Han Shizu

Chapter 1589 troubles
The interior of the imperial court tended to be stable, but from the perspective of the entire Han Dynasty, it cannot be simply described as "there is nothing wrong with the world". A huge empire is accompanied by ups and downs every month and every day.

Of course, the most "lively" places belong to the borders of the Han Dynasty. The more remote the frontier, the more troublesome it is.This is true from the northwest to the northeast. On Yulin Road, due to the imperial court's tough sinicization policy, a backlash finally broke out. Hundreds of people from the Xiazhou Party Headquarters, led by the chief, rebelled against the imperial court's annexation.

As a result, there was no accident. For Yan Guogong and Xiazhou soldiers and horses, Wang Yu led the army to extinguish the chaos. The process of quelling the chaos is nothing worth describing. The rebels were all killed by Wang Yu, and thousands of party members were implicated.

To the big man, this matter was just a small incident, but when it spread to Tokyo, it attracted a certain amount of attention, to be precise, it was the attention of Emperor Liu.

Naturally, Emperor Liu would not reflect on how the imperial court's Hu Min policy led to the rebellion of the party members. He was even a little angry. When he was in power and now Wei Ze was all over the world, there were still people who dared to rebel.

This is different from the rebellion of the barbarians in the southwestern mountain ditch. This is in Xiazhou, the core ruling area in the northwest of the Han Dynasty, and one of the most royalized border states. minority tribes.

What's even more hateful is that this is because of resistance to Sinicization and the fundamental Hu Min rule policy of the imperial court, which violates Ni Lin.In order to implement a thorough sinicization policy and plan the original production and life relations of the Hu people, the imperial court went through so many discussions and preparations, and promoted it with great determination. It's a slap in the face.

The Dangxiang people are not the Mobei people who have newly attached themselves to them in the past two years. It has been more than ten years since the Dingnan Army joined them.

What does this mean? The imperial court is not in place for the naturalization of Dangxiang people. Many people are convinced and dissatisfied. It is impossible to solve the fundamental contradiction only by relocating the Li family and splitting up and transferring tens of thousands of Dangxiang people. , is just a way to alleviate the compromise.

In the past, there were no major disturbances, only because the imperial court did not touch their core interests, especially the core ruling power of tribal leaders and chiefs.

More than ten years later, a new batch of party members grew up, and their awe of the imperial court also tended to weaken. The old and new contradictions between Han and Hu also began to ferment after a long period of brewing. The imperial court's sinicization policy was only An introduction, the specific manifestation is the rebellion in Xiazhou that is not worth mentioning.

Where there is oppression, there will be resistance. This is an irrefutable truth.However, as a ruler, Emperor Liu would not reflect on what was wrong with his own policies, especially for the party members. His concern for the country and the people also had limitations. The past governance policy was not in place, and further implementation is needed. It is believed that the oppression is not thorough enough, and it has not been completely domesticated.

In the face of the overall situation of the country, the interests of party members, specifically, party leaders, are also insignificant.If you dare to resist, the court will dare to kill. Emperor Liu's attitude is tough.

Therefore, for Wang Pu's timely and effective response to the chaos, he gave a positive evaluation, issued an imperial edict to praise him, and said that Wang Pu gave birth to a good son, worthy of Duke Yan, and should be reused.And this evaluation can basically declare that the next commander of Yulin Daodu will be Wang Yi.

At the same time, Emperor Liu urged the imperial court to issue orders to the northern borders, requiring the governments of the borders to strictly prevent the relapse of the people in the process of implementing the Sinicization policy. The Xiazhou incident is a warning.

According to the previous policy, Xiazhou Zhizhou was in bad luck, because there was a large-scale rebellion in the territory, and the commotion was even heard by the heavens.

Although the small turmoil subsided, there was no shortage of accountability procedures afterwards. Liu Chengxi, the prefect, was directly dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner. This is a son of the clan, Liu Chong's son, and Emperor Liu's cousin.Of course, with Emperor Liu's strict attitude towards these clans, it's not surprising that he dealt with them like this.

However, there is still a plausible story circulating in Xiazhou. It is said that before the incident happened, Wang Yu had received the news, but deliberately suppressed it. Small but enough to support Baojie's achievements.

Of course, there are many twists and turns in this, and it is not clear. Even if it is passed on to the court and attracted attention, it is difficult to investigate a specific result. is ok.

In fact, the party member rebellion that occurred in Xiazhou still had a great influence on the local area.Those party members who had been ruled by the imperial court for a long time suddenly discovered that there seemed to be another way to fight against the imperial court and fight for their interests. With the imperial court's unwillingness to compromise and adapt to the Sinicization policy, accompanied by the imperial court's urging to lower the high pressure of the Daozhou government With the promotion of policies, the contradictions will only accumulate and deepen with the passage of time.
If the turmoil that happened in Xiazhou can only be described as slight waves, then in Mobei, it can be described as turbulent.The death of Khitan master Yeluxian was a huge change for Mobei.

After several years of recuperation, the rule over the Saibei tribe that had been maintained with great difficulty was shaken again with the death of Yeluxian.Not to mention the condolences of the cavalry of the Han army, only the interior of the Khitan fell into turmoil, and the Naiman people in the east of Jinshan also took the opportunity to expand eastward again, invading the Khitan's northwestern region of Mo, and toward the lofty ideal of a new grassland overlord Goal forward.

Of course, as far as the Khitans were concerned, the intrusion of the Naimans was just a disease of scabies. The most critical question they faced was who would inherit the Khitan throne.

Regarding this issue, Emperor Liu once discussed this issue with Xiao Siwen and other ministers with a gloating attitude. According to their guess, King Yelu of Yue has the greatest chance of taking pictures.

However, the development of the situation in Mobei was partly in accordance with the speculations of the Han emperor and ministers, but the final result was beyond his expectations.Yelu Bishe, king of Yue, has been suppressing for many years and witnessed the collapse and decline of the Liao Dynasty under the leadership of Yeluxian, and finally decided to personally shoulder the national cause of Khitan revival.

Right in front of Yeluxian's coffin, Yelu Bishe summoned the Khitan's clan and noble ministers to raise the banner, and wanted to regain the Zhengshuo power of Taizong Yelu Deguang's lineage.

When Yelu Bishe chose to attack the Khitan supremacy, years of accumulation had an effect. He won the support of many Khitan nobles, and his voice was very loud, almost universally supported.

Among them, since there is accumulated dissatisfaction with Yeluxian, the declining lord, and because of the practical considerations of the country's need for the king, for Khitan, this point is more important, no one will obey a child of a few years old.

According to the normal situation, it is very likely that Yelu will take the upper position, but the final result of the matter does not develop according to the normal law.

Some people support it, and naturally some people oppose it. The result is that the minority defeated the majority, because the minority held the most important thing, military power.

Yeluxian's confidants, headed by Yeluxianshi, Han Derang, and Yeluxiu, united together to promote Yeluxian's son Yelu Longxu to succeed him, resolutely maintain the eldest son inheritance system formulated by Yeluxian, and think about the long-term stability of Khitan.

The two forces fought openly and covertly for ten days in the tent of the Khitan palace, and finally they used their swords. Brother Yeluxiu, who had gradually reached the peak of his personal ability, became the Minister of Qingtian who succeeded Yelu Longxu.

In the past, Yelv Bishe voluntarily gave up fighting with Yeluxian because of his weakness and unwillingness to fight against the Khitan civil strife in order to take the overall situation into consideration.But this time, he made up his mind and even organized a coalition of nobles, but in the end he was easily defeated by Brother Yeluxiu, and Yelu Bishe was also beheaded by Yeluxian's close courtier Nvli.

As for the Han cavalry going north, it did not achieve the desired effect. Cao Guangshi was a ruthless man with enough courage. He set off from Linhuang Mansion and led thousands of cavalry under his command to directly march to the Onan River Basin, threatening the Khitan ruling center in Mobei.

From receiving the news of Yeluxian's death, to sending the order to march, and then to marching into Mobei, it took a lot of time. By the time Cao Guangshi Chen Bing broke the river, the situation on the Khitan side had already been settled.

Even after a civil strife, in the face of the invasion of the Han army, Brother Yeluxiu still led the elite Pishi and took the initiative to fight.Tens of thousands of cavalry on both sides fought a battle. Cao Guang's Khitan army, which was twice as strong as the enemy, finally left without support, losing nearly half of the troops in the process of being pursued.

As for the other Han cavalry led by Kang Baoyi, it was a bit unlucky. Because they lost their way, they wandered around the plateau and retreated to the Han territory, even causing hundreds of non-war casualties.Of course, being able to return with all the teachers is already a blessing in misfortune.

When the Han army returned without success, it meant that Mobei Khitan had once again passed through a crisis. Of course, it was also because the Han army did not try its best.Even so, in the process of marching northward, Cao Guangshi, who was well versed in the "Three Lights", still caused heavy losses to the Khitan tribe in Mobei.

Speaking of Khitan, it is also bleak. In the confrontation with the big Han, it could easily conscript a dozen or 200,000 troops. Now, tens of thousands of people are fighting, which is already a large-scale battle.

The main power of the stabilized Mobei Khitan is also concentrated in the hands of Yelu Xianshi, Han Derang, and Yeluxiu. The two Khitan clans, mixed with a Hanchen, constitute the new power center of Khitan.

After hearing the news, Emperor Liu couldn't help but wonder how Han Derang could be recognized by the Khitan people, allowing such a Hanchen to occupy a high position.After all, when Khitan moved to the north, the foundation of the dual rule of the northern and southern prefectures has been destroyed. Under such circumstances, the status of Hanchen in Khitan can be imagined. In fact, there are not many Hanchen and Han people following them. Khitan moved north.

After much thought, the only explanation that Emperor Liu could think of was that Han Derang, and even the entire Han family, were just Khitan people in Han skin.

(End of this chapter)