Li Shengtian and his son were having a heart-to-heart talk, but Zhang Zhao actually didn't sleep either.
Li Shengtian couldn't explain some things clearly to Li Congde, otherwise Li Congde might have other ideas.
But Zhang Zhao could see that this was also Li Shengtian's conspiracy.
His uncle, the emperor, was not good at fighting, but good at politics, and he had a long-term vision. With the help of Cao Yuanxing, he had already seen through the pros and cons.
It can be said that from beginning to end, Li Shengtian had no intention of occupying Anxi.
Because he knew that this was meaningless. If Zhang Zhao could not seize control of the Central Plains, he would not be able to rule Anxi at all. Then he would not need to say whether he occupied Anxi or not. Zhang Zhao would definitely not come to compete with him.
And if Zhang Zhao enters the Central Plains, he will not be able to occupy Anxi.
Because in this era, not to mention the powerful Han and Tang Dynasties, even the Northern Dynasty Wei State, the Di people and the former Qin Dynasty, once Teng took action, they would all recover the Western Regions.
If Zhang Zhao were to dominate the world, with Zhang Zhao's ability, how could he leave the Western Region alone?
As Li Shengtian said, those who wanted to use the cities of Anxi to compete with the Celestial Empire had long since died and could no longer die.
Without regaining the Western Regions, how could the Emperor of the Central Plains say that he had unified the world?
Therefore, instead of waiting until then and turning relatives into enemies, it is better to hand it over now.
Moreover, this handover was in name only. Once Zhang Zhao left, Li Shengtian was basically watching over the Western Regions for Zhang Zhao.
Although Li Ruoyu, Chen Huiyao and even Li Shengtian's son-in-law Cao Yanlu left behind by Zhang Zhao would not listen to him in everything.
But after all, Li Shengtian has great righteousness. In these ten years, isn't it normal to arrange for the descendants of the Li family to be small city lords in various places and encircle more manors and fields?
When Zhang Zhao's eyes return to Anxi, if the power in the hands of the Li family's descendants is reduced and they are recalled to the Central Plains, then it will definitely require high-ranking officials, generous salaries, honorary titles, and preferential treatment in the countryside, right?
Isn't this more comfortable than being a little king in Anxi?
If it is not cut down, the descendants of the Li family will be used as the basis, and they will be established to the west.
Then the descendants of the Li family are not allowed to secure three or five small vassal states. Isn't this much better than guarding Khotan and confronting the Central Plains?
Moreover, if the Li family is so loyal to the dynasty, who can treat it as a foreigner? You can also marry the Zhang royal family for generations and live together with the country.
If the descendants live up to their expectations, they can become kings of vassal states outside. If they do not live up to their expectations, they can retreat to the Central Plains to become nobles and enjoy all the wealth and honor in the world.
Thinking about it like this, Zhang Zhao had already thought about such a life.
At the same time, thinking of these, Zhang Zhao also began to feel at ease with the supplies and soldiers allocated to the Khotan Jin Kingdom.
Li Shengtian was just free riding on him, making an investment that had a high probability of making huge profits.
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Thirteen days later, the temple located in the former Jiedushui Yamen of the Fourth Town of Anxi was built.
The main hall is divided into east and west halls. No gods or Buddhas are enshrined in them. They are all dedicated to the famous heroes who opened up the Anbei Courtyard.
The East Hall is the main hall, dedicated to the heroes of the Tang Army in Anxi Beiting, led by Guo Xin, the Jiedushi of the Four Towns of Anxi and Prince of the Mighty County, and Li Yuanzhong, the Jiedushi of Yinbeiting and Prince of Ningsai County.
There are a total of sixty-seven, and all those above the rank of captain whose names and deeds can be found were enshrined.
In addition, there are thousands of tablets of gods and masters being made. These are soldiers of the Tang Army of various ethnic groups in Anbeiting, whose names can be found.
They all enshrine statues of gods, and they definitely can’t fit them in, so they can only make tablets for the gods.
The west hall is the worship hall, which enshrines the heroes who have shed blood in Qiuci for thousands of years.
Moreover, when the two halls invited people to enshrine the statues of gods, Zhang Zhao also treated them differently.
The statues were invited into the east hall, mainly descendants of Tang'er from Anxi and soldiers from the Jin and Liang states. A solemn and sad ceremony was held before the statues were invited in.
When it came time to invite the statue to the west hall, Zhang Zhao ordered people to find more than 40,000 people from the entire Qiuci City.
They were densely packed together with soldiers from Liang and Jin, standing on both sides of the road from the north gate of Qiuci to the temple.
At least seven to eight thousand people gathered in the square in front of the temple.
Zhang Zhao stood on the left and Li Shengtian stood on the right. This was requested by Li Shengtian to highlight Zhang Zhao's status.
Uncle, the emperor, the most noble thing is not the word emperor, but the word uncle.
"Please invite the Duke Fu Gongzi, the Marquis of Yiyang of the Han Dynasty!" As Zhang Zhao shouted, the hundreds of human flesh microphones he arranged immediately spread the voice to all directions.
Fu Jiezi went to Dayuan as an envoy as Junma Jian. On the way back, the King of Kucha treated them poorly. There were signs of a recurrence. Fu Jiezi asked the local people in Kucha and found out that the Huns' envoy had arrived.
So Fu Jiezi led the accompanying Han army to kill the Huns envoy that night, so that King Qiuci did not dare to do it again.
This was the first Han hero to make achievements in Qiuci, so Zhang Zhao ranked his statue first.
"Wind!" The statue of the god passed by, and the three armies struck with their swords. Gold and iron rang together, shouting loudly for the wind!
"Secondly, I would like to invite the former Han Dynasty chief Luohou Changzhuang Wu Gonghui!"
Chang Hui was a fierce man during the periods of Emperor Wu, Emperor Zhao and Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty. He once served as Su Wu's deputy envoy. He and Su Wu were detained by the Xiongnu for nineteen years. They drank snow and hunger felt by the North Sea, and lost their ambition.
After returning home, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty ordered Chang Hui Chijie to be envoy to Wusun. In the name of protecting Princess Jieyou, he led Wusun's 50,000 troops to join the Han army in a five-pronged attack on the Xiongnu.
Later, the battle was a complete victory. The Wusun army alone captured more than 39,000 Xiongnu Chanyu's uncles, sisters-in-law, sisters, daughters, princes and nobles of various tribes, etc.
More than 50,000 horses, cattle, donkeys, mules, and camels were seized, as well as more than 600,000 sheep, totaling more than 700,000 livestock.
When Chang Hui returned to China, it happened that the then King of Qiuci killed the Han Dynasty Tuntian Colonel and killed the Mi King's prince Lai Dan without being punished.
So with the support of the famous minister Huo Guang, Chang Hui issued an order to mobilize tens of thousands of troops to prepare for the attack.
The king of Qiuci was so frightened that he killed the culprit Guyi to apologize. After that, the peace of Qiuci was settled. The king of Qiuci also married the daughter of Princess Jieyou and King Wusun, and he was extremely surrendered to the Han Dynasty ever since.
"Three invitations to the Later Han Dingyuan Hou Ban Gongchao!"
The third person invited was Ban Chao and Ban Dingyuan. It goes without saying that most of Ban Dingyuan's achievements in conquering the Western Regions revolved around Qiuci. After all, Qiuci was the largest country in the Western Regions at that time.
"Third, please invite Emperor Yiwu of Daliang to come!"
Emperor Yiwu of Daliang was the founding emperor of Houliang and Lu Guang, the Taizu of Liang.
Years ago, Fu Jian, the king of Qin, sent Lu Guang to regain the Western Regions. The Battle of Qiuci was Lu Guang's famous battle. In one battle, dozens of countries in the Western Regions were subdued.
"Fourth, I invite the Great Northern Wei Dynasty to become the Duke of Zhou and return home from ten thousand times!"
Wan Dugui was a general during the period of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty. On the order of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he captured Qiuci and surrendered to dozens of countries in the Western Regions, bringing the Western Regions into the scope of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
"Five invitations to the Duke of Biguo, Ashina She'er!"
Ashina Sheer was the minister who made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty's recovery of the Western Regions, especially Qiuci. It was from him that the Tang Dynasty began to manage Anxi.
"Sixth, please pay filial piety to the Duke of Geng."
Although Wang Xiaojie died in battle, he was able to recover the four towns of Anxi after Wu Zetian madly abandoned them, and reset the Western Region Protectorate in Qiuci, which is a great contribution!
These are the six gods who accompanied Zhang Zhao in the west hall.
In fact, it is not accurate to say that they accompany the sacrifice. It should be said that the Anxi Army in the east hall has a sad meaning, and the six in the west hall are the protagonists of the sacrifice.
Because even Wang Xiaojie, who is not famous in comparison, would be a peerless general in any dynasty.
Not to mention such gods as Fu Jiezi, Ban Dingyuan, and Chang Hui.
Every time Zhang Zhao shouted, tens of thousands of soldiers banged their swords and roared loudly.
When the ceremony was almost over, everyone's emotions were aroused. Thousands of armored men roared in unison, which was not something ordinary people could bear.
At first, the demoted officials in Kucha could still stand, but later, they could not help but kneel down.
Seeing everyone kneeling down, Zhang Zhao raised the wine bowl in his hand above his head, and tens of thousands of soldiers pointed their weapons towards the sky.
"The banners of the Han family are all over the Yin Mountains, and they don't send horses to return them.
If I wish to have this life and serve my country, why should I be born in Yumen Pass? "
After Zhang Zhao finished his roar, the soldiers roared in unison, "I wish I could serve my country with this life, so there is no need to be born in Yumen Pass." '
"Now the great revenge has been avenged, and the four towns have been recovered! All the heroic souls of Anbeiting from Guo Xingong on down, please rest in peace! Under the nine springs, bless the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and keep it here forever!"
After speaking, Zhang Zhao poured the wine in his hand onto the land in front of the temple.
"Wind! Wind! Wind! Wind!" The mood became even more high-spirited, and tens of thousands of people knelt down inside and outside the city.
Zhang Zhao raised his hand again, and the shouts of the soldiers stopped immediately. Zhang Zhao pointed his fingers at the leaders of the Qiuci chieftains who were kneeling at the front.
"You all should remember that this temple is where the heroes of the Han Dynasty live. Sacrifices are performed continuously during the four seasons and eight seasons. People are silent when they pass by, and bells are taken when animals pass by.
On the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, all officials bow their heads and bow solemnly, showing no lack of etiquette.
Tell all the tribes inside and outside that if there is any damage to this temple, a hundred thousand heavenly troops will come from the east immediately, and they will all be reduced to powder under the thunder. "
The Uyghur leaders of various tribes in Qiuci quickly put their heads on the ground, and an old man replied with a trembling voice: "Uncle Zhongyuan, we, my nephew, will not dare to disobey your uncle's wishes."
In fact, these people also understood that although Zhang Zhao sounded scary, he was actually very reserved with the Kucha people.
When they entered the city, they only took the property as usual and punished the recalcitrants. There was no robbery or rape, and no one was killed indiscriminately.
There will never be another army in the world that can do this after breaking the city.
Hearing what the elder said, Zhang Zhao handed him the wine bowl in his hand.
The elder took the wine bowl, raised it high, raised his head and asked Zhang Zhao: "Please allow me to enshrine this bowl in Queli Temple outside the city to deter those with evil intentions."
"Yes! You can rest assured. As long as you stay safe and keep yourselves, if there are thieves, the heavenly soldiers will destroy them. If there are foreign enemies, the heavenly soldiers will attack them. If you don't have two minds, I can guarantee you peace for thousands of years!"
After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, the Uighurs, Bashmi, Tiele, Sogdians, Tocharians, etc. were all very happy.
After bowing down again, the handsome men and beauties celebrated with singing and dancing, and presented camel meat and fine wine to Zhang Zhao.
The people of Qiuci settled down.
