RPAGF Chapter 450: A ruthless man destroys a country
Chapter 450: A ruthless man destroys a country
[Which ruthless person can destroy an entire country? 】
[The Tang Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world at that time. After Emperor Taizong Li Shimin ascended the throne, he established friendly exchanges with various Asian countries, and the territory of the Tang Dynasty became unprecedentedly vast.
The Tang Dynasty was not only a powerful country, but also had many talented people.
A civil servant took thirty people to Tianzhu for discussion, and then pacified Tianzhu. Isn't this really a cool novel?
How could one person destroy an entire country?
At that time, India was divided into five parts: east, west, south, north and central. King Harsha of Central India, Silayitta, admired Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin and the prosperous national strength of the Tang Dynasty.
"I will face east."
In the 15th year of Zhenguan, King Harsha Shilayiduo sent an envoy to Chang'an to write a letter to Emperor Taizong of Tang, hoping to achieve friendly exchanges between the two countries.
In the 17th year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty sent Li Yibiao as the chief envoy and Wang Xuance as the deputy envoy to visit India.
In the 21st year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of Tang sent envoys to India for the second time. However, the then Central Indian King Harsha, Silajitta, suddenly drowned in the Ganges.
Alonatha, a subordinate of King Harsha, immediately usurped the throne and proclaimed himself king. Alonatha was afraid that the Tang Dynasty envoys would go back and tell the Tang Emperor to avenge King Harsha, and he also coveted the treasures brought by the Tang Dynasty envoys, so he decided to control the visiting Tang Dynasty envoys.
Alonashun sent 2000 men to ambush the 30-member delegation led by Wang Xuance.
Wang Xuance and his deputy Jiang Shiren were imprisoned, while the rest of the delegation had been killed.
"Xuan Ce then fled at night and went to Tubo."
After escaping from prison, the two men did not flee back to the Tang Dynasty to tell Emperor Taizong Li Shimin the truth. Instead, they went all the way north to Tibet.
At this time, Songtsen Gampo of Tubo had married Princess Wencheng and agreed to send 1200 troops. Wang Xuance also borrowed 7000 troops from Nepal, a small country between Tubo and Tianzhu. With nearly 1 troops, Wang Xuance began to formally attack Tianzhu.
More than 3,000 heads were beheaded and more than 10,000 enemies were drowned.
After Alona's defeat, he fled while gathering the remaining soldiers and borrowing troops from Eastern India to launch a counterattack against Wang Xuance.
Alonashun was captured alive.
In the 22nd year of Zhenguan, Wang Xuance continued to attack the remaining troops in order to wipe out the root of the problem. Alonashon's wife and children were captured alive, 20,000 people were captured, and 30,000 livestock were obtained.
After the Central India was pacified, Wang Xuance began to attack the Eastern India, which had lent troops to Arakan Shun. The Eastern India offered 30,000 cattle and horses, bows, swords, and precious necklaces to Wang Xuance and expressed its willingness to submit to the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Xuance brought the captured prisoners back to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin appointed Wang Xuance as a doctor of the imperial court.
In his later years, Li Shimin liked to eat elixirs. Wang Xuance happened to bring back an Indian alchemist, Narsapomei, who claimed to be 200 years old and could make elixirs for longevity. Li Shimin was seriously ill at the time, and after taking Narsapomei's medicine, there was no effect.
Some people also say that Li Shimin died because his illness worsened after eating it.
Wang Xuance was implicated because of this and was never reused in his life. There is no biography of him in history books.
What's even more unfortunate is that the content of "Travels to Central India" written by Wang Xuance is similar to that of "Great Tang Records on the Western Regions" written by the contemporary Tang monk Xuanzang. In addition, Wang Xuance's fame is not as high as Xuanzang, so later generations inadvertently transferred the content of "Travels to Central India" into "Great Tang Records on the Western Regions".
However, as a diplomat, Wang Xuance not only maintained the authority of the Tang Dynasty, but also did not damage the relationship between China and India. He also left behind a legendary story of one man destroying a country, so it was not a loss. 】
＜Well, "Friendly Intercourse" is about using both kindness and severity, we all understand.＞
＜The Zhenguan Reign was truly a time of political clarity, economic recovery, and cultural prosperity.＞
＜Wang Xuance himself is not very famous in history. Maybe it’s because at that time, India was not an enemy to the Tang Dynasty. There were many vassal states around the Tang Dynasty that submitted to him. India was nothing... [covering face]＞
Although Wang Xuance did not recommend the alchemist to Li Shimin, he was the one who brought him back after all, and Wang Xuance's future was completely ruined.
＜There are too many powerful people in the Tang Dynasty, and many of their great deeds are glossed over.＞
＜After completing this mission and returning to the Tang Dynasty, I was promoted to the next rank [Shocked] You can imagine how powerful the generals of the Tang Dynasty were at that time, haha.＞
＜Countries like Tibet and Nepal were willing to lend troops to a down-and-out envoy because he had the powerful Tang Dynasty behind him [dog head] If Wang Xuance had been born in the late Qing Dynasty [covering face]＞
＜The generals who destroyed the Tang Dynasty also include Su Dingfang, Gao Xianzhi, Xue Rengui... There are so many talented people, our Tang Dynasty is really invincible in the world hahahaha,＞
＜A strong era is definitely not the result of just one powerful person, but a group of powerful people standing together, and a monarch who has a keen eye for talent.＞
＜I remember that after Wang Xuance returned, he was blamed for being late for returning to Chang'an [covering face] and didn't care what he did in India at all [covering face]＞
＜Looking to Tubo for troops is really hilarious. If you think about the relationship between Tubo, India, and the Tang Dynasty, I think this is probably the reason why Wang Xuance was only promoted one level when he returned to Chang'an.＞
＜“On horseback they beat the wild barbarians, on foot they wrote military documents.” Don’t underestimate the literati of the Tang Dynasty, they were basically both civil and military! Unlike the literati later on, they were really weak scholars [covering their face]＞
＜Dongtianzhu just voted now?＞
＜It may sound fantastic that Wang Xuance destroyed an entire country by himself, but remember that “a weak country has no diplomacy”, and this is the truth that led to his success.＞
[Tang Zhenguan 4th year Wang Xuance:! ? ! Is it someone with the same name and surname? ]
[Meng Yi in the 30th year of Qin Shi Huang's reign: One man destroyed a country?]
[Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han: The Tang Dynasty is truly fantastic, with so many talented people.]
[Tang Taizong Li Shimin: Tianzhu? Oh, I remember now. It is the place where Tang Xuanzang went to seek Buddhist scriptures. It is also the India where the caste system existed in later generations. Even if you hold a golden bowl, you still cannot live a successful life.]
[Zhang Fei in the second year of Zhangwu in the Later Han Dynasty: He is worthy of being a famous general in the Tang Dynasty who destroyed countries...]
[Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty Aisin-Gioro Hongli: How many times must I say that you should not confuse the Great Qing Dynasty with the Late Qing Dynasty, they are completely different!]
[Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty Aisin-Gioro Minning: Uh…]
[Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng: @Tang Taizong Li Shimin The elixir is fake, don’t eat it.]
[Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che: Agreed.]
[Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houcong: If you want to eat something, it is best to eat the elixir that you made yourself.]
[Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao: Please don’t tell me that you are still eating those disgusting things…]
[Ming Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong: …]
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When many people first saw the title of the light curtain video, they were surprised for a moment, and then they all thought to themselves:
One man destroyed an entire country? This man must be from the Tang Dynasty...
After the video on the screen was played, everyone nodded. Oh, it really is someone from the Tang Dynasty again.
"You only got a Chao San doctor?!"
"How powerful are the generals of the Tang Dynasty..."
"No wonder everyone misses the prosperous Tang Dynasty..."
"A weak country has no diplomacy. If you were born at that time, you would be surrounded by defeated enemies and no one would dare to offend you. This is a strong country and this is the authority of the Tang Dynasty."
Since the light curtain appeared, people's impression of the Tang Dynasty has undergone many changes. But perhaps because the prosperous Tang Dynasty depicted at the beginning was too beautiful and too desirable, even after learning about the Anshi Rebellion, the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and the separatist regimes, they still did not change their love for the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
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Tang Dynasty, the fourth year of Zhenguan
Wang Xuance was originally very motivated to watch the video.
The "Wang Xuance" described on the light screen is his future goal!
"Mount the horse to fight the mad Hu, dismount and write military documents!"
However... as the video played to the end, he couldn't laugh anymore...
Damn it! Your Majesty took the elixir because he mistakenly believed in the alchemist from India! What's more important is that the alchemist was indirectly handed to Your Majesty by me!
"This...what should I do?"
Li Shimin had good eyesight and saw on the screen that there was a person with the same name and surname as the one being spoken in the video.
"Wang Xuance?"
No monarch would dislike having many capable people under his command. Li Shimin once again sighed that each of his subordinates was talented, whether they were the ones in front of him or the ones exposed by the light curtain. They were all like this, which made him feel at ease and at ease.
His expression quickly turned ugly again when the video on the screen played the word "Alchemist".
The people who were watching the video in the palace fell silent immediately. His Majesty did not look well...
Unlike the expected anger, Li Shimin immediately laughed and replied to the man named Wang Xuance on the screen.
"There's no need to mention what happened next. I'm in good health."
It is better for me to believe that Guangmu will send down the elixir directly to me than to believe in the elixir offered by the alchemist from India!
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