Guo Ziyi has been secretly paying attention to An Lushan's every move these days, as long as An Lushan has a stir, Guo Ziyi can send troops in the first time, but An Lushan's power is too huge, and it is not an overnight thing to suppress it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Guo Ziyi asked:

"Do you know the number and location of this Zoroastrian army?"

Gao Fenglin shook his head:

"I'm afraid only Qin Wu knows the specific matters, but when Ping Qingyun and I went to rescue him later, he had already been transferred away by the Zoroastrians, and I didn't know if he was dead or alive. ”

Guo Ziyi sighed and said:

"Now it's complicated. ”

Gao Fenglin said:

"Uncle Shi, when I was in the Western Regions, I met people from Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism, and I learned some things from them, I think it may have a lot to do with the An Lushan rebellion, and I want to inform you about this when I went south this time. ”

Guo Ziyi asked:

"Oh, what's the matter?"

So Gao Fenglin told Guo Ziyi in detail about the trip to the Western Regions to aid Hui, the great destruction of Tibet, and the later encounter with Manichaeism and the evil monk in the desert, and finally asked:

"Uncle Shi, what is the origin of this Manichaeism, and why did Namatich offend them at the risk of losing the eastward migration?"

Guo Ziyi twisted his beard and said:

"I have also heard of this Manichaeism, but I have only heard that Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism belong to the same sect, and it is derived from a branch of Zoroastrianism, and it is also said that Manichaeism absorbed the essence of Zoroastrianism and started anew. However, judging from the characteristics of Manichaeism, I think the latter is more likely. ”

Gao Fenglin exclaimed:

"Manichaeism has its roots in Zoroastrianism?"

Guo Ziyi said:

It is precisely that the greatest characteristic of this Manichaeism is its eclecticism, and he draws the essence from Zoroastrianism and slowly grows stronger. When it was introduced to the Western Regions, it absorbed a large number of teachings from Buddhism, and it had a foothold in the Western Regions, continued to grow and develop, and faintly had the momentum of surpassing Zoroastrianism. Both religions worship light and fire as the object of worship. ”

Zhang Xuan said at this time:

"No wonder that day in the desert we saw that the four Manichaean protectors had a flame on their chests, and at first we thought they were Zoroastrians, but it turned out that there was still this layer of origin in them. ”

Guo Ziyi said:

Both originated in Persia, but Zoroastrianism has always been the state religion of Persia, and naturally there are many contradictions with Manichaeism, from Persia to the Western Regions, the two factions have been fighting for hundreds of years. ”

Gao Fenglin asked again:

"Even so, since Maitiqi wants to move the Zoroastrian altar to the east, the conflict with Manichism will intensify at this time, which is even more detrimental to his own plan. ”

Guo Ziyi said:

"Feng Lin, you are right, but you only know one and don't know the other. ”

Several people looked at Guo Ziyi together, and Gao Fenglin asked:

"What do you mean?"

Guo Ziyi said:

"Manichaeism advocates light and freedom, regards darkness as evil, and often does things to help the world and the people. But because of this, my Datang has always opposed the spread of Manichaeism in our Datang for fear of inciting the people to rebel. Just imagine, if An Lushan rebels, then his Zoroastrian forces in the Western Regions will definitely respond, so once the disaster of war is set off, it is the common people who suffer. With the style of Manichaeism, they will definitely raise troops to resist, and once the soldiers of the Western Regions are transferred to fight on the Eastern Front, the troops in the Western Regions will be empty, and it will be Manichaeism that can really pose a threat to An Lushan. ”

Kwok continued:

"As I expected, that Maitiqi provoked the incident between Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism, so that both sides were defeated, he only had to accumulate strength, and when An Lushan rebelled and the war in the Central Plains broke out, he led the Central Plains Zoroastrianism to the Western Regions, seized the main altar in one fell swoop, and then eliminated the remnants of Manichaeism, and then the Western Regions would be at his fingertips. ”

Gao Fenglin scolded:

"What a vicious trick, no wonder this person has been wandering around the Western Regions, neither from the east nor to the west, presumably just waiting for An Lushan to raise troops, and then he will contact the forces he has already deployed to counterattack the Western Regions. ”

Guo Ziyi nodded and said:

"I'm afraid this matter is not so simple, Tubo has coveted the Western Regions for a long time, and this time he joined forces with Zoroastrianism, I'm afraid it is also a conspiracy with An Lushan. ”

Ping Qingyun said at this time:

"Tubo Zampu died unexpectedly this time, I'm afraid he has no time to take care of the Western Regions. ”

Guo Ziyi shook his head and said:

"You underestimate Tubo too much, the war between Tubo and my Tang Dynasty has lasted for more than a hundred years, and now they have a heart for the tigers and wolves of Longyou and the Western Regions, especially in the past. The new king of Tubo succeeded to the throne, and the most important thing was to send troops to Longyou, firstly, to transfer the internal contradictions to the outside, and secondly, once he won a few battles, he would immediately be able to establish his prestige. ”

Hearing Guo Ziyi say this, Ping Qingyun understood the powerful relationship between them. Thinking that his knowledge and vision were not half a star worse than those of a great grandmaster like him.

Gao Fenglin said:

"Then what should we do now? An Lushan has planned in many ways to join forces with the Tibetan and Zoroastrian sects, and we are enemies on three sides. ”

"Now what we can do is to prepare for the worst, prepare everything for the worst, and once the war starts, we will not be controlled by others, but I am worried about ......" At this point, Guo Ziyi's eyebrows were a little more worried, and she couldn't stop shaking her head.

Gao Fenglin asked:

"What is Uncle Shi worried about?"

Guo Ziyi said:

"According to my speculation, if An Lushan wants to raise troops, he should send troops from Fanyang, go all the way south, first capture the eastern capital Luoyang, and then take Luoyang as a stronghold, and at the same time send troops to the west and south, especially the battle of the south, which is very important, I am afraid that the army and people along the road will not be able to hold it. Henan and Hebei have long been without war, and An Lushan's subordinates are all elite soldiers, but I am afraid that the soldiers and civilians of the two places will not be able to resist An Lushan's iron cavalry. ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and after a long time, Zhang Xuan said:

"Luoyang soldiers are full of soldiers and the city is thick and the walls are thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if An Lushan wants to capture Luoyang, he will definitely lose his troops and generals, only Luoyang will be defended, and when the division of the king of Qin will gather from all over the country, then the rebels will naturally break themselves. ”

Guo Ziyi shook his head and said:

"Having said that, but now that all parts of the country are supporting their own troops, when the world is in chaos, it is not yet known whether they will fight or peace. And there is a lack of troops in the pass, and the real elite divisions are in the northwest places such as Longyou and the Western Regions, even if the emperor decrees the king of Qin, but the two places are thousands of miles apart, and the far water can not save the near fire, whether Luoyang can hold it is really difficult to speculate. ”

"Moreover, Feng Lin also said just now, there is An Lushan in the open, and there is also a Zoroastrian religion in the secret, the enemy is dark and I am clear, after all, we are still subject to others, we still need to be fully prepared. (To be continued.) )