The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 556
Drinking wine and Junjun are self-graceful, and the favor is turned upside down.

Prime Minister Bai knows he still presses the sword, and Zhumenxianda smiles and flicks the crown.

——Excerpt from "Drinking Wine and Pei Di" Wang Wei

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Bai Fu asked: "Then why did you join the army, and why did you join the Anxi Army that went on an expedition to the Western Regions?"

Iron Hammer looked up at the starry sky and opened up the chatterbox: "We joined the army and conquered the Western Regions. On the one hand, we were young and passionate, and wanted to go out of our hometown and go outside to see and see;

On the other hand, it is also because of the high salary of the Western Expeditionary Army.If you win a battle, there are additional rewards.

To put it bluntly, the purpose is to earn more money so that when I leave the army in the future, I can marry a daughter-in-law and build a big house for my family when I return home.

It will take many years to realize these wishes by farming honestly in my hometown.If you join the army, you can earn it in three to five years.

If one day in the future, they can make money safely, who would want to carry their heads all day, worry about it, use knives and guns, and fight and kill?

To make a living by beheading other people's heads, arms and legs, what a crime!
The so-called enemies on the battlefield are all provoked by themselves.

In fact, everyone is born and raised by parents.They don't know each other, and they have no grievances or enmities, so why do they want people's lives?

Sometimes, I see those raw melon eggs on the battlefield, waving their weapons and howling.I thought to myself, did your parents give birth to you to let you lose your life here?If you don't honor your parents, what kind of a thing are you running here to show off! "

Bai Fu was puzzled, and said: "Whoever commits a strong Han will be punished even if he is far away. To expand the territory of the Great Tang, on the one hand, we can reclaim more land and feed the people; ?"

Iron Hammer didn't take it seriously, and smiled contemptuously: "The countries in the Western Regions are mostly Gobi and deserts. The oasis with lush water and grass is also the territory passed down from generation to generation by the Hu people. After all, it is also their homeland.

If we Han people were not too poor to survive, or were criminals exiled in the border areas, who would want to leave their hometowns and go there to cultivate land?

As for the etiquette of Xuanhua, to praise my Great Tang Tianwei, it is purely something you scholars fiddled with, and it is designed to deceive passionate young people. "

Bai Fu was stunned.

Hammer took a sip of the wine, and the spirit entered his throat, recalling memories:
"Relying on showing off force and promoting etiquette will only convince the Hu people and deepen their grievances.

Back then, I went on an expedition to the Western Regions with General Gao Xianzhi.The euphemistic name is to open up the territory for the Tang Dynasty and conquer the four barbarians.

At the beginning, the Anxi army had strict military discipline, and only killed Hu soldiers who fought against the Tang army in the Western Regions.

Later, General Gao's military achievements became more and more prominent, his official position became higher and higher, and his appetite became bigger and bigger.Every time they captured a city, they were not satisfied with the treasures handed over by the royal courts, and began to indulge the soldiers to burn, kill and loot.

Once the hole was opened, military discipline disappeared.

The comrades-in-arms who joined the army back then were all honest farming children in the beginning.Later, they attacked cities and territories, burned, killed, and looted.

I couldn't see it, and I couldn't change it, so I left the army in a rage.

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We feel that we are the etiquette of the Xuanhua Heavenly Kingdom, and the countries in the Western Regions feel that we are trampling on their homeland, and have resisted it from the beginning.

When the Anxi Army had strict military discipline, everyone could still live in harmony.When military discipline was disrupted, not only the nobles of the Western Regions were unwilling to submit, but even the local people spontaneously rebelled.

Anxi soldiers left the barracks, and as long as they were alone, they would be targeted by the locals and attacked and assassinated.

In the beginning, a hundred of our Anxi soldiers could lead a country.Later, hundreds of Anxi soldiers were able to defend a city.

The cost of garrisoning troops is getting higher and higher, and the difficulty is getting more and more difficult.

Tens of thousands of Anxi soldiers were scattered over thousands of miles in the Western Region like sesame seeds.There are not enough troops in every place, once the opponent counterattacks, the Tang army is often all killed..."

Having said that, Iron Hammer took two gulps, choked in his throat, and even coughed up tears.

It took a long time for Iron Hammer to recover, and continued to speak: "

After leaving the Anxi Army, because I was familiar with the customs of the countries in the Western Regions, I did not return home, but joined the caravan of the Sogdians and became a cook.When encountering a robbery horse bandit, he occasionally acts as an armed guard.

Good business!

From Samarkand to Chang'an, the spices, jade, and horses from the Western Regions were sold to Chang'an, and then the silk, porcelain, and tea from Chang'an were sold to the Western Regions.

The remuneration for a round trip is equivalent to my three years as a leader.

The large-scale Sogdian caravan earned more money than General Gao’s capture of the Shi Kingdom, after deducting expenses such as feeding people and horses, and paying taxes to various countries.

I thought at the time, if General Gao knew this, would he still need to fight and plunder?
As long as the safety and order along the Western Regions are maintained and caravans from various countries can pass through unimpeded, isn’t it better than destroying all countries?Not only can you make a lot of money, but you don't have to let your old brothers bury their bones in a foreign land and return their souls to their hometown. "

Bai Fu was deeply convinced, and said: "Chui Ban, what you said is reasonable. We don't need to invade other countries, but if the enemy invades the country, can't we take the world as our responsibility and defend the Great Tang?
An Lushan rebelled, didn't you also go into battle again? "

Tie Hammer stretched out his index finger, waved his hand, and said, "Defend Datang? Whose Datang belongs to? I think it's protecting the emperor's family, right?

Whether the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is called Li Longji or An Lushan, we ordinary people don't care.

The reason why I returned to the army was to follow Marshal Guo to destroy the Yan army.It's not to protect the emperor's old man, nor to defend what they call Li Tangzhengshuo, but to order the massacre of the city because of the dog day in Anlu Mountain!Massacre unarmed civilians!
Once the Yan army captures the city, no matter men, women, old or young, women, children and children, they will all be slaughtered!Wherever the Yan army went, blood flowed like rivers, raped and plundered, and they committed all kinds of evil!
Is this the Tang Fan Yang Army who once shocked Liaodong?This is a beast!
If this kind of army that is not as good as a beast is wiped out, no one in the world can survive!
Therefore, Han people like elder brother and scholar, Gaochang people, Shiwei people, and Mohe people like camels, lynxes, and eagle eyes, come from all corners of the country to join the Tang army, fight against the enemy, and wipe out the Yan army.

You just asked the old brother why he trusted these barbarians, and this is the reason.

They participated in the war not for the struggle between Hu and Han, not for the royal family of Li and Tang, but for their family members, companions and innocent people who died in the war.

Little Bailong, you read a lot and you have many opportunities.

One day you became a high-ranking official and listened to a piece of advice from your brother.

Only by not fighting can everyone get rich.Don't kill people easily, so you won't worry about being killed by others, and you can sleep peacefully at night.

Leave a way for the little people to live, and the world will be peaceful.

Let everyone have the opportunity to earn the money to marry a wife and build a house, so that the younger generations can make a living without causing trouble, and every family can be reunited with the old and the young, happy and happy.

......"

Iron Hammer's words are rough but not rough, and some words are thought-provoking.

Although the point of view of the problem is different from that of famous Confucian generals such as Xu Taifu and Master Zhongsi, the core point is to stop the war!

Only by stopping the war can the country be peaceful and the people safe, the country strong and the people rich!

　Drinking wine and Junjun are self-graceful, and the favor is turned upside down.

　　Prime Minister Bai knows he still presses the sword, and Zhumenxianda smiles and flicks the crown.

　　The color of the grass is drizzle and wet, and the blooming branches are tempted by the spring breeze.

　　What is the matter of the world, why not ask, it is better to lie high and have an extra meal.

　　—— "Drinking Wine and Pei Di" Wang Wei

　　
　
(End of this chapter)