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In the spring of the eleventh year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Yunnan Road, Dali Prefecture.
The bells of Chongsheng Temple echoed. Gao Changshou handed an urn into the hands of the abbot monk Shi Juexing. He sighed and slowly let go of his hand.
There is a spiritual tablet in the incense hall, which reads: "Therefore, the young master of the Tang Dynasty, Duke of Dian, Yunnan Xuanwei Envoy, Gao Gong, tabooed the spiritual position of Qiong."
The young people kneeling in the courtyard were still crying. Gao Changshou walked over and said, "Go back."
"Uncle, my father left like this."
"Don't cry. My eldest brother has often said that he has suffered from illness over the years. Now that all his wishes have been fulfilled, being able to leave is also a relief."
Gao Changshou comforted his nephew, looked up and saw three tall towers contrasting with Cangshan Mountain, and felt his luck.
In the troubled times of the past, not to mention the common people who lived like ants, but also the relatives and friends around him, how many people died in battles and diseases. However, since he met His Majesty in Luzhou, except for a few thrilling escapes, he has followed the steps step by step.
He gradually became the uncle of the current dynasty and the king of Yunnan.
But he actually felt a little uneasy.
Because of the Tang Dynasty, he was the only one who was granted the title of king with a different surname and lived in the border areas of the vassal state.
In the past, it could be said that Yunnan was remote and remote and the Gao family settled here. However, with the proper management of Zhaotong, the establishment of official channels, and the gradual prosperity of culture and education, Gao Changshou often wondered whether His Majesty regretted his promise to divide Yunnan.
king?
…
On this day, when I returned to Dali City, an official immediately came forward and reported: "Your Majesty, there is an envoy from Bagan who wants to see you."
"Envoy from Bagan?" Gao Changshou asked, "Did you agree to pay tribute? Since there is an envoy coming, why didn't you inform them beforehand?"
"The envoy came unexpectedly."
"Summon him."
The next day, envoys from the Bagan Dynasty of Myanmar arrived in Dali.
The envoy's name was Manzhi Busuan, but he was somewhat arrogant when facing Gao Changshou.
Probably because in his eyes, the transition from Dali's destruction of the country, its surrender to Mongolia, and what it has become to the New Tang Dynasty today was only twenty or thirty years. In comparison, the Bagan dynasty has been in existence for more than 400 years and unified Myanmar for 200 years.
More than a year.
Therefore, when Gao Changshou asked about the Bagan dynasty's attitude towards tribute, he quickly shook his head.
"The King of Yunnan has misunderstood. I came here this time for the sake of the rebels."
After hearing what the translator said, Gao Changshou looked displeased and said calmly: "I have never heard of any rebels."
"There was a Shan rebellion near the Nu River and Lancang River in northern Myanmar. After the rebels were defeated by us, they fled to Yunnan." Busy Zhi said: "But you took in these rebels and refused to hand them over.
.”
Gao Changshou said: "The Shan people were originally citizens of Dali. Now that they have returned to the country, they are the people of the Tang Dynasty. How can I leave them to you?"
Busy Zhifu was shocked and said: "Is the King of Yunnan going to interfere in Bagan's state affairs?!"
"In the seventh year since the founding of the Tong Dynasty, my emperor ordered Burma to come to the DPRK, but you have refused to send envoys so far. Since you are not a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, how dare you boss me around and let the Tang Dynasty deal with the rebels for you?!"
"Housing these rebels will bring trouble to Yunnan, I'm afraid you can't afford it."
Gao Changshou said calmly: "If you offend the Tang Dynasty, the consequences will not be something a small country like you can afford."
"..."
The messenger retreated.
Gao Anqing was thoughtful and asked: "Did my father deliberately provoke the envoy to attack Burma?"
He is the eldest son of Gao Changshou. He is twenty-two years old this year. His personality is like his mother Duan Miaoyin, a bit gentle.
"It has only been five years since Jiangnan was pacified. Your Majesty has no plans to attack Burma yet." Gao Changshou said: "When we have accumulated national strength, we will conquer the north first, and will not take care of the south so quickly."
"Yes, then do you still order the general to continue to accommodate Burmese refugees to reclaim wasteland?"
"Of course." Gao Changshou didn't like his son's indecisiveness, and was especially harsh when facing him, "Even if you don't attack Burma for the time being, are you really worried about angering him?"
"My child knows that he is wrong, so he will make arrangements."
Gao Changshou nodded and said: "Remember, whether to conquer Burma or not, the key lies in two points, one is agriculture, and the other is medicine. When the country was first established, the land was vast and sparsely populated. If there was not enough food and grass supply, the barren country would be conquered.
What is the use of the land? The land is hot and prone to fever and diseases. If the doctors do not have enough medicinal materials, why will the soldiers be willing to garrison it?"
Gao Anqing agreed honestly.
"I have to go see the crops your Majesty sent." Gao Changshou stood up and murmured to himself.
This is the eleventh year of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Double-cropping rice, which has been cultivated for many years in Lianghu, Sichuan, Sichuan and other places, has been widely planted in Yunnan. Ships returning from the ocean just brought potato, corn and other crop seeds last year.
Yunnan was in a period of great agricultural development, so Gao Changshou deliberately attracted Burmese refugees into Yunnan.
He is looking forward to the changes that the harvest will bring to Yunnan.
Perhaps, the hidden worries in my heart can also be solved through this.
~~
September, the eighteenth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
It was a rare year without any disasters. Yunnan's states and counties had a bumper rice harvest. In addition, potato production in Zhaotong, Xuanwei and other places, and corn production in Wenliang, Huize and other places also increased dramatically.
In the southernmost part of Yunnan Road, in the newly established Mengban County, 10,000 acres of rice fields have also been cultivated.
The officials and people of Lufu Prefecture and County were all happy to have a prosperous year, but Gao Changshou thought even more.
He wrote a memorial, and at the end of the year, he took his eldest son Gao Anqing on his way to the capital to report on his work.
After leaving Longshou Pass, Gao Anqing looked back, a look of worry appeared on his face, and couldn't help but ask Gao Changshou a question.
"Father, because we have taken in the Shan people, the conflict with Myanmar has become more and more intense. What if..."
"What do you mean 'because we are hosting the Shan people'?" Gao Changshou frowned and said, "Because Emperor Narati Hobo was tyrannical and cruel, forcing his people to have no way out and making the border uneasy, but who taught you right and wrong?
No distinction?!”
Gao Anqing said: "My child knows that he is wrong. He is worried that if his father is not in Yunnan, Myanmar will send troops to attack..."
"Don't worry." Gao Changshou said calmly: "Even if there is no King of Yunnan in Yunnan, the Southwest Frontier Army will not let foreign invaders enter."
This sentence had some other meaning, but Gao Anqing didn't fully understand it for a while.
He is not the prince of Yunnan yet.
~~
The first month of the nineteenth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Miyagi.
When Li Xia dismissed the palace attendants and whispered to Gao Changshou, he said: "I have been holding back your memorial request for the crown prince for more than ten years. It's not that I want to go back on my word and deny the hereditary title to the Gao family. It's that.
I have been thinking about whether the Gao family's fiefdom can be moved further south?"
Gao Changshou understood the idea and responded: "I came to Beijing to report on my duties this time because I want to ask your Majesty to send troops to conquer Burma."
"Don't worry. In the past few years, we have conquered Haidu, Goryeo, and Japan. Now the war with the Golden Khanate in the Western Regions is still going on. The imperial court is not ready to send troops to Burma."
Gao Changshou said: "I have brought several Burmese people with me this time. Can you please summon your majesty?"
"Call."
A thin, dark man was brought into the hall.
This was the first time in his life that he had seen such a magnificent and spacious palace. Although he was scared, he couldn't help but peek around. His palms were sweaty because of nervousness, and he kept wiping them on his clothes.
"Ahe, a small foreigner, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live Your Majesty."
"Can you speak Chinese? Who taught you Chinese?"
Ah He shivered nervously and replied: "Zhuge Wuhou taught me."
"Marquis Zhuge Wu?"
Li Xia was surprised at first, and then he understood after asking a few more questions. It turned out that after Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong, he persuaded the barbarians to build castles and farm mulberry trees, so that the barbarians moved from the mountains and forests to the plains. This had a profound impact on many people on the border of Myanmar.
Influence.
Therefore, there are many Zhuge Wuhou temples in northern Myanmar, and some people regard them as gods and call them "Grandpa and Grandpa".
There are still some people who can speak Chinese in the Zhuge Wuhou Temple. Ahe learned Chinese from the temple. He was stumbling at first, but he only became fluent in the past few years after he fled to Yunnan.
"Your Majesty, if we want to survive, we have to flee to the Tang Dynasty. The children speak Chinese, and most of them speak Chinese."
Li Xia asked: "Why can't I live?"
Ahe looked timid, but his words were quite organized, and he responded: "King Naratihopodi only cares about his own enjoyment and does not care about the life and death of the people. He ordered the construction of a big pagoda to pray for him. The treasury has been exhausted. He wants to
They force us to pay grain and perform labor services. People say that 'the king dies when the pagoda is built', but the pagoda is being built every year, and the king is not dead yet. Even the Buddha only bless the king who can build the pagoda..."
Faint King, what kind of life the people lived under the rule of a tyrant is already somewhat unfamiliar to the Central Plains.
But in Ah He's tearful accusations, Li Xia seemed to be able to see what a four-hundred-year-old decadent dynasty would look like when it was about to collapse.
"We call Myanmar the 'kingdom of pagodas'." Gao Changshou said: "its kings of all dynasties like to build pagodas. The eminent monks have the power to control the king. The temples own the fields and pagoda slaves, and they eat without cultivating, so that the people
When poverty and wealth are exhausted, the country's power will decline day by day."
"Dali also worships Buddhism."
"Your Majesty, it's different." Gao Changshou said: "A big country worships Buddhism and integrates Confucianism and Buddhism into one. Confucian students all believe in Buddhism, and Buddhists also recite Confucian books. There is the so-called 'Buddhist Confucianism', which has the compassion of Buddhism."
, with the benevolence of Confucianism, the most important thing is all the people. It is not like the king of Burma, who exhausted all the people to worship the Buddha for one person... Therefore, I ask for the conquest of Burma to save all its people from hanging upside down."
He has been preparing for this for a long time.
However, the emperor on the throne shook his head.
~~
In Chang'an City, Bao's Restaurant.
Li Changyi and Gao Anqing sat down in the private room on the top floor.
In fact, several brothers from the Gao family, as well as Li Changyi's two brothers Shilang and Thirteenth were also in the restaurant, but Li Changyi obviously had something to say and wanted to talk to Gao Anqing alone.
"Can I eat spicy food?"
Questions like this have often been heard in the past few years since chili peppers were brought back.
Gao Anqing responded with a smile: "You can eat some. Chili is popular in our country very quickly. It is used to remove dampness. Nowadays, others are afraid of spicy food, but Yunnan people are not afraid of spicy food."
Li Changyi ordered the dishes with a smile and said: "I remember meeting my cousin in Hanzhong when I was very young, and then in Chang'an. Today is the third time we get along, right?"
"Yes." Gao Anqing whispered: "The Gao family has not been in the north for a long time like the Zhang family, so His Highness has been wronged..."
Li Changyi quickly raised his hand and waved, saying: "I'm not wronged. My second brother only encourages me. This is the truth. On the contrary, the imperial court has never canonized you as the heir apparent. Are you wronged?"
Gao Anqing was stunned and said: "After the conquest of Japan, Your Majesty ruled it with prefectures and counties, and the princes were not crowned kings. From this, it can be seen that not being crowned the prince is related to national policy and not against the Gao family. I will not be aggrieved by this."
Li Changyi raised the wine pot before pouring it for Gao Anqing.
"I'll do it." Gao Anqing quickly took it.
"It is not that there is no enfeoffment at all." Li Changyi said: "In recent years, important ministers have often discussed this matter. In fact, my father is not completely unenfessable. The areas within the power of the imperial court should be governed by prefectures and counties. And the places far away from the border are governed by states and counties.
, after all, we still have to rely on enfeoffment to block the vassal center."
As he spoke, he took the wine Gao Anqing poured and took a sip.
"As the saying goes, 'The emperor has the right to guard the four barbarians', Zhao and Song Dynasties were afraid that the border commanders would rely on the troops and did not dare to delegate power. Therefore, once the four barbarians had police, the country would not be defended. The country must have screens and vassals to avoid foreign invasion and prevent foreign invasion.
Losing the spirit of pioneering...needs a loyal and trustworthy Pingfan."
Gao Anqing was a little nervous after hearing these words and didn't know what to say.
After a while, the store served the food.
Li Changyi didn't want outsiders to be present, so he asked the store owner to leave.
Gao Anqing quickly stood up and cooked the meat.
Li Changyi took another sip of wine, looked at Gao Anqing silently for a while, and said, "I always feel that everyone in the Gao family has a sense of neither fighting nor grabbing."
"Why did Your Highness say this?"
"This is the case with the Queen Mother. I have never seen her angry with anyone." Li Changyi said, with a smile on his face and murmured: "The ladies in the palace all say, 'The Queen is the living Guanyin Bodhisattva.'"
Gao Anqing nodded, not knowing how to respond, and said: "Yes."
"The same goes for my second uncle and aunt. My second uncle rarely competes with others for credit. He was not in a hurry when he conquered Jiangnan. When he became the king of Yunnan, he asked for the crown prince. There has been no movement for so many years, and he has not been unhappy. My aunt's natal family lost the Duan family.
Although I have great power, I have never complained about my second uncle. And my cousin, you are not very utilitarian."
"Perhaps it's because of Dali's worship of Buddha, maybe I have such a temperament." Gao Anqing thought for a while and commented to himself: "I seem... a little boring?"
"A little bit." Li Changyi smiled, raised his glass, and touched it with Gao Anqing.
~~
The next day.
Li Changyi woke up from the couch and heard Liu Yao tease him: "How much did His Highness drink yesterday? He was actually helped to the door. Is it true that you get drunk once a year?"
"I have made progress this year. I drank five drinks."
"It won't work if you get drunk outside." Liu Yao's face darkened and she said, "What if something happens?"
"It doesn't matter." Li Changyi whispered to himself: "If I don't even dare to get drunk in front of him, how can I dare to hand over the Southwest Ping Domain to the Gao family in the future?"
"I see, Your Highness is just showing off."
"I should have a good eye on people."
"so what?"
Li Changyi stood up and said: "I plan to write a memorial and ask for the conquest of Burma."
~~
In the spring of the 19th year of Tong's reign, the whole court was in an uproar because of a memorial written by Li Changyi.
Li Changjing and Zhang Honglue immediately gathered a group of ministers who opposed the conquest of Burma and suppressed the prince's power in the court.
Some officials believed that the imperial court had been fighting for years and did not have the national strength to conquer Myanmar; others believed that Myanmar was not worth conquering... Although they did not mean to do so, they all pointed out the prince's mistake in this matter.
Some officials bluntly said that "the prince lost his rational judgment because of his relationship with the Gao family."
As a result, not only the prince, but also the Gao family was impeached one after another. All officials knew that Gao Changshou was difficult to deal with, and they pointed their fingers at Gao Anqing.
As public opinion intensified, it had a serious impact on the prince's prestige.
This was the closest time in Li Changjing's life to the hope of seizing the throne.
However, as a piece of news reached the capital, all this public opinion came to an abrupt end.
"The Kingdom of Burma took advantage of the absence of the King of Yunnan and sent 40,000 troops and 800 war elephants to attack Yingjiang, Jinte, and Mengban in the Tang Dynasty!"
"..."
No one thought that the country of Myanmar was the first to start the war.
The attack on the prince from the DPRK stopped immediately.
Li Changjing could not accept that he was so blinded by power that he was humiliated by such a small country.
That night he got very drunk. At the end of the night, he wrote a poem at the Baiyun Tower beside Jishui Pond in the city, which became the biggest anecdote in the capital that year.
In the following years, when the second prince was mentioned, many people could think of that poem.
"I have an eternal karma, why am I trapped in a shallow bottom?"
~~
At the end of March, news came again from Yunnan.
"Good news! Deputy envoy Pu Wei of Dali Road led 800 elite cavalry to Yingjiang. After a fierce battle for half a day, they broke the elephant formation of the Burmese army. The Burmese army retreated in chaos. Deputy envoy Pu pursued for hundreds of miles and entered Myanmar, defeating thirty of his strongholds in a row.
five!"
The courtiers were not surprised by this result.
But they all felt like it was not enough.
Li Changyi, Gao Changshou, Gao Anqing and others once again submitted a letter asking for conquest in Burma.
This time, Li Xia finally called.
He changed the title of Gao Changshou to the king of Burma, appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the army to conquer Burma, and returned to Yunnan to prepare for the conquest of Burma.
In addition, Gao Anqing was enthroned as the Crown Prince of Burma, and Li Changyun, the tenth son of the emperor, patrolled southern Xinjiang on behalf of the emperor and had full authority to handle tribute matters from the southwestern vassals.
This time, all the officials in the court smelled something else.
What are "Southwestern vassals"?
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The twenty-second year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The Tang army basically conquered the cities in northern Myanmar.
Gao Changshou, Gao Anqing and his son understood the customs and climate of the southwest and were not in a hurry to advance. Instead, they divided their troops and stationed them in various places, established a plan to calm the people, and managed them carefully. They tried their best to avoid the impact of hot weather on the soldiers.
But in this year, the Burmese king Naratihebodi was killed by his concubine Tihedu.
Tihedu declared himself king and wanted to recruit troops to fight against the Tang army.
However, before the Tang army arrived in Bagan city, Tihe was killed in the chaos with his brothers. The Bagan dynasty was destroyed, and officials from all over the country surrendered to the Tang army.
…
The detailed battle report was sent to the capital. After Li Xia read it, he handed it to Li Changyi.
Li Changyi didn't feel too much joy, but more of emotion.
"The king of Burma refused to stop exploiting the people and could not restrain his sons from competing for the throne. The country was destroyed so quickly."
"Let's take this as a lesson." Li Xia said.
"My son, I will obey my father's teachings."
This was the first government matter that Li Changyi handled independently after returning to the court from the army.
It was just a conquest of Burma with the help of Gao, which seemed very easy.
But in the past three years or so, he has been worried again and again. What if the personnel are not used properly? What if the war is lost? It only takes a fever to defeat the army...
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The first year of Taihe.
Bagan City.
"The King of Burma, Gao Anqing, has always been a weak waste. Now that the Emperor of Tang has abdicated in old age, the crown prince who succeeds will never be so terrible. It's time for us to restore our country!"
The speaker was an old Burmese clan leader named Asan Ge.
When the Tang army attacked Bagan, Asange killed several sons of the Burmese king and surrendered first, thus retaining some of his power.
He had been dormant for many years and finally waited for this opportunity.
"Let me show you what I got."
Having said this, Brother Asan waved, and immediately someone came up carrying a box.
After opening the box, all the old Burmese nobles and generals around were surprised.
"Musket?!"
"The people of the Tang Dynasty were very profitable, and the maritime merchants would sell anything for money." Brother Asang said: "This is what I bought from the maritime merchants of the Tang Dynasty, and used his gun to rebel against him!"
"Okay, kill Gao Anqing. Burma is far away. Let's see what the new emperor is capable of before he sends troops to conquer us."
"That is, not all the southwestern vassals may obey this new emperor."
"Bring me the map of the Royal Palace of Myanmar. You see, the Royal Palace was rebuilt from the previous palace..."
As Brother Asan said this, suddenly, an exclamation came from outside.
"The officers and soldiers are coming!"
"What's wrong?!"
Brother Asan was shocked. He picked up a musket and kicked out the door. He saw Gao Anqing personally leading his troops.
He couldn't help but feel surprised and happy. He raised his musket, aimed at Gao Anqing, and slowly pulled the trigger.
"If you dare to come, go to hell."
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, and the musket suddenly exploded, breaking both Asange's arms.
He was bleeding and lying on the ground crying in pain.
The whole hall was shocked.
No one remembered that they had just wanted to rebel.
"Take them all."
Gao Anqing ordered, walked up to Brother Asan who was rolling on the ground, and said: "You think I'm easy to bully, I can understand. But the Tang Dynasty will definitely be passed down safely. This is not something you, a fool, can understand."
"Ah! Ah!"
The only response to him was Asango's howl.
Gao Anqing watched for a while, then took the sword and chopped off Brother Asan's head with one blow.
"Take the lime box and send it to the capital together with my congratulatory form to present to His Majesty..."