As an old enemy who fell in love with and killed the Tang Dynasty for nearly a hundred years, the predecessor of the Tubo regime was just a tribe that came out of the deep mountains and gorges of Yalong and still had a primitive clan color; but in a series of subsequent In Xiaobo's swallowing expansion, he defeated powerful opponents time and time again.
Among them, there are many ancient countries and regional forces with a long history such as Xiangxiong, Supi, and Xiaoyangtong. Then, the relatively primitive Tubo tribe quickly absorbed the advanced elements of the political structure, social form, and production methods of these forces and transformed them into Food for the next round of expansion.
Then, when the Tubo people finally walked out of the dangerous land of Qianzang and arrived in Qinghai, they encountered the Tuyuhun Kingdom, which had been crippled by the famous general Li Jing sent by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and surrendered as a vassal. So, they easily Receive a gift package of Haixi land that is both arable and grazing.
In other words, after the famous former Zangpu Songtsen Gampo died violently in his thirties, and the Gel family of Ludongtsan, the first prime minister, controlled the Tubo regime for decades, It has begun to show unusual expansion and strong offensive will.
Therefore, there was the Battle of Dafeichuan a few years ago. The more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty who supported Tuyuhun's restoration were led by Xue Rengui, the general manager of the Luoti Road (today's Lhasa) march. When they chased the aggressive forward Guo Daifeng's troops, they Dafeichuan was besieged by a nationwide force launched by Tubo Dalun Qinling.
In the end, the Tang army was defeated all the way, but the Tubo armies were unable to fight anymore, so Xue Rengui made a peace agreement with Qinling and returned. This was also one of the few major defeats in the Tang Dynasty's foreign wars; although the specific losses were unknown, it greatly changed the surrounding strategic situation and triggered another war a few years later.
Of course, this time the defeat was even worse. The four towns of Anxi that had been recovered were lost again and had to wait until a few years later to regain them; they were lost again because of the rebellion of the Western Turks; they were abandoned voluntarily because of Wu's usurpation of the Tang Dynasty; after four attempts , and then slowly stabilized during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty.
After Ruizong, it was not until the Kaiyuan period of Xuanzong that the four towns of Anxi truly reached their heyday; red military flags were rampant inside and outside Congling, attacking the Tibetans in the Big and Little Bolu (now Kashmir) in the south, and chasing the Turks in the Aral Sea in the west; they were powerful. Among all the countries in the river, none of the nine surnames of Zhaowu dare to disobey.
However, the relatively hypocritical Tubo people caused troubles; the Tang army's war in the east was basically just beating up children. In February of the same year, Liu Rengui defeated Silla's troops in Qizhongcheng; he also captured the southern region of Silla from Dengzhou sea route, killing and capturing many people.
Wait until this "murderer" in the Goguryeo War leads his troops back to repair. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty also issued an edict to appoint Li Jinxing as the governor of Andong, stationed troops in Maixiao City of Silla and managed the area. Li Jinxing continued to defeat the Silla army in three battles and three victories. Silla then sent envoys to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty and plead guilty;
Tang Gaozong originally intended to pardon him and restore the official position and title of King Jin Famin of Silla. However, at this time, the Prime Minister Zhang Wenguan, who was staying in Xijing, suddenly wrote a letter stating his interests. He said that King Jin Famin of Silla had been disobedient, called for death, accepted rebellion, and gathered troops to resist the superior state. How could he be easily forgiven.
If this generation could just write a letter of apology and get all the titles restored, wouldn't the barbarians in the foreign vassals become more and more fearful and unethical? There were also many appendices in the court, so Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty also changed his mind again; Jin Renwen, Jin Famin's younger brother, who had been returned to the army, also followed the order and continued to move forward.
Although the King of Silla, Jin Bomin, was defeated again and again, he refused to sit back and wait for death, let alone cede the old territories of Baekje and Goguryeo that he had already occupied. From the capital of Jincheng, he once again mobilized soldiers, civilians, and tribal chiefs to resist. So until now, this battle to conquer Silla is still going on.
However, Xue Rengui, who was the governor of Xiongjin Dudufu and the general manager of the Jilin Road march stationed in Sixi City, the ancient capital of Baekje, was in trouble because of this. Because he led his troops out of the city for hunting during the war; as a result, the Silla people in the city got entangled with the remnants of Baekje, and they rebelled and almost took the city away.
Although Xue Rengui led his troops back after hearing the news and quickly put down the incident, it also caused a lot of casualties to the soldiers; in addition, he himself had previously committed a crime and was in front of the redemption array, but he was also tricked and reported, and he was seized from the army. Wealth. Therefore, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty ordered him to be removed from his post and demoted to Xiangzhou.
Xiangzhou is the modern Yangshou County of Guangxi. In the Tang Dynasty, it was specially used for exile. It was a barbaric miasma where Lingnan people lived together. For a northerner like Xue Rengui, who was born in Hedong Road (Shanxi Province), it is simply a death sentence. In the end, it was Prince Li Hong who secretly interceded for him.
So he was exiled to Daizhou, which was considered to be within Hedong Road not far from his hometown. Therefore, since the Taizong Dynasty, this veteran who was over 60 years old and had served in the Eastern Conquest of Goguryeo. Although he did not express his gratitude in person, he heard some rumors afterwards and transferred his fourth son Xue Na to the East Palace.
Therefore, Xue Si, a former city gatekeeper in his early twenties, is currently on duty outside the Tongxun Gate of the East Palace as the palace gate lord. Previously, the Crown Princess Pei ordered the capture and rescue of people, and he was also the envoy. This small team of defense guards is relatively reliable among the six palace guards.
Then in March, on Dingsi (the 13th day), the Queen of Heaven specially worshiped the Silkworm God in the south of Mang Mountain. Imperial officials and envoys from various states were present to accompany the sacrifice. It can also be regarded as a tentative gesture of gradual advancement. At this time, there was a rumor in the palace that the Holy Emperor intended to entrust the Queen to act in state affairs.
Then, not surprisingly, he was dissuaded by the ministers headed by Prime Minister Hao Chujun and Zhongshu Shilang Li Yiyan; this was also a time point and key predicted by Jiang Tian. Therefore, Prince Li Hong also rarely remained silent. He neither wrote a letter nor allowed relevant people around him to comment.
Then, in such a peaceful and abnormal situation, the month of April when he was destined to die ushered in; for the first time, for the first time, he refused the invitation from the Queen of Heaven to personally host on the grounds that his condition was aggravated and it was unfit for him to perform. Many relatives from the clan gathered together. The summons for the wedding banquet is in order.
Afterwards, the Queen of Heaven widely recruited literati, such as Lang Yuan Wanqing, Zuo Shi Liu Zhi, etc. He was ordered to write more than a thousand volumes such as "Biography of Lienu", "Chen Gui", "New Precepts of Bai Liao" and "Book of Music". They were even secretly allowed to participate in the rulings, the court's memorials and the statements of various departments.
It was not only the beginning of secretly dividing the power of the prime minister, but also the beginning of cultivating the team that would conquer the world in the future. Of course, because of Prince Li Hong's preemptive attack, many of them had already been recruited under the command of the East Palace in advance; as long as Li Hong did not die, there would be no chance to change sides for the time being.
In May, the concubine of King Li Xian of Zhou Dynasty was punished and deposed because her mother, Princess Chang Le, offended the Queen of Heaven. She was confined in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the food given to her was raw. The guards observed whether her chimney was smoking. Later, it was discovered that there had been several days. No smoke, open the door and see that the man is dead and rotting.
In June, the unlucky one was Cizhou Governor Qi Wang Li Shangjin. He also offended the Queen of Heaven for unknown reasons, so some of his subordinates catered to her wishes and reported Li Shangjin's many crimes. By the end of the month, Li Shangjin was deprived of his title and title, and was sent to Lizhou for confinement and supervision.
In July, Emperor Gaozong adjusted the political affairs hall and appointed Dai Zhide as the right pushe and Liu Rengui as the left pushe. Both of them still served as the third rank of Tongzhongshu. Zhang Wenguan was appointed as Shizhong, Hao Chujun was appointed as Zhongshu Ling; Li Jingxuan was appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Zuo Shuzi, and he was still appointed as the third rank of Tongzhongshu.
On Emperor Gaozong's Qianqiu Birthday, the three gifts presented by the East Palace caused a sensation. The first item is a set of celestial sphere models and accompanying overview maps of the earth; the second item is the "Treatise on Wind and Epidemic Bacteria and Poisons" presented by Emperor Meng Xian of the Eastern Palace, as well as a set of microscopic diagrams of its harmful effects. appliance.
The third item is a huge sphere that can carry people and living creatures on fire and fly into the sky, hanging in the sky for several hours, as well as banners and slogans hanging down. The most direct result is said to be that from then on, Gaozong's daily diet was greatly adjusted, becoming much lighter and more palatable.
Secondly, it was Prince Li Hong who unanimously proposed in the name of the officials of the Eastern Palace, requesting the imperial court to increase troops to stabilize the four towns of Anxi, suppress Tibet and isolate the ten Western Turkic tribes; the appendix also contains a copy of the Western Region trade routes of past dynasties, which contains important interests. and a comprehensive pros and cons analysis of potential impacts.
In contrast, in the Gyeonggi manuscript "Gu Wen Jin Yao" (Guwen Jinyao), which brought forth the old and brought forth the new, the debate about the authenticity of the rule of three generations/righteousness, benefit and natural principles proposed was covered up. Also covered up at the same time were Dozens of industrial and mining workshops were posted under the name of Donggong and were put into production on the route.
In the name of celebrating the saint's birthday, a communication line consisting of dozens of wall signal towers between Chang'an and Luoyang has been put into trial operation; on a sunny day, the signal line between Dongdu and Xijing A simple signal can be reached in half a day.
On the other hand, in the Forbidden Garden north of the imperial city, Prince Li Hong also ordered the construction of two experimental horse-drawn tracks paved with wooden hoops and iron. One leads eastward to Shayuan Prison dozens of miles away, and the other leads across a specially built bridge over the Wei River to Xianyang County, north of the Wei River.
Of course, the various businesses and personnel under the current Dong Palace name have expanded at least several times with each passing day. Especially now, with great relief, the emperor has just issued an internal edict to transfer the income and authority of the shipping envoys in Guangzhou and other coastal cities to the East Palace;
As long as reliable manpower is dispatched, a little rectification and adjustment of the business structure are carried out; the city shipping envoy with the royal designated procurement and franchise rights can completely become the East Palace, a new profit growth point, and an endless source of large inputs; even Some scarce resources are available.
Therefore, the current situation seems not to be generally good, but to be very good; but the premise of all this is that Prince Li Hong must live a good life; and persist until Tang Gaozong dies due to rheumatoid arthritis (hypertension), and it is justified. When he took over the throne...
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