Ran Liang's Pingxi vassal kingdom has expanded to the limit of population.
If there is not a large enough population, or a large enough 'national' population, further expansion will be a very dangerous situation.
The Han people, who were originally small in number, would inevitably be further diluted as their territory expanded.
It won't take long, and there will soon be the danger of reverse assimilation by the numerically superior Hu people from the Western Regions.
Therefore, Ran Liang already planned to maintain the current territory at this time, and first develop the national strength and accumulate population.
However, some of Ran Liang's assumptions can only be regarded as his own wishful thinking.
He didn't know yet that he was about to face the fiercer anger and revenge of the Balhei Empire.
The capital of the Barhei Empire, Firuzabad.
As a powerful empire, the city of Firuzabad has the prosperity and scale to match the empire.
Ever since Ardashir II, the King of Kings of the Barhei Empire, was defeated and captured by the Easterners not long ago, the Barhei nobles in the entire Firuzabad City have never stopped thinking about revenge against the Easterners.
However, the position of monarch of the Barhei Empire was vacant at that time. According to the custom of the Barhei Empire, members of the royal family always had to fight with swords and guns to determine the new monarch.
Finally, after more than a year of fighting, the new monarch of Barhei ascended the throne.
"Send my order and ask Ctesiphon to transport all this year's taxes to the eastern border for later use, and then collect them from the Armenians, Kurds, Bedouins, Jews, Hecantans, and Sogdians in the country. With a double head tax and an army of 200,000 servants, I will lead the brave Barhei warriors to retake the east of the empire."
In the gorgeous Balhei Palace, the new king Khosrow is issuing mobilization orders to his prime ministers and generals.
This mobilization order will then be sent to the hands of the governors in various places under the transmission of the king's messenger.
Then a steady stream of military supplies and soldiers marched into the East, and then launched a war of revenge against those Easterners.
"Your Majesty, now that the Sogdians, Huns, and Khorezmians in the east have betrayed us, should we win them back to our camp before attacking?"
The prime minister of King Khosrow of Baalhe suggested.
"That makes sense, especially since the Huns have already looted the Khorezm area and there is nothing left to rob. If we can lure them to attack the Easterners, we can give them all the captured wealth. I only want the land and the heads of my enemies."
Khoslao said very generously.
In recent years, after repeated assistance from the Han army in the Western Regions, the Hun tribes entrenched on the east coast of the Caspian Sea have rapidly become stronger.
Especially under the leadership of the Hunnic leader Idila, they frequently attacked the borders of the Barhei Empire and completely turned the Khorezm area into a horse herding land for the Huns.
However, these Huns were barbaric and backward. In addition to burning, killing and looting, they soon had no source of wealth. The Barhei Empire believed that as long as they could give a good price, it would not be difficult for the Huns to counterattack the Easterners.
After all, there are now widespread rumors throughout the Balhei Empire that the Easterners' territory is filled with shining wealth.
The land of the Orientals was filled with honey and jam, and the warehouses were filled with gorgeous silks and exquisite porcelain. It was too easy for the greedy Huns to plunder.
"Your Majesty, to deal with these Easterners, we must not only win over barbarian tribes like the Huns, but also seek more powerful civilized countries, such as the Gupta dynasty or the Kushans."
The prime minister of the Barhei Empire made another suggestion.
"However, I heard that the Gupta dynasty has been invaded by many Easterners. I'm afraid it can't be of much help."
Khosrow, the king of Baalhei, raised his doubts.
Recently, there has been constant news about the Gupta dynasty in India being invaded and plundered by two foreigners who suddenly appeared.
King Khosrao of Barhei naturally knew that it would be impossible to get the Gupta dynasty to help him.
"Your Majesty, although there were invasions by Easterners in the Gupta Dynasty, I heard that there were constant conflicts between these Easterners."
Prime Minister Balhei continued.
“For example, these Eastern people who invaded our territory are called the White Huns, and they are a direct force of the Han Dynasty, while the Xianbei people who invaded the northwest of the Barhei Dynasty are an alternative among Eastern people, and have been enemies of the White Huns for generations. "
"If we can get these Xianbei people from the Gupta Dynasty to ally with us, we can increase our chances of winning."
When His Majesty Khosrow heard this, he immediately became energetic.
After understanding the situation, we immediately sent people to contact the Xianbei people in the Gupta dynasty's territory.
On the plains on the banks of the Tianzhu River, a group of war horses roared and galloped.
"drive!"
Horses galloped across the desert, kicking up yellow sand and dust all over the sky.
A group of Xianbei cavalry galloped towards the bald and wooden Chinese army in front.
"King Qi, rebels have been discovered ahead!"
Bald-haired Muken asked immediately when he saw this.
"How many troops does the thief have?"
"There are almost a few thousand troops."
"How many thousands is it?" Bald Muken showed a slight anger.
Such vague rewards would require a military stick in a standard Great Liang army.
However, these Xianbei people are often very poor in mathematics, and they become confused after counting thousands.
"There are almost seven or eight thousand people!" the scout general said carefully.
In fact, because the wind and sand were so strong, he didn't check clearly at all, so he hurried back to report.
"So, the rebels here are still somewhat courageous and dare to go out of the city to fight!"
Bald-haired Muken smiled slightly and ordered his people to prepare his long sword, bow and arrow. He wanted to go into battle himself to chop melons and vegetables.
"Weiyan Tuocheng."
The bald-haired Muken muttered the name softly, then turned to look at the Tianzhu monk next to him and asked.
"What does this Lieutenant Yan Tuocheng mean in your Tianzhu language?"
The Tianzhu monk quickly replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, there are rivers here in Weirantuo, and the land is very fertile. It is rich in wheat, melons and fruits. In Tianzhu dialect, it is a city full of wheat!"
"A city full of wheat? A city of wheat? A city of wheat?"
The more Baldy Muken thought about this name, the more uncomfortable he felt.
After thinking about it for a while, I actually felt a little bored.
"This name is not good. I don't like it very much. Once the rebels are defeated, I will definitely change the name of this place!"
"My sons, there is military glory ahead, follow me to kill the enemy!"
Bald-haired Muken raised his Qinglong Sword high and pointed forward, which immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the Xianbei army.
"Killing thieves is a military achievement!"
"Killing thieves is a military achievement!"
The soldiers of the Dalang Tufa clan immediately started shouting loudly one after another, and even some of the new Tianzhu troops were infected and started cheering.
Although Weiyantuo City was a powerful Tianzhu city-state nearby, it also had a vast city wall for defense.
However, under the attack of the Xianbei army led by Tufa Muken himself, they were completely on their knees within a few days.
"Honorable conqueror, from now on, we, Weiyan Tuocheng, will be your loyal slaves."
A pot-bellied Tianzhu man had his hands tied and knelt down in front of the bald-haired Muken.
Listening to what this Tianzhu said, Bald Muken was very dissatisfied.
"You Tianzhu people, not only do you not cherish my tolerance for you, but you have repeatedly rebelled and rebelled. No matter how humble your words are today, I will not give you another chance."
It turns out that ever since the Tufa Xianbei occupied the Tianzhu River area and concluded peace with the Gupta dynasty, the rebellions among the large and small feudal states within its territory have never stopped.
The number of Bald Xianbei people is small to begin with, and they simply do not have the ability to completely control all areas.
Under various rebellions that emerged one after another, Tufa Muken had to lead his troops on expeditions again and again.
However, these Tianzhu natives, who had no faith at all, always surrendered when the army came, and rebelled repeatedly after leaving.
Among them, especially the feudal state of Weiyan Tuocheng, became the leader of the rebellion of the Tianzhu people.
Bald Hair Muken has now captured Weiyan Tuocheng and has made up his mind to massacre the city!
Only by massacring the city can the natives of Tianzhu really understand Tufa Xianbei. Oh no, it should be the mighty method of the Great Liang Kingdom.
Now Bald Muken has already established himself as the King of Liang to show the place where his ancestors were born.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to massacre the city?"
The surrounding Xianbei generals are already eager to try.
Although Bald-haired Muken is young, he is very calm and is not the kind of person who loves killing.
This kind of massacre has never happened before.
However, this time Bald Mouken had already made up his mind.
"My order is to massacre the city for three days. Except for women and children under five feet tall, no one will be left alive!"
Bald-haired Muken glanced at Wei Yan Tuocheng again, gritted his teeth and gave the final order.
"Your Majesty, I'll be there soon!"
A group of Xianbei generals happily ran to prepare to massacre the city.
The months and months of counter-insurgency battles have worn out their patience, and their anger is pouring out here.
"Master, do you know that a king like me who massacres a city will be able to leave blessings to his descendants in the future?"
Bald-haired Muken felt a little tired and asked the Tianzhu monk next to him.
When the Tianzhu monk in ginger robe heard this, he was immediately surprised.
He seemed to have seen an excellent opportunity.
An opportunity to convert these conquerors from the north to the Great and High God.
"Your Majesty, as long as you can take refuge in the gods and Buddhas, you will be blessed no matter when. No matter how many wrong things you have done before, a single repentance can wash away them all." The Tianzhu monk said seriously.
"Do the people of that day think the same way?" Bald-haired Muken asked again.
"The people are all inspired by the Supreme Buddha, so naturally they will think so."
After hearing what this Tianzhu monk said, Bald-haired Muken was already slightly moved.
He did not do it to improve the welfare of future generations, but to stabilize the current situation.
The bald Xianbei Liang Kingdom is now ruling the people of Tianzhu that are dozens of times its own with only one point of power.
However, these Tianzhu people each have their own worshiping religion. No matter what gods and demons they worship, they have always found a god for themselves.
However, these foreign conquerors like Baldy Muken are all a group of complete blasphemers.
Because they don't believe in any god at all, whether it's the God of Light, God Shiva, or Buddhism, they all don't believe in it.
Moreover, Bald Xianbei also wanted to plunder the property of the priests of various religious temples, which led to an even more serious rebellion.
Bald-haired Muken can now see that the people in this land are all groups of weirdos. Anyone who does not have a god above his head simply does not belong to human beings, but to the category of devil.
Even if they are ruled by pagans, they always have a god, not a complete slave of the devil like Bald Xianbei.
Therefore, after Bald Hair Muken failed to pretend to respect the three religions at the same time, he really had the intention to convert to a certain religion.
Only in that way can the bald Xianbei Liang Kingdom, which is numerically inferior, quickly stabilize the situation.
Rumors that King Bald Muken of Daliang wanted to convert to gods and Buddhas spread quickly.
Under this circumstance, many Tianzhu Sai people who believed in the Lord Shiva came to pay their respects.
Their purpose is nothing more than to make the Xianbei people of the powerful Daliang Kingdom believe in Lord Shiva.
"The first class of people are God's mouthpieces, the Brahmins, and the second class of people are God's..."
After the continuous pyramid selling by Shiva monks, Bald-haired Muken already has a very good understanding of Shiva religion.
However, this behavior of classifying people into three, six or nine levels in the Shiva religion made Bald Muken very unhappy.
This is not because the bald Liang King is not willing to show discrimination due to his status, but because these Shiva sect actually wants to rank the Xianbei nation into the second class.
The first-class Brahmins above them are still controlled by these holy stick families.
Of course, Bald Mouken is not willing to do this.
"The Daliang nation prospered in Liaodong, and it is the clan of the Yellow Emperor. After Emperor Ku, the Yellow Emperor ascended to the status of a god. We are also considered the descendants of the gods. How can we be inferior to your Brahmins!"
Bald Muken was almost angry.
However, although he was very unhappy, he was not completely broken.
After all, in these Shiva theories, once you believe in this sect, the people in the city-states below will obey a lot.
"Is it better to choose God Buddhism or God Po God Cult?"
Bald Muken, who didn't want to choose either of them, fell into hesitation.
At this time, generals from the Daliang Kingdom came to report.
It is said that the new King Balhei of the Western Kingdom of Balhei sent someone to deliver his credentials.
"Did you send your credentials?"
The bald-headed Liang Kingdom had nothing recognized by any of the more powerful countries except for the approval of the Gupta king.
Now that a credential from King Balhei has arrived, it is natural that he should treat it with great care.
"Hurry and invite the envoy of King Baalhei!"
Bald-haired Muken immediately ordered people to invite the Barhei envoy in time, and quickly held a banquet in honor of him.
During the banquet, King Tufa Muken of Daliang asked the envoy about the state religion of Balhe.
Who knows, the more he understands this Balhei national religion, the more Bald Muken feels that it is very suitable for him.
"As the messenger of the God of Light in the human world, if we, the king of Elambarhe, knew that King Daliang was willing to convert to the God of Light, we would definitely help him stabilize the Zoroastrians in the country and make them obey the king's orders."
The envoy of King Balhei explained that as long as King Tufamu of Great Liang chooses to join the Fire Worshiping Light Sect, he will definitely become the second most important messenger of the God of Light walking in the world.
The most important messenger is naturally the king of Barhesis.
