Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 9 Northwest Lonely Loyal Zhang Yichao

Zhang Zhao, born in the second year of (later) Liang Qianhua (912), the youngest son of Zhang Chengfeng, the white-clothed emperor of the Jinshan Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty, the third-generation Jiedu envoy of the Guiyi Army Zhang Huaiding, the great-grandson of the great hero Zhang Yichao, and his elder brother Zhang Wei (geng four tones) ), died in the period of Cao's Daizhang.

His place is far away from the Hexi Corridor in the northwest of the Central Plains. The Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty is a country that even history buffs rarely know, because not only is it small in size, it has only existed for about four years, and the historical materials are even more pitiful. .

The only thing that is certain is that this small country is Zhang Chengfeng, the grandson of Zhang Yichao, the great hero who recovered the six counties of Hexi, that is, the unlucky father of the protagonist, the only Han regime in the Northwest established in the Guasha two states of the Guiyi Army.

The west refers to the direction, and the Han refers to the Han people. Jinshan is in the southwest of Dunhuang, which is later known as Altun Mountain. At this time, people in Dunhuang regarded Jinshan as a protective mountain, and it once became synonymous with Shazhou.

Therefore, the meaning of Jinshan Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty is the Jinshan Kingdom established by the Han people in the west. However, although Zhang Chengfeng used the title of His Majesty and called himself the Son of Heaven in White, he did not use the title of Emperor.

Zhang Zhao's nominal mother was the younger sister of Li Shengtian of Khotan, the daughter of King Yuchitian Piramo of Khotan, but in fact her mother was Song Shi, the wife and niece of Cao Yijin who succeeded Zhang as the Jiedu Envoy of the Guiyi Army.

After the Cao family replaced Zhang, the young Zhang Zhao was taken to live in Shouchang, southwest of Dunhuang, his maternal ancestral home, and his aunts Weichi and Song were still alive.

Although Zhang Zhao was tall and tall, he was weak and weak. Perhaps after witnessing the tragic experience of his father and brother, his mind was directly destroyed. He did nothing but chant Buddha's name for 19 years in his life.

The only time he was stubborn was that he suddenly wanted to find a cave temple to visit the Buddha recently, no matter how everyone persuaded him, he refused to go back, even his biological mother Song sent someone to persuade him. He sent rice for the second time, and this should be the cave that Zhang Chao passed through.

The old loyal old man has been a part of the Zhang family for generations. After the Cao family replaced Zhang, Zhang Zhao saved his life under the protection of his aunt Yuchi and his biological mother Song, and was arranged by the Cao family in Shouchang City, southwest of Dunhuang. live.

Because Shouchang is located in the southwest of Dunhuang, no matter who goes to Shouchang, he must pass through Dunhuang for the convenience of guarding and monitoring. Zhongweng is the only old servant who follows him.

Ge Duo, nicknamed Bald Tiger, is a group of horse thieves who have recently risen in Shouchang, and Dagan means the leader of the Uyghurs. Here are the Uyghurs.

After the rapid decline of Tubo in recent years, these Uyghurs can no longer be controlled, so they began to come down from the Qilian Mountains in groups to settle or nomad in the two states of Guasha with better living conditions. The bald tiger is the most Uighur horse thief. big one.

It is currently the second year of Changxing in the Tang Dynasty. Note that this Tang Dynasty is not the famous Li Tang, but the actor who loves actors and can sing a few words himself. In the first half of his life, he followed the will of King Sanya of Jin to shock the world, and in the second half of his life, he loved actors. The wonderful emperor who almost died and the country was destroyed, the Later Tang Dynasty established by Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty.

The second year of Changxing was the second year of Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan of the later Tang Dynasty who came out to clean up the mess after Li Cunxu died.

Datang has become a gradually blurred concept in the hearts of Han people in Hexi.

I didn't sleep well last night, I kept thinking about Zhang Chao who I met in my dream, and walked out of the temple where Qi Xiahu arranged for them to rest.

The temple is located close to the top of the mountain, looking down the mountain, it is a huge valley.

A lot of good fields have been reclaimed in the valley, and there are streams running through it. The valley mouth is narrow and easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, there is still a distance from the mountain to the valley mouth, which is very suitable as a paradise in troubled times.

But now, this peach blossom garden may not be able to be kept, because tents obviously in Uyghur style are all over the stream, there are at least thirty or forty tents, and there are some Uyghur women around the tents laughing and fetching water by the stream.

How could this be a conspiracy?It is clear that the dove came to occupy the magpie's nest.

"The loyalty is a great deal! How does it feel to seek the skin of a tiger?" The old man, loyalty, walked over in disgrace, and Zhang Chao couldn't help but sarcastically.

After accepting Zhang Zhao's memory, he discovered that this old man has been planning to restore the glory of the Zhang family since he was a few years old. Since his own son, who is enshrined by him, has no intention at all, the old man, the emperor, and the eunuch are not in a hurry. After more than ten years of busy work, I finally made this big event! '

Ridiculous and sad!
"Lang Jun. Servant!" With just one sentence, Zhang Chao made the old man's eyes red. No matter how stupid he is, he also saw Ge Duo's posture and handling last night. It was completely shattered.

He felt that the big thing had come to an end, and he thought about 'subduing' the Uyghurs for his own use so as to revive the Zhang family. Only now did he realize that the Uyghurs were just fooling him with rhetoric a few days ago.

Before the matter was accomplished, the cannibalism began to be exposed. When the matter was accomplished, I am afraid that they would be the next ones to get rid of.

On the old face, a few tears fell from the dry eye sockets, the gray hair was unkempt, messy like a bird's nest, and the dark face was full of ravines, showing the pain and sorrow in his heart everywhere. the misery of life.

Zhang Chao suddenly couldn't bear to say anything more. According to his memory, because he was jealous of Cao's family, he was disliked by pigs and dogs. Even his aunt Wei Chi and biological mother Song didn't dare to pay too much attention to him, for fear of attracting dissatisfaction from Cao's family.

Therefore, in the 17 years of Zhang Zhao's life, the only family member, the only one who regarded him as the master and the noble man of heaven, was this old servant Zhang Zhong.

The two walked around the simple temple in silence for a long time, and Zhang Chao searched around, wanting to see if the idol in his dream would appear here.

A few sweeping women looked at him curiously, chattering a little, apparently his identity as the son of the emperor in white is very mysterious to these ordinary people, and even two urchins rushed to Zhang Chao to see his appearance , and then ran away quickly under the mother's scolding.

Suddenly, Zhang Chao was shocked. At the entrance of the temple's main hall, an oil lamp that he was very familiar with lay alone on the ground.

"Zhong, who is this idol?" In the main hall of the temple, Zhang Chao, who couldn't wait to break in, finally found an existence exactly like the idol in his dream, a statue that had lost its color and was cracked everywhere, but still majestic.

"This is the great-grandfather of Mr. Lang, the heaven of the Fan Han people in the six counties of Hexi! The Taibao of the Tang Dynasty granted the title of Founding Duke of Nanyang, and returned to the Jiedu Envoy of the Rebel Army. Zhang Taboo Shangyi and Xia Chaogong!
Without the Taibaogong, we are still like pigs and dogs under the rule of Tubo. Without the Taibaogong, Guasha Haner would have become a barbarian like Gamo who does not know his ancestors and culture! "

Old Zhang Zhong was full of excitement, and a look of pride flashed on his face full of grooves, which was the infinite nostalgia for the past glory.

(End of this chapter)