Chapter 265: The Road to the South

"Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water. There are mountains and rivers here, there is no shortage of delicious things, and the unique weather and geographical conditions here, the food here is naturally unique. ”

Eating mountains in Yunnan Province is a famous saying summed up by many people who come to Yunnan Province. From May to October every year is the growth period of various wild mushrooms in Yunnan Province, so don't miss the opportunity to eat mushroom dishes when you come to Yunnan Province.

Dried mushrooms, chicken mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, green head mushrooms, and cream mushrooms are all delicious products, and chicken Zongdu has developed the mushroom food culture to an extremely refined realm. is no stranger to these Li Hao, and even changed a full-color book of edible mushrooms from the system.

Otherwise, how to distinguish which fungi can be eaten and which can't be eaten is also a huge project, if you eat poisonous fungi, the taste will not be so fun.

Li Hao: The time when they ended the war was in early December, but he had people prepare to collect a lot of delicious ingredients, including a lot of mushrooms, and they were waiting for a few good meals after the war. In addition, there are countless kinds of wild vegetables here, such as tree flowers and sea vegetables.

In addition to eating mountains, there is also water here, whether it is Lugu Lake or Erhai Lake, all kinds of fish are abundant, so Dali casserole fish also comes out. Choose a good casserole produced here, bow fish, yellow shell fish, or carp caught in the Erhai Lake, and stew it with colorful ingredients.

When serving, the large plate lined with vegetable leaves is boiling, the red and green are boiling, the colors are gorgeous, and the fragrance is fragrant. Served hot, the fish is tender, delicious and nutritious.

However, at the moment, there is no such thing, there is a shortage of ingredients, and everything needs to wait for Li Hao to bring it all. So when they gathered together, Li Hao commanded his students, and then began to introduce unique delicacies for this banquet.

"I've heard in Chang'an that no one in the world can compare with Li Shaojun, and when I saw it today, it really lived up to its name. I haven't tasted it when I was in Chang'an, and today I can also feast on it and taste the delicious taste in Li Shaojun's hands. ”

Li Junxian didn't treat himself as an outsider after he came over, and greeted Li Hao very warmly. He is actually a member of the Wagang department, and before coming here, Qin Qiong and Cheng Fairy had explained to him, so he cooperated with Li Hao so much.

Li Hao only learned about this after receiving a letter from Chang'an, and the feeling of this guy is actually his own. So the relationship between the two has also become familiar, Wang Xuance needless to say, he was the deputy general under Li Hao before.

The two hadn't seen each other for almost two years since they parted ways. Li Hao is mixing well in Lingnan, and Lao Wang is not bad in the plateau. The official was promoted by one level and stationed on the southern side of Tibet.

The two hadn't seen each other for a while, and naturally there was a lot to say after meeting. Delicious wine, drink, talk, and meet old acquaintances in other places, these are not to be missed.

"After this war, there will be no Nanzhao from now on, and my southwest side of the Tang Dynasty will also be stable for a few years, how will Li Shaojun arrange it later?" After some greetings, Li Junxian cut to the chase, and that's all they could talk about.

The relationship between Wang Xuance and Li Hao, Li Junxian also knows that now there are only the three of them in this room, and everyone else is eating a big meal outside, which is the best time for them to talk about some sensitive things.

"What else can I arrange? I'm afraid I'll have to stay here on Lingnan Road for more than five years, and when the conditions here improve, it is estimated that there will be people in the imperial court who want to pick fruits. So there are still a few years of stable time, and as long as there are no major mistakes, the imperial court will not transfer me back. ”

Li Hao had already known this kind of result, and his official position would definitely not be promoted much. At most, some material rewards will be given, or only nominal rewards. Li Hao himself didn't want to continue to rise, what he needed now was to keep a low profile.

Low-key wealth, a stable official, and can't stretch out his hands, these are all things that Li Hao needs to pay attention to. If it weren't for the fact that some of the later generations felt very bad, Li Hao would have thought about completely destroying some of the surrounding tribes, Li Hao would rather do his own thing in peace, he really had no interest in fighting.

"Will the place laid down here belong to Jiannan Road or Lingnan Road in the future? Or the Anzai Metropolitan Protectorate? This court should send someone to accept it, otherwise it will become a place of barbarians in the future. ”

Li Hao's result and the remaining two people can guess it, but they don't have any good way to get Li Hao out of trouble with this kind of thing. As Li Hao himself said, what he needs at the moment is to keep a low profile, continue to keep a low profile, otherwise he will be troubled if he is remembered by Li Er.

"I've already written to the imperial court, and I'm going to set up the Annan Protectorate here. The entire southern part of Tibet, Nanzhao and the places in the direction of Linyi were under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate of Annam. Whether it is Jiannan Road or Lingnan Road, the place under its jurisdiction is too large, and if this side is classified as the past, some places may not be able to take care of it. ”

After hearing this, Li Hao replied that Li Hao had the idea of protecting the Annan Metropolitan Mansion for a long time. However, the historical Annam Protectorate also existed, but much later than it is now. As one of the six important prefectures of the Tang Dynasty, the Annam Prefecture was the main institution of the Tang Dynasty to administer the southern frontier region, and belonged to Lingnan Province.

In the first year of Tiaolu (679), the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion was changed to the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, which was one of the five governors of Lingnan. The seat of governance was in Song Binh County (later Hanoi, Vietnam). The territory of the jurisdiction is north to the Nampan River of Yunnan Province, south to the border of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh Province of Vietnam, and to the east of Napo, Jingxi and parts of Longzhou, Ningming, Fangcheng and Dongxing of Gui Province, and between the Red River and Heishui of Vietnam in the west.

The first protector was concurrently served by the Jiaozhou Thorn History. In the second year of Zhide, it was renamed Zhennan Metropolitan Protectorate, and Yongtai was renamed Annan Metropolitan Protectorate in two years. Since Tianbao, Nanzhao is strong, and the area south of the Nanpan River in Yunnan Province is gradually owned, and the middle of Kaicheng and Dazhong is roughly divided by the provincial boundary of Yunnan Province and the Protectorate of Annam.

Now the name of this capital protection mansion was made out by Li Hao in advance, and the other four capital protection mansions are now gone, and the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and Annan Metropolitan Protectorate that came out first are all counted as places where Li Hao beat down, so the officials in these two places are basically Li Hao's students.

This means that the foreign policy of these two places is basically based on Li Hao's thoughts, and the meaning of the imperial court is only a standard for reference. For a long time to come, some tribes here want to turn over and grow, this can only be a dream.

"Annam Metropolitan Protectorate? Is it the same nature as the Anzai Metropolitan Protectorate? Will this side use troops against other places in the future? After listening to Li Hao's words, Li Junxian asked curiously, the imperial court has set up the Anxi Protectorate, and the role of that side is to intimidate other clans around the western Tang Dynasty.

Otherwise, some time ago, King Gaochang was disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, and Hou Junji led a large army to destroy Gaochang. Among them, the role of the Anxi Protectorate in it is to assist Hou Jun to set up the Gaochang region, and then manage the situation in the Gaochang area after the destruction of the country, and the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate is also needed to continue to expand the territory in the west in the future.

"Well, it's going to be a soldier. This is the most fertile place, with a lot of resources, but it is occupied by a group of lazy natives, which makes our hard-working people in the Tang Dynasty how willing. So here, here, these places will be my Datang in the future. ”

Li Hao did not deny it, pointed to the South Asian Peninsula region on the map, and then stretched all the way to the South Asian continent, drawing a large circle there. "There are more and more people in my Datang now, and there will be more and more arable land in the future, and now I will grab more land for the people of my Datang as soon as possible, isn't this what my generation of soldiers should do?"

"It's just Li Shaojun, don't forget, if you continue to the south, you will definitely not be able to jump Linyi, Zhenla and Tianzhu, these places have contacts with my Datang, and the relationship between the two sides is good, if we fight over, doesn't this make people in these places cold?"

Li Junxian often stays in Chang'an, so he is familiar with some things. Where Li Hao said, there were originally some small countries here, and they also had contacts with Datang and had a good relationship. If Li Hao really wants to do something here, he must wait for Li Er's consent, and the impact is not good.

"Only countries that completely obey my Datang can let me take care of Datang, a few small countries, you can be blessed by offering something, this is too child's play." Li Hao was dismissive of this statement, if it weren't for this reason, he wouldn't have to make an excuse to kill him directly.

Whether it is Linyi or Zhenla, these places must be eliminated, and they must all receive the cultural education of the Tang Dynasty, there is no choice for this. To be able to destroy these places at this time, Li Hao will definitely not hesitate, this side can only be the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Hao also has a general understanding of the situation on this side of the South Asian Peninsula. At this time, it was Linyi who established the country here. In 623 and 625, Fan Fanzhi, the king of Linyi, sent envoys to Tang Tonghao twice. In 625, Tang Gaozu held a feast to welcome the envoys of Linyi and presented them with silk fabrics such as brocade and color.

During the Zhenguan period, Lin Yi also repeatedly sent envoys to send elephant tamers, five-color ribbons, morning glow cloth and fire beads. During the period of Gaozong and Xuanzong, Lin Yi still often sent envoys to Tang. In 749, he sent 100 strings of pearls, 30 catties of agarwood, and 20 elephants. After reaching Germany, Linyi was renamed the Kingdom of Huan, and it was still in good communication with the Tang Dynasty.

In the nearly 300 years since the end of the Tang Dynasty, Lin Yi's envoys have come to the Tang Dynasty as many as 15 times. In the long-term exchanges, the Tang Dynasty's canonical system also spread to Vietnam, which had a huge impact, but these were not enough! Li Hao wants more than that!

Chenla was originally a vassal of Funan, and in the late 6th century, it overthrew the Funan Dynasty by force and established the Khmer Kingdom with the Ji Mi tribe as the core. In 617 (the thirteenth year of the Great Cause), shortly after the establishment of the Zhenla Kingdom, he sent envoys to China to make peace.

During the Tang Dynasty, diplomatic relations between the two countries became even closer. In 623 (the sixth year of Wude), Zhenla sent an envoy to Tang. In 628 (the second year of Zhenguan), he sent an envoy to Tang together with Lin Yi, and Tang Taizong gave back a lot of gifts. Later, the envoys of the kingdom of Chenla repeatedly brought gifts to ask questions. At that time, Chenla was also one of the countries that had important trade relations with the Tang Dynasty, and the trade contacts between the two sides were quite frequent.