A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1123: Red Heart
"General Manager, please spare my life,"

Amubuzai shouted in fear, and several of the general's personal soldiers came forward to drag him away.

Wu Huaiyu stood up straight, with a ruthless look on his face. "Although you are a barbarian, you have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and joined our Western Expedition Army as a vassal army. You must abide by the military law of the Tang Dynasty. You have repeatedly disregarded the military law. How can I tolerate you?

Push him out and behead him!"

"General Manager, please spare my life. I will never dare to violate military law again."

The guards dragged him out.

He was about to be dragged out and beheaded.
A powerful voice sounded outside, "Wait a minute, Chief Steward, spare his life."

Cheng Yaojin strode in. He looked at the bull that was being dragged like a dead dog, reached out his hand to lift him up, and patted the dust off his body. Then he said to the soldiers, "Let me say a few words to the chief steward."

The guards let go and retreated to the door.

Cheng Yaojin came to Wu Huaiyu and said, "Grand General, please spare their lives. It is true that the servant camp violated military discipline yesterday, but they also fought bloody battles last night and made great contributions to the capture of Gongyue City.

They have both faults and merits. Although the merits and demerits cannot offset each other, as their direct superior, I have already dealt with them.
If the chief steward is not satisfied with the handling, he can punish me, please let them go."

Wu Huaiyu snorted coldly, "Achievements are achievements, and faults are faults. How can we confuse them?"

"They have no regard for military discipline. If we let them go this time, who can guarantee that they will not commit the same mistake again next time?"

"General Manager, I am willing to guarantee them and take responsibility for their strict discipline. If they commit the same offense again, I will punish them as well!"

"You really want to protect him?"

"Since he is under my command, I will protect him. Now we are half brothers. In the future, we will fight side by side and become comrades in life and death."

"Since you are willing to guarantee it, I will spare him this time and you can take him back, but I will demote him to the deputy chief steward of the left wing of your department."

Old Cheng thanked him quickly, then slapped the bull hard on the shoulder, "Why don't you thank the chief steward?"

The bull's head was buzzing and he didn't understand what was happening for a moment.

In the morning, Cheng Yaojin wanted to kill him, and even wanted to kill all the auxiliary soldiers. Later, he changed the number of draws to eleven, and he was forced to draw the life and death lot. Fortunately, he did not draw the death lot and escaped.

Why is Cheng being so nice now, coming here to ask for mercy and even personally guaranteeing him?

My mind was in a mess. I only knew that I was forced to kneel down like a puppet by Cheng. I kowtowed several times to the chief steward of Wuda University, and then I was dragged away.
When I came to my senses, I was already back in the camp outside the city.

There were both his own Tuqishi people and the newly joined Chuyue people. The Chuyue people looked at him with hatred.
If the military discipline of killing at eleven o'clock in the morning had frightened many people, I am afraid they would have started fighting by now.

The bull shook his head.
At this time, a group of Tang cavalry came in, gathered more than 2,000 people from the left wing, and then read out the final decision of the general manager in public.
The merits of entering the city and defeating the enemy last night are still fully recorded, and the faults of looting and mutiny have also been recorded and filed.

He also announced that the chief eunuch had sent a batch of cattle and sheep as a reward for their military exploits.

The newly surrendered Chuyuefu soldiers also had a share, which was a reward for their surrender and cooperation.

There was plenty of beef and mutton today, so everyone ate to their heart's content. The chief steward even gave them some of the confiscated property as a reward.

The atmosphere in the left and right wing armies outside the city, which had been gloomy and gloomy, suddenly became much more relaxed.

These Turkic warriors were herders themselves, and were very skilled in slaughtering cattle and sheep, so they happily began to slaughter cattle and sheep one by one.
A strong cow is brought over, and a small hammer is used to gently hammer the cow behind its eyes. The cow immediately lies down and loses consciousness. Then the sharp knife is taken out to stab its neck to bleed, and the cow will never wake up again. The action is done in one go, and the cow does not suffer.
It is even simpler to get a sheep.

After bleeding, everyone took out their knives and started to skin the animals.
They are more skilled in this craft. They peel countless skins of cow, sheep, wild sheep, wild deer, mice, marmots and rabbits every year. With a small knife, they gently scratch and separate the skin and flesh smoothly.

Doing these familiar things and smelling the aroma of meat, their mood also became cheerful.
Even the people of Tuqishi and Chuyue were no longer so hostile to each other.

The intestines and stomach were taken out. Some people were cleaning the intestines, some were washing the stomach, and some were busy making blood sausage. Everyone was busy and started talking and laughing.

Everyone thought that Wu Da was a good person. They had all drawn their swords in the morning because they were too excited. But when Wu Da came, he not only did not pursue the matter, but also remembered their achievements in defeating the enemy last night.

This is a reward of cattle and sheep, as well as money and silk. It's really good.

Some people say that Deputy Chief Manager Cheng is also okay.

They seemed to have forgotten that hundreds of them were hacked to death on the spot that morning, and hundreds more were beaten to death afterwards. Together with those who died in the battle in the city last night, out of the three thousand people, six or seven hundred were lost in one day.

But now they say that Deputy Chief Executive Cheng is actually a good person. If it were other Turkic Khans, such as the Great Khan, the Great Chue, the Great Jiqin, the Yehu, etc., they would have been killed long ago. Even if they were not all killed, the others would definitely have been reduced to slaves.

Chief Steward Cheng even guaranteed them.

The fresh meat is cut into large pieces and strung into large skewers using willow branches. There is no need to marinate it. First, burn a pile of charcoal, then stick the skewers of meat next to the embers and grill them.

Wu Huaiyu stood on the city gate tower.
Looking at the bustle in the two auxiliary army camps, a smile appeared on his face.

Old Cheng stood aside, and admired this general manager who was younger than his eldest son. He played beautifully just now, and his rough work was indeed much more delicate than his rough work. After taking down the big and small Gongyue cities, the Turkic auxiliary troops looted almost all the property. Old Cheng killed people in the morning and confiscated all the property.

Now that Wu Huaiyu has arrived,
He first took out some livestock, including cattle, sheep, camels and horses, and returned them to the Gongyue tribe members. Although he only returned a part of them, the Gongyue people were still very grateful. The Gongyue men who were forcibly conscripted into the auxiliary army also knelt down to thank Wu Huaiyu.

Wu Huaiyu then divided the remaining property he had confiscated into three parts, one for record keeping and later to be turned over to the national treasury, and one for temporary storage in the army for military use.

The remaining one point was used to reward the soldiers. Twenty percent was given to the Turks and other attackers, and ten percent was given to the newly joined auxiliary troops.
Then, those who had just come here from Khan Court with Wu Huaiyu also got 10%.

Wu Huaiyu gave the remaining 60% as a reward to the 3,000 Tang cavalry under Lao Cheng.

Old Cheng had no objection to this method of distribution, and neither did the other officers. Everyone knew that this was windfall, and that it was not supposed to exist. It was only because Old Cheng cheated his vassal troops that this happened.

So I'm very happy to get a share.

After calculation, each person's share was not small.

For the Chuyue people, their city was breached and they became prisoners. According to the rules, some who resisted fiercely would be executed, the remaining young and strong would become slaves, and their wives and children would also be divided up, not to mention their cattle, sheep and other livestock.

But now the Tang people returned some of the cattle and sheep that were robbed by the Turgesh people. Although it was only part, with the cattle and sheep, the herdsmen had hope of survival again.

Their wives, children and the elderly were also released and their families were reunited.

They were the last ones to survive a disaster; they had fallen into an icy cave but were rescued. How could they not be grateful?

It seems that everyone is grateful to Wu Huaiyu.
The Tuqishi and others thanked Wu Huaiyu for not killing them and for rewarding them. The Gongyue people thanked Wu Huaiyu for pardoning them and returned their wives, children, and livestock.

The soldiers of the Tang army were also very grateful to Prime Minister Wu for giving everyone so many extra rewards.

Gongyue City has returned to its bustle and bustle.
Wu Huaiyu moved into the big city of Gongyue, while Cheng Yaojin led his troops across the river and moved to the small city of Gongyue, and divided his troops to guard Cheling.

Seven thousand Tang cavalry were stationed at Xiaogongyue City and Cheling. With the seven thousand Tang cavalry who could rely on the city and tens of thousands of tribal soldiers,
It's safe and secure.

Tents were set up along both sides of the Sihunchuan River, extending to the Yili River downstream and to the front of Cheling Mountain.
The herdsmen were skilled and calm.

Unload all the belongings from the camel, choose a piece of land, quickly set up the tent, then set up the stove, take out the dry cow dung you brought, and you can cook the first meal right away.

Meals can be eaten later, but tea cannot wait.

First, boil a large pot of milk tea. When the aroma of tea fills the air, the herdsmen feel that their lives have settled down again.

Some people also slaughtered sheep to celebrate moving to a new place.

The cattle, sheep and camels that used to live in groups during migration are now separated into groups. The herders always have sharp eyes and can find their own sheep in a large group at a glance and separate them.

Milking cows, herding sheep, the elderly and children were also busy, fetching water, collecting cow dung, and digging wild vegetables.
Life goes on,

It's a little different from the past, yet it seems no different.

The flag on the top of Gongyue City was changed to the flag of the Tang Dynasty.

After Wu Huaiyu arrived, he comforted the people of the Gongyue tribe, and on behalf of the court, he appointed Yuzhi Shijin's son as the governor and governor of Sihun Prefecture, and gave him the name Chixin.

Yuzhi Chixin, a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old, escaped a disaster in Xiaogongyue City yesterday.

Sihun Prefecture was a vassal prefecture established by Wu Huaiyu in the Sihun River basin, a tributary of the Yili River.

Giving the name Chixin was naturally because he hoped that this young man would be loyal to Tang Chixin.

Regardless of what this loyal person felt in his heart, in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that he had accepted the offer of the Prime Minister and the official position that he had been granted.
He even accepted Wu Huaiyu's appointment as the commander-in-chief of the right wing auxiliary army of Cheng Yaojin's army.

Although he was young, he was the eldest son of Yuzhijijin. With the support of Wu Huaiyu, he was also supported by his clansmen and "supported" by Yugushe and others, and inherited his father Yuzhijijin's position as the Jijin of the Gongyue tribe.

He lost the title of Lord of Gongyue City and the titles of Big and Small Gongyue Cities.

There are the Big and Small Gongyue Cities, as well as the Cheling Fence. Wu Huaiyu set up the Gongyue Guard here. The Gongyue Guard was located within the territory of the Sihun Military Governor's Office, but the Gongyue people had no jurisdiction over it. In fact, this was the garrison base of the Tang Dynasty conquerors here.

From this moment on, Gongyue City officially changed hands. Prechi Chixin signed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty and handed over the big and small Gongyue cities to the Tang army. The two sides swore an oath to the alliance and engraved a stone as a mark of the alliance, which was then erected in Gongyue City.

That loyal man even publicly requested to be Wu Huaiyu's adoptive father.

Wu Huaiyu did not agree, but accepted him as a registered disciple. He also accepted the running bull Amubuzai as a registered disciple.

After accepting Gong Niu as his disciple, Wu Huaiyu asked him to write a personal letter to his father Heluo Shichuo, and sent an attendant back to the place where the Turk Shi Jieshan was stationed, to persuade his father to come to Gongyue City to pay homage to the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, accept the amnesty, and submit to the Tang Dynasty.

Gong Niu expressed his willingness to make the trip in person, but Wu Huaiyu did not agree, on the grounds that Gong Niu was now the deputy chief steward of the left wing, and the position of chief steward was reserved for him, and the left wing was now busy with military affairs and could not do without him.

(End of this chapter)