Han Huang said quickly: "Your Majesty, there are two things. First, Cui Ning, the governor of Jiannan, requested to return to Shu as soon as possible. He said that some officials headed by Luzhou Governor Yang Zilin had ulterior motives and might rebel in Shu while he was away. He was very worried.
Worried, I hope to return to Shu immediately."
"He just came yesterday and is he in a hurry to go back?"
Li Yu was really dissatisfied and said: "He has a lot of things to do. There are at least dozens of papers to impeach him. He must explain the things clearly, otherwise I will directly remove him."
"Wei Chen understands. Wei Chen will tell him to let him report his duties with peace of mind and not to go back in a hurry."
"Is there anything else?" Li Yu asked again.
"The other thing is that I want to talk about the Huihe mission. Not only are the public angry, but they have also been secretly spying on the military skills of the Tang Dynasty, such as crossbow-making technology and knife-making technology. Recently, they have been spying on the siege ladders.
Technology, Wei Chen thinks it is dangerous to leave them in Chang'an, can you send them back to the grassland?"
After the Anshi Rebellion, the Uighur mission has remained in Chang'an. There is a Uighur Pavilion covering an area of 100 acres in Guanglufang, which is equivalent to an embassy in later generations. Although in recent years, the Uighurs have competed with Tubo in the west for Tocharo and the Hezhong area, and with Da
There are not many connections with the Tang Dynasty, but it is due to the rise of the Sijie tribe, which gradually replaced the Uighurs. There is also a Sijie Pavilion covering an area of dozens of acres in Chang'an.
Relatively speaking, the Sijie people are much more restrained than the Uighur people. It is rare to hear news of the Sijie people committing crimes. On the contrary, the Uighur people are frequently reported to the government by the people for being tyrannical, buying and selling by force, and robbing women in broad daylight.
It has become the most troublesome thing for all the previous Jing Zhaoyins, and every time they try their best to ask for someone.
Currently, there are 500 Uighur troops stationed in the capital. They are the source of the most instability in Chang'an. They have been stationed in the city in the past. There was a time when all the people in the city fled because of them.
Ten years ago, the imperial court spent a lot of money to build them a military camp covering an area of 1,000 acres outside the city. After a full year of negotiations, they reluctantly moved out.
All their food and drink expenses were borne by the imperial court. In order to prevent them from entering the city to cause trouble, the imperial court provided them with a large amount of fine clothes and delicacies every year.
But they still didn't appreciate it, and they often went to the city to drink and have sex with prostitutes, made a big fuss in Pingkangfang, broke into the city gate at night, and made Chang'an a mess. The court got a headache when they mentioned them.
Li Yu could tolerate these things as long as he could, but Han Huang mentioned that they were spying on the military intelligence of the Tang Dynasty, which made Li Yu a little unacceptable. Many military technologies from the Central Plains had been spread to the grasslands during the Sui Dynasty, which greatly improved the power of the nomadic people.
In terms of combat level, if the Tang Dynasty's siege weapons and large-scale defensive weapon technology were stolen, the consequences would be serious.
Li Yu pondered for a moment and said: "Inform the Zhizheng Hall and convene the Prime Minister to discuss matters!"
The so-called prime ministerial affairs are meetings in which all prime ministers participate. Although Yan Zhenqing, Li Mian and Duan Xiushi are virtual prime ministers, they only care about daily government affairs, but when it comes to major military affairs, they all have to participate. Li Mian is fighting in the Central Plains.
If you are unable to participate, usually the four ministers will participate in the discussion.
Half an hour later, Chang Gun, Yan Zhenqing and Duan Xiushi all rushed to the side hall of Zichen Hall. This is a small hall located outside the emperor's imperial study. It is also called the emperor's side hall. The emperor convenes important military affairs and holds meetings here.
Except for Li Mian, the four prime ministers were all present. Li Yu said slowly: "I am convening everyone to discuss the matter of the Uighur mission. I will not mention the Uighur mission's harm to the people. Now Han Xiangguo tells me that the Uighur mission will harm the people."
I am actually spying on the military intelligence of the Tang Dynasty, which is unacceptable to me, so I invite everyone to come and discuss this matter."
Chang Gun raised his eyebrows and asked, "Excuse me, Prime Minister Han, do you have any conclusive evidence that Huihe spied on the military intelligence of the Tang Dynasty?"
Han Huang knew that he would attack him, so he said calmly: "Of course I have evidence. I will not draw conclusions without evidence."
Han Huang secretly ridiculed Chang Gun for impeaching Guo Song without evidence. Chang Gun was secretly annoyed, but his face showed no emotion.
At this time, an official was brought up. He was a seventh-rank minor official. His name was Yang Lan, and he was appointed as the seventh-rank military weapons supervisor.
He knelt down and paid homage, "Yang Lan, Chief of Military Affairs Supervisor, comes to see His Majesty. Long live His Majesty!"
"Mr. Yang is free of charge and free of charge!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yang Lan stood up, and Han Huang said at the side: "Master Yang, please repeat what you told me yesterday to your Majesty and the ministers."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Yang Lan said to everyone: "About a few days ago, a Hu businessman suddenly came to my door and said that he wanted to do a business with me. I was a little confused. I never do business, so how can I do business? I refused and he took out the
One thousand taels of silver, and then the night before yesterday, this Hu businessman came again. He told me directly that he was not a businessman, but a member of the Uighur mission. He took out three hundred taels of gold and a knife. He said that he
I asked for the drawings of the latest winch-type heavy speculative stone developed by the Ordnance Supervisor. He said, if I accept the gold, we will be brothers. If I don't agree, the knife on the table will kill my whole family. I was frightened, so I had to accept the gold.
, I found Prime Minister Han to report this matter yesterday."
Everyone looked at each other, and Yan Zhenqing asked: "What is this person's name? Did he tell it?"
"When I reported back to Yan Xiangguo, he didn't say anything, but he showed me the sign. There were three silver flowers on his chest."
Silver flowers are the status symbol of Uighur officials. Nine silver flowers are the highest. Three silver flowers should be for middle and lower-level officials. Among the envoys, the highest are six silver flowers.
Han Huang nodded and said: "Thank you Master Yang for exposing this matter regardless of your family's safety. Don't worry, the court will protect you and your family."
"Thank you, Prime Minister Han!"
Yang Lan, the chief clerk, bowed and left.
At this time, Duan Xiushi, who had been silent, said: "Weichen believes that this Master Yang is by no means the first person to be bribed, nor is he the last person. They have been in Chang'an for more than ten years, and they have obtained many people from the Tang Dynasty.
Military intelligence.”
Everyone was silent for a long time, and Li Yu slowly said: "Even if we get the information, we should have sent it away early. Now I am discussing with everyone that I want the Uighur mission to leave Chang'an, maybe like the Si Jie Department, leaving only
One person and a dozen soldiers, what should we do?"
Chang Gun bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Uighur people are spying on military intelligence. As long as we take careful precautions and don't give them any chance, they have nothing to do. In fact, Wei Chen hopes to abolish the horse silk trade signed between the Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty.
Agreement, Datang’s financial resources are really too much to bear.”
The horse and silk trade agreement signed between the Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty was signed in the late Anshi Rebellion. It stipulated that the Tang Dynasty must purchase horses raised by the Uighur people. The price was one horse for fifty pieces of silk, which was five times more expensive than the market price.
, Not only that, the Uighurs brought old and inferior horses, forcing the Tang Dynasty to accept them. They had to exchange hundreds of thousands of Tang Dynasty silks every year, which brought a heavy burden to the Tang Dynasty's finances, and the Uighurs also received financial support.
There was a tug-of-war with Tibet in Tochara for more than ten years."
Li Yu was silent for a while and asked: "I remember that this agreement is time-limited. When will it end?"
Chang Gun bowed and said: "It was said well when we signed it that it was for Uighur to support the Tang Dynasty in quelling the rebellion. When the Tang Dynasty completely quells the rebellion, the national strength has been restored, and Uighur's war horses are no longer needed, this agreement will be concluded.
, In fact, this agreement should have ended ten years ago, but Huihe has been delaying, saying that it will support Datang for another ten years. Now that ten years have passed, it should be ended by the end of this year at the latest."
"Then end it!" Li Yu said without hesitation.
Chang Gun sighed, "Wei Chen also wanted to end it, but Huihe refused to agree no matter what. He always said that he wanted to negotiate. Unless Datang and Huihe fell out and refused to accept the horses they sent, then the agreement would naturally end.
"
At this time, Han Huang said: "How about we change the agreement with the Uighurs and set the purchase price at market price, or even change it to private trade."
Yan Zhenqing also said: "We can also propose that if the Uighurs insist on insisting on the agreement, the Tang Dynasty will also sign a similar agreement with Tubo. I believe this is not what they want to see."
Duan Xiushi also added: "Secondly, we must strictly control the Uighurs in the capital. Once they cause trouble in the capital, the Jinwu Guards can be dispatched to arrest and imprison them. They will not be given any extrajudicial mercy. At the same time, the number of Uighur missions in the capital must be reduced."
Everyone's words to each other will basically set the tone for the relationship between the Uighurs. The court can no longer blindly make concessions to the Uighurs, and must re-evaluate the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Uighurs.
Everyone drafted a total of four consensuses: First, we must strictly guard against various military secrets of the imperial court and not give any opportunity to the Huihe people;
Second, reduce the number of Uighur mission chiefs stationed in Chang'an from the current six to seven hundred to fifty;
Third, end the horse silk agreement between Datang and Uighur, or draft it again. From now on, horses from Uighur will no longer be accepted.
Fourth, cancel all special treatment for the Uighur people, and those who dare to test the law and violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty will be severely punished.