Chapter 1,674 Gaochang

Zhao Xu said: "The king of Gaochang calls himself 'Aslan Khan'. Aslan means lion in the Uighur language. Because the Tang Dynasty once married a princess to the Uighur Khan and established Xizhou in Gaochang, so they paid tribute in their credentials.

Here, he usually calls himself 'the nephew of Xizhou, the Master Ziwang'."

"In March of the sixth year of the Taiping Xingguo Period, the Lion King came to pay tribute. In May, Taizong sent two envoys, Wang Yande and Bai Xun.

Shaqi, passing through Yizhou, looked at Beiting for 5,000 miles. After four years of arduous journey, the envoy returned in the second year of Yongxi and wrote this "Cheng Ji of Xizhou" as a tribute."

"At that time, the Hexi Corridor was still occupied by the Ganzhou Uighurs, and Wang Yande and his party could not pass. They had to go northwest via the Tatars and arrived in Gaochang in April of the following year."

Gao Taotao soaked the dustpan that Queen Mother Xiang had sorted out into the lime water. Hearing this, he couldn't help but frown: "This road is too far. I don't know where Xuesheng Zhang and the others are now."

Zhao Xu said: "I want the empress to know that today is different from that time. Khotan is under my control. Compared with when we set out from Xiazhou, our territory of the Song Dynasty has advanced five thousand miles westward."

"The journey from Shazhou where Zhang Xueshi and his companions set out to Khotan was three thousand miles without incident; the northern route of Tong Guan's group from Shazhou to Qiuci was also three thousand miles long, and there were Buddhist cities along the way.

So there is no need to worry about this journey.”

Gao Taotao immediately corrected him: "Tong Guan is the supervisor of the army, and the commander-in-chief of the military ministers is Liu Changzuo. Officials must be careful with their words, otherwise the admonishment officer should say that the official is close to the servant and far away from the official."

Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel a little speechless: "I haven't even met Tong Lao Lao a few times. He has always been in command of the army outside. I can't say that I am close to him. I just remember the allusion of his declaration that he wanted to marry Tianshan."

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Xiang couldn't help but laugh: "There are many narrow-minded people in Bianjing City, or maybe it's God's will. Isn't this the nickname of Tianshan Child's Grandma? Isn't it true?"

Concubine Zhu looked at her Yingba son who was showing his royal aura day by day. She was very satisfied. She took the scissors in her hand and cut the grass stalks, and she just smiled and said nothing.

It is extremely rare for mother and son to spend such time together. Even Zhao Xu wanted to ask about daily life, but she refused, asking Zhao Xu to do it once every ten days. She could not do the same thing as the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.

He heard Zhao Xu flipping through the book quickly and saying: "At that time, the master of the Gaochang Kingdom, Prince Wang, was retiring from the summer in Beiting, the capital of Xia, and his uncle Aduo was guarding the country in Yue."

"After Aduo heard the news, the envoys from the Song Dynasty arrived and sent officials to pay their respects. A few days later, he received Wang Yande and his party. The courtesy was quite respectful, and he also sent someone to report to the Lion King quickly."

"Master Wang then invited Wang Yande to meet in Beiting. Wang Yande and others visited Hezhou again. On the sixth day, they arrived at the entrance of Jinling, where the treasure was taken out. On the next two days, they arrived at Hanjiazhai, and on the fifth day they went to Jinling."

Then he read: "There will be lots of rain and snow when we cross the ridge. There is a dragon hall on the ridge, and there is a stone carving inscribed with Yun Xiaoxue Mountain. There is snow on the ridge, and all pedestrians wear Maoji. After crossing the ridge for a day, we will go to Beiting and rest at Gaotai Temple.

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"The king cooks sheep and horses for meals, which is especially fengjie. The king, princes, and attendants all bow to the east and receive gifts. There are people holding chimes nearby who beat them to worship. When the king hears the sound of the chime, he worships. Then the king's children and relatives

Everyone comes out and bows to receive the gift."

"Then we had a banquet and played until dusk. Tomorrow we will go boating in the pond and play drums on all sides of the pond. Tomorrow we will visit a Buddhist temple, which is called Yingyun Taining Temple. It was built in the 14th year of Zhenguan."

Gao Taotao realized that this was his approval: "In the final analysis, it is because he is greedy for the treasures of the mission that he is so diligent. I said before that there are no poor people in the country, which cannot be trusted."

Empress Dowager Xiang was a little confused by the place name: "Isn't Beiting said to be in the north of Tianshan Mountain? Where is this Golden Ridge?"

Zhao Xu put down the book and explained: "So that the empress will know that Beiting is located to the north of Tianshan Mountain and south of Jinling Mountain. The thousands of miles of lush grassland in the middle are called Beitingchuan."

"This Jinling is the boundary between Gaochang Kingdom and Tatar. There is a Jinlingkou trail in the mountain that can be passed through. The locals call it 'his tunnel', which means that after passing through this road, you will go to someone else's territory.

"

He praised the Queen Mother happily: "Look at our brother's knowledge. He knows the paths between two countries thousands of miles away."

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "That is not an ordinary trail, it is an important channel for trade between Gaochang and Tatar. Gaochang was founded on commerce. It is located at the strategic point of the Silk Road and trades with the Black Khan, Song Dynasty, Tatar and other city-states in the Western Regions.

, although it cannot be as good as what is said in the book, it can still be considered wealthy in the Western Regions."

"I went to the Hexi tycoon Chen Zhen to trade in the Western Regions. I also drew maps for the Song Dynasty and collected information. These were compiled and compiled by the Hexi Manufacturing Department based on Chen Zhen's information and sent to the military aircraft department."

Chen Zhen was not an official, so Gao Taotao felt unfamiliar with the name: "Is this person Wang Shao, a first-class hero in Chaogu?"

Zhao Xu nodded: "After Chen Zhen was the famous minister of the late emperor Chen Xiliang, the Bianhe River Flying Bridge was the invention of Mr. Chen. When Da Su became an official, he was the general judge under Mr. Chen."

"Speaking of which, Chen Zhen and Chaogu are both fellows of Meishan in Dasu, and they share the same bond. They are also good friends with Situ. When Situ went to Dali to capture Nong Zhigao, it was Chen Zhen and Chaogu who accompanied him."

Gao Tao praised: "He Meishan is full of talents!"

Concubine Zhu finally understood the connection and asked hesitantly: "Could this Chen Zhen be Chen Jichang?"

Zhao Xu laughed so hard that the hand holding the book trembled: "The lion roaring in the east of the river is this man."

"Ouch?!" Gao Taotao was extremely surprised: "I thought Chen Jichang was a cowardly person who feared his wife like a tiger, but unexpectedly he turned out to be such a great and wonderful man!"

"This heroic name cannot be spread, but the henpecked voice is known all over the world. Da Su is really harmful to people!"

Zhao Xu couldn't stop laughing: "When it comes to great henpecked men, Chen Jichang is not the only one in the world..."

Everyone in the hall understood instantly and couldn't help but chuckle.

After Gao Taotao laughed, he coughed softly: "Situ owes Fu Baozhi to the official family. Such nonsense should not be mentioned again in the future."

Zhao Xu rolled his eyes: "Uh... grandson is talking about leaks... Su Ziheng."

Gao Taotao couldn't help but wonder: "What happened to the colander?"

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Don't you know, does the empress? The poem published in the Bianjing Times was not written by Su Ziheng, but by his junior sister."

"Su Ziheng was forced to panic by the Guangzhou gentry at the poetry meeting in Pujian. He took it out to meet the occasion. The first thing he did after coming down from the mountain was to write a letter back to Beijing and explain the matter to his junior sister. He didn't dare to delay, haha.

Ha ha……"

Empress Dowager Xiang couldn't help but laugh: "What kind of bamboo shoots are these?"

Gao Taotao asked: "Not only is the girl from the Li family good at calculations, but she is also as good at writing lyrics as Liu. Qin is actually the husband of the girls, but... how did the officials know about this?"

"Uh..." Zhao Xu couldn't help being dumbfounded: "This... is Su Ziheng's good friend, ah, it wasn't Brother Zhu who told me."

After saying that, he quickly picked up the book and said, "I haven't finished reading just now..." The Khitan envoy was also there at that time, and he said to Shizi Wang: "I heard that the Han Dynasty sent envoys to Tartar and came out of the king's territory to lure the king to peek.

He sent it to Tatar as early as possible, but he did not stay for a long time without envoys.' He also said: 'The envoys from the Han Dynasty came to inspect the feudal territory. There will be some strange plans, and the king should check them out.'"

"When Wang Yande learned of this, he said to the Shizi King: 'The Khitans have always been disobedient to China. Now they are asking questions, and I want to kill them.' However, due to the Shizi King's repeated dissuasion, he gave up."

Queen Mother Xiang was surprised and said: "Is this Wang Yande a top-notch person in the class?"

"How can he be a first-class person in the class?" Gao Taotao sneered: "Wang Yande was a young man in the Jin Dynasty. Because he was employed and had meritorious service, he was awarded the title of deputy envoy of Chongyi and was in charge of the royal kitchen."

"I have a good relationship with Prime Minister Zhang Qi Xian, because Zhu Yiye, a doctor of the Imperial Academy, speaks to Qi Xian, and I hope he will be exempted from being in charge of Yu, and I hope he can be promoted to a higher position."

"Qi Xian said this, and the superior said angrily: 'Yande is willing to take charge of the warehouse to make it effective. It has not been more than a month, and he prayed to the prime minister for mercy. Why?' He was called to question him."

"Yande said that he had never sent Yiye to the Prime Minister's office to ask for anything. His superiors suspected that Qixian was not true, so he called Yiye to come, but Yiye kept it secret. Qixian felt ashamed, so he immediately confessed his crime."

"When I was angry, I appointed Yande as the governor of Yizhou to favor him."

"Because he obtained official positions by clinging to others, he risked his life to make progress, and was ridiculed by the people of the time."

"Deceiving the emperor and betraying friends, falling into evil, the difference between the former and the former is like two different people."

"After Zhenzong came to the throne, in memory of his long-time predecessor, he sent to the Western Regions. He suffered from cold and no sweat, and suffered from wind and paralysis, which made it difficult to walk. He turned to the left and served as the general of Qianniu Guard."

"Later I learned about Qingzhou, but when I was shopping for the palace, I concealed the price difference, enriched my own pockets, and was awarded the title of General Zuo Wuwei. After a long illness, I lost my hometown."

"Later, he sent his family members to the Wengu Courtyard to ask for permission. Zhenzong finally recognized his past achievements and awarded Zuo Qianniuwei General the title of official."

"So, people are complicated. Unless you have the clarity of the Sixth Patriarch, you should follow the example of the gods and practice, 'Always wipe the Buddha diligently and don't let it cause dust'. Only then can you be sincere and righteous."
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