Unexpectedly, after going round and round, I surrendered in the end.
His original ambition to open up new territories was also extinguished by Jiayang Pingcuo's words.
"Apart from surrender, don't we have another option?"
Songtsen Gampo's words were full of unwillingness.
At a young age, he managed to integrate the chaotic Tubo. This feat was unique on this plateau and even among the Han Chinese countries with a long history.
A wise man once said that he would definitely become the greatest king of Tibet in the future.
But in the current situation, this motto is so ridiculous.
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"When our troops and horses are strong, it will not be too late to expand our territory again!"
After hearing Jiayang Pingcuo's words, the ministers in the DPRK and China nodded in approval.
There is an old saying among the Han people: endure the calm for a while and take a step back to open up the world.
Now they are suffering from internal and external troubles in Tubo, while the Tang Dynasty has a strong military. If there is a war between the two countries, their chance of winning by Tubo is less than 30%.
To exaggerate, there is no chance of winning.
A civil servant stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard the story of the Han people King Gou Jian of Yue and King Fu Cha of Wu."
"The Kingdom of Yue was defeated by the Kingdom of Wu, and the King of Yue Gou Jian He even endured the humiliation and became a groom."
"After returning to the country, King Gou Jian secretly made the country prosperous and prosperous, and finally destroyed the country of Wu."
The civil servants and generals of Tubo all learned from the advanced culture of the Han people.
Therefore, many of them have a relatively detailed understanding of Han culture.
The other ministers agreed.
"Your Majesty, you are now in the prime of your life, and the Tang Emperor has entered middle age."
"When the Tang Dynasty can recruit military generals who are good at fighting, and after the Tang Emperor dies of old age, If the successors of the Tang Dynasty are not capable enough, we can attack the Tang Dynasty and occupy that fertile land."
Seeing that many ministers were trying to get rid of him, the young Songtsen Gampo was also shaken. .
The ministers are right, he is still young and Tubo has just started.
As long as the business in his hands becomes more and more prosperous, it will not be too late to expand the territory after the Tang Dynasty gradually declines.
When he put his thoughts on surrender, Songtsen Gampo discovered another problem.
He said with an ugly face: "Jiayang Pingcuo, at this juncture, are the Tang army still willing to accept our surrender?"
Now the total number of Tang army and rebels, It has exceeded the garrison strength of the Tubo court.military.
How could Datang accept their surrender when it was at such a huge advantage?
Jiayang Pingcuo pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, we Tubo are different from Tuyuhun. The Tang army cannot adapt to our towering terrain."
"If they do not accept our surrender, In the end, a war broke out between the two countries, and we may not be afraid of the acclimatized Tang army."
A group of generals also stood up and said with confidence. < /p>
"The Tang army has been fighting for many years. I don't believe that their national strength can still support a war with us!"
Tibet still has a regular army of more than 100,000 people. If the people of the whole country are mobilized, they will Nearly 50 troops can be assembled in an instant.
Although the quality of the soldiers varies, they only need to be able to hold a sword.
Seeing that civil servants and military generals all said this, Songtsen Gampo made the decision directly.
"Jiayang Pingcuo, it is up to you to write the letter of surrender, and then send an envoy to hurry up and deliver the letter of surrender to Chang'an!"
"Yes!"
Jiayang Pingcuo bowed respectfully.
Two hours later.
A large group of Tibetan envoys, carrying a letter of surrender and a list of apology, quickly left the Tubo Imperial City on fast horses.
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Three days later.
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Chang'an City.
Inside the Tai Chi Hall.
Li Shimin and hundreds of civil and military officials received the Tibetan envoys.
"Your Majesty, the Great Khan, we in Tibet were temporarily obsessed with wrong thoughts, and our King Songtsen Gampo sent his son to come and apologize."
"This is The letter of surrender written by our King Songtsen Gampo, as well as the tribute gift we sent to the Tang Dynasty, are also requested to be seen by His Majesty the Heavenly Khan."
After speaking, the envoy handed over the letter of surrender and a large pile. The apology list was presented to Li Shimin's chamberlain.
Li Shimin had a faint smile on his face. He waved directly to the letter of surrender presented by Wang De.
"Read the Tibetan surrender certificate and the list of apology gifts sent by them to the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs."
Wang De quickly bowed and said.
"No."
As he spoke, he held Tibet's surrender letter in both hands, walked to the side of the steps and read it aloud.
On both sides of Tai Chi Hall.
As the civil and military ministers listened to Tibet’s humble surrender letter, many of them had a feeling of superiority on their faces.
Some people even raised their heads slightly, looking airy.
Of course not everyone is like this.
People like Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou all had silent faces and were unmoved by the surrender letters they wrote.
They now have the same philosophy as Wang Jian, and their attitude towards foreign races is to annihilate them.
Changsun Wuji is the most complicated person.
He wanted to destroy Tubo and expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
But he didn’t want Wang Jian to make too many achievements and threaten his status.
People who have contributed to the destruction of a country are very important to the history of the country and will definitely be recorded in the annals of history.
After Wang De read the letter of surrender, he then picked up the gift list and started reading it.
"5,000 horses, 5,000 sheep, 5,000 cattle..."
The gift list contains a lot of content and is very messy.
There are not only livestock, but also products with Tubo characteristics.
After listening to the apology list, I found that the most valuable thing was the more than 50,000 livestock.
Other Tubo specialties are very shabby compared with the wealthy Tang Dynasty.
However, Songtsan Gambo took out so many compensation items at one time, which shows his great courage.
With a smile on his face, Li Shimin asked the civil and military officials: "My dear friends, Tubo has surrendered to us now. Do you think you will accept it or not?"
These words As soon as they came out, the Tubo envoy looked nervously at the Tang ministers on the left and right sides.
A fifth-grade official wearing light crimson clothing stood up. He held the wat board high and started to play with a proud look on his face. < /p>
Immediately afterwards, several elderly ministers walked out, and they all raised the Wat board and said.
"Your Majesty, our army has fought two major battles in a row, and it is most appropriate to accept Tibet's surrender at this time."
"It is already late March, and it won't be long before our people Spring plowing is about to begin. If the army can be withdrawn to recuperate, this year's work will not be delayed."
"And the apology given by Tubo is not much different from what we captured after defeating Tibet."
"..."
In the minds of these old ministers, the purpose of the war between the two countries was other than self-preservation and so-called face.
The most important thing is the capture on the battlefield.
Now you don’t need to waste every soldier, but you can get the spoils that come only after victory. Who can not be tempted?
Li Shimin frowned slightly and didn't say much.
Because all the third-rank ministers in the court did not speak, their opinions were important.