A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1053: All are concubines
Chi Ci, the leader of the Tuoba Tribe of Dangxiang Qiang, was given a national surname, the title of Duke, and the title of Commander-in-Chief.

Of course, the emperor would not be stingy with Simo, who was dancing just as hard.

"Declaration."

So in front of hundreds of Chinese and foreign officials and vassal envoys, Tongshi Shiren read out the edict.

It was an edict canonizing Li Simo as the Turkic Khan.

"Yu Xi!
The Turkic tribes lived in the desert for generations, Yuan Rong was promoted, and Longcheng was conquered.

Three types, including the Ten-horned Chieftains and the Xianxi Guandai, are all concubines.

I have a light house in Liuhe, a pavilion to nurture thousands of products, and a great love to bring down the country. Now that he has returned to his old home, he will grow up as a tree.

However, Li Simo, the commander-in-chief of Huaihua County, the commander-in-chief of Beikai Prefecture, the general of Marquis Wu of your right, has a bright and far-sighted weapon, a great knowledge of practical matters.

Loyalty and filial piety are simpler in my heart, and wisdom and talent are more important than spoils.

I order you to be Yi Mi Ni Zhi Qi Li Bi Khan.

The descendants of the descendants will be Tang Fanping..."

The Turks will be restored to their kingdom, and Simo will be the Khan. This matter has been agreed upon at the end of the year, but today it is officially announced to the world.

Simo stepped forward to accept the decree and receive the title.

In addition to the canonization edict, the palace also gave Simo a golden wolf banner, war drums and horns, and the golden seal of the Khan.

Looking at this scene,
The noble officials of the Tang Dynasty were not surprised.

The most surprised ones were the foreign envoys from the Tibetan states.
The Turks actually recovered.

The Turkic Khan was actually canonized by the Emperor of Tang Dynasty.
And the look of this Qilibi Khan kneeling on the ground and listening to the seal was really impressive.

The Turks, Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, Xishan, Xi, and Khitan completely surrendered to the Tang Dynasty one after another.

What surprised them even more was that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty restored the Turks to their kingdom, but did not give the most fertile land of Henan to Simo. Instead, he asked them to cross the Yellow River north, cross the Yin Mountain, and move to the north of the mountain.

But Simo actually agreed happily, and his left and right kings and six governors all thanked him for agreeing.

In addition to the nomadic Turkic tribes in the northern part of Yinshan Mountain,

Simo told the emperor that he would start preparing for the migration after the new year and wait until the autumn when the livestock are fat.

At that time, more than 30,000 tents and about 200,000 Turkic tribesmen will move north from the interior.
The victory was forty thousand soldiers and one hundred thousand horses.

In the north of the mountain, there are more tribesmen.

Reintegrated the restored Turkic Khanate, unified the six governor's offices, led more than 100,000 tents, and controlled 100,000 horses.

A very scary force.

Naturally, the first person to feel threatened by this force was the Xueyantuo Khanate.
Hundreds of thousands of Turkic Qingqi, across the desert, became neighbors with them. It was like a sharp knife, always pressed against their backs. How could this make people feel at ease?
But the emperor had already informed Xue Yantuo of the result, leaving no room for them to discuss.

Xueyantuo now dominates Mobei and claims to have 200,000 victorious soldiers. However, not all of these 200,000 belong to Xueyantuo Khanate. Xueyantuo Khanate does not directly rule the entire Mobei. Although Tiele tribes such as Uihe surrendered to Xueyantuo, Their relationship is not close, and the Uighur and other tribes are basically autonomous.

Their strength individually is not as good as Xue Yantuo, but together they are very powerful.

In the midst of envoy Xue Yantuo's worries,
Another edict was read.

But it was the emperor's edict that consecrated the two sons of Xue Yantuo Khan as junior khans, granted the title of Tuli Sheba Zhuo, the legitimate son of the Yi male, as Tuli Domi Xiao Khan, and granted the title of Da Du, the eldest son of the Yi male concubine, Da Shi Yi Mang as Jie Li, Da Du Xiao. Khan.

They were all given the national surname Li, and were given the title of county king and general.

At the same time, the emperor also wants the two princesses to marry Mobei at the same time and marry the two brothers.

Wu Huaiyu sat there and slowly tasted the wine.

Chat with Qin Qiong next to you.

Qin Qiong, the prince's Taibao, is still the governor of Qizhou, where he inspects the school, and he also has the title of Shandong Observer. After ten years of recuperation, Qin Qiong is now in good health and no longer looks as sick as before.
In fact, with his current condition, it would be completely fine even if he wears armor and goes into battle again.

It's just that there is no war now, and people of his level need to be dispatched. Qin Qiong has been a prime minister, and now he still holds the title of first-grade prince and Taibao. In terms of rank alone, he is even a little higher than Li Jing.

"I, the Tang Dynasty, will have to fight with Xue Yantuo sooner or later," Qin Qiong said, holding the wine glass and looking at the envoy of Xue Yantuo.

"I also think there will be a battle within three to five years." Wu Huaiyu also said.

The uncle next to him turned his head and asked, "Li Simo is stationed in Qinan to integrate the various tribes. He has no less than 200,000 tents and 100,000 people to control the strings. Can't he keep the door open for the Tang Dynasty?"

Qin Qiong shook his head without hesitation, "He can't do it,"

Li Jing, who was next door to Qin Qiong, was concentrating on eating deer steak. He must have heard the discussion, but he did not participate.

Wu Huaiyu agreed with Qin Qiong's words that if Li Simo was not good enough, he would not be able to defend the Xue Yantuo Khanate. However, this was not because of the emperor's poor vision, but because of the needs of the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty needed the Turks to restore their country and move north to Qi to guard the border, but it did not hope to truly restore a powerful Turk, not even a truly integrated Turkic Khanate.

The biggest role of the Turkic restoration is to serve as a buffer zone. At the same time, it is to take the opportunity to clear out the Turks who have migrated inland and restore security and stability to the north of Beijing.

However, the Turkic tribes that moved north still have no less than 200,000 tents. This is an astonishing number. Based on the tradition of the Turkic horseback tribes that all the people are cavalry, in terms of number, it is not much worse than Xue Yantuo.

If it is really integrated, then Tang Dynasty Khan Li Shimin will not be able to sleep.

Therefore, Li Simo, a bastard in the eyes of the Turks, had to be chosen to be the Khan, so that he could not truly integrate the Turks. Even if the imperial court set up six military governorships, it would mean dividing the Turks into six, with no one being under the jurisdiction of the other.

The Turkic Khanate must be dispersed;

Li Simo is the most suitable candidate.

As for the Turkic Khanate's inability to defend Xueyantuo, it is not a problem. The imperial court never thought of allowing the Turks to defend Xueyantuo.

The greater purpose of the Turks' restoration was to lure Xue Yantuo from going south.

Li Jing must have seen through this a long time ago,

Wu Huaiyu naturally knew better that he had a share of the credit for these plans.

What he is more concerned about now is the position of Protector of Yan Ran. The eldest brother cannot lose it and he must keep it for him.

Wu Huaiyu knew that if Li Shimin was in power for a day, he would have no chance to return to the court. Even if he returned to the court, he might end up idle like Changsun Wuji. It would be better to stay in his place.

But the Wu family must have someone in the court, and they must stand in a high enough position.

Brother-in-law Ma Zhou is now the prime minister, but he has diabetes, which is an incurable disease. The prescription Wu Huaiyu prescribed for him can only relieve it. However, Ma Zhou worked too hard for the emperor, and his body may not be able to cure it. longevity,
Ma Zhou may have to walk in front of Li Shimin when he arrives.

What Wu Huaiyu wants to do now is to help his brother to show his righteousness and make more contributions. In the future, he will be sent to the imperial court to enter the center, and the Wu family will be protected.

Although he also has other backup plans, such as supporting Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, Shangguan Yi, Lai Ji brothers and even Pei Xingjian, outsiders are always inferior to his own family, and even his disciples are definitely not as good as his own brothers.

Protectorate of Yan Ran is a very important position. There are many opportunities here and must not be lost. There are many people fighting this time, and several major forces are fighting openly and covertly. Although Wu Huaiyu has won an alliance with Changsun Wuji, it cannot be said that he is confident enough.
In the final analysis, it still depends on the emperor's thoughts.

The current strategy of the Tang Dynasty in northern Xinjiang is to support the Turks to restore their country and move to Qinan, blocking Xue Yantuo's southward march. Then on the Mobei side, Yi Nan's two sons were canonized as little khans, and at the same time they supported Tiele's powerful Uighur tribe and used the Uighurs to contain Xue Yantuo, just like they had supported Xue Yantuo to deal with the Turks.

Feng An, Duke of Geng, came out to read a long poem for the emperor.
After another round of singing and dancing,
The emperor asked someone to fetch another brocade box, took out an edict and read it out.

The Yanran Protectorate was changed to the Shanyu Dadu Protectorate, and the old city of Hanyunzhong was moved to the Han Dynasty. It was also the court of Jieli Dingxiang Khan, the former Xiongnu Chanyutai.

The original Yanran Protectorate was the Shang Protectorate, and the Protectorate was the third grade.

But now he has been promoted to the Protectorate of the Great Protectorate, and the Protector of the Great Protectorate is the second grade Cong.

The Duhu's duty is to "pacify the vassals and pacify the foreign invaders", and he is responsible for all matters of "pacifying, conquering, recounting merits, and punishing the faults of the surrounding ethnic groups."

When Wu Huaiyu heard about the name change and promotion, he couldn't help but frown, feeling that things were a little out of control.

The upper governor corresponds to the middle governor, and the greater governor corresponds to the greater governor.

As a rule, the governor-general is usually led by a prince.
Now that he has been promoted to the Protectorate of the Metropolitan, Huaiyi is no longer qualified to be the Protector of the Metropolitan.

"The Shanyu Protectorate led the six prefectures of Xia, Yan, Sui, Yin, Feng, and Sheng, the two armies of Dingyuan and Feng'an, the three surrendered cities in the east, middle, and west, and the six towns of Wuchuan, Huaishuo, and Huaihuang. The six governor's offices of the Turkic Khanate, including Beining."

The area under the jurisdiction of the Shanyu Protectorate is roughly the area west of Helan Mountain, south of Yin Mountain, east of Luliang Mountain, and north of Baiyu Mountain. The core area is the Hetao.

The Shanyu Protectorate moved from its original location in Fengzhou to the ancient city of Yunzhong, which was the original Dingxiang Khan Court in Jieli.
This is not just a name change, but an adjustment and change in the strategic focus of the entire Protectorate.

He had a hunch that the emperor would not let Huaiyi be the guardian.

really,

As the edict was read,

Wu Huaiyu heard that Li Zhiyuan, the king of Jin, was appointed as the governor of Shanyu. This person was originally the governor of Bingzhou.

The deputy capital guard has two members, starting from the third rank.

Wu Huaiyi was appointed as Deputy Protector-General of Shan Yu's Protectorate, and concurrently as Governor and Governor of Fengzhou.

Zhang Cong was appointed as the Deputy Protector-General of Shanyu's Protector-General's Office, as well as the Governor and Governor of Yunzhou.

Li Zhiyao served as the Grand Protector, but he actually did not take charge of any affairs. The deputy Grand Protector was still in charge of affairs. The emperor arranged for two people, both of whom were of the third rank.

Not high grade.

However, the Governor of Fengzhou and the Governor of Yunzhou were both set as the Central Governor's Office, and the Central Governor was of the third rank.

The Governor of Fengzhou used to be the Lower Governor, and the Lower Governor was of the third rank. This time he was promoted to the Middle Governor's Palace, and Huaiyi was promoted to the rank of the third rank. The Deputy Governor was a part-time officer, and Huaiyi's rank was also upgraded.

A series of personnel appointments.

Below the two deputy generals, there are two fourth-grade deputy generals, Changsun Wuyi and Master Zhang. Master Zhang was Zhang Jian's elder brother. Wu Huaiyu did not expect that Zhang Jian did not become the guardian, but the emperor asked his brother, Master Zhang, a male from Wugong County, to be the guardian.

There are two deputy chief guards, two deputy general guards, and below them there is a chief historian of the fifth rank and a Sima of the fifth rank. The rest of the officials are also appointed to the army.

This list of officials of the Shanyu Protectorate is very long.

But if we don't count Li Zhi, who is the official leader, then the four most powerful people are naturally the four Huaiyi people. Huaiyi and Zhang Cong are each the central governor, Huaiyi is the governor of six states, and Zhang Cong is the governor of three states.

Looking into it carefully,

Huaiyi, the governor of Fengzhou, not only ranked first, but also held the largest territory and real power.
Fengsheng and other six prefectures, Huaihuang and Wuchuan and other four towns, three surrendered cities in the east, middle and west, as well as Dingyuan and Feng'an armies, all came under the control of Huaiyi.

Zhang Cong, the deputy governor-general, was in charge of three governor-general offices in the east of the Turkic Khanate, as well as two of the six towns in the north of the mountain.

It should be said that Wu Huaiyi and Changsun Wuji were still the biggest winners in the Shanyu Protectorate, but Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui and others also came in.

The overall result is pretty good,
It is inevitable that the emperor wants to balance the forces of all parties.

Wu Huaiyu didn't care whether Huaiyi was the Protector of Yanran, the Deputy Protector of Shanyu, or the person who actually presided over the affairs of the Protectorate, especially since it was good that the Governor of Fengzhou was not lost.

This Chanyu Protectorate's Mansion is larger than the previous Yanran Protectorate's Mansion, and there will naturally be more opportunities.

Huaiyi has stabilized this plate, and then all he needs to do is develop steadily.

He heard that Yuwen Chengdu, An Lushan, and Pei Xingjian had all been transferred to the Shanyu Protectorate. Wu Huaiyu showed a satisfied smile on his face.

With their transfer, Brother Huaiyi's position will be more stable.

Yuwen Chengdu was the garrison envoy to Wuchuan, An Lushan was the garrison envoy to Huaishuo, and Pei Xingjian was the governor of Dadu to record affairs and join the army.

The edict was read out.

Wu Huaiyi, Zhang Wenjin, Changsun Wuyi, and Master Zhang stepped forward to receive the order.

Countless eyes looked at these four people.

There are also many eyes cast on Wu Huaiyu and Changsun Wuji.

It was obvious that none of the prime ministers had competed with these two in the fight over the Yanran Protectorate.

Originally, many people thought that although these two men were nobles, they were not prime ministers in the central government after all. Who expected that they would be able to completely overpower them in this competition with the prime ministers.

Especially Wu Huaiyu, even though he has been in Lingnan for several years, he still has such a strong influence. And when Wu Huaiyu and Changsun Wuji join forces,

The energy burst out by the two three men was truly astonishing.

On the contrary, Shan Yu mostly protected Jin Wang Li Zhi, but no one really cared.

The ten-year-old King of Jin, even if he is the guardian of the Shan Yu, he is just a distant leader and has no real power.

So what if the King of Jin led the governor of Bingzhou from afar, or the governor of Shanyu from afar, the word "lead from afar" shows that he has no real power at all and has nothing to do with it.

Changsun Wuji also had a smile on his face.

This result was even better than what he had discussed with Wu Huaiyu.

Zhang Cong is the governor of Yunzhou and the deputy chief protector of Shanyu, Changsun Wuyi is the deputy chief protector, and even the disciples and disciples of the Changsun family, Gao family, Zhang family and other families are basically arranged to join this time.

Changsun Wuji picked up the wine glass and raised it towards Wu Huaiyu, "Wu Gong, drink to win!"

Wu Huaiyu also picked up the wine glass, which was indeed worthy of joy.

"Drink victory!"

In this competition, they are the biggest winners.
On the contrary, Wei Ting, the Minister of Huangmen, who was jointly recommended by the two prime ministers Wei Zheng and Wang Gui, not only failed to get this opportunity, but also lost his position as the Minister of Huangmen for no apparent reason, and was transferred to the provincial governor of Huazhou.

Wei Zheng and Wang Gui may not be able to figure it out, but Wu Huaiyu knows it well. The three of you were once born in Jiancheng East Palace. You should cherish it now that you are holding important positions in the court, but you still have to get together. This is not If you feel uncomfortable, the emperor's demotion to Wei Ting this time is just to remind him.

(End of this chapter)