A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1038: Leading troops to protect the city
Your Majesty,

Wei Zheng strongly objected, but unfortunately the emperor just frowned and ignored him.

Expanding territory was very tempting for the emperor. What's more, this is not a great success. This time the Tang Dynasty defeated Tubo and even gave the young Zanpu a lesson, but Li Shimin also became serious about the snowy Tibetan kingdom.

The strength shown by the Tubo people this time, and their threat to the Tang Dynasty, in the emperor's mind, even surpassed the Xi, Khitan, and Mohe tribes in Yanbei.

After all, the Tubo people not only pulled up an allied force of 200,000, but under the careful design of the Tang Dynasty, although they were defeated in the end, the entire army was not wiped out. They only lost more than 10,000 troops and less than 10% of their strength.

This result actually shocked Li Shimin secretly.

He originally thought that the Tang Dynasty's 50,000 elite infantry and cavalry, who had been recuperating for half a year, would be able to kill at least 40 to 50 percent of the Tibetan army, not to mention annihilating them all.

The Tubo people were defeated, but not as badly as the emperor had imagined. This also made the emperor really pay attention to this snowy Tibetan country.

Bailan, Dangxiang, and Xishan Qiang, these Qiang are indeed not a big threat to the Tang Dynasty, but if they are conquered by the Tubo people, the border south of the Tang Dynasty's Jiannan will no longer be safe. The Tubo people could even use this as a springboard to compete for the source of the Tuyuhun river and then Qinghai.

At that time, it not only threatened Hexi Longyou, but also threatened Guanzhong.

Even in later generations, this will be an important national highway.

But the plateau to the west of Jiannan must be integrated with Tuyuhun, and the Tang Dynasty must move in to establish a buffer zone.

Li Jing suggested that the governor of Maozhou should also be the protector of Baoning, and that the governor of Yazhou should also be the protector of Jinchuan.

The Fourth Protectorate Palace became the Third Protectorate Palace.

You know, traditionally, the Eight Kingdoms of the Western Mountains were originally called the Sixty-eight Tribes of the Xishan Mountains in Ruoshui. These sixty-eight tribes were originally branches of more than a dozen large tribes such as Dongnv. Now the Zhenguan Dynasty has to make such a detailed calculation. , should be added to the four that have emerged in recent years, so the total is only seventy-two.

This is also between the White Dog Kingdom and neighboring countries. If Boryeong Protectorate City is established in this location, it will indeed grasp the lifeblood of this area and control the strategic high point and the transportation artery of the tribes in Boryeong Province. Control is in the hands of Tang Jun.

Qin Qiong's proposal to locate Baonyeong City in the Somo River Valley was like a mighty general leaping out on horseback to defeat the enemy single-handedly.

The emperor paused, "As for Bailan in Heyuan, it has long been returned to Tuyuhun. Now Tuyuhun has returned to the Tang Dynasty and established the Qinghai Dudufu. So Bailan will be located in Heyuan Prefecture and become one of the main prefectures under the Qinghai Dudufu."

The strategic concept of the Four Protectorates he proposed made Li Shimin very satisfied.

The Heyuan area where Bailang is located can be said to be a strategic place that is fought over to stop Tubo from advancing northward. The emperor was dissatisfied with the Bailang Qiang's performance in the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Tuyuhun and Tubo peoples, so this time he simply changed their status from native to official, and directly listed them as a regular prefecture, and set up the Heyuan Army there to garrison the border.

How can the flames of war burn within the country's borders? The enemy must be defended outside the country's gates.

When it comes to fighting and border defense, even Li Jing's eyes light up, and Qin Qiong rolls up her sleeves and starts discussing.

Only then could Baoning City play its due role and truly lead troops to guard the Xishan Qiang. "

Li Shimin praised, "Shu Bao's words reminded me of the time when Shu Bao and I were on the battlefield. The two armies were fighting. Whenever an enemy general dared to show off his men and horses, Shu Bao would jump on his horse with his spear and stab the enemy in front of thousands of troops. Among the horses, killing the enemy is like searching a bag for something, and he is so heroic that no one can defeat him."

However, Qin Qiong believes that it is best not to hold the three protective positions concurrently, and that the protective city of the Protectorate should be able to penetrate deep into the Qiang territory and be located at a strategic location where military strategists must compete.
For example, the Baonyeong Protectorate was immediately set up to go to the Somo River, a weak tributary.

"Then where should the Jinchuan Protectorate be located?"

Although Tibet threatens Guanzhong, it sounds like a big joke.

Now that the thorn of Tuyuhun has been removed, Tubo must be on guard.

He looked at Wu Huaiyu,
Although he is currently thinking about his one-third-acre private land, he has to say that Wu Huaiyu's vision is still so good.

"The Duke of Jin's proposal is very much to my liking."

Stretching for thousands of miles, this weak river is connected to the Xishan tribes of Dangxiang, such as Dongnu, Baigou, Misang, Xiao Zuofeng, Xiangren, Xiwei, Geyan, Wangzu, Lintai, Chongsang, Lidou, and Shuji Yao, Daqiao, Dangmi, Qianbiao and other departments,

Qin Qiong's proposal was very bold.

There are twenty-four governor's offices under its jurisdiction, and each governor's office has thirty-two prefectures, so there will be a total of 768 Jisi prefectures, which is a scary number.

Indeed, as the prince said, heroes think alike.

We can also connect the two valleys of the Zagunao River and the Suomo River. These two valleys are connected, that is, the Minjiang River Valley and the Weushui River Valley are connected.

A series of military cities, forts, etc. will also be built in the Qiang region, which means that the strategy will go forward and a new line of defense will be built.

But barbarians can sometimes be terrifying and should not be underestimated. Just like the Turks once suppressed the Tang Dynasty, rushed into Guanzhong many times, and even drank from the Mawei River.

This time there are two governors, sixteen governors' offices, and five hundred and twenty states.

Qin Qiong looked at the map and said, "Jinchuan Mansion should also come forward. It is best to build it on the bank of Ruoshui River."

Although Rudong Nu Kingdom originally had more than 80 large and small cities, in fact everyone was only used to subdividing Dong Nu into eight divisions, which unified more than 80 cities. However, now Dong Nu Kingdom has a governor's office, and the following three divisions are unified. Twelve states, this means that on the basis of the existing eight tribes in Dongnu Kingdom, one tribe will be divided into four tribes.

Qin Qiong said, "Of course we won't just place the acropolis of the Baoning Protectorate there. We will build several fortresses and military cities on this more than 300-mile line between Baoning City and Weizhou to form a chain. , this can not only stabilize the eight Zhengzhou areas that our Tang Dynasty established in Xishan in recent years, such as Zhe, Jing, Gong, Feng, and Wei,

Wei Zheng, a scholar, saw you,
If you don't take advantage of the opportunity today, it will be occupied by the enemy tomorrow and there will be no use regretting it.

Fan Xingdu exclaimed, "If Baoning Protectorate City is located here, it will be more than 300 miles west of the current border defense line. Wouldn't it be too prominent?"

They are far away on the snowy plateau and want to send troops to destroy them, but it is temporarily inconvenient. Li Shimin will not let his soldiers take such a big risk or fight an unprepared battle.

Going west from here, follow the Suomo River to Weishui, which is Jinchuan, the upper reaches of the Dadu River.

However, the emperor wanted to set up two governor's mansions in Jinchuan and Baoning, and sixteen governor's mansions, totaling 512 Jizhou prefectures.

"I see that Xishan Qiang, Baguo Qiang, and Dangxiang Qiang have three military governor's offices in Jinchuan, Baoning, and Jingbian respectively. Under each governor's office, there are also eight governor's offices. Under each governor's office, there are thirty-two prefectures. Make the leader of his tribe the chief and allow him to be hereditary."

Of course, in addition to the two Dudufu, the Sixteenth Dudufu, and the Jisi Prefecture of the 512 prefectures, there are also various Zhengzhous such as Wei Jingdang in Weishui Xishan.

In fact, Bailanqiang used to belong to the two major Qiang ethnic groups of Ruoshui and Xishan, but now the emperor wants to incorporate them into the Qinghai Governor's Mansion.

Wu Huaiyu looked at the map. The location was Malkang, Aba. This location was very important. To the east, it connected Li County, Weizhou, Wenchuan, Maozhou, and then directly to Chengdu.

Li Shimin is the emperor immediately and will not make the mistake of being careless and underestimating the enemy.
Since the Tubo people have shown sufficient strength and potential, they must be taken seriously, just like Tuyuhun has been like a thorn stuck in the throat of the Tang Dynasty, and must be removed quickly.

"Huaiyu?"

The emperor named Wu Huaiyu.

"Your Majesty, I am not too familiar with Weoshui Xishan. Why don't Your Majesty ask General Fan and other heroes who have just returned from Jiannan?" Wu Huaiyu said with a smile.

So the emperor asked Fan Xing.

Fan Xing looked at the map in the palace,
"Your Majesty, there are three roads leading to the Qiang in Yazhou: Lingguan Road, Diaomen Road, and Shiyang Road. Among them, Lingguan Road is along the Baoxing River, over Jiajin Mountain, and reaches Xiaojin. Lingguan Road points to the Eight Qiang Kingdom Middle School. The tenant country,
Lingguan Road also has a branch road, called Xia Liang Road. The two roads first merge and then diverge. The branch road is in Baoxing. Lingguan Road traces the east river of Baoxing and goes north. It is named after Lingguan Town. Xia Liang Road is also named after It is named Xia Liang, located on the Xihe River in Baoxing. It is named after Xia Liangzhou, Jixi. Xia Liang Road points to the Piansong Department. It is nine days' journey from Yazhou City to Piansongbu via Xialiang Road, and thirteen days' journey from Lingguan Road to Buzuguo. "

Although there are three Tongqiang roads in Yazhou,

But Lingguan Road is undoubtedly the best main road. Buzu City in Buzu Country is located in Xiaojinchuan. From here, you can follow the river valley to Dajinchuan.

"Why not set it directly in the Weoshui River Valley?"

Sun Wuji, the uncle of the country, looked at the map and said, "Is there a road connecting this location?"

Fan Xing took a look and said, "That's where Dangma, Luoyan, Huiye and other tribes are located. Diaomen Road, one of the three roads, leads there."

Wu Huaiyu also looked at where they were talking.

The starting point of Diaomen Road is Diaomen Village in Yazhou, probably at Tianquan. This route is different from Lingguan Road going north. It goes west.

It leads to the Luding area of ​​the Dadu River, where the Qiang tribes of Dangma and Luoyan are located.

This is also the middle of the three lanes.

Fan Xing shook his head,

"Yazhou is not as good as Maozhou. To the west of Maozhou, there is Xishan Bazhengzhou established by the imperial court in recent years. Although Baonyeong is more than 300 miles ahead, it is supported and connected by Xishan Bazhengzhou behind it.

But to the west of Yazhou, there are only a few fortress military towns such as Diaomen Village and Lingguan Town. If the Jinchuan Protectorate was located in the Dangma area of ​​the Ruoshui River Valley, there would be no support at all, blocked by mountains and rivers, and isolated and helpless. "

"In the future, we will advance step by step to the west. When the time is right, we can move the Jinchuan Protectorate to Ruoshuichuan."

Looking at the map, it seems that Yazhou is very close to the Dadu River.
But the actual distance is hundreds of miles. Even in later generations, there is no need to go far to take the straight road. The nearest blockhouse road is still more than 200 miles away.

In this era, there are no such advanced tunnels and bridges, so we have to go over mountains and ridges and even take detours, which more than doubles the distance.

Moreover, the main problem now from Yazhou to Luding is not that the road is difficult and long, but that beyond Yazhou to the west, there are all the Qiang tribes.

It is more realistic and feasible to locate the Jinchuan Protectorate in Xiaojinchuan.

Buzudu is already to the west of Jiajin Mountain. There is a mountain pass to pass here, so there is a road to Qiang since ancient times.

Li Shimin looked at the map and sighed, "Weak River Xishan, the land of the Qiang, is dangerous and dangerous. It is not easy to protect this area. In addition to setting up a Duhufu to lead troops to monitor the vassal Jisi Prefecture, the most important thing is It’s better to choose a general who can control the situation.”

When he said this, the emperor looked specifically at Wu Huaiyu.

Wu Huaiyu felt that gaze, and his heart couldn't help but twitch. What did this mean? The emperor wanted to transfer him from Lingnan to the Qiang land in western Sichuan?
This was not necessary. He would rather stay in Lingnan and even manage Luzon on his own land.

Why go to the Western Sichuan Plateau to build watchtowers or dry yak meat?

Wu Huaiyu lowered his head, pretending that he did not feel the emperor's gaze and would never take the initiative to respond.

The emperor's voice paused for a while, and then continued, "Then the Baoning Protectorate governs Suomo River, and the Jinchuan Protectorate governs Xiaojinchuan.

The two capitals went out in front of the city to protect the city, each guarding a key location.

In other important areas along the Qiang Road and river valleys, cities and forts should also be built and troops stationed. "

"As for the general,"

"First, the Governor of Yazhou and the Protector of Jinchuan, the Governor of Maozhou and the Protector of Baoning, the Governor of Songzhou and the Protector of Jingbian,"

Wu Huaiyu didn't even raise his head. He had made up his mind not to take this trouble anyway. Lingnan was much better than western Sichuan, so he didn't want to suffer. What's more, the Wu family's private land was not in Sichuan and Yunnan.

"Fan Xing was promoted to governor of Liangzhou, governor and governor of Qinghai governor's office,"

"Niu Jinda was the governor of Shengya Prefecture and the governor of Jinchuan,"

"Liu Lancheng, the Governor of Songzhou and the Protector of Jingbian,"

"Li Junxian, the governor of Maozhou and the governor of Baoning,"

"The school was inspected by the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the governor of Liangzhou, Hou Junji, was moved to the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

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The emperor made a series of personnel appointments,
Wu Huaiyu continued to lower his head. Although he wanted to oppose Hou Junji's entry into the court, he had not made any achievements in Qinghai this time. Why was he promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? Besides, everyone can see that Hou Junji has been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the next step will definitely be to participate in the government affairs and enter the political affairs hall to pay homage to the prime minister.

Fan Xing is the hero, Niu Jinda, Li Junxian, Liu Lancheng and the others have achieved real military exploits this time.
But Fan Xing just restored his original position as governor of Liangzhou.

Niu Jinda, Liu Lancheng, and Li Junxian basically resumed their previous duties as governors and became guardians, and they still had to return to western Sichuan to guard.

This reward and punishment is unfair.

"Your Majesty, it was General Fan who defeated the Tubo people this time. Why was Hou Junji given a higher reward?"

Someone stood up,

It's Wei Zheng.

Wu Huaiyu lowered his head and smiled slightly. Wei Zheng had a good relationship with Hou Junji before. Wei Zheng admired the old Hou very much and even accepted Hou Junji as his student.

However, Wei Zheng and Hou Junji also had conflicts later, and their relationship was not so good.

Now that Wei Zheng directly stood up to oppose his former student Hou Junji's entry into the court, he was not surprised. Wei Zheng was like this sometimes.

"Hou Junji put down the rebellion of the Tuyuhun nobles and stabilized Qinghai, so how could he not succeed? Even in the defeat of Tubo this time, Hou Junji was also the general manager. He led troops to guard the border and prevented the Tubo people from going north. He deserves a lot of credit."

The emperor insisted on letting Hou Jun gather into the court.

Li Shimin glanced at Fan Xing's generals and asked, "Fan Xing, Liu Lancheng, do you think my rewards and punishments are unfair?"

How dare Fan Xing say that the emperor is unfair?
"I have all made great mistakes in the past. Your Majesty is able to give me the opportunity to atone for my sins. I am extremely grateful. Now that I have some merit, it is just to atone for my sins."

Li Shimin said, "Any meritorious service must be rewarded! I will never be stingy. Fan Xing will be promoted to the first level, and two hundred additional households will be added to the actual enfeoffment. He will also make one son the county son based on his merit."

"The three generals Liu Lancheng, Niu Jinda and Li Junxian were each promoted to the first level. They were given solid food and granted a hundred households, and one son was granted the title of county male for his merit."

"The two generals Qibi Heli and Zhiwansili will be granted the title of a hundred households and a thousand pieces of silk."

"The rest of the officers and soldiers who have made meritorious service will be rewarded based on their merits."

(End of this chapter)