Zhang Zhao, born in the second year of Liang Qianhua (912), was the youngest son of Zhang Chengfeng, the white-clothed emperor of Jinshan Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty, the grandson of Zhang Huaiding, the third-generation military governor of the Guiyi Army, and the great-grandson of the great hero Zhang Yichao. He also had an elder brother Zhang Xuan (geng four tones). ), died during the period of the Cao family on behalf of Zhang.
He is located in the Hexi Corridor, far to the northwest of the Central Plains. The Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty is a country that even history buffs rarely know about, because not only is it a small territory, it has only existed for about four years, and its historical materials are extremely scarce. .
The only thing that is certain is that this small country is the only Han government in the northwest established by Zhang Chengfeng, the grandson of Zhang Yichao, the great hero who recovered the six counties in Hexi Province, and the protagonist, the unlucky father, in Guasha Prefecture of the Guiyi Army.
West refers to the direction, Han refers to the Han nationality, and Jinshan is in the southwest of Dunhuang, which was later known as the Altun Mountain. At this time, people in Dunhuang regarded Jinshan as a protective sacred mountain, and it once became synonymous with Shazhou.
Therefore, the meaning of the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty is the Jinshan Kingdom established by the Han people in the west. However, although Zhang Chengfeng used the title of Your Majesty and called himself the White Emperor, he did not use the title of emperor.
Zhang Zhao's nominal mother was the sister of Li Shengtian of Khotan and the daughter of King Yuchitian Virama of Khotan. In fact, his mother was Song, the niece of Cao Yijin's wife who succeeded Zhang as the governor of the Guiyi Army.
After the Cao family replaced Zhang, the young Zhang Zhao was taken to live in Shouchang, southwest of Dunhuang, his maternal ancestral home. His aunts, the Yuchi family and the Song family were both still alive.
Although Zhang Zhao was born tall, he was a weak man. Perhaps after witnessing the tragic experiences of his father and brother, his mind was directly destroyed. In his 17 years of life, he did nothing except chanting Buddha's name.
The only time he was stubborn was when he suddenly wanted to find a cave temple to worship Buddhism. No matter how much everyone tried to persuade him, he refused to go back. Even his biological mother, the Song family, sent people to persuade him. His old servant Zhongweng had to give him advice every two days. He gave him grain and rice. This should be the cave that Zhang Chao traveled through.
The old loyal man has been a member of the Zhang family for generations. After the Cao family paid the money, Zhang Zhao saved his life under the protection of his aunt, the Weichi family, and his biological mother, the Song family, and was arranged by the Cao family to live in Shouchang City, southwest of Dunhuang. .
Because Shouchang is located in the southwest of Dunhuang, whoever goes to Shouchang must pass through Dunhuang to facilitate supervision and surveillance. Zhongweng is the only old servant who follows him.
Ge Duo, nicknamed the Bald Tiger, is a group of horse thieves who have recently emerged in Shouchang, and Dagan means the leader of the Uighurs. Most of its members are turtles who were forcibly moved to the Qilian Mountains by the Tubo people decades ago. This is the Uighurs.
After the rapid decline of Tubo in recent years, these Uighurs could no longer be controlled, so they began to come down from the Qilian Mountains in groups to settle or nomadically live in Guasha Prefecture where living conditions were better. Bald Tiger is the most important of these Uighur horse thieves. A big one.
It is currently the second year of Changxing in the Tang Dynasty. Please note that this Tang Dynasty is not the famous Li Tang, but the one who likes actors. He can also sing a few lines. In the first half of his life, he upheld the legacy of King Jin Sanya and was powerful throughout the world. In the second half of his life, he liked actors. The strange emperor who almost died and his country was destroyed, the Later Tang Dynasty was established by Zhuangzong Li Cunxu.
The second year of Changxing was the second reign of Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan of the Later Tang Dynasty who came out to clean up the mess after Li Cunxu's death. At this time, the Tang Dynasty's later Liang Dynasty with its loyal ministers Zhu Quanzhong and his son, Zhu Quanzhong and his son, was finished, and Li Cunxu, who had destroyed them, was gone.
The Tang Dynasty has become a gradually vague concept in the hearts of Han people in Hexi.
They didn't sleep well at all last night. They kept thinking about Zhang Chao they met in their dreams and walked out of the temple where Qi Xiaohu arranged for them to rest.
This temple is located near the top of the mountain. Looking down the mountain, it is a huge valley.
A lot of fertile farmland has been cultivated in the valley, and a stream runs through it. The valley entrance is narrow and easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, there is still a long distance from the mountain to the valley entrance. It is very suitable as a peach blossom garden in troubled times.
But now, this peach blossom land may not be saved, because tents with obvious Uighur style are set up all over the stream. There are at least thirty or forty tents. Around the tents, there are some Uighur women laughing loudly and fetching water from the stream.
How come they are here to conspire for something big? They are clearly here to occupy the magpie's nest.
"What a big deal Mr. Zhong has planned! How does it feel to seek the skin of a tiger?" The old man, Mr. Zhong, walked over with a disgraced face. Zhang Chao couldn't help but mock him.
After accepting Zhang Zhao's memory, he discovered that the old man had been plotting to restore the glory of the Zhang family since he was a few years old. When his own son who had been honored by him had no intention at all, the old man and the emperor were not worried about the eunuchs.
After more than ten years of busy work, I finally accomplished this 'big deal!'
Ridiculous and sad!
"Langjun...servant...!" With just one sentence, Zhang Chao made the old man's eyes red. No matter how stupid he was, he had also seen Ge Du's attitude and tricks last night, and had been following him for more than ten years.
The horns were sharp, and they were completely shattered in one night.
He thought that great things were accomplished, and he thought about "conquering" the Uighurs for his own use and reviving the Zhang family. Only now did he realize that the Uighurs had only used their flattery to trick him in the past few days.
Even before the matter is completed, the cannibalism has begun to be exposed. When the matter is completed, I am afraid that they will be the next ones to be eliminated.
On the old face, a few tears fell from the dry eye sockets. His gray-white hair was unkempt and as messy as a bird's nest. His dark face was criss-crossed with ravines, showing the pain and pain in his heart everywhere.
The suffering of life.
Zhang Chao suddenly couldn't bear to say anything anymore. According to his memory, this body was jealous of the Cao family, and even his aunt, Yuchi, and biological mother, Song, did not dare to pay too much attention to him, for fear of causing dissatisfaction from the Cao family.
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Therefore, in the seventeen years of Zhang Zhao's life, the only relative he had, the only one who regarded him as his master and a nobleman of Tianhuang, was this old servant Zhang Zhong.
The two of them walked around this simple temple in silence for a long time. Zhang Chao was looking around to see if the statue of the god in his dream would appear here.
Several women who were sweeping looked at him curiously and chattered. Obviously, his identity as the son of the emperor in white was very mysterious to these ordinary people. There were even two urchins who ran up to Zhang Chao to see what he looked like, and then
Amid mother's reproach, he quickly ran away.
Suddenly, Zhang Chao was shocked. At the entrance of the main hall of this temple, a very familiar oil lamp lay alone on the ground.
"Zhong Weng, who is this statue?" Zhang Chao couldn't wait to rush in in the main hall of the temple, and finally found an existence that was exactly the same as the statue in his dream. The color of the statue had fallen off and there were cracks everywhere, but it was still majestic.
"This is the land of the great-grandfather of Lang Jun, who conquered the Han people in the six counties of Hexi Province! The Taibao of the Tang Dynasty granted the title of Founding Duke of Nanyang and became the governor of the Yijun Army.
Without the Taibao Gong, we would have been like pigs and dogs under the Tubo rule. Without the Taibao Gong, the Han people in Hexi would have become barbarians like Aomo who do not know their ancestors and are ignorant of culture and education!"
Old Zhang Zhong's face was filled with excitement, and a look of pride flashed across his ravaged face, which was an expression of infinite nostalgia for past glory.