A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 235 Envoy Festival

"Huaiyu, tell me your opinion."

Wu Huaiyu knelt and sat in a corner of the hall, he was firmly opposed to the marriage.

He was also considering the current situation just now, but from a different perspective.What he was thinking about was why Xiao Yu insisted on directly attacking the Turks, and even tore up the peace treaty that was finally reached. You must know that three months ago, when the generals were in the main battle, Xiao Yu was determined to make peace.

He thought it might have something to do with Empress Xiao.

Yang Guang's Empress Xiao is Xiao Yu's biological sister, who is now in Dingxiang, north of Heng'an where Yuan Junzhang is located.The part of Heng'an Town used to be called Yunzhong County, which is later known as Shanxi Datong.

Dingxiang is in Helinger outside the Great Wall. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty built Dingxiang Dali City to house Qimin Khan Rangan who was defeated in the war. After the death of the Sui Dynasty, Princess Yicheng asked Chu Luo to welcome Empress Xiao and Empress Xiao from Dou Jiande. His grandson Yang Zhengdao settled Dingxiang and established the Sui Dynasty.

Zuo Pushe definitely wanted to take back his sister Xiao Shi as soon as possible. It is impossible for Yang Sui to restore the country, especially when Jieli returned home last year, it was even more impossible.

Sun Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, objected to breaking the contract and sending troops. It is probably related to his staying in the Yuchigong and Fan Xingjun for a period of time last year. He may have learned something about the real military strength of the sudden and abrupt. I didn't fight at the foot of Chang'an, so it is definitely unrealistic to go to fight outside the Great Wall now.

Du Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of War, advocated sending troops to recover Shuofang and Yunzhong. It is estimated that it was more of the opinion of the military. Although Du was a civil servant, he was the Minister of the Ministry of War after all. Those generals wanted to fight with all their hearts, and he must also consider their opinions.

As for Wei Zheng and Wang Gui's objection to sending troops, even Liang Shidu and Yuan Junzhang did not suggest to do so. They only wanted to improve their development, so it was easier to understand.

As for the emperor's attitude, Huaiyu felt that Li Shimin wanted to fight, but he had a lot of worries, so he might be hesitant for a while.

the emperor asked.

Huaiyu got up and played right.

As the crown prince of the Eastern Palace, he was so young, but after all, he was granted the title of Marquis with military merits.

"Your Majesty, I don't think there is any need for Tang to send troops."

"Oh?"

"I thought I could dismember Turks by taking three steps!" Huaiyu said in astonishment.

Shock body is very useful.

Everyone is very curious about how to put the Turks in the refrigerator in three steps, no, it is to dismember the Turks.

"The first step is to reward Tuli Khan with food and grass to help him survive this white disaster."

As soon as these words came out, many people showed disappointment on their faces, thinking how powerful it was, Wang Gui couldn't help but want to scold Huaiyu angrily,
There are still many people in the Tang Dynasty who are starving, how can there be extra food and grass for Tuli?
"Your Majesty, please listen to the minister's detailed explanation. When rewarding Tuli with food and grass, the important thing is not the amount of reward, but the reward, and only Tuli is rewarded."

"Tuli was originally the son of Shibi Khan, but Jieli's nephew. It was only because Tuli was young when Shibi died, so his throne was passed on to Chuluo instead of Tuli. Give it to his brother Jieli."

"Although after Jieli became the Great Khan, he named Tuli the Little Khan, managed the Xi and Qi tribes in the east, and established a court, but the relationship between Jieli and Tuli's uncle and nephew was not good, and Jieli invaded twice. In Guanzhong, in the end, it was Tuli who negotiated peace with Tang Dynasty first, so Jieli had to accept the peace talks and withdraw his troops."

Huaiyu's point of view is actually not unusual at all. It is just to create more divisions among the already contradictory uncles and nephews.

There was a heavy snowstorm in the grassland, and the Turkic people had only two ways to cross this pass, either to invade the Tang Dynasty in the south, or to increase taxes on the tribes. Jieli had just reached an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, and the invasion did not get a bargain and he returned to the grassland. He did not dare to take it easy at this time Recidivism.

And the imperial court rewarded Tuli at this time, in fact, there is no need to reward much, give a little to show his heart, and the rest can be traded, the food and grass of the Tang Dynasty, in exchange for the cattle, sheep and horses in Tuli's hands, or even frozen to death livestock, It can also be shipped to the border transaction.

In this way, Tuli can temporarily overcome the difficulties, and he must be grateful to Datang.

Even if Xieli wanted to invade the south, Natuli had no reason to follow him at this time.

Furthermore, Datang only gave Tuli food and grass, and even traded with them. Tuli and the others were no longer afraid of this disaster, but Xieli was trapped and hungry, so could they just sit back and watch?

When he arrives, he will ask Datang for a reward, and Datang can find a reason to shirk and ignore it, so Jieli will definitely go to ask Tuli for food and grass. profit?

Absolutely not, human nature dictates.

The relationship between the uncle and nephew will inevitably be completely broken, and they may even face each other.

Turkic civil strife, can you still invade the south?
Such an explanation is well-founded and impeccable.

Fang Xuanling said with a chuckle, "The first step of the martial arts master is very good. It's a good way to separate people. How dare you ask about the second step?"

"The second step is to reward Xue Yantuo, a barbarian."

At the beginning, when the Turks were strong, Tiele’s various divisions were dispersed, including Xueyantuo, Huihe, Dubo, Guligan, Duolange, Tongluo, Pugu, Bayegu, Sijie, Hun, Huxue, Jie, Adi, Fifteen tribes, including Qibi and Baiyu, all lived in Qibei, and their customs were roughly the same as those of the Turks. Among them, Xue Yantuo was the strongest.

Later, the Western Turkic Chu Luo Khan had strong soldiers and horses, and all the tribes of Tiele surrendered to him. However, the Chu Luo Khan had no way, taxed excessively, and all the tribes resented him. Chu Luo Khan killed more than a hundred chiefs of the Tiel tribes. , so that all the tribes of Tiele rebelled. They once promoted Qibige as the khan, established the khanate of the Tiele people in Jinshan, and took Xue Yantuo Yi Shibo as the little khan.

Later, Chuluo Khan was captured into Chang'an by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, and She Kui was canonized as the new Khan. She Kui was very brave and defeated Tie Le.

Tiele was defeated and surrendered to the West Turks again, while the Huihe and other six tribes went east to belong to the East Turks Shibi Khan.

Later, when Tong Yehu came to the throne, the Western Turks fought again, and the country gradually weakened.

"Yinan, the grandson of Yi Shibo, the former chief of Xue Yantuo, is now the chief of the tribe, leading more than [-] families of his tribe, and intends to move eastward to attach himself to Jieli Khan.

However, in recent years, Jieli Khan has repeatedly attacked us in the Tang Dynasty, and even attacked the Western Turks. Each time, he recruited a large number of strong men from the Tiele tribes, and the Uighur and Bayegu tribes have rebelled several times.

It's just that the Turkic soldiers were strong, and Tiele's tribes failed to unite, so every rebellion was defeated.

Now I heard that Yugushe, the son of Shibi of the Jieli Sect, and Tuoshe, the son of Chuluo, guarded Mobei and commanded [-] tribes to suppress the tribes of Tiele.
Yugushe and the others are very harsh on the tribes of Tiele. In this snowstorm, Yugushe and Tuoshe will inevitably increase taxes on the tribes of Tiele in order to transfer their losses and protect themselves.

Tiele's ministries have complained for a long time, but they lack a leader.

With [-] people, Xue Yantuo is stronger than Huihe and others. I heard that Yinan is also very ambitious. If he wants to establish a khanate of Tiele people like his grandfather, he will definitely not be willing to be bullied by Jieli like Huihe.

It is said that Bodhisattva, the chief of the Huihe tribe, was also unwilling to be oppressed by the Turks, but his strength was slightly weaker.

His Majesty sent secret envoys to Mobei to meet Yinan, Bodhisattva and other leaders. He canonized Yinan as the Khan of Tiele Khanate, added Bodhisattva as Little Khan, and gave them seals and drums.

Your Majesty can promise that Yinan and Bodhisattvas, all north of the desert, will be given the title of Tie Le, and they will be established, including all the Turkic lands in Mobei.

With only one edict and a set of drums, the ambitious barbarians and bodhisattvas who have been oppressed by the Turks and full of resentment can stand up and fight against the Turks.

If the tribes of Tie Le can be united under Yi Nan's banner, it will definitely become a worry in Xieli's heart. At that time, his backyard will catch fire and he will no longer be able to take care of the south. "

To unite Tiele's tribes to deal with the Turks is actually a strategy that was agreed before, but Xue Yantuo had surrendered to the Western Turks before, but now Yinan wants to bring [-] tents to the Jieli Khan of the Eastern Turks. The relocation will change the strength of the Tiele tribes affiliated to the Eastern Turkic Khanate in Mobei, especially for an ambitious young man like Yi Nan, who is more likely to be encouraged to raise troops.

An ambitious leader and a powerful tribe, Xue Yantuo can become the leader of Tiele's tribes rebelling against the Turks.

If the Great Tang of the Central Plains still fully supports them in establishing the Khanate, then the barbarians will never hesitate again, especially if they take advantage of the current white disaster and take advantage of the Turkic oppression of Tie Le again, it will definitely be like dry wood meeting a raging fire. with.

"What about the third step?"

"Your Majesty, the third step is to deal with Liang Shidu and appease Yuan Junzhang."

"Do you support the use of troops against Liang Division?"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to send troops, and you don't need to rush to deal with Master Liang. You can choose a general who is capable of civil and martial arts, and sit in Xiazhou on the front line of Shuofang. Shuofang is a remote and poor place, and Master Liang has been supporting him all these years Many soldiers, almost all the people are soldiers, production has been delayed, and they are very poor. In the past, they could make up for it by looting with the Turks, but now the Turks can't take care of themselves."

"To deal with Liang Shidu, you don't need to directly send troops, you just need to garrison troops on the border, and keep sending troops to harass Liang Shidu to prevent them from producing at ease. Even when they are farming, send troops to destroy their crops and trample on their fields. At the same time, they sent people to infiltrate their territory, bribed their subordinates with money and silk, alienated their officials and generals, used their official positions and titles to induce rebellion and surrender, and even sent spies to burn their food and grass, destroy their weapon workshops, and poison their war horses and livestock... ···”

"Then with the current situation in Shuofang, within a year, the Liang Department will completely collapse and perish without a fight."

"As for Yuan Junzhang in Heng'an, he is even poorer now, so it only takes one messenger to recruit him."

Wu Huaiyu's three-step plan does not need to break the contract and declare war with the Turks, but it can cause Turkic uncles and nephews to fight among themselves, the tribes rebelled, and the vassals collapsed without the Tang Dynasty sending a single soldier.

To deal with Liang divisions, they use light cavalry to attack and harass, take the initiative to attack and replace defense, and tire the enemy without gathering large troops or attacking fortified cities. common people.

"Let's discuss Wu Aiqing's three-step plan together." Li Shimin said with a smile, and it could be seen that the emperor was very satisfied with the plan.

This discussion lasted for a full day, and they didn't even have time to eat lunch. The discussions continued until it was dark, and everyone came back to their senses.

The final result of the discussion was that the emperor did not accept Xiao Yu's suggestion to send troops to fight the Turks, nor did he accept Du Ruhui's suggestion to directly send troops to fight Liang Shidu.

On the basis of Wu Huaiyu's three-step plan, the monarchs and ministers formulated a more complicated and detailed plan.

Chai Shao and Xue Wanche stepped up their military training in Huazhou and Longzhou to prepare for the final dispatch.

Li Daozong, who had just been conscripted into the court, was still appointed the governor of Lingzhou.

Duan Decao, governor of Yanzhou, was transferred to be the governor of Xiazhou. Liu Min, a subordinate of Liang Shidu who descended to the Tang Dynasty in the early years, was awarded the history of the governor of Xiazhou, and Liu Lan became the governor of Xiazhou. Sima of the Governor's Mansion.
The most unexpected appointment was Wu Huaiyu. The emperor appointed Wu Huaiyu as an envoy to the military forces of Yanzhou and the governor of Yanzhou.
Yanzhou was Yanchuan County during the Sui Dynasty, and it was changed to Yanzhou at the beginning of Wude. state.

This place has wings in northern Shaanxi, controls Shuofang, and is a battleground for military strategists.

Yanzhou is close to the mountains in the south and Pingsha in the north. It is named after the salt pond in the territory. The center of Liang Shidu is in Xiahu. Yanzhou is an important connection point between Shuofang and Lingwu.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has used Lingzhou as its base camp, and has been fighting with the Liang division. Yanxia even became the horse grazing land of the Turkic tribes and the advance base of the southern invasion.
During the reign of Wude, Yanzhou was not restored, but the Yanzhou Yamen was set up in Lingzhou.
Now Li Shimin not only wants to restore Xiazhou, but also Yanzhou. Xiazhou is the governor's mansion, and Yanzhou is Xiazhou.

This summer, Turkic Yushe set up tens of thousands of riders to encircle Wucheng. This Wucheng is located in Wuyanchi, Wuyuan County, Yanzhou. This siege also indirectly detonated the Xuanwumen Incident.

Yanzhou originally had four salt pools and two counties under its jurisdiction. However, Tang and Liang fought repeatedly, and the affiliation was uncertain. Datang only established Yanzhou in Lingzhou city.

But this time, it was obvious that Li Shimin planned to destroy Liang Shidu in one fell swoop, so he restored Yanzhou and Xiazhou Dudufu ahead of schedule.

Duan Decao, the governor of Yanzhou, is a veteran who has dealt with Liang Shidu for many years. Liang Shidu has always been his defeat.

Yanzhou is under the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion, and Huaiyu went to serve as the governor, so naturally he was exhausted with Duan De.

"Huaiyu, you also participated in the formulation of this plan, so you were appointed governor of Yanzhou, and together with Liu Min and Liu Lancheng, assisted Duan Decao in implementing this plan. Although Yanzhou is small and it is the front line, it is very important. Take back the Four Salt Ponds. There are many things to appease and accept the border residents, to garrison the fields and garrison troops.”

"You did a good job in restoring Yanjing Village in Zhang County, Weizhou, Longyou. I hope you can restore Yanzhou well this time."

The prince Xima and the owner of the Chongwen Museum, the scholar of the Chongwen Museum, and the emperor still reserved it for Huaiyu.

Go out hungry.

The family coachman has been waiting in front of the palace gate, and Jiansan specially prepared food for Huaiyu.

"Erlang actually discussed matters in the palace all day today."

The flax cakes fried on the stove on the carriage were delicious and warm, but it made the carriage smell like flax cakes.

Wu Huaiyu was actually quite reluctant to be given the post of Inspector of Yanzhou just now, but he couldn't show it in the palace, so he accepted it happily. After all, he was promoted from a fourth-rank post.

Not to mention that this is His Majesty's appreciation and reuse of him, if you refuse, it would be too ignorant of flattery.

Fan Xuanfu was just pregnant, so he really couldn't bear to leave Chang'an City. This big mansion in the capital is full of beautiful wives and beautiful concubines. He went to Yanzhou in the northwest to eat sand and fight wars. Turkic people might attack him at any time, which is more likely than in Longyou before. more dangerous.

When they got home, they told Lao Wu that they were all very happy, celebrating Huaiyu's promotion.

Although Yanzhou is small, it is also a state, and the governor is even a state governor, which is a very important resume.

Huaiyu went to deliver apples, pears and other fruits to Fan Xuanfu, and by the way, he was going to be the governor of Yanzhou in the next year.

"I can't go to Yanzhou with Erlang anymore, I want to raise my baby at home."

He didn't expect her to react like this, "Yanzhou is very far away, not only there are anti-king Liang Shidu, but also Turkic people."

"Is Erlang still afraid of them?"

"Do you want me to leave?"

"You are an official of the imperial court, so it's normal to be transferred to another place. My younger brother and the others came to give me something just now, saying that I will leave Beijing to serve as the governor of Yanzhou in the next year, and I will also go to fight Liang Shidu. It's a pity that you are not together."

Fan Xuanfu didn't worry too much about her husband and father's taking a foreign job, or even going to war, and behaved very calmly.

"Xian Ji, we haven't been together for a long time, I'll stay in your yard tonight, I miss you."

"I can't even think about it." Fan Xuanfu ruthlessly rejected him, not even letting him take a step into the small courtyard. , I am healthy now, but I can’t be with you, thanks to the fact that you are a famous doctor.”

"Don't do anything, just lie down and chat together,"

"It's not okay to lie down together. I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go back first. It's cold, so I can't freeze my son in the belly."

"How do you know it's a son, or maybe a daughter?"

"Sour and spicy girl, I like eating sour food recently, it must be my son." After speaking, Fan Xuanfu walked away with her belly that hadn't bulged at all, swaying and full of pregnancy.

So ruthless.

When we used to look at the moon together on the roof, we called him a good lover, but now he is not even allowed to enter the courtyard door.

Hey, if you have a child, you forget to give birth to his father.

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