A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 179 Secret Alliance
Sanyuan County.

County magistrate Zhang tactfully handed over the county government to Yu Chigong, not only did he not complain at all, he was also very happy.

The Turkic ravages in Weibei, he, the county magistrate, has already scratched his head, worrying all day long when the Turkic army will destroy Sanyuan City.

Now that the old black leader Yu Chigong is here, Sanyuan City will be safe. Even if the city is really going to be broken, it will be the old black's responsibility.

"I've seen that Erlang is unusual, but I didn't expect Qingyun to go up so fast." County magistrate Zhang was very moved by Huaiyu. The last time the two met, he was the county magistrate, and Huaiyu was still appointed by him to catch money. son.

But now, he is still the magistrate of Qipin, and Huaiyu is the founding son of the country.

"Magistrate Zhang took good care of me before, and I have always been grateful." Huaiyu looked at Zhang County Magistrate who had not seen him for a long time, and had already added half of his gray hair. , Because I also read some books, I became the county magistrate.

Looking at this half head of white hair now, it's not easy to be a county magistrate.

"I haven't paid back the capital of the company arrested by County Magistrate Zhang before, so I will pay it back later."

"Your housekeeper pays [-] in interest every month, so it doesn't matter if you pay back the capital sooner or later."

The city of Sanyuan County was not big at first, but because the Turkic people entered the customs, many people hid in the city, and now thousands of people came, and the small rammed-earth city was crowded, and there were shelters built by the people everywhere.

Many people had no source of livelihood for a while, and many of them didn't even have any savings, so they had to rely on the court's daily porridge for relief after hiding in the city.

As the county magistrate, Lao Zhang was really in a state of distress.

"When will the Turks be repelled?"

"Soon." Huaiyu comforted Zhang.

After chatting with Lao Zhang, Huaiyu went to visit the neighbors in the same village of Longqiaobao who were placed in a corner of the city. Those who had been hiding in Lijiazhuang also came with him.

There are more than 100 villagers in Longqiaobao, except for a small number who went to Chang'an in advance, most of them are here. Yesterday, more than 30 young and strong died in guarding the fort, and many women were taken into captivity. Most of them were rescued in the end, but some died of humiliation. up.

An atmosphere of sadness permeated the air.

During the war, there was panic, and many families did not even have the conditions to bury their families. Those who died in the battle were thrown into Qinghe by the Turkic people, and the bodies could not be found for a while.

Now in the county town, I have to wear hemp and mourning, and weep in the direction of Longqiaobao in the west.

The very enthusiastic Liu Cunzheng died under the arrows of the Turks.

Uncle Zhang next door was also killed by the spear barrel.

Huaiyu brought some food and sent some to each of the villagers. The families whose husbands, brothers, and sons died were devastated, and some families whose wives and daughters were humiliated were all angry and painful. The woman is also gone.

The crops that are about to mature are gone, the homes are gone, and the people are gone.

Li Sanniang brought her servants and brought some food.

"I heard that Erlang bestowed the county magistrate, congratulations."

On the filthy dirt street, Li Sanniang congratulated Huaiyu. This Li Sanniang also just came back from Huizhou.

Today Huaiyu went to Lijiazhuang to inform them to evacuate, but some members of the Li family were still reluctant to leave, thinking that it was Li Sanniang who made the decisive decision to bring everyone to Sanyuan County with the help of Wubao in Lijiazhuang.

After a long time no see, Li Sanniang was a little haggard.

During this time, Huaiyu also heard a lot of Li Sanniang's feats at the border. He ran away from home and went to the border. He hired a group of guards on the way.

"Thanks to your elixir last time, my father and brother and many wounded soldiers in Huining Pass survived."

In Sanyuan County, Huaiyu did not stay for long.

Li Shimin's rewards came down soon, Yuchi respectfully conferred the title of Wu Guogong, and added the title of General of the Town Army, the happy guy became more and more ecstatic.

Liang Jianfang and Gao Zhensheng, the two general managers who have been under Jingde's command for these years, were also made barons, their eyes were red with excitement, and they were very grateful to Li Shimin.

On the contrary, Huaiyu, who was Jin's founding son, was much calmer.

After returning from Longyou, he also made several meritorious deeds, and now he has been promoted to Tong Zhilang who is below the sixth rank, and the speed of this promotion is almost slower than that of Ma Zhou.

After the emperor's envoy announced the decree of the award, there was another decree to ask Wu Huaiyu to bring Shenjiying back to Beijing.

"Jieli moved from Yunyang along the Jinghe River to the north bank of the Weihe River, and sent people to recall the Tuli and other troops who had been divided earlier. Judging by the posture, it seems that they are going to attack Xianyang and attack Chang'an. The sage asked Wu Qianniu to lead quickly. Jiying returns to Beijing."

After receiving this order, Huaiyu didn't dare to neglect, so she hurried back with her troops.

For the sake of safety, this time I did not go back to Chang'an via Jingyang, but went east from Gaoling to Chang'an East.Li Sanniang also went back to Chang'an, Lao Wu originally wanted to stay, but Huaiyu forced him to go back.

The [-] riders from the Shenji Battalion came this time, a dozen of them were killed in a night attack, and a few were seriously injured and stayed in Sanyuan City. The casualties are relatively light.

I didn't meet a large number of Turkic troops on the road, but only a few teams. Everyone in the Shenji Battalion was very angry. They chased after them roaring, and they just wiped out several Turkic teams.

Everyone cut off their heads, tied them on horses and brought them back to Chang'an City.

As soon as he entered Chang'an, Li Shimin called him to the East Palace.

Li Shimin seemed to be in a good mood. After the meeting, he asked Huaiyu about the battle at Longqiao. There was nothing to describe, it was too simple a battle.

"Last time you told me to look for opportunities to annihilate one or two of his troops. It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers. This time, Jieli really knows the pain, and Tuli also took the initiative to contact you."

The result of the battle of Longqiao was not as good as the battle of Xianyang, nor the battle of Weizhou in Longyou, but in this stalemate situation, under the eyes of the Turkic Jieli army, the Tang army insisted on beheading 5000 of its troops, beheading [-] prisoners, It can be said that many Turkic nobles were shocked.

The repeated defeats also made them panic.

Many Turkic nobles and even most Turkic herdsmen were keen to invade the south, but only for the purpose of robbery. They didn't want the fields in Guanzhong, they just wanted to grab and leave.

In this invasion, as far as looting alone is concerned, they have already robbed a lot. Before that, Jieli confidently convinced everyone that they could take the opportunity to attack the city of Chang'an and force Li Shimin to pay a large amount of money, silk and other people to the Turks. , everyone also thinks it is worth a try.

But the current situation is not very optimistic. The Turkic aristocrats and herdsmen who have plundered a lot of money have begun to homesick and want to return to their hometown in the grassland as soon as possible so that they can enjoy this year's harvest.

They didn't want to stay in Guanzhong, and they didn't want to be blown out by that kind of palm thunder in their sleep.

Tuli is Jieli's nephew, but he is also the little khan who manages the east, and his relationship with Jieli has never been good. Received a large amount of jewelry, money and silk from Li Shimin, and even made a promise to Li Shimin, insisting on peace talks to return to the grassland, so Xieli finally had to accept Datang's peace talks.

Now, after seeing Cui Dunli, Li Shimin's emissary, Tu Li once again stated that it is better to go back to the grassland as soon as possible instead of wasting like this every day.

Turkic words have also won the support of many tribal leaders, especially those black Turks. They are not the Turkic tribes, but some tribes conquered by the Turks earlier. When they robbed, they got less, but when fighting, Jieli likes to put them in front.

In the last battle of Xianyang, the [-] miscellaneous Hu led by Kang Sumi were defeated, and even Kang Sumi became a prisoner.

"Tomorrow, I will meet with Tuli at the bridge, and you and An Yuanshou will be accompanied by guards."

This was a secret meeting, arranged on the south bank of the Weihe River, with as few people as possible. The bodyguards only chose Wu Huaiyu and An Yuanshou, and accompanied by two prime ministers, Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian, Minister of the Ministry of War Du Ruhui and others. Duke Yi Qin Qiong and General Zhou Shaofan of the Forbidden Army.

"You fought very well in the battle of Longqiao." Li Shimin stood up and patted him on the shoulder, appreciating him very much.

When leaving the palace, Ma Zhou happened to be on duty and went back together.

"In this Turkic invasion, I don't know how many Longqiao Forts were destroyed in the flames of war and trampled by the Turks' iron hooves." Ma Zhou only went to Longqiao Fort once, and he was there for only one day, but he had a good impression of it.

The village that used to live and work in peace and contentment, but now dozens of people died at once, and many women were humiliated, and now they are forced to leave the village.

Huaiyu's heart was also heavy, "Hey."

This time, Lao Wu also got a transfer of honor and was promoted to a higher rank, but the old man was not happy at all, "The village is recognized by Lao Liu as a good person,"

Lao Liu was also a member of the Yuan Cong Imperial Army, and he was honored by killing the enemy on the battlefield. He didn't die in a series of wars in the founding of the country, but now he died in his own home.

In the city of Chang'an, the people in the neighborhood are still spreading the word about the great victory of Sanyuan.

Huaiyu and the others returned to Yongxingfang together. The family who had just moved in were very happy to see them come back safely, but when Lao Wu talked about the tragedy of Longqiao Castle, and said that all the familiar names had died, Aunt Xu and other women were humiliated, and Wu Liu, eldest sister, and Wang could not help but wipe away their tears.

Everyone has no appetite for dinner.

Early the next morning, Huaiyu went to the East Palace to report, and together with An Yuanshou, Li Shimin and his party came to a remote ferry on the south bank of the Weihe River in casual clothes.

After waiting for a short time, Tuli brought several guards and rowed over.

On the bank of the river, a tent was set up, and Li Shimin and Tuli had a secret meeting in the tent. In the distance, guards with hundreds of horses were guarding with bows and arrows.

In the tent, only Huaiyu and An Yuanshou, two Qianniu armed with Qianniu knives and wearing armor, acted as guards.

He looked at Tuli Khan. He was very young, several years younger than Li Shimin. He was only 23 years old at this time. He governs.

Seven years ago, when Shibi Khan died, Shibobi, who was already 16 years old, did not succeed to the Khan throne. Instead, his uncle Chuluo succeeded him. After Chuluo died, his uncle Jieli succeeded him.

Although Shibobi was awarded the title of Little Khan, his title was still the title of Little Khan that his grandfather Qimin Khan called the Great Khan, but the young Tuli, like Chu Luo Ziyu Sheshe, was full of ideas about the position of the Great Khan of.

Li Shimin and Tuli embraced each other warmly, very affectionately.

It's like a pair of brothers who have been separated for a long time.

Li Shimin held Tuli's hand and sat side by side, talking about his sworn brotherhood and covenant, and then asked Fang Xuanling to come up with a decree to make Tuli the king of Beiping and the general of Youwei, and reward him with a large sum of money and silk Yinzhen plays.

Tuli readily accepted, knelt down to accept the order, and was elated.

This guy doesn't seem to have Xieli Dahan in his eyes at all.

"Is your wife okay?" Li Shimin asked suddenly.

"Ms. Yang's health has not been very good," Tu Li said with a smile.

His wife is Yang Shi, Princess Huainan of the Sui Dynasty. At this time, Yang Shi is obviously not concerned about her. The Sui Dynasty and the princesses who are pro-Turks are enemies of abrupt and friendly relations. Princess Yicheng is the representative.

Gao Shilian said from the side: "Your Majesty's cousin Huai'an Wang Li Shentong's family has a county head who can ride, shoot, play the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and etiquette. He can marry the county king and make the family happy forever."

"Well, the county head will be crowned as Princess Hejian, and I will marry my brother Kun."

Cousins ​​marry brothers.

Tuli bowed again, "Thank you, His Majesty, for the marriage."

Huaiyu watched silently from the side, Tuli really has no morals, he has no interests of the Turkic Khanate in his eyes, only his own self-interest.

However, the Tang Dynasty gave the clan daughters marriages and pro-grasslands, which also made people feel aggrieved. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been constant wars on the grasslands, but they have often sent their daughters to make marriages. In this regard, it is not as good as the old Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty. At least they are determined not to get married. , At most, it is the exchange market, and the exchange market is often closed, and they don't even do business with those barbarians.

Li Shimin had a very happy chat with Tuli, the sworn brother. Tuli was granted a title, a large amount of gold, silver, and even a marriage gift from a clan and county lord, while Li Shimin received Tuli's loyalty and would never follow him. Xieli went all the way to the black, and he would draw a clear line with Xieli and maintain the abrupt alliance.

"Chuan Yushan, I want to have a few drinks with Brother Kun!" Li Shimin said.

(End of this chapter)