First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 508 Khitan Xi Clan and Mohe

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Seeing Dahemo's forbearance, which dared not speak out, Tuli Khan enjoyed it very much, a smile gradually appeared on his face, he tapped his fingers on the desk, and said with great air: "Since you are attached to Turkic If you are protected by Turkic warriors, you must support the warriors, this is the same rule for thousands of years.”

After finishing speaking, Tuli Khan's complexion quickly darkened, and his voice gradually became colder.

"You sent troops to plunder the Han people without the consent of this Khan. This Khan is generous and will not be held accountable. Now you are only asked to contribute [-]% of the robbery, and you are pushing back and forth in front of this Khan. What is your intention? ?”

Dahe Mohui's chest rose and fell when he heard the words, his eyes were red, and he lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said: "My Khitan definitely does not have hundreds of thousands of grains, no, not even a single grain."

"Really?" Seeing that Dahe Mohui was so decisive, and it didn't look like a fake, Tuli Khan looked suspicious, "How do you prove it?"

"How to prove it?" Dahe Mohui paused, raised his head abruptly, and screamed in hysterical grief and anger, "Nothing is nothing, how can I prove it, I will swear to the god with this finger, absolutely not!"

As soon as the words fell, Da He Mohui pulled out the short knife used for cutting flesh from his waist, and cut hard at the little finger of his left hand, one finger fell to the ground, and the blood donation ticked.

Dahe Mohui's eyes were red, he stared closely at Tuli Khan, and repeated every word, loudly: "Khitan has no food!"

Tuli Khan was completely stunned, could only swallow his saliva, and looked away, "In that case, Ben Khan believes you, but this is what the Han people said, and it's none of my business."

This reflects Tuli Khan's timid and fearful character, but the Dahe Mohui is not a brainless reckless man. Hearing this, he just sneered and did not respond. The other chiefs of the Xi, Mohe and other tribes also did not believe it. with anger.

It is not a day or two for Tuli Khan to levy violently. It is the norm to increase the levy year after year.

Seeing Dahe Mohui's strong temper now, he was forced to cut his fingers and swear. When Tuli saw that he could not ask for food, he pushed it all on the Han people. The impression in the minds of these tribal chiefs was even worse.

"Ben Khan reiterated once again that the Turks are now forming an alliance with Tang, and they will not invade each other. You should not plunder at will. If you commit another crime and break the covenant between the two countries, I will report it to the Great Khan."

Tuli Khan had some palpitations about these tribal chiefs who drew their swords at every turn, so he had to move out Jieli Khan, and after a few instructions, he frowned and drove them away, "Go down and graze with peace of mind, and don't act like robbers."

Dahe Mohui took a deep look at Tuli Khan, turned around and left. The other leaders of the tribes have always been looking forward to the Khitan leader. When they left, they saluted and bid farewell.

On the east side of the tooth tent, Da Hemo would gallop his horse to a hillside, open his arms, and roar to the sky, venting his suffocation, which shocked the trees and birds in the distance.

"Eldest nephew, this Tuli kid is too bullying." A white-bearded beard stared at him in anger, and his grizzled beard made this man quite powerful.

Although Dahemo would be the chief of the Khitan and the leader of the eastern tribes, this Hu man still called him his nephew, and obviously he didn't have much respect for Dahemo.

Seeing that Dahe Mohui just had a gloomy face and refused to express his opinion, the barbarian stared and asked: "What? You just put up with it like this? You, Aye, wouldn't be like this back then."

"It's not what it used to be now," Dahemo would hold his head and roar in pain, "The Turks are stronger now than they were then, and we are getting weaker and weaker under the exploitation of Turks. Resistance can only lead to death. Can you fight against us?" Win Jieli Khan?"

The white-haired barbarian turned red with anger when he heard the words, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only say angrily: "If this continues, I'll ridicule people and kill them."

This person is Ahui Suzhi, the leader of the Ahui tribe of the Xi clan.

The Xi people are distributed in the eastern and western areas of Liaodong. There are five tribes in total, namely the Ahui tribe, the Aoshi tribe, the Chuhe tribe, the Duji tribe and the Yuanzhe tribe. The most powerful one is the Ahui tribe.

The current leader of the Ahui tribe, Ahui Suzhi, is also the chief of the Xi tribe, leading the five tribes of the Xi tribe.

Ahui Suzhi was over sixty years old, and was the right-hand man of the Khitan chief Dahe Duoluo back then. After Dahe Duluo died, it was Ahui Suzhi who supported Dahe Mohui to succeed him.

In the original history, the Khitan and other tribes in the eastern part of the grassland could not be exploited by Tuli, and finally returned to the Tang Dynasty under the leadership of the Dahe Mohui, in which Ahui Suzhi played an important role.

When Li Shimin conquered Goguryeo, Ahui Suzhi joined the conquest in his old age and made great contributions.

After the death of Ahui Suzhi, Li Shimin supported Ahui Kedu, the son of Ahui Suzhi, to succeed him as the chief, gave him the surname Li, set up the governor's office in Raole, and appointed Li Kedu as the military chief of the five prefectures and Rao Le. The governor, the title of Duke of Loufan County.

The Ahui Department under the leadership is Ruoshui Prefecture, the Chuhe Department is Qili Prefecture, the Aoshi Department is Luogui Prefecture, the Duji Department is Tailu Prefecture, and the Yuanzhe Department is Keye Prefecture.

These five prefectures belonged to the Raole Dudufu, and they were in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia, the Xilamulun River Basin and the Taoer River Basin in later generations.

Until the first year of Tang Gaozong Xianqing, Li Kedu was promoted to the general of Youjianmen because of his meritorious service, ranking third rank.

It's just that after the female emperor claimed control, Emperor Li Pidi, the son of Li Kedu, could not bear the bullying of Wu Zhou, and he followed the Khitan chief Li Jinzhong to rebel.
This state lasted until the third year of Emperor Xuanzong's Kaiyuan reign. Li Dazhen, the chief of the Xi clan at that time, saw that the Tang Dynasty was at its peak again, so he sent envoys to join him. King Lejun, and married Princess Gu'an to Li Dazhen.

Li Dazhen was deeply grateful for the emperor's kindness. In the eighth year of Kaiyuan, Ketuyu, who was the chief of Khitan at that time, rebelled against the Tang Dynasty again. Li Dazhen was ordered to suppress the rebellion and died in battle. Tang Xuanzong buried him generously. King of Fengcheng County.

Since then, until the end of Tang Dynasty, the Xi family has been loyal to Li Tang, and Li Yanchong, a descendant of Li Lusu, was named the king of Huaixin County.

This is the charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. For example, during the Kaiyuan period of Zhenguan, these tribal leaders were loyal to Li Tang, and they were willing to lead their horses and fall into battle, even if they died in front of the battle.

In fact, the current Ah Hui Suzhi already has the faint intention of throwing himself into the Tang Dynasty, but he is old and mature, and he dare not say it clearly. After all, the Turks now claim to control millions of strings, so how prosperous is it. Waste to be done.

It’s just that these still can’t prevent Ahui Suzhi from expressing his hatred for the Turks. Seeing Dahemo, he dared not speak up. Ahui Suzhi continued: “Tuli has increased the levy year after year. But what about next time? How many fingers do you have enough to cut off?"

Da He Mohui's eyes showed a sharp look, his teeth were gritted, even though his fingers were bleeding, he remained indifferent.

After listening to Ah Hui Suzhi's words, Da He Mohui just turned his head to look at him, and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want to do?"

Ahui Suzhi's turbid eyes lit up immediately, and he leaned closer to his ear and said, "Since Tuli is hooking up with the Han people, then we will also secretly contact the Han people."

"Han people? They are in a mess now, how can they help us?" Dahemo would obviously show a trace of disdain for the Han people.

"You are still young, and you don't know the power of the Han people. When the sage Khan was alive, I was still young, and I went to the Central Plains with the tribute people. Any state or county of them is as good as our whole family. And such a state and county, There are hundreds of Han Chinese."

Ahui Suzhi recalled adoringly: "As long as there is a unified emperor, the Han people will recover quickly, and they can produce a lot of grain and cloth. We just need to show our allegiance and donate some cattle and sheep every year to survive the winter safely. The sheep are only less than [-]% of what we donate to Tuli."

"That was also a thing in the past. In the past, I, the Khitan, could still occupy their state capital, and I could sit on an equal footing with Shibi Khan."

Dahe Mohui said disapprovingly: "The current Han people are nothing to worry about. Any member of my Khitan Eight Tribes can rob them."

There were eight tribes in Khitan. Dahe Mohui was attached to Datang and died of illness shortly after. His son Dahe Kuge succeeded to the throne and was given the surname Li. He was the first governor of Songmo.

The eight divisions were changed to Kyushu, and Songmo Dudufu governed Kyushu, that is, the Daji department was Qiaoluo Prefecture, the Juebian Department was Danhan Prefecture, the Duhuo Department was Wufeng Prefecture, the Fenwen Department was Yuling Prefecture, and the Tubian Department was Rilian Prefecture The Ruixi Department is Tuhe Prefecture, the Zhuijin Department is Wandan Prefecture, and the Fubu Department is Pili and Chishan Prefectures.

Although the current Khitan belongs to the Turks, it is still a first-class and powerful tribe in the eastern grassland. The eight tribes have a total of more than [-] string-controlling warriors, and their strength is quite tyrannical. Zhouzhou competed with Luo Yi, the general manager of Youzhou.

Seeing Dahe Mohui's youthful vigor, Ahui Suzhi got on his horse, shook his head and sighed to himself: "You are still too young, we are just saying a few compliments, the so-called paying tribute to ministers is just It’s just offering some cattle, sheep and ferrets, in exchange for the cloth, tea, bricks and food we urgently need, why bother to be hostile.”

Da He Mo would snort coldly, obviously disagreed, and galloped away.

Seeing that Dahemo would go away, a strong man with braided hair and wild boar teeth on the braided hair behind him stepped forward and asked in a buzzing voice: "What should I do? Will he return the favor?" Do you want to give food to the Turks?"

Ah Hui Su Zhi came back to his senses, and cast a glance at the strangely dressed strong man, "Why are you so eager?"

The strong man was a little excited when he heard the words, and he beat his chest and gritted his teeth angrily, "I have no food in the Ministry of Iron and Steel, and if I let the Turks continue to bully me, I will starve to death and freeze to death this winter."

Ahui Suzhi rolled his eyes and suggested: "Perhaps you can ask Tudiji for help. You are of the same clan after all, so he should not refuse to save you."

After finishing speaking, Ahui Suzhi dispersed his followers and said in a low voice: "I heard that Tudiji is trusted by the emperor of the Han Dynasty. You can ask him to ask how we will be treated if we join him."

The strong man was obviously taken aback when he heard the words, and asked in a daze, "Tudiji? He and I are not from the same tribe."

Ah Hui Su Zhi took a deep breath, feeling a little helpless towards this reckless man.

"I'm not even of the same race as you, and we're helping each other and overcoming difficulties together. No matter what happens, he's still a man of yours. Could it be that you just watched you freeze to death and starve to death?

Furthermore, if he guides us to join the Tang Dynasty in the middle, it will be a great contribution to him, and the Han emperor will reward him heavily."

"Very good, very good", the strong man said with a smile: "I heard that he is in Yingzhou, I will go to Yingzhou to find him."

Ah Hui Suzhi nodded, and couldn't help but exhort: "He is in an extraordinary position now, you should respect him, after all, we still have to rely on him to help us survive the winter."

"Yes, yes, I must respect it." The strong man grinned and said, "Because he is very powerful."

Ah Hui Su Zhi raised his head to the sky, sighed faintly, a little helpless.

He thought of the Han hero he saw in the Central Plains when he was young, the Han man who received him, he thought he was a great hero with both civil and military skills, but unexpectedly he was just a small postmaster, not even an official, and then looked at the black man in front of him This guy, with a copper head and iron brain, is stupid and stupid, and he is actually the chief of the Tie Li Department of Heishui Mohe.

Mohe is divided into millet mohe and black water mohe.

Among them, Sumo Mohe is divided into eight divisions, namely Jueji Division, Hucilai Division, Kutushi Division, Yuejimeng Division, Yueyu Division, Buhulai Division, Poxi Division and Bubukuoli Division. The chief of Mohe was Tudiji.

In the northeast, Heishui Mohe is divided into sixteen divisions: Heishui, Simu, Junli, Kushuo, Mo Yejie, Fu Nie, Yulou, Yuexi, Wu'er, Hu Dulu, and Tie Li.

In fact, in later generations, only these eleven tribes with testable names have been handed down, and the remaining five tribes have no history to test, and their names have been lost.

Among them, the Tielibu lived near the Bohai Sea, close to Youyan, and the sixteen tribes of Heishui Mohe. It can be said that the Tielibu had the most contact with the Han people, and they did not exclude the Han people.

The Wuer and other tribes in the far north live in the Heilongjiang and Wusuli River basins, which are deep in the bitter cold, which is too far away.

It was not until hundreds of years later in the Tongguang period of the Later Tang Dynasty that the Wuer tribe came into contact with the Central Plains Dynasty. The Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty canonized the Wuer chief as Huaihua Zhonglang General. After that, the Wuer tribe disappeared for hundreds of years. The tribe only appeared in the Wule River Basin, and there are too many mysteries hidden in the vast black land.

Compared with Heishui Mohe, Sumo Mohe is not so mysterious. It lives near the Bohai Sea and often comes into contact with Han people.

In the former Sui Dynasty, the chieftain of Sumo Mohe led his troops to join him. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty placed Sumo Mohe in Yingzhou. During the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Mandu died of illness. His younger brother Tudiji succeeded him as the chief, and the official worshiped Dr. Jin Ziguanglu.

Later, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, and Tudiji led the army to join the conquest. He made great achievements and was appointed as the prefect of Liaoxi for his meritorious service.

Tudiji was loyal to the Central Plains Dynasty. Emperor Sui Yang visited Yanmen, and the Turks came to attack. Tudiji immediately led the army to Qin Wang, but was defeated and captured. Shibi Khan released him. He was greatly commended and ordered to accompany him, so Tudiji followed Sui Yang Emperor to visit Jiangdu.

After Yu Wenhuaji killed the king and assumed the throne in Jiangdu, Tudiji led his troops to flee overnight. On the way, they were repeatedly intercepted by Wei Wang Li Mi, Zheng Wang Shichong, Mantian Wang Wang Xuba and others. They suffered heavy casualties. After going through hardships, they finally escaped from Jiangdu. Back to Yingzhou, how miserable.

However, even after suffering such hardships in the Central Plains and the tribe's strength plummeted, Tudiji was still loyal to the Central Plains Dynasty.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Tudiji immediately submitted his submission, and later he was ordered to conscript Liu Heitao, Gao Kaidao and others. He led troops to the south many times and made military exploits.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he expressed his kindness, transferred him to the right guard general, gave him the surname Li, and stayed in the palace until he died of illness in the early years of Zhenguan.

In the past, during the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, he was attached to the Central Plains, and served in the Sui and Tang dynasties successively. He has experienced four emperors for a total of more than [-] years. He has gone through many catastrophes and won the trust of successive emperors.

In addition, Li Jinxing, the son of Tudiji, conquered Goguryeo in the east, broke through Tubo in the west, and resisted the Turks and Khitans many times.

Especially in the battle of Huangzhong, Lun Qinling, a famous Tubo general who retreated wisely with a siege plan, became famous all over the world.

"Zizhi Tongjian" records: "The force is so powerful that it is feared by all."

(End of this chapter)