In the history of our country, the Tang Dynasty can be said to be the proudest dynasty in the Chinese. In that dynasty, the culture flourished and all nations submitted, which was called the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, in which dynasty, not only the subjects of the country are very proud of their country, but even many foreigners are extremely respectful of it. So do you know how terrible the Tang Dynasty was at that time?
I don't know if you remember, in the "Journey to the West", Tang Taizong personally handed over a customs clearance document when Tang Monk was about to embark on the road to take the scriptures. After that, as long as you go to a new place and take out this article, you can easily pass and enjoy VIP-level treatment.
In fact, it is not that this document is written with extraordinary words, but that the Tang Dynasty at that time was too powerful, and no country dared to easily offend. Therefore, on the way for Tang Monk to learn the scriptures, no one dared to easily neglect him.
Behind the tang dynasty's strength was the constant conquest of the Tiger and Wolf Division. This is terrible for small conquered countries. In this regard, we can first look at the territorial area of the Tang Dynasty, and the largest period of the Tang Dynasty was during the Longshuo period of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. At that time, the oasis area of Central Asia was dominated by the Tang Dynasty, and its largest area extended to the vast territory of Luofu Prefecture (present-day Vietnam), Xuanque Prefecture (present-day Russia) in the north, Anshu Prefecture (present-day Uzbekistan) in the west, and Gobe Prefecture (present-day Jilin Tonghua) in the east, with a land area of 12.37 million square kilometers.
Just by looking at the scope of this territory, just take a breath of cool air, how strong does it take to take so much land into the pocket? The conquered countries were naturally also included in the administration of the Tang Dynasty, and the population was also included in the total.
And such a vast territory, there must be a tiger and wolf division to defend. In the war with the enemy, the military power of the Tang Dynasty has always been overwhelming sanctions. At that time, it was truly a sentence: Those who offend me will be punished from afar. Gao Changguo's boldness is a good example.
At that time, the monarch of Gaochangguo, Koji Wentai, heard of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and went to Zhongyuan to face the saint. However, when he came to Chang'an, he actually saw that the newly established Capital of the Tang Dynasty showed a desolate color, and then associated with the prosperous scenery of the Sui Dynasty in the past. Koji Wentai thought that the Central Plains had fallen, and just in time for the Western Turks to win over Gaochangguo. Therefore, taking this opportunity, Li Wentai, who was also a Han Chinese with the Tang, belonged to the Western Turks and constantly attacked Tang merchants and emissaries on the Silk Road.
This act infuriated Emperor Taizong of Tang, who immediately sent a large army into the Western Regions to attack Gao Changguo. As a result, as soon as Li Wentai heard the arrival of the Tang Dynasty army, he was scared to death and became a joke for eternity. Naturally, Gao Changguo was destroyed and changed to Xizhou.
Moreover, in the twenty-first year of Zhenguan, the civil unrest in Tianzhu was carried out, and the newly succeeded king Siraditia was killed by the rebels, and the rebel leader Arjuna clearly stated his separation from the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin was deeply sorry when he learned of it. In order to promote the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin asked the emissary Wang Xuance to borrow 8,000 soldiers directly from the Tang Dynasty's vassal states to enter the Palace of king Tianzhu, capture Arjuna, and bring him back to Chang'an.
Later, in the battle against the Xiongnu, Turks, and Tuguhuns, the Tang army also won a complete victory. At that time, the entire Western Regions were incorporated into the Territory of the Tang Dynasty.
As the most prosperous era in China, the Tang Dynasty destroyed more than 30 countries before and after, which can be described as prestige and prestige. In this way, there was a prosperous Tang Dynasty in which all the countries surrendered.
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