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Chapter 1225 Wang Xuance's Westward Expedition

In his later years, the king ignored government affairs and handed over all state affairs to Valma.

Valma also took the opportunity to dominate power and usurped the throne and became king after the king's death. Soon, Tubo Zamp sent Lu Dongzan to Nipola, asking Valma to marry the princess to marry, otherwise he would send troops to destroy Nipola, avenge the old king, and support the prince's restoration of the country.

After all, Valma usurped the throne and became emperor. The royal families in Nibora and the local states were still a little dissatisfied with him. In order to avoid internal and external troubles, Valma had to agree to marry in exchange for Tubo's support.

He sent his daughter Brikuti to Tubo, married Songtsen Gampo, Feng Chizun Princess, Valma sent the princess to Tubo, and also married many treasures and craftsmen. The dowry craftsmen established the majestic White House in Logis for the princess and Songtsen Gampo to live. Later, the Red Palace was established.

Princess Chizun's marriage made the Tubo and Nibora form an alliance, but Tubo is ambitious and only wants to turn Nibora into its own vassal state.

Under the threat of the increasing national strength of Tubo, the elderly Valma compromised step by step, and Nipola gradually became a vassal of Nipola.

After Valma reigned for fifteen years, after he died of illness, a mutiny occurred in Nibharu. Valma's brother-in-law, Udaya, the eldest son of the old king Shivadva, and Deva II succeeded to the throne. In this mutiny, Udaya Deva was supported by Tubo.

Qi Zongnong married Valma's daughter Princess Chizun, and lived in a palace built by a dowry craftsman. As soon as his father-in-law died, he immediately abandoned his brother-in-law and instead supported the Udaya mutiny.

What Qi Zongnong did not expect was that the Nipola royal family was not united at this time. Udaya was close to Tubo, while his brother Druba was close to Tang, believing that the Tang Dynasty was stronger, while Tubo was close to him but his ambition was ambition. Especially, he had supported his brother-in-law usurped the throne and forced Nipola to become a vassal of Tubo. Therefore, he had a far-reaching relationship with nearby people and attacked Tubo, and he should rely on the Tang Dynasty to fight against Tubo.

So the prince quickly planned a mutiny with the support of some Nibau Tang merchants. Taking advantage of the opportunity of his brother King Udaya's inspection outside, he captured the capital and seized the throne. Udaya so fled to Tubo and asked for help.

The Druba mutiny became king, but the power was all in the hands of ministers Gistu and Gupta. A year later, Druba, who was unwilling to be a puppet, contacted Tang Shang again and hired warriors to launch a mutiny again, successfully killing Gistu Gupta and regaining power.

Vishnugupta, son of Gisnugupta, initiated a rebellion in the local area and supported a prince of Valma as king, fighting against Druba.

Not long after, Druba was defeated and killed by Vishnu Gupta. Later, Gruba poisoned the new king he had previously supported and proclaimed himself the King of Nibharata.

The situation in Nibura is turbulent and Tubo is not easy.

After the defeat in Songzhou, Tubo kept licking his wounds. Although he secretly supported Udaya's mutiny and restored his country, Udaya lost his country and rushed to flee, but they did not dare to openly send troops to help.

Until this time, Druba was killed and Gruba was called queen, and Tubo finally couldn't help it. After all, Druba was also the prince of the old king, and he was a pro-Tang sect, so it was difficult to move him easily. But now Gruba killed Druba and killed Valma's son whom he supported to become king. There were many people who were dissatisfied with him, and now he still had an opportunity to send troops.

Tubo sent troops to help Udaya restore the country and fight against rebellion.

"Nipala is a vassal state of our Tang Dynasty. Tubo is also a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. What qualifications does Tubo have to send troops without authorization? To conquer the unjust ministers and maintain the vassal states is the power and obligation of the sect leader, the Tang Dynasty. When will it be Tubo's turn to make his own decisions and send troops without authorization?" Xu Jingzong, the Secretary of the Secretariat, also spoke out.

Although Nipola's remote small country is not worth mentioning, Tubo once arrogantly attacked the Tang Dynasty and showed his strength at the beginning. Although he was beaten to collapse, he had to be careful.

Nibora was weak in civil strife at this time, and Tubo clearly wanted to take the opportunity to annex or actually control it. They must not be given this opportunity.

"Which according to the wishes of the Lords?"

"The imperial court sent an envoy to formally confer Udayadva as King Nibaura, and granted him the title of Duke, Governor, and General of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, the envoy went to Logi to warn Tubo to abandon Zongnong."

Cheng Qian asked, "Ni Bharata is now usurped and controlled by Shivnu Gupta, and the envoys from the court have passed by, and they may not be able to listen."

Cui Dunli said with great pride, "This is simple. Nipola is a small country, and Tubo can threaten them to submit. The court only needs to choose an official who is good at speaking and knowledgeable about military affairs as an envoy. At that time, the troops of Dangxiang, Xishan, Duomian, Bailan, Supi, Houzang, Tubo and other vassals will be recruited along the way, and the soldiers and horses of the vassals will be supplied by the vassals along the way. If the soldiers enter Nipola, Gupta can be captured and presented to the palace, and the Udayadva will be restored to the throne."

The court only needed to send an envoy of military affairs, bring an imperial edict from the emperor, and then use the vassals on the plateau without the Tang soldiers. On the one hand, it avoids the hard work of long journeys, and on the other hand, the vassals on the plateau are more adapted to the geographical climate there.

"Can you do it?"

"A small country can be destroyed in one battle!"

The husbands also felt that this proposal was fine. It was not that the court had no soldiers to go out, but it was not worth it to be dispatched to mobilize the Tang cavalry, and there was an imperial edict.

"Who will be sent?"

Cui Dunli stepped forward and said, "I recommend one person, Xianglin Governor Wang Xuance."

Chengqian asked, "But Wang Xuance, who once built a 800-mile territory for the court with just one battalion of troops?"

"It was this person who had previously led the Eastern Expedition, and the Xianglin soldiers led by Wang Xuance also made great contributions and performed very well."

"Okay, I will grant Wang Xuance the title of Minister of the Honglu Temple and be ordered to be sent to the Nibora Kingdom!"

"Your Highness, King Jie Ri, Tianzhu sent an envoy to our Tang Dynasty, requesting good luck, respectful attitude, and offering a lot of tribute. I suggest that after Wang Xuance finished his mission to Nipora, he could go south and represent the Tang Dynasty to send an envoy to Jie Ri Kingdom and give gifts back to King Jie Ri."

The Kingdom of Jie Japanese occupies the Huan River Basin in the Central India. The country has a large land and a large population. It is on the way to the West from the sea. If it can formally establish friendly diplomatic relations with Jie Japanese and sign some friendly trade agreements, then the Kingdom of Jie Japanese opens its ports and the Tang Dynasty's maritime trade will undoubtedly further prosper.

"When you come back, you will go to Kamoluobo and Phuo again."

In the northern part of Bangladesh in later generations, the Kamothopo Kingdom was originally a feudal vassal of the Gupta dynasty. To the south was the powerful kingdom of Gundam, which was later destroyed by King Jiri. Khamthopo had long paid tribute to King Jiri and became his vassal, so it was preserved.

The reason why Chengqian mentioned this country was because he now actually bordered the Tang Dynasty and became a border neighbor. Since the Tang Dynasty defeated Tubo and established Xichang Road, this small country has actually been surrounded by the Tang Dynasty.

The west and north are Xichangdao territory. The Tibetan River crosses the mountains and rushes down, nourishing the mountainous areas in southern Tibet. The warm currents blown from the Indian Ocean also make the valley under the snow-capped mountains more beautiful.

The steep mountainous areas have become natural boundaries.

The Kamothbola Kingdom, which is the Yunnan-Yue and Panyue Kingdom during the Han and Wei dynasties, is located in the central basin of the Tibetan River. The lower reaches are the later Bangladesh Plain. It was previously the Gundam Kingdom, but is now incorporated into the Jieji Kingdom.

It is separated from the Naga Mountains to the east, the Yongchang of the Tang Dynasty in the northeast, the Second Lishui Province, the Southern Barbarian Governor's Office, and the Piao Kingdom in the southeast.

Although the Kamothbola Kingdom was a vassal state at this time, Chengqian was interested in its geographical location. If it could reach friendly relations with them, then open a trade route along the valley of the Tibetan River (Yalung Zangbo River) and enter the sea directly.

Similarly, Yongchang (Baoshan, Yunnan) and Lishui (Menggong, Myanmar) in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty can cross the Naga Mountains and enter the valley of Kamolebo Kingdom, and enter the sea from the Tibetan River.

Although it is more than 2,000 miles away from Haikou, the river is smooth and can be transported throughout the water. This is still of great significance, just like the Red River in Tonghai Governor's Office.

Emperor Wu of Han once planned to open up the path of body poison, from Yunnan to India, and then detour the Yuezhi Kingdom. Although he finally stopped in Dali, Kunming, this direction was actually fine. In this era, there was already a commercial road, but the road was difficult to walk, and it was a tea horse path that could only pass through mules and horses.

Merchants use horses and mules to sell salt, tea, porcelain, silk, etc.

If the node of Kamo Levo wave can be opened, then the most remote barbarian places such as Yongchang, Lishui and Xichang in the Tang Dynasty can obtain an outlet. Not only can local products have a way out, but it is also more convenient for outside merchants to enter.

What's more, the Tibetan River is originally connected to the Ganges, connected to the waterways, and there are endless business opportunities.

Cheng Qian looked at the map of Kamolebo, but he thought more than once that if the time was right, he could swallow the fat piece in one bite, then go down the river and occupy the two thousand miles of Gundam, directly opening up a sea outlet.

But he also knew that whether it was from Tibet or Yunnan, there were obstacles from mountains and ridges, and the transportation was too inconvenient. It would take too much time and energy to build a Tea Horse Avenue with a larger transportation volume based on the current Tea Horse Road.

Moreover, the barbarian lands of Tibet, Yongchang and Lishui are only initially included in the rule of bans, and there is still a long way to go to fully control these places.

But this did not prevent Cheng Qian from looking at Kamoluobo, and it would be nice to set a small goal first.

"Xu Xianggong, I remember that the saints had set up a system of division of the world and set up the precedent for the Luzon Governor's Office. There was an order that the foreign sealed territory should not be moved from the Central Plains without authorization. If you want to immigrate, you must first ask the court for permission, and then you have to pay the money. A hundred yuan of the strong men are worth, but?"

Xu Jingzong replied that yes.

"Since this happens, why haven't I seen the household registration report of the Luzon Governor's Office? How many people in Luzon have immigrated from the Central Plains? Have you paid the money?"

"This matter must be investigated quickly and handled properly."

"Duke Wei is a meritorious service for my Tang Dynasty. The saint personally gave this first external seal. The rules are becoming more and more established. We will also avoid the impeachment of Duke Wei by the officials at that time, which will make people criticized the world!"
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