Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 458
Yanqi, on the shore of Bosten Lake, at this time it was still called offshore.

The Kaidu River, the largest tributary of Bosten Lake, was called Danshui at this time.

At 800 meters where the Kaidu River flows into Bosten Lake, Zhang Zhao's last sacrificial ceremony on this trip to the Western Regions started here, and it was almost over.

The reason for choosing this place is that the last Anxi army led by Pugu Jun to ambush Guo Sheng and Guo Dalang was here.

In that battle, more than [-] descendants of the Anxi army set out, and only a few hundred escaped back. Guo Sheng and Guo Dalang disappeared from everyone's sight together with most of them.

Until recently, while Zhang Zhao dispatched troops and horses to attack the tribes that refused to surrender, he made Yanqi settle down and helped find clues of the past. As a result, a mass grave was discovered not far from here.

There were many bones in the pit, more than [-] bones were cleared out of the skull alone, and some fragmentary arrow clusters, knife handles and some small ornaments were also dug out.

It is basically certain that this is the last Kucha Anxi Army that went from Kucha to Xizhou in the past to welcome the court angels happily.

Zhang Zhao's eyes were already reddened by the tragedy at the scene. Hundreds of thousands of bones were just buried in this pit.

These last Anxi troops escaped the onslaught of Tubo, a formidable enemy, but died in the hands of Pugu Jun in the end.

Zhang Zhao, in a rage, dragged hundreds of Gaochang Uighur chieftains and officials who were going to take him back to Jingtieshan to be punished as miners to the seashore, and executed them all.

In the end, a pit was dug and buried, and they were treated the same as Guo Sheng and Guo Dalang.

After killing someone, Zhang Zhao didn't feel the joy of revenge at all, but felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

He sat alone near the sea, looking at the undulating waves, silent.

After a while, Li Shengtian, who was also wearing a simple gown, walked over gently, and patted Zhang Zhao on the shoulder.

"Killing people has never been a way to relieve inner anxiety, it will only let the bloodthirsty desire control you.

No matter what you encounter, you don't think about how to solve it, but just kill it. But if all kings get used to this, the day of defeat will not be far away.

Erlang, you are a little anxious. "

Zhang Zhao looked at Li Shengtian in surprise, these words, the former Li Shengtian would not say to him.

"How does uncle know that I am a little anxious?"

Li Shengtian didn't answer Zhang Zhao's words, but pulled him up and motioned to walk with him near the sea.

The two walked several hundred meters in silence before Li Shengcai continued to speak.

"Does Erlang know what is the most difficult thing to do as the king of a country?"

Zhang Zhao thought for a while, "It should be diligent in government and loving the people, selecting talents and appointing talents, so that everyone at the top and bottom can take care of their posts, be aware of the details, and understand the depths of the country, so that they will not be deceived and deceived by the people below."

Li Shengtian smiled faintly, then shook his head, "Uncle has been 31 years since Zhu Liang Qianhua succeeded to the throne in the second year.

In a certain view, the most difficult thing for a king is to control his desires.

And to control one's desires, the first thing is not to kill too much, because killing is the best way to solve the problem, as long as people are gone, the immediate problem will disappear.

Once you get used to this efficient and simple method, the next time you encounter a problem, the first time you think of it is to kill it!

Kill those who make trouble, kill those who disobey, and kill those who persuade, but in the end, everyone who has different opinions will be killed. The superficial problem is solved, but the contradiction is hidden under the cover.

Therefore, the monarch, you must be extra vigilant about the word "kill". Even if you kill your enemy, you must carefully consider whether he should kill or not. "

Zhang Zhao nodded thoughtfully. Although Li Shengtian is the king of a small country in the Western Regions, he is also the lord of several 100,000 people, and now there are more than one million people under his rule.

The experience summed up from more than [-] years of ruling experience still has some truth.

There is also this saying in later generations, 'When you have a hammer in your hand, everything looks like a nail. '

"Uncle means that my decision to kill the three hundred nobles of the Gaochang clan today was a little thoughtless?"

Li Shengtian slowly shook his head, "These people deserve to die, because their ancestor, Pu Gujun, committed the crime of indiscriminate killing.

In the past, the Anxi army and their descendants had been guarding Kucha for a hundred years, but they were already in extreme distress. They had long been looking forward to having a backer.

Although Pu Gujun is a Uighur, he can get the support of the court, and it is not without Tang'er under his command.

But he still wants to save trouble and solve the problem once and for all, so his descendants have this disaster.

But you have a way to deal with the [-] generals of the Gaochang Shenwu Army, and you don't have to kill them all. "

Zhang Zhao wanted to refute, but he didn't say it in the end, because Li Shengtian was right.

He had a hundred reasons to kill these people, and a hundred reasons not to kill them, but he still chose the most convenient way.

"Uncle guessed that Erlang must have some anxiety in his heart, because in the past dynasties and dynasties, except for Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, there were not many people who seized the world with ease. A little carelessness may cause a big mistake.

But Erlang, you already have all the lands of Hexi, Longyou, Shuofang, Anxi, and Beiting, which were envoys from the great dynasties of the past.

If you succeed in everything, you can enter the main Central Plains, and if you fail, you can return to Yongliang, or even occupy Guanzhong to wait for the opportunity.

As long as you don't make foolish moves, who else can you be? "

Li Shengtian looked at Zhang Zhao quite accurately, and Zhang Zhao was indeed a little anxious.

Because although he knows the direction of history, but now that he is an extra variable, will there be any changes?No one can tell.

For example, in history, when Yelu Deguang entered the Central Plains, he was surrendered by all parties. Even famous generals such as An Shenqi, Fu Yanqing, and Liu Zhiyuan personally or sent people to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo to pay homage to Yelu Deguang.

Yelu Deguang finally had to retreat from the Central Plains because after he left, he indulged the Khitan soldiers and horses to hunt grass and valleys everywhere.

In case under Zhang Zhao's threat, Yelu De's light is not so floating, and he is really firmly seated as the emperor of the Central Plains, Zhang Zhao will use Liang to fight against the integration of Liao and Jin.

What made Zhang Zhao even more uneasy was that this Anxi was far away from the Central Plains, even if he only went to Liangzhou, more than a year had passed after every visit and war.

What if Shi Chonggui did not defeat the Khitan several times like in history, but fell down once, and when he returned, Yelu Deguang would have become the emperor of the Central Plains, what should we do?
Worries about these were the direct reasons that prompted Zhang Zhao to brutally deal with the Uighur prisoners of war in Gaochang.

He didn't have time to slowly regain people's hearts, he just wanted to solve the problem quickly and then go back to Liangzhou.

But when Zhang Zhao told Li Shengtian about his worries, Li Shengtian laughed out loud.

"Erlang, you are a fan of the authorities! In my uncle's opinion, the most difficult thing for the Khitans to enter the Central Plains is not to defeat the Jin army, but this."

Li Shengtian pointed to the bun on his head. Seeing that Zhang Zhao still didn't understand, Li Shengtian continued to explain.

"Yelü Deguang thinks that the Shatuo Zhuxie family can rule the Central Plains, and so can his Khitan Yelu family.

But he forgot that Shatuo Li and I, Yutian Li, have an advantage that he does not have, that is, after our surname Li, we are really Tang'er.

He speaks Tang sounds, treats the classics, wears Tang clothes, and obeys Tang rituals, but what about him from Khitan?He didn't even change his habit of hair, so he could become the emperor of the Central Plains like this?
Once they entered Tokyo, the Khitan tribes would definitely regard themselves as conquerors, and would they still be willing to wear their hair in a bun?Can you not hit Grass Valley?I'm afraid I will go to the sky arrogantly!

This is not something Yelu De can stop alone, so even if the Khitan entered the Central Plains before you go back, he would not be able to win the hearts of the people. "

Sure enough, it was clear to the bystanders, what Li Shengtian said made the dark clouds disappear before Zhang Zhao's eyes.

Yup!There is a huge difference between Yelude's entry into the Central Plains and the entry of the Manchus into the Central Plains, that is, the situation in the Central Plains is completely different.

The difference is so big that the Manchu Qing can even use shaving hair and changing clothes, which is an extreme policy similar to a slave owner, but can Khitan do it?Definitely not!

Because the Manchu Qing could enter the Central Plains, it was after hundreds of years of continuous self-castration by Confucianism that the military base in the Central Plains was almost lost.

Even if the patriotic Confucian scholars in the late Ming Dynasty wanted to defend their homes and the country, the countryside could no longer produce qualified military forces. They were all farmers who could only use hoes, and they could not beat the iron armor of the Qing Dynasty.

But it's different in this era. This is the period of the Five Dynasties when the value of force is overwhelming!

Not to mention the fierce and brave warriors in the towns, even in the countryside, if there is no one in the family who can use a gun or a bow, they are all at the bottom of the rural status and are looked down upon.

Therefore, the folks regard force as the first priority to protect their families, and the folk customs are strong.

Even in the Song Dynasty, there were still countless folk spear clubs and bow and arrow clubs everywhere.

Why was Grandpa Yue able to pull together a brave and invincible Yue family army so quickly?Isn't it because there are many strong men in the countryside, and they have a good foundation.

Even Grandpa Yue himself is a member of the country force.

This can also be seen from a weapon that was popular in the Song Dynasty-Pu Dao.

This thing is not a standard weapon on the battlefield, but used for private fights in the countryside. It is a folk weapon with a long and wide steel knife mounted on a wooden stick.

The reason why it became popular is because of the rampant martial arts in the countryside.

After the destruction of the aristocratic family, the authority of the elders and elders was not as great as that of the Ming Dynasty, so when encountering problems, they had to "reason" with the sword in their hands.

If your family has five or six sons who are all strong and strong, and dare to go up and kill people with a plain knife, then your family is justified.

This also indirectly contributed to the further intensification of male superiority and inferiority, because under the law of the countryside and jungles, the role of women was further reduced.

This simple knife of the Song Dynasty is actually the Colt you see in later generations, my sister!

Isn't the simple knife technique the same as the American style?

If the Manchus were born at this time, how many tens of thousands of people would want to occupy the Central Plains?

I'm afraid that if the Yellow River can't even pass, they will be beaten to death by the powerful people in Hebei and Hedong.

The same goes for the Khitans. Unless Yelude can suppress the Khitans and turn them into summers in a very short period of time, shave off their hair and end the tribal system, otherwise he will definitely not be able to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao smiled at Li Shengtian.

"Thank you uncle for your enlightenment, that nephew will stay here for a while longer, and by the way, summon Zheluo Manshan and Jinshan's northern and southern ministries to come to worship near the sea!"

Zheluoman Mountain is the Tianshan Mountains, and Jinshan Mountain is the Altai Mountains.

Zhang Zhao originally didn't plan to gather all the tribes in the Northwest Court at this time, he wanted to go back to Liangzhou as soon as possible.

But under Li Shengtian's enlightenment, he relieved his worries about Khitan, and instead prepared to establish his name as Khan.

Seeing Zhang Zhao finally walk out, Li Shengtian also laughed.

"How many people do you want uncle to send? Otherwise, some tribes may not send people!"

"Uncle, please send out four thousand horses! I will let Bai Congxin, Murong Xinchang, Li Cunhui, and Huang Yingda attack from four directions, and they will definitely come."

(End of this chapter)