Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 358 The Dilemma of Guiyi Army

Chapter 358 The Dilemma of Guiyi Army
Luo Youdu gave Xue Juzheng a few instructions, and then waited for news from the Ministry of Industry.

If there is no suitable place, he has already planned to borrow and renovate several sets of houses in Wei Wangfu and the imperial court, so as to use them as the highest-level Sifang Pavilion.

Two months, that was the time for his enthronement ceremony.

It is impossible for Sifang to arrive at Bianjing on the time of the enthronement ceremony. It is normal for one month or two months in advance.

Just like the Tubo envoys, they arrived three days ago, more than two months in advance.

The envoys traveled thousands of miles to pay tribute and participate in the enthronement ceremony, and they didn't even have a place to live?Let them stay in a hotel?

This is a disgrace to the country.

And the other party also wants to save face. On behalf of the country, they come to the court with gifts, participate in the ceremony, and throw them directly at the inn to squeeze with others?
It is both a joke story and a diplomatic accident.

The number of envoys from various countries who came to the court this time was indeed beyond everyone's expectations, but all the countries that came to the court have lists on record at the Ministry of Rites.

Even if you come to participate in the enthronement ceremony, you need to get the approval of the court when you enter the border.

Frontiers and borders cannot be passed casually.

The problem was not discovered in time, and the problem was discovered only after some envoys had moved into the Sifang Pavilion, which was due to the lack of preparation.

"His Majesty!"

Wei Renpu came in a hurry, "The old minister and the people from the Ministry of Industry have checked. In the south of the city, there is an inn that is about to be completed. The interior is laid out in a courtyard, and it is prepared to receive wealthy merchants from all over the world. It can be improved to accommodate many envoys. There are also in the east of the city. A mansion is about to be completed, and its structure can also be requisitioned. As long as the Ministry of Industry takes over these two places, they can be completed within half a month, and they can directly arrange for envoys to move in... The imperial court also has several sets ready to reward meritorious service The general’s house can be borrowed temporarily.”

Luo Youdu felt relieved, and said with a smile, "That's very good."

This matter was resolved, thinking about the predicament of the Sifang Pavilion, Luo Youdu couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, I think the Sifang Pavilion said that the whole street was full of envoys from other countries."

Wei Renpu said: "I will also have such a day."

Luo Youdu nodded solemnly and said, "It must be!"

East of Bianjing City.

The flow of carriages and horses is surging.

Not only the envoys from all over the world, but also the neighboring gentry came to join in the fun and enjoy themselves.

At Shiliting, Xue Ju received Cao Yanlu, the envoy of Guiyi Army, and Ge Zhuoxi, the envoy of Khotan.

The current leader of the Guiyi Army is Cao Yuanzhong, and Cao Yanlu is Cao Yuanzhong's son. This time Luo Youdu ascended the throne, Cao Yuanzhong directly sent his son to the court, which shows that he attaches great importance to this court meeting.

As for Khotan, he came with Cao Yanlu.

The Kingdom of Khotan and the Guiyi Army were allies in the political field. The Shazhou Guiyi Army had formed an alliance as early as the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Yichao defeated Tubo and established the Zhang regime in Dunhuang, and was supported and supported by Khotan.

Later, the Cao family replaced the Zhang family, and the relationship between them did not become alienated because of this, but went further.

Cao Yanlu's wife is the third daughter of King Li Shengtian of Khotan.

With this level of relationship, the two sides naturally walk together and take care of each other.

Xue Juzheng faced the envoys from all directions, he was a little cautious at the beginning, but now he is at his fingertips.

"Everyone has worked hard all the way here. I have prepared a reception banquet in the Sifang Pavilion in the city. Please come with me."

Elegant and easy-going demeanor, handsome appearance, neither humble nor overbearing attitude, all show the demeanor of the envoy of the Celestial Dynasty.

Xue Juzheng introduced the customs of Bianjing to Cao Yanlu and Ge Zhuoxi along the way.

Bianjing is small in Luo Youdu's eyes, but it is majestic enough for Cao Yanlu in Shazhou and Ge Zhuoxi in Khotan.

As the enthronement ceremony approached, envoys from various countries gathered, and the ups and downs of Bianjing were extremely lively.

Crowds of people.

It was the first time Cao Yanlu, Ge Zhuoxi and his party encountered such a situation, and they were all amazed.

Ge Zhuoxi was speechless and exclaimed: "I have heard for a long time that the Kingdom of Heaven is a paradise on earth, but seeing it today, it is indeed so."

He felt that the population gathered in this royal street in the Central Plains was comparable to the population of their entire capital.

Cao Yanlu was also amazed again and again, thinking to himself: "If Shagua and Gua prefectures have such a population, why would you be afraid of Uighurs?" He praised: "I once heard rumors from my tribe that Tang Chang'an was prosperous and magnificent. Today I see Bianjing, I'm afraid the difference is not the same. Far."

Xue Juzheng said: "Your envoy's absurd praise, the new dynasty is waiting to be rejuvenated. Compared with Chang'an in the past, it is still a little insufficient. But your majesty is brave and benevolent, comparable to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and will surely regain the glory of the past."

Cao Yanlu and Ge Zhuoxi were stunned when they heard the words, not only did they not take it lightly, but their evaluation was even higher in their hearts.

Don't be afraid that the other party is strong, but that the other party will work harder than you while being strong.

Especially when Xue Juzheng talked about Luo Youdu, he respected him from the bottom of his heart.

They were even more curious about who was the young king who overwhelmed Khitan and destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty.

Xue Juzheng led Cao Yanlu and Ge Zhuoxi to live in the Sifang Pavilion in the east of the city, and hosted a banquet in person.

Xue Juzheng was born as a Jinshi, with profound knowledge, witty remarks at the banquet, quotations from scriptures, and his words and deeds are all impressive.

Ge Zhuoxi said: "I don't know if we are allowed to go out and play in the street?"

Xue Juzheng said: "Your envoy can travel freely. In order to make it easier for the envoy to seek help, His Majesty also specially arranged for the students from the Beijing Middle School to do training, and to solve common problems for the envoys from various countries. In addition, I have a ticket in the Sifang Pavilion that can be exchanged for my court. Where there are coins, before the envoys play, it is best to exchange them for the coins of the dynasty."

Ge Zhuoxi hurriedly said, "It's only natural."

After eating and drinking enough, Xue Juzheng also bid farewell and left.

Cao Yanlu quickly caught up, pulled Xue Juzheng aside, and said: "I wonder if the envoy can arrange a private meeting with His Majesty."

In addition to participating in the enthronement ceremony, he came here to carry certain political tasks.

The Guiyi Army is now facing internal and external troubles.

The Cao family was in the land of the Fourth World War. The original head of the Cao family learned the lesson of the Zhang family's demise, began to repair with the neighbors, and became a pacifist.

This move avoided the situation where the Cao family was surrounded by enemies, but it also left troubles for today's situation.

Choosing peace has allowed the Cao family to prosper for a hundred years, but after only three generations, they immediately fell into the same problem as the Zhang family, family internal strife.

When the Cao family replaced the Zhang family, the strength of the Guiyi Army was not as good as before, and the real control areas were only Shazhou and Guazhou.

Among them, Shazhou is the foothold of the Cao family, and Cao Yuanzhong personally controls it.However, the power in Guazhou was controlled by the Murong family after the Tuyuhun people, a local force.

It is equal to the Cao family and the Murong family's one and half, jointly controlling the Guiyi army.

The Cao family is only the leader of the Guiyi Army in name.

Because of peace, Cao's and Murong's families are less threatened by foreign enemies, and there will inevitably be frictions, making it difficult to unify with the outside world.

In order to stabilize the Guiyi army, Cao Yuanzhong married his elder brother's son Cao Yanjing to the Murong family, thus controlling the Murong family.

The Cao family has always adhered to the inheritance method of brother and brother.

Cao Yuanzhong thought that if he passed the seat to his elder brother's son in a hundred years, he would be able to completely unify the rebel army.

But Cao Yuanzhong didn't expect that after Cao Yanjing took control of the Murong family, his ambitions began to expand, and under the influence of the Uighur's interference, he began to get close to the Uighur.

Originally, the Cao family and the Murong family fought each other in Shazhou and Guazhou, but it turned into an internal struggle of the Cao family, a struggle between the pro-Khotan faction and the pro-Uighur faction...

Whether it is the Uighurs in Ganzhou or the Uighurs in Xizhou, the Cao family cannot afford to provoke them.

The strength of the Guiyi army has been rapidly weakened in the internal struggle, and if it continues, it will not be far from extinction.

Cao Yanlu came here to get the support of Luo Youdu, the emperor of the Central Plains, so as to deter the Uighurs in Ganzhou and stabilize the unfavorable situation.

Xue Juzheng pretended to ponder and said: "If it is other envoys, I dare not make decisions. But Your Majesty highly respects the Guiyi Army, and I think he will not refuse your envoy's request. How about this, today I will report your envoy's request to His Majesty, as for what? I can't say for sure when I will meet you. But I think you won't make your envoy wait too long."

He had known that Luo Youdu would find time to meet Cao Yanlu, and now he deliberately said this to tell Cao Yanlu that Luo Youdu attached great importance to the Guiyi Army.

On the same day, Xue Juzheng passed on the news of Cao Yanlu's private request to Luo Youdu.

Luo Youdu didn't have many surprises, he knew the ending of the Guiyi Army better than the Guiyi Army themselves.

When his later generations read the history of the Five Dynasties, they learned about Cao's Guiyi Army.

In general, the century-old Cao Family Guiyi Army is divided into three stages: the first stage, the prosperous period, from Cao Yijin to Cao Yuanzhong period.The second stage: the period of decline, that is, the reign of Cao Yanjing and Cao Yanlu.The third stage is the vassal period. The Guiyi army was completely reduced to the vassal of the Uighur until it was destroyed by Xixia.

The current Guiyi Army is at the tail end of its prosperous period, and has already shown signs of infighting.

Cao Yuanzhong couldn't restrain Cao Yanjing, and was watching the pro-Uighur faction gradually grow.

Luo Youdu thought for a while, and said: "Tomorrow afternoon, you ask him to wait for an interview at the Siyi Pavilion."

"Also, when will the Uyghur envoy from Ganzhou arrive?"

He asked a question.

Xue Juzheng said almost without thinking: "There is news from the front that Hangu Pass has been passed, and there are still three or four days left."

The itinerary of envoys from various countries after entering the country has corresponding channels to convey the news to the Ministry of Rites for the convenience of reception.

Xue Juzheng came here with confidence, it can be seen that he knows the movements of the envoys from all countries.

Luo Youdu has also received a lot of good comments about Xue Juzheng, and he is right to order generals in person.

"When receiving the Uyghur envoy from Ganzhou, you should find an opportunity to inadvertently disclose the news that Cao Yanlu had privately requested a meeting."

When he said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Xue Juzheng didn't ask any further questions, but took his orders and left.

Luo Youdu did not want the struggle between the pro-Khotan faction and the pro-Uighur faction to stop.

Whether it is the Cao family or the Khan Jingqiong of the Ganzhou Uighurs, they are all deeply rooted warlords, and there is not much difference in essence.

In addition to Luo Youdu being a little bit emotionally biased by the Guiyi Army, how to deal with it still has to be dealt with.

The future outcome of the Cao family will either be relocation or perish.

The Western Regions are too far away, so you don't need to think about it in advance.

But the territories of Liangzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou had to be taken back.

No matter how pious they are acting now...

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