Chapter 78 Victory
All the soldiers had already received instructions from Xie Yu. If a general defeated or killed the enemy emperor, it would be a signal to attack.
Sure enough, everyone was stunned when they saw this situation. Xue Ju had been invincible in Longxi for too long. Some of the generals under his command had become believers. Now they were killed on the spot. Some of them couldn't accept it.
But before they could react, the enemy actually came and killed their emperor and the people they worked for. Most people subconsciously ran away. Even those who were indignant and wanted to fight back were taken away.
Xie Yu arranged this tactic after discovering this situation. Sometimes the strongest may also be the weakest. When Xue Ju met Li Yuanba, he met his nemesis, especially when the opponent was most proud of and the strongest was defeated on the spot. Beat to death, Xie Yu's strategy was perfectly realized.
Then it was time to pursue the victory, and the opponent was defeated like a mountain. The soldiers under Xie Yu's command were even more excited when they discovered this. The opponent had little confidence, no matter how strong they were.
Sure enough, after a long pursuit, more than 10,000 cavalrymen escaped because Xie Yu had few soldiers. Xie Yuguang captured more than 100,000 prisoners. Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling, under Xie Yu's special arrangement, captured Xue Renguo together, which was even more perfect.
Next, the "Life and Death Talisman" flew up, and then Xie Yu swept across Longxi. Within a month, his troops expanded to more than 200,000, controlling the entire territory of Longxi.
Xie Yu had made arrangements long ago. Those who were literate and understood some government affairs would be appointed as civil officers in various places and put under military control.
In just two months, the territory has been under "big rule". Although there is some high-pressure, the security environment is indeed very good. There are too many foreigners here, and they are all powerful and unscrupulous people. The only way to govern here is to take tough measures.
Of course, Xie Yu, who loves the Tang Dynasty, does not hesitate to go around for a while to benefit others.
Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty knew that Xie Yu had pacified Longxi in March and April and eliminated the hidden dangers in the western part of Li and Tang Dynasties. He was naturally overjoyed. However, knowing that Xie Yu had so many troops under his command, he was also a little uneasy, so he recruited Xie Yu to join the court.
Xie Yu saw that it was already November. When he saw Li Tang's imperial edict of recall, he naturally understood what was going on. He immediately handed over the military power, made a handover, and returned to Chang'an with only these entourage.
The smaller the number of people, the faster the journey. It won't take long, so we will return to Chang'an. To be honest, Li Tang's expedition to the west is considered to be the first battle of Li Tang's founding of the country, and many external warlords are paying attention.
I just didn't expect that Li Tang was so powerful that he could pacify Longxi in just a few months and keep the peace in his rear.
When Xie Yu arrived at the post house, he saw no one. After waiting for two days, Xie Yu was summoned by the emperor Li Yuan. After debriefing, just like last time, Xie Yu was relieved of his military power and returned to his old days.
When I returned home and saw Master Ziyang, Master Ziyang praised Xie Yu very much and said that if Xie Yu could be patient, he would definitely be useful.
Xie Yu confessed that he no longer wanted to lead troops. It was a good time to practice Taoism, read books and practice martial arts. Master Ziyang used Taoism to prosper and so on. After talking to Xie Yu, Xie Yu had a headache and could only agree. We would talk about it later.
After returning to the mansion, Xie Yu realized that he was really famous. People gave him gifts every day. At first, Xie Yu even entertained them, but later he got really bored and went back to Taoist Temple to live temporarily.
Xie Yu's only regret at this time was that Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling had gone to play in the prairie. It turned out that he was too busy with military affairs and had little time to study martial arts with Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling. Now that he is free, it is a pity that they are not here.
Xie Yu put on the clothes of a Taoist priest, returned to the Taoist temple, chanted sutras and meditated, cleansing himself of the dust and anger, and his life became more comfortable.
Unfortunately, when the New Year was about to come, Xie Yu was called away by Master Ziyang again. Alas, the New Year was uneasy, so Master Ziyang told Xie Yu his biggest plan at this time.
Let Li Yuan recognize Lao Tzu as his ancestor and regard Taoism as the state religion. Xie Yu suddenly understood something. This Ziyang master was trying to steal food from Buddhism, the tiger's mouth.
Buddhism now has a lot of support for Li Tang. Master Ziyang temporarily jumped in the queue like this, which was a bit of a surprise.
Xie Yu suddenly thought that in the previous world, it seemed to be said that Li Tang recognized Lao Tzu as his ancestor and worshiped Taoism as the state religion.
Later, during the Wu Dynasty, Li Xing, the empress surnamed Wu said that she was the reincarnation of Maitreya, a Buddhist school. With the support of Buddhism, she became the empress. There was also a fight between Buddhism and Taoism.
But in this case, Xie Yu could only bite the bullet and carry on.
This time Ziyang Zhenzhen confessed that Xie Yu will guard the land east of Hedong this time, because Li Tang wants to recognize Lao Tzu as his ancestor and Taoism as the state religion. Naturally, Xie Yu's foreign tribe in the Turks will react and let Xie Yu go to prepare for it. .
Xie Yu understood that at this time, Li Tang could only be regarded as a mixed-blood family of Xianbei and Han people. If he regarded Lao Tzu as his ancestor, he could be said to have betrayed his own Hu people and became the emperor of the Han people.
It can be said that the Hu people took the betrayal of their fellow tribes very seriously and took many measures.
Sure enough, the next day, Xie Yu was summoned by Li Yuan again, and he was asked to take charge of the military of the fifteen counties, general of Zhenbei, marching marshal of Taiyuan Road, etc., and handed over to Li Yuanji on the spot who had already arrived in Chang'an City.
Another day, Xie Yu set out secretly with subordinate officials arranged by Li Yuanji who were familiar with the situation.
After another unhappy journey, Xie Yu finally arrived in Taiyuan City. The senior officials in the city had received the news long ago, and Xie Yu's handover went smoothly.
Then Xie Yu sent a message to Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling through a small light point, asking them to come to Taiyuan City to meet. On the other hand, while inspecting the defense, he asked the "master team" to clean up the bandits and bandits. After catching them, plant " Practice the Talisman of Life and Death.
Xie Yu knew that there was going to be a big test this time, so he asked his subordinates to secretly collect some medicinal materials, among which there were many poisonous herbs. Fortunately, he was not in a hurry and collected them slowly.
Time passed in a hurry, and in June of the second year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty ordered the establishment of Laozi Temple in Louguantai to worship Laozi, worshiped Laozi as his ancestor, and established Taoism as the state religion. The world was shocked.
Especially the Buddhist sect was caught off guard. Even those in the Taoist sect didn't know what was going on, but they were happy. After all, this was a good thing. Taoism's status in Li Tang was improved, and they could also benefit from it.
Next, the world fell into calm on the surface, but undercurrents surged inside. Various forces exchanged information through channels. Zhenren Ziyang's name and information suddenly appeared on the desks of the major forces.
Soon, Master Ziyang suffered multiple assassinations. Master Ziyang left early to prepare and was not injured. Instead, he took the opportunity to hide in the palace and recuperate.
In July, Liu Wuzhou, the governor of Mayi, who had always been supported by the Turks, publicly proclaimed himself emperor and was named Dingyang Khan by the Turks.
Liu Wuzhou joined forces with Song Jingang and Liang Shidu and began to lead troops to besiege Yanmen Pass. Because Xie Yu had already prepared, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang Liang Shidu joined forces to attack Yanmen Pass several times to no avail.
Liu Wuzhou knew that he was not the protagonist, so he decisively summoned the 200,000 troops of Khan Shibi Khan of the Turks to besiege Xie Yu together.
In August, Shibi Khan received Xie Yu's letter of war. Six days later, there was a decisive battle outside the city. Shibi Khan laughed at the envoy and laughed in agreement.
In fact, Shibi Khan also had a headache against the big cities of the Han people, and he was the best who could fight in the field.
