Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 130 The setting sun, grass and trees, ordinary alleys, where Humanity Quanzhong once lived
The powerful Pei Luo did not play any tricks. After learning that his envoy was killed by the Tang Army's commander Fang Youde, he immediately prepared [-] horses and sent an envoy to the Tang Army's camp to plead guilty!
It’s ten times what Fang Youde asked for!
As for falling out with the Tang Dynasty, Guli Pei Luo never thought about it.Temptation is temptation. If you really want to fall out, you will need to pay a lot of benefits, and you may not be able to get it.

The Tang Dynasty has created a "general trend" by destroying the Turks. The alliance is the general trend and no one can stop it.Datang very cleverly seized this opportunity and formed an alliance before the grassland forces formed a new overlord.

The vision and means involved cannot be underestimated!

Fang Youde's courage was something Guli Pei Luo had not expected. Because of this, Gu Li Pei Luo felt that Datang was very determined and well prepared. He must take it seriously and stop being clever.

The Uighurs decided to give in and conveyed their willingness to form an alliance to the Tang Dynasty.

However, Fang Youde's performance once again exceeded Pei Luo's expectations.

The Tang army only accepted the 950 horses mentioned in the pre-conditions. As for the extra bones and strength Pei Luo "returned ten times" due to various reasons, they did not ask for any of them, and all were returned to Huihe.

This news spread to other tribes of the Jiu Tiele tribe, and everyone highly praised Fang's fairness and integrity in handling affairs.

Even Ge Luolu and other tribes who had not expressed their intention to join the alliance immediately sent envoys to the Tang Army camp to express their willingness to join the alliance.

As long as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty comes in person, their chiefs will definitely come to Lingzhou to support him.

Fang Youde received Ge Luolu's envoys very cordially and assured them that the so-called alliance was for the long-term peace and stability of the grassland.If someone breaks the rules and betrays the oath in the future, Datang will definitely help them seek justice.

The relationship between Ge Luolu and Uighurs has always been the worst among the nine Tiele surnames, but now that Uighurs are strong, there is a faint tendency to unify the north after the Turks.

So what exactly did Fang Youde mean? It was just like lice on a bald man's head. It was obvious.

It's just that he didn't directly say, "If Huihe attacks you, just ask Datang to support you."

Of course, Ge Luolu, the slave of the third surname, is not a good bird, and he has a lot of black history.

But then again, isn't that what happens in diplomacy?To win over one young man to deal with another young man, this is the normal state of politics!

What Fang Youde is having trouble with now is not these chores, but what to do with the Queteqin Monument near the camp.

Que Teqin and Viga Khan were brothers. The front and left and right sides of the stele are engraved with Turkic characters, and the back is in Chinese written by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in China. The Chinese content is the eulogy written by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in memory of the late Turkic Khan Que Teqin.

The strange thing about this stele is that on the back is a text written by Ji Ge, which expresses the emphasis on the new peace and stability between the two parties since the father-son relationship was established in the Xuanzong Dynasty. Ji Ge wrote a poem at the end of the inscription: "Shasai The country, the hometown of Ding Ling, is full of might and prowess. You are the king before you, and your king conquers the elders. He is very distinguished, and Er Dao conquers the shun. He seeks to marry me in the Tang Dynasty. Who is called Ruoren? The network is protected and extended, and the high monument is erected on the mountain. Yu has no boundaries."

The obvious goodwill and the mighty spirit of a great nation.

But what was engraved in Turkic script was different. A large number of words in it described the vicious curse and deep-seated hatred towards the Tang Dynasty and the Han people.

The Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty was full of talented people, so it was impossible not to understand what the Turks wrote.However, Brother Ji still put the word on it. It is not difficult to figure out what his thoughts are.

The living will always be somewhat tolerant towards the dead or those who are about to die.Since others are going to die, shouldn't they be allowed to curse?

Perhaps in Ji Ge's view, the Post-Turkic Khanate was surrounded by powerful enemies, and even without the Tang Dynasty, it would not last long.

The era of the Turks has long passed!

If Brother Ji does not inscribe it, then Fang Youde will order someone to take the stone tablet back to Chang'an and have someone translate the Turkic text into Chinese for the people of Chang'an to "pay their respects".

But since Brother Ji has an inscription, he cannot dispose of it casually. Disposing of it casually is disrespectful to the saint, and the consequences will be serious.

"Military Sima, what do you think we should do with this stone tablet?"

In front of the Que Teqin Monument, Fang Youde asked Yan Gaoqing, who was the marching commander.

"The Turks are resentful. Doesn't this just show that the Tang Dynasty is the righteous party? Commander Jie doesn't need to pay attention to this inscription.

Peach and plum have made their own mistakes without saying anything. Let future generations comment on the merits and demerits. "

Yan Gaoqing crossed his hands and saluted.

"That's fine too."

Fang Youde nodded and added another sentence: "Then add a sentence at the top of the front of the stone tablet: Anyone who betrays the oath of the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away he is!"

Is it necessary?

Yan Gaoqing looked confused, but then nodded. He was not opposed to doing this, but he just felt it was completely unnecessary.

"Commander Jie, it has been several months since the army left the Hetao. Now that the Turkic Khanate has been destroyed, should we return to our base?"

All the elites from the border towns of Youzhou have left the fortress. What will happen if the Khitans attack Youzhou without integrity? "

Yan Gaoqing asked worriedly.

In this operation to annihilate the Turks, the Khitans also played a drumbeat on the sidelines.The Tang army fought in front, and they robbed from behind. It can be said that they have made enough money.

When these fated Khitans go back, it is inevitable that they will have an inflated mentality and head south to Youzhou.

"What you said makes sense. Go and call Pugu Huai'en. I want to give him face-to-face instructions."

Fang Youde patted Yan Gaoqing's shoulder and said, it was obvious that he had a comprehensive plan.

After a while, Pugu Huaien was brought to the Queteqin Monument by Yan Gaoqing, and the surrounding soldiers and assistants were all dismissed by Fang Youde.

Pugu Huaien has been in the army since he was a child and has been in battle for many years. He looks very old in his 30s.The skin on his face is red and black after exposure to wind and sun. If he were not wearing armor, he would be no different from an old herdsman grazing herds.

"What are your orders from Fang Jieshuai?"

Pugu Huai'en was a straight person, and he asked straight to the point when they met.

"Now there is something that I need you to lead your troops to handle. It's hard for me to take action in this section."

Fang Youde, who had been turning his back to Puguhuaien, suddenly turned around, looked at the other party with stern eyes and said.

"If anything happens, just follow Commander Ji's orders, and the general will definitely handle it."

Pugu Huaien's heart tightened, and he asked with a calm clasped fist and salute on his face.

"Now the Khitans are returning to the north of Youzhou, bringing with them a lot of gold, silver and silk stolen from the Turks.

In this section, Shuai needs you to sneak attack the Khitans returning to Youzhou under the guise of the Huihe people.You can just divide the looted gold, silver, and silk directly, and there is no need to report it.

Remember, this matter must be kept confidential, and the method should be clean, so as not to disappoint this commander.

This is also what the saint means. "

Fang Youde stretched out his finger, pointed to the sky, and said meaningfully.

After hearing this, Pugu Huaien, who was still eager to try, suddenly hesitated.

Only then did he understand that if he wanted to gain the trust of others, going out to rush for the show when the wind was blowing was probably not enough!
Only by handing over the handle to the other party can you gain absolute trust!
Whether to connect lively or not is a big question.

After accepting it, they naturally boarded the ship of the Tang Dynasty and became a "cityside" tribe recognized by the Tang Dynasty.With these thick thighs, it is easy to stand on the grassland.

But the Khitans are not easy to deal with, and sneak attacks are risky.After the incident was exposed, the Tang Dynasty would probably turn around and say that he was not the one who instigated it, but that the Pugu tribe was jealous of the Khitan people's wealth and started plundering!

This matter can be said to be a coexistence of risks and opportunities!
So what happens if you don’t take the job?
If they don't accept it, Fang Youde will not be able to do anything to the Pugu tribe in the short term, but in the long run, it will be difficult for the Pugu tribe to gain a foothold on the grassland.After the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty knew about this, he would also have a grudge and look for opportunities to put shoes on Pugubu.

It seems that you can refuse, but in fact you have no choice.

His mind was spinning very fast, and Pugu Huaien cupped his fists and saluted, "I'll leave this matter to the general!" "Okay, go ahead. It must be done secretly and neatly.

After the deed is completed, the commander of this section will ask the saint for credit for you.Whether it is you or Pugubu, the court will not be stingy.Of course, this matter will not be disclosed to the outside world. "

Fang Youde looked forward to it with eagerness, and used his trump card to make the cake look bigger.

After Pugu Huaien took the order and left, Fang Youde breathed a sigh of relief, his face was not as happy and confident as it was in front of others.

The political power established by these grassland peoples usually has a very low upper limit and does not exist for a long time. The leaders within it change like a revolving door, which makes people overwhelmed.

However, the structure of this tribal system has tenacious vitality, comparable to that of weeds.

When the Turks were in the north, the Tang Dynasty was here.

Now the north is ruled by Tiele tribes, and the Tang Dynasty is still here.

However, the grassland is still the grassland of the grassland people, not the grassland of the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty only adopted the restraint system to temporarily stabilize this area.

Chaos and unruliness are the norm in the grassland, and it is peace that requires strong human intervention.

Even if the sages of the Tang Dynasty come to Lingzhou to form an alliance with the Tiele tribes of the grassland, what will happen? How many years can it be stable?
The prairie people can't be killed!
"That's all, as long as there is no An Lushan, I won't have anything to worry about later."

Fang Youde sighed and muttered to himself.

……

It has been snowing heavily in Chang'an. Li Linfu, who lives in Pingkangfang, is revising the manuscript of "Liu Dian of the Tang Dynasty" in his study.

The previous editor Zhang Jiuling and others wrote it in such a general way that other than professionals could not understand it.

What Li Linfu did was not to expand the scope of recording official positions. Most of the "expatriate officials" were not recorded in "Liu Dian of the Tang Dynasty".

However, Li Linfu is not without achievements. His main job is to add annotations to "Liu Dian of the Tang Dynasty".

This workload is really not small, because the so-called "annotation" is to tell people who consult the classics about a certain official position, its origin, what it does, what its rights and responsibilities are, and so on.In fact, this is the essence of "Tang Liu Dian".

It's a very tedious job, because the workload of annotations is at least three times that of the original text!
"Alas, if Fang Youde becomes prime minister, I will have no place to establish myself."

Li Linfu put down his pen and couldn't help but sigh.

Fang Youde has risen like a comet in the past two years. He can be said to be the person who rose up the latest among Long Jiuchen and climbed the fastest. He can be said to have accumulated a lot of experience!
Before, Li Linfu didn't take Fang Youde seriously because most of his achievements were military.

But now, Li Linfu saw the shadow of Zhang Shuo in Fang Youde.

The Lingzhou Alliance was facilitated by Fang Youde, and Li Longji went directly to pick peaches when the time came.Li Linfu couldn't bear this matter anymore.

Fang Youde understands Brother Ji's thoughts so well that it even scares Li Linfu!
Now that the Lingzhou Alliance is a foregone conclusion, officials from the Ministry of Rites are making preparations.If nothing unexpected happens, when spring comes, Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty will lead some courtiers to Lingzhou to preside over the alliance.

This is a glorious moment that has not been seen since Kaiyuan. Li Linfu knows very well that besides women, Brother Ji is now interested in these things!
Wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in brocade at night.Li Longji now just likes people to praise him.

He was tired of hearing the flattery from the courtiers, and now he wanted to hear the Tiele tribes on the grassland brag about the Tang Dynasty's civil and military achievements!

How to defeat this move?
No solution!

Li Linfu knew that the current Fang Youde Holy Family was probably still above him and in an "invincible" state.If he doesn't enter the court, it's easy to say anything.As long as he enters the dynasty, it will definitely affect his power. How to defeat it?
"I can only figure it out slowly."

Li Linfu sighed, feeling powerless about the current situation.

No matter what coin trick you use, you can't get around Li Longji in the end.

Those self-righteous thoughts have no effect. In the end, it all depends on what the emperor thinks.

If the emperor says no, then it means no, and there is no room for negotiation.

Doing things that Brother Ji likes, not doing things that Brother Ji hates, and doing things according to Brother Ji's wishes are the only ways to stay in the position of prime minister.

"It's better to retreat instead of advance."

Li Linfu suddenly thought of a clever idea.

……

"Is this a small town?"

Looking at the city built of sand in front of him, Fang Chongyong felt that it was indeed quite small.

Although the city wall is ridiculously high.

Visually, this city is one kilometer long and less than one kilometer wide. It is square and located beside a river. It is well-deserved to be called a "small city".

There are two cities in Dunhuang County, Shazhou, very close to each other, on both sides of the river, they can be called twin cities.

The smaller one is called "Little Town", not to describe it as small, but that's what it is called.Shazhou government offices and big local businesses are all here.

The official document said that Fang Chongyong should report to a "small town" and that he did not need to work in a small town. In fact, this was clearly stated, and it was not a general term like "small town" at all.

On the other side of the river, there is a large city with low walls called "Luocheng".It slowly developed from the prosperous local trade bazaar. The city is very large and is inhabited by local residents and merchants from the Western Regions.It’s a mixed bag of people there, with everyone from different backgrounds.

There are local Han people in Shazhou, survivors of Tuyuhun, Hu merchants of all ethnic groups, good family members from Chang'an and even Tubo monks.

The most important thing is that the Doulu Army is stationed there.

Now there is a question before Fang Chongyong and his party: Should they go to the government office to "report in" first, or should they go back to their hometown to visit first?
"Lang Jun, our home is in Luocheng, not in a small city. Now the house is under the control of Doulu Army. If you want to get the house back, you have to go to Doulu Army."

Fang Dafu came over and asked softly.

Although the land ownership system in Hexi and even the Western Regions is still old-fashioned, many houses in the city are "public land" and are uniformly allocated by local governments.This is especially true in Dunhuang, where large local households are deliberately separated from ordinary residents.

The land and houses of large households are passed down from generation to generation, and the houses of ordinary residents will be taken back and redistributed.The frequency of population movement here is extremely high. People who have lived here for decades without moving are extremely rare.

"Let's go home and have a look."

Fang Chongyong said expressionlessly.

The journey was bumpy and he really wanted to go back early.

Don't worry about whether there are other people living there. If outsiders even live in Fang Jieshuai's former residence, then the people of Doulujun will be so shameless and offend the passionate boss to death.Even if there was one before, I'm afraid the house will be empty after Fang Youde rises.

In the evening, a group of them walked through the complex "commercial street" that was difficult to describe and came to an ordinary house in the south of Luocheng.Fang Dafu pointed to the locked courtyard door and said, "This is it."

Fang Chongyong took a look at the surrounding environment. There were no bricks and tiles, only rammed earth courtyard walls, and there were not even trees around. At first glance, it didn't look like a wealthy family.

He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The grass and trees in the setting sun, the ordinary alleys, where humanity and loyalty once lived."

What a miserable life your scumbag dad had in the past!
"What do you guys do? Why can't you stay outside Fang Jieshuai's former residence?"

In the distance, two soldiers who had just started patrolling at night pointed at Fang Chongyong and his group and asked in a bad tone.

(End of this chapter)