Han Shizu

Chapter 974 Northern Affairs
Regarding the affairs in the north, the great Han did not always take conservative measures. Although the military offensive stopped, they carried out political and economic offensives. Aiming at many ethnic minorities, Liu Chengyou specially set up a yamen, Li Fan Yuan, and Chen Wang Zhao Kuangzan was in charge of all ethnic groups. solicitation management affairs.

In the northeast direction, due to road blockage, traffic control, and the precautions of the Liao Kingdom, although there are connections with Shiwei, Jurchen, Xiren, Bohai and other clans, the scale is not large after all.

However, the court's focus was mainly on exchanges with Koryo. In the past three years, the exchanges between the two sides have been intensive, and the political ties have become increasingly close.Wang Zhao, king of Koryo, was very obedient to the court. He sent envoys to the court several times to pay tribute and study, and invited the court to send people to guide its system construction.In this regard, Liu Chengyou sent many doctors, monks, Taoist priests to the east, and of course some officials.

This is almost a political poverty alleviation. Since the suppression of the rebellion, the authority of King Goryeo has increased greatly, and the resistance to reform has also been easily resolved. In addition, the reform has achieved great results by pulling the tiger banner of the big man.By the 15th year of Qianyou, the internal conflicts of the Koryo Kingdom had been brought under control, the ills of heroes and nobles had been improved, the royal power had been strengthened, and the national power had gradually reached its peak since the founding of the country.

Liu Chengyou is also concerned about the situation in Koryo. As far as Liu Chengyou is concerned, he may not want to see Wang Zhao's reform succeed.However, personal emotions cannot affect the country's overall strategy after all. For the Liao Kingdom, Goryeo is an effective ally chosen by Liu Chengyou.In addition, the Goryeo Kingdom at this time was also submissive enough to the big Han, and had already reached a consensus on the matter of the Liao Dynasty.

On the other hand, it lies in economic interests. There are more than 200 sea-going ships navigating between the two countries every year, and the trade between the two countries is the highest in history.From this, Dahan gained a lot of income, especially a large amount of copper was imported from Goryeo.

During the communication with Korea, Japan in the east also got the news and began to organize envoys to make a pilgrimage to the Central Plains.

Compared with the calm in the northeast, the situation in the northwest is more complicated.The first is the Dingnan Army. After Li Yiyin was detained in Tokyo, there was indeed a split within it.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Li Yiyin was forced to stay by the imperial court, but this did not create a situation where the Dingnan Army shared the same hatred and went through the difficulties together.On the one hand, it was due to the political offensive of the imperial court, and on the other hand, because of the internal contradictions in the Dingnan Army, many people deliberately believed that Li Yiyin was nostalgic for Kaifeng's glitz and abandoned Xia Sui, unwilling to return to the west and enjoy the blessings in Kaifeng.

At first, Li Yiyin made some confession arrangements before entering Beijing, and the heavy responsibility fell on his son Li Guangrui.In fact, this played a role. In the early stage of Li Yiyin's absence, Li Guangrui did control the military and political power of the Dingnan Army.

However, as time went by, problems also appeared, and it was within the Tuoba Li family.Just a reason of "not right and wrong" can be used to criticize, coupled with the selective use of Li Yiyin's affairs to attack his prestige, in this way, the contradiction has become increasingly prominent. By the 14th year of Qianyou, Li Guangrui had already Unable to completely control the situation, the Dingnan Army formed a de facto split.

First of all, Li Yiquan, the Jiedu envoy of Suizhou, refused to obey his order, and made a statement to the court to impeach Li Guangrui, steal the commander-in-chief, and plot wrongdoing.Li Guangyan, governor of Yinzhou, followed closely behind. Although he was not as direct as Li Yiquan, he also had a detached attitude.

So far, among the four prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Dingnan Army, only Xia You prefectures really obeyed the orders of the commander-in-chief, and only Xia prefectures were completely under Li Guangrui's control.For the Dingnan army, what is even more difficult is that the Jiedu envoy is still far away in Kaifeng.

The splitting situation of the Dingnan Army was certainly provoked and fueled by Lu Duoxun behind the scenes, but the root cause lay in its internal contradictions.And the root of the contradiction lies in hereditary Jiedu.

The key to the rise of the Tuoba Li family lies in Li Sigong, the founder of the Dangxiang Dingnan Army. Even though Li Sigong has been dead for more than half a century, his reputation is still alive in the hearts of many Dangxiang people.

However, after Li Sigong's death, his younger brother Li Sijian took over the position of Jiedu because his son was young and inactive.After Li Sijian's death, Li Sigong's son Li Yichang succeeded to the throne, but was killed in a mutiny, and the position fell into the hands of Li Renfu, who belonged to Li Sijing's younger brother Li Sijing's line until now.

Li Renfu was followed by his son Li Yichao, until Li Yiyin. From the circulation of his lineage, it can be seen that there is a great hidden danger in the succession of the Dingnan Army.Li Yi Yin Ruo, with his more than 20 years of control ability, is enough to suppress.

However, Li Yiyin is not here, Li Guangrui has insufficient prestige, and there is no imperial edict. The affairs of the elders and the problems left over from history can all be discussed.

That is to say, Li Yiyin's foundation in Xiazhou is deep enough, otherwise Li Guangrui's ability to keep Xiazhou's foundation will be a problem, and he is likely to be expelled under the power of opponents.

In fact, Lu Duoxun once reported that Li Yiquan of Suizhou contacted him, hoping to obtain the support of the imperial court to expel Li Guangrui and make Xiazhou truly belong to the imperial court.However, his careful thinking, how could he hide it from the court, and the reaction he gave was that he neither supported nor opposed it. Of course, this can be regarded as a statement of attitude.

Regarding the current situation of the Dingnan Army, as far as the imperial court is concerned, it is already satisfied, and the internal divisions and disputes have not reached the point of fighting with each other. This situation is really perfect.

In fact, if the Dingnan Army really had a civil war, it would be a bad thing for the current big man, and it would probably affect the entire situation in the Northwest.However, they have no basis for a civil war for the time being. Outside they have the confidence of the imperial court, but inside they are controlled by Xia Suiyin and the other three parties.

And once there is a first mover, it is likely to cause public outrage.The division of the Dingnan Army has always been confined to its interior, while the other party tribes rarely participated, and they all sat silently and actively traded with the counties and counties controlled by the imperial court.

In the summer of last year, Li Guangrui, suffering from internal difficulties and endless disputes, played a memorial to Liu Chengyou as the posthumous student of Xiazhou. It probably meant that he hoped to return Li Yiyin and the people of Xiasui to peace. Jing, be a proton.

In this regard, Li Yiyin "voluntarily" replied a letter, saying that he had stayed in Tokyo very well, that he was old and lacked energy, and that he was just enjoying his old age, and let him take charge of Xiazhou's military administration.Afterwards, the imperial court issued a book to formally strengthen Li Guangrui and use him as an envoy to fix the difficult army.

This appointment can be regarded as giving Li Guangrui a status, but it is difficult for the Tuoba Li family that has been split to return to the beginning.Also because of the court's methods, Li Guangrui felt resentful and became increasingly dissatisfied with the court.

But when the internal turmoil of the Dingnan Army continued, there was a melon-eating crowd in the south, Gao Shaoji.By the 15th year of Qianyou, Gao Shaoji's rule over Yanzhou had existed in name only. Although Gao Shaoji still retained the title of Jiedushi, the real military and political power had been controlled by the imperial court. The Privy Council sent a general named Cao Han to preside over Yanzhou. military.

The Gao family also moved to Luoyang one after another, and Gao Shaoji also asked Liu Chengyou for orders twice, hoping to return to the court to serve.

In addition to party affairs, the imperial court's development of Longyou and Hexi continued to progress, and the communication with Uighur, Wenmo, and Tubo became more and more intensive.Wang Jing, Prince of Baoguo, continued to advance westward on the basis of the previous westward expansion, and brought Lanzhou into management again.

To the west of Lanzhou, people continued to send people to appease. Because of the land expansion and the service of the army, Wang Jing was officially promoted from the Duke of Bohai County to the Duke of Baoguo in Qianyou 14 years. Wang Jing is now 73 years old. It can be said that his old age is basically All dedicated to the cause of Dahan in the west.

As for Liangzhou, which has a deep connection with the Han Dynasty, after many years of foreshadowing, the central government also sent several officials there to manage it.The Zhebu clan grew stronger with the support of the imperial court, and they were the most famous among the Wenmo clans. They were afraid at first, but fortunately, they were honest and did not set up obstacles for this, and took the path of death.

By the 15th year of Qianyou, the influence of the Han Dynasty had completely advanced to the Hexi area, and its influence spread throughout the Hexi Corridor.The adverse effect caused by this is that not everyone welcomes this kind of regression-style expansion process. Among the many tribes in the northwest, there are many more hostile eyes and voices of opposition.

The Ganzhou Uighurs, who control the Gansu area, also showed strong fear under the expansion momentum of the Han Dynasty.That is to say, the big man's footsteps are relatively steady, and he also adopts the method of boiling frogs in warm water. Economic interests come first, political methods follow, and military strength is used as a deterrent, so there is no major turmoil just now.

Of course, following the reports of Lu Duoxun and other generals on various affairs in the Northwest, a blueprint has already been drawn in Liu Chengyou's mind.The northwest region still needs rectification in the future. In the process of returning to Helong and even the Western Regions, Huairou is necessary, but it cannot be used as the only means.

(End of this chapter)