Han Hai Tang Ergui
Chapter 434 Li Shengtian's Worries
Chapter 434 Li Shengtian's Worries
The Kingdom of Khotan, Shule City, has gradually become the capital of the Kingdom of Khotan since Zhang Zhao captured Shule.
After all, compared with Yutian City, which is located in the southwest, Shulegou connects all directions, especially near Ningyuan, which is more suitable as the capital of a country.
Li Shengtian stood on the wall of Shule Shengde Palace with his hands behind his back.
Today's Khotan Jin Kingdom can be described as the largest country in the Western Regions.
After receiving Da Zhongyun, Qiuci Uighur, and Suzhou Long family who were moved back by Zhang Zhao, the Khotan Jin Kingdom has a population of more than 5 million, and its land area is far larger than before.
The entire Annan Xinjiang, Suiye, Ningyuan (Fergana Basin), Anyuan (Eastern Afghanistan), and Zhenyuan (Northern Pakistan) are all the territory of the Dajin Kingdom.
Not to mention economically, Khotan is a transit point from Tianzhu to Hexi.
Especially after the strategy of teaching Tianzhu people and Tubo people to drink tea these years has been a great success.
Milk tea prepared with cheese, sugar, raisins, and various dried fruits has become popular throughout Tianzhu and Persia. It is said that even Dashi and Daqin west of Persia have become popular.
As Khotan Jin Kingdom, which can produce a little tea and knows how to process tea bricks, Li Shengtian often feels a little scared at the speed of making money.
However, Li Shengtian was not without worries. First of all, among the six governor-generals of Khotan Jin Kingdom, only three and a half could be truly controlled by Li Shengtian.
In other words, only the three lands of Yutian, Shule, and Ningyuan are in the hands of Li Shengtian.
Although there are more than a thousand Khotan warriors stationed in Suiye, due to the long distance, they cannot communicate with Shule in time, and the stationed officials are often easily bought or held hostage by the Suiye Guo family.
Over the years, the interval between the Guo family sending people to Shule to worship has become longer and longer, which is a clear proof.
Unless Li Shengtian sent a large army or blocked the business route to Suiye, maybe only after using such two big moves, Suiye Guo's family would bow their heads because they couldn't bear it, so it could only be counted as half.
The rest of Zhenyuan and Anyuan have actually become independent dependent countries. If it weren't for the connection of commercial routes, they would have been out of control long ago.
Of the 5 million population, Li Shengtian can directly control more than one million.
After all, the most precious treasure that Zhang Zhao left to Li Shengtian was this rejuvenated business route, which was about [-]% to [-]% bustling in the past, and the Ningyuan Governor's District.
The former provided Khotan Jin with sufficient economic vitality and weapons to influence the Quartet, and the latter was Ningyuan's de facto big granary.
In recent years, Khotan and Shule have encountered snowstorms and droughts twice, and they are all supported by Ningyuan's grain.
"My lord, Hamid of Saman Persia refuses our request to buy Shiguo City, it's time to teach these Persians a lesson!"
Li Shengtian had heard footsteps behind him a long time ago, but he never turned his head. He turned his back to Li Congde and let out a long sigh.
"In the past, it was not our father and son who broke Bukhara, captured the Samanid queens and princesses and returned them, and helped Hamid to be the emir. After all, it is not our father and son. Ken give in."
Li Shengtian said lightly, as an aspiring king, after Zhang Zhao left, Li Shengtian still wanted to continue to do something.
But apart from beating Saktu once, the rest of the military operations against Persia did not go so smoothly.
Recently, Li Guoshou on the side of Talas has continued to increase his attacks on Saman Persia.
In two years, Shiguo City was besieged three times, which is where the original Dawan Dudu Mansion of the Tang Dynasty was located, and later called Tashkent.
Li Shengtian thought, since Hamid is in such a difficult situation, it is better to sell Shiguo City to him, so that he will not be attacked by Talas people every day or two.
Unexpectedly, Hamid thought about it for a long time, and finally refused.
"If Hamid is allowed to reject us and not punish us, who will take our Dajin Kingdom seriously in the future?
My lord, we must send out a large army this time, and capture Kangju (Samarkand) in Saman Persia, and show them some strength. "
Li Congde was still talking angrily, he seemed much angrier than Li Shengtian, but Li Shengtian shook his head.
"Let's put aside the Persian envoys, Liang's envoy has already arrived in Yutian, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Shule soon.
We should first solve the Gaochang Uighur Pugu's family, capture the scourge of Saktu, and then consider other things. "
Li Congde's eyes lit up, "Cousin sent someone? That's great. The Gaochang Uyghurs have occupied Kucha and kept us in trouble. They should be dealt with."
Li Shengtian waved his hand, motioned Li Congde to sit down with him, and then looked at Li Congde very seriously.
"Five years ago, you could call Zhang Erlang cousin, but today, you should call him Da Liang Tian Wang or Tian Wang."
Li Congde looked a little embarrassed. At this time, Cao Yuanxin brought the maids over with cakes, fruits and wine.
She personally pinched a piece of hibiscus cake and handed it to Li Congde, "Come and try the cake made by my mother."
After Li Congde took the hibiscus cake, Cao Yuanxin gave Li Congde an angry look again.
"You! I don't know where this temper comes from. It's not like me at all, but it's somewhat similar to Mr. Ni.
Although Zhang Erlang is your cousin, he now has [-] iron cavalry, sits on the land of Hexi, Longyou, and Shuofang, and fights for the world in the east. He is a person who may become the emperor of the Central Plains. Let you call him the king of heaven Still wronged you? "
After finishing speaking, Cao Yuanxin poured another large glass of wine for Li Shengtian.
"Congde has always been reliable in his work, he has his own measure, so what does it matter if he calls him a cousin in private?
Even if Zhang Erlang really became the emperor of the Central Plains, that slave is also his concubine! "
Originally, Li Congde was still a little uncomfortable, but after being told by Cao Yuanxin, he felt much better.
He put down the hibiscus cake that he took a bite of and said softly: "Mother taught me the right thing, the child really deserves to be called the heavenly king."
Li Shengtian sighed softly, and he said slowly: "Actually, it doesn't matter what you call him in private, I'm afraid that Congde might not be able to position himself properly!
Some people in the royal family have always believed that Zhang Erlang's current achievements are the result of the full support of my Li family.
But they don't know that I, Li Erlang and Zhang Erlang, have actually achieved each other.
Without Zhang Erlang, we might still be confronting Saktu now. Where did we come from today's vast territory?How could such a luxurious Shengde Palace be built?
In Congde, you have to remember that Zhang Erlang helped us defeat this big Khotan Kingdom.
He also opened up business routes, and he could get 300,000 silver coins a year just from the holy treasury.
Zhang Erlang doesn't owe you or me anything, but we owe him. "
Speaking of this, Cao Yuanxin seemed to think of something, her eyes suddenly became sharp, and she stared at Li Congde suddenly.
"Did you listen to what Li Jifu said?"
Just as Li Congde was about to answer, Cao Yuanxin stood up abruptly, and said to the surrounding officials: "Call the prince to wash his horse and enter the palace as soon as possible!"
Not long after, the prince Xima who had been outside the palace was called in. Cao Yuanxin looked at the prince Xima who was from a distant branch of the Li family and asked.
"The crown prince has been in contact with Li Jifu, Marquis of Bianzhou and others recently, why didn't he report it to the emperor?"
"The minister is the minister of the prince, not the minister of the inner court!" It turned out that the prince was quite strong in washing horses.
However, he is pushing Li Congde to the cliff!
How can the king of a country stand such words?
Even Cao Yuanxin, who had a sneer on his face, was a little stunned.
"Bastards! It turns out that you are bewitching the prince."
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Li Shengtian was furious. He grabbed a plate of pastries, and smashed them straight at the face, smashing the head of this foolish horse.
"Tell the general of the Yellow Gate to come!"
It seemed that Li Shengtian was going to let General Huangmen, who was in charge of the palace guards, lead his troops to arrest people.
However, Cao Yuanxin stopped Li Shengtian, because of such things, it is not easy to go to war, especially when he is going to join forces with Liangguo to eliminate Gaochang Uyghurs recently.
"Erlang calm down, Li Jifu and the others are bewitching the crowd with their demonic words. It's not a day or two. Don't worry about it now."
Speaking of which, Cao Yuanxin hated iron for being weak, she looked at Li Congde and scolded angrily.
"Do you think that Li Jifu and the others are fighting for you and Dajin Kingdom?
madness!They just want to swallow up Zhang Erlang's hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land in Ningyuan, and they are even more greedy for the benefits of the commercial road, and want to increase the tax of Hexi merchants. "
Li Congde was a little confused, he still hadn't figured out why his parents were so angry?
Although Li Congde was a few months older than Zhang Zhaoda, his aptitude was not bad.
However, due to studying Buddhism in Dunhuang for a long time, Li Shengtian only cared about his own enjoyment when he came back, thinking that his son was growing up, so he neglected to discipline him.
Therefore, Li Congde still couldn't figure out the complicated inside story.
When Cao Yuanxin scolded Li Congde angrily, Li Shengtian calmed down a bit.
He also felt that he was indeed a little too indulgent to some members of the Tian royal family.
"Liu Niang, someone is going to decree to deprive Li Jifu and others of their surnames, and imprison them in Yuechang City."
Cao Yuanxin knew why Li Shengtian said this to her, because Li Shengtian originally wanted to deal with Li Jifu and others, but was persuaded by Cao Yuanxin, but looking at it now, it is really impossible to stay.
Yuechang City is near Qiemo, surrounded by vast sea and desert, so it is inconvenient to communicate with the outside world.
Moreover, the confinement of Yuechang City by the Jin Kingdom in Khotan was not confined to Yuechang City, but to a small oasis more than [-] miles northwest of Yuechang City.
It was a small oasis with an area of only [-] to [-] mu, surrounded by long yellow sand. Except for Yuechang City, the nearest oasis was hundreds of miles away.
It is simply a natural cage, and the conditions are difficult. The confinement here is quite similar to that of Da Songfa and Salmonella Island.
The deprivation of the surname is the heaviest punishment for the royal family by the Kingdom of Khotan.
Because they were originally surnamed Yuchi, and Li was a surname bestowed by the Tang Dynasty. For hundreds of years, it has become a tradition for the royal family to be surnamed Li.
If the royal family is deprived of the surname Li and can only be surnamed Yuchi, it is equivalent to canceling the status of the royal family and expelling them from the family.
At this time, the Xima of the distant royal family realized that something was wrong, and began to kowtow and beg for mercy.
But it was too late, when the couple Li Shengtian and Cao Yuanxin were going to deal with someone, their hearts were also hardened.
"Call Ma Rong, the servant of the Yellow Gate, and let him take my nephew to Liangguo! Set off early tomorrow morning, and lock him up today. No one is allowed to see him."
Ha ha!If this horse-washing came to Liangguo, I'm afraid he would have to go to Zhang Tianwang's Jingtieshan mine.
"The crown prince will stop at Shengde Palace immediately, and reflect on his own mistakes. As a king, how can he be bewitched by the people below? Let me reflect on it!"
Li Shengtian, who was still angry, grounded Li Congde as well.
After finishing all this, the two father and mother sat down and smiled wryly at each other, Cao Yuanxin shook his head.
"Brother De is still a little immature. It's my mother's fault. He shouldn't be sent to Dunhuang to study Buddhism. He should be by Erlang's side."
Li Shengtian shook his head, "It's a certain problem, he's neglected to discipline him!
Zhang Erlang is very talented, and he still thinks of the kindness between the two of us, but what about the future?
If Congde is still so unclear, there will be big problems. "
Cao Yuanxin nodded, "I have told Congde well these days, this kid is not bad, and deep down I still admire Zhang Erlang.
However, because Zhang Erlang's success was so fast and brilliant, everything seemed so easy, which gave Congde the idea that Zhang Erlang could do what he did. "
As he said that, Cao Yuanxin said bitterly: "Why don't you, Erlang, take Cong Yu with you recently, and you can teach him in your spare time."
Li Shengtian looked at Cao Yuanxin in surprise, Li Congyu is the second son of him and Cao Yuanxin, 15 years old this year.
Cao Yuanxin suggested that Li Shengtian bring Li Congyu with him, in fact, he asked Li Congyu to be a 'substitute'.
"Don't worry, I rashly brought Cong Yu with me. For Cong De, the punishment was too much. He didn't have much fault.
And as long as there is a certain day, this Khotan Jin Kingdom will be stable for a day.
Taking a step back, if Zhang Erlang really enters the Central Plains, and all the sons are unbearable, when a certain old age, at worst, he will present his household registration album, just like the king of Wudu County, and go to Chang'an to be a free and undisturbed fairy up. "
When Cao Yuanxin heard this, a trace of bitterness rose from the corner of his mouth. No one would be willing to give up such a foundation, but Khotan Jin Guo, and she and Li Shengtian were too deeply involved with Zhang Zhao.
Moreover, as long as the great dynasties in the Central Plains prospered, there was no one who did not regain control of the Western Regions. What's more, Zhang Zhao also had a weak claim of the deputy king of Khotan, and married Li Ruoliu, a descendant of Yuchi Sheng's branch.
If there is a conflict, it is something that neither Li Shengtian nor Cao Yuanxin can accept, it is no different from watching their own children kill each other.
"This is a great river and mountain. If it really reaches that point, Zhang Erlang will not be able to give it to a county king. At least he will give it to a one-word king and two county kings."
Well, Cao Yuanxin gave birth to four sons for Li Shengtian, among which the eldest son Li Congde's youngest son was just adopted by Zhang Zhao's elder brother Zhang Min as his son.
The future of this child must be limitless, because he is not only Li Shengtian's grandson, but also in terms of etiquette, he is the direct line of the Zhang family of Shazhou Longyu and the nephew of Zhang Zhao.
Cao Yuanxin suddenly thought that this child might become the candidate for Zhang Zhao to stay and guard the Western Regions after the royal family of Li moved inward.
In this way, how could Li Congde have a family background.
Then the remaining three children, one prince and two county kings, were allocated exactly.
. . . .
In the seventh year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty, in August 942, the autumn harvest in Liangzhou was basically completed, and the horses were fat and strong.
After almost a year of preparations, the battle to destroy the Gaochang Uyghurs was finally on the agenda.
Zhang Zhao's constant worry that no one could be Bai Congxin's lieutenant general had come to an end.
Nobunaga Murong did not contact Daibei's Tuyuhunbai Chengfu Department, but returned to Liangzhou from Tokyo.
Zhao Kuangyin, Murong Yanzhao, and Wang Shenqi were also brought along.
These three are all celebrities!Needless to say Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Shenqi was also a general in the early Northern Song Dynasty, and Murong Yanzhao was a rare famous general in the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Moreover, Wang Shenqi and Murong Yanzhao seem to be the second of the ten brothers of Yishe.
Zhang Zhao deliberately looked at Zhao Kuangyin carefully, and had to say that I, Song Taizu, was not a mortal at first glance.
Although he is only 15 years old, he has a big shoulder and a round waist, and a tall and strong figure. At first glance, he looks like a titan who has been struggling since childhood.
The face is even more raw with sword eyebrows and star eyes, with big ears on the side. This kind of face looks mature when young, and looks majestic and dignified in middle age, which is what later generations call official appearance.
Wang Shenqi is two years older than Zhao Kuangyi. He is 17 years old this year. His ancestral home is in western Liaoning.
Murong Yanzhao was much older than these two. This gentleman was born in the third year of Qianhua in Houliang, that is, in 913, and he was only one year younger than Zhang Zhao.
He was born in a famous family, his father was Murong Zhang, governor of Kaizhou, and he was known for his bravery and ability in his youth.
However, his official luck has always been bad. Historically, he started to make a fortune after taking refuge in Guo Wei, who started much later than him.
And now with Murong Nobunaga's recommendation, Murong Yanzhao came to Hexi a few years in advance, and it seemed that his life was going to change a lot.
Even civil servants like Fan Zhi and Liu Na came to Hexi, and Zhang Zhao would reward them three times a day.
When fierce men like Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Shenqi, and Murong Yanzhao came, Zhang Zhao would certainly not be stingy with property.
He directly met the three of them in Yongxun Palace, Murong Yanzhao had just got married at this time and brought his newly married wife with him.
Zhang Zhao immediately asked Murong Yanzhao to be the commander of Zuo Yulin's guard battalion. In addition, he selected [-] brave knights from the Yi Cong Xiaoqi who had made contributions in the last battle of Baiyanchi, and handed them to Murong Yanzhao to lead.
And gave him a big house not far from Yongxun Palace, and gave him five hundred guan.
As for Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi, both of them were still young, and they were directly brought by Zhang Zhao's side.
Especially Zhao Da, I, Zhang Tianwang, are ready to observe carefully.
Being the emperor is no joke.
And when Zhang Zhao dispatched troops and generals, according to the agreement, Li Shengtian first mobilized [-] Khotan Jin Kingdom infantry and began to besiege Kucha.
Jie Lipijia of the Gaochang Uyghur learned about it, and while keeping Kucha on guard, he mobilized [-] cavalry to march near Luntai City to confront the Khotan army.
As the leader who can win the throne from the four sons of Wumu Lord Khan, Jieli Pijia is not a good stubble.
He felt very keenly that this time Khotan's attack on Kucha probably did not act alone, but was discussed with Liang Guo.
So he only sent 10,000 people's cavalry to Kucha, the purpose was to prevent the Kucha defenders from surrendering easily, not to relieve the siege.
The elites in Gaochang are still preparing for the surprise attack of the Liang army.
At the same time, Saktu, who received the urgent letter from Gaochang Uyghurs, also began to gather Ge Luolu's various ministries on the bank of Sailimu Lake in the land of seven rivers, preparing to send troops to support Gaochang Uyghurs.
At the end of August, Mrs. Cao San, who made Zhang Zhao terrified, gave birth, and finally nothing happened.
Murong Xinchang hugged this younger sister who was 23 years younger than him, and he was so excited that he was at a loss. The birth of his son Hutou, who was younger than his own, made him feel complicated.
From now on, with this younger sister, Murong Xinchang has become Zhang Zhao's family in a real sense, and there is finally a blood relationship between him and Zhang Zhao.
Before Cao San's wife gave birth, Cao Nineniang, who was pregnant for the second time, gave birth to Zhang Zhao's third son, who was also the eldest son.
The huge Liang Kingdom finally has a true heir, Zhang Zhao's mother, the Song family, named him Brother Yu.
At the beginning of September, Zhang Zhao, who was finally relieved, set off in Dunhuang to swear an army, and the army was divided into two groups, north and south.
Mainly the North Route Army, with a total of 5000 cavalry people.
The Northern Route Army took Bai Congxin as the vanguard and Murong Xinchang as the deputy general. The two men commanded four thousand riders and recruited dozens of Hexi merchants as guides to open the way for the army.
The remaining 1000 people passed through Pulei Lake three times. Qiongre Duojin and Huang Yingda led the first batch of 5000 people to pass through, Zhang Zhaoqin led the main force to pass through the second batch of 9000 people, and Ma Shacai led 7000 people as the rear army.
The South Route Army consisted mainly of cavalry infantry, led by Feng Hui and Wu Yuan'er as the marching commander, with a total of 500 people.
They would enter Yizhou after Chen Tingxiao forced his father Chen Huiyao to rebel against the Gaochang Uighurs.
Then, guided by hundreds of soldiers from the Chen family and more than a thousand soldiers, they went out of Yizhou and approached Gaochang City, disturbing Jieli Pijia's sight.
The North Route Army will gather in Xianquan Town, wait for the South Route Army to attract the main force of the Gaochang Uighurs, and then make a sudden move to capture Futu City.
Then detour to the southeast, from Baishui Jiandao, which is the later Daban City in the east of Urumqi, to Gaochang.
Try to gather and annihilate the main force of the Gaochang Uighurs and outside the city of Gaochang, and prevent them from running into the depths of the desert.
This set of plans sounds very smooth, it is a simple north-south attack.
But in this era, there is no radio communication equipment, and once the northern and southern armies separate, they will lose contact.
The two parties can only do the agreed things according to the agreed time and reach the agreed position. Once one party misses the schedule, there will be great changes.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao actually made preparations for the South Route Army to fail to successfully attract the main force of the Gaochang Uighurs.
Therefore, the cavalry drawn were all the most elite of the Liang Kingdom, except Yan Jin's subordinates.
War is imminent!
Entering the sage time after the outbreak is a very normal thing, right! (Manual dog head) Let me see if I can add more codes tonight. If it is possible, it will be updated normally tomorrow. If not, it will be the day after tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
The Kingdom of Khotan, Shule City, has gradually become the capital of the Kingdom of Khotan since Zhang Zhao captured Shule.
After all, compared with Yutian City, which is located in the southwest, Shulegou connects all directions, especially near Ningyuan, which is more suitable as the capital of a country.
Li Shengtian stood on the wall of Shule Shengde Palace with his hands behind his back.
Today's Khotan Jin Kingdom can be described as the largest country in the Western Regions.
After receiving Da Zhongyun, Qiuci Uighur, and Suzhou Long family who were moved back by Zhang Zhao, the Khotan Jin Kingdom has a population of more than 5 million, and its land area is far larger than before.
The entire Annan Xinjiang, Suiye, Ningyuan (Fergana Basin), Anyuan (Eastern Afghanistan), and Zhenyuan (Northern Pakistan) are all the territory of the Dajin Kingdom.
Not to mention economically, Khotan is a transit point from Tianzhu to Hexi.
Especially after the strategy of teaching Tianzhu people and Tubo people to drink tea these years has been a great success.
Milk tea prepared with cheese, sugar, raisins, and various dried fruits has become popular throughout Tianzhu and Persia. It is said that even Dashi and Daqin west of Persia have become popular.
As Khotan Jin Kingdom, which can produce a little tea and knows how to process tea bricks, Li Shengtian often feels a little scared at the speed of making money.
However, Li Shengtian was not without worries. First of all, among the six governor-generals of Khotan Jin Kingdom, only three and a half could be truly controlled by Li Shengtian.
In other words, only the three lands of Yutian, Shule, and Ningyuan are in the hands of Li Shengtian.
Although there are more than a thousand Khotan warriors stationed in Suiye, due to the long distance, they cannot communicate with Shule in time, and the stationed officials are often easily bought or held hostage by the Suiye Guo family.
Over the years, the interval between the Guo family sending people to Shule to worship has become longer and longer, which is a clear proof.
Unless Li Shengtian sent a large army or blocked the business route to Suiye, maybe only after using such two big moves, Suiye Guo's family would bow their heads because they couldn't bear it, so it could only be counted as half.
The rest of Zhenyuan and Anyuan have actually become independent dependent countries. If it weren't for the connection of commercial routes, they would have been out of control long ago.
Of the 5 million population, Li Shengtian can directly control more than one million.
After all, the most precious treasure that Zhang Zhao left to Li Shengtian was this rejuvenated business route, which was about [-]% to [-]% bustling in the past, and the Ningyuan Governor's District.
The former provided Khotan Jin with sufficient economic vitality and weapons to influence the Quartet, and the latter was Ningyuan's de facto big granary.
In recent years, Khotan and Shule have encountered snowstorms and droughts twice, and they are all supported by Ningyuan's grain.
"My lord, Hamid of Saman Persia refuses our request to buy Shiguo City, it's time to teach these Persians a lesson!"
Li Shengtian had heard footsteps behind him a long time ago, but he never turned his head. He turned his back to Li Congde and let out a long sigh.
"In the past, it was not our father and son who broke Bukhara, captured the Samanid queens and princesses and returned them, and helped Hamid to be the emir. After all, it is not our father and son. Ken give in."
Li Shengtian said lightly, as an aspiring king, after Zhang Zhao left, Li Shengtian still wanted to continue to do something.
But apart from beating Saktu once, the rest of the military operations against Persia did not go so smoothly.
Recently, Li Guoshou on the side of Talas has continued to increase his attacks on Saman Persia.
In two years, Shiguo City was besieged three times, which is where the original Dawan Dudu Mansion of the Tang Dynasty was located, and later called Tashkent.
Li Shengtian thought, since Hamid is in such a difficult situation, it is better to sell Shiguo City to him, so that he will not be attacked by Talas people every day or two.
Unexpectedly, Hamid thought about it for a long time, and finally refused.
"If Hamid is allowed to reject us and not punish us, who will take our Dajin Kingdom seriously in the future?
My lord, we must send out a large army this time, and capture Kangju (Samarkand) in Saman Persia, and show them some strength. "
Li Congde was still talking angrily, he seemed much angrier than Li Shengtian, but Li Shengtian shook his head.
"Let's put aside the Persian envoys, Liang's envoy has already arrived in Yutian, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Shule soon.
We should first solve the Gaochang Uighur Pugu's family, capture the scourge of Saktu, and then consider other things. "
Li Congde's eyes lit up, "Cousin sent someone? That's great. The Gaochang Uyghurs have occupied Kucha and kept us in trouble. They should be dealt with."
Li Shengtian waved his hand, motioned Li Congde to sit down with him, and then looked at Li Congde very seriously.
"Five years ago, you could call Zhang Erlang cousin, but today, you should call him Da Liang Tian Wang or Tian Wang."
Li Congde looked a little embarrassed. At this time, Cao Yuanxin brought the maids over with cakes, fruits and wine.
She personally pinched a piece of hibiscus cake and handed it to Li Congde, "Come and try the cake made by my mother."
After Li Congde took the hibiscus cake, Cao Yuanxin gave Li Congde an angry look again.
"You! I don't know where this temper comes from. It's not like me at all, but it's somewhat similar to Mr. Ni.
Although Zhang Erlang is your cousin, he now has [-] iron cavalry, sits on the land of Hexi, Longyou, and Shuofang, and fights for the world in the east. He is a person who may become the emperor of the Central Plains. Let you call him the king of heaven Still wronged you? "
After finishing speaking, Cao Yuanxin poured another large glass of wine for Li Shengtian.
"Congde has always been reliable in his work, he has his own measure, so what does it matter if he calls him a cousin in private?
Even if Zhang Erlang really became the emperor of the Central Plains, that slave is also his concubine! "
Originally, Li Congde was still a little uncomfortable, but after being told by Cao Yuanxin, he felt much better.
He put down the hibiscus cake that he took a bite of and said softly: "Mother taught me the right thing, the child really deserves to be called the heavenly king."
Li Shengtian sighed softly, and he said slowly: "Actually, it doesn't matter what you call him in private, I'm afraid that Congde might not be able to position himself properly!
Some people in the royal family have always believed that Zhang Erlang's current achievements are the result of the full support of my Li family.
But they don't know that I, Li Erlang and Zhang Erlang, have actually achieved each other.
Without Zhang Erlang, we might still be confronting Saktu now. Where did we come from today's vast territory?How could such a luxurious Shengde Palace be built?
In Congde, you have to remember that Zhang Erlang helped us defeat this big Khotan Kingdom.
He also opened up business routes, and he could get 300,000 silver coins a year just from the holy treasury.
Zhang Erlang doesn't owe you or me anything, but we owe him. "
Speaking of this, Cao Yuanxin seemed to think of something, her eyes suddenly became sharp, and she stared at Li Congde suddenly.
"Did you listen to what Li Jifu said?"
Just as Li Congde was about to answer, Cao Yuanxin stood up abruptly, and said to the surrounding officials: "Call the prince to wash his horse and enter the palace as soon as possible!"
Not long after, the prince Xima who had been outside the palace was called in. Cao Yuanxin looked at the prince Xima who was from a distant branch of the Li family and asked.
"The crown prince has been in contact with Li Jifu, Marquis of Bianzhou and others recently, why didn't he report it to the emperor?"
"The minister is the minister of the prince, not the minister of the inner court!" It turned out that the prince was quite strong in washing horses.
However, he is pushing Li Congde to the cliff!
How can the king of a country stand such words?
Even Cao Yuanxin, who had a sneer on his face, was a little stunned.
"Bastards! It turns out that you are bewitching the prince."
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Li Shengtian was furious. He grabbed a plate of pastries, and smashed them straight at the face, smashing the head of this foolish horse.
"Tell the general of the Yellow Gate to come!"
It seemed that Li Shengtian was going to let General Huangmen, who was in charge of the palace guards, lead his troops to arrest people.
However, Cao Yuanxin stopped Li Shengtian, because of such things, it is not easy to go to war, especially when he is going to join forces with Liangguo to eliminate Gaochang Uyghurs recently.
"Erlang calm down, Li Jifu and the others are bewitching the crowd with their demonic words. It's not a day or two. Don't worry about it now."
Speaking of which, Cao Yuanxin hated iron for being weak, she looked at Li Congde and scolded angrily.
"Do you think that Li Jifu and the others are fighting for you and Dajin Kingdom?
madness!They just want to swallow up Zhang Erlang's hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land in Ningyuan, and they are even more greedy for the benefits of the commercial road, and want to increase the tax of Hexi merchants. "
Li Congde was a little confused, he still hadn't figured out why his parents were so angry?
Although Li Congde was a few months older than Zhang Zhaoda, his aptitude was not bad.
However, due to studying Buddhism in Dunhuang for a long time, Li Shengtian only cared about his own enjoyment when he came back, thinking that his son was growing up, so he neglected to discipline him.
Therefore, Li Congde still couldn't figure out the complicated inside story.
When Cao Yuanxin scolded Li Congde angrily, Li Shengtian calmed down a bit.
He also felt that he was indeed a little too indulgent to some members of the Tian royal family.
"Liu Niang, someone is going to decree to deprive Li Jifu and others of their surnames, and imprison them in Yuechang City."
Cao Yuanxin knew why Li Shengtian said this to her, because Li Shengtian originally wanted to deal with Li Jifu and others, but was persuaded by Cao Yuanxin, but looking at it now, it is really impossible to stay.
Yuechang City is near Qiemo, surrounded by vast sea and desert, so it is inconvenient to communicate with the outside world.
Moreover, the confinement of Yuechang City by the Jin Kingdom in Khotan was not confined to Yuechang City, but to a small oasis more than [-] miles northwest of Yuechang City.
It was a small oasis with an area of only [-] to [-] mu, surrounded by long yellow sand. Except for Yuechang City, the nearest oasis was hundreds of miles away.
It is simply a natural cage, and the conditions are difficult. The confinement here is quite similar to that of Da Songfa and Salmonella Island.
The deprivation of the surname is the heaviest punishment for the royal family by the Kingdom of Khotan.
Because they were originally surnamed Yuchi, and Li was a surname bestowed by the Tang Dynasty. For hundreds of years, it has become a tradition for the royal family to be surnamed Li.
If the royal family is deprived of the surname Li and can only be surnamed Yuchi, it is equivalent to canceling the status of the royal family and expelling them from the family.
At this time, the Xima of the distant royal family realized that something was wrong, and began to kowtow and beg for mercy.
But it was too late, when the couple Li Shengtian and Cao Yuanxin were going to deal with someone, their hearts were also hardened.
"Call Ma Rong, the servant of the Yellow Gate, and let him take my nephew to Liangguo! Set off early tomorrow morning, and lock him up today. No one is allowed to see him."
Ha ha!If this horse-washing came to Liangguo, I'm afraid he would have to go to Zhang Tianwang's Jingtieshan mine.
"The crown prince will stop at Shengde Palace immediately, and reflect on his own mistakes. As a king, how can he be bewitched by the people below? Let me reflect on it!"
Li Shengtian, who was still angry, grounded Li Congde as well.
After finishing all this, the two father and mother sat down and smiled wryly at each other, Cao Yuanxin shook his head.
"Brother De is still a little immature. It's my mother's fault. He shouldn't be sent to Dunhuang to study Buddhism. He should be by Erlang's side."
Li Shengtian shook his head, "It's a certain problem, he's neglected to discipline him!
Zhang Erlang is very talented, and he still thinks of the kindness between the two of us, but what about the future?
If Congde is still so unclear, there will be big problems. "
Cao Yuanxin nodded, "I have told Congde well these days, this kid is not bad, and deep down I still admire Zhang Erlang.
However, because Zhang Erlang's success was so fast and brilliant, everything seemed so easy, which gave Congde the idea that Zhang Erlang could do what he did. "
As he said that, Cao Yuanxin said bitterly: "Why don't you, Erlang, take Cong Yu with you recently, and you can teach him in your spare time."
Li Shengtian looked at Cao Yuanxin in surprise, Li Congyu is the second son of him and Cao Yuanxin, 15 years old this year.
Cao Yuanxin suggested that Li Shengtian bring Li Congyu with him, in fact, he asked Li Congyu to be a 'substitute'.
"Don't worry, I rashly brought Cong Yu with me. For Cong De, the punishment was too much. He didn't have much fault.
And as long as there is a certain day, this Khotan Jin Kingdom will be stable for a day.
Taking a step back, if Zhang Erlang really enters the Central Plains, and all the sons are unbearable, when a certain old age, at worst, he will present his household registration album, just like the king of Wudu County, and go to Chang'an to be a free and undisturbed fairy up. "
When Cao Yuanxin heard this, a trace of bitterness rose from the corner of his mouth. No one would be willing to give up such a foundation, but Khotan Jin Guo, and she and Li Shengtian were too deeply involved with Zhang Zhao.
Moreover, as long as the great dynasties in the Central Plains prospered, there was no one who did not regain control of the Western Regions. What's more, Zhang Zhao also had a weak claim of the deputy king of Khotan, and married Li Ruoliu, a descendant of Yuchi Sheng's branch.
If there is a conflict, it is something that neither Li Shengtian nor Cao Yuanxin can accept, it is no different from watching their own children kill each other.
"This is a great river and mountain. If it really reaches that point, Zhang Erlang will not be able to give it to a county king. At least he will give it to a one-word king and two county kings."
Well, Cao Yuanxin gave birth to four sons for Li Shengtian, among which the eldest son Li Congde's youngest son was just adopted by Zhang Zhao's elder brother Zhang Min as his son.
The future of this child must be limitless, because he is not only Li Shengtian's grandson, but also in terms of etiquette, he is the direct line of the Zhang family of Shazhou Longyu and the nephew of Zhang Zhao.
Cao Yuanxin suddenly thought that this child might become the candidate for Zhang Zhao to stay and guard the Western Regions after the royal family of Li moved inward.
In this way, how could Li Congde have a family background.
Then the remaining three children, one prince and two county kings, were allocated exactly.
. . . .
In the seventh year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty, in August 942, the autumn harvest in Liangzhou was basically completed, and the horses were fat and strong.
After almost a year of preparations, the battle to destroy the Gaochang Uyghurs was finally on the agenda.
Zhang Zhao's constant worry that no one could be Bai Congxin's lieutenant general had come to an end.
Nobunaga Murong did not contact Daibei's Tuyuhunbai Chengfu Department, but returned to Liangzhou from Tokyo.
Zhao Kuangyin, Murong Yanzhao, and Wang Shenqi were also brought along.
These three are all celebrities!Needless to say Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Shenqi was also a general in the early Northern Song Dynasty, and Murong Yanzhao was a rare famous general in the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Moreover, Wang Shenqi and Murong Yanzhao seem to be the second of the ten brothers of Yishe.
Zhang Zhao deliberately looked at Zhao Kuangyin carefully, and had to say that I, Song Taizu, was not a mortal at first glance.
Although he is only 15 years old, he has a big shoulder and a round waist, and a tall and strong figure. At first glance, he looks like a titan who has been struggling since childhood.
The face is even more raw with sword eyebrows and star eyes, with big ears on the side. This kind of face looks mature when young, and looks majestic and dignified in middle age, which is what later generations call official appearance.
Wang Shenqi is two years older than Zhao Kuangyi. He is 17 years old this year. His ancestral home is in western Liaoning.
Murong Yanzhao was much older than these two. This gentleman was born in the third year of Qianhua in Houliang, that is, in 913, and he was only one year younger than Zhang Zhao.
He was born in a famous family, his father was Murong Zhang, governor of Kaizhou, and he was known for his bravery and ability in his youth.
However, his official luck has always been bad. Historically, he started to make a fortune after taking refuge in Guo Wei, who started much later than him.
And now with Murong Nobunaga's recommendation, Murong Yanzhao came to Hexi a few years in advance, and it seemed that his life was going to change a lot.
Even civil servants like Fan Zhi and Liu Na came to Hexi, and Zhang Zhao would reward them three times a day.
When fierce men like Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Shenqi, and Murong Yanzhao came, Zhang Zhao would certainly not be stingy with property.
He directly met the three of them in Yongxun Palace, Murong Yanzhao had just got married at this time and brought his newly married wife with him.
Zhang Zhao immediately asked Murong Yanzhao to be the commander of Zuo Yulin's guard battalion. In addition, he selected [-] brave knights from the Yi Cong Xiaoqi who had made contributions in the last battle of Baiyanchi, and handed them to Murong Yanzhao to lead.
And gave him a big house not far from Yongxun Palace, and gave him five hundred guan.
As for Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi, both of them were still young, and they were directly brought by Zhang Zhao's side.
Especially Zhao Da, I, Zhang Tianwang, are ready to observe carefully.
Being the emperor is no joke.
And when Zhang Zhao dispatched troops and generals, according to the agreement, Li Shengtian first mobilized [-] Khotan Jin Kingdom infantry and began to besiege Kucha.
Jie Lipijia of the Gaochang Uyghur learned about it, and while keeping Kucha on guard, he mobilized [-] cavalry to march near Luntai City to confront the Khotan army.
As the leader who can win the throne from the four sons of Wumu Lord Khan, Jieli Pijia is not a good stubble.
He felt very keenly that this time Khotan's attack on Kucha probably did not act alone, but was discussed with Liang Guo.
So he only sent 10,000 people's cavalry to Kucha, the purpose was to prevent the Kucha defenders from surrendering easily, not to relieve the siege.
The elites in Gaochang are still preparing for the surprise attack of the Liang army.
At the same time, Saktu, who received the urgent letter from Gaochang Uyghurs, also began to gather Ge Luolu's various ministries on the bank of Sailimu Lake in the land of seven rivers, preparing to send troops to support Gaochang Uyghurs.
At the end of August, Mrs. Cao San, who made Zhang Zhao terrified, gave birth, and finally nothing happened.
Murong Xinchang hugged this younger sister who was 23 years younger than him, and he was so excited that he was at a loss. The birth of his son Hutou, who was younger than his own, made him feel complicated.
From now on, with this younger sister, Murong Xinchang has become Zhang Zhao's family in a real sense, and there is finally a blood relationship between him and Zhang Zhao.
Before Cao San's wife gave birth, Cao Nineniang, who was pregnant for the second time, gave birth to Zhang Zhao's third son, who was also the eldest son.
The huge Liang Kingdom finally has a true heir, Zhang Zhao's mother, the Song family, named him Brother Yu.
At the beginning of September, Zhang Zhao, who was finally relieved, set off in Dunhuang to swear an army, and the army was divided into two groups, north and south.
Mainly the North Route Army, with a total of 5000 cavalry people.
The Northern Route Army took Bai Congxin as the vanguard and Murong Xinchang as the deputy general. The two men commanded four thousand riders and recruited dozens of Hexi merchants as guides to open the way for the army.
The remaining 1000 people passed through Pulei Lake three times. Qiongre Duojin and Huang Yingda led the first batch of 5000 people to pass through, Zhang Zhaoqin led the main force to pass through the second batch of 9000 people, and Ma Shacai led 7000 people as the rear army.
The South Route Army consisted mainly of cavalry infantry, led by Feng Hui and Wu Yuan'er as the marching commander, with a total of 500 people.
They would enter Yizhou after Chen Tingxiao forced his father Chen Huiyao to rebel against the Gaochang Uighurs.
Then, guided by hundreds of soldiers from the Chen family and more than a thousand soldiers, they went out of Yizhou and approached Gaochang City, disturbing Jieli Pijia's sight.
The North Route Army will gather in Xianquan Town, wait for the South Route Army to attract the main force of the Gaochang Uighurs, and then make a sudden move to capture Futu City.
Then detour to the southeast, from Baishui Jiandao, which is the later Daban City in the east of Urumqi, to Gaochang.
Try to gather and annihilate the main force of the Gaochang Uighurs and outside the city of Gaochang, and prevent them from running into the depths of the desert.
This set of plans sounds very smooth, it is a simple north-south attack.
But in this era, there is no radio communication equipment, and once the northern and southern armies separate, they will lose contact.
The two parties can only do the agreed things according to the agreed time and reach the agreed position. Once one party misses the schedule, there will be great changes.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao actually made preparations for the South Route Army to fail to successfully attract the main force of the Gaochang Uighurs.
Therefore, the cavalry drawn were all the most elite of the Liang Kingdom, except Yan Jin's subordinates.
War is imminent!
Entering the sage time after the outbreak is a very normal thing, right! (Manual dog head) Let me see if I can add more codes tonight. If it is possible, it will be updated normally tomorrow. If not, it will be the day after tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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