Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 341
In the Hall of Liangyi, Li Chengqian hosted a banquet for Xue Rengui, Di Renjie, Xu Jingzong, Long Zhi, Du He, and his new friend Li Yifu.

At the banquet, in addition to eating, drinking and enjoying singing and dancing, everyone will inevitably talk about some past events.

When the chat is unpleasant, it is inevitable to complain.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been diligent and conscientious, dedicated to my duties, and I have always been dedicated to the important affairs of the court, and I dare not slack off in the slightest."

"But in the past year, throughout the second year of Yonghui, so many bad things happened. First, the governor of Yaochi, Ashina Helu, intended to rebel."

"I pre-emptively ordered Liang Jianfang and Qi Li to lead the crusade. Then come an old general like Lu Guogong, and I will also send him to join the crusade, marching multiple ways to encircle and suppress Ashina Helu."

"But this year, Ashina Helu has still not been wiped out. I don't know how long this pacification battle will last." Li Chengqian said.

Li Chengqian felt distressed every time he thought about how much food would be spent on wars every year.

If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know how expensive it is. Now it is his turn to be the master of the family, and he will know how difficult it is.

"Ashina Helu has been running the Western Regions for many years, so he is naturally intertwined. In addition, he became the governor of our Great Tang. Relying on the prestige of the Great Tang in the Western Regions, he took the opportunity to accumulate strength. His strength is far beyond our imagination."

"If you want to completely wipe out Ashina Helu's influence in Mobei, it will take three to five years. I'm afraid it will be difficult to do."

"Fortunately, the sage predicted the enemy's opportunity first, and made a plan first, and sent troops before Ashina Helu rebelled. I believe that within two years, Ashina Helu can be put down." Du He said.

Du He's analysis is also in place. After all, Mobei is the home of the Turks. The Turks have lived in the Western Regions for hundreds of years. Compared with the Han people, they are too familiar.

"Not to mention the matter of Ashina Helu, in the past year, there haven't been many things that can satisfy me."

"Since August, the Baishui Man rebelled in Langzhou and invaded Massachusetts, and I let Zhao Xiaozu lead the army to put down the rebellion."

"In the next few months, there were successive earthquakes in Jinzhou and Dingxiang, and Li Baocheng, the barbarian leader in Douzhou and Yizhou, rebelled against the imperial court. That's why we sent Liu Boying, the governor of Guizhou, to attack."

"All of these make me sleepless. How many people died of natural and man-made disasters, and how many people lost their wives and children, and their families were destroyed." Li Chengqian said.

The past six months have been unspeakably miserable, with successive natural disasters and man-made disasters, which made the entire imperial court unable to deal with it.

"Saints don't have to worry about this! This is the test of the heavens for the saints. As long as the saints can survive this difficulty, the heavens will definitely favor the saints and send down auspiciousness. From then on, my Tang Dynasty will be smooth sailing." Li Yifu, a member of Zhongshushe, laughed.

"Li Sheren really knows how to joke. How can there be such a test in this world? Why do you talk so nonsense?" Du He said.

Li Yifu originally wanted to take the opportunity to flatter his horse, but unexpectedly, the flattery was not successful, and instead drew a lot of cynicism from Du He.

Li Yifu was naturally very upset when Du He made such a fuss, he didn't dare to play wild here, and he had nothing to do with Du He.

"Although the barbarians surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty also set up the Jiji Prefecture where the barbarians were located to manage them. The barbarians surrendered only because the Tang Dynasty was strong and their own strength was weak."

"This is why I have to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Who knows what I think in my heart, if I am not of my race, my heart must be different."

"If you want to rule these barbarians as you rule the Central Plains, you must completely eliminate them and turn their territory into my Great Tang's territory." Xue Rengui put down his glass and said.

The maid at the side stepped forward, filled Xue Rengui's wine glass, and then retreated.

"Since August, although there have been earthquakes and military disasters, not all good things have happened. Dong Xifengqiu, the leader of the Telang Qiang tribe, and Bu Yanmo, the leader of the Bihui Qiang tribe, each led more than 1 households from their own tribes to Maozhou to request surrender. Datang."

"In this way, the north will be a little more peaceful. The Tang Dynasty will not need to station troops for defense, but also let these Qiang people guard the border for us." Di Renjie said.

The internal attachment of Telangqiang and Pihuiqiang is a happy thing for Datang, even for the emperor and his subjects.

The border defense can be peaceful, but who wants to fight non-stop all the time, which will consume a lot of money and food from the national treasury.

If the border defense is peaceful, there is no need to send so many soldiers to garrison there, and the treasury can indirectly leave a sum of money and food expenses.

"Indeed, the attachment of Telangqiang and Pihuiqiang solved the hidden dangers on the border of our Datang, and they can also become a barrier on the border of our Datang to prevent surprise attacks by other people. Garrison the army." Li Chengqian said.

Everyone nodded, this is a good start.

"Not only that, when Zhao Xiaozu was attacking Baishuiman, he not only put down the Baishuiman's rebellion, but also gave me a memorial."

"It was said that the winter was too cold, and it just happened to catch up with the heavy snowfall. The barbarians were suffering from hunger and cold, and most of them were frozen to death."

"Bai Shuiman was under encirclement and suppression by our army and died of freezing and starvation. He can no longer pose any threat to our Tang Dynasty."

"I established the third autonomous region where Baishuiman is located, and the imperial court will appoint officials to serve as administrative officials and generals of the third autonomous region."

"Retaining their original customs, they can also become officials of the imperial court, allowing them to form a security team to maintain law and order." Li Chengqian said.

In the future, all the barbarians who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty no longer used the original Tang Dynasty's prison system, but changed to an autonomous region system that strengthened control and management.

Seize all favorable opportunities to carry out, as long as Datang encounters an opportunity, immediately grasp the policy of reforming the land and returning it to the locals.

"I heard that the envoys of Baekje are very dissatisfied with this tribute. It seems that they intend to break away from the tribute system and no longer submit to the Tang Dynasty." Long Zhi said.

"Baekje came to pay tribute this time, and the items they donated were less than before, and I didn't dislike them, and the rewards for them were no less than in previous years."

"Where does a small foreign country have such courage to despise my Tang Dynasty's prestige? Isn't it afraid that I will send troops to crusade?" Li Chengqian dissatisfied.

Now any cat or dog dare not give him face, even a small country like Baekje dares to take itself too seriously.

"I heard that Baekje was condemned and warned by the sage, and maybe it felt uncomfortable, so it wanted to leave the Tang Dynasty and no longer be a vassal to the Tang Dynasty." Long Zhi said, Jin Yiwei not only monitors the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but also monitors the Fanbang tribe. Monitor the same.

"This year Baekje's envoys came to pay tribute. I heard that Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo often conquered each other. I warned them not to attack each other with Silla and Goguryeo. Otherwise, my Tang Dynasty will send a large army to attack them."

"Perhaps, it is because of this incident that Baekje wants to break away from the Tang Dynasty, no longer be a vassal, and want to find another way out. This is undoubtedly a dead end." Li Chengqian said.

(End of this chapter)