Chapter 814 Linyi Princess Inexplicably Involved
"A Linyi princess? How is it possible?"
In Lingao Port, Yazhou, Hainan Island, in this small fishing port, Qin Lang asked in surprise.
"We are also very surprised, but we have verified this news from many captives. She is indeed Princess Linyi, the daughter of Fan Touli, king of Linyi today, and her name is Isana." Zhang Chao said.
Niu Jianhu was stunned for a moment, "The surname of Wang Linyi is Fan, shouldn't his daughter also be surnamed Fan?"
Lingao is a small town, but it is very special. There are few Han people in Lingao, but there are many indigenous people, but they are not the most slang people on Hainan Island. They landed on Hainan Island almost at the same time as the Lingnan slang people. During the Spring and Autumn Period, a branch of the Luoyue people from Baiyue in the south of Lingnan came to the island across the sea, landed in Lingao and settled here.
After thousands of years, their ethnic group has gradually grown, becoming the second largest ethnic group on the island after the slang, and they still retain their unique dialects and customs at this time.
When the Feng and Xian families landed heavily on Hainan Island and increased their control over the island, these Luoyue people still maintained a strong independence. They always occupied the control of the area west of Nandu River on Lingnan Island. .
From the Han Dynasty, these Luoyue people belonged to the imperial court, registered as householders, and gradually merged with the immigrated Han people and slang people, but they always maintained a certain degree of independence.
These Luoyue people, bounded by the Nandu River and based in Lingao, are good at picking pearls and fishing, but they have always lived a relatively poor life. In recent years, the spice trade has flourished, and local specialties such as huanghuali, agarwood, and betel nuts on Hainan Island It also became hot.
Lingao people's life has improved, the Tucheng has grown, and there are more foreigners. Many spice merchants have come, and even Lingao, which was originally a fishing port, has become a slowly bustling commercial port.
For the arrival of the naval fleet led by Qin Lang, the Lingao people were not afraid at all, and even came to meet them on their own initiative. At first they thought it was a caravan, but after finding out that it was an army, they were not afraid at all.
Regarding the more than 100 Huren sea ships captured by the fleet, many bearded captives, and even some high-ranking tyrants even expressed their willingness to buy some.
The price is easy to talk about, and the popularity of spices and other things has made Lingao produce a lot of powerful Luoyue.
Qin Lang played with a piece of Hainan agarwood, which was a gift from a local tycoon in Lingao, "Fan Touli is just the Chinese name of King Linyi."
Linyi State is a dynasty established by the Zhan people. During the Han Dynasty, Linyi was subordinate to Rinan County of Jiaozhou in the Han Dynasty. Qulian, the son of Gongcao in Xianglin County, led thousands of people to kill the county magistrate and rebelled. As a result, the Han soldiers were afraid of the mutiny of the expedition, and before they could leave the army, Linyi rebelled from the Han Dynasty and went out to establish the country.
The district passed down the throne for three generations, and the grandson had no heir, so the throne fell into the hands of his grandson Fan Xiong. Fan Xiong and Chenla invaded the border of Sun Wu at that time and expanded northward.
Since then, Linyi Kingdom has experienced several dynastic changes, and by this time it has entered the fourth dynasty of Linyi. The current king, Fan Touli, is the grandson of the founding king, and his grandfather is Gaowuluduoluoba, a descendant of Fan Dizhen in the second dynasty. Mount, he replaced the third dynasty and established the fourth dynasty.
Fan Touli's father, Fan Fanzhi, angered the Sui Dynasty when he was in power, causing the Sui Dynasty to send troops to conquer, break through its capital, plunder the golden statue of its ancestral temple, and return the land to Linyi and other three counties. Fan Fanzhi restored his land again, and sent envoys to apologize to the Sui Dynasty. After that, the tribute continued.
The Sui Dynasty was also unable to go south to conquer at that time, and established three counties to abolish it.
Since entering the Tang Dynasty, Fan Fanzhi has also paid tribute several times. At the beginning of Zhenguan, his son Fan Touli succeeded to the throne.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, even Lingnan hadn't been settled yet, so naturally they didn't want to make trouble in Linyi further south. As long as Linyi didn't invade the border of the Tang Dynasty, the two sides would live in peace.
The two sides are bounded by the Guluo River at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and they haven't blushed for more than ten years.
"The main body of Linyi Kingdom is the Zhan people who believe in Mahayana Buddhism. Sanskrit is commonly used in the country. Fan Touli's Sanskrit name is Jiandavaba. They will change the names of gods and Buddhas like this, Varmo is the title of a king, and its original meaning is armor, and the title of Linyi King actually means the protection of Linyi Kingdom."
When the king of Linyi became king, he usually changed the name of an ancient **** and Buddha, and then added the word Varman to the name.
Of course, because the Linyi kings of all dynasties had to pay tribute to the Central Plains, they would also give themselves another Han name. Except for the king, Qulian and his descendants, all the kings of the four dynasties were surnamed Fan.
In the final analysis, Fan Weigui is actually the most important thing. It's not that they are members of the Fan clan.
Isana is the daughter of King Fan Touli, and she didn’t come to the Central Plains, so she didn’t have a Chinese name, so naturally she didn’t have a surname Fan. In fact, Isana is just a Sanskrit transliteration.
"How did Princess Linyi and the Guangming Sect get together?"
"Sanlang, ask yourself, that princess is quite young and pretty! It's just a little dark!" Zhang Chao said very wretchedly.
Princess Linyi is relatively petite, with a green veil covering her head and a veil on her face, covering half of her face, but the exposed eyebrows and eyes can still make people feel that she is a very beautiful woman.
Qin Lang was looking at the princess.
Princess is also looking at Qin Lang.
"What are you going to do with me?"
After a long time, the princess spoke out. To Qin Lang's surprise, the princess actually spoke Chinese, which was quite good, but with some accents.
"Do you speak Chinese?"
"There are teachers in the palace who specialize in teaching Chinese characters."
Qin Lang smiled, "It's a bit unexpected and reasonable, but I don't understand why Linyi's princess is on the boat that the Guangming Sect ambushed me. Could it be that Linyiguo wants to provoke Datang?"
"No, Lin Yi didn't mean to provoke Datang, I was just doing it personally on the boat."
"Then I can't understand it even more. As far as I know, you seem to believe in Mahayana Buddhism. Guangming should be a heresy in your eyes, right?"
Princess sat opposite Qin Lang, but she was very calm and composed, without any nervousness or fear.
"Can I have a cup of tea?"
"certainly."
Qin Lang personally brewed a pot of cups and a pot of Longjing for the princess.
Green tea is very simple to brew, just boil a pot of water on a small charcoal stove, then heat the teacup, and then brew the tea.
He will not be too particular about it, and will not ask for rootless water or famous spring water. General spring water and well water can be used to make tea, and even boiling water can be brewed directly.
The princess watched him making tea with great interest.
"please!"
"What kind of tea is this?"
"Hangzhou West Lake Longjing, green tea."
Princess held the cup, smelled it lightly, and showed an intoxicated expression on her face, "It's different from the Chinese tea ceremony I learned in the court before. I learned Sencha and used tea cakes. Sencha is very complicated and has a different taste."
"Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. I like this simple one. This tea is fried tea. It tastes delicious when brewed, and the taste is more pure."
Qin Lang pushed the plates of snacks in front of the princess again.
The princess is indeed hungry, but she is still very elegant when drinking tea and eating snacks. When eating, gently lift a little veil, and you can vaguely see her beautiful mouth shape.
"Thanks."
"anything else?"
"No."
The atmosphere is obviously a little more relaxed.
“Actually, we believe in Brahmanism, not Mahayana Buddhism.”
Princess told Qin Lang, "Brahmanism was spread from Tianzhu to Linyi, and it originated from Vedicism three thousand years ago.
Brahmanism worships the three major gods Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu, emphasizes the strict caste system, and teaches reincarnation through karma.
Brahmanism spread from the Indus River Basin all the way to the countries of the Indo-China Peninsula. It had a great influence in Linyi, and Buddhism was introduced to Linyi almost at the same time, and there were many believers.
Brahmanism and Buddhism also began to produce some integration in Linyi. This is the same as when Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, it also merged with the Central Plains' religion, Confucianism, philosophy and other thoughts.
The Brahmanism that Zhan people believe in is not exactly the original Brahmanism. It can even be said that the Brahmanism and Mahayana Buddhism they believe in already have me in you and you in me.
The Cham people who believe in Brahmins are also called Champa.
But no matter what, Princess Linyi shouldn’t get involved with people from the Guangming religion. Guangming religion is a branch of Manichaeism, and Manichaeism is a branch of Zoroastrianism, which is a combination of Judaism and Christianity.
East and West are two completely different religions and are mutually exclusive.
The princess began to tell Qin Lang a story, a rather long one. The beginning of the story is that the king of Linyi asked the prince to marry the princess of the powerful Chenla king in the south as his wife in order to stabilize his position...
The prince of Linyi back then is now the king of Linyi, and the prince and princess also had a daughter of Princess Linyi.
Now the king of Chenla sent someone to propose a marriage, and wanted to marry Princess Linyi as his wife for the prince of Chenla.
The current king of Chenla is the elder brother of Queen Linyi. This is a marriage of close relatives, and the two countries have a tradition of marriage. This is originally a good thing.
"Prince Chenla is a pervert!"
"A cruel and vicious villain!"
Princess Linyi said that his cousin was bloodthirsty and murderous, very cruel and ruthless. He was a famous general in Chenla. He went to the battlefield when he was a teenager. He led the Chenla army to destroy several small states and expanded Chenla In many territories, he was not the heir to the king, but with his military achievements, he forced the king to abolish his brother's right of inheritance.
"He once conquered the kingdom of Borneo, slaughtered tens of thousands of people, raped and killed the princess, and raped and killed the pregnant queen..."
That cousin, Moksheyishana, enslaved countless captives and built him a new city named after himself. As his own fiefdom, he led his army to break through one neighboring city-state after another. The population captives migrated here, and up to now, there have been more than 20,000 households there.
And Yishana has an elite elephant army of up to 5,000 people.
"Not long after I was born, I was betrothed by my father to Prince Chenla, not this prince, but the eldest prince."
Qin Lang understood.
Princess Isana was originally engaged to the prince of Chenla since she was a child, but her second cousin Yishana took the position of heir apparent from her elder brother, and now she wants to rob her sister-in-law.
Since she was a child, Isana thought that she would marry her eldest cousin in the future. The first cousin was also elegant and handsome, while the second cousin was cruel and domineering. With a bald head, Isana is not willing to marry this monster at all.
Now Yishana has his own royal fiefdom, has his own army, and is unparalleled in strength. He sent people to Linyi to marry the princess and return to Yishana City.
When the princess heard the news, she ran away in panic.
"It turns out that the princess didn't rebel from the scriptures and convert to the Guangming religion, but just hid on their boat to escape?"
"Yes."
The Guangming Cult also spread in Linyi Kingdom. Linyi Kingdom once rejected the Guangming Cult and even banned it, but then the Eagle King sent assassins to put the dagger directly next to Linyi King's pillow. Later, Linyi King reached some agreements with the Guangming Cult. Allow them to spread in Linyi country.
Guangming religion brought not only the teachings of Manichaeism, but also more merchant ships and goods at sea, and gradually had a greater influence in Linyi.
The princess spent a lot of money to escape to the ship of the Illuminati Cult, and escaped the inspection to go to sea, but the princess did not expect that the merchant ship of the Illuminati Cult received an order from above after going out to sea, sailed northward, gathered many ships along the way, and finally ran to Datang came to fight.
"That naval battle was beautiful. Your warships are the best I have ever seen, and your fighters are also the bravest I have ever seen."
Looking at the princess, Qin Lang fell silent.
"Can I stay with you temporarily? I don't want to go back to Linyi, let alone be sent to the side of that demon Yishana!"
(end of this chapter)