Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 658 Canonization

After Zhuge Wuhou died of illness in Wuzhangyuan, Emperor Wei Ming let himself go and began to expand the land and build the Tai Chi Palace.

With Taiji Hall as the center and axis, the East and West Halls were listed as regular dynasties, thus forming the East-West Hall system.

There are three palace gates and palace walls in front of the central main hall, and the three main halls are arranged in north and south columns, which is called "five gates and three dynasties".

The capitals of later generations all adopted the Taiji Hall system, which had far-reaching influence.

Shihu's Xiangguo, Yecheng, and Chang'an in the Sui and Tang Dynasties all followed this system.

In the east hall, Li Yue was discussing the situation in Liangzhou with Chang Wei.

"Since the late Han Dynasty, the rebellion in Liangzhou has never been difficult to put down. As soon as the imperial army arrived, it could achieve immediate results. However, once the army left, a few years later, the rebellion started again, repeated over and over, and even cost billions of money and food, but still to no avail."

Chang Wei takes the Eastern Han Dynasty as an example.

The Han-Qiang war that lasted for hundreds of years made the Eastern Han Dynasty miserable. It was not that they could not win, but that the Liangzhou Qiang and Hu rebelled and rebelled, and rebelled and were pacified again. The Eastern Han Dynasty's finances were dragged down, and Deng Zhi, the powerful relative at the court, suggested giving up Liangzhou. state.

But it was not adopted, so the imperial court increased taxes on the people, which added to the decadence of the middle and late dynasties, triggering the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

And Dong Zhuo, who ruined the Han Dynasty, was the son of a good family in Longxi, and he rose to power through the Han-Qiang war.

Of course, the Western Qiang rebellion was also due to the corruption and incompetence of the Eastern Han Dynasty officials.

But now the situation facing Liangzhou is more complicated. Not only the Qiang people, but also the Xianbei and Xiongnu tribes, as well as the Samana and noble clans are stirring up trouble.

Ran Min killed Hu Ling, and many Hu people fled to Liangzhou.

The powerful nobles in Liangzhou are like a fierce horse, they will not be obedient, and they need strong means to tame them.

Wang Meng's battle is not simply to quell the rebellion, but to uproot the source of trouble in Liangzhou. He will use Fu Ya to provoke rebellions among various tribes, eliminate the intertwined forces, wipe out all kinds of monsters, and make Liangzhou truly Back in the arms of Daliang.

"Wang Jinglue is the divine sword of China! He is the only one in the world who dares to do this."

In fact, Li Yue underestimated this battle at first, thinking it was just an ordinary Qiang chaos.

However, Wang Meng uncharacteristically stood still, allowing Li Yue to gradually see what was under the water.

"Huan Wen actually missed such a person back then. It can be seen that the destiny is not in Jiangdong, but in Daliang." Chang Wei was a down-to-earth man and held a high position, but he was not jealous of talents.

Over the years, I have had some unpleasant troubles with Cui Hong.

But Li Yue also knew that Chang Wei deliberately fought with Cui Hong.

Someone needs to suppress the Guandong nobles, and Li Yue will not allow Daliang Shangshu Ling to live in harmony with the nobles.

Those who have made it this far are not idlers. Everyone knows their position and role.

"Speaking of Jiangdong, Yang Lue recently sent a secret message from Xiangyang, requesting the release of the captured Jingxiang soldiers in order to win over Jingxiang's people." Li Yue remembered something.

During Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, he was severely beaten by Deng Xia and captured thousands of people, most of whom were Jing and Xiang soldiers.

"General Yang has been lurking in Xiangyang for more than two years, and he will definitely gain something." Chang Wei's eyes lit up.

To the west, Zhu Xu and Zhou Chu guarded the sword pavilion. One man guarded the gate and no ten thousand men could open it.

In the middle, Xiangyang is like a copper wall and an iron wall. Qin Biao and Mi Jin tried their best to shake the city.

To the east, there are Chaohu Lake, Dongguan, Ruxu, Yangtze River, Stone City... a series of fortresses and natural moats. Jiangdong has the naval advantage, so this road is the most difficult.

Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Ren, and Cao Xiu attacked from the east front several times, but either returned without success or were defeated and fled.

In the Battle of Feishui, Fu Jian's 800,000-strong army threw whips to cut off the flow of water, creating a situation where everyone was in panic...

If Xiangyang can be captured, Jiangdong's defense will be broken.

Liang Guo can regain the power of the Western Jin Dynasty that destroyed Jiangdong. "Of course there are gains, but they are all non-core generals." Li Yue said with a smile.

"Gather armpits into fur, water droplets pierce through rocks. Everything in the world is in a favorable situation. The beams are strong, the people are rich, and destiny, righteousness, and orthodoxy are all at your fingertips."

"Your Majesty said so." Li Yue nodded.

When the north is prosperous and stable, people in the south will run north. This is the real general trend.

Jiang Dong's half-dead look was clearly due to Huan Wen's support and Xie An's repairs, which kept him from falling.

But Huan Wen has selfish motives after all, and Xie An also puts his family first, and conflicts will break out sooner or later.

Just like after the Battle of Feishui in history, although Jiangdong won, it accelerated its demise.

"Your Majesty, the envoy from Tuyuhun has arrived!" Lu Qing came to report.

Marching into Liangzhou brought Tuyuhun and the Western Regions into Liang's sight.

Tuyuhun was surprisingly respectful and gave him five thousand horses and five hundred pounds of gold and silver. His intentions could not be described as dishonest.

"Xuan." With these things here, this side must be seen.

Governance requires costs, and operations require investment. The actual limit of the Central Plains dynasty's rule in this era was the Gaochang and Loulan areas, and other territories were in a state of restraint.

The West Sea was an undeveloped and wild land in this era. In the short term, Liang Guo would definitely not have the energy to take care of that area.

Even Guanzhong is still in a state of exhaustion.

"The villain spits out the truth, and pays homage to His Majesty the Great Emperor!" The envoy bowed to the emperor as soon as they met, and knelt on the ground.

Wearing several pieces of sheep fur, with black jade hanging around his neck, he was in tatters and looked like a beggar, which was incompatible with the clean and tidy East Hall.

It can be seen from him that Tuyuhun is still in the grassland tribe stage.

"Get up, there's no need to be polite. Your Excellency has traveled thousands of miles to come, which shows your sincerity towards Daliang. His heart is commendable and I am very pleased." Li Yue threw out a high hat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm here to ask Your Majesty to confer the title of lord on my family. Tuyuhun is willing to replace Daliang and guard Xicui for generations to come!" Tuguzhen was overjoyed.

The canonization is beneficial to both families.

Tuyuhun became a vassal of Daliang vassal, and had to pay tribute from time to time, send protons, etc. In the future, Shangwutang and Honglusi could come in handy.

Liang Guo had an additional ally in the west.

When the Han Dynasty attacked the northern Xiongnu, they had the help of the southern Xiongnu and Qiang people. The Tang Dynasty swept across Mobei and the Western Regions, and there were also coalition forces from many tribes. The Tang army often had ten or twenty thousand people, but it achieved great results.

Wang Meng mentioned this matter in his memorial, in favor of canonizing Tuyuhun, so that he could help send troops to recover the Western Regions in the future.

Xianbei people are generally friendly to China.

Some forces need to be forced with a knife, while others can slowly penetrate and infiltrate.

Li Yue glanced at Chang Wei, who nodded slightly.

"Establish Shanzhou in the West Sea, promote Suixi to be the governor of Shanzhou, Marquis of Xihai, guard the Western Yi Zhonglang General, and Pingdi General! Every year, a thousand sons and daughters are sent to defend Luoyang, and the sons of 200 tribes are admitted to the Imperial College." Li Yue As soon as he opened his mouth, he made the West Sea nominally the territory of Daliang.

Everything under the sun must first seek legal principles in name.

The second step is to cultivate pro-Liang forces and subtly influence Tuyuhun culturally, infiltrating step by step.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tu Gu Zhen gave another big salute.

(End of this chapter)