A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 552: Toasting, not eating, drinking and punishing

Tuli Khan Ashinash Bobi was in a dilemma.

In the battle of Yehuling, although Yixue was humiliated by the defeat of 99 springs and was captured, he was in trouble in the end. , and even let him go to Chang'an.

Tu Li even couldn't help but suspect that if he refused to go to Chang'an, Wu Huaiyu might have to send someone to forcefully send him to Chang'an.

Have you just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth again?
For the first time, Tuli Khan felt that he could really see Wu Huaiyu clearly, this young man who always had a smile on his face, really eats people without spit out bones.

"Your Majesty, today, I also opened the window to tell you clearly that the Turkic Khanate once invaded the Tang Dynasty, and now the Emperor Zhenguan is so ambitious, how can he tolerate the continued existence of the Turkic Khanate?
The Weiqiao alliance, I am deeply ashamed of the whole Tang Dynasty, I was also one of the six horsemen in the entourage of the emperor,

The defeat of Jieli Yehuling is only the beginning, not the end. The next step is when our Tang Dynasty will really fight back. The Turkic Khanate will be wiped out and cease to exist. Become a citizen of Datang outside the Great Wall.

Prince, you may have had ambitions and wanted to be a Turkic Khan, but this is no longer possible. "

Wu Huaiyu's bold words made Tuli really shocked. If it was just his guess just now, Wu Huaiyu's confession now has made him know that he has no way out.

"He who understands the current affairs is a hero, and the king of the county is the brother of the emperor of Zhenguan, who has always been close to the Tang Dynasty, and now he has made new achievements. When the king of the county enters the court, he will be warmly received by the emperor.

Spend the New Year with the saint in Chang'an, come back to be the governor of Bei'an, and guard the east of Monan for the saint, wouldn't it be great?

Okay?

Tuli must be a little bit unwilling in his heart,

But Wu Huaiyu didn't give him a choice, he firmly believed that if he didn't agree to go to Chang'an, this guy would directly send guards to guard him by force.

"I also really want to go to Chang'an to meet the emperor, but now after the war, there are still many aftermath..."

Wu Huaiyu waved his hand, "Leave the aftermath to the prince's men. Even if the prince goes to Chang'an, Jieli does not dare to invade at this time. If he really wants to invade, our Youzhou Army will also protect your tribe." comprehensive."

Wu Huaiyu could not refuse.

"My Youzhou Legion makes this promise to you, and if something happens, I will also mobilize the Khitan soldiers from Raole Dudu's Mansion and Songmo Dudu's Mansion to protect you."

Speaking of Xi Qidan, it sounded more like a threat, the Tuli territory was already surrounded by Wu Huaiyu and the others on three sides.

"I'd like to see the Horauful,"

"He's quite used to being in Youzhou, and he likes Youzhou very much. Mrs. Yang has been taking care of him."

Tuli said, "The princess has always regarded He Luohu as her own, and basically she brought up her alone. I feel relieved to have her take care of me,"

He also said, "If the governor doesn't dislike him, why don't you accept him as a foster son, the princess is now following the governor, and he enters the Wu family with his mother, so it should be right to worship the governor as a foster father."

Tuli still decided to go to Chang'an.

He remembered an old saying from the Central Plains, don't toast and eat fine wine.

He didn't want to make it so embarrassing. Looking back at what he had done over the years, Tuli was a little disheartened. For many years, he had been grudged about not being able to inherit his father's throne. His uncle Jieli was the Great Khan, and although he was the commander To the east of Monan, but following Jieli's invasion of the Central Plains several times, he secretly communicated with Li Shimin.
All he did was to replace Xieli as the Great Khan, but now he has come to such an end that the entire Khanate will cease to exist, but what can he do?
In the two battles between 99 Springs and Yehuling, Tuli was the biggest loser. [-] troops marched west to Jieli, but now only less than [-] troops are left.

Xi Qidan's two powerful tribes also left.

Even the Ministry of Fu probably won't listen to orders in the future.

There were also 3 to [-] casualties in the two battles of Jieli, but they were only injured and did not move their muscles.

"When we parted at Weiqiao, I hadn't seen the emperor for three years." Tuli sighed, and then accepted Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Youzhou, the head of the Heng'an Road, and the envoy of the Tibetans. The governor of Anzhou has four states under it.

He will go directly from Wucheng to Chang'an via Youzhou, and then he will bring more than a hundred horses from outside Wucheng to Beijing, and Wu Huaiyu will send another team of soldiers to protect him.

Wu Huaiyu also asked Tu Li to recommend the noble chiefs under his command, and Wu Huaiyu awarded them the titles of governor, general, etc. When Tu Li went to Chang'an, the Wu'an Governor's Mansion was temporarily presided over by Teqin Photography, and he was awarded the title of Chief Historian of the Wu'an Governor's Mansion. , concurrently served as the governor of Shunzhou, and gained the rank of general in Huaihua.

He even sent a member of Youzhou to join the army to inspect Sima for Tuli's Bei'an Governor's Mansion and the four subordinate prefectures, saying that it was convenient for contact, and to assist in the mutual trade between Youzhou and Bei'an, and Help them train soldiers and horses.

All the sudden profits were taken.

Lu Chengye was called over.

"The king of the county has decided to enlist his department to attach me to the Tang Dynasty. The governor is very happy and has accepted it on behalf of the emperor. The governor's mansion of Bei'an will be set up in the old place of the king of the county, and the four prefectures including Shunzhou will be unified.

Lu Canjun, you have worked hard this time, and you have made great achievements. The governor is now transferring you to be the Sima of the Bei'an Governor's Mansion. You will assist in taking pictures and taking photos of the Dudu's mansion while the king of the county is going to Chang'an to visit the emperor."

Wu Huaiyu called An Lushan again.

"This is my adopted son An Lushan. Although he is only sixteen years old, his bravery is extraordinary. He can be called the rebirth of Luo Shixin. In the battle at Yehuling, he beheaded 37 enemy heads and won the championship among the three armies.

The king of the county, the chief history of photography, and Lu Sima, I will let him go to Jinlianchuan with you, and temporarily appoint him as the deputy envoy of the soldiers and horses in the Yamen of Bei'an Dudu Mansion, and lead 200 people to go with him. "

An Lushan, the deputy envoy of the army and horses in the yamen, is actually equivalent to a regiment captain. Wu Huaiyu has already promoted him to the captain of the commanding army.
The management was originally a regiment and two brigades of 200 people.
This time I went to Jinlianchuan to station in Tuliya tent, and my main task was liaison. This was also an experience.

Wu Huaiyu in Wucheng is completely different from Wu Huaiyu in Jinlianchuan. When they met in Jinlianchuan, Wu Huaiyu was gentle, polite, and polite, but at this time Wu Huaiyu was very strong. It was arranged directly, and there was no room for negotiation at all.

Let him lead the ministry, set up Bei'an Governor's Mansion and set up four prefectures, let him go to Chang'an, let him take pictures as the Changshi Liuzhen tribe, let Lu Chengye be the Sima, let An Lushan bring two hundred soldiers to accompany him,
Everything is arranged.

Incomparably strong, even domineering.

Even in the end about the captives, Wu Huaiyu didn't discuss with him, let alone divide him up.

In the whole battle of Yehuling, there were actually not many prisoners.

In the previous attack on the mountain, there were basically no prisoners, and about [-] were killed or injured. Later, in the night attack and pursuit, the Turkic cavalry ran fast, and the Tang coalition army had fewer cavalry and captured not many prisoners.

Xi Qidan's two ministries asked for points, but they were directly rejected, so they didn't mention any more. Wu Huaiyu distributed some of the seized knives, guns, bows and arrows to them, and then gave them some frozen horse meat, and they hurriedly Go back and fall.

Now Tuli also wants to share some prisoners, but Wu Huaiyu said that he has arrangements for these people.

Tuli wanted to use these more than ten thousand captives to supplement the strength of his own tribe. Anyway, when the various tribes in the grassland fought and fought, the captives became his own.

Wu Huaiyu's arrangement was not to relocate them inland.

"Sell them all into slavery?"

"Yes, arrange an auction now,"

"all?"

"There are only ten thousand prisoners, not many,"

After the meeting with Tuli, Wu Huaiyu made arrangements with Sima Wu Junya from Youzhou who came over. The fat man was surprised when he heard this, "Shouldn't you ask the imperial court for instructions on how to deal with these Turkic captives? And according to imperial court practice, so many Turkic captives, more It may be resettled along the border, enriching the frontier, or even all the tribes, or handed over to Turkic nobles like Tuli."

Huaiyu didn't hide her thoughts from this fat cousin either.

"What you said was the previous practice, but these practices have many hidden dangers, all harm but no benefit, and a temporary expedient measure, and since we have the conditions now, why do we still do it?
This time I sent troops in the snowstorm in Youzhou to fight against Yehuling. Although more than [-] people were captured, we also suffered thousands of casualties. The military expenses, the wasted weapons, armor, bows and arrows, as well as rewards for meritorious service and compensation for the casualties, is it true? No money?

What's more, these more than 1 captives are all young and strong Turkic fighters. How can they let the tiger go back to the mountain again?

To Tuli, that is also to enrich his wings, let alone do it. "

"But for such a big matter, you have to ask the court for instructions first. What if the court disagrees afterwards?"

"We are border ministers, so we have to solve the border troubles for the court, we have to consider for the court, get things done first, and don't make things difficult for the court.

Let's cut the knot quickly and auction these prisoners into slavery, and use the money from the sale to subsidize the casualties and reward meritorious deeds. When the court finds out, it's just raw rice and cooked rice. Even if the court asks a few words, don't we even have this responsibility? ?

We just have to do what we have to do. "

Wu Huaiyu did not intend to ask the imperial court for instructions first, because he knew that if he asked for instructions first, then based on the current situation, the imperial princes would definitely hand over these people to Tuli, or resettle them in the border areas within the Great Wall, or even all the tribesmen as a rule of.

This is superficially benevolent and righteous, and does not damage the name of the imperial court, but it will cause great troubles.

Datang should not be so polite at this stage,

Furthermore, more than 1 young and strong Turkic soldiers were sold as captives, which can be sold for a large sum of money. Even if one person sells for tens of thousands of dollars, it will immediately earn hundreds of thousands of dollars. The money is used to pay for the casualties , How good it is to reward meritorious deeds, don't wait or rely on it, just do it in one step,
If the soldiers are satisfied, the morale of the Youzhou Legion will be high, and when they use troops in the future, everyone will be more active and desperate.

"But Erlang, have you ever thought about it? Everyone benefits, even the court, but you have to bear the responsibility. If you are impeached by the censor, do you think it is worth it?"

"If you're afraid of being held accountable, then you don't have to do anything. Besides, am I afraid of impeachment? I'm not arbitrarily advocating. I have a sage-given special order to act cheaply, and everything is legal and compliant."

"That's what it says, but,"

"Go arrange it, there are not so many buts."

Wu Huaiyu waved his hand. In fact, he also knew that there were some risks here, but Wu Huaiyu didn't mind. It's not a bad thing to make such a great contribution and make a small mistake.

(End of this chapter)