Grassland and Zhu Kang seemed to be incompatible with each other. Although Lin Bai was suspicious, he didn't take it too seriously.
But Yan Zhenlin is obviously different.
He sighed and said, "We can't rule out this possibility, and it's probably not just them."
Not just them?
Lin Bai's eyes widened, full of surprise.
"good!"
Yan Zhenlin said, "Just this afternoon, news came from Hexi that the Huns had invaded the territory, and the Dayue Kingdom also sent envoys to the court for help, saying that the Loulan Kingdom was invading."
Otsuki Kingdom? Loulan country?
Lin Bai was confused. He was such a lazy person. He only knew that his own land was one-third of an acre. He didn't know anything about the other areas. He knew a little bit about the northeast and southwest. After all, he had been to the Wu Dynasty and stayed in the southwest for so long. , but Hexi didn’t know it at all.
Yan Zhenlin explained: "Dayue is said to be a country, but in fact it is more like a big tribe. There are such small countries in the Western Regions. They are called the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions. Dayue can only be regarded as a very average one among the thirty-six countries. , and Loulan is the top country among the thirty-six countries."
"The Xiongnu are nomadic people in the northwest grassland. They are similar to the Jin Kingdom in the northeast. They are the two most powerful forces on that grassland."
As he spoke, Yan Zhenlin also took out a Kanyu map.
Pointing to somewhere in the northwest, he said: "Look! This is the main road from Hexi to the Western Regions. On one side is the northwest Gobi and Beishan Mountains, and on the other side is the Qilian Mountains that stretches for 800 miles. Only the middle road is more than a thousand miles long. , this is the only place that Hexi leads to the Western Regions, and it is also the only place that the Xiongnu invades."
"This passage is the Hexi Corridor and also the Silk Road."
"The Great Moon Kingdom is in this corridor."
"During the most powerful period of the Jing Dynasty, this corridor was completely controlled by the imperial court. Da Yue was attached to the imperial court, and trade with various countries in the Western Regions was carried out through this road, which brought great wealth to the imperial court at that time."
"Unfortunately, with the decline of the Jing Dynasty, the Hexi Corridor was slowly lost. By the end of the Jing Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and this corridor was completely lost. It was occupied by the Xiongnu and other countries in the Western Regions. The Xiongnu, in particular, would invade the territory from time to time and burn and kill. Loot.”
"After the Li Dynasty was established, the situation improved and Hexi was defended, but the Hexi Corridor was still not regained."
"Until King Jing marched westward, swept across the Xiongnu, and defeated all the countries in the Western Region, he briefly regained this corridor, but it was a pity..."
Yan Zhenlin sighed, with a trace of regret on his face.
Lin Bai looked at the map of Kanyu. It was indeed an important place. It was a passage connecting two plains, and it was also the gateway to the northwest. If he could get it back, establish trade relations, and sell all the goods in the southwest, it would be a disaster.
If this is really the case, the Foreign Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce can be established.
Carry out international trade.
Moreover, there are many things in the Western Region that are not available in the Central Plains. If Li Dynasty can be introduced, then...
"What King Jing?"
The talented man asked casually while thinking about it.
its not right! The previous dynasty was the Jing Dynasty, and the king of Jing was granted the title?
Isn't this outrageous?
Yan Zhenlin looked at him in surprise, "You don't know?"
Lin Bai looked confused, as if I should know?
Yan Zhenlin was speechless, rolled his eyes and said: "With Jing as the title, who else could it be? It's the son of your old lady."
ha?
Does the old lady really have a son?
King Jing? And from the way my father-in-law sounded, he sounded very powerful.
Lin Bai asked curiously: "How powerful is King Jing? Did he ever conquer the Hexi Corridor?"
Yan Zhenlin paused, as if he was trying to decide whether to say it or not, but finally said: "It's very powerful. His martial arts and martial arts are all very good."
After thinking for a while, he added, "Prince Jing's reputation may not be as good as yours now, but it shouldn't be much different. I can't compare to you in terms of martial arts, but in terms of martial arts, I surpass you by a lot."
The talented man suddenly became unhappy.
Are you poor at martial arts?
After all, it can be considered as three victories in the Southwest, okay?
never mind! Fighting for something, fighting this thing is not the best, the more you do, the more you will get, just like my own wife.
"It's a pity that King Jing is the daughter of the princess of the previous dynasty, so he is destined to be ostracized. No matter how outstanding his ability is, he is destined to never have a chance."
"It should be said that the more outstanding the ability, the less likely it will be good results."
Yan Zhenlin sighed.
Lin Bai nodded. This is what TV dramas show. With this status, the best choice is to wait for death.
The better the performance, the more dangerous it is.
Yan Zhenlin asked again: "Do you know why the late emperor took a fancy to the Night King and wanted to train the Night King?"
Lin Bai looked curious, could this be related in any way?
Yan Zhenlin said: "It's because of King Jing. King Jing is so outstanding that no other prince can match him in martial arts. Only in terms of fighting, King Ye showed his extraordinary side, which made the late emperor want to train him and surpass King Jing." The limelight."
"Although he was suppressed by the late emperor, King Jing's reputation is getting stronger and stronger."
"The Night King's outstanding performance on the battlefield gave the late emperor hope, so he began to train him and wanted to use this to suppress King Jing. But in fact, apart from fighting, His Majesty should be slightly better than the Night King in all aspects. , otherwise the late emperor would not have established His Majesty as the crown prince from the beginning. At least the Night King's character is not suitable for being the king of a country, and then the incident of the Red Eagle Girl happened..."
Lin Bai nodded.
To say that Lao Zhu was a pretty good emperor, he was pretty open-minded, and at least he was pretty good to himself.
If it were the Night King, I don't know what would happen.
"What about King Jing? What happened in the end?"
Yan Zhenlin sighed, "What else can you do? As a prince, if you can't rise to the top, it's okay if you are mediocre, but you are destined to have no good results if you are not mediocre."
As he said this, he gave Lin Bai a meaningful look, which was obviously a reminder.
The talented man rolled his eyes and said to himself that I am not a prince!
have to! We’ll talk about this later.
Yan Zhenlin continued: "The late emperor was seriously ill in his later years. King Jing originally guarded Hexi and was recalled to Kyoto. After that, the Meridian Gate Incident happened."
The Meridian Gate Incident?
Lin Bai was startled for a moment. He had not heard this word once before. He had heard it mentioned by several people, but he had always been lazy and did not delve into it at all.
It seems that Zhu Kang said that King Ning made great contributions and helped His Majesty during the Meridian Gate Incident.
So, in the Meridian Gate Incident, His Majesty and Prince Ning worked together to kill Prince Jing?
King Jing's reputation is so great that it has endangered His Majesty's status.
So the Meridian Gate Incident was launched?
Yan Zhenlin nodded, "After the Meridian Gate Incident, King Jing became a taboo and was never mentioned again. After the death of the late emperor, Concubine Yun was relegated to the cold palace, and King Jing's existence was slowly erased. Except, very few people know about it, it’s sad..."
Comrade Lao Yan sighed.
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