Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 80 Where did the seed of Khotan come from?

Taihua Palace, this is the name of the inner palace of Li Shengtian's palace. Zhang Zhao has been waiting at the gate of the palace for a long time. Since the last time he was summoned by the Golden Book Hall, Li Shengtian has not summoned Zhang Zhao for three consecutive days.

Perhaps Li Shengtian felt that he hadn't grasped the majesty of the king of a country in the last meeting, so now he wants to neglect Zhang Zhao's nephew for a while, lest he be underestimated?
This was a problem, so Zhang Zhao came here to ask for an interview. He couldn't let his heat on Li Shengtian's side cool down, he had to hug this uncle's thigh and hold on.

Looking at the guards around him who obviously looked like they were of two races, Zhang Zhao recalled the information he had read before crossing. There is actually a very interesting legend about the founding of Khotan.

Legend has it that the founder of Khotan was a prince who was abandoned by King Ashoka. He was adopted as a adopted son by the Bodhisattva of the Han Dynasty. When he grew up, he ran westward and built Khotan.

And when he established the kingdom of Khotan, Yashe, the Minister of Tianzhu, was also expelled. One day they met, and they were about to fight for the territory. At this time, Duowentian and Jixiangtian came to resolve their conflicts.

Later, Yashe and the adoptive son of the King of Han lived in the upper and lower reaches of the Baiyu River, while the middle reaches were shared by the people of Tianzhu and the Han people.

The story is a bit absurd, but if we look at the timeline of the founding of Khotan, we will find that from this absurd story, we can see something closer to the truth.

When the Khotan Yuchi family founded the country, it was the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty. The Central Plains Dynasty had repeatedly defeated the Xiongnu and was about to enter the Western Regions.

This so-called prince abandoned by King Ashoka of India is likely to be a Scythian prince from the Central Asian steppe.

As for why he was said to be the prince abandoned by King Ashoka, it is likely that the Khotanese themselves gave themselves money later.

After all, there is a belief in Buddhism here, and Ashoka is a famous Indian emperor. Being the prince of Ashoka not only has face, but also strengthens the religious sanctity of being from the hometown of Buddha.

And it is better to understand that he was accepted as a adopted son by the Bodhisattva of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the army of the Han Dynasty should have reached Jiuquan or even Yumenguan and Gaochang.

At this time, it is not too common for a barbarian prince from the west to surrender actively or passively.

As for making this prince an official, or even asking him to kneel down and call him father, it's not too common.

In the end, the prince who called his father probably got the support of the Han army, so Khotan gained a firm foothold.

As for the territorial dispute with the minister of Tianzhu, it is likely that another group of Scythians migrated here, and the two sides had conflicts. Finally, under the mediation of Duowentian and Jixiangtiannu from the east, they shook hands and made peace.

As for how the Hanwang Bodhisattva mentioned before became Duowentian and Jixiangtiannv?
Zhang Zhao guessed that it was probably sent by the Han Dynasty, but how could there be a goddess?So there is a great possibility that this Duowentian and Jixiangtian are the ancient Qiang tribe conquered by the Han Dynasty in Hexi and Qilian Mountains.

At that time, the Hexi Corridor had just become a Han area, and it was impossible for so many Han people to support Khotan, so it was still possible to relocate the conquered Hexi Corridor and the ancient Qiang tribes on the Qilian Mountains.

First, it clears the Hexi Corridor, and second, it can be regarded as extending a hand in the Western Regions.

You must know that these ancient Qiang tribes have the same origin as the Han people, they look similar, and they are very easy to assimilate.

The Scythians who came from the east couldn't figure it out either. They only knew that these "Han people" had a lower status. Therefore, according to the legend, the ancient Qiang people still had their matrilineal clan leaders, and they were a little bit lower than the Han King Bodhisattva. There are many Wentian and auspicious goddesses.

Moreover, the DNA testing of later generations also proved this point. Khotan is a nation with a slight majority of Scythians, supplemented by ancient Qiang people or Han people.

Then the origin of Li Shengtian, his ancestors and descendants Fen Han Jing Tang became clear. This country originally had Han people, and the Yuchi family has been mixed with a lot of Han blood since it has been around for thousands of years.

As for the post-Five Husbands, the Wei and Jin garrison soldiers of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions probably also integrated a large number of Khotan, which has a certain number of Han people, right?

At this time, the Uighurs have not yet been born, so who are the real aborigines in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains?The Western Regions is the homeland of which nation?it goes without saying.

While thinking about it, a few of them were dressed in Khotan style, eh!Zhang Zhao felt that it was more like Ah San's style of servant coming over, and the head servant saluted Zhang Zhao from a long distance away.

"Prince Jinshan, the Son of Heaven has summoned you in Tonghe Hall, please follow me!"

Zhang Zhao couldn't help grinning, this Li Shengtian is also a master of trouble, Prince Jinshan, Prince Jinshan, is this some kind of bad taste?

"This internal official, the two women are also invited by the internal official to take them in to freshen up and dress up for a while. This is a gift from a certain Jin to the emperor's uncle!"

"Is this the daughter of Sanpoba, King Zhongyun?" The inner officer seemed to know everything, and there was an expression on his face that I had expected a long time ago.

"Exactly, some subordinates are all rough people, and they can't handle this kind of woman's work, so I ask the internal officials to take more care!"

Sending out the two daughters of Sanpoba, King Zhongyun, was something that Zhang Zhao didn't think about until he arrived in Khotan.

Since Li Shengtian already knew that he had killed San Poba, he should pay a tribute to the emperor's uncle anyway.

And even if Li Shengtian is the lord of a great country, he probably never felt the excitement of raising a princess from another country, right?
He was a little thankful in his heart, thankful that he had already divided San Poba's wives and concubines. If there was no division, Li Shengtian would probably be able to shamelessly come to him to ask for it.

With the beauty of Queen Sanpo Bayou, it would be bad if he was favored by Li Shengtian before Zhang Zhao had a firm foothold in Khotan.

It's all right now, if you send the two daughters of Sanpoba to Li Shengtian, then you don't have to worry about it.

Even if two little girls in their teens were able to be favored, it would be several years later, and after a few years, he either returned to Shazhou, or Li Shengtian couldn't do without him.

The so-called Tonghe Hall is actually just a bigger room.

After all, although Khotan was called the pinnacle of the oasis city-state by later generations at this time, the total population was around 700,000.

A king with a population of 700,000 is still playing a real feudal system. Where can he be rich?
If it were not for occupying the important routes of the Silk Road, and the famous Hetian jade could be dug in the Yulong River and other rivers, this wealth might not be able to be maintained.

"What's the matter, you don't even want to kneel when you see uncle?" As soon as Zhang Zhao entered the door, Li Shengtian gave him a warning.

In Khotan at this time, or the customs of the entire Tang Dynasty, kneeling on knees is actually not very popular.

Don't be fooled by the braid drama, that kind of kneeling is only done on very solemn occasions or when facing the request of immediate elders.

So if Zhang Zhao wanted to give a gift, he would just pass by, but Li Shengtian deliberately made things difficult for him. This King Yutian was very unhappy.

"You look like you, yes, the emperor in white. Back then, he had such an expression that I was very powerful and married my sister!"

The resentment is very deep!Zhang Zhao suddenly thought of a possibility. Could it be that Tian Hucao did not pass on Li Ruoyu's message at all, but was instructed by Li Shengtian?

(End of this chapter)