Huangyangping is located in the hinterland of Yulin Road and is under the jurisdiction of Xiazhou. It is about 120 miles away from the city. It is on the edge of the desert. It is mainly composed of beaches and lakes, supplemented by a large number of water pools around it. Therefore, it has become a large settlement of the Dangxiang people.
land.
The Dangxiang tribe with Huangyangping as the center is the Yeli tribe, which is the majority of Dangxiang. In the past few hundred years, there have been two large-scale internal migrations. First, the rise of Tubo forced
During the Tang and Tibet conflicts, they moved to the Qinlong area. Later, during the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo invaded Qinlong and moved eastward again, settling in Xia Suiling and Qingyan. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, with the rise of the Tuoba Li family, it completely became the northwest
A powerful and powerful vassal town.
During the changes of the Dangxiang people, several large tribal alliances were formed, including the "Dongshan tribe" dominated by the Tuoba tribe located in the east of Longshan, Gyeongju, and the "Pingha tribe" in the areas of Juryeong, Yeom, and Gyeongju.
, and there is the "Rokufubu", which is dominated by the Noribu.
Of course, with the rise of the Han Dynasty and the strong return of the Han army and the Han people, the original world line was completely disrupted, and the process of the rise of the Dangxiang people was also completely interrupted. Today, the Dangxiang tribe was divided into pieces by the imperial court, and the upper-class dignitaries were
Under severe suppression and control, lower-level tribesmen were also dispersed and relocated. In the past twenty years, no less than 100,000 party members were relocated to Shanyang, Yanshan, Anton and even their places of origin.
However, in the end, these actions only treated the symptoms and did not reach the root cause. The Dangxiang people in the Xia Sui area still existed in the form of large and small tribes living together. Although the influence of the upper-level leaders and chiefs was eliminated as much as possible, it still had a huge influence.
As the imperial court became more and more strict on ethnic policies, ethnic conflicts continued to deepen, and the party members' dissatisfaction with the imperial court continued to grow. By the 21st year of Kaibao's reign, it had reached a point where it was difficult to return.
The original intention of the imperial court or Emperor Liu was still good. They wanted to assimilate the party members, completely solve the party problem in the northwest, and maintain the stability of the regime. The coercion and severity of the policy may reflect Emperor Liu's distinctive personal style, but they are not
It's tough and impossible to implement.
However, problems with many policies often lie at the implementation level, and the same is true here on Yulin Road. If you want to achieve the goal of ethnic assimilation, it is best to eliminate culture and establish a new cultural identity. The central government has also issued instructions,
Let the Yulin local government promote Chinese characters, Chinese language, Hanfu, and Hanli among the party members.
However, the idea is good, but some practical problems cannot be solved. To effectively implement the policies formulated by the court, a large amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources are needed, but these are scarce in local governments, even if the court has some preferential policies
and the allocation of corresponding funds, but for hundreds of thousands of party members, it is still a drop in the bucket.
Furthermore, local officials are also afraid of difficulties, more lazy in politics, and corrupt, which also adds obstacles and difficulties to the implementation level.
However, when the authority of the imperial court is at its peak, it does not dare to openly violate the policies and guidelines from the capital. Therefore, what is done is done, and whether it can be done is another matter.
Under such circumstances, local officials also selectively promoted the implementation of the policies of the imperial court. On the hard side, they were simple and crude and acted according to the rules. On the soft side, they were negligent or even deliberately ignored.
For example, when it comes to suppressing the leaders and powerful people, the government works very hard because it can dig out wealth and obtain benefits from those party leaders. For example, when the tribes are disrupted and relocated, they are also implemented very well, and they only need to send troops to suppress those who disobey.
After you move out of the country, it's all about other places.
The party members who had not moved out were also split and reorganized according to the requirements of the imperial court, but they only made some unpopular personnel changes, and there were no changes to their settlement patterns and living customs.
In the early days, we had to work hard, and there was supervision, which had a certain degree of binding force. Later, except for the surrounding areas of important cities, the rest of the wide area was basically laissez-faire in terms of reforms and changes in customs.
As for the establishment of schools to teach Chinese characters and Chinese to Dangxiang children, they are only within towns. Just like sending special personnel to teach in the settlements of Dangxiang people, there are also only a few scattered places, just to show off and cope with inspections.
The subjective reason for this situation is the delay in implementation by local bureaucrats and the objective reason is the lack of scholars in the local area. Even if there are, no one is willing to go to the party settlements to burn themselves and contribute knowledge.
Due to various reasons, in the 21st year of Kaibao, many ethnic assimilation policies formulated by the imperial court in the past were basically declared a failure after less than ten years of implementation. Especially in the Yulin area, they were just a formality and were merely a formality.
An empty shelf is left.
Of course, it was not without success. For example, the Xi people in Yanshan North Road and the Khitan people in the territory who had settled down were domesticated very smoothly. This was due to the successful northern invasion of the Central Plains culture during the Liao Dynasty.
The Yulin area naturally has its own particularities, both geographically and ethnically. The decision-makers are responsible for the current rotten situation, and the executive level is also responsible. Of course, the recalcitrance and xenophobia of the party members are also key factors.
The slow performance of local bureaucrats in Yulin can also reflect some problems. In fact, they are not very accepting of the policies of the imperial court.
Probably because they think it's too much trouble. According to many people's thinking, there are already precedents to follow for these Hu tribes, and they can just implement the policy of restraint and divide and rule. Why bother to come up with so many tricks and just cause trouble?
They offend the chiefs at the top, upset the minions at the bottom, and the bureaucrats in the middle are still troublesome, which is really unpopular. As the local authorities, what they want is stability. As long as there is no trouble in office, the court will force
The implementation of the assimilation policy has indeed caused them a lot of trouble. They are here to be officials, not to sit on the stove.
The turmoil among the party members in Xiazhou that year completely alerted the bureaucrats in Yulin Road. Because of the turmoil, the person who was dismissed from office was Liu Chengxi.
Foreign Minister.
However, what the bureaucrats are vigilant about is that there must be no more trouble, at least no unrest with a rebellious nature. For this reason, some local officials even cover the cover and even make some compromises with party members. In their view, as long as
If you don't cause trouble to the government, the government won't cause trouble to you either, and everyone will live in peace.
Of course, not all officials are like this. There are also those who are dedicated to the king's affairs and take active actions, but no matter the methods or methods, they are rigid. In order to reduce troubles, they tend to be one-size-fits-all, tough, forceful and even unreasonable.
What is even more egregious is that some officials and generals took advantage of the imperial court's opportunity to rectify the Dangxiang tribes to profit from it, enslaved them wantonly, violated the Dangxiang tribesmen, and squeezed their wealth.
There are all kinds of chaos. Twenty years after the return of the Xia Sui area to the imperial court, the local situation has become very corrupt. Party people are complaining, conflicts are intensifying, and uneasiness is spreading, just like a pile of dry firewood. It only takes one spark to ignite.
This is only a problem of the Party members and the Hu people. The local bureaucrats and the powerful Han people who moved to the border are also full of contradictions. In such an environment and atmosphere, people's hearts are confused and eager to change.
The imperial court was not completely unaware of the local situation. Both the local knowledgeable people and the reports from the Wude Secretary were warning.
However, after all, they are so far apart that both the emperor and the ministers in the political hall can only regard it as some negative effects in the implementation of policies. Thinking about the many policies formulated by the imperial court during the Qianyou era, the chaos caused by them is also the same There are many, including major rebellions. How serious can the so-called instability of Yulin Road be?
It was not until last year, with the outbreak of the Black Khan Mission and the emergence of Mingsha bandits, that the court finally paid enough attention to the security chaos in the northwest. A large-scale public security war against bandits in the northwest was fruitful, but it was also It's just a superficial attack, but it doesn't cure it.
With the unfolding of various investigations into the northwest, the true side hidden under the curtain of Kaibao's prosperous age has finally emerged.
When Emperor Liu was involved in the internal affairs of the court and the courtiers were attracted by the turbulent political situation, and before they had time to implement a comprehensive rectification and governance policy for the northwest, Li Jiqian took the lead in raising the flag of rebellion.
There is no doubt that Li Jiqian was the flame that ignited the chaos in the northwest. Of course, the influence of this flame was not that great in the early days, and even seemed fragile. After all, the power of the Han court was still strong, and even if it was full of complaints, few people Dare to rashly raise a flag to rebel like Li Jiqian and confront the imperial court head-on.
But at the same time, it is inevitable that the situation is ready to take off. Without the support of Dangxiang forces, how could thousands of Dangxiang tribesmen follow Li Jiqian and raise troops. And when Li Jiqian was defeated and fled to the Gobi, local tribes were also indispensable. cover.
For example, Yelibu, due to its geographical location, became a key target of investigation by Xiazhou officials. Even without any evidence, it can be concluded that Yelibu must be connected with the rebellious Li Jiqian.
Therefore, in the past six months, the life of the Yeli tribe has become even more difficult. Xiazhou Zhizhou Shangguan is giving an order for the Yeli tribe to report to each other, and there will be rewards for reporting. At the same time, the garrison is also dispatched under the mobilization of the capital. Martial law investigation, and with the instructions from Tokyo and the endorsement of the central government, it becomes even more unscrupulous...