The wars raged in the Northeast during the Sui Dynasty, which naturally attracted the attention of many forces. The Eastern Turks, Nanshiwei, Beishiwei, Xi tribe, Bodu Mohe, Silla, and Baekje did not have the slightest favorable impression of Goguryeo; , the Sui Dynasty that dominated the world, they were even more afraid.
Especially after Yang Ji annihilated the Khitan, forced the Xi tribe to surrender, and accepted Su Mo Mohe, these Northeastern forces were all extremely wary of the powerful Sui Dynasty.
In their eyes, the battle between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo was a dog-eat-dog battle, and it was best for both sides to suffer and die together. Therefore, although the battle reports came like water, they did not care and did not participate.
Compared with these forces who stood by and watched, the Blackwater Mohe, Baishan Mohe, and Anchegu Mohe were quite tragic.
The Blackwater Mohe, Baishan Mohe, and Anchegu Mohe are actually the ancestors of the Jurchens, but they are now far away from the Central Plains. At this time, they are still like barbarians and like to plunder and kill. Their relationship with Goguryeo is like that between the Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty, and the Turks Like the Sui Dynasty, it often harmed the Goguryeo border.
However, Goguryeo, which has completely inherited the culture of the Central Plains, has never been a soft persimmon. How can it be afraid of these three uncivilized Mohe tribes? After the good king Gao Tande established Goguryeo's dominance in the Northeast, his son, the longevity king Gaolian, continued his father's legacy. The expansion policy annexed Fuyu, Mohe and some Khitan tribes; these included Heishui, Baishan and Anchegu.
Goguryeo adopted a more cruel colonial system than the suzerainty system for these three tribes, and used the cultural knowledge they learned from the Central Plains to improve the barbarian life of the three tribes, thus gaining the respect of the three tribes and often following Goguryeo in battles.
This time when Goguryeo was facing a life-or-death situation, it naturally invited the three tribes to cooperate in fighting. As before, the chiefs of the three tribes mobilized and personally led their own warriors to come to the rescue. It was precisely because of the joining of these three tribes that Goguryeo had so many troops in Liaodong. Soldiers and horses, but the result was quite touching. The three warriors either died in battle or became prisoners of the Sui army.
Yang Ji knew the future trend of Mohe very well, so he not only valued the Sumo Mohe who actively attached themselves to the Central Plains, but also rejected the Baishan, Heishui, and Anchegu tribes. After the war, he specifically put the prisoners of these three tribes together. , at the last count, there were more than 60,000 people.
Although there was no need for the Sui Dynasty to go to conquer Baishan, Heishui, and Anchegu in a thankless manner, the fate of these captives who were free laborers was already destined. They were not even qualified to build official roads in the Northeast, but they all moved to Yi. The state built the Shu Road.
These three tribes have a small population, high infant mortality rate, and low survival ability. If more than 60,000 men, including middle, young, and young people, leave again, it will definitely cause a fatal blow to these three tribes, and whether they can continue to reproduce in the future. It's all a problem; but this is obviously not what Yang Ji cares about.
After performing a big drama with Gao Yuan in public, part of the hatred between the soldiers and people of Liaodong has been transferred from the Sui Dynasty to
The "culprit" Gao Yuan, part of him was transferred to
The "war criminals" Yuan Ziyou and Yuan Taizuo were killed, which also created a better start for the governance of Sui officials.
Yang Ji knew how to strike while the iron was hot, so he announced four things at this critical moment: First, the Goguryeo soldiers who died in the battle were designated as innocent people who had been poisoned by Gao Yuan and war criminals, and they would be treated as
They were buried as "common people of the Sui Dynasty"; this move has no practical significance, but it can give some psychological comfort to the relatives of the fallen soldiers.
After all, the dead are gone, but the living still have to live. No one wants to live in the name of the rebel family members.
Second, when Gao Yuan implemented the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country, all the supplies of the people in the area under the jurisdiction of Liaodong City were confiscated by the Goguryeo government, leaving the people with nothing; Yang Ji followed the generosity of Kang and Goguryeo and gave each common person five measures of rice in the name of the Sui Dynasty. Let the people have food to eat.
With such confiscation and relief, the difference and power emerge. Third, Gao Yuan announced to the world
In the "Confession", he not only took all the blame for the crime, but also stated that north of the Zhu River is the land of the Central Plains, and all the people within it are citizens of the Central Plains. At this time, the land is returned to its original owner, and the people within it are actually returning to their motherland, not their motherland. Become a subjugated slave.
In response to this article, Yang Ji promised the people that the Sui Dynasty would soon set up official offices and officials, re-register household registrations, and then distribute the state-owned Goguryeo aristocratic property to the people in accordance with the Sui Dynasty policy, so that each family Each household has its own Yongye field, dew field and mulberry field.
The fourth is related to prisoners of war. Yang Ji originally planned to move the Goguryeo prisoners of war to the northwest and Yizhou to open a road, but Pei Ju, Wei Jin, Hao Yuan, Ling Jing and others believed that the six newly acquired counties would all belong to the Sui Dynasty in the future. The territory needs to be managed and settled in the future, rather than destroyed to the end like the East and West Turks.
The prisoners of war here are fundamentally different from the captives and slaves from the East and West Turks; if the prisoners of war are moved away like the East and West Turks, the three things done before will lose all effect, and the people of Liaodong finally let go A little bit of hatred will well up in the heart because of the departure of relatives, and the Anle Protectorate will continue to rebel because of this.
After much deliberation, Yang Ji gave up the idea of relocating the Goguryeo prisoners of war. Considering that the basic facilities in Xuantu County and Xiangping County were severely damaged, he changed the prisoners to serve their sentences on the spot and pay for their work.
To "pass", first repair the village houses and farmland water conservancy, and then open roads. Ordinary soldiers served the shortest time, while generals below the rank of captain were served in successively higher terms. Generals of rank and above and Goguryeo nobles were served until death. This arrangement is in line with the ancient hatred of the rich. When the common people see that the once-high-ranking nobles are doing worse than themselves, their mentality will be infinitely satisfied, and then they will support the government that overthrows the nobles. This has achieved good results in Liangzhou.
I believe that the effect will be the same if it is placed in all counties under the control of the Andong Protectorate. As soon as Gao Yuan's confession and the four major promises of peace of mind came out, all parts of Liaodong gradually calmed down. However, the four major promises are one thing, and whether they can be implemented is another matter.
If the officials of the Andong Protectorate and the local government fail to do their job and break their trust with the people, they will inevitably suffer backlash and trigger a tsunami-like change. This is why Yang Guang appointed Yang Yichen, Han Hong, and Wei Jin as the Andong Capital. An important reason for protecting the three leaders of the government.
Xuantu, the prefect, Tongshou, Juncheng, and Changshi of the six counties of Xiangping, Changli, Lelang, Anping, and Daifang who arrived at Liaodong City at the same time were all capable officials with very clean foundations and excellent moral character.
The first step for these people when they came to Liaodong City was not to take office immediately, but to receive training from Hao Yuan and Ling Jing. In addition to working hard to learn Liangzhou policies, these people also had to receive education from Yang Ji.
Yang Ji's education is rather a warning. It mainly says that the four major promises are the most critical first step in winning the hearts and minds of the people. Whoever breaks the rules and causes the people's hearts to plummet will be a sinner through the ages. Since he is a sinner through the ages, I and I His family members will all be severely punished.
There is nothing that can be done about it. After all, some officials always take the chance that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and they do not hesitate to try the law. His whole family deserves to die, but the serious consequences caused by him must be borne by the court and the government.
So ugly things must be said first. However, Yang Ji's trip south was delayed due to various post-war events.
. . . . During this period of time, the news that the Sui army easily captured Liaodong Jiancheng, unified Liaodong, and that Gao Yuan surrendered and confessed quickly spread throughout the world at a speed visible to the naked eye, shocking all the forces in the Northeast. The Sui Dynasty's fame was instantly Reaching the top, Yang Ji, the head coach of the Sui Army, once again became a feared figure by all forces in the Northeast after the first year of Daye.
The people closest to the battlefield in Liaodong were the Xi tribe. When the chief Bai Su heard the news, he immediately summoned the chiefs of all tribes to discuss matters.
The political situation in the Central Plains was turbulent and separated by wars in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and various forces in the Northeast were also reorganized and reorganized due to changes in the external environment. Eventually, the Khitan, Xi tribe, Northern and Southern Shiwei, Ping tribe, Mohe tribes and Goguryeo divided the Northeast region. During the Northern Dynasties, the Northeast Among the tribes, the Doumolo tribe and the Wuluohou tribe were annexed by Mohe and Shiwei, and Didougan moved southward and merged into the Xi tribe, disappearing in the long river of history.
It is precisely because of this reorganization of forces that the Lin tribe has grown stronger. Its territory has a circumference of two thousand miles, bordering Sumo Mohe in the northeast, Goguryeo in the east, Turks in the west, Khitan and Xi tribe in the south, and Nanshi Wei in the north; Most of the people are good at shooting and hunting, and wear red leather as the edge of their clothes. Women value copper necklaces and hang small copper bells from the top and bottom of their clothes. The customs are similar to those of Khitan and Turks.
When Yang Ji attacked the Khitan, the Lin tribe accepted a large number of Khitan people with the same belief, resulting in a population of 50,000 households and more than 30,000 victorious soldiers.
The size of the Lin Clan can only be regarded as a medium level among the major forces in the Northeast. Fortunately, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers on all sides, so it is in a situation where the big forces look down on it and the small forces cannot attack. .
However, Yang Ji summoned Sumo Mohe to surrender, forced the Xi tribe to surrender, captured Mozhou, and captured
After the "』" shaped Khitan, this delicate balance was destroyed. The land of the Lin people also appears
"』" shape, the east and south of it are now the territory of the Sui Dynasty. The soldiers and civilians of the Sui Dynasty can enter the territory of the Min tribe as long as they cross the weak Luoshui River running from west to east.
This is nothing at first, but the Ping tribe was particularly unlucky in choosing a suzerain country. In order to survive, the Ping tribe professed vassalage to Rouran and the Turkic Khanate. When these two great powers were destroyed, they professed vassalage to the Eastern Turks. The prince was defeated in the Great Lakes region. Bai Su was worried about being implicated, but because it did not border the Sui Dynasty, Bai Suduo recognized Goguryeo as his suzerainty.
At this time, seeing that Goguryeo was about to end, Bai Su, the great chief who was a vassal state and accepted the Khitan people, finally knew that he was afraid.
When everyone gathered, Bai Su gave a general overview of the situation in Liaodong, and said with a heavy heart: "You also know the situation in Liaodong. I won't go into details. I'm not afraid of anything else now, I'm afraid of Yang Ji." After giving a definition, Bai Su explained with a frown: "On the one hand, we recognized Goguryeo as the suzerain state, and then we accepted a large number of Khitan people that Yang Ji wanted to kill, and Yang Ji is now fighting Goguryeo; although we have never asked The Sui Dynasty sent out soldiers and soldiers, but Yang Ji was unreasonable! He easily defeated the Khitan and Yuan Taizuo in the first year of the Daye, and then wiped out the Xi clan easily; this time, I'm worried It is very likely that he easily took over our Xi clan. On the other hand, the existence of the Xi clan made the northeastern territory of the Sui Dynasty very incomplete, irregular, and ugly. If I were Yang Ji, I would also be guilty of letting the big people The map of the Sui Dynasty became perfect and beautiful and the Lin tribe was wiped out. Now it is about the life and death of the Lin tribe. Let's talk about it. What should we do?" The chiefs were silent after hearing this. They knew that the chief was not
"Worries are unfounded", but Yang Ji is indeed such a person. Yang Ji is more barbaric, more unreasonable, and easier to kill than people like them who are called barbarians.
However, they, the Lin Clan, had conflicts with Yang Ji again and again.
It's strange that he can be happy about "being against". After a while, a chief said: "Great chief, a country as powerful as Goguryeo was easily defeated by Yang Ji. Our small force is not even enough to fill the gap between Yang Ji's teeth, not to mention that there is a powerful country behind him. . In my opinion, it is better to follow the example of Sumo Mohe and directly annex the Sui Dynasty." Bai Su saw that the eyes of the chiefs lit up and asked with a wry smile: "Do you think so too?"
"Yes, Great Chief! There is nothing wrong with being a Sui person!" Another chief looked at Bai Su excitedly: "Our Sui people are barren and cold. No matter how hard we work for herding, we never have enough food or clothing. In addition, we have to pay a lot of taxes to the Turks and deal with the Turks and Shiwei people who robbed us. If there is a natural disaster, many old people and children will not be able to survive." The chief said very excitedly: "Become a Sui people In the future, we will immediately be able to get rid of the Eastern Turks and Goguryeo who are endlessly exploiting us, and we don’t have to worry about the Turks and Shiwei people coming to rob us again. If the government builds cities and teaches our children to read, maybe we, the Min people, can also do it in the future. Several generals and prime ministers appeared." Others nodded again and again. The Turks did not have a clear standard for collecting tax sheep. Every year they
"Take as much as you can", which made these subordinate tribes miserable. Goguryeo used to be a little better, but after the first year of Daye, they exploited the Xi people even more harshly than the Eastern Turks.
Bai Su was also greatly moved. He thought about it and said hesitantly: "But once we become Sui people, our customs will have to be abandoned, and everything must be done in accordance with the requirements of the Sui Dynasty."
"Great Chief, customs can neither be used as food nor as defense against enemies, so it's okay not to use them."
"That is, customs are not worth even a single piece of wool."
"..."
"Forget it!" Seeing that the opinions were becoming unified, Bai Su said, "Tomorrow we will go to Huanglong County, Liaodong, to express our intention to annex to the Sui Dynasty officials. As long as the Sui Dynasty is willing to accept us, we are willing to accept all the Sui Dynasty's arrangements." Bai Su glanced at everyone, and then said: "The other thing is related to the war of the Sui Dynasty. Judging from the fighting situation of the Sui army, they clearly want to completely cripple Goguryeo. Now that the Liaodong war is over, Yang Ji will leave We will definitely fight to the south. This is an opportunity for us." A chief heard the implication and asked quickly: "Do you mean to join the war?"
"Not bad!" Bai Su nodded: "Sumo Mohe was almost annihilated by Goguryeo before, but now it is living very well. The reason is because their chief Tudiji is very smart. After they joined in, they completely abandoned They have broken past customs and truly regard themselves as people of the Sui Dynasty. From then on, Sumo Mohe people will conscientiously abide by and implement all orders and policies of the Sui Dynasty; and in this war, they will go all out. If nothing unexpected happens, the sudden Diji will gain more trust from the Sui emperor."
"If we just annex, we will be ordinary people of the Sui Dynasty afterwards, and it will be difficult for us to get the attention of the Sui Dynasty emperor. I plan to imitate Tu Diji and send troops to fight. Even if we can't eat meat in the end, we can still eat a few bites. There’s always soup.”
"I wonder how many men the chief will send?" The chiefs were convinced. Bai Su thought for a long time and said, "The tribe cannot be defended without warriors. Let's send out 20,000 men this time!" The chiefs had no objection and saluted one after another: "We are willing to listen to the chief's orders."
"That's good, everyone get ready!" Bai Su ordered: "Tomorrow we will lead our troops south to Huanglong and explain to the Sui Dynasty officials our intention to join the war."
"As you command!"
