A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1137 Two peaches kill three people
"This is the Yeye River. It's so magnificent."

Ye River, also known as Ye Ye River and later the famous Anjihai River, originates from the Tianshan Mountains. After rushing out of the Tianshan Gorge, it is like a wild horse running away, forming a large-scale piedmont alluvial fan on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains.

The river water cut out cliffs and valleys thousands of feet high in the plains and hilly areas, forming extremely rare plains, dangerous passes and deep valleys.

The valley is vast and dangerous, while the river in front of the mountain is extremely beautiful.

After Wu Huaiyu and his group walked out of the Grand Canyon, the world ahead suddenly became bright and clear.

Looking back, they saw two cows standing on the high cliff in the canyon behind them, chewing leisurely and looking down at them.

go forward,
The river bend is full of cattle and sheep.
The eagle soars over the winding river,

Wu Huaiyu couldn't help but marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature.
far away,

A group of people came over on horseback.

This was a group of herdsmen from the Chumukun tribe that roamed the Yeye River Basin. The leader among them was none other than Luchuo's subordinate who had met Wu Huaiyu in Xilin before.

They rode on horses, wearing fur coats, and each of them carried two large leather bags filled to the brim.

This is the milk tea they prepared for the passing heavenly soldiers.

The conditions on the grassland are actually quite difficult, and herders often have to move from one pasture to another, so some customs have been passed down. For example, herders will not only warmly entertain every passing herder, but also prepare food and tea for newly moved in herder neighbors.

In this way, when everyone is out, or moving to a new place, and is tired and hungry after a long journey, they can drink a bowl of hot milk tea to warm their bodies, fill their stomachs and drive away fatigue and cold.

The herdsmen leader of Yeye River presented the first cup of milk tea to Wu Huaiyu.

Wu Huaiyu took it, but didn't drink it immediately.

Lu Chue came forward and asked for the second cup. He filled the ox horn cup and raised his cup to Wu Huaiyu, "According to our tradition, this first cup of milk tea is for the most distinguished guest."

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

He was offering tea and also actively indicating that the milk tea was not poisonous. Wu Huaiyu smiled and drank the milk tea in the horn cup.
Hot milk tea is really comfortable after marching hundreds of miles.

The two took the lead in drinking milk tea.

So next, cup after cup of milk tea was filled and served to everyone.

The army camped by the Yeye River.

The herdsmen here in Chumukunyeye River also slaughtered cattle and sheep to entertain the guests as usual.

During dinner, the Chumukun people enthusiastically served Wu Huaiyu a big dish. They roasted a camel, but the highlight of the dish was not the roasted camel, but a swan.

They bled and plucked a fat swan, then stuffed a smaller wild pigeon into its stomach, and also stuffed some spices, glutinous rice, etc. Then they stuffed the swan into a sheep's stomach, and the sheep into a camel's stomach.

One dish has four kinds of food: pigeon, swan, sheep and camel.
Wu Huaiyu was very curious about how they roasted so many things. It was easy to put them together one by one, but it was very difficult to ensure that the sheep, swans and pigeons in the camel were all roasted, and roasted to perfection.

When Wu Huaiyu was in Chang'an, he ate a delicacy from the grassland, Hun Yang Mo Hu, but it only had two ingredients: lamb and goose.

He had eaten roasted camel alone before, but this was the first time he had eaten this four-piece set.

The herdsmen of Chumukun are very skilled. Although the roasting time is long, the heat is just right.

Lu Chue personally brought the pigeon inside to Wu Huaiyu and said, "Prime Minister Wu, this is the famous wild pigeon from Tianshan Mountain in our Western Regions. Each pigeon weighs only a little over one pound, but it tastes delicious, especially when roasted inside a camel. It is fragrant and tender."

It is said that this kind of pigeon is timid and alert, and it is quite difficult to capture it, especially when it is alive.

Wu Huaiyu smelled really good, especially the pigeon, which seemed to be braised and had a bit of the flavor of beggar's chicken. He grabbed it and pulled it apart, and it was divided into several large pieces, pigeon legs and wings.
Fragrant but not greasy,
The glutinous rice in the pigeon's belly is also more fragrant, and when you open the fragrant glutinous rice soaked in pigeon soup, you will find a pigeon egg inside.

Lu Chu stood there and performed the operation.

The best pigeons were given to Huaiyu, and then the swan was divided.
Wu Huaiyu got the delicious goose wings and goose feet, and Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang and other Tang generals also got one each.
The remaining half include Duolu Khan, Mishe Khan, Buzhen Khan, and Nanting Bobu Khan who just arrived.

Then there are the Ten Arrow Leaders, the Five Great Chueps and the Five Great Jijins, as well as the Zhuyehu, Teqin, and Jijins.

There was a swan shared by so many people, so each person wouldn't get much. But there were also sheep and camels, so everyone's plate was full.

Even so many people can't finish eating this camel.
Wu Huaiyu then gave the order to distribute most of the remaining camels to the officers who were personally guarding the group.

To be honest, this dish is just okay.

Full of the style of grassland nomadic tribes,
Upon closer inquiry, it turned out that this dish was indeed the advanced and complete version of Chang'an Hunyangmohu, which originated from the Turkic Khanate. Chumukun's Luchu used this dish, which was used by the Khan to entertain distinguished guests in the past, to entertain Wu Huaiyu and his party, which showed his respect.

Of course, it also seemed that he was too dependent on others.

Sure enough, Luchu took the opportunity to once again propose to be the vanguard of the Tang Dynasty and attack and destroy Gaochang.

This time, it was not just the Chumukun tribe, Yehu Helu also wanted to join forces. He even persuaded Huluyu's relative Quechu to join his plan.

Shabolayahu Helu, Chumukun tribe's Luchuo, and Huluwu tribe's Quchuo, they reached a rare consensus.

Hu Luwu Quechu and Chumu Kunluchu, who had been fighting in front of Wu Huaiyu a few days ago, have now reconciled and reached an agreement that they are willing to work with Helu to destroy Gaochang for the Tang Dynasty.

Wu Huaiyu was eating glutinous rice balls soaked in pigeon juice. It was not easy to eat glutinous rice balls on the banks of the Yeye River at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions. This thing was brought by merchants on the Silk Road and was a rare commodity.

He chewed slowly, his eyes sweeping over Luchuo and Quechuo's faces. The scars on their faces were still there, but they had healed so quickly.

It was obvious that the three of them had reached some deal in private.

This is not a good thing.

This is not in the interests of the Tang Dynasty.

After swallowing the glutinous rice dumpling, Wu Huaiyu wiped his mouth with a piece of cloth and took a sip of the milk tea cup. He moved slowly.
But this made Lu Chue and the others a little anxious, as they desperately wanted Wu Huaiyu's consent.

unfortunately,

How could Wu Huaiyu do as they wish?

"I didn't expect Helu Yehu, Luchuo and Quchuo to be so active. In this case, I don't want to dampen your fighting spirit.

Gaochang had five major cities, which were also the five county cities of the Qu family, namely Gaochang City, Tiandi City, Jiaohe City, Puchang City and Tianshan City.

Now I give you a chance. Except for the royal city of Gaochang, the three of you will draw lots for the remaining four cities. Each of you will draw one city and be responsible for taking it.

Whoever captures the city they draw first can attack Gaochang City first.

And whoever captures Gaochang City first will be the first to achieve the greatest achievement."

Wu Huaiyu put down the teacup and threw out an attractive bait.

"The territories of the three governorates of Yaochi, Yanbo, and Fuyan have already been demarcated, but Luchu and Quchu have been arguing about it. This time, whoever defeats Gaochang first will get to choose any of the three states."

"Lüchu, if you can conquer this city first and then the Gaochang Royal City, then I will grant you the right to stay in this pastureland at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains."

"Of course, if you can lead the Huluwu tribe into Gaochang first, I will also agree to give you Yanbo Prefecture. If you want Yaochi Prefecture, I can also give it to you in exchange."

In ancient times, two peaches killed three men.

Wu Huaiyu now put forward the condition of choosing any of the three states, which immediately broke up the three-person alliance that Helu had worked so hard to put together.

After all, whether it was Quechu or Luchu, the reason they agreed to Helu's plan was not because of their kinship, but for the territory of Yanbozhou.

Now that Wu Huaiyu directly offers this as a condition, who can refuse?

Lu Chue is the most heart-moving.
His breathing became rapid. "General Manager, are you serious?"

"I, Wu Huaiyu, always keep my word. I always keep my word. Everyone present here can testify to this."

"Whoever enters Gaochang first can choose one of the three states."

Lu Chu shouted, "Okay, I agree, the chief steward's method is the most fair and just."

Quechu was a little anxious.

Originally, Yanbo Prefecture was a piece of meat that was set in stone, so how come it might be lost now? The reason why he agreed to Helu was because Helu privately promised Yaochi Prefecture to him. He thought that when Yanbo and Yaochi Prefectures were united, his Hu Luwu would rise.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong again.

"Military Minister,"

"Quechu, if you can enter Gaochang first, the conditions are the same. Yanbo Prefecture is still your first choice. Of course, if you want Yaochi Prefecture, that's fine too. Yaochi Prefecture is not worse than Yanbo Prefecture."

Helu felt a little uncomfortable.

But if you think about it carefully, it can't be that bad. He had already traded Yao Chi Prefecture with Que Chu in private.

On the field,

The other generals also shouted that they wanted to join together and compete fairly.
Especially the three tribes of Karluk and Chuyue.
The Qarluk and Chuyue were both Western Turkic tribes, outside the Ten Arrows, but they were quite strong in the East. This time, Wu Huaiyu set up three governors for each of the two tribes.

The Chuyue tribe was the Sihunzhou Military Governor's Office of the Gongyue tribe, which was also the advance branch. The Chuyue tribe also had the Jinmanzhou Military Governor's Office, and the Chuyue's Shepi tribe had the Shatuozhou Military Governor's Office.

The Qarlugs also set up three military governorships, namely the Damo, Yinshan and Xuanchi, and also separated the Sanxingyan area and set up a Jinfuzhou military governorship.

It seems that these two separate tribes have set up seven military governorates, which seems to be a special advantage. In fact, this practice contains a hidden trick, which is to divide and weaken them, and to divide their power by establishing multiple governorates.

For example, the Qarlugs were previously dominated by the Chishi tribe, but now the three surnames have been split up and each has its own military governorship. According to the Tang Dynasty's arrangements, the Chishi tribe's Great Desert Military Governorship will no longer be able to control the Yinshan and Xuanchi Military Governorships.

The Sanxing Yanmo tribe was also dependent on the Moulu tribe. Now they were separated out and a separate prefecture was set up, which was equivalent to breaking away from the Moulu tribe and setting up their own faction. In this way, the Sanxing Gelulu tribe, which was originally dominated by the Chishi tribe, was split into four military governorates that were not subordinate to each other.

This is Yang Conspiracy.

It’s the same with the Chuyue tribe. The three major tribes were given three military governorates, and from then on they were not subordinate to each other.

The Qarlugs and Chuyue people were not ignorant of the situation, and some of them could understand it, but after Yuzhi Jijin of the Gongyue tribe was killed, and Chishifu Jijin of the Chishi tribe was killed, and the two tribes suffered heavy losses, no one among them dared to openly resist Wu Huaiyu's will.

Moreover, for example, the Qarlugs used to be the only one in power, the Chishi family dominated the three clans. Now that the Chishi family is in trouble, the Moulu tribe, the Tashili tribe, and even the three clans' suzerains all want to take the opportunity to gain greater autonomy.

At this time, they also wanted to draw lots like Luchuo Quechu and others, and wanted to give priority to choosing one of the two fertile places, Yanpo and Yaochi.

Looking at them fighting actively for the items, Wu Huaiyu just smiled slightly.

The plans of Helu and the other two were easily resolved.

"Since you are so enthusiastic, each of the remaining 22 counties can be selected to capture one city. Those who capture the city will be rewarded with merit and honors."

The leaders of the tribes were very active.

In fact, it would not be necessary to go through so much trouble to defeat Gaochang. Wu Huaiyu was fully confident that he could just sweep the place cleanly, but in the end he decided to kill a chicken with a butcher knife.

Just fight a war of wealth and pomp,

Let the Turkic tribes come forward,
He wanted to use Gaochang to wear down the Turkic tribes. At the same time, he was sure that if they followed this method of fighting, not only would the Turkic tribes suffer many casualties, but also, given the ferocity shown by Qu Zhisheng, they might not be able to succeed. By then, they would suffer heavy casualties under the city but would not be able to break through.
Wu Huaiyu led the Tang Dynasty's heavenly soldiers to appear again, used the magical firearms to break into the city, and captured Gaochang in one fell swoop. The effect was extremely good.

(End of this chapter)