Chapter 203 This Central Plains culture is indeed extensive and profound!
In fact, the name "Tubo" cannot be seen in previous historical books. The reason why "Tubo" was well-known to Beichen was that after the current emperor came to power, "Tubo" sent people to envoy. Only when Beichen people knew that a dynasty called "Tubo" had been born in the southwest direction of their own.
In the past, everyone habitually called Tubo people, Tufan people, etc., and only regarded them as some insignificant foreign tribes, and they were not even as powerful as the title of Hu people. They were shocking. However, the first military confrontation between the two sides after the current emperor took office left a deep impression on both sides.
The impression of "Tubo" of Beichen was that this group of people was so fierce. Fifty thousand people beat him 200,000, and the key was that they beat them. Beichen's impression of "Tubo" was that when will the nomadic peoples be able to establish dynasties, and it was actually like their Central Plains civilization. The emperor was not called the emperor, but Zanpu.
Because Beichen in the north still needs to guard against the Turks, he cannot free up his hands to deal with the "Tubo". What's more, compared to passive defense, the direct foreign attack consumes much more military expenditure. Now, Beichen has just been established less than twenty years after its founding. The domestic mess has not been done yet, so naturally, he will not easily use foreign wars.
War is really not that simple, let alone Beichen, this is still a brand new and unknown enemy. Beichen thought so, just be able to repel the enemy. And Tubo also thought so. Beichen's emperor was very talented and brave. He also saw how elite the soldiers were.
Not to mention, the Central Plains civilization is much more advanced than them at first glance. If they really fight for a long time, they may not be able to hold on. Moreover, Tubo is not completely without enemies. There are enemies in their south and west, but these two directions are difficult to chew.
Originally, the Tubo people thought that going east might bring some benefits, but unexpectedly, this was a more terrifying existence. Zanpu in Tubo is not a stupid person who only knows how to fight and kill. He knows the gap between him and Beichen. He says that hooligans are not scary, but they are afraid that hooligans are educated. Zanpu in Tubo is such a person at this time.
He yearned for the culture of the Central Plains, so in recent years, his interactions with Beichen have become increasingly close. The interactions include but are not limited to wars, time-to-time wars, and step by step to test the virtuality and reality of Beichen. Moreover, he sent envoys to Beichen, learn about the civilization of the Central Plains, and then pass on his experience back. To put it bluntly, Zanpu can recognize his own strength very well.
Moreover, while recognizing one's own strength, they can also learn other people's culture humbly, and even learn to farm. Of course, this is related to the climate. Originally, the land of Tubo should not be suitable for doing this. The nation on the horse's back was their way out. However, it happened to encounter the lasting warm and humid climate once in a thousand years, which led to the place that was originally not suitable for the birth of a dynasty, and a new dynasty was born.
For such an emerging dynasty, it is like a newborn baby. Except for his bigger fists, he will burn, kill, loot, like other nations on horseback, and is far inferior to the Central Plains civilization in other aspects. As mentioned earlier, Zanpu of Tubo was not a fool at this time. On the contrary, he was also very talented and wise. After he understood the strength of Beichen, for "Tubo", for himself, he naturally did not want to have an enemy like Beichen.
So, after that, there were actions such as sending people to envoys, and together with other foreign leaders, they respectfully called Emperor Beichen the Tiankhan. On the one hand, they numb Beichen's hostility and gave them more time to develop themselves; on the other hand, they could also find an excuse to say that after the test failed, they would actually be willing to live in peace with you. However, after the words were finished, they would turn around and continue to have more excuses to provoke trouble.
Although this Tubo cannot be said to be an unfamiliar wolf, after all, Beichen has never raised other people, and usually they fight directly when they meet. Even a few years ago, when Tubo sent people to envoys, the current emperor did not regard this Tubo as a serious matter at all. However, the existence of Tubo has always affected the safety of the southwestern border of Beichen, which is real.
Then why did Tubo have to compete with Beichen? This means that the enemy in the south and west are the enemy. The south is Tianzhu. Of course, there are countless small countries with buffers in the middle, and Persia is in the west. Persia is also famous in Beichen, because in everyone's impression, there are no poor people in the Persians, and they are all rich.
The existence of these two enemies caused Tubo to expand southward or westward, not to mention the influence of terrain and climate. Therefore, I originally wanted to look eastward to see what would happen, but I met Beichen. This was also the reason for the first war between the two. At that time, Tubo Zanpu led 200,000 cavalry to march eastward.
I originally thought that the people here should be better conquered, but what I didn't expect was that the other party's rank was much higher than his. After fighting one battle after another, I found that although the other party had few people, most of them were well-equipped elite soldiers. Moreover, in terms of tactics, they were much more skilled than them. Often, only a very small force was needed to defeat them. Two thousand cavalry could chase their tens of thousands of cavalry, which was Beichen's combat power, which made Tubo Zanpu both afraid and worried.
However, although the battle was lost, it also made Tubo Zanpu quickly realize the gap between the two sides. After seeing such a high civilization, he even didn't care much about the enemies in the west and south. It was the right way to quickly absorb the advanced parts of the Central Plains civilization. It included both institutional, military and political, and other civilizations, such as learning farming.
As a result, increasingly intensive interactions arose in this situation. Of course, even if you learn the civilization of Beichen, it does not mean that Tubo has completely surrendered. He is just afraid of having such a neighbor, and he has to learn, because if you don’t study, you will never be able to catch up with the other party’s pace. This is why they now ignore the west and south, because these two are simply incomparable to Beichen.
At this time, in the hall used to receive foreign envoys, the Tubo envoy was inquiring about the relevant news about Beichen. The envoy Awang Jinmei said: "As far as I know, the prince of Beichen has been kept in the deep palace and has rarely appeared before. But I found out what kind of person he was and what special preferences did he have?"
Banjuepubu, who was originally studying Beichen culture in Chendu, said: "I haven't found much information here. I only know that the other party is kind and filial, and I have gradually begun to rule the country recently. Even the emperor of Beichen has allowed him to supervise the country for two months, which shows how much Emperor Beichen values him."
Awang Jinmei: "After all, this is the only son of Emperor Beichen. It is of great benefit to us to establish a good relationship with him. By the way, Zamp asked me to tell you that the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" you translated is very good, and I am also very fascinated by the people who write books named Yaoyao. If possible, maybe I have to find an opportunity to beg the emperor of Beichen to give him this person and let me take it back to Tubo. I also said that the culture of the Central Plains is indeed profound!"
This... Banjuepubu immediately poured on his head like a basin of cold water, and he was completely discomfortable. He squirted his lips and replied to Awang Jinmei: "Awang Jinmei, cough... This "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is written by the Princess of Beichen."
“…”
Chapter completed!