Murong Zhao's surrender made Shanshan and Qiemo officially fall into the hands of the Sui Dynasty, and also relieved the greatest security risks in southern Yizhou and southwest Guazhou.
When the news of victory came from Shanshan, Guazhou, Yizhou, Ganzhou and other places rejoiced, especially when the generals Murong Zhao, Siroji, Niluozhe and others were taken into Zhangye City, the people waiting at the gate of the city They swarmed forward and expressed their welcome to the surrendered generals by the people of the Sui Dynasty by throwing stones and mud.
The victorious army slowly arrived in front of the General Manager's Mansion. Wei Yunqi led a group of generals into the main hall of the General Manager's Mansion, saluted Yang Ji who had been waiting for a long time and said: "The last general Wei Yunqi lived up to the great manager's trust and successfully annihilated Murong Tie. Blade.”
"Well done, I will take credit for you." Yang Ji stepped forward to help Wei Yunqi up. He then looked at the generals around Wei Yunqi. Xue Shixiong, Mai Tiezhang, Qian Shixiong and other generals were missing. , and asked: "Where are Manager Xue, Manager Mai and General Qian?"
"Going back to the General Manager, because Shan Shan was not ready to do anything, and there were many tribesmen, horse thieves, and low-ranking people who were not willing to accept the discipline of the Sui Dynasty, they took the decision without authorization and decided to let General Manager Xue lead the troops. As for Qiemo, General Manager Mai led the Guazhou Army to sit at Dangjinshan Pass. General Qian led an army and was responsible for mopping up the hostile forces in Shanshan and Qiemo." At this point, Wei Yunqi quickly apologized: " The general and others took the decision without permission, so please ask the chief manager to punish him."
"This matter was due to my negligence. I forgot to explain it clearly in advance. Your decision was not only faultless, but also meritorious." Yang Ji naturally would not punish them. He was in Zhangye and had no idea about the actual situation in Shanshan and Qiemo. They knew nothing, thus neglecting things like cracking down on bandits and suppressing anti-Sui forces. However, Wei Yunqi and others were able to make up for their negligence based on the truth. This not only shows that everyone has brains, but also contributed to the Sui Dynasty. Decide.
"Thank you, General Manager!" Wei Yunqi and others' starting point is not only for the good of the Sui Dynasty but also for the good of Liangzhou, but making decisions without authorization is a fact that cannot be denied; if they encounter a boss who is difficult to talk to or is harsh, not only will they be All the achievements he had made were completely wiped out, and he even used this as a basis to let them walk around without finishing the meal. The attitude shown by Yang Ji made Wei Yunqi and the following young players Xue Wanche, Meng Zhongcai, Qian Jie, Wang Jun and other young players grateful.
After the greetings, Xue Ju brought up Murong Zhao, Siroji, Niluozhe, and Yuwen Qiancong. Wei Yunqi whispered to Yang Ji: "General manager, that person is the Tianbi King Murong Zhao of Tuyuhun." .”
Yang Ji nodded and looked at the Tianbi King. He saw that he was about forty years old. He had an angular face, deep eye sockets, and dark skin. He looked very much like the Xianbei people. It was just that when he entered the city, he was The angry people were beaten to pieces with bruises on their noses, faces, and bumps on their heads, and they looked extremely embarrassed.
Yang Ji understood the anger of the people in Zhangye very well, because Ganzhou was long from east to west and narrow from north to south. In the past, it was not only threatened by Turkic soldiers, but also robbed by Tuyuhun from time to time. However, in the minds of the people, people named Sui Chen were actually robbers. The Tuyuhuns were more hateful than the Turks who came to rob them with open swords and guns, so it was normal for Murong Zhao and others to be beaten, and they were lucky not to be beaten to death.
"Are you Murong Zhao?" Yang Ji asked.
"The sinner Murong Zhao meets the King of Wei." Murong Zhao secretly took a look at Yang Ji and saw that he had a majestic figure and a steady and majestic look in his movements. There was a vague air of a king. He felt even more awed. He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee with his hands in the air. He cupped his fists and said, "The sinner is willing to serve the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Ji said calmly: "You are worthy of being a hero of Tuyuhun for being able to turn from darkness to light at a critical moment."
People often say that the prairie people are bold, hospitable, friendly and real men without any scheming. However, Yang Ji, who was born in the Sui Dynasty, thinks otherwise. These prairie people associate with foxes and compete with wolves every day. They believe in being able to defeat If you follow the survival rules of fighting, running away if you can't fight, and surrendering if you can't escape, how can there be a real man who is honest and forthright? Even if there is, it is because of insufficient brains, rather than being truly straightforward and heroic.
Murong Zhao turned a deaf ear to Yang Ji's teasing words. He said politely: "The sinner has been confused for a long time. I have heard for a long time that King Wei does not care about his family background, but only his talent. Now that I have returned to the Sui Dynasty, I can have a taste of my life's ambition!" "
Yang Ji's eyes were opened after what he heard. He had seen many shameless people, but this was the first time in his life that he was so shameless. He glanced at Murong Zhao and the others, and said calmly: "Everyone, get up! I, Da Sui, am the master of etiquette. Bang, we have always treated ourselves and our friends with courtesy."
"Thank you, King Wei!" Although Murong Zhao and others expressed their gratitude respectfully, they were full of slander in their hearts: They surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, but they were stoned when they entered the city, and the Sui army next to them just smiled. Looking at it, this kind of "treating each other with courtesy" does not exist even in Tyuhun. Is this a country of etiquette? But nowadays, no one is stupid enough to say these things that are in their hearts.
Yang Ji waited for a while and when no one spoke, he said to Murong Zhao: "As far as I know, the territory of the Tianbi King is in the south of Tuyuhun. Are you familiar with the Subi Kingdom south of Tuyuhun?"
Murong Zhao looked at Yang Ji in confusion. He didn't know why he suddenly mentioned Su Pi. Isn't this inconsistent with the procedure for receiving prisoners? However, although he was puzzled in his heart, he still said respectfully: "Reporting to King Wei, the sinner does know Su Pi better."
"Tell me about it!" Yang Ji said with great interest.
"Follow your orders!" Murong Zhao saluted and introduced: "Subi State has a long and vast territory and a population of tens of thousands of households. They practice co-governance by the queen and the little queen. Their former queen's name was Dajiawu and she lived in Nangga Er Old Castle, while the little queen Chi Bengsu lived in Yuna of Xibulwa (north of Lhasa). However, the queen was mediocre, arrogant and violent, and the minister Nian Jisong gave many advices, but she was expelled by the queen. . Nian·Jisong then secretly planned to kill Dajiawu and defect to Chuibengsu. However, Chuibengsu was not a wise king, so some ministers secretly contacted us in the past few years, Shifu, the former Great Khan of Tuyuhun, just when Shifu was about to march south. , Murong Fuyun launched a coup and killed Shifu, so the move south was delayed. However, the sinner had some contact with Supi before. It is said that after the people of Supi could not get help from me, Tuyuhun, they contacted the garrison again. The Tibetan leader Dari Niansai who was in Qingwa Dazi Palace (Qiongjie County) plotted to overthrow the rule of Queen Subi Chi Bengsu."
"Wait a minute!" When Yang Ji heard this, he interrupted Murong Zhao and asked, "What is the ability of the Tubo leader Dari Niansai? Tell me everything you know."
"Yes!" Murong Zhao thought for a while and said, "Dari Niansai is quite capable. He first conquered the Niang, Bei, Nen and other large tribes in Tubo, and then successively conquered the small states in Tubo. After that, he developed people's livelihood, Prices were determined, and Tubo's agriculture and animal husbandry also developed. But his son Nangri Songtsan was even more powerful, because all wars were fought by his son."
Yang Ji nodded slightly and said to Murong Zhao: "When Shi Fu was alive, he was on good terms with our Sui Dynasty. Unfortunately, after Murong Fuyun came to power, the relationship between the two parties turned from friendly to hostile. However, since the Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun are now Judging from the relationship and situation, Shifu's decision to be friendly to the Sui Dynasty and develop southward is in your interest of Tuyuhun. What does King Tianbi think?"
Murong Zhao couldn't keep up with Yang Ji's thoughts, but he still nodded silently. In fact, he, Murong Tieyen, Murong Yong, Niluo Zhou, Tuoba Mumi and others all advocated southward development and opposed the wrong policy of being an enemy of the Sui Dynasty; but Murong Fuyun not only did not listen, but instead Under the influence of Xiaojun and other arrogant people, they attacked the Hexi Corridor while Yang Ji was fighting Bujia Khan.
Judging from the current situation, Murong Fuyun's decision to become an enemy of the Sui Dynasty was indeed extremely stupid. If Murong Fuyun followed the direction set by Shifu, even if he could not occupy the vast territory of Supi, he would still be able to take the initiative in Tuyuhun. , at least we won’t end up where we are today.
However, how does all this relate to the Supi and Tubo mentioned by Yang Ji?
At this time, not only Murong Zhao was confused, but also Liangzhou Wenwu who were present were confused by Yang Ji.
"As far as I know, when Shifu was alive, many herdsmen and livestock died in the severe winter in Tuyuhun, but it was a relatively prosperous period for you in Tuyuhun." Yang Ji looked at Murong Zhao and said as if chatting: "But what about now? Not only have you lost Shanshan and Qiemo, but you have also lost a large number of elites. Even if you make peace with me in the Sui Dynasty in the future, you will not have more than ten or twenty years to recuperate and it will be difficult to return to your peak. And in During this period, the Dangxiang (Tuoba Chici) and Bailan Qiang who had trade relations with us in the Sui Dynasty will soon develop. As long as their strength reaches the point where they are on par with you, they will definitely try their best to drive you Murong Xianbei out. Even if they can't defeat Tuyuhun and take back their ancestral land, they can jointly occupy Tubo in Supi. When the time comes, where will you Tuyuhun go?"
Some smart people already had a vague idea of what Yang Ji wanted to say, which was to encourage Tuyuhun to develop southward and compete with Tubo for Supi.
As everyone expected, Yang Ji said eloquently: "King Tianbi is a person who lives on the plateau. I think you should know better than me. In winter, a large number of livestock will freeze to death. Once there is not enough food, If you have no clothes to keep out the cold, or if the severe winter lasts longer, a large number of people will freeze to death. As far as I know, the Yanbo area (Lhasa) in Subi has fertile land and convenient irrigation. There is no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. Compared with Your Tuyuhun hinterland is countless times better. If you develop further south and cooperate with the Sui people first, then the Yanbo area will be yours. Tubo may be very strong, but I don’t think the small Tubo is stronger than the great Sui."
Yang Ji didn't know much about the current leader of Tubo, Dari Nianse, but he knew that his son Nangri Songtsen was not only the father of Songtsen Gampo, but he was also a very great hero in his own right.
After his father Dariniansai died, Nangri Songtsen became the leader of Tubo. He worked hard to develop production, reclaim wasteland, and expand the area of cultivated land in terms of people's livelihood; he domesticated wild cattle, sheep, horses, and donkeys to raise livestock; and Obtaining salt from Lake Lacuo in the north, Tubo began the custom of eating salt. Militaryly, Nangri Songtsen personally led his elite troops to conquer Supi and annexed all the Supi land. Later, he ordered the Yanbo area of Supi to be renamed Pengyu (today's Lhasa area). In terms of politics, Nangri Songtsan not only added positions such as internal minister and foreign minister that were close to the official system of the Central Plains, but also launched vigorous reforms, recruiting and promoting "cold scholars" under special circumstances, and granting meritorious "cold scholars" a large amount of land and slaves. This greatly increased Hanshi's status, but he also offended the old nobles and was later poisoned to death.
The reason why his son Songtsen Gampo was able to clean up the mess in Tubo so quickly was that the "cold scholars" promoted by Nangri Songtsen were always loyal to the "royal family" of Tibet, and they followed the young Songtsen unswervingly. Beside Bu, fight again on the land of Tubo.
It was also because of this battle that Tubo wiped out all its stubborn, conservative and powerful old aristocrats, which laid a good internal environment for Songtsen Gampo's drastic reforms. Coupled with Li Erbi's divine assist, Tubo finally spent only In just a few decades, the Central Plains Dynasty had completed its thousands-year journey and suddenly jumped from a primitive country to a highly centralized and powerful country.
Yang Ji originally thought that Tubo was just a tiger father with no dog son, but now after listening to Murong Zhao's introduction, he realized that his ancestors and grandchildren were all heroes in the world, and the power of Tubo began as early as the Dari Niansai period.
Since he knew that the three generations of Dari Niansai, Nangri Songtsan, and Songtsen Gampo were all powerful, and since he knew the threat Tibet had posed to the Tang Dynasty in history and the trauma it had caused to the Central Plains, Yang Ji naturally could not let Nangri Songtsan unify easily. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
But the real problem is that the focus of the Sui Dynasty has always been in the Western Regions, the north, and the northeast, and has no intention of marching to the southwest. Moreover, the snowy area has no strategic value for the current Sui Dynasty. If it were not for the power of Tibet after its unification, Even Yang Ji did not support the Sui Dynasty's march to the snowy area.
Since the Sui Dynasty could not take into account the snow areas and looked down upon them, it would be better to let someone who thought the snow areas were good go there. Even though this person was not from the Sui Dynasty, he could at least contain Tibet and create huge consequences for their unification. Trouble.
As long as the snow area is not unified under a certain force, it will be a great thing for the Sui Dynasty. It doesn't matter who occupies the "City of Sunshine" area.
Looking at Murong Zhao who was silent, Yang Ji continued: "What do you think?"
Murong Zhao was called by name, so naturally he had to answer. He sighed and said: "I don't want to be an enemy of the Sui Dynasty, but the Great Khan doesn't listen! And even if the Great Sui Dynasty lets me go back, I'm afraid the Great Khan won't. He will spare my life, and maybe he will throw all the blame on me, and then use my head to shirk the responsibility to the sage Khan.”
He glanced at Yang Ji and then said: "The sinner has heard a little about the Yanbo area. It is true that there is no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. It is more livable than the hinterland of Tuyuhun. I also hope that it will become a breeding ground for Tuyuhun, but I Now that it’s hard to even save my life and property, how can the Great Khan listen to me?”
Yang Ji nodded when he heard the words. Murong Zhao could think so, which shows that this person is not stupid, and it is more suitable for him to support him. If he were replaced by someone who is stupid, I am afraid that not only will he not be able to restrain Tubo, but he will become a delicious meal for the other party.
"Your worries are not unreasonable." Yang Ji smiled and said, "But the friend I want to make in the Sui Dynasty is you, not Murong Fuyun. If you develop southward, I can ask the saint to give you a title. , In this case, what can Murong Fuyun do to you? And you can no longer stand in Tuyuhun, so going to the south is undoubtedly a better choice."
When Murong Zhao and his confidants heard this, their eyes lit up. What Yang Ji said was very tempting to them. Whether it was Qimin Khan or Murong Bei who lived in the Great Lakes area, they were all poor before. , small characters who were precarious, later all embarked on the road to power because of the Sui Dynasty.
Moreover, compared with Qimin Khan, they did not have to point the butcher knife at their own troops and people. More importantly, they had no better choice except to go south.
Finally, Murong Zhao saluted Yang Ji and said, "The sinner is willing to obey King Wei's arrangements and obey all the orders of the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Ji nodded with satisfaction: "We have a saying in the Central Plains that those who know the current affairs are heroes. From now on, you, King Tianbi, will be my friend, Yang Ji. As long as the saint gives the order, I will follow the example of your subordinates and soldiers." Return them all, this can be regarded as some support for my friends."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Murong Zhao took a deep breath, suppressed the joy in his heart, and bowed to express his thanks.
He was originally more worried that he would not be able to make a difference in the south, but unexpectedly Yang Ji agreed to return the remaining soldiers, which gave him a little more confidence.
"I still have some things to do. Today I will not let King Tianbi take over." Yang Ji told Xue Ju, "Please ask King Tianbi and others to rest in the post house."
"Here!" Xue held a salute, cupped his fists towards Murong Zhao and said, "King Tianbi, please!"
"Farewell, sinner." Murong Zhao bowed to Yang Ji and led the crowd to follow Xue Ju out of the main hall.
At this time, Yu Shinan stepped forward, saluted Yang Ji and said: "General manager, if Murong Zhao copes with the situation and pretends to surrender, and if you let him go now and give him soldiers in the future, wouldn't it be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain?"
"Yu Shi Cao is overly worried." Yang Shanhui next to him laughed and said: "Murong Zhao lost his troops and generals, and also lost Shanshan and Qiemo. Murong Fuyun must be eager to eat him now, and he himself just said his The situation shows that we are also afraid of Murong Fuyun settling accounts in the future, so conflicts have arisen between the two of us. If he dares to break his promise, we can also encourage Murong Fuyun to kill him."
Wei Yunqi also smiled and said: "If I were Murong Zhao, I would definitely deceive the remnant army into his hands, but if he deceives the remnant army into arriving in Tuyuhun, would Murong Fuyun still dare to believe that he is still loyal to Tuyuhun?"
Yu Shinan couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's true, it seems I'm still a little stupid."
Everyone laughed together.
Yang Shanhui couldn't help but ask Yang Ji: "The chief manager seems to be wary of this Tubo?"
"That's right." Yang Ji nodded. He couldn't say anything, so he could only say: "Whether it's the north or the south, as long as they fight against each other and fight endlessly, my Sui Dynasty will be less affected. If the border appears A unified and powerful country is definitely not a good thing for us, the Sui Dynasty."
He glanced at everyone and continued: "Queen Subi is unpopular and the ruler and ministers are at odds with each other. If the subjects lead the Tibetan army to enter, everyone in Subi will definitely welcome it with cheers. In this way, all Subi will be owned by the Tibetans, and Tuguhun, Dangxiang, and Bailan will Zhu Qiang does not have the strength to march into the south, and where is the center of gravity of our Sui Dynasty? If we allow Tubo, which has the hearts of the people at home and no external troubles, to run for more than ten years, it will surely become a great country with top and bottom working together. By then, our Sui Dynasty will be in the southwest. There will never be peace. I tempted Murong Zhao to go south because I hope that the southwest will be in chaos like the north."
When everyone heard this, they immediately understood what Yang Ji meant, which was just to move Chang Sun Sheng's tactics to the south. However, this method was indeed the sharpest weapon to deal with foreigners, and it was more terrifying than the Sui Dynasty's direct invasion.
"General Manager, there is an urgent document from the capital that is eight hundred miles away." While everyone was talking, several guards came in carrying a courier who was tired of travel.
"What's going on with the official document?" Yang Ji asked quickly.
"Your Majesty, the urgent report is in my arms." The messenger seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as he entered the main hall of the Governor's Mansion. After saying this, he fainted directly.
Without waiting for Yang Ji's instructions, Li Daliang stepped forward and found the official document from the courier's arms, handed it to Yang Ji, and then ordered the guards to carry the courier down to rest.
Yang Ji hurriedly read the official document, his face turned pale, and he sat down on his seat, feeling completely lost.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and Yang Shanhui quickly asked: "General Manager, what happened? Could it be that the imperial court does not allow you to lead the army north?"
"No, but this matter has to be stopped." Yang Ji tried his best to calm down the emotions in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "The official document was given to me by the prince, saying that the saint was seriously ill in Renshou Palace."
"Ah?" Everyone was shocked and jumped up.
Yang Ji took a deep breath, stood up, and said, "The prince is worried about something happening in the capital, so he asked me to lead the army back to the capital immediately. Yang Shanhui, Zhang Xutuo, and Wei Yunqi, you three will follow me back to the capital."
"I humbly obey my orders!" The three of them responded with pale faces and tremblingly.
After hearing Yang Ji's arrangement, Yin Shishi, Yu Shinan, Xiao Yu and others asked in unison: "General Manager, if you return to Beijing, what will happen to Liangzhou affairs?"
"Stop all actions and guard against foreign enemies!" Yang Ji was confused and thought for a while: "I don't know when I will be back. Master Yinshi, you are in charge of military affairs and Yu Shinan is temporarily taking over government affairs. If anything happens here, you can discuss it Make a decision. If it really can't be solved, have someone send me a message."
"I humbly obey my command." Everyone quickly responded.
For a time, the general manager's office was in a state of chaos.
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