Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 303 Tuyuhun

In the middle of February in the ninth year of Taichang (540), the climate had already warmed up.

When both Wei and Nanliang were busy with spring plowing, as a former vassal of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the mission sent by Tuyuhun to Luoyang borrowed Rouran and waited for a long time at the border of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and finally obtained the entry permit.

Tuyuhun (yù) was a branch of Murong Xianbei that split in the past. Its ancestor Murong Tuyuhun was the elder brother of Murongxu (wěi), the founder of the former Yan Dynasty.

After Ye Yan, the grandson of Murong Tuyuhun, came to power, he used his grandfather's name as his family name and settled down around Qinghai Lake.

Since the founding of the country, Tuyuhun has been pursuing the principle of doing things for the strong, and has been attached to the Song, Qi, and Northern Wei successively.

It was not until the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty that the Guanlong uprising broke out, and then the contact with the central government was severed.

Afterwards, although the uprising was quelled, the Northern Wei Dynasty fell into a struggle for power, and no longer had any intention of interfering with Tuyuhun.

Although Tuyuhun is only a vassal, it has a vast territory, and its sphere of influence is from the west of Xiping Linqiang City (Huangyuan, Qinghai), to the east of Qiemo (now Xinjiang County), to the south of Qilian Mountains, to the snow mountains (Kunlun Mountains, Bayan Hara Mountains, A Nimaqing Mountain) to the north, four thousand miles from east to west, and two thousand miles from north to south.

Now the Northern Wei Dynasty is split into the Eastern and Western Weis, and the Eastern Wei is strong and prosperous, but because of the barrier of the Western Wei, it cannot affect Tuyuhun.

As Tuyuhun's eastern neighbor, the Western Wei Dynasty was limited by its own strength and could not interfere with Tuyuhun's affairs.

Kua Lu succeeded Tuyuhun King in 535 AD, and endured for five years. Seeing that the Western Wei Dynasty seemed to be gaining a foothold, he called himself Khan, formally got rid of the vassal relationship with Tuoba Xianbei, and established his capital in Fuqi City.

The word Fuqi is a transliteration of Xianbei, which means the city of kings. There is Caiji River in the north of the city, and it is located on a prairie with an open area and rich water and grass.

Although Kwalu called himself Khan, he was not ignorant of the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth. He sent missions to travel thousands of miles, not only to get married, but also to see the Eastern Wei's attitude towards getting rid of his vassal relationship.

On the seventh day of March, when the missions entered Jinyang, Gao Huan warmly received them, and even more readily agreed to Tuyuhun's invitation to marry him.

It was decided on the spot that Yuan Shanjian would marry Kua Lu's cousin as a concubine, and then select a princess from the clan to send to Fucheng.

The envoy got the promise and continued to go south happily. He had to go through the last process and pay homage to the emperor.

Even though the Gao family controlled all aspects of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Yuan Shanjian was the nominal emperor after all, not Gao Huan, let alone Gao Cheng.

When Gao Cheng heard the news, he didn't think too much.

Although no matter how hard it is, you can't suffer the emperor, and Yuan Shanjian still needs to work hard such as getting married, which makes the great Wei Zhongliang and Xiao Gao feel deeply guilty, and wish he could replace it with his own body.

But he also understands that marrying Princess Zhuzhu by himself has already been criticized by others, and marrying Kua Lu Congmei is really too much.

After all, there is really no reason for courtiers to marry each other, and marrying Princess Zhuzhu is an exception, not a rule.

It was also out of this consideration that Gao Huan decided to let Kua Lu Congmei enter the palace as a concubine.

After all, she was just a younger sister, so she couldn't make much trouble.

When the mission came to Luoyang, they were amazed by the prosperity of the ancient capital the year before last. After meeting Gao Cheng and talking with him, they were overwhelmed by his demeanor.

Gao Cheng didn't do anything, he just talked about Murong Xianbei's glorious past, and praised Tuyuhun for moving westward with 1700 households and creating the current situation.

He believes that whether it is Kwalu's talent or the merits of his ancestors, it is understandable to call Khan.

Gao Cheng concluded:
"With an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles and tens of thousands of people, those who don't claim to be sweaty have never existed."

The envoy was coaxed into joy by him, thinking that the Eastern Wei Dynasty would be furious when he learned that Tuyuhun got rid of the vassal relationship on his own.

Unexpectedly, Gao's father and son were so hearty, and they didn't think it was disobedient at all.

He also highly praised Gao Jiaxin Du Jianyi, and even flattered Gao Cheng.

After all, his understanding of Gao's Xindu Jianyi comes from a fragment of "Gao's Entrepreneurship Records" that was widely circulated in the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Little did they know that the Gao family father and son had other ideas.

Both of them are people who value merit and despise fame. There is a Western Wei barrier between the Eastern Wei and Tuyuhun. Before the annexation of Guanlong, it is difficult to plan.

Instead of this, it is better to simply give up the title of suzerain country, and wait for the future to merge with China and then seek to annex it.

After all, ancient times are no better than modern times, and international public opinion must also be taken into account in the war between the two countries.

It's just that Gao Huan and Gao Cheng have slightly different ideas. Gao Huan hopes to connect Tuyuhun and attack the Western Wei Dynasty from east to west, so that they can't look at each other from head to tail.

But Gao Cheng was not optimistic about this. The reason why Tuyuhun in history was willing to make trouble behind the Western Wei Dynasty was in the final analysis that the prosperity of the Western Wei Dynasty gave it a sense of crisis, so he adopted the strategy of making distant friends and close attacks.

Now the situation has changed a lot compared to the original time and space. The national power of the Western Wei Dynasty is weak, while the Eastern Wei Dynasty is too strong. Kualu's brain is broken, which will hinder Yu Wentai and replace his neighbors from the weak Western Wei Dynasty to the powerful Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Gao Cheng's purpose is just to give Kualu a way out, making him mistakenly think that he has no intention of telling Yuhun, even if he really wants to rescue Yuwentai in the future, Kualu is lucky, even if he sends troops, he will not be able to use his strength to overwhelm the country.

The envoy of Tuyuhun then paid homage to the emperor, and this time there was no dispute in the court meeting compared with the previous one.

Soon the matter of marriage passed the public discussion smoothly, and Yuan Shanjian issued an edict to take the granddaughter of Jinan Wang Yuankuang as Princess Guangle and marry Tuyuhun far away.

And he also looked forward to Tuyuhunhan's cousin in his heart, but it was a pity that this in-law was thousands of miles away, so it was difficult for him to help.

Not to mention whether Kualu would become an enemy of the Gao family because of a cousin, if Tuyuhun really had the strength, this marriage would not fall on him.

At worst, if Gao Cheng married himself, at most he would be criticized again. For some domineering actions in the past, he was often reviled by Yuan's diehard loyalists.

The Yuan family has been established for a hundred years, and they are still somewhat loyal, of course not the kind of loyalty of Gao's father and son.

It's just that Gao Shi has not usurped, and he is afraid of being killed, so he doesn't want to jump out and become a target.

After all, Hongnong Yang, who assisted Emperor Xiaozhuang in killing Er Zhurong and was almost exterminated himself, is the best example.

Unlike Murong Yan's appointment in Rouran, this time Gao Huan and Gao Cheng did not send generals to Tuyuhun to welcome their relatives.

Gao Cheng specially summoned Murong Shaozong to accompany him when holding a banquet for the envoy of Tuyuhun in Bohai Palace.

Murong Shaozong came from the lineage of Murong Tuyuhun's younger brother Murong Xin, so he was somewhat related to Kua Lu.

During the banquet, the envoy learned that the ancestor of Murong Shaozong was Murong Ke, the former king of Yan Taiyuan, and immediately respected him.

Murong Ke has been in charge of military power since he was 15 years old. He can be regarded as the first minister of the former Yan Dynasty to rule the Central Plains.

Before his elder brother Murong Jun died, he entrusted him with the throne, whether he secretly arranged swordsmanship or not is unknown, but Murong Ke firmly refused to accept his resignation.

After Murong Jun died of illness, Murong Ke imitated Zhou Gong as regent, but devoted himself to assisting the young master Murong Wei, and never acted arrogantly.

Not only in the military, Murong Ke also made a lot of achievements in politics, and he can be called the most perfect man in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

When he was dying, he recommended another uncle of Murong Wei, Murong Ba, to succeed him.

Murong Ba broke a front tooth because he fell off a horse when he was riding a shot when he was a child, so he was renamed Murong Que by his elder brother Murong Jun, who had always had a grudge, as a shame.

Murong Shaozong talked about Murong Ke with the envoy, and then talked about Murong Chui.

Murong Chui is not as perfect as his brother Murong Ke, but his achievements are higher than Murong Ke's.

Although Murong Ke recommended him on his deathbed, the power of Qianyan finally fell into the hands of Murong Ping.

It was Murong Ping who was evaluated by Wang Meng as a 'true slave'.

Murong Chui suffered suspicion in the country, so he defected to the former Qin Dynasty. He was deeply loved by Fu Jian, but he was wary of Wang Meng, who believed that although he had great talent, he was not a tameable thing.

So there was a golden knife trick. When Murong Chui was out of the town, Wang Meng, who was seeing him off, asked for a token to see things and think about others.

So Murong Chui gave him a golden knife, and Wang Meng turned around and took it as a token, imitating Murong Chui's handwriting to write to his eldest son, instigating him to rebel.

Murong Chui's son, Murong Ling, escaped back to Qianyan as expected, laying the groundwork for his own defeat and death.

Fortunately, Fu Jian was aware of the details, and he always obeyed Wang Meng's words, but this time he ignored his insistence on killing Murong Chui.

Under the command of Wang Meng, the former Qin captured Yecheng, and the Murong family fell from it.

After Wang Meng's death, Fu Jian successively destroyed Chouchi, Qianliang, and the Dai Kingdom established by Tuoba Xianbei, and unified the north.

But his wife's benevolence, or love, is too much, so that raising tigers is a problem.

In the battle of Feishui, Fu Jian led a group of youngsters to fight himself, resulting in a big defeat. Murongchui was able to restore the country, established Houyan, and almost restored the former Yan territory.

However, because there were no successors, after his death, Houyan was also destroyed by Tuobagui who revived the country.

Murong Chui went to the battlefield at the age of 13. He fought hundreds of times in his life, and he won every battle and conquered every attack without defeat. When it comes to generals since the two Jin Dynasties, no matter how they are arranged, Murong Chui's name must be in the top three.

Murong Shaozong and the envoy of Tuyuhun had a lively conversation, and Gao Cheng became a spectator, but he listened with great interest when the two talked about the specific battles under the command of Murong Ke and Murong Chui brothers.

The host and guests had a great time at the banquet, and when they saw off the next day, Gao Cheng held the envoy's hand and expressed his desire to live in harmony with Tuyuhun.

Gao Cheng said:

"Murong Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei were once the heroes of the time, Tuyuhun originated from Murong Xianbei, how can he be subdued by others, so there is no need to mention the so-called vassalism, Great Wei is willing to treat Tuyuhun as a brotherly country.

"The world is very big, and brothers can coexist. Please also tell the Khan that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty resorted to military force, causing the sea to be empty, and the country was almost defeated. The lessons learned from the past, Cheng also has lingering fears in his heart.

"What Cheng wants is to bring peace to the west, to restore the unification of the Great Wei, and to have no ambiguity with the country of brothers. I hope Khan will listen to it and believe it."

The envoy had no doubts about this, after all, after many years of dissemination by the Ting Wang Si, the whole world believed that Gao Cheng made a promise based on what happened in Xuzhou that year.

However, as the actual controller of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Gao Cheng made a promise only to collect more generous returns in the future.

The Tuyuhun people and those who saw off and welcomed their relatives from the Eastern Wei Dynasty went north, and then went to the Qinghai Lake by way of Rouran, and when they returned, they didn't know when it was.

　Chapter 13000 words to bring, there will be more in the evening, but it will be later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)