Li Siyi came to the backyard of the state government office uneasily. As soon as he entered the door, he saw dozens of warriors standing inside, all covered with wart armor and holding sharp swords.
Li Siyi was relatively calm. After all, he was a leader. He had no ruthlessness or magnanimity, and he was certainly not decent.
"Your Majesty called me here, what's the matter?" Li Siqi asked after finishing the ceremony.
Li Siyi is one of the inspectors in Shunzhou, and he can indeed call himself a "minister". However, this inspector is not a formal official position, but a temporary one. Although it lasts for more than a hundred years, it is indeed not a formal official position. Moreover,
He has not been canonized by the new dynasty, so his status is somewhat embarrassing.
"Sit down." Shao Shude pointed to a small horse tie opposite and said.
Li Siyi sat down as instructed.
Maza was very small, and he was tall and wide, so he looked very funny when he sat down. Shao Shude, on the other hand, sat on a tiger-skin chair and looked down at him. For the specific scene, refer to Wu Qiqi’s visit to the commander-in-chief of Sichuan University.
"You have been coming to Shunzhou for a long time, right?" Shao Shude asked.
"Yes. Zhang Shougui came right away." Li Siqi replied, "You have made great achievements in fighting and won the name from the imperial court."
Zhang Shougui was Fan Yang's military governor during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong and An Lushan's adoptive father. He could also be said to be his benefactor. He rescued him before his execution and vigorously cultivated him.
It is probably difficult to find out whether Li Siqi was given a name by the former Tang Dynasty. One reason is that there were too many names given to him, including eight thousand if not ten thousand. The second reason is that many Hu people pretended to be surnamed Li. When asked, it was given by the imperial court.
name, but the facts are hard to know.
"Have you ever participated in the Anshi Rebellion?" Shao Shude asked.
Li Siyi's chrysanthemums tightened. Isn't it? This kind of sesame and rotten millet matter should also be investigated? What's the matter?
"Your Majesty." Li Siqi said with a bitter face: "At that time, Anlu Mountain was so big that if any tribe in Lulong Town dared not to participate, there would be no good fruit to eat. Moreover, Anlu Mountain relied heavily on Sogdians and Turks, let alone us.
Even the little Jizu tribe, which has always been arrogant and arrogant, doesn't dare to stroke its beard."
Before An Lushan rebelled, he did recruit many people from Fan and Hu to join the army. But Fan and Hu were also different. Sogdians, Turks were Hu, Khitan, Mohe, Xi, Goguryeo, Shiwei were also Hu, and Fan and Hu were also divided.
Three, six or nine.
Putting aside individuals, it depends on ability. But overall, the Sogdians who gave Anlushan money, armor, and military support, as well as the Turks who were directly controlled by Anlushan, had a higher status than the Khitan and other Northeastern states.
The natives are miscellaneous.
This contradiction between them was also an important reason for the killing of Hu in Jimen after Shi Siming's death.
The Han army joined forces with the Khitan, Mohe, Goguryeo and others to massacre Sogdians, Turks and other direct descendants of the An family. The killing was so brutal that it finally ruined Shi Chaoyi's Spring and Autumn Dream.
Li Siyi's ancestor also participated in the Jimen killing of Hu, and later joined forces with Jiedushi Li Huaixian and became one of the local powerful people in Youzhou Town, which continues to this day.
He couldn't understand why the Xia Dynasty wanted to pursue this matter even if the former Tang Dynasty ignored it.
"As Li Qing said, the tribes in Youzhou provided soldiers and horses for Lushan." Shao Shude said: "Now the household registration of the tribes in Youzhou is better than in the past. If someone here raises their arms..."
"Your Majesty!" Li Siyi said anxiously: "Why is this happening? Why is it happening like this! The An-Shi Rebellion in the past was originally caused by scabies. Li Guangbi and others had marched eastward from Taiyuan to Hebei, and various units of the Pinglu Army marched eastward from Liaoning.
The Lu Long army who stayed behind in Youzhou was defeated. If Xuanzong held on to Tongguan without fighting, and there was a fire in Lushan's backyard, he would have given up Luoyang and returned to Hebei. It would not be difficult to pacify him. Now His Majesty has millions of soldiers, and his power is even greater than that of Xuanzong.
Who in the state dares to rebel?"
"But there are so many tribes in Youzhou, with hundreds of thousands of people. They don't have household registration or military registration, so the court can't control them." Shao Shude said: "I can't help but feel the sand in my eyes. What do you think we should do?"
Li Siyi was not stupid, he understood immediately, and the expression on his face suddenly changed.
In fact, their family has always been relatively submissive.
In the past, brothers Li Kuangwei and Li Kuangchou fought against Hedong and were defeated many times. Countless Youzhou soldiers and horses were annihilated. Every time they came back, they relied on these tribes to "restore blood", and then continued to fight and continued to be annihilated...
Historically, Liu Rengong, Liu Shouguang and his son raised hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, and they also had the sponsorship of these tribes - of course, they were defeated by Zhu Quanzhong's Liang Jun and Wei Bowufu.
As long as the Youzhou Jiedu Envoy recruits troops, all the tribes in Shunzhou will actually provide soldiers, war horses and even weapons. Sometimes more, sometimes less, it all depends on the prestige of the Jiedu Envoy and the situation at that time - the Li family is one of them, even
It can be said that he is a relatively respectful member.
If Shao Shude recruits troops at this time, Li Siqi is actually willing to provide the best members of the tribe. They did this before when Shao Siwu recruited troops. But Shao Sheng obviously has no intention of doing this this time. Could it be that he wants to create households to equalize the people? This is impossible!
"Your Majesty, after the hard times, Youzhou Town has been like this for a hundred and fifty years, and it has always been like this. The commander-in-chief, the governor, the county magistrate, the town general, and the inspection team all have their own affairs, and they live in peace and harmony, and even help each other." Li Siqi said: "Today,
When Emperor Xia conquered Youzhou, his ministers also surrendered. Wouldn’t it be nice to follow past practices?”
"Okay?" Shao Shude looked unhappy and asked, "Do you think it's okay? Once my imperial army leaves Youzhou, can the state soldiers alone control you guys?"
This was so heart-wrenching that Li Siyi did not dare to answer it, so he could only say something like Che Zuluan back and forth: "Your Majesty, all the tribes in Youzhou have always been respectful, always respectful..."
"Bang!" Shao Shude patted the table.
Sharuchi stamped his foot, and the armor leaves rustled. The warriors also touched the handles of their swords with sneers on their faces.
This was not intended to intimidate, they really didn't take these tribes seriously.
In the past, which of the two great khanates, the Turks and the Uighurs, was not well-equipped? They all had armored cavalry and hammers. In fact, since the end of the Jin Dynasty, there has been no technological generation gap between the Central Plains and the grasslands.
It's just about production capacity. No matter how weak the grassland government is, it can always gather a certain scale of armored warriors and knights, and it can still be destroyed in one battle. The most difficult one to defeat is probably the Tubo, because in addition to their excellent armor, they are also organized
The temperature is also very strict, but I'm still not afraid of you when you get to the plateau.
The tribes in Youzhou are more organized than the Khitan, but not as good as the Tubo, and their equipment level is also very average. Isn't it just like playing against you?
"Li Siqi, do you know why I came to you alone to ask questions?" Shao Shude asked.
"I have always been submissive. Your Majesty shows mercy, and I am grateful." Li Siqi raised his head, with a bitter expression on his face.
"That's all you have to offer." Shao Shude said: "After my son Si's military troops entered Shunzhou, all the ministries presented cattle and horses, and you were the first to come. I know, and I am willing to give you a gift.
Don’t be ignorant of opportunities.”
"Your Majesty..." Li Siqi squeezed out a few tears and his voice was choked with sobs.
"Okay, let's go home and cry like this. I'm here with the surprise generals and the Yin'an Second Army. When the army arrives, the heads are rolling. It's not too late to cry again." Shao Shude said with disgust.
Stubborn, this is probably the type of person he is talking about. He is too lazy to put himself in someone else's shoes because it is not necessary and Li Siqi is not worthy either.
"Your Majesty!" Li Siqi stood up from the horse in a hurry, knelt down directly, and tried to hug Shao Shude's legs with both hands.
But soon there were two knives across his neck. Sharuch picked him up with one hand, threw him back, and said: "You have no shame, go home and wait to die!"
"Your Majesty!" Li Siyi crawled back and cried: "I am willing to present my household registration and military register."
Two warriors, one on the left and one on the right, stepped forward and held him down.
Shao Shude waved his hand, and the warriors let go, but Li Siqi did not dare to step forward, so he knelt there and said, "I would like to present my household registration and military register."
"You have to make it so ugly!" Shao Shude sneered: "I wanted to give you a mansion in Luoyang and an official position, but you refused to drink the toast and drank it as a fine."
"Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment." Li Siqi kowtowed.
"Okay, get up and sit over there." Shao Shude said, "How many people do you have in your department?"
"There are more than 40,000 people, and we can produce 10,000 men." Li Siqi answered honestly.
"The capital is not small." Shao Shude said: "There is a pasture to the north of the ancient city of Yanle. After next spring, you will lead your troops to go there to atone for my sin of building the Changxia Palace. Remember, this is my
For the sake of being quite respectful, I will give you the opportunity. Once the opportunity is given to you, others will not have it. If you don't want it, I will find someone else, do you understand?"
"I must obey your orders." Li Siqi responded repeatedly.
"There are several tribes in Shunzhou, and I will tell you the inside story one by one later. Which tribe can honestly organize households and integrate the people, and which tribe can't, and how strong each is." Shao Shude said: "Once I use troops,
Your subordinates have to provide support, do you understand?"
To divide and disintegrate, to pull and to fight, is the essence of the art of war. Although Youzhou has hundreds of thousands of troops, its power is overwhelming, but Shao Shude pays attention to people and has his own strategies for using troops.
How could there be no conflicts among the various tribes after they have been living side by side for so many years?
There are dozens of tribes, big and small, some are strong, some are weak, some are submissive, and some are not. How can we push them all to the enemy's side?
If you can bribe, you can intimidate, and if that doesn't work, it's not too late to use weapons. And you don't have to do it all yourself, you can win over some people and attack others.
Shao Shude even set up a prisoner's dilemma for them, making them suspicious of each other, wary of each other, and unable to unite.
"I understand." Li Siyi responded: "Your Majesty, I have a plan that may be able to pacify the tribes in Shunzhou."
"Say." Shao Shude glanced at Li Siqi again. This person was able to take things up and let them go. After realizing that there was no hope, his mentality changed quickly. He was a character.
"I can summon the chiefs of various tribes to have a banquet, and with just a single order from Your Majesty, I can kill them all. In this way, all the tribes in Shunzhou are leaderless, and the king's division can take advantage of the situation and march into the army." Li Siqi said with a flattering smile.
"This is too ugly." Shao Shude said, "Don't make your own decisions."
In fact, Shao Shude had originally planned to summon the tribe leaders to Youzhou for a banquet and then detain them all. Now the tribes are marching in to garrison Tan, Ji, and Pingzhou, and there are still tribal soldiers blocking the periphery. Once launched,
, a sharp knife cuts through the mess, actually very quickly.
This is taking advantage of the general trend.
If you have the upper hand, there will be some low-cost solutions to the problem, which were hard to come by before.
He summoned the chiefs of various tribes to meet him. Do they dare not to come? There is no way he can do that.
This is the helplessness of the disadvantaged party, because you don't know whether the dominant party will turn against you at any time, but you don't dare to take the initiative to turn against it, so you are passive.
But this plan still needs some insiders, which will be more secure.
"This matter is confidential. If you can't keep your mouth shut after you go back, you should know the consequences." Shao Shude gave the final warning and then let Li Siqi leave.
In the spring of next year, after the palace is built, he can form his fifth slave tribe.
Mulan Paddock will also become his private territory.
Hongyuan Palace, Yulin Palace, Woyang Palace, Xianyou Palace and the soon-to-be-built Changxia Palace, spanning thousands of miles from the Qilian Mountains to the Yinshan Mountains and then to the Yanshan Mountains, there are more and more domestic slaves of the Supreme Khan.