Tiantang

Chapter 459 Zhaowu Naturalization
Chapter 465 Zhaowu Naturalization

The Chinese army won the first battle, and Isri's [-] black cavalry were wiped out.In the wilderness to the west of King Kang's City, blood and corpses filled the field, almost shaking the entire land of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

And just before that, the Zhaowu Nine-Nation Allied Forces stationed in King Kang's City had started internal strife. The commander of the coalition forces, King Shi Laihe, was imprisoned in the palace by the eldest prince Kecha. He led [-] troops from the headquarters of the Kang Kingdom to evacuate the royal city, and marched towards the camp of the Chinese army at high speed, raising the white flag to show their surrender.

But on the way to lead the army to surrender, he received an urgent report of the destruction of the black-clothed food army and horses. From this, his belief in submitting to the Chinese Dynasty became more firm.In the Kang Guojun, some dignitaries who were not firm in their will and wavering, also fell silent in an instant.

Although the Chinese emperor has not sent troops to the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms yet, from the moment he wiped out the [-] cavalrymen in black, it means that the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms have all been recovered, and they are once again placed under the iron-fisted rule of the Central Plains Dynasty. Down.

The Chinese emperor's iron fist is far stronger than that of the Tang emperor. The people of Zhaowu and the Nine Kingdoms have long heard the news that the Hus in the Western Regions have been removed from the country and turned into prefectures and counties.In other words, from now on, the fate of the Nine Kings of Zhaowu will be overthrown.

Speaking of it, this is also the key factor why Shi Laihe and other kings refused to surrender and formed a coalition to fight to the end.

No matter how small a country is, it is a country of its own.And the king is supreme, with power covering the sky with one hand.But if they become the vain princes of the Chinese dynasty, their wealth may be preserved, but their power will be completely subverted.

In order to cooperate with Guo Ziyi's campaign to wipe out the black cavalry, Zhang Xuan led the main force of the army and slowly advanced dozens of miles.

big camp.Handsome account.

Zhang Xuan first received the good news that the [-] cavalry in Isli had been wiped out, and then he received the report that Prince Kecha of Kang led [-] Kang troops to surrender.

"Report, Your Majesty, Prince Kang can check and lead his army back, he has already arrived outside the tent, please see His Majesty."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, waved his hands and said, "Show him in."

Kecha walked into the emperor's big tent respectfully and fearfully alone, knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, "Prince Chenkang, Kecha, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor, long live my emperor!"

But I can't afford it.

Zhang Xuan smiled, "You can check the prince, he will be flat, and I will give you a seat."

"It can be checked. I heard that the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu formed a coalition army, which claimed to have an army of [-] horses. They stationed in the city of King Kang, intending to fight to the death with me, and the commander of the coalition army is Shi Laihe, king of Kang. You are the son of Shi Laihe, why did you lead the army here? Vote for me? Where is Shi Laihe?"

Although Zhang Xuan's voice was gentle, it was full of invisible power, which put great pressure on Kecha.

What Kecha faced was not only the supreme founding emperor of the Chinese dynasty, but also the iron-fisted commander in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops.

Ke Cha cupped his fists respectfully and said in a low voice, "Returning to Your Majesty, Ke Cha is the son of Shi Laihe, but he has a heart for the imperial court. Ke Cha has repeatedly advised him to lead his army to surrender and not to be an enemy of the Heavenly Army. It’s just that the father insisted on going his own way. But under the helplessness of Cha, he had no choice but to take this bad policy, put the father under house arrest in the royal city, and then send troops out of the city to submit to His Majesty.”

"Ke Cha led the Kang army to return Mana Tu, one is to protect the family, and the other is to save the 20 people of Kang country from the flames of war. Please learn from your majesty." Ke Cha's words are very straightforward and true.

Zhang Xuan didn't expect Kecha to be so "straightforward", and couldn't help a playful smile from the corner of his mouth.This is a smart guy with brains, but far from being loyal.

Zhang Xuan knows very well that people like this can be checked, and they are very good at adapting to the wind. Now that the Chinese army has gained power, he will not hesitate to fall to the Chinese Dynasty, but if the big cannibals make a comeback again in the future, he will definitely be the first to change course , into the arms of the big cannibal.

However, for Zhang Xuan, Kecha is someone who can be used.Relatively speaking, this kind of person is still usable.As long as the overall situation is stable, he will have no dissent.

As soon as Zhang Xuan thought about this, he stopped talking nonsense to Kecha. He said bluntly and indifferently, "Okay, Prince Kecha understands the righteousness and abandons the dark to the bright. I am very relieved."

"Proclamation."

"Prince Kecha led the Kang army to vote, and made great contributions to the pacification of the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu. I hereby canonize Kecha as the king and general of Changkang County. He will join our army as a general and command our troops."

As soon as Zhang Xuan's imperial edict was announced, Kecha was ecstatic, kowtowed in gratitude and thanked him again and again.

The emperor's canonization in this way is equivalent to giving Kecha the prince who originally belonged to King Shi Laihe of the Kang Kingdom, and also canonized him as a general, commanding the troops of the headquarters to serve in the army.As a result, Kecha has almost reached the sky in one step. Even if Kang Guo is destroyed, he can be regarded as a vested interest.

"It can be checked, I have an edict here, you take my edict back to the city of King Kang, and go to recruit other countries. Tell the kings, if you surrender at this moment, I will not blame the past, and I will treat you as a king. Although I want to get rid of the Nine Kingdoms However, the kings of the nine kingdoms can get a large amount of land and pasture rewards from me in Qinghai and Bohai, and their power and wealth will not decrease."

"If you resist stubbornly in the corner and are not effective, my army will never stay behind wherever it goes."

Zhang Xuan's cold voice reached Kecha's ears, but Kecha's heart was agitated, and he quickly bowed to accept the order.

"The soldiers and horses belonging to the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu disrupted the establishment, and all belonged to you. It can be checked, and you must not let me down when I entrust you with a heavy responsibility."

Kecha kowtowed his head on the ground, and said resolutely, "Kecha will go through fire and water for His Majesty!"

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Kecha took Zhang Xuan's edict and led his army back to the city of King Kang, and persuaded him to surrender as a special envoy of the Chinese emperor.

For the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, Zhang Xuan actually didn't take it very seriously. A country that is only a small country will be destroyed if it is said to be destroyed.Moreover, Zhang Xuan believed that the people of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu did not dare to resist any longer given the lessons learned from the annihilation of [-] cavalry in black clothes.

In Zhang Xuan's plan, the current land of the nine surnames of Zhaowu is the main battlefield for the fierce collision between the Chinese Dynasty and the Dashi Dynasty.The winner will fully own this vast expanse of land, while the loser will withdraw from the stage forever, and may even be invaded by the opponent's own territory.

Zhang Xuan never thought of giving up the land of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.For the Chinese Empire, this land is not only a gateway for border defense, but also an important east-west commercial distribution center and a land of rich water and grass. If developed, it can feed countless people and add a lot of children to the treasury of the Chinese Empire income.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan planned to establish Zhaowu Junzhen and Zhaowu Road in the land of nine surnames in Zhaowu, with nine states under it, corresponding to the nine countries.The soon-to-be established Zhaowu Town (Tao) is at the same level as Anxi, Beiting, Pingkang, and Qinghai (the hometown of Tubo).

Half a month later.Kecha only persuaded the eight countries, including Kang, to vote. The kings of the eight countries were willing to surrender and accept the land, turning their land into a state capital of the Chinese Dynasty.Only King Shilong of the Shi Kingdom led 20 troops from his headquarters to escape from King Kang City, trying to engulf [-] people to migrate the whole country and flee to the territory of Dashi.

Zhang Xuan didn't take it seriously. On the one hand, he was preparing to march into the city of King Kang and canonize the kings; on the other hand, he ordered Guo Ziyi's army to go around the northeast and intercept the Shi people.

Another three days later.He led his troops to King Kang City and announced on the spot that King Kang City would be renamed Zhaowu City and made the capital of Zhaowu Junzhen and Zhaowu Administrative Road.

A few days later, Guo Ziyi led an army to intercept the Shiguo people in the Saichuan River Valley, wiped out the Shiguo army and horses at a very small cost, and expelled the surviving 10,000+ Shiguo tribes back to the Shiguo hometown.So far, all the lands of the nine surnames of Zhaowu have been pacified, and Zhang Xuan's Western Expedition has come to a third perfect end.

The first full stop is Tubo.Tubo was completely destroyed and included in the territory.

The second full stop is to destroy Tuqishi and stabilize the entire Western Regions. The Western Regions were transformed into Anxi and Beiting, and they were surrendered to Wang Hua.

The third full stop is to annihilate the black-clothed Dashi army and horses, and completely pacify the land of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

The army began a temporary rest in Kangguo.

Regarding the selection of the military and political chiefs of Zhaowu Town and Zhaowu Dao, Zhang Xuan felt a little bit difficult.

At present, all the available people under him have taken up key positions, and in the army, there are only three absolute confidants left, Guo Ziyi, Nan Jiyun and Lei Wanchun.It is impossible for these three people to be the chief officials of one party, but after thinking about it, Zhang Xuan found that he had no one available.

Zhang Xuan thought of Ge Shuhan, but Ge Shuhan was too old to serve in the frontier defense.

Zhang Xuan thought of Yan Zhenqing again, but Yan Zhenqing was inseparable from the administration of Gyeonggi and the internal affairs of the court.

As for Fan Yang's Zhang Tong, who had just replaced Pu Gu Huai'en, it was not suitable to be transferred again.

backyard.

Seeing the emperor frowning and scratching his head, worrying about the candidate to control Zhaowu, Duanfei Guo Fu obediently poured a cup of hot tea for Zhang Xuan, sat on one side and said softly, "Your Majesty, my concubine has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"Oh? Do you have a suitable candidate? Let me tell you." This time when the soldiers entered Congling, Su Hudong was left behind by the emperor in Kucha City due to an unexpected pregnancy, and only Guo Fu followed.The emperor must have someone to take care of his daily life, so although Guo Fu bears the title of a female general, she only guards the backyard to take care of the emperor.

"The concubine has no intention of interfering in the state affairs. If there is any inappropriateness, I ask Your Majesty to forgive me." Guo Fu said softly.

Zhang Xuan held Guo Fu in his arms pitifully, patted her on the shoulder, and said softly, "Fu'er, why are you so alien to me? Tell me."

Guo Fu broke free from the emperor's embrace, sat upright and said, "Your Majesty, although the concubines are women, they have been trained in the court since they were young, and they know very well about the affairs of governing the country and the world. It took several years. And Zhaowu’s important military and political positions are beyond the capabilities of ordinary people. It requires both outstanding talent and strong control ability.”

"Fu'er, you are quite right. This is exactly why I am in trouble."

"Your Majesty has opened up territories one after another, and the important military and political officials under the hall have already settled down. In fact, His Majesty will vigorously cultivate and recommend young and strong talents in the future to make up for the predicament that no one can use."

"The concubine thinks that since there is no suitable candidate to shoulder the burden alone, it is better to divide and rule. One article and one military, coordination and cooperation, what does your majesty think?"

"What you said is very reasonable, it makes sense." Zhang Xuan laughed, and squeezed Guo Fu's cheek, "I never thought that my Fu'er would be quite insightful, it's so rare..."

Guo Fu glared at the emperor with some reproach, and said quietly, "Did Your Majesty treat Fu'er as a useless vase before?"

"Hey, I've never thought this way before." Zhang Xuan laughed, "Go ahead."

"General, my concubine recommends Ge Shu Lige, the son of Ge Shuhan. Ge Shu Lige is currently defending Suiye City, and he is under Lord Feng's bid as a general. Although this man is young, my concubine has heard that he is brave and good at fighting, and knows the art of war. , there is the style of being a father, if Ge Shulige is chosen as Zhaowu's main general, Your Majesty can feel at ease."

"Ge Shu Lige is a general personally recommended by His Majesty, and now he is serving as the main general of Zhaowu again..."

Guo Fu spoke softly, Zhang Xuan nodded secretly.He actually forgot about Ge Shuhan's son, Ge Shulige. He originally put Geshulige in the Western Regions, not only to appease Geshuhan, but also to know that this son is a general, and he planned to cultivate him. As the successor of veterans such as Guo Ziyi, Ge Shuhan, and Feng Changqing.

"It's time to promote a group of young generals." Zhang Xuan thought of this, and smiled slightly, "Fu'er's words are very true, but I forgot about Ge Shu Lige. Heavy duty. I agree."

Seeing that the emperor agreed to her suggestion, Guo Fu smiled happily, but immediately hesitated again, because the next person she recommended was her own brother Guo Yao.

Guo Yao is an administrative talent, and he is also on the list of junior bureaucrats trained by Zhang Xuan, otherwise Zhang Xuan would not marry Guo Yao with the king of Qinghe County and recruit Guo Yao as the county horse.

Guo Fu wanted to recommend her elder brother, but she was afraid of arousing the emperor's dislike. Although the old saying goes that one should not shy away from one's relatives, in reality, recommending one's close relatives is somewhat taboo.

Guo Fu's expression wandered into Zhang Xuan's eyes, his heart moved, and he immediately thought of Guo Yao.

He smiled, "Fu'er, the head of Zhaowu civil servants, I think of one person, your brother Guo Yao."

After hearing the emperor's words, Guo Fu's pretty face turned red, she lowered her head and said softly, "Your Majesty, my concubine..."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "I know Guo Yao is a talented person, but I just asked Guo Yao to come to a frontier like Zhaowu. I wonder if my sister will agree?"

"Your Majesty, a good man should defend the border for the country, and make meritorious deeds at the border..." Guo Fu gritted her teeth and said, "This concubine is willing to plead for my brother's life, please Your Majesty's permission!"

Guo Fu knew that this was the best time for her brother to be promoted to a high position, so she took the initiative to fight for Guo Yao.

Zhang Xuan laughed, pondered for a moment, and said loudly to the little eunuch beside him, "Propagate my will. Tiao elder brother Shu Lige to enter Zhaowu, canonized as Zhaowu general, Zhaowu Dao marching chief officer; transfer Guo Yao to leave Beijing and enter Zhaowu , canonized as governor of Zhaowu Dao and inspector of Congling."

The little eunuch took the order to leave. Guo Fu was about to kneel down to thank Guo Yao with a tender face, but was hugged by the emperor and leaned over to kiss her.

Guo Fu was ashamed and struggled, "Your Majesty, this is the outer room, and it's daytime..."

(End of this chapter)