The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 830 Borrowing flowers to present Buddha to inspire the whole army

"Your Majesty, the 'Silk Road Alliance' and the Black Ice Platform have sent similar information." Ling Jing cupped his hands.

Yang Tong asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's about Western Turks!" Without Yang Tong asking, Ling Jing continued, "Since Tong Yehu Khan was killed by the Holy King, Western Turks have fallen into a chaos of separatist regimes, and the royal family established the son of Tong Yehu as the Siyehu Khan. But he aroused dissatisfaction with his subordinates soon and was attacked and killed. After the death of Siyehu Khan, the clan Ashinah was established as Khan, that is, Dulu Khan. Not long after, he died in During the war, his younger brother Ashina and Russia came to the throne as Dulu Khan. Dulu Khan is also a relatively talented British lord, and he is also known as the two heroes of the Western Turks with the independent Ge Luolu, but this person Like Tongyehu Khan, he was a tyrant who imposed tyrannical taxes on the nine kingdoms of Sogdia and his subordinates, oppressing them too hard, and it was this heavy tax that forced the Sogdians to rebel."

Yang Tong nodded, and asked again, "Has Du Lu Khan suppressed the rebellion?"

"No, it's getting worse now. At first, it was only the choice of ordinary herdsmen, but now it has spread to the monarchs of the nine kingdoms of Sogdia. Dulu Khan is unstable internally, and there is a great enemy, Geluolu, outside. The war is quite fierce. In addition In addition, dozens of countries conquered by the Western Turks, such as Persia and Tocharia, broke out in war against the Western Turks. The waves of troops were surging. soldiers, so that he was devastated, and had to transfer the army that fought against the Gerald to suppress the uprising in the west."

Ashina Simo established his court in the east of the Altai Mountains, and west of the Altai Mountains is the same line of Western Turks. Ling Jing made reference to the situation of the Western Turks in order for Yang Tong to meet Ashina Simo. Speak up.

"So, Ashina Simo has two plans, one is to unify the East/Turks, and the other is to develop west?" Yang Tong understood Ling Jing's meaning.

"Weichen really thinks so, but Weichen and Yang Shangshu tried many times, his purpose is still to unify the Eastern/Turkic, as if he doesn't know what happened to the Western Turkic."

"Come here, invite the Khan from the South!" Yang Tong pondered for a while, and felt that instead of guessing wildly, it is better to ask clearly, but the change in Western Turks has become a direction of his development. It's perfectly possible to get a piece of meat from it.

"Here." The voice of the messenger came from outside the tent.

Soon, Li Keshi, the 'head snake', brought Ashina Simo into the big tent, walked up to him, bowed and bowed: "My minister, Ashina Simo, pays homage to the Holy Majesty, and congratulates the Holy Majesty on his great victory."

His transformation from a bastard to a Khan was entirely a gift from Yang Tong and the Great Sui Dynasty, and the title was also conferred by Yang Tong, and he was given the Golden Wolf Banner like the "Jade Seal of the Nation", which made him respect and respect Yang Tong. I am grateful again, so I have always regarded myself as a courtier.But as the saying goes, if you want something from others, you have a guilty conscience. When facing Yang Tong, you have a different feeling in your heart.

"Nanfang Khan is welcome, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ashina Simo bowed respectfully before taking his seat.

His purpose of coming this time is very simple, that is, to become the overlord of the grassland with the support of Sui, but the premise is to defeat the forces such as Xieli Khan, Xue Yantuo, Qibi Heli, and Xia Gas.

It is not impossible to defeat a force alone by one's own strength, but it will have to pay a huge price. If you weaken yourself, you may only make others cheaper. If you have the powerful Sui army to help you, then it will not be a problem .It's just that Yang Shidao and Ling Jing's attitudes were very ambiguous, and they didn't express their opinions at all, so Ashina Simo knew that only Yang Tong could decide on such a big matter.

"I already know the purpose of Southern Khan's coming." Yang Tong glanced at him and said with a smile, "You have to silently support the Sui Dynasty all these years. In return, I would also like to see you unify the East/Turk and end the grasslands." strife."

Ashina Simo was overjoyed by Yang Tong's statement, and he saw a glimmer of light, but Yang Tong changed his voice and said, "But you also know that the battle between Sui and Tang Dynasties is about to happen, and we will not be able to enter the grassland for the time being. Please understand my difficulty and wait patiently."

Yang Tong's attitude is very obvious, you fight your own life, you don't have half a cent of headlines with me, but you want Tai Sui to send troops, there is no door opening, this completely defeats Ashina Simo's hope.

But Ashina Simo didn't want to give up so easily. He not only came here by himself this time, but also paid 300 million cattle and sheep in one go in the name of rewarding the Sui army. Going to Daxing, it can be said that he has spent a lot of money. This is the wealth he has collected through continuous fighting in the past few years. Although it will not hurt him, it will also consume seventy to eighty percent. When I ran back, I was afraid that the generals under my command would also be very dissatisfied and doubt his leadership ability, because the property was not owned by Ashina Simo alone, but was donated by everyone in order to get more rewards.

He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty can understand, but Jieli has been on the verge of making trouble these years. I am worried that he will collude with the Western Turks again. If the Western Turks return to the grassland, we will face enemies on both sides. We are not their opponents at all. Please forgive me. .”

"You can rest assured." Yang Tong understood what Ashina Simo meant. He was not afraid of Jieli Khan, but worried that he would be attacked on both sides. If this is the case, then it will be easy.He smiled and said: "As far as I know, Persia, Sogdia, Tocharia and other countries enslaved by Western Turks are rebelling, and the wave of rebellion has swept the entire Western Turks. Even if Xieli and Western Turks once again colluded, That was just an alliance in name. The Western Turkic Khan Tulu Khan couldn’t send a single soldier.”

Ashina Simo was overjoyed, and quickly asked: "My lord, is this true?"

"Could I lie to you?"

"Of course not, I'm really excited." Ashina Simo quickly expressed his opinion. What he worried most was that Jieli and the Western Turks would once again form an alliance. If the Western Turks moved eastward, he would definitely lose. He was overjoyed, but what made him extremely depressed was that [-]% to [-]% of their wealth was spent on just one piece of news.

Yang Tong continued: "However, Jieli and Yinan are related by marriage. If you attack Jieli, Yinan may send troops. I suggest that you form an alliance with Qibi Heli and let him contain Yinan's Xue Yantuo from the east. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance." In fact, Ashina Simo thought the same way.

"Your strength is not much different from that of Jieli. In an evenly matched situation, the chances of winning are not great. I suggest that you first conquer the northern Shogas. First, Shogas is relatively weak and easy to conquer; At the same time, your court can lose a vicious neighbor full of variables; third, use the wealth and manpower of Shrigas to strengthen your own strength."

"Thank you, Majesty, for your guidance." Ashina Simo thought about it carefully, and felt that Yang Tong's method of eating small things and magnifying them was indeed suitable for him. Do you think Xieli will send troops at the time of Shaggas?"

"Xieli won't sit back and watch you grow stronger. The possibility of sending troops is extremely high. But don't worry, although Da Sui won't send troops to help out for the time being, he can station an army in Yicheng City to hold Xieli back for you from the south so that he doesn't dare act rashly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ashina Simo was very excited. Although Yang Tong did not agree to send troops, his attitude was very clear. Jieli Khan, who also professed his vassal to the Sui Dynasty, this is a good start.

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After sending Ashina Simo away, Yang Tong took Yang Shidao and Ling Jing to inspect the salt-making workshop, letting them see the whole process of salt-making, and then went to watch the sheep and horse pen to the east of Chaka Salt Lake. The battlefield, Tuyuhun, and the ransom paid by the monarchs of the three kingdoms of Tubo are all raised here. To say the least, there are more than 200 million cattle, sheep and horses, which are guarded and grazed by slaves.

"His Majesty intends to assist Ashina Simo to dominate the grassland?" Yang Tong's change of attitude made Yang Shidao very worried. He was worried that Yang Tong would breed tigers and make Ashina Simo and his grandson the second Sibi Khan. .

"I know in my heart that it is absolutely impossible to unify the East/Turks again." Yang Tong said with a smile: "The two brothers are similar in strength and evenly matched, but in terms of ruling ability and personal charm, Ashina Simo is far away. Not as good as Jieli Khan who is both wise and brave. If there is no restraint from the Sui Dynasty, Ashina Simo will be defeated. Presumably he himself does not have much confidence, so in addition to annexing small and medium-sized tribes, he has been developing silently, and dare not take the initiative to provoke Jie Li Khan, even the conflicts between the two sides are mostly provoked by Jie Li. If I don’t give him a little courage, how can the East/Turks start killing each other?”

"..." Yang Shidao and Ling Jing, with black lines all over their heads, felt silent mourning for Ashina Simo who was in high spirits.

Yang Shidao asked: "The Holy Majesty was worried that Ashina Simo would lose too quickly and could not achieve the effect of severely injuring the East/Turkic muscles, so he encouraged Ashina Simo to annex Shygas in order to increase the chance of winning?"

Yang Tong nodded and said, "I'm not afraid that the East/Turks will make trouble, but I'm afraid that the situation will develop too quickly, and the dust will settle before my Sui vitality has recovered, and a new overlord will be determined. Now just sit and watch them kill each other Well, when the strength of both sides is almost weakened, we will act as peacemakers and keep them in the war."

Yang Shidao lifted his spirits. If this was the case, then his worries would not have come true. He smiled and asked again: "Have you ever thought about occupying the Eastern/Turkic Grassland?"

"Not only the Eastern and Western Turks, but even the countries of the Western Regions, Tubo, Nanzhao, Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, etc., I want to occupy them all and run them into the same counties as the Central Plains."

Yang Tong sighed: "It's just that we have many internal conflicts, and the southerners are alienated from the imperial court. If the southerners can't completely return to their hearts, I worry that the south will change again at certain critical moments, so in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, Yizhou Before the people return to their hearts, we can only let the neighbors maintain the status quo. After annihilating the puppet Tang Dynasty, I decided to spend ten or even twenty years to recuperate and build the interior into a country like an iron barrel."

"The Holy Majesty's decision is really surprising."

"What's so unexpected?"

Yang Shidao said truthfully: "In our thinking, unifying the world is only the first step of the Holy One, and then he will conquer the four fields. Who would have thought that the Holy One would stop the pace of fighting."

"Do you really think I'm a war madman?" Yang Tong said speechlessly, "There are still many places in the world that we need to conquer, but whether a dynasty is strong or not is not determined by the size of the territory, but by whether the people can live a good life." day."

"The sage is wise." Yang Shidao and Ling Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.These ministers are most afraid of resorting to war, just because Yang Tong gave everyone the impression that he is a war madman. Now it seems that Yang Tong is more profound than they thought.

"When we rest for more than ten or twenty years, these places will be merged into the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty, not only the Eastern and Western Turks, the Western Regions, Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Tubo, Tianzhu, and Niboluo, but also the farther west. Conquering one by one, this is my dream, and I hope to have this day in my lifetime.” Yang Tong sighed deeply, his dream was to manage the Sui Dynasty more brilliantly than the Tang Dynasty in history, richer than the Song Dynasty, and more prosperous than Genghis Khan’s conquest. The place is wider.

"The Holy Majesty is still very young, there must be such a day." Yang Shidao was full of confidence.

"I also think so. In fact, after we unify the world, we can still take care of both internal and external. On the one hand, we can recuperate and recuperate. On the other hand, we can let the eleven major armies and navy take turns to attack. We must not let The kingdom as we know it is strong."

"..." Yang Shidao was speechless.

Fortunately, he was so moved before!

However, he overturned his previous words all at once, and continued to fight.

It's all unpredictable and unpredictable, but it's too fast, right?

The words of recuperating are especially echoing in my ears.

But he didn't say anything.

Just because everyone has tasted the fruits of fighting with war, it is not a bad idea to reap the fruits of labor of foreign races every two years in the future.

As long as Tai Sui keeps winning, the army will become stronger and stronger, and the enemy will become weaker and weaker, no matter how you calculate it, you will not lose money.

"See Your Majesty." At this time, more than a dozen officials saw Yang Tong coming and saluted one after another. They were all officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce who came to take over the cattle, sheep and horses with Yang Shidao and Ling Jing.

Yang Tong motioned for them to stand still, and ordered: "Starting tomorrow, you take some slaves and drive all these cattle, sheep and horses to Daxing, and I will send two thousand soldiers from the county to guard them."

"Your Majesty, if all these cattle, sheep and horses are handed over to the court, the court will not be able to afford it." Yang Shidao immediately became anxious: "The cattle and horses are fine, they can be divided into farming. This sheep is like locusts, they will eat as soon as they are green. If these few Millions of sheep are flooding into Daxing, and I am afraid that it will not be long before the land in Guanzhong will be eaten bare by them. On the contrary, Xihai and Heyuan are suitable for sheep herding."

Ling Jing was also in a hurry, "That's right, my lord, the more than 300 cattle and sheep that Ashina Simo paid tribute to went all the way, causing harm to Guanzhong. It will become a desert."

"..." Yang Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was the first time he had heard people compare sheep to locusts in his two lifetimes. But it was not unreasonable, because over-herding sheep caused great loss of vegetation and soil erosion.

He quickly explained: "It is not necessary for the imperial court to keep them in captivity, as long as the imperial court distributes them."

Seeing that everyone didn't understand what he meant, he said: "The people of the Han Dynasty enthusiastically supported Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his expedition against the Xiongnu, but when the Han army returned in triumph, they brought back tens of millions of cattle, sheep, horses and other trophies. I would rather die all these cattle, sheep and horses than distribute one of them to the common people and soldiers, causing public resentment. Cattle and sheep, mostly buried with death, are staggeringly wasted, and we have to learn those lessons."

Yang Tong explained the solution and said: "The cattle and horses will be distributed to the people of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou counties and counties according to the previous principles, and they will plow the fields; as for the sheep, they will all be distributed to the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. Soldiers, or temporarily recruited soldiers, whether they are southern soldiers or northern soldiers, will get a share, to motivate soldiers, and let ordinary people see that soldiers are well paid, so that martial arts will spread throughout the world."

(End of this chapter)