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- Wang Pu compiled the investigations conducted by himself and his partners during this period into a document. He spent another winter thinking carefully about it, and finally formed a strategy of more than 8,000 words. Then he led his partners to see Zhang Mai and explain answered his own questions. .
"Long-term rule in Hezhong and Tianzhu?" Zhang Mai put down his policy and said: "This is an unsolvable problem, at least for now, I think it is unsolvable."
"No explanation, the marshal said"
"Hezhong and the Central Plains are thousands of miles apart, and news comes and goes. Not to mention that the Central Plains wants to be direct. Even if we want to appoint officials, it will not work. Firstly, the people in Hezhong may not be willing to accept it, and the officials in the Central Plains may not be able to manage Hezhong well. Secondly, Come on, how many scholars from the Central Plains do you think are willing to go all the way to be an official in Hezhong? In my generation, with my prestige and the relationship between me and Guo Luo, I should be able to guarantee that there will be no rebellion in Hezhong. But Guo and I What happens after Luo Du dies? Can our descendants still maintain the current fragile sect-vassal relationship? I am not optimistic about this. Without the support and blood transfusion from the Central Plains, the rule of the descendants of Hezhong there will only escape. There are no two outcomes: localization or expulsion by the locals.”
Wang Pu felt sad. He asked himself that he needed to make up his mind to come to the Western Regions. If he had to serve as an official in the river for several years, even if he was willing, his family might not be willing. Things that go against the needs of human nature can never be carried out for a long time.
Zhang Mai said: "In addition, there is the durability of force - the current stable situation in the Western Regions comes from the deterrence of our Tang cavalry. Now the Tang cavalry is invincible in the world, but this situation is not normal. Whether it is the Western Regions or Mo Regardless of the north, although the barbarian peoples have been suppressed by us in recent years, it is always impossible to kill all the weeds. One day, they will still grow back into a new major problem. Therefore, the problem of the Western Regions and Mobei is not It's just a matter of distance, and there's also the issue of barbarian force. If these two problems are not solved, all hidden dangers will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. And to solve these two problems, unless"
"Unless what?"
"Unless we can shorten the distance between the Central Plains and the river, we can abolish the force of the barbarian people."
"How is that possible!"
Several students shouted in unison.
How can the distance between mountains and rivers become shorter? It’s not like there are immortal spells!
As for abolishing the force of the barbarians. How to waste it? If there was such a method, Han Wu and Tang Zong would have done it long ago!
"Well, it sounds impossible, but it is actually possible" Zhang Maiyouyou said: "The first question is that the distance between Hezhong and the Central Plains cannot be shortened, but if our transportation capacity becomes stronger, That is equivalent to shortening the distance. If we can ensure that soldiers and supplies can arrive from Chang'an to the west of Congling within a month, then it will be no problem to include the river and India under long-term rule."
"From Chang'an to Lingxi? That's impossible. Soldiers riding light horses may be able to do it, but galloping thousands of miles to Congling can't fight, let alone supplies. How can large quantities of strategic materials be transported to Lingxi?" West. No woodcutter is sold for hundreds of miles, no millet is sold for thousands of miles. Commodities that can travel on the Silk Road. They are all valuables like silk"
"Of course we can't rely on horses or manpower for transportation, but we must rely on" Zhang Mai said: "Science."
"Science?" Wang Pu said: "Marshal, you mean, the study of imperial examinations?"
Zhang Mai had a dumbfounded look on his face, but there was no blame or explanation. He just said: "Look more and learn more in the Western Region. Slowly, you will understand. Well, if you still want to stay with me for a long time. This knowledge does not require proficiency, but at least it must be I understand."
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For Zhang Mai, the distant east.
For Zheng Wei, the far north.
Mobei, five thousand miles away, was covered by a heavy snowfall.
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. Under Tiance's rule in the Tang Dynasty, not all were happy and wealthy, but there were also those who were miserable and poor.
"Compared with the gradual prosperity of the Western Regions and Hebei, and the rejuvenation of Jingbei and Henan, the tribes in the north and south of the desert are still struggling on the edge of survival.
Tiance Datang’s construction investment was not fully developed. The main financial and material resources were invested in the maintenance of trade routes and the construction of several major central cities. From the perspective of policy tilt, the four major cities of Yan, Tianjin, Ye, and Bian have received overwhelming financial support. The rural areas in the Central Plains have received agricultural tax exemptions, but the northern and southern deserts have been completely ignored.
From the autumn of the seventh year of Tiance until now, for three full years, more than 300,000 young and middle-aged tribesmen have been stranded in the Central Plains, either building cities in Yanjing, digging coal in northern Shanxi, or mining in Yinshan, or When the port is opened in Tianjin, the only ones left on the grassland will beThe old and the weak are suffering, but the taxes they should pay are not reduced or reduced.
An expedition to Mobei and a battle in Linhuang Mansion have plundered all the wealth in the desert - most of it was taken to Liaodong by Khitan, and some was taken to the Great Wall by Tiance. They were all destitute, but they were still It continues to squeeze, squeezing the last bottom line of the desert herdsmen.
The spring breeze of Khan Tian has been blowing past Yumen Pass, but it has not reached half a step of Mobei!
The recovery of the Central Plains and the rebirth of the Western Regions are accompanied by the cry and decline of Mobei.
I don’t know how many tribes have not been able to survive the past three winters.
But the great Heavenly Khan has no intention of pitying the herdsmen of Mobei. This "Holy Lord of the Central Plains" does not have the character of a holy king advocated by Central Plains Confucianism at all. Most of the old and weak have died, and the young and strong have become weak due to malnutrition. Many women have been sold to the Western Regions and become wives or even slaves of the new immigrants.
The number of tribes is decreasing, and the size of tribes is shrinking. For three consecutive winters, everything has been a disaster.
Of course, there are also a small number of tribes who live a decent life - that is the Xinghua City built by Shi Jian on the banks of the Linju River. The five hundred miles of the city are one of the best grasslands in the entire Mobei, with beautiful water plants and fertile soil. , Shi Jian established more than a hundred pastures of various sizes there, grazing wooly sheep, collecting wool and transporting it south to Dingliao in exchange for supplies from the south.
There is a similar situation south of Dingliao City all the way to Dading Prefecture. Residents are either farmers or herders, producing horses to transport south in exchange for goods from the south, growing grain for self-sufficiency, and acting as an intermediary for trade between Xinghua City and the Central Plains.
But apart from the fact that these two areas are a little prosperous. The rest of Mobei is full of mourners.
The word Marshal Longxiang means benevolent government in the Central Plains, while the word Tiance means tyranny in Mobei.
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However, it is not without warmth. The compassionate Buddha brought warm comfort from Tubo. Plateau Buddhism, which was formed in Tubo, is very suitable for the Mobei herdsmen who live a similarly difficult life.
Although they are both religions, Han Buddhism and Taoism, which were born in the fertile Central Plains, have no inherent influence on Mobei. However, Plateau Buddhism, which was born in Tubo, has many inherent things that naturally arise in the minds of Mobei herdsmen. resonance. Moreover, Buddhism is not a new thing in Mobei. It has been accumulated for thousands of years in the past, and many Khitan nobles are Buddhists. Even ordinary herdsmen know the compassion and greatness of Bodhisattvas.
And now. The legendary King Yelvbei of the People in Mobei converted to Buddha and became a living Buddha, which soon had a great influence and impact on the hearts of Mobei people. Zan Hua's journey north was like a spark lighting up a bundle of dry firewood. He conquered the hearts of the people in Mobei almost faster than Ying Yang's cavalry.
The mantra passed down by the living Buddha enables the herdsmen to endure extreme hardships. It also made them understand "cause and effect" and their sins in previous lives. And place their hope in the next life, and even the most complete liberation.
It is probably difficult for the Han people who grew up in the wealthy areas of the Central Plains to understand that with the hope of the other side of the world, there are many sufferings in the world, such as hunger and cold. Diseases become tolerable.
Although it only took three years, the poor and weak Mobei still built twenty-five large temples, known as the Twenty-Four Lanruo of Mobei. As for the last large temple, it was the Big Sun Mandala located outside Huanglong City. —That is the holy place where the Living Buddha Zanhua of Mobei is stationed in Xi. If the herdsmen can make a pilgrimage here once, they will not fall into hell, evil ghosts, or side lives in this life and after death. If they can see the Living Buddha, the disasters of three lives can be eliminated. If they can hear the Living Buddha preach once, the karma of ten lives can be eliminated. , if you can get the blessing from the living Buddha, the blessing and wisdom you will gain is immeasurable. If you are ordained as a monk and take refuge in Buddhism, you will gain great liberation.
There are twenty-five large lanruos, with more than a hundred small monks and more than a thousand large monks. In extreme poverty, the herdsmen still try their best to support the monks because it is their last hope.
In the winter of the tenth year of Tiance, when a heavy snow covered the road and cut off news from Mobei and the Central Plains, Yelu Ruan, who had already been tonsured, quietly walked into the Great Sun Mandala and knelt before his master - who was also At the feet of his father, the Living Buddha Zanhua.
Father and son are now master and apprentice, but can the profound meaning of Buddhism really completely erase the bond of blood?
Yelu Ruan doesn’t believe it!
His mouth and tongue are already dry because he has been talking for three hours!
He is telling his father how painful Mobei is now. He is telling his father that the herdsmen are now struggling on the edge of life and death. He is telling his father that many tribes can no longer bear it!
Tiance's high pressure and Zhang Mai's ruthlessness made these tribal chiefs feelHe was extremely desperate, and Yelu Ruan told his father that the despair of these tribes would be the source of their strength to resist Tiance!
"Heavy snow has blocked the road. This winter, there is enough time for us to accomplish something. As long as the major tribes are integrated, the situation in Mobei can be completely reversed in one winter!"
"Moreover, Zhang Mai went to the Western Regions and would not be able to come back for a year or two. Yang Yi was ill and was in Dingliao. A woman was in charge of Yanjing, which caused ups and downs in the government and chaos in people's hearts! Now, it is the gift given by the Buddha that This is our chance to restore Mobei!"
"Moreover, we have foreign aid! The Ghost Faced Army has already pledged allegiance to Erchen, and there is also Yelucha" When Yelvruan said this, he couldn't help but be excited and excited, and even his face turned red and hot: "Yelucha Ge also agreed, and he will regard me as the master of the Khitan. In other words, when the time comes, what we have will not only be Mobei, but also the Khitan! That is the territory laid down by His Majesty the Grandfather Heavenly Emperor. Basically, They can all be taken back! When the time comes, the father will be the Living Buddha, high in the sky, the son will be the emperor, and govern the people. The north and south of the desert, the Bohai Sea, and the Liao River will all be included in a great Buddhist kingdom. Father, Master, Living Buddha, Father Buddha! Now, this Buddhist kingdom is waiting for your answer!"
When Yelu Ruan said this, he knelt down at the feet of Zanhua Living Buddha and kissed his toes.
However, Zanhua did not respond to him, not a word, just silence.
Some things in the world sometimes become true after a long time. Sometimes it's "hard to tell true from false".
For example, when Zan Hua was ordained, everyone thought he had scheming intentions, but what about now? Even Yelu Ruan knew that his father Buddha had entered the Buddha's depth, so he had to persuade him by establishing a Buddhist kingdom.
But Zanhua closed his eyes.
Yelu Ruan stepped back in great disappointment. He really didn't understand. Why didn't Father Buddha agree to such a good opportunity - or even respond!
Could it be that he has really become a Buddha and is no longer contaminated by all the mortal world?
Just as he was about to leave the abbot sadly, a voice stopped him. It was Zanhua's eldest disciple.
"Junior brother, stay here."
"Huh?" Yelu Ruan folded his hands and saluted: "Senior brother." But there was already a fierce light in his eyes.
The senior brother in front of you was actually outside the door just now? In other words, my secret has been revealed!
On Zanhua’s side, Yelu Ruan is not worried, even if his father Buddha does not agree with his idea. Even if he thought about it, he wouldn't sell his son to Zhang Mai, but it was different for others.
The senior brother didn’t seem to see the cold light in his eyes, but he said in a low voice: “The Living Buddha didn’t agree to junior brother just now, but he didn’t reject junior brother either.”
Yelu Ruan's heart moved and he raised his head suddenly: "Senior brother means"
"What the poor monk means is that junior brother's grand plan is obviously of great help to the promotion of Buddhism. Therefore, the living Buddha did not refuse, and the living Buddha did not refuse, so I feel that junior brother's great cause can be carried out."
Yelu Ruan said: "But if this big thing is to succeed, Father Buddha's support is necessary."
"How could the Living Buddha not support it!" said the senior brother: "In the past two years, the affairs of Mandala have been handled by poor monks for the Living Buddha. As for the secular side, can't the son of the Human Emperor still represent him? Human Emperor? If you and I were one and the same"
Yelu Ruan smiled: "If you and I are one and the same, that means that Father Buddha already supports us!"
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Liu Zhiyuan stood on the main hall and looked to the northwest - that is the direction where Zhang Mai is.
Under the pillars of the main hall, stood Sang Weihan, who was carefully looking forward to Liu Zhiyuan's reaction.
Due to extremely tight militarized control in recent years, the area around Chang'an has turned into a large military camp.
From military to civil affairs, strict control is implemented. This situation is impossible to last long. There has never been a region that can carry out such tight rule for decades. However, during the Five Dynasties period, people generally lived in poverty. Now Liu Zhiyuan rules Down here, there is just a little less freedom, but it does not deny people a way to survive. Therefore, the soldiers here spend half their time training and half their time working in the fields. The people here have no extra leisure and entertainment except farming and work, but as long as Everyone still has a mouthful of food to eat, so everyone is at ease.
Of course, in a few years, if various affluent trends from other parts of the Central Plains come over, they will definitely gradually touch and even "corrode" the hearts and minds of people imprisoned within the Iron Curtain. However, in recent years, Zhang Mai will have to work hard to Plow the ground and push it over, otherwise it will be really difficult to break this rule.
So at this moment, although Liu Zhiyuan was trapped on all sides, heHe also has a huge strategic advantage, the most important of which is that he knows the dynamics of Yanjing and even the whereabouts of Zhang Mai, because the spies sent by Liu Zhiyuan can easily find out all kinds of public events. But it is difficult for Tiance to know the truth here.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly! Now that the Central Plains is not stable, Zhang Mai imitates Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty and patrols the west, and goes further than Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. This is a disaster, and the country will be in chaos!"
It was Sang Weihan who spoke. After he escaped from Luoyang, he thought that if he went to Beitou to An Chongrong, he would probably be used to perform his duties, so he turned west and came to Chang'an to seek refuge with Liu Zhiyuan. As expected, Liu Zhiyuan not only did not hand him over, but instead Place him in secret.
"But Sang Weihan encouraged Liu Zhiyuan to counterattack Tiance several times, but Liu Zhiyuan did not respond. He just huddled in the hard shell he created like a turtle.
In fact, Liu Zhiyuan has regretted it in the past two years. He regretted it because he missed the best opportunity to surrender.
When the Guanzhong War had just ended, the news of Mobei's victory had not spread south, and Shi Jingtang had just returned east to Luoyang, if Liu Zhiyuan surrendered to Zhang Mai at that time, his status would be at least equal to that of Guo Wei - this is what Guo Wei had originally promised, and Zhang Mai It was also acquiescence, and Liu Zhiyuan believed that this must be the case. It could even be said that Zhang Mai was trying to win over him. The treatment given to him will be even more than that of Guo Wei, even if he breaks the soil and seals the country, it is not an exaggeration. Because at that time, if Liu Zhiyuan had defected to Zhang Mai, fought back and sent troops to Luoyang, the unification of northern China might have been advanced by two or three years!
But Liu Zhiyuan hesitated - under the circumstances, it was only natural for Liu Zhiyuan not to make up his mind to join Tiance, who was still at a disadvantage.
We can wait until the news of the great victory in Mobei and the change of hands in Shangjing comes. Liu Zhiyuan suddenly became less important to Tiance. Zhang Mai never actively recruited him after that, and Guo Wei only guarded him strictly. Moreover, Liu Zhiyuan also realized at this time: Zhang Mai's general trend of sweeping the Central Plains has been completed, and there is not much future for continuing to follow Shi Jingtang. This is also the reason why Liu Zhiyuan was unpretentious towards Luoyang in the late years of Shi Jin Dynasty.
" If he surrendered at that time, he would still have merit, at least the merit would be greater than that of Fan Yanguang, but Liu Zhiyuan was not willing to accept it! This is like a person who originally had a chance to win two to three hundred million at the gambling table. In the blink of an eye, the lottery turned into only 5 million. This huge gap prevented Liu Zhiyuan from making a prompt decision.
What’s more, he was originally Guo Wei’s old boss, so he could just surrender and become a minister with Guo Wei, but under such circumstances, if he surrendered and went to Tiance, he would have to succumb to him, which was difficult for him to accept.
He decided to endure it a little longer. Wait a little longer for a better opportunity. Even if you can't win back the two or three hundred million, you should at least win back tens of millions.
"When Yanyun changed hands, Yedu changed its flag, Shandong surrendered, and Hebei returned to its homeland, Liu Zhiyuan's heart continued to sink!
If we use an adjective from the Three Kingdoms story, Liu Zhiyuan at this time already felt that he was about to become a "withered bone in the grave". He knew very well that if he continued to resist. I'm afraid it won't end well.
But will surrendering at this time lead to a good outcome? Not to mention being as high-ranking and powerful as Guo Wei, it is hard to say whether Zhang Mai will welcome him now that he has surrendered. It is possible to become a prisoner under the rank and an exiled minister - Fan Yanguang's warning is not far away, which makes Liu Zhiyuan even more afraid to act rashly.
So, even though you know that there will be no good results if you continue to resist. But Liu Zhiyuan had to swallow the bitter fruit.
Unless the world changes drastically again!
He reorganized Weinan into what it is now, just waiting for an opportunity, a last chance.
After all, in military and national affairs, there will always be variables until the last minute.
And now, has this variable come?
"It is said that prosperity must inevitably decline, and it is true that a strong dragon must regret it!" Sang Weihan seemed to have noticed Liu Zhiyuan's wavering, and he was making an impassioned speech: "Although countries are always destroyed by weakness, there are also those who perish because of strength. In today's world In terms of policy, the heroine is in power, the hen is in charge of the morning, the yin and yang are chaotic, the bachelors have neglected their duties, the supervisors are gone, people inside and outside Yanjing are panicked, and this is one of the signs of the country's subjugation; locally, businessmen and travelers are mixed, spies are everywhere, Shi Jin The old ministers had some dissatisfaction, but the merchants of Zheng and Wei did not know the overall situation. When the chaos was about to happen, they did not know how to be strict and still governed the country with leniency, so that internal and external enemies could detect the real situation and the signs of national destruction. Secondly, outside, there is hardship in the desert, and people's minds are changing. As long as someone climbs up and shouts, a mutiny will rise. The Khitan in the east has never extinguished the desire for revenge. Li Qi in the south is afraid that the new Tang Dynasty will dominate the world. If he hears that there is a change, he will also Raise troops. If this happens, there will be great chaos in Mobei. The Liao soldiers will attack Yan and Jin, and the Qi soldiers will attack Chen and Lu. If Ling Gong waves his flag and marches eastward, Luoyang will fall at night, and the Jin Ou, which Tian Ce thinks is perfect, will also fall apart! It was a critical autumn, but at this time, Zhang Mai ignored the advice of his ministers.Remonstrate and patrol the west! He has traveled thousands of miles, and once there are changes in the Central Plains, how will he be able to respond in time? This is God taking away his soul and giving him a great opportunity. I hope he will take advantage of the opportunity to take it! "
Liu Zhiyuan pondered and asked, "Are you sure about the matters in Mobei and Liaodong?"
Sang Weihan said: "Yes! Unless Zhang Mai rushes back quickly, there will be big changes in the north this winter sooner or later in spring!"
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Liaoyang Mansion.
Yelu Wuzhi, who rushed back from the south, got off the boat worriedly.
A few days ago, he received news that Yelu Chage, who had never set foot in Tokyo, suddenly went south to meet the Queen and the Crown Prince. The Queen had decided to appease the general who controlled nearly one-third of the Liao army. But Yelu Wuzhi was full of doubts and worries about Yelu Chage's sudden change of heart.
He didn’t believe that this meeting would be that simple!
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