On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 276 Marching Commander

In October of the fifteenth year of the founding of the Emperor (AD 595), Tuli Khan sent envoys to the court to learn the etiquette of the Central Plains and prepare for marrying the Sui princess.

In mid-November, Yang Jian sent Chang Sun Sheng to escort Princess Anyi, the daughter of the clan. After Chang Sun Sheng arrived in Mobei, he persuaded Tuli Khan living in the north to move south to serve as a barrier for the Sui Dynasty on the border.

This matter was in line with Tuli Khan's wishes. Seeing that Dulan Khan's power was getting stronger and stronger, he felt like a thorn in his back. If he moved south and had the Sui Dynasty at his back, he would not be afraid of Dulan's threat.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month in the 16th year of Kaihuang's reign (AD 596), Tuli Khan impatiently migrated south even before the lambs were born.

Dulan Khan also learned the news soon.

"If the Great Khan suddenly moves southward and gets the protection of the Sui people, it may be difficult to control him!"

The trusted minister reminded.

How could Dulan Khan not understand this truth? After all, his father Sabolo Khan was defeated by the Western Turkic Apo Khan and eventually moved south to Baidaochuan to seek protection from the Sui Dynasty.

Only then could we take a breather, and the tribe became prosperous today.

Dulan Khan gritted his teeth and said:

"As the Great Khan, I should eliminate rebellion and revive the Turks. How can I let the tiger return to the mountains and bring disaster to our descendants?"

Immediately dispatch envoys to report the news to the Western Turks, Western Turks, and Goguryeo. At the same time, they ordered all the soldiers to ambush on the only way to the old town of Dujin.

Tuli Khan led his people to follow Chang Sun Sheng to move south. Worried about Dulan Khan's attack, he was cautious along the way. He did not relax his vigilance until he was only two or three days away from the Great Wall.

But he had no idea that Dulan Khan took advantage of his mentality and set up an ambush here.

On February 16th, when all the ambush troops were out, Dulan Khan and Tuli Khan fought outside the Great Wall.

Tuli Khan was already weak, otherwise he would not have thought of moving south to avoid his advantage, and Dulan Khan thought he was prepared but unprepared.

After a melee, Tuli was defeated and the tribe was dispersed. Even the newly married Princess Anyi of the Sui Dynasty died in the chaos.

Tuli Khan and Changsun Sheng fled with only a few horses. Their brothers and children were all killed by Dulan Khan, who had shown himself to be cowardly. From then on, the Eastern Turks were reunited.

It’s easy to tell how Yang Jian felt when he saw Tuli Khan and Changsun Sheng in Chang’an City.

He did not embarrass Dulan's younger brother who was stationed in Daxing. Duke Kang was very diligent, but he summoned all four important ministers: Gao Jun, Yang Su, Cui Che, and Yu Qingze.

Yang Jian glanced at the four people and said in a deep voice:

"I originally thought that Yongyulu (Dulan Khan) was a submissive man, but I didn't expect that he would hide his ambitions. Now that Tuli has no fault, he sent troops to attack him. This is intolerable, but what can't be tolerated? I want to send troops to attack him.

Dear sir, what do you think?"

Cui Che had just learned the news and was thinking about how to deal with it when he heard Yu Qingze say:

"Your Majesty, I think Cui Shangshu has a friendly relationship with Yong Yulu, so you might as well listen to his opinion first."

When Cui Che heard this, he glared at Yu Qingze fiercely and cursed in his heart: Old boy, you dare to give me eye drops. I will bear this grudge.

Just because Gao Jun was able to put state affairs first does not mean that Yu Qingze could put aside his sectarian views. What principles and bottom lines could he have for a person who could initiate the killing of all the Yuwen clan in order to invite favors?

Seeing Yang Jian looking at him, Cui Che hurriedly said:

"I and Yong Yulu just joined forces to attack Abo, and they were only interested in each other, so they had no personal friendship.

"Moreover, people's hearts are separated from each other. Yong Yulu was famous among the Turkic tribes for his cowardice at first. Today, he dares to raise an unjust army and offend the power of the Sui Dynasty. I am also unexpected.

"I think that Yongyulu would not dare to commit such atrocities if he relied on his own efforts. I would like to ask your Majesty to take more precautions. I am worried that Nili will take action."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Jiong echoed:

"Your Majesty, I think what Cui Shangshu said is reasonable. If we attack Yongyulu, we must not use Longyou's troops."

Yang Jian nodded after hearing this. His relationship with Gao Jun is now becoming more and more alienated. However, the reason why he has not touched the most important supporter of the prince is because he knows that Gao Jun is concerned about state affairs. With him leading the prince's party, it is not possible for him to lead the prince's party.

Big chaos will result.

If it had been Yu Qingze, I'm afraid the two sides would have been beaten to a bloody head.

As for what Cui Che said, he had no personal friendship with Yong Yulu, but Yang Jian didn't believe it.

Yong Yulu was able to ascend to the throne of Khan because of Cui Che's initiative. At that time, there was a coalition of three tribes and 80,000 soldiers present. How could it be hidden from others?

However, Cui Che's explanation for this was that the Western Turks were far away and the Eastern Turks were about to rise. It was a critical moment when the Sui Dynasty was planning to conquer Chen, and a strong enemy should not reappear on the border.

Yongyulu, the son of Shabolu Khan who took pictures, has always been cowardly. He supports Yongyulu as Khan. Rangan, the son of Mohe Khan, will definitely not accept it, and the Eastern Turks will fall into division.

At that time, Yong, Yulu and Ranqian will definitely compete to show their favor to the Sui Dynasty, and they will not dare to have different intentions.

The thing is just as Cui Che said, Yongyulu is unpopular and has many independent tribes.

For eight years, Dulan Khan Yongyulu had also been inviting favors from the Sui Dynasty.

If checks and balances could be carefully implemented, the current disaster would not have occurred.

Yang Jian thought:

It's all because Yong Yulu was so cunning that he actually deceived me. I really thought he was extremely submissive, so I relaxed the restrictions on him.

Yang Jian himself also underestimated the development speed of a man with the title of Great Khan of the Turkic Khanate and the full support of the Sui Dynasty.

Precisely because he knew the whole story, Yang Jian did not blame Cui Che. After all, he had established Yongyulu in Mobei and indeed achieved his goal of splitting the Eastern Turks.

What Cui Che said about the Western Turks and the possible changes in the Western Turks also reminded Yang Jian, and he asked:

"Who among the four beloved ministers think that they can sit in command of Longyou and guard against the consequences?"

The four of them looked at each other, and Gao Yan took the lead and said:

"I think the Duke of Jin (Yu Qingze) can take on this important task."

Yang Su immediately said:

"How can the Duke of Jin move lightly because he is in a position of power? I think that the Duke of Yan has a great reputation among the Turks. If the Duke of Yan is allowed to sit on the right side of Longyou and reach his head, Nili will be afraid."

Yang Su recommended Cui Che to go to Longyou to take charge, naturally because he wanted to lead his own troops to attack Dulan Khan.

In fact, Cui Che also wanted to send Yang Su to Longyou, but he had quick eyesight and quick hands.

Gao Jong and Yang Su were at loggerheads, and Yang Jian had a hard time making a choice. In his opinion, Cui Che and Yu Qingze were both qualified for the job, regardless of their loyalty or ability.

After some careful consideration, Yang Jian finally decided:

"Yu Qing, I order you to be the general manager of Liangzhou and lead the troops to garrison Jincheng."

Yu Qing was overjoyed and hurriedly worshiped:

"Thank you, Lord, for your kindness. I will protect the territory and the people for Your Majesty, and prevent your Majesty from invading and plundering the borders."

Then Yang Jian looked at Cui Che again and ordered:

"Cui Qing, I order you to be the commander-in-chief of the army and lead the elite troops from You, Ping, Yi, Xuan, Heng, and Yan to attack Yong and Yulu!"

Last night I was thinking about playing ambitious and typing, but I was sleepy at two o'clock in the morning. I set an alarm for four o'clock, but it didn't wake me up.

I won’t explain anything redundant, just watch my actions today.

(End of chapter)