Chapter Ninety-Four: Journey to the West

With such a smart and capable minister, the emperor's mind was stirred up. I wanted to see the world of flowers outside.

This is good, Pei Ju gave himself the book "Atlas of the Western Regions". Don't think that Comrade Yang Guang only likes the slanting wind and drizzle and willow fireworks in the south of the Yangtze River, and the bitter cold land of the desert is also to go. The great poet of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Zhilian's "Liangzhou Ci", everyone on the earth knows. I'm here to show you brothers: the Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains.

Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate. After checking through the history books, I really didn't find that the second emperor had ever been to this place where wild cats didn't poop. This spring breeze can't pass through the Yumen Pass, and Comrade Yang Guang, the only emperor of Sui Yang, as the king of a country, relied on his own pair of big feet to pass through.

It is recorded in the history books, "Therefore, Wan Cheng personally went out of Yumen Pass, put Yiwu, and the end of the town" He went to the desert style tour? Definitely! If it is a publicly-funded desert style tour, the ending will definitely not be so tragic and bloody. Did he go to the West to learn the scriptures?

Did he go to the West to learn the scriptures? That's not even better! is also going west on the Silk Road, but Yang Guang is not a Tang monk. Although Dad is a devout Buddhist, Yang Guang has no interest in Buddhist scriptures. Although when he was the governor of Yangzhou at that time (the governor of Yangzhou), he bowed to Master Zhiqi of the Tiantai sect, who founded the first Buddhist sect in China, and made a disciple salute, but it was a perfect performance by Comrade Yang Guang.

It was all at the request of the government in order to appease the Southern Dynasty and strengthen the cultural integration of the north and the south, and the purpose was to stabilize the order of its own royal power. So what is his intention to take so many people to take Tang Seng Westward Journey? Rank to see the officials and see: on March 2, the fifth year of the Great Cause (609 AD), the emperor ordered the west to tour the river to the right. Out of Daxing City, this is all the way to the west! Out of the Imjin Pass, crossed the Yellow River. This is to Qinghai.

It's just that this Qinghai region belonged to the territory of the Tuyuhun people at that time. The previous year was the fourth year of the Great Cause (608 A.D.). Under the persuasion of Comrade Pei Ju, a diplomat and strategist of the empire, he instigated the Tiele tribe to attack Tuyuhun in the east. This fierce Tiele beat the Fuyun Khan, who was Tuguhun and fled all the way. fled all the way to Xiping, Qinghai (today's Ledu County, Qinghai Province), but there was no way, so Fu Yun had to beg for help from the Great Sui in the east.

This is good, Yang Guang will plan and plan this to send Yang Xiong, the king of Ande, out of the river (now Guide County, Qinghai Province), and Xu Guogongyu will write about Xiping and lead the army to surrender.

This Fu Yun saw that he was saved, and quickly whipped his horse and rushed straight into the warm arms of Da Sui. But it was in Linqiang City (now Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province) that Fu Yun found that the momentum was wrong, and the Great Sui army did not look like they had come to meet the surrender, all of them were murderous and looked like butchers. It's not good. Fu Yun saw that these demons were even more ruthless than Tieler. Continue to turn around and lead the crowd west. This can be regarded as breaking up the main force of Tuyuhun in Qinghai.

The Great Sui set up a stronghold in Qinghai and migrated all the criminals from the interior to develop the Great Northwest. It seems that the large-scale development of the western region began more than 1,000 years ago. The right to invent belongs to Yang Guang. "Fu Yun runs south to the Snow Mountain, its hometown is empty, four thousand miles from east to west, two thousand miles from north to south, all of them are Sui, and they are located in prefectures, counties, towns, and wars, and the world lives in misdemeanors."

Fu Yun ran to the vicinity of Kunlun Mountain, but the remnants of the force still existed. The foundation of the regime remains strong. Then this time Yang Guang is determined to take down the entire territory of Qinghai.

To surpass his idol Qin Huang Han Wu. I, Yang Guang. To become the first emperor of the ages in history of civil governance and martial arts! The emperor was well prepared for this western tour, not only the chariots and horses, the civil and military officials, but also the palace family members. At the same time, he was accompanied by the most elite Praetorian Guards of the Great Sui at that time. It is recorded in the history books that the Guangguang army brought 400,000 troops.

Good guy, there are more people in the country than Tuyuhun. These hundreds of thousands of troops arrived in Xiping, Qinghai. It's basically to the hinterland of Tuguhun. Yang Guang saw that it was almost over, so he was ready to "Chen Bing talk about martial arts" in this place.

What does Shenma mean? Generally speaking, it is preparing to conduct a large-scale military exercise here. In order to deter Tuyuhun and completely eliminate the main military force and regime of Tuyuhun. At this time, the subordinates of Tuyuhun Khan Fu Yunshuai were stationed in Fuyuanchuan (northeast of present-day Qinghai Lake). The hunt to encircle and suppress Tuyuhun officially began. Comrade Yang Guang, the commander-in-chief of this exercise, appeared on the stage. Strategize and command.

The history of the life (equivalent to the secretary general of the State Council) Yuanshou Nantun Jinshan (now northwest of Xining, Qinghai Province). Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the military department (Minister of National Defense), Beitun Snow Mountain (now northeast of Qilian County, Qinghai), and Yang Yichen, Taifuqing (equivalent to the head of the imperial palace), Dongtun Pipa Gorge (now southwest of Menyuan County). General Zhang Shou Xitun Niling (now Datong Mountain).

This directly surrounded Fu Yun in the middle, ready to catch turtles in an urn! The history books record that this war was quite tragic. In order to protect his family and defend the country, Na Tuyuhun was anxious. This Fu Yun is also smart, in the face of catching turtles in the urn of the Great Sui, he came to a golden cicada to come out of the shell. Fu Yun asked his subordinates to falsely claim to be the Khan, and gathered Che I Zhenshan (now southeast of Qilian County, Qinghai Province), and he led dozens of horsemen to escape.

The emperor saw that the king of Tuyuhun had fled, so he sent Zhang Dinghe, the general of the Right Tun Guard, to lead his troops to round up. Zhang Dinghe is a fierce general, and he lightly advanced the enemy, and he directly led the crowd to climb the mountain without even wearing armor.

This Fu Yun is not a vegetarian either, he takes a bow and an arrow and takes it down directly with one arrow. At the critical moment, thanks to the deputy general Liu Wujian, who led the crowd to fight, Fu Yun was defeated and fled. This time, Fu Yun's old man completely lost everything, and eating became a problem, so he had to take refuge in the party. The main army, under the leadership of the Tuyuhun Immortal King, saw that the boss was destroyed, the general trend had gone, and more than 100,000 troops fell into poverty. At this point, the whole territory of Qinghai was included in the territory of the Great Sui.

From this point of view, the martial arts of Emperor Yang of Sui have far surpassed his idol Emperor Qin and Han Wu. It's not over yet, the emperor's energy is really extraordinary, and he will continue to tour the west and north. But further west, you have to climb over the Qilian Mountains, which are towering into the clouds and covered with snow all year round.

The emperor is energetic and can hold on, but can the others afford it? Especially what about tens of thousands of palace dependents and ministers of civil and military affairs? That's a problem.

China's geography is very special, that is, the west is high and the east is low, the north is high and the south is low. Everyone knows that it is a river of spring water flowing eastward. From Qinghai to Gansu, this place is a bit of a talk. Gotta give you vernacular vernacular. The Silk Road had to pass through the Guò Hexi Corridor, pass through the Yumen Pass, and then enter Xinjiang.

So how to get to the Hexi area? From Longyou in Qinghai to Hexi in Gansu, it is necessary to cross the snow-capped Qilian Mountain.

Today we are going from Qinghai to Gansu, which is already very convenient. There is a flat river with 227 National Highway, which can step on the Qilian Mountain at an altitude of 3,700 meters.

Turn the clock of history back 2,000 years. Comrade Liu Che, the powerful and strategic Emperor of the Han Dynasty, in order to relieve the threat of the Xiongnu to the empire. Open up the passage of the Western Regions, and specially send the squire Zhang Qian to the Western Regions.

After receiving the order, Comrade Zhang Qian led more than 100 people to set off from Chang'an. Through Longxi, cross the Yellow River, go west along the southern foot of Qilian Mountain, and then cross Qilian Mountain through Dadou Ba Valley and enter the Hexi Corridor.

Who knows, Zhang's envoy did not go far before he was captured by the Xiongnu under the Yanzhi Mountain (between Minle County, Yongchang County, Gansu), and was trapped in Hexi.

It is said that during the Xiongnu more than ten years, Shan Yuke promised Zhang a Xiongnu wife. And this buddy has a child with his Hun wife.

Later, however, Comrade Zhang Qian, inspired by the glorious mission, left the Xiongnu without hesitation, crossed the Pamir Plateau to the west, and arrived at the Central Asian countries, opening up the Silk Road.

Now when we mention this Zhang Ye, we all give a thumbs up, how great, how noble, how selfless to give up a small family for everyone, and to be selfless for the interests of the nation and the country, regardless of life and death. In short, what we are taught to indoctrinate is: this guy is a great man! But I'm pouring some cold water on the big guy here, which is a bit of a mess.

The wives and children who were left behind in the Huns, they lived a wonderful life? Why did they fall victim to that era?

Some people say you're looking for trouble. Let's see: What is even more incomprehensible is that this guy was caught and detained by the Huns for more than a year on the way back to Dahan from the Dayue Clan, and then fled back.

The wife and children were still left behind in the Huns. Is it afraid of Liu Che's punishment or is it afraid of moral judgment? It's a bit puzzling.

But a superior person is a superior person, and he is different from us mortals. Masters live in their own beliefs. But in the eyes of us mortals, these people are crazy and paranoid. "If you want to succeed, you have to go crazy." Come to think of this. I was relieved.

I just want to make a point, and that is that we can't be obsessed with history, and we can't be blinded. You can't follow the crowd. Some people mention that the Tang Dynasty is a prosperous era, and when they mention the Great Sui, they are tyrants. It's all!

Just look at Comrade Cao's Dream of Red Mansions, these so-called prosperous times are all bullshit! Some say that history is complete nonsense. What is the Tang Dynasty, what is taking the time shuttle back to the Tang Dynasty, that is the Pure Land, it is heaven, I said you are dreaming! What kind of situation history has been ravaged into, in the mouths of some so-called nonsense talkers, some people are even more uplifting

Thousands of people like this Zhang Ye sacrificed their families and even their lives together, and finally achieved Comrade Liu Che's martial arts. History is like that, written by madmen. That normal ordinary person is only enslaved.

So my little brother, I want to write a history book with ordinary people as the protagonists, and I can't even dream of it. No nonsense, we're just going to keep coming.

More than 10 years later, the Han hussar general Huo Qubing led the army west to conquer the Xiongnu, and along the route taken by Zhang Qian out of the Great Dou Tu Valley, suddenly appeared in front of the Huns, the Xiongnu Right Xian King was taken by surprise, and captured the city of Shan Yu, which was only 20 miles away from the Great Dou Tu Valley, thus opening the door to the victory of expelling the Xiongnu. The sun and the moon are like shuttles, and the stars are moving.

In September 1949, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) marched westward with a devastating momentum, aiming directly at the northwest. The Fifth Infantry Division of the Northwest Field Army was to intercept the enemy fleeing west from Wusheling Ridge, and drove straight through the Qilian Mountains through the Dadou Pull Valley. Unfortunately, the wind and snow blocked the canyon, and how many soldiers fell in the strange cold and slept in the valley, leaving an extremely tragic page in the history of war.

They paid with their lives for the reunification of the country, and we salute these brave men! After passing through the Qilian Mountains, the 15th Brigade of the Kuomintang was defeated with lightning speed, and the city of folk music was liberated by Shunlì.

The above two routes are from Longxi through the towering Qilian Mountains into the Hexi area, a large canyon must be passed.

This canyon is the famous Da Dou Tu Valley! This Baili Canyon, which crosses the mountains under the barrier of the mountains, opens up the two provinces of Ganqing and Qingdao, which hang on both sides of the Qilian peaks.

History also remembers the following one. An ordinary morning in the sixth lunar month of the fifth year of Daye (609 AD). As soon as the sky was bright, a long queue of 400,000 people slowly entered the Great Dou Tu Valley, preparing to pass through the canyon and enter the Hexi region.

It's just that no one would have thought that the leader of this queue was the chairman and general manager of the Great Sui Dynasty at that time: Comrade Yang Guang, the emperor. After solving the Tuyuhun, the emperor continued to tour north and west, and it was not an easy task to lead such a large team through the Qilian Mountains.

Although they were well prepared and set off early, the rugged mountain roads and harsh and changeable weather did not give them special care, and still posed a great challenge to these Han people from the Central Plains. The sky was still sunny and the sun was shining brightly, but after a while, the wind was fierce, and the temperature dropped sharply with the sleet, and the speed of the foreign team was naturally slow.

Thinking about the canyon will be slower, time-consuming and laborious. It's just that they didn't expect that until late at night, they couldn't get out of this big fight.

What I didn't expect was that this place would be the resting place for many of the people in this team! It didn't rest in this rain, and it fell all night. At night, of course, it was a sleepless night.

The emperor was naturally unharmed, but he suffered from these civil and military ministers and harem concubines. Taking advantage of the cold weather and freezing palace princesses, these forbidden warriors took advantage of these female dependents in the name of protection and warmth.

This concubine and princess usually hold a shelf, but at this time she doesn't care about anything, what is high or low, what is noble and what men and women are not kissed, in this harsh environment, it is important to save your life, let it be.

When the next day passed this cannibalistic valley, the number of people was counted, and I was dumbfounded. It is recorded in the history books that "the wind and snow are obscure, the civil and military are hungry and wet, the front camp is not caught for a long time, too half of the soldiers are frozen to death, the horses and donkeys are **, the harem concubines, the lord or the wolf bèi are lost, and the sergeants sleep in the mountains" Most of the soldiers were frozen to death, and the horses and donkeys also died ten **, of course, the number may be exaggerated, but many people must have died.

The point is that a heavyweight died here, and it is recorded in the history books. (To be continued......)