Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

[What are the inherent shortcomings of Gui Yijun? Without him, there are few people.

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

They even invented the humiliating killing method of piercing the shoulder bone with a leather rope and tying it to a horse and dragging it along.

But violence alone could not govern the land, so the Tubo people began to win over wealthy families and wanted to use Tang people for their own use.

But at this time, the bones of the Tang people were very strong - Anxi's white-haired army had not yet been destroyed!

The Tang Dynasty itself also recorded that all the people the envoy saw when passing by were Tang people. These people saw the envoy's Tang subordinates and watched along the way.

The most frequently asked question is: Is the emperor safe? His descendants will not forget the Tang Dynasty uniforms, and the court still cares about it? When will the troops 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 give lectures in Dunhuang and vigorously promoted Buddhism in Dunhuang.

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

Moreover, because of the Anshi Rebellion, all the warworthy soldiers in Hexi were deployed and involved in the civil strife, and none of them came back in the end.

This has led to a serious gender imbalance in Hexi, with the number of women 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 people in Hexi.

This is another reason why Zhang Yichao decided to risk his life to conquer Liangzhou:

Only with the replenishment of the Central Plains can Hexi regain its former glory.

Otherwise, it would be like Ji Han being on the safe side and dying slowly. 】

With water without a source, how can we not die slowly?

Kong Ming lamented, as if he had foreseen the future of the ascendant Guiyi Army:

There is a shortage of male children, Buddhas are forbidden to live, there are wars, and the Han people do not exist, how can the Han land survive?

Ma Liang felt incredible:

Then the Wuzong also had this reason for destroying the Buddha?

As the third general said, these monks came from Tianzhu to beg for food for me, a big man, but instead of telling the common people to have children with their evil words?

Zhang Fei’s short words:

What's the point of this life if I don't marry my mother-in-law?!

Kong Ming recalled the forty-two chapters he had read:

Buddhism in Tianzhu advocates the practice of annihilating desire, observing the precepts and meditating to generate wisdom, which can achieve the four fruits of Samana.

Requiring disciples to abstain from enjoyment and practice hard is quite similar to that of Aurelius, the king of Qin.

Zhang Fei was the first to sneer:

If you don't drink and don't find a wife, what are you still doing here? It's better to die and go to hell!

And if you have to suffer, why do you still want to occupy the land? It made Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty promote the extermination of Buddhism. You can imagine how arrogant he was.

Jian Yong laughed:

Perhaps he is similar to Xia Rong of Xia Pi. He did not cultivate himself, but restrained others. He filled his own pockets and attached himself to the Buddha's golden body, and starved his people to celebrate the Buddha's birthday.

Zhang Fei shouted loudly: How come this Buddhist cultivator doesn't mean what he says? He deserves to be destroyed!

Kong Ming had a headache and waved his hand to suppress the quarrel:

Just take this as a lesson! If any Buddhist masters from outside the region come, strictly control them and prohibit them from accepting gifts. Others will see the consequences.

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 and said: Shi Yuan has great thoughts, while barbarians are rough and barbaric. It is appropriate for them to cultivate Buddhism and cultivate their minds.

Pang Tong stopped.

Guan Yu had an idea almost at the same time:

Can a monk be a soldier?

…

Li Shimin's words were very light, but the content was cruel:

If you hold Zanpu, I want to pierce his shoulder bone with a leather rope and drag the horse through the Ancestral Temple to comfort the people of future generations and to deter the evil intentions of foreign countries. What do you think, my beloved?

Often Sun Wuji had no time to speak at this time. Fang Xuanling calmly closed his eyes as if he was thinking seriously.

Du Ruhui could only bite the bullet and said:

Everyone, this statement of comfort for future generations is unreasonable.

The method of humiliating and killing harms the prestige of the Holy Dynasty.

Li Shimin’s response was simple:

The prestige of the Tang Dynasty comes from me and the generals fighting with swords!

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

Du Ruhui could only bow helplessly, and at the same time thought in his mind 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 ordination.

The prosperity of folk Buddhism can be seen when Li Shimin raised armies in all directions.

Previously, people believed that Buddhism was about praying for blessings in the afterlife, so they ordered the establishment of temples in places where the world was at war to pray for blessings. Moreover, the Tang temple system was also inherited from the Sui Dynasty, so:

Xuanling, Buddhism doesn't care about childbirth?

Fang Xuanling nodded and shook his head, confusing Li Shimin: What's the explanation?

Fang Xuanling said carefully:

The law of the Tang Dynasty clearly stipulates that monks have thirty acres of farmland and nuns have twenty acres of farmland. The temples and villages also bear taxes.

However, the temple has servants and slaves who work to support the monks and nuns.

And... Fang Xuanling was speechless.

Du Ruhui said bluntly: The royal family often gives rewards, and the temples and estates have ample food and clothing.

This topic is more complicated. Li Shimin rubbed his head and felt quite dissatisfied.

Let's see again.

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

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

In Hexi's internal writings, Zhang Yichao always called himself Hexi Jiedushi or Observer, which further aroused suspicion in the Tang court.

But to be honest, Xuanzong can still be considered a human being. After he died of illness, Tang Yizong, who relied on eunuchs to recruit people, was like this:

Grinding with bare buttocks and spinning in circles.

Faced with Zhang Yichao who independently conquered Liangzhou, Tang Yizong was afraid that Zhang Yichao would be self-reliant by supporting his troops, so he began to add dirt to the coffin of the Tang Dynasty:

Zhang Yichao was strictly ordered not to get involved in Liangzhou City, and Liangzhou Jiedushi was appointed, and 2,500 Tianping troops were mobilized from all the way from Shandong to take charge.

In addition to Zhang Yichao, he returned to the rebel army and was demoted to the Jiedushi of Guasha and other states.

Deprived of Zhang Yichao's power over the three states of Lanshan River among the eleven states' observation envoys.

After Zhang Yichao voluntarily entered the court, Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty still ordered Zhang Yichao to lead the Guasha Festival Envoy in Chang'an.

He also showed great kindness and ordered Zhang Yichao's two sons, Zhang Huaiding and Zhang Huaiquan, who originally stayed in Chang'an, to return to Guasha and divide their powers.

The prestige of Zhang Huaishen, the heir to the Guiyi Army, plummeted.

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

Zhang Yichao of Chang'an painstakingly petitioned Tang Yizong to regain Liangzhou.

After receiving the memorial, Tang Yizong pointed out from a high position:

How can you, Zhang Yichao, accuse me of not taking over Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty? Do you know how hard the country is?

And is it your duty to just show up? I know you are loyal, but don't talk about this again.

Zhang Yichao died of illness three years later. His nephew Zhang Huaishen described his uncle's later years like this:

The disaster in Russia's Jing Meng Di, I'm sorry to say that sometimes there is no life.

Ten years later, Sikong Tu passed by Hehuang and other places and wrote down his experiences:

The Han people were talking nonsense, but they were cursing the Han people at the top of the city. 】

Another foolish king!

Li Shimin finally cursed.

The last two lines of the poem named Sikong Tu completely stung Li Erfeng.

Hexi, which was opened up by the Han and Tang dynasties, and which had maintained prosperity for hundreds of years, was finally completely lost!

If Han people speak nonsense, they are no longer Han people, and this place is no longer Han country!

After taking a few breaths, Li Shimin jumped to his feet and cursed:

Three years later, he was demoted to the west of Hexi Province! When Gu Zhong entered the court, he was alienated by his cousins!

“I’m thinking about smashing the pot before I’ve even finished setting up the bowl!”

It's still a pretentious edict to get to the top. It's a shame that it will be a thousand years later!

If you were in front of me, you would definitely be stabbed to death by a sword!

Changsun Wuji was sweating profusely. For a moment, he wondered if he would be charged with disrespect if he pointed out that everyone was scolding him in their words.

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

Fang Xuanling faithfully recorded every sentence he saw without raising an eyebrow.

Du Ruhui stared blankly at the verses on the light screen, sighed and whispered:

Xuanling, I also want to go on an expedition for my country one day.

Feeling Fang Xuanling's surprised gaze, Du Ruhui took a breath and said:

The territory of the Tang Dynasty will stretch thousands of miles in our hands.

There are hundreds of tribes within thousands of miles, and we can't possibly kill them all.

Du Ruhui said with persistence in his eyes:

I want to follow Zhang Yichao's example and go there personally to see how we can govern hundreds of tribes after we have conquered such a large territory so that we can continue this prosperous age.

Fang Xuanling whispered: That doesn't have to be like this...

Du Ruhui shook his head and said seriously:

Xuanling, I was supposed to die next year, but now that Yuan Bing is cured, I should be able to avoid this problem.

Since the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty can exist without me, why not just go to the border areas and see with your own eyes, maybe there will be new strategies for governing the people.

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said:

No, I just want to say that after the Turks or Goguryeo, we will definitely conquer it ourselves.

Can I miss you and me?

…

Everyone in Gong'an County is fighting for Zhang Yichao.

A good general in this world will never meet a wise king... Liu Bei sighed.

In the late Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yichao was treated badly.

At this moment, he had the same thoughts as Li Erfeng:

How great it would be if this Youchao was a general under his command!

The military advisor's luck is much better than that of Zhang Yunchao. He met his eldest brother.

This discussion won't work. You've met your opponent as a military advisor.

Zhang Fei also felt very sorry for this family:

If the military advisor takes advantage of this emperor, he may have a happy death even if he returns to Nanyang to farm.

Kong Ming couldn’t laugh or cry:

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

And these are all minor problems, Kong Ming pointed out a more fatal problem:

Liangzhou fell again, the roads were cut off, and the post of Jiedushi was still held by Zhang Yichao. How could 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.

He did not work hard to govern but focused on gaining power... It is indeed adding dirt to the coffin of the Tang Dynasty.

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

When everyone was expressing regret, Zhang Fei clapped his hands:

It seems like Adou has another enemy to defeat!

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

[So this issue is almost over. I talked about Zhang Yichao purely because his deeds are quite similar to those of Zhuge Wuhou, but his luck was even worse.

He worked hard but was not favored by the Tang court. Now it is possible to verify the Dunhuang posthumous notes of his deeds.

Due to various reasons, several volumes were scattered outside and were collected by Fa 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 son should be like Sun Zhongmou? 】

After finishing writing, I realized that Wu Hou and Gui Yijun both made people feel heavy. Sorry everyone.