As soon as this report was released, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet.
Netizens left messages to express their views and feelings.
"I lost! I lost!! I lost, lost, lost!!!"
It turns out that Luzon is not a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, but an inseparable part of it! The ancestors of the Tang Dynasty are awesome! "
"Hahaha! This inscription appeared at the perfect time. Doesn't it give us a reason to do that?"
"Don't those people like to say that it has been around since ancient times?
This is the true Chinese boundary marker from ancient times!!!"
"Comrades! Since Luzon, this vassal state, is part of the Tang Dynasty.
So, you say, are all the nations that come to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty also sacred and inseparable parts of the Tang Dynasty?
"Am I the only one who noticed the words 'Great Tang Nanyang Islands'?"
"Do you think someone in later generations could have tampered with the history books and turned the territory of the Tang Dynasty into a vassal state?"
"I've long felt that there's something wrong with the description of the Tang Dynasty's territory in history books!
Now it seems that it has indeed been tampered with by humans!"
"Yes! Yes! I've always felt that way!
How could the Tang Dynasty's territory be so small? This doesn't make sense!"
As these messages were posted, online discussions became increasingly heated.
Netizens began to organize themselves spontaneously to conduct in-depth discussions and research on the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
They start from multiple angles including historical documents, archaeological discoveries, and folk legends.
Trying to restore a real and complete territory of the Tang Dynasty.
"Everyone, look at this map!
This is the map of the Tang Dynasty's territory that I drew based on ancient records and archaeological discoveries.
You can see that Luzon Island is just one of the Nanyang islands of the Tang Dynasty!
The territory of the Tang Dynasty is far more vast than we imagined!"
A netizen shared a carefully drawn map of the Tang Dynasty's territory, which immediately attracted a lot of attention and discussion.
On this map, the territory of the Tang Dynasty stretches from Guizi Sea in the east to the West Sea in the west, from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the South China Sea Islands in the south, covering vast land and sea areas.
"Wow! This map is amazing! I didn't know the territory of the Tang Dynasty was really that vast!"
"This is the real Tang Dynasty! All nations come to pay tribute, and the territory is boundless!
Our Chinese ancestors were truly great!"
Netizens liked and forwarded the post, and gave detailed interpretations and analyses of the map of the Tang Dynasty's territory.
Of course, there is not a chorus of praise on the Internet.
There are also many rebuttals and even sarcastic comments.
"Haha, you guys are so ridiculous! You actually treat a fake map as a treasure!"
"That's right! Everyone knows that the territory of the Tang Dynasty is actually very small. You are deceiving yourselves!"
"These so-called 'ancient records' and 'archaeological discoveries' may have been fabricated by some people just to attract attention."
Faced with these doubts and ridicules, netizens who support the vast territory of the Tang Dynasty were not discouraged, but instead strengthened their determination to explore the truth.
"You say this is a forgery? Well, please show me the evidence!"
"That's right! We based our conclusions on numerous ancient records and archaeological discoveries. We didn't just make it up out of thin air!"
"If you don't believe it, you can check it out for yourself!"
The two sides engaged in a heated debate on the Internet.
But soon, the Luzon court took the initiative to stand up and said that the picture circulating on the Internet was purely forged and fictional.
They said that the territory of the Tang Dynasty never included Luzon, let alone the South Pacific Islands.
This statement was like a bucket of cold water, instantly heating up the online debate.
"Is Luzon scared? Why is he so anxious to deny it?"
"Perhaps they are being manipulated by certain forces and are deliberately covering up the historical truth!"
Netizens who support the vast territory of the Tang Dynasty expressed doubts about the statement of the Luzon court, and they believed that there must be a deeper conspiracy behind it.
The opposition seemed to have found new evidence: "Look, even the Luzon court has come out to refute the rumor, what are you still insisting on?"
"That's right, those so-called ancient records and archaeological discoveries might be forgeries."
Both sides hold their own views, and the Internet is full of tension.
This debate about the territory of the Tang Dynasty seems to have gone beyond the scope of history and turned into a contest about national self-esteem and honor.
At this moment, a shocking news came: a well-known historian publicly stated.
After years of research, he did discover some historical materials that had been neglected or misinterpreted.
These materials seem to prove that the territory of the Tang Dynasty was indeed much larger than is currently known.
This news was like a bombshell, once again setting off the Internet.
Netizens forwarded and commented on it.
The debate about the territory of the Tang Dynasty seems to have reached a new climax.
"Look, the experts have spoken out. What else do you have to say now?"
"An expert isn't always right. Maybe he's been bribed by some force?"
The two sides were still arguing, but at this moment, even more explosive news came out.
Surprisingly, some hikers dug up the same type of inscription in Java and live-streamed the entire process.
The inscription on the unearthed stele stated that Java and the Nanyang Islands were a sacred and inseparable part of the Tang Dynasty.
More importantly, the place where this inscription was unearthed was actually the manor of a patriotic overseas Chinese.
He donated the inscription directly to his motherland.
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