First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 343 Heading to Qianzhou
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With the official listing of Qinzhou Ning's annexation, so far, the four major forces in Lingnan have all annexed to Datang.

The four separatist forces in the past have now become the four general managers of the Tang Dynasty, namely: Qiu He, the general manager of Jiaozhou, Feng An, the general manager of Gaozhou, Ning Changzhen, the general manager of Qinzhou, and Li Guanglue, the general manager of Guizhou.

The flags of the Tang Dynasty were planted all over Lingnan, and the four major forces announced their return to the Tang Dynasty, which had a huge impact.

All of a sudden, leaders from all over the world came forward to submit their submissions. There were as many as dozens of tribes, large and small, bureaucrats, Yiyue leaders, chiefs, and Han Chinese tyrants who ceded land and became self-reliant.

Among them, Chen Longshu of Longzhou, Zhou Xiaojian of Lezhou, and Tandian of Luozhou were the most powerful.

So far, the vast area from Wuling in the north, South China Sea in the south, Minyue in the east, and Liuzhao in the west, totaling 96 prefectures, have all been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Gao Chong led his subordinate officials to fight for several days, counting and summarizing the maps and household registers presented by the leaders of various places. A total of more than 60 civilian households and more than [-] troops were obtained.

When the memorial was sent out, Gao Chong's whole body relaxed.

This is the first time that he has been alone, recruiting as many as 96 states to join Datang. His achievements are self-evident, but the pressure is also enormous.

All the way through the high rush, I have thought hard, lest I make a wrong step.

Regarding this period of history, there are very few records in the original trajectory. Gao Chong also analyzed the information one by one, such as the psychological analysis of Feng An, Ning Xuan, Ning Chun and others, so as to make progress step by step.

First kill the ambitious Guizhou bureaucrat chief Li Guangdu with a thunderbolt, support the weak Li Guanglue to succeed to the throne, and then use the personalities of Feng An, Ning Chun and others to spread the news.

The danger of this trip to Lingnan lies in the psychological warfare. Once Gao Chong's analysis is wrong and Feng Ning and Feng Ning have no intention of joining, then no matter how elite his 1 people are, it will be difficult to get out of Lingnan.

It took several days to deal with general affairs in Gaozhou, and then Gao Chong led ten thousand elites to patrol hunting on behalf of the sky, with bright armor and bright drums.

From Gaozhou to the west, pass through Chunzhou, Hezhou, Qinzhou, Jiaozhou and other places, then return to Guizhou, pass through Chongzhou, leave Lingnan, and enter Guizhou.

Along the way, they displayed the majesty of the soldiers, condolences to the elderly, women and children, and bowed their heads in joy wherever they passed.

The reason why I went to Qianzhong was because most of the barbarian seedlings here belonged to the imperial court, but there were some vague government orders, and the leaders of the various ministries were arrogant and disrespectful to the imperial court.

Although the central Guizhou area is nominally attached to the imperial court, the Tian family father and son who are in charge of central Guizhou are also respectful. Tian Shikang, the governor of Qianzhou, sent troops to Chenzhou Road when he conquered Xiaoliang, and made great achievements.

However, Tian Zongxian, the envoy of Xuanwei Jiedu in Qianzhong, his father, refused to pay homage to the pilgrimage since the third year of Wude's attachment, which made Li Yuan feel uneasy.

This is not due to Li Yuan's suspicion. Central Guizhou occupies a vast area, most of which are mountainous areas, among which there are mixed Han and Yi people, but there are a large number of Yi people here, and their fighting power is strong.

The consolation festival made Tian Zongxian shirk repeatedly and refused to enter the court, making it difficult for the court to issue government orders. All the news about the central Guizhou area was what the Tian family and his son wanted the court to see. This is already an extremely dangerous signal.

Therefore, when Gao Chong returned to his teacher in the secret decree, he made a detour around the center of Guizhou to investigate the situation in the center of Guizhou.

There is no doubt that this task is extremely dangerous. Once the Tian family and his son really turn their backs, Gao Chong will most likely be gone forever. All of this requires Gao Chong to assess the situation and play by ear.

In the first year of Dading in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian accepted the abdication of Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty as Emperor, and changed Yuan Kaihuang, and began to pacify the world. The central Guizhou area is located at the junction of Xiaoxiang, Bashu, and its geographical location is extremely important.

However, this place is a no-nonsense area. The Xiaoliang regime, which occupied Jingchu Xiaoxiang at that time, could not reach this place. The mountains in central Guizhou are undulating, the terrain is steep, and the transportation is extremely inconvenient. The Central Plains called it "the land of barbarians."

At this time, Minister Su Wei recommended Tian Zongxian, a native of Jingzhao Lantian, to appease the middle of Guizhou.

At this time, Tian Zongxian was only 20 years old, and his official position was only a school lieutenant. He was valued by Su Wei because of his bravery and resourcefulness.

Yang Jian believed in Su Wei's knowledge of people and was quite decisive. He ignored the obstacles of the courtiers and resolutely appointed Tian Zongxian, who was only 20 years old, as the governor of Qianzhong County.

Facts have proved that Su Wei has a very good vision. Tian Zongxian took over the local barbarians only one year after he took office, and managed the people in central Guizhou, and central Guizhou has been governed since then.

Therefore, Tian Zongxian is the ancestor of Kaiqian.

When Gao Junya was ordered to appease Bashu, it was spread to the middle of Guizhou, and Tian Zongxian submitted a letter to him.

Li Yuan changed Qianzhong County to Qianzhou, appointed Tian Shikang, the son of Tian Zongxian, as the governor of Qianzhou, and appointed Tian Zongxian, who was over [-] years old, as the envoy of Xuanwei Festival in recognition of his achievements in enlightening central Guizhou.

Gao Chong did not understand the origin of the Tian family and central Guizhou. In the original track, Tian Zongxian was the ancestor of Guizhou, from the second year of Emperor Kaihuang (582) of the Sui Dynasty to the 11th year of Ming Yongle (1413), Tian Zongxian ruled Central Guizhou lasted for 831 years.

The first Tian Zongxian official paid homage to the governor of Qianzhong county.

Nisetian Shikang official worshiped the governor of Qianzhou.

The third official Tian Yangming paid homage to the governor of Qianzhou.

The fourth official Tian Kechang paid homage to the soldiers and horse envoys of the rebel army...

The Tian family ruled central Guizhou for generations.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the Central Plains was in chaos, dynasties changed, and there was no time to take care of central Guizhou.

Until the first year of Daguan in the Northern Song Dynasty (1107), Tian Yougong, the No.14 grandson of Tian Zongxian, took the initiative to join the court and was appointed as the defense envoy of Guizhou.

Until the ninth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1411), a war broke out between Sinan Propaganda Envoy Tian Zongding and Sizhou Propaganda Envoy Tian Chen for mineral resources.

The Sinan Tian clan and the Sizhou Tian clan are all descendants of Tian Zongxian, but they were divided into two branches during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. They were the second of the four chieftains in Guizhou. A war broke out between the two chieftains, and Sizhou was in chaos.

Emperor Yongle was furious when he heard the news. He sent troops to Sizhou under the pretext that the Tian clan was rampant and not under the jurisdiction of the court, and wiped out the two fighting Tian clans in one fell swoop.

In fact, this was also a civil strife between the two Tian clans. Given the opportunity for the court, Emperor Yongle's mighty army completely wiped out the two Tian clans.

Tian's rule in Sizhou (Qianzhou) ended thus.

However, Tian Zongxian, the founder of Guizhou at this time, was over [-] years old and still alive. Although the influence of the Tian family in Qianzhou was great, it did not overwhelm the sky with one hand.

Gao Chong looked at the information in his hand, and was quite interested, because before Tian Zongxian, the Tian family was the leader in Central Guizhou.

This Tian family is not that Tian family.

In fact, as early as the Warring States Period, the Tian family ruled the roost in central Guizhou.

In the 13th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the handsome Tian Yizong led a series of four thousand households.

In the fourth year of Baoding in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Tian Sihe, the barbarian of Fuling, attached himself to the land.

Tian Yizong, Tian Sihe and others were all natives of Qianzhong Yi. Coincidentally, Tian Zongxian was also surnamed Tian, ​​and Tian Zongxian's background was even more noble. Tian Zongxian was a descendant of the Qi royal family.

After Liu Bang established the Great Han Dynasty, he moved the descendants of Qi Jing Wang Tianjian and Qi Wang Tianheng to the vicinity of Gyeonggi and kept them under strict supervision. The descendants of these two Qi royal families are Tian's Yanmen Hall and Bauhinia Hall, and Tian Zongxian came from Tian's Yanmen Church.

Since Tian Zongxian, the Qianzhong Tian clan has also been involved with the Qi Guotian clan, which also led to the clan disputes in the Sizhou (Central Qian) Tian clan.

　Some brothers reported that the delay in Lingnan was too long, and it was a little procrastinated, so I speeded up the pace and briefly ended the Lingnan part.

　　The main reason is that there are only a few records in history about Li Jing recruiting Lingnan. I am also curious about this period of history.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)