Since the Tubo invaded Liangzhou and were completely wiped out, Liangzhou has completely settled down.
In the words of later generations, people of all ethnic groups are very eager for the arrival of peace and do not want the world to continue in such a mess.
The Qiang tribe, as well as the Tuyuhun people and the Central Plains people reached a great reconciliation. When the Tibetans were ravaging Liangzhou, all the tribes in the northwest worked together. After the war, the Tibetans fled from the enemy and chased them.
Except for the few who were sent back by Zhang Lun and Fan Wenjin, they really managed not to let a single Tibetan invader from the south go back alive.
The imperial court later announced that it would give the Qiang people, as well as various tribes in the northwest, equal treatment as the Tang people.
In fact, it is a different kind of equality of all ethnic groups, but this is not emphasized in the current world, and the verbal claims and actual practices are inconsistent.
Under the rule of the General Manager of Liangzhou, the Qiang people actually received treatment similar to that of the Tuyuhun people. In other words, each tribe of the Qiang people was given an opportunity to completely integrate into the Tang Dynasty.
Want to be on an equal footing with the Tang people? Even the Qiang tribes themselves would not believe it, and today's Tang people are actually a combination of the previous Xianbei people, Han people, and even Turks.
The status of the Qiang people in the northwest has always been very low. If they want to change this, they have no other way but war, because apart from being able to fight and kill, they have almost no racial expertise.
The Mudu Uprising that swept across the northwest led by Bai Yusuo, a Qiang slave in the northwest, at the end of the Sui Dynasty was actually an armed uprising with the Qiang as the main body.
It is roughly similar to the peasant uprising in the Central Plains. It has no guiding ideology and is just for survival. However, the Qiang people are more violent and ferocious than the Central Plains people. They burn, kill and loot everywhere. All the ugly things in the war in the late Sui Dynasty can be found in the northwest.
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The slave thief Bai Yusuo disappeared soon after, because the rebel army under his leadership was too ferocious and massacred the city at every turn, which frightened all the tribes in the northwest. Even his subordinates privately called him a despicable devil.
After he disappeared, he said that it was definitely not appropriate for people in the northwest to clap their hands and cheer, because everyone was in a precarious situation at that time, and no one had the time to watch other people's jokes.
However, the slave Bai Yusuo is to the Northwest what Zhu Can is to Jianghuai. Everyone has tasted the taste of two-legged sheep, but Bai Yusuo is not as picky as Zhu Can.
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And stability means less disputes. Hou Junji is a person with great ambitions. Being a general and becoming a prime minister is a task that must be completed in his heart.
It is common sense that Hou Junji felt that General Zhang was a little unreasonable if you asked him to raise horses during a critical period of his career.
Moreover, Hou Junji had just gotten married before he went to Tubo, and he was waiting for him to go back to consummate the marriage. This delay lasted for two or three years. Who the hell could bear it?
When it comes to marriage, Hou Junji is a person who has suffered a lot. He is really worried that the other party can't afford to find a good match for him, so he doesn't need to use Hou Junji's face.
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Hou Junji watched secretly as Fan Wenjin, the general manager of Liangzhou, said goodbye to the people who were seeing them off. The group of people gradually drifted away. In his heart, he brought out the eighth generation of General Zhang's ancestors and scolded them.
However, a few days later, when he set off to the West Sea with a few followers, he had already figured it out. The position of General Zuo Yiwei was not something that everyone could do, and it was in line with his career expectations.
If you wait for the imperial court to grant you a reward, the variables will be huge.
After he followed Pang Yu to quell the Tuyuhun rebellion, he served in Liangzhou as Sima of Liangzhou and joined the army because of his military merits. Later, he was promoted to the governor of Liangzhou, and his rank was not low.
It's just that compared with when he was in Tiance Mansion, he gradually gained Li Shimin's trust and was able to lead the troops on his own, it's still a little worse.
Later, he went to Dunhuang with Cheng Zhijie and received some credit for his hard work. Then he followed Cheng Dabeard on his mission to Tibet. For this reason, the imperial court named him the son of Xunyi County.
The promotion speed is actually not slow, but he is not very satisfied with it. Of course, if he knew that according to the established historical trajectory, he would have been appointed as General Zuowei at this time. Duke Lu would definitely vomit three liters of blood to show his
Full of anger.
That was earned by his active participation in the Xuanwumen coup.
Now he is not so lucky. His promotion speed is okay, but it cannot compare with his support.
After a trip to Tubo, the reward had not yet arrived, but he was promoted to General Zuo Yiwei. Such a position, second only to the general, was not something Zhang Lun could easily decide on his own. It must be approved by the imperial court.
Perhaps this was part of the reward he received for his mission to Tibet. It was just that Zhang Lun recommended him and he was given it first.
No matter what, Hou Junji couldn't refuse, so he could only lie down and enjoy it.
His psychological adjustment ability is pretty good. He was still cursing Zhang Lun's ancestors before, but when he left to take office, he became happy.
The most important reason is that in the past, his position was more and more like that of a local civil servant. Now he has brought order to things and has become a general leading the army. That is naturally something to be happy about.
If there is no war in the northwest, how can someone like Zhang Lun stay in the West Sea and raise horses for the court? I heard that the war in the East China Sea is coming to an end, does that mean that the court's attention will return to the direction of Hexi?
Or the Turks in the north. Anyway, no matter who the opponent is in the future, Hou Junji will naturally fight bravely to take the lead and not give in to others.
When he has achieved enough military exploits to attract people's attention, it will be time for him to return to the court to report on his duties. Becoming a general or becoming a prime minister is no longer a dream.
Even if you can't become the Prime Minister of the DPRK, it's not bad to be a general of the Shangzhu Kingdom like Han Qinhu and He Ruobi...
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As the saying goes, everyone has his own fate, Hou Junji is committed to climbing up, while Fan Wenjin, Wang Ze and others are facing the biggest test in their official career.
The position of third-grade high-ranking officials is becoming increasingly rare. Many outstanding figures in history have reached the point where they are not rewarded for their high achievements. In fact, many of them are not willing to do so, but they have just reached that point step by step.
There is a ceiling above. Whether you break through and run to the roof to enjoy the scenery, or you are always pressed under the ceiling, most people do not rely on their own choices, but on your luck.
Nowadays, there are not only one or two general managers, but anyone with a discerning eye understands that if the general managers return to the court together, it will definitely not be arranged, and they will have to be recalled one after another.
This is the case for Wang Ze and Fan Wenjin.
It was also Li Po who acted more kindly, otherwise the emperor would never lack cruel and despicable means to deal with heroes, so what is the lack of position? It would be enough to eliminate all those who compete for position.