Luo Youdu was in a good mood when he heard his sweet son's cry. He patted his shoulder and said, "What are you doing now? You'll be able to show off in the future."
He looked at the aggrieved Luo Kangrui and secretly laughed. In fact, he had planned to let Luo Kangrui fight in Dali Kingdom in a few years so that he could accumulate some merit and prestige.
As for whether Luo Kangrui has military talent, that's not important.
No matter how bad it is, can it be worse than Yang Guang?
Yang Guang had no humanity for his own people and was full of benevolence and righteousness towards his enemies. Even if a million troops could not hold down the goods of a Liaodong city, they could sweep across the south of the Yangtze River and destroy Nanchen. This became the achievement that Yang Chui talked about. Just the achievements of the Yu Dynasty. With his strength, and Cao Bin's deployment in Bashu for many years, he could win against Dali even if he had a dog tied up in his seat. How much less a living person?
It's just that Dali himself failed to live up to expectations, and there was an internal thunderstorm. He gave every opportunity to his lips, and he felt sorry if he didn't take it, so he could only destroy it conveniently.
Looking around, even the Japanese and Goryeo countries have been dealt with. If we follow the Chinese knowledge for thousands of years, there really is no opponent that can be defeated.
After thinking about it, Luo Youdu decided to open his son's eyes. He walked to the bookshelf in the back hall of the hall and picked up the inconspicuous box in the corner.
The box is big, but not heavy. Luo Youdu has been practicing his physical fitness (stamina) over the years, so he can lift it effortlessly.
Luo Kangrui watched his father carrying a big box out, his big eyes full of curiosity. When he saw his father put down the box and opened it, he found that there were layers of sheepskins stacked inside, with more than ten layers. many.
Luo Youdu took out the sheepskin and spread it on the ground because it was too big: it was a huge map.
Compared with paper, bulky sheepskin is easier to store and not easily damaged.
"Is this a world map?"
Luo Kangrui looked at the map in front of him in surprise, with disbelief in his eyes. This was different from all the maps he had seen before.
Since Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty emptied out the Western Region, the East has begun to explore the West. During the Li Zhi period of the Tang Dynasty, the territory even expanded to the Aral Sea, and contacts with other countries around the world were also very frequent. However, when it comes to map drawing, China has been doing it since ancient times. There is a kind of arrogance. Almost all world maps handed down have China as the center, and then the countries in the east, west, south, north and south are piled up in the corners to show the vastness of the Chinese dynasty. But in fact, this approach does more harm than good. It's not conducive to broadening one's horizons.
Luo Youdu resisted this approach, but he didn't have any good ideas.
Huang Chao's fire burned many documents and books.
In the early days of the founding of the Yu Dynasty, even the maps of Hehuang and Hexi were old, let alone the Western Regions further to the west.
Luo Youdu did know about the five continents and four oceans, but how could he draw them?
In these years of continuous exchanges with the West, Luo Youdu collected many Western maps through various means, and official newspapers would publish some Western things from time to time in order to expand his horizons.
However, the development of the West is now far less than that of the East, and their own understanding of the world is limited to the surrounding one-third of an acre, so much so that they treat people like Li Shengtian as the emperor of China, and even record in their books that they conquered China The emperor, Jean also guided him to convert to the Great Diet, such a ridiculous record.
After Luo Youdu sat firmly in his seat, even though he had packed up many things, he still couldn't open his mouth to do it.
However, he has used the name of ancient books to convince many people that there is a vast continent at the end of the East China Sea, and that there is no less rich product than the Chinese mainland.
Due to Luo Youdu's prestige over the years, most people feel that this knowledge that is beyond their understanding is extremely credible. However, it has not been proven in the end, and there are still some doubts.
Even Lin Renzhao may not believe it all. He believes in Luo Youdu, but not the ancient book in Luo Youdu's mouth. However, he yearns for the stars and the sea, and has an adventurous spirit that is beyond ordinary people. Regardless of whether the continent recorded in the ancient book exists or not, he will I want to ride the wind and waves to have a look and see the end of the sea.
The map in front of him is the first world map in history that Luo Youdu drew based on the maps of the East and West he had in his hand, plus his own supplementary information from his memory.
"This is the real world!"
Luo Youdu pointed at the map to warn his son.
Luo Kangrui looked at the huge map, his eyes shining brightly.
Luo Youdu said: "The world is so big, and there are places for my son to conquer everywhere. But we must remember that it is more difficult to defend the world than to conquer it. As a king of a country, what you fear most is not mediocrity, but having great ambitions and lacking talents, and being so ambitious. What are you doing? Everything must be done according to one’s ability.”
Luo Kangrui nodded solemnly and said: "My child understands that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty is a very good example."
"Not bad!" Luo Youdu said with a childish expression. From the perspective of warning future generations, Yang Guang's contribution to future generations is indeed unique.
No one can be stupid enough to bring down a rising dynasty.
Luo Kangrui admired his father the most. At this age, he was not old enough to really talk about logic. He did not doubt what his father said at all. He just sighed: "It turns out that the world is surrounded by four seas."
Luo Youdu paused and said: "For now, this is indeed the case!"
"Currently?" Luo Kangrui heard the ambiguity in the words.
Luo Youdu said: "Because this name was decided by my father."
He pointed to the west and said: "We, China, are part of the world. Our father divides the world into four seas: east, west, north, south, and then the land of China is in the middle, which is called Zhongzhou. The lands of all the countries in the four directions are divided around Zhongzhou. I, the East, have no objection. , but in the West... I guess they won’t be happy as a father.”
Luo Kangrui laughed heartily when he heard this: "Then just reason with them. I remember my father said that if you listen to the Tao in the morning, you will die at night."
Luo Youdu couldn't help laughing, but there was a bit of fire in his eyes.
He recalled that when he was young, he was an angry young man. However, when he later entered the society and was severely beaten, he changed into a smooth and sophisticated person. He began to speak nonsense to people and ghosts, and was good at dancing.
I still remember when I was young, I was very unhappy about why many things in later generations were determined by the West. Even the world's chronology is based on the Western AD, with the birth year of Jesus as the first year.
But being unhappy will not change the world.
But now Luo Youdu finds that he seems to be able to do things that he dared to think but couldn't do before, and the young man's loyalty is burning in his heart.
Can Jesus be compared with Laozi and Confucius? Why can't we use their birthdays in the unified era, or directly use the founding year of Dayu?
As for the four oceans, they don't exist. There are only four seas. If you are in a good mood, it would be nice to be granted the title of Dragon King of the Four Seas.
In short, everything in the future world will be decided by China.
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The Royal Palace of Khotan.
Li Shengtian was dressed in a dragon robe, looking majestic and solemn. Prince Li Congde stood respectfully on one side. Under the main hall of the palace was Ge Zhuoxi, who had escaped from Shazhou.
Ge Zhuoxi was a little embarrassed, and Cao Yanlu betrayed his relatives, and was finally surrendered to the Dayu court by the powerful forces of Shazhou.
However, Ge Zhuoxi relied on Khotan's infiltration of the Shazhou rebel army over the years and with the help of the small wealthy family, escaped from Shazhou.
Li Shengtian listened to everything that happened in Shazhou, rubbed his head feebly, and said: "I can't blame you for this. I can only say that Emperor Dayu is really great. His control over the West in these years is far beyond our expectations. That's it.
, I didn’t have much hope in return, I was just a little unwilling.”
He just said it lightly. Ten years of planning have just turned into nothingness. How can he let go so easily?
Li Shengtian always wanted to dominate the Western Regions, so he abandoned the near and sought the distant, and established a good relationship with the Guiyi Army, hoping to use the power of the Guiyi Army to achieve great things.
The Cao family who returned to the Yijun army could face the dual pressure of the Uighurs and the Murong family and still maintain their position. Li Shengtian gave a lot of support, especially putting the treasure on Cao Yanlu, and put a lot of effort into it.
From a historical perspective, Li Shengtian's move was far-sighted. Khotan had been in a stalemate with the Kingdom of Karakhan for fifty years, and the Guiyi Army gave Khotan great support. Without the Guiyi Army, Khotan would not have been able to last that long.
But now the investment has not paid off, Gui Yijun has changed his surname, and all the efforts have been in vain.
The real version of losing his wife and losing his troops made Li Shengtian so regretful that he almost vomited blood.
Ge Zhuoxi's mission to Shazhou this time was also to make some money while Shazhou was still surnamed Cao, and to supplement the domestic economy.
After all, in order to win this battle, he has already emptied the inventory accumulated over the years...
Li Shengtian suddenly remembered something and said, "I remember that you have a good relationship with Master Fayuan?"
Ge Zhuoxi said: "In the past, I traveled to Tianzhu and met him at Nalanda Temple, and we did have a relationship. Three years ago, I went to Gaochang as an envoy and discussed Buddhism with him."
Li Shengtian thought carefully for a moment, put his hands together and said, "You have to go to Gaochang again. If this happens, it will be a great achievement."
Ge Zhuoxi said hurriedly: "I am willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty, but I don't know what the purpose of going to Gaochang is?"
Li Shengtian said: "Let Master Fayuan persuade Mr. Lanhan to remain neutral."
Ge Zhuoxi didn't know what to say for a moment.
The current king of Gaochang Uighurs, Asi Lanhan, is translated into Chinese as the Lion King. This person's name is domineering, but he is a devout Buddhist believer and a peace-loving king with no ambitions.
No matter how chaotic the Western Region is, the Lion King will not participate and rely on its own geographical advantages to trade with all directions.
The Gaochang Uighur caravans could reach as far as Khitan's Shangjing. During the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, they quietly made a fortune.
The Lion King is also very knowledgeable about the ways of the world. The Khitan Qiang professed his vassalage to the Khitan, and then the Later Han Dynasty and the Later Zhou Dynasty claimed to be the nephew of Xizhou. In short, as long as he can do business and bend down and put on a smiling face, the Lion King doesn't care at all.
With Dayu's current momentum, it is really difficult for The Lion King to remain neutral.
Li Shengtian narrowed his eyes and said: "There was no chance in the first place. It's ridiculous that Luo Youdu was too ambitious. He should not have used Manichaeism to rule the Western Regions. The Great Diet can be tolerated by Buddhism, but not by Manichaeism. One month, only one month
, I can reverse the situation in the Western Region. As long as the Gaochang Uighurs are neutral, we have the ability to reach the east beyond the desert."
As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing.
This is an opportunity given by God.
However, before his laughter could stop, the sound of rapid horse hooves unexpectedly reached his ears.
The Khotan Palace is not as good as the Royal Palace, but it also stipulates that no horse racing is allowed unless there is an urgent military situation...