A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1100 shocked everyone
Gaochang,

During the Han Dynasty, it was known as Cheshi Kingdom, Gaochangbi, etc., and it belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty.

During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the Xiliang Kingdom founded by the ancestors of today's Li Tang Dynasty was destroyed by Beiliang. Li Bao, a descendant of the Xiliang royal family, and his uncle traveled west to Liusha, occupied Yiwu in the Turpan Basin, controlled Gaochang, and established Yiwu Xiliang. In order to fight against Beiliang, he paid tribute to Rouran.

Later, the Northern Wei Dynasty destroyed the Northern Liang, and the Northern Liang imitated the Xiliang and moved westward. After a turbulent war, the remnants of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Juqu Wuyi, drove away the original Gaochang prefect Kan Shuang, and established the Later Northern Liang the following year.

Later, Li Bao went to court to see the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty and stayed in the capital. His family also moved eastward to Shandong, and became the Li family of Longxi with five surnames and seven families.

The five surnames and seven families of the Li family in Longxi actually refer specifically to Li Bao's family.

However, the Juqu family's Houbeiliang did not last long. Rouran Chuluo Khan helped the Kan family regain their kingdom, sent a large army south to conquer Houbeiliang, killed Juqu Wuhu's successor Juqu Anzhou, and helped the Kan family. Return to Gaochang. After Kan Shuang died, Rouran made Kan Bozhou, a member of the Kan clan, the king of Gaochang. He took Gaochang as the country's title and the capital was called Kan's Gaochang.

After the Kan family established the Gaochang Kingdom, they completely severed official relations with the Central Plains Dynasty and made Rouran their protectorate.
More than twenty years later, the Kan family in Gaochang was killed by Afu Zhi, the king of Gaoche, and the Kan family in Gaochang perished.

The people of Gaochang successively supported Zhang's Gaochang and Ma's Gaochang, but these two dynasties only lasted for ten years.

The Ma family in Gaochang paid tribute to the Northern Wei Dynasty and requested that the whole country move to the interior. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty agreed to Ma Ru's request. However, the Gaochang people's family members were unwilling to cross eastward, so they colluded to kill King Ma Ru and established Shi Qujia, the right eldest son, as the new king.

It only lasted about six or seven years.
In the final analysis, all these changes began when Yu Gushe was defeated in Mobei and retreated to the vicinity of Gaochang. Although this foreign cross-river dragon came in defeat, it quickly rose up in the chaos of the Western Regions.

That matter was that Yanqi State reopened the southern route of the Silk Road.

Gaochang Kingdom is seven thousand miles away from the Tang Dynasty. There is no reason to sacrifice the near for the far.
Gaochang should rely on Dulu Khan to have the possibility of survival. In addition, an incident happened earlier, which made everyone in Gaochang Kingdom dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty.

It can be said,
In the context of the Tang Dynasty destroying DTZ,

Prince Qu Zhisheng seemed younger and more radical than his father Qu Wentai, who was all-round and exquisite. He felt that Dulu Khan was powerful and would be able to unify the Western Turks.

As soon as Yuwen Yubo arrived in Gaochang, Queen Qu Boya retreated and gave way.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, that is, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed DTZ, Qu Wentai and Yuwen Yubo went to Chang'an to pay tribute to the emperor, Xuanhu fur and jade plates, and also requested that Queen Yuwen Yubo change her surname to Li and be included in the royal family registration. Li Shimin also gave Yuwen Yu She was given the surname Bo and was named Princess Changle of the Tang Dynasty.

Although the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains was extremely powerful, it was still seven thousand miles away from Gaochang.

But this good time did not last long.

The ancient Silk Road originally had two routes in the Western Regions. One was the northern route that passed through Gaochang and Yiwu and reached Yumen Pass. The second one is the south road that passes through Bailongdui, passes through Loulan Kingdom, and reaches Yumen Pass.

In the following years,
Qu Wentai was as obedient as ever. He truthfully reported every incident in the Western Regions to the Tang Dynasty. He even actively maintained the Silk Road, strengthened trade, etc., and paid tribute year after year.

At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, the Turks once defeated the city of Gaochang. During the Daye period, the Sui army destroyed the country of Yiwu, stationed in Yiwu, and began to manage the affairs of the Western Regions. They also set up the Xirong Xiaowei Mansion in Gaochang to manage the affairs of the Western Regions.

It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Qu family in Gaochang.
Gaochang was dominated by Han people, and the system of the Central Plains Dynasty was basically abandoned, with four counties and eighteen counties established.

But after all, it is a small country. It is said to have four counties, eighteen counties and twenty-five cities. In fact, it is less than 10,000 households and has a population of tens of thousands. It is just a small basin and oasis country. It is just because it is on the Silk Road.
Industrial and commercial trade is prosperous, so it is special, but its real strength is not strong.

At that time, Gaochang State was very respectful to the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains. For this reason, it asked the queen to change her surname to Li and join the royal family. The Tang Dynasty was also very respectful, giving her a national surname and canonizing the princess.

The Qu family also showed obedience and surrender to the Sui Dynasty who were advancing westward in the Central Plains. King Gaochang went to meet the Sui Emperor Yang Guang, and also followed him to conquer Goguryeo. After returning, Yang Guang canonized Yuwen Yubo as Princess Huarong and married Qu Bo. elegant.

So under the leadership of Prince Qu Zhisheng of Gaochang, the Gaochang Kingdom collectively turned westward and fully relied on Yugushe.

Although Gaochang, the Qu family, has been a country for more than a hundred years,

At the beginning of Wude, Qu Boya died, and his son Qu Wentai succeeded to the throne. According to tradition, he adopted Yuwen Yubo as queen.

After Qu usurped the throne and established the dynasty, he had always submitted to and paid tribute to the Central Plains dynasty. At the same time, he also submitted to and paid tribute to overlords such as Rouran and Turk. No one would be offended anyway.

Yugu Sheke is nomadic and shooting beside the couch in Gaochang.
As Qu Wentai became old and ill, the affairs of Gaochang Kingdom were gradually taken over by his son Qu Zhisheng. In recent years, King Gaochang had almost become a puppet controlled by Yu Gushe.

With the disappearance of the ancient Loulan Kingdom, the South Road was gradually abandoned without maintenance, and the North Road became the only passage. It naturally became a golden trade route, extremely prosperous and bustling, and Gaochang Kingdom prospered as a result.

After the Yanqi Kingdom surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they were very envious of Gaochang's prosperity, so they proposed to the Tang Dynasty to rebuild the South Road, and the Tang Dynasty agreed.

There is no reason to refuse. For Datang, the more trade roads there are, the more trade can be promoted, especially since Yanqi also actively expressed his willingness to bear all road construction costs.

The Yanqi Kingdom also wanted to restore the prosperity of its former important town on the South Silk Road, but this would harm Gaochang's interests.
As a result, everyone in Gaochang opposed the construction of the South Road, but Chang'an ignored it.

This is why Gaochang State and Yugu later set up a joint force to attack Yanqi. Since you mess with me, then I will mess with you.
Guo Xiaoke, the governor of Anxi who was stationed in Yiwu, came forward to mediate, but they ignored it.

Regarding the South Silk Road, Gaochang and Datang were completely at odds. They completely turned to Yugushe. They first attacked Yanqi, and then planned to attack Yiwu. They also began to intercept the Silk Road and explicitly increased tariffs. Secretly, he pretended to be a horse thief and robbed Han merchants.
Qu Zhisheng was young and courageous. He was not afraid of offending the Tang Dynasty. He even said harsh words to the envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty. The Tang State had no control over what Gaochang wanted to do.

If young people are not energetic, what are they called young people?

What's more, for the prince Qu Zhisheng, Yugushe not only gave him many promises, but also gave him many threats. Of course, Dulu Khan also made it clear that as long as he and Gaochangguo adhere to him, Yugushe is willing to marry him. The daughter married Qu Zhisheng and became the imperial concubine. Yugushe also handed over all the Han people in the hands of the Turks to Gaochang State to increase their population and strength.

early morning.

Li Shimin said in the Golden Palace,

"In the past few years, Gaochang has not paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and has not followed the etiquette of vassals. Even the official titles set up are the same as those of the Tang Dynasty.
They also dig cities and ditches to expand their armaments and prepare for war. Is this an attempt to rebel? "

The emperor named Li Daoyu, a doctor in the Yu tribe, and said, "Tell Qu Wentai what I just said word for word. I still hope that Wen Tai can repent and let him and his queen, Princess Chang Le, come to Chang'an to meet the saint. I will follow He chatted in person,"

"I still regret it. Don't say that I was unprepared."

He sent an envoy to Gaochang to ask questions, and asked Qu Wentai to come to Chang'an to ask questions.

This is already the most severe warning,

On the surface, it seemed that the emperor was still giving him a chance.
In fact, this is just a smoke bomb for the emperor.

After the morning session,
Li Daoyu, a doctor in the Ministry of Yu, was ready to rush to Gaochang to deliver the order.

And in Wude Hall,
The emperor summoned the prime ministers and military generals,
The old commander Li Jing and the general Qin Qiong were also invited out.

"Huaiyu, tell everyone about your plan."

After all the ministers took their seats, the emperor slowly spoke.

Everyone looked at Wu Huaiyu curiously. They had not seen him in the court for more than two years.
This guy is back again.

Among the many gazes, Hou Junji’s gaze was the most complicated.
He has always regarded Wu Huaiyu as his opponent, but he has never been able to defeat him. This time he sent troops to Gaochang, and he has basically obtained the seal of command.

But seeing Wu Huaiyu in this palace, especially after hearing what the emperor just said,
Hou Junji felt a very bad feeling in his heart.
Perhaps the Western Expedition to Commander-in-Chief will create side effects.

Wu Huaiyu stood up,
"I give you eight thousand fine cavalry, and I am willing to conquer Gaochang for your majesty and capture him alive."

The whole palace was shocked by his lofty words.

The prime ministers and generals who filled the palace with purple robes and goldfish were all silent,
Hou Junji was shocked at first, with disbelief in his eyes. This was too much to brag about. Can eight thousand cavalry defeat Gaochang alive and capture Yugushe?
Although Gaochang only has a population of tens of thousands, it has five large cities and more than 20 other cities.

Gaochang was also able to mobilize more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city.

What's more, Yu Gushe now claims to have 200,000 control strings under his command.

Hou Junji wanted to stand up and ridicule Wu Huaiyu, but then he thought, no, Wu Huaiyu was not the kind of person who liked to brag without drafting his words.

There must be something wrong here.

Could it be that in order to compete for the leadership position, Wu Huaiyu dared to say any big words?

Hou Junji tried his best to restrain himself from standing up. He planned to take another look.

But Wu Huaiyu shocked everyone after he said that if he gave him eight thousand riders, he could defeat Gaochang and capture Gushe alive.

Next, Wu Huaiyu briefly explained his plan to send troops,
On the surface, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty now sent his doctor Li Daoyu to Gaochang to interrogate the crime, and even gave Qu Wentai a chance to let him and his wife come to Chang'an to explain.

In fact, Wu Huaiyu will secretly cross to Chencang. He will secretly take 3,000 cavalry from Chang'an and rush to the Western Regions. He will also call 5,000 more cavalry in Hexi, Lingwu, and Qinghai areas.

These eight thousand cavalry carry magical firearms, one with three horses,
In addition, troops were recruited from Yiwu and Yanqi, and at the same time, another 10,000 or 20,000 horsemen were recruited from Tujue, Qibi, Tuyuhun, etc. as the second batch of troops.

Wu Huaiyu marched secretly on one side, and the court on the other side made a fuss, expressing his extreme dissatisfaction with Gaochang, and wanted to recruit 200,000 infantry and cavalry for an expedition to Goguryeo to build momentum and confuse Yugushe and Gaochang.

In fact, Wu Huaiyu's eight thousand elite cavalry went straight to the Beiting tooth tent set up by Yugu.
This battle is fought by surprise, with false and true facts.

First capture Yugushe and use decapitation tactics, and then let the follow-up Tibetan troops follow to defeat Yugushe's troops one by one.

Finally, we will deal with Gaochang.

After Wu Huaiyu finished explaining the battle plan,
The palace is quieter,

You can hear the needle drop,

Hou Junji felt that Wu Huaiyu was crazy. He couldn't even think of such a crazy and bold plan. How dare Wu Huaiyu do it?

(End of this chapter)