Chapter 249: Back to the Western Regions, Western Regions

"King Liang has a distinguished status. How can I be the envoy? What should I do if Jieli takes Prince Liang as his escort?" Cui Renshi objected without thinking. The ministers moved slightly when they heard this, although this situation was very rare.

Few, but it is not impossible. The matter is related to the safety of Liang Wang Lu Zhaoying, so naturally no one dares to speak.

"We have to consider this matter." Lu Zhaoci thought for a moment. Although killing an envoy is not in line with the unspoken rules of this world, killing an envoy is not unheard of. What's more, the other party often betrays his trust.

Once the Turks knew Lu Zhaoying's identity, it was not impossible for them to do such a thing.

"Your Majesty, since I am worried about Prince Liang's safety, I have a way to avoid this worry." Du Ruhui carefully glanced at everyone and said, "We are the victors. Since we are the victors, we have the right."

If your request fails, we will send people to the grasslands in Chang'an to inform Jie Li and ask him to take the initiative to send people to Chang'an to discuss with our court. We have taken the initiative. I wonder what your majesty thinks?"

"Yes, I am the winner, so they have to listen to me. Yes, that's it! Let Dou Yi go." Lu Zhaoci's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and said, "Let Dou Yi go, he is a businessman, so let him go."

He is only going to deliver a message. Whether he comes or not depends on Jie Li."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Everyone looked at each other. This Dou Yi was just delivering a message. Not only was he not an envoy, he was not even a deputy envoy.

"Go, pass the order and ask Dou Yi to come out of seclusion immediately and go to see Jie Li." Lu Zhaoci thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "The person who passed the order said he is a righteous man, yes, the righteous man Dou Yi."

"Yes, I will go now." Fang Xuanling and others nodded repeatedly. Cen Wenwen and others also breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Du Ruhui. The imperial power was supreme, and although Lu Zhaoci was a wise king, he was decisive in killing.

, the officials did not dare to compete with him. At this time, once the relationship between the monarch and his ministers became very tense. This was not what Cen Wenwen and others wanted to see, and even Lu Zhaoci did not want to see this. Now Du Ruhui proposed the best of both worlds

The color came and freed everyone, preventing this kind of thing from happening, and the monarch and his ministers once again presented a harmonious situation.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from Yumen Pass!" At this time, Lu Qingyun burst in with a nervous look on his face, holding a sealed wooden box in his hand.

"Open it." Lu Zhaoci said calmly to Qin Jiudao on the side. The faces of the other ministers also became solemn. Yumen Pass is an important defensive fortress on the northwest border of the empire. Outside the pass, there is the vast Western Region. The famous Silk Road is

Passed through there. Today's Tang Dynasty is outside the pass. There are Dunhuang, Yiwu, Qiemo, Shanshan and other counties. Although it is the border of Datang, in fact, there are not many troops stationed in the northwest border of Datang today.

It is located in a remote area. It is very inconvenient to transport food and grass. The climate is even worse. There are even fewer officials who want to work there. More importantly, the people close to the northwest border are also Turks, but the history books record that they are Western Turks.

At this time, an urgent document came. I am afraid it refers to the Western Turks.

"Which of you knows about the Western Turks?" Lu Zhaoci said calmly as he pried open the seal pad on the wooden box.

Everyone frowned when they heard this. Not many people were familiar with the northwest border area. What's more, in the past few years, all the attention of the Tang Dynasty was either on the country or on Jieli in the north.

However, very few people know about the northwest frontier.

"Your Majesty, during the Wude period, Emperor Gao was preparing to join forces with the Western Turks to attack the Eastern Turks. The Western Turks' khan at that time was Tong Yehu Khan. He sent envoys to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty. The following year, another tribute was paid.

Emperor Gao was in close contact with Tong Yehu, preparing to jointly attack the Eastern Turks, and also planned to marry the daughter of the clan to him. Jieli Khan was very frightened after hearing the news, and quickly reconciled with Tong Yehu." Cen Wenwen thought about it.

Thinking about it, a memory came up deep in my mind...

"The person writing to me this time is Moheduhou Quliqibi Khan. It seems that the former Tongyehu Khan is dead." Lu Zhaoci raised the letter in his hand and was suddenly surprised.

He said: "There is also a khan named Yibibo Luosi Yehu Khan. Both khans sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to propose to me. It's really interesting."

"Your Majesty, according to reports from the Jinyi Guards of the Western Regions, after the Western Turks became powerful, Tong Yehu was very arrogant and domineering. He bullied the people and aroused resentment among his tribe. Most of the Geluolu tribe rebelled against him. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, he was killed by his uncle.

He was killed. His uncle proclaimed himself Mohe Duhou, Quli Bi Khan. Mohe Duo was originally only a small khan, but after he claimed to be the great khan, the people of the country were dissatisfied.

It was for the Khan. Ni Shu refused to take his place, so he welcomed the Tong Yehu Khan and his son Zheli Teqin. It was for the Yibi Bolo Si Yehu Khan. Si Yehu and Mohedu attacked each other, and the fighting continued. At this time

, both of them sent people to the Tang Dynasty, probably to seek the support of the Tang Dynasty and use the power of the Tang Dynasty to unify the Western Turks." At this time, Lu Qingyun said softly next to him. Obviously, since he came with the information

Come, I must have guessed that Lu Zhaoci wanted to ask about the Western Turks, so he arrived so easily.

"Master Lu is indeed loyal to the king, and we really admire him." Master Cui Ren looked at Lu Qingyun, but said with a smile. Many ministers and ministers did not know about this kind of thing, but instead let a small

Jin Yiwei answered, but he lost face in front of Emperor Zhenguan. Master Cui Ren was a narrow-minded person and couldn't help but sneered.

It is a pity that his words did not attract the attention of others. They did not attract the attention of others. The most important thing at the moment is not worrying about Lu Qingyun stealing the limelight of the prime ministers and assistants. What is in front of everyone at this moment is the matter of the Western Turks

.Everyone who is the Prime Minister is concerned about national affairs. The Western Turks are far away from the Central Plains and are still in the Western Regions. They are not the focus of the court, at least not now. Therefore, the Prime Ministers and Assistants do not pay much attention to this matter.

It's normal. But now that things have happened in front of everyone, we have to consider this matter.

"What do you think?" Lu Zhaoci glanced at Master Cui Ren, but said nothing.

"The geographical location of the Western Region is very important, not to mention how much tax revenue the Silk Road brings to the court every year. The most important thing is that they cannot be allowed to bring benefits to Xie Li. I think this matter is of great importance. Both of them are

It’s best not to offend, but to win over.” Master Cui Ren thought for a while and said.

"According to what Cui Qing means, I should agree to the request of these two people and choose a girl from the clan to marry to the Western Turks?" Lu Zhaoci said with a frown.

"Your Majesty, if the daughter of the clan is not good enough, you can choose one from the Li family." When Master Cui Ren saw Lu Zhaoci's appearance, he thought he was unwilling to let the daughter of the Lu clan marry far away from the Western Turks, so he quickly explained: "That's right.

According to the rules of the former Han Dynasty, replace her with a palace maid, make her the daughter of the clan, and then marry her to the Western Turks. In this way, no matter who wins, they will ultimately rely on me, the Tang Dynasty."

"Master Cui, isn't he afraid of the former Sui princess or the former Zhou princess?" Wei Ting glared at Cui Renshi coldly and sneered: "No matter who you are, they are my subjects of the Tang Dynasty, and they are the daughters of the former clan.

The same is true. Do we, the Tang Dynasty, still need to use the breasts of women from the Tang Dynasty to bring benefits to our country? Your Majesty, the words and deeds of Master Cui Renshi Cui Renshi, your Majesty, are unworthy of being a member of the Xuande Palace.

member."

"You?" Cui Renshi's face changed drastically, and panic suddenly flashed in his eyes. He finally remembered what Lu Zhaoci said back then, and what Lu Zhaoci did for Li Xiuning back then. His face turned pale. He fell to his knees suddenly.

On the ground, he took off the black gauze on his head and cried bitterly: "I am guilty, I am guilty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."….

"Get up!" Lu Zhaoci's face was cold and he snorted coldly: "I hope you have been with me for many years. You will be fined for one year and reduced to three poles. You will still be honored and retained in the Xuande Palace. Your position will be behind Wei Zheng."

In the Xuande Hall, Cen Wenwen is the first assistant, followed by Cui Renshi, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, and Wei Ting. Now Cui Renshi has been demoted to three levels, from the third-rank official to the fourth-rank official, and his position has been reduced to

Second to last, this is a very serious punishment. However, he is still in the Xuande Hall. In the near future, he will still be able to resume his position as the second assistant. This is already a great blessing among misfortunes.

"Your Majesty, the Western Turks are in chaos now, and the countries in the Western Regions may have different thoughts. These countries may all break away from the rule of the Western Turks. The geographical location of the Western Regions is very important, and the busy Silk Road makes these countries in the Western Regions more

It is a wealthy place. It is better to control this kind of place in the hands of the imperial court." Cen Wenwen said: "In the past, because of the existence of the Western Turks, our biggest enemy was Jie Li, so it was very difficult for the Western Turks to rule the Western Regions.

It was an attitude of indifference, but it is different now. Jieli has been defeated. In a short time, it will no longer pose much of a threat to our country, and the Western Turks are currently in a melee. The power of the Western Regions is in the void.

At that time, I suggested that you can send a capable force and lead tens of thousands of troops into the Western Region, and act accordingly. If you can capture the Western Region, that would be the best. If you cannot capture the Western Region, it would be good to establish a foothold there.

It can establish a bridgehead and provide corresponding support for future attacks on the Western Regions."

"What the Chief Assistant said makes sense, but we need to think carefully about how many troops to send there." Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up, and he quickly realized the meaning of Cen Wenwen's words, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, now

We had just fought against Jieli, and there was not much food and grass in Taicang. The journey to the Western Regions was far away, and there were very few supplies along the way. They all had to start from Chang'an. This was not only time-consuming but also labor-intensive, transporting a hundred stones to the Western Regions.

Along the way, I am afraid it will cost ninety stones, or even more. On the other hand, if our country sends troops into the Western Regions, not only will the countries in the Western Regions be sensitive to this and be careful to defend our army, even if the Western Turks do not handle it well, they will also stop.

In the event of civil strife, we should concentrate on guarding our army. Therefore, the number of troops sent cannot be too many, but they cannot be too few. Once there are less, they will not be able to better prepare for action. The generals who command the army must also be talented generals, especially His Majesty.

As a general you trust, you must know that it takes nearly half a year to get from the Western Regions to Chang'an, and the transmission of information is very slow. Your Majesty wants to grant him the exclusive power of conquest, which can only be done by a general you trust. Your Majesty, please be careful."

"Your Majesty, I believe that if we want to occupy the Western Regions for a long time, we must not only have the army, but also the people. After the army pacifies the Western Regions, we must immigrate to the Western Regions. This will not solve the problem of land annexation among the people, but will also exert a subtle influence on the Western Regions and make them

Recognize me, Datang." Du Ruhui took the words and said.

Lu Zhaoci nodded. He knew that relocating people from the Tang Dynasty to enrich the frontiers and the Western Regions was not only to alleviate possible land annexation problems within the Tang Dynasty in the future, but also to strengthen the imperial court's control over the Western Regions. In history, no matter what

The Anxi Protectorate or the Antong Protectorate, etc., all adopted this method. However, at that time, most of the people who moved were the family members of sergeants, etc., and not many people from the Central Plains stayed away from their hometowns.

This practice of relocating people from various lands in the Western Regions has continued to later generations, making a great contribution to the stability and development of the Western Regions. It can be said that Du Ruhui's strategy has a far-reaching impact, has a long-lasting effect, and can be used as a

National policy use.

"The sword of the Tang Dynasty is to provide land for the plow of the Tang Dynasty." Lu Zhaoci said calmly: "In fact, Keming's strategy can be used as a national policy. No matter how I suppress the annexation of land, no matter the laws of the court

No matter what kind of punishment is imposed, in fact, this kind of land annexation is inevitable, but if our Tang Dynasty had a lot of land, this kind of land annexation would be delayed a lot, and the migration of people to other places in the Western Regions would be

A very good measure, this measure will be implemented after the army goes to the Western Regions.”….

"I wonder who your Majesty is planning to send to the Western Regions?" Cen Wenwen asked quickly.

"Order Qin Yong to be the general of Zuo Xiaowei and the general manager of the Longyou Road march. He appoints Zuo Wuhou Zhonglang General Su Dingfang as the deputy general manager. He will lead 30,000 troops and sit at Yumen Pass. Qin Yong is given arbitrary power in battle and the right to target the Western Regions.

Various responses to various situations are possible, either war or mediation." Lu Zhaoci thought for a while and then said: "Move 500 households from Qinghe, Hebei Province to the Western Regions. To fill the gaps in the Western Regions, each household will be rewarded with one piece of high-quality land.

One hundred acres, this land is permanent land, and all thirty thousand soldiers who have family members to follow them will be granted one hundred acres of high-grade fertile land."

"According to the order." The ministers' eyes lit up. Lu Zhaoci's move was a naked inducement. Even today, not every household can own a hundred acres of fertile land, but it is not necessary in the Western Regions, which is vast.

, although there are many deserts, there are also many oases, and there are still many wealthy places. Having hundreds of acres of fertile land there is enough to make a huge fortune. In this way, Datang's control over the Western Regions can be increased.

More importantly, as long as someone grows crops there, a hundred acres of fertile land can produce enough food, which can not only support the needs of local residents, but also supply the local garrison, so that food and grass do not need to be transferred from Chang'an, avoiding a lot of waste.

It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty, what should we do about the Western Turks?" Changsun Wuji said cautiously: "If we reject them so openly, I'm afraid it won't look good on the face. What's more, I think that Jieli's attack will

The strength of the Central Plains has been greatly reduced. Although he needs to deal with the opposition within the grassland, I am more worried that he will launch an attack to the west. At this time, the Western Turks have no time to take care of themselves, and the Western Turks have always been afraid of Jie Li. At this time, if Jie Li

Attacking the Western Turks, I am worried that the Western Turks may not be able to withstand it! If Jieli captures the Western Turks, not only will Jieli's strength increase greatly, but our army's plans in the Western Regions may also be affected!"

"The auxiliary forces must also be considered. At this time, the Tang Dynasty can only wait for opportunities to conquer the countries in the Western Regions, but it does not have that much power against the Turks. What's more, we are Han people, and Jieli is a Turk.

We all have the same ancestor. If we attack the Western Turks, those two idiots may unite to deal with me, the Tang Dynasty. But if Jieli attacks, I'm afraid that won't be the case." Lu Zhaoci

He nodded and said: "Then go back to the two Khan kings of the Western Turks and tell them that the country is in chaos, the king and ministers are still undecided, and the war is endless. How can we get married? And order them to guard their respective territories and stop conquering each other. Hum,

Whether they listen or not is their business."

"Your Majesty's plan is very clever. They must attack each other even more in order to gain the support of the Tang Dynasty, so as to achieve the possibility of unifying the Western Turks. In this way, the countries in the Western Region, including Tiele and other tribes, will rebel. In this way,

But this is our opportunity in the Tang Dynasty." Wei Ting's face was suddenly filled with smiles. Cui Renshi, who was watching next to him, felt as if he had eaten a fly. He didn't expect that he had said the wrong thing and ended up like this out of thin air.

Make the villain proud.

"Longyou Road covers a vast area with many tribes. Unlike the Central Plains, most of them are Han people. Qin Yong is a talented general, but he is not necessarily an expert in governing the country. Let him mount a horse to kill the enemy.

Yes, but if he is allowed to govern the people, he will probably be a little worse. What's more, dealing with the affairs of the Western Regions, the affairs are heavy, Qin Lang may not be able to distract himself from governing the civil affairs, and he will still have to send someone to help him." Lu.

Zhao Ci suddenly smiled and said: "Tell me who you can send to the Western Regions to help Qin Yong. This person must not only be good at governing the people, but more importantly, he must be able to handle the relations between various tribes. If he partners with Qin Yong, he will avoid Qin Yong's return.

Regarding the worries about money and food, please tell me who should be sent there?"

"Your Majesty, I have someone I can recommend." Changsun Wuji thought for a moment and said, "Honglu Shaoqing Liu Shanyin, this person is good at handling relations between tribes."

"Liu Shanyin?" Lu Zhaoci thought for a while and then said: "In that case, let him be appointed as the military commander of Longyou Road. Let him assist Qin Yong!"

"According to the order." The ministers quickly agreed.

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Chapter completed!