Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 43
In Dunhuang in late autumn, the cold wind blowing from the grasslands in the north made the yellow leaves of the old pear trees in Jiedushi's courtyard drop one after another.

Cao Yuande supported Cao Yijin, Cao Yuanshen and Cao Yuanzhong followed behind him, and the father and son took a rare walk.

A yellow leaf fell on Cao Yijin's chest, and he suddenly turned to the east and let out a long sigh.

"Yuan De, Yuan Shen, Yuan Zhong, do you know that when Lord Taibao first raised the flag of righteousness to overthrow the tyranny of Tubo, Shi Mendu taught Master Hong Bian, why did he use monks and soldiers to help?"

Cao Yuande, who was supporting Cao Yijin, pondered for a moment and then shook his head. He said with some doubts.

"The Tubo people believe in our Buddha, and the status of monks in Shazhou is much higher than it is today. They don't pay taxes, don't pay land taxes, and there are monks and soldiers, which is like a separatist regime.

Professor Shi Mendu commanded the monks in the five prefectures of Gua, Sha, Yi, Gan, and Su, and his power was second only to the Guasha Jiedu envoy of the Tubo people in Dunhuang.

No matter in terms of status or doctrine, I really can't figure out why Master Hongbian followed Taibao Gong to rebel against Tubo! "

"That's right! At that time, our Hexi Tang'er was not as good as a pig or a dog. We wore bearded clothes, talked nonsense, and had ocher tattoos on our faces. Otherwise, we could only be slaves for the rest of our lives.

But Master Hong Bian is not like that!Not only is he not a slave, but even Tubo Zanpu treats him very politely!There's really no reason to protest. "Cao Yuanshen also shook his head to express that he didn't know.

Cao Yijin stroked the long reddish beard on his chin, his eyes revealed a look of reminiscence, and he looked at Cao Yuande beside him.

"Back then, a certain man was still as young as Shisi Lang, and he was trying his best to marry your mother, Suo Siniang, so he made excuses to run to Suo's house every day.

Once, at the feast of Suo Taibao, the late Guiyi Army Jiedu envoy Suo Taibao, your grandfather, a certain person met Master Wuzhen, a disciple of Master Hong Bian.

Master Wuzhen talked about Master Hong Bian. He said that the reason why Master Hong Bian followed the Taibao Gong for righteousness was not only to save the people under the rule of the Tubo people, but also because of his mother’s last wish! "

"Mother's last wish? But at that time, Master Hong Bian's mother had passed away for many years, right?" Cao Yuanzhong asked in surprise.

"That's right! At that time, Master Hong Bian's mother had passed away for almost ten years, but do you know? The master's mother had never been truly buried. There was no monument in front of the grave, and the coffin was not a body but an urn of ashes.

Because Mrs. Zhang Shitai, the mother of Master Hong Bian, once said, "The fox died on the first mound, and the fallen leaves returned to their roots. I hope that I can be buried in Nanyang after a hundred years." '

Mrs. Zhang's mother worked hard to raise Master Hong Bian. She was simple during her lifetime, and her only wish after death was to be buried in her hometown.

At that time, Hexi fell into the hands of the Tubo people, and it had been more than seventy years. His mother's last wish had almost become Master Hong Bian's heart demon, so when Taibao Gong approached him to persuade him to raise righteousness, Master Hong Bian did not hesitate at all, and immediately So he organized monks and soldiers to follow Taibao Gong.

In the year of Xinsi (861), Duke Taibao recovered Liangzhou and finally opened up the connection between Hexi and the Tang Dynasty. Master Hong Bian immediately sent his disciple Master Wuzhen and members of the Zhang clan in Nanyang to escort Mrs. Tai's coffin back to the east.

In the following year Renwu year (862), Master Hongbian, who received the news that Mrs. Tai had returned to her hometown for burial, sat down and died! "

"That's how it is! It's filial piety. Master Hong Bian sacrificed himself to the Buddha, but he still cut off the affection between mother and child. He must fulfill his mother's last wish before he ascended to heaven! In the end, he and Mrs. Tai each reached consummation. How wonderful! How wonderful!"

When the three Cao brothers heard this story for the first time, they put their hands together and prayed.

"You guys! Alas!" For some reason, Cao Yijin felt very lonely when he saw his three sons like this.

"When I heard about this incident, I was very emotional, but what I was emotional was not the mother-child relationship between Master Hong Bian and Mrs. Zhang.

It is Mrs. Zhang who has lived under the rule of Tubo for decades, but still does not forget her hometown.

At that time, the Tubo people strictly prohibited us Tang children from contacting any Tang culture, so I knew very little about the affairs of the Central Plains.

After hearing this story, a certain Cao Yijin made up his mind to study the culture of Tang Dynasty.

I want to see what charm she has, which can make people change their minds for decades, and would rather die than be buried and return home.

That is to say, from then on, even if a certain Cao Yijin had a red face and a beard, even if a certain mother and grandmother were Sogdians, he never considered himself a Sogdian, but a certain Han! "

Looking at their father's flushed face, the three Cao brothers couldn't understand why Cao Yijin was so excited.

Although their Cao family is known as the Cao family of Qiaojun, they have too much Sogdian blood mixed in, and they have long been insensitive to the Sogdian or Han people.

So in the eyes of these three brothers, are they Han Chinese or Sogdians?The importance is far lower than the two things of keeping the Guiyi Army and keeping the Cao family in control of the Guiyi Army.

"Yuan Zhong, summon Song Tuiguan and ask him to write a letter to Zhang Erlang in the name of his sister Song!" After a while, Cao Yijin, who finally calmed down, said to his third son Cao Yuanzhong.

Song Tuiguan refers to Shazhou Tuiguan Song Shantong. Song Shantong's third sister is Zhang Zhao's biological mother, and Cao Yuanzhong's mother is Song Shantong's aunt. The Song brothers and sisters are Cao Yuanzhong's cousin and cousin. Cousin.

Therefore, the work of contacting the Song family and monitoring Zhang Zhao was actually done by Cao Yuanzhong. This is also an important reason why Cao Yuanzhong seemed very angry (heart) and (virtual) after Zhang Zhao made such a big commotion.

Uh!But it's a bit messy!If counting from Cao Yijin's wife Suoshi, Cao Yijin is Zhang Zhao's cousin.

If counting from Cao Yijin's second wife Song, Cao Yijin is Zhang Zhao's cousin and grandfather, so on the other hand, Cao Sanniang is Zhang Zhao's cousin.

This circle of hundreds of thousands of people has been intermarried for hundreds of years, and it can't be avoided no matter what.

"I'll do it right now!" Cao Yuanzhong agreed softly, "However, my lord, how should I write this letter?"

"How do you write it? Just write it in the name of the Song family, saying that we haven't seen each other for many years, I hope Zhang Erlang can go back to Dunhuang to meet his mother, and say that you promised, no one will be against Zhang Erlang!" Cao Yijin said lightly. Said.

"Father, no!" Cao Yuande couldn't sit still, "Although this Erlang may not be as heroic as Yannai said, he is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp. We allow him to come back to Dunhuang like this, and there will be endless troubles!"

Cao Yijin slowly turned his head, his chubby face showed a bit of ruthlessness.

"If Zhang Erlang is really recruited by his mother, as soon as he enters the city, you call the Jiedu Yamen soldiers at the Ying'en Gate in the inner city, and chop him into minced meat!"

"Ah!" The three Cao brothers, especially Cao Yanming's father, Cao Yuande, were dumbfounded.

"Is my father trying to trap and kill Zhang Erlang? If he dares to come, he will definitely keep Shishilang in custody!"

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