Youzhou, Jiqing Palace, has now been renamed Yanshan Palace by Zhang Zhi. I, Zhang Shengren, chose the name in such a simple and unpretentious way. Wherever I go, I name the palace after the main mountain range in the area.
Moreover, Zhang Yan only planned to keep a small part of Yanshan Palace as a temporary palace. The largest part had already been planned to be turned into a temple and named Liufa Chengzong Temple.
From now on, this temple will become the only ancestral temple of the Liufa Sect in Han Dynasty.
The biggest role is to attract the grassland tribes from Monan, Mobei and Moxi Jinshan to come here to worship.
The functions of Youzhou will be similar to that of Chengde in the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history.
After breaking through the last line of defense in his heart, Zhang Hao immediately let go and started taking action.
In his vision, the Liufa Sect was a model like the Tianfang Sect in a shell, with the main goal of stabilizing trade routes.
Of course, in order to stabilize trade routes and connections, it is best for everyone to believe in the same religion, and to be strictly restrained and only worship the Supreme God as the God of the world. This will make it easier for you and me to become brothers even if our skin color and appearance are different.
The meaning of the scriptures inside is Chinese-style, which emphasizes awareness, self-control, strict self-discipline, and the birth of great wisdom and self-perfection.
As for whether the Hexi Six Methods Sect will become popular in China on a large scale, Zhang Yan thinks not.
Because in many places the Six Methods Sect is not suitable for Chinese people’s imagination of gods and Buddhas.
Just in case, Zhang Yan was also planning to wait until the Chinese pronunciation he created was popularized, and then he would vigorously promote Confucianism, using Confucian pragmatism, family, country, world and other ideas to offset the influence of religion.
The name Liufa Sect also qualifies it. The middle land of Liufa Sect is a land of good Dharma, but it is not allowed to preach.
Finally, the Six Methods Sect will not always be very aggressive towards the outside world. In fact, no country or religion can do this.
When China's influence reaches Persia and the Dnieper River, it should be the end, and it is not occupation, but influence.
It doesn't matter whether there will be a group of mixed-race people who think they are Han in the end, or a large number of barbarians who think they are Han. That is a matter for future generations, and Zhang Yan can't see it.
However, the civil and military ministers under his command had no trouble at all regarding Zhang Gao's establishment of the Six Methods Sect.
Basically, everyone thinks that Zhang Shengren grew up in Dunhuang, a place where Buddhism is prosperous. Since he was a devout Buddhist believer in his childhood, he didn't take Zhang Zhang's layout seriously at all.
On the other hand, I was very interested in the pronunciation training proposed by Zhang Yan. After discussing it with four professional literary talents, Liu Tao, Li Fang, Xue Juzheng and Tao Gu, I felt that it was very interesting.
Although the pronunciation rules are a bit weird and out of place, and the fonts and symbols are generally too ugly, this is not a big problem.
Because this thing is just like doing scientific research. The most important thing is the idea. If they follow this idea and use their abilities to come up with a training sound suitable for this era, there will be no problem at all.
So the four people praised Zhang Xi to the extreme.
Well..
Zhang Hao was dubious and asked the four literati in front of him who were praising him.
The four people immediately nodded in sync, like chickens pecking at rice, "I am definitely not exaggerating. The saint is so great. This move should be as famous as the First Emperor."
Well, Zhang Hao had never experienced such enthusiastic praise from the literati group, and he was immediately flattered.
After he sobered up a bit, he realized that he had given the order, and the four of them selected talents from all over the world to make sure that the words had the same pronunciation.
But the four of them would not dare to monopolize such a great achievement. The prime ministers are still in Tokyo, especially Zhang Xichong, who is a subordinate of Shangshu Lingjia and Tong Zhongshu. He is a senior and domineering prime minister. Who dares to bypass him?
So after the four of them got the power to revise the training code from Zhang Yan, they immediately asked Zhang Yan to set up a president's office for the revision of training code.
He also asked Zhongshu to tell Tao Gu to rush back to Tokyo and report to the five ministers Zhang Xichong, Fan Zhi, He Ning, Feng Dao and Guo Tiance, and discuss the candidate for the president of Xunyin before reporting to Zhang Xian.
The subordinates under his command were excited and saw the difference in the training sound. Among the generals following Zhang Yan, except for Murong Nobunaga, Li Cunhui and Zhao Kuangyin half understood.
The others had no idea how important this historical moment was, which made Zhang Hao couldn't help but worry about the cultural quality of his generals.
However, Zhang Gao looked back at Yelu Sixiao and others who looked loyal but always showed a mixture of fierceness and stupidity, and felt that it was better not to push them, because they would definitely not be able to read the book.
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From ancient times to the present, there are only a few heroes who can read. If fools like Barbarian Xiong, Dunzhu, Yelu Sixiao, and Yelu Sizhong can read, then Erye Guan will die.
The street?
However, Zhang Yan really discovered such a talent this time, no! It should be said that this person had been working under him for a long time, but Zhang Yan had not discovered his talent and character, and had been using him as a tool.
This person is Li Gu. Li Gu was sometimes recorded as Li Gu in history. Gu is the same as Gu, which refers to the paper-making tree commonly used in ancient times.
This person was an official of the Later Jin Dynasty who was rescued from prison after Zhang Gao sent Li Cunhui to regain Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo. After Zhang Gao ascended the throne, He Ning, Feng Dao and others recommended Li Gu, saying that he was very talented and learned.
Later, when Zhang Zhi went south to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty and captured Huainan, he appointed Li Gu as the deputy army transport envoy, responsible for the dispatch of logistics, supplies and food.
Later, he was appointed as Chuzhou's land equalization envoy, Hue's military envoy, etc., responsible for the pilot land equalization in Chuzhou.
During the northern expedition of the army, Yin Zhengqi, the son of Yin Yao, wanted to stay in Tokyo, so Li Gu became the official transport envoy of the army and made many achievements.
But if this is the case, Li Gu can only be called a capable minister, definitely not a man of both civil and military skills and moral character, nor can he attract much attention from Zhang Zhi.
But two days ago, Li Gu sent a memorial to Zhang Xi, asking Zhang Xi to welcome back Shi Chonggui and Queen Mother Li who were imprisoned by the Khitans in Huanglong Mansion.
The emperor of this dynasty was asked to welcome back the king of the previous dynasty. Moreover, when Zhang Gao first entered the Central Plains, he used the excuse to help Shi Chonggui.
Li is really punishing!
This topic was even brought up once by Princess Yongle, who was brought up by Empress Dowager Li Sanniang. Zhang Gao did not dare to talk about it again after making no comment.
Li Gu was the first and so far the only minister who dared to mention this matter.
Zhang Yan thought that Li Gu had received great favor from the Shi family, or was an in-law of the Shi family, so he immediately asked Zhang Liecheng to investigate. The result was that it was none of the above, and instead he dug up some past events of Li Gu.
This man was a native of Ruyin, Yingzhou (Fuyang, Anhui). He was very brave when he was young, good at riding and shooting, advocated chivalry, and made many friends with heroes from all walks of life.
Chivalry at this time is not a good word. It generally refers to those powerful thieves who use force to break the law and wander in gray areas.
Li Gu became a big scourge in the village and was disliked by everyone. Later, he suddenly changed his temper for some unknown reason and began to study essays.
) passed the imperial examination of the Later Tang Dynasty.
This is outrageous, because there is nothing fair about the imperial examination at this time.
For example, Zhao Kuangzan, because his grandfather Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty, liked him, he asked him to take the exam, and he successfully passed the Mingjing Science Examination.
A few generations back, Li Gu could only be said to have a slightly meager income, and had absolutely no connection with the rich and powerful. There must be no one to give him a way out.
Therefore, the reason why Li Gu passed the exam must be because his talent and learning were indeed very high, so high that he could stand out among the high-ranking disciples who had taken a back seat.
You must know that at this time, Li Gu had only studied literature for three or four years. Not only did he pass the exam based on his talent, he also passed the most difficult Jinshi subject instead of the Mingjing subject.
The ability of a top student is so awesome!
In terms of moral character, Li Gu was also a strange flower at this time. After Yelv Deguang entered Tokyo, he imprisoned Shi Chonggui, Empress Dowager Li and others in Fengchan Temple in Tokyo.
At that time, Tokyo was in chaos, with heavy rain and snow, and food shortages.
Shi Chonggui's family was cold and hungry and sought help from many sources. No one from the court, officials, or even the monks in the Fengchan Temple who had been honored by Empress Dowager Li in the past dared to provide food and clothing to Shi Chonggui and Empress Dowager Li.
Later, the Khitan escorted Shi Chonggui's family to the north. The prince and his family had only single clothes and had no food and clothing. No one in the prefectures or counties along the way dared to see Shi Chonggui off, let alone provide him with food and clothing.
Only after arriving in Cizhou, Li Gu, who was appointed as the governor of Cizhou, led his officials and people to visit him on the roadside. Seeing that Shi Chonggui was wearing thin clothes and only had cold corn porridge to eat, Li Gu cried loudly, "I have no status, and I have failed your majesty!" So he lost everything and became Shi Chonggui and him.
Empress Dowager Li bought clothes and sent food and drinks.
And it was precisely because of this that Yelu Deguang, who wanted to make a fool of Shi Chonggui and disgrace the Emperor of China, sent people to take him to Tokyo and torture him as many as seven times.
Zhang Yan immediately realized that this man was a talent. Regardless of other qualities, he was unique in the Five Dynasties, not to mention that he was versatile in both civil and military affairs.
In the Yanshan Palace, Li Gu, who had just arrived from Xingzhou under the imperial edict, entered the palace immediately without resting for a moment. Before Zhang Gao could say anything, Li Gu bowed his head in vain.
"Sage, I have been in Xingming for a long time. When I heard that the saint had stabilized Hedong, I took the opportunity to persuade Liang Hui, the leader of the Yimin of Xingzhou.
This person has been led to Youzhou by my ministers. In order to stabilize the two states, I dare to ask the saint to summon Liang Hui and give him some comfort."
The name Liang Hui was heard by Zhang Zhi too many times. After Yelu Deguang entered the Central Plains, it was Liang Hui who fired the first shot against the Khitan. He also used a surprise attack to capture Xiangzhou. Although it was later captured by the Khitan,
But the credit for initiating the righteous act is still great.
"I have heard about Liang Hui. Even though he later joined Liu Zhiyuan, he is still a hero."
Li Gu sat half-assed on the stool at Zhang Yan's signal, "Liang Hui and I have known each other for a long time. When I attacked Xiangzhou in the past, I also sent other generals to participate. He surrendered to Liu Zhiyuan, which was really helpless.
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"It turns out that Li Qing was also the one who pioneered righteousness! I also heard that in the past, in dozens of counties and counties in Hebei, Li Qing was the only one who broke up his family to provide food and clothing for Shi Chonggui. Why have I never heard of Li Qing talking about it?"
Li Guchang sighed deeply, with a look of shame on his face, "I am receiving a salary from the Jin Dynasty, but my Lord is being driven away by thieves like an ox and a horse, but he is unable to save me and can only provide me with some food and clothing. How can I show off?"
"You are a loyal and loyal minister!" Now it was Zhang Yan's turn to praise, "Is it for the sake of loyalty and righteousness that you suggest me to take back Shi Chonggui from the Khitan?"
Li Gu felt a shiver in his heart, knowing that it would be difficult to answer this question. If he answered yes, it would be fun.
If you, a minister, bring back such a hot potato to embarrass the emperor for the sake of your own loyalty, then you should not let Zhang Shengren be tortured to death?
However, Li Gu thought of this before he wrote to Zhang Yan. He stood up and replied calmly: "This will certainly strengthen the loyalty of all ministers, and it will be more beneficial to your majesty and the great Zhou Dynasty."
"Oh? Tell me!" Once he heard the benefits, Zhang Shengren became a little interested.
"First, the Shi family lost the country and was captured by the bandits. This was actually caused by their incompetence in governing the country and their lack of understanding of people.
Now, His Majesty, with his sacred literature and martial arts, has taken back the Shi family. Firstly, it can demonstrate the benevolence of the saint, and secondly, it can show the world who is the master of heroes.
Third, Shi Shi can return to him the last bit of moral justice of the Emperor of the Central Plains, so that the saint will never have any shortcomings in great justice.
Secondly, the saint defeated the Liu bandits in the east of Hedong, and his power was even greater than that in the past at Chaozhuang Temple. Today, the soldiers are brave and the generals are brave, and the armor and weapons are powerful. The soldiers and common people have returned to their hearts. It is the time to destroy the separatist regime with one blow and make the Jin Ou intact.
When I came to the north, I was shocked to hear that Qian Yue had undergone great changes, and Qian Zuo, the king of Wuyue and Zhejiang, died suddenly.
Ma Xifan, the king of Chu in Xianghu, died of illness, and his younger brother Ma Xi'e became independent. Many of his subordinates were dissatisfied, and they even preferred Ma Xiguang, who was stranded in Tokyo.
Gao Congjie, King of Jing in Nanping, was also seriously ill and could not eat well.
Among all the countries in the world, the king of the Southern Tang Dynasty is just lingering on. There are changes in Zhejiang, Xianghu, and Jingnan. Only Meng Shu and Liu Han who are far away in Lingnan have not changed yet. This is a God-given opportunity!
If a saint can get back the Shi family and treat them well, he will be safe and healthy. If a mediocre person like Ma Xiguang sees that the Shi family can become rich and noble, the court can take over his land and adopt it with just a little intimidation.
With Jingnan and Ma Chu in my hands, I will have one hundred thousand more naval troops, and I can cut off the rivers. Meng, Shu, and the Southern Tang Dynasty are like birds and beasts in a cage, and they will be captured sooner or later.
Thirdly, although our army has recaptured Yanyun and killed the Khitan leader Yelu Ruan in more formations, Hebei and Hedong are actually in ruins and have not had a few years to recuperate. They have no ability to go out of the fortress. It is also very difficult to recover as far away as Liaodong and Liaoxi.
Then Shulu Ping and his son Yelu Lihu, who were later captured, needed to be temporarily stabilized to prevent them from escaping into the deep forests and grasslands.
I am willing to send an envoy to Khitan on the pretext of retrieving the Shi family, stabilize Shuluping mother and son, recover the Han people who have been kidnapped over the years, and wipe out these two thieves once again when the country becomes strong and prosperous."
Zhang Gao pondered for a while, and it was true that as Li Gu said, Hedong and Hebei were in ruins and it was really difficult to support the army to fight in the fortress.
Zhang Yan was reluctant to send out the 20,000 elite Hexi Xiaoqi around him as prairie cavalry to fight against the Khitans.
Moreover, more than 100,000 people from Hedong Province have recently been moved to Hetao, and the Tuyuhun people from Hedong Province have been moved to Youzhou to prepare for Murong Nobunaga's eastward expedition to Japan.
More importantly, great changes have taken place in Wu Yue, Ma Chu, and Jingnan, especially Ma Chu and Jingnan. They were carefully planned by Zhang Gao. Ma Xiguang is still in Tokyo, which is the result of Zhang Gao's deliberate delay.
He really doesn't have the energy to deal with Shulu Ping and his son now. The most important thing is to take advantage of this opportunity to deal with Jingnan and Ma Chu, seize the Yangtze River waterway, receive the skilled naval forces of the two places, and separate Meng Shu and Southern Tang.
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Outside the Great Wall, let’s wait until we unify the Central Plains before we can do it!
After agreeing to Li Gu's plan, Zhang Yan immediately summoned Liang Hui.
Also summoned at the same time were Wang Qiong, the leader of the naval force on the river north of Chanzhou, who had performed extremely well in the resistance against the Khitan, and Zhang Yi, the leader of the Xiajin Yimin, and others. Zhang Gaojun gave them official posts and generous gifts to let them go back and stabilize the local area.
The next day, good news came from Yizhou. Shi Kuangwei, a local tycoon who had been entrenched in Zhulu Mountain at the junction of Yizhou and Guizhou, came down from the mountain and brought dozens of small leaders to Youzhou to seek refuge.
Zhang Yan quickly summoned Shi Kuangwei, because this man was no unknown person.
His father, Shi Jiantang, was a famous general in the Later Tang Dynasty and was known as the Pioneer of History. It is said that he once beat Wang Yanzhang and vomited blood at the mouth. He was the most powerful man after Li Cunxiao in the Five Dynasties and was also known as Xia Luqi. Later, he died in the middle of the target.
Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of the later Tang Dynasty, once said that if Shi Jiantang was still there when the Weizhou rebellion happened, Zhuangzong might not have ended up like that.
Shi Kuangwei's grandfather, Shi Jingsi, was even more incredible. He was a fierce man wearing a white robe who was invincible on the battlefield. He was one of Li Keyong's Thirteen Taibos.
When Zhu Wen made a surprise attack on Li Keyong's Shangyuan Post, Shi Jingsi held an iron bow and shot hundreds of Liang's troops to death, protecting the drunken Li Keyong from escaping at the cost of his own death.
After Yelu Deguang entered the Central Plains, Shi Kuangwei served as the deputy envoy of Jingyuan Jiedu, assisting Li Dejun. Yelu Deguang asked him to go to Tokyo to meet with him, but Shi Kuangwei directly killed Yelu Deguang's envoy, showing that he would never submit to the Khitans.
But then Zhang Gao's army arrived. Shi Kuangwei thought that Zhang Gao and Yelu Deguang were the same thing, so he ran away with his trusted followers Ya Bing to join Liu Zhiyuan.
Tragically, as soon as he arrived in Hedong, his old superior Li Dejun and his old friend Yi Piao defected to Zhang Yan.
In addition, when Shi Kuangwei arrived in Hedong, there were only a few followers left. Liu Zhiyuan was afraid that Shi Kuangwei was not sincere and felt that he had no strength, so he gave him the false title of Yizhou Soldiers and Horses and sent him away.
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After Zhang Yan defeated Liu Zhiyuan, Shi Kuangwei had already gathered thousands of people and held thirty to forty thousand people hostage.
He believed that he did not give face to Zhang Zhi in the past, so he simply left the grass on Zhulu Mountain and did not dare to go down the mountain, thus becoming the biggest security threat around Youzhou.
Seeing that Shi Kuangwei still had some integrity and did not want to embarrass him, Zhang Gao sent Li Dejun's son and An Shuqian, who was detained by Liu Zhiyuan in Hedong, to persuade him to surrender.
Seeing Shi Kuangwei's arrival, Zhang Zhangqian specially sent Murong Nobunaga to greet him.
Murong Nobunaga was wearing a bright silver armor, a white helmet and a white robe. When Shi Kuangwei saw him standing next to Zhang Yan as if to protect him, his tears immediately fell.
"Is Murong Baipao in front of you? It's like my ancestor is standing beside Emperor Taizu Wu!"
This is the effect of Zhang Yaoyao. Shi Kuangwei's grandfather Shi Jingsi loved to make white helmets and white robes, and he happened to be one of the thirteen Taibos used by Li Ke.
To capture these Hedong warriors and replace the old-school warriors in the North, Li Keyong's tactics must be used.
Zhang Gao comforted him with gentle words, while Shi Kuangwei cried bitterly and admitted his mistake. Afterwards, everyone was happy, and the biggest threat to Hebei was relieved.