Chapter 359 The wind rises in Hexi, the soul returns
Li Xiuyun came and left. Just when Zhang Zhao was still reminiscing about the painful pain in his waist, Li Xiuyun left a letter and disappeared.
Only then did Zhang Zhao realize that Li Xiuyun's arrival had a profound meaning.
According to the rules of marrying daughters of powerful families at this time, one month before the wedding, a maid carefully trained by the family would be asked to sleep with the uncle for one night to make sure that there was nothing wrong with the uncle's health.
Of course there is nothing wrong with Zhang Zhao. Whether there is anything wrong with him, Cao Yanxi's sister Cao Sanniang must know that Zhang Zhao's two sons and one daughter cannot be fake.
But the old people from the Guiyi Army in Guasha and Shazhou are still willing to do this, which can only mean one thing.
It was because they had decided to bet entirely on Zhang Zhao that even a beauty of Li Xiuyun's background and appearance was willing to give her as a dowry.
In view of this, Zhang Zhao knew that he had to return to Dunhuang once to completely absorb all the power of Cao's Guiyi Army for his own use.
Just as Zhang Zhao was preparing to return to Dunhuang, envoys from the Central Plains court arrived one after another, all urging the tribute envoys from the rebel army to go on their way.
Zhang Zhao's grandfather Song Tongyi, who was already sixty-four years old, seemed extremely energetic at the moment.
Ever since he came to Liangzhou and met Zhang Zhao, he exuded an aura of great comfort from the inside out all the time, and the smile on his face never stopped.
After the Shangyuan Festival, the Central Plains Later Jin court confirmed the reward for Zhang Zhao. His request for Qinzhou to return to Longyou, hundreds of workers and thousands of people, and Murong Nobunaga's marriage were all agreed to.
The Central Plains court also allowed Hexi salt to be sold in Guanzhong, which was another huge amount of revenue.
However, while selling Hexi salt, Zhang Zhao also had to agree to sell Hexi horses to the court.
It was a trivial matter. Zhang Zhao thought about it and agreed.
Hexi horses do not specifically refer to sweat-blooded horses and broken-eared horses. Zhang Zhao only has a few thousand of these two types of horses. He will definitely not be able to do it, but he can still sell some of the equally good Liangzhou horses.
And the title of Zhang Zhao’s one-character king has also been decided, that is Han!
Hearing that Shi Jingtang wanted to make him the King of Han, Zhang Zhao was stunned for a long time and almost laughed out of anger. He almost wanted to give twenty-four likes to Shi Jingtang or Sang Weihan for their intelligence.
According to the practice of selecting king titles for kings at this time, there are three one-character king titles that can be given to Zhang Zhao.
That is to say, Zhang Zhao's Hexi Longyou Jiedu ambassador was stationed in Liangzhou, and Zhang Zhao was granted the title of King of Liang.
If you choose based on Zhang Zhao’s place of origin, you have two options.
Zhang Zhao's ancestral home is Nanyang. During the Warring States Period, most of the territory belonged to the Chu State and a small part belonged to South Korea. There were two options for the King of Han and the King of Chu.
It would be very interesting to compare the meanings represented by the three king titles: King of Liang, King of Chu and King of Han.
Let’s talk about King Liang first. This king’s name is not an ancient kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, so it has always had a strong independent attribute.
Whether it is Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which disrupted the imperial court, or the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Qianliang, the Houliang, the Northern Liang, and the Southern Liang during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
These Liang kings all have one attribute in common, that is, they are basically lonely princes.
If Shi Jingtang gave the title of King of Liang to Zhang Zhao, wouldn't it be a disguised admission that Zhang Zhao, the King of Liang who sits in Longyou, Hexi, is still the king of the vassals.
Then the return of the eighteen states to the country would become an empty talk, so Shi Jingtang directly rejected the title of King of Liang for the sake of face.
Let’s talk about the king of Chu. Chu was a great country in the pre-Qin period. It was one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period and the seven heroes of the Warring States Period who aspired to the emperor of Zhou.
Qin, Chu, Qi, and Jin have always been the best words among the kings. Especially the allusion of seeking the throne made Shi Jingtang feel very unhappy.
Then the title of King Han made Shi Jingtang very satisfied.
First of all, South Korea is also one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. You cannot say that it is not noble.
But apart from that, South Korea's performance during the Warring States Period can only be described with a series of miserable words.
Except for the destruction of the Zheng Kingdom after the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty, and after the success of the Shenbulai Reform during the period of King Han Zhao, Korea has been in a continuous struggle.
It is located in the land of the Four Wars. Whoever rises will come and fight him to show his existence.
When the Wei State became stronger and seized the land west of Hexi, it also brought Erguzi to South Korea.
The Qin State has become stronger. When it goes east to Hanguguan to attack the Wei State, it must also take the time to attack South Korea twice.
When the Chu people go north, they will also be harassed.
Zhao Guo's Hufu cavalry and archery also wanted to defeat South Korea to show their presence.
The battle between Wei and Qi led to the Battle of Maling, and South Korea had no choice but to become the victim and background.
The struggle between Qin and Zhao led to the Battle of Changping, and South Korea was almost beaten with only half of its life left.
Among the Six Kingdoms, the first one to be destroyed by Qin was South Korea.
It can be said that throughout the Warring States Period, South Korea was a weakling who was bullied by everyone, and was the ultimate victim of class bullying.
Every part of his body smells like this Han Han is so inferior!
And this temperament is what Shi Jingtang wants to express.
Of course, what Zhang Zhao didn't know was that Shi Jingtang had already planned to pursue the title of King of Han, Li Sizhao.
This man was the adopted son of Li Keyong, one of the legendary thirteen Taibao of King Li Jin.
In order not to confer the title of King of Liang and Chu on Zhang Zhao, Shi Jingtang deliberately changed Li Sizhao's posthumous title to King of Fenyang, just to leave Zhang Zhao with the title of King of Han.
"How dare this shameless emperor do this?"
Song Tongyi was angry. He felt that since his grandson returned to the eighteen states of Longyou in Hexi Province and had such great achievements, he should be the king of Chu instead of the king of Han.
Zhang Zhao also smiled coldly, he was just playing dirty tricks, right? Originally, he wanted to not go too far, but now it seems that it is no longer possible to go too far, because the emperor is so shameless.
But Zhang Zhao will not refuse the title of King of Han!
After all, he was a prince. He returned to his country with great righteousness, and acted selflessly on the surface. However, in the end, he was at loggerheads with the Central Plains court because of his royal title, which greatly damaged his image.
Moreover, he still has time and means to obtain the title of King of Chu or King of Liang, so he is not in a hurry to compete at this moment.
Therefore, what Zhang Zhao needs to do is to return to the eighteen prefectures in Longyou, Hexi Province.
Zhang Zhao patted his grandfather Song Tongyi on the back, advised the old man not to be angry, and told Song Tongyi his thoughts.
Suddenly, the old man raised his head in shock, and for the first time, he had a new understanding of his grandson, whom he didn't know much about.
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In March of the fourth year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty (AD 938), Zhang Zhao's grandfather Song Tongyi served as the deputy envoy of the Guiyi Army. He also served as the commander of the marching army in Longyou, Hexi Province, and served as the special envoy of the Eighteen Prefectures returning to the country.
He carried 300 tribute horses in Hexi, 600 Suwei Xiaoqi in Hexi, and 300 envoys from Tang'er, Qiang, Dangxiang, Shatuo, Uighur, Longjia, Qiuci, and Dadan tribes in Longyou, Hexi.
It starts from Liangzhou, enters Lanzhou via Hongchiling, then takes Didao to Longxi, and finally enters Guanzhong from Tianshui.
Just one day after Song Tongyi passed by Qinzhou, the Qinzhou Xiongwu Army unexpectedly broke out in a military rebellion.
Thousands of strong military troops refused the imperial order and moved to Fengxiang. They occupied Shuya and expelled the military envoys sent by Qin Wang Li Congyu.
After hearing about this situation, Zhang Zhao personally led the rebel army of 7,000 horse and infantry troops from Weizhou to Qinzhou.
As for why King Zhang is in Weizhou, which is only a few dozen miles away from Qinzhou, that is mainly a coincidence.
After Zhang Zhao arrived in Qinzhou, he directly arrested the Ya soldiers and Ya generals who were leading the trouble, and sent them to Liangzhou, and then announced an amnesty for the soldiers.
The Ya soldiers of the Xiongwu Army and the people of Qinzhou, who did not have to leave their hometown, cheered loudly, and Zhang Zhao immediately sent people to send Kang Fuli, the Jiedushi envoy of the Xiongwu Army, out of the country.
Kangfu cried, and with dozens of close followers, he gritted his teeth and said he was going to Tokyo to complain. However, the dozens of people with him walked slower than Song Tongyi's thousands of people.
At the end of April, Song Tongyi's special mission from Hexi Longyou returned to the country and stopped when it reached Chang'an.
At this time, the city of Chang'an escaped the rebellion. An Shenqi, the governor of the Jinchang Army, was considered to be a relatively capable governor of the Five Dynasties.
Of course, the most important thing is that after Zhang Zhao opened up Hexi, the Silk Road finally began to operate well.
Although it can't be compared with the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, it has been greatly improved since the Anshi Rebellion.
Thanks to the Silk Road, Chang'an's economic vitality has been restored step by step.
The population was tens of thousands more than when Zhang Zhao left, and most of them were merchants from various places and talents from the silk weaving industry returned.
Outside Chang'an City, outside Kaiyuan Gate, the Li Tang clan, Li Shouling, who has been presiding over the sacrifices to the emperors of the Li and Tang dynasties over the years, Guo Zhao, the sixth grandson of Fenyang King Guo Ziyi, and a large number of old and young people from the late Tang Dynasty are gathered outside Kaiyuan Gate at this moment.
waiting.
When I saw the banner of Zhang Zigui's army in the distance, the whole Kaiyuan was filled with thunderous cheers and the sound of drums was loud.
Most of the residents of Chang'an and even many Jinchang army soldiers followed them to Kaiyuanmen.
They also cheered. They didn't know why they were cheering. But they just felt happy.
When the delegation approached, Li Shouling and more than a dozen elders of Li Tang's clan lined up in a row and presented a large bowl of rice wine to Song Tongyi.
When Li Shouling walked towards Song Tongyi holding the wine bowl, the elders began to sing in unison.
"Yin Qijing is in the sun of Nanshan. What's wrong with it? No one dares or neglects it. Gentleman, come home! Go home!"
Yin Qijing is on the side of Nanshan Mountain. What's wrong with this? No one dares to rest. Gentleman, please come home!
Yin Qijing is at the foot of Nanshan Mountain. What's wrong with this? Why don't you leave this place? Gentleman, please come home!"
This is "Guofeng. Zhao Nan. Yin Qijing". It is written in the tone of a wife calling her husband who is serving abroad to come home.
The general idea is: The thunder is booming at Xiangyang Peak of Nanshan Mountain. Why did you leave home at this time? You are too busy to have any free time. My gentleman is so diligent! Come back soon and have a happy gathering.
This national style is so appropriate to use here.
The soldiers of Anxi, Hexi, and Longyou were not like brave and diligent gentlemen who guarded the country's borders. They fell into Tubo and never came back. Their relatives were so eager for them to return home.
Song Tongyi burst into tears instantly. He took the rice wine from Li Shouling and drank it all in one gulp.
At this time, Guo Tiance, the representative of Anxi Tang'er, and Huixing monk Yang He, who were behind Song Tongyi.
The only surviving members of the Zhang family representing Tang'er in Hexi Province are Zhang Huaiqing, who is of the Huai generation, and Cao Renrong, Cao Yijin's cousin.
Tang'er of Longyou represents Li Jianhou, the head of the Li family in Guzang, and Shen Nianban of the Shen family of Yangfei Valley in Liugu, Liangzhou.
Together, they stepped forward to support Song Tongyi, and they also began to sing and answer with the Book of Songs.
"Picking weeds and picking weeds, the weeds stop. Saying "Gui" means "Gui", but they don't stop even if they are old. They spend too much time and space on their homes, because of the 玁灁.
Picking weeds, picking weeds, the weeds are soft and soft. When I say "Gui", I say "Gui", and my heart is also worried. My worries are strong, and I am hungry and thirsty. My garrison is not yet decided, and I will send my troops back to hire.
Picking weeds, picking weeds, the weeds have just stopped. It is said to be returned, and the sun has stopped. The king's affairs are too busy, and he does not miss his place. I am worried and guilty, I can't do it!
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In the past, I left, and the willows clung to me. Now I come to think about it, and the rain and snow are falling. I am delayed in my journey, and I am filled with thirst and hunger. My heart is sad, but I don't know how sad I am!"
Picking handfuls of weeds, the new shoots of weeds have grown up. We talk about going home, and it seems that the year is over again.
Having a home means not having a home, just to fight with the hawks. Having no time to sit down, just to fight with the hawks.
Picking handfuls of weeds, the weeds are tender and beginning to sprout. Talking about going home, I feel sad and worried.
My heart is full of burning sadness, and I am so hungry and thirsty. It is difficult to decide on the position of defense. Who can I trust to take the letter home?
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He rode four big stallions. The horses were tall and big. The general relied on the chariot to stand majestically, and the soldiers also relied on it for cover.
The four horses are neatly arranged, and the fish-skin quivers are carved with bows. If there is a day when we are not on guard, and the military situation is urgent, we will not take off our armor!
I recall that when I went on the expedition, the willows were still blowing in the wind. Now on my way back, heavy snow is flying all over the sky.
The road is muddy and difficult to walk, and I am so tired from thirst and hunger. My heart is full of sadness and sorrow. Who can understand my sorrow!
There is absolutely nothing more suitable for the mood of Anxi, Hexi and Longyou than "Xiaoya. Picking Wei".
Why can't they go home? Isn't it because they can't escape from fighting an enemy like a wolf?
Day after day, year after year, persevere in a desperate situation with no hope.
It started with Yang Zhilie, the military commander of Hexi Province who died in battle in 765 AD, the first year of Emperor Zong's reign in the Tang Dynasty.
After Zhou Ding, Yan Chao, Li Yuanzhong, Yang Xigu, Er Zhu, and finally Guo Xin, the king of Wuwei County, a lonely city thousands of miles away was filled with white-haired soldiers.
In the past, when I went there, the willows lingered. Now when I come to think about it, it is raining and snowing.
Song Tongyi and others sang this sentence three times in a row, which made everyone burst into tears.
Suddenly, in the clear sky, a few wisps of dry and cold breeze blew, and within the time of a cup of tea, fine snowflakes drifted down.
Countless Chang'an people, led by Li Shouling and others, carried Song Tongyi and others along the dilapidated Suzaku Avenue to the Danfeng Gate of Daming Palace on foot.
There, with the money Zhang Zhao gave out when he left, Li Shouling and others built a family temple to worship the emperors of the Tang Dynasty outside Danfeng Gate.
If anyone could look down from the sky at this moment, almost everyone in Chang'an City would be alarmed. Countless heads were moving in a dark mass toward the Daming Palace from all directions.
Outside the Daming Palace, elegant music was played to commemorate the ancestors. In front of the memorial tablets of the twenty-one emperors and gods of Li and Tang Dynasties, under the witness of countless pairs of eyes, portraits in military uniforms were invited into this temple, which was a family temple. Accompany the sacrifice.
they are:
Yang Gongzhilie, the military governor of Hexi Province in the Tang Dynasty and the deputy marshal of Hexi Province.
Hexi Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Gongxiu Ming, the Beiting Jiedushi of Yiyi.
The Tang Dynasty opened the Yitong Three Divisions, inspected the school, was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was the Yushi doctor, was the Hexi Jiedu observer, was the governor of Shazhou, and was Cai Guogong and Zhou Gongding.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Yitong Three Divisions were established, Shazhou was informed of military envoys, and Shazhou was the governor of the Yan Gong Dynasty.
The Great Protector of Beiting in the Tang Dynasty, Jiedu Zhidu of Yibeiting, Yingtian Hanhai and other envoys Yang Gong attacked the ancient times.
Erzhu Gong was the envoy of Jiedu of the Fourth Town of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty.
The Great Protector of Beiting in the Tang Dynasty, the Jiedushi of Beiting in Yixi, the Prince of Ningsai County, and Li Yuanzhong.
Zuo Pushe, the Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial censor, the governor of Anxi, and the military governor of the four towns, Guo Gongxin, the prince of Wuwei County.
There are a total of nine portraits in military uniforms. This is the Guzhong of the Tang Dynasty who has been holding on alone since the Tubo occupation of Anxi and Hexi.
They fought against Tibet from the first year of the Yuan Dynasty of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty (760) to the third year of the Yuanhe period of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty (808), a total of forty-eight years.
From the boy who resisted to becoming an old man, even they did not give in in the end, and the descendants have been persisting hard.
After that, Gui Yijun became a relay player.
After the nine-faced portrait was invited into the temple, Song Tongyi stood in front of the temple with tears in his eyes. He looked at the tens of thousands of Chang'an people and said.
"When I came here, the Ambassador of Longyou Jiedu in Hexi Province and the King of Wuwei County, Zhang Dawang, asked a certain person.
The officers and soldiers of Anxi, Hexi and Longyou have not forgotten their homeland and have returned home today. It is not only the credit of loyal ministers like Guo Xingong, the white-haired prince, but also the credit of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of Anxi, Hexi and Longyou.
Although that happened two hundred years ago, and we don’t even know their names, we can build a statue for them so that their souls can return to Chang’an, where they miss day and night!”
As soon as Song Tongyi finished speaking, the whole city was in a sensation, and countless people rushed to tell each other. After a while, the huge stone sculpture of the statue was transported by countless Chang'an people.
Thousands of kilograms of boulders, just supported by logs, rolled across the entire Zhuque Street from outside the city, all the way to the outside of the Daming Palace.
Some people even laid out the beams they were planning to build at home on the ground to use as logs.
Sogdian merchants in the west of the city bought hundreds of sheep and hundreds of stones of corn to provide food.
The stonemasons in the city spontaneously gathered together with their tools and began carving under the arrangements of the chief craftsman from Hexi.
In less than three days, a majestic statue of a soldier wearing armor and holding a spear guarding the border was erected outside the Daming Palace.
In front of the statue, a monument was erected with an inscription.
"Since the champion of the Han Dynasty first established Qilian County in Houlie County and served the country in Zhangye, the Han family's heroes who have pioneered Hexi in the past one thousand years have returned in spirit!"
An Shenqi did nothing, just watched quietly until the statue was completed. When even his Jinchang Army fangs were shaken and hurt, he only said silently to his left and right.
"In the world, people's hearts are against each other. The general trend has been established. This wind comes from the west of Hexi. We must follow the wind so that we can live up to this life!"
Among the crowd, Li Yongji, the second son of Li Congdao, was so shocked that his face turned pale. He sat down on the ground with all his strength, and waved to his attendants to hurry back to Fengxiang Mansion.
"Let me tell you now, your lord, the Prince of Wuwei has become a man of great importance. Even the Zhuang Temple when I was in Taiyuan cannot compare with it!
Sir, please return the people of Qinzhou, remove the checkpoints in Qinzhou and Fengxiang, and show kindness and kindness, so that my family, Li, may be able to preserve their wealth."
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After several revisions, I am still not satisfied with it, but this is the only literary talent that Tiger has. In recent years, the stories of the Anxi Army and the Guiyi Army have gradually become known. They are finally no longer just a pair of lonely murals and cold words in the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.
Already.
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