Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1552
After Mi Zhida left Shule, he took more than ten entourages and ran all the way north, passing through Qiuci and Yanqi, and returned to Gaochang.

He didn't know what would happen to Shule, but he generally had some guesses.

He had no ill will toward Ogurchak, and even a hint of gratitude.Because it was because of his tolerant attitude that Manichaeism did not disappear from the territory of the Great Uyghurs—in fact, it is also unlikely that Manichaeism was once the state religion in the Mobei Uyghur era, and the status of Gaochang Uyghurs. It's almost the same, the Great Uyghur Kingdom and the Gaochang Uyghur come from the same source, it's really unlikely.

But he has a deep dislike for Satuk.

Because this man is not forgiving at all.

Mizhida has always thought that the higher the level, the less he cares about this thing, and it is difficult to make them as devout as the bottom line.But Satuk is different, it is best to die.

And while Mujami Zhida was busy in southern Xinjiang, Xia Dufu Duosheng Caoa (Rew, meaning a wealthy person) had already traveled westward for many days, accompanied by Xia Jun.

He set off from Tingzhou on September 420th, walked westward along the famous Baishui Jiandao in Tang Dynasty, passed Shabo City Shouzhuo, Fengluo City Shouzhuo, Jele City Shouzhuo, Juliu City Shouzhuo to Luntai County (today's Fukang area), a total of [-] miles, completed in three days.

These cities are all lined up at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain.

The city walls were dilapidated, and some even completely collapsed. Obviously, neither the Tubo people nor the Uighurs had much interest in building the city.

There are some farmlands around the city, which are mainly irrigated with melted water from high mountain ice and snow, and at least half of them have been abandoned.Now only a few private houses can be seen, which are also dilapidated, and the farm husbands in dirty clothes are helping the official's house to look after the livestock.

Most of the livestock were brought from the grassland during the sage's westward expedition last year, and more than half of them have been consumed.There are also local tribes who pay tribute, and there are quite a few.Some cattle and sheep are mowed and fed by auxiliary soldiers, and some are handed over to farmers to try to reproduce more, and they will be used as military supplies next year.

From these actions, it can be clearly seen that the Xia people's military operations in the Western Regions are far from over, and there are bound to be battles to be fought next year.

On September [-]th, Cao Ah Liao waited for several civil servants to come here.

The leader introduced himself as "Liu Mian", and served as a military judge in Zhao Wang's army-this is a position of real power.

Some of the other people were former Uighur officials in Gaochang, and some were officials from Honglu Temple in Daxia, and they went west together.

"Judge Liu, is the way forward?" Cao Ah Liao asked.

"Seng Cao doesn't need to worry. The rebellion is over, and there are no more culprits. Let's hurry, the business is important." Liu Mian looked old, but he was full of energy and was about to leave immediately.

"Alright." Cao Ah nodded and said.

Liu Mian called him "Sengzheng", which is the position of managing monks and nuns in the Central Plains. Gaochang Uighurs have not yet done so. It sounds nondescript, but he doesn't mind.

And the rebellion he just mentioned happened in Qingzhen, also known as Qinghailing City.

Some tribes were dissatisfied with Daxia's rule, raised troops and rebelled, and captured Qingzhen, where only a hundred soldiers stayed behind.Zhu Jin and Zhao Wang led the army to put down the rebellion, and they don't know what the result will be. According to Liu Mian, it seems that they have been put down, so that's good.

"Judge Liu has been following King Zhao?" On the westbound road, during the occasional break, Cao Ah would chat with Liu Mian.

He thought this person was very interesting, his face was full of vicissitudes, as if he had seen through the world.He speaks very well, and his knowledge is even more extraordinary, and he often hits the point.

Sometimes Cao Ah Le was amazed. Is any civil official in the Central Plains at this level?At least he had never seen such an outstanding person in Gaochang.Perhaps, Liu Mian had done great things before, but he offended someone and was demoted?
"It's been a while." Liu Mian said.

"Where is Judge Liu from?"

"I'm from Hexi, my family is in Dunhuang."

"This trip to the west, are you sure?"

"It's all about human effort. There are some things that no one dares to guarantee until they see them."

"Does Judge Liu believe in Manichaeism?"

"..."

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On September 21, the people crossed the Baiyang River via Zhangbao City Shouzhuo and Wuzai Shouzhuo to Qinghai Haijun City.

The 380-mile journey is also along the slightly inhabited farming area at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and it takes three days to complete.

The inside and outside of Qing Town are full of murderous warriors, roughly counting, there seem to be 5000 people.

Several large pits were dug outside the city wall, and the Fan soldiers were throwing stiff corpses into the pits.

Cao Ah subconsciously shuddered.

Looking at the appearance of those corpses, they were basically grassland shepherds, men, women and children—they killed all of them regardless of the good and the bad?
Someone over there went to inquire, and when he came back, he said: "There are thieves who were bewitched by the Ge Luolu people to rebel, and then marched eastward, and incited some people to follow suit, and among them were even two Yi Li Jin appointed by the sage. The thieves have been defeated by Wang Shi, and they fled in three ways, Zhu Jin, Wang Jianji, and Zhao Wang separately pursued them."

"It's really a thief that never changes!"

"The sage gave them a chance to be human, but in the end they insisted on being dogs for the Ge Luolu people. Who is to blame?"

"It's good to kill them all, so as not to lurk down and wait for the sage to leave."

"Actually, in Pang Teqin's era, there were many Ge Luolu people in Beiting. They would not leave if they were not defeated. These tribes are related to Ge Luolu people, right? No wonder they rebelled."

"It doesn't matter who he is related to, the killing is over."

Cao Ah Liao felt a little cold when he heard the words of the accompanying clerks.I heard that many of them were from Kansai Confucianism, which is not good.

Liu Mian kept silent, but carefully observed the nearby mountains and rivers, and even compared it with a roll of map in his hand.

The natural conditions near the Haijun town in the Qing Dynasty are actually quite good. There are water moors, wetlands, and springs, and a lot of farmland has been reclaimed. In the former Tang Dynasty, it was a military town, and its specifications were much higher than the series of Shouzhuo cities in the east.

"Such a land with abundant water and grass, we should recruit soldiers to defend it and recruit people to cultivate it." Liu Mian sighed for a long time looking at the barren farmland and the dilapidated city wall.

Qingzhen is located in Darian Lake in the north of Shihezi in later generations.

In the Tang Dynasty, large-scale land reclamation was carried out, and Beiting was slowly abandoned after the fall of the Tibetans.

In the late Qing Dynasty, people were recruited again for reclamation.The Yagubo Rebellion, 14 years of massacres, the population withered.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they came to cultivate again, and then regained their popularity.

In the three periods, they all chose to cultivate here, and they persevered, which shows its heritage.

"Judge Liu, the sage's strategy seems to be in the south." Cao Ah Liao said, "The Yanqi Mansion has been established, how much can Tingzhou get?"

Liu Mian frowned and said nothing.

In the previous correspondence with Zhao Wang, he talked about Tingzhou.Zhao Wang said that there is still a shortage of governors in Tingzhou. If he is interested, he can be recommended for this position and find ways to recruit people to cultivate.

Liu Mian didn't answer.

If there is no large-scale immigration for such things as reclamation, how can they see results in the short term?As Cao Aliao said, the sage's eyes were set on the south, so there was nothing he could do.

"Let's go!" Liu Mian put away the map, got on his horse, and said.

Qingzhen sent [-] cavalry escorts. The leader was a martial arts student named Sun Shuxian, from Shangzhou. After hearing Liu Mian's words, he immediately called his men to go on the road.

The 500 people got on their horses uniformly, without a trace of noise, and they were very capable.

Liu Mian nodded to Sun Shuxian, clamped his horse's belly, and galloped west.

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Fine snowflakes floated in the sky, the north wind howled, and the cold was threatening.

A group of people moved forward with difficulty, crossing the Yeye River, crossing the Yehe Shouzhuo, crossing the Heishui (upstream of the Kuitun River), crossing the Heishui Shouzhuo, Donglin Shouzhuo, and Xilin Shouzhuo, and crossing the Shiqi River on the night of the 27th ( Jinghe today).

On the second day, people were tired and horses were exhausted, and they were waiting to rest for two days. By the way, they let the horses recover, but unexpectedly met Wang Shi who was chasing the enemy and returning.

"Your Highness." Seeing King Zhao's banner from a distance, Liu Mian immediately dismounted and saluted.

"Sir, you don't need to be too polite." Shao Siwu took a few steps quickly, helped Liu Mian up, and said, "Mr. is over [-] years old, but still has to work hard on the road. I really feel guilty."

In fact, he didn't want Liu Mian to take this trip at all, but he insisted and brought up many reasons that he couldn't refute, so he could only hold his nose and agree.

Seeing Liu Mian this time, he felt a little regretful and wanted to keep him.

"If you want to achieve great things, how can you be greedy for ease?" Liu Mian pointed out something, but he quickly smiled and said: "This old man's muscles and bones are still strong, not much worse than the younger generations."

"See Your Highness." Cao Ah Leo and Sun Shuxian stepped forward to salute together.

Shao Siwu returned the salute and said, "Thank you for your hard work. It's really hard work to travel three thousand miles in the cold weather."

"It's all king's business, not hard work." Cao Ah Liao said.

"In the early Tang Dynasty, warriors still fought against the Turkic people when it was snowing in the twelfth lunar month of winter. What a little blizzard is nothing," Sun Shuxian said.

Shao Siwu looked at the thick furs on them, nodded, and said, "The wind and snow are only one aspect, and there are still many unknown dangers."

Everyone looked at Cao A in unison.

"It doesn't matter." Cao Ah Liao said: "Su Nong, Ba Saigan and other clan leaders have known me for many years. Just the year before last, they sent envoys to Beiting and Gaochang to donate property, so it shouldn't cause them to lose their face."

Sunong and Basaigan are typical Turkic clan names, just like Bayegu, Qibi, Hun, and Pugu. I don’t know how many people have this surname.But if you think they are the authentic descendants of the tribe, then you are thinking too much. Many of them are fake surnames, just like the group of Turkic people living around Atami (Issyk-Kul).

"I'm not worried about the Turkic people, but there is still a long way to go. If you encounter horse bandits robbing the road, it will be very dangerous. How about this, I will send [-] riders and [-] horses to escort you there together."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Seeing that Liu Mian did not speak, Cao Ah was overjoyed and agreed first.

Sun Shuxian was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything.

Shao Siwu invited the people to come to the camp to have some hot food and feed the horses some grains, but they were a little tired, so they agreed.

"Your Highness, how about going west this time?" Liu Mian asked when he was free.

"When I met Ge Luolu people, I ran very fast, and only cut off more than a thousand heads." Shao Siwu said.

"What is the fighting power of the Ge Luolu people?"

"Grassland shepherds, that's all they can do." Shao Siwu smiled and said, "Maybe they have fought more battles, are more experienced and stronger than ordinary herdsmen, but they are still not good compared to professional warriors. "

"Ge Luolu people are light, nimble and tough, good at riding and shooting. They usually won't fight hard when they encounter tough stubble." Liu Mian said: "Your Highness will have opportunities to deal with them in the future, and it would be good to get in touch with them more."

Shao Siwu nodded.

"Where did your Highness catch up with the teacher?" Liu Mian asked again.

"Gongyue City." Shao Siwu said: "The former Tang Jun Town has been reduced to a pasture for the Geluolu people. But I heard that they don't come here very often. They usually only appear there in June and July. It should be used as a summer pasture. "

Gongyue City was near Yining County in the later generations, and was once an important node on the Silk Road. It was basically the westernmost area under the actual control of the Beiting Duhufu in the former Tang Dynasty, with a small number of garrisons.

After Beiting fell to Tibet, it was occupied by Tubo first, and then fell into the hands of Ge Luolu.After the Anxi Uighurs were defeated by the Gaochang Uighurs, the Geluolu people were afraid and forced to move westward, but it seems that they did not give up completely.

"It's a pity." Liu Mian also sighed, and said, "I came from the east and traveled more than a thousand miles. Most of the military towns established in the former Tang Dynasty were abandoned and sparsely populated. Both land reclamation and land reclamation can be used, and Beiting has a lot to do. I privately feel that the sage set up the Yanqi Mansion for some trouble, and Beiting should give priority to cleaning it up."

"There will be a chance." Shao Siwu comforted: "It's really not possible. I'll write a letter. After the saint sees it, he may think about it."

"Your Highness, this is the end of the matter, but don't be embarrassed." Liu Mian said solemnly: "Some things are only easy to handle when the saint is still around."

"I understand." Shao Siwu nodded slightly, and said, "When you go south to Atami, help me pay more attention."

"Okay." Liu Mian responded without any nonsense.

This is actually one of the main purposes of his westward journey.

From the place where they camped at this time, they walked southwest along the former Tang post road that was already overgrown with weeds, and crossed Cheling (now Boluo Holo Mountain) to reach Gongyue City.

Arriving at this place, it is actually the Ili River Valley.

From Gongyue City to the west, you can walk more than a thousand li to Suiye City.

To the south, you can lead to the direction of Atami.

It was the territory of the Gaochang Uighur vassal Turks, and it was also the end of their trip.

(End of this chapter)