A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 632 You have five sins
Offer prisoners to the Ancestral Temple,

This is part of the military rituals among the Five Rites of the Tang Dynasty. There are 23 military rituals, one of which is the prisoner ceremony.

In the Imperial Ancestral Temple,
The Emperor Li Shimin presented a special ceremony to the chiefs of the five temples in the Ancestral Ancestral Temple, while the Taizhu of Taichang Temple was on hand to preach the blessings.

After the wine presentation and propaganda were over, Wei Zheng, the attendant, offered blessing wine to the emperor. Li Shimin offered wine to drink blessings, and then ate pork belly and rice rice as offerings to the chief, before returning to his throne.

"General of the Northern Expedition greets you!" Tong Zhongshu's disciple Ping Zhangshi Qin Qiong shouted excitedly.

At this time, it was finally Li Jing, Wu Huaiyu and other generals' turn to appear. Outside the emperor's ancestral temple, he returned to his throne after drinking blessing wine. Afterwards, all the officials and generals were ordered to eat gizzard meat together.

When a general pays homage to the Ancestral Temple, it is also divided into four stages: laying jade and silk, offering ceremony, and the ceremony ends.

After drinking the blessing wine, the ceremony is completed, and after eating the meat, the ceremony ends.

During the entire ceremony, only the emperor and generals were eligible to drink the blessing wine. Zhang Gongjin, Su Dingfang, Xue Wanshu and others were all holding the wine glasses and were very excited. Wu Huaiyu felt that the wine was a bit bland and was quite ordinary rice wine.

He could even taste it and tell it was Shaochun similar to Wei Zheng's home brew.

The wine wasn't too bad to drink, but the meat was a bit embarrassing.

Roast meat is the cooked meat of three animals, which are cattle, sheep, and pigs sacrificed to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The last item of the sacrifice is divided meat. Emperor Li Shimin also ate it just now.
The generals also had to share their ranks with the officials. This seemed to mean that although the generals had military power and won battles, they were still ministers like the officials and needed to submit to the imperial power.

The three animals sacrificed were whole cows, sheep, and pigs. Today, the ceremony of sacrificing captives to the Taimiao Temple is very high, and the whole animal is sacrificed directly instead of just the head.

The cooked beef, mutton and pork are cut into pieces directly on site and then distributed to the officials for consumption.

Just like Liangshan's traditional lump of meat, it's a big piece, and there's no seasoning. Fortunately, it's not too cold when spring comes, and although the meat is cold, at least it's not ice-cold.

The official of Guanglu Temple brought Wu Huaiyu a plate, which contained a large piece of beef, a large piece of mutton, and a large piece of pork.

The beef felt a little bloody, maybe medium-rare, with a light brown appearance, light red gravy, and plenty of elasticity when pressed.
The pork was uncooked, very fat, and felt a bit undercooked.

But this is meat, and it is divided among all officials. This is a reward, and you must eat it and finish it.

The pork belly that Emperor Li Shimin ate was the best part. The meat was of good quality and must have been roasted. As a general, Wu Huaiyu's portion of pork belly was not bad. Even the piece of pork was special. The plum blossom meat on the front leg is alternately fat and thin. The piece of meat looks like a blooming plum blossom, and it is not greasy in vain.

The ten generals divided the gizzard meat first and ate first.

Li Jing held it up to thank him, and then started to eat it. Not only the medium-rare beef tenderloin was eaten in large chunks, but also the pork, which was regarded as cheap meat, was also eaten in large chunks.

Not to mention Yuchi Laohei, like a wind and a lingering cloud, Wu Huaiyu felt that this guy couldn't tell the difference between good and bad.

When Wu Huaiyu saw them eating so vigorously, he thought the meat was just ugly, but when he actually ate it, he realized that it was really unpalatable.

The beef was medium rare. Although he ate tenderloin, it was already cold. When he bit into it, his teeth were filled with blood. It was so fishy.

Can only half chew and half swallow.

The mutton was better, it was leg meat, the meat was quite firm, but it was also cold.

Although the piece of pork is plum meat, there is nothing delicious about cold pork. Besides, the common characteristic of all the meat, besides being undercooked, is that it has no taste, not even salt, let alone pepper and soy sauce.

But seeing how fervently everyone was eating, he had no choice but to lower his head and gnaw fiercely. It felt a bit like chewing horse meat on the Longyou battlefield.

After the top ten generals finished eating the meat, the officials then divided the meat into pieces.

After eating all the three whole cows, sheep and pigs, the ceremony is over.

The next process is relatively simple.
First, the dance and music troops played the music of the King of Qin breaking the formation, and then Jie Li and other captive chiefs were taken to the Ancestral Temple to kneel down and plead guilty. Foreign envoys from the Tibetan states in Beijing would also be invited to watch the ceremony.
Finally, the Minister of Punishment requested the emperor to make a ruling on the prisoners, either to execute them or to grant them official titles, etc.

Li Daozong, the new minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was still in Shuofang, so Qin Qiong still asked for the order.

The spring breeze is warm,

The sun shone warmly on the face of Jieli Khan Ashina Dubi. Jieli was very nervous and his back was already wet.

He knelt on the ground and listened to Hou's decision without even daring to raise his head.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, was a little tired of eating the pork belly just now. He felt like it was in his throat and he felt like vomiting. He was also very excited and excited.

Seeing Jieli Khan kneeling in front of him and Tuli Khan at his side, the emperor really wanted to look up to the sky and laugh.

"Jieli, you have five sins!"

The emperor spoke,
Jie Li quickly kowtowed, "I will be punished by death."

Li Shimin stroked his beard, "You Turks used to have civil strife, your father's country was destroyed, and you relied on the Sui Dynasty in the Central Plains to survive. But when the Sui Dynasty was in trouble, you didn't even have the strength to help, causing the Sui Dynasty to perish. This crime is also .”

"Being my neighbor, they have made several alliances, but they have repeatedly betrayed their promises and invaded our borders. This is the second one."

"You think you are great, you are fond of war, and you are fond of success. You have been fighting for years, leaving dry bones everywhere, and resentment both internally and externally. This is the third reason."

"You continue to trample our crops and plunder and harm our people, among other things."

"I accepted your request to surrender and pardoned your sins, but you found many excuses to delay coming to the court, five of them."

"It's not without reason that I want to kill you, but I haven't forgotten the covenant on Wei, so I don't want to be harsh, so I will spare your life. I hope you can take care of yourself!"

When the emperor said this, Jieli finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I would like to thank His Majesty the Emperor for your forgiveness, and thank you for not killing me!"

Jieli was now a prisoner, and the fish and meat on the chopping board could only be used to kowtow to express gratitude.

"Okay, let's place Jieli in the post house of Taipu Temple, return it to his family, and feed him to the official."

Compared with the titles given to Tuli, Prince of Peiping, General Youwei, and Governor of Bei'an, the emperor did not give Jieli any titles, not even a yard, and he was placed in the Taipu Temple Post House, which was actually still under house arrest.

"Shi Bo Bi,"

Li Shimin waved his hand to Tuli Khan. "Your Majesty, I am here."

"In the past, your grandfather Qimin Khan lost his army and was restored to power by the Sui Dynasty. Your father Qimin Khan refused to repay the favor and became an enemy of the Sui Dynasty. You have surrendered to me now, so I do not make you a khan. Because of the lessons learned from the past. I hope that China will be peaceful for a long time and that your clan will not perish, so I make you the governor of Bei'an and give you the title of King of Beiping County with [-] households.

After you go back, you will always be my northern vassal, and you will no longer be able to invade each other. "

Tu Li had been detained in Chang'an for more than a year, and now the emperor finally wanted to let him go. Tu Li thanked the Holy Father excitedly.

"My minister Li Shibobi will always remember the kindness of the Tang Dynasty and the saints. He will always be the governor of Bei'an of the Tang Dynasty and will always protect the border for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction.

He also summoned two Turkic generals, Zhi losesili and Ashina Simo, to come forward.

"Zhi loses his thinking power, and you lead his lost troops to surrender. I am now appointed as the general of the left army, and will be in charge of the palace guards. I will give my imperial sister Princess Jiujiang to be engaged to you, and I will be granted the title of Duke of Anguo!"

The sturdy and burly Zhuan Shisili did not expect that he would be able to get a princess in marriage. Although he was currently in Chang'an, he was still very satisfied with the result. He knelt down to thank him and expressed his willingness to write a letter to the Tang Dynasty to recruit acquaintances to the Tang Dynasty. Hunbu, Dendrobium, etc.

"Simo, in the last years of the Kaihuang Dynasty, Qimin Khan was defeated and fled. The tribes in Mobei once supported you as the Turkic Khan. Later Qimin got support from the Sui Dynasty and returned to the grassland. You took the initiative to remove the Khan title. During the Wude period, Jie Lili When the army invades Guanzhong, you come to Chang'an to ask for permission. The Supreme Emperor will give you a national surname and make you the Prince of Heshun County.
Jieli was defeated and all the tribes abandoned him, but you were the only one who remained loyal.

Your loyalty is commendable, and today I will grant you the title of General Youwuhou, and I will change you to the title of Prince of Huaihua County. You will go back to recruit and command Jieli's old tribe, and worship the governor of Yunzhong. "

Jie Li was detained in Chang'an,

Prince Tuli of Beiping County, who gave him the surname of the country, returned him to the grassland and still ruled his old place, Bei'an Dudufu.

Ashina Simo is very old in Turks. His great-grandfather is Ili Khan, the founding Khan of Turks, and his grandfather is Daba Khan.

Qimin Khan was also the great-grandson of Ili Khan. In terms of seniority, Simo was Qimin's cousin and Jieli's uncle. He was the same generation as Shabalo Khan and Tuli's uncle.

But this man with a bearded face completely inherited his mother’s Sogdian appearance, but there was no trace of Turks on his body, which always made the Turks think that he was not a real Turk.

In addition, when Qimin competed with the Dulan Khan brothers for the throne in the early years, they were defeated and fled south. The tribes in Mobei once supported Simo as the Great Khan. Later, Qimin got the support of the Sui Dynasty and made a comeback. Simo also became a khan who was aware of current affairs. No., but because of this incident, from Tuli to Shibichu, Luo Jieli, the four masters, Simo was not allowed to be reused during the fourth generation of Khans.
Up to now, he is just a special agent. He has not even secured the equipment of individual troops, and has never been able to establish a feudal land.

Wu Huaiyu looked at this person. He had a high nose, deep eyes, and white skin. He looked more like a Caucasian, while the Turks actually looked closer to the Tang people.

Li Shimin re-employed Simo. Firstly, this guy was senior in qualifications. Secondly, he had a good relationship with the Tang court in the past. During the Wude period, he was sent to the Tang Dynasty many times as an envoy, and Li Yuan even made him a county king.

Of course, the most important thing is that this Simo does not look like a Turk and is not truly accepted and trusted by the Turkic Ashina family. It is more reassuring for Datang to let him take over Jieli's tribe.

As for Zhihusi, this guy is young, brave and able to fight. He is also the leader of the Zhihu tribe of the four direct tribes of the Blue Turks. He is very strong and needs to be won over.

Li Shimin was also willing to pay the price. Not only did he make him the Duke of Anguo, but he even gave him a little sister in marriage. Of course, the princess was still young and it was still early for the official marriage.

Next, the emperor awarded officials and titles to some other Turkic generals, all of whom were quite generous.

But the most important thing is not the Qijin agents who have been taken to Chang'an.

At present, Li Shimin is more concerned about Yu Sheshe and Sha Bo Luohan, who each have [-] troops, as well as the expansion of the Western Regions and Yugu She.

It was said that Yu Gushe had gone to King Gaochang, so he didn't need to think too much about it for the time being. After all, he didn't take many people with him, so he was not afraid of being alone.

The main ones are Yusheshe who occupies Hetao and Shaboluoshe who is in the west of Lingzhou. They are strong and have many troops.

Fortunately, Li Daozong on the West Road received good news frequently.

After the Northern Expedition started two years ago, he led his army northward and took the initiative to fight with Yu Sheshe for a few times. Yu Sheshe never fought. Later, when Jieli's side was wiped out, Yu Sheshe, a 23-year-old young man, also decisively asked for help. He surrendered, taking with him Yu Guni and other Jiuqijin, as well as Yinai Teqin and other special forces, and surrendered with [-] troops.

Shaboluohan Sunisi also reacted quickly. He sent his son Ashina Zhong to meet Yugushe halfway, pretending to entertain him, but he launched a surprise attack in the middle of the night. Fortunately, Yugushe was more vigilant and ran fast, but He originally had thousands of troops, but in the end he lost only a hundred horses and went west to join the King of Gaochang.

Thousands of elite subordinates, including his wife, children, children, and several younger brothers, were all captured by Ashina Chung. Suni failed to use this as a reward for his vote, and asked Li Daozong to surrender, and also invited Ashina Chung to come to Chang'an to court the emperor. .

Now the two Eastern Turkic vassal kings that Li Shimin is most worried about have led their troops to join him. Although they did not come to Chang'an, they at least had a good attitude.

"The title of Ashina Suni, who has lost his surname, is Shi. He is the king of Huaide County. He is the general of Youwei. He is the governor of Beining. He is the governor of Beining. Ashina Zhong is the Duke of Xue and the general of Zuotunwei. He is also granted the title of Marriage to Concubine Wei's daughter in Dingxiang County. Lord, come to the capital to assist the imperial concubine." The Lord of Dingxiang County was the daughter of Concubine Wei and her ex-husband Li Min, and was adopted by the emperor in the palace.

"I am granted the title of King of Huai'an County, the title of Ashina Momo as the General of the Youtun Guard, and the title of Marriage to the Lord of Pingyi County."

When Sijie came to surrender with [-] Jin commanders, Li Shimin gave him the title of General Zuotunwei.

"King Li Daozong of Jiangxia has made great contributions in the Northern Expedition, and he will be given a special title of [-] households!"

Although Li Daozong was still in Lingzhou and could not catch up with the prisoner presentation ceremony, the emperor was still very happy that he was able to conquer the Yusheshe and Shaboluohan tribes successively, and directly granted the real title to [-] households. , as many as the real seals that Li Jing got this time, far more than the hundreds of additional seals obtained by Wu Huaiyu and others.

Li Shibobi, the prince of Beiping County, Li Simo, the prince of Huaihua County, Shi Sunisi, the prince of Huaide County, Ashina Momo, the prince of Huai'an County,

An Guo Gongzhi lost his ability to think, Xue Guo Gong Shi Zhong,

At one time, he granted the title of four kings and two dukes, generals and governors, and countless others.

Although Tuoshe and Yugushe had not yet surrendered, Li Shimin also generously issued an edict to confer the title of Duke Biguo and General Zuo Xiaowei to Tuoshe Ashinasheer in Futu City, North Khan of Gaochang.

Yu Gu was granted the title of General of Youtun Guard.

Li Shimin did not kill any of Jie Li, Zhu Qijin, Teqin and other chiefs who were escorted to Chang'an.

The processing is over,

The emperor announced that there would be a palace banquet to celebrate in the evening, and specially invited Jie Li and Tu Li, as well as Simo, Zhiwansili, Shi Zhong, etc. to attend the banquet, and also asked Shi Danai to accompany them.

This Shi Danai was a Western Turk special agent who surrendered to the Sui Dynasty along with the Western Turk Chuluo Khan. He had been in the Central Plains for many years. When Li Yuan started his army, he also led his troops to follow him. He had great military exploits and was worshiped by Zhu Guo. He was granted the title of Duke of Kang and given the surname of Shi. He is now General Youwuwei.
The emperor arranged for him to accompany these Turkic surrendered chieftains, naturally because he was a model of surrender. He had been loyal and diligent in royal affairs for many years in the Central Plains. Naturally, the emperor also hoped that Li Simo, Zhi Shisili and others could follow Shi Danai in the future. Same.

Turks are a thing of the past,

The emperor granted these chiefs the titles of princes, governors, governors, governors, generals, etc., and did not grant titles such as Great Khan and Small Khan. His intention was obviously that he did not intend to retain the Turkic Khanate anymore.

(End of this chapter)