Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 999 Thinking

A Baoji made a decisive decision and left as soon as he said it. Not only did he take away 5000 members of the Khan's pro-army, he even notified the guerrilla troops in Tieli Mansion to contain the guerrillas.

The Khitan army remaining in Fuzhou is less than 2, with half and half infantry.Their main task is to move property, food, livestock and escort captives.

Before leaving, A Baoji kept the Helu brothers behind, divided up the armies, and discussed major and minor matters with Shuluping.

"Yi Lijin don't worry, Fuzhou has been conquered, Fuyu Prefecture may still have some remnants of Bohai's defeated generals, they can't turn the sky." He Lu said, patted his chest.

His hands were strong, and when he slapped his chest, the nail leaves on his body rattled.Coupled with the ferocious knife scar on the corner of the mouth, it looks like a "big brother".

"A Baoji, go ahead and fight hard to defeat the Xia people." Di (dí) Lie said.

He Lu and Ji Lie are both cousins ​​of A Baoji.

Abaoji's great-grandfather was named Salad.Salad gave birth to three sons, the first was called Xia Ma Ge, the second was Tie La, and the second was Yun De Shi.

A Baoji is the grandson of Yun Deshi, and the brothers He Lu and Ji Lie are the grandsons of Xia Ma Ge. They have a very good relationship with A Baoji and admire him very much. They played together since childhood, exchanging horses and clothes, which can be called life and death friends.

The army was handed over to the two of them, which was what it should have meant.

"Don't worry. Although the Xia people can fight, if they can fight, they will definitely win. There is no such thing as the weak over the strong, and there is no strategy of war." A Baoji said: "I will use the method of the Khitan people, Teach them a lesson."

After all, he left Fuzhou City.

"Husband, let's go..." Shu Luping chased him outside, his eyes seemed to have deep meaning.

A Baoji sighed, and said: "Don't think too much, the enemy is in front of you, you can't act recklessly."

What he said also meant something.If there is no great enemy like the Xia people, there are actually many things that can be done.But he was promoted to Babu Yili Jin, and he was Khan's attendant. He was in charge of the Khan's army, which made many people jealous.

Not to mention the other seven tribes, even in the Diel tribe, there are many people who are dissatisfied with him - Abaoji has many cousins, which is also the biggest obstacle to his struggle for power.

If Abaoji really wants to break the tacit understanding of more than 100 years, that is, the Yaoren clan will be the Khan, and the Shili clan (the descendants of Niriya) will be the Yili Jin, and if they participate in the Khan election every three years, the brothers of the same clan will be the biggest enemy , not outsiders.

In the past few decades, Yi Lijin's position has been hovering between the Tieshi and Yundeshi cliques, and Yelu Fugu, who just died of illness not long ago, is only from the Tieshi clique.What's more, Tielaxi held the position of Yilijin for a long time, Yundeshi's family was in decline, and family members even had to seek refuge in other tribes.

The rise of Yundeshi depends on Shilu, Abaoji's uncle.It was he who took advantage of the opportunity of the Tieshi clan's jurisdiction and the Fugu only to fight for power and profit, and successfully divided the Tiela clan.

But Yunde's real system is not peaceful.

Yelu Shilu took a fancy to his nephew Abaoji's ability and devoted himself to cultivating it, but could other people have no objections?Anyone with eyes can see Shi Lu's biological son Brother Hua's attitude.

"The main purpose of returning to the division this time is to expel the Xia people." A Baoji continued, "We must strive for the unity of the ministries. At this time, we can no longer make separate plans."

Shuluping was a little surprised when he heard the words, and even a little overwhelmed, secretly reflecting on whether he was too anxious, too utilitarian, and ruined his husband's important affairs.

"Don't think too much." A Baoji repeated, turned around and said, "Hai Li, let's go."

"Okay!" Haili got on his horse.

Haili is another confidant of Abaoji.

His origins are somewhat peculiar.Born in the Yaoren family, he is a descendant of Zhaogu Khan, so logically speaking, he would not have anything to do with the Diela tribe.

Haili's father, Dalugu, was a close confidant of Khan Shendejin. He once urged the Khan to take back the military power of the Dielabshili clan and the Yelu clan and replace it with people from the Yaozhan clan.

Khan was weak-tempered and refused on the grounds that his ancestors had done so.

Dalugu was very disappointed and fell ill in a fit of anger. Before he died, he asked his son Haili to join the Yelu clan.

The Yaoyan clan is a clan of the Chute tribe. Haili has been majestic since he was a child, and he has a very close relationship network in the tribe.Logically speaking, he is qualified to run for Yi Lijin of the Chute tribe, or to be an official beside the Khan, but he gave up and resolutely defected to the Yelu clan. The relationship between the special departments became closer, and for this reason, they were collectively cursed and hated by the nobles of the Yaolan clan.

To put it simply, it is a traitor to the clan—yes, not a traitor from the Jute tribe, but a traitor from the Yaolan clan.

The Yelu clan could control the Diela tribe, but the Yaozhan clan could not control the Chute tribe. Haili contributed a lot.

"Let's go!" A Baoji didn't delay any longer, got on his horse and left.

The mighty army also followed one by one, and went to the pasture of Diela.

There are a lot of soldiers in the Diela tribe, most of them have not been brought out, and they need to be recruited—the eight Khitan tribes, if the strength of the Diela tribe is considered to be ten, the remaining seven tribes are only two or three points in strength, and the gap is very large of.

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After Abaoji left, Shuluping was not stage-frightened, and immediately organized people to count the entrances and supplies in the city.

This is already her fourth expedition. The previous three battles were to wipe out Shiwei and Tatars. Each time, she collected food, supplies, and soldiers from the rear and transported them to the front.

This time it was attacking the Bohai Sea. From her point of view, there seemed to be no difference.

However, after a closer look, it seems a little different.

Bohai people are also very good at building houses!

The government office, state office, and county office are all built with stone and wood, which are very complicated and exquisite.And taking into account the cold protection, there is a kang inside the house, which is only found in the city of Yaonian Khan, but not to mention every household in Fuzhou city, at least half of the households have it.

The gap in civilization between Khitan and Bohai is so great that it makes people despair.

"Your name is Da Puqiu?" Shuluping asked after carefully looking around the front and back yards of the government office, looking at the prisoners brought up.

Shu Luping was accompanied by another person, it was Xiao Agu who hurried back from Luoyang——Xiao Dilu and others were still staying in Luoyang.

"The crime general, Da Puqiu, has met the nobles of Khitan." Da Puqiu is nearly fifty years old, and he is the governor of Fuyu Prefecture.

Generally speaking, Sumo Mohe people, the main body of Bohai Kingdom, are more civilized than Khitan.

Khitan is a tribal alliance, with tribes and clans, but no surnames.It is actually relatively rare for nobles like Abaoji to use their tribal or clan names as their surnames.

A Baoji was born in the Shili clan. It is rumored that in the official documents with Datang, Shili was mispronounced as "Yelv", so he took it as his surname.Some people also say that the name Dielabu comes from "Rao Le Water", "Yu Luo River" and "Riao Luo Water" (all of which are Xilamulun River). Yelu", so people simply took "Yelü" as their surname.

But in any case, most Khitan people "surnames are impermanent".Some people take their surname very casually, or take the name of the location, mountains, rivers, tribes, clans, or simply pretend to be big names.

Da Puqiu's surname is "Da", which is also the surname of the Bohai royal family. As for whether Da Puqiu has any connection with the royal family, there is a high probability.It is very difficult for ordinary people with false surnames to become governors.

The Dashi also lasted until the Liao and Jin Dynasties.For example, Han Dening has a concubine, the Bohai Dashi.Another Jinzhou defense envoy kept the festival.During Yongxi's Northern Expedition, Tian Zhong entered an ambush at Feihukou, and captured Khitan general Dapeng Yi.

"Untie the governor." Shu Luping said.

Xiao Agu only gave a signal, and several soldiers from the Shulu Department of Uighur stepped forward and untied the rope on Da Puqiu's body.

Da Puqiu moved his lower arm slightly, still in doubt in his heart.

"Dafu Yin can speak Han Eryu, but can he read and write Datang Mandarin?" Shu Luping asked.

"Haneryu" is not the official language of the Tang Dynasty.

The predecessor of the Bohai Kingdom was Sumo Mohe who lived in Yingzhou, and there were [-] people at that time.The various ethnic groups in Yingzhou naturally need a "common language" for easy communication.After the founding of the People's Republic of China in Bohai, there are still various ethnic groups, and a common language is still needed.

This kind of common language is based on the official dialects of Youzhou and Yingzhou in the Tang Dynasty, mixed with some Mohe language and other words of unknown origin, forming the "Haneryu" with Northeast local characteristics.Of course, in official occasions, Datang Mandarin is still used, and they also use Datang Mandarin when communicating with Silla and Japan.

"Of course it will." Da Puqiu replied.

Shu Luping nodded, and said: "From now on, you can follow Agu only to do things. His literary talent is not good, and I just need a serious literary official."

"Obey." Da Puqiu was very conscious, and immediately complied.

He is already a prisoner of his rank, and he has long since stopped thinking about it. It is a blessing to be able to survive and protect his family.

"What's the use of this old man, doesn't Yue Liduo value him too much?" Xiao Agu was only a little dissatisfied.He fell in love with Da Puqiu's daughter, and was about to snatch it back to enjoy himself, but unexpectedly, his sister took her over, which was really unlucky.

"A Guzhi!" Shu Luping emphasized his tone.

"Yes!" Agu said hastily: "After a while, he released his family and gave ten slaves."

"A Guzhi, you also went to Luoyang, you should know that the world is very big." Shuluping stood up and said: "Sister heard that Xia Bing is attacking all the way, and it is almost unstoppable. If you want to defeat them, you can rely on the old method of the past. It can't."

"The old method?" Xiao Agu only asked in doubt.

"You also know the inside story of the Diela tribe, and the Shulu tribe knows it even more. Let me ask you, there are so many clans in a tribe, and the leaders are in charge of their own affairs. They even fought for Yi Lijin. There are countless people who turned their faces and held grudges afterwards. With such a loose appearance, can they beat the Xia people?" Shu Luping asked.

"It seems...it seems that I can't beat it." Xiao Agu said hesitantly.

Shu Luping nodded, and said again: "I heard from Liu Rengong that there was an enemy country in the Tang Dynasty named Tubo. Its country governs the people like an army. Yichang, Wanhu, Qianhu, Baihu, young generals, etc. are in charge. The army is also in charge of the people, so orders are prohibited, orders are consistent, and they are very good at fighting. Khitan’s current situation is loose and loose, based on clans and tribes. You have great luck, and you can’t swallow the Central Plains. But Tubo can, but it’s a pity that they have no luck .”

The organization of Tubo is at the level of Mongolia, which is very strict, but not in Khitan. Shuluping saw this.

"From now on, we must learn the laws of the Central Plains. If you don't learn, you will not be able to strengthen yourself." Shuluping said firmly: "We can't get in touch with the Central Plains for the time being, but isn't Bohai State just a small Central Plains? I don't care about other things, Shulu Department Learn first, whoever dares to object, you and Xiao Dilu will get rid of them."

Among tribes, the strong are respected.Sometimes things are simpler than in the Central Plains. As long as your force can overwhelm most people, then you are right and everyone will listen to you.

Xiao Agu only once again felt his sister's ruthlessness and—one muscle.She has identified things, and it is difficult for others to change, unless you are better than her.

"Yes." Xiao Agu could only bite the bullet and answer under the gaze of his sister.

But then again, the Law Department is weak and there are not many people.Their clan is also very strong in the tribe. With the support of brother-in-law Abaoji outside and the strong suppression of the clan inside, they can indeed make changes step by step, and they may be able to achieve their goals without killing too many people.

"By the way, you went to the Central Plains. Let me ask you, what kind of person is Shao Shude, the Lord of Luoyang?" Shuluping asked again.

Xiao Agu only recalled it carefully, and said: "It's very majestic, its words are unquestionable, no one dares to object, and its prestige is much higher than that of brother-in-law in Diela. Uh..."

Speaking of this, he felt as if he had said the wrong thing.Unexpectedly, Shu Luping didn't care, and asked: "What else?"

"It's very morale. Listening to the generals chatting in private, Shao Shude remembers the names of many warriors. He often goes to camp to comfort him. He is generous and generous, and his rewards and punishments are generous. Everyone is willing to do his best. Even better than my brother-in-law, Babu Yili... umm , and brother-in-law's prestige in the army is about the same." Xiao Agu only said.

Shu Luping listened thoughtfully.My previous understanding of the Central Plains was still too superficial, and I have to learn a lesson in the future.

Perhaps, for a long time from now, we should no longer have wishful thinking about the Central Plains, and attacking Bohai Kingdom with all our strength is the right way.

(End of this chapter)