NIP Chapter 250 Rebuilding the Protectorate of the Western Regions
Chapter 250 Rebuilding the Protectorate of the Western Regions
Chapter 250 Rebuilding the Protectorate of the Western Regions
Changan
For the sake of the stability of the court, Li Shimin finally chose to stop.
Of course, he can't release those officials who have already been arrested, but he will not continue to pursue them.
A lot of things have happened in Chang'an during this period, but as the capital of the Tang Dynasty, it has witnessed too many changes, and the people of Chang'an have long been familiar with it.
At night, the curfew had already begun, and Chang'an City was filled with silence.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes outside the city.
The soldiers guarding the city looked out of the city with sharp eyes.
However, it was dark and it was impossible to see anything clearly.
Not long after, the sound of horseshoes stopped, and with the light from the top of the city, the young guard saw three people standing on horseback.
Just as the young general was about to ask a question, he suddenly saw the banner behind one of them, narrowed his eyes, and shouted, "Open the city gate!"
The soldiers below did not dare to delay, and quickly opened the city gate.
The three people in the city saw the city gate open and rode directly into the city.
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"See Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin's face was full of joy, and he waved his hands and said, "My lords, you are welcome!"
During this time, Li Shimin had a gloomy face every day.
All civil and military officials suddenly saw Li Shimin smiling, and they wondered in their hearts what kind of happy event could make Li Shimin so happy.
Li Shimin said with a smile: "Misters, I received an urgent military report from eight hundred miles last night. In the battle of Gaochang, we won a big victory in the Tang Dynasty!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Baiguan stood up to congratulate.
Li Shimin laughed a little, and said, "Haha, what do you think Gao Chang should do?"
"Your Majesty! Gaochang is thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty. It's like a chicken rib. I think it's reasonable to retreat!" Li Daozong, the new minister of the Ministry of War, said.
Li Daozong was a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan's cousin, and a member of the royal family.
It is a big taboo for the clan to be in charge of soldiers, and Li Shimin ascended the throne through special means, all those in charge of the clan retreated bravely and surrendered their military power.
Li Shimin asked Li Daozong to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. Li Daozong refused several times, but Li Shimin did not agree.
Seeing that Li Daozong couldn't refuse, and the Minister of the Ministry of War did not hold military power, he had to agree.
Li Shimin nodded, he also felt that Gao Chang was a weakling.
Although occupying Gaochang is to expand the territory, it is too far away and it is not suitable for sending troops to stay permanently.
"No, since your Majesty Gaochang has been conquered, it is time to rebuild the Protectorate of the Western Regions." Fang Xuanling said.
In 60 BC, in order to manage the unified Western Regions, the Western Han Dynasty established the Protectorate of the Western Regions in Wulei City (in today’s Luntai County), formally set up officials, garrisoned troops, implemented administrative orders in the Western Regions, and began to exercise national sovereignty. It is said in the book Zheng Jizhuan that "the command of the Han Dynasty is over the Western Regions!" The Western Regions have since become an inseparable part of the Central Plains.
However, the Central Plains dynasty was often in turmoil, resulting in less and less control over the Western Regions.
After the fall of the Han Dynasty, there has been no dynasty reconstruction for hundreds of years.
The establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions broke the segregation of small countries in the Western Regions and did not communicate with each other. Under the unified management of the central government, the exchanges between the various regions of the Western Regions increased day by day, and the city-states and ethnic groups in the Western Regions were strengthened. At the same time, it also enhanced the close ties between the Western Regions and the mainland, and strengthened the recognition of the central government in the Western Regions.From the end of the Western Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the situation in the Western Regions was turbulent, but some small countries in the Western Regions still sent people to the Central Plains to request the central government to send the Western Regions to protect them, reflecting the trust and loyalty of the Western Regions to the central government.Even after the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, many city-states in the Western Regions still kept the seals issued by the Han Dynasty.
All the court ministers looked at Fang Xuanling in surprise.
They hadn't been able to rebuild the Protectorate of the Western Regions for hundreds of years, and they really didn't understand where Fang Xuanling's confidence came from.
"Mr. Fang thinks now is the time to rebuild the Protectorate of the Western Regions?" Li Shimin asked.
He also has this plan, but now that the grassland is in chaos, his thoughts are all on the grassland.
Fang Xuanling analyzed: "Your Majesty, although some countries in the Western Regions respect the Tang Dynasty as their suzerain, there are quite a few with evil intentions. The destruction of Gaochang Kingdom this time is the time when the countries in the Western Regions are afraid of the Great Tang. If you are not sure This is an opportunity to establish the Protectorate of the Western Regions, but it will be difficult to establish it in the future."
"Now there is civil strife in the grasslands, Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks are at war, but because my Tang Dynasty has a large number of troops in the Western Regions and the border, both countries are prepared. If the Western Regions are established at this time, the two countries are afraid of the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible to go all out together. war." Your Majesty, compared with the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo, the establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions is a trivial matter. "Li Daozong said.
In his opinion, the most important thing is to withdraw troops and let the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo fight without reservation.
Although Xi Turkic and Xue Yantuo fought because of Liuli Wolf.
But they are not stupid. There are hundreds of thousands of troops on the border of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. If they fight with all their strength, it will give the Tang Dynasty a chance to benefit.
Li Shimin nodded, this is exactly what he was worried about.
"Your Majesty, the establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions does not require many people. It is only necessary to send some officials to maintain the connection between the Great Tang and the countries in the Western Regions. Otherwise, in the future, other countries will cut off the commercial routes of the Great Tang. Will it be possible to continue to send troops to conquer?" Fang Xuanling argued hard.
"Will it be too dangerous to keep only some officials?" Li Shimin was a little moved. If he could establish the Protectorate of the Western Regions and let the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo fight, he would certainly be willing.
It's just that if you just send some officials over there, the countries in the Western Regions will be beyond their reach.
"Your Majesty, let's not say that the countries in the Western Regions are now afraid of my Great Tang and dare not do anything. At best, they are obedient and obedient." Fang Xuanling said.
Li Shimin nodded, killing a few officials will not affect Datang, but it will offend Datang.
As long as the countries in the Western Regions are not stupid, at most they will ignore the officials of the Tang Dynasty, but they will not do anything to the officials of the Tang Dynasty.
"The Ministry of Officials will select officials and go to Gaochang today to rebuild the Duhu Mansion. Order Hou Junji, and when the officials arrive, they will return to the court immediately!" Li Shimin ordered.
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
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"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully signing in, and the reward: the firewood kiln firing method."
Lin Xuan was stunned by this huge surprise.
The firewood kiln was fired in the early years of Zhou Xiande after the Five Dynasties. It came from Zhengzhou, Henan Province at that time. During the Five Dynasties, Zhengzhou governed seven counties including Guancheng, Xinzheng, and Xingyang.It was originally suitable for making pottery, and it was named because Sejong's surname was Chai at that time.It was also called Royal Kiln at that time, and it was renamed Chai Kiln from the Song Dynasty.Its porcelain is as blue as the sky, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, and its sound is like a chime.It is the crown of all kilns in ancient times, but most of the bottoms are coarse loess.
However, after Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty, he felt that firewood kilns were too wasteful and ordered the kilns to be banned.
Later, the firewood kiln firing method was lost.
The firing method of porcelain in the early Tang Dynasty was not perfect.
The porcelain that is sought after by later generations is all after the Tang Dynasty.
In addition to the less porcelain inherited from the Tang Dynasty, another reason is that the porcelain of the Tang Dynasty is not as exquisite as that of later generations.
Lin Xuan also thought about firing porcelain before, but it is really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
He doesn't know how to do this.
Everyone knows that porcelain is fired from mud.
But porcelain firing is really not that simple.
Now that there is a firewood kiln, the crown of all kilns, Lin Xuan can't wait to go back and fire it immediately.
He also wants to see how exquisite the legendary firewood kiln is.
But helpless, now in Gaochang, I can only wait until I go back.
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(End of this chapter)