A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1044 This time and that time

Xuanyangfang,
"Although the Turks have been very respectful in the years since Jieli was captured, they are not of my race after all. How can we allow them to return to the country? Isn't this just letting the tiger return to the mountain to raise the tiger?"

Wu Huaiyi was a little anxious and shouted a little loudly.

He was guarding the Hetao, and the place he guarded was exactly the place the Turks wanted most. He spent a year in Hetao and learned more about Turks.

It is precisely because I know more about them that I know these people are not trustworthy.

The current humility is only temporary, and we must not allow them to return to the country because of this.

"Didn't the imperial court build three lines of defense in the north and north of Beijing? Then why should we allow the Turks to return to their country? The land of Hebei and Henan will never be given up!"

Wu Huaiyu took off the kettle from the stove.

He calmly opened the tea can and took out the Lingnan black tea inside.

As soon as the fully fermented black tea is brewed with boiling water, it immediately emits a fragrance and the tea soup becomes dark and rosy.

Looking back, Li Shimin's strategy was relatively successful. After Jie Li was captured in Beijing, DTZ was dismantled by the Tang Dynasty, leaving the group without a leader. Due to the preferential treatment and placement by the imperial court, none of the ministries rebelled again, and there were only some scattered ones.

Of course Wu Huaiyi also knew something about it, and he did compete fiercely at the beginning.

"Brother, don't worry, His Majesty wants to restore DTZ to the country. In fact, it is a plan to kill two birds with one stone."

As for the tribes such as Yusheshe, Sunisu, Tuli, etc. that were still intact and expressed their allegiance to the Tang Dynasty, they were allowed to move outside the Yinshan Mountains and set up governor's offices to govern themselves. Tuli, Sunisi, etc. Khan and She were also granted the title of commander-in-chief, governor-general, etc.

Even looking at the decision made at that time from today's perspective, Li Shimin's decision was not wrong.

The Northern Territory of the Tang Dynasty had been stable for many years.

If they are arranged together, there will be a battle, especially after the restoration of DTZ, these Turkic tribes will no longer be the subjects of the Tang Dynasty, which will also give Xue Yantuo an opportunity to attack.

"Where's the second bird?"

"The second bird is naturally from DTZ."

"There were many Turkic tribes that moved inland, mainly the Jiede tribe. At that time, the court also had great differences on how to deal with them. The prime ministers had four or five opinions. For example, Wei Xiangguo insisted that the Turks were not ours. The race must have a different heart, so we must not accept these people, let alone relocate them inland, otherwise they will become a disaster sooner or later, insisting on driving the Turks outside the Great Wall or even to the north of the desert,"

"How do you say it?" Huaiyi asked.

Wu Huaiyu did not hide anything from his brothers. After all, he was the governor of Yanran and the governor of Fengzhou. The imperial court's strategic adjustment in northern Xinjiang had a great impact on Wu Huaiyi. He must understand the imperial court's strategic intentions in order to cooperate well. , otherwise if he goes against the imperial court's intentions, then he, as the Protector, will be doomed.

Just six or seven years passed in the blink of an eye,
The situation is different again.

After all, the situation in the Tang Dynasty was not good at that time. To defeat DTZ and capture Jieli would be a bit of a military adventure. DTZ was still very strong.
Therefore, Li Shimin considered all factors and focused on ensuring the fruits of victory and adopted a strategy of appeasing the Turks.

Wu Huaiyu slowly explained to his brother,
"The first bird is Xue Yantuo. Let DTZ be restored to the country and move to the south of Qi. Then Xue Yantuo and DTZ will become neighbors again across the desert. Xue Yantuo was once a Turkic vassal, and the people who want to destroy DTZ most are the Xue Yantuo people. , and it is absolutely impossible for DTZ to coexist peacefully with the Xueyantuo people,"

In the end, the emperor moved many Turkic tribes inland, some to the Great Wall, some to the interior of the Central Plains of Hebei, and some to Hetao and other places.

Many Turkic Tiele tribesmen even moved inland, grazing and farming, and made a lot of contributions to the restoration of the Tang Dynasty's frontiers.

The tea soup is poured into teacups,

"In fact, after Jie Li was captured in Chang'an, the DTZ had collapsed. Some of them moved inland to the Tang Dynasty, some moved west to the Western Regions, or took refuge north of Jinshan Mountain, and some moved to the desert north of Yinshan Mountain. to the south,"

Wu Huaiyu picked up the tea cup and sipped it carefully. It was fragrant and rich, fresh and mellow.

"Oh?"

After six or seven years of no war, many Turkic tribes have recuperated and recovered. Their population has even grown rapidly and their strength has gradually increased.

On the other hand, in the nearly twenty years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has also been rapidly recovering. The population has multiplied and the population has grown. As a result, the demand for land has also increased.
Another is the settlement of Turks in the border areas and inland areas. The conflict between Han and Turks is increasing. In the past, due to wars and other reasons in the border areas, there was little population. Even if the court settled Turks, it would have no impact.

But now that Han people are immigrating to the border areas, conflicts have increased.

This kind of contradiction will only become more and more severe in the future.
Li Shimin bluntly told Wu Huaiyu that day, saying that he had felt that since ancient times, people had valued China and despised barbarians, but I only loved them the same, so all their tribes relied on me like their parents. But now he has changed his mind, saying that the Chinese people are the foundation of the world, and people from all over the world are on the same branch. Disturbing its roots and thickening its branches and leaves in order to seek long-term peace will not be achieved.

Li Shimin's two attitudes before and after are not repeated, but the situation is different, the perspective is different, and the policies he comes to are naturally different.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, even if the Tang Dynasty captured Jie Li into Chang'an, DTZ was still powerful and a great threat to the Tang Dynasty.

But now, DTZ has completely weakened, Datang has become stronger and stronger, and DTZ can no longer threaten Datang.

“Reviving DTZ this time actually requires resolving some of the remaining issues from the original.”

Wu Huaiyu sipped her tea and told her brother that the emperor was thinking about the bigger picture.

The restoration of DTZ was not only to make DTZ the guard dog of the Northern Territory of the Tang Dynasty, but also to drive away tigers and devour wolves, allowing DTZ and Xue Yantuo to attack each other.

Furthermore,

The Tang Dynasty wanted to move all the Turks who had to move inland to the Central Plains, the Great Wall, and even those who stayed in Hetao and other places northward outside the Yinshan Mountains.

In this way, the border areas of Datang will become more stable.
At the same time, a large amount of new land can be obtained and distributed to the Han people.

Only by allowing the Han people to immigrate to the border areas and allocate land to them can we truly stabilize the border areas.

"The imperial court won't return the Hetao to the Turks, right?"

Hetao includes Hebei and Henan. Hebei and Henan specifically refer to the Dongtao Plain. Dongtao can be subdivided into the Houtao Plain south of Langshan Mountain in Inner Mongolia and the Daqing Mountain and the Tumochuan Plain (also known as the Qiantao Plain).

In Dongtao Plain, it is divided into Hebei and Henan by the Yellow River.

The most important one is naturally Hebei. Previously, the Turks were strong because they occupied Hebei and Henan. The Turks even moved the Khan Court to the old Chanyu Tai in Qiantao.

Datang is now the strategic core of Northern Xinjiang.
It is to control the Hetao Plain, including the Yinchuan Plain in Xitao.

After controlling the Yinchuan Plain in the west, the Fengzhou Plain in the back and the Dingxiang Plain in the front, and then guarding the line of Langshan and Daqingshan, Datang's northern frontier will be stable.

The battle for the Hetao Plain is the top priority. If the nomads occupy it, they will be able to strengthen their troops and horses by relying on the abundant water and grass in the Hetao. If the Central Plains is occupied, they can stabilize the defense line in the north of the Great Wall, the Great Wall can become the inner line, and the core places in Guanzhong and Hedong can be stable.

If a large number of barbarians are allowed to settle in the northern part of the Great Wall or even within the Great Wall, then the Wuhu chaos in China may happen again in the future. The Wuhu chaos in China was also caused by the internal migration of the Hu people during the Han and Jin Dynasties. They slowly accumulated strength and finally took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains. , and then chaos in China.

"This time to restore the country to DTZ, His Majesty will issue an edict to allow the Turks to move north to the north of Yinshan Mountain to restore the country,"

"What if the Turks don't leave?" Huaiyi said. This possibility is very high, because DTZ is actually dead, and now Xue Yantuo in Mobei is powerful.
Many Turks have moved inland to Hetao, and even to Shuofang, Yanyun and other places. They have settled down for several years and their lives are pretty good.

After all, there was no war, and it was more convenient to trade with the Han people. The living standards of many tribes had even improved a lot.

Now we move to the north of Yinshan Mountain. The conditions there are not as good as those in the south.
Not to mention having to face Xue Yantuo's possible attack at any time.
"The Tang Dynasty will give the Turks the right to choose. Those who are willing to move north to restore the country will not be kept. Those who are willing to stay will not be driven away."

"but,"

You can choose to stay, but it will never be the same as before. Staying means to be completely integrated into the Tang Dynasty, to truly integrate households into the people, and there will no longer be any Turkic Jizhou prefectures resettled in the interior.
There will only be a unified household system, and the remaining Turks will be the people of the Tang Dynasty. They must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and pay taxes and serve.

Even when the Tang Dynasty needed to relocate them, such as moving inland to central Guizhou, Nanzhong, or even Lingnan and Liuqiu, they could not refuse.

Or if you want to disperse them and relocate them, you cannot refuse.

In short, you can stay in Datang, but your status will be different.

Wu Huaiyi picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp.

He didn't taste the black tea.

All these big policy changes are on my mind.

"Li Simo is the Great Khan," Wu Huaiyi had an indescribable feeling. In terms of qualifications, Li Simo was indeed very old and close to the Tang Dynasty. "But Li Simo did not have enough prestige among the Turks. He looked like a Hu." , has never been recognized by the Turkic Ashina royal family,"

Although Li Simo is also from the Ashina family, and his ancestors are also Turkic Khans, his mother is a Sogdian Orchid, and he looks more like a Sogdian when he was born. Therefore, the Turks even suspect that he is not a Turk, and some people say that he is a hybrid. .

"Because of this, I recommended him to your Majesty as the Great Khan, and your Majesty agreed." Wu Huaiyu said with a smile.

Huaiyi was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the Tang Dynasty did not really want to support a DTZ Khanate. If a person with qualifications, prestige and ability was chosen to be the Khan, wouldn't it be great if he took the opportunity to rise? Dig a hole for Datang himself.

The DTZ Khanate was just a cover created by the Tang Dynasty to solve some problems.

"Our Tang Dynasty has six towns on the line of Yinshan Mountain in Langshan. The imperial court will strengthen these six towns and upgrade them to armies, with each army having at least 5,000 people.

The six towns and the six armies were stationed in these six towns, corresponding to the six governor's offices of the DTZ Khanate, Beining, Beining, Beishun, Bei'an, Beiping, and Beyou. The original DTZ governor's offices and prefectures were withdrawn, and the six governors were re-established in the south of Shanbei Qi. The various tribes of the DTZ Khanate were divided into six governor's offices, and under each governor's office, there were six more prefectures. "

"The emperor's plan is for Li Simo to be the Khan of DTZ, and then choose two people as King Zuoxian and King Youxian, and assist Li Simo as prime minister.

The preliminary candidates are His Majesty's adopted son-in-law, the Prince Consort of Dingxiang County, General You Yulin, and Xue Guogong Ashina Zhong as the Zuoxian King.

The emperor's brother-in-law, the prince's consort of Jiujiang Princess, General Youlongwu, and Anguo Gongzhi lost their ability and became the Youxian King. "

As for the six governors, the son of Suni's little Khan was appointed the governor of Beining, the son of Tuli's little Khan was appointed the governor of Bei'an, and the son of Chuluo Khan was appointed the governor of Beikai...
The ultimate goal of the plan of these six governors and thirty-six states is to eventually split the DTZ ministries into thirty-six independent parts, and to draw boundaries for them. They are not allowed to cross the boundaries with each other, and each of them is responsible for their own affairs, and guard the northern gateway for the Tang Dynasty. .

The so-called Great Khan, the wise kings on the left and right, and the six governors are ultimately meant to make them symbols and decorations, without giving them actual leadership rights.

So either choose a bastard like Li Simo who is not recognized by the Ashina family, or choose a young boy like Tuli's son He Luohu.
Another example is Sha Bo Luo Han Su Shi Ni and Yu She She Mo Mo. Each originally had tens of thousands of troops under their control. Even though Jieli's defeated troops still retained their strength,

But they all died of illness one after another like Tuli in the past two years. Tuli and Momo both died of a sudden illness at a very young age, and Sunisi even claimed that he committed suicide and was buried as Jieli.

After their deaths, the Tang Dynasty did not let their own tribes elect new leaders. Instead, the emperor of Chang'an directly enthroned their young children to succeed them.

For example, Sunisi originally had an adult son in Chang'an, Ashina Zhong, whose real name was Nishu, who came to Beijing to guard the emperor. Li Shimin also gave him a marriage and a name for Concubine Wei Guifei's daughter, the head of Dingxiang County, who was born to her previous husband. Zhong, and gave him the post of general of the Beiya Imperial Army.

When Suni died, Li Shimin did not let Ashina Zhong return to the grassland to succeed him. Instead, he allowed Ashina Zhong's younger brother to succeed him in the name of following the Turkic tradition of young sons guarding the stove.

Now Ashina Zhong went to the DTZ Khanate to be the Zuoxian King, and his young brother was appointed the Governor of Beining Prefecture. However, Zuoxian King did not have any real power, and the Beining Governor who should have real power, because he was too young, He definitely won’t be able to take control of the tribe.

What's more, the division of six governors this time will restructure some small and medium-sized tribes.

"Brother, you, the Protector of Yanran, will still oversee the DTZ Khanate in the future. Fengzhou Sanshou Jiangcheng and Yinshan Six Towns are all under your control. Your task is even heavier."

Wu Huaiyi also knew that as soon as the imperial edict was issued, northern Xinjiang would become lively.

It took a lot of effort to stabilize Northern Xinjiang, but it turned out to be even more lively.

"Will the court replace me?" Huaiyi asked.

"I will help you. No one can take Yan Ran's position as Protector, so just sit back and relax." Wu Huaiyu said domineeringly,

"What needs to be exchanged?" Huaiyi knew that the position of Yanran's Protector would become very important as DTZ returned to the country. This was an outlet and a great opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Even if Huaiyu wanted to help him secure this position, he would have to compromise and make exchanges.

"You don't have to worry about this. Not only will I help you keep your position as the Protector of Yanran and the Governor of Fengzhou, but I will also transfer some strong generals to you. I will send Yuwen Chengdu, Anlushan, and Gaowei to the six towns. "

Wu Huaiyu not only wanted to help his brother continue to secure his position as the Protector of Yanran, but also gave him some strong generals so that he could make new achievements.

"Pei Xingjian performed well in Nanzhong and returned to Beijing years ago. I plan to let him go to the Yanran Protector's Mansion. This guy is good at literature and martial arts. Letting him assist you will save you a lot of worry."

Wu Huaiyi thought for a while and said, "If you have to pay too much for my position as the Protector, then there is no need. It will be the same if I change places and positions."

(End of this chapter)