A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 529

Two thousand three hundred miles away from Youzhou,

Changan.

Along the Jingbei Post Road, it only takes seven days to send official documents and letters from Youzhou to Chang'an.

In the Tai Chi Palace,

The emperor finally officially moved into the palace.

In the Lingyan Pavilion behind the Da Nei Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin summoned Qin Qiong, Li Jing and other important ministers and generals in this pavilion today.

The emperor put down the Youzhou Memorial, smiling and very happy.

"It seems that I did the right thing in letting Wu Qingyang go to Youzhou in the first place. In a short period of time, not only did the nobles in Youzhou respect the court, take the initiative to declare the acres of land and pay taxes, but also quickly sent troops out of the mountains to appease the villages and appease them. Since the Sui Rebellion, more than ten thousand border people and Fan Hu who fled to the back of the mountain,
By the way, he led his army out of the fortress to meet with Tuli. After some words, he asked Tuli to raise his troops to attack Jieli, returned to Youzhou, passed by Yuyanshui in North Yanzhou, and took possession of Yuyanshui since the Sui Dynasty. Three thousand Sogdian families in three hundred miles were wiped out."

"Tell me how much he has done."

Li Jing said with a smile, "Duke Yi will meet Tuli when he goes out of the fortress, and it is really unexpected to let Tuli raise troops to declare war on Jieli, but it is indeed a good thing. In this way, when Jieli Tuli's uncle and nephew fight, the two khans will fight each other. If there is one injury, no matter who wins or loses, my Tang Dynasty will benefit the most, and next year's Northern Expedition will be easier."

Qin Qiong also praised Yizi bluntly, "This kid can really make trouble."

Hou Junji, the new prime minister who is also a protégé of Li Jing, felt a little sour, "Will the military governor's tossing around disrupt the imperial court's deployment plan?

If Tuli loses to Jieli and is destroyed, will it make Jieli stronger, and even because of the provocation by the military governor, Jieli will retaliate against the Tang Dynasty accordingly, launch an attack on the frontier, or invade Sweep? "

"Wu Dudu should ask the imperial court for instructions before doing these things. Now I think it's too frivolous to make my own decisions."

Zhang Liang, who is also the new prime minister, spoke for Wu Huaiyu, "I feel that Youzhou is more than two thousand miles away from Chang'an. Even if you take a fast horse, it will take six or seven days to arrive. It takes half a month to go back and forth. Relatively delayed.

Since His Majesty grants the military governor the privilege of being cheap, it is normal for him to do these things.

And looking at it now, the results are still good. "

Hou Junji asked rhetorically, "But if the Tuli soldiers he provoked were defeated or killed, and Jieli took advantage of the situation to annex the former Tuli tribe, wouldn't this increase Jieli's strength greatly, and wouldn't it break the court's deployment?
If Jieli was introduced to invade the south, wouldn't the border be in trouble again?
Even if he, as the governor, has the right to act cheaply, but such an important decision, can't he be more cautious? "

Li Shimin just smiled when he heard them arguing, "There is nothing wrong with what Wu Qingyang did in this matter, the opportunity to fight is fleeting, and the governor of Youzhou is in one side, far away from the capital, so naturally he has to make timely decisions.

What the pharmacist said just now is also very good. Whether Tuli sent troops to attack Jieli, regardless of success or failure, it is a good thing rather than a bad thing for Tang Dynasty. As for whether Jieli will win or whether he invades the border because of this, there is no need to worry about it. Now it is no longer the time of Wude, if Xieli dares to come again, it will be just before the Northern Expedition to consume some of their strength. "

Next year there will be a six-way Northern Expedition.

However, when Wu Huaiyu left the town of Youzhou, he had already obtained a special order to secretly set up the Heng'an Dao camp in advance, and even assembled troops and horses in advance. This is the only one.

Now Yuchi Gong is serving in white clothes under the order, going to Shuozhou to gather and train [-] elite cavalry, preparing for a surprise attack on Eyangling in Dingxiang next year.

Wu Huaiyu's actions in Youzhou exceeded the expectations of the princes of the court. Not only did he quickly form various armies, he was even able to settle Fan Yanglu and other gentry clansmen, and he could also take over the border people and the Sogdian Hu in the back of the mountain and other places in a blink of an eye. ,
It is still possible to go out of the fortress so quickly, and let Tuli directly attack Jieli.

Chang'an, which is so fast, can't keep up.

Hou Junji was very envious and jealous.

Although he has worshiped the prime minister now, Wu Huaiyu resigned and went to Youzhou, but this guy can be so troublesome everywhere.

For all the ministers in the court, Wu Huaiyu knew the whole story long ago. Although he can make a fuss, who doesn't know that this unique holy family bestows the title of emperor's heart.

He is the Wu Huaiyu that everyone expects if he can make troubles. It would be strange if he went to Youzhou and did nothing.

And everyone can rest assured that Wu Huaiyu's tossings, don't worry that he will become a Yan peeler, causing the entire Youyan land to be hated by the common people, the people will be full of grievances, and finally force the court to take action.

"Yu Yanshui has three thousand Sogdian Hus, and he will be killed if he wants to. Even if he surrenders, he will be sold into slavery. This is too much. Now even the Sogdian Hu merchants in Chang'an are criticizing it a lot," Hou Junji also said. I want to use this to make a point,
But the emperor Li Shimin waved his hand directly.

Li Shimin, who is about to conquer the world, can't figure out the details of these things?

Wu Huaiyu's method was a bit simple and rough, but he did it well. When he had the opportunity, he wiped out the Sogdian Hu who lived in the Great Wall but paid tribute to the Turks, and he did the right thing.

Of course, Li Shimin was right not to publicly praise Wu Huaiyu, which was not conducive to appeasing other Sogdian Hus, but in this private occasion, the emperor would not blame Wu Huaiyu either.

Wu Huaiyu did what the emperor needed to do without the emperor having to bear the slightest consequences. Li Shimin, a courtier like this, hoped for more, not Hou Junji who was confused about the situation.

You must know that the saying that barbarians and beasts fear power but not virtue comes from the words of Li Shimin, the emperor of Zhenguan.

He knows better than anyone what those barbarians are like.

Li Shimin didn't mind at all that Wu Huaiyu used the three thousand Sogdian Hu in North Yanzhou to make a knife. Although this knife is simple and crude, the effect will be very good.

It is true that the Sogdian Hu merchants in Luoyang, Chang'an would also criticize this, but they would be more in awe of the Tang Dynasty in their hearts,

It's important to be in awe.

It didn't matter whether they surrendered or not, since Wu Huaiyu had given them a chance and they didn't cherish it themselves, then they would drink blood when the sword was drawn out, otherwise there would be no prestige in the court.

Hou Junji was a little embarrassed, unexpectedly the emperor praised Wu Huaiyu so much.

Li Shimin didn't care too much, the courtiers were not monolithic, but it was a good thing for the emperor. It was intentional to let Hou Junji and Zhang Liang enter the political affairs hall, and what he wanted was balance.

"Su Lie's [-] cavalry of the Qingyi army, although newly formed, seems to have considerable fighting power. The [-] Tuojie soldiers were defeated by the [-] cavalry of the Qingyi army, which is very impressive."

The power of the Sogdian Tuojie warriors is also well-known all over the world.

Although 800 men were against [-], the difference was several times, but they did not withstand a single blow, which is enough to show that the Qingyi army's elite dared to fight.

This army will be used for thousands of miles to intercept Baidao during the Northern Expedition next year, and Li Shimin is more confident.

And Su Lie made the emperor trust him even more.

Zhang Liang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, what if Tuli defeated Jieli in this trip?"

Li Shimin coughed twice. The emperor, who was drinking water, almost choked. He put down his water glass and looked at Zhang Liang. It is indeed not good at military affairs for the dignified prime minister to say such a thing about the eunuch participating in political affairs.

But thinking about Zhang Liang’s early days when he was the general manager, it’s not surprising that he was beaten up and even lost his territory. He was not good at commanding troops, and his administrative logistics was okay, especially intelligence. OK.

"Tuli will be defeated." Li Shimin said bluntly.

Li Jing added, "Tuli will not only be defeated in this battle, but more than [-]% will be captured alive by Jieli,"

"what?"

"However, I think that even if Jieli defeats Tuli, or even captures Tuli alive, the imperial court need not worry. Jieli is unlikely to kill Tuli, but more likely to be imprisoned, and may have to be released in the end. Now Jieli faces It is very unfavorable for my Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo to double-team the north and the south, he dare not kill Tuli, "

"Capture Tuli and still not kill him?"

Li Jing used to be the magistrate of Mayi County, and had a lot of dealings with the Turks before and after. He knew the customs and traditions of the Turks very well. He told Zhang Liang that this kind of thing was very common in the Turkic Khanate.

Jieli did not kill Tuli because it was a tradition, but also because of the danger of being surrounded by the north and the south, not to mention that even if Tuli was defeated and captured, he was the son of Shibi Khan, Jieli's nephew, and Tuli's brother. Gu She was still leading the army in Mobei, and Tuli also had a great reputation in the east, as well as many tribesmen.

Really killing Tuli would not do Xieli any good, but would only make him more troublesome.

Li Jing also used this to make a deduction, "If Tuli was defeated and captured, then I think that Jieli must be in the direction of Daibeiyunshuo, or Beiyanzhou, Yingzhou, or Yinsheng. , Launching a tentative invasion and harassment is both revenge and temptation, but it will not be a full-scale invasion."

Li Shimin's judgment is basically the same as Li Jing's.

Xieli is now in a state of desperation, and the invisible net has become tighter and tighter.

This is forced by the general situation, no matter how much Jieli tosses, it will be difficult to turn the tables.

The kings and prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, who are the players in this big game of chess, are already winning.

The failure of Tuli's challenge did not arouse Li Shimin and Li Jing's worries at all, and they even looked forward to this event. Therefore, not only will the Turkic civil strife become less powerful, but it will inevitably make Tuli no longer retreat. Can be attached to Datang.

The weakened Tulilai is also more conducive to the control of the imperial court.

The best situation is even that Tuli is desperate, and directly leads the tribe to join him, just like Li Tudiji, when Tuli is allowed to enter the court, his tribe will move inward, or nomadic in the north of Youying, acting as the imperial court watchdog.

The proceedings are over.

Li Shimin was in a good mood. He returned to the Lizheng Hall and had dinner with Empress Changsun. Looking at the more and more lovely Ninth Prince Li Zhi, Li Shimin smiled and told the Queen about the unexpected surprise Wu Huaiyu had given him in Youzhou.

"Wu Qingyang's Wen Neng An Anbang, Wu Neng Ding Guo, this is Zhen Youyan, Fan Yang Lu's and other aristocratic clans actually took the initiative to marry. Lu Chengqing's daughter was promised to Wu Silang, and his younger sister was given to Wu Huaiyu as a concubine."

"The majestic five surnames and seven families actually gave their daughters to Wu Huaiyu as concubines. I really didn't expect that,"

"Oh, Princess Huainan, who was married to Tuli in the Sui Dynasty, was said to have been given to Wu Huaiyu by Tuli, and now she has followed Wu Huaiyu back to Youzhou.
This Wu Qingyang is becoming more and more courageous. He dared to accept the princess who was pro-Turkic in the previous dynasty, Kehe Dun of Turi Khan, how do you think I will deal with this matter?
But now there are already many censors who are ignorant. "

Empress Changsun was breastfeeding Li Zhi, "I've also heard about this, but I heard that it was Mrs. Yang who wanted to leave the grassland and follow Duke Yi, and even Chang'an was unwilling to go back.

The princess is also quite pitiful. She left the Central Plains to go outside the Great Wall for 13 years.

Now Your Majesty might as well let her go. "

Li Shimin looked at the queen and smiled, "Okay, let's listen to what the queen said and ignore this matter."

(End of this chapter)