The city of Sindo in Little Bolu has a mysterious and eerie primitive atmosphere, especially the royal palace in the city, the decoration and architectural style are similar to the Buddhist architecture of Angkor Wat, but the form and rigor have a bit of Egyptian pyramid temperament. If this is a tropical region with a good temperament, the key is that this is a region from the temperate zone of Central Asia to the subtropical zone of the south, and this strange style may represent the conflict between temperate and tropical cultures.

After Li Siye entered the capital, he began to understand that this was the real place where soldiers must fight, of course, not only here, but also the Great Bolu, which belonged to Kashmir more than a thousand years later. More than 1,000 years later, India and Pakistan fought for it, and more than 1,000 years ago, it was the battlefield of the Tang and Tibetan confrontations, in order to compete for regional influence, in order to gain control of Central Asia.

Gao Xianzhi walked into the empty palace hall, sat on the king's gilded throne with great satisfaction, and his soldiers brought out the treasures of the palace, and carried large boxes in front of him, which contained Sassanid gold coins, gold crowns, tortoiseshells, ivory, and various spices and jewels.

General Gao had no resistance to these things, and he didn't plan to distribute them to the people below, so when Li Siye, Cheng Qianli, and Wang Zhengjian, as well as the little Bolu nobles and ministers who supported the Tang army, came in to see him, he had already hidden them elsewhere.

"Everyone, now that the city of Sindo is under our control, only the little Bolu King Su and the Tubo princess fled into the mountains, in order to stabilize the situation, I decided to support Su Lu's younger brother Monali as the little Bolu King, and kill those traitors who turned away from the Tang Dynasty and were friendly to Tubo."

This was originally Gao Xianzhi's Yiyantang, where did these people dare to object, and they all saluted in agreement.

Gao Xianzhi nodded proudly, waved his hand and said, "That's good, in that case, invite King Monali out and become king." ”

Monali was forcibly taken to the palace by two soldiers, looking a little dazed, apparently not yet understanding what was happening.

Gao Xianzhi took the initiative to get down from the throne, hugged his chest and said, "Respected Crown Prince Monali, because your brother mistakenly believed in treachery and was mistakenly betrayed by Tubo from the Tang Dynasty, we have to depose him and replace it with you. ”

He knelt on one knee and folded his chest and saluted: "King Monali, please ascend the throne!" ”

Li Siye was a little stunned, it turned out that this had already been staged, and the generals of the Tang Army also followed Gao Xianzhi's example, kneeling on one knee and hugging his chest: "Please King Monali ascend the throne!" ”

Gao Xianzhi had already spoken, and how could Xiao Bolu's ministers dare to have other opinions, and they hurriedly knelt down on one knee and hugged their chests: "Please King Monali ascend the throne!" ”

Monelli was stunned for a long time, he was completely chasing ducks to the shelves, and he never thought that he could be king. This morning, he was still sleeping in the quilt with his wife in his arms, and he was snatched out by the Tang Army and taken to the palace.

Although he was lazy, he was not stupid, and knew that the king had to do what he wanted, and he had to do what he didn't want to do. If he is not interested, he may be killed by Gao Xianzhi and replaced by someone else to be the king. After thinking about it, Monalis had no choice but to walk over and put his ass on the throne.

Gao Xianzhi nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, since the king has ascended the throne, what is the first thing after ascending the throne, of course, is to kill the guilty minister and reward the meritorious hero." Come, bring me all the guilty ministers! ”

More than a dozen soldiers escorted a few people to the bottom of the steps of the palace, these people were Su Lost's original ministers and close ministers, and they were also the noble city lords of the cities near the city of Sindo, and they were kneeling on the ground with their heads and faces like ashes.

Gao Xianzhi bowed to Monali and said, "Please order the king to execute these traitors!" ”

Monelli's face suddenly turned pale, and before his ass was hot when he ascended the throne, he asked him to order the killing. Moreover, he is also the minister of the Tibetan people who settled pro-Tibet. This is where Gao Xianzhi is shrewd and treacherous, he must cut off the opportunity for Monali to be the grass on the wall, so that there is no room for relaxation between the court of Xiao Bolu and Tibet, so that the pontoon bridge between the big and small Bolu will never be built.

Monali's lips trembled before he could speak, and the minister who was bound by hemp rope at the bottom of the steps suddenly said loudly: "Only those who wear the crown are qualified to claim to be the king of my kingdom of Boru!" He doesn't have a crown for this man! He has no right to condemn us to beheading! ”

The Tang Army soldier who was holding him pulled out a horizontal knife from his waist, thinking to himself, do you still need a crown to kill you? General Gao just wants to make the process more formal, and according to me, you should be beheaded as soon as you are caught.

The soldier raised the knife above his head, but Gao Xianzhi stretched out his hand to stop him: "Stop." ”

The soldier had no choice but to put away his knife in a daze.

Gao Xianzhi folded his hands behind his back and asked, "Where is the crown?" ”

As soon as he said this, Xiao Bolu looked at each other, and Cheng Qianli walked out half a step and reminded him in a low voice: "General, the crown is still on Su Lose's head, and Su Lose's hiding in the mountains has not been found." ”

"That's good," Gao Xianzhi crossed his hands and crossed his wrists and said, "In that case, then we will wait here, and when we get Su Lost back, hand over the crown symbolizing power to Monali, and then start to carry out major affairs in the court." ”

Before that, Gao Xianzhi sent 5,000 soldiers to search the mountains to the east, and it was only a matter of time before they were found.

Everyone waited from early morning to afternoon, and even lunch was settled in the palace, until Feng Changqing entered the palace wearing iron armor and holding a sash: "The king and the princess of Tubo have been found, it turns out that they are hiding in the cave, and the brothers are escorting them to the palace." ”

Gao Xianzhi happily stroked his beard and said, "Invite the King and Queen Taishang in." ”

Su Lose and the Tubo princess were escorted into the palace, they looked very embarrassed, their clothes were torn by wild plants, and their hair was messy, and the only thing that could show their majesty was the king and queen's heads, one large and one small, with two golden crowns.

When Monali saw his brother, he hurriedly stood up from the throne out of fear of inertia, but was glared at by Gao Xianzhi, so he had to sit down again.

This golden crown is similar to the headband worn by Europeans, Gao Xianzhi strode over, took the golden crown off Su Yili's head, and put it on Monali's head with both hands.

He stood beside the throne with the scabbard in his hand and said: "Su lost his virtue and disobeyed the will of the previous king, and married the princess of the enemy country. When the country was in danger, King Monali ascended to the throne and honored Su as the king of the throne. ”

Gao Xianzhi's rhetoric may not be heard clearly, Su Yingli asked Gao Xianzhi with a panicked face: "Ambassador Gao, are you trying to kill me?" ”

He clasped his hands to his chest and shook his head with a smile: "How come?" Anyway, you have also been a king, I will send you and the princess of Tubo to Chang'an, so that you can prove my achievements in Xiaobolu. The saint will let you live in Huaiyuanfang in Chang'an City, where you will not be lonely, and there are many princes from Western Regions countries studying in Chang'an. ”

He turned his gaze to Monali again, raised his eyebrows and said, "Great king, the crown has been worn on your head, and you are already a legitimate king, and you can execute criminals who have betrayed the country." ”

Monali looked blankly and pitifully at the ministers below, they all bowed their heads and did not speak, and he looked at these people who were high yesterday and have become prisoners today, and if they are killed, their children and grandchildren will hate him.

Gao Xianzhi said coldly on the side: "The king doesn't have to hesitate, don't worry, these people will be wiped out by the three clans, and no one will come to the king for revenge." ”

The bound old minister suddenly shouted again: "King! You have to think twice! Think about it, how far away is our country from Chang'an, 10,000 li! How close is it to Tibet, only 3,000 miles! An emperor more than 10,000 miles away, and Zampu 3,000 miles away, who will be easier to control us in the future! ”

Li Siye secretly thought in his heart that what this person said was reasonable, it was a very pertinent truth, and it was very in line with the laws of history.

Gao Xianzhi ordered angrily: "Chop off his head for me first!" ”

The soldier standing behind the old minister drew his horizontal knife and slashed with both hands, the head of the old minister flew down from the steps, and the thick blood stained the base of the palace, and the courtiers were terrified and trembled.

Gao Xianzhi said to Monali again: "What this thief said just now, don't take it seriously, how can the distance between distance and proximity explain the problem?" To tell you the truth, my Tang Dynasty will take the Great Bolu Kingdom in the future, and I will destroy Tubo in the future, and I will never suffer in the future. Now ask the king to give the order to kill these traitors. ”

Monali closed his eyes: "Kill." ”

"Kill what?"

"Kill...... Traitor. ”

Gao Xianzhi waved his hand and said, "The king's order has been given, and the execution will be carried out." ”