Song Gexing

Chapter 269 The proposal of the Chinese nation

The Gaochang Uighurs were originally a khanate established by the Qiuci Uighurs after they unified all the Uighur tribes in southern Xinjiang. The Uighur Pugu clan was a royal family, and this generation of khans was the son of Hei's son.

Originally, the successor should have been his eldest son, Herzel Burke, and it was true that he was the one in history. But perhaps there was a deviation in history, and Hei's son died two years early.

At this time, Hezelbeck was not in Kucha. As a result, his second son Pu Guxiu succeeded to the throne and blocked the news, and then sent someone to secretly contact the Song Army and arrested Hezelbeck.

Why did Zhao Fang understand that this was normal as soon as he heard that it was him? It was because Puguxiu's mother was Han. He had been dressing up like Song people since he was a child, and he didn't like the Uighur living habits at all.

Although the Uyghurs of this era are basically Sinicized, they still retain many nomadic habits.

Pu Guxiu, who admired the literary talent of the Song Dynasty, looked down upon them. He even thought that he was half Han Chinese and a noble Song Dynasty person.

The most important reason is that Pu Guxiu once lived in Bianjing, studied in Taixue, and was completely accustomed to the style of the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty.

Now, with this leading party, the Song army entered Gaochang Uighur without any bloodshed. Under the strict order of Pugu Xiu, all the cities put down their weapons and waited for the reorganization of the Song Dynasty.

"Although I hate leading parties very much, I don't hate Pu Guxiu at all, because he doesn't belong to this category."

Zhao Fang said with a serious look. Han Qi and others gave him a blank look because they really looked down on his emperor's double-standard behavior.

Zhao Fang ignored their slander and waved his hand and said: "I want to reward him generously. I think what Pu Guxiu has done has exceeded that of Zuo Siluo and others. He is active, while the others are passive..."

Hearing what he said, everyone was surprised, and immediately interrupted him and asked: "Does the official plan to make the king a king? Isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Fang asked back and said seriously: "Do you understand what Puguxiu's proactive behavior means?"

"what?"

When everyone asked him, Zhao Fang solemnly said: "It represents the path of peaceful reunification of our Chinese nation. You all know that there is a vast world beyond the Western Regions, and the so-called disputes between hundreds of ethnic groups since the Qin and Han Dynasties are actually caused by our own family." Brothers are fighting over each other. The Xiongnu, Turks, Wuhuan, Xianbei, Qiang Di, Tubo, Uighur, Khitan, Jurchen, and other ethnic groups are not the descendants of Yan and Huang, so why are we fighting? If you have the ability, go and fight outside!"

Listening to him counting sentence by sentence, and finally shouting questions in a stern voice, everyone looked at each other, Ouyang Xiu was surprised: "Does the official mean to integrate hundreds of ethnic groups and collectively call all ethnic groups in China the Chinese nation?"

"Not bad!"

Zhao Fang nodded seriously. He had been thinking about this for a long time. When he was still a minor, he was thinking about the future of the Song Dynasty and the future of this country.

As a time traveler, he had read a lot of online articles in his previous life. After he time traveled, he realized that the descriptions in those books were just pornographic.

It’s not that the authors are brainless, it’s that Shuangwen requires brainlessness. It’s impossible to take it for granted that a tiger’s body will ignite the technology tree as soon as it shakes.

The development of science and technology requires a solid foundation. Take the simplest matchlock gun as an example. Before the punch machine came out, it would take several months to build a barrel.

The barrel of the artillery can be made of cast iron, but the barrel is absolutely not, because the wall of the barrel is not thick enough, and it will easily explode.

The gun barrels of the Southern Song Dynasty had to be as thick as the mouth of a small bowl. It is precisely because only this thickness can ensure the thickness of the barrel wall.Therefore, he gave up on igniting the technology tree a long time ago, and put forward some suggestions step by step, and let professional people study it.

There is only one thing he can do, and that is to advance the integration of ethnic groups and eliminate the situation where each ethnic group operates independently and is fragmented.

Let the concept of the Chinese nation appear 1000 years in advance. If it can be done, it will eliminate internal friction in the future. Even if dynasties change, civilization will not regress.

Why did the Manchu Qing let civilization regress? It was precisely because of ethnic barriers. They did not consider the Han people to be brotherly nations, and were afraid of rebellion by the Han people with a large population.

But if we have the concept of the Chinese nation early on, then everyone is one family. It is not the same if you are the emperor or I am the emperor.

It was just a family fight for position, not a national dispute.

Whether it is the Borjijin family or the Aixinjueluo family in the future, they are just two families in the entire Chinese nation.

There is no difference from the previous King Cui Luzheng. This result allows everyone to open their minds and no longer be limited to their own small national concepts, and instead work towards the development of the Chinese nation as a big family.

"Your Majesty has thought so far. I really admire your Majesty's wisdom, but this is easier said than done!"

Wang Yaochen sighed and said, there was no teasing in his eyes, but indeed full of respect for Zhao Fang.

"It is indeed difficult, but it is what Confucians do when they face difficulties. Mencius said, "The brave have nothing to fear." Doesn't Mencius tell us not to retreat in everything? Confucius' "Teaching without distinction" does not tell us not to treat people with different statuses differently. person?"

Zhao Fang was very serious today. Although what he said was a great truth, it was not an inspiration to those who had received Confucian education since childhood.

After Han Qi and others heard this, their bodies started to tremble. After looking at each other, they bowed solemnly and said: "Your Majesty has such a great wish, and I dare not die if you don't obey!"

A few days later, an imperial decree set out from Bianjing. After a fierce quarrel, the ministers finally agreed to the cabinet's proposal to confer on Pu Guxiu as the King of Kucha County, and the hereditary Wangdai would rest with the country.

At the same time, he ordered that Hezelbek should not be killed and be sent to Bianjing City for retirement. He was canonized as An Guogong, which was a civil servant title and was demoted to the title for three generations.

Zhao Fang wanted to set an example of peace of mind for the Uyghurs. Killing Heselberg would not be a peace of mind. Although there were drawbacks to doing so, there would be people who supported him who would have him in mind.

But the benefits will be greater. After all, what most people want is a stable life. If the emperor is benevolent and righteous, everyone's centripetal force will be stronger.

Besides, Zhao and Song had never openly killed any royal family that had surrendered from various countries, even the Meng family. There had been so many rebellions in Shu, but that time they were not rebelling under the banner of Meng Chang.

But Meng Chang's children are all well, and the current queen is still his descendant. In recent years, Shu has become more stable, so there is no reason for Meng Xin.

Because no one will believe Meng Chang anymore, and her great-granddaughter is now a queen, so you can't rebel because of her.

In August of the sixth year of Xining, the reorganization of the Gaochang Uighurs was completed. Zhao Fang ordered the establishment of Xinjiang Province. The original Gaochang Uighurs were added to the original Khotan territory to establish a province.

Pugu Xiu was the first chief envoy, Wang Shao was the military commander-in-chief, Zhang Heng was appointed governor of Xinjiang, and a large number of former Gaochang Uighur officials were used as state and county officials.

(End of this chapter)