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Chapter 157 Wang Xuance

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Ahhhh! Awesome!
Wudubuyi: Yes, this reminds me of a poem by Li Qingzhao - no need for light blue and deep red, it is the best among flowers!
Wan Ning can’t sleep. (Guan): That’s right. Apart from Feng Liao, I don’t know anyone else who is a female diplomat like her.
I send my love to the bright moon: Yes, so she is as unique as Shangguan Wan'er

Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: There’s nothing wrong with her! Feng Liao yyds
My charming and short-lived ancestor: Yes! Feng Liao is awesome!
Jiangnan is already in mist: But she and Shangguan Wan'er are still different. After all, Shangguan Wan'er has mixed reviews, but we all have unanimous praise for Feng Liao.
Fuling (Guan): Nothing wrong! Both Feng Liao and Princess Jieyou are great people.

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Yes! That’s why they can become women recognized by history, even though it was a male-dominated society at that time!
I send my thoughts to you and Mingyue: Yes, I totally agree!
Su Yue saw their comments and said, "Okay, let's take a look at the next character. He is Wang Xuance of the Tang Dynasty!"

Wang Xuance, whose birth and death dates are unknown, was born in Luoyang (now Luoyang, Henan Province). He was an official and diplomat of the Tang Dynasty and was sent to India several times.

He once served as the magistrate of Huangshui County in Rongzhou, and was later promoted to the post of Chaosan doctor.

In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan (641), Zhongtianzhu of India sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), Wang Xuance was ordered as a deputy envoy to follow Li Yibiao on his mission to Tianzhu (India).

In the 647st year of Zhenguan (), Wang Xuance went to India again as an envoy. At this time, Alonashun became the new king of Central Tianzhu and sent troops to rob the envoy.

Wang Xuance mobilized Tibetan soldiers and Niboluo soldiers to defeat Zhongtianzhu.

In the second year of Xianqing (657), Wang Xuance went to India for the third time.

Wang Xuance also visited Mahabodhi Temple during his visits to various places.

Regarding these travel deeds in India, although he recorded the book "Travel Notes to the Kingdom of Zhongtianzhu", the complete copy has been lost long ago, and only scattered fragments remain, which are included in "Fa Yuan Zhu Lin", "Sakya Fang Zhi" and so on.

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Oh my God! This guy is a fierce guy
Jiangnan is already in the mist: Yes, this diplomat is definitely a great person!
Pay attention, this woman's name is Xiaomei: There is nothing wrong at all. One person can destroy a country. How many people have there been in the history of country Z?

Wuduyu: Yes! Moreover, the emperor was promoted to a higher level only after this big boss did such a big thing.

My charming but short-lived ancestor: So Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had many talents under his command.

Wan Ning can’t sleep at night (Guan): There’s nothing wrong! After all, many people were not reused until the Li rule period.

Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: Yes! So Wang Xuance is awesome!
Su Yue saw their comments and said, "Okay, let's take a look at the main achievements of Mr. Wang Xuance!"

外交
Mission to India
From the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643) to the second year of Xianqing (657), Wang Xuance went to India as an envoy three times.

As for whether there was a fourth mission, academic circles are divided.

Some scholars believe that Wang Xuance went to India only three times, and some scholars believe that there was a fourth time. From the second year of Longshuo (662) to the second year of Linde (665), Wang Xuance went to India for the fourth time.

military
Defeat the Indian Army
In the 647st year of Zhenguan (30), the Tang Dynasty sent Wang Xuance as the chief envoy and Jiang Shiren as the deputy envoy and a group of people to Tianzhu (India). The king of Tianzhu sent many envoys with property to prepare to go to Tang Dynasty with Wang Xuance. Pay tribute.

It happened that the King of Central Tianzhu died of many corpses and the country was in chaos. His minister Nafudi Aronashun usurped the throne, so he mobilized all the troops to resist King Xuance.

The 30 cavalrymen who followed Wang Xuance fought with the enemy, but failed and were captured. The enemy took the opportunity to plunder the property contributed by various countries.

Wang Xuance fled and reached Tubo. Wang Xuance issued a proclamation to recruit troops, and received 1200 Tibetan soldiers and 7000 Nibalo (now Nepal) cavalry. Wang Xuance and his deputy Jiang Shiren led the Tubo and Niboluo armies to attack Chabo and Luocheng in Central Tianzhu. They fought for three days and defeated Chabo and Luocheng. More than 1 people were beheaded and about of the enemy drowned.

Alonashun fled and gathered his scattered soldiers to fight again. Jiang Shiren captured Alonashun and captured and killed thousands of the enemy.

The remaining soldiers followed the king's wife and resisted in the Qiantuo Wei River. Jiang Shiren defeated them and captured his concubines and princes. He also captured 12,000 men and women, 30,000 various livestock, and 580 cities surrendered.

King Xijiumo of Eastern Tianzhu sent 30,000 cattle and horses to feed the army, as well as bows, knives, and precious tassels.

The Kingdom of Kamelu presented foreign objects and a map, asking for a statue of Lao Tzu. Tianzhu was shocked and scared.

In May of the 22nd year of Zhenguan, Wang Xuance sent the captured Aronashun, his concubine, and others to Chang'an as prisoners.

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty granted Wang Xuance the title of Chaosan Dafu.

经济
open road

Wang Xuance opened up a route from XZ to India.

Wang Xuance is the main pioneer of XZ-Indian Road.

The opening of XZ-India Road promoted friendly exchanges and cultural exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and the Five Tianzhu Kingdoms.

Improve sugar production
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty sent Wang Xuance as an envoy to Tianzhu (India).

Wang Xuance learned the sugar-making method in the country of Magadha (Mojita) in India and brought back sugar-making craftsmen. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Yangzhou to send sugar cane. The color, taste and quality of the sugar made with this method far exceeded that made in the Western Regions. of sugar.

In the first year of Longshuo (661), Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Xuance brought 10 sugar-making experts from India on the order of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and used the "bamboo steamer method" to produce refined sand sugar with a lighter color.

The Sanskrit name of this kind of Indian sand candy is "sarkarā", which was transliterated by people at that time as "Sha Cut Order".

Since then, the Tianzhu sugar-making method has taken root in China, bringing economic benefits to the people at that time. India's sugar-making technology has also been imaginatively improved and perfected under the new environment and new concepts, providing great benefits to China. It laid the foundation for playing an important role in world sugar culture.

personal works
Wang Xuance went to India as an envoy several times and brought back Buddhist cultural relics, making contributions to the cultural exchanges between China and India.

He wrote ten volumes of "Travel Records of the Kingdom of Zhongtianzhu" and three volumes of pictures. Today, only fragments of text remain, which are scattered in "Fa Yuan Zhu Lin", "Collection of Sutras" and "Sakya Fangzhi".

People discovered Wang Xuance's inscription on the creation of Buddha statues in the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang.

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Ahhhhh! That is to say, Wang Xuance is awesome!

Jiangnan is already in mist: Yes, after all, Wang Xuance, a big boss, really made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.

Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: There’s nothing wrong with her! Therefore, Wang Xuance, this big boss, is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

I can’t sleep at night (Guan): Totally agree!
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