Chapter 84: The Fragmented China
Yunlong himself used his understanding and deduction of the human world to create an image and passed it on to Yunlong.
It was a huge three-dimensional model of the Chinese continent. Because the human world was too huge, Yunlong himself could only try his best to understand the places that Yunlong was most concerned about.
The three-dimensional model is built with energy, and there are various terrains, mountains, vegetation, countries, and cities on it. Although the shapes are all reduced in scale countless times, they are all lifelike.
Some important places, such as the location of the mountain gates of certain cultivation sects, the treasure land of cultivation where geniuses and treasures gather, the sects and spheres of influence of various cultivators, and the territorial distribution of human countries, are all marked with important markings, using different colors and lines. Separate display allows people to know the overall situation of China at a glance, which is infinitely clearer than ordinary maps.
In the world of China, since the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, there have been the Later Liang, the Later Tang, the Later Jin, the Later Han, the Later Zhou, the Former Shu, the Later Shu, Wu, the Southern Tang, Wuyue, Fujian, Chu, the Southern Han, Nanping and the Northern Territory. The fifteen political regimes including the Han Dynasty were called the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. However, after years of fighting and annexing each other, some weaker countries were wiped out. Now there are only eight political regimes left: Later Jin, Hou Shu, Nanping, Later Chu, Southern Tang, Wuyue, Dali, Southern Han.
In addition, there are some tribal forces that take advantage of the chaos to seize territory and claim the country: the Liao Kingdom established by the Khitan tribe, the Uighur tribe, the Xianbei tribe, and the Tubo Kingdom established by the Tibetans are all relatively powerful tribal forces. (My own fictitious one. After all, the political regimes of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were too chaotic. It made me dizzy to look up the information. Just think of it as a change caused by the butterfly effect of the protagonist.)
The Later Jin Dynasty had the largest territory, occupying Shandong, the Central Plains, and part of Liaodong, and was the most powerful country in the north. Although the rule of the Later Jin Dynasty itself was corrupt and the people in the country were in dire straits, they remained standing because of the support of the Liao Kingdom in the north and their relatively strong military strength.
In fact, the Later Jin Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom were secretly supported by the demon sect forces and side sect monks headed by the Northern Demon Cult and the Eastern Demon Cult. They had enough strength to fight against the surrounding righteous cultivators and countries. The cultivation power was strong. This is The real reason why the Later Jin Dynasty could maintain its rule.
Except for the Later Jin, there are no other Han-dominated countries in the north, because they are surrounded by tribal forces. If you don't take refuge with them, it will be difficult to survive. The Later Jin relied on the Liao State, the most powerful country in the north, to survive. Therefore, they were hated by other Han countries and people, calling their domestic rulers "traitors". Therefore, although they occupied the largest area of land, they were not considered orthodox, and they lost the name of stabilizing the world.
The Northern Han Dynasty was founded by Liu He, the later Shanxi Jiedushi and the original Taiyuan prefect. The Northern Han Dynasty was originally the territory of the Later Jin Dynasty, but Liu He later discovered that the Later Jin Dynasty had actually taken refuge with foreigners from Liao, so he angrily declared independence to safeguard the orthodoxy of the Han people. Liu He has been based in Taiyuan for many years and has an excellent official reputation. Moreover, because Yunlong occasionally advises him and recruits many righteous and casual cultivators as backup, he has frightened those cultivators who secretly plot evil; Taiyuan has also been working hard for many years. Qian, devoted himself to development, and has great potential; after Liu He declared independence, the strength he had accumulated for many years exploded, and even the later Jin Dynasty had to avoid its edge, and he made Shanxi and Hedong independent.
Moreover, Liu He had cultivated virtue internally and connected with the princes externally for many years. This independence immediately attracted the response of the surrounding people. In the name of "maintaining the unification of the Han Dynasty", Liu He rejected the Later Jin and Liao Kingdoms in the north, resisted Xianbei in the west, and was isolated by the natural barrier of the Yangtze River in the east. The enemy country connects Houshu, Nanping and Southern Tang to the south. What shocked the world even more was that in order to gain the support of the Han people, Liu He declared to the world that he "only wanted to protect himself and would never proclaim himself emperor." He said that he only wanted to maintain the integrity of the Han people and had no ambitions, so he was only called "Later Han". ", and there is no king of the country, only called "Han Army". Liu He, the supreme leader, also called himself the Commander-in-Chief of the Han Army, and proposed that "the sacred weapon of the country should be occupied by the virtuous." If the common leader of the world appears in the future, the Later Han Dynasty will be the leader of the country. The whole country surrendered without moving a single soldier.
The surrounding Han countries received this promise and were very satisfied. This era is no different from later generations. What is important is "promises should be made, and faith should be the first." A person who does not follow faith will not be recognized by the people of the world. After all, there is one less force competing for the world, which is good for everyone. Moreover, the Northern Han Dynasty is on the front line against the Later Jin Dynasty, Xianbei, and Liao Kingdom, and it also bears the greatest pressure. With the Northern Han Dynasty standing in front, other countries can also In order to compete for the world and determine the winner without external interference, other Han countries expressed support for the Northern Han Dynasty.
The Meng clan of Later Shu: At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Jian occupied Xichuan, and later took Dongchuan. In 903, he was granted the title of King of Shu by the Tang Dynasty, occupying an area reaching Hanzhong and Qinchuan in the north and the Three Gorges in the east. In 907, Wang Jian proclaimed himself emperor and established his capital in Chengdu. The country was named Shu, and it was called Qian Shu in history. In the third year of Tongguang in the Later Tang Dynasty (925), Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty sent troops to attack the former Shu and appointed Dong Zhang as the military envoy to Dongchuan and Meng Zhixiang as the military envoy to Chengdu Yin and Xichuan. Meng Zhixiang trained soldiers and armor, and later captured Dongchuan and killed Dong Zhang in 933. Later Tang Dynasty named him King of Shu and Governor of Dongchuan. The following year, Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor, established the Yuan Dynasty and Mingde, and rebuilt the Shu Kingdom. It was known as Later Shu in history, and its capital was still in Chengdu. In the same year, Zhixiang died and his son Meng Chang succeeded him.
Later Shu occupied part of Sichuan, and its ruler only cared about enjoying himself in the land of abundance in Bashu and had no ambition to make progress. Therefore, he could only use the steep mountains of Bashu as a natural barrier to resist the surrounding offensives. His national power could only protect itself and could not expand. The supporters behind it are the major righteous cultivation sects in Sichuan, headed by Shushan Sect, Qingcheng Sect, and Tianshi Tao.
The Ma family of the Later Chu Dynasty took over the states of Tan (today's Changsha, Hunan) and Heng (today's Hengyang, Hunan), and was appointed as the governor of Hunan, and then to Wu, He and other prefectures in Guangxi (Guangxi and Guizhou areas), and finally Calling themselves Da Chu, the supporters behind them are the Demonic Dao and the Southwest Side Sect forces headed by the Southern Demonic Cult. Due to the disputes with the decent sects, there has been constant friction between Hou Chu and Hou Shu, and they cannot afford big battles and frequent small battles.
Nanping Gao family: In 907, Gao Jixing was appointed as the military envoy of Jingnan and stationed in Jiangling. In the second year of Tongguang (924), the Later Tang Dynasty named him King of Nanping, so Jingnan was also called Nanping. After Gao Jixing's separatist rule, Nanping only had three states: Jing (today's Jiangling, Hubei), Gui (today's Zigui, Hubei), and Xia (today's Yichang, Hubei). It was located at the corner of Later Shu, Later Chu, and Later Jin, and its territory and strength were also the weakest. Therefore, only by professing tribunals to the surrounding countries and asking for blessings can we maintain our rule. We have been walking on thin ice, fearing that one day we will be attacked by other countries and our country will be destroyed.
The supporters behind Nanping are the Buddhist forces headed by the Jade Buddha Temple. Since Buddhism advocates compassion and not killing, the whole country in Nanping believes in Buddhism and does not use weapons. The surrounding countries are also reassured that Nanping is not a threat, so there is a tacit understanding. It maintained the stability of Nanping, so Nanping can be regarded as a rare peaceful place in troubled times.
(Yesterday I worked an all-night shift, and today I helped a colleague work a half-day shift. I was so busy that I went home and fell asleep. I didn’t get up until seven o’clock. I rushed to update quickly, so I’ll post a chapter first. It’s very hard to look up information. , it’s even more troublesome to compile. Rulong is not a history major, and I don’t have a clear understanding of this period of history. Let’s just read it together. After all, I am not writing a history book. I mainly focus on the struggle in the world of cultivation. In the evening There is another chapter, although it is a little late, but the habit of two chapters a day will not be changed so easily.)
