On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 577 Collecting Dunhuang

Jun Wu joked that Cui Che was not joking with Cui Youzhi. If possible, he even hoped to keep Cui Youzhi in northern Xinjiang for a while to deeply feel the suffering of the people.

Yang Lihua, who was in Jixian County, was also kept in the dark. No one with knowledge dared to bear Cui Che's anger and report the news to Yang Lihua.

After all, there is no true founding emperor who was henpecked.

Cui Youzhi's life as a shepherd boy began, and Cui Che's car also drove to the border to accept the audience of Ahui Lusu and Dahemohui.

Ah Hui Lusu had been seriously ill before, but fortunately, after two years of recovery, his body had recovered. Today, he is an old man with gray hair on his temples.

And Cui Che, who is forty years old, still has a head full of black hair.

The emperor, the courtiers, Ahui Lusu, and Dahemohui were canonized by Cui Che again, and swore to the heavenly alliance to be the vassal of Dayan forever.

Cui Che naturally wouldn't believe what they said. If he couldn't guarantee his own strength, the loyal dog in the past would turn into a vicious wolf that bites his master.

He specially brought his 30,000 elite cavalry here with the purpose of intimidating the two of them.

At the same time, in the distant Hexi Corridor, Mai Tiezhang led his troops westward and was about to arrive in Shazhou.

During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Qianliang established Shazhou with the three counties of Dunhuang, Jinchang, and Gaochang and the three battalions of the Western Region Protector, Wuji Xiaowei, and Yumen Protector Army, and governed Dunhuang.

Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Shazhou has been occupied by Hu Chen for nearly thirty years, and the people have been enslaved by Tuyuhun. When the news of the Yan army coming from Zhangye spread, the people all cried with joy and ran to tell each other.

What's more, they secretly linked up with the Shazhou generals who were preparing to expel Tuyuhun.

The general of Shazhou Town was helpless about this. When Cui Che made an alliance with Tuyuhun Khan, he emphatically mentioned the need to regain Dunhuang.

The reason why it has been delayed until now is that Li Yuan defeated Zhangye and allowed Tuyuhun to rule Dunhuang for a period of time.

Now that the Yan army is coming to kill, Tuyuhun will not send troops to resist. Shazhou Town will be isolated and helpless, and there is no need for the people to expel it. He himself is also packing up the property he has plundered and escaping in advance.

The wealthy families of Shazhou stepped forward to maintain order. When Mai Tiezhang arrived at Dunhuang City, the people of Shazhou ate pots of pulp and expressed condolences to the soldiers who had come from afar.

The Yan army was also restrained by Mai Tiezhi, and maintained the style of the king's army, and did not plunder on the spot.

On the same day, the guard general of Yumen Pass sent people to ask for surrender, and Mai Tiezhang sent troops to take over. Since then, after nearly thirty years, the connection between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Western Regions has been opened up again.

While Mai Tiezhang sent people to report his victory to the court, he also organized envoys to go to the Western Regions to visit various countries and inquire about news along the way.

However, before the Yan State's envoy set out, an envoy from the Western Turks came to Dunhuang to pay him a visit.

At this time, the Western Region was not peaceful and was involved in the civil war between the Western Turks and the Western Turks.

During the Renshou period of the Sui Dynasty, Datou Khan of the Western Turks was defeated by Yang Su, and his tribe dispersed. He fled into Tuyuhun without a trace.

Today, the person who rules the western Turks is the grandson of Datou Khan, named Shekui Khan.

After the death of Nili Khan of Western Turks, his son succeeded him and was named Chuluo Khan.

Chuluo Khan once wanted to take the opportunity to annex the western Turks after Datou Khan's defeat, but he encountered strong resistance from Shekui Khan, and the two started a long-term war.

This is also one of the reasons why Northern Xinjiang was safe and sound during Cui Che's unification of the north:

The Turks were divided into four groups, fighting against each other and unable to interfere in the civil war in the Central Plains.

In the war between the Western Turks and the Western Turks, the Western Turks initially had an absolute advantage.

After all, after Datou Khan was defeated by Yang Su, more than ten Tiele tribes who originally belonged to the Western Turks defected to the Sui Dynasty. They were given to the Qimin Khan of the Eastern Turks by Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, and some of them were kidnapped by Cui Che and went south.

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The strength of the Western Turks has been severely weakened and it is difficult to compete with the Western Turks.

However, the Chuluo Khan of the Western Turks was cruel by nature. He once killed hundreds of leaders of Tiele tribes at one time, which provoked the various tribes to resist and all turned to the Western Turks. The situation reversed and has now retreated to Shiluoman Mountain (now north of Hami, Xinjiang).

Tianshan), his rule in the Western Regions was also in danger.

The Western Turkic envoys came here, naturally hoping to get assistance from Dayan.

However, it was not up to Mai Tiezhang to decide whether to intervene in the war between the Western Turks. He could only send people to escort the envoys into the DPRK, and at the same time send messengers to report the news to Cui Che.

The Yan army's western expedition stopped at Yumen Pass, and Mai Tiezhang personally guarded Dunhuang, waiting for Cui Che's order.

After he reorganized the Shazhou Prefectural Army system, he demobilized the Longyou Prefectural Army soldiers.

As the name of Shazhou implies, the territory is mostly desert and the fragile ecological environment makes it difficult to support the tens of thousands of troops brought by Mai Iron Staff for a long time.

When the soldiers from various states returned one after another, Cui Che also ended his meeting with Ahui Lusu and Dahemohui.

The two of them each returned to their tribes. After nearly a month, Cui Che also returned to the small town.

Cui Youzhi, who was left to herd sheep in a small town, became darker and thinner. When he saw Cui Che, he burst into tears, feeling countless grievances in his heart.

"Isn't the life of a shepherd very hard?"

Cui Che asked knowingly.

Cui Youzhi choked and nodded, complaining:

"Not to mention the hard work, I only have two steamed buns every day, which is not enough to fill my stomach."

Before Cui Che left, he had given an order that no one was allowed to feed Cui Youzhi privately.

Even Zhang Huan, who followed him to experience life, did not dare to give him his steamed buns.

Cui Che said seriously:

"When I was young, Pei Xiu and I only had four steamed buns a day. At that time, Pei Xiu was growing and ate a lot. He usually ate three buns and I only ate one.

"On a snowy day, the wind was bone-chilling and their clothes were in tatters. At night, the two of them shared a bed with a thin quilt to keep out the cold.

"Compared with my life at that time, are you still suffering now?"

Cui Youzhi thought for a while and shook his head repeatedly.

Cui Che asked again:

"How do you feel after living here for such a long time?"

Once Cui Youzhi's answer cannot satisfy Cui Che, he will definitely let his grandson continue to stay in the small town for a while.

Cui Youzhi couldn't help but burst into tears as he recalled every detail of this period. He said aggrievedly:

"My grandson is very serious about herding sheep, and not a single sheep is lost. I work really hard.

"But there are only two steamed buns a day, so my grandson doesn't have enough to eat. He's so hungry that he can't sleep all night long. It's the most painful thing."

Cui Che heard this and said seriously:

"Yes, you should have received more for your efforts, but my 'exorbitant taxes' mean that you can only eat two steamed buns every day.

"You will feel aggrieved and dissatisfied, Badger, you have to remember how you feel at this moment.

"Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. In the future, you will be a good emperor who is tolerant and loves his people."

If Cui Youzhi realized something, he said:

"Grandfather, have you ever come here to graze sheep?"

Cui Che smiled and said:

"When we return to Jinyang, let him come over to shepherd the sheep."

(End of chapter)