The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 162 Uighurs
"Geshu, Pugu, Ashina, Pangte, Bayegu, Zhefu and other tribes are constantly fighting, and the law cannot stop them; Yin, Qu, Ma, and Long are all as fierce as teeth. Thanks to the 2500 households of the Yuncheng garrison in Xiantong, the Han and the barbarians are afraid of them, so although there are constant rebellions, there are no major bandits. Since the difficult times, the barbarians have been poisoning the Hehuang area for years. The barbarian politics have penetrated into the prefectures and counties, and the barbarian customs have spread everywhere. The Chinese customs are almost gone, and it has been difficult to settle down for many years. This is a deep worry..."

The sage summarized Su Gong's report on the situation in Liangzhou. First, the major Han and Tibetan forces were in chaos, which was caused by the loss of central government rule. But they still recognized the Tang Dynasty, and with the existence of the Yuncheng garrison group, no major incidents occurred.

The second reason is that the influence of Tubo was very profound, and many ugly and bad customs were deeply rooted in the people, and the tamed slaves were accustomed to them.

Seeing the saint clapping his hands with the Ruyi from time to time, Su Rong said in cooperation: "I ask Your Majesty to mobilize at least 5000 more warriors to relocate to Liangzhou. In this way, the foreign tribes will be afraid, and the Han people will not dare to have ambitions. Also summon the Geshu, Ashina, Zhefu, and Yin clans to enter the country, disperse and settle them in the three prefectures, and put them under surveillance. The latter should be handed over to the officials, who will order the immigrants to settle in the borders, send officials, and make politics one with China."

The sage has many strategies for governance, but to show his seriousness, he still hesitated for a moment before saying, "It should be so. In the afternoon, order the Privy Council to send the king's words to the outer court to draft the procedures."

"Geshu Jin's loyalty is beyond words. I have already appointed him General of Sweeping the Marquis. Since Your Majesty has reappointed the Colonel of Protecting the Southern Barbarians, I think you can appoint Geshu Jin Colonel of Protecting the Turks, and let him serve as Deputy Envoy of the Hexi Jiedushi, and guard Liangzhou with Weng Gong. Or summon him to the court, appoint him General of the Southern Army, and give his sons and nephews the title of Qianniu Bei, and let them guard the capital. This was the precedent during the Zhenguan, Yuanhe, and Dazhong periods. Puguyuan offered him 500 Qinghai horses and a number of goods as tribute, but I offered him an official position, but he refused to accept it, saying that he had done nothing and would cause criticism. He has served the military government for many years, and he is also a loyal minister."

"Let me think about it." The sage asked Zhangye again: "How are the Uighurs?"

Since being defeated by the Khitans, the Uighurs have been wandering around the world. Some of them joined the border vassal states, such as Keyong's fake son Cunxin. Another part followed the last Khan Enian to the north and fled to Bohai, relying on the Xi people. When Youzhou killed Cai and defeated the Xi, they fled to Shiwei. The Youzhou army ordered Shiwei to hand over Enian. Enian, who heard the news, fled west overnight with his wife, children and a few guards, and finally settled in Zhangye. As for his son Telu, the court gave him a title and recognized his legitimacy. Under the threat of the Guiyi Army and Tubo, he served Chang'an very respectfully.

The Gaochang Uighurs were a branch of the Ganzhou Uighurs.

In the seventh year of Xiantong, Pugujun, the leader of the Pugu tribe of the Uighurs, killed Lunkongre, expelled the Tibetans from the western and eastern regions, and sent his generals to the court to report the victory, claiming that the lost territory had been recovered. The court intended to prevent the emergence of a unified empire in the Western Regions, so it supported Pugujun to establish the Dafu Uighur state.

There was also a "Jing Tang" Khotan. In history, when the news of Zhu Wen's founding of the Liang Dynasty spread to the Western Regions, the King of Khotan, Seng Wubo, proclaimed himself emperor because his ancestor had married a princess of the Li family. He changed his name to Li Shengtian and regarded himself as the successor of the Tang Dynasty. Together with the Guiyi Army, the four powers stood in a three-way confrontation in the Western Regions.

"For many years, the Uighurs and Dunhuang have been fighting against each other, both claiming to eliminate a major threat to the court. As soon as I arrived in Zhangye, the Uighur officials said that Zhang was ambitious. When I arrived in Dunhuang, Zhang reported again that the Uighurs were in chaos and constantly invading the west." Su Rong shook his head.

Although the Guiyi Army was disloyal, he felt that the Zhangye Uighurs also had ambitions after actual contact with them, but their ambitions were currently suppressed by their loyalty. If the imperial court continued to decline or lost its constraints, the situation would most likely be reversed.

"Can we move them to the five counties of Jincheng, Yin, Shan, Beidi and Qingyang so that they can be controlled more easily?" asked the saint.

Su Rong understood what he meant, but did not answer directly: "In the third year of Zhongping, the Xianbei invaded Youzhou and Bingzhou. In the summer of the fourth year, Geng Bi was defeated in the campaign against Han Sui, and Liangzhou was in danger. In June, Zhang Chun rebelled in Youzhou. The Yellow Turbans were rampant, and Emperor Lingdi repeatedly ordered the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xiutu and other Hu to suppress the rebellion. The people could not bear the orders, and he was afraid that the conscription would be excessive. He killed Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, and executed the Chanyu. When the rebellion broke out, there were more than 100,000 rebels; Emperor Lingdi died of worry and fear."

Su Rong talked about the past events of the pre-Han Dynasty. You know what, it was quite effective and immediately attracted the attention of the saint.

"How did Emperor Taizong pacify the barbarians? He defeated them with his military force, treated them with love, and intimidated them with punishments. It is said that a king treats the barbarians as his own family, and all the people in his fiefdom are his children. The torch was passed down from one saint to another, so there are Heichi Changzhi, Qinling, Guangbi, Guangyan, Huai'en, Huaiguang, Sigong, Guochang, Qiqi, Luoxue... and other descendants. May your majesty be virtuous and great to the world. The cruelty of Shi Le came from the abuse of the people, Jin Jin and Chao..." Su Rong concluded: "For decades, the Uighurs have paid tribute every year and have been very polite. Now that they have been moved away without any mistakes, I am afraid it will cause trouble."

The Liangzhou tribes were the remnants of the Tianbao period, while the Ganzhou Uighurs had a complete administrative team and were a royal regime in exile, equivalent to a country. They were also much stronger than the Liangzhou tribes. Therefore, the former could be relocated, but the latter should be treated with caution.

"This is just a temporary proposal." The saint said, stroking his chin. He understood what Su Rong meant, but Li was eager to suck blood from the Hu people. The Uighurs were just eating and waiting to die all day, which was a waste of their youth. Even if it was not easy to capture them and register them in the interior, the current kind of control was not pleasing to the emperor.

"Is there any good plan?" asked the saint.

"It is better to maintain the status quo and strengthen the military equipment of the six counties of Jincheng, Shan, Yin, Qingyang, Beidi and Liangzhou, so as to create a pressure on Zhangye. With a large army at our side and the mandate of heaven hanging over our heads, the Uighurs will collapse on their own in three to five years, just like the story of Dazhong. Our country is in jeopardy right now, so we should not take risks." Su Rong replied.

That year, Zhang Zhongwu, Liu Mian, Shi Xiong and others attacked the Uighurs, killing hundreds of thousands of prisoners, and snatched back Princess Taihe after searching the mountains and seas. The frustrated Uighurs cried out across the grasslands, and the princes, princesses, nobles, officials, and herdsmen went their separate ways, and the country fell apart. Go ask Li Cunxin and the Uighur soldiers in the border towns if they still recognize the Khan.

The same is true for the Ganzhou Uighurs. If they are not given hope of restoring their country, their morale will soon fade.

"I'll think about it." The sage replied absentmindedly. Although he wanted to deal with the two nephews, the Uighurs and the Tubo, in one go during his lifetime, he had to weigh the pros and cons and costs. If he made enemies with the Ganzhou Uighurs, the lingering Tubo would have a leader to rely on and would inevitably rebel. It's not that he couldn't win, but he was worried that he couldn't handle it in a short time and would get stuck in a quagmire, giving Zhu Wen an opportunity to take advantage.

Before Zhu Wen suffered a severe blow, he could not take the initiative to launch a large-scale war in a certain area.

In addition, the Guiyi Army was too expansionist, and from a political perspective, it was necessary to suppress it appropriately.

After pondering for a long time, the sage spoke slowly and set the tone for the Western Regions attack: "Zhu Ni is now a clown, so it is not appropriate to start a war. I intend to recover Xihai County along the Dafei River, Fushi City, Salt Lake and other places, and recruit a virtuous son of the Uighur royal family to serve him."

Let the Uighur prince support a brother who is a governor outside, and wait for the old Khan to die, and see if the two will leave the body unattended. Since the Uighurs claim to be loyal, then prove it again.

"Return Gaochang Uighur State to Loulan, Yiren, and Cheshi Prefectures. Its commander Pugujun will be stationed in Yiren and will be the commander of the Western Rong. Liangzhou Jiedushi Weng Gao will be transferred to be the governor of Loulan, and the general Puguyuan will be the commander of Loulan. In Cheshi Prefecture, Pugujun can recommend a capable person, and I will appoint him accordingly." As for Liangzhou, the former prime minister and imperial censor Xu Yanruo was appointed as the governor. The general who swept away the enemy, Geshu Jin, who was recommended by Su Gong, was appointed as the commander and served as Xu Yanruo's assistant.

Finally, the above counties were combined into Helan Road, and Xu Yanruo was in charge of Helan Road's farming, militia, pastoral supervision, interviews, education, water conservancy, promotion and demotion, and observation, and was stationed in Guzang City.

Just fine-tuning administrative divisions and personnel is not enough.

Li planned to recruit 1500 farmers in Jingzhaoyin, Zuofengyi, and Youfufeng as the first batch of pioneers of the "Western Development". Then he would personally invest in Neizhuangzhaiyuan and Xuanhuiyuan to purchase strong Cai troops from Zhao Kuangning and Ma Yin respectively, and compile them into Long March warriors.

Hearing this, Su Rong turned to talk about the Guiyi Army: "When I entered Dunhuang, Yichao's fourteenth daughter Zhang Shu was plotting to establish her nephew Zhang Chengfeng. Suo Xun is Yichao's son-in-law, and his wife is Yichao's third daughter. The two women each held their husbands hostage, solicited for alliances and attacked each other. I failed to mediate, so I secretly observed, only the shogunate's chief secretary Cao Yijin was kind and kind, and was trustworthy. If he holds the imperial seal, he will surely be able to stabilize the prefectures and counties."

"Who is this?"

"Suo Xun's eldest son-in-law."

"Let's talk about it later."

The Zhang family has been in too many troubles. If we intervene now, they will hardly obey us.

In addition, there are the Wumo people scattered throughout Hexi, and the Jincheng counties must also begin to try to recruit them.

So busy.

"Dao Lian?" He stretched himself, waited for Su Rong to be helped out of the study by the eunuchs, stood up, hugged Yu Dao Lian who was hiding behind the curtain, and held him on his shoulder with one hand: "It's time for lunch break."

On December 21, Zhang Jun, the former governor of Jingyuan, died at the Taoist temple of Wangmu Palace in Xishan, two months earlier than in history. He was posthumously awarded the title of Sikong, and Zhang Lian, a junior official of Xuanhuiyuan, resigned and returned home to mourn. On the same day, news came from Shu that Zhao Zhang, the chief of Pengzhou Daozidu, had rebelled, killed the governor Yang Sheng, and claimed to be the regent.

An era has ended.

Former Jingyuan Jiedushi Cheng Zongchu and former Shuofang Jiedushi Tang Hongfu failed to capture Chao and died in battle at Yanqiu Gate.

Zhu Mei was obsessed with the government and followed Li Jue's footsteps. He supported the King of Xiang and took control of the government. He was killed by his subordinates and his family was destroyed. Li Changfu went crazy in the middle of the night and tried to kill the emperor, but failed and was executed by his subordinates. Li Maozhen was stabbed in the back by his ally and was cooked and eaten by the warriors at Dazhen Pass. Wang Xingyu fought with Li Maozhen but failed and was eaten by the soldiers. Li Shunjie was beheaded by Wang Congxun, a general in the court.

Chen Jingxuan was executed by his subordinates in a busy city. Zhang Xiong was poisoned by his subordinates. Sun Ru was captured by his subordinates on his sickbed and sent to be executed. Zhou Bao was killed in Hangzhou by his subordinate Qian Liu. Gao Pian was brutally killed by his subordinate Bi Shiduo.

Wang Chongrong was hacked to death in the villa by his subordinates.

Wang Chongying was strangled to death on his sickbed by his son.

Wang Jian died in the chaos of war.

Li Kuangwei was expelled by his brother's rebellion and died in Changshan.

The five generals of Wei Bo, Han Jian, Le Congxun, Le Yanzhen, Zhao Wenmou and Luo Hongxin, were beheaded by the Yamen troops.

Li Keyong suffered from depression and often stayed alone in his inner house, deep in thought.

……

What a crazy and chaotic world.

(End of this chapter)