Chapter 34: Artifact: Crown of Thorns
Western Turkic Khan Ashnasain.
Kneel in the rain and beg the high priest.
He bowed his head in front of the lotus throne and kissed to accept the crown canonization, completely accepting the temple's right to depose the Western Turkic throne and the condition that the Western Turkic throne needed the temple canonization.
No one knows whether this political promise will be fulfilled in the future, but it is at least valid for now.
The countries of the Western Regions are looking sideways!
Anxi Dadu Protectorate looks sideways!
I suggest that you think about the person who will take the blame in the future, you are the only one in the temple now, and you are a little too weak and weak.
He already has a plan in the Central Plains, and the heroine of the world is part of this plan.
There are two main functions of this artifact, first of all, it is an artifact that can be used on anyone.
Plus, I already know what you're going to do.
At this moment, when he heard what Luo Su said, he realized this clever plan to transport grain by sea, and Luo Su squinted his eyes slightly: "It is said that the monarch of the Fuso country is called the Emperor, what a joke. β
I will open the authority of the family heritage to you, you have brought a lot of heritage to the family, and the family heritage has gradually increased over the years, which is enough to afford you to re-enter the temple army.
Ashina Sein prayed for the temple, naturally he could get a lot of help, in the era of the division of the Western Regions, the influence of the temple has always been great, there are many people who believe in the king, in high positions, have great influence.
After Li Shimin left, Luo Su smiled, "Xuanzang is good, he really did a good thing." β
This gave Ashnasain a chance to grow and reunite the newly unified Western Turks.
On top of that, this artifact is a very small passive effect, and there is no need to spend additional luck points to activate the power of the artifact.
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"However, the prestige of the Western Regions has not increased significantly, this is a little wrong, could it be that Xuanzang does not have enough characteristics of the Luo family?"
"The Western Regions are too far away, and Liaodong is too close."
At this moment, there is a candle flame lit in the temple, and the light is uncertain.
However, you have to do what you can, and the cost of maintaining the three thousand temple army is not so simple.
But this time, Luo Xuanzang has done such a big thing, and he has not yet improved, so it can only be said that the Luo family, as a family, is not famous and unique in the Western Regions.
If the Son of Heaven can break through Liaodong City and Anshi City from the front, then the road to his son city is naturally a smooth road, and you only need to besiege the city step by step, and you can win and destroy the Liaodong Kingdom.
After that, Anshi City and Liaodong City were all demolished in the mountain cities of Liaodong, so that Liaodong would be difficult to separate.
And then if the Luo clan can always control the position of the high priest, then it will simply go sideways in the Western Regions, which will naturally have a certain deterrent effect.
Li Shimin thought for a moment and arched his hand: "Then I can rest assured, so I will do this big thing." β
Li Shimin decisively decided to conquer Liaodong and pacify the Western Regions.
In those days, the King of kings and the High Priest of the Temple crowned each other, and the High Priest and the Emperor supported each other to maintain their preeminence in the secular and spiritual worlds.
God comes to the city.
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This artifact can help the temple's chosen king to grasp the hearts and minds of the people of the Western Regions more easily.
Although this is not the kind of magical mind controller, as long as there is a part of the innate favor, this is natural trust, and with a more or less tolerant policy, it becomes much easier to clean up people's hearts.
Luo Su didn't take this matter seriously, "It's been the case since ancient times, where will the children obey the family if they have achievements, the Son of Heaven must get rid of naΓ―ve thoughts and look at what will happen in the future with a more realistic vision." β
The buildings in the temple are tall, and after successive repairs, they are no longer wooden structures, but stone structures, and now the important buildings in the Central Plains have begun to gradually replace them with stone.
Liaodong City, Anshi City, and its sub-cities, two of these three cities are the peak of mountain cities, and one is the royal capital of Liaodong, which is hidden deep in the hinterland, and it is not easy to conquer.
The Western Regions is more critical.
"National teacher, what this Xuanzang High Priest did ......"
Li Shimin exhaled a sigh and sighed: "When Qingyang was still there, I knew that this Liaodong was not easy to deal with, and I sent people to draw a map of Kanyu in the territory over the years, and the more I looked at it, the more troubled I felt.
National teacher, this matter of the navy still needs to be discussed, when Emperor Wen of Sui sent the navy to attack Liaodong, he encountered a storm and 300,000 troops died at sea. β
He had already been able to blend to this point with his own ability, and it would be unimaginable if there was another army like the Temple Army.
Liaodong is much more threatening to the Central Plains than the Western Regions.
[Luo Xuanzang, a son of your family, he founded a great cause in the Western Regions, your prestige is extremely sacred, the king of the world bows down in front of your divine might, and his influence is not only the Western Turks, but the entire Western Regions and Central Asia.
Luo Su said lightly: "The Son of Heaven doesn't have to worry, the method of shipbuilding, you can go to those families in the south of the Yangtze River to find it, the south ship and the north horse, there are skilled craftsmen there, as for the storm, when the conquest of Liaodong, the Tang Dynasty military ships will be calm, after all, King Su favors the Tang Dynasty, of course, he will help the Son of Heaven." β
You've got the Rank Item, the Crown of Thorns. γ
[Xuan Rank: Crown of Thorns: Temple Relic, those who wear this crown will naturally gain the favor of some of the subjects of the Western Regions Faith King, note that this crown is a subtle type, not a mind control type.
After all, even Liangzhou, the westernmost part of the Central Plains, has a road of 6,000 miles to go from Shenlin City, while Liaodong only needs to cross the Western Liaoning Corridor from the Central Plains, and attacking PR only needs to cross the Bohai Sea.
Luo Su recognized Li Shimin's idea very much, and then he pointed to the Bohai Sea and said: "If the Tang Dynasty can use the water army, open up a route here, and use a large number of ships to transport the grain and grass of Qizhou to the other side, it will be able to deliver grain to the Tang army surrounded by its sub-city."
He was not only talking about Luo Xuanzang, but also saying that Li Ke, the king of Yan who has now been separated, don't think that the Yan King family will obey Chang'an forever.
How could Liaodong City and Anshi City cut off the grain road? β
Note: The High Priest of the Temple wears this crown, the effect is doubled, and the subjects of the Faith King will not actively harm the High Priest under normal circumstances. γ
And I remember that there were eight thrones in the temple, and among them were the Temple Army Commander and the Temple Guard, which you could use to control some of the power.
The relationship between the Western Regions Temple and the rulers of the Western Regions was intricate, and after a long period of repeated entanglement, for a long time, the temple was like an ordinary religious place, and did not have a strong influence on politics.
The lesser of two evils.
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Now there are no generals in the country who can fight, and the conquest of Liaodong must be led by me personally, I am now the Son of Heaven, and the first priority is stability, so naturally I can't take risks like this."
What else can you think, with Li Xiaogong's understanding of the Son of Heaven, this matter must be angry in his heart in the end, but it will be resolved later.
He really wants to become the uncrowned king of the Western Regions!
If the Son of Heaven and you are blocked on the front, someone will definitely propose to bypass these two fortified cities and take the city of his son, will you agree? β
Luo Xuanzang's face was full of joy, Luo Su first praised his behavior in the letter, and then said: "In the future, Datang will definitely have a fight with the Western Regions, there is a high probability that the Western Regions will not be an opponent, and you have to think of a way out when the time comes."
Now this artifact is equivalent to having the capital to work hard, so that things that rely on luck such as relying on face can be given.
[Your family has obtained 5000 luck points, and the current luck points are 1638833.] γ
Xuanzang, you have brought infinite glory to the family, and King Su will be with you. β
And for Luo Xuanzang.
If you want to control those princes of the Western Regions, it is very difficult to rely on prestige and faith alone, I have re-engraved the Temple Army, and you can re-establish the Temple Army in the Western Regions with the military banner.
This Luo Xuanzang is also peculiar, since he joined the WTO, he has not been a courtier of the Tang Dynasty for a day, at first he was the courtier of Dou Jiande, the king of Zhao, and then Dou Jiande failed, he went directly to the Western Regions, and now he has become the spiritual leader of the Western Regions.
Therefore, I will only fight a decisive battle with Liaodong under the city of Liaodong and Anshi. β
Li Shimin heard the chilling killing intent, and he also squinted his eyes and said: "Yes, the title of King Fusang is enough, the emperor is really arrogant, and when the weather is cold, let him be cold."
After Luo Xuanxing broke Xue Yantuo, the grassland has reached the point of being a sage of the state and county, that is, it has a certain reputation in the grassland.
Although the temple mainly uses knowledge as a means of inheritance, I think there is also some taste of bloodline inheritance, and I have already sent an order to Ah Xing to let some people go to the Western Regions.
This kind of building is not easy to walk by water, and it is welcome.
But after the collapse of the Zhao State, this situation changed, and the temple had become a de facto political force, and the temple nobles were no different from the kingdom nobles, competing with each other for power in the Western Regions.
This situation needs to be changed, and the prestige of each plate is raised to the prestige of the Megatron Summers, which is another thing that Luo Su has to do.
What he held in his hand was not a scripture, but a letter, which Losu had sent to him.
Luo Su was thinking about this matter, the prestige of the Western Regions was at the level of "Kingdom Dynasty Heavenly Pillar", and Luo Su had been thinking about making the prestige of the Western Regions reach the level of "Mighty Earthquake Zhuxia".
That is, in the temple, Luo Xuanzang's personal prestige far overshadowed Luo's family, and almost everyone believed that Luo Xuanzang came from him personally, not from his family.
What Luo Su gave Luo Xuanzang this time is really too valuable, and the reappearance of the temple army will be a great enhancement for Luo Xuanzang.
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Li Shimin received the signal given by Luo Su, and after a long time, he said these eight words, Luo Su smiled slightly, he knew that this was Li Shimin's temporary recognition of the pattern of the Western Regions.
These people will affect the bias between the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty, at least it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to enter the Western Regions again in a short period of time, and most of the countries in the Western Regions will resist the entry of the Tang Dynasty and attribute the affairs of the Western Turks to the internal affairs of the Western Regions.
Luo Su leisurely sipped his tea, "It seems that the Son of Heaven has made up his mind to gnaw on the hard bone of Liaodong." β
Li Shimin stood up suddenly, people in this era do not pay much attention to the navy, especially this kind of navy that can go to sea, most of them can sail in the Yangtze River.
What else can be done?
Luo Xuanyun was silent for a moment and then said, "Report to the imperial court and see what the imperial court thinks." β
Once its sub-city could not be captured in a short period of time, Liaodong City or Anshi City sent troops to cut off the grain route, the consequences were unimaginable, and the 300,000 troops of the Sui Dynasty were wiped out in this way.
I'm not afraid of fighting in the field, but the siege is really not accurate, that Liaodong is located in the northeast, the weather is cold and the ground freezes early, if it has not been captured after the winter, I am worried about what will happen. β
Historically, anyone who has been able to achieve great things has this natural charm.
Although the 3,000 Temple Army was not enough to influence the dispute between the Tang Empire and the Western Regions, it was no problem for the Temple to maintain deterrence among the Western Regions.
After Li Xiaogong learned about this, he was like being struck by lightning, and said in shock: "The throne of the Western Turkic Khan was canonized by the Son of Heaven, and now the high priest of Xuanzang is doing this, what is he going to do?" β
Luo Su laughed softly when he heard this: "Son of Heaven, as you said just now, with the strength of the Tang Dynasty, Liaodong can only rely on the solid mountain city defense, if you attack the city, the victory or defeat is unknown, Liaodong and Anshi are both strong cities, the Son of Heaven can go to conquer Liaodong, but if you want to win in one fell swoop, my suggestion is to pay attention to the water army!"
From now on, Datang will train a huge naval army, not only to transport soldiers, but to transport grain and grass.
Luo's has not had a new artifact for a long time, and what Luo Xuanzang did this time is enough to go down in history, write a big book in the history books, and tell the meaning, so the system is shaken.
As the high priest of the temple, Luo Su is the only one in this world who can bless him in the name of King Su.
Re-establish a Luo clan in the Western Regions, I have opened the blessing of King Su for you, your branch will be illuminated by stigmata, if you have not had a wife, after choosing an heir, you will write back to me, and I will give it stigmata again.
Li Shimin didn't show any anger on his face, just a little emotional.
However, after the "Luoluo Day", the famous female emperor Zhao Yingluo of the Western Regions of Zhao was able to submit the Western Regions to the queen of kings with the help of the religious prestige of her husband, the high priest of the temple, Luo Jialan.
When the Western Regions are divided, usually the temple will have the upper hand to avoid being manipulated by the kingdom, but when the Western Regions are unified, the royal power will have the absolute upper hand, and can even affect the position of the eight thrones inside the temple.
This situation did not change significantly until the time of Luo Xuanzang, the 47th high priest of the temple, and the extremely famous "Kneeling of the Gods", the temple stretched out the most important tentacle to the royal power, that is, the clear position of the king under the temple, which was not done by any high priest in the past. ββ"History of the Temples of the Western Regions of Zhuxia"
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