Han Shizu

Chapter 1785: Rule Begins From Dismantlement

After admiring the scenery on the city, Liu Min and his party quickly went down the city and went straight to the former Black Khan Palace in Suiye City.Even the old capital of the enemy country that has been operating for a long time, in the eyes of Liu Min and others, it is just a small town that is extremely congested, a rural place, and what they value is only the meaning of setting foot here.

The royal palace is also unusual, but it has more local characteristics, highlighting some architectural styles that are very different from the Central Plains.

Before entering the palace, Liu Min reined in his horse suddenly, put his finger next to a domed building in the Heihan Palace, and said, "That's the mosque of the Heihan people!"

Compared with the palace, the temple is more refined, and the white main body makes it more beautiful, and the meaning behind it can also be glimpsed.Since Satuk Bogra Khan started the rule of YSL, the Black Khan has gone on the road of YSLization forever. In the period of his son Baitash, he officially became the state religion of the Black Khan, and until the time of Ali Musa , the Black Khanate has completely completed the evolution of the YSL dynasty, and the status of YSL in its country can no longer be shaken. Other religions such as shamanism, fire worship, Mani, and Buddhism have all been suppressed or even eliminated.

"Return to Your Highness, this is the largest mosque in Suiye City, for the daily worship and homework activities of YSL believers!" Yang Yanzhao obviously understood and replied.

The gorgeous mosque in front of him obviously brought back some not-so-good memories for Liu Min, and his expression became a little more gloomy.He beckoned to Yuchi Guli, the Khotan chief general who was accompanying him, and asked him to tell everyone about YSL.

Yuchi Guli, also known as Li Congzhen, is the royal family of the Khotan Kingdom. This time, he was ordered by the king to lead the army to help in the battle.Khotan is a Buddhist country, and everyone believes in Buddhism from top to bottom, but there is often no reason to talk about religious beliefs.

When YSL was mentioned, Yuchi Guli showed obvious disgust on his face, and he also attacked heavily in his mouth, regarding it as a cult, and the description terms were full of words such as barbaric, ferocious, cruel, evil, terrifying, and ignorant.

Regarding these, Liu Min was noncommittal, but when he heard YSL's powerful influence and control over the secular regime and the people, he finally stopped hiding his heartfelt disgust.

The Great Han Dynasty is a system in which imperial power is supreme, and how well it manages and controls religion can be seen from the experiences of Buddhism and Taoism in the past and the strict and detailed laws and regulations.

The religious power can actually influence the political power, this YSL is really an evil thing!
"In the past hundreds of years, YSL has continued to spread to all sides, and the East is also its goal. The Black Khanate is the bridgehead for spreading teachings to the East. The Black Khanate officially became its state religion more than 20 years ago.

Those fanatical YSL believers once threatened that all heretics who do not convert to YSL teachings are the most vicious enemies of YSL." Yuchi Guli continued to introduce.

After he finished saying this, let alone Liu Min, even the other generals showed disgust.Kang Baoyi couldn't help but said: "Compared with these arrogant Christians, the Buddhists in China are really much more docile!"

Yuchi Guli quickly agreed, thinking that Kang Baoyi was right, and the others also nodded in agreement. They have been attacked by those YSL believers who are not afraid of death and clamored for "jihad". It is really impressive, but also dreadful, the kind that I wish I could eradicate them all.

"How can such cults be allowed to run rampant in the land of the big man!" Liu Min said coldly, "General Yuchi, I give you a mission to demolish this obscene shrine in front of you, and arrest all their clerical staff. Burn all scriptures and dogmas!"

"Follow the order!" Yuchi Guli replied very simply, without any hesitation or burden, thinking in his heart that this mosque is so beautiful, there should be a lot of good things inside.

Liu Min seemed to see his thoughts, but he didn't care, he cared about the result.After thinking about it, he called again: "Chang Guzhen!"

"The last general is here!" A Han general stood up.

Because of his outstanding performance in the bloody battle in Kucha, Chang Guzhen was promoted to lieutenant general after recovering from his injury. He has a total of 500 people under him, which can be regarded as entering the rank of backbone general.In addition, this is a member of the prince. Of course, he hated the Xue family, and personally captured the enemy and sent him to the government. Work hard in the army.

Liu Min directly ordered: "Lead your subordinates and assist General Yuchi in handling this matter. Not only this mosque will be demolished, but also the YSL building on the land of the city I captured will be dealt with together!"

"Yes!"

Apparently, Liu Min's rule over the newly occupied Heihan land began with de-yslization.

Due to the national mourning, even if they were stationed in the enemy's capital, they could not celebrate wildly. However, each army and each battalion still rewarded a large amount of supplies for the soldiers to have a good meal. Even if they could not drink or have women, they could still get a good rest.

In the palace, the main generals of the Western Expedition two years ago gathered together to make arrangements for the current military affairs, but the most important thing was the current situation of the Black Khanate and the next move of the Western Expedition Army.

The fall of Suiye City and the death of Ali Musa Khan almost announced the demise of the Black Khanate. However, there are still some cities in the west that are too late to conquer, as well as organized resistance forces.

The most important of these is the resistance army led by Deputy Khan Hassan Bogra Khan. Hassan originally guarded Suiye, but after Yang Yanzhao's troops approached the city, he saw that the situation was not good, but he fled westward and failed to catch him.

When the news was received again, Hassan had already led his subordinates to retreat to Talas, an important town in the west of the Black Khan. Relying on Talas, Hassan had reorganized a resistance force.

And if Talas was not captured, then the Black Khan would not be considered completely destroyed. After the arrival of the Han army, a large number of Heikhans who were unwilling to submit had already fled westward and defected to Talas.If you don't care about it, let it catch its breath, and then rely on the power of the Central Asian army, it will cause future troubles.

Liu Min wanted to finish his work in one battle, continue westward, defeat Talas, and wipe out the last remaining army of Heikhan, but this proposal did not win the support of the generals.

Even Yang Yanzhao remained silent.The reasons given by the generals are also very reasonable. The laborious expedition lasted for half a year, and after several hard battles, the veterans were already exhausted. In addition to the heavy casualties, although the morale of the army was set, the fighting spirit had faded, and the army also needed to recuperate and replenish.

In fact, there are two key points, one is that the strength is insufficient, and the other is that the soldiers' willingness to fight is not strong.And Talas is still about 200 miles away from Suiye City. Considering the current state of the Western Expeditionary Army, it is really weak to continue to mobilize troops.Guo Yi even used Gao Xianzhi's defeat in Taluosi more than [-] years ago as a warning to Liu Min, so he just gave up and temporarily withdrew his fighting spirit.

After the discussion, all the generals retreated, and Liu Min left Yang Yanzhao alone.In front of Yang Yanzhao, Liu Min did not suppress his disappointment, and said: "All the generals don't want to fight anymore. I'm afraid the soldiers below are all thinking similarly! I've noticed it since I was in the city. Everyone thinks that if you hit Suiye City, you can withdraw your troops. However, if you don't die after beating a snake, you may be afraid of trouble in the future!"

Hearing this, Yang Yanzhao pondered for a moment and said: "The generals are not timid to fight, and their concerns are justified. We have already crossed the Tianshan Mountains and penetrated into the border of the Black Khanate. The military needs are supplied, and the difficulties have increased sharply. The newly occupied land is uneven. The food and wages available are limited.

After several fierce battles, the troops from the north and the south suffered heavy casualties and their strength was greatly damaged. It is not easy to control the current situation.But we are unfamiliar with the situation in Talas after all, and the road ahead is uncertain, so it is really risky to rush to send troops for six hundred miles.What's more, it's already winter, and it's inconvenient to continue fighting.

Furthermore, even if some of the soldiers of the Western Expedition were recruited by rotation, most of them had already stayed in Anxi for two years, and it was human nature for soldiers to return home.Soldiers, we really need a period of rest! "

After Yang Yanzhao finished speaking, Liu Min was silent for a long time before he sighed: "It's not that I don't know what you are worrying about, but I just feel unwilling!"

While the two were discussing, a burst of intense noise suddenly erupted in Suiye City. It sounded so chaotic that it could be faintly heard in the palace.An officer hurried in, Liu Min frowned: "What happened in the city?"

The officer reported: "Your Highness, General Chang Gu reported that the demolition of the mosque caused dissatisfaction among the YSL congregation, and they stopped it one after another. The believers in the city gathered in disorder and attacked the execution officers! General Chang asked for instructions, how to deal with it?"

Hearing this, Liu Min didn't say anything for a while, but his face became more and more serious. Whether it was the previous tragic victory, the collapse of the Empress Fu, or the opposition of the generals just now, he had accumulated a lot of negative emotions in his heart.

At this moment, he finally couldn't control himself anymore, first he turned his head and said to Yang Yanzhao: "Your thinking is correct, the road ahead is uncertain, and it is difficult to start the conquest, we really have to stop and rest for a while."

After saying that, he ordered to the officer: "Send the order, whoever obstructs our military order and attacks the army, kill!"

"Yes!" The officer received the order, and went to deliver the order vigorously.

And following Liu Min's light military order, Suiye City, which had been peaceful for a while, became chaotic again. Killing and death pervaded this important city on the Silk Road, and it was even crueler than when Yang Yanzhao entered the city.

Three days later, there were less than 3000 residents in the city, and almost none of those who insisted on defending YSL survived, and the mosque was eventually violently demolished.
(End of this chapter)