In November, Chang'an is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and it is full of joy.
Princess Shao Xian of Yongkang surrendered to the general of the Forbidden Army, the envoy of Tianxiong Army did not hide the son of Du Bao, and the military supervisor of the Western Capital Zang Cui.
Princess Yongkang was born in October of the fifth year of Dashun (894). She is 19 years old this year. Her biological mother is Xiuyi Pei Zhenyi.
Muzo Dobo started his career as a vassal tribe's top soldier with the surname Muzo, and made many military exploits. His whole life experience can be described as inspirational. After his rise, the Muzo clan was somewhat divided, and many people turned to him, even though they were friends with Muzo. It is not yet possible to fight against each other, but it has become a force of its own, and its appeal cannot be underestimated.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wu Zang Du Bao actually has more Holy Scrolls than Wu Zang Jie Ming. The saint has been cultivating him vigorously. For example, he gave him the command to conquer the eight Khitan tribes and ordered them to immediately destroy him. The merits of the country.
The reason for this is obvious without asking.
On the seventh day of November, in the Duting Posthouse on the west side of Zhuque Street in Chang'an, there was an endless stream of officials greeting and sending them off.
Da Chang and Guo Buxie (Qingping official, prime minister) Duan Yizong and their entourage packed their luggage and left the inn, preparing to return home.
The Xia people did not ask for their gifts and let them take them away. Duan Yizong had no choice but to have people go to Chang'an West Market to sell them - mainly cotton cloth.
"Nanzhao's weaving is especially fine. The white one is the morning glow. The king wears white clothes, and the king's wife wears morning glow."
氎(dié) refers to fine woolen cloth or fine cotton cloth. Bai 氎 Jibei means white fine cotton cloth, and Jibei is the name of cotton in the Tang Dynasty.
Generally speaking, those who can be called Ji have reached a very high level of textile craftsmanship. The level of textiles in the Western Regions and Nanzhao is still very high. The batch of goods brought by Duan Yizong were sold at a very good price.
It was already winter, and when he went out, a cold wind blew hard, making Duan Yizong's bald head feel cold. So he asked his entourage to get a monk's hat and put it on to cool down the cold.
Of course, a monk cannot be a prime minister, and Duan Yizong is not a serious monk. In fact, he was ordained temporarily before entering Xia Kingdom because he did not want to worship the emperor of the Central Plains.
Unfortunately, after entering Chang'an for more than three months, I could not see the Great Xia saint, so I could only return disappointed.
"I went to the Central Plains twice and found nothing. What can I do?" Duan Yizong sighed on the street.
Yes, this is already his second mission to the Central Plains. The last time he went to Chengdu, he asked Zheng Renmin, the son of King Zheng Maisi, to marry Li Maozhen's daughter, but he returned with no results.
This time they had a bigger appetite and directly asked to marry the Princess of Daxia. Naturally, they were met with disappointment again.
To be honest, Duan Yizong felt very embarrassed and did not want to do this job.
What do you mean when the majestic leader of a country seems to be asking for a wife everywhere? The most outrageous thing is that he even sent the prime minister to propose marriage for the leader of the country. As a Confucian who is familiar with ancient and modern times and is familiar with articles and principles, Duan Yizong was forced to shave his hair. Being a monk brings shame to your family.
Historically, Zheng Renmin attacked the former Shu and was defeated by Wang Jian. Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed. In order to save the situation, Duan Yizong went to Chengdu as a proposal envoy to marry the princess of the former Shu. He was left in Shu. He stayed in Shu for several years and then left. At that time, the leader of the former Shu and the queen wanted him to know the inside story of Shu and provide intelligence to the Great Changhe State, so he was killed by poison.
Of course, Jung In-min's marriage proposal journey is not over yet.
After Duan Yizong was killed, he sent his younger brother Zheng Zhaochun to the Southern Han Dynasty to ask for the princess to marry him.
Zhaochun was studious and literate, and he went to banquets and composed poems. Even the officials of the Southern Han Dynasty could not write about him (how bad are these...), so his proposal was successful, and Liu Yin's daughter, Princess Zengcheng, was married to Yunnan.
I finally married a princess and was very satisfied!
"Bu Xie, I'm afraid I don't have to do this anymore." Yang Qianzhen, the governor of Dongchuan Province, smiled and said: "Shao Shude defeated all the heroes. In this world, except for the Shao family, where else could a princess come from? Back then,
His Majesty was very hesitant when looking for Li Maozhen because his status was not qualified. Now that the Xia people have refused, His Majesty should give up, right?"
Duan Yizong smiled bitterly.
Your Majesty has this problem. The queen must choose a woman with status, preferably a foreign princess. Duan Yizong was speechless, but he can understand it and stabilize the overall situation.
"That's all, go back to the country." Duan Yizong said: "Rather than running around, I would rather go back to the country to manage politics."
"The water conservancy facilities of Jinlang River and Gaohe have been in disrepair for a long time. You have to go there and see with your own eyes. Each of them is related to the irrigation of tens of thousands of hectares of land, so don't dare to be careless."
"There are so many people fleeing from the Lishui Gold Mine. I don't know what happened. I have to go and see."
"The Piao people were robbed by the Bagan people and went to Shanchan Mansion to beg for help. I don't know what happened to them."
"All races in the country..."
Duan Yizong rambled on, and every sentence was related to military and national affairs.
Yang Qianzhen yawned when he heard this. He only knew how to fight and kill, and was not very interested in these internal affairs.
What Piao people? If we have that time, we might as well go north and plunder the Central Plains.
The Pyu people are an ethnic group living in the middle reaches of the Yinlowaddy River in Myanmar. There once was a country. During the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, the Pyu State sent envoys to the court to perform dances, and Dezong named his prince Taichang Qing.
But thirty years later, Nanzhao expanded into Myanmar, captured the capital of Pyu, and plundered more than 3,000 members of its royal family, officials, and monks who returned to the country and placed them in Tuodong City (now Kunming).
After this attack, the Pyu Kingdom split into several small Pyu regimes and failed to recover. The Burmese took advantage of the situation and rose up. Hundreds of years later, they completely annexed the Pyu territory and became the rulers of the middle reaches of the Yinlowaddy River.
For now, all the small political powers of the Pseudo people are vassals controlled by the Great Chowa Kingdom, and some territories are even directly managed by the Great Chowa Kingdom.
Yang Qianzhen is really not interested in the south where transportation is inconvenient. If the Pyu people, Bagan people, and Brahmin people are interested, they can go and plunder a few times. If they are not interested, it is better to train at home and look for opportunities to go north to the Central Plains.
After Duan Yizong talked a lot, he saw Yang Qianzhen just looking around, and suddenly became a little angry. When he was about to question him, he saw Yang Qianzhen waving his hand.
Duan Yizong looked in the direction of his finger and saw that it was a wine shop. Several scholars who had come to Chang'an from other places seemed to have drunk too much and were talking loudly.
"The Zang family has also become relatives of the emperor. This is very telling."
"What did you say? I would like to hear the details."
"Zang Dubao is likely to become the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition and take charge of the overall situation."
"Really going to march westward?"
"Is there still a lie? A blind person can't see such a big movement, right? We started preparing two years ago. Most saints will not go to the expedition in person, but will choose a general to lead the army. This person is probably Zang Dubao."
"Is Zang Dubao still in Liaodong?"
"I don't know where he is. Anyway, he is the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition. That's what I said. If it's not right, I will propose marriage to Butcher Zheng."
"Ha ha!"
"Mrs. Zheng, I'll sit you down to death!"
Butcher Zheng's daughter was tall and thick, so she had no problem dealing with one or two strong men, let alone scholars like them.
Yang Qianzhen smiled and shook his head, then looked at Duan Yizong.
Duan Yizong dragged him away. After walking for a while, he whispered: "Yang Shuai, from your perspective, is the possibility of the Xia people's westward expedition very high?"
"Many people have said this, and it can't be true." Yang Qianzhen said, "To be honest, this is actually an opportunity."
Duan Yizong was about to speak but stopped, feeling worried.
Yang Qianzhen glanced at him and said nothing.
He has a rough appearance, is fond of killing people, has a strong martial aura, but is also a bit cunning.
When Zheng Maisi usurped power and ascended to the throne, couldn't the Yang family do the same? In fact, he had been waiting for the opportunity.
But even if he defeated the Zheng family, he would not act rashly. Because there are hundreds of people in the Zheng family, many of their children are officials in various places, and their power is not small. The best way is to push one family to the front and let them serve as officials.
Evil man, first cut off the remaining power of the Zheng family. After this work is completed, he will then destroy this family. At that time, he will either ascend the throne and become emperor, or become a powerful minister below, and can move forward and retreat freely. Wouldn't it be beautiful?
There are many big families in the country who hold this view. For example, the Gao family in Xi'erhe has this idea. Only a fool would jump to the front and become the emperor. Of course, compared to the Gao family, Yang Qianzhen is still a little interested in the throne.
It will depend on the situation at that time.
"Sigh. I have always advised your majesty to expand southward, completely annex the Pyu countries, and then destroy Bagan and Zhenla." Duan Yizong said: "How can a big country in the Central Plains commit such a crime lightly? It will suffer big losses."
"Bu Xie is wrong." Yang Qianzhen said: "What do the Piao people have? They are poor and scumbag, and they are as stupid as pigs. What's the benefit of bullying them? Going north to the Central Plains is different. If you can plunder some scholars and craftsmen back,
It will be of great benefit to the country. Let’s put it this way, ten Piao people are not as good as one Central Plains person.”
"Humph, you are so stupid." Duan Yizong sneered: "If we send troops north, will Commander Yang be the vanguard?"
Yang Qianzhen avoided answering, laughed, and passed by the lake.
Duan Yizong's face became increasingly grim.
Of course he knew how attractive the Central Plains was to Nanzhao and Dachanghe. As for himself, he was an excellent poet and he also left several poems after coming to the Central Plains.
The emperor's younger brother, Zheng Zhaochun, was a good reader, proficient in poetry, songs, and articles and classics.
Even the Meng family of the previous royal family also studied poetry and prose. Meng Longshun once used words from "Spring and Autumn" to show off in front of Xu Yunqian, although the result was not good.
The situation in Nanzhao and Dachanghe reminded him of a country in the northeast of the former Tang Dynasty: Bohai.
I heard that people from the Bohai Kingdom go to Chang'an to study every year, and some people continue to pass the Bingong Jinshi examination. Nanzhao is a bit inferior in this aspect. Most of the noble children study in Chengdu, and very few people pass the Bingong Jinshi examination. The literary quality is much worse than that of the Bohai Kingdom.
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It would be an exaggeration to say that the Tang Dynasty was once the spiritual and cultural motherland of the surrounding countries. The upper class of each country regarded studying, taking exams, and serving as officials in the former Tang Dynasty as their highest pursuits, and were proud of being recognized by the local people - five of Duan Yizong's poems were
Included in "Poems of the Tang Dynasty", Nanzhao's envoy Yang Qikun, who was killed by Gao Pian's advice, and others also wrote "Poems on the Way", each with its own vocabulary.
Emotionally speaking, Duan Yizong was unwilling to attack the Central Plains.
Rationally speaking, he was unwilling to attack the Central Plains.
However, the Xia Dynasty was about to conquer the Western Regions. Many people in the country must have thought that they had succeeded, right? Considering the delicate situation in the DPRK, Duan Yizong felt that war might be unavoidable.
This realization made him very depressed. Once the Northern Expedition failed, God knows what would happen!
The Meng family has retired, but there are still Gao family, Yang family and even the Duan family in the country. What will these big families do?
Zheng's Guozuo, won't it be a few years old?
Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is blowing, and the sky and earth are vast.
Duan Yizong walked back home with heavy steps and deep worries.
