A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1214: Confrontation with the Kucha Palace

An Lushan knelt down on the steps.
The sun was scorching brightly. An Lushan, weighing more than 300 pounds, could not tolerate the heat. He had been kneeling in the sun for two hours, and his sweat had wet a large area of ​​the ground.

Moreover, he took off his clothes and came naked to ask for forgiveness with a thorn stick on his back.
The skin is sunburned.

But An Lushan just knelt there motionless.

In the palace of Kucha,
Han Wei, the governor of Kucha, was still reporting An Lushan's many illegal deeds to Wu Huaiyu. Next to him was Cao Jishu, a big man from Jinxiang, Shandong, who was the new governor of Kucha.

There were also many Anxi generals in the hall, as well as the King of Kucha Baiyehu who was just there as a decoration.

Han Wei chattered non-stop.

His partner Cao Jishu couldn't stand it anymore. Cao was a military general, and from the honorary title of Zhuguo he had, it was known that he was a fierce warrior on the battlefield.

Han Wei was a civil servant. He was born in the Han family of Changli, Lulong, Hebei, and was a Han family official. Han Wei had a rich resume. He served as the governor of Songfu, Hengbei, Xiyi and six states, the governor of Songfang, Jiaoda and Liang, and the governor of Qiuci. That means he served as the governor of seven states and six governors. He also served as the chief of the two major governorships of Jing and Yi.

He was a Yinqing Guanglu doctor, a Shangzhuguoxun, and the founding duke of Nankang County.

This guy's resume is very scary. His grandfather and father were both high-ranking officials of the third rank or above who held the titles of provincial governor and county magistrate, and were granted the title of county duke.

The fact that Han Wei was a governor during the Wude period but is still wandering around in the local area now also explains something.

At the end of Wu De, it was a question of standing on the side, and he did not stand on the side of the Prince of Qin's Palace.

Then, when he was the governor of Songzhou, he performed poorly when facing the Dangxiang and Tubo and was demoted. Other generals such as Niu Jinda, Liu Lancheng, Li Junxian, Fan Xing and others were demoted to Songzhou and other places in western Sichuan. As a result, Han Wei seized the opportunity, subdued the Dangxiang, annexed the Western Qiang and defeated Tubo. They all made meritorious services and were promoted to higher positions, but Han Wei was eliminated early.

Later, he was transferred to the Western Regions to replace Guo Xiaoke as the governor of Yizhou, which could be said to be another demotion.

Wu Huaiyu appointed him the governor of Qiuci because he was quite senior and experienced. Anyway, he planned to move the Anxi Protectorate to Qiuci.
From now on, the Governor of Kucha is actually just a concubine of the Grand Protectorate, and he will not have much power, so it is enough to choose him.

But this Han Wei is indeed a bit annoying.

He, Cao Jishu and Bai Yehu went to take over Qiuci, but were blocked by a city occupied by Qu Lichu's brother on the way. After failing to persuade him to surrender, Cao Jishu wanted to attack by force, but Han Wei thought that he did not have enough troops and had to wait for Wu Huaiyu's follow-up reinforcements to arrive before fighting.

Their stalemate

Instead, An Lushan, who sent troops from the Yili River Valley, arrived at the city of King Kucha first.

An Lushan also encountered a lot of resistance, but he didn't know how to try to persuade people to surrender. He killed gods and Buddhas, and conquered cities and territories like a bulldozer, all the way to the royal city.

An Lushan not only had the Anxi soldiers from Yili Town under his command, but also the Tuqishi, Huluwu, Karluk and other foreign cavalry. An Lushan issued a reward. The first one to capture the city would receive a large reward, and whoever captured the spoils on the battlefield would own them.
This greatly stimulated the Fan tribe's vassal army.

He rushed up with a roar, extremely ferocious.

Those small cities in Qiuci were called cities, but in fact they were just small villages. They could not withstand such an attack and they advanced all the way to the city of the King of Qiuci.

As a result, the Kucha royal family, nobles, and Turks in the royal city refused to surrender.

This led to the subsequent fierce attack that lasted for three days and three nights.

Finally, the city was taken, but the Turkic and other foreign vassal troops also suffered many casualties. After the city was captured, they retaliated and looted. An Lushan not only did not stop them, but he also ransacked the palace himself and even raped the Queen of Kucha.

The capital of Kucha was breached. Upon hearing the news, Qu Lichuo's brother, who was standing in front of Han Wei, fled with his men overnight, allowing Han Wei to move forward.

When Han Wei arrived in Qiuci, he found that the capital had been looted. Not only the palace and the treasury had been robbed, but even the Buddhist temples had been robbed, and the gold powder on the Buddha statues had been scraped away.
The merchants and civilians in the city were also robbed.

Even the population in the city had decreased a lot, as many people were plundered by the vassal armies of the Turgesh, Qarluk, Huluyu and Shunish.

Han Wei was very dissatisfied.

They demanded that An Lushan and the Tuqishi who had conquered the city should hand over all the looted property and return all the people of Kucha they had plundered.

But who would be willing to return the fat meat that has already been eaten?

Han Wei acted like the governor of Qiuci and demanded that An Lushan and his men immediately evacuate Qiuci and set up camp outside the city.

An Lushan and others were also unhappy with Han Wei. They had fought hard to capture the city and seized some money and people. It was normal for everyone to share it. But when you came, you were not right in this or that, and you wanted to drive everyone out of the city.

There was some conflict between the two sides, and no one paid any attention to Governor Han.

Wu Huaiyu came to the King's City of Qiuci from Dashi City, and Han Wei immediately came to complain again.

However, Cao Jishu stood up and pleaded for An Lushan.

"Prime Minister Wu, General An has been outside asking for forgiveness under the scorching sun for more than two hours. Let's let him come in and talk first, or he will pass out from the sun."

Han Wei said, "Who are you pretending to be so arrogant now? You were so arrogant before that you even raised your whip to whip me, the governor of Kucha. People like you should be punished by military law."

Wu Huaiyu looked at him,
"How does Commander Han think An Lushan should be dealt with?"

"Not killing is not enough to enforce strict military discipline," Han Wei gritted his teeth.

Lu Chengqing took a look at this guy. Han Wei could be considered as half his fellow villager. They were both from Hebei. He was from the Fanyang Lu family, and Han Wei was from the Changli Han family. They were not far apart, and the two families had even been intermarrying, so they were still relatives.

But regarding today’s incident, Lu Chengqing felt that Han Wei was a little stupid.

Who is An Lushan?

Although he used to be a shepherd, he is now Wu Huaiyu's adopted son, the governor of Yili and the military commander of Yili, as well as the Lieutenant General of the Left Guard, and has been promoted to the rank of General Xuanwei, a pillar of the country, and the founding earl of Dongping.

He had been serving Wu Huaiyu since he was a teenager. With Wu Huaiyu's personal cultivation and support, he had many years of experience in the northern frontier and made many concrete achievements. He was a brave general who was promoted all the way and also made many great contributions when he came to the Western Regions.

Let's talk about the attack on Qiuci.
Han Wei, the governor, Cao Jishu, the garrison commander, and Bai Yehu, the king, were blocked by a small city and could not advance an inch.

On the contrary, An Lushan sent troops from the Yili River Valley and marched all the way to capture Qiuci, which was another great achievement.

Even though there is a fact that he failed to restrain his tribesmen from looting, the merits outweigh the flaws.

"Regarding some of the circumstances of General An Zhen reported by Han Changshi, I was entrusted by Prime Minister Wu to visit and conduct in-depth investigations, and have now reached some preliminary conclusions," Lu Chengqing coughed and interrupted Han Wei.

"Please speak, Minister Lu," said Wu Huaiyu.

"Minister Wu, let's first talk about the rumor that is now spreading among the people. It is also a more important matter in the report of General An Zhen by Governor Han, that is, he raped the Queen of Kucha after he entered the city of Kucha."

"Why not call all the parties involved, confront them in court, and interrogate them together."

"It's better to confront them in class." Wu Huaiyu nodded.

An Lushan was finally called in. He was sunburned and his back was pierced by thorns. The fat man seemed to have a little heat stroke.

After being helped in, he kowtowed to Wu Huaiyu and apologized.

Wu Huaiyu ignored him.

quickly,

Other parties also came.

There was more than one queen of Kucha. There was Ashina, the Turkic queen of the previous king Sufadi, Ashina, the Turkic queen of the previous king Halibushibi, and even Ashina, the Turkic queen of the previous previous king.

There were three Ashina clan members, plus a Sogdian princess, a Yanqi princess, and a Gaochang princess.

Six wives and concubines of three kings.

After they came in, they bowed to Wu Huaiyu and others and introduced themselves.

They are all quite young.

Even the queen of the previous king was only about thirty years old.

The queens of Sufadi and Helibushibi were both less than thirty years old.

They look pretty good. After all, they are either queens or princesses, and they are both from noble families. They all have a noble air.

Wu Huaiyu looked at them and couldn't help but think of Princess Zhenzhu Bijia who had gone to Qianquan.

"Minister Lu, you go ahead and ask. The rest of us won't interrupt to avoid any noise."

Han Wei, who was about to speak, was stopped by Wu Huaiyu's words and had to shut up. He had a grudge against An Lushan and wanted to get rid of him because An Lushan didn't give him face, especially when there was a conflict between the two sides in the Kucha Palace that day. An Lushan actually whipped his followers with a horse whip and finally stabbed his horse to death in a hurry, which Han Wei regarded as a great shame.

However, Han Wei dared to attack An Lushan, but did not dare to disrespect An Lushan's adoptive father Wu Huaiyu.

"An Lushan, tell me first, did you rape the Queen of Kucha?"

"No."

Although An Lushan felt dizzy from the sun, he felt much better after entering the house. He drank a large glass of water and felt much more clear-headed.

"An Lushan, Governor Han testified that you stayed overnight in the palace for more than one day, and that you raped the queen and the princess. Do you have anything to explain?"

An Lushan glanced at Han Wei.
"Prime Minister Wu, Minister Lu, I, An Lushan, have always been upright in my work. I admit that I did not discipline my subordinates well. After I captured the city of Kucha, I did not discipline the soldiers well, especially the Turkic tribesmen who assisted me.
I also admit that I fucked the Queen of Kucha, and not just one. I admit that I fucked all the six queens and princesses you found, and not just these six. There must be a few more that you haven't found. I fucked a total of thirteen in these few days."

Han Wei jumped up when he heard this. "Prime Minister Wu, Minister Lu, listen to this! This Hu is so rampant and lawless. He should be dragged out and beheaded immediately!"

An Lushan glared at Han Wei and said, "Han, sit down. It's not your turn to speak yet. I haven't finished talking yet.

After entering the Kucha King City, I have fucked more than ten Kucha women in the past few days.

But whether it was the two queens, the princesses, or the other women of Kucha, none of them were initiated by me, and I did not rape or force them.
They were the ones who took the initiative to find me and offer themselves to me.

Such beautiful and noble women are willing to be with me, so I slept with them, so what? Han, you are just envious, you are jealous, if you are capable, you will let others jump into your arms and climb on your bed, if you are not capable, what is the point of you being jealous of others? "

These words were earth-shattering.
Everyone was shocked.

Han Wei was extremely angry, "You are the one who farted, your mother's dog fart!"

Lu Chengqing slammed the table and said, "Be polite, Commander Han, I want to ask what Prime Minister Wu said just now, so don't interrupt me."

Han Wei's face turned purple and he sat down angrily.

Lu Chengqing began to question the female parties involved.

First, let me ask the Queen of Sufadi, Ashina.

"General An is right. I took the initiative to find General An. He did not force me."

Han Wei stood up angrily and shouted, "Shameless bitch, your husband Su Fadie's body is still warm, how can you do such a shameless thing and be unfaithful to your husband?"

As a result, Ashina was not ashamed at all. Instead, she pointed at Han Wei and cursed, "We Turkic women don't have to follow the rules of being a Han woman. My husband is dead, and whoever I want to sleep with is none of your business. Why do you have to control it?"

Han Wei was scolded by Ashina, but he didn't want to join in the scolding with this shrew, so he could only sit down angrily.

Lu Chengqing then asked Helibushibi's queen Ashina, and she generously admitted that she slept with An Lushan of her own accord. The reason was very simple. Her husband rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and was captured, and the Kingdom of Kucha was conquered. As a woman, she was terrified and took the initiative to devote herself to An Lushan, just to find a backer.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Han Wei scolded her, but Ashina didn't care at all, because she was not a chaste and virtuous woman. After she married the king's younger brother Helibushibi, she had been having an affair with Nali, the prime minister of Kucha. This was almost known to everyone in Kucha.

So did the queen of Souvarde.

These two queens were used to marry into the Kucha Kingdom to strengthen the Western Turkic control over Kucha. It was a purely political marriage without any emotion. And because Kucha was subject to the Western Turkic Kingdom, Ashina was overbearing to her husband in Kucha.

When their husbands were alive, they ignored them and openly had affairs with others. Now their husbands are either dead or arrested. In the midst of war and chaos, they chose to throw themselves into the arms of An Lushan, but it was just a way of self-protection.

A woman’s most powerful weapon is between her legs.

An Lushan accepted all the offers. He was a mixed Hu man who was born a shepherd. Although he had now reached the position of the governor of Yili, he was of humble origin and was now fat, so he felt a little inferior.

Faced with the Queen of Kucha throwing herself at him, this guy accepted her without hesitation.

Lu Chengqing asked one by one.

As a result, all the women in the Kucha Palace, whether they were queens or princesses, said that they slept with An Lushan voluntarily.

After asking them several times, they refused to change their words.

Everyone present knew that it would be a lie to say that they were completely willing.

One can imagine their situation and mood at that time. The king died suddenly outside, and the new king was captured for treason. Then the Tang army attacked all the way, broke into the capital and killed people in the city. The soldiers burned, killed and looted everywhere.

Facing An Lushan who broke into the palace,

It is normal that these women eventually chose to turn to An Lushan to seek refuge.

This initiative is not entirely voluntary.

But now it has been proved that An Lushan did not rape or insult the Queen of Kucha and other women, they did it voluntarily.

Han Wei's face flushed with anger, but he was helpless.

This was An Lushan's most damnable crime. It was not just that he raped a few women. The identities of the women were the queens and consorts of the king, and the queens and consorts of three kings. Once confirmed, this would be a very bad act, and neither the Chang'an court nor the emperor would forgive him.

But if they voluntarily threw themselves into An Lushan's arms out of self-protection, then this would at most be considered an affair, which was wrong, but not that serious.

Wu Huaiyu pointed at An Lushan and said, "Get out of here and keep kneeling!"

"From now on, I will strip you of your military post in Anxi. You will be nothing more than a small pawn!"

"Wait for the court's decision!"

An Lushan stood up and said, "I have brought shame upon you, you have been my vanguard. Now I will continue to kneel!"

(End of this chapter)