The Tiele people, originally called the Gaoche people, had two branches during the Three Kingdoms period, one of which was active south of Lake Baikal and the other active in the Altai Mountains.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, a large number of Tiele people went south and participated in the war between Xianbei and the Han people. Later, these people were gradually sinicized and integrated with the Han and Xianbei people.
Some also migrated to the northwest desert area. Among them, there was a tribe named Wei He, who would become the Uighur during the Tang Dynasty, the ancestors of the Uyghurs.
The current Uighurs are called Uighurs, and they are temporarily attached to the Tielqibige tribe.
Tiele originally belonged to the Western Turks, until the Qibi Gelen united with the Xueyantuo tribe to resist the Western Turks, and almost killed Shuluo Khan. Later, the Qibi tribe and the Xueyantuo tribe jointly established the Tiele Khanate, and jointly promoted the Qibi Gelen For sweating profusely.
But in fact, Qibi Ge Leng could not command Xue Yantuo at all, and there was a Western Turk between Xue Yantuo and the Qibi tribe.
Xue Yantuo's Yishubo was the minor khan of the Tiele Khanate. If the Sui Dynasty was playing dirty tricks and thought that Yishubo was the great khan, then many of the tribes currently controlled by Qibige would have serious problems. If so, some tribes might move eastward to attach themselves to Xue Yantuo.
The fifteen tribes of Tiele are like this. Whichever tribe becomes stronger, the rest will be attached to this tribe.
At the earliest, the Fifteen Tribes of Tiele belonged to the Western Turks. Historically, after Chuluo Khan of the Western Turks surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, Shegui Khan took over the reins of the Western Turks and incorporated the Fifteen Tribes of the Tiele into the Western Turks again. territory.
Qibige was really scared. If the Sui Dynasty instigated a relationship between him and Xue Yantuo's tribe, his position as the Great Khan would not be preserved. At that time, Chuluo, the big enemy, would definitely turn around when he knew that he and Xue Yantuo had broken up. Get rid of him.
So after Qibige left the camp in a daze, he directly led the 50,000 tribes under his command back to Tiele, leaving behind Murong Zheyun's tribe without a leader.
Yang Ming immediately ordered the Xuanting and Xiao Maha tribes to surround the last large army of Tuguhun, who was in chaos, and Zhang Suncheng was responsible for persuading them to surrender.
One day later, the tribe threw away their weapons and surrendered to the Sui Dynasty.
At this point, the entire territory of Tuguhun was included in the territory of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Ming left the aftermath work to Changsun Cheng, and he would go north to Zhangye, meet with Pei Ju, and then return to Daxing.
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Zhangye County,
Pei Ju almost shed tears when he saw his daughter who had been away for three years. After staying in such a bitter and cold place far away from his homeland for three years, he naturally felt homesick. Especially when he saw his biological daughter, he was even more excited and indescribable. surface.
After asking Yang Ming, Gao Jun and others to sit down, Pei Ju looked curiously at the figure behind Yang Ming:
"Since when did King Qin have women as guards?"
The daughter on the side quickly explained: "It's not a guard, it's Dugu Feng'er?"
Pei Ju was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "It's time to sit down. Come here, bring us another futon."
Dugu Feng'er, who was wearing soft armor, suddenly asked curiously: "Do you know me too?"
Yang Ming and Pei Shuying suddenly felt bad. They had never confronted Pei Ju about his confession, so don't let it slip.
This is called being anxious and confused. Who is Pei Ju? Can he tell the truth?
"Of course we know her. Isn't she the daughter of Duke Zhao and the grand-niece of the Queen?" Pei Ju said with a smile.
Dugu Feng'er curled his lips and said nothing more.
Pei Ju quickly changed the topic and looked at Gao Jiong:
"I didn't expect that Dugu Gong would have another day to fight on the battlefield. Let's have a drink together."
With that said, Pei Ju raised his glass to Gao Jiong, and Gao Jiong smiled and raised his glass. It was the first time that these two elders, who had the power of prime minister during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang but had not interacted much with each other, talked, laughed and drank in such a situation.
Yang Ming sat on the main seat with his chin in his hands and smiled at Pei Shuying: "Did you sit in the wrong place? Leave me sitting here alone."
As soon as these words came out, Gao Jiong and Pei Ju laughed at the same time. Pei Shuying curled her lips, came to sit next to her husband, and nudged Yang Ming's waist with her elbow like a baby, which showed the deep love between the couple.
Pei Ju was very pleased when he saw this. Then, as a landlord, he got up and drank with Shi Wansui and other generals.
"What a pity. Mr. Pei hasn't seen His Highness yet. Can't you go back with me this time?" In this situation, Yang Xuanting would not treat himself as an outsider, because their family is all members of the King of Qin's party.
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Pei Ju smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty still has important matters to arrange, and it may be difficult to return to Beijing in a short time."
Only Yang Ming here knew why Pei Ju couldn't go back. Firstly, it was clearly written in history, and secondly, Pei Ju told him in private.
Yang Xuanting was stunned and said: "Tuguhun has been destroyed. What other affairs in Hexi are worthy of Duke Pei staying here?"
"It's unspeakable. I hope Xuanting will be considerate," Pei Ju said with a smile.
Yang Xuanting immediately realized that the errands Pei Ju was shouldering were beyond his knowledge, so he quickly stood up and said:
"I said too much, I will punish myself with a drink."
Other generals also cheered, and the atmosphere in the room was very harmonious.
After this battle, everyone who was unfamiliar with them is now familiar with them, especially Mai Tiezhang and Su Lie. They have really become brothers in private.
What friendship is the most precious? We shared a window together, carried guns together, and visited prostitutes together.
And they have carried the gun together.
Mai Tiezhang underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. Logically speaking, Yang Ming should punish him, but Mai Tiezhang fought bravely to kill the enemy in the end. Yang Ming considered that his merits and demerits were equal to each other, and when he asked for merit in the future, he would not be left behind because of Mai Tiezhang. It's daddy's man.
Therefore, Yang Ming did not mention a word of Mai Tiezhang's mistakes in his report. He even praised Mai Tiezhang for being brave and invincible because his father liked to see such reports.
At present, in Zhangye, it is not a place to discuss merits. Only when he returns to the capital will Yang Ming ask for merits from the generals.
So Yang Ming also picked up the wine glass, took Pei Shuying out of his seat, and went down to toast them one by one.
"Should we get King Qin drunk tonight?" Shi Wansui directly picked up the jar and smiled at everyone.
Yang Xuanting slapped his thigh and shouted, "That's how it should be."
"There are no outsiders here, no one will tell His Majesty," Qu Tutong, one of the only outsiders (Mai Tiezhang), hurriedly proved his innocence.
Yang Ming laughed and raised his wine glass:
"Drink!"
.......
In Jiangdu Palace, after receiving the report, Yang Guang couldn't wait to summon all the princes, nobles, senior officials and ministers to hold a grand banquet.
The queen and concubines, including the eldest princesses Yang Lihua and Shen Wuhua, were present.
During this period, Yang Lihua said with a smile: "Tugugun is destroyed, and Western Turks and Tiele are both vassal states of our Sui Dynasty. The Hexi Corridor has been opened up. This trip is really hard for King Qin."
Yang Guang laughed and said in front of the ministers: "The princes said that King Qin has done such a great service, how should I reward him?"
The first person to stand up was Yang Xuangan. He just heard him say:
"The King of Qin is a prince, and it is the prince's duty to share His Majesty's worries. How can we talk about rewards when a son relieves his father's worries?"
His words immediately shocked many people.
Because when everyone saw him standing up, they thought that as the father-in-law of the King of Qin, Xuangan would praise the King of Qin and strive for some credit. Even with Xuangan's recklessness, he might even dare to mention the crown prince. thing.
No one expected that Xuangan would directly say that there was no need to reward him.
Is this really the sun coming out in the west? Is there any advice from an expert behind the scenes?
Of course not. In the past, the mysterious sense was covered by Yang Su, and he didn't need to worry about anything, but now, he has to take charge of it on his own, although this maturity came too late.
Sure enough, Yang Guang was greatly benefited from this sentence and nodded in approval:
"I like to hear what Ai Qing said. The King of Qin came to relieve your worries, and you should still be rewarded. He will decide on the reward for the officers and men at the front. I won't change a single thing here. Everything is correct, so it will be given to me. My son’s reward.”
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Yang Xuangan saluted and returned to his seat.
In Yu Wenshu's view, if the emperor did this, it would be better to directly reward the King of Qin with something and give the power of rewards based on merit to the King of Qin. Isn't this waiting for others to cultivate their wings and expand their power?
After this battle, King Qin's prestige in the army became even greater. How could King Qi fight? Only the old and young are left in order.
Suddenly, Yu Wenshu felt that Yang Jian's original strategy of stabilizing the King of Qin and suppressing the East Palace had to be changed. Now it seemed that he should unite with the Crown Princess's East Palace to suppress the arrogance of the King of Qin.
So he had been quietly studying the expression of Crown Princess Wei Ying. Sure enough, whenever she heard the word "King of Qin", her expression would become stiff, and she was obviously trying to force a smile.
Others had no chance to get close to Wei Ying, but Yuwen Shuyou could often visit Jiangdu Palace because he was a favorite.
During the banquet, Yang Guang specially summoned Shen Wuhua, sat on his right hand side, and said with a smile:
"At this time when new territory is being added, Madam, how do you think the strength and prosperity of our Sui Dynasty compares with the old one?"
Shen Wuhua was not a fool. She had been a queen. Hearing this, he smiled and said:
"The old ones are far inferior."
After following Yang Guang to Jiangdu, she had a rough understanding of Yang Guang. He was a talented man, respected Buddha, wise, domineering, didn't like people's advice, and loved to listen to flattery.
But Yang Guang really respected her very much, which surprised Shen Wuhua, especially since she liked Jiangnan culture and knew the customs and customs of Jiangnan very well, so the two of them had a common language.
Anyway, my daughter is already married to your son. I will tell you whatever you want to hear, as long as you are happy.
Yang Guang laughed, his proud expression clearly visible, and said:
"Next, I will return north to Luoyang. Madam, please go back with me," Yang Guang said with a smile.
Can Shen Wuhua still say no? Naturally: "I will follow Your Majesty."
Yang Guang has decided that he will do two major things when he returns to the north this time. One is to divert the Qinshui River southward into the Yellow River, and then dig a grand canal directly to Zhuojun. The second thing is that he will patrol the north outside the Great Wall and inspect Turks.
Before inspecting the Turks, there are two things that must be done. One is to say hello to the Qimin Khan of the Turks and let him be ready to welcome him. The other is to wait for him to come back from the Turks. He wants to go north and south. The canal, that is to say, the canal connecting Luoyang and Zhuojun (north of Beijing) will have to be completed in a year at most.
He finally understood the matter of digging the canal and could not let the third child do it. The third child was too benevolent and would delay the progress of the project.
This kind of thing depends on the second child.
At the end of September, Yang Guang led the princes, ministers and the army back to Luoyang along the Guangtong Canal.
