The border town system originated very early. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he asked the famous general Meng Tian to lead the army to station in Jiuyuan. Later, during the Northern Wei Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it prevented the Rouran people and other northern nomads from going south, and at the same time it was regarded as guarding the foundation of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The local border town system became more and more important, forming the famous "Six Towns".
The Northern Wei Dynasty did not expect that it was the six towns guarding the foundation that finally launched the "Six Towns Revolution". Er Zhurong and other figures took turns to appear, setting off a major rebellion known as "millions", and Emperor Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty
(Author's note, posthumous title) Yuwentai and Bazhuguo were actually all born in the Six Towns. The Six Towns Rebellion also caused the Northern Wei Dynasty to eventually fall apart. Even Hou Jing, who was also born in Huaishuo Town, one of the Six Towns, still started a rebellion in Jiangnan.
The Hou Jing Rebellion caught Nanliang off guard, who was originally sharpening his sword and preparing to go north to pick up bargains.
It can be said that the Six Towns Rebellion completely broke the original confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, allowing both the Northern and Southern Dynasties to complete a new split and reshuffle. It also allowed the Bazhu Kingdom and other families that influenced the Sui and Tang dynasties to enter the historical stage.
However, the Six Towns Rebellion also made the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty wary of border military towns. At the same time, the Rouran people on the northern grasslands were also experiencing fighting with the Turks, so there was no threat to the northern border.
Therefore, after that, the six towns in the north actually existed in name only. The armies of the six towns went south and were involved in the disputes in the Central Plains, and never returned north. Most of the military towns and land in the north were deserted and gradually eroded by the Turks. Now the Northern Wei Dynasty once
The foundation of Pingcheng and the prairie north of Pingcheng were actually no longer under the actual control of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
However, the desolation of military towns does not mean that the Northern Zhou Dynasty could not defeat the Turks, but because the Northern Zhou Dynasty had no time to go north. Now as long as the army sweeps over, it is still very possible to restore the military towns to guard the border.
"But this means that it will be difficult for the Turks to go south to Hetao or Jinyang in a short period of time. They will simply turn their spearhead to us first." Yang Su murmured, "The battle in the northwest is inevitable."
"But it's not that there is no good news," Li Xingchen said immediately, "Tuyuhun has sent people to contact us and wants to send troops together to deal with the Turks."
"Tuyuhun probably wants Shazhou, right?" Yang Su is from the north and is no stranger to this khanate active in the northwest. "This is not a good place to live in the snowy mountains of Tubo. Although Shazhou is in the desert, it is
The only place that trade routes must pass through, Tuyuhun will be able to guard the road from the Western Regions to the Central Plains if he occupies Shazhou, and the countries in the Western Regions will have to rely on him. In this way, Tuyuhun will still be the overlord of the northwest."
Li Xingchen glanced at Yang Su appreciatively. To be honest, Li Xingchen was not very willing to give up Dunhuang directly, but now he had no choice at all. Anyway, Shazhou was not under Li Xingchen's control. He could occupy Wuwei.
Li Xingchen was very happy. At least he had extended his hand to this most important trade route in history. Now that he and Tuyuhun cooperated, there was no problem in each getting what he needed.
Yang Su said calmly: "Your Majesty should agree to Tuyuhun."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly: "This is the same opinion that Northwest has submitted to me since Cao Zhong. In fact, they have already begun to do so."
"But..." Yang Su changed the topic, "We can't get too involved with Tyuhun, otherwise we will inevitably have a falling out in the future. We have to leave a little room for falling out. The ambitions of the Tyuhun people are a bit too big.
They don’t know there’s a truth to it…”
Li Xingchen looked over, and Yang Su's smile was a little ferocious:
"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade!"
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Northwest, Wuwei County.
A strong wind comes from the north, blowing the flags on the city and rolling them. Looking around, the yellow sand is thousands of miles away, and it really feels like the sky is vast and the Gobi is far away.
"Bah, bah, bah." Changsun Sheng was not in the mood to appreciate the magnificent scene in front of him. He tried his best to spit out the sand in his mouth, not daring to continue talking outside, and went straight into the tower.
"Changsun Governor." An Xiu, the governor of Wuwei and the head of Wuwei An family, was giving instructions. When he saw Changsun Sheng walking in, he hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted.
The Wuwei An family is a family that has been entrenched in Wuwei for a long time. Although it is not a big family, there are many forces that have changed like a revolving lantern in Liangzhou for such a long time, but there are very few families that have survived for a long time. Wuwei
An's should be one of them. But now this local snake obviously feels a sense of crisis.
Whether it is the Turks or the Tuyuhun people, they are different from anyone who wanted to occupy the northwest before. They are all typical nomads. For Han lands like Wuwei, they mainly used looting tactics and fought.
Just leave, and there is no way to chase you to the grassland, which will make you want to cry without tears. Therefore, the Wuwei An family also felt a sense of crisis after the split of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Later, when Li Xingchen entered the northwest, it can be said that he firmly held the position without hesitation.
With Li Xinchen's thigh, not only did he quickly help Li Xinchen win Wuwei, but he also decisively sent rural soldiers to participate in the war between Tianshui and Anding.
After all, the big tree of the Northern Zhou Dynasty fell down. If the Wuwei An family wanted to continue, they could only seek help from Li Xinchen. It could be said that they would not hesitate to lose all their wealth.
It is precisely because the An family of Wuwei was more active than the Liang family and Niu family in Tianshui and Anding in the previous Northwest Rebellion, so Li Xingchen did not treat them badly. Wuwei was isolated in Hexi anyway, and Li Xingchen did not expect them
No matter how obedient they were, as long as they could ensure the supply of war horses, they would still be the local Caotou King of Wuwei, so they simply gave An Xiu, who represented the Wuwei An family at that time, the position of prefect.
Of course, when Li Xingchen later learned that there were considerable differences within the Wuwei An family on whether to cooperate with Li Xingchen, and An Xiu was equivalent to a victim who was pushed out after neither party could convince the other, it can almost be said that he bit the bullet and came to do it for him.
When the family fights for interests, there is also a sense of irony.
What's more important is that after An Xiu returned to Wuwei, he suddenly changed from a scapegoat in a family to the prefect of Wuwei, which also caused a lot of discussion within the Wuwei An family, and An Xiu could only keep close contact with some members who were close to Li Xingchen.
Holding Li Xinchen's thigh tightly, as long as Li Xinchen is stable, they will naturally be stable, and the family's decision-makers will not let any surprises happen to them.
Originally he just wanted to rely on Wuwei to get war horses, but he actually got a city. To be honest, Li Xingchen was a little surprised, but in this case, Wuwei couldn't be lost. This can be said to be a model for various aristocratic families in the northwest and even the Central Plains.
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As long as you obey the big man, the big man will naturally protect you.
What is even more touching is that Changsun Sheng, the governor of Liangzhou, rushed to Wuwei as soon as the Turks appeared. This made the "pro-Han" faction feel proud and became more active in mobilizing local generals.
, country soldiers, ready to fight.
"Is there any movement among the Tuyuhun people?" (To be continued)