Chapter 5058: The survival of the clan
The next morning, Pei Xingjian finished handling the official duties and ordered his personal soldiers to gather and prepare food and fodder for war horses, and crossed the Qilian Mountains from Dadoubagu, and drove straight to the city.
He did not stay and asked Cheng Yaojin whether he planned to lead his army back to Beijing, nor would he keep him. The entire "Tubo strategy" was under his control. Whether it was successful or failed, he could only do so. It is up to him to operate and bear it himself.
It doesn't matter if Cheng Yaojin goes or stays, because the moment Lu Dongzan gathers various Tubo troops to fight out of the Great Battle Valley and enter Hexi, the entire strategy has failed.
The contract between the Tang Dynasty and the Gar tribe was completely broken, and the ending of the Gar tribe was bound to be destroyed. Lun Qinling could not get help from the Tang Dynasty and could only hate Zishankou. The city of Lushe who eliminated external threats would reunite Under the leadership of Songtsen Gampo, he turned the defense into an offensive, and used war to further combine each unit. Tubo was unprecedentedly united and powerful.
This is absolutely unacceptable to the Tang Dynasty.
The powerful and warlike Tubo will continue to invade Hexi, the Western Regions, and even the entire Longyou Road, and then involve the Tang Dynasty's troops here, constantly consuming the Tang Dynasty's food, fodder, baggage, and weapons, interrupting the Tang Dynasty's big dynasty Tang’s strategy of expansion outward.
The most important thing is that once Hexi is in turmoil, those Zhenguan ministers, princes and nobles who have been suppressed will take the opportunity to jump out and refute the national policies being implemented one by one until the early stage of Zhenguan is fully restored. political landscape.
The years of efforts of emerging groups will be gone.
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Although the Gar tribe was poor, every grain and every war horse were sent to Zishankou. The tribesmen tightened their belts to support the battle of Lunqinling, but with the assistance of the Tang Dynasty, Fuqi City was getting worse and worse. The construction and decoration have restored its strength at its peak, and it is even more than that.
However, Lu Dongzan doesn't want to stay in the beautifully decorated residence. He takes a while every day to bring his servants to the shore of Qinghai Lake. He lies on the grass by the lake with his wind and looks at the blue sky and white clouds. Reflected in the lake, I feel my mind open and my spirit is relaxed.
Tubo warriors want to gallop between this vast world, with the wind, frost, snow and rain, and through the bumps and rugged, sharpening their bodies to the point of being like steel knives and hiding in the prosperity like Songzan Gampo In the palace, those tenacious and ambitions are erased day by day, facing conspiracy and planning by tribe members and allies, and trembling with strong enemies. What is the future?
Following the servant's finger, Lu Dongzan saw a team of cavalrymen galloping towards the grass in the north. He slowly drank a sip of barley wine, and then narrowed his eyes and didn't care.
Pei Xingjian had not galloped like this for a long time. He felt that the grass under his feet was like a huge green carpet spreading out into the sky. Qinghai Lake in the distance was like jade and vast as a mirror. When he walked nearby, he was still Seeing the breeze blowing across the lake, the blue waves are rippling and the water is rippling. Seagulls fly and fish dive at the bottom. The salty wind blows over the water, which makes people feel refreshed.
Several teams of wandering guards did not stop them, and allowed Pei Xingjian and his party to reach the lake, stopped not far from Lu Dongzan, and jumped off the horse. "I haven't seen each other for many days. I'm so energetic and energetic. I seem to be in a good mood." Pei Xingjian threw the whip to his personal soldiers, took off his cloak, and strode forward. Lu Dongzan, who was cross-legged, sat casually on the grass.
Lu Dongzan then opened his eyes and looked at Pei Xingjian with a smile: "I am very depressed and waiting for the city, so I feel very depressed. How can I feel good? On the contrary, the Protector of the People is originally heroic and vigorous. At the age of high spirits, he looked bitter and had a deep grudge and was full of worries. Could it be that he encountered some difficulties? "
Take the wine bag handed over by the servant, raised his head and took a sip, and Pei Xingjian wiped his beard. The wine stained, and asked back, "If there is really a problem, can the great theory solve the problem?"
If Lu Dongzan didn't know, his thin body was hunched over, a small ball, and a smile: "The Great Protector has outstanding talents and a bright future. Now he is in charge of a territory larger than Tubo, which is hard for me to reach. I can't do anything about height, even you can't solve the troubles. "
"The humble personality of the great discussion is admired by me."
Pei Xingjian praised insincerely, no more Yan, after drinking another sip of wine, looking at the seagulls flying on the lake, he said, "These seagulls come from the South China Sea, cross the Indian, climb over the snowy mountains, and stop here for a moment, and then continue to go north until the descendants of the extreme north are reproduced. Before winter comes, we will return to the South China Sea to spend the winter, so we will stop here twice in a year. Just birds, fearless of wind and rain, traveling thousands of miles, are just the reproduction of ethnic groups, and birds are still With this aspiration, why not let alone people? "
I didn't seem to understand what Pei Xingjian said, Lu Dongzang said strangely: "How can the Protector know that these birds come from the South China Sea? If this is true, the journey is long. It's fine, the snowy mountain lies across the east and west, and it's not easy to climb over even if it's apart with its ribs. "
"I didn't know before, but there were students in the academy who were about the swallows that came from winter to spring. I became interested, so I started researching it, and then I realized that many birds have such habits, so I called them "migratory birds", which mean birds that migrate according to climate change... Seagulls are one of them." >
Lu Dongzan became more and more surprised: "Who else is studying this?"
"Why is this?"
The tension between the two seemed to disappear, and turned to meeting an old friend. Generally speaking, the conversation is very interesting: "Academic students checked the documents and found that when recording astronomical phenomena in the past, various places had deviations in the records of the occurrence time. The further distance between the two places and the greater the deviation, so some people proposed the "time difference" Hypothesis..."
"Time difference?"
"For example, if a sundial is set up here, the time is measured as noon, but if a sundial is set up in Luoyang at the same time, the time is measured as It may be Chen time. If the sundial is set in Japan, it may even be Mid time..."
If others heard this, they would probably think they were talking in their sleep, but Lu Dongzan only thought for a moment and then slighted his hands and exclaimed: "The sun is moving in the sky, and wherever they pass, there are first and later, early and late, measured by the shadow of the sun. There must be differences in time! But it is not difficult to find the time difference, which was ignored in the past, but how should we measure the time difference? "
"It's very simple, starting from Chang'an, all the way west , set up an observatory every 300 miles, and place the latest successfully developed clock of the academy to facilitate the observation of sun shadows within a unified time. ”
"..."
This is still simple ? !
Lu Dongzan twitched his lips. He understood the significance of this move, but he also understood how shocking the time, money and manpower spent on this activity would be.
Sighing: "In the world, only the Tang Dynasty can do such a feat."
Zhenguan Academy, it was as thunder as soon as possible, but never had the opportunity to see what a magical place it was. ?
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
Why did such wonderful ideas be nurtured?
I really want to go and take a look...
"Do you want to go to the academy to take a look?"
It seems that you can see through what Lu Dongzan is thinking in his heart, and Pei Xingjian's eyes are bright: "With the intelligence and talent of Dalun, it is more than enough to go to the academy to be a doctor."< br>
Lu Dongzan raised his head and looked at Pei Xingjian: "What can I teach after I go? Although I never underestimate myself and have a high opinion of myself, the things in the academy, whether it is mathematics, physics, astronomy... are Nothing can be done."
Pei Xingjian smiled: "The academy brings together wisdom in the world. If there is no teaching in the great theory, then what's wrong with being a student?"
I can't teach, too Can learn.
Lu Dongzan looked at the seagull soaring on the water, and showed hope in his eyes. Then he laughed and shook his head and sighed: "I have also planned to sacrifice everything to become a Tang Dynasty person, so that future generations do not have to be in the difficult situation on this plateau wilderness. Live, to see the prosperity of Chang'an and Luoyang, build a courtyard in 108 lifangs, and the ancestors will be safe and happy for generations... But you don't agree."
I want to put aside everything and become a part of you, but you No, then I can only earn a life for my family and descendants by burning both jade and stone. Whether it succeeds or not is all due to God's will.
Pei Xingjian also laughed: "The great theory was once praised by Emperor Taizong as the 'the wisest Tubo'. In my opinion, there are only a handful of people who can compare with the great theory in wisdom in the Tang Dynasty. But why don’t you understand the Tang Dynasty so much? Do you think the household registration of the Tang Dynasty can be obtained by just a single Hu person? Let’s see who are all registered by the Tang Dynasty household registration, and which one is not for the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty. Make outstanding contributions? Some Hu people who lived in the Tang Dynasty for decades, except for their appearance, their words, clothing, and customs are no different from those of the Tang people, but they are not allowed to be naturalized. "
You bring your clan members with you , , descendants rolled up their bedding and ran to Chang'an, living a prosperous and peaceful life, but directly exposed the borders of the Tang Dynasty to Tubo, making the Tang Dynasty and Tubo at any time in danger of war... What are you thinking about?
Lu Dongzan looked at Pei Xingjian: "So the Gar tribe must be here in Fuqi City for generations to block the Tubo cavalry for the Tang Dynasty? That's unfair! If this is the case, I am willing to take the entire Gar with me. The tribe was burned with jade and stones, and they did not want generations to suffer under the war until the clan was destroyed."
"There are actually not so many reasons in this world. How can everyone have fairness since they were born? Your descendants were born as leaders of the Gar tribe and enjoy the worship of thousands of people, but why are those serfs? You have to be born and enslaved as a livestock? People can refuse to accept their fate, but they must recognize the situation. The current situation, fortune, and national situation have the advantages of me. They can change their fate if they are not good. If their fortune is not good, they must be lurking and enduring to achieve the future ."
Lu Dongzan was silent for a little, and said slowly: "I am allowed to be naturalized in the Tang Dynasty and live in Chang'an. No foreign race can see it." Pei Xingjian pondered. This was Lu Dongzan's real intention Is it?
Just just to become a child and continue your bloodline?
After a while, he nodded and said, "Yes! I will write a letter to Your Majesty immediately after I return to Hexi. I think that with the contributions of the Gar family to the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty will definitely agree, and there will be no objection in the court. The voice of the Tang Dynasty was inclusive and distinctly divided into grievances. This official could even recommend one of his honorary ranks and earn the salary of the Tang Dynasty. "