Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1609

On the tenth day of the seventh month of the first year of Tongguang, Shengjia arrived in Dunhuang County, Shazhou, where the officials came out to welcome him, and then reported to the government affairs, which lasted for three days before coming to an end.

On July [-]th, Shao Shude received a group of special envoys in Shazhou.

The leader is Duierji, who says he is from Huluqi, and is the co-lord of all the tribes west of Shazhou. He came to pay homage to the emperor of the great country.

Shao Shude knew the bonus was coming as soon as he heard it.

Hu Luqi is located in the west of Shazhou and northeast of Ruoqiang. It has long been heard that there are some tribes living there, forming alliances with each other, calling themselves "Zhongyun", "Chongyun", "Zhongyun", etc. Transparent as well.

I have been too lazy to talk to them before, but this time I actually came to see them and brought gifts, which explained a lot of problems.

"Can the envoy be attached to Tubo before?" Shao Shude asked directly in Tubo.

Dui Erji was shocked when he heard this, and replied in Tubo language: "Exactly, I am the governor of Tubo. It is rumored that the emperor of the great country is the co-lord of all tribes in Tubo. I didn't believe it, but it turned out to be true."

Shao Shude laughed out loud.

His title of Tubo Zanpu was only jointly promoted by the Qing and Tang Dynasties, and strictly speaking it is not qualified.

During the conquest of Gaochang this time, they found the descendants of Tubo Zanpu. There were six men and women in total. Their life was not very good. It can only be said that they belonged to the family of a small rich man, and they had some tokens of Tubo Dharma Zanpu.

Shao Shude hadn't thought of how to use this Zanpu descendant.

The obvious fact at present is that Tubo attaches great importance to blood, even more than grassland herdsmen.In history, Zong Ge welcomed back the descendants of Zanpu from Gaochang, Zang Siluo, and incorporated many Tubo tribes at once, and ruled the roost for a while.

"The envoy can write down your name in Tubo." Shao Shude beckoned, and the palace servants brought pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

Dui Erji picked up the pen and wrote his name on the white paper.

Shao Shude took a look and asked, "Messenger Turkic? Shatuoye?"

Its name obviously does not conform to the pronunciation habits of the Tubo language. If the pronunciation is Uyghur or Turkic, and the pronunciation of "D" is changed to "T", it will be "Turgis".

The root word "Tur" contains meanings such as "noble", "valiant", "precipitous" and "creation" in Turkic and Uighur languages.Looking at the appearance of the envoy, although he is not a pure white man, the corresponding characteristics are very obvious, at least he is a mixed race.

Considering his status (the governor of Tubo), most of his ancestors were married to Tubo nobles.

Based on this reasoning, the Zhongyun Tribal Alliance or Zhongyun Kingdom is probably a Turkic species.The ancestors were conquered by Tubo, and later moved to the desert and became a vassal of Tubo.

Dui Erji showed admiration on his face, and replied: "Everyone in the world calls me the descendant of the Xiaoyue clan, but in fact it is only half right. The ancestor of my clan was Chuyue, a different tribe of Turks. When Tubo retreated from the Western Regions, they moved to They left many tribes attached to them, and our tribe is one of them."

"The other part is Shatuo, right?" Shao Shude asked.

Shatuo can be said to be part of Chuyue, but Chuyue is not equal to Shatuo. The two are subsets and collections.

After the Tibetans lost Beiting, some Turkic people who fought for Tubo, because they wanted to make progress too much before, they went too far, and they were afraid of being liquidated, so they withdrew together.

It was against this background that the Shatuo people immigrated to Hexi, and later they could not bear the enslavement of Tubo, so they fled to the Tang Dynasty.

Zhongyun people should be the same.

And it just so happens that they say they are Virgo people.Chuyue’s Turkic language is written as “cunul” and Zhongyun’s Uyghur language is written as “cumuda”, because d and l in Uyghur are often replaced, which is likely to be the same thing, just like “Tie Le” and “Cumuda” in Chinese. "Ding Ling" was finally translated as two names the same because of the difference in accent between the north and the south.

"Your Majesty is very knowledgeable and admirable." Dui Erji praised: "I heard that after Sha Tuo went east to the Tang Dynasty, he was extremely rich."

"My righteous brother Li Keyong is from Shatuo. His son Luoluo is now the Prince of Daxia." Shao Shude said.

Dui Erji was dumbfounded.

Seeing his stupidity, Shao Shude laughed again and said: "The envoy is here this time, but he wants to submit to Daxia?"

Dui Erji knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "The nine clans of Zhongyun are willing to submit to the great country and be vassals forever."

"Isn't Tibet a thing?" Shao Shude asked without answering.

Hearing this, Dui Erji's face remained unchanged, and he said: "My family has long been willing to go to the big country like Shatuo. However, Tubo has repeatedly obstructed it, so it can't be done. Today, I heard that the emperor went to the west to march to the teacher at night."

"It says on the form, are you the lord of the country?"

"Exactly."

"What kind of system is Zhongyun Kingdom?"

"Our country has a big city, nine prime ministers, and the official system is like Uighur."

"How many accounts?"

"It's the same as Khotan, no less than 20." Dui Erji hesitated for a moment before replying.

"to be frank!"

"Ten... one hundred thousand people."

"How many people are there?" Shao Shude became impatient.

"There are... more than 3 people."

Shao Shude didn't ask.

It is nothing more than a city-state in a desert oasis, occupying the Ruoqiang and Qiemo areas. It is the same as the 36 countries in the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, with a population of 3 people—maybe this is not even true.

"What reward do you want from me?" Shao Shude asked.

"I would like to be the king of the great country and be my subject forever." Dui Erji replied.

"There are not many people, but the appetite is not small." Shao Shude said with a smile.

The pair of chickens touched their heads to the ground and said nothing.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore." Shao Shude said: "I have accepted the gift, and now I canonize you as King of Dafu Zhongyun, guarding the desert for me, and not letting Tubo cause trouble."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En." Dui Erji was overjoyed, his head bumped to the ground, very respectful.

"Your name is too ugly." Shao Shude said again: "I gave you the name 'Shao Xianzhong'."

"Your Majesty bestowed your name on me, and I'm so lucky." Dui Erji raised his head in surprise and said.

After finishing speaking, he touched his head to the ground again, making a loud bang.

"Get up." Shao Shude said: "Go to the post house for two days first, then come back to Luoyang with me, and there will be various rewards."

"I obey the order." Shao Xianzhong responded.

******
On July [-]th, Shao Shude left Dunhuang and traveled eastward.

On the post road, there are westbound traffic and people everywhere.

Most of the draft animals have wounds on their bodies, and their bodies are much thinner than normal.

The people are unkempt and their shoes are worn out.

Throughout the ten prefectures of Helong, and even Guanbei and Guannei, more than [-] million people in the four provinces are directly or indirectly providing resources for this Western Expedition.

On July 26, Shengjia arrived at Yumen Pass and rested for a day.

Here Shao Shude received a group of westbound commoners, most of whom were members of the Li family, Yin family, Suo family, Cao family, Kang family, and He family scattered in Gua and Sha states.

Obviously, they were invited by Zhao Wang Shao Siwu, and sent members of the family branch westward to settle in the Yili River Valley.

These people don't have great opportunities in Gua and Shazhou, and most of them cannot be officials in their lifetime.It's okay if you don't have self-motivation, just eat and wait to die, but if you have a thought, you will go west.

Reminiscent of the more than [-] members of the Murong family from Tuyuhun in Shazhou who traveled westward and defected to Dalang, Shao Shude felt relieved: If you have been living in Dunhuang for so many years, and your wife is a rich family in Shazhou, if you are not able to win over a group of confidants, then Go home as soon as possible to take care of the child, don't stay in Yili to embarrass yourself, even though the foreigners over there are also rookies.

"After three years of fighting, how are the people in Hexi? Can they survive?" Shao Shude asked.

"Your Majesty has brought Helong back to heaven and rebuilt it. Who doesn't praise it?"

"After 30 years, the family has saved a lot, and the pain of losing money for a few years is still bearable."

"Some families fled, but not many."

"From Huangchao, Henan has fought for 20 years. Since Li Keyong, Hebei has also fought for 20 years. People can bear it, and the people of Hexi can naturally bear it."

……

Everyone was chattering, but Shao Shude just laughed and said nothing.

They are a wealthy family, and their butts are not on the same side as ordinary people.The sufferings suffered by the common people will not fall on their heads. If they are exhausted, they will just pay some money and food. It is difficult to feel the pain of the skin.

It is a fact that Henan has fought for 20 years, but since Huangxia defeated Zhu Quanzhong, Zhu Jin, Zhu Qiong, Wang Shifan and others more than ten years ago, and finally gained peace, millions of people in the north of the Huaihe River and south of the Yellow River , how much is left?
Compared with the tens of millions when Tianbao was at its peak, it was only half.

The people of Henan were not born so resistant to war, and the Cai thief was not born to eat human flesh. Only those who have experienced the blood and tears will know, but they are ordinary people, and their feelings are destined not to enter the history books.

The life of the people in Helong is definitely not as easy as they say.

Of course, Shao Shude also has eyes, and he would not follow the rules on the road, and would suddenly ride his horse and gallop into the countryside to have a look.

Life is indeed harder than before, and some people do flee, but they can still live on.

After three years of high-intensity transit, the pace needs to be slowed down next year.

After two years, lower it some more.

And this process is also closely related to the number of troops stationed in the Western Regions-in fact, compared to last year, the strength of the two camps of Beiting and Shule has been reduced.

After the town soldiers are in place one after another, most of the imperial army and miscellaneous soldiers and horses from all walks of life can be evacuated, leaving a maximum of about 2 people for rotation.

After the town soldiers are familiar with the environment and each other, and their combat effectiveness increases, the imperial army can basically withdraw, and there are at most a few cavalry commanders there to feel the battlefield environment, so as not to degenerate too quickly.

"You all have great talents. After going west, the first thing to do is to improve the system, educate the people, and teach agriculture and animal husbandry." Shao Shude said: "Yili's situation is special, and the enemy is indistinguishable. Be careful and remember."

"Follow the order." Everyone responded one after another.

Shao Shude looked into the distance, there were crowds of people and it was dark.

The migration of the big family is indeed a big movement.

Not only the master’s house was on the road, but also servants, craftsmen, and musicians—it was a bit like a war in modern European countries. Napoleon’s noble generals even brought a theater troupe with them when they set off...

There are more than a dozen companies, with a total of more than a thousand people. More than one-third of them have knowledge, professional skills, and management experience, which is enough for the boss at the start-up stage.

On the 28th, Shengjia left Yumen Pass and arrived in Jiuquan County, Suzhou, on August [-]th.

August 25, to Ganzhou.Shao Shude intends to stay here for two days and summon officials from Xiazengdan Ranch and Sinong Temple to explain something important.

In the future, he didn't intend to go to Liangzhou any more, but to cross the Dadouba Valley, go straight to Shanzhou, and return to Beijing through the Qingtang and Hewei areas.

He hasn't been here for many years, and he wants to take a look.

(End of this chapter)