"Xuan Ce, I want you to take a trip to Xiangxiong Country to find out the reality of Li Mixia and Xiangxiong Kingdom, if you have the opportunity, you can ......
You understand......"
Li Lu said to Wang Xuance.Wang Xuance, who has admired Su Qin and Zhang Yi since he was a child, naturally agreed, "Please rest assured, I will definitely investigate the Xiangxiong Kingdom and Li Mixia clearly.......
"The reason why Li Lu asked Wang Xuance to envoy to the Xiangxiong Kingdom is completely because of the important strategic location of the Xiangxiong Kingdom and the large amount of wealth accumulated for thousands of years to attract him, this Xiangxiong Country is not simple, Zhangxiong, Sanskrit refers to the "land of the Dapeng Bird", and it is recorded as "Yangtong" in the Han Dynasty, which is the earliest civilization center on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.According to later archaeological research and historical records, Zhangzhung had risen on the Tibetan Plateau in the 10th century BC, and established relations with the Tang Dynasty before Tibet.In the 6th ~ 7th century AD, Zhangzhung was already based on animal husbandry and agriculture.The ancient Zhangzhung produced a very high civilization, which not only formed its own unique Zhangxiong script, but also the birthplace of the traditional indigenous religion of Tibet, Bon, which had a profound impact on the later Tibetan and Tibetan culture.At its peak, the Zhangzhung Dynasty had a strong military force, and its territory included most of the Tibetan Plateau and parts of Qinghai and Sichuan, as well as Kashmir and Ladakh in the west.Later, the Tibetans gradually rose to prominence on the Tibetan plateau, and by the early 8th century AD, they had completely conquered Zhangxiong.Since then, the kingdom and culture of Zhangzhung have suddenly disappeared, and its written documents and palace ruins seem to have disappeared overnight, so there is no way to verify it.The current state of Zhangzhung is in its heyday, and under the rule of Li Mixia, the country has not only developed a unique culture, but also has vast pastures and farmland within its borders.In order to irrigate the farmland, the Zhangxiong people repaired many water diversion projects, had food and clothing, and naturally fed many people, and it was precisely because of this that Li Mixia's subjects amounted to one million people, with more than 100,000 soldiers, and it was a powerful country in western Tibet.Due to the domination of Jiankun under the rule of Li Lu in the Western Regions, the envoy he sent was naturally warmly entertained by Li Mixia, he held a grand welcome ceremony for Wang Xuance in his capital Qiongjiao Yincheng, Comrade Xiao Wang was extremely respectful to Li Mixia on the surface, and casually slapped two sycophants, and Li Mixia was stunned, but Comrade Xiao Wang did not forget that he shouldered the secret task that Li Lu assigned him, he moved up and down, and made friends with some upper-class people of the Xiangxiong Kingdom, and explored a lot of the reality of the Xiangxiong Kingdom.After Comrade Xiao Wang returned to Shaye from Qiongjiao Yincheng, he immediately went to see Li Lu and told Li Lu in detail what he had seen and heard, and he also brought a piece of sheepskin, which was a map.It stretches southeast along the Himalayas from Bolu and includes the later Ahsan and a small part of Nepal.To the north, it is adjacent to the southern Xinjiang regions such as Green Ridge and Hotan under its own control.It is bordered by Subi to the east and contains part of the Nagqu and Amdo regions.It can be seen from the territory of Zhangxiong that Zhangxiong is bordered by Sassanid Persia in the west, Jiankun in the north, Tianzhu and Nepal in the south, and Tibet in the east."
Your Highness, this Xiangxiong kingdom has a very close relationship with Tibet, and has maintained an alliance for a long time, and has been strengthened by mutual marriage.He married the Zhangzhung princess Li Teman as his concubine, and the sister Sama Ga married the Zhangzhung king Li Mixia.But this Li Mixia, hehe, doesn't like this Sama Ka, what he likes is the other three wives, especially a concubine named Xuge, I heard that they may not see each other a few times a year......
"Wang Xuance said, "It is said that Sama Ga was driven to the shore of Mayong Lake, she is very dissatisfied with Li Mixia, it's not good, she wants to cooperate with the abandoned sect to get rid of Li Mixia.....""
Samaga?
Oh, the sister who abandoned the sect and praised it......."
Li Lu smiled, this Sama Karma is very famous, there is a legend in history called Sama Karma, and the protagonist is this master.Legend has it that the reason why the Emperor of Zhangxiong favored other concubines and snubbed his sister Samaga.As a result, Samaga "neglected housekeeping, did not raise children, and lived in another room".Her distress alarmed the abandonment of the sect, and he sent an envoy to visit Qiongjiao Silver City.As a result, Samaga wandering outside was found next to Mayong Lake.Samaga gave the envoy a packet of turquoise wrapped in a turban, and told him to bring it to his brother and sing to the envoy: "In the steppes of the upper north, there was a fierce wild bull, and from the valley came a cry, and from the mouth of the valley came an answer, and then an arrow came from the guard, and slew the wild bull; The tiger meat is hanging on the iron hook, and there are watchers staring at it, and if it is not taken quickly, it will fall into the mouths of ospreys and otters after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow; A big, big fish, catch it if you can, the Milky Way in the sky and the water in the ground are far apart, and you can get closer and closer along the river, and you can go up to the sky......
"It is said that the meaning of the turban wrapped in turquoise is that if you are a man, you will wear turquoise and lead troops to attack Zhangxiong, and if you don't send troops, you will be a woman with a turban."
It took three years to destroy Zhangxiong, capturing the king of Zhangxiong, Li Mixia, and secretly executing him after seven years of captivity.But Li Lu thinks that this legend is unreliable, if he thinks that he abandoned his sect and raised troops to attack Xiangxiong because his sister was not favored, this is obviously insulting the IQ of the abandoned sect and the name of the young man, "The Art of War" has a cloud: "The Lord cannot be angry and raise a teacher, and he will not be discouraged and cause war."
Move in line with the profit, and stop at the point of not the benefit. ”Although he probably hasn't read Sun Tzu's Art of War, he must understand this truth.Referring to his previous military expeditions, which time was not all planned and then moved, the thunderous soldiers, into the momentum of overwhelming the city, the soldiers pointed out like boiling soup and pouring snow, invincible in an instant, and how could Zhangxiong, whose national strength is almost equal to that of Tibet, not plan carefully?
In fact, as long as you open the map of Tubo at that time, you can clearly see that before he destroyed Zhangxiong, the eastern and northern borders of Tubo's territory were the Tang Dynasty, since Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, the relationship between Tang and Tibet was friendly, and the envoys visited each other one after another, not to mention that after the first battle of Songzhou, the abandoned sect knew that the Tang Dynasty was strong, and it was far from a day to go, and it was more in line with the interests of Tubo to maintain friendly relations with the Tang Dynasty.Although the country of Nibora is weak, the humid climate makes the Tibetan army extremely unadaptable, so every time the southern army is used in the south, it is a light taste.Only the Zhangxiong country in the west of Tibet has a large territory and many people, which is suitable for conquest, and after conquering Zhangxiong, it can occupy the transit point of the Silk Road and open the channel of communication with Central Asia, which is the best choice that is most in line with the interests of Tibet."
Your Highness, the people of Zhangzhung live in tents and caves, and live on cattle and sheep for food.Their folk songs all say that they have endless wheat to eat and endless fish, to be honest, I didn't expect that on this plateau, there are six animals thriving and five grains are abundant......
The Zhangxiong people believe in Bon, value ghosts and gods, like witches, and avoid eating wild horse meat......."
When Wang Xuance told Li Lu about the richness of Zhangxiong, he couldn't help but say to Li Lu, "Your Highness, the land of Zhangxiong is not inferior to our Broken Leaf River Valley.....""
What, you said that in the land of Zhangxiong, there are not only rich grasslands, but also forests?"
Li Lu asked in surprise."
Yes, Your Highness, I have not only seen the prairie that is not inferior to ours, but also seen a lot of forests and .......farmland along the Shiquan River, Xiangquan River, Maquan River, and Peacock River," Wang Xuance said."
How many tribes does Zhangzhung have?
How much can you fight?
”Li Lu asked."
Your Highness, the people of Zhangzhung Kingdom, I think it should be about one million, Li Mixia once told me that there are 32 tribes in the entire Zhangxiong, 180,000 households, and there are 5,225 Bon Mila who practice the law on Rinpo Mountain alone, and their chief is Phuntsok Gyatso..........
There is one person from each household, that is 180,000 elite soldiers. ”Wang Xuance said."
So many people?"
Li Lu frowned, this is not right, in his previous life, he had been to the Ali region where Zhangxiong was located, and in the 21st century, the entire Ali region had a population of only 70,000, how could there be millions of people at this time?
It's not scientific.Li Lu thought about it for a while and felt that it might be caused by the following reasons: first, frequent wars between tribes and dynasties; Second.
Due to the continuous deterioration of the environment and climate due to the increase in altitude, a large population migration will occur; Thirdly, the medical conditions at that time were very poor, and people and animals suffered from plague and other diseases, resulting in a large number of deaths; Fourth, Tibetan Buddhism is particularly prosperous, and many people become lamas or nuns, unable to marry, have children, and have offspring, which leads to or affects the decline of the population over time; Fifth.
Natural disasters (such as snowstorms, droughts, floods, etc.); Sixth. low productivity, weak ability to conquer and transform nature; Seventh.
The bad habit of killing herds and sacrificing to gods has affected the development of agriculture and animal husbandry......
But these are just Li Lu's personal speculations, and the real reason for the sharp decline in Zhangxiong's population is still a mystery in the 21st century."
No, we can't let the abandoned sect get praise to succeed, if he succeeds, it will be a huge threat to us......."
Li Lu put down his thoughts and said to Wang Xuance."
Your Highness, what you said is right, abandon the sect and praise it, this person is ambitious, not a good person......
Or do we want to be the first to do it?
Your Highness, if you start late, you will be the first to strike!
”Wang Xuance and Li Lu are really compatible, both of them are ambitious expansionists.It's true that you abandoned the sect and fell in love with Zhangxiong, but Li Lu also fell in love with Zhangxiong's piece of fat, poor Xiangxiong Guo, just like a three-year-old child holding gold through the market, was targeted by two powerful neighbors, but Li Mixia, who felt good about himself, still thought that he was strong, and no one dared to provoke him, so he could only say that he was too confident.