Do you want to say that the Turks at this time were superstitious? Of course they are also superstitious, and in this regard, the Turks are no less than the Central Plains people!
Many people in modern times think that the Turks believe in Christianity. In fact, this is not the case. In Chinese history, that is, the Turks in the Sui and Tang Dynasties were influenced by Buddhism, Manichaeism and Nestorianism, but most of the tribes actually practiced It's shamanism. Those who believe in Christianity are foreign Turks, not Chinese.
The Turks claim to be descendants of Turks. In the 10th century, when they migrated westward from Central Asia, they encountered Arabs who believed in Christianity. Christianity had an unprecedented impact on them. Almost all Turks who claimed to be of Turkic descent converted to the new faith and played a major role in the history of Christianity. Since then, their beliefs have always maintained the characteristics of Christianity in peripheral areas: they are simple and martial, regard their creed as a war cry, regard their doctrines as a mobilization call, and take the expansion of the territory of Japan as their own responsibility. They are full of the first-generation spirit. ***That fiery, straightforward and confident look.
However, it is impossible for the Turks in Chinese history to believe in Christianity, because Christianity was introduced into China around the tenth century, and the Han dynasty at the same time was the Northern Song Dynasty. This is common sense in history.
At this time, the Turks mainly believed in shamanism, which has a long history and originated in the primitive fishing and hunting era. Before Genghis Khan established the Mongol Khanate, the dominant religion among the nomadic peoples in the northern steppes was shamanism. Judging from the records in "The Secret History of Mongolia", the shaman at that time asked Tuo Lei to drink the "cursed water" to replace his brother Ogedai Khan and die. Among Genghis Khan's sons, he had the strongest military ability and controlled 100% of the power. The eighty Mongolian army was the strongest in the steppe empire, but Torre did not resist. This shows the status occupied by shamanic beliefs at that time.
According to the teachings of shamanism, Changshengtian is the eternal and supreme god. In the thinking mode of the grassland people, the supreme power in the world is granted by the eternal and highest god-"Changshengtian". Therefore, on the grassland, from the Khan to the common people, , all believe in the Immortal Heaven, and all hope to be blessed by the Immortal Heaven!
If the abnormal celestial phenomenon of frost in midsummer is given a special meaning that Changshengtian is dissatisfied with the current ruler of the grassland, I believe that even if he is sitting on the profits of millions of string control people, he will feel a big headache!
Tang Jian's strategy seems absurd, but after careful consideration, he found that this strategy is indeed feasible. As he said, if there is frost in midsummer and the plan succeeds, Tuli's troops will be able to escape from Jieli's army. siege; if the plan fails, there will not be much loss for Tuli, because they are already in a desperate situation, and the situation cannot be worse!
"Haha! If that's the case, I'll be relieved!"
In the Yating, Tuli Khan chuckled, and then he said with concern: "The envoy has been tired all the way, so he must be tired. I will ask someone to take you to the camp to rest!"
Seeing that everything that needed to be said had been said, Tang Jian cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Khan!"
Tuli Khan nodded, and he shouted outside. After a while, two maids came in, and then they were led by the two maids. Tang Jian exited the hall.
"Khan, do we really want to do what Tang Jian said?"
After Tang Jian left, Ni Shutuo couldn't help but asked.
Tuli Khan frowned and said nothing. After a moment of silence, he said: "Now we are like animals in a cage. How can we escape if we don't give it a try? Starting from tomorrow, you will arrange manpower to go to various tribes." Spread the news about "Jieli has lost his moral character, usurped the throne of Khan, persecuted his nephews, and the Changsheng Sky will be angry, and will send frost at the end of July." Remember to arrange some smart people, so as not to reveal the truth! "
Compared with the "rumor" rhetoric provided by Tang Jian, Tu Li's version is more in line with the current situation on the grassland and is more likely to resonate with the tribes on the grassland.
Seeing that Tu Li had made up his mind, Ni Shutuo couldn't persuade him anymore, so he could only nod his head and said: "Ni Shutuo obeys your order!"
After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but said: "Khan, the people of Tang are cunning, and my subordinates feel that we cannot believe everything Tang Jian says!"
"… Um!"
Tuli nodded thoughtfully, and after a moment, he ordered: "Send someone to keep an eye on Tang Jian and his entourage. They cannot leave Yating without the permission of this Khan! This person is a big man no matter what." A Duke of the Tang Dynasty, with him in our hands, he may be of some use in the future!"
Ni Shutuo's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood: "Don't worry, Khan, I will definitely let people keep a close eye on Tang Jian!"
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"Why is Your Majesty so happy? But what happy event happened to you?"
In the backyard of the palace, Empress Changsun was reading a book boredly in her bedroom. She saw Li Er humming a tune and walking in with high spirits. She couldn't help but put down the book in her hand and smiled at Li Er.
In this boudoir, she and Li Er had always treated each other as husband and wife, so there was no need to meet and greet each other like they did outside.
"Haha! What a happy event! What a great happy event!"
Li Er laughed, walked quickly to Queen Changsun, sat on the couch, put his arms around the beauty beside him, and said with a smile: "Today, the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce held a fund-raising meeting in Lantian County to help the court raise military funds. Guanyin, what do you think?" Guess how much money was raised in total?”
Seeing Li Er's face full of joy, Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Looking at the joy on His Majesty's face, the money raised from this fund-raising meeting must be enough for the imperial army to march north?"
"Haha! Guanyin is really smart!"
Li Er smiled heartily and said: "At first, I asked Li Zexuan to find a way to raise military supplies for the 150,000 soldiers recruited to Beijing for training. But this guy came up with this method of raising donations. Xiao Yu was not optimistic about this method before. , and even made a bet with me on whether this fund-raising meeting could raise the 250,000 guan needed for the army of 150,000 for three months!
Haha, unexpectedly, today's fundraising meeting actually raised 428,500 guan, which not only solved the problem of the 150,000 newly arrived military supplies in Beijing, but also even left a lot of surplus. In this way, two months later By attacking the Turks, our Tang Dynasty's chances of winning will increase! "
"Four hundred and twenty-eight thousand five hundred yuan? This small fundraising meeting actually raised so much money?"
Although Empress Changsun had been prepared, she still couldn't hide her surprise after hearing such a huge number from Li Er.
In her original impression, most businessmen were profitable. When these businessmen participated in the fund-raising meeting, all of them must be reluctant to donate money. How could they raise 428,500 yuan
It’s simply unbelievable!
Li Er saw the surprised look on Queen Changsun's face, and he couldn't help but explain: "In fact, the reason why Li Zexuan's Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce has made great efforts to raise so much money! First of all, the fundraising meeting was successfully held. Lin Wenyuan, a member of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce The contribution is indispensable. Secondly, all members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce participated in this fund-raising meeting, and the amount donated by everyone was huge!
According to Xiao Yu's calculations, at this fund-raising meeting, the amount of donations from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce alone has reached 190,000 yuan. Under their active leadership, the rest of the businessmen rushed to donate money! "
Having said this, Li Er took out an account book from his arms and handed it to Queen Changsun. The account book contained the donation details of this fund-raising meeting.
Empress Changsun reached out to take it, and while looking at the account books, she said with emotion: "The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce founded by Yong'an Hou is indeed extraordinary! In the past, I would never have believed that a group of businessmen could voluntarily serve for The country raises military supplies, and everyone contributes generously!"
"Yeah! This guy does have some skills in business!"
Li Er nodded and said: "I would like to hand over all the merchants of the Tang Dynasty to his management, but with his lazy temperament, I am afraid that 80% of them will not be willing!"
Empress Changsun covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Marquis Yong'an has a lot of errands to do now. He is a member of the Xuanjia Army, the head of the Yanhuang Academy, and the governor of Qingzhou. No matter which status you hold, the stakes are not small!"
"Ha! What you said, Guanyin Maid, makes sense! I think he was not very willing to let this brat join the court as an official. It seems that he is really useless!"
Li Er said with emotion.
Empress Changsun discovered some clues from the account books at this time. She exclaimed softly: "Your Majesty, it seems that the civil and military officials of the DPRK also secretly donated money at this fund-raising meeting, right?"
Because she saw the names of many familiar shops from this account book, such as Cheng Yaojin's wine shop, Qin Qiong's clothing shop, and her brother Changsun Wuji's ironware shop.
Li Er nodded and said: "That's true. Now that the situation is urgent, the civil and military officials in the court are united. I feel very comforted!"
Empress Changsun smiled slightly and said: "That is because Your Majesty is diligent and caring for the people. He has not only won the hearts of the people, but also the hearts of all civil and military officials!"
Hearing this, Li Er couldn't help but recall that after the Xuanwu Gate mutiny, killing his brother and imprisoning his father, and seizing the throne, countless officials in the entire court opposed him, criticized him verbally and in writing, and cursed him as an eternal tyrant. From the moment he ascended the throne in the ninth year of Wude, Li Er worked conscientiously and did not dare to slack off. Now his efforts have finally paid off. When the country was in crisis, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty donated generously and took practical actions to Come support him, the emperor, in his northern expedition against the Turks!
Li Er couldn't help but sigh: "The emperor and his ministers are of one mind, all the people are of one heart, and the Tang Dynasty will definitely win against the Turks!"
"Ah~! The Lantian County government office actually donated 10,000 guan? And why did the Fan Yang Lu family and the Zhaojun Li family also come to the fund-raising meeting? And each family donated 30,000 guan?"
When she saw the last few lines of the account book, Empress Changsun seemed to have discovered something extraordinary, and she covered her mouth again and exclaimed.
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