Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 996: Ye Chen's Three Strategies for Peace
In Song Dynasty, Qinfeng Road, Lufu [-] miles, hurriedly sent [-] urgent letters for help to Dangjin, commander of the Northwest Frontier Army, Dangxiang, Wuxingjun Road, and the Kaifeng court.

When the news spread to Gyeongju, Dangjin ordered the military camps and garrisoned cities of the Northwest Frontier Army to do a good job of defense, and at the same time sent a large number of spies into the territory of Xiangfu Kingdom to inquire about the military situation, so as to judge whether the army of Xiangfu Kingdom had any follow-up actions.

Compared with Dangjin's normal reaction, this news spread to Kaifeng, which caused an uproar and a lot of panic in the Song Dynasty court. At the same time, it was also because Zhao Pu and Cao Bin secretly sent Huangfu Tong and Cao Wei to instigate and help Tubo People dealt with Xiangfu Kingdom and attracted Xiangfu Kingdom's revenge.And although Zhao Pu did this matter in a concealed manner, in the end, under the spread of people with good intentions, it was spread quickly by the court of the Song Dynasty and even among the people, causing the undercurrents to surge up and down in the court and the public of the Song Dynasty.

Although Zhao Dezhao was terrified and worried that Xiangfu Kingdom would continue to send troops to invade after Xizhou and Minzhou, but at this time he was a little excited and focused all his attention on taking this opportunity to bring Zhao Pu down, but Zhao Puquan was full of power and scheming But Zhao Dezhao is far from being able to compare. Even if he is at a disadvantage for a while, the possibility of overthrowing him is too small. Even if Zhao Dezhao let Lu Yuqing and Zhang Dong take the opportunity to present the evidence of Zhao Pu's corruption and bribery, he would only show Zhao Pu A group of confidant officials of the one party have been sent to prison.

However, for Zhao Dezhao, this time is not fruitless, because the evidence of Cao Wei helping the Tubo army to deal with the Xiangfu Kingdom is solid, and the loss of Minzhou and Xizhou is indeed caused by this incident Xiang Fu Kingdom revenge.So Cao Wei was forced by Zhao Dezhao to take the blame and resign, and was released to Luoyang, Xijing, to be idle.And Zhao Dezhao took the opportunity to recall Li Jixun, the commander of the North Camp who was loyal to the royal family, to serve as the envoy of the Privy Council, in charge of the imperial army, frontier army, and Xiang army with millions of troops.The commander of the North Camp was appointed by Zhao Zan, the commander of the Jiangnan Camp who was also loyal to the royal family.As for the Jiangnan camp, Ma Zhiming, the commander of the military cavalry of the Imperial Army, will be in charge.

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Wu Shengjun Walled City.

Ma Wentao cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Hehuang Tubo is newly established. Re-establishing order, winning people's hearts, and strengthening management are the top priorities. Han Xianggong and his ministers have selected a group of civil servants under the orders of His Majesty. They have already arrived in Lanzhou. They will leave tomorrow." You can go to Wu Shengjun to meet His Majesty."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction, and said: "How to convert the foreign race into the native land, and truly become my people and the people of my Xiangfu Kingdom, since I let Kou Zhun set up a pilot project in Shanshen Town for more than a year , the Qiang and Dangxiang tribes, the Tubo tribe in Hengshan, and the more than [-] Khitan tribes led by Yelu Hanye and Yelulu have successfully reformed their lands and returned to the natives. Now I don’t say how loyal these foreign people are to me, but they have already recognized it. I recognized the emperor and recognized our imperial court. I know that officials at all levels of the imperial court have accumulated rich experience for this, but this Hehuang Tubo is different from the previous ones, because Hehuang Tubo is a country in itself, and their Zanpu must exist for the time being, even if it is a symbol, it must exist. Therefore, the method and operation in it cannot be copied from the previous ones, but specific problems need to be analyzed in detail.”

Ma Wentao said with a smile: "Your Majesty must have a secret case."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Yes, these days, I have planned some bills against Hehuang Tubo, and I am going to discuss it with Ai Qing."

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty!" Ma Wentao said immediately.

"The first is the property preservation order!" Ye Chen took the document on the case, and said: "The Tubo new order, whether it is the Tubo nobles or ordinary people, is worried that our army or the court will wantonly plunder their wealth, because they used to fight Caogu of the Song Dynasty did this when they captured our Lanzhou this time. Comparing their hearts, they are very afraid that we will treat others in the same way. In order to stabilize the hearts of the people, I decided to promulgate this decree, whether it is Tubo The tribal leaders are still ordinary people, and their private property can be preserved, and no one can take anything from them."

Ma Wentao smiled and said: "Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous. It's just that this will make those Tubo noble leaders cheaper. However, Your Majesty's move is very good. With this bill, these people can feel at ease, and it will play a role in the stability of Hehuang Tubo." It plays a vital role. In terms of people's hearts, as long as the wealth of these people can be preserved, no one will take risks."

"Since Ma Aiqing has no objection to this property preservation order!" Ye Chen handed the document in his hand to Ma Wentao, and said: "After Aiqing goes down, you can modify and polish the words."

Ma Wentao quickly got up and took it with both hands, saying yes respectfully.

"Secondly, the abolition of slavery!" Ye Chen continued.

"The Tubo people have always practiced slavery. Except for the free people, most of the ordinary people in Tubo have become slaves to the leaders of the nobles. These people have no private property and live extremely hard. After having children, the children automatically become the slaves of the nobles. This is greatly contrary to the legal system of our Xiangfu country, and it also suppresses the ingenuity of this group of people. I want to liberate these slaves so that they can also become normal citizens of my Xiangfu country and become My people, from the day the decree was promulgated, there will never be slaves in our Xiangfu country."

Ma Wentao hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, once this decree is promulgated, although the interests of the Tubo nobles will suffer, but with the property preservation order, they will surely accept it. What's more, this move will make those who have no choice but to become slaves." Even if His Majesty can't gain the loyalty of these people for the time being, he will make these people feel grateful to His Majesty and my Xiangfu Kingdom court, and they will no longer be enemies with us. However, there is one thing Your Majesty has to do Even if the leaders of the Tubo aristocrats follow the order to give these people freedom, they will let these people go out of their homes. How to arrange them so that they have food, clothing, and housing will inevitably be a big deal. A huge expense."

Ye Chen smiled and said: "Naturally, they can't be allowed to receive government subsidies for nothing. Learn from the experience of reclaiming fertile land in the Hetao Plain and repairing water conservancy for more than a year, and let them use their work for relief. I want to build a state and build a city in Wu Shengjun , changed to Taozhou, and I think it is more than enough to reclaim tens of thousands of acres of fertile land near Wu Shengjun. Those who build cities pay them wages, and those who reclaim fertile land and build water conservancy tell them that the fields they reclaimed are theirs. But these things One person needs to be in charge of the overall situation. Now Zhang Bo is still in the prison of the Supervisory Yuan because of Cui Xi's involvement. The Ministry of Security and the Supervisory Yuan have already found out. He is Cui Xi's accomplice. I plan to cut off Zhang Bo's title, demote him to two ranks, and serve as the prefect of the newly-built Taozhou to be responsible for this matter. What does Xianggong Ma think?"

Ma Wentao thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, although this park was used by Cui Xi, the empress and His Majesty were seriously injured. It is really a crime worthy of death. Even beheading is not an exaggeration. Your Majesty just deprived him of his title. It is inappropriate for the official to be demoted to two levels and reused again."

Ye Chen shook his head, but he didn't continue to talk about Zhang Bo, but said: "Although Hehuang Tubo is now my territory, but the other two Tubo kingdoms next to Hehuang, the people of Hehuang Tubo are very likely They would sneak out of the country and go to the other two Tubo kingdoms. Therefore, I plan to immigrate all Hehuang Tubo people to other places, and immigrate from other states and counties in the country to the Hehuang area.”

After Ma Wentao heard this, his expression was solemn, and after a while of contemplation, he said: "Your Majesty is cautious, since ancient times, it is difficult to leave the hometown, such a large-scale emigration...whether it is the Tubo people or the people in our country, I am afraid that there are not many people who leave their homes. I am willing. If forced, it is very likely that there will be troubles, and it will also damage the name of Your Majesty as a benevolent monarch."

Ye Chen said he didn't want to look at Ma Wentao's face, picked up another volume of copywriting, and said, "So I have prepared a third migration order."

As soon as the words "relocation order" came out, Ma Wentao's face became more solemn, and he said again: "Your Majesty, be careful."

"I know Aiqing's concerns, but it is imperative to turn the Tubo people into my people once and for all and eliminate future troubles." Ye Chen said loudly without doubt: "The migration order is divided into two parts. The first part is the leaders of the big nobles in Tubo. For example, Ying Cheng Lin Bu Chi and Xia Hu Gao must move to Xiajing City to live. I will give them some idle official positions, and Ying Cheng Lin Bu Chi will also give them His title of earl will give them a certain honorable status and good treatment, but they must be under the sight of me and the court, and they must be separated from their people."

"The second part of the migration order is aimed at ordinary Tubo people. Now there are more than 60 Tubo people in Hehuang. I plan to divide these people into three parts. Wu Shengjun is next to Lanzhou, and the territory is originally sparsely populated. After the Anduo tribe was exterminated, there were not many people. I plan to immigrate one-third of the Hehuang Tubo people to Wusheng Army and change it to Taozhou. One-third immigrated to Liangzhou, and the last third Emigrate to Zhenxibao, Zhenbeibao and Qinghe County to establish Qinghe Prefecture. Then immigrate 50 Han, Qiang, and Dangxiang people nationwide to the Hehuang area, and establish Qingzhou with Qingtang City as the center. Hezhou. These 50 people will become the citizens of Qingzhou and Hezhou. Of course, how to get these 50 people to come to Qingzhou and Hezhou voluntarily, among which are various preferential policies such as land grants and tax exemptions. Come out with a charter."

Ma Wentao respectfully said yes, hesitated for a moment, and said: "It's just that although it is troublesome for the people in our country to migrate 50 people, as long as they are attracted by benefits, this matter can always be completed within a few years. But the Tubo people have just been included in our Xiangfu Kingdom. Then force them to leave their hometown, I am afraid it will arouse the backlash of the Tubo people. Has your majesty communicated with Ying Chenglin on this matter?"

(End of this chapter)