Chapter 870: The Dust Has Settled
This sentence was a little indifferent and alienated, but it fell in the ears of Niang Ruo Praise and others, but it was like a fairy sound, because this is hope, it is a hope on the verge of despair, like an oasis in the desert, Niang Ruo praised them and quickly got up from the ground and bowed down.
"Thank you, please lead the way."
They finally rode into the Tang army camp, but they were still a little apprehensive in their hearts, because the Tang Dynasty and the county only summoned them in, and did not say that they accepted their surrender, if they could not persuade the Tang Dynasty and the county to accept their surrender, then they could only return to the clan to wait for death, before entering the Chinese army's big tent, Niang Ruo praised them and took a deep breath, and then walked into the big tent, there were four people sitting in turn in the big tent, Niang Ruo praised the first two steps and immediately knelt on one knee, and said respectfully.
"Niang Ruo praises and meets the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the county."
Seeing this, Qili Mulun, Nuzard, and Wulurdan also hurriedly knelt on one knee and said in unison.
"Meet the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and the Duke of the County!"
Xu Shiji said in a deep voice.
"You are the most powerful clan leaders in Tubo, why did you come to my Tang Army camp?"
Niang Ruo praised and said.
"I should have come to surrender early, but I was delayed for a few days because of trivial matters in the clan, so I came late, and I specially asked the Guogong and the county duke for guilt, no matter how the Guogong and the county duke punished, I accepted it, and I hope that the Guogong and the county duke can accept the submission of our Niang Ruo clan."
Qili Mulun hurriedly said.
"Me too, I have wanted to surrender for a long time, but I was so entangled in trivial matters in the clan that I came a few days late, so I specially announced the crime to the prince and the county, and asked the prince and the county to punish him. Our Qili clan admires the Tang Dynasty and has long wanted to return to the Tang Dynasty, and now we finally have the opportunity to ask the prince and the county prince to accept the submission of our Qili clan. ”
They fell to their knees on one knee and scrambled to speak, one after the other.
Li Yong said lightly.
"Get up, no matter what, you are the clan leader of Tubo, why do you kneel on the ground?"
Niang Ruo praised them and did not stand up immediately when they heard this, but was taken aback and hurriedly said.
"Guogong, Jungong, we are sincerely surrendering, and we hope that Guogong and Jungong will allow it!"
Cheng Yanjin frowned.
"Let you get up, get up, whether you are the clan leader or not, you are always the one who leads the way, how can you return the girls!"
Niang Ruo praised them and couldn't help but blush, and after hesitating for a moment, he slowly got up, Li Yong also got up and paced slowly, and said in a deep voice,
"To be honest, we don't want all the clans to surrender, although we never want to enslave the Tubo people, we just want to make the Tubo a part of the Tang Dynasty, so that the Tubo people can also live a peaceful and prosperous life, but, this may just be our wishful thinking, we must ensure the stability of Tubo, never allow anyone to make trouble, and set themselves up as kings, so we must completely subdue these clan leaders! The way of the royal majesty, both grace and power, grace is already there, where is the might? ”
Niang Ruo praised and said.
"The Tang Dynasty annihilated 100,000 iron horsemen in Tubo under Xinghai City, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers led by the Duke of Guo were like bamboos all the way, and no one in Tubo could stop them, and all the clans and people in Tubo were all respectful! And how many elite soldiers in Datang are millions? The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is 100 times greater than that of Tubo, who dares to make trouble? Who dares to set himself up as king? ”
Qili Mulun said respectfully.
"If anyone dares to have different intentions, if anyone dares to raise an army to make a rebellion, our Qili clan will be the first to spare them, even if it is the last warrior who fights to the death, we will kill them all and dedicate their heads to His Majesty the Emperor!"
No Lurdan said respectfully.
"We will always be obedient to the Tang Dynasty, will always be the people of the Tang Dynasty, and will always be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as long as His Majesty the Emperor gives an order, our warriors will pick up scimitars, carry bows and arrows on their backs, ride war horses, fight for His Majesty the Emperor, and never retreat!"
Li Yong said with a smile.
"That's a nice thing to say!"
Niang Ruo praised and hurriedly said.
"Guogong, Jungong, we are not just talking, we are willing to swear to God, what we say is from the bottom of our hearts, and everything is true!"
Xu Shiji said with a smile.
"Since you are sincerely obedient to my Datang, then I will truthfully repay the saint."
Since entering the big tent, Niang Ruo's heart has been hanging in the favor, and now after listening to Xu Shiji's words, one of their hearts has finally fallen.
The Tang Dynasty and the county finally accepted their surrender, they knelt once outside the camp gate and once in the big tent of the Chinese army, and finally it was not in vain.
"Thank you, the prince of the county! The great grace of the prince of the country and the county, we are unforgettable! ”
Niang Ruo praised them excitedly, Cheng Yanjin smiled.
"You don't have to be grateful to us, it's okay to accept your surrender, and it's okay if there is any clan or clan rebellion in the future."
Wei Chigong said with a smile.
"Not to mention that it's just a few clans making trouble, even if all the Tubo clans unite to make a rebellion? It's nothing more than ordering tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to kill again, although the distance is farther, it's nothing more than delaying some time, just come to the plateau to hunt, and the activity is also very good! ”
Niang Ruo praised them and couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring when they heard it, in fact, they didn't come to surrender for a long time, but they really didn't have any intention of rebelling and becoming kings, after all, the strength of the Tang army gave them a great deterrent, although they all knew that most of the Tang army would withdraw to the Tang Dynasty and only leave a part of the troops to defend it, but so what? Datang just sent tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to sweep the entire Tubo, and all the clans together are not opponents, and Datang's soldiers and horses are far more than these tens of thousands, so who dares to have any different intentions? They don't dare to have different intentions, they don't dare to think of being the king themselves, they just want to seek some benefits, Niang Ruo praised and hurriedly said.
"If someone dares to disagree, there is no need for the labor of the national prince and the county prince to go on an expedition, my mother Ruo's clan will definitely annihilate it in one fell swoop!"
"So do we, the Qili clan!"
"We don't have the Lu clan either!"
Does it matter if it is or not? It doesn't matter, Xu Shiji waved his hand.
"You've worked hard all the way to obedience, so go down and rest!"
"Thank you to the prince and the county, we will retire for the time being, and we will be at the disposal of the prince and the county at any time!"
Niang Ruo and the others hurriedly agreed, then bowed down and slowly withdrew from the big tent, and the big tent was quiet again, Li Yong sat down and reclined comfortably and smiled.
"Look at these guys, they don't have any ambition here, they are sincerely obedient."
Xu Shiji said with a smile.
"They have no choice but to be truly obedient."
Cheng Yanjin smiled casually.
"It doesn't matter if he is sincere and obedient, if there is chaos in Tibet, then we will lead the troops to fight again, just move the muscles and bones, and stay in Chang'an all day and panic."
Wei Chigong said with a smile.
"In this way, I really look forward to the chaos in Tibet."
Li Yong stretched and said with a smile.
"Whether it's chaotic or not, that's a matter of the future, we finally completely occupy Tibet, and we should go home!"
Cheng Biting Jin they couldn't help grinning when they heard it, although it was a pity that Niang Ruo praised them for surrendering, but it was also a pleasant thing to be able to return to Chang'an earlier, so the question of how to deal with the aftermath was placed in front of them in advance, although the army would be triumphant, but the soldiers and horses must be left to guard, and the main general who stayed behind must also be able to suppress Tubo, especially when Tubo had just returned to obedience, and it was necessary to ensure that Tubo could not cause chaos, so the most suitable person to leave the town guard was undoubtedly among the four of them, Xu Shiji said with a smile.
"Who wants to stay and guard? I am the main general, and I have to return to Beijing to restore my life. ”
Xu Shiji, as the commander of this expedition, captured Tubo, if he didn't go back to celebrate, Li Yong said with a smile.
"Changle just gave birth to a child, I can't say it if I don't go back."
According to reason, Li Yong should stay and guard at the youngest, but Princess Changle has just given birth to a child, and she must be looking forward to Li Yong's return to Chang'an as soon as possible, so it is impossible for the emperor to leave Li Yong to guard in Tubo, even if the emperor is willing, the queen is not willing, so Xu Shiji nodded and turned his gaze to Yu Chigong and Cheng Yanjin, Yu Chigong and Cheng Yanjin also understood that it was impossible for Li Yong and Xu Shiji to stay and guard, and the person who stayed to guard could only be one of the two of them, Yu Chigong and Cheng Yanjin looked at each other, They were all thinking about how to persuade each other to stay and guard, yes, neither of them wanted to stay and guard, what good was it to stay? If it is a war, then they will definitely scramble, but stay in Tubo to guard, then forget it, the clans here have already been scared of their courage, and it is impossible for any clan to dare to make trouble, so it is impossible to have a war if they stay here, and more importantly, there is only mare's milk wine here, no burning knives, and then drinking mare's milk wine after drinking a glimmer of heaven, who can stand it? Therefore, even if it is just for a glimmer of heavenly liquor, they are not willing to guard Tubo, Cheng Yanjin groaned.
"I won't hide it from you, the old man's grandson is about to be born, so the old man can't stay in Tubo, and the old man has to rush back to Chang'an, so he stays in the town."
Before he could finish speaking, Wei Chigong had already snorted and said loudly.
"Cheng Laoyou, you stinky and shameless, what does the birth of your grandson have to do with you? The old man still has important things to do when he returns to Beijing! ”
Cheng Yanjin shouted.
"Besides drinking, you have a to do!"
Wei Chigong shouted.
"Come on, come on, and have a trick with the old man, whoever loses will go back to Chang'an."
Cheng Yanjin immediately rolled up his sleeves and shouted.
"Come on, come on, see how the old man beats you today!"
Xu Shiji couldn't help but stroke his forehead when he saw this, and Li Yong just pouted, how to say it, this is expected.
"Okay, you two don't fight, even if you fight until tomorrow, no one will admit defeat, let's draw lots! I have gems in one fist and nothing in the other, and whoever chooses a gem stays in the town. ”
Li Yong raised two fists as he spoke, it turned out that he was already preparing when Cheng Biting Jin and Yu Chigong were fighting, Xu Shiji smiled and applauded.
"It's a good idea, it's simple, it's fair."
"Simple is simple, but it's not very fair, and fairness should be based on strength."
Cheng Yanjin muttered a few words and then came up to observe carefully, and Wei Chigong also came up to observe carefully, but he couldn't see any difference at all, because the gem was not big in the first place.
"I'll choose the left hand!"
"I'll choose the right hand!"
Li Yong spread his two hands, and Cheng Yanjin, who was still muttering about the unfairness just now, suddenly smiled and laughed.
"Good, good, fair choice, very fair!"
Wei Chigong couldn't help but glance at Cheng Yanjin when he heard this, but thinking that the skin of this product had always been thicker than the city wall, he could only say stupidly.
"I am willing to lose the bet, and I will stay and guard."
Cheng Yanjin couldn't help grinning when he heard this, patted Wei Chi Gong's shoulder, and said with a smile.
"You don't have to worry about it, you are old, your body and bones are not good, and Your Majesty is not willing to let you stay in this bitter cold place where birds don't for too long, at most a year or two will send someone to replace you!"
Wei Chigong didn't bother to listen to Cheng biting Jin's ramblings, and turned his head to look at Li Yongdao.
"Li Yong, you have to send me a few truckloads of first-line liquor! Otherwise, how can the old man survive in this bitter cold place! ”
Li Yong couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, there will be spirits on this plateau in the future, but although the spirits are good, don't be greedy."
Wei Chigong said with a smile.
"Don't worry, although the old man is good at drinking, he has never made a mistake."
Xu Shiji said with a smile.
"Then write a report, all the clans will be obedient, and send it to Chang'an quickly."
The report has actually been written almost, but it is just a few clans that have newly surrendered, after the report is written, after using the big seal, there are cavalry who immediately take the good news and leave in a hurry, they will go to Chang'an as quickly as possible, Niang Ruo Praise They were taken into the camp of the clan leader by the personal guards, all the clan leaders who surrendered are here, and the arrival of Niang Ruo Praise means that almost all the Tubo clan leaders are here, only a few small clan leaders have not yet come, compared to them are also coming, Or never come again, Niang Ruo praised their arrival and immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the gaze of everyone looking at them was really a little complicated, Niyadama smiled.
"Are you a little late?"
Qili Mulun's face was a little ugly when they heard this, and they wanted to be sarcastic, is it a very shameful thing to surrender so quickly? But they still held back, and did not say anything sarcastic, Niang Ruo said lightly.
"In the last battle, the warriors of our clan suffered heavy losses on the blood-stained battlefield, and the affairs within the clan were complicated, so we came a little late."
Nyadama laughed.
"Today, the prince and the county prince are still discussing with us about sending troops, to completely exterminate the clans that refuse to surrender, I didn't expect you to come in a blink of an eye, so that the prince and the county prince can accept your surrender, what a good means!"
Niang Ruo said lightly.
"It's not a good means, it's just to let the prince and the county know the sincerity of our surrender, although we came late, but the prince and the county may not think that you are more sincere than us."
Nyadama couldn't help frowning slightly when she heard this, if the mother praised them, what they said was not false, they gave them a lot of points for kneeling, Nyadama smiled.
"Whether you are sincere or not, you will see people's hearts for a long time, and the days to come will be long."
Niang Ruo and the others couldn't help laughing.
"Yes, the days to come are still long!"