Country color

Chapter 221
In the early spring of February, the grassland is already a scene of warblers flying.A line of strong horsemen, riding lightly, all the soldiers on the horses wear iron helmets, two armors, and horn bows on the saddle. Hu Lu, as the horse's back rises and falls, the scabbard constantly slaps the saddle with human thighs.Among the knights, Li Chongjiu reined in his horse and stopped. He saw that the plain was dotted with lakes, one in the east and one in the west, dotted with stars, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds in the sky like a silver mirror.The springs are moored and flowing, and by the lake there are several herds of deer grazing comfortably on pastures. In the distance, there are thousands of miles of forest and sea, which can't be seen at a glance.

Li Chongjiu held a whip and said to the forehead beside him: "You Xiren really found a good pasture!"

Etuo listened to Li Chongjiu's praise, with a look of joy on his face, and said: "This pasture is the pasture that our Shide Xibu has hunted for generations. There are grasslands in autumn and three seasons, and the forest is rich in elk. We Xiren clothes come here. In the past, when we were hunting, we would release all the doe and cubs. escape."

Li Chongjiu thought a little bit, the nomadic land that Xi people regard as a treasure here is the Mulan paddock in history.Together with Huaihuang Town and Yuyi Town, it belongs to the land on the dam.To the south is the Anle County of the Sui Dynasty, which is now occupied by Gao Kaidao. To the northeast is the Khitan nomadic land past Wuhou Qinshui, and to the east is the Liaoxi County of the Sui Dynasty, which is the original Liucheng County.When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, he walked from the Bailangshui River Valley in Liaoxi County, and millions of troops entered Liaodong.Before the development of the Liaoxi Corridor, this passage was the only land route from the Central Plains to Liaodong.

Li Chongjiu's sudden visit to the Mulan Paddock was not without reason. His current situation was due to the fact that he was temporarily declared 'resigned' due to illness.

In fact, at the meeting that day, Li Chongjiu's powerful generals had a lot of conflicts with the Khanate Council of Elders.Nu Qijin's mother-in-law told Li Chongjiu privately that the reason why the Presbyterian Council agreed to the two divisions of Xi's department and self-cut the title of Khan was also aimed at Li Chongjiu.Khan's honorary title was cut, and even though the Xi people were disgraced on the grassland, they finally reached a peace agreement with the two tribes of the Xi tribe and the Turks, temporarily avoiding the disaster of war. In the name of Khan, he enjoys such a high prestige among the various tribes in the grassland, and he took the military power back into his own hands.This can be regarded as the strategy of the Presbyterian Church to kill two birds with one stone.

At that time, the elders of the Presbyterian Church argued all the way from the topic of Xi Bu's self-cut Khan's position, and finally challenged Li Chongjiu directly, asking him to abdicate and give up the Khan's position.The elders carried out the words of the other three tribes of the Xi clan, as well as the Turkic and Khitan envoys, saying that the Khan on the grassland cannot be held by a Han.This is breaking the rules on the grassland for thousands of years. If they continue to do this, the Turks and Khitan will send troops to deal with the Shidexi tribe.

The Turkic people's verbal intimidation had already frightened many timid Xi people, who unanimously supported the decision of the elders.

But the generals headed by Etuo, Yinghefu, and Yan Yelie rejected this proposal.They said that this was clearly a trick of the Turks to let the Xi people destroy the Great Wall by themselves.Without the support of Li Chongjiu and without the support of Huaihuang, Yuyi, and Shanggu County, Shide Xibu would not be able to gain a foothold on the grassland.In this way, they cut off Shi Dexi's arms almost without a single soldier.Ying Hofer was directly sarcastic. This is simply like fighting with others, and before the fight started, he fell to the ground and was hammered first.

During the meeting, the two sides were at a stalemate. The main combat faction headed by young generals in Khan's country, and the conservative faction headed by the elders were at a stalemate.In this case, Li Chongjiu and Li Hu discussed overnight.Li Chongjiu decided to advance by retreating, temporarily calling himself ill, and gave up Huang Yue Baiyan, who represented Khan.And Shi Defeng took the place of false khan, temporarily replacing Li Chongjiu.With such a move, the members of the Presbyterian Church all thought that they had achieved the effect, and Li Chongjiu flinched in fear. For the time being, he let go of his strength and continued to bargain with the two tribes of the Xi clan.

While taking advantage of the Council of Elders' relaxation, Li Chongjiu took advantage of the opportunity of hunting around to secretly recruit powerful generals in various ministries one by one, and used their dissatisfaction with the Council of Elders' weakness and deceit to foreign enemies to make them serve one by one. For myself, now that Li Chongjiu has received the support of most of the generals of the Xi Ministry, it is tantamount to secretly grasping the military power in his own hands.

Er Tuo said to Li Chongjiu: "The elders have plans to move Khan Court from Yuyi Town to the east. They said that it is closer to the Han land and far away from the Turkic people, so they can nomad here with peace of mind."

Li Chongjiu said: "If the Khan Court is moved to the east, it can also be far away from the Turkic Khan Court. With Huaihuang and the two towns of Yuyi in front, the Khan Court can be safe. In my opinion, this place is good."
Er Tuo listened to what Li Chongjiu said, and he thought it was right, and the two decided to investigate here.Li Chongjiu led his cavalry and galloped south for a while, when suddenly there was a whistle from the front. Near the edge of the forest, hundreds of barbarians wearing deer antlers, wearing deerskin and holding iron forks appeared from the edge of the forest.They were obviously going to shoot deer.

Etuo couldn't help being furious when he saw it, and said, "This is the pasture of our Shide Xibu. Who are these people who dare to cross the border?"

"The commanding army should be from Mohe!"

At this time, the Mohe people discovered where Li Chongjiu and his party were, whistles suddenly came and went, and dozens of Mohe cavalry wearing deerskins suddenly surrounded them from all sides.

"Quick back!" Erto shouted hastily.

Li Chongjiu stopped his hands and said, "No need, they don't have much hostility."

As soon as the words fell, a big man in the cavalry of the opponent waved his hand, signaling the rest to stop behind him, and he only led a few people forward.

Although the other side looks like a barbarian, very rough, but with a Han hat on his head, there is no loose or braided hair like other barbarians, and his eyes are clear, not cloudy like other uncivilized barbarians .

At this time, Li Chongjiu had vaguely guessed who the other party was.The Mohe people are the ancestors of Jurchen, and the power of the Sui Dynasty only infiltrated into Liaodong County. Now the Mohe Qibu and Goguryeo are the real overlords of the Northeast.However, Liaoxi County is still far away from Sumoshui and Heishui where Mohe lived, and the Mohes that appeared here must belong to the Liaoxi Mohe of the Tudiji tribe among the Sumo Mohes.

Sumo Mohe is located in the southernmost of the seven tribes of Mohe. It got its name because it lived by the Sumo River, and it is also the strongest among the tribes. , was defeated by Goguryeo, so he led his tribe to enclose.Tudiji was named the prefect of Liaoxi County by the imperial court, and the emperor conferred the title of Marquis Fuyu.

The other party spoke Turkic and said: "I am an officer and soldier of Liaoxi County in the Great Sui Dynasty. What are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)