With the return of Prince Li Hong, the East Palace, which was originally going according to order, was like a clockwork machine; it started to run at full speed. And his routine listening to politics within Guangshun Sect has become more formal and pragmatic; people are constantly being promoted or demoted.
In other words, Prince Li Hong's power and reputation are now enough to support him in making more changes and further personnel adjustments. For example, when the last bit of dignity was left to the young Yin of Jingzhao Mansion and he was allowed to retire and return to his hometown, the officials in Jingzhao Mansion were replaced in a round.
In the aftermath of the assassination of the prime minister and the prisoner's escape from the execution ground, at the political hearing inside Guangshun Gate, some people pointed the finger at the Department of Punishment, which carried out the surprise execution of prisoners on the Hungry Ghost Festival, and for its poor performance in the subsequent pursuit. Kingo's left and right wing guards, Zhonglang General/Sixth Street Envoy, who allowed prisoners to escape many times.
Therefore, in addition to the corresponding punishments of varying degrees of salary and merit reduction for the corresponding chief officials, Prince Li Hong also responded to the request of his ministers and sent some East Palace subordinates to join them on the grounds of being assistants and supervisors, and even temporarily replaced some of them. Absent from office; until the case is thoroughly concluded.
Then the third ignition of Prince Li Hong's enterprising spirit was to attack the municipal command and Changping Department of the two major cities in the east and west. Because of the contraband and illegal activities obtained in the raid on the east city, Taichang, who was his immediate superior, Shaoqing Zheng Xiuyuan suddenly came to apologize for his shame.
However, Prince Li Hong gently let him go with kind words and comfort; but as the price of corresponding trade-offs and compromises, the city magistrate and Chang Pingcheng had to be replaced as a result. But the successor was another prime minister who stayed in the capital, a disciple of the great scholar Xiao Dezhao, who came to visit him almost overnight to show his favor and submission.
Although the other party's vowed full cooperation and assistance may not be of much real quality; at least for a long time, they will not be able to influence and penetrate the business of the two major cities, and continue to develop more through it. Financial resources and foreign trade routes were hindered.
Of course, beyond all this chaos, there is actually a fourth fire that is little known. It was a dozen young candidates who had just entered the official career, with the philosophy and aspirations of clarifying the rule of officials and the emperors Yao and Shun; with the secret promotion and funding of Prince Li Hong, they joined the candidates for the Yushitai.
At the same time, a series of new books began to be put on the shelves in many bookshops in Chang'an and Luoyang, attracting locals who rushed to read them. The most famous among them is undoubtedly the official reedited version of "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" written by Xuanzang Sanzang, a generation of eminent monks who passed away eleven years ago.
In particular, part of the sensitive content has been redacted, and many notes and biographies of "rank names" and "unnamed merchants" have been added to prove the customs and people of Tianzhu in the five directions, as well as their richness and maturity. Correspondingly, there is Wang Xuance's "Travel to the Kingdom of Zhongtianzhu".
However, after his lonely and unknown death, his nephew (nephew) monk Zhihong, who was responsible for his posthumous affairs, donated ten volumes of manuscripts and three volumes of drawings; he also summoned several people who had followed Wang Xuance to Tianzhu and were still alive. Members of the mission were supplemented and calibrated accordingly.
Although Wang Xuance in later generations used the idea of "one man to destroy a country", he and his deputy Jiang Shiren commanded 1,200 borrowed Tibetan soldiers and 7,000 Nibalo soldiers; they easily swept across a large area from North Tianzhu to East Tianzhu, and defeated the envoys who dared to attack the Tang Dynasty. The emerging force of the group, Nafu Di Aluana Shun.
In the end, he defeated the royal capitals of Chapo and Luocheng, and surrendered 580 cities; he also defeated Emperor Nafu in the Qiantuowei River (a tributary of the Ganges River) and invited reinforcements. They captured Aronashun, his concubines, princes, ministers, nobles, etc., more than 30,000 men and women, and more than 20,000 cattle and horses, and sent them to Chang'an as prisoners.
Today, the descendants of Aronashun are still on duty in front of the temple. After that, he went to India as an envoy three times, and obtained 30,000 cattle and horses, as well as bows, knives, jewels, tassels and other items from the corpse of the king of Eastern Tianzhu, Jiuma. He also obtained rare treasures and books and maps from the Kingdom of Jiamelu, and gave them to the local Laozi. Like an offering.
They also brought back offerings such as orbs, eight boxes of large pearls, an ivory pagoda, a relic pagoda, and four Buddha seals from the Mahabodhi Temple/Chaori Temple, the last Buddhist holy place. But the most critical thing is that in the first year of Gaozong Longshuo (661), Wang Xuance was ordered to bring back 10 sugar masters from Tianzhu.
Therefore, on the basis of Tianzhu's sun-drying sugar making method, it was improved to the "bamboo steamer method" with Chinese characteristics to produce refined sand sugar with lighter color. The Sanskrit name of this kind of Indian sand candy is "sarkarā", which was transliterated as "Sha Cut Order" by people at that time; it can be regarded as a relatively important advancement of the times.
However, nowadays, it has actually been replaced by more advanced methods and has become one of the ways to make money through remote control under the name of Donggong. In addition, he made several missions. This also opened up a stable trade route from China to Tianzhu, which passed through the Qinghai/Qiangtang Road within the Tibetan sphere of influence.
Of course, this has both advantages and disadvantages. From this, Tubo saw the weakness and powerlessness of the five Tianzhus and began to treat Tianzhu as a back garden for wanton rampage. Along this dangerous road with high mountains and long water, they frequently crossed the mountain barriers and entered the territories of the Eastern Tianzhu countries to plunder wantonly.
Although it could not be occupied for a long time due to the unstable climate, through looting and extorting tribute, a large amount of wealth, products and Tianzhu craftsmen mastering advanced smelting technology were obtained. This was also an important link that was missing among the many books and craftsmen appointed as a dowry when Princess Wencheng entered Tubo.
In addition, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including the Qinghai Plateau, had a generally warmer climate and a northward shift of rainfall lines at that time. This not only greatly reduced the military cost of deploying troops outside the Great Wall in the Central Plains, but also became an important source of nutrients for the Tubo Dynasty to rise on the plateau. However, these were all It's something that will happen in the future.
But no matter what, Wang Xuance, who created this feat, has the opportunity to become a celebrity next to Master Xuanzang and open up the outside world. However, an accident caused him to be severely hit in his later years, and he even passed away quietly without being known. Because he brought back a Tianzhu alchemist during his last mission.
This person's name is Nai Suo Po Me, and he claims to have a lifespan of two hundred years and the ability to live forever. At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was already seriously ill. He tried a variety of medicinal stones and prescriptions to no avail, so he made an exception and switched to the Tianzhu secret medicine made by Naisuo Pomei. As a result, he quickly improved after a short period of improvement.
Although the new emperor was finally held accountable after he took the throne, the Tianzhu alchemist Nayou Sua Po Mei was still released back to his country; but Wang Xuance, who was a Chaosan official and a young minister of Honglu Temple, was not exempt from being implicated and was demoted to Yuanzhou. I spent the rest of my life writing this set of "Records of a Journey to Central Tianzhu" to remember my life.
However, because the family behind him did not have outstanding children or celebrities, he was also involved in the taboo of Taizong's death from illness in his later years. Therefore, this set of "Travel Records of the Kingdom of Zhongtianzhu", which condensed most of his life's efforts, was actually lost among the family, leaving only a few fragments of records.
It only exists in Buddhist works such as "Fa Yuan Zhu Lin" written by Tang Shi Daoshi; what is even more ridiculous is that when India was founded in modern society, the historical textbooks compiled and revised also had to be compiled and revised in the "Fa Yuan Zhu Lin" written by dozens of writers. "Fa Yuan Zhu Lin" and so on, looking for roots in ancient Chinese Buddhist works.
But in this space-time line, the work left behind by Wang Xuance finally has the opportunity to be widely disseminated to the world. And unlike Xuanzang’s perspective and vision of traveling as a monk, Wang Xuance observed and evaluated local things from the perspective of an envoy/diplomat and military conqueror.
What's more, he personally participated in and directed the battle from Northern Tianzhu to Central Tianzhu. Therefore, from a political and military perspective as well as economic and cultural value, it is actually better than Master Xuanzang's "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" which was used as a military strategy guide for the Western Regions by the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty.
By the way, as an important participant, deputy envoy Jiang Shiren is still alive today, but he is bedridden and unable to walk and cannot write in handwriting; only his mind is still clear. Therefore, he regarded this matter as a great merit before his death that would benefit his descendants and even leave his name in history, and he tried his best to cooperate with it.
Therefore, the final published "Travel Records of the Kingdom of Zhongtianzhu" and its appendices are much thicker than "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty"; however, corresponding to this large tome used for private collections, it is actually useful Market language, a super streamlined and excerpted version that is appropriately exaggerated.
Mainly, the experiences of the characters are concocted into short and simple story scenes such as "Ambassador Wang's birth and death", "Chiang's deputy envoy went straight to Niboluo", "The mourning of King Harsha", "Heavenly soldiers destroy Chapo and Luocheng". ; Convenient to popularize and spread among the people in the spoken word.
Because of the popularity generated by these stories, Wang Xuance, who had been lonely and unknown in the court, once again entered the sight of Gaozong and Tianhou. However, it had been twenty-six years since Taizong passed away and Gaozong had been in power, and no one remembered the ambiguity of the year.
Therefore, with the glory of Prince Li Hongjin's contribution to the study of books, Wang Xuance, who had died for many years, was restored to his family background and official position. He was also posthumously awarded the title of Yinqing Guanglu Doctor and Hongluqing, and was granted permission to select a descendant of his family to inherit his family name. He Yinze has finally concluded his life.
However, while "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" and "The Records of the Journey to Central Tianzhu" are relatively well-known by the upper class, it is another "The Journey of the Classics" that is the most discussed among the people. Yes, it was Du Huan who was captured in the Battle of Danros in the future and wrote his travel notes on the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa.
However, like Wang Xuance, who had a rough fate in his later years, Du Huan, a descendant of the Du family in the south of the city, had to face the shattered mountains and rivers brought about by the Anshi Rebellion after crossing the sea from the Sanlan Kingdom (Somalia) in Africa. Therefore, the "Jing Xing Ji" he wrote for the rest of his life was gradually lost.
Fortunately, his famous clan uncle assisted Dezong, Shunzong and Xianzong's Zhenyuan Prime Minister Du You. In his 200-volume "Tongdian", he quoted and recorded seventy-eight articles from "Jingxing". Only then can future generations have the opportunity to have a glimpse of this masterpiece that looks to the outside world.
Of course, in this time and space where nothing has happened yet, this work needs some modifications and changes before it can be released for printing. Therefore, only part of it has been completed so far, and it will be serialized for a long time in "Hainei Qitan", one of the supplements of "Gu Wen Jin Yao".
It was Madam Zheng and Wan'er's mother and daughter who were responsible for the revision and correction. Despite this, this is also the first book to mention first-hand information about many foreign countries thousands of miles away from Middle-earth; it is also full of almost subversive new perceptions for most people in the world.
But on the other hand, the existence of distant foreign countries such as Daqin/Fulin Kingdom mentioned in it actually has real envoys stationed in Chang'an; the earliest group of them can even be traced back to the Taizong Dynasty; it is enough to make some assumptions about them. Comparison and verification will naturally make the corresponding topic popular.
Of course, there are naturally people from Prince Li Hong among them, who are using this to add fuel to the flames and strive to make the momentum bigger; but this is to pave the way for some future expectations... After all, in later generations, no matter which era travels through The subject matter, Five Directions Tianzhu is an inevitable stepping stone.
Therefore, in this busy and chaotic atmosphere, even Madam Zheng began to not return home every now and then, and the cathouse where girls used to hide in peace was no exception; from time to time, stacks of books were delivered on carts Go in, then repackage and sort into boxes to be sent elsewhere.
