Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 218

Li Er is still very satisfied with Li Chengqian's killing of Xue Yantuo, which is enough to prove that he, the prince, still has vision.

"Now that Xue Yantuo is gone, how do you deal with Mobei?" Li Er asked.

Li Er wants to see how Li Chengqian handles the relationship between the Han people and other ethnic groups, which is related to the future of the Tang Dynasty.

"Xue Yantuo Tumozhi and others, as well as Uyghur, Pugu, Tongluo and other tribes have requested to surrender to my Tang Dynasty, and I have granted their request!"

"Tumozhi personally followed me to Chang'an. After all, Tumozhi was also Xue Yantuo's last Khan, so I dare not arrange it casually."

"Put him in the posthouse and send someone to take care of him. How to deal with Tumozhi will need to be dealt with by the emperor himself." Li Chengqian said.

Li Er nodded, and he still approved of Li Chengqian's actions.

"If you were to deal with Dumozhi, what would you do?" Li Er asked.

Come test me again!Li Chengqian thought to himself: After the historical Tumozhi surrendered, he came to Chang'an, and Li Er gave Dumozhi a general position.

"I think it is possible to keep Tumozhi in Chang'an and arrange an official position for him, so that he can not only monitor Tumozhi, but also be used by Tang Dynasty."

"With Tumozhi, the last khan of the Xueyantuo Khanate, we don't have to worry about the restoration of the Xueyantuo people who are not dead."

"It can also show my Tang Dynasty's bearing as a celestial kingdom. I can achieve multiple things at one stroke, so why not do it." Li Chengqian expressed his suggestion.

"You're right! Keeping Tumozhi can not only show the Tang Dynasty's magnanimity, but also appease Xue Yantuo's tribe. Then appoint Tumozhi as the General of Youwuwei, and I will leave this matter to you." Li Two said.

"Yes! My minister complies with the order!" Li Chengqian said: "I don't know if I should say something or not!"

"Whatever you say, just say it. Even if you say something wrong, I won't blame you. The reason why I appointed Wei Zheng at the beginning was because he valued his outspokenness and dared to risk the world's dissatisfaction." Li Er said .

"Father, although we have wiped out Xue Yantuo now, and the nine surnamed tribes of Mobei Tie Le have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, I am worried that among these people, there will be no guarantee that there will be no such force as Xue Yantuo."

"Eliminate this one today, and another one the day after tomorrow, why can't we solve them once and for all?" Li Chengqian asked.

As the saying goes, people who are not of our race must have a different heart!These tribes surrendered to the Tang Dynasty because the Tang Dynasty was strong, and they are weak now, so they may not really submit to the Tang Dynasty.

Maybe one day, when they become stronger, he might also want to become the second Xue Yantuo.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian couldn't help thinking of Silla, this small country living on the peninsula, isn't that what it is like!
There are three small countries on the peninsula, and Silla can't compete with the other two countries, so it thinks of its neighbor, the powerful Tang Dynasty.

With the help of the strength of the Tang Dynasty, Silla completed the unification of the peninsula, but it also drove the Tang army out of the peninsula, and took the fruits of the Tang army as its own.

In the end, although it still surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and recognized the status of the Tang Dynasty's suzerain state, it is an indisputable fact that Silla rebelled against the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that even if Silla unified the peninsula, it could not be compared with Xue Yantuo. Otherwise, whether Silla would submit to the Tang Dynasty again is still uncertain.

"War does not solve everything. Force can only deter the other party and make them submit to my Tang's force, but this is only a temporary solution, not a root cause."

"Right now, Datang still has many enemies, especially Tubo. Don't look at Tubo and Datang as if they are in harmony now."

"But Tubo's ambition to expand outward still exists. Sooner or later, there will be a battle between Tang and Tubo."

"Only by subduing people's hearts can there be long-term peace and stability. I treat each other with sincerity, and there will always be people who sincerely surrender to Datang."

"As long as the Tang Dynasty continues to maintain its strong national power, we will be able to deter Xiaoxiao, and if there are barbarians loyal to the Tang Dynasty watching over us, the borders of the Tang Dynasty will remain peaceful forever." Li Er explained to Li Chengqian.

This is a political policy adopted by the Tang Dynasty towards the ethnic minorities in the Southwest. This system is called the Juji system.

The Tang Dynasty recognized the local aboriginal aristocrats, conferred them as princes, and incorporated them into the imperial court management system.

The word ji means to tie the horse with a network made of leather, and the meaning of 縻 means to bind, tie, and tie. Literally, it means restraint, and entanglement does not make it meaningful.

In layman's terms, it is to tie these Yi people like horses with reins, and hold them firmly in their hands to prevent the horses from running away.

On the one hand, it is to use military power and political pressure to control these foreigners.

On the other hand, it appeases the foreigners with economic and material benefits.

In the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, such a system of custody was called the chieftain system.

The Jiji system originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and was perfected into the Tusi system in the Yuan Dynasty. It reached its peak in the middle and late stages of the Ming Dynasty and began to collapse. It was not until the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty that the land was reformed.

In this way, the prison system disappeared in the river of history.

This is also the ability of the Tang Dynasty to firmly control the surrounding ethnic groups, and it is an indispensable part of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

"I understand!" Li Chengqian said.

"It's good that you can understand! After all, there are many tribes around Datang, and not everyone is full of hostility towards Datang. We will use force to eliminate those who want to fight against Datang."

"Using the Jiji system to appease the Yi people who are willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty, no matter what, our Datang has a limited population, so it is unwise to blindly use force to conquer the surrounding peoples."

"Even if we have a strong family background, there will be a time of failure, so we need to guard the border for us by conquering the surrounding peoples." Li Er earnestly taught.

"I will keep in mind my father's teachings. My father, Uighurs, Pugu and other tribes want to come to Chang'an to meet my father. My son has already allowed them to come to Chang'an, and they will arrive in Chang'an soon."

"Without the permission of the father, the ministers decided to allow these tribes to come to see the father, and asked the father to punish them." Li Chengqian got up and saluted.

"It's just a small matter, if it's right, it's fine. You've killed Xue Yantuo, so you still care about these things." Li Er patted the seat beside him, motioned Li Chengqian to sit down and said.

Li Chengqian sat down again, Li Er's reaction was within his expectation, he was just pretending, to see if Li Er was what he thought.

Li Erping withdrew everything and made room for his father and son to say something personal.

Li Er said that he first affirmed Li Chengqian's performance during the period of supervising the country, and praised him for becoming more mature, but a little aggressive, and he should be more stable.

Li Chengqian quietly listened to his father's teachings!Respond from time to time.

The father and son chatted until late at night, and Li Er let Li Chengqian leave his bedroom, Ganlu Hall.

(End of this chapter)