The five surnames refer to the descendants of the Jiedushi, Deputy Jiedushi and Guarding Envoys of Anxi at that time. There are five surnames: Guo, Li, Yang, Zheng and Lu.
The three royal families refer to the Hu people's royal families who defended together with the Anxi army, that is, the four surnamed royal families of the Pei family of Shule, the Bai family of Qiuci, the Yanqilong family, and the Bukhan Naxue family.
Later, Yanqilong's family moved eastward to Suzhou, and became the Three Wang Family. Of course, they were not all of the Anxi Army, and there were also Luo, Su and other minor surnames.
What Li Qilang said left Guo Guangsheng speechless, because Guo Guangsheng sometimes thought about this matter. The other four surnames and the three royal families were all headed by his grandfather. Everyone was ambushed and suffered heavy losses. His grandfather Guo Dalang naturally had to bear the greatest responsibility.
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The Guo family around them also fell silent. Although the Guo family is living a hard life, there are still more than 2,000 people left.
There were as many as six to seven thousand tribes around them who were united by Nestorianism and who were under the command of the Guo family.
But as for the Li family, after the Li family was ordered to die, their heirs were almost extinct.
"This is all in the past. Your grandfather has been misunderstood. Then we should make this misunderstanding clear. It is not good to be resentful.
If you have grievances, what will the Li family, who was almost exterminated, think?
At that time, the families of the five surnames and the three princes were as close as brothers, fighting against the Tibetans and supporting each other. If our ancestors knew that you were turning against each other, how could there be peace under the Nine Springs?"
Zhang Zhao took Li Qilang's hand, brought him and Zheng Tong to Guo Guangsheng, and gently persuaded him.
However, the atmosphere is still a bit awkward. After all, decades of misunderstandings will not be resolved with Zhang Zhao's few words.
But Zhang Zhao has a way. Since the misunderstanding cannot be solved for the time being, let's establish a common enemy first.
"Guo Dalang, don't you want to know who framed your ancestors sixty years ago? Don't you want to know who the so-called angel and the Yixi Jiedushi are?"
"Erlangjun has found out who he is? Please let me know!"
Guo Guangsheng immediately responded and raised his hand, yes! Since they came to us and admitted that his grandfather was not a traitor, they must know who it was!
"This man is the first great khan of the Gaochang Uighur Khanate, Gujun, the fourth-generation ancestral servant of the current Gaochang Uyghur Khan."
Guo Guangsheng's expression suddenly changed upon hearing this, and Zhang Zhaoze continued, "In fact, my ancestor Zhang Yi Chao Gong had already overthrown the tyranny of Tibet and established contact with the imperial court through Ganliang.
If I had known that my grandfather and others were still struggling to support themselves in Kucha, I would have personally led the army to the west. Unfortunately, both sides did not know each other's existence, otherwise the situation in Anxi would have been very different."
As Zhang Zhao spoke, he simply told the story of why Pu Gujun, the founder of Gaochang Uighurs, chose to ambush the Kucha Anxi Army. Everyone present gritted their teeth and sighed.
The Anxi Army of Kucha persisted until 840 before the title of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty was revoked. It was not until 860 that Kucha was finally unable to defend Kucha.
Zhang Yi's uprising in Chaosha Prefecture was in 848, and the recovery of six counties in Hexi was completed in 863.
If the two sides could have known about each other's existence, or even if the Tang court at that time had been a little more tolerant and returned to the rebel army, the situation might have been completely different.
Moreover, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but start to think divergently. If the Guiyi Army could contact the remnants of the Anxi Army, it would probably not send his servant Gujun to the west, but Zhang Yichao's son-in-law Li Mingzhen or Suo Xun.
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In this case, the Gaochang Uighurs would not have appeared, and Guo Dalang would not have been ambushed. After all, Li Mingzhen and Suo Xun were not Uighurs. Even if they wanted to separate the regime, they would not harm the Anxi army.
If these two places are in the hands of Tang'er, plus Li Shengtian's Khotan Kingdom, a super-large rebel army led by Tang'er is likely to appear in the northwest.
If there is such a Guiyi Army, even if the alliance exists, the Xixia of the Li family of the Difficult Army will probably not become big.
The Overland Silk Road might still play a certain role in the Northern Song Dynasty. Kaifeng City would not have to bear such heavy responsibilities, and historical disasters such as the Jingkang Disaster might not have happened.
Zhang Zhao's thoughts were already running to the horizon, and the Guo family over there were already turning red with anger.
Just like Zheng Tong and Li Qilang back then, they deeply felt the pain of being cheated by the loyal court.
Moreover, this revenge has not yet been avenged. With the current size of the Guo family, which is only 700 to 800 strong, it is undoubtedly a foolish dream to seek revenge from the Gaochang Uighur Khanate, which has nearly 70,000 to 80,000 tents and a population of more than 400,000.
"Brother, why should you worry? Pugu Jun has a human face and a beast's heart to deceive us. This is not the hatred of your Guo family, but the great hatred of all the descendants of our five surnames and three Wang families, and the entire Anxi Army.
Although the Gaochang Uighur Khanate is quite powerful, the ants can kill an elephant. If we can unite, we may not have the day of revenge.
What's more, there is Zhang Erlangjun here. Zhang Erlangjun is a descendant of Zhang Yichao Gong and the nephew of the great sage and emperor of Khotan.
Now he is the Duke of Fengtian in the Jin Kingdom of Khotan and the governor of Polu Prefecture, with hundreds of brave soldiers under his command.
With only two or three thousand infantry under Polu City, they defeated the 20,000 fine cavalry of Bugla Khan Saktu. If Mr. Zhang Erlang can help, great things will happen!"
Huitong monk Zhengtong is still a good man. When he shouted "brother", he immediately closed the distance between him and Guo Dalang Guo Guangsheng. Then he gave Zhang Zhao a good blow at the right time, which immediately made the Guo family present feel like they had found a backbone.
a feeling of.
Guo Guangsheng and Guo Guangcheng looked at Zhang Zhao with wide eyes. Guo Guangcheng even opened his mouth in shock.
"Are you Duke Zhang who was invited by Master Titexi? That golden-armored general Zhang Erlang who defeated ten times the enemy and beat Bugra Khan Saktu to a gallop?"
The Guo brothers, like Master Titsigu, were completely unable to regard the young man in front of them, who looked to be in his teens or 20s, as the legendary golden-armored war god Zhang Jungong.
They all thought that Zhang Zhao was the nephew or younger brother of Duke Zhang. After all, it was unimaginable that a twenty-year-old could defeat Bugra Khan Saktu, a recognized hero in Anxi, so badly.
"That's right! This person is Zhang Zhao, Duke of Fengtian County of the Khotan Kingdom. You two may not know that this person came to Anxi not to seek refuge with his uncle's family, but to look for you specifically, looking for you, the descendants of the Anxi army."
Zhang Zhao also didn't expect that he would have such a middle-class name as the God of War in Golden Armor, but this is quite in line with the naming habits of people in this era.
This is the benefit of fame! After destroying Shule City, Li Shengtian dared to hand over the elite to him and agreed to his extremely bold plan. After destroying Saktu, even the people of Balasagon knew that
own name.
"It's a sin! It's a sin! Please forgive us for our negligence. Please wait a moment, Lord Zhang."
After knowing that Zhang Zhao was the true master and might become the master of Balasagon in the future, even though Guo Guangsheng felt that there was no hope of guarding Balasagon, he still did not dare to neglect Zhang Zhao's identity.
After first asking Zhang Zhao to forgive his sin, he turned around and shouted instructions to the people on Guangcheng Fort.
"Father, please open the door to welcome me. This is the visit of Duke Zhang from the Khotan Kingdom!"
Only then did Zhang Zhao realize that this place outside Guangcheng Fort, decorated with simple stones and some silk strips, looked like an open-air barbecue venue. It was not Guo Guangcheng’s main wedding venue. The Guo family nearby,
He is not the most core disciple of the Guo family.
Moreover, Guo Guangcheng's wedding will not be held today because Aluoluo was snatched back and the wedding ceremony had already passed.
Although they had just snatched the person back, the wedding had been postponed and the auspicious day was two days later.
With a rumble, the gate of Guangcheng Fort opened. In order to guard against various dangers, Guangcheng Fort usually only opened two small doors for entry and exit.
On both sides of the gate, there were two rows of warriors with horizontal swords hanging on their waists, leather armors on their bodies, red cloth strips on their heads, and net scarves on their heads, standing motionless, finally looking a bit majestic.
At the end of the two rows of warriors, an old man wearing a scarlet crotchless shirt, a turban on his head, and a neatly trimmed beard was walking quickly towards Zhang Zhao with two similarly dressed people.
"Therefore, Zuo Pushe, the Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty, the Jiedu Envoy of the Four Towns of Anxi, and Guo Xuanli, the sixth grandson of Xin Gong Guo, the king of Wuwei, met Zhang Jungong, the governor of Polu Prefecture of the Great Jin Kingdom!"
Guo Xuanli did not mention his name as Xuancheng, the great and prudent Nestorian virtuous man. Instead, he followed the rules of the Tang Dynasty and bowed his head to the ground to pay homage to Zhang Zhao.
"Guo Gong is an elder, how dare you accept such a gift from an elder!" Zhang Zhao hurriedly ran over and supported Guo Xuanli, who was almost in his sixtieth year.
Guo Xuanli looks much older up close than from a distance. His old face is covered with the wind and frost of time, the hair on his head is almost completely turning white, and his hands are as rough as old tree bark. He does not look like a person of high status at all.
"I would like to thank Duke Zhang for your righteous deed! If the black men of the Black Wolf Tribe really took away my daughter-in-law, how could I and the Guo family have the dignity to stand here!"
Just as they were pulling him up, Guo Xuanli pulled his two sons to bow to Zhang Zhao.
Zhang Zhao felt a little unhappy and quickly worked hard again, helping the father and son up.
Although Guo Xuanli showed great gratitude and respect to him, in fact, he felt alienated from inside and out.
The half-buried old man knew that Zhang Zhao was coming to see them, but he still insisted on bowing down continuously.
You must know that in this era, people over sixty years old generally do not need to kneel when meeting an official, not to mention the relationship between the two parties.
Guo Xuanli obviously wanted to use a few big gifts to separate the newly established closeness between the two parties.
After some back-and-forth, Zhang Zhao smiled faintly. Guo Xuanli wanted to hold himself up high and use it in Khotan and Jin Kingdom to dilute the relationship between the two parties as Tang children, but he couldn't let the old boy get his wish.
"I just heard that all the brothers and uncles outside the fort can speak Chinese, and their gestures are even more elegant. In this barren land on the border of Balashagon, more than a hundred years after the Tang Dynasty withdrew from the Western Regions, they still did not forget their blood. Guo Gong takes the credit.
How great! I guess there must be a clan school in this city, right?"
"Your Majesty, you are ridiculous! Never forget your homeland and your bloodline. This is the ancestral motto passed down by my ancestor Guo Linggong. Of course, future generations must always keep it in mind."
Although I don’t know what Zhang Zhao wanted to do when he said this, Guo Xuanli was most proud of being able to maintain his own culture almost two hundred years after leaving his motherland.
When he heard Zhang Zhao's praise, he was a little wary, but he couldn't help but feel a little elated.
"There is a place in the fort for future generations to learn some words from the sages, but I don't dare to call it a clan study. It's very crude! It's very crude!"
Guo Xuanli kept being humble, but young Guo Guangcheng couldn't help but interject.
"Guangcheng Castle is indeed a bit crude, but the *** in Helie City has thirty rooms alone, which is better than where we all live!"
"I admire you! Mr. Guo is really too humble, but I can't go to Heyucheng. Can you let me go down here and have a look?" Zhang Zhaoyou pretended to hold his hand.
"If Mr. Guo doesn't mind, I brought some food and wine from my motherland in the Central Plains with me when I came down. Could you please let the brothers and uncles outside come in together? After visiting the clan school, we can all have a good time together.
I have never seen so many Tang children gathered together in Anxi!"
Guo Xuanli didn't know what Zhang Zhao was planning, but he knew he couldn't refuse.
Because there was originally going to be a big banquet today, but as a result, the wedding was postponed due to almost making a fool of oneself. Many slaughtered cattle and sheep were not cooked, so the tribesmen who came out to help did not have enough to eat at all.
Now that they heard that Zhang Zhao was having meat and wine, they all started to make noises behind them. For them, eating meat is really a beautiful thing!
So Guo Xuanli just hesitated for a moment and then bowed his hand to Zhang Zhao.
"Then it will cost the county magistrate!"
This chapter has been completed!