Chapter 23: Tang Envoy Travels to Tocharo, Xuanzang Talks about Indian History (I)

Looking at Wei Chi Fu Yanxin, he was quite happy. So, Wang Xuance handed over this last procedure---- the letter of state. Relying on this feeling and friendship, this lieutenant Chi Fu Yanxin did not say a word, but personally wrote the chapter of friendship between the two countries in Tang script, and then personally used this seal.

When Wang Xuance adhered to the appropriate way of envoy and completed this due diplomatic etiquette. Wei Chi Fu Jaxin set up a banquet to entertain these, and the envoys who came from afar plus brothers, the banquet was always held in a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere......

The two parties talked about your customs, talked about my feelings, and teased this cute little prince, which felt quite harmonious. And Zhou Zeng and Chen Maocai also told this, the experience that came along the way, when it came to killing the Western Turkic envoys in the Qiuzi Kingdom, this captain Chi Fu Yanxin was also stunned.

He didn't expect Wang Xuance and other envoys of the Tang Dynasty to be so brave, not only moved by their courage, but also shocked by this deep-seated reason.

Since then, this Khotan country is naturally in the same breath as the Tang Dynasty. Two years later, this Wei Chi Fu Yanxin went to the Tang Dynasty to meet His Majesty the Emperor in person......

Gathering is always cheerful, separation is always difficult to give up, after these few days of happy times, there is naturally no banquet in the world. In this way, with reluctance, the group bid farewell to the king of Khotan; However, Yu Chi Fu Jaxin took his close ministers and sent them to the Khotan River, twenty miles outside the city, with noble etiquette, before returning to the royal city.

Along the long official road, accompanied by the gentle breeze and falling leaves, looking at the backs of these heroic figures, it looks majestic and majestic......

Looking at today's society, in the international situation, the situation has changed abruptly Today, the two countries that were quite friendly in the past have become enemies when they disagree; Countries with prominent ethnic contradictions will instantly become torn apart and wars will erupt.

Among the countries in the Western Regions at that time, although the large countries were relatively stable, some remote and small countries naturally wanted to huddle together for the sake of national stability. For example, the nine surnames of Zhaowu are nine relatively weak countries, snuggling up to each other and taking care of each other...

It was some time before sunrise and sunset, and they finally arrived at the famous Iron Gate Pass along the southern route of the prosperous Silk Road Trade Road. I only saw this pass: Xiangtian Mountain, with a desert, an iron pass and a dangerous cliff, a pair of standard Western Regions Xiongguan. Wang Xuance was also very emotional before the horse pass: Zhang Qian was brave enough to go through the Western Regions, and Ban Chao drank the Peacock River, but what about himself?

"Big brother, why don't you leave, after this iron gate, let's go here to Tocharo" Chen Maocai, looking at Wang Xuance who seemed to be in deep thought, said.

But I saw this Wang Xuance return like this: "Yes, after passing this level, you will arrive at this Tocharo." I still remember that in the second year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Qian and Zhang Bowang passed the Western Regions for the second time, and when they arrived in this Great Xia country, they knew the country of poison here, which is today's India, so they sent their deputies to India. Today, we will also cross this hurdle and send envoys to the five Indian tribes to continue the great cause of Bowang, which is really happy! ”

But as soon as Wang Xuance's words fell, he led everyone to gallop and happily passed the iron gate......

When you enter this iron gate, you will reach this Tochar. This Tocharian homeland is the former kingdom of Great Xia. Because the Great Moon Clan was squeezed by the Xiongnu and had no place to live, it could only move all the way south, and later invaded the Great Xia Kingdom and established a new Great Moon Clan. Later, in the sixth century AD, it developed into the current Tocharian kingdom.

This Tocharian country is more than 1,000 miles from north to south and more than 3,000 miles from east to west, and it is also a big country; It's a pity that according to the records of Master Xuanzang's Tang Western Regions, this country has become a joint country composed of twenty-seven small countries and so-called tribal chiefs because of the decline of the royal family, and the overall appearance is quite loose......

It is precisely because of the proximity of Tocharian to the five Indians that they are not only similar in language, but also in terms of food and clothing. Walking on this prosperous Silk Road trade route, listening to the elegant camel bell ringing, follow the footprints of merchants, all the way forward.

They had thought that they would also go to the king in Tocharian and see the king; But every time I pass by, I find that the country is too small and too small. Although they can huddle together for warmth, they do their own thing and do not depend on each other. The largest country is the size of a county in Datang, while the smallest seems to be the size of a few towns.

Rather than being called a king, it is better to be called a tribal chieftain. Facing the fragmented Tocharo, Wang Xuance also deeply felt that the task given to him by Li Shimin to envoy Tocharian seemed to be difficult to complete. With such a small national gift, how can it be given to so many countries? What's more, how much value these countries have to Datang is a big question mark......

Therefore, after discussing with Zhou Chen and the others, instead of meeting one by one, it is better to follow the road to the five Indias, and when they meet, they will go to meet the local king or chief with due courtesy. After all, all countries, big or small, should be treated with courtesy.

In this Tocharian territory, the kings he met along the way, I heard that they were envoys sent by the Tang Kingdom to the five Indias, and they were also very accommodating. After all, the information transmitted along the road to Chang'an also made them understand that the country of Datang is strong! It is naturally an honor to meet the envoys of the Tang Kingdom in this remote place. Even so, in every country he passed, Wang Xuance met each other on an equal footing in accordance with due etiquette. And these kings were also very warm and hospitable.

In this Tocharian territory, not only the king is enthusiastic, but the common people are also quite trustworthy and benevolent. Everywhere I went, although it seemed that the common people were not dressed very gorgeously and dressed quite plainly, they were all clean and decent. However, this custom of not reading and learning characters has made it a lot more difficult for them. No, Zhou Zeng encountered such a tricky thing......

On this day, they unconsciously arrived at this country of Ju and Yanna, which is not very big, two hundred miles from north to south, and the capital is only two miles square. When I entered the royal city, I saw a young man setting up a stall this week, buying locally grown walnuts. It looked very good, so I decided to buy some of them and use them as snacks on the road. Seeing that there was not much, Zhou Zeng bought everything, totaling two and a half dollars of silver. Zhou Zeng then handed over three pieces of loose silver and told the young man not to look for it......

But this young man, holding Zhou Zeng's hand, just didn't let go. Zhou had told him in Sanskrit, which he was not very proficient in, that there was no need to look for it. But this young man still refuses to forgive, and as long as he has two and a half dollars of silver, he has to say that Zhou Zeng gave a lot, and he has to find him alive or dead! So, the two of them quarreled like this......

What happens next? See the next section......

Knowledge: Kang, An, Cao, Shi, Mi, He, Huoxun, Wudi, and Shi are the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and Donganguo, Biguo, Han, and Nasebo are attached to it, and Cao is divided into three kingdoms: East, West, and Central. In addition, according to the "Northern History" and "Book of Sui", Wu Nahao, Mu and Cao are also countries with the surname Zhaowu.

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