The internal affairs of the imperial court tended to be stable, but as far as the Han Dynasty was concerned, it could not simply be described as "nothing happened in the world". Such a huge empire was accompanied by ups and downs of changes every month and every day.
Of course, the most "lively" ones were in the Han Dynasty's borders. The more remote the border, the more troubled it was. This was true from the northwest to the northeast. On Yulin Road, due to the imperial court's tough Sinicization policy, a war finally broke out.
Backlash, hundreds of Xiazhou Dangxiang tribesmen, led by the chief, rebelled against the imperial court's annexation.
The result was without any surprises. For Duke Yan, Xiazhou soldiers and horses commanded Wang Qian to lead his troops to quell the rebellion. The process of quelling the rebellion was nothing worth describing. It was simple, fast, and as calm as water. What was a little bloody was that all the people who came from the chaos were
All the rebels in the party were killed by Wang Qian, and thousands of party members were implicated.
For the Han Dynasty, this incident was just a minor incident, but when it spread to Tokyo, it attracted a certain amount of attention. To be precise, it was the attention of Emperor Liu.
Emperor Liu naturally would not reflect on how the imperial court's Humin policy led to the resistance of the party members. He was even a little angry. Even though he was in power and his power spread all over the world, there were still people who dared to rebel.
This is different from the rebellion of the barbarians in the valleys of the southwest. This is in Xiazhou, the core ruling area in the northwest of the Han Dynasty. It is one of the border states with the deepest royalization. The rebellion is caused by Dangxiang, who has a relatively large proportion in the country of the Han Dynasty.
of minority tribes.
What is even more hateful is that this is because of resistance to Sinicization and the imperial court's fundamental Hu people's rule policy, which is against the law. In order to implement a thorough Sinicization policy and control the original production and life relations of the Hu people, the court has gone through so many changes.
After discussions and preparations, and pushing forward with great determination, there were already some dissent within the court, and this sudden rebellion was simply a slap in the face.
The Dangxiang people are not the newly attached Mobei tribe in the past two years. More than ten years have passed since the Dingnan Army surrendered, but there have been no major disturbances in other places. The Dangxiang people happened to be in Xiazhou, an important town in the northwest.
What does this mean? The court's naturalization of Dangxiang people is not in place. Many people are convinced but not convinced at heart. The fundamental contradiction cannot be solved by simply moving away the Li family and splitting and transferring tens of thousands of Dangxiang people.
, is just a way to ease the compromise.
In the past, no major disturbances occurred, but the court did not touch their core interests, especially the core ruling power of tribal leaders and chiefs.
More than ten years later, a new group of party members grew up, and their respect for the imperial court also tended to fade away. The old and new conflicts between Han and Hu also began to ferment after a long period of brewing. The imperial court's Sinicization policy,
It's just an introduction. The specific manifestation is the rebellion in Xiazhou that is not worth writing about.
Wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance. This is an irrefutable truth. But as a ruler, Emperor Liu would not reflect on what was wrong with his policies, especially against party members. His concern for the country and the people also had limitations, and even
He believed that the reason why the Party members dared to stir up turmoil just proved that the imperial government's past governance policies were not in place and needed to be further implemented. He believed that the oppression was not thorough enough and that it had not been completely tamed.
In the face of the overall situation of the country, the interests of party members, specifically, party leaders, are insignificant. If they dare to resist, the court will kill them. Emperor Liu's attitude is tough.
Therefore, he gave a positive evaluation to Wang Qian's timely and effective response to quell the chaos, and issued an edict to commend him. He also said that Wang Pu had given birth to a good son, worthy of the title of Duke Yan, and should be reused. And this evaluation can basically be declared.
, the next commander of Yulin Daodu is Wang Qian.
At the same time, Emperor Liu urged the imperial court to issue instructions to the northern borders, requiring the local governments in each border to strictly guard against duplication among the people in the process of implementing the sinicization policy. The Xiazhou incident was a warning.
According to the previous policy, the governor of Xiazhou was in bad luck, because there was a large-scale rebellion in the territory, and the commotion even reached the sky.
Although the small turmoil subsided, there was no shortage of accountability procedures afterwards. The prefect Liu Chengxi was directly dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner. This was a descendant of the clan, the son of Liu Chong, and the cousin of Emperor Liu. Of course, with
Emperor Liu had a harsh attitude towards these clans, so this treatment is not surprising.
However, there is also a specious story circulating in Xiazhou. It is said that Wang Qian had received the news before the incident, but deliberately suppressed it. After the chaos gathered and the influence expanded, he sent troops to quell the chaos, earning a small profit.
It's small but enough to support the victory.
Of course, the twists and turns involved cannot be explained clearly. Even if it was reported to the court and attracted attention, it would be difficult to investigate and come up with a specific result. If Wang Qian wanted to defend himself, he would have many words to say, but the fact that the chaos was quelled was not
It's certain.
In fact, the Dangxiang rebellion that occurred in Xiazhou had a great impact on the local area. Those Dangxiang people who had accepted the rule of the imperial court for a long time suddenly found that there seemed to be another way to fight against the imperial court and strive for benefits, and
With the imperial court's unwillingness to compromise and adapt to the sinicization policy, and with the high-pressure policies promoted by the provincial and state governments at the urging of the imperial court, the contradictions will only get deeper and deeper as time goes by...
If the chaos that occurred in Xiazhou can only be described as a slight ripple, then in Mobei, it can be described as a storm. The death of Khitan Lord Yelvxian was a huge change for Mobei.
After several years of recuperation, the rule over the Saibei tribe that was finally maintained was once again shaken with the death of Yeluxian. Not to mention the condolences of the Han army's cavalry, the Khitan alone fell into turmoil, and in Jinshan
The Naiman people in the east also took the opportunity to expand eastward again, invading the northwestern region of Khitan, and moving towards the lofty ideal goal of becoming the overlord of the new grassland.
Of course, for the Khitan, the intrusion by the barbarians was just a scabies disease. The most critical issue they faced was who would inherit the Khitan throne.
Regarding this issue, Emperor Liu once discussed this issue with Xiao Siwen and other ministers with a gloating attitude. According to their guesses, King Yelvbi of Yue had the greatest chance of photographing him.
However, the development of the situation in Mobei was partly based on the speculations of the Han monarchs and ministers, but the final result was still beyond their expectations. King Yelv Bishe of Yue, after years of suppression, witnessed with his own eyes the collapse and decline of the Liao Dynasty under the leadership of Yelv Xian.
, finally decided to personally shoulder the great national cause of Khitan rejuvenation.
Right in front of Yelv Xian's coffin, Yelv Bishe summoned the Khitan clan and aristocratic ministers and raised the banner to regain the Zhengshuo position of Taizong Yelv Deguang's lineage.
When Yelvbishe chose to attack the Khitan throne, years of accumulation had an effect. He won the support of many Khitan nobles, and his voice was very loud, almost universally supported.
Among them, since there is accumulated dissatisfaction with Yelvxian, the declining leader, and also because of the practical considerations of the country's need to be the leader, this is more important for the Khitan. No one will obey a child who is only a few years old.
According to normal circumstances, it is very likely that Yelv Bishe will be in the upper position, but the final result of the matter did not develop according to normal rules.
Some people supported it, and naturally some people opposed it. The result was that the minority defeated the majority, because the minority held the most important thing in their hands, military power.
Yelv Xian's close ministers, headed by Yelv Xianshi, Han Derang, and Yelv Xiuge, united together to push Yelv Xian's son Yelv Longxu to succeed him, and resolutely maintained the eldest son inheritance system formulated by Yelv Xian for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of Khitan.
The two forces started a ten-day open and secret fight in the Khitan palace tent, and finally resorted to weapons. Brother Yelvxiu, who gradually reached the peak of his personal ability, became the guardian of Yelu Longxu's succession to the throne.
In the past, Yelv Bishe took the initiative to give up the fight with Yelv Xian because of his weakness and in order to take the overall situation into consideration and to avoid civil strife in Khitan. But this time, he made up his mind and even organized a coalition of nobles, but was defeated by Brother Yelv Xiu.
He was defeated easily, and Yelv Bishe was also beheaded by Yelv Xian's close minister Nu Li.
As for the Han cavalry going north, it did not achieve the expected results. Cao Guangshi was a ruthless man and courageous. He started from Linhuang Mansion and actually led thousands of his cavalry to march directly to the Onan River Basin, threatening the center of Khitan rule in Mobei.
From receiving the news of Yelvxian's death, to sending the order to march, and then to marching into Mobei, it took a long time. By the time Cao Guangshi sent troops to intervene in the Onan River, the situation on the Khitan side had been settled.
Even after a civil strife and facing the invasion of the Han army, Brother Yelvxiu still led the elite of the Pishi and took the initiative to engage in the battle. Tens of thousands of cavalry on both sides fought hard. Cao Guang was twice as powerful as the Khitan army, and finally fled without a trace.
, nearly half of the troops were lost in the process of being pursued.
As for the other Han cavalry led by Kang Baoyi, they were a little unlucky. They lost their way and wandered around on the plateau before retreating to the Han territory, even causing hundreds of non-battle casualties. Of course, it was already possible for the entire army to return.
It's a blessing among misfortunes.
When the Han army returned without success, it meant that the Mobei Khitan had once again overcome a crisis. Of course, it was also because the Han army did not try its best. Even so, during the process of marching north, Cao Guangshi, who was well versed in the "Three Lights",
Still caused heavy losses to the Mobei Khitan tribe.
Speaking of which, the Khitan was also in a miserable state. In the past, when fighting against the Han Dynasty, they could easily recruit tens or hundreds of thousands of troops. Now, a battle involving tens of thousands of people is considered a large-scale battle.
As for the stabilized Mobei Khitan, its main power was also concentrated in the hands of Yelv Xianshi, Han Derang and Yelv Xiu Ge. The two Khitan clans, mixed with a Han official, formed the new center of power of the Khitan.
After receiving the news, Emperor Liu even couldn't help but wonder how Handerang could get the approval of the Khitans and let such a Han official occupy a high position. After all, when the Khitans moved north, the original dualist rule of dividing the north and the south had been destroyed.
, Under such circumstances, the status of the Hanchens in the Khitan can be imagined. In fact, not many Hanchens followed the Khitan who moved north.
After much consideration, the only explanation Emperor Liu could think of was that Han Derang, and even the entire Han family, were just Khitans dressed in Han skin.