Miago, the eldest son of Tudiji, looked at his father in confusion.
"Why are you so weak? Is your father old?"
Tu Diji was making tea, and what Emperor Xinwu Shaobao gave him was different from the cake tea they had drunk in the past. It was loose tea and did not need to be boiled for a long time. It could be brewed with hot water.
Hearing this, he chuckled twice.
"I am indeed old, but I am not crazy,"
Wu Huaiyu was a bit aggressive, especially since he came to Youzhou and refused to see him, making some pretense. But instead of getting angry, Tu Diji kept chasing behind him asking for a meeting. Not only did he give him a generous gift, but he also asked his youngest son to worship Wu Huaiyu as his adoptive father.
Nowadays, he has smiled and agreed to all the requests made by the Governor of Youzhou that his sons thought were excessive.
"Father is just going to agree superficially?"
"No, just do it all."
"Father?"
Tu Diji shook his head, smelled the fragrance of tea in front of him, and watched the tea leaves blooming like flowers in the crystal cup, "When brother brought us in, do you know what kind of situation we faced at that time?
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Miagu is also in his forties and is a well-known warrior in the tribe. When he moved westward, he was only in his early ten years. Although many things happened a long time ago, from the time he moved westward to the Central Plains, his parents and uncles kept telling him about his hometown in the tribe.
thing.
At that time, their tribe was unwilling to be driven by Goguryeo and resisted the Sui Dynasty in the Central Plains for Goguryeo. So the tribe went to war with Goguryeo, but they were defeated in every battle. In the end, when the entire tribe was about to suffer disaster and was about to become a slave of Goguryeo, they finally moved westward.
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The war between Goguryeo and the Sumo people actually has a long history.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Mohe was called Wuji by the Central Plains. At that time, many Wuji tribes claimed to be a country and sent envoys to pay tribute to the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Sumo tribe once sent Yilizhi to pay tribute to the Northern Wei Dynasty. At that time, he claimed that his country had defeated Goguryeo and returned to the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Plan to join forces with Baekje to jointly attack Goguryeo from the waterway.
The Sui Dynasty also recorded that the Sumo tribe of Mohe invaded Goguryeo.
From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo was in continuous war with the Mohe Su tribe.
After the Buyeo Kingdom weakened, the Mohe tribes took the opportunity to move westward. After the Goguryeo Kingdom, which originated from Buyeo, established a foothold on both sides of the Yalu River, it not only began to expand to the Liao River and the Korean Peninsula, but also began to move north to compete for the old territory of Buyeo.
So the two sides started the Hundred Years War.
By the time of Kaihuang, most of the Sumo Mohe tribe had been conquered and controlled by the Goguryeo people, and they even recruited them to invade western Liaoning.
In the 18th year of the founding of the Emperor, Goguryeo invaded Yingzhou, attracting the Sui Dynasty's 300,000-strong army to conquer both land and water. Although in the end there was a storm at sea and many ships sank, and the land roads were muddy due to heavy rains, and food and grass were not available, and the army was forced to retreat due to the plague.
March only as far as Liaohe River,
But precisely because of this dispatch, the Sui Dynasty secretly sent some envoys to Liaodong and the Sumo River area to instigate rebellion and pacify some Mohe tribes.
At that time, the Tudiji tribe was forced to move to the Fuyu area, and their life was very difficult. After getting the promise from the Sui Dynasty, the Tudiji brothers decided to give it a try. They took eight tribes and thousands of families to move westward and prepared to
Cooperate with the Sui army to kill the Goguryeo people.
Unexpectedly, the Sui army withdrew only as far as the Liaohe River. The battle was not over, but Tudiji and the others could not go back, so they were first resettled in Yingzhou. During the Daye period, they were moved to Yanjun near the Liaohe River.
Set up Liaoxi County.
At that time, there were a total of twelve tribes in the Sumo tribe, and eight tribes followed them. The Wusugu tribe in Mohe, Fuyu also moved westward to the tribe, but there were still some people from each tribe who stayed behind.
The Wugugu tribe of Fuyu Mohe were originally under the Liaoxi County commanded by the Tudiji brothers. However, in the early Wude period, the Tang Dynasty separated the two tribes and placed the eight Sumo tribes of Tudiji in Yanzhou, and the Fuyu Mohe tribe
The Wusugu tribe established Shenzhou, and all were subordinated to Yingzhou, and later they moved inland to Youzhou.
Yanzhou was placed in the Changping area, while Shenzhou was placed in the Zhuoxian area.
At that time, there were nine departments included, and now they are all located near the north and south of Youzhou.
After finishing the cup, Tu Diji poured himself and his son another cup of tea each, "You look very angry, why?"
This sentence sounded very calm, but Mia Gu was very angry, "Father, back then we did not want to be driven and enslaved by the Goguryeo people before we moved westward to the Central Plains. But in the past thirty years, we have fought so many battles for the Central Plains, and how many have died.
Thousands of tribesmen moved here initially, but what about now?"
At the beginning, there were thousands of households in the Jiubu. More than thirty years later, the number of Mohe households registered in Yanzhou is now 500, and in Shenzhou, the number is 300.
A total of eight hundred households.
Of course, these 800 households are not what they appear to be. When thousands of households were moved there, thousands of soldiers were victorious. In these years of fighting for the Sui and Tang dynasties in the Central Plains, many Mohe tribesmen did die, but they did not lose as much as 70% to 80%.
There are only 500 households in Yanzhou now, but in fact each household is a large family. In the past thirty years, each family has added children and imported them, and they are still counted as one household.
Their population is actually not much different from when they migrated inland. This is just the Mohe tribe. If slaves, tribes, etc. are included, then their population is several times that of when they first came.
However, Miagu, who is in his forties, is very dissatisfied with his current stable life. Many people in the younger generation think the same way as him. They feel that their tribe has been reduced to the dogs of the Central Plains Dynasty and is not free. It is better to return to their hometown.
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It's a pity that Tudiji has completely different ideas from the older generation.
"Do you think it would be better to be a dog for the Goguryeo people? No, the three Sumo tribes who stayed back then, and the people who were left behind by our eight tribes, who has it better these years?
I heard that there are now two people named Qiqi Zhongxiang and Qiqi Sibiyu in Sumo River. I heard that they are quite capable and they gave themselves a big name. I heard that they are very brave and they charge into battles for the Goguryeo people to defeat Silla.
After having accomplished a lot of merits, I also paid seventy oxen, camels and one hundred horses in exchange for a relic title."
Speaking of the two Sumo tribe members who gave themselves the surname Dawei, Tudiji was very disdainful. Most Mohe people have no concept of surnames and have tribes and clans.
The leaders of these two tribes were young and brave, fighting for the Goguryeo people, but they did not receive the sufficient respect they deserved from the Goguryeo people.
The title of relic is a title for chiefs and nobles among the Mohe people. It is also used by the Turks and Khitans. They fought for the Goguryeo people, but as a result, their title had to be conferred by the Goguryeo people and they had to pay for their cattle and horses.
In contrast, although Tudiji defected to the Central Plains more than thirty years ago, the Emperor of the Central Plains treated him much better than the Goguryeo people. In the past, they built mountain fortresses and fortresses for the Goguryeo people in Fuyu, and reclaimed wasteland for herding and hunting.
Still hungry.
Since the Central Plains have been attached to the Central Plains, although they have to fight for the Central Plains, they have been given a place to settle and basically have self-governance. Even though they have lost many people in many years of fighting, their lives are much better than before.
For example, when Tu Di Ji was in Fuyu before, even the chief's son and the chief's brother had a hard life. But now there are thousands of hectares of fertile land, cattle and horses in the mountains and valleys, and the title of the Duke of the country. He is also engaged in border trade, etc., and the money in the mansion The treasury is full of silk, gold and silver.
There are thousands of servants.
Are they better than themselves?
Young people always think too highly of themselves.
Tu Diji reminded the eldest son to face up to his own strength and not to be short-sighted. If he stayed in Taogu Mountain every day, he really thought that they had thousands of tribal soldiers and they were very capable.
"Since the Sui Dynasty, there have been endless wars, and you have been fighting by my side. From Yingzhou to Luoyang to Jiangdu, and then to Youzhou, don't you know how strong the Central Plains is? Luo Yi, we all have to be submissive, not to mention the Tang Dynasty that now dominates the world? When Emperor Daye conquered Goguryeo and sent more than a million troops, have you forgotten that scene?"
"Drink tea!"
Miagu took the crystal teacup, took a sip but put it down.
"Not used to it?"
“Too bland, tasteless.”
"You, there is a saying in the Central Plains that wild boar cannot produce fine chaff. You are like this. In the future, my family and our tribe will have to be taken over by your thirteenth brother."
Many tribes have the tradition of the youngest son keeping the family property, which is not the Central Plains system of the eldest son inheriting the family property.
Miagu was not dissatisfied when he heard this, as was the tradition.
"Don't forget that Wu Shaobao is much younger than you, and is not even older than your eldest son, but this person is not simple. I arranged for people in Chang'an to collect and report my information. He is one of the most favored ministers of Emperor Zhenguan today, and He is also a very capable person, and he is also a disciple of an immortal."
Even when Tu Diji faced Li Yuan and Wang Junkuo, he was not as polite and careful to Wu Huaiyu now, because the old Jianghu knew that this person was more powerful.
"Never judge a book by its cover."
"Wang Junkuo died in his hands."
Miagu used to be very afraid of Wang Junkuo and even a little in awe of him, but now he felt a little enlightened.
"Father, can't we go back to Liaoxi?"
"Isn't this Liaoxi County?"
"My son is talking about the west bank of the Liao River, the old place of Yan County."
"I can't go back for the time being."
"Then can my father write to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and request that our Yan and Shen prefectures be moved to Beiyan Prefecture outside the military capital pass? It is beyond the Great Wall and the place is wider and less restrictive."
Suddenly he laughed.
"You, you young people are very brave in fighting, but can't you study hard in these years? Why did Emperor Wu De move us from Yingzhou to Youzhou in Guan Nei?
Why should it be split into two states for resettlement, and then placed right in front of Youzhou, one in the south and one in the north?"
Miago said bluntly, "The Tang people don't believe us."
"That's natural. We are Mohe people and barbarians. Even if we have been here for thirty years, we are still aliens after all, so we have to keep it under our noses.
Why do you think Emperor Zhenguan agreed to resettle us outside the Great Wall, or in a place as important as Beiyanzhou?"
"Isn't Youzhou important?"
"Of course Youzhou is important, but we are not in Youzhou City. We are a small town like ours. We are constantly being watched with this small number of people. Even if there is any movement, they will be put down immediately. But if we are relocated to Beiyanzhou outside the Great Wall, But it’s as easy as a wild horse to run loose.”
Tu Diji suddenly let out a long sigh.
He held the tea cup and looked at his eldest son who was still wearing the tribe's traditional wild boar skin coat. "I went back to change. Don't wear these anymore. Since the Central Plains are included and have been for so many years, you can stay in the Central Plains with peace of mind. You have to be proactive."
From now on, if you speak Han, wear Han, and wear Han rites, you can also go to Youzhou and ask a gentleman to change all your sons’ names to Han.”
"We people, don't think about going back, let alone keep remembering the old customs, learn from the Xianbei people, who conquered the Central Plains and occupied half of the world, so we didn't take the initiative to Chineseize them.
Back then, the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty still had eight major surnames, such as Changsun, etc., aren’t they all Han Chinese now? They can do it, why can’t we?
The nobles of the Central Plains Celestial Dynasty are not so good, so why do they always want to go back to the wilderness and become a savage?"
Agumi looked at his father and was stunned for a long time. "Can we also become Han people?"
"Remember, I'm old, but not crazy. Just pack up your things in the next few days, take your wives, concubines, and children with you, and move to Chang'an together. I'll buy you a big house in Chang'an."
"Why are you going to Chang'an?"
"Settling in Chang'an and becoming an official in the court have been arranged for you. First, go to Chang'an to become a special general in the imperial army. The older ones of yours will serve as servants in Yiwei, and the younger ones will go to the Imperial Academy to study. The suburbs of Chang'an have also been prepared for you.
With a manor, you can feel at ease in Chang'an..."
After a while, Miagu came back to his senses and asked, "Father, are you asking me to go to Chang'an to be a hostage?"
"Don't say it so harshly. Chang'an is the center of the world. What a rare opportunity it is to go to Chang'an to serve the emperor. Chang'an is a hundred times more prosperous than Youzhou. You are going to enjoy the blessings."
He looked at this tall and burly son, who was only twelve years old when Neifu moved westward. He has been with him for more than thirty years. Father and son have fought side by side for many years. This is a brave young man, but unfortunately he lacks a little wisdom.
He has been riding and shooting since childhood and has no time to study.
"Your brother was given the name Jinxing by Wu Shaobao, so I will rename you Li Jinnuo to keep my promise."
"Can you let the other brothers go?"
"Father, this is all for your own good. If you stay here, I'm afraid you'll get into trouble. Go to Chang'an and stay well. You'll be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life. Your children and grandchildren will also have a better future in the future."
"Don't worry, your other brothers will definitely come to Beijing one after another in the future."
"In two years, maybe I will go to Chang'an. When I die, maybe I will be buried in Zhongnan Mountain."
Miagu was greatly shocked. He had never expected that his father would have such an arrangement, and he did not recover for a while.
