Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

[Since the Han Dynasty brought the Western Regions under its rule and opened up the golden trade route of the Silk Road, there have been countless conflicts and disputes caused by the profits from the trade routes. {What? You don’t know yet|Read COM, read the chapters without mistakes|Hurry up and Google them}

How profitable was the Silk Road?

The Parthian Empire said: If you want to talk about this, I won’t be sleepy.

Why did we lie with open eyes and deceive the envoys of the Han Dynasty?

Isn't it just to occupy the important route of the Silk Road and get something for nothing by eating and taking cards?

Gao Changguo said: Tiezi, what you said is absolutely right!

After the demise of the Eastern Turks, countries on the Silk Road in the Western Regions rushed to Chang'an to make offerings. After all, the Tang Dynasty was one of the terminals of the Silk Road, and face had to be given, including Gaochang.

This was the short honeymoon period between Gaochang and the Tang Dynasty.

For Gao Chang, just using a few ferret dogs from Hu merchants in the Western Regions made Li Shimin laugh, and he also earned Qu Wentai's wife the title of Princess Chang Le, a huge profit!

For Erfeng, it was very comfortable to have someone flatter him as soon as he destroyed the Turks!

But only two years later, the honeymoon period between Gaochang and the Tang Dynasty officially ended, and the two sides officially fell out.

The reason is also very simple. As we said before, due to climate change, of the three roads in the Western Region, the south, middle and north, only the north is still prosperous.

The person guarding the North Road toll station is Gaochang. Gaochang adopts a policy of treating businessmen equally:

Whether you want to do business or pay tribute to the Khan, you have to pay me obediently!

The countries in the Western Regions were naturally unconvinced, so they finally brought the lawsuit before Li Shimin:

Ask Tian Khan to reopen the Middle Road in the Western Region to avoid the sky-high toll station in Gaochang.

Li Shimin agreed, and the Dunhuang governor set up a post station along the old land of Loulan, which is now the Lop Nur area.

From then on, merchants could directly take the Desert Road westward from Dunhuang to Yanqi, and the Middle Road of the Western Regions was re-opened.

Then Yanqi was beaten up by Qu Wentai, his city was destroyed, his property was robbed, his men and women were taken away, and he left in a hurry.

After all, destroying a person's wealth is like killing his parents. If I can't cure the Tang Dynasty, why can't I cure you?

Then Qu Wentai stopped pretending.

First, they united with the Western Turks and looted Yanqi again, destroyed its three cities, and robbed men and women of their money.

Secondly, they directly detained the tribute envoys from the Western Regions countries passing through Gaochang.

Then he wrote publicly to Xue Yantuo Khan:

Your position as Khan is equal to that of Li Shimin, why do you want to be his dog? Can you be a little ambitious?

When faced with the question from the envoy sent by Li Shimin, Qu Wentai's answer was also very interesting:

The eagle has its sky, the chicken has its grass, the cat has its nest, and the mouse has its den.

Why are you so lenient? It shows that you are capable, right?

Faced with such an offensive answer, Li Shimin's answer was "You are kind to yourself."

Then an ultimatum was issued:

Li Shimin: If you come to Chang'an in person to admit your mistake, all your previous sins will be wiped out.

Qu Wentai: I have hemorrhoids and I can’t ride a horse. I’ll do it next time.

Li Shimin's patience was completely exhausted.

In 639, Hou Junji was appointed as the general manager of the march to Jiaohe Road, with Xue Wanjun and Xue Orphan as deputy generals, and sent troops to Gaochang.

Facing the Tang Dynasty's military rise, Qu Wentai was very confident:

If you have more than 30,000 troops, you will definitely not have enough food and grass.

If your men and horses are less than 30,000, do you believe that I will die?

Hou Junji said: I only have 20,000 cavalry, why don't you try to kill me?

Qu Wentai: Try and die.

"There is no other way to be frightened, and you will get sick and die.\