Chapter 840 Luo Su Enters the Pass
When Yang Jian was young, influenced by the general environment, he was a devout Buddhist. He also believed in the existence of gods. Since ancient times, emperors in history books have always been born extraordinary.
The Five Emperors were like gods, and many of them descended in the form of divine dragons or spirits.
When the Su King descended, purple air came from the east for thirty thousand miles.
When Xizi, the goddess of Luo River, was pregnant, she once dreamed that a phoenix entered her arms and when it descended, the room was filled with purple light.
The Emperor of Qin had a great sun in his arms.
There is a saying about Emperor Gaozu of Han being born in a dragon.
There have been endless legends since ancient times. The posthumous title was presented to the Emperor of Heaven, and the Luoshui Oath to destroy Sima He's clan was so great that he could not help but believe it.
But everything happened until he became the emperor.
He was certain that there was no miracle when he was born, and there were no miraculous signs during his process of becoming the emperor.
But people in the world don’t think so, because he is actively or passively spreading some remarks to the outside world.
So there was such a voice among the people:
"The emperor was born in the Prajna Temple, and the palace was filled with purple air when he was born."
"A distinguished monk came from the Western Regions and said: 'Lin's child is extraordinary and should not be raised in the secular world.'"
"When the Queen Mother held the Emperor in her arms, she suddenly saw horns growing from his head, like a deer, and scales growing. The Queen Mother was horrified, thinking this was the appearance of a dragon."
Such voices were heard everywhere, so it seemed natural for him to become the emperor.
But Yang Jian himself knew that these were all fake and made up by himself, so he naturally suspected that the visions recorded in the birth of those historical emperors were also fake.
Until this peak of visions came rolling in, the next vision had already appeared on his desk before his previous imperial edict of rebuke had even fallen, making him feel overwhelmed.
With a keen political sense, he quickly realized that these visions could be fully utilized to strengthen his rule.
But there were many rumors among the people that a saint was born, and then strange signs appeared from heaven.
Yang Jian's rule was relatively harsh, and the taxes were heavy, which severely exploited the people. There had been long-lasting resistance among the people, so some people used these strange phenomena to start a rebellion.
These rebellions were like waves, and could never reach Yang Jian. They were suppressed by local county magistrates, and in the end were just a casual remark when reporting work.
But Yang Jian cared about these things very much, and he felt a force from them that was beyond his control.
Among the countless rumors, the one that Luo Shi took the initiative to spread gradually reached the Central Plains. It was a ballad that Luo Shi was coming back.
When this prophecy spread to the Central Plains, the response it caused was so great that it is simply indescribable. If one word was used to describe it, it would only be an earthquake!
Ordinary people were fine, but the powerful and wealthy were shocked beyond words.
What is Lowe's?
In people's impression, it is the Gusu Luo family, a Jiangnan aristocratic family that is on par with the Lanling Xiao family and other aristocratic families. In today's world, it is considered a first-class aristocratic family. Of course, it is inferior to those aristocratic families in the Northern Dynasties who have been following the emperor for hundreds of years, but no one will look down on them because of their high reputation, high family status, and long inheritance.
In most people's eyes, the main branch of the Luo family in Winter City has become a family lost in history.
After all, the area where Winter City is located is a dark place unknown to humans. The eyes of the Chinese people are only a few hundred miles away after passing through the Liaoxi Corridor, which is already the farthest area projected by the Central Plains.
The result is that a family that has disappeared for nearly two hundred years suddenly showed signs of activity, and it was such a big event as the birth of a saint. Who could not care?
If it was any other family, there would be a risk of counterfeiting, but that was the main branch of the Luo family, a family with anti-counterfeiting stigmata.
Is it true that there are still direct descendants of the Luo family in the world?
Could it be that the Luo family is really preparing to return south, from the legendary Winter City, back to the Central Plains?
Regardless of whether the person who spread the nursery rhyme was from the Luo family or not, and regardless of what the person who spread the nursery rhyme was thinking, as the emperor, Yang Jian had to find out.
Otherwise, he would be worried that his throne would not be secure. He was a man who could massacre the royal family of previous generations for the throne, and the Luo family could not affect his throne.
Dugu Jialuo believed in these miracles even more. She encouraged Yang Jian to look for signs of the Luo family's existence.
So Yang Jian sent people to investigate in the direction of the legendary Winter City. "They are not allowed to return to the Central Plains until they get news about Luo's family."
He was not the only one. Upon hearing the news, the Gusu Luo family, the Linzi Lu family, the Lanling Xiao family, and the Qinghe Cui family all went to Winter City to look for him.
In addition to these people, there is another big shot, that is King of Jin Yang Guang!
The purpose of his search was not simple, "I am the emperor, and I need to bring glory to the Luo family."
As for where people should go, except for the Gusu Luo family, basically no one knows. They can only follow the legend that "winter resides between the white mountains and black waters, where the mountains gather", which corresponds exactly to the location in the prophecy.
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The Luo family of Winter City naturally didn't know that a prophecy had attracted the search of the emperor and everyone. Since Luo Su was born, the atmosphere in Winter City has changed drastically. Although life is still the same as before, the city is filled with a kind of heat, commonly known as, restlessness!
The initiator of this atmosphere was naturally Luo Su, but he himself was very calm and was not anxious about not being able to grow up and leave Winter City.
The small courtyard that Luo Chengxian prepared for Luo Su was located in the very center of Luo Palace in Winter City. The small courtyard was not big, and there was no big courtyard in the entire Winter City.
The courtyard is paved with gray-green stone slabs. There is a rather sturdy willow tree and under the willow tree is a square stone table. The surface of the stone table has been polished as smooth as possible, but some bumps and potholes can still be seen under the light.
The building is a combination of stone and wood, and the traces of time on the stone give it a rather ancient feel.
Luo Su has grown a lot since he was born. His long hair is not tied up, but falls down softly. He wears extremely simple clothes, like a piece of cloth wrapped around him, with a belt around his waist. The sacred mark of phoenix feather between his eyebrows dazed the maid who served him.
Luo Su was sitting under a willow tree with a book in his hands. Sensing this scene, he put his index and middle finger together and wiped his brows. The Phoenix Feather Holy Mark disappeared instantly, and his pale forehead seemed to be lit up.
"Ancestor."
Luo Chengxian bowed at the gate and asked for an audience. Luo Su responded. Luo Chengxian followed closely and knelt in front of Luo Su. He whispered, "Grandfather, the news of your birth has gradually spread throughout the Central Plains. Do you need the family to pay attention to you all the time?"
Luo Su shook his head and said, "No need. The family's strength must be preserved and not wasted on these unimportant things. Now I just want them to prepare themselves mentally. I will go to the Central Plains in person.
Go see the world and its people. From the information I have now, there is something wrong with the data of the Sui Dynasty. I want to go to the country and take a look myself. "
Luo Chengxian thought that Luo Su had considered leaving Winter City so soon, and asked hurriedly: "Grandfather, when are you going to leave?"
Luo Su murmured softly, "Ten years later, I will leave Winter City and go to Blackwater Xianbei Mountain first. At that time, fifty spirit soldiers will accompany me to protect my safety."
Luo Cheng agreed first and then left.
The gate was pushed open, and a group of children ran in cheering. They all saluted Luo Su seriously and said in childish voices: "Grandfather~"
The children sat around Luo Su. The weather was no longer cold. A gentle warm breeze blew over, swaying the willow branches and making the willow leaves rustle. Luo Su smiled and opened the book, saying, "Today I will talk to you about the relationship between the ruler and the people.
The king is the head of the world, the most important thing, and the people are the foundation of the world.
The ruler is the boat; the people are the water; the water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it. "
Luo Su's voice echoed in the courtyard. During the days when he was awake, this was his daily routine: eating, sleeping, reading and teaching, and witnessing the changes.
He was once the ruler of a dynasty. What he needed to do now was to remove those outdated things from his mind and only retain the most basic logic.
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Luo Su is ready to leave Winter City. He is going to start the journey of revitalizing the Luo family and solving the problems of the Xia people. The current situation of the Luo family is roughly as follows -
[Ancestors: Ji Zhao, Luo Zhao
Patriarch:
God Luosu (The Heroic Spirit)
Luo Chengxian (the 62nd generation grandson of the Ji surname Luo clan)
Title: None (Title is too low, -10,000 luck points per year to maintain the survival of the family) (When Luo Su is born, the loss of luck points stops)
Country: None.
Faction: Zhuxia.
Ability attributes:
God Luosu——
Power struggle: 99; Governing the country: 99; Controlling people: 99; Command: 80; Military force: 80; Military strategy: 80; Cunning words: 99; Academics: 97; Charm: 99
Luo Chengxian——
Power struggle: 81; Governing the country: 84; Controlling people: 83; Command: 86; Military force: 74; Military strategy: 78; Cunning words: 76; Academics: 83; Charm: 95
prestige:
Family Reputation: The wisest among the states and counties (branch: Gusu Luo family) (unparalleled in the world; feared by all; pillar of the country; wisest among the states and counties; wise family in the countryside)
Reputation of the Patriarch:
God Luosu: unknown.
Luo Chengxian: unknown (famous all over the world; well-known; emerging; newcomer; unknown)
Luck points: 1431623.
Talents: beauty that can make fishes sink, wild geese fall, the moon hide, national beauty, heavenly fragrance, gentleness, business luck, literary elegance, and goddess of Luo River.
Child of Destiny (female): God Luosu.
Six-dimensional talent exceeds 90, ancestral protector: God Luosu. 】
Even Shen Luosu could not see most of the information, but he could know the family background, that is, the luck points. He also knew that the family reputation and the reputation of the head of the family were too low. For him, the general information was as follows -
【Family Reputation: Unknown
Family owner's reputation: unknown
Family background: Very little. 】
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The river was sparkling as Luo Su and others waded through the water. Occasionally a fish jumped out of the water, causing ripples. The setting sun sprinkled on the river, and the golden light and the green water complemented each other. This was a forbidden place for humans and a pure land for living beings.
This is Black Water!
It got its name because of the dark water, but under the light, what Luo Su saw was the colorful reflections.
There are countless pines, cypresses and tall poplars on the river bank, and the forest is dyed in golden light.
The golden fallen leaves floated on the surface of the river, gradually turning darker and blacker, and then sank into the water, turning into rotten mud. Countless fallen leaves also drifted with the waves, flowing eastward with the rushing river to the sea. The reeds also swayed in the autumn wind, making a rustling sound.
In this area that should have been lifeless, Luo Su saw a thriving vitality. Countless tribes lived here, many of which had gone to Winter City to trade, but there were many others that even he could not name.
He came to the Daxianbei Mountains and arrived at the Black Water.
The reason why he came here was because he realized that this was the source of the endless emergence of the Donghu clan for more than a thousand years. He looked back at Winter City. It was very far from Winter City to here. It was difficult for the army to come. Once the tribes here left, it would be difficult for them to come back and establish their rule.
Because no great empire would establish its political center in Winter City, and ruling here would be a distant dream.
Luo Su began to cross the Greater Khingan Range along the Black Water. The path he took was one that no one had ever walked on before. Cars were not allowed here, so he rode a horse through the forest. The lush green forest seemed endless. From time to time, huge roars could be heard from the mountains. Whenever this happened, the mountain tiger beside Luo Su would respond with an angry roar.
The Greater Khingan Range is a natural barrier for the Liaodong area. This mountain range, which spans 2,000 miles, separates the nomadic and fishing and hunting civilizations, while also blocking the warm water vapor, making Liaodong the coldest area.
Only by standing at the top of the Greater Khingan Range can you see how good the location of Winter City is. It is an extremely flat land, no worse than the land in the Central Plains. Luo Su, who has stayed in Winter City for ten years, naturally knows the fertility of the land, but it is a pity that it is difficult to develop.
Standing at the end of one side of the Greater Khingan Range, Luo Su patted the tiger beside him and said with a soft smile: "Well, it's time for you to go back. Tiger, don't leave the mountain casually. Go back to your territory."
The huge tiger roared in a low voice. Its fur with distinct stripes was smooth like silk. It rubbed its head in Luo Su's hand. Naturally, it didn't dare to lick Luo Su. After all, its mouth was full of barbs.
The tiger moved away step by step, looking back at Luo Su every few steps, with deep reluctance in his eyes. Luo Su smiled and waved his hand. The tiger finally let out a roar that echoed throughout the valley, and disappeared from Luo Su's sight in a few leaps.
The smoke and dust settled and disappeared. The people continued to head west, crossed the Greater Khingan Range and went further west to arrive at Luosu’s second destination, the Modong Grassland. The grassland people called it "Hulunbuir".
What is Modong?
East of the desert!
The south and north of the desert are not unfamiliar. The two have always been the places where the grasslands and the Central Plains compete with each other. The Modong grassland is the only place connecting the south and north grasslands. If the army does not want to cross the desert where there is no one or even no vegetation or living creatures, then the Modong grassland is a must-pass place.
Today this is the territory of the Dong Turks.
Luo Su stayed here for a long time, and then came to a conclusion that the Dong Turks should be destroyed, and this Modong grassland must be taken over by some means.
What he came to this world to do was to solve those difficult problems, not to allow a dynasty to carry out its temporary violence.
If he simply wanted to exert influence here, he believed that the newly established Sui Dynasty could use its powerful strength to conquer the Dong Turks and even the entire grassland world, just as the Han Dynasty had done.
But in Luo Su's opinion, that could not fundamentally solve the problem. The war to exterminate the Hu people could be said to have gathered the strength of all the Xia people. Apart from the Luo family's determination to exterminate the Hu people, the achievements made by all the Xia people only lasted for a hundred years.
Once the Central Plains declined, the surrounding foreign vassal states would make a comeback. It would be impossible to kill all the Hu people, especially the Donghu people. In the vast Greater Khingan Range, they would be the nightmare of any conqueror.
Even brave warriors wouldn't want to fight here.
After recording the Modong grassland, a stubborn disease that the Zhuxia could not control, he wanted to visit the territory of the Dong Turks. In his time, those nomadic peoples were different from those of today. The Western Rong and Northern Di of that time were now in the territory of the Zhuxia.
He wanted to see those pure nomadic peoples with his own eyes, and then he was surrounded by hundreds of Winter Turkic cavalry in a valley of Langjuxu Mountain. Who made him too ostentatious?
It was obvious that he was a distinguished person traveling, and he made no effort to hide his whereabouts, so he was naturally noticed. Before he could say anything, the spiritual soldiers rushed forward with a roar, chopping down the cavalrymen like melons and vegetables, scaring them away, leaving behind a field of corpses and some prisoners.
From these captives, Luo Su learned that there was a fierce friction between the Eastern Turks and the Western Turks. After the Western Turks achieved some results in attacking the Western Regions, their strength increased greatly and they were unwilling to submit to the overlord, the Eastern Turkic Khanate, so the war broke out.
"The Sui Dynasty will gain the submission of the grasslands."
After hearing these words, Luo Su said that the internal strife among grassland tribes has always been an inevitable condition for the Central Plains dynasty to rule the grassland. Now that the two Turkic Khaganates are fighting each other, the weaker side will definitely rely on the Central Plains. This has been the case since ancient times, since the Bang Zhou period.
After killing these Turks, Luo Su went westward along the northern desert. He wanted to see all the eighteen tribes on the grassland. He wanted to see these lowest-level herdsmen and the nobles on the grassland.
When the sun rose, Luo Su saw a tribe migrating. Those people spoke the elegant language of the Central Plains. The leader of the tribe wore clothes produced in Winter City. Luo Su walked out from behind the mountain. The tribal leader was shocked to see a fully armored army appear, but then he saw a man walking out of them. He had a handsome appearance, like a god. He put two fingers together and drew a line between his eyebrows, and a holy mark of phoenix feather appeared.
The tribal leader was horrified when he saw this, and immediately knelt on the ground and shouted: "Supreme Lord of Heaven, the sun and the moon surround you."
His voice was sincere and filled with indescribable excitement.
Luo Su asked directly: "Aqina, where are you going?"
This Aqina is not a Turk, but a Hu person from Liaodong. I didn’t expect to see him here. Many of these Liaodong Hu people respect the direct descendants of the Luo family as gods, not to mention Luo Su.
Aqina knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Winter Turks have occupied our grasslands. We cannot survive and have to migrate. We heard that the emperor of the Central Plains is willing to take us to the warm desert south. We want to submit to the emperor of the Central Plains and herd horses for him to survive.
Your Majesty, you once said that the South Country can support 10 million people. My tribe only has 40,000 people, so I think it can survive."
Using the Hu to control the Hu, and using the southern part of the desert to control the distant and difficult to attack northern part of the desert, this is a common practice of the Central Plains dynasties. It's not that no one can't see the disadvantages of this method, but this method is the most cost-effective and can effectively alleviate financial pressure. It can be said that after entering the middle period of the empire, this is the only way to maintain influence on the grassland.
Luo Su nodded and said, "We Xia people have an old saying that the first one to surrender will always get more fruits. Your choice is right. If there is a chance, we will meet again."
Aqina was still kneeling, "Supreme Lord, where are you going? I am willing to follow you and become your servant."
Luo Su laughed loudly, "I am going all the way to the west. Your tribe will have a hard time surviving there. You should lead your tribe south. I am leaving now."
Aqina said with some regret: "Sir, please accept the good horse I offer you. I hope it can accompany you all the way to the west."
After saying this, he stood up and led over a few war horses that looked fat and strong. These horses were the most fierce horses, but Aqina knew that in front of this supreme being, no horse was fierce.
Sure enough, as soon as Luo Su stroked it, the warhorse half-knelt on the ground and let Luo Su ride on it. Luo Su smiled and said, "In this case, I will accept these warhorses. If we meet again in the future, I will give you a gift."
Aqinna was filled with joy, and the two parted ways, Luosu went west, and Aqinna went south. Indistinctly, Luosu heard Aqinna leading the men in singing.
"Chi Le Chuan, under the Yin Mountains."
"The sky covers the dome, and the earth encloses the fields."
Luo Su felt the steady horse under his crotch, listened to the vast singing, and recalled the grassland tribes he had seen in recent days. He couldn't help but sigh, "After singing the Yinshan Chi-Le Song, the heroes shed tears and the young men sang loudly."
Luo Su could be sure of one thing: no one had ever stayed on the grassland for so long with a research mindset like he did. He might be the only Xia person who had a deep understanding of the grassland.
After spending some time on the grassland, Luo Su understood why there seemed to be a sky curtain running across the Central Plains and the grassland.
This is not just a difference in production methods, but also a huge difference in thinking. The two sides are almost incomprehensible. For example, in the Dong Turkic Kingdom, there is an official position called Dachi Khan.
This is not the Khan, but the Khan's servant official. This official has great power. He can judge prisoners, make military decisions, manage government affairs, and he can even kill people directly.
Among the Han people, there is no official position corresponding to this one. The highest official position among the Han officials is the prime minister, but it is impossible for the prime minister to have such great power.
If we fail to understand the thinking of the Hu people and rule them brutally in the same way we rule the Han people, the end result will be what we are seeing now.
After the collapse of the Han Dynasty, the rule of Wei and Yan also collapsed. They had been suppressing the Hu people for hundreds of years, but after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, they still needed to reintegrate the grasslands.
Luo Su could even come to a conclusion that if this problem was not solved, even if the Sui Dynasty managed the grasslands, the system would immediately collapse again when the Sui Dynasty fell into decline.
Thinking of this, Luo Su shook his head. This wouldn't work. Solving the problem of the Hu people's rule was one of the purposes of his trip to the grassland.
The Central Plains called the forces on the grassland the Eighteen Tribes of the Grassland, but in fact there were many more tribes than that. These people were called Turks by the people of the Central Plains, but in fact there were divisions within them.
Here, Luo Su met the completely different Hu people and Xia people.
It is not surprising to see the Xia people on the grassland. When the State of Yan collapsed, some of them ran back to their hometown in Liaodong, some ran westward and established countries in Hexi and the Western Regions, and some ran to the grassland.
Even though these Han people lived a nomadic life, they were completely different from other nomadic tribes. For example, they read books and were more organized. Their leaders also wore Han clothes, which were all signs that they had once lived in the Central Plains.
But Luo Su didn't care about these things. After living on the grassland for too long, these people would eventually succumb to another powerful tribal regime, and these things would be difficult to maintain.
What really interested him on the grassland were the monks!
Many ethnic groups on the grassland believe in Eternal Heaven. As for what Eternal Heaven is, it can only be said that it is a kind of nature worship, just like the Xia people's belief in the sky.
This kind of nature worship has a primitive flavor and is full of wildness.
The monks who appeared on the grassland brought another kind of belief to the grassland. After Luo Su learned a little about it, he knew that these monks were from the Western Regions and were brought to the grassland by the Western Turks.
Luo Su had heard this when he was in Winter City. The Buddhism in the Western Regions and the Central Plains were completely different. The Buddhism in the Central Plains was constantly integrating Taoism and Confucianism, and developing more and more towards philosophy, while the Buddhism in the Western Regions was developing more and more towards mystery.
Two hundred years ago, the difference was already very big. After this chaotic era, it is still unknown how Western Buddhism will develop.
As for the monks that Luo Su has seen now, Western Buddhism has become quite evil. At least to him, who only believes in the Su Wang, it is already somewhat unreasonable.
After Luo Su followed these monks for a while, the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter. In front of Western Buddhism, the natural belief of Eternal Heaven was completely passive and could be said to have no power to resist.
After confirming this fact, Luo Su knew that he had to go to the Western Regions. It was true that traveling thousands of miles was the right thing to do. If he had never gone out to see the world, how could he know that there were such things in the world?
However, before going to the Western Regions, Luo Su knew that he should end this trip to the grassland. The two and a half years of grassland trip brought him a lot of gains, but also two problems.
How to rule the Hu people in the grassland in a low-cost and stable manner.
How to control the Modong grassland and ensure its stability?
After visiting the grasslands, the next stop is the Central Plains.
Luosu passes through the grassland from east to west, and then goes south from the grassland, which can directly enter Guanzhong.
This was his first time back to the Central Plains since he came to the world, so he wanted to go to Guanzhong to take a look.
Don't look at the majestic city of Chang'an.
Instead, go to see the ruins of the dilapidated Haojing City!
The city of Haojing that he had been dreaming about!
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At that time, strange phenomena appeared, and the people spread rumors: "In the extreme north of winter, in the snowy country Tiancheng, between the white mountains, above the black water, a saint was born, and the Luo family returned to the south!"
The emperor and empress were horrified! ——"The Book of Sui: The Chronicle of Emperor Wen"
(End of this chapter)
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