First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 610 Brother Dahe Ku
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Next, Gao Chong carefully observed the topography of Micheng. Although he was not a professional construction worker, he had some understanding of it.

Nicheng is not completely unorganized and undisciplined. Maritime merchants from Guangzhou also have personnel stationed in Nicheng to handle some basic affairs. At least the lamp oil on the mast needs someone to operate and maintain it.

When Tian Yangming found the person, Gao Chong was helpless. He saw an old man with a sallow complexion and a hunched body coming to him, and bowed to him with difficulty.

Gao Chong hurriedly offered his support, "Is this old man from this mud city?"

Hearing Gao Chong's words, the old man nodded tremblingly.

"Does the old man know the underground water veins in Nicheng?" Gao Chong asked, "In other words, which places have water and which places don't have water?"

The old man nodded again.

"Can you please help me take us to see you?" Gao Chong tried his best to keep a gentle tone.

The old man still nodded.

For a whole day, Gao Chong measured the entire scope of the mud city with his footsteps. In fact, the mud city was not big in the first place, and the four walls surrounding it were less than ten miles away. However, this geographical location was very important.

That night, Gao Chong returned to Panyu City, and the lights were brightly lit in his study.

Next, for several months, Gao Chong was extremely busy. He first worshiped the God of Poseidon outside the city, and issued an "Announcement on Crocodiles" on the altar. Shipping company purchases crocodile skin.

The shameless Gao Jinglue once again showed his extraordinary literary talent. He wrote a powerful "Essay on the Crocodile", which made Gao Jinglue famous all over the world again.

"On the day of the Wei dynasty, the Lingnan economic envoy, the governor of Guangzhou, and the champion general, Yan Guogong Gao Chong, envoy Yang Shilue, Sima Fengyou, and county magistrate Tian Yangming, etc., threw a chicken and a duck into the Panyu pond. He went to the swamp to eat with the crocodile, and told him: In the past, the king had the world...

The Jinglue Envoy is ordered by the Emperor to take charge of this land and govern this people...

The crocodile knew it and listened to the scriptures and said: The land of Lingnan has the sea to the south.No matter how big a whale or a roc is, or how small a shrimp or a crab is, they are all welcome to live and eat, and crocodiles appear in the morning and arrive in the evening.

Kill them all and then stop them, they will have no regrets! "

In short, I am a high-ranking official, and now I am guarding Lingnan. Now I will feed you a chicken and a chicken. If you are interested, the sea in the south can accommodate whales, pengs, shrimps, and crabs. Everything is tolerated. If you are willing to migrate, If you go to the sea, it will happen in the morning and evening, but if you are unwilling to cooperate, then don't blame me for being ruthless, kill all the crocodiles, and never regret it.

In fact, Gao Chong was even a little reluctant to part with these chickens and ducks, but the sense of ceremony had already been enhanced for this reason. If there were no sacrifices, it would be too childish. In Gao Chong's view, these chickens and ducks were really wasted.

As soon as the announcement was issued, the city of Panyu and even Guangzhou quickly became agitated. The people had been suffering from crocodiles for a long time. Sometimes they were easily attacked by crocodiles while walking on the road. Children, especially, often disappeared and were killed by crocodiles.

Now the government has ordered the killing of crocodiles. A piece of crocodile skin is actually worth five hundred coins. The wealth is so exciting that the whole people quickly carry out vigorous hunting activities.

After spending several days working on it, the "Building Plan of Kaiyue City" and "Design Plan of Kaiyue Tower" were completed and the "Customs Building Plan" was completed, and then the first-class architects in Lingnan were invited to revise it together.

Although Gao Chong has finalized the urban layout and the shape of the lighthouse, he still needs professional craftsmen to revise it. After all, Gao Chong does not understand those architectural principles. For example, the lighthouse diagram drawn by Gao Chong himself, the craftsman only took a look at it. Point out many unreasonable places, such as the stress points of beams and columns, etc.

Gao Chong was vigorously carrying out construction in Lingnan, and Li Shimin in Chang'an was also working hard and busy, paying attention to the situation in the grasslands and controlling the overall situation of the world.

Li Shimin had always given priority to Lingnan's memorials. Many of Gao Chong's measures had been reported to Li Shimin before leaving Beijing. With His Highness Ganlu issuing several decrees, Lingnan had once again entered the court's sight.

First, Luozhou was separated from the Gaozhou Governor's Palace, Tandian was appointed governor of Luozhou, and Tanheng was appointed magistrate of Shicheng County.

Secondly, the Jianghuai Navy was recruited, mainly 1000 people from the Yangzhou Navy, and five large ships, and went south along the coastal road to establish the Nanhai Navy. The full complement of 3000 people was attached to the Guangzhou Metropolitan Governor, who also served as the commander of the navy.

Finally, the Ordnance Supervisor was ordered to connect with the Lingnan Economic Strategy Office, and the Yangzhou Jiafang Department was established in Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor to purchase Lingnan crocodile skins through waterways and make leather armors.

The Jiafang Department is directly under the Ordnance Supervision. The Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office is responsible for the site labor, and the Guangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office is responsible for the supply of raw materials. The Jiafang Department has one person, who is served by the chamberlain, ranking in the eighth rank, and one person, who is the craftsman. Li Zheng Ninth Grade, specializing in making leather armor.

A series of decrees drew the attention of the government and the public to Lingnan, and Li Shimin also issued a secret order to the Youzhou Governor's Mansion in the north. The content of the order is unknown, but after Liu Hongji saw it, he seemed to have seen the power of the sky. Merit beckoned to him.

If nothing else, an accident happened after all, and Tuli Little Khan led the army straight to Mobei in fear.

Tu Li had his own little idea. He did not intend to face Xue Yantuo directly, but took a detour to find a tribe called Tongluo, trying to use the big to bully the small, gain some military exploits and then look for an opportunity to withdraw.

The Tongluo tribe is a tribe of the Tiele people. In Turkic language, it means "leopard". This tribe is also a medium-sized tribe on the grassland.

According to the "New Book of Tang Dynasty": "Tongluo was in the northeast of Xue Yantuo, seven thousand miles away from the capital, and won with thirty thousand soldiers. In the second year of Zhenguan, he sent envoys to the court. After a long time, he invited his subordinates to build the Guilin Governor's Mansion and worship him. At the time of the chief, Jianchui was appointed as the general leading the left army, and was awarded the title of governor. He rebelled against An Lushan, robbed his troops, and used them, calling him 'Yiluohe'."

The leader of the Tongluo tribe was named Shi Jianchu. He was very similar to the Great Hemo Hui. He also hated the oppression of the Turks. Therefore, when Yi led Xue Yantuo to rebel against the Turks, Shi Jianchu responded immediately.

Another point is that Shi Jianchuo also admired the Central Plains Dynasty. He felt that the Central Plains Dynasty at least paid attention to principles, convinced people with reason, and convinced people with morality, instead of being like the Turkic Jieli Khan, who expropriated and plundered wantonly.

When Tu Li led the army to Tongluo tribe, Shi Jianchuo was panicked and immediately asked Xue Yantuo for help. At the same time, he was preparing to relocate the old and weak.

But Shi Jianchuo didn't expect that someone would come to Tongluo tribe that night.

"Are you a Khitan?"

In the Tongluo tribe, in the big tent, Shi Jianchuo saw the visitor's attire and immediately said angrily: "I, the Tiele people, have never had any enmity with you, the Khitan people. What do you mean by this?"

"Chief, don't be angry." The envoy immediately stretched out his hand to comfort him, "I am from the Dahe tribe of Khitan, and my name is Brother Daheku."

Shi Jian took a closer look and saw that this man was about eighteen or nineteen years old, very young, with a pair of sparkling eyes, a tall and straight body, and he looked brave and wise.

He immediately asked: "Dahe clan? What is your relationship with Dahe clan?"

As a force on the grassland, the Khitan people are not weaker than the Tiele people. The eight Khitan tribes had formed a tribal alliance at the end of the Sui Dynasty and jointly promoted the Dahe clan as the chief. This is not a secret.

As the second-generation chief, Da Hemo Hui was majestic and prestigious, and was quite famous on the grasslands. Although Shi Jianchui had never seen him, he had at least heard of Da Hemo Hui's name. "It's my father." Brother Daheku nodded and smiled.

"It turns out he is the Khitan young chief." Shi Jianchu was shocked, then stretched his hand to the side, motioning to take a seat, and asked: "I have also heard of your father's reputation. We Tiele people have always had little contact with the Khitan people in the east. , do not interfere with each other, why are you helping the vicious Turks now?"

Brother Daheku was young, but he was not stage frightened. Hearing this, he just smiled and said: "Who said that we Khitan people are here to fight the Tiele brothers? We are all brothers, aren't we?"

Shi Jian was stunned for a moment.

Brother Daheku also looked gradually solemn, "My father asked me to tell the leader of Tongluo that tomorrow we will attack the Turks together."

Shi Jian was startled.

Brother Daheku continued: "I know that the leader of Tongluo has doubts, but you have to know that the tribes that have been oppressed by the Turks are not only you Tiele people, but also us Khitan people, Xi people, and Mohe people. People, the Turks are insatiable and demanding. Now that Zhenzhu Khan has raised an army to resist in Mobei, all our eastern tribes are applauding. Now is an excellent opportunity to destroy the Turks and fight for freedom."

Shi Jianchui looked solemn, "How do you expect me to trust you?"

"No need to believe," Brother Daheku said confidently: "Tomorrow, when chaos breaks out in the Turkic camp and our Khitan warriors kill the Turks and make them flee in embarrassment, I believe that the leader of Tongluo will naturally make a decision."

"Okay", Shi Jianchui clapped his hands and praised, "Based on your words, I believe you."

Then he looked at Brother Dahe Ku with admiration and said, "Brother Ku has such courage at such a young age. It's very impressive."

Brother Daheku smiled proudly, "How can you be called a warrior if you are afraid of death?"

"Okay", Shi Jianchuo clapped his hands again, and after thinking for a moment, he asked: "Brother Ku, do you have a woman?"

Brother Daheku was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and smiled, "You haven't made a name for yourself on the grassland yet, so you don't want women."

"Has ambition." The more he looked at it, the more Shi Jianchui felt that this young man had a bright future. He immediately said: "Prairie men don't hide anything. I have a daughter who is fifteen this year. She is the pearl of our Tiele. As bright and white as the moon, I want to marry her to you, are you willing?"

Brother Daheku was completely stunned. After reacting, he frowned and asked, "The leader thinks that is the only way we can fight the Turks together?"

"So what if it is? So what if it's not?" Shi Jian suddenly became interested and asked.

"If it is, for the sake of the overall situation, I can agree now. If not, you need to report back to my father and let him decide whether you and I will marry."Brother Daheku responded seriously.

Hearing these well-founded words, Shi Jianchui was even more satisfied and said directly: "I tell you clearly, no, you go back and explain the situation to your father. I am willing to become brothers with him. You and I will always be brothers."

Brother Daheku happily agreed.

After personally escorting Brother Daheku out of the camp, Shi Jian nodded and praised, "This young man will definitely be an eagle on the grassland in the future."

As Shi Jianchui said, on the original track, Dahe Mohui defected to the Tang Dynasty, was given the surname Li, that is, Li Mohui, and was awarded the title of General Zuotunwei.

In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Mohui died of illness. His eldest son, Dahe Kuge, succeeded him as the chief of the Khitan. His second son, who was 14 years old at the time, inherited Yu Yin. Because of his father's influence, he served as the general of Zuotun. He was given the surname Li and named Li. Fan.

Brother Daheku continued to lead the eight Khitan tribes in the northeast. When Taizong conquered Goguryeo, Dahekuge was ordered to join the expedition and was awarded the title of General Zuo Wuwei for his merits.

Later, Emperor Taizong established the Songmo Governor's Mansion in the hometown of Khitan. Dahe Ku Ge served as the first Songmo Governor and also served as the general of the left army. He was given the title of Wuji County Male and was given the surname Li, that is, Li Ku Ge.

After Dahe Kuge left the Tongluo tribe, he detoured all the way to the west. After detouring for dozens of miles, he turned back to the south and then turned to the east. This was after discussion between his father Dahemohui, Ahuisuzhi and others. This strategy is to avoid the Turkic cavalry to the greatest extent and ensure safety.

It's just that Da Hemohui and others underestimated the resourcefulness of Tuli Little Khan. Although Tuli Little Khan has a violent and moody personality, one thing is undeniable. Tuli Little Khan does have some brains.

The little Khan Tuli admired the Han culture and had always been fond of the classics and history books of the Central Plains. He was indeed quite talented. He read those boring classics and history with joy.

Over the years, I naturally gained some wisdom from books.

On the other hand, Jieli Khan was very ambitious and took away the throne of Khan forcefully. The young Tuli Khan was weak and had only a few cronies of his father Shibi Khan to support him. he.

In this case, Tuli not only was not persecuted by Jieli Khan, but also forced Jieli Khan to make him a little khan.

This is enough to prove that the little Khan of Tuli is definitely not a waste. Although he is not very clever, he is at least quite smart.

When it comes to this kind of psychological planning, scholars from the Central Plains are far better than the Khitan people. Even if Da Hemo is somewhat resourceful, he can't stand up to the little Khan of Tuli, a Sinicized Turk who is familiar with classics and history.

What's more, since the expedition, Tuli has been wary of Dahemohui and others. Now that the army is approaching Mobei, Tuli is even more cautious.

After stationing in the camp, Tu Li summoned his trusted generals and said, "After dark, you send out five hundred light cavalry, extending fifty miles from the surroundings of the camp, to patrol back and forth. If you see anyone suspicious, kill them first."

Tu Li's intention is also very obvious. Its purpose is to cut off the surrounding connections, lest the Khitans secretly communicate with the rebels in Mobei.

On the other hand, Ohamakai and others only thought that they could avoid the yuri by taking a detour, and they also looked down upon Tuli.

The young Brother Dahe Ku looked up at the sky, looked in the right direction, and galloped wildly. His heart was filled with excitement. He was finally able to resist the Turkic tyranny. Brother Da He Ku felt very happy.

Suddenly, Brother Daheku's expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly reined in the horse and quickly stuffed the water bag from his waist into the horse's mouth. He patted the horse's head and crawled to the ground together.

On the hillside in the distance, under the bright moonlight, more than a dozen black figures were moving quickly.

Brother Daheku leaned down on the ground and heard the sound of horse hooves clearly.

"Are they Turks?" Brother Dahe Ku's expression gradually became solemn, he slowly took off his bow and arrow and waited quietly.

He also knew in his heart that if there was a head-on confrontation, he would definitely die here. Now he could only pray that the Turks would not come to patrol this valley.

(End of this chapter)