In the early summer of the 11th year of Tianbao, the Anxi Army began to expel the Dashi Cult believers in the Tocharian area and destroyed the Dashi Temple. Some Buddhist buildings began to be rebuilt, and various Dharma gatherings emerged one after another. Li Siye even went to northern India to invite some eminent monks to visit Tochara.
Huo Luo opened the altar to preach, and the Anxi Army supported Buddhism from top to bottom, penetrating into all aspects of the people, including dignitaries and poor people, who all believed in Buddhism again and returned to the embrace of the Buddha.
Li Siye actually didn't understand, and wasn't even interested in Buddhism. If possible, he would rather bring the Taoist Three Purities over to the Tocharians as their faith, but that would be too costly, and it wouldn't solve the problem after death.
.In the Tang Dynasty, Taoism was still pursued by the rich. If you couldn't afford an alchemy furnace or had time to pick fairy grass, what qualifications did you have to seek immortality and learn Taoism. Therefore, Buddhism is the most universally applicable to the people.
All his considerations are based on the political level and he acts purely to seize power.
Three months later, Wang Zhengjian and other five people returned with their results. It seemed that the blood stains on the horizontal knife on their waists had not been wiped off. They may have encountered some resistance during their actions. The simplest and most practical way is
The body is destroyed.
Tian Zhen and Ma Lian brought back the heads of the two kings. They are die-hard fans that Dashi has cultivated in Tochara in the past twenty years. If these two are not even afraid of death, then they must be the most devout believers.
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Ma Li told him about the king who still refused to give up his faith despite the death of his whole family. Ma Li had no choice but to execute them one by one. Li Siye was silent for a moment and suddenly said: "This kind of thing should also be called integrity.
.If he was just a commoner or an ordinary monk, we would not kill him, we would just drive him to eat like a fish in water. But he is a king, so a dead king is a good king."
He added: "There is no way. In their eyes, we are all heretics. But this is good, it just makes room for our allies. Geluolu Yehudunpijia can't wait to give his son
We need a king. King Ningyuan’s other son also needs to be settled.”
The generals smiled knowingly and followed him into the dome.
In early June of the 11th year of Tianbao, after Li Siye initially took control of the situation in Tocharo and Hezhong, he decided to lead most of the Anxi army back to Qixi. Nobles and merchants from the nine countries in Hezhong lined the road to see him off, many of them holding baskets.
Carrying souvenirs above their heads as offerings, young women and children shuttled back and forth among the crowd. Regardless of whether these people were sincerely sending farewell or sending farewell to the god of plague, they already had the flavor of supporting the army in movies and TV dramas.
Li Siye dismounted himself, took the toasted wine from the King of Kang, held it in his hands and said loudly to the Sogdian people present: "Thank you all the Sogdian elders for practicing for us. Regardless of Sogdians or Han people, we are all one family."
People, your compatriots are also in Chang'an. He Mingyuan, the rich and powerful king of Chang'an, is a Sogdian. An Sishun, the governor of Hexi Province, and An Lushan, the governor of Fanyang and Pinglu, are also Sogdians. I hope all compatriots can support me.
We, the Anxi Army, will also ensure your safety on this land."
After saying these words, he picked up the wine bowl in his hand, raised his head and poured the wine down his throat. He reached out and wiped a handful on his beard and handed the wine bowl back.
"Goodbye everyone."
Yan Xiaosi personally led the horse over, and Li Siye stepped on the stirrup, climbed onto the horse, and headed east along the Nami River.
On the way back, Duan Xiushi and Cen Shen rode at his left and right, each holding an account book in their hands, reporting on the achievements of the Anxi Army in supporting war with war.
"In the Battle of Kesai City, 6,306 horses and 5,200 camels were captured. We entered Talas City and captured 330 war horses that had defeated the army. In the Battle of Kangju, we captured 8,000 taels of war horses.
Hundred……"
"Okay, okay." Li Siye waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Don't repeat these things over and over again. Just tell me how many horses and how many camels are reported in the inventory now."
Cen Shen was overjoyed and crossed his arms and said: "Doctor, our army captured a total of 23,000 war horses and 34,000 camels. However, last winter due to poor forage and poor management, a thousand horses died of cold and starvation.
, plus the losses during wartime and peacetime, there are still just 20,000 left. Together with the 12,000 compensated by Dashi, there should be 32,000. Not many camels died, and there are still some left.
Thirty-three thousand heads.”
"You can't even bark after a thousand horses died? Three thousand horses died! Should the person responsible for the seizure and management be whipped? I'll whip him half to death!"
Everyone around them fell silent, as if the whip could fall on their heads at any time. Someone said weakly: "It seems that all the seizures are under the unified distribution and jurisdiction of Mr. Dai."
"Oh," Li Siye's breath suddenly dropped by half. It seemed that even he felt embarrassed, and his tone also turned into a drop of rain: "Then just fine him a year's salary and Lumi."
No one felt aggrieved or violated, as if Mr. Dai, who was wearing a mask, should not be sanctioned by Dr. Li. There was always a magical existence beside these generals that made them feel that they were outside the law, as if they were treating everyone equally.
They are completely immune. Mr. Dai Wang is an immune body.
After three months of trekking back, Li Siye led the Chinese army back to Anxi in early September. In addition to all the captured camels being distributed to the allies, the remaining 60% were distributed to various armies, and 40% were brought back to the Anxi Protectorate.
The war horses were all brought to the pastures around the Yili River in Qiuci, where the government is located, and will be bred with Turkic horses to produce the next generation of fine breeds.
He could not forget that he was the pastoral envoy of Longyou, so when he went to Chang'an, he had to take thousands of horses to Longyou's horse farm to avoid being accused of "fertilizing Anxi as private land, regardless of the overall situation of the country."
As soon as he returned to Qiuci City, an imperial edict from the imperial court was already waiting for him. Except for the beginning and end of the edict, there was only one sentence in the middle: "Calling Siye Lang to the capital to express his merits, don't miss the return date."
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Qinrenfang, Wannian County, Chang'an, is inhabited by high-ranking courtiers, including Anlu Shanzhai, who is now the military governor of three towns. At this moment, the sun has just set and the curfew has not yet begun. In the courtyard of Anzhai
It was already brightly lit, and paper lanterns were hung on every pillar under the corridor in the courtyard, reflecting in the pool water.
An ink cart stopped outside the gate of An Mansion. The steward and servant Qing Yanzhuang who were guarding the door quickly walked down the steps, stretched out the palms shrunk in their sleeves, and crossed their hands in a low voice: "Alang, doctor
."
The coachman jumped out of the carriage, opened the rear compartment door, and raised his hand to help a bear-like man wearing a black felt hat and a black and gray cloak walk out. The man broke free from the coachman's hand and jumped out of the carriage nimbly.
The frame actually bounced upward, and even the horse snorted happily.
Yan Zhuang followed "Bear" and asked in a low voice: "Doctor, can we see the saint?"
"Let's talk after we go into the main hall."
An Lushan strode into the threshold, turned around and sat down on the soft beech bed, stroking the armrests with both hands and said: "No, eunuch Yuan Siyi said that the saint should bathe, burn incense and fast for seven days, and after seven days go to the Ancestral Temple to worship the ancestors. Seven days
What day will it be in the future? The old emperor can worship his ancestors as he pleases?"
Yan Zhuang came over and crossed his hands and whispered: "We just entered Chang'an today, and I got the news from Jinzouyuan. In July last year, Li Siye, the military governor of Beiting, fought with the Shishi Army in a battle with 70,000 people.
City, a great victory. In October, he fought with 80,000 people in the Dashi Kingdom and defeated Kangju City. In December, he captured Mulu City, the Dashi Kingdom. He won both battles with the reinforcements who came to support him, and advanced to Tusi, the capital of Khorasan, the Dashi Kingdom.
Outside the city, in February of this year, he fought with the Governor of Khorasan and Posilin in the Kizilkum Desert, and won another great victory. The Emperor of Dashi, also known as the Caliph, was forced to sue for peace and offered millions of gold and thousands of good horses.
He gave up the Nine Kingdoms in Hezhong and Tochara, and the signed agreement is now placed in the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace. "
An Lushan's eyes suddenly widened, his pupils slowly narrowed like fish eyes, and he murmured: "Appearance is the peak, this is outrageous."