Chapter 87: Out of the Western Regions Protectorate (Second update)

The next day, before Chen Ying sent troops, Su Dingfang sent back the news.

King Qu Boya of Gaochang, tied himself up, took the sheep and carried the pot, and asked to surrender automatically. In fact, this result was not beyond Chen Ying's expectations. In the Western Regions, Chen Ying defeated the 200,000 troops of the Khan of Tongye Hu in Liangzhou. His momentum had already been achieved. Even if King Gaochang had a kind of resistance, the Gaochang people who had been enslaved by King Gaochang for a long time would not follow King Gaochang to resist Chen Ying's army.

However, Chen Ying also has Chen Ying's weaknesses.

He was unable to follow up. Although the Western Regions surrendered and contributed food and fodder, these food and fodder barely supported Chen Ying's entire army to starve to death, but could not support Chen Ying to launch another large-scale war.

Although Lingzhou has food and Liangzhou also has it, roads are blocked due to heavy snow and transportation has been interrupted. In this weather, cat winter is OK, and there will definitely be a large number of non-combat reductions when going out.

However, Chen Ying was not idle either. Instead, he sent out scattered cavalry to convey the orders of the Western Regions to the Western Regions to Chen Ying.

Whether or not they come is their own business. However, as long as they dare not come, they will bear the consequences at their own risk.

Unexpectedly, there are quite a few cottons in Gaochang Country. There is no technical difficulty in styling cotton. Gaochang City started working at the same time as Gaochecheng and finally spun cotton thread into cotton cloth. This matter is still unhurried. Chen Ying is really not proficient in such things. Not to mention the principles of the loom, he has never seen it even though he has seen it. He will throw it away somewhere in the ancient loom pictures that he has vaguely seen.

I was idle, and Chen Ying asked Gaoche to go to the business travelers in Gaoche City for domestic business trips and asked them for the terrain of the Western Regions. After more than two months, Chen Ying finally drew the terrain of the Western Regions.

It is not difficult to see when looking through the map that the Pamir Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, and Altai Mountains are actually a huge commanding height. The importance of the Western Regions is self-evident. Once the nomadic peoples have established a firm foothold here, they will form a sturdy force against the northern Shaanxi Plateau, the Yinchuan Plain, and even the Guanzhong Plain. The rolling iron cavalry pouring down like a mountain torrent on the plateau is enough to instantly roll all resistance into powder.

Fortunately, there is a dry area of ​​more than 2,000 miles in Hexi County. The march is a very serious problem. Why did Chen Ying come to conquer in the winter in order to solve the problem of water use?

It will snow more or less in the west of the river in winter, and it will not be difficult to solve the problem of water use for people.

But the same goes for the other way around. If the nomadic peoples have been working in the Western Regions for several years and have strong troops and strong horses, they will be like mountain torrents, which will be a disaster. It will be impossible to stop Yangguan, Yumenguan, and Jiayuguan alone. No matter how strong the pass is, there will always be a chance to break through.

Fortunately, our ancestors did not disappoint us. The Western Regions have always used troops to farm and farm instead of guarding, which is a rule formed since the Han Dynasty.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, warlords were separatist, and the imperial court was out of reach for the Western Regions. Tubo captured Hexi and pointed at Guanzhong. At this critical moment, Zhang Yichao, a native of Shazhou, stepped forward and restored the eleven prefectures in Hexi, and led the eleven prefectures to restore the Tang Dynasty, avoiding the separatist in the northwest.

In fact, once the northwest is separatist, the harm is not weaker than that of the northeast. Fortunately, the customs of Qinliang are extremely fierce and can barely support it, but the Yinchuan Plain is no longer possible. Once the Ordos Plateau is lost, the Yinchuan Plain will not be preserved. Once the Yinchuan Plain is lost, the entire Hetao Plain will be submerged by the barbarian cavalry that roars. This is why, for the pastoral and pastoral purposes for the pastoral period, the Han people have known for the fertile water and soil of the Western Regions, Hexi, and Hetao Plain, and a little business will show the beauty of pastoral music, but they have never made great efforts to operate the Hetao Plain.

Because of fear that the Western Regions, Hexi, and Hetao areas will become springboards for attacking the Central Plains.

Although Chen Ying does not understand history and is not proficient in politics, he knows that once the main nation of a country loses its sense of identity with the country, the country will lose its centripetal force. Once the nation and the country are in danger, who can we still expect to stand up?

Ethnic minorities are pure bullshits. They will be the most unstable factor, and rebellion is the most likely.

In Chen Ying's view, the world is not the world of one person, but the world of the world. Those who are the same as the world will gain the world; those who are good at the world will lose the world. Heaven is sometimes, and the earth has wealth. Those who can share it with others are benevolence. Where benevolence is, the world will return to it. To avoid death of others, resolve difficulties of others, save troubles of others, and help others urgently, virtue, where virtue lies, the world will return to it. Those who share worries, happiness, likes, and hate are righteousness, and where righteousness lies, the world will return to it. Ordinary people hate death and enjoy life, and who like virtue and return to it, and those who can generate profit are Tao, and where the Tao is, the world will return to it.

Because of the interests, the Han people in Gaochang had to turn Han into Hu in order to survive. So for the sake of profit, he could turn Hu into Han.

Thinking of this, Chen Ying lamented.

Helplessly, he was just a marshal of the marching capital, in charge of military affairs, and could not also manage civil affairs.

Chen Ying could only stop all this planning on paper and could not take action.

Fortunately, Chen Ying's entanglement didn't last long.

In early December of the third year of Wude, the military inspector sent An Xing and his group of more than a hundred people to arrive at Gaochecheng.

However, An Xing and others looked very miserable, like beggars. Their luck was too bad. They almost froze to death outside Jiaohe City after encountering a storm. Fortunately, dozens of people were frozen to death, and finally arrived at Jiaohe City safely. After resting in Jiaohe City for three days, they couldn't wait to arrive at Gaoche City.

An Xing's nose was flowing into three inches, and Chen Ying felt disgusted and unconsciously retreated ten feet away.

However, An Xing bowed to Chen Ying and saluted: "Congratulations to General Chen!"

Chen Ying said inexplicably: "Where does the joy come from?"

At this moment, another obese eunuch stood up from behind An Xing. Chen Ying originally thought he was An Xing's subordinate, but after all, he never cared about An Xing's affairs. As an army envoy, An Xing was surrounded by two hundred people, including his guards, his subordinates and staff.

The fat eunuch cleared his throat and said, "Duke Liang, the general of the army, the prince-in-law, and the marshal of the army in Xihedao, received the order!"

Chen Ying looked at the imperial edict with a dull face, feeling a little surprised. The imperial edict showed the power of the emperor, and it was the most unscrupulous. The texture of the shaft handle was strictly different according to the rank of the officials who were receiving the edict. First-rank officials were jade axes, and second-rank officials were black rhino horn axes. Then look at the imperial edict, which was spread out, was woven in silk, brocade, and flew golden dragons on both sides. This was indeed an imperial edict that only second-rank officials would use.

Chen Ying is now just a second-rank honorary official, and this honorary official is useless. His actual position is the third-rank military marshal, but is this imperial edict the imperial edict for promotion?

The eunuch said in a stern manner: "Duke Liang, general of the army, prince-consor Duke, and marshal of the army of the Xihedao, hold the ranks. Since leading the army to the west, Kexi Turks have clarified the atmosphere of the thief, made outstanding achievements and made special progress. They have followed the second rank, Zuo Pushe, the Minister of Xingtai of Xihedao, and the Grand Protector of the Western Regions, to encourage..."

Chen Ying was slightly stunned after he announced the imperial edict. He was worried that he would not be able to transform into the Western Regions. He was the one who lacked the most. Now he got this title?

Luo Shixin pulled An Xing aside and asked, "Master, or Male Protector?"

An Xing laughed but said nothing.

Chen Ying reacted: "Zhou Qing, send all the envoys to the backyard to rest. By the way, don't forget to offer a high-car local specialty!"

Chen Ying did not despise the eunuchs from the bottom of his heart like some literati. She was physically disabled, but it was just a problem with this system. As a man, no one was willing to castrate him, and of course he could not survive.

An Xingzhe smiled slightly at the middle school envoy, and he naturally understood what Chen Ying meant by specialty.

Chen Ying's so-called local specialty is money. Moreover, Chen Ying has always been generous. An Xing is a person who uses money to do business. After receiving Chen Ying's money, he never says "bad words" about Chen Ying. Of course, he would say bad things that are not painful, such as killing prisoners, robbing, and bullying vassals. If An Xing really goes to Chen Ying in everything, Li Yuan is not a fool. He may be transferred back within three months.

When An Xing and his group left, Chen Ying explained to Luo Shixin: "The Western Regions Protectorate is from the second rank, and the marshal is from the third rank!"

Luo Shixin suddenly realized: "This is a promotion!"

Chen Ying smiled but said nothing.

The soldiers also congratulated Chen Ying, who announced that all the soldiers of the army would enjoy a pound of wine, of course, Ma Nu Nai wine, a specialty of the Western Regions.

The soldiers were cheering like thunder.

However, the soldiers of the entire army were divided into three pieces. The Modao Army, the cavalry army, the nine Zhaowu troops, and the other servants were one.

Looking at this scene, Luo Shixin said with a worried look: "Major Protector, the quality of these people is very good. But their hearts are not with us."

Even Luo Shixin could see this problem, but Chen Ying couldn't see it.

But he didn't have power before, but now he has power and status, so it's very easy to solve it.

Zhou Qing came back at this time and gave a wink at Chen Ying.

Chen Ying understood that An Xing had already collected the money.

Chen Ying said to Zhou Qing: "You go and call Ma Mengming here, don't invite him!"

Since Ma Mengming was sent to Gaoche City by King Gaochang as an envoy, Chen Ying discovered that Ma Mengming was actually a talented person. He was proficient in more than a dozen indigenous languages ​​in the Western Regions and was also a pragmatic official.

Chen Ying thought that Li Yuan would definitely prepare officials of the Western Region Protectorate, such as the Chief Secretary, Joining the Army, Sima, Thirteen Chief Secretary, Joining the Army and Assisting the Officials. Anyway, Li Yuan would not let the Western Region Protectorate become Chen Ying's one-man show.

However, Li Yuan would definitely take into account Chen Ying's presence and give him several official positions, so that Chen Ying would appoint him on his own.

Chen Ying took a fancy to Ma Mengming's ability and decided to recruit Ma Mengming as the director of the Western Regions to join the army.

Recording the military is actually the responsibility of the ancient ruler.

In the shogunate, the ministers who led troops from the Jin Dynasty, the chief clerk often participated in the secret matters and was in charge of the affairs of the government. Xi Zaochi was once the chief clerk of Huan Wen. People at that time said, "It is better to go to Xi's chief clerk to read Confucian books for thirty years." This was the time when the chief clerk was at its peak.

Of course, the power of registering the military is mainly about whether the superior trusts it or not. It is the same as the old attendant of the Sanqi. If the emperor trusts the Sanqi, then the old attendant of the Sanqi can control the important decisions of the imperial court, and is the de facto prime minister.

But once you don't trust it, it's just a decoration.

Ma Mengming came to Chen Ying and bowed and said, "Grass people pay homage to the Protector!"

"You are no longer a sage!" Chen Ying looked at Ma Mengming and said, "I am the Protector of the Great Protector of the Western Regions and you will be appointed as the Director of the Protectorate of the Western Regions!"

Ma Mengming understood that the Western Regions Protectorate was just a small official of the seventh rank, but the private story was extraordinary!

Ma Mengming quickly bowed: "Thank you for the support of the Protector!"
Chapter completed!