Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1261 Interrogation
Throughout June, Yingzhou was in a state of chaos and disorder.

So far, only two strongholds of the Xia people outside Linyu Pass have been restored.Attacking Yingzhou was only a part of active defense. Originally, they just wanted to repel the Khitan's attack, and it was over if they stabilized their position.

But whoever imagined it, it was too big all of a sudden.

Li Cunxiao led his troops to capture Xiao Aguzhi alive, defeating the main force of Khitan. After Gao's army anyway, Yingzhou had no more armed forces worth mentioning.

From Yingzhou to the east, the Khitan people resettled immigrants on the basis of the old army town in the Tang Dynasty, and then rebuilt the environment in the swampy area between Bailangshui and Daliaoshui, and set up villages. It seems to be in a hurry, but there is a Fatal flaws: everything is in a rough state, the city is not strong enough, the people's hearts are not stable enough, and the army is extremely weak.

The superposition of these factors made these settlements completely unable to organize effective resistance, and there was even a spectacle of cavalry breaking through the city.

And Li Cunxiao is also a veteran of veterans.He was wounded in four or five places, his armor was completely torn, he ran away and lost several horses, he also gritted his teeth and chased after him, and finally chased the defeated Khitan soldiers to tears.

He will chase and kill wherever there are many people.Hold on tight, don't give you a chance to adjust, don't let you enter the city to catch your breath, compete with you in willpower, physical strength, and martial arts, chasing the Khitan people with no way to go to the sky, no way to enter the earth, and dare not stay when they encounter a city , swarming into the vast grassy swamp to try their luck.

This level of pursuit is like killing a father and an enemy, which is really rare.And the effect, of course, was surprisingly good - the cities fell one by one, and Abaoji's great cause of opening up Yingzhou collapsed in an instant, and the losses were incalculable.

At the end of June, rough statistics were finally sent back: nearly ten thousand bandits and soldiers were captured and beheaded, six cities were captured, more than seventy thousand people were captured, and cattle, sheep and goods were hard to count.

The remaining Khitan forces on the land of Yingzhou, when they heard Li Cunxiao's name, all of them were frightened and ran away one after another.

Of course, there are also many tribes who took the initiative to surrender.

On the twelfth day of the sixth month, a small tribe of Mao people descended, totaling more than [-] people and [-] cattle and sheep.

On the sixteenth day of the sixth month, the Yishiwei tribe came to surrender, with a population of [-] and [-] cattle and sheep.

On June 21, Gao Shuo, the governor of Huaiyuan Town and a native of Goguryeo, led thousands of soldiers and civilians to surrender.

On June 25, Kang Mao, a Sogdian Hu merchant, used Da Puqiu, the governor of Bocuoshui of Khitan, to bring more than [-] Sogdian households to surrender.

……

As the saying goes, you don’t know if you don’t see it, and you are shocked when you see it.

It was also the first time for Helian Jun, who lives in Yingzhou, to know that there are so many miscellaneous tribes living on the land of Yingzhou, and a variety of lifestyles coexist, including herding, farming, fishing and hunting, and even cooking. Business——Since the Northern Dynasties, the Sogdians have been digging around everywhere. They are good at doing business and like to invest in local military and political affairs. Jewish taste too.

"Everyone pushes the wall down, and everyone beats the broken drum..." He Lianjun looked at the tribal leaders, officials, patriarchs, etc. gathered outside the city of Yingzhou, feeling very emotional: "Just like this bird, A Baoji should come back as soon as possible." Go home and hold the baby."

Isn't it?How could the foundation of governance be so poor?A disastrous defeat, the flames of war everywhere in the local area, and everyone's rebellion, it can be seen how unpopular the previous rule was, and it was suppressed purely by the force of the eight Khitan tribes.

He Lianjun felt that even if they didn't come to Yingzhou this time, even if Abaoji was allowed to develop steadily for another 30 to [-] years, even if Abaoji was allowed to choose Khan and successfully establish the country, it would probably not be much better.

The Khitan people don't seem to be able to accomplish anything, they are worse than the Turks and Uighurs.

"This Kang Maoyong is treacherous and has ulterior motives. General Helian had better be careful." Yu Lu saw that her aunt was wearing a bright red hunting suit, and her daughter Xiao Chonggun followed closely behind. This was the first time the two of them had been captured. appear in public.

"Aogu knows this person?" He Lianjun asked.

"There are a lot of people in Sogdian in Yingzhou. There are tens of thousands of people on the surface, and there may be more people in private. Anyway, Khitan has no ability to check the household registration." Yu Lu said, "There are no good people in Sogdian."

He Lianjun laughed and didn't speak, but many warriors in the bodyguards glared at Yu Lu Jiangu.

Most of these people came from Hongyuan Palace and Yulin Palace.In the Hexi and Hetao areas, there are many remnants of Turkic and Zhaowu surnames and their mixed descendants, and naturally many people joined the Supreme Khan slave tribe.Yu Lu saw that this was blatant "racial discrimination" by her aunt, so of course they were very upset.

"Greetings to General Helian." While the two were talking, a large group of chieftains rushed over, knelt down and shouted.

"Greetings to Aunt." After paying homage to Helian Jun, these people went to Yu Lu to kneel in front of Aunt again.

"Gao said, why didn't General Gao Zi of Tongding Town surrender? He is your nephew, you should go and persuade him to surrender. If he fails, he will be killed..." Yu Lu stopped in the middle of her speech.

I'm so used to bossing around, I almost forgot my identity.

He Lianjun glanced at her in surprise, and Gao Siti, who was following behind them, also moved slightly.

The sage has just sent down his virtue, ordered the reconstruction of Helong Palace, pardoned the crimes of Yulu Jiangu and Xiao Chonggun, and ordered him to appease the ministries of Yingzhou.Unexpectedly, this woman was really rude, which surprised Helian Jun.

However, he is a general of the guards, and he is most taboo to make friends with officials inside and outside the court. This is something that will affect the future, so after talking for a while, he left and left the matter here to Gao Siji and Yu Lujian A local snake like a aunt will do it.

"Gao Shuo, what I said just now was not a joke. A Baoji will definitely not come to rescue you. If you don't surrender at this time, if you are beaten by Li Cunxiao, you may massacre the city. You should think about it carefully." As soon as He Lianjun left, Yu Lu Jiangu boldly began to threaten.

"Two Aunts, you are..." Gao said that he was a little uncertain.Isn't Xiao Shilu dead?Why are you still so arrogant?
"We were plundered by the Supreme Khan, so of course it was his Yan family." Yu Lu Jiangu said impatiently, "Are you going to persuade us to surrender?"

"Go! Go!" Gao Shuo said hastily.

After Gao Shuo retreated, Yu Lu saw that his aunt called another person and said, "Ba Yegu, you said that the whole family would vote, but the result is only three thousand people? Who are you kidding?"

Ba Yegu didn't dare to lie in front of a person like Yu Lu Jiangu who knew the inside story, so he could only smile wryly: "Au Gu, forgive me. There are still some people who are in Tuli Mountain and didn't dare to come here. Last year, Ao Gu, you hanged yourself Brother Nie, everyone is afraid."

"Let them come to Yingzhou within five days, otherwise..." Yu Lu saw that Gu had been otherwise for a long time, and found that she had lost power and could not rely on influence to control others, so she could only threaten: "Khan is furious, There will be no grass growing on Tuli Mountain."

Ba Yegu was taken aback, and kowtowed again and again, expressing that he would send his son back for interrogation.

Seeing his mother threatening and scolding these leaders, Xiao Chonggon admired them very much.

Yu Lu saw her aunt turn around, caressed her daughter's face, and said, "Chong Dun, you can't be nice to these people. They don't understand the truth, and they don't know how powerful you are. It's the Great Xia sage, cover up In half of the world, in the minds of these ignorant leaders, they may be just a bigger tribal Khan. They really don't know how big, how rich, and how many soldiers Daxia has. They don't understand if you tell them .They only fear force, as has always been the custom on the grasslands."

Xiao Chonggun became more and more admired when he heard this, and said, "Madam, my daughter will still learn more from you in the future."

"You just need to learn more about pleasing men." Yu Lu Jiangu sighed and said.

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On June [-]th of the fourth year of Jianji, several cavalry came galloping from Youzhou, causing all the chiefs and heroes who had not dispersed to look at them one after another.

There is no doubt that it is a courier, and it is still a five-hundred-mile express.

There must be a major event in this level of communication, so everyone was not in a hurry to leave, and decided to wait and see.

Sure enough, in a short while, a civil official hurried out of the city, posted a proclamation near the city gate, and read it aloud——

"I conquered Liucheng and settled Yingzhou. Although there was no crime in autumn at that time, there were wars and turmoil for several years before. Most of the fields were abandoned, and the households inevitably went into exile... The people of Yingzhou have been robbed. Tax exemption for three years."

"...and the chieftains of their tribes, who helped the Khitan, fearing crimes and hiding themselves, it is advisable to order the chief officials everywhere to try to recruit them, to understand the righteousness...to present the crimes, present the books, repent and rehabilitate, and return home. All kinds of colors People are not allowed to waver, if they are self-defense and crazy, and even gather together, they should be strictly captured, and no one will escape."

"... I also heard that the fleeing people were defeated, fleeing into the valley, gathering in the grass, camping and repairing the owl's nest, guarding the danger and surviving. You may be righteous men in the Bohai Sea, or remnants of a great country, hiding for their lives, and abandoning themselves so much. Now you can build a house and return to farming. Don't ask at all. When the time comes, the opportunity must be resolved quickly, and the long-term plan is for the future, so you can choose."

"...When the two armies confronted each other, and when the evil rebellion was eliminated, many died and many were exposed. In the counties and townships of Yiling Prefecture, and within the borders of each base, there were exposed skeletons and buried wounds. Officials were still sent to offer sacrifices. .”

After reading out one by one and repeating it seven or eight times, everyone listened to it.Even if there are people who don't understand, they have to find someone to ask.After understanding it, I breathed a sigh of relief, and for the time being, I am not afraid of getting settled after the fall.

Since then, Yingzhou has been rough and safe.

And almost at the same time, the Khitan Xilou area was hit by a storm, and Khan Shen Dejin had just woken up from his sleep when he received a letter of credence from the Great Xia court.

The West Building is the place where Yaoren Khan likes to live very much.

In the second year of Jianji (902), Khitan built the West Building in Shimili (now in the territory of Bahrain Zuoqi).

For three years, the East Building was built in Longhua Prefecture (now in Naiman Banner).

Before the outbreak of war this year, the south building was built in Konoha Mountain, and plans to find land to build the north building next year.

On the fourth floor, there are gardens managed by Yu people for Khan to hunt and play.

"Hunting at the age of year, often in the fourth floor" - this is the last stubbornness of Yaoren Khan, and also his last resistance to Shilu and Abaoji's uncle and nephew's seizure of power. In this way, get to know more tribal nobles and win their support.

Today he is in the west building, not just for fun, but Khitan warriors are gathering in large numbers in the pine forest on the ground at the moment.As a khan, he came to boost morale in person.

But the body was really broken down. Just after riding around, I felt groggy and had to go back to rest.

Lightning and thunderstorms in the afternoon, torrential rain.Khan Shen Dejin was startled awake, and then saw the letter of credence.

The book first reviews the "Huanmeng" between Khitan and the former Tang Dynasty, and the tone is very polite and friendly.

Then the conversation changed, and A Baoji's crimes were enumerated, saying that he had "hidden plot to rebel", intending to "commit chaos" and "a country with a father and a king, neither will be tolerated".

Later, he asked Khan Dejin whether he wanted to "listen to deception, the crimes of the party and one man, and the happy alliance between the two countries."

In the end, Xia Ting directly threatened that if A Baoji was not punished, he would "see Bingjia, and fight against the west building."

Khan Shen Dejin was silent for a long time after reading it.

"Let Du Yu come here." Khan Dejin coughed heavily, his face was flushed, and his face was also full of pain.

The attendant gave him a worried look, and then went out the door.

After a while, a man from Xilou Yu walked in quietly, "Khan."

"Look at this letter of credence." Khan Shen Dejin pointed and said.

Du Yu directly picked it up and read it carefully.After a while, it was put on the case again.

"Have you finished reading?" Khan Dejin asked.

"It's over." Duo Yu replied.

"How do you think you should reply?" Khan Shen Dejin coughed violently again.

"Great Khan, the strength of the Diel tribe has accounted for more than half of the eight tribes." Duo Yu said: "Even if the other seven tribes unite, they will be helpless. What's more, some tribes are still on the Diel side. "

"Then there is no other way?" Khan Dejin was a little dissatisfied.

"Khan, the Xia people actually don't have any good intentions, they are trying to sow discord." Duo Yu reminded.

"Is it possible that I didn't know about this?" Khan Hen Dejin said coldly, "Just tell me, if you really want to deal with Shi Lu and Uncle A Baoji, is there a way?"

Du Yu was silent for a long time, and when Khan Shen Dejin was getting impatient, he finally spoke: "Maybe you can ask Yeluhadi in private."

(End of this chapter)