A huge map of Dali was hung in Zhang Yan's study. Standing next to him, in addition to Zhang Xiancun, were Guo Rong, Zhang Fei and others.
This was the custom of Zhang Zhou Dynasty, to hang up the map before talking. It can also be said to be the advantage of Zhang Zhou Dynasty, because there is definitely no one in this era who knows maps better than Zhang Yi.
You must know that when I, Zhang Shengren, was in school, I was very good at history and geography. When I was in junior high school, I filled up three homework books with maps of Kaijiang. Later, after I became a friendly P club player, I became more familiar with these.
Therefore, as long as a map of this era is brought to him for a look, Zhang Shengren can change it into a map of mountains and rivers that seems extremely detailed at this time.
Guo Rong touched his chin and was looking carefully at the mountain and river geography map of the Dali Kingdom given by the emperor. Although he was appointed as the pacifier of Dongchuan Road in Jiannan Sichuan Province, the prefect of Nanxi Prefecture, and the military supervisor of the prefecture, he
In fact, he has been traveling back and forth between Hedong, Henan and Guanzhong.
Because he knew why Zhang Yan appointed him as the pacifier of Dongchuan Road, wasn't it just to prepare for the eldest prince Zhang Xiancun beside him to enter the Dali Kingdom.
Even a large part of the pro-army Zuobao Taowei and the imperial army in Pingnan Town who are now concentrated in Nanxi Prefecture will eventually stay in Dali Kingdom and become Zhang Xiancun's basic team.
But this job is not easy to do, because Zuobao Taowei and the seven thousand people in Pingnan Town are composed of many people, and everyone has their own ideas.
Some people thought it was an opportunity and were willing to follow the eldest prince into the Dali Kingdom and later become a local emperor in the mountains.
Some people still think that after winning the battle and being rewarded by the eldest prince, they can return to the Central Plains to be at ease.
Zhang Hao nodded with a smile on his face and affirmed that this was the good thing about his eldest son. Although he lacked social experience and suffered some hardships before, he could still win people's hearts, build a team, and know people well and make good use of them.
In fact, with his background, he doesn't care about glory and wealth at all.
Later, around the second year of Emperor Qianfu of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty (875), Situ was inspected, and Gao Pian, the military governor of Jiannan and Xichuan, defeated the Nanzhao at the Dadu River.
Those who stayed on the plateau were the Tibetans.
"Dalang and I like each other, and we will be of great use in the future!" Zhang Gao thought about it, but still refused.
In the past, Zhang Xiancun simply believed that it was because his mother was not the queen that he was destined to miss the crown prince position.
Tang Meng was no more than a small minister of the previous Han Dynasty, with a rank comparable to five hundred stones. Once he succeeded, even today's saints would regard him as a sage.
Zhang Gao pointed to the Hengduan Mountains in the area of Jiangxinpo and Yeren Mountain in later generations and said: "This mountain is vast and almost uninhabited. It is more difficult to traverse than the road to Shu in the pre-Qin Dynasty. It is basically impossible for large groups of people to pass through."
Unexpectedly, Guo Rong suddenly came out and prostrated himself on the ground, "Today the Holy Emperor is on the throne, the court is full of talents, and there is no shortage of a certain martial artist.
Prince Zhang looked over and over at the map that the Emperor asked him to observe carefully, and suddenly realized something was wrong.
It will only take ten years for Qirong to stabilize Nanzhong, and it will not be too late to return to the court and listen to the teachings in front of the saint."
At this time, it is exactly 210 years since Pi Luoge was crowned the King of Yunnan. My son has obeyed the destiny and will be the great hero of Nanzhong to the country!"
What Zhang Xiancun really cares about is whether he can accomplish great things, whether he can leave his name in history, and whether, thousands of years later, future generations will be able to read his biography and shout, "This is how a real man should be."
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The only person who decided that he could not become the prince was his father Zhang Yan, who was a king like Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty, Emperor Shizong of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong Wen of the Great Dynasty.
Originally, Guo Wei wanted Guo Rong to go, and he also wanted Guo Rong to serve as Zhang Xiancun's minister of state, but Zhang Xi thought it over and refused.
"Before Dali, there were countries such as Nanzhao, and Tianzhu had a powerful country in the pre-Han period.
Although they became pro-army members of the new dynasty, they naturally knew who they wanted to be loyal to, but after all, it was Guo Rong who had always led them, and ideological work was much easier to do.
His fingers went all the way down to Dali, and everyone could see that it was still a large area of undulating hills and valleys.
So there were only two options left, Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin, and Zhang Gao finally chose Zhang Yongde.
At that time, the White Wolf Qiang who were sent as cavalry by Nanzhao King Shilong suffered heavy casualties and were afraid of King Nanzhao's liquidation after the war, so the whole clan moved south again. They are probably here now and are conquering the local indigenous people."
The standard set by the sage for Zhang Xiancun, the eldest son of the emperor, is Zuobao Taowei and Pingnan Town. In addition, after conquering Dali Kingdom, local warriors will be selected to form a forbidden army. With this, one guard and two towns will have an army of 10,000 people.
Zhang Xiancun’s close team.
As soon as he said this, the big and small black bears and Zhang Fei behind Zhang Gao also widened their eyes.
Is it difficult to pass Yeren Mountain? Is it difficult to pass Jiangxin Slope?
It's really sad! But the main reason why transportation is inconvenient here in later generations is because of the international situation, that is, both Myanmar and India are afraid that we can open up this area.
The Rashtrakotta Kingdom, roughly the same generation as Assam and northern Bangladesh, was originally the territory of the Pala Dynasty.
If Guo Rong is willing to go, he is naturally better than Zhang Yongde, but Zhang Yan is intended to be used after training Guo Rong. It is a pity to use it in a place like Dali.
The rest went south to Southeast Asia during this era and became the Bamar people of later generations.
Zhang Shengren stroked his beard proudly. Tianzhu is such a wonderful place. There are more than 30 million people. How many people are needed to become masters?
As for the Bamar people, just don't show up at all and directly merge with the White Wolf Qiang, which is currently growing.
Because from a historical point of view, Zhang Yongde was able to sit in a high position and die in all the glory and wealth after Zhao Da usurped the throne. Whether it was military talent or political acumen, it was better than the procrastination in launching an army in Huainan.
Li Chongjin.
Therefore, for the first time, Zhang Xiancun began to regard himself as the future king of Dali wholeheartedly.
Because if the transportation here is as convenient as in Yunnan, will the chieftains in northern Myanmar really not know who to hang out with?
After the natural chasm here is turned into a road, can India still be able to defend southern Tibet? I am afraid that they cannot even defend Manipur and Assam in the northeast.
After hearing this, Zhang Xiancun suddenly realized, "No wonder my father is so fond of the Eight Tribes of Xishan. It turns out that one of them has already arrived south of Dali.
Sir, do you want me to conquer the White Wolf Qiang with the Eight Qiang tribes of Xishan as the vanguard after Dali is pacified, and then bring them under your command, then recruit the local barbarians to dig a road to Tianzhu, and then build another Guanzhong and Shuzhong for our people?"
Zhang Gao glanced at Guo Rong approvingly and nodded heavily, "It's not that it's difficult to pass, but it should be said that it's as difficult as climbing to the sky! These two mountains, especially here."
As for Zuo Bao Tao Wei, they were basically recruited by the emperor with the help of Guo Wei, Guo Congyi, Guo Chongwei and Bai Wenke after the Hedong soldiers were defeated.
The fifteen-year-old boy liked to hear such words the most. Zhang Xiancun was trembling with excitement. He wished he could run to Yangju City right now, kill the Duan family directly, and then conquer Tianzhu.
I am not talented, so I would like to follow the example of these two sages and ask the sage to appoint Rong as a general. He can be the forerunner of Shanshanhou, establish Dali, expand the borders, and write two or three words on the history of Qing Dynasty."
Barbarian Bear even walked to the map and observed it left and right, "The last time we went to Tianzhu, we walked on the road for more than a year. Actually, it was because we didn't know the way!"
However, this can also show from the side that after Zhao Da usurped the throne, Li Chongjin chose to be brave and self-immolated with his family, and shouted before his death, "I am ashamed of Taizu's kindness!" Li Chongjin was more upright and grateful.
Since the Western Han Dynasty, these people have surrendered to the imperial court and rebelled again, and they have rebelled and surrendered again. We might as well solve it all at once this time and assimilate them completely.
Throwing Guo Rong to Dali was still a bit overqualified, and Zhang Yan planned to use it himself in the future.
So these days, Guo Rong did not go to Nanxi Mansion, nor did he take care of Zuo Bao Tao Wei. Instead, with the assistance of Luantai Fu Kan, Bing Ji and other people from Zhongshu Province, he ran around together, everywhere. Select and win over warriors.
Therefore, Zhang Yan chose to keep Li Chongjin by his side, so that he could be trained to become a general of the bodyguard or a general of the Forbidden Army in the future. Zhang Yongde was very sensible, so he was just released to help Zhang Xiancun govern the Dali Kingdom.
The people of Dali are blessed!
His inability to be a prince has little to do with his birth, concubine, or ability.
All the things he said are true. The Bamar people in Myanmar in later generations were actually a nation formed by the White Wolf Qiang from the Qingtang Plateau who went south to conquer the Mon people and the Pyu people.
Zhang Yongde also went to Nanxi Mansion, it was Guo Wei's intention. In the small circle of Guo family, Guo Wei's son-in-law Zhang Yongde will serve as the main general and follow Zhang Xiancun into Dali Kingdom.
But before Zhang Chang entered Tianzhu last time, Rashidhara Kuta had already broken away from the control of the Polo Dynasty and became independent.
Zhang Xiancun was the first to lose his temper. He pointed at the map and asked Zhang Yan: "Everyone, is your Dali Kingdom so close to Tianzhu? It seems to be closer than Jingzhao Mansion."
"It's not that it's closer, it's that it's much closer. It's only about 1,600 miles from Yangjume City to Rashidhara Kuta, but it's a full three thousand miles from Yangjume City to Jingzhao Chang'an Prefecture. "
The purpose is to ensure that the generals selected for the Forbidden Army in Pingnan Town are willing to stay in Dali Kingdom as much as possible.
In fact, not only him, but also veterans like Guo Rong and Zhang Fei were incited by Zhang Gao's words.
Therefore, what limits the development of this generation is not geographical factors, but international factors.
At that time, Tianzhu will be the capital of our Central Plains Kingdom, Shuzhong!"
Guo Rong looked up to the sky and sighed, "The Chu general Zhuang Qi was originally an unknown person, but he was still praised repeatedly for thousands of years after the Yuan River entered Yunnan.
In addition, he felt that his maternal ancestors were from the Yuchi family, a thousand-year-old royal family, and had the blood of the emperors of the great dynasties. They were much nobler than Zhang Xianjing's maternal ancestors, the Cao family, a small local tycoon who had just emerged.
Okay! Seeing Guo Rong's attitude, Zhang Yan stopped insisting. I hope you are in better health and can live longer in this time and space.
As for other government affairs in Nanxi Prefecture, Zhang Yongde, the Observer of Dongchuan Road, is now in charge.
Therefore, he was still a little upset in his heart, but he didn't react until Zhang Hao made the truth clear to him.
Zhang Yan saw Zhang Xiancun's little expression and knew what the boy was thinking, but before he could say anything to interrupt the fifteen-year-old boy's sweet dream, Guo Rong spoke first.
Zhang Yan explained everything, and finally he looked at Zhang Xiancun, "My son, do you understand? This is the mission of you and me, father and son!"
Since the Chu general Zhuang Qi entered Yunnan, the Tang and Mongols of the Han Dynasty had conquered the southwestern barbarians, and King Zhuge Wuning of the Han Dynasty had pacified Nanzhong, it has been repeated over the next few hundred years. In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan (738), Piluo Pavilion
Self-reliant, it finally became bigger and bigger, so much so that Nanzhao rose up and troops besieged Chengdu.
Zhang Gao smiled as he spoke, then looked at Zhang Xiancun and said thoughtfully: "Unless there is a talented and strategic king in the future, who can open this road like the King of Shu in ancient times who opened the Golden Ox Road, and how Meng Meng of Tang Dynasty opened this road in the southwestern Yi Dynasty.
"Zhang Sanlang, would you like to follow me to Nanzhong?"
Think about it, if it is faster to go to Tianzhu from Dali than to Guanzhong, then the place where Dali is located is not a poor border area, but another Hexi.
But in Zhang Xiancun's impression, Tianzhu should have to go through the entire Hexi, and then cross Anxi, and finally have to make seven twists and turns, which adds up to at least 10,000 to 20,000 miles away.
If Tianzhu is so close to Dali, can we directly open a trade route from Dali to Tianzhu? Then Dali will soon become the next Hexi?
The place where Zhang Zhi pointed was the valley of the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar in later generations.
He, Guo Rong, and Zhang Fei, who were also observing the map, looked at each other, and at the same time looked at the old sage Zhang behind in surprise.
The Qiang people who went east to the Central Plains and merged with other tribes in the Central Plains became part of the Han people. At least among the Zhou and Lao Qin people, there are many people with ancient Qiang blood.
Then he quickly walked over and grabbed Zhang Fei's arm. The age difference between the two was not very big. They had known each other since they were in Hexi, so they were closer and didn't have so many worries about talking.
Zhang Xiancun almost laughed out loud. It turned out that his father finally loved him the most and chose such a treasured land for him.
Because these things were destined for glory and wealth when he was reincarnated into Li Ruoliu's belly, and they were as ordinary to him as eating and drinking.
Zhang Xiancun felt that the world was a little unreal. In his imagination, Tianzhu, which was far away in the horizon and tens of thousands of miles apart, was actually closer than Yangju City to Chang'an, and even closer than Yangju City to Chengdu. This was completely shattered.
The world geography view that Prince Zhang had just formed.
When Zhang Xiancun heard that Guo Rong was willing to go in person, he was even more happy. He immediately came over and saluted Guo Rong, "I have a trustworthy uncle to help me, and I will be even more powerful than a tiger!"
But I have never heard of much contact between Tianzhu and Dali. Is it because these two mountains are blocking the way? It must be difficult to pass through the two mountains."
In terms of ethnic affinities, the Burmese are the closest to the Han and Tibetans. The ancient Qiang people were divided into three branches.
“About the end of Zhenguan and the beginning of Yonghui in the Great Dynasty, the Bailangqiang, who had existed on the Qingtang Plateau before the Han Dynasty, could not bear the oppression of Tibet and migrated to the territory of Nanzhao.
Indeed, from the map, the distance between Dali and Tianzhu does not look very far.
It can be said that it is on the horizon.
Zhang Xiancun and Zhang Fei thought that the gradual prosperity of Longyou in Hexi Province was due to the support of large trade routes.
However, one good thing is that the Pingnan Town of the Forbidden Army has just begun to be established, and Guo Rong can easily gather the candidates who are willing to stay in Dali in advance when recruiting warriors from all parties to enter Pingnan Town.
But there were no such disadvantages at this time, and Zhang Yan did not need the good transportation conditions of later generations.
But looking at it now, the distance from the capital city of Dali, Yangju City, to the Rashidhara Kuta Kingdom in Tianzhu seems to be shorter than the distance to Jingzhao Chang'an Prefecture.
He only needs a small road through which three to five thousand troops can be dispatched at any time to completely revitalize the entire Dali Kingdom.
For Chinese people, being a high-ranking official and having a good salary is of course important. But what is the most important thing? Isn’t it the rich and colorful mark in the history behind you?
"Come! Come! Come and see!" After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he summoned everyone closer to the geographical map of mountains and rivers.
Besides, this person did not live long in history, so it would not be worthwhile if he died in Dali.
Most of the knots in Zhang Xiancun's mind have been solved. Just as Dong Shaojian said, the smarter the person, as long as he doesn't get into trouble, it is still easy to figure out the problem.
Of course, most of them are waiting to see how much reward Zhang Xiancun can give and whether the battle to pacify Dali goes smoothly before making a decision.
Worthy of being a famous and promising king in history, Guo Rong said pointing to the Hengduan Mountains on the map and the Naga Hills and Arakan Mountains further west.
Zhang Xiancun was still very disappointed, but after hearing Zhang Gao's words, his face suddenly shone with surprise.
At least he knew Guo Rong's ability, and he didn't think that Zhang Fei wouldn't be of much use just because he was a cripple.
When Guo Rong and Zhang Fei saw Zhang Yan nodding, they raised their hands, bent down to the ground, and said in unison: "I am willing to serve Shanshan Hou and leave my name in history."
"Hahaha!" Everyone in the room laughed heartily, even Mr. Dong, who was waiting outside, laughed.
As for opening the road to Tianzhu, how many local natives on both sides of the Irrawaddy River and Naga Hills would have to die, but they were brutally ignored.