A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1205: Arrows Shoot Bohuan City

Bohuan City was the capital of Gumo State during the Han Dynasty.

Going west from Qiuci, the roads began to split at Bohuan City. One road went northwest through Bohuan City, passed Dashi City, crossed Lingshan Boda Ridge, reached Chishan and went to Suiye City, which was the Rehe Road.

The other route goes southwest through Bohuan City to Shule.

There is also a third road that goes southeast through Bahuan City and heads to Khotan, which is the Shenshan Road.

Bohuan City can be regarded as the hub center of the Western Regions, especially the hub center of Tiannan.

Wu Huaiyu naturally had to take this place.

Wu Huaiyu announced the great victory of the Eastern Expedition on Dashitou, recorded the merits and honors of the Anxi Army and the Turkic tribes and countries that assisted them, and sent envoys to Chang'an to report the victory and request credit.

Disband the troops on the spot.

The Tocharians returned to Tocharians, the Hezhong tribe returned to Hezhong, and the Turkic tribes north of the Tianshan Mountains also returned to the north of the Tianshan Mountains.
The troops of Kucha, Yanqi, Khotan and other countries also returned to their own countries.

Jiang Xingben remained in Shule as the governor, while Cao Qin began to station troops in the six states under the Shule Governor's Office and presided over the construction of the Shule beacon system.

The three states of Gumo, Wensu and Weitou were still under the jurisdiction of the Qiuci Military Governor's Office, but were directly governed by the Anxi Protectorate.

Wu Huaiyu established a new military town in Qiuci.

"General Xue Gu Wu Ren will be appointed as the garrison commander of Qiuci. Thank you for your hard work as the Sima of the Anxi Protectorate."

Xue Gu Wu Ren clasped his fists and said, "What's the big deal? We are all serving the court."

In the Kucha military garrison, Wu Huaiyu also allocated a quota of 5,000 infantry and cavalry.

In this eastern expedition, the Anxi army only dispatched 6,000 people, 5,000 of whom were transferred to the Shule military garrison, and the remaining 1,000 were Wu Huaiyu's Anxi troops.

Xue Gu Wu Ren, the governor of Kucha, is now a commander without any troops.

"I have issued a military order to transfer troops to you from the three states of Yitingxi in the east of Tianshan Mountain, and Yili, Suiye and Dayuan in the north of Tianshan Mountain. In addition, a group of new soldiers will be recruited to supplement them."

"You were right in what you said to me the other day. Kucha must be conquered sooner or later, but we can't rush it. When you go to Kucha, make sure to make the handover with Kucha Tutun first. I have asked Kucha Tutun and Yanqi Tutun to lead their respective tribes and move to the north of Ajietian Mountain to graze, or move back to their own tribes."

"Remember to treat them politely before using force. If they don't know the situation and refuse to cooperate, don't worry. Report it to me and I will dispatch troops to fight them."

Wu Huaiyu's words were very domineering.

Whether you are a Yanqi Tutun or a Qiuci Tutun, you have to surrender your guardianship and move away with your tribe. You can stay, but you will become a registered citizen under the rule. You can herd sheep and horses, but you will still have to serve and pay taxes.

The Nanbeiting Khan of the Western Turkic Khaganate, Dachuo and Dashijin of the Ten Arrows Tribe, have all been subdued by the Anxi Army. How could Wu Huaiyu allow the Turks to interfere with and control the southern countries of China?

Each one must surrender control.

Even if the former Tutun of Zhujubo killed the king with a single blow, held his head to open the city gate, and went out of the city for dozens of miles to welcome the Anxi Army, making great contributions, he still could not continue to be the Tutun of Zhujubo. He could submit to the Tang Dynasty and be granted an official position by the court, but that was to enter the Tang Dynasty system, not to retain the original system of the Western Turkic Tutun.

In the future, the Western Turks could also stay in the countries south of the Tianshan Mountains, but they would no longer belong to the North and South Courts and the Ten Arrows Tribes. They would only belong to the Anxi Protectorate and the various military governorates and states in the Tianshan Mountains.

Xue Gu Wu Ren chuckled, "I understand, I understand everything. The Western Regions are no longer the world of the Turks. Our Anxi Army has the final say."

Although he is now a general without troops, he is confident that his identity as the Tang Dynasty's Anxi Army is enough to dominate Qiuci.

The five thousand soldiers and horses brought by the King of Kucha, Sufadie, are now under the command of Xue Gu Wu Ren.

The troops gradually evacuated.

Even Xue Gu Wu Ren led 5,000 Kucha soldiers and returned east with the 3,000 soldiers of the King of Yanqi.

Wu Huaiyu is still in Dashicheng for the time being.

His plan was to tour the Shule Governor's Office in the west first and then inspect Khotan after a while.

Before that, he had to wait for someone.

Lu Chengqing, the Minister of War, came all the way from Chang'an.

Lu Chengqing should have come earlier, and even went to Suiye to meet Wu Huaiyu before he left Suiye.

However, when the Minister of War was about to arrive in Yanqi after passing Yinshan, he suddenly fell seriously ill and had to stay in an inn in Yinshan for treatment and recuperation, and he stayed there for more than a hundred days.

By the time his health improved, Wu Huaiyu had already won a great victory in the Eastern Expedition.

He destroyed Kepantuo in the Pamirs, pacified Nanzhujubo in the desert, subdued Shule, and finally took over Qiuci.

Lu Chengqing rode on a camel and passed through Yanqi, walked through Qiuci, and finally along the northern edge of the Kubera Desert, through one oasis after another, passed through Kubera City and Asiyan City, and finally arrived at Bohuan City on the banks of the Sihun River.

Here he met Xue Guwu Ren, the Sima of the Anxi Protectorate and the Right General of Wuhou, who was also the newly appointed Governor of Qiuci and the Duke of Shuofang County, and was on his way to Qiuci to take up his post with great pride.

Lu Chengqing rested in Bohuan City and chatted with Xue Gu and Wu Ren for a long time, and gained a more detailed understanding of Wu Huaiyu's expedition to Tiannan.

The more I know, the more surprised and impressed I am.

Of course, influenced by Xue Gu Wu Ren's subjective opinion, Lu Chengqing also believed that the sudden deaths of Bobu Khan and Kucha King Sufadie were both caused by Wu Huaiyu.

After all, whether it was Bobu Khan or Kucha King Sufadie, their deaths did benefit the Anxi army the most, and naturally they were the most suspicious.

After the killing of Bobu Khan, Tiannan, Tokharistan, Transoxiana and Khaza were all separated from the Southern Court, which further weakened the power of the Southern Court of the Turks and enhanced the influence of the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty.

By killing the King of Qiuci, Wu Huaiyu not only took over the western part of Qiuci, but also established a military town in Qiuci and sent troops to garrison there to strengthen his control over Qiuci. They chatted until midnight.

The two of them became more and more excited as they talked.

Xue Gu Wu Ren was a fierce general. His ancestors were Northern Xianbei people, but they had intermarried with the Han people for several generations and had long called themselves Chinese.

Lu Chengqing also knew him inside out. After all, he was the Minister of War. Xue Gu Wu Ren was as brave as Xue Wanche and Cheng Yaojin. This man helped Li Yuan pacify Chang'an at the beginning of his uprising and was awarded the title of Zhengyi Dafu for his first merit.

But at the beginning of Wude, he was Yuanji's man.

Later, he followed Ping Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Liu Heita and others. In the sixth year of Wude, he was awarded the title of Shang Zhuguo and was granted the title of County Duke.

At the beginning of the Zhenguan period, he also sat on the bench for a few years and suffered some influence. Later, he participated in the expeditions to the Eastern Turks, Tuyuhun, and then to the Western Regions. He experienced many major battles and could be considered to have made great contributions.

Wu Huaiyu chose him as the garrison commander of Qiuci, no doubt because of his bravery.

"What is the attitude of Kucha Tutun Qulichu? Will he retreat to the north of Ajietian Mountain, or return to Suiye River, or will he lead his tribe to stay in Kucha and be naturalized and registered as a resident?" Lu Chengqing asked.

"He told Wu Xiang in Dashi City that he was willing to lead his tribe to graze north of Ajietian Mountain. Wu Xiang also agreed to allocate a piece of land in Yingsuo River for them to graze."

Yingsuo River is located north of Qiuci and Yanqi.

Ajietian Mountain is also called Baishan. Beyond this mountain is Yingsuo River, which is now the territory of the Shunishi tribe of the Wuduolu tribe in the east wing, and the Yingsuo Governor's Office has been set up there.

"This Qu Lichu agreed to move north so readily?"

As far as Lu Chengqing knew, this Qulichuo was from the Nushibi tribe of Nanting, and was originally an important official of Dilish Khan. He was appointed as the Tutun of Kucha by Dilish Khan, and married Sufadi's daughter. He also let his brother marry the daughter of Long Tuqizhi, the king of Yanqi.

Qu Lichu had great power and influence in Kucha and Yanqi.

The two brothers also have 20,000 to 30,000 troops under their command.

Will you really withdraw from Kucha and Yanqi so easily?
"Our Tang Dynasty is now at its peak in the Western Regions. Who dares not to submit?" Xue Gu Wu Ren was holding a glass of wine, already half drunk.

"Those who refused to obey were either killed on the battlefield, captured and sent to Chang'an, or died suddenly, hehe."

Lu Chengqing picked up a piece of boiled lamb head and ate it, and felt that it made sense.

Strength is respected.

In the past, when the emperor first ascended the throne, the Turkic Khan Jie Li dared to lead his troops to drink water from the Wei River and approach the city of Chang'an. At that time, the various foreign barbarians were also disrespectful to the Central Plains Tang Dynasty.

But over the years, the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, captured Jie Li Khan, destroyed Tuyuhun and killed Fuyun Khan.

Defeat Tubo and subdue the Qiang people.

Then we marched into the Western Regions.
He destroyed Gaochang, captured Dulu Khan, and killed Buzhen Khan.

Even a disagreement could lead to the sudden death of Bobu Khan and King of Kucha.

Asikyi, the two strongest tribes of Nushipi with more than 100,000 tents, were destroyed at any time. Not to mention small countries like Kepandu and Zhujubo, which were destroyed by their vassal Tocharian and Sogdian armies without even the Tang army's intervention.

No matter how powerful Qu Lichu was, could he be more powerful than those khans, kings, Dashiqin, and Jie Lifa who were beheaded by Wu Huaiyu or captured and sent to Chang'an?
"Come on, drink, drink," Xue Gu and Wu Ren picked up the pot and filled their glasses again.

Lu Chengqing had just recovered from his illness, and as a civil official, he was not good at drinking, and soon he was seven or eight percent drunk. "No, I'm drunk, I'll drink next time. I have to hurry to Dashicheng to see Wu Xiang tomorrow."

Xue Gu Wu Ren laughed, "The Western Regions have all surrendered, so Minister Lu doesn't have to rush on his journey."

Lu Chengqing had no choice but to raise his glass. His trip had been delayed for a long time due to illness, and now there was really no rush. Originally, the emperor had asked him to come to the Western Regions to assess the situation there and make some strategic adjustments.

If Wu Huaiyu's expedition against Asijie, Shule and the other three kingdoms was not very successful, he would represent the imperial court to pacify the three kingdoms, mainly to ensure the stability and controllability of the situation in the Western Regions.

If Wu Huaiyu could fight as well as usual, that would be the best. Then he would come to reward his merits and assist Wu Huaiyu in setting up vassal governorates, prefectures and counties for the various tribes and countries in the Western Regions, and formally conferring titles on the leaders.

Now Wu Huaiyu has done everything, and at most he is just representing the court in recognition.

It doesn't matter if it's early or late.

"Come again,"

"I really can't drink anymore. I'm so drunk."

Xue Gu and Wu Ren were still trying to persuade people to drink.

Suddenly there were screams outside, followed by the sound of swords clashing.
"General,"

A soldier of Xue Gu Wu Ren rushed in covered in blood, "General, hurry up, the Turkic slaves are rebelling, they have already come to kill us, hurry up."

Xue Gu Wu Ren was also about 70% drunk at this time. Hearing this, he became furious and his face flushed. "How dare you, a bold Turkic dog slave, rebel?" After saying this, he rushed out.
Lu Chengqing had no time to persuade him.

Xue Gu and Wu Ren's angry shouts were heard from outside, but then came the sound of countless arrows breaking through the air.

Then the sturdy Shangzhuguo, Duke of Shuofang County, General Youwuhou, Sima of the Anxi Grand Protectorate and Guardian of Qiuci,
He was shot by arrows and turned into a hedgehog.
When Xue Gu Wu Ren fell, his eyes were wide open with anger. He couldn't believe that he had fought for so many years and in so many battles, but in the end he died in this Bohuan City in the Western Regions.
He didn't even have time to put on his armor.

The Turkic soldiers shot and killed Xue Gu and Wu Ren, and broke into the inner room.

Lu Chengqing shouted loudly, "I am the envoy of the Heavenly Khan, the Minister of War of the Tang Dynasty, the Duke of Fanyang, Lu Chengqing."

A Turkic officer came in and said, "Don't kill him, take him to Tutun."

(End of this chapter)