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Of course, there is also a problem here, that is, the textile industry in Qinghai itself is not developed, and the silk that Datang collected as a tribute could not be produced by itself.But it doesn't matter, they can go to Shanzhou, where they can sell their goods in exchange for government-made disputes.

Frequent commercial and cultural exchanges are the only way to eliminate mutual strangeness and hostility. Especially in this kind of border market transactions, Datang has absolute dominance, and can even make a certain degree of profit in the early stage.I am not afraid that you will make money, but I am afraid that you will not play.

As for enlistment, it is divided into two aspects: military service and money and food.The ministries also need to call a part of the young and Zhuang people every year according to the proportion of the tribe, and cooperate with the Datang garrison to defend in case Tubo makes a comeback.

As for the consumption of money and food in this regard, Datang will bear part of it, and the insufficient share will need to be raised and shared by the League.After all, the Datang garrison was also guarding their home for them. If the money and food were not enough, they would pat their ass and go back to defend Haidong, and they would have to bear the plundering of fish and meat by Tubo again.

When Li Tong talked about Qinghai's governance model, the ministers raised some questions and supplements in details, and soon got a high number of votes to approve it. Some ministers even expressed that they could implement it in other places according to the law. .

This model is indeed refreshing. Datang's Enwei sharing is no longer aimed at a certain Hu tribe force, but placed on a relatively open platform like the League, allowing the Hu tribe forces in the region to conduct their own activities. Competition can not only have a clear understanding of the power of the Hu tribes, but also prevent the ambitious Hu chiefs and foxes from taking advantage of the opportunity to expand their power.

One of the more typical examples is the Khitan Dahe clan who launched a rebellion a few years ago.There were originally eight Khitan tribes, but among them, the Dahe clan was the closest to the Tang Dynasty and received the key support from the Tang Dynasty. caused great damage.

However, Li Tong did not intend to immediately extend this model to all parties. First of all, how effective it will be is yet to be tested. Secondly, Qinghai also has certain particularities. The Er family's long-term rule that does not care about people's livelihood has caused people to be exhausted and poor, and there are not too strong thorns in the area.

In order to gradually implement such a plan into reality, a person with high execution ability is also needed, and Li Tong's preferred candidate is Guo Yuanzhen.Haidong established a state called Shunzhou, and Guo Yuanzhen will serve as the governor of Shunzhou and lead Qinghai's dethroning envoy, responsible for selecting members, forming and supervising the Qinghai Yimeng.

In this way, Qinghai's military and political order has initially formed, and as time goes by, the results can be seen and adjusted at any time, and Datang can finally get out of Qinghai's battle situation, greatly reducing the burden on border affairs.

Next, Longyou and Qinghai no longer need to maintain a garrison size of tens of thousands. The prefectures only need to maintain 5 to [-] field soldiers to prepare for war. The consumption of money and food can be completely relied on locally. Even with the stability of the situation in Qinghai, there will be a surplus gradually.

Among the troops retreating from Longyou, those who have been stationed far away for many years can disarm and return to their hometowns. At the same time, those with outstanding meritorious service are selected to be awarded to the Zhuzhou regiment for training, so as to reserve grassroots organizational talents for the next Zhuzhou regiment training and conscription.

The other part of the troops will be rotated and adjusted between Chang'an and the imperial guards of the Beijing camp. Among them, [-] elite soldiers will be recruited. Under the control of the town, in the next few years, Zhang Guo will besiege the Hou Turks in Mobei, and completely wipe out the remnants of the Eastern Turks!

In addition to these relatively important personnel arrangements, other great soldiers also considered their own wishes and border affairs needs, either entering the imperial guards, or leaving Qikou north, to reserve soldiers for the next big plan.

Chapter 0961 Seven temples and six chambers, Zhao Mu is difficult to order

After returning to Beijing, except for a little indulgence on the first day, Li Tong's life was arranged very regularly.

During the day, a court meeting was held to end various temporary arrangements during the expedition, and then to discuss with the important ministers various follow-up military and political plans.At night, after a day of official work, they can't return to the inner palace to play with the concubines. Instead, they have to go to the Xuanyuan Emperor's Temple in the Daming Palace to rest and have a rest with their real ancestors of the Li and Tang royal families. Jun carries on the exchange of induction between heaven and man.

This kind of life continued for several days, and finally came the auspicious day predicted by the ritual official.After midnight, the saint, who had been fasting for many days, left Da Nei under the arches of the guards and officials in front of the temple and arrived at the Taimiao.

The Taimiao is the foundation of the country. Even the emperor can't shake his prestige when he arrives here. After all, what is enshrined in it is from the ancestors.The emperor is big in the world, but it is small to enter the ancestral temple. The ceremony has not yet officially started. Although the holy driver enters here, he should not drive with lights and ceremonies, so as not to disturb the gods in the temple. times.

At this time, the night was still dark, and after the saint arrived, the ceremony officials began to explain some steps and details of the ceremony.Although Li Tong was not interested in these cumbersome ancient etiquettes, he listened carefully at this moment with a solemn expression, not because he was afraid that his ancestors would jump out to clean him up, but because a ceremony would cost a lot of money and must be perfect.

When the sage was preparing to enter the Ancestral Temple, the Jingxi camp outside the city was also busy. The soldiers of the Six Armies gathered outside the Golden Light Gate, with banners and banners unfurled, and their armors bright.Since Meng Lingqing, the commander-in-chief of the self-propelled army, all the soldiers cheered up and wiped the armor on their bodies to make it spotless.

Some even stood under the shadow of the lights, constantly digging out their mighty shapes, hoping to get more attention in the praise team later.Of course, most of those who have such ideas are young generals.As for the generals who command the army, they will be placed in the most prominent positions without any more ostentation.After all, they are the main characters in today's ceremony.

The captives of the Fan Kingdom who served as the protagonist's foil were all in place at the moment.Naturally, these captives were not full of energy, but after a few days of rest and training, they were generally able to see through. They were all dressed in plain linen robes, as if they had died, and they were also scolded by the officials. One-on-one rehearsal formation.

The ceremony officials were not worried that these captives still had any thoughts in their hearts, and they would go crazy and destroy the next ceremony.The people of the defeated army, degraded to a foreign country, are enough to destroy people's will.Moreover, the Tang Dynasty has always been lenient towards the captives, and may not execute all the captives after offering them up.With such a chance of survival hanging on them, these prisoners also obeyed and tried their best to cooperate.

In addition to the ceremony that is still being prepared inside and outside the city, all the workshops in the city are also quite uneasy at the moment.On the day when the sage returned to Beijing, all the squares were on alert, but the masses could not line up to welcome him.After a few days of cooling down, the current public sentiment is not as enthusiastic and uncontrollable as before.Moreover, such a big gift as the offering of captives in the Taimiao also requires some spectators to pay their respects along the way, so all the fangs are currently selecting the people of the fangs as spectators, and the standard is naturally to be good families and high-ranking households first.

Inside and outside the city, everyone was busy in their own way, and soon at dawn, the sound of solemn ceremony and music sounded first in the Taimiao, announcing the official start of the ceremony.

The sage, who had already worn the crown and robes, formally entered the Taimiao under the support of the ministers.

At this time, candles were brightly lit inside and outside the Taimiao Temple, and the Taichang Musicians had already played ritual music. Taichangqing Wang Shaozong, as the official of ceremonies, entered the temples of the ancestors in turn to hold the morning naked, expressing the awakening of the ancestors and gods, and the ceremony began.

This process was extremely lengthy. Li Tong was wearing a heavy uniform and stood on the east side of the Taimiao, waiting for the ceremony to proceed. Watching Wang Shaozong enter the temples one by one with a solemn expression, his thoughts inevitably diverged.

Because both of his fathers were going to enter the Ancestral Temple, in the past few days, Li Tong also learned about the evolution of their ancestral temple.

Although it is said that there are seven temples for the son of heaven, at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it followed the five temple system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the former Sui Dynasty. Only the fourth generation of the great ancestor Li Yuan entered the Taitai Temple, and only had four rooms.

It was not until Gaozu passed away that Taizong succeeded another generation of ancestors. The sixth ancestor Li Chong'er was also included in the Taitai Temple, and Gaozu Li Yuan was added to form seven temples. However, because Taizu was listed in Zhaomu, the first ancestor was still vacant. There are only six rooms.

In the period of Emperor Gaozong, the Tang Dynasty still had disputes about who was identified as the ancestor. Emperor Gaozong simply recognized Emperor Xuanyuan as the ancestor of Li Tang, but it was okay to seek relatives. Therefore, Li Chong'er, who had entered the Tai Temple, was sent out of the temple, and Emperor Taizong was sent in.

When Emperor Gaozong came to Bintian, the Li and Tang royal family finally gathered the seventh relatives, but because the first ancestor was still inconclusive, they sent out Emperor Xuan Li Xi to arrange Gaozong.

Then came the years of Wu Zhou Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. The Tai Temple of the Li family was directly destroyed, and only three temples of Gao Zu, Tai Zong and Gao Zong remained.

After the revolution in Shendu, Li Dan was based in Luoyang again, and Li Tong was ordered to return to Chang'an to rebuild the Taimiao, so that the Taimiao once again restored the pattern of six rooms and seven temples, which has continued to this day.

During the Kaiyuan period, when Li Tong succeeded to the throne, although his two uncles had both been emperors, he couldn't send them to the Taimiao even if he was crazy.Right now, if he wanted to send his two fathers to the Taimiao, he would naturally have to produce two generations of ancestors, namely Li Tianxi, the father of Taizu Li Hu, and Li Xi, his grandfather.

For such a long-standing ancestor, Li Tong naturally can't talk about any feelings, and he will be jealous if he is jealous.To be honest, if it wasn't for his grandson, he would even miss his grandfather Gaozong.

At present, the imperial court has generally agreed on the conferring of the temple titles of the two brothers Li Hong and Li Xian, but several problems have arisen.

First of all, there is the issue of tracing the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty. Since the ancestor has not agreed for a long time, the Taimiao has always lacked a room.After several generations of ancestors were expelled, Taizu Li Hu, who still remained in the Taimiao, became the most respected generation, and it seemed natural to take Taizu as the first ancestor.

However, if the Taizu was the first ancestor and took the rightful place in the Taimiao, but the imperial court expelled Li Hu's father and ancestor, it would be a bit embarrassing for Li Hu to stay in the rightful place in the Taimiao.Among other things, every time Li Tong came to the Taimiao, he was also worried that the great ancestor Li Hu would show up one day, so I asked you what to do, why did you take my father and grandpa out to eat ashes?

Moreover, if the Taizu is regarded as the ancestor of the dead, a new problem arises, that is, there are not enough dead ancestors, the Taimiao still has six chambers, and the seven generations of ancestors of Sanzhao and Sanmu are not enough.

In addition to these numbing problems of senior rituals, Li Tong's father's entry into the Sui Tai Temple still has another issue of status that cannot be avoided, so how to deal with the Zhaomu issue?

The father is Zhao, the son is Mu, and the father and son live separately.But Li Hong and Li Xian are blood brothers, it's really not up to the two of them, so should they be the same as Zhaomu or different from Zhaomu?

There are many examples of brother succession in history, but how to deal with the Zhaomu problem has never been a good solution.For example, in the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao brothers were both in the Mu position, and they were the same Zhaomu.

However, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Sima Rui established a system in Jiangdong. Because of the chaos of the Eight Kings, the order of generation was confused.Later, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were frequent cases of brothers succeeding each other, so they repeatedly jumped and vacillated on the issue of Tong Zhaomu and Different Zhaomu.

The small Jiangdong court in a corner may not be the law of the day, but the inconsistent approach also shows that this problem is really difficult to deal with.

Regarding this issue, Li Tong was overwhelmed by hearing the various discussions of the ceremony officials, and he himself did not have any mature ideas, so he simply shared his hands and let the ceremony officials discuss and decide on their own. The Taimiao is settled, and whoever loves whoever dares to rape me in the future, I will go through and fight with him to my death!

Accompanied by Li Tong's various messy thoughts, dawn broke in the sky, the sun rose, and on the long street outside the Taimiao, the sound of military music such as King Qin's Breaking the Battle also sounded, and the army that had entered Beijing to offer prisoners was about to arrive at the Taimiao.

At this time, on the side street of Jinguangmen, both sides of the street were also full of pedestrians. To the north of the street were the family members of court officials and others watching the ceremony, and to the south of the street were the people of Zhufang.Accompanied by the surging military music, roaring cheers erupted continuously on both sides of the long street.

The captive-offering soldiers were divided into six armies, with flags unfurled and a clear queue, marching slowly on the street accompanied by the cheers of the people.At the rear of the army, thousands of captives from the Fan Kingdom were being led, their hands and feet were bound, and there were Lubu scripts hanging around their necks, on which were written the respective identities of these captives and where they were captured in the battle.

There were many prisoners of the Tang Dynasty in this battle, and those who were able to participate in the ceremony of offering captives also had their own backgrounds, whether they were the kings of the rich chieftains or the ministers of noble relatives.The people watching the ceremony on the roads on both sides could not read the Lubu writing clearly, but the soldiers who escorted the captives loudly announced to the crowd the extraordinary origins of these captives.

"The names of these Tibetans are really weird, people can't tell whether they are expensive or cheap!"

Although the people watching the ceremony were also listening carefully, the names and ranks of the Fan Kingdom were all very different from those of the Tang Dynasty.

But there are also enthusiastic people who patiently explained: "The customs of the Fan people are simple and simple, and most of the people are uncivilized. Generally speaking, anyone who can be referred to by a surname is already a decent family. It can be compared to the five surnames Gaodi in the country!"

Hearing such an explanation, many people felt ashamed, and made enthusiastic analogies one by one: "The officials of the tribe are at the top, with a long name, and they are like Jingzhao Webster and his ilk in their country of thieves... Those few officials The official surnames are the same, and there seem to be many ethnic groups, I am afraid that the Li family of Zhao County can compare..."

All kinds of noise analogies greatly satisfied the gossip psychology of the spectators.And some people from rich families couldn't help but look embarrassed and annoyed when they heard the people shouting and comparing indiscriminately, but they dared not speak out in this warm atmosphere, they just paused and said: "Thieves, evil breeds, why are you so angry?" It can be compared to a famous Chinese family!"

After the captive-offering team arrived at the Taimiao, all the soldiers lined up outside the Taimiao. As for the captives, they lined up along the Taimiao South Street, knelt down on the ground, and wailed chaotically begging for mercy as the officials shouted. .This scene naturally greatly satisfied the spectators' psychology of showing off and boasting.

In the Taimiao, Taizhu read out the blessings before entering the Taimiao, and the civil and military officials entered the Taimiao from the saints. After offering sacrifices room by room, they made three offerings in front of the Emperor Gaozong's temple. The saints, Liu Youqiu, and Yao Yuanchong made three offerings.After the sage returned to the throne, the ceremonial officials took blessings, wine, and meat to offer to the sage. After the sage had finished eating, he bestowed an imperial edict on the civil and military ministers who attended the ceremony.

Next, the ritual officials buried and burned the remaining cultural relics and utensils, including the Zhu boards on which Zhu Wen was written, in front of the Gaozong Temple, completing the process of offering sacrifices to the gods of the Taimiao.

After a series of rituals, it was already noon.After completing the etiquette in the Taimiao, the saint boarded the chariot again surrounded by the officials, went out from the south gate of the Taimiao, bypassed the side street and arrived at Zhuque Street, followed by Chang'an soldiers and civilians all the way, and of course those who knelt outside the Taimiao for several The captives of the Fan Kingdom for an hour.

The holy driver marched along Zhuque Street, and boarded the Chengtianmen gate tower of Taiji Palace located on the central axis of Chang'an City. All the troops lined up under the Chengtianmen, and then asked the saint to announce his command.

As the soldiers and civilians gathered under the Chengtian Gate, Taichangqing Wang Shaozong came forward and read out the emperor's book: the six armies escorted, and the ministers Gongcong went to Qianling to worship, and then told the ancestors, please give life and death.

Chapter 0962 Ancestors have made great contributions and will last forever

A few days later, Shengjia arrived at Qianling and held a grander sacrificial ceremony here.

Apart from the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, the monarchs and chiefs of the various tribes were also included in this ceremony.Especially Murong Wan, King of Qinghai, who ranked first among all the lords, when he entered the front and recited the sacrificial rites, he was so emotional that he burst into tears.

Murong Wan's behavior is understandable. No matter how the Tang Dynasty deals with Qinghai, at least in name it will send the Tuyuhun royal family back to their ancestral land, completing a feat that Tuyuhun's previous monarchs, including the Great Emperor, did not accomplish before his death. .

Looking at Murong Wan's sincere expression, Li Tong couldn't help but feel quite emotional, and felt that in this long river of history, the rise and fall of any power has its own destiny.

There is no doubt that Tuyuhun is also a legendary regime.As early as the Western Jin Dynasty, Murong Tuyuhun, a member of the Donghu tribe, migrated thousands of miles to the Hexi area. After settling down and taking root, after several generations of hard work, he successfully established the capital of the Xianbei people. It is said that it far surpassed the Xianbei Murong family in the Wuhu period.

However, with the unification of the Central Plains dynasty and the rise of Tubo, Tuyuhun's national power gradually declined, and the country fell several times.In addition to the evolution of the general situation, which squeezed Tuyuhun's living space, Li Tong also deeply felt that Tuyuhun's talents were broken down, and he could no longer afford the hope of revival.

Tuyuhun Mohe Khan, who was supported by Tubo, was hunted to death by Qin Ling like a dog outside Jiyu City.And the Tuyuhun royal family that stayed in the Tang Dynasty really didn't have the talent and spirit to make people shine.

Regarding the follow-up governance issues of Qinghai and the decision to recall the king of Qinghai to the court, the imperial court had already communicated with Murong Wan first.Although he reserved some decency for Murong Wan in his words, in essence he declared that the regime of Tuyuhun had completely disappeared from the world.

Murong Wan didn't raise any objections to this, and after hearing the news that he was going to return to worship, he was even more grateful and thanked him again and again.

Although there is no shortage of Murong Wan Mingzhe's reasons for protecting himself and not daring to disobey the Tang Dynasty, Li Tong can also see that Murong Wan does not have the idea of ​​staying in Qinghai forever and trying to build a country.

During the battle in Qinghai, the tens of thousands of Tuyuhun remnants led by him did not take the initiative to fight for or show any initiative. From the bottom of his heart, he did not regard this war as an opportunity to restore the country, and his performance was not even as good as before. The Tuqi Shi tribe who came from afar from the Western Regions.

Murong Wan's self-abandonment, or mediocrity and incompetence, is also one of the reasons why Li Tong is determined to eliminate the Tuyuhun regime.Seeing Murong Wan's performance of being optimistic and grateful, Li Tong also sincerely admired the heroes in the long river of history who repeatedly restored the glory of China from the ruins.

No regime will last forever, but there is a spirit called passing on the torch. When this spirit is deeply baked into the deepest genes of a nation, the nation can be called great without fear of anyone. Frustration and slander, because what they are walking is a road practiced by countless ancestors with blood and ambition, and the name is revival!

Fortune tellers lie to you for ten or eight years, hypocritical and cunning spectators enjoy booing, but the road is at your feet, if you walk with a heavy load, you will surely live up to your ancestors!

With such thoughts rippling in his mind, when Li Tong stood in front of the stele inscribed in the Qianling Mausoleum, which inscribed his grandfather Emperor Gaozong's lifelong literary, political and martial arts, he could still look at it calmly, and a strong feeling surged in his heart. pride.

In Li Tong's view, this time the Qianling Sacrifice was also a demonstration. It not only announced to his grandfather that he had solved the border problem that Gaozong could not solve, but also announced that he finally, with his own efforts, brought the entire Tang Dynasty to the fore. Pulled back to the right path to become more powerful!

However, when the sacrificial team moved from Qianling to Zhaoling, the pride and complacency in Li Tong's heart quickly dissipated.The stone statues of the fourteen monarchs in Zhaoling Mausoleum are really able to discourage the arrogance and arrogance of later emperors.

Although it is said that Li Tong was not taught by his great-grandfather, after visiting Zhaoling for a while, his arrogance calmed down again. He knew that the road under his feet was still long and there was still a long way to go, so he continued to move forward. .

After paying homage to several ancestral tombs, the huge team followed Shengjia and embarked on the journey back to Chang'an.Only some officials were left to select mountain mausoleums near Xianyang to prepare for the construction of the mausoleum for the saint's biological father Li Xian.

After the two big ceremonies are completed, the imperial court can breathe a sigh of relief.Although there are still some rituals that need to be prepared by the imperial court, there is no need to rush in such a hurry, and they can be arranged calmly.

On the way home, Li Tong also got the results of the discussions led by Yang Zaisi and other officials on the construction of temples by the two emperors. Mu, and the Taimiao.

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Of course, strictly speaking, such an arrangement is quite inappropriate. Although the Taimiao has seven chambers, only the sixth is enshrined, especially Li Tianxi, the Yizu who was exiled, has not yet reached the time to be enshrined.

Therefore, Yang Zaisi and others put forward two compromise opinions. The first is not to dedicate ancestors Li Xi and Yizu Li Tianxi, but to expand the Taimiao to nine chambers to enshrine the eighth relatives.The second is to extricate the second ancestor, set up a temple for another place, and continue to enjoy sacrifices.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Tong decided to adopt the first method, directly rebuilding two temples in the Taimiao, not the second ancestor, and directly setting up nine temples.The eighth generation will be the eighth generation, so that the ancestors will be exposed to the rain and dew at any rate.

In fact, he also had the idea of ​​thinking for himself in doing this. If the second ancestor was exiled and another temple was set up, it would be tantamount to recognizing Taizu Li Hu as the first ancestor, and he could enjoy the eternal treatment.

Although starting from Li Hu, their Li family began to formally grow together, becoming one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Western Wei Dynasty, and being granted the title of Tang Guogong can be regarded as an official source of the Great Tang Empire.But if Li Hu is the first ancestor, then there are too many ancestors in the Taimiao who enjoy not enjoying themselves.

Gaozu Li Yuan and Taizong Li Shimin are the ancestors who really founded the country and established the Tang Empire. These two people cannot be separated anyway.If one more Taizu Li Hu is added, there will be three ancestors in the Taimiao, and it will be difficult to add another one in the future.

Yes, Li Tong also wanted to be the ancestor of the emperor. Although their Li Tang kingdom may not be able to pass on forever, this kind of treatment itself is a great affirmation of the emperor's ancestor.

Li Tong didn't want to have an unscrupulous future generations discuss whether he should be thrown out of the Taimiao after his death for 200 years, so on the one hand, he continued to work hard to make the national business of Datang even stronger. On the one hand, it is also preventing future troubles, and does not recognize Li Hu as their ancestor of Li Tang.

In this way, when people discuss it later, Gaozu can be identified as the ancestor of Li Tang Deguo, and he and his great-grandfather Li Shimin can stay in the Taimiao, each leading Zhaomu, and enjoying the incense offerings of the descendants.

This kind of careful thinking is not enough for outsiders, but Li Tong has already planned in his heart to treat his eldest son Li Daonu better after returning to Beijing, and personally grasp the education of this boy, and when the boy is older, he can hear the hints. You must be filial to your father, and establish an indecent status when he should enter the Taimiao.

In addition to furtively planning his treatment after death, Li Tong was also dealing with some personnel issues on the way home, the most important of which was the Western Regions.

Although the court's follow-up plan has not been officially announced, some well-informed Shiliu have a good understanding of the inside story.Especially Murong Wan, an unworthy descendant of Tuyuhun who loves to think about Qinghai, can't help showing off that he will be worshiped in the future, which has affected many Shiliu's thoughts.

Among them, the one who reacted more violently was Uzhile of Tuqishi.

In this Tang-Tibet war, Tuqishi was positive and contributed. The leader Wu Zhile led an army of [-] to Qinghai for thousands of miles.

Although due to the problem of route and distance, Tuqishi did not participate in the decisive battle between Tang and Tubo in Jiyu City, but along the way, he also wiped out many tribal forces close to Tubo.

Originally, in the northwest of Qiangtang, there were still several states close to Tubo. Individual strength may not be strong, but if they are combined and invested in Jiyu City, they will be a force that should not be underestimated. Come to certain variables.

But Tuqishi managed to contain this part of the forces, so that they did not participate in the war, and even captured the Khotan puppet king supported by Tubo. Wan, it can be said that the performance is outstanding.

Although he put in so much effort, Uzhile did not feel arrogant, and always had a correct attitude. His 1 army marched eastward and spent money and food on its own, but only received more than [-] near the city of Fucheng in Haixi. The reward of a cow and a horse.

Of course, Tuqi exerted such great strength, but also had a strong appeal, that is, to replace the Khan who had already existed in name only, and to become Datang's close partner in the Western Regions.

Originally, Wu Zhile was quite confident about this. One was that the sages of the Tang Dynasty treated him well and treated him with courtesy, and the other was that the battle in Qinghai not only showed his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, but also demonstrated his own strength. Cooperate with and implement Datang's various plans.

However, as the news of the Qinghai League gradually spread, it meant that Datang had another way to restrain the Hus, which immediately made Wu Zhile uneasy.

Wu Zhile is naturally not a dandy waste like Qinghai King Murong Wan, who is willing to enter the court as an idle high-ranking official with quality but no power. As the leader of Tuqishi, he is full of ambitions to lead Tuqishi to greater glory.

However, if the form of the Qinghai League is implemented in the Western Regions and put all the Hu tribes on the same platform, it will undoubtedly greatly offset the advantages of such a strong region like him, and it will also make him secretly annex some small tribal forces. It is undoubtedly a major constraint on the growth of its own tribal power.

So during this period of time, Wu Zhile has also expressed his worries and dissatisfaction through various channels he has access to, hoping to get more attention.

Li Tong did have a good impression of Tuqishi, and this affection was full of utilitarianism. He hoped to squeeze more benefits and help from Tuqishi, a strong force in the Western Regions.

Next, whether it is the siege and mopping up of Mobei Turks, or the eastward expansion of resistance and repulsion, Datang will need the help of Tuqishi.Although this assistance is not decisive, it can make related affairs get twice the result with half the effort.

So after all the big ceremonies were completed, Li Tong also felt that it was necessary to appease Wu Zhile, so on the way back to Chang'an, he sent his staff to recruit Wu Zhile and Guo Yuanzhen, who was going to take over as the chief protector of Anxi, to meet him.

"In this battle in Qinghai, Tuqi made a lot of contributions, and his deeds are all listed in the record. The commander-in-chief with white hair and diligent assistance in the king's affairs are indeed loyal and industrious! If you enter the court in the future, the court will definitely reward you with a generous seal!"

Seeing Wu Zhile stepping into the grand ceremony, Li Tong nodded and said with a smile in the banquet.

After Wu Zhile heard the words, he was flattered again, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "The barbarians on the side of the subject, the saint Tian Khan is not alienated because of his quality and ugliness, and he gave his military aircraft to use, so he should repay his kindness and live up to the use! I hate myself for not being good at learning, and having no latitude and longitude in my mind, so it is difficult for me to be a leader in the dynasty, but I am old and tough, and I can also guard the frontier and honor my emperor's favor!"

Datang has been operating in the Western Regions for many years, and those Hu chiefs also deeply admire Tang Feng in order to be able to communicate with Datang.The Tuqishi led by Uzhile is another powerful force after the Western Turks. Naturally, it is necessary to communicate with Datang in writing and in conversation. Unlearned.

Li Tong is quite satisfied with Wu Zhile's attitude, and after hearing his implication that he was worried about being called into the court, he couldn't help laughing: "People make the best use of their talents and things make the best use of them. , Idle life is also a great loss for my dynasty. Now that the country is rejuvenating and urgently needs to employ people, it is natural that such a foolish plan cannot be tolerated. For example, Qinghai will..."