Like other countries in the Western Regions, Yiwu is also a multi-ethnic country. In addition to Tiele people, there are also Western Region Hu people, Chuyue people, Qibi people, Turks, and Huhua Han people.
The Huhua Han people are the descendants of the Yiwu Han people. After generations of intermarriage with the Hu people, except for their appearance, which is slightly Han-like, their beliefs and customs are the same as the Hu people. However, although they are seriously Huhua, they always regard themselves as Han people. Because they They were the main body of trade with Dunhuang merchants, so they still spoke in Chinese and had a natural affinity with the Sui Dynasty. If Tutunshe wanted to surrender, of course they would be willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty. However, the Turks definitely want to surrender to the East and West Turks, and the Chuyue people definitely want to surrender to the Chuyue tribe... But no matter who they surrender to, the first to die will definitely be the king's family.
Among so many ethnic groups, the Chuyue people are the strongest. They occupy the richest grassland around Puleihai and are connected with the Chuyue tribe in the north; the Huhua Han people have a foothold in the east of Yiwu. The Gutierra people, headed by the royal family, were mainly concentrated around Yiwu City and established an army of 8,000 people.
The various ethnic groups are distinct and do not interfere with each other, and they are in a delicate balance. This also leads to King Tutunshe having nothing to do, so he has to hide in the palace and fuck his wife. This also makes Tutunshe, who is only forty, He has dozens of children, but having too many sons does not make him worry. In recent years, several older sons have been fighting for power and territory, which has made the country of Yiwu a state of panic and panic.
However, it is a prairie practice that the strong should be respected, and the one who survives in the end is the most suitable heir. Therefore, Tutunshe's trouble is not the fight between sons, but foreign invasion.
Since ancient times, small countries living in the cracks of big countries have been in a difficult situation. If these big countries are hostile to each other, it will be even more difficult for small countries; if there are five or six hostile big countries, it will be worse than death. And Yiwu country, obviously It's the kind of life that is worse than death.
The territory of Yiwu is smaller than that of Guazhou, and its population is smaller than that of Guazhou. However, to the east is the prosperous Sui Dynasty, to the south is Tuyuhun who constantly invades Liangzhou of the Great Sui Dynasty, and to the west is Tieleqi who has a feud with Tuyuhun for the Western Region. The Bi tribe and the northwest are the Western Turks who were betrayed by Qibi, the Tiele Chuyue tribe is also betraying the Western Turks to the north, and the northeast is the Eastern Turks ruled by Bujia Khan. Bujia Khan, who regards himself as the Turkic orthodoxy, not only He regarded Chuyuebu as a traitor and had a bloody feud with the Sui Dynasty.
Apart from this circle of hostility, some of these six forces that Yiwu cannot afford to offend have enemies across Yiwu, such as the Sui Dynasty in the east and the Western Turks in the west, the Southwest Qibi Tribe and the Northeastern East/ The Turks are the most typical example. If one of these two pairs goes to war, the first one to fall will not be one of their soldiers, but the country of Yiwu sandwiched in the middle.
This is a long-term external worry, and the near-term worry is the threat and control of Yiwu by the Western Turks. Since Nichuluo Khan came to power, the Turks and Tiele people have turned against him, and the countries in the Western Regions have also killed domestic people. The Tutuns of Tutun broke away from the control of the Western Jue and gained a new life. Only the Yiwu country could not do this. It was not that the Tutuns liked to be slaves, but that the Chuyue people in the north had always threatened the survival of the Yiwu country and were ready to destroy them. Incorporated into the territory of Chu Yue Department.
It is precisely because of the existence of the Western Turks that they dare not attack Yiwu, and the Western Turks use the strong intimidation of the Chuyue tribe to control Yiwu. The price is that Yiwu has to hand over half of its taxes to the Western Turks every year. If there is a war, cattle, sheep and other food will have to be collected. The Tutun resident in Yiwu is doing the job of collecting taxes.
The cruel exploitation of the Western Turks made Yiwu so impoverished that he could not even afford the money to build the city wall. The city wall built by the Han Dynasty still plays a defensive role today. After hundreds of years of changes, the city wall has become very low. , collapses can be seen everywhere.
Yiwu City is divided into two completely opposite worlds. The south is a civilian area with shabby houses, crowded buildings, and sewage flowing across the river; while the north is where dignitaries and businessmen live, with neat roads and numerous shops. Selling silk, porcelain, pottery and various daily necessities from Dunhuang, the nobles on the street are well-dressed and fat-headed. They all enjoy tax-free privileges, so the cruel exploitation of the Western Turks is not their turn. They are always there. Live a life of luxury.
The moon and stars were sparse that night, the hustle and bustle of the day gradually faded away, almost everyone fell asleep, the streets and alleys became very quiet, and the palace with a few lights on was particularly eye-catching in the night.
When Hao Yuan, Xue Ju and others led the Xuanwu Guards over the city wall and reached under the east palace wall, they were shocked to find that there were cracks everywhere on the palace wall, some of which were even as big as a fist, as if they were damaged due to lack of water. The dry and cracked paddy fields give people the feeling that they will collapse at a push.
"It doesn't matter that the city wall collapsed, but the palace city also did the same." Xue Ju whispered in surprise: "What kind of palace is this?"
"It's already very good." Hao Yuan next to him said matter-of-factly: "Yiwu country is only one state larger than Sui Dynasty. It is full of Gobi deserts and deserts. There are very few places suitable for farming and grazing. The slightly better cattails Haidu was occupied by the Chuyue people, and the meager taxes from the people not only support the army, but also pay most of it to the Western Turks. How can Tutunshe have spare money to build a palace?"
"I can kill any number of kings like this." Xue Ju looked at Hao Yuan, "Is Hao Canjun's map correct?"
"Tutunshe took me and my late father to visit the palace before. I know this place very well and I will never make any mistakes." Hao Yuan said confidently.
After waiting for a while, a group of guards holding torches came from the north, then headed directly to the south, slowly disappearing into the night.
"That's enough." Hao Yuan said with a smile: "Their next round of patrols will not arrive until at least an hour later."
At this time, the east door slowly opened a crack, revealing the heads of Zhang Chuchen and Liu Rumei, and the other five Suzaku guards were beside them.
Under the moonlight, you can clearly see the corpses of more than a dozen Yiwu soldiers sitting neatly in the doorway. If you didn't look carefully, you would think they were sleeping.
They sneaked into the city during the day and climbed in through the cracks in the palace wall as soon as it was dark. When the appointed time came, they immediately seized the east gate.
Seeing that they had succeeded, Xue Ju quickly stood up and waved back. The soldiers behind him rushed towards the palace gate quickly, and then hundreds more people came from the darkness. These people were all the Xuanwu Jingwei of Yang Ji's family. In addition, a thousand East Palace Iron Guards came in.
This was Yang Ji's decapitation action after he pushed his army to the vicinity of Yiwu City. As long as the palace and Tutun were firmly controlled, it would have a miraculous effect of defeating the enemy without a fight.
These elite soldiers rushed into the palace and quickly closed the door. From the outside, it seemed that nothing happened. But things turned upside down inside the palace. The soldiers broke into rooms one after another and arrested all the sons, daughters, wives and concubines of Tutunshe. Hundreds of imperial guards rushed to fight, but they were all killed on the spot by the capable Xuanwu Guards and the East Palace Iron Guards. There were screams and cries everywhere.
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