Wu Huaiyu stood on the Juyongguan Great Wall and looked at the vast forest sea. The leaves all over the sky and fields were dyed in layers, which was especially beautiful against the blue sky.
"Erlang, Tu Diji has come to the military capital. Don't you see him?" Su Lie went up to the top of the city, took off his cloak, and asked with a smile.
"This guy is really impatient."
Wei Xiaojie said on the side, "Tu Di Ji has made great achievements in our Central Plains. He has always been loyal to the court. Shaobao should meet him and not let their hearts be cold."
"Should the Guard Chief Shi and Tu Di Ji know each other?"
"Well, during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, Mohe, a group of Mohe with millet powder and water, was unable to win the battle with Goguryeo. Tudiji and his brother Gandu led Jueji, who was suddenly gifted, and the cave was suddenly opened. Yuejimeng, Yueyu, Buhulai
, Po Xi, Bubu Kuoli eight tribes and Fuyu Mohe tribe, with thousands of people, moved south from the northwest of Fuyu City, requesting the Sui Dynasty.
Emperor Wen settled them in Yingzhou, and my father was responsible for the resettlement at that time. By the time of Emperor Yang, Gao Duo passed away, and Tu Diji took charge of his tribe on his behalf, and he was worshiped as Doctor Jin Ziguanglu.
When the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo in the east, Tudiji also followed his troops loyally. He was rewarded generously for his meritorious service in every battle. After that, the imperial court established Liaoxi County, specially appointed Tudiji as the prefect of Liaoxi, and also granted him the title of Marquis of Fuyu.
During the third campaign against Goguryeo, Tudi Jidu led his troops to join the campaign.
In the eleventh year of Daye, Emperor Yangdi was besieged by the Turkic Shibi Khan at Yanmen. Tudiji followed the imperial edict to King Qin, and then followed him on a tour of Jiangdu, where Yu Wenhua and the regicide were executed. Tudiji led his troops to flee back, and met Wagang on the way.
, fought in more than ten battles, and suffered heavy damage. He reached Gaoyang and was destroyed by Wang Xuba. Soon after, he fled back to Luo Yi, the general manager of Youzhou."
Wei Wensheng had a good relationship with Tudiji back then, and they led troops together in many battles.
Wei Xiaojiedu also fought side by side with Tudiji many times. When he returned to Tudiji in Youzhou, his vitality was severely damaged, and he attached himself to Luo Yi. Later, he sent an envoy to Chang'an to pay tribute. Li Yuan established Yanzhou with his troops and Tudiji as Yanzhou.
State Governor.
During Liu Heita's rebellion, Tu Diji led his troops to Dingzhou to help put down the rebellion. After the war, he was granted the title of Duke of Ling for his merits. After that, the imperial court moved his tribe to the Changping area of Youzhou, which was probably located near Huairou, north of Shunyi in later generations.
In the Tao Valley, Yanzhou was established and governed in the western city of Liaoning.
When Gao Kaidao led the Turks to attack Youzhou, Tu Diji led his troops to defeat Gao Kaidao. It can be said that he was indeed loyal.
It is very rare for such a foreign Mohe tribe to remain loyal to the four emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Whether it was quelling internal strife or defending against foreign enemies, they were always at the forefront.
His tribe also moved westward from Sumo River, to western Liaoning, and then to Changping. Today's Yanzhou actually has only one city, sandwiched between the three states of You, Tan, and Beiyan. It is entirely because of his contribution
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Li Shimin also admired Tudiji very much. When Huaiyu came this time, he actually brought the emperor's reward decree to him.
The emperor wanted to confer Tu Diji with the title of General of the Right Guards and give him the national surname Li.
But Wu Huaiyu came to Youzhou but never saw him.
This person has been affiliated with the Central Plains Dynasty for thirty years and is indeed very loyal, but Wu Huaiyu still plans to observe it first. There are many Hu generals in the Tang Dynasty in history, such as Gao Xianzhi, Ge Shuhan, Li Guangbi, Pugu Huaien, and Hei Techang.
Among them, Qibi Heli, An Lushan, and a group of Ashina Turk generals.
Most of them were loyal, and of course there were rebel generals like An Lushan who almost overturned the Tang Dynasty.
In the late Tang Dynasty, there were more Hu generals, such as Shatuo Li Keyong, Dangxiang Tuoba Sigong, etc. In the end, they were all separated by one side.
In the thirty years since Tudiji was attached, the population of its eight tribes has not grown much, and has even decreased. They fought dozens of battles in the Central Plains and suffered a lot of losses, especially when they were intercepted by Wagang.
"Since you are so familiar with Tudiji, you should know what requirements he has for being so anxious to see me, right?"
"I met with Tu Diji yesterday. When he talked about the past, he was very homesick and said that he wanted to go back to Buyeo as he was getting older."
Huaiyu chuckled.
It is true that Tujiji is old, but it is impossible to say that he wants to return to Fuyu, because Fuyu is an important city for Goguryeo's border defense in Liaodong. How can we let them go back unless they are willing to join the Goguryeo people.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the policy of appeasement has been adopted towards Goguryeo, the Sui Dynasty's archenemy. Although Gao Jianwu, the King of Rongliu in Goguryeo, withstood several attacks by the Sui Dynasty, his own vitality was also seriously damaged.
The goodwill they showed towards the Tang Dynasty was that they immediately accepted the canonization, sent envoys to pay tribute, established the suzerain-vassal relationship, and changed their previous unruly attitude towards the Sui Dynasty.
During the Wude years, tribute was paid every year and they were very respectful.
The two countries basically use the Liao River as their boundary and do not invade each other.
However, in the 7th year of Takeoku, some subtle changes occurred after the Tang Dynasty ennobled the kings of the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla as princes, governors, and other officials.
Goguryeo began to block the roads from Baekje and Silla to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and began to launch attacks on them. Silla and Baekje asked for help from the Tang Dynasty, and the court sent envoys to mediate. This aroused Goguryeo's dissatisfaction with the intervention of the Tang Dynasty, and they had already invaded the peninsula.
Seeing it as their own backyard, the relationship between the two parties has cooled down in recent years.
But basically the stability of the border can be maintained.
At this time, Tu Diji did not so much want to return to his roots and lead his troops back to Fuyu. It was better that he wanted to test the attitude of the imperial court. He wanted to return to western Liaoning.
At this time in western Liaoning, the imperial court established Yingzhou.
During the Sui Dynasty, Tudiji was the prefect of Liaoxi County, but this Liaoxi County was actually not large and did not cover the entire western Liaoning region.
Yang Guang once established Liucheng County, Yan County and Liaodong County in the western Liaoning area. Later, he also established Liaoxi County under Yan County to house the Tudiji Department.
The approximate location was in the Linghai area east of Jinzhou. At that time, the seat of Yan County was in Yi County, Jinzhou was in Luhe Town, and the seat of Liucheng County was in Chaoyang.
Later, the Tang Dynasty changed Yanjun to Yanzhou, merged Yanjun and Liaoxi, and gave Tudiji the general manager, but later moved them into Guanzhong and resettled them in the Changping area of Youzhou.
Yanzhou here in Changping has limited space. Tudiji wants to return to the west of Liaohe River and the east bank of Bailangshui. Naturally, he is interested in the area that has been stable for many years. This area is larger and more conducive to the development of their tribe.
Here in Taoshan, to be honest, everything is subject to supervision and the territory is limited. It is difficult to have any long-term development. Even if they continue to stay, they, the Sumo Water Tribe, may be completely assimilated.
It is very likely that one day the imperial court will directly cancel Yanzhou and merge them into Youzhou, and they will also be registered as Qi people by the imperial court. In the ninth year of Wude, Li Yuan had already appointed Wang Mian as the governor of Yanzhou to succeed Tudiji, leaving Tudiji
Ji's appointment to the official position was not intended to be hereditary, but later Wang Mian participated in Li Ai's rebellion and was killed, and Li Shimin appointed Tu Di Ji as the governor of Yanzhou.
This kind of result is not what Tudiji and the others want. What they want more is tribal autonomy, and even a piece of their own territory.
"I, the Tang Dynasty, have not had time to pay attention to Goguryeo these years. They have been recuperating for more than ten years, and now they are getting ready to make a move. Not only are they launching a war against Silla and Baekje, but they are also constantly building mountain cities, fortresses and garrisoning troops on the east bank of the Liao River.
Duke Li Guo has made many contributions to the Tang Dynasty and is loyal. Now that he is old, he should enjoy his old age in Yanzhou. If he takes his troops to move eastward at this time, let alone Fuyu, even if they return to their hometown in Liaoxi County, they will only
I’m afraid I won’t have a stable life.”
Wei Xiaojie said bluntly, "Why don't Shaobao just make this clear to Tu Di Ji?"
Wu Huaiyuxin said that of course I would make it clear to him, but he was still trying to figure out what was going on in Tudiji. At that time, there were thousands of households in the Eight Tribes of Sumoshui. How many people are there now? How many soldiers and horses are there, and how many are wearing armor?
Everything had to be figured out first. Even if the emperor had decreed to add a title and a surname, since Wu Huaiyu was the governor of Youzhou, he had to figure it all out first.
I originally wanted to dry it out again, but since Tu Diji has come here and Wei Xiaojie has helped to speak, it is not easy to dry it out anymore.
"Tonight I will prepare a banquet to entertain the Duke of Pei."
"I'm here in Guanli. Why don't we just invite him over for a chat? There's no need to be so polite." Wei Xiaojie said with a smile.
"Okay, then there is the history of Chief Lao Wei."
When the Wei Xiao Festival was over, Fatty Wu asked, "Did Wei Changshi accept Tu Diji's money?"
Su Lie smiled and said, "As far as I know, Wei Xiaojie's father once took as a concubine the biological sister of Tu Diji and Kudu brothers. Wei Xiaojie had to call Tu Diji uncle.
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Huaiyu asked Su Lie, "What do you think of Tudiji?"
Su Lie was from Hebei and was no stranger to Tudiji. He had heard many rumors about him. Even when Dou Jiande dominated Hebei, he attacked Luo Yi's Youzhou several times but failed to capture it. Luo Yi's defenders
There, there was Tu Diji and his Mohe army.
"Tu Diji is very brave, but he only likes wine. He doesn't have any tricks, he is very righteous and keeps his promises. He never stabs people in the back. He has a good reputation."
It seems that someone who can be praised by his former opponents must be good indeed.
After a while, Wei Xiaojie came in with a tall man who was several years younger than him.
"The governor of Yanzhou suddenly paid homage to Wu Shaobao!"
The men paused when they met.
Tudiji is about fifty years old. His hair is braided down, decorated with wild boar tusks, pheasant feathers on the top of his head, and pearls and gems tied at the end of his braid.
At first glance, I thought it was a wild boar skin Manchuria.
However, the Mohe tribe, called Sushen during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties and Yilou during the Warring States Period, was originally the ancestor of Manchuria.
At this time, there were seven major tribes of Mohe, distributed between the white mountains and black waters. Sumo Mohe was one of the seven tribes, living close to Goguryeo and living in the Sumo River Basin (Songhua River). Many Sumo Mohe were conquered by Goguryeo.
At that time, the Tudiji tribe was dissatisfied with Goguryeo and moved westward to the Central Plains if they could not defeat it.
Although it dates back more than thirty years from the Central Plains, Tudiji's costume still retains a lot of tradition.
Tu Diji was followed by a boy of eight or nine years old.
When he came up, he knelt down directly and said, "Greetings to your lord!"
Wu Huaiyu was stunned by this young man with a braid on the back of his head. In the Tang Dynasty, officials were not called adults, and adults generally meant father.
He originally thought that the Mohe young man didn't understand, but he suddenly said to one side, "This is the young son of a certain old man. He is quite sensible. If Shaobao doesn't dislike it, he will adopt him as a foster son and let him ride the horse and follow him from now on." Attendant."
I really want to recognize my father.
He kowtowed to the ground a few times and shouted, "You may think I'm young, but I can hit the giant eagle flying in the sky with one arrow, and I can ride a horse for hundreds of miles without stopping."
This guy is not tall, but he is quite good at bragging.
Over there, Tu Diji sent a gift list.
"A hundred taels of gold, a hundred servants, a hundred fine horses, a hundred cattle, and a hundred sheep."
Wu Huaiyu was shocked by his move.
"Young Master, don't be offended." Tu Diji seemed to think that the gesture was too light.
Wei Xiaojie said from the side, "This is the patriarch's wish. Wu Shaobao accepts it happily. You don't have to be embarrassed. The patriarch has strong financial resources, with as many cattle, sheep, grain, and thousands of servants."
The cattle and sheep are calculated according to the valley, and there are thousands of slaves. This is indeed not an ordinary financial resource.
Wu Huaiyu was not greedy for this small sum of money, although it was a large amount. In the end, he declined several times, and the young man secretly suggested to his father that he might as well donate these to the Youzhou Governor's Mansion.
"Then I will add another thousand stones of grain and a thousand bolts of silk." Tu Diji was very proud.
This time Wu Huaiyu accepted the offer politely, since it was the public treasury and not his private pocket.
That kid actually made Wu Huaiyu like him a little bit.
"Please invite the governor of Yanzhou and the Duke of Liguo to welcome the imperial edict!"
The atmosphere was good, so Wu Huaiyu simply asked for the imperial edict to be read out, and he named Tu Diji the right-guard general, gave him the national surname Li, and henceforth called him Li Tu Diji, and gave him a golden belt.
Tu Diji and his son knelt on the ground and respectfully received the order, saying long live the emperor.
After receiving the order, Tu Diji's face turned red and he was very excited. He asked Wu Huaiyu to give his son a Chinese name.
"Please ask Wu Shaobao to give him a great name."
Wu Huaiyu originally did not want to recognize this adopted son, but Tu Diji and his son were very enthusiastic. In the end, considering the large gift they had just donated to the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, Wu Huaiyu finally accepted the adopted son, and this boy also Quite clever indeed.
"I will give you a name that is prudent and practical."
Be careful in your actions, be careful in your words and deeds,
Restraint, restraint in action.
Both Tudiji and Tudiji were very happy. Tudiji asked Li Jinxing to serve Wu Huaiyu from now on. This was his youngest son, the thirteenth. He still liked this young son very much. He only brought Li Jinxing with him when he came to see Wu Huaiyu. He kept his youngest son by his side and specially asked him to become his adopted son under Wu Huaiyu's family.
Wu Huaiyu didn't pay much attention to the addition of a beard around him.
