Chapter 46 Tuguhun

Hearing Yang Yong agreeing, Yang Hong immediately laughed: "The prince is broad-minded, and Gu really read it right. You two have not thanked the prince yet."

"Yes, I'll thank the prince for his forgiveness." Yang Xuangan and Yang Xuanbao kowtowed three times on the ground before getting up.

Zou Wenteng just wanted to welcome Yang Hong, but did not see the faces of Yang Xuangan's brothers clearly. He was shocked when he heard that they were Yang Suyuzi. He then interrupted: "Crown Prince, Prince, it is not a place for conversation outside the mansion, so please invite him inside."

"Yes, if the homeless order is reminded, I almost neglected Uncle Wang. Please come in and ask inside!" Yang Yong said in a gesture.

"Please, Prince!" The two gave in and walked into the door side by side, and Yang Xuangan's brothers also followed in.

Although Yang Hong is a prince and his status is one level lower than that of the prince, his area is large, and Wuwei County is geographically located closely linking the personnel and materials required by the four counties of Hexi Corridor, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Changle and Dunhuang. The lifeline of the entire Western Region is equal to being in the hands of Yang Hong. Once there is something wrong with Wuwei County, the court will be equivalent to losing the four counties of the Western Regions.

Moreover, most of the soldiers in Wuwei County were composed of garrison soldiers, who fought with horse thieves and foreign races for many years. The elderly, weak, sick and disabled people were quickly eliminated. Those who were left were strong men who were fearless and were actually strong soldiers. If they were not controlled by population, economic reasons, military equipment, and food and money, they would have to be helped by the court. Even if Yang Hong was a royal relative, the emperor would not let him control Wuwei County for more than ten years.

For such a powerful prince, it is better to win over such a powerful prince. Yang Yong quickly threw the matter of Yang Xuangan’s brothers aside and started chatting and laughing with Yang Hong. Yang Hong threw him into his arms and mentioned some interesting stories from the Western Regions from time to time. For a while, the host and the host were all happy. Before he knew it, Yang Hong’s topic turned to Tuyuhun.

The ancestors of Tuyuhun and Xianbei were actually family. Hundreds of years ago, the leader of the Xianbei in Liaoxi, Shegui had two sons. The eldest son was named Tuyuhun, and the second son was named Ruoluo (Guanggui, the word Gui is in Guangnei). After Shegui died, the position of the leader was not passed to Tuyuhun, but to the second son Ruoluo (Guanggui). Tuyuhun was dissatisfied, so he led some of his supporters to visit Longshan in the west, ending south of Gansong and west of Taoshui (now Qinghai and Xinjiang), and reproduced and survived. The descendants became the country with the name of Tuyuhun.

During the Wei Dynasty, Tuyuhun had close contacts with the Central Plains, and the goods were constantly on both sides. Emperor Jing of the Eastern Wei married the sister of Tuyuhun Khan Lu Kuo as his concubine. There were also many people who intermarried among the people. In addition to the split between the East and West Wei, the Tuji rose and the Northern Zhou that replaced the Western Wei was even weaker. Tuyuhun Khan Lu Kuo immediately became interested in expanding and often invaded the northern borders to burn, kill and loot. He had no choice but to force Emperor Wu of Zhou to send troops to fight Tuyuhun many times. After the Zhou Dynasty in the Sui Dynasty, although the north was unified and its strength increased greatly, Lu Kuo still did not change its invasion policy against the Sui Dynasty and once reached Longxi County.

In the early years of Kaihuang, due to Tuyuhun's aggressiveness, the Great Sui Dynasty had difficulty dealing with the Tuyuhun. Yang Jian had no choice but to abandon Hongzhou, which was close to Tuyuhun. However, the next year, the counterattack against the Tuyuhun people was immediately kicked off. Yuan Kai of the Shangzhu led tens of thousands of Sui troops to attack Tuyuhun, defeating Tuyuhun Khan. A total of thirteen kings under Lu Kua surrendered to the Sui army, and Lu Kua fled alone.

After this battle, Tuyuhun invaded the Sui territory several times, and was retaliated by the Sui army and returned in failure. After Lu Kuo defeated many times, he became moody and killed the ministers. In the sixth year of Kaihuang, the prince Wei Wanghe established by Lu Kuo was afraid of being deposed, so he sent someone to an affair with Yang Hong and asked to detain Lu Kuo and surrender to the Great Sui Dynasty. Yang Hong kept making arbitrary decisions and sent Wang He's envoy to the capital and reported to the court, requesting to send troops out to support Wang He, and let his father and son fight each other. Yang Jian refused to allow his son to tie his father to arbitrarily. Wang He's conspiracy was exposed, and there was no Sui army to help him. He was captured and killed by Lu Kuo. The turmoil among the Tuyuhun people disappeared immediately.

In the eleventh year of Kaihuang, Lu Kuo died, and his son Fuli became the Khan of Tuyuhun. Fuli knew that Sui was strong and weak, so he submitted a request to be the Great Sui vassal state and offered his daughter to enrich the Sui Palace. Although Yang Jian refused to offer his daughter, the relationship between Tuyuhun and the Great Sui was reversed in a better direction. The two sides gradually moved more and more, and the Tuyuhun people also defended the border. In addition to the Red Wolf Cavalry's expedition against the horse thieves, the caravans heading to the Western Regions have become very safe in recent years. Among them, Yang Hong's contributions were Yang Hong. The current Khan of Tuyuhun Fuli implemented the friendly policies with the Great Sui.

But just a few months ago, Yang Hong suddenly discovered that Tuyuhun was in turmoil. Not only did many herdsmen flee to the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty, but several caravans were also robbed by force. Fortunately, the Red Wolf Cavalry was dispatched in time, so the caravan was not destroyed. From the escaped herdsmen, Fuli's younger brother Fuyun intended to take his brother and replace him. The two sides started a war. Now Fuyun has gained an advantage and is chasing Fuli. The strongman on the border of the Great Sui Dynasty was composed of the guards who were killed and scattered in front of Tuyuhun.

In addition to attending the emperor's ceremony to worship the sky, Yang Hong's visit to Beijing this time, there was actually another thing, which was to ask the court to establish a policy towards Tuyuhun again.

After listening to Yang Hong's story about Tuyuhun, Yang Yong couldn't help but sigh and said, "Uncle Wang, this is your wrong thing. Fuli Khan has been conferred by the emperor. Tuyuhun is a vassal state of the Great Sui Dynasty. Now Fuli Khan is in trouble, Uncle Wang should help him."

Since Fuli became the Khan, he has always been respectful to the Great Sui Dynasty. Moreover, Tuyuhun was a brother who seized the throne, and it was not justified. Whether Yang Yong stood in the country or his own position, he could not be indifferent to Fuyun's seizure of the throne. He had to clearly express his attitude.

Yang Hong smiled bitterly. Of course, he didn't want Fuli to be killed or deposed. It was just that without the court's order, Yang Hong could not enter Tuyuhun to help Fuli. Moreover, according to the information obtained, although Fuli had not fallen into Fuyun's hands, it was basically unlikely to regain the Khan throne. If the Sui army intervened, it would only cause the relationship between the Great Sui and Tuyuhun to deteriorate rapidly.

In Yang Hong's view, as long as the new Tuyuhun Khan is willing to continue to reconcile with the Great Sui, the Great Sui can recognize Fu Yun's throne and re-encircle Fu Yun so that the Western Regions caravans will not be affected by the Tuyuhun Incident. This business road is related to the interests of many important officials of the Great Sui Dynasty. If the prince can be persuaded to agree to his memorial, Yang Hong is not worried about the opposition of other important officials in the court.

"Crown Prince, Uncle Wang knew that this would make His Highness embarrassed. He just hoped that the prince could think about the caravans who went out of the border. If the Great Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun remarry, the caravans heading to the Western Regions might be ambushed by Tuyuhun people at any time, and the loss of wealth is small. If they lose their lives for this, how can the prince bear it?"

Lu Mulin couldn't help but say, "The prince is so bad. Fu Yun, as his younger brother, seized his brother's position, and this move is clearly a rebellion. If I, the Great Sui Dynasty, issued an edict to admit it, wouldn't it be inappropriate to encourage others to usurp the throne?"

"Lu Aiqing, don't be rude to Uncle Wang." Yang Yong scolded Lu Mulin gently, and said: "Uncle Wang, although the commercial road in the Western Regions is important, I don't know that Uncle Wang still remembers the incident when Prince Wei of Tuyuhun sent an envoy to the capital in the sixth year of Kaihuang."

Yang Hong replied reluctantly: "Of course Uncle Wang remembers this."

Yang Yong clapped his hands: "That's it. When facing the envoy of Wei Wang He, the father said that Tuyuhun customs are erect and rational. The father is unkind and his son is unfilial. The Great Sui Dynasty trains people with virtue and cannot achieve the evil rebellion of Wei Wang He, thus rejecting the Great Sui Dynasty sent troops to assist Wei Wang He to overthrow the Khan throne of his father Lu Kuo. Lu Kuo has been in power for decades and invaded the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty many times, killing and setting fires, and is full of crimes. Just like this, the father still disagrees with the act of Wei Wang He's plot against Wei Wang He. Since the father was unwilling to violate the argument that Chang helped Wei Wang He kill his father and seize the throne, he probably wouldn't be willing to watch Fu Yun plot against his brother today, and Uncle Wang still had to make plans early."

Although Yang Hong had thought about the possibility of encountering a wall before coming, he saw that the prince was so determined, Yang Hong was still very disappointed and had to force himself to say, "Thank you for your advice, I understand." He shifted the topic elsewhere, and after a while, he asked to say goodbye.

Yang Yong did not try to keep Yang Hong's farewell. After sending Yang Hong out of the Eastern Palace, he immediately returned to the Mingde Hall where he discussed matters with everyone and asked Lu Mulin: "Lu Aiqing, how many people are there in Wuwei County?"

Lu Mulin took out a thick account book, searched it, and then returned in a short while: "Go back to Your Highness, there are fifty-eight people in Wuwei County."

Yang Yong was shocked: "So many, you read that right?"

Due to the requirements of confidentiality, the secret guards have always been expensive but not expensive. There are more than 200 counties in all counties across the country. If there are more than 50 people in each county, the total number of people will reach more than 10,000. In fact, the number of people in the secret guards has always remained at about 3,000. Of course, outside personnel is not counted. An insider will have at least two to three outside personnel, and the most may be more than ten or dozens.

The secret guards in Wuwei County only started to develop last year. Now, after only over a year of development, there have been more than 50 core personnel, which is far beyond Yang Yong's imagination.

"Your Highness, that's right, the highest status of the secret guard in Wuwei County is a Qianhu."
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