In the main hall, when Pei Yuan proposed that Zhang Zhao go to Liangzhou, the situation had actually eased.
Zhang Zhao's maternal grandfather Song Tongyi slowly walked to Zhang Zhao with the support of his uncle Song Shantong.
The ancestors of the Song family in Shazhou were Zhang Zhao's ancestor Zhang Xiaosong's official recommendation when he was the governor of Shazhou. The relationship between the ancestors can be traced back to the Kaiyuan period hundreds of years ago. The two parties have been married countless times in history.
Song Tongyi didn't have much feeling about Zhang Chengfeng's son-in-law, because Zhang Chengfeng was really unreliable.
He only married the daughter of the Song family to win over the Song family so that he could carry out his extravagant hope of conquering the East and West and regaining the glory of the Rebel Army.
But Song Tongyi had already seen the reality clearly. After the Guiyi Army experienced four bloody internal struggles between Zhang Huaishen, Suo Xun, Li's takeover of power, and Zhang Chengfeng's seizure of the throne, the Guiyi Army was no longer the same as before.
These four changes of power all resulted in large-scale bloody conflicts. Except for Zhang Huaiding, Zhang Huaishen, Suo Xun and Li's three sons all ended with almost all the male members of the family being killed.
Such serious internal fighting greatly weakened the strength of the Guiyi Army, and more importantly, dampened the morale of the Guiyi Army.
After Zhang Chengfeng came to power, he hoped that his subordinates would follow him and rejoin the six counties of Hexi Province, but in fact no one believed that the Guiyi Army could prosper again.
And even if it prospers, so what? If we continue the next bloody internal fight, maybe the whole family will be killed?
Therefore, after Zhang Chengfeng was forced to recognize Ganzhou Uighur Khan as his father, Song Tongyi almost did not hesitate at all, followed Cao Yijin, and ousted his son-in-law.
But for Zhang Zhao, he is different. The son-in-law is not related by blood, but the grandson is different.
Moreover, this grandson is so talented, and more importantly, he is the only living bloodline of Zhang Yichao.
"Your Majesty, please remove the soldiers outside! Erlang is the only bloodline of Duke Taibao. We Guasha Tang children, without Duke Taibao, I am afraid we would still be slaves of the Tubo people. I am about to die, and I cannot see the death of Duke Taibao!"
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After saying that, Song Tongyi patted Zhang Zhao on the shoulder and said, "Ask your people to let Cao Eryamen go. We Guasha Tang'er only have a population of a few hundred thousand. If we continue to kill each other, I'm afraid we will be wiped out."
If you are still angry, Grandpa can tell you that the two leaders who forced you, Emperor Yeye Baiyi, to abdicate were King Ling Gong and Grandpa. If you can be ruthless enough to kill us both, then come
Bar!"
"Erlang, that was an old story more than 20 years ago. No one wanted your life at that time. We just didn't want to be led into hell by him, because we no longer have the ability to join Hexi."
Before Grandpa Song Tongyi finished speaking, Zhang Zhao's Yin family uncle and grandpa also came over.
That's what he said, and that's the fact, but Zhang Zhao felt very depressed.
His father died and the Zhang family lost its authority. Can it be revealed with just two sentences?
Besides, he made such a big fuss and wanted to leave without any compensation. At that moment, his face darkened and his words did not sound so nice.
"The two elders lost their son-in-law and nephew, but they could still treat it so lightly. It seems that they must have mastered the art of cultivating their qi.
But not my grandson. I lost my father and brother in the coup more than 20 years ago, which cannot be explained away with just two sentences."
"Erlangjun, you...your mother is here!" Just as he was about to say something sarcastic, Cao Yanming ran over with a strange look on his face.
Zhang Zhao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, his most important support was finally here!
It seems that his third cousin, Princess Tiansheng, has a very good brain.
"Open the door! Let's explain all the grudges and grudges from twenty years ago together today!"
Zhang Zhao waved to Cao Yanming with a relaxed expression, and then looked at Ma Shacai, who had been holding Cao Yuanshen down, "Let go of my second cousin too!"
Cao Yanming and Ma Shacai looked at Zhang Zhao in confusion, thinking that Zhang Zhao's mind was broken?
Now if you open the door and let people go, can they still get out?
"Go and do it! What are you waiting for!" Zhang Zhao knocked on Cao Yanming's head and pointed at his own head to show that he was not dizzy and asked Cao Yanming to open the door quickly.
The heavy creaking sound seemed to hit everyone's hearts. It had been almost two hours since Zhang Zhao broke in and threatened everyone with the terrifying explosive wooden tube that Cao Yuanshen had on him.
The bloody internal fighting in front of them made everyone feel deep fear. The sound of the main door opening was like a trumpet of hope in their ears.
Everyone looked up at the door and saw four women walking in, surrounded by dark soldiers.
The one on the far right is a woman who looks slightly older, but has a tall and straight figure and a noble temperament.
She is wearing a similar style to the woman on the far left, a gorgeous queen's robe in the Anxi style.
There are a lot of Hu people in his face, especially the older one, who is almost a complete Hu Ji.
The two old women in the middle look like Han Chinese and are wearing brown coats and skirts commonly worn by old women in Dunhuang. Both of them are very old, and one of them was even pushed in.
"Zhao'er! Don't get entangled with your father's death. The moment you recognized Ganzhou Uighur Khan as your father in order to save Dunhuang, he was already dead.
A man who is as proud as an eagle cannot accept this humiliation!
If you want revenge, you should not go to Cao Yijin, let alone a fool like Cao Yuande, you should go to Ganzhou Uighur Yao Geluo family!"
Only a woman could call Cao Yijin by his first name, call Zhang Zhao Zhao'er, call Cao Yuande a stupid boy, and still comment on Zhang Zhao's father Zhang Chengfeng like this.
That is Zhang Zhao's aunt, Li Shengtian's eldest sister Rumu, and the eldest princess Fengtian of the Khotan Kingdom!
Next to Princess Fengtian, who also has obvious Hu ancestry, is the third daughter of Li Shengtian and Cao Yuanxin, Princess Yutian Tiansheng.
And the two old women caught in the middle by their mothers were even worse.
The younger ones on the left are the daughter of Zhang Huaishen, the second military envoy of the Guiyi Army, the daughter-in-law of Suo Xun, the third military governor of the Guiyi Army, and the concubine of Cao Yuande and Cao Yuanshen.
She was older, and the identity of the old woman sitting in a four-wheel wheelchair was even more incredible.
Her stature was stooped, her sparse hair could only be wrapped with a gauze scarf, her face was lined with wrinkles, and only a pair of eyes that showed neither sorrow nor joy were shining brightly.
The old woman was born in the fourth year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign in the Tang Dynasty, that is, 850 AD, which was the second year after Zhang Yichao raised his arms and began to resist the Tibetan rule. She is already eighty-six years old this year.
She is Zhang Zhao's biological aunt, the fourteenth daughter of the great hero Zhang Yichao, the wife of former Guiyi Army general Li Mingzhen, and the only living child of Zhang Yichao in the Guiyi Army so far.
The soldiers following behind them were vaguely headed by a woman wearing leather armor. The woman also showed a faint smile to Zhang Zhao. She was Cao Sanniang.
Following Zhang Zhao's instructions to her, Lady Cao Sanniang entered Dunhuang City in batches with thirty soldiers.
Then one hundred Khotan warriors who joined Princess Tiansheng, after Zhang Zhao entered Qingxi Palace, went directly to fetch Zhang Zhao's aunt, Princess Fengtian, and finally entered Qingxi Palace using the identity of Cao Liulang and Cao Yanlu.
This is the most important trump card for Zhang Zhao's self-confidence. After he detained brothers Cao Yuande and Cao Yuanshen, the Cao family could be said to be in fact leaderless.
The only two people who still speak in the usual way are Cao Yuanzhong and Cao Yanlu.
But these two father and son would never attack Zhang Zhao.
Cao Yuanzhong was Zhang Zhao's double father-in-law, and Cao Yanlu was even more special. He was Zhang Zhao's cousin-in-law, and Zhang Zhao was Cao Yanlu's brother-in-law and brother-in-law.
There is no need to guess who Cao Yuanzhong and his son will lean toward. This is why Cao Yuande wanted to lock up Cao Yuanzhong's family in the first place.
It can also be seen from this that Cao Yuande has no ability or means to carry out a coup. Before Cao Yuanzhong was imprisoned, Cao Yanlu had already ran out in advance, and he did not dare to imprison the Khotan Tiansheng Princess. There were simply loopholes everywhere.
"Mother!" Zhang Zhao shouted and knelt down on the spot. Everyone in the hall looked out and saw that the door was open, but they still did not dare to move.
Because the soldiers outside were all Khotanese warriors, the Cao family was leaderless, and the Jiedu Yamen who were guarding outside were directly arranged by Cao Yanlu to garrison outside the palace.
The two brothers Cao Yanjing and Cao Yanlu were Yuhou, the chief and deputy governor of the Guiyi Army Jiedu Yamen. While Cao Yanjing was in the main hall, the Cao family warriors outside could only listen to Cao Yanlu's command.
"My son! Lift your head and let your mother take a good look!"
Princess Fengtian quickly took a few steps, and then gently held Zhang Zhao in her arms, and her tears began to fall down.
"He is indeed a good man from the Zhang family. He looks exactly like you, but you are more promising than him. I heard that you expanded thousands of miles for Khotan in Anxi and became the most prosperous country in Anxi. Your uncle must be very happy.
?Is he in good health?"
Princess Fengtian held Zhang Zhao's face, with infinite nostalgia in her eyes. She had not been back for almost thirty years since she left when she was a teenager.
Zhang Zhao also raised his head and took a closer look at his aunt, Princess Fengtian. Her years had passed long ago, and she had changed from the stable embrace that Zhang Zhao remembered when he was a child to an old woman in her late fifties, slightly chubby.
His face is quite similar to Li Shengtian's.
"My uncle, the Emperor, is in very good health! When the child left, he told me that when he was no longer so busy with political affairs, he would send a full set of carriages to take his mother back to Khotan to live for a while!"
After hearing this, Princess Fengtian held her head high and took a deep breath, "I have been away from home for twenty years and Zhao'er has grown up. Things are over here. I really should go back to Khotan!"
After saying that, Princess Fengtian looked at Zhang Zhao again and lowered her voice and said, "Go and see your mother later. Don't blame her. She was frightened and hid in the Buddhist hall to pray for you."
The mother mentioned by Princess Fengtian was naturally Zhang Zhao's biological mother, Mrs. Song, a very timid woman.
Zhang Zhao originally wanted to take her out, but it seemed that the Song family had gone into hiding. Perhaps the shadow of the coup that year had stimulated her too much.
"Cao Yuande, why don't you come down? Your father hasn't passed away yet. Who asked you to sit in that position?"
As expected, Princess Fengtian, who was born into an imperial family, discovered Cao Yuande's biggest flaw very keenly.
Because Cao Yijin only had a stroke and was knocked unconscious by the cannibalism in Qingyuan Palace, but he did not die. Cao Yuande's Guiyi Army Jieduliuhou also said that he was talking to himself without any legal basis.
Cao Yuande's face suddenly drooped, and he felt as if a pot of fire had been suddenly set on his buttocks. Princess Fengtian almost said that he was disobedient and unfilial.
At this time, another young woman wearing a green cotton-padded jacket ran towards the door of the hall. The woman ran over panting, and she did not forget to glance at Zhang Zhao who had just stood up. There seemed to be a deep meaning in her eyes.
Zhang Zhao also recognized who it was at once, because he ordered craftsmen to make this cotton-padded jacket in Shule, and only Cao Sanniang and Jiu Niang had it in Dunhuang.
This bright-eyed, white-toothed, pink-looking woman must be his first wife, Cao Jiuniang Yanxi.
"First uncle, second uncle, yes, your Majesty is awake! He is clamoring to see you!"
Cao Yanxi whispered timidly, and deliberately gave him a break and stood next to Zhang Zhao.
Upon hearing that Cao Yijin had woken up, Cao Yuande's expression was a little complicated, while Cao Yuanzhong let out a long sigh of relief.
Princess Fengtian took Zhang Zhao's hand and asked him to push the four-wheeled carriage for Zhang Li, the fourteenth daughter of Zhang Yichao, and then said to the people in the hall.
"Song Weng, Yin Weng, Chen Weng, Murong Shijun, Luo Bingma Shi and the heads of each family should come with us to meet Cao Shijun!
The rest of the people are waiting here, Cao Yanlu, you stay in the main hall, no one is allowed to leave until we come back."
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In Qingxi Palace, Cao Yijin was sitting on the bed. When everyone came in, he rolled his eyes a few times. It was not until he saw that the three brothers Cao Yuande were there that he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Even Aunt Fourteen was alarmed. Aunt, please forgive my nephew for not being able to stand up and salute."
Cao Yijin first accused Zhang Li, and then turned his attention to Zhang Zhao without looking at anyone else.
"Zhang Erlang, my uncle will die soon!"
Zhang Zhao looked at Cao Yijin, but in just over four years, King Tuoxi of the Guiyi Army had lost the luster of his life.
His black hair four years ago has almost turned gray, and the aura of a prince has long since disappeared, leaving only his old age.
The slightly crooked corners of his mouth and his speech were somewhat blurred, indicating that he had indeed suffered a stroke, but it might not have been serious.
"Everyone is mortal! My nephew will also die one day. My uncle will keep a home for Gua Sha Tang'er in danger in this life, and he will definitely be reincarnated into a prosperous age in the next life."
Zhang Zhao still admired Cao Yijin very much. Half of the capital he started his business was donated by Cao Yijin, so he can be regarded as Zhang Zhao's benefactor.
"You are not afraid of life and death. Others advised me that I would get better soon. Only you said that I was about to enter reincarnation."
A smile bloomed on Cao Yijin's gray face. Facing Zhang Zhao, he was actually more relaxed than facing his own son.
"Do you still remember the agreement between you and me?"
Zhang Zhao nodded, "Of course my nephew will remember that when we return to our motherland, my nephew will carry the coffin to send my uncle back to Qiao County for burial. In front of the tomb, he will carve a stele and write a letter: "The Great Tang Gu Zhong, Hexi Longyou Jiedu Envoy"
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"You know me!" Cao Yijin raised his right hand with difficulty and pointed at Zhang Zhao.
"Hearing about the great things you did in Anxi, I feel very happy. Finally, I will wait for Tang'er in Hexi until the sky is clear. I always wanted to visit Chang'an, but I thought about it when I was young, but I still haven't gone there when I am old!"
Speaking of this, Cao Yijin suddenly became very disappointed, and the deathly gray-white color on his face became more and more obvious.
"Why weren't you, Zhang Erlang, born a few decades earlier? If you had been the governor of the rebel army after the Taibao Gong, we would have returned to our motherland long ago.
A certain Cao Yijin was probably born into a noble family in Chang'an, and he did not have to live in Guasha like he is now, and he still had to see the human tragedy of mother, son and brother killing each other in his hospital bed!"
"Father, Yuande is unfilial! Protect your body!" Cao Yuande finally couldn't hold himself any longer and fell to his knees with a thud.
However, Cao Yijin twisted his neck and looked in another direction, not looking at Cao Yuande on the ground, nor at Cao Yuanshen who was standing stupidly.
"Zhang Erlang, what you said back then came true. As expected, Mrs. Li and her children could not be saved.
This is my retribution, Cao Yijin, but enough of my children have died, can you two cousins be saved?"
Cao Yuanshen's lips moved. He wanted to say that it was still unclear who would win, but maybe it was the blessing of his ancestors, so he swallowed these words.
"My nephew wants to go to Liangzhou, because Guasha is poor and far away from the Central Plains, so it is really difficult for him to use his skills.
But I want to take away the name of the Guiyi Army. If you don’t want to return to your homeland, you won’t need this morality.
Let’s put aside the position of Jiedu Envoy of the Guiyi Army for the time being. Send an envoy to the imperial court to ask a school inspector for a certain father-in-law. Let’s observe and deal with the Jiedu envoy of Guasha and Shazhou, who is also the governor of Shazhou!”
As soon as Zhang Zhao finished speaking, Cao Yuanzhong was stunned. He really had never thought about taking the power of Guazhou and Guazhou into his hands, but things were so strange. He couldn't get what he wanted, and Liu Chengyin was the one who unintentionally inserted the willow.
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But for the other two people, these words were like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, and Cao Yuanshen knelt down with a thud.
"Father!" Cao Yuande screamed directly in grief.
Zhang Zhao wanted to invite the observer envoys of Guasha and Shazhou and the governor of Shazhou for his father-in-law Cao Yuanzhong. After Cao Yuanzhong got this official position, Cao Yuande had nothing.
At this time, whether it was the Guiyi Army in Hexi, the Uighurs in Ganzhou, or Liangzhou, they still had to pay attention to their names.
Whenever there was a change of military envoys, khans, etc., they had to be recognized by the Central Plains dynasty. You could not become any official you wanted.
Cao Yijin didn't even look at Cao Yuande and Cao Yuanshen. It seemed that the mutiny in Qingyuan Palace deeply stimulated Cao Yijin.
"What about the Jiedu Envoy of the Guiyi Army? You, Zhang Erlang, don't want it anymore?"
Zhang Zhao hesitated for a moment, but decided not to tell lies in front of Cao Yijin.
"My nephew is going to Liangzhou soon. After staying in Liangzhou, he deceives the superiors and deceives the subordinates. He expropriates and extorts three feet of land. Someone has the intention to replace him.
If it can be done, the imperial court will definitely grant the title of Hexi Jiedushi and return it to the Yijun Jiedushi, but will not invite him for the time being.
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In addition, when my nephew returned to Dunhuang, he actually had an army of five thousand, named Fengtian Army.
But since he returned to the east, the word "Fengtian" was beyond the reach of other ministers, and there was no need to arouse the jealousy and displeasure of the court just because of a name.
Therefore, if someone wants to rename the Fengtian Army to the Guiyi Army, he can use these five thousand men to ask the imperial court to be the envoys of the Guiyi Army!"
"What a plan!" Cao Yijin coughed a few times, and everyone in the room looked at Zhang Zhao differently.
Zhang Zhao wanted to hide the title of Guiyi Army Jiedushi, because a Guiyi Army Jiedushi with only Guasha and a Guiyi Army Jiedushi with Liangzhou were completely useless to the Central Plains court. Two feelings.
Therefore, in order to avoid the fear of the Central Plains court, it was undoubtedly correct to hide the name of the Jiedushi of the Guiyi Army and only use the name of the Jiedushi of Hexi.
But changing the name of the army to Guiyi Army and using the title of Guiyi Army Envoy would not be so conspicuous.
This not only maintains moral integrity, but also avoids being too eye-catching.
"So, Zhang Erlang, are you ready to let go of your hatred for the Emperor in White? Dalang, Erlang, just rest assured and be a rich man!"
Cao Yijin let out a long sigh. The first half of the sentence was to ask Zhang Zhao, and the second half was for the two brothers Cao Yuande and Cao Yuanshen who were kneeling on the ground.
"Let it go! Because I think my mother is right. The blame for my father's death should be blamed on the Ganzhou Uighurs!"
Not avenging his father is a big demerit in this era. Even if Zhang Zhao has no feelings for Zhang Chengfeng at all, he can't say that he won't avenge Zhang Chengfeng. Now it's time to use the words of his mother, Princess Fengtian, to put things into perspective. return.
"Besides, if I must avenge Youyeye, what will I do to my uncle? Then who should I avenge my great-uncle Situ Gong?"
The uncle Situ Gong mentioned by Zhang Zhao refers to Zhang Huaishen, the second military governor of the Guiyi Army.
Zhang Huaishen was the eldest son of Zhang Yichao's brother Zhang Yitan. After Zhang Yichao arrived in Chang'an, Zhang Huaishen became the actual controller of the Guiyi Army.
Later, after Zhang Yichao passed away, his descendants returned to Shazhou from Chang'an, that is, Zhang Zhao's grandfather Zhang Huaiding came back with his entire family.
Naturally, after Zhang Huaiding returned, he must have believed that the Jiedushi of the Guiyi Army should belong to him. With the support of his brothers-in-law Suo Xun and Li Mingzhen, he took advantage of Zhang Huai's deep concubine's resentment and launched the first bloody coup in the history of the Guiyi Army.
In the coup, Zhang Huaishen, who had been in power for more than ten years under the rebel army, including his wife Chen and his six legitimate sons, were all killed.
This also became the curse of the Guiyi Army. From then on, every replacement of Jiedushi was always accompanied by bloody internal fighting.
No matter from which perspective, Zhang Huaishen made great contributions to the development and growth of the Guiyi Army, and his succession was also approved by Zhang Yichao.
Zhang Zhao's grandfather, Zhang Huaiding, was not qualified to do this, but he did it so brilliantly that he killed his entire family. The only one who survived was the Zhang family who was present and married to Suo Xun's son.
"Woooooo!" Mrs. Zhang didn't cry, but Zhang Huaiqing was crying.
This man, who lost his father when he was young, was actually raised by his cousin Zhang Huaishen. When Zhang Huaishen was killed, he was already in his teens, so he has a very deep memory.
"Zhang Erlang, please say something fair!" Zhang Huaiqing became more and more sad as he cried.
"Situ has made great contributions to the Zhang family and the Guiyi Army. He often handles government affairs until midnight. He is the military governor. It was approved by the Taibao Gong. Why did he end up with his whole family being killed? How unfair is the sky?"
"It's my grandfather, I'm sorry, uncle!" Zhang Zhao admitted it immediately without any hesitation, because it was indeed Zhang Huaiding who did something wrong.
"Father! Father! Today, someone finally spoke a word of justice for you. The common people have done evil and the monarch has been deceived. When will the Zhang family stop killing each other?"
Zhang, whose tears had long since dried up, squeezed the corners of her clothes tightly and finally cried again, no longer as numb as the living dead.
If we want to say who is the most miserable among the Guiyi Army, she is the most miserable.
The cousin and father-in-law teamed up to kill his father and six brothers.
Immediately afterwards, her cousin Zhang Li led others to kill her father-in-law's family, including her husband, leaving only her and a few children.
Later, she witnessed the execution of Li's three sons.
Listening to the sad cries in the room, everyone was awakened to the nightmare experience they had had, and everyone's face became sad.
If they hadn't killed each other, how could the Guiyi Army be in the current situation? No one is willing to experience those bloody past events.
When will we stop killing each other? Although there is no family affection in the face of power, when the real knife comes, no one will be the winner, no matter the perpetrator or the victim.
Because this cycle will be passed down from generation to generation like a curse.
So, Zhang Zhao thought for a while, walked to his aunt Zhang and his cousin Zhang Huaiqing, and slowly knelt down.
"Uncle, people cannot be resurrected after death. I am going to open a separate cave for my uncle to make offerings to the Buddha.
I heard that my great-uncle had seven sons and a family full of descendants. I dared to love my great-uncle and give up one of his sons to be adopted by Uncle Situ. I then asked the court to grant him the title of Duke of Nanyang County as Taibao Gong and gave it to them as well, so that my uncle would continue to be popular!"
Zhang Huaishen's family was killed in the coup, and he was effectively extinct. However, as Zhang Huaiqing's younger brother who was raised by Zhang Huaiding, it is definitely the most comforting thing for Zhang Huaishen to give up a descendant and adopt him to Zhang Huaishen.
Cao Yijin narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but praise him secretly, "How brilliant!" He not only extended Zhang Huaishen's reputation, atones for his ancestors' sins, but also win over Zhang Huaiqing.
Because even though they were adopted, the adopted son and grandsons are still Zhang Huaiqing's descendants. Without this, the title of Duke of Nanyang County would never have been passed to Zhang Huaiqing's sons.
Moreover, Zhang Huaiqing is well-known within the Zhang family for being able to have children. He has more than fifty sons, daughters, grandsons, and granddaughters in total.
Similarly, the in-laws of his descendants and grandchildren are all over the upper echelons of the Guiyi Army. If you win over him, you will win over a large number of people.
Hearing what Zhang Zhao said, as the only living bloodline of Zhang Huaishen, Zhang's withered face suddenly burst into life, and she looked at Zhang Huaiqing expectantly.
Zhang Huaiqing, who sat down on the ground, wiped away his tears and nodded heavily. For him, this was a great thing to comfort his brother, and he could also pick up Nanyang County Duke. Of course he would agree.
"There is hope for the Zhang family in Nanyang! Brother, have you seen it in the sky? The Zhang family finally has a person who can distinguish right from wrong. Jiulang, I will adopt the youngest son's family to you immediately. You can rest in peace!"
"Erlang!" Ms. Zhang walked up to Zhang Zhao and pulled Zhang Zhao up from the ground while wailing.
Everyone around them couldn't help but blush. The two most important members of the Zhang family finally reconciled at this time.
Ms. Zhang Li sat in a four-wheeled wheelchair and looked at Zhang Zhao with burning eyes. Zhang Zhao comforted Zhang Huaishen's daughter for a while, then walked to Ms. Zhang and knelt down slowly.
For everyone present, Zhang Li has a very special meaning.
She is Zhang Yichao's only living heir, and her husband is the founder of the Guiyi Army.
She is a living fossil who has witnessed the Guiyi Army from its establishment to its glory and then its decline, and she has also held the power of the Guiyi Army for several years.
"Auntie, my grandson has apologized to you on behalf of my father. Although the three uncles of the Li family were at fault, their crimes were not punishable by death, nor could everyone in the family be spared.
You see, my father also paid the price, but he died of depression at the age of twenty-four. My grandson often thinks that when he comes back from his dream at midnight, he must also regret it!
I heard that Cunhui, the eldest son of Shaozong’s cousin, is skilled in bow and horse and will be a brave man in the next generation, so let Cunhui follow me to Liangzhou to command the Guiyi military camp!”
After the death of Zhang Zhao's grandfather Zhang Huaiding, Suo Xun, a general of the Guiyi Army who was also Zhang Yichao's son-in-law, usurped power and replaced Zhang Zhao's father, Zhang Chengfeng, as the governor of the Guiyi Army.
Later, Li and his four sons ousted the usurper Suo Xun from power, and Zhang Chengfeng succeeded to the throne.
This was originally a good thing, but after Zhang Chengfeng succeeded to the throne, the Li family had other ideas. The Li family and the fourth son separated and returned to the rebel army, completely ignoring Zhang Chengfeng.
They were eventually overthrown by Zhang Chengfeng and the Shazhou clan. All four sons of the Li family except Li Hongding were executed, and the whole family was killed.
The cousin of Shaozong mentioned by Zhang Zhao was the son of Li Hongding and the grandson of Zhang Li. Li Cunhui was the son of Li Hongding and the great-grandson of Zhang Li.
In Gua Sha Tang Er, Li Cunhui and Murong Nobunaga were known as twins, brave and decisive. Zhang Zhao decided to take him to Liangzhou, firstly to achieve reconciliation by giving him an official position, and secondly because he was really useful.
"Erlang, my aunt also wants to open the Buddhist cave to your three cousins, make offerings to the Buddha, and continue the incense for the adopted descendants. Do you think it's okay?"
Zhang Li stretched out her hand like a dead tree and gently touched Zhang Zhao's cheek, tears falling down.
"My son! They died miserably! I hear them crying in hell day and night, but I can't do anything!"
"According to my aunt, my grandson also has the status of a Buddhist protector. There are hundreds of eminent monks from Tianzhu who followed my grandson to the west this time. I want to build another Jialan on Shazhou, let's call it Yan'en Temple.
Let us enshrine all the heroic ancestors who followed Taibao Gong in the uprising, and our descendants can also accompany them!"
After saying that, Zhang Zhao turned his head and looked at Suo Xun's grandson Suo Shengquan, "Cousin of the Suo family, when the time comes, send the birthday and portrait of the great-uncle of the Suo family and enshrine it together!"
"Okay! Okay! Thank you very much, Mr. Erlang!" Suo Shengquan was so excited that he began to feel awkward when speaking.
Suo Xun was different from others. He was the chief culprit of the unrest in the Guiyi Army. He was the one who encouraged Zhang Huaiding to kill Zhang Huaishen, and later imprisoned Zhang Chengfeng for self-reliance. Everyone else could say he was innocent, but Suo Xun could not.
But now, Zhang Zhao is willing to bring Suo Xun to the temple to worship him, which has given the Suo family face. You must know that Cao Yijin's first wife is Suo Xun's daughter.
"Zhang Erlang, come to uncle!" Seeing that Zhang Zhao was willing to reconcile with the Suo family, Cao Yijin waved to Zhang Zhao.
"From now on, please call me grandpa! I can see that the Cao family will be safe and prosperous in the future!"
You did a good job, even better than I thought. At least I don’t have the ability to reconcile with everyone. Is there a Buddha statue of Cao Yijin in Yan’en Temple?”
This was the benefit Zhang Zhao gained from his insistence on penetrating Tianzhu. The atmosphere of Buddhism at this time was far from what it would be in later generations. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin and Wu Zetian were awarded the title of Golden Wheel Sacred Emperor.
Although Zhang Zhao only got one Yinlun Dharma King, and he couldn't publicize it immediately, he was already very impressive in the small circle within the Guiyi Army.
Because not just anyone can build a temple to offer sacrifices. For example, Cao Yijin, even though he was a military governor of the Guiyi Army, he could not build a temple privately.
But Zhang Zhao can, not only can, he can also canonize gods and Buddhas, because among the seven treasures of the Samurai King, the Jade Girl Treasure, the Main Treasure and the Dian Weapon are in human form.
The Jade Girl Bao refers to the most beautiful woman in the world and symbolizes conquest.
The main treasure refers to the prime minister under the reincarnation king.
Dianbingbao refers to the most valiant general.
Although these three are not Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, they have the status of gods and Buddhas and can even be worshiped in separate temples.
Cao Yijin struggled to let Cao Sanniang and Cao Jiuniang support him, and then bowed to Zhang Zhao on the bed.
"This disciple worships the Buddha all his life, and has never killed anyone unjustly in his sixty-five years. He protects the heaven and earth here, but only with a common heart.
If I can hide treasures for the Lord of the Reincarnating Saint King and go to the temple to offer sacrifices, this life will be enough! Please Dharma King to make it happen!"
Zhang Zhao stood tall and received Cao Yijin's homage. Then he took out the golden seal and gold book of the Holy King of Reincarnation from his body. Cao Jiuniang handed him the ink pen.
Zhang Zhao was in the house and personally wrote a document in a gold book, in which Duke Cao of Yunqiao County agreed to use gold to hide treasures and grant virtues to those who could not reach them. The treasures were overflowing.
Cao Yijin held the gold book of the master's treasures written to him by Zhang Zhao, his eyes full of satisfaction.
"There is a tribe in Liangzhou called Cao Wanjia. They were formed by Sogdians Cao who migrated to Liangzhou and are now the leader of the Sogdians in Liangzhou.
Its leader, Cao Wancheng, visited Dunhuang as an envoy to Liangzhou in the past and paid homage to Suo Taibao (Suo Xun) of a certain Mount Tai. He renewed his genealogy and made an agreement with him.
I wrote a letter in my hand. When Erlang arrives in Liangzhou, he will be able to use both kindness and power to conquer him!"
Yes! There are many Sogdians in Liangzhou, and there are even more in Liangzhou City. Economic activities are basically managed by them, and there are at least 30,000 to 50,000 people.
If he can get the support of the Sinicized Sogdians in Liangzhou, he will have more confidence in driving away Li Wenqian.
"Erlangjun! A certain family comes from the Dongda River Valley Department of Tuyuhun, Liangzhou Liugu tribe, Zhangmi, Mabo, and Zhulu. Although they call themselves Fumo, they are actually the remnants of Tuyuhun who were annexed by Tubo and became slaves.
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A certain Murong family is originally from that royal family, and we have had many contacts over the years. I wrote a handwritten letter for Nobunaga'er to take with him.
Erlangjun is a wise man, and if we get their full help, he will have a solid foundation in the Aomo Liugu tribe."
The speaker was Murong Guiying, the father-in-law of Lady Cao Sanniang and the grandfather of Murong Nobunaga.
The old guy is indeed an old fox. It turns out that he is very good at timing! These three Tuyuhun remnants just scratched Zhang Zhao's itch.
"Murong Shijun will definitely be able to enter Yan'en Temple to offer sacrifices to future generations. These three Tuyuhun clans will be the Xin Chang'er tribe for generations to come. In the future, after taking possession of Longyou in Hexi Province, Xin Chang'er can become the Shankuo Prefecture.
Governor!"
Shanzhou and Kuozhou are just on the edge of Liangzhou. They are states inhabited by the Liugu tribe. Although they are not big, they are also one of the eleven states that Zhang Yichao recovered in the past.
"Yes, thank you Erlangjun for your kindness!" Murong Guiying did not expect Zhang Zhao to be so generous, so he took Murong Nobunaga's hand.
"My dear grandson, you lost your father when you were young, and your grandfather is old. He could raise an eagle like you, but he couldn't help you fly high in the sky.
Your uncles are all mediocre people, so let them stay in Guazhou and enjoy their wealth!
The eagle of the Murong family is going to a wider world. From today on, Mr. Zhang Erlang will be your elder. I will send you three hundred warriors of the Murong family to make great achievements!"
For a Chinese, the power of a posthumous name is really powerful. The temptation to build a temple to offer sacrifices is an irresistible temptation for any old man, not even Cao Yijin, nor Murong Guiying.
But after the two of them acted like this, everyone in the room looked at Zhang Zhao differently.
King Zhang Fa established a temple to offer sacrifices. If your ancestors could not enter the temple, would you still have the dignity to be a human being in the future? Your ancestors would not be able to slap you in a dream?
Especially the older ones, don’t you want to go in and worship your ancestors as filial sons and grandsons?
What's more, Cao Yijin and Murong Guiying have both placed bets. Seeing that the matter in Liangzhou is very promising! Don't you want to place bets?
"Erlang, my grandpa's family is not into military affairs, but your uncles and cousins are well versed in articles, money, food, taxes, and laws. They all have merit, and they can be used by Erlang to calm the hearts of the people of Liangzhou!"
Grandfather Song Tongyi came out first, and then led the rhythm for Zhang Zhao.
"Erlang, the talents of a certain Suo family are withering away, but they have fifty sets of armor and one hundred and twenty strong bows and crossbows left by their ancestors. They can be given to Erlang for the purpose of pacifying Liangzhou." Suo Sheng has no children to use, but he has
Armor and crossbows.
"Erlangjun, I was a servant who failed the emperor in white in the past. Fortunately, there is still a chance to make amends today. There are one hundred and fifty sons of the Luo family in Shazhou, who are good at battle formations and skilled in bow and horse. Please take care of them, Erlangjun!"
Luo Tongda stood up, the Luo family of Shazhou, the Suo family of Guazhou, and the Li family of Longxi were the three major martial families who returned to the rebel army after the Zhang family.
The talents of the Suo family and the Li family are now withering, but the Luo family still maintains a strong family heritage. Needless to say, the Luo family warriors are absolutely powerful.
The Song family and the Luo family made another bet, and the scene immediately became lively. Everyone was related, and the atmosphere was so lively. If someone came out, someone would come out, and if there was an armor, a bow, and a crossbow, they would come out.
After a while, a large number of elite disciples and armor from the Guiyi army were delivered to Zhang Zhao.
Especially the children of these rich families, they are not ordinary warriors. They are all capable of sprinting back and forth when mounted, able to fight in formations when dismounted, good at shooting from a distance, capable of cutting at close range, and they can also read and write. Most of them have studied the art of war.
, these are not only warriors, but also high-quality grassroots officers.
It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the future of the Guiyi Army!
A dangerous coup finally turned into forgiveness, and now it has turned into hope, and the smell of blood disappeared instantly.
The next successor of Guasha Prefecture has been determined. As Zhang Zhao's double father-in-law, Cao Yuanzhong, the paper framer of Guasha Prefecture who was responsible for observing and handling the envoys who were escorted by Fan, will definitely support Zhang Zhao.
At the same time, Zhang Zhao took away the morality of the Guiyi Army. Before he could clearly display the Guiyi Army's signature, Zhang Zhao's position as the Guiyi Army's envoy was the banner for Tang'er's return to the east of Hexi and Anxi!
This chapter has been completed!