Chapter 324: Go to Longsha

Li Wei left Shanzhou and arrived in Guzhou.

I went to meet some people secretly. For this meeting, I deliberately took the elite subordinates of Qie Ming as guards. Many people opposed it. Li Wei refused to listen and said, "In the past, Taizong could only sleep peacefully by using Ashinasheer to guard the gate. What could he be the only one who is the prince?"

If we talk about loyalty, there are no tribes among the alien tribes of the Tang Dynasty who are loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

It is hard for everyone to say anything, but it will immediately bring about miraculous results. When the men and beards in the army saw Li Wei coming, they beat their chests and stamped their feet to express their loyalty, especially the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Qiezi team brought by Qieziming. What an honor and trust.

After arriving in Guzhou, we will meet immediately.

They were more than 20 elders of the Dangxiang Division. The Dangxiang people originally lived in the north and south of Dajishi Mountain and were scattered all the way to Qinghai Lake. The main ones were the eight surnames, including the Seifeng, Feiting, and the profit, the great success, the wild Ci, the house, the mi Qin, and the Tuoba. Among them, Tuoba was the strongest and the most talented. Some of them were very visionary and realized that they wanted to have a big tribe, and it was not easy to make a living in the hands of the Tuoyuhun people. So Tuoba Ning surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, but for some reason, did not make a settlement request. When Li Jing defeated Tuoyuhun, Tuoba Yici, who had a marriage with Tuoyuhun Khan, immediately surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was awarded the governor of Xirongzhou by the Tang Dynasty.

The tribal customs cannot be ordered, and they do not interact with each other and gather every three years. This is also the reason why Dangxiang has never been strong. In fact, both the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo have ignored this tribe. Many people, the largest ones are tens of thousands, the small ones are thousands, scattered in the mountains of rocks to Qinghai, and the tribes placed in Songzhou have a range of thousands of miles. Moreover, because of their poverty, they like stealing and looting, and are not ashamed of other tribes. However, they have a strong hatred, so they give people a feeling of being a little messenger.

He was shameless, could be cruel, and could fight hard, and was too poor to escape. So he couldn't afford to mess with someone who was even more desperate, so he had to be unlucky. The Tubo people first launched an attack on the Bailan tribe, and gradually forced the Dangxiang people to leave the southern foot of Jishi Mountain and move to the edge of Songfan swamp. He invaded Tuyuhun again and won over the Tuyuhun people, but he only used forced suppression measures against the Dangxiang people, and gradually moved from Qinghai to the northern foot of Jishi Mountain and the western mountain.

Anyway, this is a group that looks easy to bully.

But Li Wei didn't think so. Later, he said that there were only tens of thousands of people, but if there were more than tens of thousands, they would be invincible. It can be said that when the people of Dangxiang rose, the Liao Kingdoms of the Song Dynasty were defeated by them, and the Jin Dynasty was helpless. Genghis Khan was shot dead. The Mongolian was furious and destroyed the clan.

In fact, after the court accepted Li Wei's idea a few years ago, it had been trying to win over it, but earlier, Xi Feng Lai led his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. In the Qinghai land occupied by the Tang Dynasty, there were already Dangxiang people. However, this time Li Wei extended his hand longer and reached Yaomi, which was the Dangxiang department on the south side of the Xiqingshan under the jurisdiction of Tubo. He asked Li Jinxing to send scouts quietly and invite the influential tribes to send envoys to discuss secretly.

It turned out that there were some benefits when it was won over. Some tribes secretly requested to move to the Tang Dynasty under the suppression of Tubo. Therefore, with a good foundation, the scouts sent by Li Jinxing successfully completed the task. Only three tribes were hesitant and did not come. The others all sent respected old men from the tribes to secretly come to Guzhou. They may not be convinced immediately, but listened to what the prince of the Tang Dynasty said. The main reason can they provide their safety guarantees.

Li Wei said: "I have met all the elders."

The old men looked at the guards behind Li Wei. Li Jinxing deliberately sent someone to make a noise in Guzhou and released Li Wei's remarks on the ethnic policy that night. There were still few Han people in Guzhou, mainly Tuyuhun people, Dangxiang people, various Qiang people, some people with the Jiu surname of Zhaowu and some other Hu races. This group of people also heard this, and they were even more satisfied with it. They immediately returned the favor.

Another introduction.

There are not only eight tribes in Dangxiang, but there are other tribes, but the eight tribes are mainly surnamed, and each tribe may not be in the same section. For example, some of the Tuoba tribes are in Songzhou, some have moved to Lingwu, some are in Xiqingshan, and some are still in Qinghai.

All surnames have them.

After the introduction, I will sit down one by one.

Li Wei said straight to the point: "I will call you to come here for the sake of your tribe and for our Tang Dynasty."

Fang Dangjing, the elder of Fang Dang tribe, asked, "Your Highness, can you explain it clearly?"

"Come on, I will show you a map." As he said that, Li Wei took out a map, then used his pen to draw circles along Chiling and Jishishan, and all the way to Songzhou. The elders initially didn't understand, and their eyes lit up one by one.

These large and small circles were drawn along the mountains, and they happened to be where all roads were to reach. Of course, it was impossible to block all roads, like Jishi Mountain, there were several small paths passing by and went to Bailan tribe, but it was not easy for the three armies to pass through. Even the two roads slightly larger in Jishi Mountain were blocked with circles. There were also roads that the scouts had not found, so there were not many, so they could be supplemented.

"This is……"

"These circles are the idea of ​​building cities and checkpoints here to defend you. Once you gather, you will not be invaded by the Tubo people and the Tuyuhun people. If you like to continue grazing, then grazing. If you like to farm, you will send someone to teach you to use water sources such as the Yellow River to reclaim farmland and plant food. The Tang Dynasty would not ask you to pay such heavy taxes like the Tubo people, as long as you offer some gifts every year as tribute. Or the court needs your horses, and they will also send people to trade with you, and everyone is willing to trade. Of course, when using troops in war, it is not free to send troops. The court will give rewards and pensions. But in normal times, the court will also send troops and weapons to defend each level for you. But this time may be long, and it will take two or three years, three or five years to achieve."

A pit was left here. Although they were defending for them, there were hundreds of thousands of Dangxiang people living in this area, and it was possible to draw 50,000 Dangxiang elite soldiers. With these elite soldiers and familiar terrain, they could cross Jishi Mountain, swallow Bailan Qiang, and build the checkpoints to Zishan. Destroy Bailan Qiang, Tuyuhun was equivalent to a turtle in the jar, and the Tang Dynasty would catch them as much as they wanted. This avoided fighting to the death in Dafeichuan Wuhai and Yang's short-sighted land. Of course, Tubo would not sit idly by, but he would advance step by step and turn field battles into offensive and defensive battles. The consumption would also consume Tubo. But first of all, there were two prerequisites. The first was Jiuqu recovery and farming. It was impossible to transport food and grass from Guanzhong to Jishi Mountain and Zishan. The second was that a large number of soldiers suitable for high-altitude terrain combat was needed.

In fact, when the Bailan tribe was destroyed, the Tubo people could only fight to the death, but the court did not need to fight to the death. As long as they calmly guarded the barriers and castles, they would lose Tuyuhun from the rear, and lost Tuyuhun. Coupled with internal conflicts, the financial crisis brought about by the war, the demise of Tubo would not be far away. At least it could restore Tubo to the situation of division between the Sui Dynasty.

But this goal is a bit far away, and it may take ten or twenty years to achieve it, and it may not be achieved in a lifetime.

But no matter whether it can be achieved or not, it will be beneficial to win over Dangxiang people.

Moreover, the Tang soldiers used to defend the city for them, and the idea was further developed. The Dangxiang people could not be allowed to defend themselves. The reason why the Dangxiang people were weak was that the divisions were loose. Once they were allowed to defend themselves, they had to gather and share the source of troops and taxes frequently, and then it gradually evolved into a unified situation. Once a unified Dangxiang tribe was found at the foot of Jishi Mountain...

This consequence is even worse. Although financial and manpower are wasted, a large amount of party and army recruitment can be relocated, and gain will always be greater than loss.

Li Wei didn't say anything, and no one could guess that these elders were not good either. He asked Li Wu suspiciously: "Then what do you need our Dangxiang people to do?"

"Be the people of our Tang Dynasty, enjoy the civilization, wealth of our Tang Dynasty, and the tolerance of all rivers. If you are close, you only need to delay the dispatch of troops when fighting against the Tubo people in our dynasty. If you send troops, you will also fight perfunctorily."

"This..." hesitated together, and it seemed that it was very little to pay, but it was a lot of rewards.

"Please believe that Gu is also covered with Xianbei blood." This sentence is very small.

If you can shout out the Han Hu family, at most, it will make those famous families laugh at, but it will be in line with the ethnic policy of the Tang Dynasty. But you can't shout out loud that I am a descendant of the Xianbei people, so it may endanger the rule of the Li royal family in the Central Plains. In fact, Li Wei did not regard himself as a Xianbei person, and he still said the same thing in his heart. If he is not my race, his heart will be different. Either assimilation, completely erase the original mark from the cultural and ethnic point of view, or directly erase or divide, so that he cannot become stronger completely.

But as Pei Xingjian said, this is a good card, it depends on how to play it. If you play well, it is better than 500,000 soldiers, so you will play a small battle.

"Yes," all these elders "understand".

Several people talked in their language for a while, and Fei Tinghui said, "Your Highness, can you let us discuss it?"

There are many benefits, especially when building cities for them, solving the security problem and no longer being exploited by the Tubo people, they are all moved. However, Li Wei asked for less, and even did not ask them to submit immediately. He also allowed them to assist Tubo in sending troops, but he did not do his best when fighting. Therefore, he could not make a decision in his heart.

"Okay, I will meet you again tomorrow. But the opportunity will be fleeting. This time the court may send me here. Next time I want the court to send royal members who can be made, it is unlikely. And you will have many inconveniences when you go to Chang'an. Please think twice."

"yes."

Li Wei roared away with a group of Tiel Guards.

After leaving the city of Guzhou, it is not far from the actual control line between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. Although there is a place with a rich water and grass, you can also see several Gobi Deserts, with sparse weeds and rugged rocks. From time to time, you can hear some desolate singing voices of herders. Because the two countries are fighting, there are fewer people on the border and there are not many herders, so the land is wider and quieter. Only when you get here can you feel the solemn and murderous aura of the border.

After walking around, he went to the city to rest.

The talks continued the next day, Tuoba Baishan said: "Your Highness, can we tell us what we think?"

"Can."

"If Your Highness comes to fight, we can secretly send 10,000 soldiers. But there are several conditions: Weapons and equipment must be provided by you, the Tang Dynasty, and we only provide children and war horses. If Tubo forces us to send troops, we have to obey. Please forgive your highness. I will never let you do this. If the two armies fight, our children cannot meet. When fighting, we warn both sides to show mercy. There is another condition, yes..."

“What is it?”

"We select the best and beautiful girls from the tribe and ask His Highness to take them as their wives and concubines."

“…”

Li Wei was speechless for a long time. The meaning was very clear. The Tang Dynasty and Tubo actually grabbed Tuyuhun. The Tang Dynasty married Princess Honghua to Nuohobo Khan, but Gongsong Gongzan welcomed Tuyuhun Meng Jiejiga as his concubine, and his son was Mangsong Mangzan. Therefore, there were more Tuyuhun people who were close to Tubo than Tuyuhun people who were close to Tang. The Tang Dynasty responded slowly, and Tuyuhun was finally destroyed by Tubo. But therefore, Tuyuhun aristocrats Tubo have been trying to win over.

This is to use in-laws to improve the status of Dangxiang people after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty in the future.

However, the Tang Dynasty's policy was very strange. It was better to marry a daughter than a wife. It was to marry a royal family woman to a foreign country, but not a woman from a foreign country. There was a metaphor that Xue Rengui married a noble woman from the Tiel tribe as a concubine, which was Fan Lihua, a legendary novel in later generations. Many ministers wrote letters to impeach him and almost dismissed Xue Rengui.

As a familial tribe, the Tiel tribes were much more popular and more expensive in the Tang Dynasty than the Dangxiang tribe. As an influence, I did not take a concubine, but I was a consecrated concubine in the Eastern Palace, and the influence was even more profound. Once the woman who took Dangxiang people entered the Eastern Palace, what happened later could be imagined.

Tuoba Baishan suddenly led these elders to lie down and said, "Only your highness can you understand that from now on, you will reach Jishi Mountain at least 500,000 people of the Tang Dynasty will be willing to be the people of the Tang Dynasty forever."
Chapter completed!