A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 556

Near the end of the year,

More and more good news was continuously delivered to Chang'an via the Beijing Post Road. The post riders with the wind and snow were the most welcome people to Emperor Zhenguan during this period.

And the great victories in Youzhou were also achieved one after another, and were recognized by the Chang'an court, and rumors began to spread.

Wu Huaiyu, who resigned and went to Youzhou to be the governor, became a hotly discussed figure in Chang'an again for a while.

"I heard that the sage wants to call Duke Yi back to the court to restore his prime minister,"

"I heard that he is going back to pay homage to the right servant,"

"Is the Duke of Qi resigning?"

"Duke Yi returned to pay homage to You Servant, so his foster father, Duke Qi, must have retired. After all, he seldom goes to the Political Affairs Hall now."

Pingkang Square.

Nowadays, this place is becoming more and more prosperous and lively, and even King Wu can't help it. Near the end of the year, a large number of local court officials, planners, scholars who come to Beijing to take exams, and even many merchants gather, making this entertainment area even more prosperous.

In the lightly decorated restaurant, everyone was discussing heatedly,

"I heard that the saint will also give Duke Yi a national surname and include it in the clan registration. Just like Duke Cao, he will become a royal clan in the future."

"Not only that, I heard that you will also be given an iron coupon for the alchemy book, which is said to be able to forgive two deaths,"

"I've heard about it too. It seems that the prince personally requested it from the saint."

"The teacher-student relationship between the Crown Prince and Duke Yi is really good."

The imperial court has clearly issued an edict to add the titles of Tejin, Shangzhu Kingdom, General of the Right Leader, and Yiguo Duke Wu Huaiyu as the governor of Youzhou, seal [-] households with food, give [-] pieces of silk, and [-] servants.

In addition, Luo Yi's confiscated mansion and his family were given to Wu Huaiyu.

These are enviable.

"Sorry, everyone, I'm late."

"Why are you here so late, and you are fined three glasses of wine."

"Okay, accept the punishment. I'll punish myself with three cups first."

One person went upstairs and opened the door to enter, apologized to everyone, and punished himself with three cups first, "When I came just now, I met an angel who went out of the city to Youzhou to pass the decree to Duke Yi."

"Another decree?"

"The little Turkic Turli Khan requested to be enshrined, and Yi Guogong sent troops to escort him to Chang'an to court the emperor, and the Xi and Khitan tribes also asked Yi Guogong for enclosing,
Duke Yi has placed the land of Xi in the Raole Governor's Mansion and set up ten prefectures, the Khitan land in Songmo Governor's Mansion and ten prefectures, and the Tuli Khan land in Bei'an Governor's Mansion and four prefectures."

The one who just arrived was very excited when he told everyone the new news he had just heard, "Unexpectedly, Tuli Khan came directly to Chang'an to be the Son of Heaven."

"But because of this, the emperor wants to reward Yi Guogong again, so what reward?"

"Because Yi Guogong newly established 24 prefectures of Raole, Songmo, and Bei'an in Saibei, the imperial court decided to set up a new Andong Dufu, and appointed Yi Guogong Wu Huaiyu as the first Anton Duhu. , in charge of the tribes, consoling and conquering, narrating meritorious deeds and punishments,

In Liucheng, Yingzhou, where the Anton Governor's Mansion is stationed, the imperial court assigned [-] soldiers and horses to be under the command of the Andong Governor, "

Duhufu, this is a somewhat unfamiliar term for Tang people, but all the scholars present here are scholars who have read a lot of books, and even several famous poets,

They naturally know the Protectorate of the Western Regions, which originated from the Protectorate of the Western Regions set up by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty in Wulei, commanding Dawan and the other cities to the east, and also inspecting nomadic countries such as Wusun and Kangju.

Later, the Wei and Jin established the Changshifu of the Western Regions.

The newly-established Anton Protectorate by the imperial court was the result of Wu Huaiyu's appeasement of the Tibetans and the establishment of 24 prefectures in the three capitals. In order to facilitate the unified management of Tuli, Xi, Khitan, etc. government.

Protector, guard with soldiers.

Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Youzhou, is also the governor of Andong. The governor of Andong is a new yamen. The government is located in Liucheng, Yingzhou, western Liaoning. post, and set up the recorder to participate in the military, the recorder, and Zhu Cao to participate in the military, etc.,
And commanded [-] troops and horses.

The Youzhou Governor's Office is in charge of the military and administration of the ten states of Youfu, while the Anton Governor's office is mainly in charge of the Jisi prefectures, focusing on border defense.

It is aimed at the Turkic Fanhu.

The Duhu's duty is to "pacify the vassals and pacify the foreign invaders", and he is responsible for "pacifying, conquering, recounting merits, and punishing the demerits" of the surrounding ethnic groups.

Bei'an, Songmo, and Raole are the three governor's mansions, which belong to the attached Jimi Prefecture. The governors and governors are all served by the chiefs of their own tribes, and they are still autonomous. This is a relatively special area, which belongs to the governor of Youzhou. It is not suitable for the government,

The official establishment of the Andong Protectorate, the core of which is that although the three prefectures and 24 states are still governed by the Turkic, Xi, and Khitan tribes, the imperial court wants to strengthen their leadership, and they do not register or pay taxes. , but the imperial court will build post stations and even garrison troops in the territory of the three departments.

Leading troops to monitor, this is the most critical.

This means that they are no longer completely autonomous. They really want to be brought under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Although most things are still autonomous, when it comes to military affairs, they have to ask the imperial court for instructions and be managed by the Anton Protectorate.

The Anton Governor's Mansion will not only set up posts in the 24 prefectures of the Sandu Governor's Mansion, build troops and garrison fields, open border exchanges, and even send some officials to the prefectures and prefectures.

This is actually similar to the Tutun where the Turks used to be stationed in Xi, Qidan and others. The Khanate sent Turkic nobles to Xi, Khitan and others to serve as Tutun, leading troops to guard and collect taxes.

Now Datang of course has to strike while the iron is hot and strengthen control.

Twenty thousand troops were stationed along the border and in the three divisions. This force was enough to intimidate and control them and make them obey the Tang Dynasty in the future.

All tribes defend their own borders and are not to be disturbed. They meet regularly, and if there is a dispute, the government will take the lead in mediation. If there is a rebellion among the tribes, the guardian government has the right and obligation to send troops and other ministries to jointly quell the chaos.

From now on, the three departments, from the governor of the Khan king to the chief governor, and even all the chiefs and officers, big and small, must be appointed and awarded seals by the court.

These detaining officials can be recommended by themselves, but there must be a final procedure of appointment and dismissal by the imperial court to be formal and legal.

The Anton Governor's Mansion is also responsible for comforting Mohe, Shiwei, and Yu.

"The newly established Anton Governor's Mansion is of the third rank compared to the Central Governor's Mansion."

The governor of Youzhou from the second rank, the governor of Anton from the third rank, and the governor of Youzhou from the third rank, the special official official of the second rank, and the prince Shaobao from the second rank, and the third rank The right leads the rank of general.

Internally, he is in charge of the military and administration of ten states in Youfu, and externally, he is in charge of 24 states in Andong, Sanbo and Hu.

It can be called the king of the Northeast.

"Have you heard that the sage gave Tuli Khan the surname Li and included him in the official clan registration?"

Tuli Khan Ashinash Bobi had been conferred the title of King of Beiping County before, but this kind of appeasement belonged to the past, and few took it seriously, just like Jieli invaded Jingzhou in the seventh year of Wude. Li Shimin and Tuli became brothers with different surnames, and Tuli withdrew his troops alone, so Jieli had to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty.
Ashina Simo went to Chang'an to meet Li Yuan and was in charge of peace talks, and Li Yuan bestowed Ashina Simo the title of King of Heshun County.

But this time it was clearly different.

The Tuli family was attached to the family, and Wu Huaiyu used his land to set up the Bei'an Governor's Mansion. He came to Chang'an to court the emperor himself.

Along with Tuli, he was not the only one who was given a national surname and listed as a genus.

Tudiji, the leader of Mohe, who had previously been given the surname of the country, was also included in the Zongzheng membership this time, and was renamed Yan Guogong.

And those who can be saved by the king of Xi will be given the surname of the country, listed as their affiliations, worshiped as envoys, military governors of the ten prefectures, and the governor of Rao Le, and given the title of Duke of Loufan County.
Khitan Khan Da Hemo Hui gave him a national surname and a tributary status. He was worshiped as an envoy to the military affairs of the ten prefectures and the governor of Songmo, and he was granted the title of Duke of Guishun County.

In addition, Sun Aocao, the former general manager of Liaozhou and the commander-in-chief of Khitan who had been attached in the early years, was also given a national surname, a nationality, and the title of Yongle County Duke.

He also bestowed the son of Keduzhe, Pidi, as a male in Wudi County, and Kuge, the son of Mohui, as a male in Wuji County.

Li Keyong, the son of Tudiji, was given the title of male from Wuyuan County.

Although there are rumors in the market that Wu Huaiyu should be given a national surname and listed as a vassal, in fact, the crown prince did propose this matter, but Li Shimin did not agree. There is nothing to be embarrassed about when the new surname is given to Fanhu and listed in the family registration.

"It is said that the imperial court originally wanted to set up the Dongyi Colonel's Palace and send a general to be the Dongyi Colonel. However, later it was felt that the rank of the captain was too low, so there was a proposal to rename it the Dongyi Protector's Palace.

But in the end, the sage felt that the word Dongyi was not very nice, so he changed the name to Anton's Protectorate. Yi Guogong was the first Anton's protector, and he was also appointed by the sage. "

"It's better to hear Anton's Protectorate's Mansion, but Dongyi Captain's Mansion is too low-grade."

"You have to have Duke Yi to be the protector of Anton. If you change someone else, Sanfan probably won't accept it."

"But if the Flying General of Dragon City is here and does not teach Hu Ma to cross the Yin Mountains, this poem by Duke Yi is so good. Isn't this Flying General of Dragon City the Duke of Yi?"

"Yes."

"I heard that Tuli Khan took the initiative to send the Huainan Princess Yang, who was married to him in the Sui Dynasty, to the tent of Yi Guo Gong. House,"

"Hey, I've heard about this too. It happened before the war when Duke Yi was patrolling the Jinlian River in the north. Tu Li took the initiative to send people to Prime Minister Wu's tent in the middle of the night. I heard that the Yang family is still alive in Youzhou now. I’m pregnant.”

"Is it Mr. Wu's?"

"Then who else could it be? The Yang family has been married to Tuli for 12 years and has never had a child. Now that he has entered the account of Minister Wu, he will become pregnant immediately. What do you think?"

"Master Wu is mighty."

"I've heard that Jieli even asked his eldest son, He Luohu, to worship Mr. Wu Xianggong as his adoptive father, and the four chiefs, Keduzhe, Tudiji, Dahemohui, and Sun Aocao, also made his sons Worship Wu Xianggong as a foster father."

"This is really a show of prestige, and all the fanhus are vying to recognize the martial arts master, and they are vying to call you my lord."

"If you ask me, Mr. Wu is really a role model for scholars of our generation. What does he say in a poem? Please go to Yuntai Pavilion for a while, and be like a scholar with ten thousand households?"

I think we should also abandon our pens and go to the frontier, so that we can really write good poems. "

Another person also sighed, "Yeah, every year Chang'an takes the imperial examinations, but unfortunately there is no one to attend, and they fail every year. Last year, only 17 people were admitted for Jinshi, and none were admitted for Xiucai. Which ones on the list of Jinshi and Mingjing are not all from famous families, or they have been appreciated and recommended by ministers and ministers early, we people, I am afraid that there is no hope in this life,
Why don't you go to Youzhou and join the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou or the Protectorate's Mansion in Andong, and be an aide first, make meritorious service at the border, and go another way. "

"Brother Gao is right, I have the same intention, let's go together!"

"Go together, we will all go to Youzhou to pay homage to Duke Yi, join Duke Yi's shogunate together, and serve in the frontier together."

"Well, I've heard that Yi Guogong respects the corporals and respects his guests. All talented people under his command and the shogunate can be reused and recommended by them. As long as they are talented, they don't have to worry about not having opportunities."

A group of scholars and poets, after a few drinks, were impassioned, and decided to go to Youzhou to vote for Mr. Wu, and also followed the example of Mr. Wu by abandoning their pens and joining the army, making contributions and making achievements.

(End of this chapter)