In the administrative building of Xingqing Palace, Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty paced uneasily and impatiently. Last night, the Tubo prince Lu Zanxi was suddenly assassinated in Honglu Temple, which really gave him a headache. Although a barbarian prince was under his control
Sanlang's eyes were nothing, but the Tang Dynasty and Tubo had reached a non-aggression treaty earlier, and Tubo Zanpu even sent a prince as a hostage. Soldiers are cunning, and he, Li Longji, never believed in anything in war.
Benevolence, justice and morality. Tubo has become a sharp sword hanging over his head, unable to eliminate unhappiness.
Although there must be a war between the two countries, he also formed a Shence Army to aid his brother Shuhan. However, the important thing in this battle is that the troops and horses are not moved, and the food and grass go first. The Tubo people do not need much food and grass. This nation was born on the plateau.
Whenever there is a war, the whole people usually join forces to fight and rob each other!
"Hmph!" Li Longji waved his sleeves and sat back on the throne. He glanced contemptuously at the ministers in the political hall, his confidants who had come with temporary orders. He usually spoke eloquently, and fossils turned into gold.
At the critical moment, they all became mute and kept silent! These are the pillars of my humerus, and these are the virtuous ministers and generals of my Tang Dynasty!
Yang Zhao, the imperial censor, was a little frightened by the sight. He stepped out of the queue and saluted Li Longji: "Reporting to your majesty, in my humble opinion, this matter is probably the fault of the Tibetan people themselves!"
"Oh?" Li Longji rubbed his aching forehead and became interested.
"It's very simple. The Tubo people took the initiative to go to Beijing to conclude a peace treaty with us, the Tang Dynasty, just to paralyze our country. After that, a large number of Tibetan Buddhist monks poured into Chang'an, spreading evil methods, and tried to bewitch the people of our country, the Tang Dynasty. From the bottom up.
The assassination of the second prince of Tubo happened again. It was obviously carefully calculated. In my humble opinion, this was a plan to kill two birds with one stone. In an ordinary family, if the grandpa dies, a few poor boys still have to fight over the pot.
How many cases are there, let alone the Tubo royal family? Tubo Zampu is old and sick, and all the princes are secretly planning to seize the throne. I am afraid they will be happy to eliminate a competitor by the way."
"Yeah." Li Longji was quite satisfied with this explanation. Since ancient times, the Tian family has had no family ties. It was a vicious plan to kill potential competitors and trap the Tang Dynasty in an unjust position! Although Yang Zhao's words were vulgar
But he got to the point, and it can be considered that his cultivation of him was not in vain.
Yang Zhao proudly glanced in the direction of Li Linfu on his right hand. In his opinion, the old guy Li Linfu was on his deathbed. Whether it was energy or courage in doing things, he was far better than him. The only thing he lacked was the ability in the political hall.
Everyone thinks about qualifications. But qualifications are not something that has been grinded out yet? He only needs to wait a few more years, and the throne of the right minister of the Tang Dynasty will definitely belong to him, Yang Zhao!
"Brother Shu Aiqing, in your opinion, how about our Tang Dynasty deploying defenses in Longxi?" Li Longji swept his eyes and finally landed on Ge Shuhan.
Ge Shuhan came out of the queue and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, the 60,000 men in Longxi are always ready to expand the territory for Your Majesty!"
"Yes." Li Longji nodded with satisfaction. What he wanted was a general who would obey absolutely, a sergeant who would carry a spear and raise a sword when the imperial decree was issued.
"Your Majesty!" Li Linfu opened his wrinkled eyes and said loudly: "It is not appropriate to use troops against Tubo at this time! Now Anxi is fighting a fierce battle with the cannibals, and the northern border is engaged in a tug-of-war with the Khitans. Jiannan
The Taoist Nanzhao people are ready to make another move..."
"That's enough!" Li Longji was in high spirits, but he was poured cold water on him. How could he not be angry? Li Longji still relied on this minister of humerus. Although his character was a bit narrow, he was indeed capable.
Zaifu. There is no need to say anything about what he wants to do. He can understand it with just one look. But over the years, he has indeed become old. As people get older, they become less courageous. They always look forward and backward in everything they do, and lack the due diligence.
Capable. He will handle other things that can be slowed down, but can this Tubo thing be slowed down? If Tubo is not crippled in his lifetime, he is really afraid that Hen'er will not be able to handle this.
Plateau hungry wolf.
Perhaps because he felt that what he said was too harsh, Li Longji softened his tone and said comfortingly: "The people from Anlu Mountain are guarding the north side, so I can rest assured. As for the Anxi side, we can deal with the food and Tubo at the same time.
It was a bit difficult for Gao Xianzhi. If it didn't work, I asked him to withdraw his troops to the four towns of Anxi first and help Ge Shuhan to put pressure on the Tubo flanks. As for Nanzhao, I comforted him first. After the Tubo is crippled, I will slowly deal with him.
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"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Li Linfu sighed silently in his heart, but refused to say another word to dissuade him. Having served the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years, he knew the emperor's character very well. Everything he decided would not change easily.
In this case, why should he waste more time talking about it?
"Yuan Yi, you draft an imperial edict to the Jingzhao Mansion, instructing them to find the culprit who assassinated the Tubo Prince Lu Zhanxi, and report the results to me in ten days."
"Old slave, I obey." Gao Lishi nodded and bowed to accept the order.
"Well." Li Longji sat on the throne, straightening his slightly hunched back. People said that Li Sanlang was getting old, and he wanted to prove to everyone that he was still the Tian Khan who managed everything and brought the world back to his heart!
At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, a crowd of people had gathered. Most of them came with their families, carrying sacks and pulp pots on their backs, and headed to the pass halfway up the mountain to listen to the Tibetan monks teaching Buddhism.
Looking from a distance, the gray-white dirt road of Zhongnan Mountain spreads directly from the top of the mountain like a crack, with many black spots densely scattered in it, constantly moving excitedly.
"Brother Kuo'er, there are so many people here, why don't we join in the fun?" Zhang Yanji breathed heavily and complained in a low voice.
"I always feel that the Buddhist teachings taught by the Tubo Buddhist monks that day were extremely strange, and today is a good time to find out!" Li Kuo walked up ten more steps and explained.
"Weird, weird. My waist is almost like a duck's neck. Ouch!" Zhang Yanji stepped on the air and fell forward instantly.
Li Kuo took a step forward and grabbed his friend's sleeve: "Be careful, there are cliffs on both sides!"
Zhou Wuzui was not disturbed by Zhang Yanji at all. He took steady steps and climbed level by level.
Zhang Yanji stuck out his tongue at Li Kuo, looked at Zhou Wuxin's back, and ran towards the mountain pass.
"Alas." Li Kuo smiled helplessly and followed closely.
The venue where the eminent Tibetan monks taught Buddhism was chosen in the valley of Zhongnan Mountain. The reason why it was located here was to attract more believers. After all, although Jianfu Temple is large, it can accommodate at most a few hundred people. And in the end, this
Even thousands of people can fit into Nanshan's col without any difficulty.
The entrance of this mountain col is in the shape of an inverted gourd, wide on the inside and narrow on the outside. The three of them climbed up the last step and saw the grand scene in front of them. The huge rocks on both sides had long been pasted with yellow paper printed with Tibetan scriptures.
Thousands of believers, led by a few young lamas, kept pouring into the mountain pass.
"Dear me, there are so many people here!" Zhang Yanji said with emotion as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's follow quickly." Li Kuo looked at the sky and urged. They must rush back to Chang'an before the city closes at sunset and inform Brother Nan of the situation.
As soon as you enter the gourd mouth on the outside, you will feel that the air is very turbid. Several young lamas guard the mouth of the mountain col that is four people wide and distribute a bowl of holy water and a holy talisman to every believer who enters. Because there are so many people, the crowd is slow.
They were moving. After about half an hour, Li Kuo and his group of teenagers were about to reach the entrance of the mountain col. The little lama kept talking for a long time, and then the teenagers understood that he was asking them to dip their hands in holy water and put it on their foreheads.
, and put the holy talisman on it. Not wanting to arouse suspicion, Li Kuo nodded obediently, clasped his hands together, and bowed devoutly.
"Please ask this master to lead us into the mountain col, listen to the teachings of Buddhist monks, and receive the purification of our souls!"
Note 1: The Big Food here refers to the Big Food in Black, that is, the Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258). Because its flag is still black, Chinese historical records call it the "Big Food in Black". The Abbasid Dynasty
The establishment and consolidation of the Arab Empire marked that the Arab Empire entered a new era. The new dynasty was centered in Iraq and built its new capital Baghdad on the banks of the Tigris River. The city was magnificent, with a large population and prosperous commerce, which was comparable to Chang'an at that time.
A cosmopolitan city as famous as Constantinople. Regarding the eastward invasion of the Great Eaters, it is a very interesting topic. Simply put, the eastward invasion of the Great Eaters was the result of the dual incentives of missionary work and money-making. Since then, East and West
The two empires inevitably entered into a contest.
In fact, I have always wanted to write about the collision of the two empires from the front, but unfortunately the route of this article is not to focus on the struggle for hegemony in the Western Regions. Let’s see if I can write about the powerful Arab Empire at that time from the side.
ps: I have been very unlucky recently. I feel all kinds of discomfort and have no appetite for food. Please give me some votes.
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