Chapter 610 Liangzhou Sanming
It is said that Zhang Ji held a banquet late at night to entertain the travel-worn Confucian master Zheng Xuan and his entourage. During the dinner, Zheng Xuan only picked up some simple meals, showing his simplicity. However, during the conversation, they talked about a grand theory, the so-called harmony between heaven and earth, the unity of heaven and man, and the fact that the imperial power was sidelined and the villains were in charge. Zhang Ji had a look of surprise on his face and hurriedly asked what Zheng Xuan said about the villains in the world. Who exactly are people.
Zheng Xuan seemed not to have heard, and his face was solemn and calm. He just stood up and said goodbye with slightly cupped hands: "I have had enough wine and food to say goodbye. I am tired and tired tonight, so let me rest for the night and sit down to talk tomorrow." After saying this, he turned to the hall without looking back. Go.
Several followers were already waiting in the corridor. Zhang Ji quickly stood up and sent him out. Zheng Xuan was not polite, jumped on the carriage and left surrounded by guards. Zhang Ji stood blankly at the door and couldn't help but reach out and touch the back of his head. The temper of this Confucian classics master was really difficult to predict.
Zheng Xuan's inn is on the bank of the Wei River not far from the Tianshui Gang. The Tianshui Gang is responsible for the surrounding security. At the moment the carriage and horse are handed over, Zheng Xuan successfully checks into the inn. As the home guest and host, Ma Yunluo had already greeted her at the door of the inn. This girl was in high spirits, not haggard from the day's hard work, and showed off her ice and snow beauty. Zheng Xuan was invited by Ma Yunluo, but why Zheng Xuan was willing to give face like this has always been a mystery. According to everyone's guess, Zheng Xuan has been traveling to lecture in recent years, and he just planned to go to Xiliang this time. Otherwise, how could Ma Yunluo, a small Tianshui leader, have such a big reputation? However, some people speculate that Ma Yunluo's master and Zheng Xuan's master have long had a close relationship, so they were able to invite this contemporary master of Confucian classics, and to control Ma Yunluo's qualifications to compete for marriage at the lecture conference, and to select Ma Yunluo. A man of unparalleled talent in both civil and military affairs.
Although there are different opinions, Zheng Xuan's arrival in Tianshui still caused a great sensation in the Han Dynasty, which had a strong academic style and emphasized literary rule. Even in the last years of the Han Dynasty, which was full of wars. It's a long way from Beihai to Tianshui, but Zheng Xuan's fans are everywhere, and this is evident from the fact that his small team of servants have not been spared.
Before dawn, Zheng Xuan's fans had already formed a landscape outside the cordon of the inn, which was quite similar to the scene of the current fan meeting. However, most of them were young scholars from poor families, and their dream was of course to become Zheng Xuan. Formal apprentices, but not one-in-a-thousand talents, or not descendants of everyone in the family, would probably not fall into Zheng Xuan's eyes. Thousands of troops and horses cross the single-plank bridge, just like in the past and present.
Historically, Xiliang refers to the area around the Huangshui River Basin in the three provinces of Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai. It is relatively remote in geographical location and has complex and changeable terrain. It is surrounded by various deserts, mountains, Gobi, etc. It is located in the extreme coldness of the West, so it has The title of Xiliang. Therefore, from a cultural perspective, it is also a cultural desert. Compared with the extensive and profound culture of the Central Plains, it is simply a world of difference. Zheng Xuan's arrival in Xiliang simply brought a cultural spring to Xiliang, so he was especially valued and welcomed by the culturally hungry scholars and people.
As the nearest big city to Chang'an, Tianshui has just taken on the role of this cultural docking center. According to the official history, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, three outstanding military generals who were all from ancient Liangzhou: Huangfu Gui, Zhang Huan and Duan Jiong, rose to prominence in the battle against the Qiang people. Huangfu Gui had the courtesy name Wei Ming, and Zhang Huan had the courtesy name Ran Ming. Duan Jiong was named Ji Ming. Because the names of the three of them all had the character "ming" and they were all famous for their achievements in controlling the Qiang, they were collectively known as the "Three Ming Dynasties of Liangzhou". These three people all had outstanding achievements in the war against the Qiang, and they also had high prestige among the Qiang people. However, these three people are divided into two camps in terms of suppression. Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan agreed with "fu", while Duan Jiong supported "suppression".
The appeasement approved by Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan was actually based on military intimidation. They moved the surrendered Qiang tribes to the pass and spread them among the Han people, allowing them to change from a nomadic life to a farming life and assimilate the living habits of the Qiang people. . Duan Jiong's suppression was genocide. When Duan Jun served as the captain of the Qiang Guard, he wiped out more than ten small Qiang tribes. For large tribes like Xianling, a gradual cannibalization method was also adopted to reduce their numbers.
In the short term, Duan Jiong's method is indeed effective, but in the long run, Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan's approach is more thorough. Unfortunately, the Han court had been wavering and did not have a fixed domestic ethnic policy. As a result, Huangfu's prescriptive methods were ineffective, and Duan Jiong's methods were also opposed by the majority of the nobles because they were too bloody. It was precisely because of this court's hesitation that the Qiang Rebellion became an important reason for the collapse of the Han Dynasty.
In peacetime, Qiang rebellion can be suppressed, and local forces do not dare to cause trouble. Once the Central Plains is in turmoil, Xiliang will naturally be restless. The Qiang rebellion lasted throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty. The country spent hundreds of billions of money on the Qiang, but was unable to completely pacify Liangzhou. In the end, it had to rely on issuing large amounts of copper coins to solve financial problems, which caused a series of subsequent problems and ultimately made the country increasingly weak.
Moreover, the Qiang rebellion was not simply an internal problem within the country, but the shadow of the Xiongnu was also likely to exist in it. Because the Qiang once served as vassals of the Xiongnu, and the Qiang people also established their own political power during the period of Emperor An, coupled with Liangzhou's military strategic factors, it is not impossible for the Xiongnu to secretly instigate and support the Qiang rebellion. Therefore, the root cause of the Qiang rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty was a comprehensive reflection of issues such as the Han-Hungarian conflict and the independence of the Qiang people.
After the "San Ming Dynasty in Liangzhou" and during the period when Chen Long traveled through, Liangzhou minority tribes also rebelled with the momentum of the Yellow Turban Uprising in the Central Plains, which was known as the Liangzhou Rebellion in history. The ethnic minorities conquered cities and territories and became so powerful that even the governor of Liangzhou, Han Sui, was kidnapped to join the rebels, which became the starting point for the establishment of the Xiliang Army during the so-called Three Kingdoms period.
The Xiliang Army quickly grew to more than 100,000 troops and occupied most of Liangzhou. Later, they marched into Chang'an in the name of punishing the eunuchs and defeated the troops of Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian, etc. However, it was hard to win after hard battles. Finally, the troops retreated to the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Until Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, recruited troops and horses to vindicate his rebellion. After Ma Teng joined the army, he was promoted to Sima. After becoming a paranoid general, he led his troops to defect to Han Sui. The strength of the Xiliang Army greatly increased and eventually occupied the entire Liangzhou.
When the Xiliang Army reached its peak, it began to plot against Chang'an again. However, things went wrong and Huangfu Song was defeated in Chencang. The Liangzhou army retreated and split into the Han Sui Army, Ma Teng Army, and Song Jian Army. When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died and Dong Zhuo's rebellion stirred up the whole country, Dong Zhuo and his remnants Li Jue and Guo Si all made good friends with Xiliang, and Han Sui and Ma Teng were also worshiped as generals. Since then, Han Sui and Ma Teng have been fighting among themselves. After Dong Zhuo was destroyed, Cao Cao's power gradually became stronger, and the two became friends with Cao Cao respectively.
Later, Ma Chao persuaded Han Sui to rebel against Cao Cao, and marched eastward with Han Sui as the leader. The Xiliang Army reluctantly united into one, but was defeated by Cao Cao at the end of the year and defeated the Weihe River. Ma Chao and Han Sui were suspicious of each other, and eventually split again and fell into Everyone fights. In 213 AD, Han Sui was defeated by Xia Houyuan and died of illness within a few years. Ma Chao defected to Zhang Lu because of the rebellion of his subordinates. Later, Ma Chao defected to Liu Bei, the leader of the Shu Han Dynasty, and relied on his reputation to recruit many ethnic minorities from Longnan who were good at conquering and fighting for the Shu army. The once extremely powerful Xiliang Army has since disappeared.
Therefore, cultural unification has always been a view circulated among the gentry and officials of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and is considered by some to be the ultimate solution to the Qiang rebellion. In this way, Zheng Xuan's visit to the west actually came on behalf of the weak Eastern Han Dynasty court. Although Confucianism and Confucianism were a powerful culture, it was a pity that when the world was in chaos, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could not even possess the right time, location, and harmony.
Chen Long, dressed in a mixed attire of Confucianism and Hussein, walked slowly outside the inn under the clear light of the morning sun, preparing to greet Zheng Xuan, whom he had never met before. With his unparalleled optical brain, he vowed to win the first place in the lecture conference and impress Ma Yunluo. Thinking of the moment when he hugged the beauty home, a smile appeared on Chen Long's lips, and strong confidence surged in his heart.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
