The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 575 How much?not much

From October to October, there are few sunny days on the plateau.In the bleak new wind, the snowflakes passed by like going to the fair.

By the Lushui River, Xue Wanche, Yu Chigong, Niu Jinda, and Qiu Shili's hair was wet. They took a bath in the icy cold water. Now they are two groups, facing each other, and alternately cleaning each other's beards , It has been such a relaxing wash at the end of several months, and everyone has rubbed off a thick layer of dirt.In this battle, they had killed Tuyuhun and dared not provoke the Sui army anymore. The whole army relaxed and went to the river to wash themselves in batches. Swimming in winter is essential for the Sui army Training items, years of training, everyone is not afraid of the cold of the river water mixed with broken ice.Everyone is tidying themselves up and preparing to return to court in a refreshed manner.

People in the Western Regions don't celebrate the Spring Festival, so they don't have the concept of going home for the holidays. This time, they will follow several generals to the pilgrimage and receive the reward from the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. The Western Regions are attractive, so even if they can't go home, everyone has the interest of 'going home for the New Year'.

As for why these Hu soldiers with less than 3000 people came to Beijing, Xue Wanche, Yu Chigong, Niu Jinda and others didn't bother to ask. These Hu people were eye-opening and saw the colorful world of Luoyang. When they were "reluctant to think about Shu", they took advantage of the opportunity to incorporate these powerful people into the nationality of the Sui Dynasty, and since then they have nothing to do with the countries of the Western Regions.Then, let Su Dingfang train the new Silk Road Allied Forces. This will not only replenish the population of the Sui Dynasty, but the key is to gradually devour the war potential of the countries in the Western Regions. If things go on like this, the families of those small countries in the Western Regions will probably be killed by Yang Tong. Means hollowed out.

"Xue Shuai, when we reached the outside of Jiyu City, Murong Fuyun clearly had an absolute superiority in force, but he watched us pack up the horses and horse corpses, and didn't dare to chase after us. He must have been scared out of his wits. If We captured Jiyu City in one go, and Tuyuhun, who has been in the country for more than three hundred years, has died since then."

Qiu Shili, who had shaved Niu Jinda's beard, squatted next to Xue Wanche who was holding water to wash his face, his eyes sparkled with excitement.

Since ancient times, the battle of destroying the country has been a feat that will go down in history, so Qiu Shili naturally needs this fame very much.Right now, Tuyuhun only has a few breaths left, if they work harder, it may not be impossible for them to succeed.

"You think too much?"

Xue Wanche took a towel, wiped off the water on his face, sat down on a big rock, and said with a smile: "After the war, when dealing with the Eastern/Turkic and Western Turkic issues, I have the same thoughts as you, and think that Get rid of the evil and do everything, but the Holy Majesty does not agree."

"Why doesn't His Majesty agree?" Qiu Shili looked at Xue Wanche in puzzlement. This was something that more than [-]% of the people in the Sui Dynasty could not understand. Dong did not, which surprised everyone.

"The Holy Majesty believes that the enemy cannot be eliminated by killing them all." Xue Wanche pointed to all directions of Jiyu City, and said, "The places where Tuyuhun is now are natural grazing places. Even if we completely eradicate Tuyuhun, But it won't be long before Tubo people, Qiang people, and even people from Liuzhao will come over."

Qiu Shili said: "But so what? Let's kill one by one!"

"Your words are similar to what that boy Luo Shixin said in Zhaowu Palace in Yicheng City." Xue Wanche laughed, and said: "It is not a certain nation that caused the war, but the land. The water and grass here are luxuriant. It won't take long. Here If we destroy Tuyuhun, we will face a brand-new hostile force. Tuyuhun has already made us emboldened, and these people may not dare to offend me in their lifetime. The border of the Great Sui Dynasty. But if it is replaced by a new force, it may not be necessary. Now, the Great Sui Dynasty focuses on the great cause of unification, and the foreigners naturally focus on stability in this regard, and any new force on the frontier is far inferior to the Turks who have lost their courage People from the Western Regions, Tuyuhun people, and Goguryeo people are obedient and easy to control. These people are now bowing down to our Great Sui and dare not invade the border of the Great Sui. They can be used as watchdogs guarding the four fortresses for the time being."

"It's Xue Shuai who sees farther." Qiu Shili admired.

Xue Wanche shook his head: "These principles are said by the Holy Majesty. Yuchi and Lao Niu were both present at that time."

"If we weren't here, wouldn't you be taking this praise?" Yuchi Gong joked with a smile.

"I, Xue Wanche, am I so shameless? Even if you are not here, I will not pretend to be..." Xue Wanche dragged his tone for a long time, and then said, "No wonder!"

Everyone laughed.

"Shuai Xue! Murong Fuyun sent an envoy to see him." A scout captain flew over.

"The fat sheep is here!" Yu Chigong chuckled and reminded emphatically: "Old Xue, the knife must be cut harder."

"We have been with the Holy One for so many years, and we are very smooth with this ability. Murong Fuyun, an old boy, came to our door by himself, and we can squeeze his oil out of rocks. If this old guy dares not to give it to him, we will also give it to him." You don't need to go back to Luoyang, just spend the New Year in Jiyu City."

Speaking of this, Xue Wanche chuckled, and said loudly: "Let him come here to see me."

"Here!" The school captain agreed, turned his horse's head, and galloped away. After a while, he brought an old man Tuyuhun over.

"Foreign Minister Sani, please refer to the generals of the Celestial Dynasty."

Sani's pure Luoyang dialect stunned Xue Wanche, Yu Chigong, Niu Jinda, and Qiu Shili. They all said that this thing is not standard!
"Have you stayed in Luoyang?" Xue Wanche asked.

"Exactly!" Sani bowed his hands and said, "The foreign minister admires the culture of the Central Plains very much. After four years of great achievements, he accompanied Prince Shun to Beijing and lived in Luoyang for six years."

Only then did Xue Wanche and the others come to their senses, but this did not make everyone feel good. Under the influence of Yang Tong, they were full of evil thoughts towards this kind of foreigner who "taught the Chinese to control the Chinese", and said coldly: "This I don’t have time to hide and talk with you, so let’s talk straight.”

Sani cupped his hands and said: "General, the foreign ministers are here this time to resolve the dispute between the two countries under the order of the Khan, to seek peace from His Majesty Emperor Shengwu, and never to invade each other..."

Waving his hand, Xue Wanche interrupted Sani impatiently: "I have limited time, I just want to know, what is the sincerity of Murong Fuyun wanting to make peace?"

"This..." On the opposite side Xue Wanche's way of speaking without any pre-heating made Sani not only uncomfortable, but also abruptly blocked his prepared set of rhetoric. Ten times the price, compensation for the loss of the Silk Road business travel. In addition, I will be a vassal to the Celestial Dynasty and pay tribute every year."

Hearing this, Xue Wanche, Yu Chigong, Niu Jinda, and Qiu Shili were all stunned. They never expected that the Holy One would find a random bully to respond to the countries of the Western Regions. Unexpectedly, they found the rightful owner by mistake. The anger of the sky surged from the bottom of his heart, Xue Wanche grinned and shouted: "Is this gone?"

"Uh...not anymore." Sani blushed a little, this condition made people feel like bullying a fool, but the young generals like Da Sui were obviously not fools.

"It seems that Murong Fuyun didn't recognize the reality!" Xue Wanche shook his head and sighed, there was no joy or anger in his voice, but it's not hard to imagine even a fool, Xue Wanche was in a bad mood.

Although he thought that Murong Fuyun would play tricks with him and avoid serious matters, he never expected that he would be so dishonest when he was already at the gate of the city.

Compensation with ten times the value of the goods?
When the Sui Dynasty was a beggar, when more than 7000 human lives were grass and trees, when the money and food consumed during this trip were soil?
Bow down?

The Sui Dynasty is not rare.

Pay tribute every year?

Xue Wanche just wanted to laugh, annihilated Tuyuhun, what kind of tribute is needed.

Silence, in the extremely oppressive silence, even in this icy and snowy place, Sani's forehead was still dripping with sweat. Xue Wanche didn't say a word, which made him even more uneasy.

"It seems..." After a long time, Xue Wanche glanced at Sani, and snorted coldly, "Murong Fuyun hasn't understood Tuyuhun's current situation."

"General, this..." Sani wanted to explain something.

"You don't need to say any more." Xue Wanche waved his hand, "Since Murong Fuyun thinks that I, Da Sui, is easy to bully, then I, Da Sui, will teach him what it means to be smart. We will teach him tomorrow what it means to 'offend Da Sui' Those who are far away will be punished." When he said the last sentence, Xue Wanche's eyes shot out a shocking cold light.

Xue Wanche already knew that Yang Tong was using Tuyuhun as a victim to deal with, but it was a fake after all. Murong Fuyun might not have a reason to explain it, but Da Sui couldn't find any real evidence, so such a forceful attack would inevitably fall short. , not only loses his identity, but the key point is that it may expose the Western Regions plan of the Sui Dynasty and arouse the vigilance of all countries. This is not good for the development of the Sui Dynasty. But now, the big boss is actually a real criminal, and they recognize it. It is completely famous for being a teacher, even if Tuyuhun is eliminated, there is no need to worry about the countries in the Western Regions making irresponsible remarks.

"General, please calm down. Because of the death of King Tianzhu, Da Khan is devastated, and he is a bit unhappy."

Sani broke out in a cold sweat. In fact, in order to reduce the loss of Tuyuhun, according to the arrogance and arrogance of the Celestial Kingdom, Murong Fuyun agreed to seek peace at all costs. At this time At this moment, he felt like he was throwing a stone at his foot,
Thinking about it carefully, he also felt that he was going too far, the war was started by Murong Fuyun, and now he was beaten to the capital, but he didn't want to pay any price to let him retreat!is it possible?Even if Yang Tong really wanted to stop the war, if he was fooled by his insincere and even insulting terms of peace, he would probably continue to fight if he didn't want to fight. He took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "Foreigner I want to know the conditions of His Majesty Emperor Shengwu, so that I can present it to the Great Khan, and I implore the general to tell you."

Xue Wanche nodded, and said loudly: "The four counties of Xihaidu, as early as the pre-Han period, were the land of my Central Plains dynasty. During the Sixteen Kingdoms of the East and West, the Central Plains were in constant war. You Tuyuhun people moved into this area, and then expanded to the surrounding areas. , and established the Tuyuhun State, and repeatedly led troops to attack the Hexi area, cutting off the Silk Road. It was not until Emperor Wu's time that the Sui Dynasty recovered all of its homeland and set up four counties, but you have never given up, and have been coveting my land in the Sui Dynasty. See me There was war in the Sui Dynasty, and Murong Fuyun thought that the opportunity had come. He not only forcibly seized Xihai and other counties, but also followed the example of the Turkic Shibi, and directly sent troops to support Xue Ju, interfering in our internal affairs in the Sui Dynasty, threatening the Hexi area at all times. Take control of the Hexi area in one step, I am afraid that you have already occupied it. This is also the reason why my army was at its peak in the Sui Dynasty, and I destroyed the Eastern and Western Turks one after another, which made Murong Fuyun afraid that the Sui and Qiu would settle accounts. The Holy One warned Murong Ke in Yecheng back then, telling you not to He thinks he is smart and self-righteous, but... Murong Fuyun is not only not grateful for my Da Sui's benevolence and righteousness, but instead attacked Hexi and intercepted the merchants along the way. , this revenge, I, Da Sui, must avenge it, and must seek justice for the merchant who unfortunately died."

"The Silk Road is one of the economic lifelines of our Sui Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions. You, Tuyuhun, created a precedent for this dynasty. Now all countries in the world are watching my Tai Sui's reaction. What will happen to them if my Sui Dynasty ends this matter? Think? They don’t think that I am righteous, but think that I am weak and incompetent, and they will come to snatch caravans on the Silk Road when they have no money. If the country is not destroyed and punished severely, others will follow suit in the future!”

Upon hearing this, Sani's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "Does it have to be like this?"

"It's not the first time Murong Fuyun has robbed a caravan on the Silk Road. He did this before, and was wiped out by His Majesty the Emperor Wu. Unexpectedly, after just a few years, he healed his scars." Forget about the pain, once again plundering merchants, murdering people to silence people, cutting off the economic lifeline of the Sui Dynasty, it is too deceitful, you say, why does the Sui Dynasty forgive his sins? You go back and tell Murong Fuyun that you want to keep Tuyuhun , just use his head in exchange." Xue Wanche said calmly, he didn't want to look at the old man anymore, he was afraid that he couldn't restrain the killing intent in his heart, and hacked the old man to death with a knife.

Sani pondered silently for a while, and suddenly remembered Xue Wanche's shouting before the battle, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and found that Xue Wanche had no intention of destroying the country. When he came to this conclusion, his heart was a little more stable, and he cupped his hands and said: " General, this is too harsh."

Xue Wanche said calmly: "According to your grassland customs, when the great Khan died in battle, he exchanged 25 sheep for his body. You can ask Murong Fuyun to take out 25 sheep to buy his life."

"This……"

"Don't rush to refuse!" Xue Wanche said coldly: "Murong Fuyun must be very unpopular now, as long as I, Da Sui, spread the word that I want to change Tuyuhun's Khan, there should be many tribal chiefs kneeling and begging Da Sui Support. At that time, I, Tai Sui, will get even more!"

Sani was silent about it, because Tuyuhun was in such a state, there were naturally people who coveted Khan's throne, and if Da Sui was willing to support him, there must be people crying and begging Yang Tong to support him.

"Second, send Princess Guanghua of the Great Sui Dynasty back to court with three hundred times the dowry gift."

In the 16th year of Kaihuang, Tuyuhun Khan Murong Shifu sent an envoy to the Sui Dynasty to marry him, and Emperor Wen married Princess Guanghua to Murong Shifu.In the following year, Tuyuhun civil strife, Murong Shifu was killed, and his younger brother Murong Fuyun succeeded to the throne.According to the custom of Tuyuhun, Princess Guanghua married Murong Fuyun again, but she has been married to Tuyuhun for so many years and has not given birth to a child. It is estimated that she is not trusted and welcomed by Murong just like Princess Huarong who married into Gaochang. Naturally, he wanted to take her back to Tai Sui.

"Third, compensate the damaged caravan with a hundred times the value of the goods. For the lost personnel, each person will be compensated with 500 taels of gold."

"Fourth, I want four thousand young and strong horsemen who can breed Qinghai Cong, and their relatives, as well as one thousand Qinghai Cong foals, ten thousand fine-bred horses, one hundred thousand excellent war horses, and cattle and sheep. 200 million head."

Based on the current economic situation in Tuyuhun, Xue Wanche asked for prices.

"Hiss!" Sani widened his eyes, looked at Xue Wanche with a calm face, felt a little chill in his bones, and muttered to himself: "General, isn't this too much?"

"How much? Not much."

Xue Wanche smiled and said: "If we destroy Tuyuhun, we will get more! Don't you think so?"

Sani was speechless.

He bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then said in embarrassment: "The general asked for too many animals, we can't get them out at all."

Xue Wanche said: "Gold, silver, copper, iron, rare treasures, jade, and leather can all replace livestock. But Your Royal Highness, the groom, a thousand Qinghai Cong foals, and ten thousand high-quality horses cannot be exchanged."

Sani was relieved. Gold, silver, brass, exotic treasures, and jade are far less valuable than cattle and sheep among them. However, because the Silk Road passed through the West Sea, they accumulated a lot of rare treasures. precious.

"If the deal is completed, our army will leave. If there is one tael of silver missing, then I will destroy Tuyuhun."

"..." Sani said helplessly, "As long as the general can stay for a few more days, the ministers will find a way to make Khan fill up."

"Okay, I hope you don't keep me waiting! Three days, my patience is only three days." Xue Wanche said coldly, if this matter can be accomplished, the harvest of this battle will be too rich.

"The foreign minister will leave." Sani bowed and said goodbye and went back.

He hurried for a long time, but he didn't even get a meal, he was threatened, and then kicked out, what's the matter?
(End of this chapter)