Li Hong believed that through the mouths of these merchants, what happened here today would soon spread in the Western Regions and the Central Plains. Moreover, for the people of the small countries in the Western Regions who were conquered by the Tang Dynasty, it may have some positive effects and give them a sense of pride as Tang people.
But as for whether it will have an impact, Li Hong is not sure. However, he will use these businessmen as much as possible to spread the Tang Dynasty's iron-blooded domineering and determination to care for the people.
Traveling businessmen in this era are equivalent to the media in the previous life. They are mobile microphones. Anything passing through their mouths will spread quickly, and it will also be more mysterious and vaguely related to themselves. sense of superiority.
Yuan Shuji looked at Li Hong's firm eyes, and finally his heart changed, and according to Li Hong's wishes, he dropped all five people from the top of Yumenguan City into the air.
The cold air blew across the city in an instant, instantly waking up Kashim and others from the pain.
Li Hong's voice came from above their heads: "Enjoy the cool night, I hope you can survive the night."
Yuan Shuji frowned, and now he felt his heart was heavy. I am afraid that this matter needs to be reported to the superiors. Otherwise, if the young prince is allowed to mess around like this, something will happen sooner or later.
"Are you worried that White Clothes Dashi will take revenge?" Li Hong asked, stepping on the steps step by step.
"Well, to be honest with the Protector, the general is indeed a little worried." Yuan Shuji said truthfully.
Li Hong looked at the cold moon and sighed, exhaling white hot breath immediately, and murmured: "After the Western Turks were conquered by the Tang Dynasty, the young Khan of the Western Turks, Ashinu, turned to Tubo. Yuan Shuji, Why do you think this is?"
Yuan Shuji didn't understand what Li Hong meant, so he thought for a moment and said, "Because our Tang Dynasty destroyed their country, so he attached himself to Tubo?"
"Then tell me, after Tochara was conquered by me, why did it want to restore the country, but in the end it attached itself to Bai Yi Da Shi?" Li Hong continued to ask.
Yuan Shuji didn't need to think about it this time. What's the reason? Who doesn't know that the Great Food in White Clothes is very powerful now. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the Great Food in White Clothes can threaten them more directly, but the Tang Dynasty is thousands of miles away. Dependence, of course, is on Baiyi Dashi.
Without waiting for Yuan Shuji to answer, Li Hong continued: "So, only when you become very powerful, will your enemies be in awe of you, and only when you show a tough side, will your enemies be in awe of you." Give you respect. If you are weak, your enemies will only treat you as a humble creature and will not give you any equality. Tochara is weak, and the white-clothed food is strong, so Tochara is attached to you. Dashi, Datang are equally powerful, but Datang is also easy to fool. They are as powerful as a fool. As long as they get benefits from us, they will turn their backs and deny you, and they are always ready to do anything behind your back. Your fatal blow."
Accompanied by Yuan Shuji, Li Hong returned to where he was staying, stood at the door and looked at him, and said easily: "Only when the enemies fear you, only when the enemies are afraid of you, can you truly conquer them. If they fail to If they are afraid of the Tang Dynasty in their hearts, they will never succumb to the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. They will always think about independence and restoration of the country, and they will do whatever it takes to kill them, as the saying goes, they must first kill their hearts and destroy them. The country must first destroy its culture.”
Seeing that Yuan Shuji seemed to understand, Li Hong squinted his eyes and continued: "Killing their khan will only destroy their era, and they will have other khans. If we destroy their culture, Using our culture to educate and moralize them is the real genocide and the real rule! So, people from the Ministry of Rites, Imperial College, and Honglu Temple have nothing to do in the court every day, and they are always watching me do it. If they haven’t done anything bad, it’s better to send them all here and let them come here to promote our Tang culture and spread it to countries like Zhaowu Jiuxing, Shiguo, Kangguo, Gaochang and Qiuci. That’s it. They are our descendants of the Tang Dynasty. Controlling them spiritually is far more powerful than force, but there is a prerequisite, that is, you must first conquer them with force! Let them give us the opportunity to use our culture to destroy them. His clan.”
"Thank you Dadu for your teachings. Yuan Shuji will keep them in mind!" A trace of loyalty flashed across Yuan Shuji's face.
He knew that His Highness the Crown Prince stood in the cold wind and spoke such a long speech to himself, hoping that he, and even other Tang Dynasty frontier generals, could understand the significance of Datang's expedition.
"Student, thank you sir for your teaching. Listening to him is better than studying hard for ten years. I'm afraid the student may not be able to understand such a profound philosophy even if he studies hard for another ten years." There was also a childish voice coming from behind Yuan Shuji.
"You haven't slept yet? You have to travel tomorrow." Li Hong said, looking at the two of them.
Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan walked up to Li Hong, and after bowing to their disciples, they said, "Sir, this is the first time for the two of us to come to Yumen Pass. We were a little excited, so we gave up our sleepiness. I just walked around casually, I don’t want to be lucky enough to hear the true meaning of Mr.
"Stop flattering me. It won't be easy for you two following me on this journey. I hope you two can survive the hard days in the future." Li Hong waved his hand to Yuan Shuji to go back, then looked at Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan and said.
"Sir, it has been filtered. You, as a rich man, can bear it. We should be able to bear it even more." Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan, after spending more than a month with Li Hong, are no longer like before. So reserved.
"Okay, then how about we make an agreement and deal with it together when there are difficulties?" Li Hong said carefully and thoughtfully.
"Students don't dare." After hearing Li Hong's words, the two men immediately became tense and said hurriedly and respectfully.
Are you kidding me? There is a difference between king and minister. No matter how favored you are by your king, you cannot regard yourself as being on the same level as you.
Looking at the two people, Li Hong smiled, and then motioned them to go down and rest.
Behind him, Xia Zhi hurriedly opened the door curtain and welcomed Li Hong into the warm room. After closing the door, he asked: "Sir, why do they all turn pale and look nervous when you talk about sharing weal and woe?"
"Oh, this is the so-called difference between king and minister. I am too much like Meng Lang." Li Hong said as he let Xiaoxue help him take off his white fur.
This is like the last life. I remember someone said: The leader can treat you as a brother, but you must not treat the leader as a brother. Such human relations and sophistication still existed in the previous life, let alone in this era.
After Xiaohan and Bailu died, Li Hong kept Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi close to him. Over the years, they were also the two people who had been sleeping with Li Hong besides Bai Chun.
So Xia Zhi and Xiaoxue performed their duties and soon waited on Li Hong to finish his bath.
Early on the next morning, Li Hong was dressed and washed by Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi. After everything was done, Hua Meng was already waiting at the door.
"Master, I just sent it here. Please take a look."
Li Hong took the secret letter from Hua Meng's hand, tore it open casually, scanned it at a glance, and said with a click of his tongue: "Hey, it seems that I guessed well. This Kasim has a good background. He is the youngest son of Muawiya, the great food in white clothes.”
"Who is Muawiya?" Hua Meng asked strangely.
Li Hong handed the letter back to him, looked at the soldiers who were busy preparing to set off, looked at the rising sun that had just revealed the horizon, and said: "Mu'awiya is the king of the Umayyad Kingdom. The king is called ' in their understanding "Caliph", this is their language, translated into our words it means successor, ruler, the title of their emperor and king is to manage their country on behalf of their prophet. "
"Prophet?" Hua Meng was even more confused. Even Xia Zhi and Xiao Xue, who were wearing armor after cleaning up, looked confused and adorable.
Mang Zhong, who was holding the horse for Li Hong, also had a confused look on his face: "Caliph? This name is really unpleasant. It's not as nice as the title of our emperor."
"The culture is different, so the title is naturally different. The caliph's real name is Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul Mutali bin Hashim." Li Hong At the end of the sentence, I felt a bit convoluted.
The six people behind him watched Li Hong's mouth fly up and down, his eyes wide open in confusion and dullness. This was the first time they heard such a long name, and they had been following His Highness the Crown Prince since he was born. , I didn’t know that His Highness the Crown Prince knew so clearly about things thousands of miles away.
"Banmei, don't look down on this prophet. He lives in white clothes, but he enjoys a prestige that surpasses the imperial power." Li Hong looked at Banmei who secretly curled his lips and said.
"Yes, I'm teaching you a lesson, please remember it," Banmei said playfully, sticking out her lilac tongue.
"Don't underestimate these people. Every place has its own spiritual civilization and inherited beliefs, and this caliphate is their spiritual belief. In the hearts of white people, no one is nobler than their great prophet Muhammad. No one is more powerful than their great prophet Muhammad." Looking at the disapproval of several people, even Yao Chong, Huan Yanfan, and Yuan Shuji were following behind him.
Although everyone is listening with open ears, it is obvious that they do not show enough attention and respect to other civilizations like themselves.
"Muhammad was able to conquer vast areas such as White Clothes and Great Food, but force was not the weapon he relied on most, but a weapon that no one of our sages could achieve, and his weapon was far more powerful than any force. Much more powerful, he points directly to people's hearts, making them surrender and surrender to him from the bottom of their hearts." Li Hong got on his horse and walked slowly outside the city. All the soldiers had already gathered outside the city.
"What kind of weapon is that? Please give me some instructions from the Protector." Yuan Shuji asked with a deep bow to Li Hong who was riding on horseback.
(End of chapter)