The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

"Well, what was it called? Let me think..."

"The Western Wuwei destroys demons and monsters, Xuanlei saves the suffering and forgives the disaster, and protects the soul." Glasses answered for him.

"Yes, yes, yes!!" Fatty quickly confirmed.

"Hiss—since both Taoism and Buddhism are worshipped, then which sect does the King of Anxi belong to?"

"Actually." Glasses spread out his hands.

"neither."

"King Anxi is a folk and secular belief."

"what?"

"Folk secular beliefs are different from Buddhism and Taoism," Yan Jing explained.

"Maybe they believe in famous local historical figures, such as Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu."

"It's also possible that they are worshipping a certain type of deity, such as the Monkey King, Mazu, or the God of Wealth."

"Some of these gods may have been absorbed into Buddhism and Taoism because of their great fame, leading people to mistakenly believe that they were originally Buddhist and Taoist gods."

"Not at all."

"For example, when King Anxi conquered Northern India, he killed the most monks, even razing Nalanda Temple—"

"You say he's a Buddhist deity, but you don't even consider whether he recognizes him or not."

"Good guy." Fatty suddenly realized

"I always thought the King of Anxi was a Buddhist, but it turns out both sides are fighting for him. I've learned a lot."

Chapter 250 - No History

"Anything else?" Fatty was intrigued by the glasses.

"Go on."

"Third." said Glasses.

"It was the tour guide who said that Emperor Zhong of Tang was suspicious of the Xianhun Army."

"It's really the same old conspiracy theory and thick black school of thought."

"This seems to have a basis." Another person interjected.

"The King of Anxi is the orphan of the Shu family army. He commanded his army and marched across the world in his teens, conquering every corner of the world without a rival."

"In just three years, they conquered a vast territory comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty."

"Who would dare to let such a talented young general live?"

"If we wait another ten years, I'm afraid the emperor of the Tang Dynasty won't be able to sit firmly on the throne."

"Just like Liu Bang didn't dare to let Han Xin live."

"That's right." His words were echoed by others.

"Prince Anxi was so young, yet he died young, taking hundreds of his men with him. Who would believe there wasn't some conspiracy?"

"It's a pity for King Anxi." They sighed.

"If he hadn't died young in Chang'an, I can't even imagine how far the Tang Dynasty's territory would have expanded."

"Yes, he is simply the Huo Qubing of the Tang Dynasty."

"Indeed, the battles we fight are the kind you can't understand."

"Others would have suffered heavy casualties and endured countless hardships in the battle, and might even have gotten lost along the way."

"They just highlight the one that comes, sees, and wins, and you're already dead.

"Oh no, Huo Qubing is not as exaggerated as him." Someone complained.

"The Marquis of Guanjun is at least leading tens of thousands of cavalrymen, and he has the entire Han Empire behind him to support him, transporting food and supplies for him."

"When King Anxi raised his army, the entire Western Region fell."

"He swept across the land without any foundation, winning every battle."

"It's a pity that Emperor Zhongzu of Tang was jealous of talented people and killed the Prince of Anxi. He also refused to build a tomb for him, causing his family line to be extinct..."

"Can you please stop reading those conspiracy theories?" Glasses rolled his eyes.

"Even if you read a few more books, you'll know that Emperor Zhongzu of Tang highly values ​​Prince Anxi and the Xianhun Army, okay?"

"After he died, the Tang court didn't even consider Shu Yichao dead."

"The Tang History firmly states that he ascended to heaven. Not only was he immediately posthumously named King of Anxi, he was also deified. From then on, he has been worshipped by many people."

"During every festival, the emperor would hold grand sacrificial ceremonies for King Anxi."

"I wish I could announce to the whole world that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has Shu Yichao's protection."

"During the middle and late Tang Dynasty, almost all major armies going out on campaigns would first offer sacrifices to the King of Anxi."

"In the eyes of the Tang army, King Anxi is the god of war and the spirit who will guide them after death."

"You call this suspicion and suppression?"

"Moreover, the Tang emperors who followed him kept bestowing titles upon the King of Anxi, and the titles were so long that they would take up several pages."

"Saying that Emperor Zhongzu of Tang murdered Shu Yichao? That's complete nonsense!"

"If Emperor Zhongzu of Tang really did that, do you think the Xianhun Army would rebel? These people are just Shu Yichao's private soldiers. They don't care about the emperor at all."

"After Shu Yichao's death, they became a relatively mild vassal state with a very delicate relationship with the Tang court."

"I will neither accept the Tang court's canonization nor obey the Tang court's orders."

"Although the Tang court could send officials to govern the Western Regions and Hezhong, and taxes could be paid, the Silk Road was never cut off."

"But the Xianhun Army also often kills corrupt officials and domineering eunuchs in places like the Western Regions, and eliminates any Tang troops who dare to attack them."

"The Tang court turned a deaf ear to this."

"If the Tang court was truly extremely wary, it wouldn't have to send a large army to suppress them. How could it tolerate the Xianhun Army's tyranny?"

"It was not until the late Tang Dynasty that these Xianhun armies gradually disappeared into the long river of history."

"As for why Shu Yichao died suddenly..."

"In ancient times, even emperors often died young, let alone a general who had suffered countless injuries and fought countless battles."

"Regarding where the tomb of King Anxi is——"

"I really don't know about that."

"Even the tombs of the Tang Dynasty emperors haven't been fully excavated yet."

"But if it's really as you said." Someone asked unwillingly.

"Then why is King Anxi's biography only a little over a hundred words?"

"And all the battles are so vague that we have to look for records in other historical books?"

"Isn't it that the Tang court, out of fear, tampered with and destroyed his biography?"

"I'm really impressed." Glasses was speechless.

"The reason is very simple. First, it took King Anxi only three years from the time he raised his army to the time he fought his way back to Chang'an."

“How much content can be written in such a short time?”

"We can't just film more than 80 episodes of Huo Qubing's experiences over 20 years like some TV series do."

"Secondly, King Anxi didn't have a historian with him. Without anyone to record his life, wouldn't the biography be very informative?"

"Once no one started recording history, the difficulty it brought to later generations in compiling history was simply too great to be exaggerated."

"For example, there were 21 people who founded the Northern Wei Dynasty. Although there was a Zuo Zuo Lang (a literary scholar), because the national history was not compiled in the early days, even the exact identity of these 21 people is unclear."

"Tuoba Qian, an important general and member of the imperial clan in the early days of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was incredibly brave. His biography only has 272 characters."

"Even the Shu Han, known for not keeping a history, had a biography of Huang Zhong with more words than this."

"You have to know that the Northern Wei Dynasty's territory, national strength, duration, and number of scholars were all much greater than those of the Shu Han Dynasty."

"As a result, history books have recorded it in this mess."

"Not to mention that the King of Anxi only had three years of military service to examine..."

"So when it came to the History of Tang, the deeds of King Anxi basically became a myth."

"What? King Anxi waved his hand and a million-strong army of undead came to fight."

"What about King Anxi descending with the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and blowing the enemy to pieces?"

"King Anxi threw the sun at the enemy, burning all the enemies in the city to death."

"The content is so ridiculous that it makes one wonder if the historian was high when he wrote it."

"And the records in different places are all so fucking different."

"Records from the Western Regions state that the horse ridden by King Anxi was symbolized by a black lotus, and wherever he went, dark clouds appeared. His troops were represented by skeletons and clay figurines."

"The records in the river say that King Anxi rode a giant lizard and a celestial horse. Wherever he went, black and white disasters struck simultaneously. His auspicious beasts were crows and vultures, and his troops were all ghosts."

"Ansi records that King Anxi rode a flying white jade lion, and his troops were celestial soldiers who could fly and transform into giants."

"The content was all over the place, mostly just bragging. Things like, 'The King of Anxi can fly, he can thunder, he has a million-strong army...'"

Glasses shook his head.

"Third, and most importantly, the data was lost due to the war."

"Don't think that because there is less information, it means someone has deliberately tampered with it."

"It's not as easy to preserve documents in ancient times as it is today. Once a war breaks out, they're likely to be burned to the ground."

"Furthermore, the Tang Dynasty was followed by the Northern and Southern Dynasties, with frequent wars, so it's normal that only a few records remain of the King of Anxi."

The classmates of the bespectacled college student looked at each other in bewilderment.

like-

That seems to make sense.

At this moment, the tour guide's words came again.

"Everyone, please look!"

"This mural depicts Shu Yichao leading the Heavenly Army to conquer Liangzhou."

"The one who threw the sun onto Liangzhou City, setting it ablaze, was Anxi King Shu Yichao."

"Because in ancient my country, when painting figures, key figures would be drawn larger to highlight them."

"So everyone can see that the Xianhun soldiers around King Anxi are all tall, almost taller than the city walls!"

"This fully demonstrates the respect and admiration that the painters of that time had for the Anxi Xianhun Army!!"

"In their view, Shu Yichao's attack on Liangzhou with the Anxi Xianhun Army was simply a divine punishment from the gods, and the enemy was completely unable to resist."

"And, did everyone notice?"

"Around King Anxi, there are many fat vultures and crows circling!"

"According to legend, vultures and crows are both auspicious animals belonging to the Bodhisattva Gautama, so the craftsmen carved these crows."

"Also, since fat was considered beautiful in the Tang Dynasty, you can see that they painted these vultures and crows as plump and round as balls..."

"......" Looking at his classmates, who all turned their eyes to him at the same time, Yan Jing felt a headache.

hiss

It's really easy to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them!

Chapter 251 - Norma’s Friends

Among the crowd, a young man wearing a sun hat was waiting for someone at the entrance of the tourist attraction.

"Hey!"