The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

"Then, relying on the Shen Ce Army, we won over the vassal states and fought against them, and only then were we able to reduce the pressure."

"There were a few times when I didn't play very well and almost flipped over."

"In the end, it was only by buying peace with money that the vassal state was able to calm down."

"As for the Western Regions and Tumo, Li Chun is eating them for free."

"Except for the final expedition to Hexi to defeat the half-dead Tumo, he has no real merit at all."

"It was clearly the remnants of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions who, under the leadership of King Anxi, rose up and fought back."

"Then we will retake the Western Regions, occupy Transoxiana, subdue India, expel the Huns, eliminate Tumo, and reconnect the Silk Road—"

"If we talk about a strong man sent from the sky, King Anxi is the one who is sent from the sky."

"If it weren't for the vast territory occupied by the King of Anxi, he would have distributed land and given Hu concubines to all the Tang people."

"It attracted a large number of landless refugees to the Western Regions, greatly alleviating the land conflicts in the Central Plains."

"The reopening of the Silk Road brought a steady stream of additional taxes to the Tang court."

"Coupled with the incredible military achievements of the King of Anxi, this successfully stimulated the Tang Dynasty to continue its external expansion."

"The Tang Dynasty is over!"

"How can it last another two hundred years?!"

"Li Chun was simply lucky.

"He and King Anxi were indiscriminately killing people. He was in charge of the indiscriminate killing, while King Anxi was in charge of the killing.

"And yet, he dared to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods? And even gave himself the temple name Zhongzu?"

"Isn't Li Shimin much more powerful than him? He doesn't even dare to call himself the ancestor, but he dares to do so?"

"What a big face!"

"In my opinion, he is at most Xianzong or Xuanzong.

"Call him the ancestor? He doesn't deserve it!

"You can't say that." Someone explained.

"In fact, Li Chun's temple name, Zhongzu, is quite appropriate."

“The founder is called the ancestor, the maintainer is called the clan leader.”

"The top temple names are Taigaoshi and Taigaoshi."

“And it’s all been used up.”

"Taizu posthumously conferred the title on Li Hu."

“The Emperor Taizu posthumously conferred the title on Li Shai.

"The Emperor Gaozu is Li Yuan."

"By the time of Li Shimin, the temple name of the ancestor was only Zhongzu."

"But Zhongzu means revival, and Li Shimin is basically the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Where does the revival come from?"

"So Li Shimin's temple name is Taizong."

"Next, Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Zhongzong were also used.

"Sejong wanted to avoid taboos, so he changed it to Daizong, and it was also used.

"As for the remaining temple names, Renzong, Xuanzong, Shengzong, Xiaozong, Chengzong, and Ruizong were all wise and virtuous rulers."

"Xianzong was a ruler who restored the country, but he did not follow the right path."

"Zhezong, Heungjong and others were good emperors who achieved great things."

"Shenzong and Yingzong's achievements were insufficient."

“Neither of them is suitable.”

"Plus, don't worry about whether Li Chun is lucky or not."

"During his tenure, he really laid the foundation for the company."

"The map during the reign of Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Xuanzong looks large, but the area west of Suiye City is entirely under the control of the enemy and has no real control."

"As for the Tumo Empire, because of its plateau terrain, even if you win, you can't occupy it. It has become a difficult problem."

"These places were all conquered and controlled by King Anxi during the Yuanhe period."

“Compared to the Zhenguan and Kaiyuan periods, the Tang Dynasty’s territory did expand to include Hezhong and the plateau.

"What's more, Li Chun later actually destroyed Nanzhao."

"He laid a solid foundation and revived the dynasty, so he was given the temple name Zhongzu.

"I've said so much." Someone complained.

"It has nothing to do with Li Chun—he's been relying on the Xianhun Army to fight for him the entire time.

"King Anxi helped him gain points."

"There's nothing we can do about it, this is just my luck." The previous person concluded.

“It’s just like Emperor Guangwu’s meteorite summoning technique.

"Where can you go to seek justice?"

Chapter 249 - Buddha and Taoism fight

summer vacation.

It is a good time to travel.

“Dunhuang!”

Several people who were obviously college students walked out of the train station together.

“I’ve wanted to travel here for a long time!”

"hey-hey--"

Several college students smiled at each other.

Now that you are in Dunhuang, how can you not see it?

“Let’s go see the Dunhuang murals and the terracotta warriors!!”

A few hours later, the college students who had bought tickets followed the bustling crowd and came to an extremely huge mural under the scorching sun.

"Hello everyone!" At this moment, the voice of a tour guide came from the front, holding a microphone and introducing loudly.

"The mural we are looking at now is titled Shu Yichao Leading the Heavenly Troops into Chang'an."

"It tells the story of Shu Yichao, a young general born in Shazhou during the Yuanhe period of the Tang Dynasty. After three years of war, he finally opened the road to Chang'an and returned to Chang'an with the Pioneer Soul Army."

"The young general in the painting, wearing armor with mountain patterns, a Buddha halo on his head, surrounded by auspicious clouds, and riding a golden dragon, is the famous Anxi King Shu Yichao."

"It is rumored that General Shu is the reincarnation of the great and compassionate Black Lotus Jatlingji Bodhisattva, who saves the suffering and the distressed. Therefore, General Shu is depicted as a deity in this mural."

"Those soldiers behind him, with their white hair and skull masks, are the renowned and powerful army of the Central Tang Dynasty, the Xianhun Army!"

"According to Tang Dynasty records, a god was reincarnated as an orphan of the Shu family army in the northwest. He led the Anxi Xianhun army, which had transformed into ghostly immortals, to open up the Western Regions, eliminate Tumo, and finally return to his homeland."

"This mural reflects the people's love for King Anxi at that time and their romantic imagination of his legendary experience."

"And the middle-aged man in the yellow robe in the picture is the emperor Li Chun at that time."

"There's a shadow on his face, perhaps the artist is hinting at him being suspicious of the Anxi Army."

"It was after this return to Chang'an that King Anxi and hundreds of his generals and officers soon passed away."

"Historical books claim they all ascended to heaven, but in reality, they were likely caught up in internal struggles within the Tang court, leading to their assassination."

"Puchi——" Hearing this, a college student wearing glasses among the college students couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What's the matter?" The fat boy next to the glasses asked curiously.

"Nothing." Glasses smiled.

"I just feel that the threshold for becoming a tour guide is getting lower and lower."

"Open your mouth and start talking nonsense."

"Ah?" Fatty was a little confused.

"That tour guide, is there something wrong with what he said?"

"There are so many things wrong." Glasses said bluntly.

"First of all, how many armies do you think there are, the Xianhun Army, the Anxi Army, and the Anxi Xianhun Army?"

.....Huh?" Fatty was a little confused

"Aren't they all one army? They all refer to the army led by King Anxi."

"No." Glasses explained to the people around him.

"These are three troops."

"Generally speaking, the Anxi Army is under the command of the King of Anxi, composed of people from various ethnic groups in the Western Regions. It is not a direct line of defense."

"They usually don't undertake combat missions, but are basically responsible for patrolling, maintaining public security and other miscellaneous tasks."

"Look, those in the picture who are wearing Ming Guang armor but have human faces painted on their faces are basically the Anxi Army."

"A ragtag group of troops?" Fatty asked curiously.

"No." said Glasses.

"Actually, they are quite elite. It would be more appropriate to describe them as a garrison force."

"The Xianhun Army usually refers to the remnants left behind after the death of King Anxi."

"This army was likely formed entirely based on the personal charisma of King Anxi. They can be considered his direct troops."

"King Anxi led this army with him throughout his campaigns."

"Their characteristic is that they only know of the Marshal, but not the Emperor."

"Even after the death of King Anxi, they simply did not obey the emperor's orders and acted on their own."

"During the mid-Tang Dynasty, landless refugees could receive their protection as long as they could successfully cross Jiayuguan Pass."

"Whether it was the Tang court sending officials to hold people accountable or local military governors ordering their troops to plunder, they would all be met with a head-on blow from them."

"It is precisely because of this that later scholars believed that the Western Regions were actually divided into two factions."

"Look." Glasses pointed at the mural. "Those soldiers riding lions, with Buddha's light and auspicious clouds painted on their bodies like the Anxi King, are the Xianhun Army."

"Is that so?" Fatty nodded as if he understood, then continued to ask.

"What about the Anxi Xianhun Army?"

"That's easy." Glasses said with a smile.

"The group of people who died with King Anxi in Chang'an were the Anxi Xianhun Army."

"This is too perfunctory." Fatty complained

"It's because scholars wrote it this way." Man with Glasses spread his hands.

"Three different troops were basically mixed up in the guide's mouth.

"Isn't this ridiculous enough?"

"Hmm - are there any other mistakes?" Fatty, who felt like he had learned a lot, continued to ask.

"Quite a lot." Glasses continued to explain.

"Let me ask you, is Shu Yichao a Buddhist deity or a Taoist deity?"

...It should be Buddhism." The college students with glasses said hesitantly.

"Some call the King of Anxi the Bodhisattva Guiyiwang, some call him the Bodhisattva Jiatling, and some call him the Buddha of Black Lotus."

"It seems that it's not just like that." Fatty scratched his head.

"The Taoist temple also worships the King of Anxi. Although it's not as famous as Buddhism, it is also worshipped—"