In the third year of Qianning (896), Shao Sheng personally supervised the army to march into the grassland, defeating the Uyghur Te Qinchu Luowu in Heichengzi, defeating the Yinshan Tatars in Nuozhenshui, and Yue Absi, with brilliant results.
Except for those that were given as rewards, the captured cattle and sheep were raised in various pastures, which strongly supported the agricultural reform of the three-crop rotation system in northern Guanbei, Helong and even parts of Guanzhong.
The talents of the tribesmen were extracted. Whether they were the Tatars who moved westward from Heichengzi, or the white Tatars who moved eastward from the west from the Absi family, most of them were incorporated into the slave tribe, which effectively enriched the small treasury of the Shao family. .
Now eight years have passed, and these prisoners have basically been trained to the point of being trained.
This is the tradition of the grasslands. After the annexation of tribes, the Supreme Khan was very kind by not ordering the killing of all men taller than a wheel. Everyone has nothing to complain about.
You say you are a Tatar, but are you really sure that your ancestors are not from some other tribe? You are all direct slaves of Wushang Khan now. You need to kneel on the ground and kowtow and kiss his boots. You have golden blood in your blood. When the Supreme Khan is happy, he will give you land, support your family, and even fight with him to gain more wealth.
The people who followed Absi to Changxia Palace today were basically the backbones of the Hongyuan Palace, Yulin Palace, and Woyang Palace. There were more than a thousand people in total, led by Wanhu Absi, who came to Changxia Palace to establish a slave department. , the task is still quite heavy.
"Don't call me Absi, my name is Shao Zhili." Changxia Palace Supervisor Shao Zhili said with a solemn expression after he got off his horse.
When Li Siyi heard this, he bent even lower and said, "I will send someone to kill the sheep. The palace supervisor will wait for a while."
In fact, he was the envoy to repair the palace system, and Shao Zhili was the palace supervisor. There was no question of who was older and who was younger between the two. But Li Siqi's current mood was too low and he was confused and uneasy, so he subconsciously placed himself in a very low position. superior.
In addition, he once asked someone if the saint had adopted sons, and learned that so far only Shao Lun, the governor of Chenzhou, had given his name to many people, such as martial arts students Shao Zhixian and Shao Zhixue, both of whom were exiled to Fangzhou in the former Tang Dynasty. Descendants of officials; for example, Shao Zhiyan, Shao Zhixing, and Shao Zhi were three people from the Mazhi Military Academy. They were King Xi's second son, Tuoba Li, the grandson of Tuoba Jin, the supervisor of Xianyou Palace, and a warrior from the Suo clan in Shazhou. .
Others even think that these people who are given names are the adopted sons of saints, but they are not publicly included. In fact, Li Keyong has so many adopted sons, but only a few of them can be included in the genealogy. Most of the adopted sons are What's the difference between his status and that of Shao Zhixian and others who were named by saints? It's even worse.
Li Siyi didn't want to offend these people named Shao, let alone the fact that they were all domestic slaves of the Supreme Khan. It was really unnecessary.
"Is there a Khitan tribe near the pasture?" Shao Zhili looked around and asked.
"There was one last year, but then I was scared away." Li Siqi said: "Abaoji retreated in a hurry, and the loss was more than just a few soldiers and horses. These pastures behind the mountains, how they were originally invaded, have now been vomited out one by one."
"The Great Khan is really a hero who only meets once in hundreds of years." Shao Zhi praised: "On the grassland, there are no rivals. People like Li Keyong will be captured sooner or later."
Shao Zhili was the son of Yuyue Absi, a Tatar from Yinshan who was captured at Nuozhenshui. His biological mother was Kedun Ashide.
The Yinshan Tatars are called "White Tatars" to distinguish them from the 30-year-old Tatars who migrated westward. From the surname of Shao Zhili's mother's family, we can see that they are actually Turkic nobles, similar to the Shatuo tribe.
They have a close relationship, otherwise they would not have taken in Li Guochang, Li Keyong and his son.
Of course, the Yinshan Tatars themselves are a hodgepodge, composed of tribes that moved east from the Western Regions and tribes that moved west from the Northeast. There may also be a lot of Uighurs, Shiwei, Tuyuhun, Zhaowu Nine Surnames and even Shatuo people mixed in.
It is very complicated in itself. The noble status of the Astrid family in the Turks is all in the old history. Otherwise, would you have gone east to take refuge?
Shao Zhili's own martial arts foundation is quite good, and he also has certain military strategies. After joining the bodyguard army, he fought several times with Tatar tribes, all of which were small-scale border raids. He also participated in the suppression of Hexi party items last year.
rebellion, and at a young age he accumulated merit and rose to the rank of one hundred households.
Logically speaking, if he was promoted this time, he would be able to support only a thousand households. Indeed, this is true. He only has a thousand people under his command. But he also has the title "Quan Shen" in his title.
"The position of ten thousand households", this is very bluffing.
Shao Zhili's biological mother, Ashide, is currently only a lantern holder in the Luoyang Palace, and this time she also accompanied him on his northern tour to Youzhou.
When Shao Shude first captured Astrid, he favored her for a while. Later, he felt that the white woman had too much hair on her body and was not interested in playing with it. When he was in Taishan Palace, on a whim, he took Astrid who came to put out the lamp.
Deshi was pulled into bed. A few days ago, the imperial doctor reported that Asdeshi was pregnant.
Before Shao Zhili went to Changxia Palace, he went to Youzhou to meet the saint. The saint was generous and allowed him to meet his mother and two sisters. After learning that his mother was pregnant, he had complicated emotions. He didn't know about the child in his mother's belly.
, should he call him brother, sister or something else.
As for his father, Absi, he had forgotten about him. He heard that he was living in Luoyang, but he did not go to meet him. After the interview, he came directly to Changxia Palace.
Shao Zhili knew very well who could give him power, wealth and honor. His surname was Shao now, not Abus, so there was nothing to say.
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The sheep were quickly killed, and Shao Zhili sat down with a group of people. Li Siyi respectfully offered wine, food, and even selected some decent-looking girls to perform dances.
"Prince Supervisor Shao, the first batch of five hundred tents sent has been settled. I wonder what the Khan's regulations are. Will he launch troops against the Khitan this year?" Li Siyi also sat down and asked softly.
"You're not supposed to know, don't pry around." One of the followers brought by Shao Zhili sneered and said. Li Siqi didn't take it seriously and still looked at Shao Zhili.
"It won't make a big move." Shao Zhili stopped his entourage's provocation and said: "As far as I know, the three people from Sanquan, Xianyou Palace, and Yuyi Town will retreat after repairing Beikou City. What will happen later?
I don't know if they will gather together. There may be some movement in the two directions of Changxia Palace and Linyu Pass, but the main force will not come. Cangjing and Youzhou Town are newly acquired, and they still need to garrison large troops to suppress them.
Be still."
In fact, Wei Bo still has many troops stationed there.
Once these soldiers and horses are withdrawn, there may be nothing wrong, or there may be trouble. No one dares to bet. But from another perspective, the existence of these soldiers and horses is also a deterrent to Hedong, Chengde, and Yi Ding, and restrains them.
of military strength.
To deal with the grassland, if it is not a battle to destroy the country, then there is no need for a large number of infantry. It is enough to dispatch mobile cavalry troops. This is the fundamental reason why the Dingnan Army and the guards' troops on the way came.
"The saint is indeed safe." Li Siyi smiled, feeling somewhat reassured.
The saint renovated the summer palace and assembled a large group of cavalry troops nearby. Li Si saw this again and was somewhat worried. Will the Youzhou tribe be forced into battle? The possibility is not small.
"What about the Changxia Palace subordinates?" Li Siyi asked again.
"Tentatively, there are six thousand households." Shao Zhili said: "They all come from You, Zhuo and Guizhou. They were broken up and reorganized to graze nearby."
Most of these 6,000 herdsmen households come from small tribes, because they are easy to control. The first batch of 500 households are from the descendants of Zhuozhou Mohe - in the early years of the former Tang Dynasty, Shenzhou and Lizhou were settled, and Sumo Mohe Wusugu was settled.
After the rebellion of Khitan Li Jinzhong, the tribe was dispersed to the three states of Song, Zi, and Qing in Henan, and later moved back to Youzhou, where it lives today.
According to research by the Beiping Prefecture, there should be tens of thousands of descendants of Sumo Mohe in Zhuozhou and Youzhou. Some of these people will be incorporated into the household system, while others will be incorporated into the Changxia Palace and become slaves of the Supreme Khan.
"The Mohe people can still fight." Li Siyi felt relieved when he heard this, and the smile on his face became more obvious. He just heard him say: "And the Mohe people know how to farm a lot of land. The Khan got it, and they herded and cultivated it.
, with the foundation of Changxia Palace, the future will be terrible."
After hearing this, Shao Zhili tapped Li Siqi with his finger and laughed.
Li Siyi also laughed awkwardly. It seemed that his little thoughts could not be hidden from others.
Their family came to Youzhou during the Xuanzong Dynasty, but according to their fathers, their ancestor's name was Dahe Ku Ge, who was given the surname Li, and he belonged to the royal family of the Dahe clan before Li Jinzhong's rebellion.
Well, Li Siyi actually doesn’t believe it. But it’s just a matter of putting money on your face and finding a powerful ancestor for your family.
The Han people could do it, but the Khitans couldn't? Li Siyi pretended to be confused, neither admitting nor denying it.
But then again, among the various tribes living in Youzhou, which ancestor is not glorious? There are a lot of people named Ashina and Gao, so what about the people named Dahe?
Li Siqi had no idea of restoring the glory of the Khitan Great He family - in fact, there was no glory in the first place - he was only interested in his own power. The Supreme Khan was organizing households and people, and every day, people from the Tibetan and Hu tribes settled in prefectures and counties.
, it has been going on for almost two months now, and this is what worries him the most.
He was still very happy when he heard that Changxia Palace would not use the tribe under their Li family's rule as a base to form a slave tribe.
However, his excitement did not last long. Soon, Shao Zhili gave him a heavy blow: "The Khan has ordered that three thousand households from the Khitan He Dahe tribe be sent to Xianyou Palace and Woyang Palace.
, Yulin Palace. Inspection Li, you must be prepared."
"What?!" Li Siyi was shocked.
The He Dahe tribe is the tribe that Li Siyi now commands.
Of course, that is a common name. He Dahe was one of the eight tribes of the Khitan Dahe clan. He came to Youzhou earlier than the Li Siyi family. Li Siyi's ancestors did not know what means they used to successfully integrate the defeated troops of the He Dahe tribe.
The alliance was dominated by the tribe and merged into a new tribe, which has lived in Shunzhou for generations. Therefore, the outside world also used the name He Dahe tribe as a name, and even their ancestors also became Dahe Kuge.
"You don't want to?" Shao Zhili's face froze.
Li Siyi's face also froze, but he quickly reacted and said: "Khan has given orders, so he should obey them. But he doesn't know when to set off?"
"The tribesmen can be sent out today." Shao Zhili said: "Thousands of herdsmen selected by the Yulin Three Divisions have set off early. I received news on the way that they will arrive tomorrow at the latest."
Good guy! Li Siqi finally understood. The saint took three thousand households from him and dispersed them to Yulin Palace, Woyang Palace, and Xianyou Palace. Then he transferred a thousand households from each of these three places to go eastward, bringing Shao Zhili with him.
More than a thousand backbones, together serve as the backbone of control of the Changxia Palace.
In this way, the power of this Changxia Palace cannot be underestimated. With nine thousand households and more than 40,000 people, it even surpasses the most powerful Woyang Palace.
"Then I'll go and take care of it." Li Si stood up again and almost stumbled after taking two steps. Shao Zhili put away the madness on his face. The method of cutting flesh with the blunt knife of the Supreme Khan is yours again.
Can it be guessed?
There was a cry of wild geese in the sky.
Shao Zhili looked up and saw a group of wild geese flying north. His eyes chased the group of wild geese to the end of the horizon.
And in the place between the sky and the earth, more and more knights are gathering. The wind on the grassland seems to be stronger.
For some reason, he felt a surge of excitement in his chest.
After the defeat of the Ashina family, he served the Tang court and made numerous achievements. His mother was born in the Turkic Ashina family. With noble blood flowing through his body, he seemed to be capable of making great achievements.
Who are the Khitan Yelv clan? How can they compare with the Ashina clan? The Ashid clan has noble blood? Yelu is a dog-like figure with such great ambitions. Is it possible that he still wants to unify the grassland? This time, there may be a chance to give them a