Tibet

Queen Yilian of Shuizhenla is about fifty years old and has been in power for thirty years in Shuizhenla. When she arrived, Zhang Boyi and Li Chengshi avoided her, and she was received by Du Huan, the governor of Annan. Shi Jian issued an order for the Xihai Trade Agency. The Xihai Trade Agency was just a cover, and its real name should be the Xihai Economic and Strategic Administration.

The main purpose is to control the Chenla River Delta and establish a rice planting base.

In the big tent, Queen Yilian of Shui Zhenla bowed slightly and said in fluent Chinese: "Twenty years ago, I went to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage to the emperor, and was received by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty said to me, if Zhenla If there is a problem, Datang will definitely send troops to help. Twenty years later, I didn’t expect that Datang would actually fulfill its promise.”

Du Huan smiled slightly and said: "Queen, do you want to listen to the truth, or do you want to listen to false polite words?"

"Of course I want to hear the truth!"

"The truth is that we don't know what promises the former Emperor of the Tang Dynasty made to Chenla. We destroyed the Linyi Kingdom because they dared to invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty, kill the people of the Tang Dynasty, and colluded with the Zhuluo Kingdom to wreak havoc in Nanyang. Frankly He said that the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not have a good impression of Zhenla. When the emperor ascended the throne last year, the queen did not go to congratulate him or send a special envoy. "

Queen Elaine was startled and quickly clasped her hands and explained: "Last year we were still in the midst of a land and water war and could not go to pay homage to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

"It is precisely because you are in the middle of a war that you should go to the emperor in time and gain the support of the Tang Dynasty. You will not be in such a miserable situation today. If I am not wrong, you will only have one city left now. ”

Elaine lowered her head and sighed for a while: "I don't know how Lu Zhenla suddenly became so powerful. He defeated us completely and lost all the territory in the north."

Shui Chenla is today's Cambodia, and Lu Chenla is today's Laos. Shuilu Chenla was originally one country, but it split during the era of Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. The two countries have been in constant disputes over territorial issues.

Du Huan said slowly: "Lu Zhenla suddenly became stronger because they got the support of Nanzhao, but Nanzhao has been defeated by the Tang Dynasty and was almost destroyed. Lu Zhenla will no longer have backup. On the contrary, if Shui Chenla is willing to cooperate with Datang, and we can help Shuizhenla restore the northern land. "

The land to the north of Shui Chenla is the Tonle Sap Plain, which is currently occupied by Lu Chenla.

Queen Elaine certainly knew that Tang Dynasty's cooperation was conditional, and it was impossible to help her in vain.

She pondered for a moment and asked, "I wonder what the conditions are for Du Changshi's help?"

Du Huan nodded, "We do have a condition. We intend to exchange land with Shuizhenla."

Elaine was startled and said quickly: "We don't dare to ask for the land of the Tang Dynasty."

Du Huan smiled slightly, "Linyi Kingdom has been destroyed. We plan to replace the Chenla River Delta with Linyi Kingdom's land. In terms of area, Linyi Kingdom is much larger."

The Linyi Kingdom is not a long strip of land along the coast, but also includes a large area of ​​mountainous land. In terms of area, the land of the Linyi Kingdom is twice the size of the Chenla River Delta.

"Shui Zhenla and Lin Yi are also bordering each other, right?"

The east side of Shuizhenla Kingdom is partially bordered by Linyi Kingdom, but it is a vast mountain range, and of course there are small roads leading to Linyi Kingdom.

Elaine was silent for a moment and said, "Do I have no choice?"

Du Huan said calmly: "In fact, Shui Zhenla has another option, which is to maintain the status quo. I believe the queen will not choose this option."

Elaine sighed, "This is not something I can decide alone. I have to discuss it with the left and right prime ministers."

Two prime ministers of Shuizhenla came with Queen Elaine. One of them was Sha Weng and the other was Kama. They both held the real power of the country.

In the big tent, the three people were silent for a long time. They all realized that the Tang Dynasty had already set its sights on the land at the mouth of the Chenla River, and it was impossible to return it to them. They would either accept the Tang Dynasty's replacement, or maintain the status quo, Shuizhen There is nothing left in Rana.

At this time, Sha Weng said slowly: "Queen, please agree! This is the best plan. If you don't agree, I'm afraid that the water and the real wax will be gone."

Prime Minister Kama also said: "In fact, we didn't suffer at all, and even gained a little advantage. We won the Linyi Kingdom. Not only did the feud disappear, but the area became larger. Moreover, with the support of the Tang Army, Lu Zhenla did not dare to attack us again."

Queen Elaine nodded, "I need to go to Chang'an to pay a pilgrimage to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and then finalize this matter."

In the afternoon, Queen Elaine met Du Huan and expressed that Zhenla agreed to his replacement plan, but they had to go to the emperor to formally sign the replacement agreement in Chang'an.

Du Huan agreed to Queen Elaine's request.

However, Zhang Boyi was a little worried. He went to Du Huan and said, "Du Changshi, the emperor has not agreed to exchange land between Linyi and Zhenla!"

Du Huan smiled slightly and said: "The emperor does not want the land of Linyi. There is too little cultivated land, most of it is mountainous, and there are so many foreigners. If we have money to support them, wouldn't it be better to develop Lingnan? What the emperor wants It is a large piece of fertile land in the Chenla River Delta. The Emperor told me that it is the best land for growing rice in the world. I understand the Emperor’s intention. He must be clear and righteous and take over the Delta in a legal and legal manner. There are still other places in this world. What’s more legal and reasonable than land swap?”

Zhang Boyi nodded, "Maybe what you said makes sense, but it's best to report it to the emperor as much as possible!"

Du Huan nodded, "I will report it to the Emperor as soon as possible!"

After a pause, Du Huan said slowly: "As the supervisory censor, I have the responsibility to remind you that if you don't deal with Wei Yulin as soon as possible, you may not last long as the governor."

Zhang Boyi was speechless for a long time. Du Huan was referring to the fact that Wei Yulin allowed his soldiers to rape and humiliate hundreds of women in Linyi's harem, which seriously violated the military laws of the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Boyi had too few troops here and did not set up a supervisory army, but he forgot Du Huan was given the title of Supervisory Censor.

Zhang Boyi nodded, "I will severely punish Wei Yulin and the offending soldiers later."

Du Huan pondered for a while and said: "Soldiers can offset their merits and demerits, but Wei Yulin is the general of Jiannan Jiedu Mansion. You have no right to deal with him here. Let's do this! Suggestion: Suspend him and refer him to the Privy Council."

"I will definitely do it!"

Zhang Boyi knew very well that his fate was in Du Huan's hands. As long as he added a few words to the report and increased his responsibilities based on the facts, he would be dismissed from office immediately.

A few days later, hundreds of large merchant ships from Guangzhou arrived at Champa Port and Angu City at the mouth of the Chenla River, transporting one million stones of rice to Yangzhou, and then transshipped from Yangzhou to Chang'an.

Accompanying him are Shuizhenla Queen Yilian and Du Huan. He has to return to his country to report on his work and then accept the next task.

The second batch of trophies returned from the Western Regions and 700 girls from the Tang Dynasty arrived in Chang'an. Also arriving were Li Chenghua and Princess Shi Qianquan of the Shi Kingdom. They slept in the open for two months and finally arrived in Chang'an.

Li Chenghua and Shi Qianquan took a carriage on the last journey. After entering Guanzhong, the scenery began to change. Shi Qianquan enjoyed the beautiful scenery all the way. His eyes were full of green, which was completely different from the Gobi desert in Shi Country.

She happily said to Li Chenghua: "Now I know why all the Sogdian ladies went to Chang'an and refused to come back."

Li Chenghua smiled slightly and said: "It's not because of these trees that they don't want to come back!"

"Why is that?"

Li Chenghua deliberately let it slip and said with a smile: "You will know when you get to Chang'an!"