Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1754 Postscript·Whereabouts
In the new year, heavy snow came as promised, and the entire Aral Sea was frozen.

Abaoji is dead, just now.

The tomb is located on the bank of the Aral Sea. It is not big, looks gray and inconspicuous at all.

Before leaving, his heart was full of regrets.

Although the grassland people don't have much sadness about leaving their homeland, they still feel a little lost when they are so far away from their homeland all of a sudden.Not to mention that they were beaten away, which made them even more unhappy.

Finally, their new home gave them some comfort, but it was just "some".

The new neighbors are not very good at fighting.When the two armies are facing each other, they can still look decent and look a bit bluffing, but once they start taking action, at the moment when they need to grit their teeth and endure casualties, it is easy to lose their strength and collapse.

Why does this happen?It's very simple, no strength.When encountering high-intensity battles, it is too much.

Furthermore, his tactical literacy is also relatively poor.

The entire tribe did not have a strong military tradition and was not ready for war at any time. The process of transitioning from peace to war was too long and not professional enough. They were suddenly attacked without warning.

When the Khitans first arrived, it was hard to imagine the intensity of the war they fought with the Persians, let alone why they were not wiped out by the Xia people.After thinking about it, distance is probably their best talisman.

But for the Khitan nomadic tribes, distance is not a problem at all. They do not need to transport supplies from the rear.They have no home either. Wherever they fight, they have home. They wander the world and are nomadic.

The above are the good aspects, but there are actually more bad aspects.

After these days, they also understand that although the Aral Sea is rich in water and grass, it also has serious crises.

The most important thing is that it is too close to Persia.

The Bukhara court had previously built the Great Wall to defend against the Oghuz Turks who were raiding southward.Later, when the country became stronger, the Great Wall was no longer maintained and repaired, and gradually fell into disuse. It was replaced by Persian generals who continued to march north to plunder the Oghuz Turks.

In recent years, the Persians have suffered great losses in the east. They have consumed a lot of their strength and there have been rebellions all over the country, leaving them unable to spare any effort.Otherwise, they will definitely have a hand in the Khitan's attack on the Oghuz Turks. There is no doubt about this.

Nowadays, the chaos in Persia has been calmed down one after another, but the national power is greatly depleted and the deficit is huge. It urgently needs a few years to recuperate and recuperate. So what will happen in a few years?Will there be an urgent need to go north?It’s almost certain!

This is the problem faced by Khitan.

But then again, the Khitans were by nature robbing.In today's situation, it is unrealistic to breed cattle, sheep and young people in a safe way. It is better to take the initiative to attack and find some supplies from the Persians.

Substituting offense for defense is the best strategy.

Persia was in a hurry and might not be able to resist suing for peace.Or not to attack Persia, but continue to the west, seize more fertile pastures, and capture more people.The tribes over there looked pretty bad, and they were no match for the Khitan. They were defeated in just a few blows - the weak were not qualified to occupy the fertile land.

Moreover, going west also has a big advantage: it is far away from the Xia people.

After years of competing with Xia Guo, they were really afraid.

With a mighty imperial army, a wise monarch, sufficient food and equipment, and a huge reserve force, they have no chance of winning.

Staying away from them is not a bad thing.

A strong wind suddenly blew, causing the soul-calling flags in front of the tomb to whistle. Abaoji was dead, but the Khitan had to continue to survive.

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On the Kipchak grassland, Li Shouxin spent a lot of money to settle down in a Turkic tribe.

The number of the envoys has expanded, but the extra people are not the Xia people who followed him westward, but the Romans.

Yes, he had been to Constantinople.

It took a year to convince the other king that he was really an envoy from the Eastern Powers - he had lost most of the documents or items that could prove his identity.

The Romans did not seem to be having a very good life, because there were Turkic tribes migrating westward that disturbed the borders.Dashi was generally peaceful with them, but the small-scale fighting never stopped.This is understandable.After the former Tang Dynasty and Tubo formed an alliance, there were no major wars, but numerous small fights.Taking the towns in the northwest of Beijing as an example, it was commonplace for border generals to send people to catch people alive in Tibet.

Easterners and Westerners are actually the same.

The Roman kings were not stingy.After being willing to recognize the identity of Xia's envoy, a grand banquet was held immediately.

Officials, nobles, military envoys, and tribal chiefs all came to the scene one after another, looking at these foreign visitors with curious eyes.

Rome was interested in the East.

In the former Tang Dynasty, missions were sent to Chang'an many times, but they were subsequently stopped due to various reasons.Now it has recovered again, and it seems to be normal.Therefore, they dispatched a team of more than a hundred people, carrying credentials and gifts, to return home with Li Shouxin.

Li Shouxin was very happy. He felt that this trip fulfilled his mission and he finally had an explanation for the saint.But when he arrived at the Qinchak grassland, he met a caravan returning from the east and learned that this was the first year of Qiandao (927).

I was shocked and continued to inquire, only to find out that the supreme emperor Jianwen Shenwu of Daxia had passed away last year. After the prince ascended the throne, he used this year as the first year of Qiandao to grant amnesty to the world.

Li Shouxin was stunned by this news.Thinking of the hardships and sufferings along the way, he burst into tears from grief.

Before leaving, the saint gave various instructions and exhortations, and said that when they returned home successfully, he would personally come out of the city to welcome them.I just didn't expect that there would be so many ups and downs along the way, which would delay my return date, and I would not be able to see the saint for the last time.

When I think about the people who died for various reasons on the road, I feel even more depressed and find it difficult to resolve.

Perhaps, this is life.

There are so many hardships and regrets in life, which makes people feel depressed.

Perhaps, this is also the charm of life.

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Li Shouxin's delegation finally arrived in Luoyang in the first month of the second year of Qiandao (928).

At that time, the new king had just returned to the court.

After the death of the late emperor, some states and counties in Henan and Hebei thought that the new emperor would stop immigration, but the result was that they still continued, so rebellion broke out.

In addition, the last miscellaneous army, the Guangjie Army, was dissatisfied with their fate and seized the city to rebel, which made the momentum a bit big for a while.

The new king established Shao Xiu, the king of Liao, as the crown prince, who was involved in military and state affairs. The Queen Mother Zheshi assisted in the government, and led more than [-] troops from various tribes to go on an expedition, and the rebellion was put down within a few months.

At this time, everyone admired the late emperor's arrangement.

Faced with such a situation, only Jin Shang can properly handle it, because he can control the army personally, he can stabilize the more than 20 imperial troops, and he does not command randomly. He can arrange the troops, boost morale, and command the army to win the battle.

He may not be the most capable among the disciples, but he must be the most suitable.

In the 18th year of Qiandao (944), Shao Chengjie died in Linshuo Palace in Beijing. Ninety-nine in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Prince Shao Xiu ascended the throne in front of the vigil. The 30-strong army shouted long live and marched to Luoyang with the new emperor.

Shao Chengjie completed his historical mission: to inherit Taizu's legacy and suppress the violence in the world.

After the third emperor Shao Xiu Shou succeeded to the throne, the world's atmosphere has changed greatly.Moreover, after Xia Taizong's 18th year of Xiao Gui and Cao's follow-up, all the new dynasty's political affairs have been very stable. Officials with new academic backgrounds can be found in every corner of Daxia, and many of them are already in high positions.

The historical process is difficult to change in a short period of time.

If Shao Xiu Shou, who has been around Taizu since childhood, continues the policies of the previous two generations, the new dynasty's elegant politics can even be said to be deeply rooted.

So good.

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