The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 317 The Last Afterglow - Guiyi Army!
On the canopy.

Mogao Grottoes.

In the huge and magnificent cave, the walls are painted with flowers and thousands of Buddhas.

Under the tall arch, there are Buddhist altars on the left and right walls.

There are seven huge statues of meditating Buddha enshrined on it.

Under the Buddha statue, an old monk was sitting cross-legged.

……

[In 843 AD, the third year of the Huichang reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tibetan king Langdarma (a derogatory term used by later generations, which is extremely insulting) supported the local religion (later called Bonism) and took cruel measures to destroy Buddhism.]

[This aroused the dissatisfaction of the Tibetan Buddhist forces, Langdarma was assassinated by his political enemies, and Tibet fell into a religious war.]

【Zhang Yichao learned of the internal strife in Tubo and immediately prepared to raise an army. 】

【At that time, Tubo believed in Buddhism and established Buddhist schools throughout the country. 】

【The professor in Shazhou is Wu Hongbian. 】

[He is the most prestigious monk in Shazhou. For many years, he has been sailing in the sea of ​​Buddhism, practicing with great concentration, and beating the bells and drums at dawn and dusk.]

【He made progress in the three studies, understood the five vehicles, and mastered the eight canons, becoming a famous monk of his time.】

[In Shazhou and Dunhuang, where almost everyone believes in Buddhism, Wu Hongbian is the true master of one of the Dharmas.]

[Zhang Yichao cannot avoid this person if he wants to start a rebellion. ]

[And the reason why Zhang Yichao came to find him was because this person had another identity. ]

[He is a descendant of Wu Xuzhi, the Supreme State of the Tang Dynasty.]

……

On the canopy.

An old general who looked somewhat similar to the old monk stood with a sword in his hand.

The mottled armor was covered with white marks.

The most eye-catching thing is the purple gold fish bag hanging around the waist.

……

[Wu Xuzhi served successively as the Sima of the Tang Palace, the captain of a thousand men, and the envoy of Jiankang Army in the Tang Dynasty. He was also granted the title of Shangzhuguo and the purple gold fish bag.]

[He led troops to guard the western border for a long time, served his country with loyalty and made outstanding military achievements.]

【During the An-Shi Rebellion, the Longyou Jiedushi Geshu Han was ordered to lead a large army to defend the emperor, which left the Hexi forces empty.】

【Tubbo took the opportunity to attack Hexi and made unstoppable progress.】

[Wu Xuzhi led his troops to fight desperately, but was ultimately defeated by the foreign troops. He had no choice but to retreat to Dunhuang with his commander and defend the isolated city for twenty years.]

[During the Zhenyuan period of Emperor Dezong of Tang, Hexi and Longyou were completely conquered by Tubo, and the Tang army trapped in Shazhou was forced to surrender.]

[After Tubo occupied Dunhuang, Wu Xuzhi remained loyal to the Tang Dynasty and had no intention of serving as an official, so he retired to the countryside of Dunhuang.]

[Under the influence of his father, Wu Hongbian also turned his heart to the Tang Dynasty, so he secretly accumulated strength and built up a force that was strong enough to shake Shazhou City by relying on the monastic organization he managed.]

……

{This old monk is really amazing. At that time, the total population of Shazhou was only a few hundred thousand, but there were thousands of monks. As the professor, all the monks and monk soldiers listened to him.}
{The most important thing is that this monk hid a bunch of weapons and armor!}

……

Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu's period
Li Yuan, with one eye sticking out from under the quilt, stared at the sky.

A dull sound came out from it.

"There is a lone loyal person in the northwest..."

"This kid Li Longji really deserves to die!"

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji sat on the ground, sighing as he watched the Anshi Rebellion appearing in the sky.

"It's my fault."

"I am guilty."

"These loyal ministers and generals are all here to clean up the mess for me..."

"Ugh……"

Hugging his knees, Li Longji suddenly had a clear sense of his own destructive power.

The An-Shi Rebellion lasted for nearly a hundred years...

"Everyone is guilty, but I am the one to blame."

……

On the canopy.

Zhang Yichao wiped the long sword by the light of the lamp.

again and again.

The blade reflected the candlelight, and a hint of red light flashed.

……

[Although the two had the same aspirations, the sandbar had been lost for more than 60 years, and the new generation of Hexi people had gradually begun to accept the culture and customs of Tubo, and no longer had the same attachment to the Tang Dynasty as they did in the past.]

They need to bide their time.

In the fourth year of Huichang (844 AD), Emperor Wuzong of Tang began the plan to recover Hehuang and sent Liu Meng as a border patrol envoy to train soldiers, repair military equipment, and store grain, grass, money and silk on the Tang-Tibet border in preparation for the recovery.

[At the same time, they sent people to sneak into the rear of Tubo and seek contact with the Han forces in the Hehuang area.]

[In December of the fifth year of Huichang (845 AD), Shang Bibi issued a manifesto in various places in Hexi, calling on the descendants of the Tang people in the area to rise up.]

【At this time, Hexi Tubo was no longer a united front. Shang Bibi and Lun Kongre were fighting in Tubo.】

[Zhang Yichao and his brothers were making contacts everywhere, befriending the Han people and the Uighur tribes.]

[At the same time, Wu Hongbian led the monks in Shazhou and even the entire Hexi region. It can be said that everything was ready for the uprising, except for the east wind.]

[As long as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty gives an order, the royal army will march west to recover Hehuang. Shazhou and other places will respond in unison, drive away Tubo, and welcome the arrival of the royal army.]

[But the east wind waited for three years. ]

……

The period of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty

Liu Xiu looked at the sky, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

What kind of people are they?

With passion and conviction, he does not seek comfort but only thinks about his country.

"The destiny of the Tang Dynasty has not yet ended."

……

Great Sui.

Yang Jian held little Shimin in his arms and his faith became firm.

These loyal ministers and righteous men will have nothing to do with your Tang Dynasty from now on.

From now on, they will all be loyal ministers and generals of our Great Sui Dynasty!
……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
"The Zhang family in the northwest has a long history, originating from the Han Dynasty."

Zhu Di folded his hands and lay on the rocking chair, saying quietly:
"During the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China, he guarded Liangzhou on behalf of the emperor and did not accept the assimilation of the barbarians."

"Even though Former Liang was destroyed by Fu Jian, Zhang still had his heart set on the Eastern Jin Dynasty."

"At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yichao's Guiyi Army recovered the old territory in Hexi."

"It's a pity that after the An-Shi Rebellion, without the support and influence of the Central Plains dynasty, the Han people in the northwest, as a minority population in the area, were destined to be assimilated by the majority Hu people."

With a look of regret on his face, Zhu Di lamented the changes in the world.

"The Guiyi Army was eventually assimilated by the Huihe and merged into the Western Xia."

"Our ancestors were determined to return to the Han Dynasty, but our descendants were helpless to assimilate to the barbarians."

"Nothing is permanent."

... [Shazhou is blocked by roads from the Tang Dynasty. The only way to get in touch with the Tang Dynasty is to go through the defense area garrisoned by the Tibetans and go around to the Hetao and Shuofang areas.]

【Zhang Yichao sent out envoys one after another, but none of them came to fruition.】

【Later, Zhang Yichao learned that Emperor Wuzong of Tang, who had originally planned to recover Hehuang with great ambition, had passed away.】

[The new emperor was Emperor Wuzong's uncle, Prince Guang, and changed the era name to Dazhong. This year is not the eighth year of Huichang, but the second year of Dazhong.]

[The new emperor had no intention of recovering Hehuang, and even the "Border Preparation Storehouse" specially set up by Emperor Wuzong to prepare military supplies for the expedition was cancelled, and the Western Expedition that was expected to take place in the near future became a distant prospect.]

……

{This Xuanzong is too bad! It’s fine that you go against Wuzong in domestic affairs! But why do you also go against him in recovering lost territory?}
{A new emperor appoints new ministers.}
{NND! I've been wanting to say this for a long time! How did the name of this Xuanzong, Little Taizong, come out?}

{Sima Guang: Hi, hi, hi! I am officially your subordinate!}

{This little Emperor Taizong of Xuan is just a boast. His policy is to do the opposite of everything that Wu has done. He is a typical person who opposes just for the sake of opposing.}
{When Emperor Wuzong destroyed Buddhism, he spent a lot of money to worship Buddhism again. When Emperor Wuzong attacked the feudal lords, he compromised with them again. He came to power through a coup d'état. He gained power through unfair means, so he made all kinds of personal calculations against his predecessor, regardless of the safety of the country.}
{The year he died, the Zhejiang Uprising broke out, the first large-scale peasant uprising in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was actually on the road to destruction under his leadership!}

{This is a bit biased. In history, was there any emperor who could truly turn the tide under such circumstances, with eunuchs monopolizing power at home, local separatism abroad, and major border threats?}

{Have you ever thought about why the eunuch group would support him if he was not completely against Wuzong? If he did not do so, would he be able to sit firmly on the throne of emperor?}
{He had made the best choice when the eunuchs were powerful enough to establish an emperor.}
{It is too simplistic to simply think that he was against Emperor Wuzong. Emperor Wuzong cracked down on the eunuchs, so he took the elixir and died. If Emperor Xuanzong had also cracked down on them, do you think he could have lived to have a stroke?}

{To be honest, he did it all by himself, and... you guys are getting off topic!}

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Tang Xuanzong period
Li Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

stroke?

What do you mean?
Whatever it means, it's not a good idea.

Was it the work of those servants?
A massive uprising?
Why is this?
……

Great Song.

Zhao Kuangyin sneered.

"Tang Xuanzong seemed to be learning from Tang Taizong, but in fact he only learned the surface and did not learn the essence at all."

"No one can compare to Emperor Taizong of Tang in terms of ability, tolerance, or patience."

"Tang Taizong could put aside his personal preferences when employing people, but Tang Xuanzong was far inferior to him in this respect."

Zhao Kuangyi felt a little uncomfortable looking at his brother who seemed to have transformed into Li Chui.

"The law is impartial, and the aspiration is to be diligent and frugal. The officials are prudent in rewarding and the wise are welcome to give advice. I think the great middle-class people are also well-off."

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at him, curled his lips and said:

"I won't argue with you!"

"Keep looking at the sky!"

"I really don't understand this Zhang Yichao."

"I hope that the Song Dynasty can also have such loyal ministers in the future."

……

[Although the new emperor does not care about the Hehuang area, the uprising cannot be delayed any longer.]

【Zhang Yichao looked towards the east and made up his mind.】

[Since the Tang Dynasty's army won't come out, they'll do it themselves! ]

……

On the canopy.

The scene returns to the original Shazhou City.

The red flag embroidered with the sun, moon and stars fluttered in the wind.

After sixty years, the Sun and Moon flag of the Tang Dynasty finally flew again over Hexi.

……

[In 848 AD, Zhang Yichao and Wu Hongbian launched an uprising, and the Han people in Shazhou City responded one after another. The Tibetan defenders abandoned the city and fled, and Shazhou was recovered. ]

[In order to inform the Tang court of the news about Shazhou and to win more support from the Tang court, a delegation composed of monks and laymen was established shortly after the capture of Shazhou.]

[A joint delegation consisting of Wu Hongbian's disciple Wu Zhen and Zhang Yichao's trusted general Gao Jinda and others went to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, to surrender.]

[This journey from Shazhou to Chang'an took three years.]

[In the first month of 851 AD, Monk Wuzhen finally arrived in Chang'an. When they set out, there were ten teams, but when they arrived, only seven were left.]

【Tang Xuanzong granted the monk Wuzhen a purple monk robe for his great virtue in the capital.】

[At the same time, Zhang Yichao was appointed as the Defense Commissioner of Shazhou, guarding Guazhou and Shazhou.]

……

On the canopy.

From Yumen Pass to Qinghai Lake, Yi, Su, Shan, Gan, He, Xi, Lan, Min, and Kuo states were all taken by Zhang Yichao.

Except Liangzhou and Weizhou.

The road from Shazhou to Chang'an has been opened.

The scene changes.

Linde Hall.

Li Chen looked at the old man kneeling in front of him and said proudly:

"Emperor Xianzong always wanted to recover He and Huang, but he died before he could fulfill his wish because of the military campaign in the Central Plains."

"Now that I have fulfilled the wishes of my ancestors, I will add posthumous titles to the temples of Shunzong and Xianzong to forever honor their great achievements."

……

[In October 851 AD, Zhang Yichao pacified the Ten Prefectures and completely opened up the connection between Shazhou and the Tang Dynasty.]

[His brother Zhang Yitan led a team to present maps of 11 states including Gua and Sha to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and on behalf of Zhang Yichao, he incorporated the 11 states of Hexi into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.]

……

On the canopy.

sandbar.

Zhang Yichao, wearing a black turban and a round-necked red robe, knelt on the ground with a serious expression.

In front of him, a court envoy wearing a red robe was reading an imperial edict.

Countless common people and monks also knelt on the football field with Zhang Yichao to listen to the angel read out the imperial edict.

"…set up the Guiyi Army in Shazhou."

"I order Zhang Yichao, the defender of Shazhou, to serve as the acting minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the general of the Imperial Guards, and to serve as the governor of Guiyi."

"The governors of the eleven states of Bingsha, Gua, Gan, Su, Shan, Yi, Xi, He, Lan, Min, and Kuo are given fiefs of 2,000 households and actual fiefs of 300 households. They are allowed to build residences in the capital..."

After the imperial edict was read, countless people stared at the handover ceremony.

The angel took off the bag on the outside of the flag, and the whole place fell silent.

When they saw the angel personally handing the flag to Zhang Yichao, there was thunderous cheering!
The people were jumping and shouting like crazy.

Dancing with hands and feet.

Some people whistled, some hugged and cried, some put their hands together and prayed...

……

[In November 851 AD, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang issued an order to set up a new military governorship in the eleven states of Hexi that had surrendered, and named it "Guiyi Army."]

【Zhang Yichao was appointed as the Jiedushi of Guiyi Army, in charge of the military and political affairs of eleven states.】

【Wu Hongbian was appointed as the chief monk of Hexi and the head of the three schools of law, monks and politics in Shazhou.】

[After nearly a hundred years, the strategic location of Hexi Corridor was once again returned to the Tang Dynasty. ]

……

　There is not much historical data about the Guiyi Army, so not all the focus is placed on Zhang Yichao.

　　After all, it’s not just Zhang Yichao who is said to be the only loyal person in the northwest.

　　There are also those ancestors who miss the Tang Dynasty.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)