Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 192

After Qin Huaiyu brought the Mount Club to Chang'an, he took the Mount Club to play everywhere in Chang'an, visited the newly built cemetery, Lingyan Pavilion, etc., and accompanied the Mount Club to wait for Li Shimin's summons.

Wei Ting hadn't been back to Chang'an for several years, this time Feng Daiwen arranged for him to go back to Chang'an secretly with the boat, and went straight to the palace as soon as he got off the boat, so Li Shimin had already got the news when he had just moved into Honglu Temple at the Mohui and registered.

When Wei Ting saw Li Shimin, he explained his purpose and presented Feng Daiwen's letter.

Li Shimin was very happy when he heard that, he hurriedly summoned his right-hand man Fang Du and his eldest grandson Wuji into the palace, and called Wei Ting to sit down.

After reading it twice, he put down the letter and looked at the weather-beaten Wei Ting and sighed, "It's not easy for Wei Aiqing to guard the border for several years. Of the four counties in western Liaoning, only Aiqing is qualified, but Aiqing still has to work hard for a year or two." , help Weiguo handle affairs well, this matter is related to the Tang Dynasty's century-old plan, so please."

"I don't work hard, I'm willing to die for the Holy One." Wei Ting was deeply moved by Li Shimin's words. He knelt on the ground, hugged his hands, raised them above his head, bowed to the bottom, and prostrated on the ground with a hoarse voice. .

"Aiqing, please hurry up and tell me about the recent situation in Liaoxi." Li Shimin hurriedly called Wei Ting to stand up, and asked with a satisfied smile.

"Yes! After the minister arrived in Jizhou...after Dudu Feng arrived in the west of Liaoning last year..." Wei Ting carefully introduced the situation in the west of Liaoning in recent years for Li Shimin.

Li Shimin also listened very seriously, until Fang Du and his wife arrived, after a while, Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu, and Li Jing also arrived.

Wei Ting stopped and was signaled by Li Shimin, and then explained the purpose of the Khitan people and Feng Daiwen's instructions. Li Shimin also passed the letter to everyone for circulation.

"My dear friends, tell me, how should we arrange for the more than 30 Khitan people?" Li Shimin and others asked after they had read the letter.

"I think it's better to disperse the arrangements. Some of them can be transferred to other states and counties. First, it can enrich the population of other states and counties, and second, it will be easier to manage after separation." Changsun Wuji suggested.

"I think that Zhao Guogong's words are inappropriate, and the Khitan people were scattered when they joined the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid they will feel dissatisfied." Xiao Yu immediately retorted.

Li Shimin gave Changsun Wuji a meaningful look, then asked Du Ruhui, "Keming, what do you think?"

"I think we can do both. All the Khitan people stay in Liaoxi and let Feng Consort arrange. The Khitan young and strong will send 1 people to help take care of the Turkic people. Whether the other young and strong are recruiting soldiers or farming, look at the Khitan people's own wishes. Second, let's see how the son-in-law arranges it." Du Ruhui quickly gave suggestions.

"My minister agrees that after this, the Turkic people will be guarded by Huihe and the Khitan people will be the main force. My Tang Dynasty will hide behind and deal with things. In this way, the good things will be done by the Tang Dynasty, and the bad things will not be involved at all." Fang Xuanling spoke in support.

"The old minister seconded the proposal!" "The minister seconded the proposal!" Xiao Yu and Li Jing also agreed.

"Let Cheng Zhijie move his troops closer to Jizhou, even if there is any accident, we can quickly suppress it." Li Jing continued to propose.

"Good! That's the arrangement. 20 students from Tiaohong Wenguan went to western Liaoning to take orders." Li Shimin was not a person who hesitated again, and made a decision quickly.

On the second day at the court meeting, Mohui, the head of the Khitan clan, submitted a petition to join the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin readily agreed and announced to the world that Mohui, the head of the Khitan clan, was canonized as General Zuoweiwei. Datang.

He also issued an order for Zhongshu Province and the Ministry of Households to compile a booklet to summarize all ethnic groups in the Tang Dynasty, proposing that all ethnic groups are citizens of the Tang Dynasty, treat them equally, respect the customs of all ethnic groups, and the clans must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and self-government within the clan.

Following the issuance of the imperial decree, soon after, Xue Yantuo, together with more than 30 tribes, respected Li Shimin as the Khan of Heaven, meaning the Khan of all the people in the world.

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After a few days, Mohui happily returned to Pingzhou with the imperial decree. At the same time, Qin Huaiyu also brought Li Shimin's decree to Feng Daiwen, which was just four words "Do it cheaply!"

"Haha, the patriarch of the Mohui, it should be the county magistrate, congratulations." Feng Daiwen laughed loudly and said to the Mohui.

"We are all happy together. We will all be our own people in the future. Please take care of us." Mohui said with a smile on his face. It seemed that he was very satisfied with Li Shimin's award.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, I keep what I say, and I absolutely treat the Khitan people equally." Feng Daiwen invited Mohui to sit down.

"There is a word from the Holy Spirit that all the Khitan people will be arranged by the governor. The governor will decide the affairs of western Liaoning with one word. The only thing that needs to be done is to send [-] cavalry to the Guanzhong to take care of the Turkic people. Please tell the governor how to arrange it." Mohui said respectfully.

"In this case, I will talk about the arrangement first, and the county magistrate will see if it is appropriate." Feng Daiwen said politely.

"Everything is at the discretion of the governor." Mo Hui said that he would be very cooperative.

"It is enough to leave 5 people in the former land of Khitan to graze. The official will arrange people to guide the planting and storage of the latest green materials. Most of the cattle and sheep will be raised in captivity. The war horses will also be divided into two parts. One part is still bred in the old place of Liaodong, and the other is in Ji. The state established a horse farm.

Others will build new villages in the same way, and only need to pay for the work. " Feng Daiwen introduced carefully.

"Why don't you need to pay for the house you lived in last year?" Mo Hui asked in confusion.

"That's because last year they only lived temporarily, and their wages were lower than those of the people of the Tang Dynasty. Now everyone is from the Tang Dynasty. Of course, they must be treated equally. Similarly, they will farm collectively like the people of the four counties. It will not be until next year or the next year. Give them the land, because now the land is not good for them to grow, and they need to learn." Feng Daiwen explained patiently.

"So that's it. Thank you, Commander. I will do everyone's work well, and I will definitely arrange it properly." Mohui suddenly realized, and couldn't help being very grateful. It is true. Even if the land is distributed to the tribe now, they will not be able to learn the farming methods of the Central Plains people. After one or two years of study, not only can you get paid, but you can also learn advanced farming methods.

"In this way, the Duke of Lao County will cooperate. Firstly, enough villages must be built before the beginning of spring for everyone to live in. Second, enough fields must be opened up. Therefore, the Khitan people need to donate horses and cattle to help plow the land. The government will register Come down and make compensation in a unified way in the future," Feng Daiwen said.

"Since that's the case, I won't waste any time. I'll go back and arrange personnel and select soldiers." Mo Hui also said urgently. In terms of their titles, one is the Duke of the county, the other is the son-in-law and the marquis. The difference is almost the same. In terms of official position, Feng Daiwen is in charge of Liaoxi, but the Mohui himself is not directly under him, so there is nothing wrong with calling himself the official.

(End of this chapter)