Chapter 32 Sejong Chapter 33 The Crownation of the Heavenly King, the Founder
Chapter 2157 Sejong Chapter 33 The “Crownation” of the Heavenly King and the Death of the Founder
In the autumn and August of the sixth year of Jianlong, almost coincidentally, King Liu Wenggong of Beiting and King Liu Wenqian of Kangju personally led an envoy, carrying heavy gifts, to come to Hezhong City in the west, with three purposes.
First, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, it has been countless years since the three royal families of Central Asia have reunited;
Secondly, since Anxi achieved a historic victory against the YSL army, the two kings came to congratulate him in person, and also thanked Anxi for his efforts and sacrifices for the safety, dignity and glory of the Han family;
The third one, which is actually the most important, is that it has the meaning of accompaniment or even an apology.
Regarding the "Sixth World War", in fact, both Kangju and Beiting were extremely concerned about it, and both countries had made sufficient war mobilization and preparations. Otherwise, how could Kang take over the northeastern part of Ghaznavids with lightning speed?
What territory was there? Even in the later stages of the war, Kang State took the initiative to join the battlefield and launched an attack on Ghaznavid State.
As for the Beiting Kingdom, they quietly organized 30,000 infantry and cavalry. Although the number was small compared to the Gaozhou battlefield, it was the most elite army in the country. The commander was still the most capable general of the Beiting, Ruihou Liu Jikun (Liu Wen Gongzhi).
Nephew, he became famous in the first battle of Mingcheng).
For the two countries, sitting on the wall and watching does exist. From the perspective of practical interests, if the two countries are allowed to bleed and sacrifice for Anxi's security and national interests, it will be difficult for others. For the sake of the Han family and civilization, these are too hollow and broad.
, as time goes by, the disunity of the countries is not as real as power and interests.
From the perspective of the two countries, it is best for Anxi to resist YSL's counterattack with its own strength. This is also its obligation and responsibility. Who has the largest population, the strongest strength, and the most fertile land and rivers?
More on the front line.
A man as sinister as Zhang Han hopes that both Anxi and Ghazni will suffer losses, which will give Beiting an opportunity to catch up or even replace them.
Of course, Anxi's hard power is there. It is not that fragile and will not be easily defeated by the YSL coalition. Even if something goes wrong and suffers a defeat, there is still a large hinterland from the east of Hezhong City, which is enough for Beiting and Kang Juer.
The national army enters the scene to save the crisis
However, in that case, Anxi would have to pay a more "precious" price for the coalition forces. Even the Central Empire would not provide free assistance. Do we still expect the feudal countries to be close to each other?
The only unexpected thing is that Anxi never said a soft word to the envoys from the two countries asking for help from the beginning to the end, and took care of the matter alone. There were hundreds of thousands of YSL troops, and the commander-in-chief was Mahmoud.
The monarch who had been famous for decades was defeated by Liu Wenze, a "youngster", and fell into the abyss.
No matter how unexpected it is, after the matter has become a reality, we have to consider how to end it. Whether it is cultural or blood factors, the two countries of Beiting and Kangju will have such a slight feeling when facing Anxi.
Embarrassing psychology.
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the city in the river was in a prosperous state, just like a dynasty with the rising sun. It was full of vitality and the prosperity of the city was the highest in Central Asia. It was like a dazzling pearl hatched by the Han civilization. It was also a complex.
The great city of Han civilization.
Before the two kings Liu Wenggong and Liu Wenqian arrived, representatives from all parties and envoys from various countries had gathered in the river city, especially representatives of the nobles from Ziyar, northeastern Persia, and Balkh, which had just been conquered by Anxi.
They even came diligently to congratulate King Anxi.
In the past few decades, in the vast Central and Western Asia, the Han people have flourished and taken root. In addition to the protracted war with the YSL civilization, the strong side of the Han civilization has also gradually played an assimilation effect on this region.
For the country and tribes who oppose it and cannot resist it, the only option is to accept it and become naturalized.
Even those frontline areas where there are constant struggles and fierce fighting, including some Arabs, are actually accustomed to the existence of the Han people and the spread of Chinese civilization. Habituation is a very scary thing to think about carefully. The exploiters are used to plundering and being exploited.
Slaves are accustomed to numbness, even war, killing and death are habits.
Some of the characteristic habits of the Han civilization have actually spread in Central and Western Asia, such as language, writing, etiquette, clothing, calendar, systems, etc., as well as the five major festivals
In addition to the rule, there are also some surprising envoys, such as the Baid dynasty that suppresses the Caliphate of Baghdad. The Emir sent envoys east to the river to express congratulations to Anxi, and at the same time expressed their intention to make peace with each other, not to attack each other, and to be friendly.
The meaning of communication.
The former overlord of the two rivers has long since faded away. His name is not worthy of his name. He is also divided internally. His own rule is in danger. After Mahmoud's defeat, he no longer dares to look eastward. Especially after Guo Ju led the army and destroyed the Caspian Sea.
After the Ziyar State on the south bank, there is a de facto border between the two sides.
With the strong military strength of the Han people, once Anxi launched the Western Expedition again, the state of the political power in the Lianghe region was completely unable to resist. As a result, the Baiyi Dynasty became the first country in the YSL world to make peace with the Han Dynasty.
Feeling his sincerity, Liu Wenze also "kindly and generously" agreed to his request, although the fundamental reason was that Anxi's expansion after the war was weak, and he needed to recuperate and stabilize the country, and the newly conquered land and population also needed energy to establish assimilation rule.
The Han Kingdom in Central Asia, guided by the spirit of Han civilization, essentially still likes farming and development, and has long passed the stage of supporting war with war. From the middle to late period of Liu Min's reign, it has entered the right track of diligently cultivating internal strength.
Instead of pursuing blind war expansion. The serious losses in the two wars also calmed down the fanatical expansionists in the country.
The envoy fulfilled his mission and successfully brought back "peace" and "friendship" from the river, and even established commercial relations. After returning to Baghdad, he received a generous reward from the emir of the dynasty.
However, this surrender also greatly intensified internal conflicts, especially irritated those religious fanatics, and in fact aggravated the disintegration and demise of the Baiyi Dynasty.
What is equally surprising is the envoy from the distant Kievan Rus. The group traveled thousands of miles, passing through mountains and grasslands, and came via the territory of Ogus Yehuguo.
However, it was the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus, Yaroslav, who became very interested after hearing about the rise of the Han civilization in Central Asia, and sent an envoy to contact him. After a lot of hard work, he arrived in Anxi, which coincided with the Han-Iraq war and witnessed the achievements of Anxi.
Brilliant victory.
In the current era, on the edge of Eurasia, the Rus civilization, formed by the descendants of Vikings and the East Slavs, is in a prosperous stage. Liu Wenze is not very interested in this barbarian country thousands of miles away.
However, when a friend came from afar, there was no etiquette conflict between the two parties, so he still treated the envoy with courtesy, allowing him to experience the unique charm of Han culture and etiquette.
The envoy, after experiencing the civilization, strength and prosperity of Anxi with his own eyes, was greatly amazed. After returning home, he gave a detailed report to Grand Duke Yaroslav about what he saw and heard, which prompted the Grand Duke to come up with the idea of doing business with Anxi.
Also starting from the sixth year of Jianlong, there were formal and official exchanges and exchanges between the Han civilization and the Rus' civilization. The vision was enlarged. A Silk Road started from Kiev in the west and reached Gaochang in the east. Between Kievan Rus and the Han Kingdom in Central Asia,
Established through communication.
Of course, the road was long and remote. Due to the harassment and obstruction of the nomads in the middle, this trade route was unstable and even fragile. However, it was the closest transportation and exchange route between Eurasian civilizations during this period.
In addition to the Buyi Dynasty and Kievan Rus, what surprised Liu Wenze the most was the envoy from the Seljuk tribe. The Seljuk people themselves are somewhat intriguing. You must know that during the war between Han and Yi, they
Then they attacked the most fertile lower delta area in the Jihun River Basin, killing and plundering countless people.
This time, his envoy went south again carrying heavy gifts, which naturally aroused Liu Wenze's curiosity, the kind with anger and murderous intent. He had just won a great victory over the YSL coalition, and he couldn't take care of the disobedient nomadic tribes in the north for the time being.
But Liu Wenze had already planned to send troops north to clean up the area to ensure the security of the northern border. The Seljuqs who were stroking their beards were the first target, and it was a coincidence that their envoy came.
The envoy came on the order of the Seljuk Bey, with two main purposes. One was to plead guilty to Anxi's surrender. As a result of the Sixth War, not only the core world of YSL in the Mesopotamia was shaken, but also the nomadic tribes around Anxi.
They were greatly shocked, especially the Seljuks.
The second is to express the Seljuk tribe's willingness to become loyal servants of Anxi King Liu Wenze. They are willing to guard the border for Anxi to prevent the invasion of northern nomadic tribes. Of course, this is also conditional. The Seljuk tribe hopes that Anxi can control the Aral Sea.
The land and pastures in the northeast and the middle and lower reaches of the Syr Darya River were granted to them for nomadic survival. At the same time, they expressed their willingness to follow Anxi and conquer the rebellious Ogus Yehuguo.
The Seljuks' suggestion is not too whimsical. After all, there is precedent for this. About half a century ago, the Seljuks, one of the four major tribes of the Oghuz Yehu Kingdom, broke with Yehu due to a land dispute.
, was forced to move eastward to the middle and lower reaches of the Syr Darya River, and guarded the north as a mercenary for the Shaman Dynasty.
Twenty or thirty years before the Anxi Three Kingdoms destroyed the Samanid Dynasty, the Seljuks, in addition to serving as leaders of the Sunni Muslims and leading the local Islamic tribes to conquer other pagans, they also competed with the Oghuz Yehu Kingdom and at the same time closely
Pay attention to the situation in the river area.
As religious believers, the Seljuks are extremely disgusted with the foreign Han people from the Three Kingdoms of Anxi. However, due to their overwhelming power, they did not dare to attack too much in the past and just quietly thrived in the Syr Darya River Basin.
development, and even rarely went south to plunder.
This time, the coalition forces have made a big enough noise, and the commander is still Mahmoud, the famous YSL backbone. The Three Kingdoms of Anxi have a new king. The Seljuqs have just tried to attack. Of course, after more than half a century,
Development and the growing strength of the Seljuks are fundamental. Then the news of Mahmud's defeat spread northward, and the Seljuks were immediately embarrassed.
The Seljuks thought they were sincere enough and wanted to continue their insignificant development. However, the Han dynasty in Anxi was not the original Samanid dynasty. Liu Wenze instinctively felt repelled and fearful of these nomadic peoples in the north, not to mention that they were still religious.
It is the ultimate enemy.
As for their request, Liu Wenze even thought that they were out of their minds. At the time, the late king Liu Min was busy regulating the country and did not care about the north for a while, but Liu Wenze had the intention to advance north.
After all, whether it is the Oghuz Yehuguo, the Seljuks or other northern tribes, they are too close to the area in the river. How can they be allowed to sleep on the side of the bed? At the same time, wherever the river reaches, there are places where Han people can sleep.
Where civilization takes root.
Of course, Liu Wenze's self-cultivation was quite good. Even though he was disdainful in his heart, he still showed the tolerance of a conqueror and a victor on his face, and he made two demands to the Seljuks in a calm tone.
First, let the Seljuk people destroy their faith and religion and de-YSL; second, let the Seljuq tribe accept Chinese transformation, implement the camp system for subordinates, and accept the supervision of Anxi Xuanwei, censors, and tax collectors.
These two items are almost all in the life of the Seljuk people. The former is a matter of belief. This is also the fundamental conflict between the Chinese civilization and the YSL. As far as the Seljuk tribe is concerned, they have become YSL.
It has been a long time, and it is also the main reason why they have grown and grown in the past and become the leaders of the YSL-oriented tribes in the north. The extermination of religion and conversion to Christianity may involve fundamental problems.
As for the latter, it is a question of autonomy. Why did the Seljuk tribe have a dispute with Ye Hu in the first place, and later participated in Ye Hu's "anti-tax" struggle? If we could accept conditions like Anxi today, we would not have done so in the first place.
There is an act of defecting from Ye Hu.
It is conceivable that when Liu Wenze proposed these two conditions, the Seljuk envoy looked ugly and embarrassed, and even seemed to be angry but afraid to speak. With King Anxi's attitude, the Seljuk envoy's
This "show of goodwill" was destined to be fruitless. At the subsequent Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony, the Seljuk envoy remained silent and did not have a seizure even after being doused with wine.
This unsuccessful diplomatic activity also kicked off the Seljuk people's fight against the Anxi Kingdom. After the envoy reported Liu Wenze's answers in full, the Seljuk Bey was furious, thinking that this was Anxi's contempt for their sincerity.
and trampled them, resolutely "anti-Han", and soon raised troops to plunder and invade the towns in northwest Ansu.
Of course, although the Seljuks at this time had a certain strength and prestige, they could not even cope with the declining Oghuz Yehu, so how could they be the opponents of the Anxi Army. Faith and will added to combat effectiveness, but most of them
At this time, the absolute gap in strength cannot be easily erased.
Faced with the invasion of the Seljuks, Liu Wenze was furious and sent Guo Ju as the general to conquer the north, leading 40,000 cavalry to attack the Seljuks north. Guo Ju was still very capable of fighting, and the Anxi army was all cavalry, so the Seljuks
The power of the guerrilla tactics that the Pillars are good at has been greatly reduced, and in terms of equipment, training and command, they are not of the same magnitude.
Therefore, in the winter of the sixth year of Jianlong, the Seljuqs, who suffered heavy losses and were unable to fight against the enemy, were forced to leave the Syr Darya River Basin, where they had survived for more than half a century, and migrate (escape) northward. And the Anxi Kingdom
, took the opportunity to expand the actual territory under its control by hundreds of miles, including the Syr Darya River Basin and the Aral Sea.
This also led to the further intensification of the conflict between Anxi and the Oghuz Yehu Kingdom. After all, the border area was greatly increased. At that time, the main area of activity of the Oghuz Yehu Kingdom was north of the Aral Sea and on the grasslands in the northeast of the Caspian Sea.
The Seljuks' march north was not the end of their feud with Ansi. On the contrary, it was the beginning. The Seljuks moved northward until they reached the Caucasus and rested in the Volga River Basin.
A tribe always possesses a strong will and sufficient resilience during the period of upward development. The Seljuk people proved this. They stayed in the unfamiliar and complex Caucasus for several years and merged with some of the remaining Khazars and the East.
After the Slavs, they embarked on the road of migrating south again, and once again plunged into the civilized battlefield of Central and Western Asia, bringing endless trouble to the Anxi Dynasty.
I won’t mention the aftermath, but the Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony at the Dacheng Hall in Hezhong City in the sixth year of Jianlong was regarded as the most glorious moment for King Liu Wenze of Anxi. He enjoyed a grand occasion of "all nations coming to court" in Central Asia.
A Persian nobleman from Khorasan proposed to Liu Wenze that Liu Wenze should follow the local tradition and be crowned the "King of Kings". This proposal was supported by many people, especially the local nobles. From the bottom of their hearts, they hoped that
This method can be used to slowly "convert" Liu Wenze.
However, Liu Wenze seemed to be very contemptuous of the so-called "King of Kings" title. However, after this Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, the title of "Heavenly King" officially began to spread within the Anxi system and spread far and wide to the Chinese and Western parts of the world.
In the eyes of Liu Wenggong, the king of Beiting, this Mid-Autumn Festival celebration was actually a "coronation ceremony" for Liu Wenze. He saw the surrender of all ethnic groups in Central Asia, saw the prosperity of Anxi, and saw Liu Wenze's pride and pride.
Everything gave him mixed feelings.
Among the royal families surnamed Liu in the three Central Asian countries, Liu Wen is the eldest, with the best background and the most seniority. However, the Beiting Kingdom he rules has become the last one due to innate conditions. This realistic gap,
It made him very hurt, especially when facing Liu Wenze, the current King of Anxi.
As the eldest son of King Zhao Liu Fang, and as the founding king of Beiting who fought in Central and Western Asia with his uncles Liu Min and Liu Ye, how could Liu Wengong not be proud?
Therefore, even if Liu Wenze accepted Liu Wenggong's apology and thank you (the relationship between brothers is gradually drifting apart, but as the Eastern Empire is as prosperous as the sun, this relationship must continue), Liu Wenggong's mood is not relaxed at all.
Can't get up.
When returning to Beiting, passing through the cities and lands of the Qihe Basin under Anxi's rule, Liu Wenggong, who had always been bold and heroic, was rarely seen. He was almost roaring in his heart: The ancestors are unfair!
Seeing that Liu Wenggong was depressed, Zhang Han, who was like a fish in water with him, took the initiative to comfort him. Zhang Han believed that Anxi was already extremely prosperous, and if Liu Wenggong could stay awake, stick to his foundation, and eliminate domestic conflicts and long-term abuses, he could continue to do so.
Go down, otherwise, prosperity and decline will be inevitable. The hope of Beiting Kingdom lies in the future.
In this regard, Liu Wenggong lamented for the first time that "it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice"!
Compared to Liu Wen Gong, who was in a heavy mood, Kang Wang Liu Wenqian was much more relaxed. After all, he had already taken advantage of the benefits, so it was nothing to lose face. After getting compensation from Hezhou (Khotan), he had been in a semi-take-off state for these years.
state.
However, after returning to Beiting Kingdom, Liu Wengong gathered his mood and continued to devote himself to his great cause of "foundation building". In addition to his usual close ties with the Han Dynasty and population policy, he also made up his mind to continue to expand northward.
The main goal is to go deep into the northern border, conquer the nomadic tribes, and obtain their populations and livestock. Previously, Liu Wengong also wanted to retain a trace of the "purity" of the Han people, but this ideal has been weakened by the reality of the country's development and growth.
Due to demand, I had to stay back.
Liu Wen gathered all the cavalry troops in the country and handed them over to Ruihou Liu Jikun, who led the Northern Expedition. Starting from the sixth year of Jianlong, Liu Wen spent six years, expanded the land for two thousand miles, and conquered many nomadic tribes in the north.
, bringing it under the rule of Beiting State, greatly enriched Beiting's national strength. Beiting's strongholds also extended in the Ob River and Irtysh River basins
Three years later, Liu Wen, the founder of Beiting, passed away at the age of sixty. He was the founder of Beiting. He spent more than thirty years in a desolate and remote place to lay a solid foundation for future generations.
's foundation.
Even when Liu Wen died, Beiting's national power was still far behind Anxi's, but his half-life efforts were the foundation for the complete rise of Beiting.
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