The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 580 Great Powers
In the afternoon!

The monarchs and envoys of the Western Regions, who were doing nothing in the posthouse, were suddenly summoned by Emperor Shengwu, and they all rushed to Ziwei City.

This is the first time they have stepped into Ziwei City. A group of people entered the palace through the Duanmen, overlooking the Qianyang Palace covered with ice and snow. Pointing to the sky, the palaces dotted on both sides are large in scale and extremely magnificent.

As Yingtianmen approached, these monarchs and envoys from the Western Regions were more and more shocked. Ziwei City was many times more majestic than the most magnificent palace city they had ever seen.

The Yingtian Gate in front of them also subverted their perception of "gate". It is more suitable to say that it is a huge palace complex than a gate. Combined into one body, it is a huge building complex in the shape of a "concave" facing north.

Yingtian Gate has two gates and three gates, with a total of twelve gates on the east and west sides. The walls are all covered with blue bricks, which looks thick and solid. This is not only the highest level of city gate system, but also the highest ritual system enjoyed by the emperor.

It is 43 feet long from east to west, and [-] feet high. There are two temples on the main gate, and the inscription "Yingtianmen" is three doujin characters. The towers on both sides are [-] feet high. Soaring, powerful momentum.

These monarchs and envoys were lost in front of Yingtianmen, looking left and right like country bumpkins. Every building made them feel shocked and amazed again and again!
"It's so great, it's simply a miracle of Allah..." King Kucha sighed in admiration.

"You are wrong, this is a gift from God, and only God has such magical power!" King Shule was equally amazed, but he refuted King Qiuci's words.

"You are all wrong! This is the embodiment of the Buddha's will." King Khotan refuted it with his own beliefs.

"Your words are the greatest insult to Allah..." King Kucha's eyes turned red.

King Shule rolled up his sleeves and said, "You are the ones who are the most disrespectful to God..."

"You are disrespecting the Buddha!" ​​Khotan said unwillingly.

For their own beliefs, the three kings bickered like children, touching the bottom line of each other's beliefs.

There are many countries in the Western Regions, and their beliefs are also different.

Zhang Xuan, the Minister of Rites, listened to their dispute with blunt words, and said proudly: "It is not Allah, God, or any Buddha who created these wonders, but the embodiment of my thousands of years of wisdom in the Sui Dynasty. This brick One tile, one wood and one stone were carefully carved by our skilled craftsmen in the Sui Dynasty, and then assembled into the Yingtianmen in front of us in a way that Allah, God, and Buddha do not know."

"Ziwei City is the palace of ten thousand palaces and the king of ten thousand palaces. The main gate is Yingtian Gate, and the main hall is Qianyang Hall; the three main halls are Qianyang Hall, Shengwu Hall, and Huiyou Hall in turn; Gate, Candle Dragon Gate, Shengwu Gate, Huiyou Gate, the whole Ziwei City has three dynasties and five gates with the highest etiquette system. Yingtian Gate is the place where the Great Court Meeting will be held in the near future. It is the Qianyang Hall, the inner court is the Shengwu Hall, and the Huiyou Hall located in the inner court is the emperor's study room! The Qianyang Hall and the Shengwu Hall are more majestic and magnificent than Yingtianmen!"

These country bumpkins were even more amazed when they heard the words. They only knew that the Sui Dynasty was a rich and powerful country, and that Yang Tong who killed the mighty Western Turks was a great emperor.I don't know the history of the Central Plains, and I don't know that today's Luoyang City and Ziwei City are the most vivid embodiment of thousands of years of civilization.It's just that they simply think that the Sui Dynasty is great and incredible, and they admire this country even more in their hearts.

As the actual person in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Xuan understands the thoughts of these country bumpkins, but what he remembers most clearly is Yang Tong's words-"Admiration is envy, and the end of envy is jealousy. With jealousy, there is love." The ambition to take it for oneself.The reason why the aliens don't move is not because they are honest and honest, but because they dare not. Once they have strength, they will show their sharp fangs.When you deal with foreigners, you can treat them as docile dogs, sly foxes, or vicious wolves, but you can't treat them as knowledgeable people. '

"The Holy Majesty is waiting for you all at the Holy Martial Hall! Please..."

Everyone felt that Zhang Xuan's tone became serious, so they all adjusted their clothes: "Servant! Please."

Zhang Xuan stopped talking and led a group of people into the main entrance of Yingtianmen.

The crowd followed closely and entered the palace road surrounded by thousands of Sui soldiers all in black armor.

There is a huge square between Yingtian Gate and the Qianyuan Gate behind it.

On both sides of the spacious square are majestic palace walls. The palace road in the square is very obvious, extending straight to the south, and you can't see the end at a glance, only the vague outline of Qianyuan Gate can be seen.

On both sides of the palace road, at intervals of fifty steps, stood a soldier in distinctive armor, all of them motionless, tall and straight like spears, standing proudly like pines and cypresses on the cliff.

Zhang Xuan led the way ahead, followed by a thousand murderous Xuanjia troops with swords behind them, and only the sound of armor colliding could be heard in the empty square.

The whole journey was solemn and silent.

Yang Tong had very strict requirements on the previous dynasty. During the long stretch from Yingtianmen to Qianyuanmen, Qianyangdian, Zhulongmen, Shengwudian, and Shengwumen, court ladies and eunuchs were not allowed to play around and dare to violate orders. The perpetrators were severely punished, and the crimes were serious and they were killed without pardon.

This request made Nuo Da's imperial hall depressingly empty. As the Qianyuan Gate approached, everyone felt more and more nervous, and the sound of the armor of the soldiers gave people a sense of "the hall of armor is more secluded". the opposite effect.Walking so slowly, everyone felt a mountain of majesty hanging over their heads, as if it would come crashing down at any time!

These people are all masters in their own country, but at this time, they are so suppressed by this atmosphere that they dare not even breathe hard. They clenched their fists secretly. Even broke out in sweat.

Seeing these people gradually becoming fearful, Zhang Xuan admired Yang Tong's arrangement.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying of "getting the first call", but the requirements are extremely high. If it is not in place, it will be a mockery. Effect.

These envoys were already extremely surprised when they saw Luoyang and Yingtianmen, but when they saw the Qianyang Palace towering into the sky, their performance was even worse than before. The grandeur of the hall was far beyond their imagination!
And the magnificent halls they saw along the way were like giant dragons lying in the snow. The majestic momentum made them dare not look up, feeling like ants under the sky full of gods.

When they stepped into Shengwumen, the king of Qiuci, who was suppressed by this strange atmosphere and almost crawled, felt a little bit safe. He is the successor of the previous king. This is the first time in his life that he entered the Sui Dynasty. He was surprised and shocked by everything he saw. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and bowed to King Yanqi next to him. Said: "I have heard that the Central Plains is an extremely powerful kingdom of heaven. I didn't believe it before. Today I finally know the meaning of the word 'frog at the bottom of the well'. This palace alone is bigger than my royal city. Any one The palaces are all more majestic than my palace, and we can't build any temple."

There was awe and jealousy between the words. King Yanqi was also the successor, and his mood was not much better, but he didn't say anything.His country is closer to the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty. When he was still a prince, he stayed in Daxing City for a long time. In his opinion, even the Eastern/Turks with millions of soldiers were defeated by those who had not yet integrated the power of the world. Da Sui was beaten to pieces, so it is only natural that Da Sui is strong, he has never had the heart to compare, and naturally he has nothing to ask for, but he was shocked by the majesty of Ziwei City, but he has no ambition to take it for himself.

But in his heart, he despised the king of the Kucha Kingdom. Although the Kucha Kingdom was stronger than the Yanqi Kingdom, it was only a small border country.

Zhang Xuan turned his head to look at King Qiuci, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't say anything first, the Holy Martial Hall will arrive soon."

King Kucha immediately kept silent.

He had inquired about it before, and heard that the sage Khan was a murderous and ruthless man. There was once an envoy of a country who kindly gave a gift. Because he said something wrong, he was wiped out by Tai Sui in a blink of an eye, so it is better to say less (Liang Luoren's gift giving has been exaggerated.)
After walking for a long distance, they saw a majestic palace second only to Qianyang Hall. There were many sculpture-like golden armored warriors standing on both sides of the red-painted and yellow-nailed gate. King Qiuci looked at the golden armored warriors. Looking back at his own clothes, he was a little ashamed and thought: "The Sui Dynasty is indeed rich and powerful, and even the guards are dressed better than me, the king of a country."

"As a king, I'm not as good as a soldier in the Sui Dynasty..." The next moment, such a strange idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

Entering the Shengwu Hall, there is another world inside. The floor tiles are smooth colored glaze, large and thick, and you can see yourself clearly when you lower your head.

The huge pillars are carved with dragons and painted in a magnificent style.On the wall of the main wall of the hall, there is a simple big dragon made of brass inlaid.The dragon is lifelike, and every scale and claw seems to be full of wind and thunder!The dragon's eyes opened in anger, and the dragon's mouth opened wide, as if it wanted to swallow everyone in one mouthful!
Under the dragon's head, there was a pitch-black dragon table. The emperor of the Sui Dynasty, wearing a twelve-piece crown suit, was sitting on the throne. Under the cover of the bead curtain, only a vague outline could be seen.

They are separated by more than ten zhang, and Yang Tong wears the emperor's crown on his head, and the bead curtain hangs down. Everyone can't see what he looks like at all. They can only vaguely see a heroic silhouette sitting on the throne, like a mountain. .At this moment, everyone felt that there were two sharp sword-like eyes staring at them, like two sharp sword lights, which made people feel chills.

Everyone hurriedly bowed and said, "I greet His Majesty the Saint Khan."

Yang Tong slightly raised his hand: "My lords and envoys, please forgive me..."

Shengwu Hall is the main hall where the monarchs and ministers of the Sui Dynasty discussed daily government affairs. There used to be tables and chairs in it, but this was the treatment of their own people. However, the small countries in the Western Regions were not as big as the number of counties in the Sui Dynasty, and the small ones were only like a big county. Regardless of whether he was a king or an envoy, he was just a small role in the Sui Dynasty. Naturally, Yang Tong was not polite to them, and he put on airs as a kingdom, otherwise, how could he enjoy the sense of accomplishment of the sage Khan.

Looking at the fearful expressions of the kings and envoys below, Yang Tong was very satisfied. It seemed that all the previous arrangements were not in vain.

The previous chilling scene of "the Kaiming Palace is more secluded" forcibly implanted in these people's minds a concept of invincible power. When they saw the emperor aloft in the empty hall, this sense of awe would naturally be overwhelmed. It will explode, and the conversation that follows will flow much more smoothly.

There was another silence for a long time, and when everyone couldn't stand the pressure, Yang Tong said: "Before, the merchants on the Silk Road were attacked by horse thieves. The interests of the country have been damaged, and the ruthless methods and speed of the horse thieves are outrageous. In order to return justice to the passing merchants, I used the Silk Road Allied Forces to escort and investigate. After careful and thorough investigation in the Sui Dynasty, I found that this is the army of a certain country The reason... I suspect that someone is guarding and stealing..."

Downstairs, everyone was terrified and sweating, for fear that Yang Tong would suddenly point to his forehead and say that he was the mastermind behind the horse thief. If so, his country would surely be destroyed by angry countries.

It's also funny to say the least.

Soldiers are soldiers from countries in the Western Regions, but until now, these kings and envoys did not know where the [-] coalition army was used by Yang Tong, let alone that Yang Tong disliked Tuyuhun, thinking that it threatened the southwest of the Sui Dynasty. So he slandered it as a horse thief, and then used the soldiers of the Western Regions to destroy his enemies, and it happened that he found the real leader of the horse thief.

"The real culprit has been found out...it really is the army..."

The hearts of the people who were going up and down, returned to the original place with Yang Tong's real hammer, and the next moment, everyone became indignant, because they knew that they had never done such a thing, so they were very frank and indignant. ,anger.

"The horse thieves are Tuyuhun's army." Yang Tong swept across the hall with knife-like eyes, and said in a deep voice, "The Silk Road is one of the economic lifelines of our Tang Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions. In the eyes of Murong Fuyun, they are naturally a group of fat sheep! Murong Fuyun and Tuyuhun Tianzhu King were jealous, so they attacked the Silk Road and intercepted the merchants along the way. But I have the Great Wall and the army in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, Murong Fuyun's fine cavalry entered Tulun Moraine from the southern foot of Kunlun Mountain."

"Sage Khan's words are serious? How dare Tuyuhun be so rampant!" King Khotan asked loudly.

"You are not joking!" Yang Tong said in a deep voice: "In the past, when our Central Plains was divided into north and south, caravans from the south entered the Western Regions through Tuyuhun. Tuyuhun attached great importance to this economic lifeline and opened up many new Silk Roads. There is also such a route in the Tulun Desert, and now it is the way for Cheng Tuyuhun to rob and kill merchants."

"I implore the Holy Majesty Khan, to avenge the past merchants!" King Khotan prostrated himself on the ground and begged loudly.Half of their country of Khotan is the Tulunqi Desert, and the first unlucky target is Khotan, and it is a small country. When they send troops out, they are often killed by Tuyuhun's army.

"I implore the holy Khan, to avenge the past merchants!"

"I implore the holy Khan, to avenge the past merchants!"

Taking people's money is like killing their parents. As the losers, everyone asked Yang Tong to uphold justice.

"Tuyuhun wants to be an enemy of the Sui Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions. He really is a frog in the well!" Yang Tong's tone is full of undisguised sarcasm. Today, Tuyuhun is not dead or disabled, so there is no need to tear it down. After the road was attacked, I sent allied soldiers to escort the commercial road, and at the same time sent people to investigate. After knowing that the real culprit was Tuyuhun, I sent troops to attack Tuyuhun. Because of the good command of the general of the Sui Dynasty, the allied soldiers were brave and good at fighting, and Tuyuhun was already disabled. If the army hadn't been forced to retreat due to a snowstorm, there would never be a country like Tuyuhun in the world, but even so, this evil country is almost wiped out."

As soon as this remark came out, the entire hall was in an uproar, and the way they looked at Yang Tong suddenly changed.

Is Tuyu Hun weak?
Not too strong for Da Sui.

But in the eyes of the countries in the Western Regions, it is a giant that cannot be provoked!

But at this moment, according to what Yang Tong said, Tuyuhun seemed to have almost died at the hands of the [-] coalition army. After the shock at the beginning, more people didn't believe it.

"General Xuan You Xiaowei, General Zuo Weiwei, General You Weiwei, General Zuo Lingjun, and General Qiu Shili have an audience."

Following Yang Tong's order, Xue Wanche, Niu Jinda, Yu Chigong, Su Dingfang, and Qiu Shili boldly entered the hall.

"The last general will see the Holy One." The five generals lined up and bowed their hands in salute.

"Exemption." Yang Tong waved his hand and said to the monarchs and envoys, "You Xiaowei General Xue Wanche is the commander of this battle. Wanche, please tell me the whole story."

Yang Tong looked at his confidant and loved general, and smiled.

"Here!" Xue Wanche stepped forward and said!

The whole story started from receiving the order to meet up with Qiu Shili, to rushing thousands of miles, annihilating the remnants of the Western Qin Dynasty, and approaching Jiyu City with troops, and ending with Murong Fuyun begging and pleading guilty.

Xue Wanche's eloquence can't be said to be good, at least it didn't make people feel the swords and swords on the battlefield, generous and tragic, but without any extra gorgeous words to embellish, instead it hit people's hearts directly, making people deeply feel the brutality of the war and the bad weather!

"It's a pity that many of the injured soldiers were weak and couldn't stand the bad weather, so they all fell asleep on the way back." At the end of the speech, Xue Wanche's tone became low.

"Everyone! The soldiers gave their young lives for the peace of the Silk Road and the glory of the country they belonged to! I decided to reward the families of these soldiers who died in battle!" Yang Tong looked at the crowd and said in a heavy tone: "Money comes from The spoils come out, and you don't need to spend a penny, but I hope that you will supervise them in place, and send the rewards to the families of the soldiers in full, so as not to chill the hearts of the families of the soldiers who sacrificed for the peace of the Silk Road, otherwise, I will be very sad. Not happy."

King Yanqi took a few steps forward and said loudly, "Saint Khan, please don't worry, I will supervise with all my strength, and will never lose a copper coin to the families of soldiers and soldiers. For these families of loyal and brave soldiers, our country will also reward them."

The rest of the people also expressed their opinions one after another.

"As for the surviving soldiers, they will be promoted according to their military merits as appropriate, and will be sent directly to them according to the coalition reward system. General Qiu, you brought the soldiers from the Western Regions to fight. You are familiar with them. The military merits of the living and the dead are determined by You are responsible for verification, compensation and rewards must be fair and just."

"The last general takes orders!" Qiu Shili stepped forward and bowed.

"Your talent and ability are not bad. What you lack is large-scale actual combat experience. After this battle, you have also accumulated a lot of experience. I named you the commander of the Eighth Army and Xiang Shanzhi as the deputy commander. Continue to serve in Mingyue County. Train the coalition! General Su, you can go to court and listen to it!" Yang Tong looked at the two of them and said with a smile.

"Master, thank you, Holy Master!" Su Dingfang and Qiu Shili were excited when they heard the words.

Qiu Shili's transition from deputy to regular is a promotion.Although Su Dingfang didn't have any rewards, he knew that Yang Tong's transfer of him to the imperial court was actually for the next year's war, and as long as he had the opportunity to fight, he would not be afraid of failing in meritorious service.

"After the battle of Tuyuhun, he was already traumatized. But Murong Fuyun is a person who likes to bet on the operation of the country. The end of the first attack on the Silk Road was that the country was destroyed by Emperor Wu of our dynasty. However, it didn't take long. In [-], he reverted to his old ways! I don’t know when he will come to attack the business road again, besides, apart from Tuyuhun, there are many large tribes of Western Turks who have not been integrated into the Silk Road Union. These people are very likely to become the second Murong Fuyun , it is very necessary for the coalition to continue to exist! As for these meritorious soldiers, I plan to keep them in the Tai Sui Martial Arts Academy for a year or two to learn the advanced military art of the Sui Dynasty, so we need to add [-] soldiers in the coming year. Do you have any opinions on my arrangements? Heterogeneity?"

"The value of the coalition forces has already been demonstrated. Our country of Khotan fully agrees with the decision of the sage Khan, and is willing to advance and retreat with the Sui Dynasty." Yun made trouble again, and the Khotan Kingdom was still the first to suffer. For the existence of the coalition forces, the King of Khotan supported it with both hands.

The others didn't object either.After all, in this incident, all countries have benefited. If the coalition forces are abolished, no country can independently face Tuyuhun and Western Turks.The countries in the Western Regions themselves are disorganized and disobeyed by no one. If there is no coalition force, why would the Sui support them in fighting against foreign enemies?Regardless of whether it is Western Turkic or Tuyuhun, they are all Pixiu who can only get in and out, and what they give to the Western Regions is endless coercion and oppression.How can it be like the Sui, a great country that pays attention to mutual benefits and equality?Therefore, having the Great Sui in charge of the Western Regions is good for everyone, at least it can twist the power of various countries into one force.

Facing the mighty Sui Dynasty, they didn't intend to compete, and each of them behaved quite obediently and well-behaved.For Yang Tong's military ideas and designs, he obeyed what he said.As for the plan for the meritorious soldiers to go to the Sui Dynasty for further study, they all support it. They think that people in their own country can learn the art of war of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Tong smiled slightly!These people who have undergone advanced studies must still be the same as before, but after a few years of brainwashing, I am afraid that a soul will be replaced. At that time, most of these international students who have high hopes from various countries will be the backbone of the armed forces of various countries. It is okay to engage in military affairs A coup is still possible.

(End of this chapter)