"The Governor must beware of those who can be saved."
Li Jinyan reminded Wu Huaiyu, "The more humble he appears, the more it shows his ambition. Everything is a disguise."
"I know."
Li Jinyan smiled and said, "But I heard that his daughter is quite beautiful, and she is also a good talker. However, Kedu's eldest son worshiped the governor as his adoptive father, and now he wants to give his daughter to the commander as a bride.
Concubine, this generation is in chaos, what do you think they should call them when they meet?"
Huaiyu shook his head.
People like Kedu are very ambitious, but they are also very smart and aware of current affairs. It’s just that this kind of people are just like the grass on the wall. They will never be truly loyal. Whoever is strong will follow them. The Sui Dynasty, the Turks, and now everyone
Tang, in his eyes, the strong are respected,
There is no faith at all.
Turina, his old master for many years, also turned his back on him without hesitation. One moment he was fighting side by side, and the next moment he left without saying a word.
This time when the Savior came to Youzhou, he did one more thing.
He directly brought Tutun, whom Tuli had sent to the Xi tribe, to Youzhou, and all the Tutun tribesmen asked them to return to Jinlian River.
The leader of the Turkic Khanate, Xi, and the Khitan tribes not only granted King Xi and others the title of Qijin, but also sent Turkic nobles to serve as Tutuns, leading troops to garrison and guard, collect taxes, and levy military service.
Kedu turned his back and refused to recognize his people. He immediately stopped allowing Tuili to send Tutun and garrison troops in the Xi tribe. Naturally, he would no longer pay taxes or perform military service.
Of course, this guy sent the garrison to Tutun, but on the other hand, he took the initiative to invite Datang to send officials and troops.
"Li Kedu really wants to beat the Beishan Zhuxi?"
"Looking at him, he definitely means that,"
This incident was unexpected by Wu Huaiyu. Beishan Xi was now making a fierce fuss. They were unwilling to accept the new boundaries drawn by Wu Huaiyu and were unwilling to move away from Tanghe, Puhe, Liuhe and other river valleys and mountainous areas. Even because King Xi agreed to the demarcation line of the Tang Dynasty,
Realm, now even those who can be saved by King Xi no longer want to obey.
They want to elect their own King of Beishan Xibu.
Naturally, the Youzhou Governor's Mansion will not be polite to these people. After all, most of these Beishanxi have been classified as Youzhou territory. If they are not convinced, they will be conquered. This is the You Mansion's own business.
But they are ridiculing people after all. Kedu has just led his troops to join the army, so they still have to give him some face. But now that Kedu has taken the initiative to express his loyalty,
"Kedu wants to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and use these Beishan jokes to show his loyalty to the court."
There are five major tribes in Xi, and there are more than ten small tribes. The large tribes may have three to five thousand soldiers, and the small tribes may have one thousand or eight hundred. The entire Xi tribe has hundreds of thousands of households, and it is still quite strong.
Although their tribal alliance is relatively more advanced than the Khitan, and King Xi has greater power, it is still a tribal alliance. But Duzhe, King Xi's greatest authority actually comes from the Ahui tribe under his direct command.
He usually only has 500 personal soldiers, called Yiluohe, and Xiyu is called a strong man, which is equivalent to the Turkic Khan's attached wolf cavalry.
If there is a war, all ministries must form an alliance to discuss sending troops and recruiting herdsmen.
In the two battles of Jiujiuquan and Yehuling, the Xi army who followed Tuli suffered heavy casualties. They sent thousands of troops, but only less than a third of them returned.
Such heavy casualties and defeats even somewhat shaken the ruling authority of the young King Xi, so he decisively abandoned Tuli, attached himself to the Tang Dynasty, and even now actively expressed his willingness to be the vanguard to attack Beishan Xi.
Beishan Xi no longer obeyed his king's orders. These people even openly accused him and wanted to overthrow him, so they became enemies. If they united with the Tang Dynasty to destroy Beishan Xi, they would be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and re-establish the authority of King Xi.
, and furthermore, we can also annex some of the tribe’s population and livestock in Beishanxi to restore some of the strength of the Ahui tribe.
"Why don't we just let the person who can be saved clean up the house on his own? Then the people and livestock will belong to him, and the land will belong to us."
The lame Peng Weizhong listened for a long time and gave a suggestion.
Kunlun slave Tang Fengxiao immediately objected, "No, I think this is actually a good opportunity. In the name of the Anton Protectorate, we can recruit those who can be saved, and the 24 of the three governors of Dahemohui will be recruited."
The Tibetan and Hu soldiers from the prefecture joined the expedition to encircle and suppress these Beishanxi,
At that time, the land will belong to me, the Tang Dynasty, half of the tribal population, livestock, money, silk, etc. will be given to the Tang Dynasty, and the other half will be given to those who send troops.
Taking this opportunity to raise the banner of the Anton Governor's Office will also serve as a warning to them. After the war, we can then take advantage of the situation and propose sending the Governor's Office, the state's sergeant, stationing soldiers and horses, building post roads, etc., and it will be a matter of course."
"The words "Fengxiao" are very suitable for me," Huaiyu said with a smile.
The Andong Protectorate has 20,000 troops. These 20,000 troops are to be stationed outside the pass, that is, within the Xi and Khitan tribes, and the other part is stationed at the Liao River border in Yingzhou.
Only by garrisoning troops can we truly guarantee the submission of the Tibetans and the interests of the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Huaiyu even hoped that the Xi Khitan Turks and others could be divided into as many Jisi prefectures as possible, with prefectures set up above them, and most of them would be split into several prefectures. Then the boundaries would be divided, and the covenant would be sworn to prohibit each tribe from crossing the border. Anyone who crosses the border will be punished by the Andong Protectorate.
Who has the power and obligation to recruit various ministries to fight together.
In each Jisi Governor's Mansion, the governor was appointed by the leaders of each department in turn, and was conferred by the imperial court. The alliance was held regularly once or twice a year. This was similar to the Mongolian alliance and flag system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was to divide them and prevent them from having another great khan.
Divide the tribes into autonomous ministries, and even divide the large tribes into several states for self-governance. If they are not allowed to unite and unite, they will naturally have no choice but to submit to the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains.
Of course, if we want to achieve it in one step, the conditions are not yet mature. We must first establish a governor's office, a state, and send officials and troops to the Tang Dynasty, but it must still be implemented.
Beishan Xi is indeed a good opportunity.
The majesty of the Tang Dynasty Yehuling's great defeat of the Turkic Jieli Khan was still there, and they did not dare to disobey him.
In the name of preventing Jieli's revenge, the Tang Dynasty sent officers and troops to various tribes, which was justified, and they could reluctantly accept it. After all, Jieli's threat did exist.
"I have a proposal to move all the Sogdian Hu settlements in the ten states of Youfu to these Beishanxi areas, so as to eliminate internal troubles in Youfu." Peng Weizhong said.
Kang Po, who had been listening to everyone talking, couldn't sit still.
He is also a Sogdian Hu. He used to be the richest man in Boling. His family is also the Sabao of Sogdian Hu in Boling.
"Captain, we Sogdian barbarians moved eastward from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Many of us have been settled here for hundreds of years, and we have always been good people."
"I don't have a problem with Kang joining the army, but many Sogdian settlements do not accept the king's rule. They live in groups, build temples, and believe in Zoroastrianism. They even still enforce Hu laws in the Central Plains, tax themselves, and own private property.
How can one be called a good citizen if he is armed and so on?
Just like He Mingyuan and others, three thousand families of Sogdian Hu, in just ten years, occupied three hundred miles of Yanshui, completely becoming a country within a country.
Many Sogdian settlements are like this now. In the eyes of those Sogdians, there are no national laws or even imperial government. They will always be a hidden danger unless they can truly live in scattered cities and villages and fully abide by the imperial laws and regulations.
Taking this opportunity, we moved all the Sogdian Hu settlements in the ten states of Youfu to the old place of Beishan Xi, dispersed them again, and formed new villages with the Beishan Xi who had surrendered, as well as the Turks, Mohe and some Han people."
Multiple ethnic groups live together and enrich the frontier.
Then, after they moved away from their original settlements, their fields could be sold or brought into government service, or the land could be allocated to some landless Han people.
In addition, on Xijiu land in Beishan, post stations, forts, and guards were set up, and officials and soldiers were stationed there. The families of the soldiers were resettled with the army, and the land was divided and distributed. They lived next to the post stations, forts, and guard cities, etc., or in the outer city.
, do not mix with the barbarians.
Peng Zizi's meaning is obvious. These military fortresses are the key to controlling Beishan, and if the family members of the army live together and do not mix with the Tibetan and Hunan tribes, they can also form a more reliable stronghold.
Kangpo was very opposed, thinking that the Sogdian Hu settlements like Mingyuan were in the minority after all, and most Sogdian settlements were focused on stable business and craftsmanship. It would be unfair to force them to be relocated in this way.
"What Kang Shenjun said makes sense. As long as the people are organized into households, serve and pay taxes, they are all our people in the Tang Dynasty. We must follow the principle of voluntariness. We can encourage the Sogdian Hu to move to the north of the mountain, but it is all voluntary.
If they still want to stay in their old place, we can't force them to move,"
Wu Huaiyu expressed his position. He had already said that the Sogdian Hu autonomous settlements were cancer and must be eliminated. So now Youzhou not only wiped out He Mingyuan's 3,000 Sogdian Hu autonomous settlements with thunder, but showed no mercy. Since then, it has also carried out in-depth governance, mainly
This means changing settlements into townships, organizing households and people, measuring fields and registering them, and then serving and paying taxes. They even require these Sogdian Hu settlements to set up social schools and teach Chinese characters and Chinese.
The sabaos, priests, etc. of each settlement must also be appointed by the government, and they are prohibited from holding private arms, etc.
These are unfolding,
However, he did not want the Sogdian Hus to move to the north of the mountain, because there were many Sogdian Hus in the north of the mountain besides Beishan Xi. Furthermore, after defeating Beishan Xi, this land was still a newly conquered border area and was still weakly controlled.
area, especially the border area with Xi,
If the Sogdian barbarians are moved there, then there will be too many Sogdian barbarians, Beishan Xi and other Fan barbarians, which will be even less conducive to the control of the newly conquered areas.
The best way to control it is to change the main ethnic group, move as many people as possible from the Tang Dynasty, and then disperse the Tibetan and barbarian people to live together.
The best way to deal with the hidden dangers of Sogdian Hu is actually to break up these small autonomous settlements one by one, and then disperse them to the villages and towns of the Han people in the Tang Dynasty. In this way, they will be surrounded by the vast ocean and assimilate over time.
An individual without an organization cannot achieve anything.
"Where is Mr. Cui?" Wu Huaiyu asked.
"still on the way,"
"Tuli Khan should be arriving in Chang'an soon, right?"
"Well, it's almost time."
"Has Songmo Governor Li Mo arrived?"
"It should be arriving soon."
Li Jinyan, who was wearing a mask to hide half of his burned face, smiled and asked, "The governor won't reject the daughter of a person who can be saved, right?"
Peng Zizi said, "Why should we refuse this good thing? Do we want the people who can be saved to feel that the Governor despises them or looks down on them?"
"In both public and private matters, the Governor should accept it with a smile. I think today is going to be a good day. How about we go together to send gifts to welcome the bride, and the Governor will have the bridal chamber tonight?"
"It's a good day today."
These shogunate officials were talking to each other, but they were very unhappy. Wu Huaiyu was quite helpless. He had never seen the daughter of King Xi.
But looking at them, he also knew that it was really not good to reject someone who could be saved, especially when someone extended a warm face to you, but you stuck a cold butt, which would make no one feel comfortable.
We still have to use them and capture Beishan Xi.
"Take it, the Governor is so young and has so many concubines, why are you afraid of having one more?"
