Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1007

in the dark.

The emperor stood under the vine in front of the Manna Hall.

This is a grape species from Gaochang Kingdom. After careful cultivation and care by the palace people, it is now growing luxuriantly and fruitfully.Autumn is here, the grape leaves are slowly withering and withering, but the bunches of grapes are very full, and the color is gradually getting better.

The emperor reached out to pick a grape and put it in his mouth. The plump grape was bitten open, and the juice inside burst immediately and bloomed in the emperor's mouth.

Sweet, with a hint of sourness.

"not bad."

Although it was a little less sweet than the various grapes eaten in later generations, Luo Cheng felt that this kind of slightly sour grape seemed to taste better, as if this should be the original taste of grapes.

"Pick some and brew some wine. Didn't Qu Boya give me the secret recipe for making Gaochang grape wine before?"

Kan Leng, the adopted son of the emperor, smiled and said, "Qu Boya's son, Qu Wentai, is not staying in Chang'an now, and is still serving as a guard in His Majesty's internal army. I think he can just call him to make the brew."

The emperor smiled.

"Wen Tai is the prince of Gaochang, how can I ask him to do the wine making?"

Wang Xiongtan, the other son of the emperor over there, said, "Your Majesty will help him restore the Qu clan and let him make some wine. It's too late for him to be happy."

But Luo Cheng just laughed, and reached out to pick another grape.

After these hours of rehabilitation training, the emperor is now able to walk on his own with a cane on his back. Although his hands and feet are still a little awkward, he is in good spirits.

Daqin helped the Qu family restore the country, of course it was just a joke.

In fact, the Qin army destroyed King Yiwu who had restored the country and restored it to Yiwu County, which had already declared the beginning of Daqin's formal entry into the Western Regions.

The restoration of Qu Boya was just to use Gaochang's influence so that the Qin army could intervene in it.With Qu Boya, the former king of Gaochang, the Qin army captured Gaochang easily.

Of course, on the surface, it was the Qin army who helped Qu Boya restore the country, but in fact Pei Xingyan has led more than [-] troops to Gaochang.

Gaochang State is very important for Daqin to enter the Western Regions. If Yiwu is a portal, then Gaochang is a fortress.

In the Turpan Basin of the later generations, Gaochang State was the transportation hub of the Western Regions, along the North Road of Tianshan South Road, the hub of east-west traffic, and one of the economic and cultural centers of the Western Regions.

What is even more rare is that since the [-]th century AD, in this narrow basin, there has been a kingdom established by the Han people, and Gaochang of the Kan family, Gaochang of the Zhang family, Gaochang of the Ma family and Gaochang of the Qu family have appeared successively.

Gaochang was originally the country of Cheshi in the Western Regions. During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty, soldiers and their families were sent to the front of Cheshi to cultivate and guard the fields. During the reign of Emperor Yuan, military barriers were built on the land. Gaochang base, this is the origin of Gaochang.

The Eastern Han Dynasty and the Wei and Jin Dynasties all followed the system, and set up a school lieutenant, who ruled in Gaochang, was in charge of farming and military affairs, and belonged to Dunhuang County, Liangzhou.

Until the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, Gaochang had achieved unprecedented prosperity and was fully equipped for the conditions for purchasing a county.

In the Qianliang period, the school captain rebelled and was defeated and beheaded, so Gaochang County was set up in his place.During the chaotic period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, Gaochang County belonged to the Five Kingdoms of Qianliang, Qianqin, Houliang, Xiliang and Beiliang.

Until Beiliang, Rouran attacked Gaochang, destroyed the Juqu clan of Beiliang in Gaochang, established Kan Bozhou as the king of Gaochang, and marked the beginning of the founding of Gaochang.

Since then, Gaochang Kingdom has experienced four surnames, and the country has been established for more than two hundred years.

It has always been the kingdom of the Han people, with 46 towns in the country, and the officials include four town generals and miscellaneous generals, Chang Shi, Sima, Menxia Xiaolang, Zhongbing Xiaolang, etc.

The language of the Chinese is almost the same as that of the Central Plains, and they also read the Five Classics of the Central Plains and studied the historical collections of the philosophers of the Dynasties.

However, in the Sui Dynasty, the descendants of these early Western Han soldiers gradually became infected with the Hu style, such as the habit of braiding their hair.

It is precisely because of this special traditional custom of Han civilization in Gaochang that Luo Cheng attaches great importance to Gaochang.After occupying Gaochang, if you change customs a little, then this will become the best bridgehead for the Qin Army in the Western Regions.

In any case, most of the people in Gaochang were descendants of soldiers stationed in the fields of the Western Han Dynasty. They were of the same race and had a natural sense of closeness, which made it easy for the Great Qin to rule.

"Where is Xue Yantuo's Yi Shibo?"

"It is reported that Yi Shibo has led an army of [-] Tiele, and the forward has arrived at Jinshan."

Tie Le has nine surnames, nomadic in the north and south of Jinshan Mountain, and in the north of Mobei.In the early years, Yi Shibo was a member of Chuluo Khan. Later, because he was dissatisfied with Chuluo's forced collection of apportionments, he rebelled and called himself Khan.After the defeat, he went to the east and defected to the East Turks.

Many years later, Yi Shibo became the boss of the Mobei Grassland, and the powerful Chuluo Khan, Qimin Khan, Shibi Khan, Jieli Khan, etc. all disappeared.

East Turkistan has become a historical term.

After becoming the boss of Mobei, Yi Shibo is still relatively low-key. He doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth if he doesn't expand immediately. He still respects the Qin State in the Central Plains, and he doesn't even dare to get involved in the land of Mobei. He stays in Mobei honestly. Continue to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Turks.

This time the emperor summoned him to send troops to the Western Regions, and Yi Shibo didn't say a word, and immediately issued an order to send troops from all ministries. He immediately pulled up 10 troops and headed straight to the Western Regions.

For Yi Shibo, sending troops this time is not only a matter of respecting the imperial edict of the Great Qin Emperor, but also an honor for him to return home in rich clothes.The one who was hunted down by Chu Luo back then fled in embarrassment, but now he has finally returned.

It's just that when they raised their troops back then, Qibibu's song was originally a big sweat, but he was just a little sweat.Among all the tribes of Tie Le, the Qibi tribe was originally the strongest, but Brother Naihe was unlucky. During Shibi's southern expedition to the Central Plains, he was killed by Shibiyin, and the strength of his tribe was also seriously injured. Cheng supports and becomes the Pearl Khan of Mobei.

"Your Majesty, after the destruction of the Eastern Turks, the Tiele people are now very strong in capturing Mobei, and they have to be on guard early. If they are allowed to take this opportunity to attack the Western Turks and seize the land of the Western Regions, I'm afraid it will happen again." It is a Turkic rise." Kan Leng reminded the emperor.

The emperor just shook his head, leaning on crutches with both hands.

"I won't give Tie Le this chance. Although Tie Le is dispatched to the Western Regions this time, after this battle, he will never get involved in the Western Regions."

"But what if the white-eyed wolf of the Tie Le people turned their faces and refused to recognize anyone?"

"Hahaha, what are you afraid of? I still have the Khitan, Xi and other tribes. If Tie Le dares to try to get involved in the Western Regions, I will let the Khitan and other eastern vassals send troops to raid their lairs. Then they will not be able to gain the Western Regions, nor can they go back. To Mobei."

"Your Majesty, help Your Majesty back, it's windy outside." Ximen Junyi stepped forward.

The reason why the emperor's Sanyizi entered the palace today is because the emperor wants to entrust them with important tasks.

The war on the western front was not over yet, and the San Francisco in the south of the Yangtze River was ready to move. Although the pro-military government had a lot of evidence of their conspiracy, the emperor did not disclose it, and did not plan to send troops now.

"The three feudal lords in the south of the Yangtze River must always be eliminated, but not now. Even if they defeat Tubo, Western Turks, and Tuyuhun this time, the imperial court's vitality will be severely damaged. It will be difficult to use troops in the next few years. Therefore, for the three feudal states in the south of the Yangtze River , for the time being, I asked you to enter Beijing this time to send the three of you out of Zhenjiang North to guard against San Francisco."

Kan Leng was conferred by the emperor as the commander of the left governor of Huainan Road, Wang Xiongdan was awarded the commander of the left governor of Hubei Province, and Ximen Junyi was awarded the commander of the left governor of Bahan Road.

For these three adoptive sons, the emperor not only trusted their loyalty, but also believed in their abilities.Inviting them to Beijing is also to let them meet me, so as to dispel some of their worries and doubts, so that they can leave the town with peace of mind and defend the San Francisco.

"Just guard Jiangbei with peace of mind and defend San Francisco. Don't worry about the ugly barbarians and captives in the west. These are grasshoppers after autumn, and they can't grow any longer," said the emperor.

(End of this chapter)