Chapter 7: The Western Expedition of the Anti-Thieves
Awang is planning to build a palace and a scripture debate venue in Yushan.
For this reason, Yun Zhao is planning to blow up Pingfeng Mountain opposite Wangyue Peak, which has already been flattened!
This place was previously used to expand the Wuyan Institute, but now it seems that the Buddhist temple must be maintained first.
Wuyan Institute can be built anywhere Yunzhao wants, but the Buddhist temple is different. They require high terrain, good scenery, and splendor. There is no need to be careless at all.
Yunzhao used to think that Uzang was a poor place. When Ngawang once again spent 10,000 taels of gold to build a temple, Yunzhao changed the deep-rooted concept of poverty in Uzang.
Most of the bluestone from Pingfeng Mountain has been stripped away, so the craftsmen dug dozens of large holes in the mountain.
Nowadays, these large holes are filled with gunpowder, hoping that the gunpowder can completely flatten the mountain.
On the day of the mountain bombing, Awang also came, and he was dressed in costume. He proposed to light the gunpowder himself, which Yun Zhao naturally agreed to.
So, in an open space, Awang first sat under the sun and chanted sutras, and then opened his arms, as if he was telling something to the sky. Then, Pingfeng Mountain collapsed with a loud noise.
Throwing rocks through the sky... was very dangerous, but Awang didn't care at all. He stood on the open ground and didn't care at all about the flying rocks, as if the mountain was really his. He was knocked down after waving a palm.
Yun Zhao hid in the bunker and watched with horror, but Awang was miraculously unscathed. It seemed that sometimes, if a person wants to be a leader or something, he really needs good luck.
Another person, such as Han Lingshan, who likes to cause trouble, would have been beaten to a pulp by rocks.
Most of the rocks in Pingfeng Mountain fell to the bottom of the cliff. The people could use these rocks to build a pond weir at the foot of the mountain.
The disappearance of Pingfeng Mountain has nothing to do with the hard work of the craftsmen who chiseled stones, dug holes, and loaded medicine. Everyone is praising Ngawang Lama for his powerful magic power and his contribution to Tibet in the Central Plains. Buddhism has opened up a pure land.
The Yushan students thought this was nonsense, and after being scolded by their teacher by the ears, they stopped talking nonsense.
The common people also thought this matter was nonsense, but when they met their elders and saw their smiling expressions, they stopped saying anything. Especially families whose families are engaged in bricks and tiles and construction-related businesses, those who dare to speak out about Buddha will not be beaten.
After all, I spent ten thousand taels of gold, and whatever I said was right.
The people in Guanzhong are so honest and simple.
Now that Ngawang has come to Guanzhong, the herdsmen of Qinghai will no longer attack the caravans transporting salt in Lantian County.
Gushi Khan of the Heshuote Mongolian tribe, who was previously hostile to Lantian, also sent people to Chang'an for the first time to offer tributes such as cattle, sheep, agate and so on.
The Ming Dynasty faced the WestNingwei implements the policy of "splitting the soil and dividing it into nobles, so that they can defend themselves". In other words, the people in Hehuang area only know the tribal leaders. The tribal leaders have great power and can be called the local emperors.
Ngawang is an extremely smart man. His coming to Guanzhong indicates that the Uzbeans have given up on Qinghai, which they have always wanted to rule but have no way to rule, and will eliminate Gushi Khan, their stubborn enemy. Leave it to Yun Zhao.
In his opinion, it will be a few years after Yun Zhao's soldiers and horses unified the Xining Guard. By that time, the situation in the Central Plains will have a new development.
As for the Snowy Plateau, it is almost impossible for outsiders to come in. Even when the Han people were at their strongest, the Snowy Plateau was still a restricted area for them.
This will not work. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is too important to the land of China. It is the source of the three rivers and cannot be lost here.
In the minds of Han Lingshan, Duan Guoren, and Zhang Guozhu, the map is flat, but in Yun Zhao's eyes, the map is definitely not a flat surface, but a dynamic map with undulating terrain.
Ngawang stayed in Guanzhong for a full month and a half before leaving Guanzhong. He also left behind a group of lamas responsible for communicating with Lantian County on business matters.
Yunzhao agreed to set up tea and horse departments in Qin, Tao, and Hezhou states to exchange tea for horses in Xining, Hezhou, Taozhou, Ganzhou and other places.
This is basically good governance.
At this time, the demand for horses in Lantian County was not very strong. After most of Mongolia was incorporated into the Lantian system, they had no shortage of horses at all.
It was only because Hezhou horses were taller and burlier than Mongolian horses that I made this decision.
With the arrival of Ngawang, many things have happened in Lantian County. A Uzang has changed. The western border of Lantian County will have new changes. Among them, the troublesome one is Hexi. corridor.
Xining Wei Yunzhao is determined to win, so the issue of winning Xining Wei, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, and Yumen in the Hexi Corridor is placed on Yun Zhao's desk.
Today, these areas are still under the rule of Gushi Khan.
Yunzhao disagreed with the old restraint policy of "splitting the soil and dividing the nobility so that he could defend himself". He even despised this policy of raising tigers.
In his view, if a country wants to truly own a place, it should send out officials and troops to enforce unified laws, implement unified policies, and levy the same amount of taxes. Only in this way can it be said that This land belongs to this country.
So, Gushi Khan’s rule in Qinghai and the Hexi Corridor has basically come to an end.
Duan Guoren was very interested in this kind of thing and insisted that no one in the world knew the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions better than him. He insisted on leaving Lantian City and leading a group from Ningxia, Tianshui, and even Guanzhong A regiment training regiment consisting of 50,000 people was mobilized and rushed to the Hexi Corridor to establish the supreme power that Huo Qubing could only establish back then.Meritorious service.
In order to satisfy Duan Guoren's desire to perform meritorious service, Yun Zhao assigned more than 200 grassroots officers from Gao Jie's army to Duan Guoren. At the same time, he also assigned 3,000 cavalry from Li Ding's army to them. Duan Guoren.
On April day, when the seedlings were half a foot tall, Duan Guoren left Lantian City and rushed to Lanzhou to start his western expedition.
This will be a long process...
It's not that the battle here is difficult, but that the road is long and no one knows where Duan Guoren's final goal will be.
"Don't rush in!" Yun Zhao warned Duan Guoren again.
"Bring me a piece of really good jade." Han Lingshan asked Duan Guoren seriously.
"Get me a wife!" Zhang Guozhu felt that it was time to consider his life-long affairs.
"Remember to use the two thousand prisoners allotted to you to die without giving me face." Qian Shaoshao was happy from the bottom of his heart to pass all the rubbish to Duan Guoren.
"When I come back, I will definitely give you a stable northwest and a rich northwest."
Duan Guoren waved his hand proudly and mounted his horse and left, followed closely by his There are two hundred and seventy-seven graduates of Yushan Academy.
There were many people who bid farewell to Duan Guoren on his Western Expedition, including Xia Wanchun, Mu Tiantao and Zhu Yuyao.
Seeing Duan Guoren leaving Yushan City with his entourage and last year’s graduates, Xia Wanchun’s hands were shaking with excitement. He had begged his master countless times and wanted to follow Duan Guoren to the Western Expedition. Yun Zhao refused.
Seeing the heroic expedition scene in front of him, Xia Wanchun couldn't help it anymore. He pointed at the backs of Duan Guoren and others who were retreating, and shouted to his companions: "Today is the day when a man will achieve his supreme feats. Are you going?"
Yun Zhan's square face also turned red. He patted the tree trunk next to him and said, "Of course I want to go!"
"Let's go!"
p>Xia Wanchun jumped onto the Prince's door with a tiger's leap, and took four or five classmates straight to the stables of Yushan Academy. This time, he felt that he had to participate in this great Western Expedition no matter what.
Mu Tiantao's chest was heaving, his hands were clenched into fists, and his face was red. It was obvious that he desperately wanted to chase Duan Guoren with Xia Wanchun, but his footsteps never moved.
"Do you really want to help these rebels?" Zhu Yuluo's voice was slightly trembling. Somehow, she felt that the Western Expedition of Duan Guoren and his group would definitely succeed.
Mu Tiantao took a long breath and said: "This is the Western Expedition - this is the expansion of territory - that man doesn't have the idea of "closing the wolf in Xu" in his heart?"
Zhu Ailao grabbed Mu Tiantao's sleeve and said, "But they are rebels."
Mu Tiantao smiled and said, "That's the Western Expedition of rebels. I don't care about such rebels." I want to do it."
"You are not a rebel, you are the prince of Prince Mu's Palace."
Mu Tiantao said: "The Ming Dynasty's iron hoof reaches Hami as far as possible.He never left Jiayuguan again. "
"Can they go further? "
Mu Tiantao said: "You didn't listen when Duan Guoren was teaching. If you had, you would know that Duan Guoren's goal is the horizon. "
"They can't go that far. ”
“Of course, supplies, food, and guns all limit their travel, but that’s not important. They can feed the enemy when necessary. Hahaha, thousands of troops are out.” Tianshan... come out of Tianshan!
媺娖, I’m going to get some food and wine. We must have a good drink today! ”
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Zhu Yurao to object, he dragged Zhu Yurao’s hand and went straight to the academy cafeteria.
His hands were hot, and Zhu Yurao wanted to scold him. Mu Tiantao was rude, but inexplicably softened her heart and allowed him to drag her to the academy cafeteria.
Liang Ying naturally found out that Zhu Ayao had been dragged away by Mu Tiantao. It was her responsibility. She had to follow him, but she was not in a hurry at all. Mu Tiantao, who was usually shy, finally grabbed Zhu Yuluo's white wrist and ran away in front of everyone.
Now, let's talk about them. There is no adultery between the two of them, even ghosts don't believe it.
Mu Tiantao's blood is so strong today that the ethics in his heart are probably gone. Other things come up...
Thinking of this, Liang Ying shouted: "Wait for me. ”
Then he slowly followed towards the academy cafeteria.
The master chef in the academy cafeteria has long been accustomed to the hot-blooded appearance of young people, which is not the case in the academy at all. Strange.
So, when Mu Tiantao took away the half-boiled pig head, he was not angry at all. He happily paid the bill to Mu Tiantao and gave half a pot as a gift. Freshly fried peanuts.
This thing has only been cultivated on a large scale for three years, and it is also a precious thing. However, there were many people drinking today, so he got some more.
Mu Tiantao, a young man who is usually polite and lovable, and dragging a beautiful little girl in his hand, decided to help this little guy one more time.
From under the table. He took out a jug of thick wine and said: "You are young and are not allowed to drink in the academy, so drink some of this stuff. "
For the excited Mu Tiantao, everything he drank at this time was wine. He placed a jar of thick wine next to the door and lowered it, smiling at the master: "Thank you! ”