Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 688 Oath

"Your Majesty's words are serious, how dare we, but...the battle at Qiuci cost countless grains, grass and livestock, and the soldiers were tired of fighting and were unable to expedition north of the Tianshan Mountains..." Qifu Sifan took the lead.

From the eyes of other powerful chiefs, it can be seen that this person is quite prestigious in Qin Liang.

Together with the Fusi, Chulian, Chilu and other tribes, they live in the Yuanchuan and Yongshichuan areas of Jincheng County. There are 70,000 herdsmen. They are strong but also very smart.

When he saw Daliang marching to the west, he knew that his arms could not hold up his thighs, so he took the lead to defect to Murong Chui. After that, he ate a lot of meat and embezzled a lot of money, food and young men.

"In this case, you don't want to go to the Qifu tribe. You can stay in Yuanchuan so that you can thrive." Li Yue said half-jokingly.

This person wanted to take the opportunity to ask for a price, but Li Yue didn't tolerate him.

If you don't want to go, just don't go. There will be ways to deal with them in the future.

He waved someone to bring up the sand table of the Western Regions made by the scouts, pointed at Qiuci and said: "Compared with the north of Tianshan Mountain and the west of Congling, Qiuci is just a small place. The west of Congling is full of cattle, sheep, melons and fruits, and there are countless cities. When he gets to the next city, I will make him the lord of the city; when he captures the next place, I will make him the prefect or general; if he can destroy a country, I will make him the lord of the country!"

The words are beautiful. Li Yue doesn't know what is going on west of Congling. The countries in the river are not made of mud. It is not an easy task to defeat them.

And even if it is defeated, the final right to explain how to seal it is still in Daliang's hands.

But this does not hinder their ambitions.

Robbery is the nature of these people. When they heard that there was so much wealth to the west of Congling, their eyes suddenly became hot.

But Qifu Sifan poured a basin of cold water on him, "Congling is thousands of miles away from Liangzhou... The situation is unclear, our equipment is poor, and our horses are weak."

Li Yue glanced at this person, seemingly loyal, but the flickering little eyes showed that this person was not simple.

Baldness, Juqu, and beggars are not simple things.

Feeling Li Yue's gaze, Si Fan quickly handed over his hand and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me. I have always been upright. If I say anything, I have no intention of contradicting Your Majesty."

The other chiefs looked at Li Yue with wide eyes, making the atmosphere in the hall somewhat tense.

Qifu Sifan was the leader of Xianbei tribes such as Fusi, Chulian, and Chilu, and he had great influence among the tribes in Hexi.

Moreover, the last time he followed Murong Chui to attack the Xiongnu tycoon Kang Ning who was entrenched in Huangzhong, he exerted a lot of force and could not be killed with one sword, otherwise the other tribes would not look good.

This person took advantage of this.

Li Yue threw out another bait, "You have migrated thousands of miles from Mobei, are you still afraid of the Western Regions thousands of miles away? If you go on an expedition, Daliang will first provide armor, ordnance, food and grass, and after capturing the west of Congling, then use slaves, Just pay it back with gold and silver.”

There are many armors and weapons in the Heiyun Army from Jie Zhao, Ran Wei, Yan, Qin and other countries. Although they are all usable, they are definitely not as good as the newly improved equipment of Xingyang and Shanyang Tiefang.

It's better to take it out and circulate it, which is also a big income.

The problems of equipment, food and fodder were all solved. Immediately, a powerful chief burst out laughing, "Haha, Your Majesty treats me with all your heart. How can I be picky? I, Pengbu, are willing to march to the west!"

Peng Shou, the powerful chieftain of Lu Shui and Hu, said with his hands in hand.

Lu Shuihu is also the largest tribe in the northwest. It has thrived in the northwest during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, but its composition is relatively complex, including Xiongnu and Yueshi, and also absorbed tribes such as Jiehu, Qiang Di, Zahu, and Qinhu.

Scattered in Anding, Huangzhong, and Hexi.

"Okay, I will make you General Pingdi!" Li Yue opened his mouth.

As soon as the words came out, I suddenly felt something was wrong. Aren't the people present all Yi Di? The seal given by General Ping Di was a bit abrupt.

The expressions of the powerful chiefs were indeed complicated.

But Peng Shou had a happy face, knelt down on one knee, and bowed his hands in an extremely solemn salute, "I will go through fire and water for the great beam!"

Naming him General Pingdi meant that Li Yue did not regard him as an outsider, so Peng Shou was naturally overjoyed. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lu Shuihu assisted the Han army in many expeditions to the Western Regions and fought against the Xiongnu and Han Qiang. This tribe also followed the Han army in attacking the Qiang, which can be described as outstanding military achievements.

In the eighth year of Taishi in the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 272), Peng Hu, the leader of the Peng tribe, also presented Jiahe to Sima Yan as auspicious omen.

Now among the tribes in Hexi, they are the most obedient.

Lu Shuihu, who had rebelled before, was another major branch of the Juqu tribe, a descendant of the Xiongnu. He joined forces with Jiehu and others to rebel, and fought with the Peng tribe. In the end, he was wiped out by Wang Meng and disappeared forever in the long river of history.

Therefore, Li Yue generously rewarded Peng Shou, pulling in a group and suppressing a group, which was a common imperial trick.

In fact, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang Di in the northwest have almost become Chinese. It can be seen from the names that ambitious people are in the minority after all. Even the Han-Qiang war, the fundamental reason is that the Eastern Han Dynasty shut out the Qiang people, and those who were interested were use.

Li Yue not only guarded against them, but also used them.

"We are also willing to fight for Daliang!"

With Peng Shou taking the lead, the others could no longer hold back and left Si Fan aside.

But the early bird catches the worm, and other powerful chiefs do not receive the same treatment as Peng Shou.

"Okay, you will live up to the beam, and the beam will live up to you!" Li Yue laughed.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, but this little man is ignorant for a moment, so he is willing to do his best for the great beam!" Qifu Si Fan looked determined.

Li Yue admired this person's acting skills in his heart.

However, in front of other powerful chiefs, it is not advisable to target him too much, lest he be said to be narrow-minded and destroy the atmosphere of unity and friendship. As long as he is willing to go to the west, there will be many opportunities to cure him in the future.

A dignified emperor of the Central Plains Empire. If you can't defeat him, you might as well find a piece of tofu and kill him. Make a note of this person in your mind.

Everything requires a sense of ritual.

Now that they had reached a consensus, Li Yue and others killed the white horse and swore their blood to swear an alliance, "The emperor and heaven are above, and the land behind us is the witness. From now on, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang Di and other tribes are of the same lineage as Daliang. From now on, they are all one family and share China." Anyone who rebels against China will be abandoned by both gods and men. They will die without a burial place and their descendants will not be able to reproduce!"

After the Yongjia Rebellion, the Central Plains was full of barbarians, and it was the general trend to absorb various ethnic groups into China.

This oath was not only spoken to the powerful chiefs present, but also to all the tribes in the Northern Kingdom.

At this moment, all the tribes in Liangzhou were officially incorporated into China, and Daliang gave them the identity they lacked most.

Historically, Tsarist Russia had Cossacks as minions, supporting Tsarist Russia's expansion to the east and south in the 17th century, and establishing a huge territory.

Liang Guo should also have a sharp blade facing outward.

At this point, all of Li Yue's structures have been basically completed. With the Western Region Protectorate as the trunk, the powerful as the core, and the tribes of Liangzhou as the minions, they are encroaching westward inch by inch, pushing Chinese civilization deeper into the continent.

At the same time, it also provides a new upward channel and development space for the interior.

Even if these tribes conquer the land in the west, they will eventually need to be governed by middle-earth scholars.

After the bloodshed, Li Yue hosted a banquet to entertain everyone.

It was still a big piece of meat and a big bowl of wine. The noble chiefs were in a particularly high mood today. They all ate with their mouths full of oil and drank very drunk.

"A magnificent era is about to begin!" Li Yue raised his wine cup and looked at the howling sky of wind and snow.

Whether China can recover from hardships or not, China will surely achieve glory after going through hardships.

(End of this chapter)