How terrible was the Tang Dynasty in history?

In the history of our country, the Tang Dynasty can be said to be the dynasty that the Chinese are most proud of. During that dynasty, culture flourished and all nations surrendered, which was called the Tang Dynasty. And in which dynasty, not only the country's subjects were very proud of their country, but also many foreigners respected it extremely. So do you know how terrible the Tang Dynasty was at that time?

I don’t know if you still remember that in "Journey to the West", Tang Taizong personally handed a customs clearance document to Tang Monk when he was about to embark on the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures. After that, as long as you arrive at a new place and take out this ultimatum, you can pass easily and enjoy VIP-level treatment.

Actually, it was not the extraordinary words written in this document, but the fact that the Tang Dynasty at that time was so powerful that no country dared to offend it easily. Therefore, no one dared to neglect Tang Seng on his way to learn scriptures.

Behind the power of the Tang Dynasty was the constant conquests of the Tiger and Wolf divisions. This is very scary for those small countries that were conquered. In this regard, we can first look at the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The largest territory of the Tang Dynasty was during the Longshuo period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the oasis zone in Central Asia was dominated by the Tang Dynasty. Its largest area extended to Luofu Prefecture (now part of Vietnam) in the south, Xuanque Prefecture (now part of Russia) in the north, Anxi Prefecture (now part of Uzbekistan) in the west, and Lingo Prefecture in the east. Wuzhou (now Tonghua, Jilin) ??has a vast territory with a land area of ??12.37 million square kilometers.

Just looking at the scope of this territory, I took a breath of cold air. How strong is it to be able to collect so much land? The conquered countries were naturally included in the management of the Tang Dynasty, and their populations were also included in the total.

And such a vast territory must be defended by a force of tigers and wolves. In wars with enemy countries, the Tang Dynasty's military power has always been an overwhelming sanction. At that time, he truly responded to one sentence: Anyone who offends me will be punished no matter how far away he is. Gao Changguo's bold behavior is a good example.

At that time, Qu Wentai, the monarch of Gaochang Kingdom, heard about the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and went to the Central Plains to meet the saint. But when he came to Chang'an, he saw that the newly established capital of the Tang Dynasty was desolate, and he recalled the prosperous scenery of the Sui Dynasty in the past. Qu Wentai believed that the Central Plains had declined, and it happened that the Western Turks were also wooing Gaochang State at this time. Therefore, taking this opportunity, Qu Wentai, who was also a Han Chinese like the Tang Dynasty, belonged to the Western Turks and continuously attacked Tang Dynasty merchants and envoys on the Silk Road.

This behavior angered Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and he immediately sent a large army into the Western Regions to attack Gaochang Kingdom. As a result, when Qu Wentai heard that the Tang Dynasty army was coming, he was frightened to death and became an eternal joke. The Gaochang Kingdom was naturally destroyed and renamed Xizhou.

Also, in the 21st year of Zhenguan, there was civil strife in Tianzhu. The newly succeeded king Siladitya was killed by the rebels. The rebel leader Arjuna made it clear that he would break away from the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin After learning about it, I felt deeply sorry. In order to enhance the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin asked the envoy Wang Xuance to directly borrow 8,000 soldiers from the tributary states of the Tang Dynasty to enter the Tianzhu King's Palace, capture Arjuna alive, and bring him back to Chang'an. Later, in the battle with the Huns, Turks, and Tuyuhun, the Tang army also won a complete victory. At that time, the entire Western Region was incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

As China's most prosperous era, the Tang Dynasty conquered more than 30 countries before and after, which can be said to be famous and prestige for our country. In this way, the Tang Dynasty prospered with all the countries surrendering.