Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1651 The Incarnation of Confucius
On the day of the Spring Festival, Chen Cheng packed his bags and prepared to return to Luoyang, and Shao Shude saw him off in person.

"Gyeonggi is an important place, and there are more and more people growing vegetables, fruits and flowers." Chen Cheng looked at the densely packed houses around him, feeling a little emotional.

In the middle of winter, the farmland is full of winter vegetables such as turnips, yellow sprouts, and Wutai vegetables, which is very spectacular.

There are more people, and everyone gets less land, but they can live on because they no longer grow food, but instead grow vegetables and fruits with higher value, cultivate flowers and seedlings, and send them to the city for sale.

In short, they make money from this, and then buy food to feed their families.

What's more, there are still a large number of handicraftsmen who have no land at all and live entirely by handicrafts.

This is a sign of peace.But such a rapid development is inseparable from the increasing amount of money circulating among the people.

This—is the result His Majesty wants to see, right?

In fact, there have been dynasties in all dynasties, and the scale of this dynasty is even more prosperous.Your Majesty once said that if you take 51 steps, you can laugh at [-] steps, and you can laugh at [-] steps.Even if there is no essential change, as long as there is progress, it is good.

"The morals of the world will always change." Shao Shude said: "The ancestors of these people were actually farming. But time has changed, many things have changed, and they have changed accordingly."

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Indeed."

The carriage rattled forward, and the village seemed endless.Looking at its shape, the proportion of brick houses has increased significantly. Compared with the time when the Huangchao was hit, the adobe houses that can be seen everywhere are much stronger.

"Actually—" Chen Cheng said suddenly, "The common people will not be grateful to His Majesty."

Shao Shude was silent.

"They lived a good life in this generation, of course they remember His Majesty. But after two generations have passed, they will get used to the current life, and if there is a slight decline in the future, they will feel resentful." Chen Cheng said suddenly: "The official Same."

Shao Shude gave him a deep look, and said, "I don't care, it's the truth."

This time it was Chen Cheng's turn to be silent.

It seemed that from the very beginning, he didn't understand the king who had been assisting him for almost 40 years.

"That's why I attach great importance to agriculture." Shao Shude continued: "Agriculture is the foundation of the world. Apart from Jinshi, agriculture has the largest number of recruits. This country is more resistant to natural disasters and man-made disasters than you can imagine, Chen Qing."

"Your Majesty's plan is far behind me." Chen Cheng sighed.

He suspects now that Song Le may really understand saints, at least partially.

When he served as the Jiedu envoy of the Zhenwu Army, Song Le overhauled water conservancy in Shengzhou and promoted the three-crop crop rotation system. During this period, he visited the countryside many times, often stayed at the farmhouse, and wrote many agricultural poems.

At this time, even if he is as proud as he is, he has to admit that Song Le may be closer to the saint's heart and understand his ambition and ambition better.

"After you go back, you can rest well and don't worry about everything." Shao Shude didn't want to talk about state affairs any more, and instead said: "In May and June, I will return to Luoyang. Between us, the monarch and his ministers, there will be a long time in the future. Together There are not many old brothers who came over."

Chen Cheng felt a little sad.Decades of eventful years are really nostalgic.

If he could go back in time, he would no longer be obsessed with the alcoholic woman, but instead spend more time with his old brothers.

Some people say goodbye inadvertently, always thinking that they are still young, and they will have a chance to meet each other in the future, but in fact it is a farewell forever.

Some people, you still meet often at the beginning, but gradually, before you notice, he has slowly disappeared in your life.

In the dead of night, you suddenly remembered, but what you heard was only a few words on his epitaph.The most frightening thing is that you are gradually blurring his appearance, because you are also getting old.

Chen Cheng took a deep breath and looked into the distance.

In the bleakness of mid-winter, a few children were playing and playing around without any worries.

A smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.

If there is a next life, I will follow His Majesty to make suggestions.

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After sending Chen Cheng away, Shao Shude returned to Chang'an and received the envoy from Tubo in the Tai Chi Hall.

Strange to say, people without the Lu clan travel farther, but come faster.

To put it bluntly, it is actually a positive thing.

"What is the popular opinion in Xiangxiong?" Shao Shude asked, "Tell me the truth, don't hide anything."

In front of him was a middle-aged man named Mei Lujue.

According to Lianhua, he can be regarded as one of the outstanding figures of Wulu's generation, and he has been helping the family fight for power and profit before.Helplessly, the Lu family was rather vague in the beginning of the team, which Yun Dan didn't like.

After Yundan's death, his descendants also relied on other families, and didn't pay much attention to the Mulu family, so their family's position in logic was rather embarrassing.

The four big Wuyi families in Tubo are actually not doing well as a whole.

There is no immortal dynasty in the world, so how can there be an immortal family?The world is impermanent, there are always ups and downs, always staring at the glory of those decades, or only seeing the low tide of those decades, is actually too much of a picture.

Without the Lu family, there is still a chance to make a comeback, but it is not in the logic, but in Xiangxiong. This is a relatively vague but firm cognition among the family leaders.

"Return to Your Majesty." Wu Lujue said: "Yun Dan's origin is unknown, this is a well-known fact. As far as the local generals and Tu Wang are concerned, they are more inclined to the descendants of Esong."

In fact, from a dialectical point of view, this statement is not absolute.

Zanpu's bloodline is certainly noble, but isn't a person of unknown origin like Yundan also won the support of many nobles?The higher you go, the less absolute you are in this kind of thing.

"There are two descendants of Esong. Do they think Jidnimagun from the first concubine, or Tashi Zibabai from the second concubine?" Shao Shude asked.

"I can only say that the one who enters the Xiangxiong first is the king." Mei Lujue said.

"First come, first served?" Shao Shude asked.

"Yes." Wu Lujue said without hesitation: "With the help of me and the Lu clan, as long as they are descendants of Esong, they can stand firm."

"But you can't control the entire size of Zhang Zhung." Shao Shude said.

"This requires the prestige of the supreme emperor."

"Am I famous among the Tubo people?"

"The Emperor Tang is a Bodhisattva in Tubo, how can the Supreme Emperor be weaker than the Emperor Tang?"

"Oh? Which Emperor of Tang is a Bodhisattva, tell me?" Shao Shude asked with great interest.

"During Chizu Dezan's reign, Emperor Taizong of Tang was mentioned in court discussions—" Mei Lujue saw that Shao Shude was very interested, so he said: "Some ministers said, 'Songtsan Gampo's relative is Chuqiong, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. , it is said that he is also the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva...he has 360 scriptures and is known as the emperor of scriptures in Han.' Zanpu thinks so.”

Shao Shude laughed out loud.

Tubo Zanpu considered himself a Bodhisattva, so Tang Huang was naturally a Bodhisattva too.However, in the Tang Dynasty, only Tang Taizong had this honor.

Considering the degree of superstition of the Tubo people, the ministers have said so. Among the ordinary people, anyone who knows Tang Taizong probably thinks that he is the incarnation of Bodhisattva——"Confucius incarnation king", "Classical Emperor", "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva incarnation" ", These are the three images of Tang Taizong in Tubo.

Seeing Shao Shude laughing, Wu Lujue was very serious, and only heard him say: "The supreme emperor is also in the classics, he can be called the second emperor of the Han Dynasty, the incarnation king of Confucius."

"Confucius turned into a king? I dare not live there." Shao Shude shook his head.

"Your Majesty, do you know that the Supreme Emperor also has titles in Tubo?" Wu Lujue asked.

"Let's listen to it." Shao Shude sat down.

Mrs. Wu Lu hugged her son who was several months old, but her charming eyes kept falling on Shao Shude.

Her husband, Brother Tie, was still here just now, but he has already gone back. Now is the time for the "secret operation" between Shao Shude and the Meilu family.

"Confucius incarnates as a descendant of the king, Confucius incarnates as Zanpu."

"Gezanpu, the king of Handi."

Wu Lujue said two names in one breath.

"Shengge means 'lion' in Tubo language?" Shao Shude asked.

"Exactly." Wu Lujue replied with admiration.

Shao Shude is a little strange, why do so many people like to use "lion" to decorate the king's name?

After Gaochang Uighur Pugu defeated the Anxi Uighur, he couldn't wait to call him "Aslan Khan", which means "Lion King".

Ogulchak's elder brother Basil was originally also called "Lion King", but his younger brother's status was lower, so he could only be called "Camel King".

But—have you ever seen a lion?

That's all for the Uighurs, why even the Tubo people respect lions?Doesn't anyone call themselves "Tiger Khan" or "Tiger King"—well, this Khan name is indeed a bit of a second.

"Zanpu, the small incarnation of Confucius, was first passed on from Qinghai, and gradually spread to a wider area, and now even the logic is known." Wu Lujue continued: "When ministers discuss matters, they often call your majesty the "little incarnation of Confucius." Zanpu'. The title of 'Handi Lion Zanpu' has only been spread in recent years, mainly due to the introduction of Tian, ​​and now the whole Zhang Zhung knows it."

Shao Shude was speechless.

It’s okay to be Zanpu, the small incarnation of Confucius. The title of Zanpu, the Lion of Han, is because he defeated the Gaochang Uyghur and Anxi Uyghur successively. He is the strongest in the Western Regions, so this noble title fell to him——Khotan Most people also worship lions. Li Shengtian would never mind calling himself "Aslan Khan" if he had the chance, but he didn't dare.

Shao Shude said: "If I canonize Wade as King Xiangxiong, it will be beneficial to you. Without the Lu family, you can be the prime minister for generations. But what can I get?"

Wu Lujue looked at Lianhua, and his gaze stayed on the child in her arms for a moment.

Lianhua's face turned red.

"After the death of King Xiangxiong, the successor needs to be canonized by Zanpu, the Lion of Han, before he can officially take the throne." Mei Lujue said.

Shao Shude glanced at Lianhua helplessly.

People may not know anything if they don't realize it, but you are not pretending to be self-confident, but it makes people suspicious.

"King Xiangxiong needs to keep his heir in the Central Plains as a hostage," Shao Shude said.

Wu Lujue didn't answer right away.

In fact, this matter is good for their family. Prince Gein stayed in the Central Plains and was unfamiliar with Zhangxiong, so he had to rely on local snakes like them?
But I didn't feel worried that some people in the family or even foreign kings would object, so I didn't answer right away.

"This matter still needs to be discussed." Wu Lujue said.

"Yes." Shao Shude nodded, and said again: "But you have to hurry up, I don't have that much patience. Let me wait impatiently, soldiers and horses from Shule, Khotan, Zhongyun, and Haixi all go up the mountain together, Then it will be ugly."

Unexpectedly, when he heard it, his expression was also ugly.

It is a well-known fact that Tibet does have a geographical advantage.But there are no absolutes in the world. Daxia's strength in the north of Zhangzhung is too strong. It is not difficult to gather [-] to [-] elite soldiers to go up the mountain. Maybe they will not be able to occupy Zhangxiong for a long time, and they may even be defeated by Zhangxiong's army by taking advantage of the location. Before, God knows what evil they will do.

Xiangxiong's household registration is not rich, and it has been ruined several times, but there is nothing left.

"If there is nothing else, the envoy should go back to discuss quickly. Or, send one or two trustworthy confidants, bring letters, and return to Zhangxiong or Luoxi quickly to discuss as soon as possible." Shao Shude said: "Zhen will ask the stations along the way to provide convenience Yes, it won't last long."

"Of order." Mei Lujue replied helplessly.

He has already decided to send a few people to rush back, and come back after he has a clear statement.During this period, he was waiting for news in the Central Plains, and inquired about the situation by the way.

Tubo is really dying now, and Daxia's momentum is stronger than that of the former Tang Dynasty, so it is necessary to compromise.

I don't think I will leave soon.

Shao Shude walked up to Lianhua and asked in a low voice, "Did you ever feel that you were serving a Bodhisattva?"

Mrs. Lu turned her face away and said nothing.

If there is no such reason, is it so easy to devote oneself to you?She thought of that evening in Hezhou, the saint bathed in the golden sunlight, like a god, his ears turned red immediately.

"No wonder it's so tight..." Shao Shude suddenly realized.

(End of this chapter)