Chapter 674 Silk Road
Lying in a lonely village, I don't feel sorry for myself, but I still think about guarding the Luntai for the country. ----------Southern Song Dynasty. Lu You's "Wind and Rain on November 4th"
It is said that Cheng Gongying revealed his true purpose, which was to ask Huaiyang's secret force to assassinate Li Ru, and to introduce Huang Yan, the former Jiuquan prefect, as the Haiqing Gang's response.
Li Ru was once Dong Zhuo's chief think tank, and almost became a famous official in the Han Dynasty. He was naturally capable of planning the world, and he was an authentic Han Chinese. This appeal was much better than that of Li Ru, who was a foreigner. This is why Han Sui greeted Li Ru in reverse. Cheng Gongying felt the same way. The power of the Xiliang Army was about to be taken away by Li Ru. How could he sit still and wait for death?
It's just that Cheng Gongying didn't dare to use any of his forces. Who knows how many insiders Han Sui had placed in the Haiqing faction. Therefore, Cheng Gongying had to win over a versatile civil and military person like Huai Yang. Not only did he want to eliminate Li Ru, he also didn't want to leave any evidence.
Of course, if necessary, Cheng Gongying would not care about tricks such as killing donkeys and silencing people. How could a tribe of Lu Shuihu compare with the army that controlled Han Sui.
As the right protector of Cheng Gongying of the Haiqing sect, Huang Yan's status is especially higher than that of Chen Long's left protector, which shows that he is a direct descendant of Cheng Gongying. Chen Long was very interested in his previous identity. Jiuquan was still thousands of miles away, but as an important town on the Silk Road and a satellite launch base for later generations, Jiuquan was indeed famous. If the Silk Road is to be unified, a guide like Huang Yan is indispensable.
The Silk Road, referred to as the Silk Road, broadly speaking, is divided into the land Silk Road and the Silk Road. The Overland Silk Road originated in the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to the Western Regions. It started from the capital Chang'an, passed through Lanzhou in Gansu and Urumqi in Xinjiang, to Tehran in Central Asia, then to Moscow in West Asia via Istanbul, and then to Duisburg, Rotterdam, and connects it to the land routes of the Mediterranean countries.
The ** was a maritime channel for transportation, trade and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries in ancient times. The road was mainly centered on the South China Sea, so it was also called the South China Sea Silk Road. The ** was formed during the Qin and Han Dynasties, developed from the Three Kingdoms to the Sui Dynasty, flourished during the Tang and Song Dynasties, and transformed during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the oldest known maritime route. ******The approximate route is Quanzhou, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Nairobi, Athens, and Venice.
The so-called territory of the Han Dynasty at that time was located near Urumqi, Xinjiang in later generations. During the Warring States Period, it was within the scope of activities of the ancient Cheshi people. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was part of the Six Kingdoms of the Cheshi people. During the Western Han Dynasty, there were more than ten nomadic tribes in Urumqi and surrounding areas. The tribe was known as the "Land of the Thirteen Kingdoms" in history, and the Protectorate of the Western Regions once sent troops to garrison the fields.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the Cheshi Hou Kingdom built Yulai City in the southern suburbs of present-day Urumqi, which became the first city of Urumqi. Later, the New North Road of the Silk Road was opened up by the Jin and Sui dynasties, and Urumqi was at the strategic location of the New North Road.
During the Tang Dynasty, Tingzhou was established at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Today, Urumqi is called Luntai County. It is still an important border town in the Tang Dynasty. Cen Shen, a famous frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty, once left here "Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed." "And other popular poems. There is a famous sentence in Lu You's "Wind and Rain on November 4th" written by later generations: "Lying stiffly in a lonely village, I don't feel sorry for myself, but I still think about guarding the turret for the country. I lie down at night listening to the wind and rain, and the iron horse falls into my dream on the glacier."
Of course, the main trade variety on the Silk Road has never been just Chinese silk. Tea, porcelain, spices and slaves accounted for the largest share of trade. In particular, Hu slaves were the most popular, and the Hu people were deeply oppressed by the Han aristocrats. The blood and filth here are comparable to the black slave trade. Shi Le, the famous founding emperor of Later Zhao, was born as a slave of the Jie tribe.
Other important commodities include new weapons, horses, salt, woolen textiles, glass products, etc. For example, the cavalry horses of Chen Long and Qinglong Army were trafficked thousands of miles from Central Asia by horse traders. Although it is hard work, there are still dozens of them. times huge profits.
Jiuquan, where Huang Yan once served as a prefect, was an important town on the Silk Road. The four Hexi counties established here during the Han Dynasty, namely Wuwei County, Zhangye County, Jiuquan County, and Dunhuang County, were almost arranged in a straight line according to their distance from Jincheng, forming a large corridor leading directly to the Western Regions. There are famous and steep passes on the corridor such as Jiayuguan Pass, Yangguan Pass, and Yumen Pass. I don’t know how many soul-stirring defense battles in the Central Plains took place. Thousands of years later, future generations still look up to them. When I lie on my pillow and listen to the wind and rain on a night, when the iron horse falls asleep on the glacier, I think of it. It always makes your blood boil when you wake up, and it never cools down with time.
Jiuquan County is located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor, straddling the Altun Mountains, Qilian Mountains and Mazong Mountains. It has been a transportation fortress from the Central Plains and Northeast China to Xinjiang and the Western Regions since ancient times. The so-called "there is a spring under the city" and "the water is like wine" are immortal legends in the Jiuquan area.
Therefore, Jiuquan and other Hexi counties were of great significance to Chen Long's unification of Xiliang. The army crossed the Yellow River from Jincheng and entered the four Hexi counties, which was the only channel. They had to fight one by one. Since the time of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the governors of the five counties in Hexi, Liang Tong (Wuwei), Ku Jun (Jincheng), Shi Bao (Zhangye), Zhu Zeng (Jiuquan), Xintong (Dunhuang) and others, recommended Dou Rong, the general of flowing water, to "travel to the west of Hexi" After the establishment of the Hexi separatist regime, the four counties in Hexi were connected with each other, one prospered and the other suffered losses.
Chen Long was quite polite to Huang Yan, but Huang Yan was quite absent-minded, probably because Chen Long got the protector's token without any effort. And this precious token can mobilize the Haiqing faction's military forces in an emergency. It can be said that it plays a very important role.
Chen Long took the token into his arms with great care. He wanted to say goodbye, but he suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but said tentatively: "Sir, there is something unknown. General Han De, who has 80,000 Qiang soldiers, and Are we of the same mind?"
Cheng Gongying didn't expect Chen Long to ask such a question, and he obviously hesitated for a moment. Then Huang Yan spoke first and said: "Don't ask questions about things you don't need to know!"
These words were quite rude, but Chen Long instantly understood that Han De was definitely not someone that the Haiqing faction could control, otherwise Huang Yan's attitude would not be so direct. Also, if Han Sui was completely at ease with Cheng Gongying, why would he send another Han De to garrison here? It was obviously to contain each other. Sure enough, Cheng Gongying glanced at Huang Yan with his golden eyes and said calmly: "Protector Huang and Protector Huaiyang are our own, but it's okay to ask. General Han De is the bravest of the three armies and has many soldiers under his command. Naturally, he is also the pillar of our Xiliang army." "
This sentence was not sincere and could be regarded as an answer. In fact, it was ambiguous and avoided Chen Long's question. Chen Long smiled slightly and said goodbye immediately. Huang Yan put his hand in his hand as a farewell, but Cheng Gongying personally walked to the door of the hospital, and then said goodbye reluctantly, showing his love for talents.
Chen Long sneered slightly in his heart. Whether it is Tianshui, Jiuquan, Jincheng, or Huangzhong, I, Chen Long, vow to dispatch the Qinglong Army. Sooner or later, I will wipe out all ambitious people, abolish slavery, and return the power to the people. people, dredge the fortress, unify Xiliang, let the Silk Road shine forever, and become the golden avenue and the backbone of Sino-Western trade.
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