The "Yingzhou Rebellion" in the last year of Wu Zhou corrupted the situation in the northeastern part of the Tang Dynasty and caused a series of negative chain reactions.
In addition to the expansion of the base of the Khitan and the Xi people, there is another major event, and that is the rise of the Bohai Kingdom.
Of course, unlike the Khitan and Xi people who have the habit of showing off their knives at every turn, the rise of Bohai State was quite peaceful. Well, for a long time, there was peace in the true sense of the word.
How this happened comes from the time when Emperor Gaozong destroyed Goguryeo.
In 668 AD, Goguryeo was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, which ruled the lands controlled by Goguryeo in the northeast. At this time, some Sumo Mohe people, Baishan Mohe people and Goguryeo survivors were forcibly moved to Yingzhou (today's Chaoyang, Liaoning) by the Tang Dynasty.
Yingzhou has been the base for the Central Plains Dynasty to manage and control the various ethnic groups in the Northeast since ancient times. It is also the main channel for the Northeastern ethnic groups to go south to compete in the Central Plains. The local Han people and other ethnic groups live together, and the customs are different from those in the Central Plains.
At that time, there were not only Sumo Mohe, Baishan Mohe, and Goguryeo survivors living in the Yingzhou area, but also the Khitan and Xi tribes who had escaped from the Eastern Turks.
Since the Tang Dynasty generally "accorded to their local customs" towards the tribes that attached themselves to and migrated within the country, they treated them kindly, granted them official positions, and established policies such as Jizhou and Fu. Therefore, the Yingzhou area generally maintained the "customs of pleasing China, please be crowned". " situation.
However, in the late Wu Zhou Dynasty, due to improper management of border officials, the "Yingzhou Rebellion" was finally triggered.
At that time, the Mohe and Goguryeo remnants who moved to Yingzhou were also involved in and participated in this rebellion.
In the process of suppressing the rebellion, Wu Zhou pardoned Mohe's crime in order to divide the anti-Tang forces and disintegrate the rebels. He named Qi Sibiyu, the chief of Mohe, as Duke Xu, and Zhongxiang, the chief of Mohe, as Duke Zhenguo.
But Qi Sibiyu refused to accept it, and took advantage of the weakening of the Tang Dynasty's power, the capture of Yingzhou, and the emptiness of Mohe's hometown to leave Yingzhou and cross the Liao River eastward. Later, after the Tang army united with the Turkic and Xi armies to suppress the rebellion, they sent Khitan general Li Kaigu to lead his troops to pursue Qi Sibiyu and the Mohe people. Qi Qi Biyu was killed, and Qi Qi Zhongxiang died.
Qiqi Zhongxiang's son Da Zuorong led the Mohe and Goguryeo people to fight against Li Kaigu at Tianmen Ridge (in the western Liaoning area). Da Zuorong united his troops and used his troops well to repel Li Kaigu's pursuers.
At this time, the Turks rebelled against the Tang Dynasty again, and the Khitan again attached itself to the Turks and blocked the road from the Central Plains to the Northeast.
Da Zuorong took the opportunity to lead his tribe and Goguryeo survivors to march eastward and return to the upper reaches of the Aolou River (Mudanjiang) on the northeast slope of Taibai Mountain (Changbai Mountain). They built a city based on Dongmu Mountain (north of Dunhua) and did not participate in the Turkic invasion of Datang. During the war.
Soon after, Da Zuorong proclaimed himself King Zhen, still called Mohe, and the Bohai regime was officially established, marking the beginning of the Bohai Kingdom.
After Tang Zhongzong Li Xian was restored to power, in order to contain the Turks, he decided to ease the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Bohai Sea. The Tang Dynasty sent Zhang Xingji, the imperial censor, to Zhenguo to offer consolation, and Zuorong happily accepted. In order to express his friendship with the Tang Dynasty, Da Zuorong sent his second son Damen Yi to accompany Zhang Xingji to Chang'an to serve as a guard.
In order to strengthen the management of the northeastern frontier, the Tang Dynasty decided to send envoys to formally confer Da Zuorong. After that, Da Zuorong actively strengthened exchanges and cooperation with the Tang Dynasty. During his 22 years in power, he sent his sons or officials to the Tang Dynasty six times to worship.
The relationship between Datang and Bohai State entered the honeymoon period.
But the good times didn't last long.
In the seventh year of Kaiyuan, after Da Zuorong died, his eldest son Da Wuyi succeeded to the throne. During Da Wuyi's reign, he conquered Heishui in the north and Silla in the south. The formation of the country laid a broad territorial foundation.
At this time, the Bohai Kingdom was extremely ambitious and ready to take action.
Then Li Longji's cool moves came.
After the establishment of the Bohai regime, the Heishui Mohe forces in the north also developed rapidly.
In the 14th year of Kaiyuan, Li Longji issued an edict to establish the Heishui Prefecture Governor's Palace in the largest tribe of Heishui Mohe, with its leader as the governor, which enabled Heishui Mohe to achieve the same political status as Bohai. In fact, it's just giving great martial arts an eye candy.
At this time, Dawuyi completely exploded, thinking that Datang was cooperating with Heishui Mohe. So he ignored Damen Yi's dissuasion and attacked Heishui Mohe, but in the end the results were limited, and he also had internal strife with Damen Yi, which turned into a fire and water.
After the internal strife between Dawuyi and Damenyi, Dawuyi fled to the Tang Dynasty to seek refuge. Dawuyi negotiated with the Tang Dynasty many times to kill Dawuyi but failed, and the conflict between Bohai and Datang escalated.
The following year, in order to improve the unfavorable situation of being surrounded by Tang Dynasty, Heishui Mohe, Silla and other countries, Dawuyi sent a mission headed by Gao Renyi to Japan to form an alliance with it. On the other hand, it strengthened ties with Khitan.
In the 20th year of Kaiyuan, after Dawuyi joined forces with Japan in the east and Khitan in the west, it unexpectedly launched a war against the Tang Dynasty by land and water.
The water route was led by General Zhang Wenxiu, crossed the sea from the mouth of the Yalu River, and attacked Dengzhou, an important port city of the Tang Dynasty in the northern part of the Shandong Peninsula; the land route was led by Da Wuyi himself, and entered the Madu Mountain area in eastern Hebei. The massacre of the city and the capture of the city was a majestic moment Infinite.
Although this move was severely attacked by the Tang Dynasty and Silla, and the Bohai offensive was neutralized, the Great Wuyi still maintained the territory occupied this time.
To be fair, Dawuyi achieved its strategic purpose, but this method of play was indeed too dangerous. Goguryeo, which was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, "became first", and everyone in the Bohai Kingdom had objections to Dawuyi's expansion strategy.
In view of the huge opposition, Da Wuyi had no choice but to withdraw his troops, return the Tang army prisoners of war, ease the relationship with Datang, and send someone to Chang'an to deliver an "apology form" to Li Longji.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty was at war with Tibet. In order to avoid a multi-front war, Li Longji also pinched his nose and admitted it based on the overall situation.
Although the war was not fought, the Liangzi was finally forged, and the Bohai Kingdom changed from a "friendly force" to a "rebellious" one, which continues to this day.
Out to mix, sooner or later have to repay.
Da Wuyi thought he was fine, and Li Longji thought the matter was over, but some people didn't think so.
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It had just snowed that day, and a cavalry group of about two thousand people had arrived less than five miles outside the city of Xianzhou, the capital of the Bohai Kingdom. They were wearing the military uniforms of the Bohai Border Army, one man and two horses. Wearing no armor, each of them looked poorly equipped.
After eight hundred miles of running, they were all exhausted, but their hearts beat faster with excitement!
"Commander Jie made a clever plan. The leader of the Bohai Kingdom, Da Wuyi, was seriously ill. His son, Da Qinmao, wanted to inherit the throne. He had already ordered the border troops to return to the capital to prepare for any unexpected events. We acted like fools and destroyed the border troops. We passed through various cities in a smooth way. No one questioned them."
Zhang Xun, who was beside Fang Youde, excitedly stepped in to salute, and said to Commander Jie who was looking into the distance with a calm expression, admiring him in his heart.
"Commander Jies, will the saint blame us for attacking the Bohai Kingdom without an order this time?"
Not long after entering Youzhou Jiedu Mansion, Yan Gaoqing, who was participating in military operations for the first time, asked cautiously.
Fang Youde drew out his sword, patted Yan Gaoqing's shoulder with the scabbard and said: "Anyone who offends our strong men will be punished no matter how far away they are. When you return to Youzhou, you can directly write a memorial to the saint. The thing is, I will never stop you.
I act upright and sit upright, I don't want military pay, I don't abuse soldiers, and everything I do is for the glory of the Tang Dynasty. If you don't want to participate, you can go back to Youzhou City now, and I won't punish you. "
Hearing this, Yan Gaoqing quickly handed over his hands and accused him: "Commander Jie has misunderstood. The general only thinks that the leader of the Bohai Kingdom is innocent. We are morally passive in this move..."
"In the 20th year of Kaiyuan, Dawuyi united with Japan and rebelled against the Khitan, killing my people and destroying my city. Is this guiltless? Your family has a long history and is rich in knowledge. Tell me, is this guiltless!"
Fang Youde looked at Yan Gaoqing and asked, "Don't be angry, you are powerful!"
Yan Gaoqing complained in her heart, why do you care about things that even saints don't care about? That incident happened a few years ago, and the story has long been over!
"Great martial arts, I have not been convicted by the Tang Dynasty! It is not convenient for a saint to seek justice. In this section, the commander will act as a villain and speak out for the saint."
Fang Youde said loudly.
Now Yan Gaoqing had nothing to say. If he talked too much, he would probably be chopped up by his colleagues.
The atmosphere inside Youzhou Jiedu Mansion is very strange. Everyone wants to make contributions and their eyes are red. On the first day he and his brother Yan Zhenqing arrived here, they were called by Fang Youde to "teach them a lesson", saying that Youzhou Jiedu Mansion was selfless and only talked about righteousness but not trivial matters.
He also said that shameless people who only have selfish interests in mind should get out of here as soon as possible.
Yan Gaoqing and Yan Zhenqing observed secretly, shocked in their hearts. Fang Youde's prestige in Youzhou City was so high that he received hundreds of responses.
Fang Youde ordered a raid on the capital of the Bohai Kingdom. There was no imperial edict, but the officers and soldiers of the border army had no objections and just followed his orders!
Fortunately, this person talks about being fair and righteous every day. If the other party has evil intentions, maybe something big will happen to Youzhou!
"Commander Jie, we are all cavalry, how do we enter the city?"
Zhang Xun asked doubtfully. He had no objection to coming here to cause trouble. The problem was how to get into the city.
"Light the wolf smoke, and the people of the Great Martial Arts will open the city gate for us. Among the subjects of the Bohai Kingdom, there are too many people who are dissatisfied with the Great Martial Arts. They have been living in fear, for fear that one day our soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty will massacre Arrive at Xianzhou City.
Our magic soldiers have descended from heaven. As long as they don't kill indiscriminately after entering the city, they won't cause trouble. "
Fang Youde looked indifferent.
"But what if those people can't open the door?"
Zhang Xun was as careful as silk, but he did not dare to put his wealth and life on luck.
"Humph, forget it if you don't open it."
Fang Youde snorted coldly without explaining.
In fact, Fang Youde was very confident, and all his adventures were based on accurate information.
There is definite news that can be verified, saying that Da Wuyi is now bedridden and unable to take care of his affairs, and even to the point of dying at any time.
Nowadays, people in the capital city of Bohai are in panic, and everyone is thinking about the next king.
Who would look outside the capital? At this juncture, it’s not surprising what happens in the city!
Da DaYi's cronies are ready for a coup, but what is missing is a strong external force to "finally decide".
In fact, Damen Yi had secretly come to Yingzhou from Luoyang before, waiting for the good news about Fang Youde. This matter should have been approved by Li Longji... But this saint is now with Yang Yuhuan. The two are enjoying themselves in the hot springs in Huaqing Palace. How can they care about Damen Yi, a outdated Bohai country? Noble.
After reading the memorial letter sent by Fang Youde, Gao Lishi approved it directly. He knew Fang Youde's ability very well and wanted to use this matter to make a good sale.
Da DaYi's departure did not cause any disturbance. In Li Longji's eyes, these were all pieces of fish belly with no use value. Gao Lishi knew very well who Li Longji was and did not send Shu Zuo to Huaqing Palace at all.
This time the Tang army rushed from Yingzhou to defeat the enemy's capital in one fell swoop and support Damen Yi, who had always been friendly with the Tang Dynasty, to come to power. Whether this salted fish can turn over depends on Fang Youde's ability.
After Dai DaYi came to power, he could easily win support as long as he changed his strategy of being hostile to the Tang Dynasty and returned to his father's old policy of being friendly to the Tang Dynasty. After all, no one in the Bohai Kingdom would feel comfortable being hit by Datang's blow.
And if the Tang army captured those who committed crimes many years ago and brought them back to Chang'an for trial, it would greatly enhance their prestige and majesty on the border and frighten the Northeast.
From then on, Datang's security environment in the Northeast could return to before the Yingzhou Rebellion.
As for the people in Damenyi who don't cooperate well...then what does it matter? The Tang army can just return to Yingzhou with one person and two horses. Anyway, the Bohai Kingdom is about to change its monarch, and it is too late to fight for power and profit. Who would find trouble with the Tang Dynasty at this juncture and send troops to pursue it?
When we return to Yingzhou, we can just cut off the unreliable Da Yi. There will be no psychological pressure on Fang Youde.
"Light up the smoke!"
Fang Youde ordered in a deep voice.
About a stick of incense later, smoke also ignited in Xianzhou City! This is a signal that it is safe to open the city gate!
"Blow the horn and go straight to the palace after entering the city!"
Fang Youde pulled out his sword and pointed at the capital of Bohai State in front of him.
"Woo! Woo! Woo!"
The desolate horn sound sounded, and the cavalry team of the Tang Army rushed towards Xianzhou City like sharp arrows from the string.
When the city gate was approaching, Zhang Xun and others who were rushing forward noticed that the city gate was wide open and the soldiers of the Bohai Imperial Guards with white cloth strips tied on their arms were panicking for them to enter the city as soon as possible. After the cavalry of the Tang Army entered the city, a large number of Bohai Imperial Guards who were supposed to be loyal to their duties actually dropped their weapons and squatted on the ground motionless as if they had made an appointment!
Yan Gaoqing rode his horse and sprinted with the cavalry. Looking at the ridiculous scene in front of him, he instantly understood what Fang Youde meant by what he said before.
Anyone who offends our strong men will be killed no matter how far away!
This is not just talk.
One call and a hundred responses are not just words.
You have to actually cut a path with the knife in your hand, and then someone will listen to you.
…
"What the hell is this?"
Outside the woods near Chang'an City East Station, Fang Chongyong inexplicably took a bow-like object handed to him by Wang Zhongsi and asked doubtfully.
There is a leather sheath in the middle of the "bow" string. The middle is slightly dented, and it seems to be used for projectiles.
This string is very thick and has no elasticity. On the contrary, the bow itself recurves and has good elasticity.
"This is the favorite of the young people in Chang'an Wuling, the slingshot. If you don't know how to shoot a slingshot, these people will not accept you."
Wang Zhongsi patted Fang Chongyong on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"Besides, it's very accurate, and the pulling force won't hurt your arm. Do you want to give it a try?"
Wang Zhongsi had a huge smile on his face.
"Can you teach me that Udo? I think it's more interesting than this thing."
Fang Chongyong said while rubbing his head in embarrassment.
What Chang'an Dandy Youth League? He doesn't look down on those people!
After the chaos broke out, these were all the scumbags who delivered food!
"I knew you would choose this."
Wang Zhongsi took out an ordinary "rope" from the package on his horse, handed it to Fang Chongyong and said:
"Tubo has many strengths. There is nothing to be ashamed of by learning their methods. Sure enough, I read you right.
Take this Udo, it...has killed the Tubo people. "
Wang Zhongsi actually learned how to beat Wu Duo from the Tubo people!
Fang Chongyong was shocked. This kind of thinking of learning the enemy's strengths in war is indeed the way to win!
