Sometimes the monument separates not only two countries, but more often it separates people's hearts.
Once there is a gap between people, even if they try to make amends and save it, it will just be like the moon breaking in the water or the withering flowers in the mirror, and they will never be able to return to the original state of that hazy relationship.
Li Kuo has been thinking about how to eliminate this invisible boundary. After thinking about it, the young man finally understood. To eliminate this invisible barrier, the most important thing is to rely on the imprisoned person's own efforts, that is, his subjective initiative.
No matter how much outsiders encourage and help him, if he himself does not have the courage to step out of the area enclosed by the boundary markers, everything will be in vain.
All he can do is to constantly encourage them and lead them in the direction of progress. Whether they can get out of the siege in their hearts depends on their obsessions and their own understanding.
Li Kuo was fortunate to have met these Tang people, and even more fortunate to have taken them away with persistence. If he had not met him, the fate of immigrants like Wang Xiaochun would undoubtedly be sad. Longyou veterans like Lin Feng, who were trapped in Tubo, looked back and looked east
At that time, at least they would feel the sadness of "seeing the sun but not Chang'an". And these Tang people had no idea what the Tang Dynasty was and what the Tang army was. The word hometown was too heavy for them to bear. (Note 1
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For the survivors like Wang Xiaochun who chose to stay in the Tang army, the mood at this moment is undoubtedly complicated. On the one hand, they are fighting to become a member of the Tongwu Camp of the Tang Dynasty.
They were overjoyed to prepare soldiers, but on the one hand, they had to say goodbye to the past decades. Although the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were extremely friendly to them and welcomed them to join the ranks of the Tang Dynasty with the most sincere attitude, the living habits they had developed over a long period of time were not temporary.
It can be changed in a moment.
For example, the people of the Tang Dynasty did not eat highland barley steamed buns, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not like to eat roasted whole sheep; the officers of the Tang Dynasty did not believe in Shambhala, and the generals of the Tang Dynasty scorned the Buddha... Just count on his fingers, and Wang Xiaochun can
A list of completely opposite living habits were brought out. These things are exactly what they are accustomed to and find it difficult to give up. But since everyone has decided to join the Tang Army, they can only adapt to the life of the Tang people. Only in this way can they truly integrate into the Tang Dynasty.
Become an authentic Tang Dynasty person!
After recruiting nearly a thousand Tang Dynasty survivors, the Tang army grew again in size. The marching commander Gao Xiuyan temporarily assigned the newly joined Tang people to the Tongwu Camp, under the command of Li Kuo, the captain of Guoyi. In this way, the army under Li Kuo's jurisdiction
Tongwuying actually had nearly 1,600 people with a staff of 600.
At the suggestion of Suta, the chief of the White Wolf Tribe, we left 500 White Wolf Tribe warriors and 300 Tang Army veterans in Hekou City to provide support. In this way, we forced the main Tibetan army on the front line of Chiling.
After returning to Jiuqu City, we can safely bypass Wuhai, cross the vast Dafeichuan River, cross Qinghai and return to Tang Dynasty from Yinglong City.
After everything was settled, the army broke out of camp early the next morning. The marching commander Gao Xiuyan ordered the Tang army to carry two plateau horses per person in addition to their own mounts. Since the Tubo people left them so many war horses, there was no reason not to
Make the most of everything!
"Li, General Li!" Wang Xiaochun put on the black armor newly issued by his boss to join the army, and happily rode to Li Kuo's side. The most important thing the Tang army lacked now was horses, so even these preparations who had just joined the army were
Each soldier can be divided into one man and one cavalry.
"How about it? Do the armors of our brothers still fit well?" Li Kuo held the reins and chuckled.
He was most afraid that joining the army would neglect these new brothers in terms of expenses and cause them to feel inferior in their hearts.
Wang Xiaochun was obviously not used to this new title. He was slightly stunned at first, and then he touched the back of his head after thinking for a moment and said: "We have never worn such good armor. The surface of the armor was shiny and shiny, as if it had been coated with a layer of
Tung oil. Well, just like the monument in front of Hekou City."
Li Kuo's heart sank when he heard this. He had already understood the function of the stele from Wang Xiaochun. During the Taizong Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had captured Jiuqu, a vast land in Hekou. Emperor Taizong ordered people to erect a monument outside Hekou City.
The stele symbolizes the martial arts power of the Tang Dynasty. The Hekou stele was as famous as the Xuanding Hu stele of the Han Dynasty, and was admired and praised by all nations. The Tang Dynasty has become the dream of all countries. (Note 2)
But who knew that things were unpredictable, and after Tubo's strong rise, it was committed to competing with the Tang Dynasty for control of the Hexi Corridor.
The Tang people were happy to fight, but due to various internal and external factors, the Tang Dynasty was defeated miserably in the Battle of Dafeichuan. The direct consequence of this plateau battle was that Tubo gained actual control of the Jiuqu and Hekou areas, and thousands of miles of fertile land was wiped out overnight.
It was a place for barbarians to herd horses! In order to humiliate the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people actually used that stone tablet as a horse-tying stone!
Day after day, year after year, the inscription on the sunny side of the stone stele has been worn away, and the mottled handwriting seems to be whimpering, expressing the grief and indignation in the heart. The most hateful thing is that the job of tying the horse was handed over to the king.
How do Tang survivors like Xiaochun know this humiliation when they grew up in Tubo?
Is there anything more cruel and hateful than pretending to be your hands and destroying your things?
"Xiaochun!" Li Kuo raised his head and said: "Do you know why the surface of the stele is so bright? That's because countless people have soaked and watered it with blood! You must remember this day. This day you walked out of the siege and stepped out of the siege.
Monument boundary. From this moment on, you must act like an upright Tang Dynasty person. No matter how others bully you, you will be punished by me. Don’t feel afraid and helpless. We are always by your side, and the Tang Dynasty is always by your side.
Have you seen the sun above your head? Where the sun rises is the Tang Dynasty!"
"Where the rising sun is, there is the Tang Dynasty!" Wang Xiaochun felt that the black box deep in his heart was suddenly opened, and inexplicable emotions resounded like rolling winter thunder.
Is this the Tang Dynasty? Is this my hometown?
The young man clenched his fists, feeling a heat deep down his spine, and his back, which had been stooped for a long time, suddenly became straight.
Note 1: I can see the sun but not Chang'an: the quote comes from "Shishuo Xinyu Suhui No. 12-3". At that time, a messenger came from Chang'an, and Emperor Jin Yuan couldn't help crying when he asked about the situation in Luoyang. Emperor Ming was still young and was greatly disappointed.
Xie then asked Emperor Yuan why he was sad, and Emperor Yuan replied: "When I raise my eyes to see the sun, I can't see Chang'an."
Note 2: In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty decided to reopen the Silk Road of the Han Dynasty and ordered the military god Li Jing to lead a crusade against Tuyuhun, an obstacle in the Western Region Corridor. The Tang army marched nearly a thousand miles and won a complete victory.
The entire territory of Qinghai today was included in the territory of the Tang Empire.
ps: Sometimes when there are only some fragments of civilization left, we know how to cherish it. I just hope that everyone will not forget that exciting era. We should not sigh, 'You can see the sun but not Chang'an.' We must do it 'Where the rising sun rises'
, which is the Tang Dynasty!'
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