great plans and short of actual destruction.

After understanding the situation in the eastern region of Fan Kingdom, Li Tong also understood why the princess of Fan Kingdom was so generous. She donated all her seals and donated them in just a few short meetings. Even if she gave them, it would be difficult for Xingtai to actually rule.

On the contrary, if Xingtai wants to impose constraints and disrupt the Tubo local area based on this territory, it is necessary to increase the support for the princess of the Fan Kingdom in terms of government orders and personal status and personal treatment.

Of course, this is not an unacceptable issue for Li Tong. Since he decided to accept this princess of the Fan Kingdom, he already planned to treat him with great courtesy and make him a role model for the leaders of the Fan Kingdom.

So, a few days later, Li Tong took someone to the yard and invited the princess of the Fan Kingdom to visit Taichung to visit the imperial city, and wanted to formally discuss the issue of his fiefdom management with him.

Finally, he was able to go to the station to make a statement. Ye Ali was also very happy and soon entered the imperial city under the guidance of the envoy.

The imperial city is located in the Political Affairs Hall in Menxia Province. In addition to King Yong, there are several other people in the hall waiting for the arrival of this princess.

One of them is former prime minister Lu Yuanfang. Next, Li Tong planned to send Lu Yuanfang to Yizhou as the chief of the Grand Governor's Office. As for King Li Guangshun of Han, he had family affairs and was unwilling to go to Shuzhong anymore. Later, he stayed in Jingzhong to help the Imperial College Superintendent of Xijing to prepare for the election of the Taiwan election.

Ye Ali went out this time because she wanted to talk about business, so she dressed in a neutral lapel and robe dress, and she had a heroic temperament. Although she was a woman, it was not inconsistent with the overall atmosphere of the hall.

When they met each other and exchanged greetings for a short time, Li Tong asked directly: "The Fan Kingdom granted the Eastern Region to the princess, how much independence can the princess get? If the Fan Kingdom decides to take it back, what other formal means are there besides swords and weapons."

When talking about the formal topic, Ye Ali was also excited. After hearing this, he explained: "The government orders of the foreign lands are different from those of the Tang Dynasty. Although the foreign lands were all led by Zanpu, the towns and peoples of each family were also inherited. Although the crimes of pursuing rebellion, Zanpu should not be punished by private soldiers. It is necessary to gather the royal ministers and the government will discuss the alliance and oath, and obtain permission from the masses to make another oath, and only kill this family and not involve the rest. The crimes of pursuing rebellion also have the difference between killing the chief or excluding his descendants..."

Ye Ali explained the tradition and formal rules of the alliance in the Tubo country in detail, which also made Li Tong have a more thorough understanding of the Tubo regime.

Previously, he thought that Tubo was a relatively single military regime, but when he heard that the relationship between the monarch and the subject was such a model, he seemed to be more inclined to the feudal aristocratic union in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Although Zamp had a supreme position, he could not concentrate his power and gave land and population to the nobles in exchange for the loyalty of these nobles. In addition to hereditary fiefs, the nobles also had different degrees of legal immunity according to their status. Even if even serious crimes such as treason are strong enough, they have room for discussion.

Of course, the feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty also had a complete set of rituals and laws as constraints. Although the rituals and music collapsed, the princes competed for hegemony, and took the emperor to respect themselves, Tubo was still different from it as a whole.

The Tubo nobles were mainly military nobles, such as the Gar family, which had been in power for decades. Although everyone disliked it from top to bottom in the country, they were helpless. Although Ye Ali was born into an old clan, he was forced to have nowhere to stay in the country.

Ye Ali talked about these mainly to explain that even if the Tubo royal family could not tolerate her, the territory granted could not be easily taken back. Unless she had completely betrayed Zanpu, or her behavior had violated the overall interests of the Tubo nobles, she and her descendants could inherit the land of the Eastern Region forever.

Although she has now given the Eastern Regional version of King Yong, this does not constitute betrayal of Zanpu. After all, King Zanpu has ordered her to marry into the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, although Ye Ali introduced the tradition of Tubo's oaths very seriously, Li Tong himself knew in his heart that the so-called rules were just a statement that each other compromised when their strength was not enough to directly swallow each other. If they really had enough strength and could be without any scruples, who would care about that?

Ye Ali's fiefdom in the eastern region was generally Xikang Province in the later Republic of China, sandwiched between Sichuan and Tibet.

The reason why Tubo now enfeoffed this territory to Ye Ali is geographically because this land is located between the Hengduan Mountains, and it will be difficult for Tubo to implement effective management.

Especially from the east of Kangyanchuan, the valleys and ridges are steep and the roads are rugged. Even if the Tubo garrisons were stationed there, they only collected some materials. Moreover, the local Tuqiang tribes are in chaos. If you calculate carefully, the garrisons and the consumption of suppressing the rebellion are a bit ineffective.

Of course, this area is not meaningless. It is located in the center of the Tang-Tibet Business Road, and is an important channel for Tubo to exchange foreign exchanges, especially the introduction of Tang Dynasty materials. Controlling this place is equivalent to controlling the entire Tea-Horse Road.

In terms of military situation, if the Tang Dynasty could control the eastern region, it could directly threaten the Siru of Weizang, the heart of Tubo, to go north, and to cut off the former land of Bailan Qiang through the Shengqiang territory, thereby attacking Tuyuhun inside and outside. It could also radiate to the Nanzhao area, which was of great benefit to the rule of Shannan.

But these concepts are only found in theory. As early as the Yongchang period, Wei Daiji was defeated in the Western Expedition, and Wu Zetian had the idea of ​​conquering the people in Shu to attack the Tu Qiang in Shu, thereby curbing the fierce flames of Tubo. However, the army advanced and retreated and the mountain roads were opened, so the investment required was huge. After a long time of conspiracy, he had to give up.

In short, although this region has a considerable strategic value, its cost-effectiveness is too low. When Wei Gao, a famous general of the middle Tang Dynasty, defeated Tubo and made great contributions to western Sichuan, it was a helpless choice to settle for the second best when Longyou lost this important strategic location.

Now that Longyou is in a good situation, military affairs are overhauled, Li Tong is not in a hurry to open a second battlefield in western Sichuan. He is planning to use some other methods to profoundly influence the domestic situation in Tubo.

When the two countries fight, there may not be only war. Now there is a Queen Mother above Zampu of Tubo. He suffered great losses in frequent battles against Ding Nan. In addition, Sun Bo, who was annexed, is a feminist society with a long history. If a group of boxers can be trained in the Tubo country, it would be a very happy thing.
Chapter completed!