Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

"Fist hair 騧" is a black-mouthed yellow horse with swirling hair. It hits six arrows in the front and three arrows in the back. It was ridden by Li Shimin when he pacified Liu Heitai.After this war, the Tang Dynasty's great cause of unifying China was declared complete.

It can be said that Tang Taizong Li Shimin's "Six Horses in Zhaoling" stone carvings are not only to commemorate his six beloved horses, but also to promote Li Shimin's great achievements in conquering the Quartet and pacifying the world for the Tang Dynasty.

Six horses were killed in battle, which shows how many times Li Shimin was born and died in the process of conquering the world.The prosperity of his martial arts should be called the emperor on horseback.

Jiao Ting, Yue Fei and others watched Tang Taizong Li Shimin's "Six Horses of Zhaoling", and they all marveled at Li Shimin's bravery.

Inside the North Sima Gate, next to the "Six Horses of Zhaoling", there are stone statues of [-] monarchs from [-] surrounding countries in the Tang Dynasty.

Among these stone statues are the Turkic Jieli Khan and the Right Guard General Ashina Dubi;

Turkic Turkic Khan Right Guard General Ashina Shibobi;

Turkic Yimini Houhou Libi Khan, Youwuwei General Ashina Li Simo;

Turkic Dub Khan and Right Guard General Ashinasheer;

Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Vija Khan;

Tupan Zanpu Songtsen Gampo;

Kim Jung-duk, King of Lelang County in Silla;

Tuyuhun Wudi Yebaledou Khan, Murong Nuohebo, King of Heyuan County;

Kucha King Haribu Shibi;

Khotan Wang Fuqin letter;

King Long Tuqi of Yanqi;

King Gaochang, General Zuo Wuwei Qu Zhisheng;

Fan Touli, king of Linyi;

Alona Shun, the king of the Brahmin Emperor Navo in India.

These stone statues were carved in the early years of Emperor Gaozong, and all 14 of them were the heads of the Tibetan monarchs who were captured and naturalized in the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, so they were asked to stand in front of Emperor Taizong's tomb.

"The whole world is one family, love as one" is the basic principle and policy of the rulers of the early Tang Dynasty in dealing with ethnic affairs.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin inherited his father Li Yuan's national reconciliation policy of "caring for those who are far away, and righteousness lies in the restraints". Indissoluble bond.

The stone statues of the fourteen monarchs in Zhaoling are a true portrayal of this historical fact.

Among the fourteen princes in the stone statues, some were good friends with the Tang Dynasty, those who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and some were captured alive after being defeated by the Tang Dynasty.But none of these 14 people were killed, and Datang also appointed them as officials and sent them back, allowing them to continue to rule their own nation.

These stone statues told the world about the once strong and confident Tang Dynasty.

After Ximen Qing saw these stone statues, his heart was also agitated.

Ximenqing has already set a goal in his heart, to become the second Tang Taizong Li Shimin, to complete and surpass Li Shimin's martial arts and martial arts.

Man, it should be so!Travelers, even more so!

Chapter 742 Where is the legacy of the Tang Dynasty now?

Leaving the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, Ximenqing turned south again, passing Xingping and Huxian counties in turn, and arrived at Fanchuan County in the south of Chang'an City.

Fanchuan is located between Shaolingyuan and Shenheyuan in the south of Chang'an City. It starts from Tapo, Weiqu Township in the northwest and ends in Wangmang Township at the northern foot of Zhongnan Mountain in the southeast. It is a flat river about [-] miles long.

The formation of Fanchuan is an alluvial plain formed by the long-term erosion, incision and deposition of the Juhe River running through it.

After Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty defeated Xiang Yu and established the Western Han Dynasty, he named this Sichuan road as the food town of the military general Fan Kuai, and Fanchuan got its name from this.

It is said that today's Fanchuan County is the site of Fankui Garden.

Because Fanchuan is rich in soil, water, and beautiful scenery, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, monks gathered here and successively built the "Fanchuan Eight Great Temples" such as Niutou, Huayan, Xingguo, Xingjiao, Yunqi, Chanjing, Hongfu, and Guanyin.

Among the "Fanchuan Eight Great Temples", the most famous one is Xingjiao Temple.

In the second year of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, the remains of Xuanzang, who was originally buried in Bailuyuan, Xi'an, were buried here, and the temple was built. .

In addition to Xingjiao Temple, other temples such as Niutou Temple, Huayan Temple, and Xingguo Temple are also large in scale and prosperous in incense.

There are not only many temples in Fanchuan County, but since the Han Dynasty, it has been the place where Chang'an dignitaries built villas.

In the Tang Dynasty, this place was even more a place where private gardens and villas gathered.Generations of nobles from the Wei and Du clans of the Tang Dynasty gathered here.

Historical Records: After Jin Zhennan General Du Yu, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty Lai Guogong Shangshu Right Servant She Du Ruhui's Du family, Zhongzong Wei Empress, Luantai Shilang Tongping Zhangshi Wei Anshi's Wei family all lived in Fanchuan Road superior.

Therefore, Fanchuan has said since the Tang Dynasty that "Weidu in the south of the city, go to Tianchiwu".

In Fanchuan County, the villas of Wei Qu, Wei Zhongbo, Liu Xigu, Han Yu, Niu Sengru, Cen Shen, Lang Shiyuan, Quan Deyu, Yuan Zhen and others can be seen in Tang Dynasty poetry.

Despite hundreds of years of wind and rain, the villas of many celebrities in the Tang Dynasty still exist today.

These villas are distributed on both sides of the Juhe River in Fanchuan, leaning against the original water, with gardens and flower pavilions, and the scenery is sultry.

Du Fu's poem "Wei Quhua is a rascal, every family annoys and kills people" is a vivid portrayal of the beautiful scenery of Fanchuan.

Du Fu, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, lived in Fanchuan for ten years.Du Fu wrote about [-] poems in his life, [-] of which were written while living in Fanchuan.

In Fanchuan, there are not only the former residence of Du Fu, but also the Peach Blossom Fort, which is famous for being related to the literati of the Tang Dynasty.

Taoxibao is an ancient village, located in the middle of Fanchuan, on the north bank of Jushui, and southeast of Duqu Town.

According to the "Taiping Guangji" compiled during the Taiping Xingguo period of Song Taizong, in the Tang Dynasty, Taoxi Fort was surrounded by peach gardens with beautiful scenery.

One year, Cui Hu, a native of Boling, went to Beijing to take the exam. On Qingming Day, he traveled alone to the south of Chang'an City. He went to Taoxi Castle in Fanchuan and knocked on the door for a drink.A beautiful village girl in Chaimen stands leaning on a peach, which makes Cui Hu ecstatic.

In the Qingming Festival of the next year, Cui Hu visited again. He did not meet the village girl who gave water, so he wrote a poem on the closed chai gate: "Last year and today, in this gate, the peach blossoms on the face of the person are red. I don't know where the face is going, but the peach blossom is still smiling in the spring breeze." .”

Afterwards, this poem was used to express love, which caused a romantic affair. Cui Hu and the beautiful village girl who was like a peach blossom finally got married, and it became an eternal story.

When Ximenqing and his entourage came to Fanchuan County, it was the time when autumn was high and the air was crisp, which was suitable for climbing high and visiting ancient times.

Ximenqing took a group of brothers to visit Fanchuan County for a few days, and saw the magnificent scenery of temples and villa gardens on both sides of the river.

As Chang'an City lost its status as the capital of the whole country, the number of dignitaries on both sides of the Fanchuan River in the south of the city also decreased a lot.

The high-ranking officials and nobles in the Song Dynasty all moved to Bianliang City in Tokyo and Luoyang City in Xijing. The declining Chang'an City could not attract them to settle here.

The people living in Fanchuan County today are just some local officials and rich merchants, which is far from the grand scene where celebrities gathered in Tang Dynasty.

Times have changed, and the official Ximen Qing didn't have the good luck of Cui Hu.

Wandering around the Taoyuan around Taoxi Fort, not only did not see the peach blossoms in spring, but also did not see a beautiful young lady, which really made Ximen Qing feel nostalgic for the past!