For Tianshuifu, this is an exciting and unforgettable day.
Prior to this, although Hexi and Longyou were the places where the emperor started, Zhang Zhi actually did not stay in Hexi Longyou for a long time.
Liangzhou, Lanzhou and other places can have about ten years, and other places such as Hezhou and Weizhou can only have six or seven years.
Many of these people who did not belong to the Lao Guiyi Army and the Lianglan Liugu Tribe could be said to have been drawn into the local power established by Zhang Zhi in Xilihutu, and then inexplicably became the emperor's confidant in the Land of Longxing.
This time is still too short. Even a bandit group like the Manchu and Qing Dynasties took decades of running-in between two generations before they formed a highly cohesive group.
Zhang Yan's rise may seem slow, but in fact it is still too fast.
If we compare the same type in history, Zhang Yan should only be the one who laid the foundation in the first generation. It would be the generation of his son or even his grandson that would lead to the current situation.
The reason why it is successful now is that it has the advantage of the time traveler's vision.
Second, thanks to the prestige of his great-grandfather Zhang Yichao, the rebel army entered Liangzhou twice in the past eighty years. Although it declined later, Cao Yijin defeated the Ganzhou Uighurs again twenty years ago, so his prestige is still considered.
The third one is about the identity of the Liufa Sect and the Yinlun Holy King of Buddhism, which even Zhang Hao himself did not take too seriously. Suddenly and unexpectedly, it was cut into the critical moment of the darkness before dawn for Plateau Buddhism after Langdama of Tubo destroyed the Buddha. He became a savior-like existence for Buddhism in the entire Qingtang Plateau.
Historically, the restoration of Qingtang Buddhism was completed successively in the Ngari area and the Kangbaxue area where Songpan Prefecture is located.
But now Zhang Zhi, in the midst of chaos, used the Six Methods Sect to lead the key process of Buddhism on the plateau thirty or fifty years ahead of the rest.
If Zhang Zhang united the Guiyi Army, the Lianglan Liugu Tribe, and the Ammo Tribe who were in the same situation, he was returning to the country with great righteousness.
Then the rest of the Tubo, Qiang, Dangxiang, and Uighurs could follow Zhang Xian because they relied on the Liufa Sect to connect them.
After the rise of Zhang Gao, no large-scale rebellions occurred in the core areas of Tubo such as Hehuang Valley and Xihai Dafichuan, and no one even united to oppose him. The divine and Buddhist attributes of Liufa Sect and Zhang Gao played a major role.
The last one is, of course, the desire of the Longyou tribes in Hexi to open up trade routes again and the desire to be tired of the war.
Let’s not talk about opening up trade routes. If this continues, Hexi Longyou will become a dead end. As long as you still want to live a better life, the only option is to open up trade routes.
As for being tired of war, it can be said to a certain extent that the people in Longyou, Hexi and even the Qingtang Plateau are more eager than the people in the Central Plains.
Because after the collapse of the Tang and Tubo empires, the wars in Longyou and Qingtang in Hexi were no less than those in the Central Plains.
What is even more frightening is that the wars in Longyou and Qingtang in Hexi are fragmented wars, that is, battles involving tens of thousands of people rarely occur in the Central Plains, but dozens or hundreds of people in small families and tribes. The fighting almost never stops.
The kind of national war in the Central Plains will last for a few years after a few years of peace.
But this kind of fragmented war happens at any time, and there is never any hope of stopping.
Before Zhang Yan unified Hexi Longyou, even places like Lanzhou and Shanzhou were full of bandits, and small tribes of hundreds of people were often killed overnight.
In order to survive, people can only rely on the strong, and this dependence comes at the cost of extremely strong personal dependence and the loss of everything.
The Tubo people are also human beings, and the people of the Qiang and Dangxiang tribes would not want to live in a world where the laws of the dark forest are rampant.
In history, the people who opened up the trade routes and reunified Hehuang and Hexi were Pan Luozhi and Xisiluo thirty years later.
Especially Zunsiluo, he re-opened the Silk Road, sent troops to escort the caravan trade, and set up special forays in Miaochuan, Lingu and other cities.
His large tent, Qingtang City, which was Zhang Gao's original Shanzhou and now Huangshui Fucheng, became the center of northwest international trade.
According to historical records, the inner palaces of the Qingtang City were lofty, with numerous Buddhist palaces, gold and metal Buddha statues, resplendent and resplendent, surrounded by merchants, and rich in treasures. There are more than 700 Hu merchants living in the east of the city all year round.
It can be said that the historical Xi Si Luo is a smaller version of Zhang Xi, or the path Zhang Xi took is a super luxurious version of Xi Xi Luo.
The same attributes of gods and Buddhas, the same rise to power alone, the same power in all directions.
So when Zhang Gao rose to power, all the tribes, except for those slave owners who had great power, almost followed him, and they also hoped to live a good life.
It's just that all this seems to be solid, but it's not very solid.
It is said that it is strong because in Hexi Longyou Middle School, there are also hierarchies. The most core members of Zhang Zhang are the Guasha Guiyi Army and the Lianglan Liugu tribe.
The next point is the Ammo tribe in the concept of the Daliu Valley tribe in the Hehuang Valley.
These three groups of people account for about 11.2 million out of the 3 million people in Longyou, Hexi, which is close to half of the total population. They are also the most well-equipped. With them, the basic situation of Longyou, Hexi is stable. Live.
It is said that it is not stable because apart from this group of people, the Tubo, Qiang, Dangxiang and certain Han people in other He, Wei, Min and other prefectures are all like what was said above. He came in, and in less than ten years he became the emperor's confidant.
They are still not quite used to this new identity, and they still have an unreal feeling that the emperor is far away.
It feels like you were originally a talented person, but suddenly one day you were noticed by the boss of the company, and he quickly became his confidant. Within a few months, you were promoted and paid, and reached the pinnacle of your life.
But from the inside, you don’t really understand this noble person who promoted you. Of course you know that your destiny is tied to this noble man, and you are willing to serve him.
But you are still not at ease in your heart. You don’t know how long this kind of respect for you will last, or whether you will suddenly receive a phone call one day and this good life will come to an abrupt end.
In the same way, these people from Hexi and Longyou who are not from the Guiyi Army, Lianglan Liugu tribe, and Hehuang tribes feel like this.
When the emperor was in Hexi, he didn't often visit these places. Now that he has entered the colorful world of the Central Plains, will he forget them?
Will they forget about them after staying in the Central Plains for a long time, and let them become the kind of existence that pigs don't mind and dogs don't love again?
This instability is where it comes from.
Currently, more than 65% of the Suwei pro-army and forbidden troops mobilized by Zhang Gao are warriors from the Guiyi Army, Lianglan Liugu Tribe, and Hehuang Tribe.
They originally accounted for less than half of the total number of people. After a large number of them were removed, the population structure of Hexi Longyou will soon tilt heavily to the other side. Over time, instability will indeed occur.
This is also the second reason why Zhang Gao wanted to return to Longyou, Hexi Province, besides carrying Cao Yijin's coffin back home.
He came back to express that although the emperor has entered the Central Plains and is about to become the lord of the world, the ones he values and treats as his confidants are you. You are all the emperor's treasures. Don't think too much, just support the emperor. .
Sure enough, not even a day passed, the news that the emperor accepted gifts from his subjects in Tianshui Mansion, rewarded his most loyal and brave warriors, and rewarded him with the most beautiful flowers was like a gust of wind, blowing all over Longxi and Xiangwu near Tianshui Mansion. , Weiyuan, Minzhou, Lintao and other places.
Every day, hundreds of warriors riding war horses, holding bows and spears, enter Tianshui Mansion.
They also brought gifts to the emperor. They only shot a few rabbits. Before they reached Tianshui Fucheng, they were teased so much that they couldn't bear it and threw away the prey in their hands.
You are so mean, you have to at least kill a yellow sheep or muntjac before you have the nerve to take action!
As for the high-end ones, of course they have to be tiger skins, bear skins, leopard skins, etc.
Every day outside his palace in Tianshui Mansion, there would be a large circle of various prey and mountain treasures piled up.
Zhao Rongniang, who loves fur the most, is so happy that she can't close her mouth with joy. She is immersed in the joy of handling various animal furs every day.
Zhang Gao even found a large amount of snow leopard fur among these furs. In future generations, they will definitely be able to eat their food in prison until they are buried.
There was a clang of gongs mixed with the sound of drums, as well as noisy cheers and screams. As soon as Zhang Xiancun heard the sound, he immediately ran over to wake up Zhang Gao who was taking a nap.
Zhang Yan looked helplessly at the unlucky child. Ever since he witnessed Zhang Yan's crowd of thousands of people walking away from Tianshui Mansion that day, he had been so excited that he couldn't help himself. He didn't know what he was excited about all day long.
But Zhang Hao heard the sound of gongs and drums immediately, and got up immediately. This must be some strange thing sent by someone.
Sure enough, after Zhang Gao climbed up the palace wall, he saw Wu Hou from Tianshui Fu Yamen wearing official uniform and beating gongs along the street.
The residents of Tianshui Mansion, and many warriors from various tribes and families who came to Tianshui Mansion these days, took the initiative to follow the lively running and talking and laughing.
Among these people were two majestic men wearing rough kudzu shirts, green hakama, and simple buns on their heads.
The men were surrounded by people riding on tall horses, and people kept throwing small strips of colorful cloth at them, making the two of them look like rag collectors.
This is the custom of the Tubo people. When they express their admiration for someone, they like to throw some colorful silk and satin strips to show their respect. Later, it evolved into the custom of presenting colorful hada. As for the white hada, it is not very popular now.
A thunderous roar came from Er. The sound was a bit like the deep, introverted roar made by later generations of modified motorcycles.
Of course, there was no such thing as motorcycles in this era. Just by looking at the tall war horses riding by the two men, they were frightened and screamed. Zhang Yan knew that this was the roar of a tiger.
It's interesting. Who caught a tiger and presented it to him?
Sure enough, when the crowd arrived outside the palace, the man on the horse on the left jumped up and bowed his head to Zhang Yan on the city.
"Li Zun and Fan Changgong from Longxi were lucky enough to catch the eye-catching white-fronted insect. They came to offer it to the saint and wish him a long life!"
】
Sure enough, it was a tiger captured alive. This thing is much harder than killing a tiger.
A true warrior, equipped with a large shield, spear, strong bow and crossbow, only needs a few people to kill a tiger.
But capturing a tiger alive is not that easy if you know that there are no anesthetics in this era!
Zhang Hao nodded slightly. Tiger hunting has always been praised in all dynasties, and it has always been the most important symbol of a warrior.
This was not the era that later generations paid attention to the protection of rare animals. Moreover, tigers were not very rare at this time. Instead, they posed a huge threat to human production and life.
It doesn't eat many people, but it poses a great threat to large and medium-sized livestock.
Zhang Gao led a group of generals down to the palace, and the unlucky tiger that was captured alive finally appeared in front of Zhang Gao.
Good guy, this is no ordinary tiger, but an extremely huge adult male tiger with colorful fur, which makes people's hearts tremble just by looking at it.
It was trapped with arm-thick hemp ropes and placed in an iron cage. It could not move and could only let out bursts of roars.
Zhang Hao made a visual inspection and found that it weighed at least about 600 kilograms. The tigers active in Longyou at this time were basically North China tigers that have become extinct in later generations. Individuals are not as big as Siberian tigers. It is considered very unusual to grow to more than 600 kilograms. Easy.
After looking around, Barbarian Bear ran over and whispered in Zhang Hao's ear: "I caught him directly, not in a trap."
Li Zun grinned, "How can a gift dedicated to a saint be treated in such a dirty way?
I, a son from Longyou in Hexi Province, managed to keep my identity as a Han family and return to my country with great righteousness under the guidance of a saint. When I heard that the saint came to Chang'an Mansion, I, Fan Changgong and other people in Longxi immediately led the two tribes to hunt for days, and finally captured this big insect. with saints. "
In fact, there is another way to capture a tiger alive, which is to lead the tiger into a trap and starve it for five or six days, then wait until the tiger is dying before catching it.
But just looking at the state of the tiger presented by Li Zun and Fan Changgong, it was clear that it was not caught in a trap, and even the wounds on its body were fresh.
"I don't know how many warriors from your two tribes sent out to capture this tiger alive?" Zhang Gao asked curiously.
Before Li Zun could answer, Fan Changgong behind him couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his hand and shouted loudly.
"Replying to the saint, the Li and Fan tribes sent a total of 130 strong men into the mountain to search for him.
After discovering the traces of the tiger, the Li family brother led his servants and six warriors from the two tribes, all wearing iron armor, and forced the tiger into the cave. It only took two hours to capture it alive, and no one lost their lives! "
There was a burst of warm cheers all around, and even though it was just a sentence, just wearing armor could force a tiger that was leaping like flying in the mountains, forcing him to escape into what should have been a pre-set cave. , this is not something ordinary people can do.
But while others were cheering, Zhang Hao was thinking in his heart. He had only been gone for three years, and already there was a big local family in Longyou who could dispatch more than a hundred men and six or seven sets of iron armor?
Judging from the words of Li Zun and Fan Changgong, both of them should be from the Han family in Longxi, and they must not be rough people, at least they have read a few books.
He was thinking about things in his mind, but it didn't delay Zhang Hao's words. He smiled and said to Li Zun and Fan Changgong.
"Two brave men have presented such auspiciousness. If you want any reward, I will definitely be satisfied."
The two of them were overjoyed, and they knelt down and begged: "I don't want any reward, I just want to follow the saint and serve as his minions."
Following the power of the minions around them, this means that Zuo Yulin, Zuo Kingo, Zuo Ryuxiang, Zuo Yulin, Zuo Zuo Ryuxiang, who want to join the pro-army directly, are the Six Guards or Kanshandu!
Zhang Hao laughed and said, "It's rare for you to have such ambitions, and to set up a school outside this city at the expense of others, I will personally test your skills."
After saying that, Zhang Hao shouted, "At the end of the day tomorrow, in the university grounds, all my warriors can come and show off their skills."
After Zhang Hao finished speaking, the cheers became even more enthusiastic. In this fanatical roar and tsunami, the terrifying giant tiger, which was originally very aggressive due to fear, finally showed a shrinking look and appearance.
Zhang Gao, who had been secretly observing the giant tiger, suddenly had an idea in his mind. He walked over and whispered in Zhang Liecheng's ear: "Recruit all the generals who are good at taming animals. I have a wonderful use."
