Firmness and Unfirmness

For Tianshuifu, this is an exciting and unforgettable day.

Prior to this, although Hexi and Longyou were the places where the emperor started his career, Zhang Zhi actually did not stay in Longyou, Hexi for a long time.

Liangzhou, Lanzhou and other places can last about ten years, while other places such as Hezhou and Weizhou only have six or seven years.

Many of these people who did not belong to the Lao Guiyi Army and the Lianglan Liugu Tribe could be said to have been inexplicably drawn into the local power established by Zhang Yan, and then inexplicably became the emperor's confidant in the Land of Longxing.

This time is still too short. Even a bandit group like the Manchu and Qing Dynasties took two generations of decades of work to form a highly cohesive group.

Zhang Yan's rise may seem slow, but in fact it is still too fast.

If we compare the same type in history, Zhang Yan should only be the one who laid the foundation in the first generation, and it was not until the generation of his son or even his grandson that we could reach the current situation.

The reason why it is successful now is that it has the advantage of the time traveler's vision.

Second, thanks to the prestige of his great-grandfather Zhang Yichao, the rebel army entered Liangzhou twice in the past eighty years. Although it declined later, Cao Yijin defeated the Ganzhou Uighurs again twenty years ago, so his prestige is still considered.

The third one is about the identity of the Liufa Sect and the Yinlun Holy King of Buddhism, which even Zhang Hao himself did not take seriously. Suddenly and unexpectedly, it was cut to the critical moment of the darkness before dawn for Plateau Buddhism after Langdama of Tubo destroyed the Buddha.

He became a savior-like existence for Buddhism in the entire Qingtang Plateau.

But you are still not at ease in your heart. You don't know how long this kind of respect for you will last, or whether you will suddenly receive a phone call one day and this good life will come to an abrupt end.

After the rise of Zhang Gao, no large-scale rebellions occurred in the core areas of Tibet such as the Hehuang Valley and Dafeichuan in the West Sea, and no one even united to oppose him. The divine and Buddhist attributes of the Liufa Sect and Zhang Gao played an important role.

Historically, the restoration of Qingtang Buddhism was completed successively in Ngari area and Kangbaxue area where Songpan Prefecture is located.

Let’s not talk about opening up trade routes. If this continues, Longyou in Hexi Province will become a dead end. As long as we still want to live a better life, the only option is to open up trade routes.

This instability comes from here.

If Zhang Gao united the Guiyi Army, the Lianglan Liugu Tribe, and the Ammo Tribe who were in the same situation, he used the principle of returning to the country with great righteousness.

Before Zhang Yan unified Hexi and Longyou, even places like Lanzhou and Shanzhou were full of bandits, and small tribes of hundreds of people were often killed overnight.

These three groups of people account for about 11.2 million out of the 3 million people in Longyou, Hexi, which is close to half of the total population. They are also the most well-equipped. With them, the basic situation of Longyou, Hexi is stable.

Liveable.

The next point is the Ammo tribe in the concept of the Daliu Valley tribe in the Hehuang Valley.

Especially Zunsiluo, he re-opened the Silk Road, sent troops to escort the caravan trade, and set up special forays in Miaochuan, Lingu and other cities.

It doesn't eat many people, but it poses a great threat to large and medium-sized livestock.

In history, the people who opened up the trade routes and unified Hehuang and Hexi again were Pan Luozhi and Xi Siluo thirty years later.

There was a burst of warm cheers all around. Although it was just a sentence, just wearing armor could kill a tiger that was leaping like flying in the mountains, forcing him to escape into what should have been a pre-set cave.

, this is not something ordinary people can do.

"Li Zun and Fan Changgong from Longxi were lucky enough to catch the eye-catching white-fronted insect. They came to offer it to the saint and wish him a long life!"

It's interesting. Who caught a tiger and presented it to him?

Zhang Gao led a group of generals down to the palace, and the unlucky tiger that was captured alive finally appeared in front of Zhang Gao.

His large tent, Qingtang City, which was Zhang Gao's original Shanzhou and now Huangshui Fucheng, became the center of northwest international trade.

Zhao Rongniang, who loves fur the most, is so happy that she can't close her mouth with joy. She is immersed in the joy of handling various animal furs every day.

They are still not quite used to this new identity, and they still have an unreal feeling that the emperor is far away.

Sure enough, not even a day passed, the news that the emperor accepted gifts from his subjects in Tianshui Mansion, rewarded his most loyal and brave warriors, and rewarded him with the most beautiful flowers was like a gust of wind, blowing all over Longxi and Xiangwu near Tianshui Mansion.

, Weiyuan, Minzhou, Lintao and other places.

The two were overjoyed, and they knelt down and begged, "I don't want any reward, I just want to follow the saint and serve as his minions."

You are so mean, you have to at least kill a yellow sheep or muntjac before you have the nerve to take action!

As for the high-end ones, of course they have to be tiger skins, bear skins, leopard skins, etc.

Li Zun grinned, "How can a gift dedicated to a saint be treated in such a dirty way?

Among these people were two majestic men wearing rough kudzu shirts, green hakama, and simple buns on their heads.

But just looking at the state of the tiger presented by Li Zun and Fan Changgong, one could tell that it was not caught in a trap, and even the wounds on its body were fresh.

He came back to express that although the emperor has entered the Central Plains and is about to become the lord of the world, the ones he values ​​​​and treats as his confidants are you. You are all the emperor's treasures. Don't think too much, just support the emperor.

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Currently, more than 65% of the Suwei personal troops and forbidden troops mobilized by Zhang Gao are warriors from the Guiyi Army, Lianglan Liugu Tribe, and Hehuang Tribe.

This is the custom of the Tubo people. When they express their admiration for someone, they like to throw some colorful silk and satin strips to show their respect. Later, it evolved into the custom of presenting colorful hada. As for the white hada, it is not very popular now.

It is not difficult for a true warrior to kill a tiger with a large shield, a spear, a strong bow and a strong crossbow. He only needs a few people in a group.

"In response to the saint's words, servants Li and Fan sent a total of 130 strong men into the mountain to search for him.

Following the power of the minions around you, you will directly enter the main army of Zuo Yulin, Zuo Kingo, Zuo Ryuxiang, the Six Guards or Kanshandu!

Zhang Hao laughed and said, "It's rare for you to have such ambitions, and to set up a school outside this city at the expense of others. I want to personally test your skills."

After discovering the traces of the tiger, the Li family brother took his servants and six warriors from the two tribes, all wearing iron armor, and forced it into the cave, and captured it alive in just two hours, and no one lost their lives!"

It's just that all this seems to be solid, but it's not very solid.

The last one is, of course, the desire of the Longyou tribes in Hexi to open up trade routes again and the desire to be tired of the war.

It can be said that the historical Xi Si Luo is a smaller version of Zhang Xi, or the path Zhang Xi took is a super luxurious version of Xi Xi Luo.

The Tubo people are also human beings, and the Qiang and Dangxiang people are not willing to always live in a world where the laws of the dark forest are rampant.

But now Zhang Yan, in a confused situation, used the Six Methods Sect to guide the key process of Buddhism on the plateau thirty or fifty years ahead of the curve.

Zhang Hao looked helplessly at the unlucky child. Ever since he saw Zhang Hao's crowd of thousands of people fleeing the water outside Tianshui Mansion that day, he had been so excited that he couldn't help himself. He didn't know what he was excited about all day long.

Sure enough, when the crowd arrived outside the palace, the man on the horse on the left jumped up and bowed his head to Zhang Xuan on the city wall.

Sure enough, after Zhang Gao climbed up the palace wall, he saw Wu Hou from Tianshui Fu Yamen wearing official uniform and beating gongs along the street.

In a national war like the one in the Central Plains, after a few years of fighting, there will always be a few years of peace and quiet.

Zhang Hao made a visual inspection and found that it was at least about 600 kilograms. The tigers active in Longyou at this time were basically the North China tigers that have become extinct in later generations. Individuals were not as big as the Siberian tigers. It was considered very unusual to grow to more than 600 kilograms.

It's easier.

It is said that it is not stable because apart from this group of people, the Tubo, Qiang, Dangxiang and certain Han people in other He, Wei, Min and other prefectures were all dragged in like the above mentioned, and then

In less than ten years, Fengchidianshui became the emperor's confidant.

So when Zhang Gao rose to power, all the tribes, except for the slave owners who had great power, almost followed suit, and they also hoped to live a good life.

It is said that it is strong because in Hexi Longyou Middle School, there are also different levels. The most core members of Zhang Zhi are the Guasha Guiyi Army and the Lianglan Liugu tribe.

"Two brave men have presented such auspiciousness. If you want any reward, I will definitely be satisfied."

Before Li Zun could answer, Fan Changgong behind him couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his hand and shouted loudly.

Sure enough, it was a tiger captured alive. This thing is much harder than killing a tiger.

The same attributes of gods and Buddhas, the same rise to power alone, the same power in all directions.

This is also the second reason why Zhang Gao wanted to return to Longyou, Hexi Province, besides carrying Cao Yijin's coffin back home.

However, Zhang Hao immediately heard the sound of gongs and drums and got up immediately. This must be someone bringing something strange.

Every day, hundreds of warriors riding war horses, carrying bows and spears, enter Tianshui Mansion.

What is even more frightening is that the wars in Longyou and Qingtang in Hexi Province are fragmented wars, that is, battles involving tens of thousands of people rarely occur like in the Central Plains, but dozens or hundreds of people in small families and small tribes.

The fighting almost never stops.

But capturing a tiger alive is not that easy if you know that there are no anesthetics in this era!

Zhang Gao nodded slightly, hunting tigers has always been praised in all dynasties, and it has always been the most important symbol of a warrior.

As for being tired of war, it can be said to a certain extent that the people in Longyou, Hexi and even the Qingtang Plateau are more eager than the people in the Central Plains.

The men were surrounded by people riding on tall horses, and people kept throwing small strips of colorful cloth on them, making the two of them look like rag collectors.

Will they forget about them after staying in the Central Plains for a long time, and let them become the kind of existence that pigs don't mind and dogs don't love again?

In the same way, these people from Hexi and Longyou who were not from Guiyi Army, Lianglan Liugu Tribe, Hehuang Tribe, felt like this.

"I don't know how many warriors from your two tribes sent out to capture this tiger alive?" Zhang Gao asked curiously.

It feels like you were originally a talented person, but suddenly one day you were noticed by the boss of the company, and he quickly became his confidant. Within a few months, you were promoted and raised your salary and reached the pinnacle of your life.

There was a clanging of gongs mixed with the sound of drums, as well as noisy cheers and screams. As soon as Zhang Xiancun heard the sound, he immediately ran over to wake up Zhang Xuan who was taking a nap.

But from the bottom of your heart, you don’t really understand the noble person who promoted you. Of course you know that your destiny is tied to this noble person, and you are willing to serve him.

They originally accounted for less than half of the total population. After a large number of them were removed, the population structure of Hexi Longyou will soon tilt heavily to the other side. Over time, instability will indeed occur.

But while others were cheering, Zhang Hao was thinking in his heart. He had only been gone for three years, and already there was a big local family in Longyou who could dispatch more than a hundred men and six or seven sets of iron armor?

Judging from the words and conversations of Li Zun and Fan Changgong, both of them should be from a wealthy Han family in Longxi, and they must not be rough people, at least they have read a few books.

A thunderous roar came from Er. The sound was a bit like the deep, inward-looking roar of later generations of modified motorcycles.
To be continued...