Late October. Qiang
It is the time when the tribes of Taozhou and Minzhou spend the winter.
The farming area in Taozhou is mainly along the Daxia River. The lower reaches of the Daxia River from the unearthed gate to Hezhou are basin plains that are more suitable for farming.
There are many deep valleys and rivers in the upper reaches of the Daxia River, and Yi Gongcheng, the home of the Guizhang tribe, is being built among the high mountains.
Yigong City is also called the Octagonal City. The Octagonal City is not an octagonal city as imagined, but an octagonal shape similar to the Iron Cross.
Terraced fields are built on the high mountains around Yigong City. Nearby is the plateau. Sheep are dotted on the slopes like stars. Shepherds are grazing. Amidst the long calls of the lambs, long white clouds pass by, making the clouds look like clouds. The pastures appear and disappear.
A caravan composed of dozens of mules and horses slowly entered Yigong City.
After listening to the report of the caravan, Bian Sibojie learned the fact that the Song army's trade had been cut off, and the various private markets that originally relied on the army's trade were becoming more and more difficult. Qiang
In Hezhou, the Song Dynasty established a new government-run inquiry center.
The business in the Ganchang is very fair, and many Tibetan tribes go to the Ganchang to trade. The problem is that the Ganchang only allows the Hezhou Fan tribes to enter and trade in the Ganchang, but there are many restrictions on the Taozhou Fan tribes.
Nowadays, there is a shortage of food and salt in the mountains. The Song people banned the army from returning to trade. All of a sudden, the channels for Taozhou's tribes to buy food were cut off. The salt and food that could be circulated in the private market were not much, and they were very expensive.
They had to go to Minzhou, and they could not exchange salt or grain at the market in Hezhou.
Bian Sibojie, who was aware of all this, stood on the top of Yigong City, looked at the land and sneered: "Are we finally here? In order to deal with my Gui Zhangbu, the Song people did not hesitate to stop the return of the army. , Would you rather put in so much effort and leave us Guizhangbu with no food or clothing?"
Bian Sibojie was not talking to himself. Standing beside him was a Han counselor.
His Chinese improved rapidly, and he learned it from this Han counselor. The other party was a poor scholar in Qinzhou who had been depressed for many years. Bian Sibojie had heard that Li Yuanhao hired the Han scholar Zhang Yuan, and Wu Hao had just achieved hegemony. Qiang
Biansi Bojie also had special respect for people from the Han Dynasty, so he was assisted by this Han counselor.
Bian Sibojie paid special attention to this Han counselor, taught him as a teacher, and studied Han culture every day. And this Han strategist, Bian Sibojie, was also determined to teach him all the methods of slaying dragons.
This time, it was this Han strategist who sent someone to bribe the single police officer with a heavy sum of money to go to Bianjing to spread unfavorable accusations against Zhang Yue.
The Han counselor said to Bian Sibo: "It doesn't matter. The emperor of the Song Dynasty has always been suspicious of generals who lead troops abroad. As long as he sends unfavorable information to the Song court from time to time, sooner or later the other party will leave. Mu Zheng used this tactic back then. Deal with Wang Shao. We will do as he is told, and within a few months we will be transferred back to Bianjing."
The Han counselor was right. Mu Zheng originally sent people to Bianjing to complain, saying that he was a minister of the Song Dynasty and agreed with the Song Dynasty people to do whatever they wanted. However, Zhang Yue pressed forward step by step and had to resist. This incident even alarmed the people. Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing and others discussed the matter in front of the emperor. At that time, Wang Shao's confidants Wang Zhongtong and Huang Cha were arrested by Gao Zunyu.
Gao Zunyu, who had the handle in hand, wanted to file an imperial complaint. In the end, thanks to Zhang Yue and Wang Shao, they broke through Xizhou and solved the trouble.
Bian Sibojie listened to the advice of the Han counselors and said: "I heard that five or six tribes in Shannan have secretly accepted hostages from the Song people and studied in Xizhou Prefecture High School. Only then did they become qualified to trade. I The killing will continue, fearing that there will be more Tibetan tribes in the future..." Qiang
The Han counselor said: "Your Majesty, you must be patient now."
Bian Sibojie let out a long sigh. He didn't know how long the salt-deficient tribesmen could endure.
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In Xizhou City, Jiazhou Defense Envoy, Mu Zheng, who was newly named Zhao Sizhong, returned to his hometown.
In order to win over Zhao Sizhong, the emperor built him a luxurious residence in Beijing, which was even larger than the mansion originally given to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue wrote to the emperor requesting that Mu Zheng return to Xizhou and use his influence to recruit the Shannan Fan tribe and the Hehuang Fan tribe. However, this matter was opposed by Wang Lian, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, who said that the leader of the Zhongfan tribe in Xihe Road was cunning and cunning. The people are too weak to conquer, and today's surrender is out of necessity, not because they really have the intention to serve the Han Dynasty. If Mu Zheng is allowed to live in Xizhou, the local Tibetan people will be his confidants. Once Xia or Dong Xi sends troops to attack Xizhou, Hezhou, Mu Zheng will be an internal response, and Xihe's good situation will be ruined.
However, Zhang Yue argued hard with reason. Seeing Zhang Yue's persistence, the Emperor and the Second Mansion still believed in Zhang Yue's vision and judgment, and allowed Mu Zheng to return to Xizhou. Qiang
The emperor asked Mu Zheng's mother, wife and children to live in Tongyuan Army. His mother was given the surname Li and was made the concubine of Suining County. She also gave him thirty guan of powder money every month. His wife Yu Longqi was the Lord of Anding County, and his second wife was Jie Shizu became the king of Renhe County. At the same time, he allocated fifty hectares of land from Xizhou, Hezhou to Mu Zheng. At the same time, he also gave Mu Zheng's two wives ten hectares of fertile land each, which can be an extremely generous gift.
As a defense envoy, Mu Zheng is the chief governor, comparable to the governor of Feiyao County. Now there are two chief governors in Xihe, one is Gao Zunyu and the other is Mu Zheng.
Mu Zheng's official position was higher than that of Gao Zunyu, but he had no director.
But Mu Zheng, who had not been seen for half a year, had gained a bit of weight, and his expression and demeanor were different from previous years.
Zhang Yue hosted a banquet for Mu Zheng. During the dinner, Mu Zheng said: "I would like to inform you, this time I will not... Zhao Sizhong returned to Xizhou. He could only do his best to be loyal to the emperor and Song Dynasty, hoping to control the Hezhou Qiang tribe in Xizhou." In order to repay the Cardinal for his virtue of not killing."
I haven't seen Muzheng for half a year and I have learned a lot, both in Chinese and in the official rules of the Han people. It is no longer the same as before, one by one. This is just like following the local customs... Zhang Yue said: "The defense envoy returns to Xizhou, but Zhang does not dare to bother him with heavy tasks, so why not take charge of Minzhou first?"
The ranking of the generals along the way is the general manager of the road, the deputy general manager, the jurisdiction of Lu Qian, the supervisor of the Lu, and the following are the jurisdiction of the state Qian and the supervisor of the state. Qiang
Nowadays, the troops and horses of the Xizhou Fan tribe are commanded by Mu Zheng's younger brother Wu Chi and the Hezhou Fan tribe is commanded by Bao Shun. It is impossible for Zhang Yue to let Mu Zheng get involved in these two states again, so he puts him under the jurisdiction of Minzhou.
Although Minzhou is now occupied by the Song Army, it is like Taozhou, with mountains and river valleys, and the Tibetan tribes are scattered in it. All the Song Army can control is a few key forts. Once the Guizhang tribe attacks Min from Taozhou State, I am afraid that many tribes will respond to them.
Zhang Yue's purpose in making Mu Zheng the governor of Minzhou was to use his prestige to recruit local Tibetan tribes.
Mu Zheng was in the mood to give it a try this time, but he didn't expect Zhang Yue to really trust him and was overjoyed to entrust him with military power.
Mu Zheng immediately thanked him and left.
After Mu Zheng left, many officials and generals were worried when they learned that Mu Zheng was appointed as the governor of Minzhou. They collectively went to the Jinglue Mansion to oppose Zhang Yue's appointment of Mu Zheng as the governor of Minzhou, saying that his heart was unpredictable and he would be in trouble once he broke into chaos. The consequences of the incident are disastrous.
Zhang Yue had already expected the opposition of the generals and said with a smile: "Qiang people are naturally afraid of nobles. It is convenient for Mu Zheng to recruit the tribes of Minzhou for nobles." Qiang.
"Besides, now that the Minzhou Fan tribe is not used by the Song Dynasty, it is used by Bian Si Bo Jie and Leng Ji Pu. I asked Mu Zheng to go to Minzhou without any soldiers to recruit, just for the sake of the overall situation."
Zhang Yue reported to the emperor that the six prefectures of Xihe had a total of more than 3,000 miles of land, but they were governed by Tibetan tribes. It was not easy to integrate these Tibetan tribes into the Song Dynasty. It took not a few years, but decades. The real Chineseization of the Tibetan people.
Nowadays, the Song army is heavily stationed in Xizhou and Hezhou, two protrusions deep into the Xixia and Qingtang Dynasties, while Minzhou and Taozhou are the weak points in the hinterland. The mountains and deep valleys here are home to hundreds of thousands of Shannan Qiang people. department.
As the junction of the first ladder and the second ladder, neither control nor direct administration are good governance methods.
Directly under the jurisdiction, troops must be stationed. If the troops are stationed, the logistics and supplies will not be available, and management will be too difficult, and Ji Wei is afraid that the local Tibetan people will cause chaos.
Now that Taozhou has not been attached, Minzhou is unstable. If Zhang Yue does not completely solve Minzhou, Taozhou will not be able to achieve the strategic purpose of taking Qingtang from the north and controlling Xixia from the east. Then his Pinghehuang policy dedicated to the emperor will be in vain. A piece of empty talk has become a laughing stock in the eyes of others.
Another thing is that he knows that Wang Anshi is currently in unstable position due to the affairs of Shi Yisi. Once Wang Anshi dismissed the prime minister, the Song Dynasty might turn to strategic contraction, so he wanted to resolve the Hehuang matter once and for all before Wang Anshi dismissed the prime minister. Qiang
After convincing the generals, Zhang Yue repeatedly considered his next choice.
Zhang Yue's first consideration was Zhang Kai. But now Zhang Kai knows that Hezhou is an important military area and the front line facing Qingtang, Taozhou and Xixia, and cannot be touched lightly.
Now the one who knows Minzhou is Shen Kuo. Shen Kuo is quite talented, but he is a bit rigid and is not very flexible.
Moreover, Shen Kuo was coordinating the affairs of the whole state and did not have the energy to keep an eye on Mu Zheng for himself.
So Zhang Yue thought about it and finally decided on a candidate.
A moment later, You Shixiong, the secretary-general of Xizhou, appeared in front of Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue said to him: "I am going to let you go to Minzhou to recruit the Tibetan tribe. You pack up and set off with Mu Zheng in a few days."
You Shixiong immediately took the order without saying a word. Qiang
Zhang Yue warned You Shixiong: "The recruitment of the Fan tribe in Minzhou is different from others. You need to consider it carefully. The Fan tribe is also born from the flesh and blood of the people. If you treat them like brothers and children, they will treat you like brothers and children in return."
"However, this matter cannot be generalized. No matter how you treat these Tibetan people, they will be divided into three. Remember, it is not divided into two. It is so easy to rashly divide the Tibetan people in Minzhou into those who are loyal to the Song Dynasty or those who rebel against the Song Dynasty. man of."
"The matter at hand needs to be discussed in detail. It is wrong to divide it into two parts, let alone one size fits all. Doing things in this way is rash and careless."
You Shixiong asked: "May I ask the commander how to divide it into three parts?"
Zhang Yue said: "There are only a few Tibetan tribes who are truly loyal to the Song Dynasty and those who rebel against the Song Dynasty. Most of the Tibetan tribes are in between, but these are the ones who can influence the situation in Minzhou. Therefore, we must use our strength When seizing the two ends and taking the middle position, the Tibetan tribes loyal to the Song Dynasty must be given official posts and generous rewards and allowed to enter the market, while those who rebel against the Song Dynasty must be exterminated immediately. In this way, the Tibetan tribes in the middle will naturally know what to do, and appropriately With guidance, you can control the enemy!"
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