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Li Renli was overjoyed upon hearing this.

The Song and Liao dynasties were brother states.

The Liao Dynasty was the father of the Western Xia Dynasty.

If the Western Xia and the Ming Dynasty had established a brotherly relationship,

The Western Xia dynasty has successfully risen in status.

He was certain that his return as an envoy would be a great achievement.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

"How can the barbarians of Western Xia be considered brothers of China?"

“…”

In an instant, thirty or forty ministers stood up to object.

This display of force made Li Renli quite uneasy.

Even he himself felt that Western Xia was not qualified.

Zhao Yuan, who guided the officials of the Hanlin Academy in collecting good materials,

At this moment, the speaker asked, "Does Your Excellency know where the Tangut people originated?"

Li Renli replied, "Our clan is of the Tuoba Xianbei descent."

“Originating from the Ji surname, they are descendants of the Yellow Emperor.”

Upon hearing this, the ministers' faces turned angry.

Wen Huanzhang smiled and said, "No, the Western Xia Tuoba royal family originated from the Xianbei Tuoba tribe."

"Most of the Tanguts, however, have nothing to do with the Xianbei,"

"Actually, the Tangut people are a branch of the Qiang people."

Li Renli, not recognizing Wen Huanzhang, asked in surprise.

"May I ask what brings this Ming official to say?"

Wen Huanzhang began reciting a poem: "The common people live in Shicheng by the Mo River, the red-faced father's tomb is on the Baihe River, and the medicine man with the long sword is in the other side."

“Mother and mother are the origin of the clan, with a silvery belly and golden breasts (to prevent censorship) in the house, and the surname Wei and the name Jun are passed down to future generations.”

"In this vast world, there is no equal; in the land of Bai Shang, there dwells a sage ruler."

"Is this poem an epic poem from the Western Xia Dynasty?"

"Indeed, it is a poem by the ancestral king of the Great Xia Dynasty!"

Li Renli actually only half understood it.

This poem has been passed down for a long time.

Moreover, it was originally taken from the common people.

There are many explanations for the chaotic situation within the Western Xia Dynasty.

Zhao Yuan made videos of the Song, Jin, Liao, and Xia dynasties before he time-traveled.

I have read many papers on the Liao and Xia dynasties.

The Mongols recorded Genghis Khan's death as...

They vented their anger on the Western Xia people.

Not only did they not compile the history of the Western Xia Dynasty,

They also destroyed all the Western Xia books.

Therefore, the history of the Western Xia Dynasty is unclear.

Its origin is subject to much debate.

However, some inferences can still be made based on archaeological findings and historical records.

Chapter 1697 They are all Chinese brothers

Zhao Yuan told Wen Huanzhang about this.

Wen Huanzhang then asked officials from the Hanlin Academy to help him look up the documents.

It's all to make one's arguments more substantial.

"Baihe River, also known as Baishui or Bailongjiang, is the upper reaches of the Minjiang River."

"The Dangxiang people, as recorded in the Chinese historical records 'History of the Northern Dynasties' and 'Old Book of Tang,' originated from 'Songzhou on the eastern border.'"

"It coincides with the route that the Baishui River flows through (the border area of ​​Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan)."

"The red face was originally a Tibetan custom, and also a custom of the Tangut people,"

“The ochre-colored face is a style of Buddhist makeup originating from India.”

"The sentence 'Red-faced Father's Tomb on the White River',"

"The ancestors of the Tangut people were Buddhists who lived in the Bailong River area!"

Upon hearing this, not only was Li Renli stunned,

The other ministers were also stunned.

Isn't the Minjiang River the source of the Yangtze River?

The source of the Minjiang River,

Did the river become the mother river of the Tangut people after they went to Tibet?

According to normal geographical discoveries

To restore the Yangtze and Minjiang Rivers to their original source

We'll have to wait for the great traveler Xu Xiake.

"The sage ruler of Bai Shang Kingdom,"

Wen Huanzhang continued,

"This White Kingdom is the one where Buddhism in Tibet and Tangut peoples reveres white,"

"It also refers to the kingdom above the White River!"

Li Renli couldn't help but nod.

Wen Huanzhang then asked, "The medicine man is on the other side of the world. I don't need to explain that, do I?"

"The account in the Old Book of Tang is not accurate."

"Yes!"

Li Renli continued to nod.

Because the Tangut people have other epics.

In those ancient poems,

The ancestors of the Tangut people called themselves "Miyao" people.

The Old Book of Tang can also corroborate this.

But there are slight discrepancies.

It is said that after the Tuoba clan migrated inland,

The Tibetan Empire invaded and occupied its former territory.

They captured the Tangut people who had not migrated and enslaved them.

They referred to those Tangut slaves as "Miyao".

He then quoted extensively from classical texts.

Li Renli was greatly shocked.

He is almost certain it is true.

So, the ancestral homeland of the Tangut people was in Bailongjiang!

Wen Huanzhang said, "The current Dangxiang people's royal family originated from the Tuoba Xianbei (this is questionable)."

"The people are descendants of the 'Fa Qiang' recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty,"

"It is also the 'Qingqiang' mentioned in the 'Later Memorial on the Expedition'."

"The Tuoba tribe and the Qingqiang people have been integrated for hundreds of years,"

"That's how they became the Tangut people we know today."

"The Han and Qiang people share the same origin and are both descendants of Yan and Huang."

"The Tuoba tribe are descendants of the Yellow Emperor,"

"Why can't we establish a brotherhood with the Great Ming Dynasty?"

This is an attempt to elevate the Western Xia and Tangut peoples.

Li Renli naturally enjoyed listening to this.

Moreover, bringing these remarks back to Western Xia...

This is also considered a great achievement.

Li Renli couldn't help but bow deeply.

"Knowledgeable of both ancient and modern times, and also knowledgeable about matters in the border regions,"

"You will surely become a great Confucian scholar of China,"

"May I ask your name?"

"Wen Huanzhang."

Li Renli was greatly shocked and quickly bowed again.

"So you are the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty! How rude of me!"

Until the delegation left the palace,

Li Renli was still sighing, saying to Cao Changyong...

"The Chinese prime minister is indeed very knowledgeable,"

"The Ming Dynasty will surely prosper in the future,"

"Our Great Xia must never be an enemy of them!"

Cao Changyong said, "It's just some words dug out from old papers."

"What do you, a descendant of Han Chinese, know?"

Li Renli rebuked,

"What the Ming Dynasty prime minister said is what is recorded in the sacred poems of the Tangut people,"

"No one has ever been able to understand 'Shirakawa' or 'Shirakawa-gae',"

"Only today did I realize that it was the Bailong River in Songzhou, on the eastern border."

"Upon returning home, I will certainly inform His Majesty,"

"Send someone to find out where Songzhou is on the eastern border."

"Once the ancestral river is found, His Majesty's prestige will surely soar!"

At this moment, Zhao Yuan was surveying the assembled officials in the main hall.

“You do not understand my true intentions, nor do you understand why we have made a brotherhood pact with the Western Xia.”

"The nation and the family are structurally similar, both belonging to the Chinese nation,"

"From now on, Western Xia will also be part of China."

"The Tangut people are also descendants of Yan and Huang!"