Chapter 150

[What are the innate deficiencies of the Guiyi Army?Without him, there are few people.

After Tubo occupied Hexi, the first thing it did was to degrade the Tang people into slaves and kill them wantonly.

He even invented the humiliating method of piercing the shoulder bone with a leather rope and dragging it on a horse.

But atrocities alone cannot govern the land, so the Tubo people began to win over the wealthy families and wanted the Natang people for their own use.

But at this time, Tang Ren's bones are hard enough-Anxi's white-haired army has not yet been destroyed!

The Tang Dynasty itself also recorded that all the people the envoy met were Tang people when they passed by.

The most frequently asked question is: "Is the emperor safe? The descendants will not forget the Tang clothes, and the court still remembers it? When will the soldiers come?"

So Tubo changed its policy and began to vigorously promote Buddhism.

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau where Tubo is located is adjacent to India. They invited eminent monks to Dunhuang to give lectures and vigorously promoted Buddhism in Dunhuang.

Buddhism does not give birth to children, so it can naturally restrain population growth.

And because of the Anshi Rebellion, all the soldiers who could fight in Hexi were drawn into the civil strife and never came back.

This has led to a serious imbalance in the sex ratio in Hexi, where the number of women is nearly three times that of men.

In the end, the massacre caused by the civil strife in Tubo dealt a heavy blow to the Tang Dynasty people in Hexi.

This is another reason why Zhang Yichao wanted to get through Liangzhou regardless of life and death:
Only by being supplemented by Zhongyuankou can Hexi regain its former glory.

Otherwise, it would be like Ji Han's partiality and slow death. 】

"Water without a source, how can it not die slowly?"

Kong Ming lamented, as if he had foreseen the future of this fledgling Guiyi army:
"There is a shortage of men, the Buddha is forbidden to live, and there are chaos and wars. If the Han people don't survive, how can the Han land survive?"

Ma Liang felt incredible:

"That's why Wu Zong exterminated Buddha?"

"As the three generals said, this group of monks came from Tianzhu to me to beg for food, but they even deceived the people so that they would not have children?"

Zhang Fei's short speech:
"What's the point in life if you don't marry a wife?!"

Kong Ming recalled the 42 chapters he had read:
"Ninja Buddhism advocates the practice of eliminating desires, keeping the precepts and meditating to generate wisdom, which can prove the fruit of the four recluses."

"Requiring disciples to refrain from enjoyment and practice hard, is quite similar to that of the great Qin monarch Aurelius."

Zhang Fei was the first to scoff:
"Don't drink, don't look for wives, why are you still alive? It's better to die!"

"Besides, if you want to suffer, why do you want to invade the land? You can imagine how arrogant it is to provoke the Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty to promote the extermination of Buddhism."

Jian Yong laughed:
"Maybe it's similar to that of Xiapi country, who doesn't cultivate himself, but restrains others, fills his own pockets and affixes the Buddha's golden body, and tens of thousands of hungry people celebrate the Buddha's birthday."

Zhang Fei yelled loudly: "This Buddhist cultivator is so inconsistent, he deserves to be exterminated!"

Kong Ming had a headache and waved his hands to suppress the quarrel:
"Just take this as a lesson! If Buddhist masters from outside the region come, strictly control them and prohibit them from accepting gifts. Others will see the effect later."

At this time Pang Tong showed a mean expression and said:

"Kong Ming, I have an idea..."

Kong Ming raised his eyebrows and shook his head, saying: "Shiyuan's ideas are very kind, while barbarians are rude, so it's time to practice Buddhism and cultivate your heart."

Pang Tong stopped.

Guan Yu came up with an idea almost at the same time:
"Can a monk be a soldier?"

……

Li Shimin's words are very light, but the content is very cruel:
"If you hold Zanpu, I want to wear a leather rope through the shoulder bones of his cave, and drag a horse through the Taimiao, so as to comfort the people of future generations, and to deter the evil hearts of foreign countries. What do you think?"

Usually at this time, Changsun Wuji didn't have the time to speak, Fang Xuanling closed his eyes at ease, as if he was thinking seriously.

Du Ruhui could only bite the bullet and say:
"Everyone, this statement to comfort future generations is unreasonable."

"The method of humiliation will damage the prestige of the Holy Dynasty."

Li Shimin's response was simple:
"The prestige of the Tang Dynasty came from fighting with swords between me and the generals!"

"Tubo and Goguryeo are all cunning and repetitive people. They are not trustworthy and unworthy of benevolence. I have made up my mind."

Du Ruhui could only bow down helplessly, and at the same time wondered whether he should advise more ministers to watch the light curtain?
And I don't know how to expand this small light curtain...

As for Buddhism...

Li Shimin also felt a little headache, but he still remembered that Yang Guang was a disciple of Bodhisattva Precepts.

The prosperity of folk Buddhism was seen by Li Shimin when he raised troops in all directions.

Previously, I thought that Buddhism also prayed for blessings, so I ordered to set up temples to pray for blessings in the places where the world fought. Moreover, the system of monks and temples in the Tang Dynasty also inherited the Sui Dynasty, so:
"Xuanling, Buddhism doesn't involve production?"

Fang Xuanling nodded and shook his head, confusing Li Shimin: "Why?"

Fang Xuanling said carefully:

"The laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulated [-] mu of monk farmland and [-] mu of nunnery farmland, and temple villages were also taxed."

"However, there are pure men and slaves in the temple, who work to support monks and nuns."

"And..." Fang Xuanling was speechless.

Du Ruhui said bluntly: "And the royal family often rewards, and the temple manor is well-fed."

This topic is more complicated, Li Shimin rubbed his head and felt rather disapproving.

"Let's take a look."

[Before Zhang Yichao captured Liangzhou, the Guiyi Army had already been unhappy with Tang Ting.

What Zhang Yichao longed for was the post of Hexi Jiedushi, and the title Guiyijun made Hexi extremely dissatisfied.

Zhang Yichao, who wrote internally in Hexi, always claimed to be Hexi Jiedu Envoy or Observation Envoy, which further aroused Tang Ting's suspicion.

But to be honest, Xuanzong can barely be considered a person. After he died of illness, Tang Yizong who relied on eunuchs to recruit him was:
Pushing the mill with bare buttocks, turning around in circles is ashamed.

In the face of Zhang Yichao, who was independently conquering Liangzhou, Tang Yizong feared that his supporters would be self-respecting, and began to add soil to the coffin of Datang:
Strictly ordered Zhang Yichao not to get involved in Liangzhou City, set up Liangzhou Jiedu Envoy, and dispatched [-] Tianping troops from Shandong thousands of miles to administer it.

In addition to Zhang Yichao, he returned to the Jiedu Envoy of the Yi Army and was demoted to the Jiedu Envoy of Guasha Erzhou.

Deprived of Zhang Yichao's right to observe the three states of Lanshan River among the eleven states.

After Zhang Yichao voluntarily entered the court, Tang Yizong still ordered Zhang Yichao to lead the Guasha Jiedu envoy in Chang'an.

And "showing great kindness" ordered Zhang Yichao's two sons, Zhang Huaiding and Zhang Huaiquan, who had originally stayed in Chang'an, to return to Guasha to divide power.

The prestige of Zhang Huaishen, the successor of Guiyi Army, plummeted.

Two years after Zhang Yichao entered the court, the Tianping Army was annihilated by the rising Gamo people and occupied Liangzhou, and the Hexi Corridor was cut off again.

Zhang Yichao of Chang'an made a painstaking petition, begging Tang Yizong to recover Liangzhou.

Tang Yizong pointed out from a high position after receiving the memorial table:
How can you, Zhang Yichao, accuse me of Datang not accepting Liangzhou?Do you know how hard the country is?

And is it your duty? Just put it on the list?I know you are very loyal, but don't talk about this in the future.

Three years later, Zhang Yichao died of illness. His nephew Zhang Huaishen described his uncle's old age in this way:

"Russia is startled by dreams and disasters, forgive me sometimes but there is no life."

Ten years later, Sikongtu passed by Hehuang and other places and wrote down his experience:
Han'er speaks Hu'er's language as best as he can, but scolds the Han people at the top of the city. 】

"Another fool!"

Li Shimin finally cursed out loud.

The last two poems written by Sikong Tu completely hurt Li Erfeng.

Hexi, which was developed by the Han and Tang Dynasties relay, has been prosperous for a hundred years, but it is completely lost after all!
If Han'er speaks nonsense, then it is no longer Han'er, and this place is no longer Han!

After taking a few breaths, Li Shimin jumped up and cursed:

"After three years of access to the west of the river, I was demoted! I was alienated by my cousin when I was lonely and loyal to the court!"

"I'm thinking about smashing the pot before I finish serving the bowl!"

"It's still a coquettish edict, and it will be ashamed to be thrown in 1000 years!"

"If you are in front of me, I will definitely kill you with a sword!"

Changsun Wuji was sweating profusely, wondering for a while if he pointed out that he was also scolded in everyone's words, would he be punished for disrespect?

So in the end, Changsun Wuji moved two steps away from the furious King of Tang Dynasty.

Fang Xuanling didn't raise her eyebrows, and faithfully recorded every sentence she saw.

Du Ruhui stared blankly at the verses on the light curtain, sighed and said in a low voice:

"Xuanling, I also want to fight for the country one day."

Feeling Fang Xuanling's surprised gaze, Du Ruhui took a breath and said:
"The territory of Tang will stretch for thousands of miles in our hands."

"There are thousands of winds and hundreds of clans within a thousand miles, and it is impossible for us to kill them all."

With persistent brilliance in Du Ruhui's eyes, he said:

"I want to follow Zhang Yichao's example and go for a walk to see for myself how we can manage hundreds of clans after conquering such a large territory so as to extend this prosperous age."

Fang Xuanling said in a low voice: "That doesn't have to be the case..."

Du Ruhui shook his head and said seriously:

"Xuanling, I was supposed to die next year, but now that my disease is gone, I should be able to avoid this disaster."

"Since there is a prosperous Tang Dynasty without me, why not just go to the frontier to see for yourself, maybe there are new strategies for governing the people."

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said:

"No, I just want to say that Goguryeo may be after the Turks, and everyone must conquer it by themselves."

"Can I be without you and me?"

……

Everyone in Gong'an County is unfair because of Zhang Yichao.

"When Shiliang will not meet Mingjun..." Liu Bei sighed.

"This is the late Tang Dynasty. I have treated Zhang Yichao too badly."

He has the same thoughts as Li Erfeng at the moment:

How great it would be if this discussion was the one under his command!
"The military division's luck is much better than this Yichao, and he met the eldest brother."

"This discussion will not work. You have met your opponent, a military adviser."

Zhang Fei also feels very sorry for this family:

"If the emperor is on the sidelines of the military division, it may be a good death to return to Nanyang to farm."

Kong Ming couldn't laugh or cry:

"This Emperor Tang is only posthumously named Yi, not called Yi."

And this is a small problem, Kong Ming pointed out a more deadly problem:
"Liangzhou fell again, the roads were cut off, and the position of Jiedu envoy was still taken by Zhang Yichao. Why should the rebel army fight like this?"

Another unanswerable question.

Pang Tong concluded:
"This Liangzhou was not lost by the people of the Tang Dynasty, but by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty himself."

"Don't work hard to rule but focus on power... It really deserves to add dirt to Datang's coffin."

Pang Tong felt that the description of light curtain was very appropriate.

When everyone was expressing their regrets, Zhang Fei clapped his hands otherwise:

"From this point of view, Adou has one more defeated general!"

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and finally laughed and sighed.

[Then this issue is about the same. We talked about Zhang Yichao purely because his deeds are similar to Zhuge Wuhou, but his luck is even worse.

He did his best but was not liked by Tang Ting. Now the Dunhuang posthumous writings of his deeds can be verified,

Due to various reasons, several volumes were left outside and were "collected" by France and Japan respectively.

So in the next issue, let's talk about the second-generation monarchs of the Three Kingdoms.

Is it true that having a child should be like Sun Zhongmou? 】

 It was only after I finished writing that I found out that Marquis Wu and Gui Yijun, hey, both made people feel heavy.Sorry everyone.

  
 
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