Huangyangping is located in the hinterland of Yulin Road and is under the jurisdiction of Xiazhou. It is about 120 miles away from the city. It is on the edge of the desert. It is dominated by beaches and lakes, supplemented by a large number of water pools around it. Therefore, it has become a large settlement of the Dangxiang people. land.
The Dangxiang tribe with Huang Yangping as the center is the Yeli tribe, which is the majority of the Dangxiang tribe. Tracing back to the origin of Dangxiang, there have been two large-scale internal migrations in the past few hundred years. First, the rise of Tubo, forced by the conflict between Tang and Bo, moved to the Qinlong area, and then the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo invaded Qinlong, and again He moved eastward and lived in Qingyan, Xia Suiling. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, with the rise of the Tuoba Li family, it completely became a powerful vassal town in the northwest.
During the changes of the Dangxiang people, several large tribal alliances were formed, including the "Dongshan Tribe" dominated by the Tuoba Tribe in the east of Longshan, Gyeongju, and the "Pingha Tribe" in the areas of Kuryeong, Yeom, and Gyeongju. , and there is the "Liufu Department", which is dominated by the Nori Department.
Of course, with the rise of the Han Dynasty and the strong return of the Han army and the Han people, the original world line was completely disrupted, and the process of the rise of the Dangxiang people was also completely interrupted. Today, the Dangxiang tribe was divided into pieces by the imperial court, and the upper-class dignitaries were Under severe suppression and control, lower-level tribesmen were also dispersed and relocated. In the past twenty years, no less than 100,000 party members were relocated to Shanyang, Yanshan, Anton and even their places of origin.
However, these actions are only temporary measures and do not reach the root cause. The Dangxiang people in the Xia Sui area still exist in the form of large and small tribes living together. Although the influence of the upper-level leaders and chiefs has been eliminated as much as possible, it still has a huge influence.
As the imperial court's increasingly stringent ethnic policies, ethnic conflicts continued to deepen, and party members' dissatisfaction with the imperial court continued to grow. By the 21st year of Kaibao's reign, it had reached a point where it was difficult to return.
The original intention of the imperial court or Emperor Liu was still good. They wanted to assimilate the party members, completely solve the party problem in the northwest, and maintain the stability of the regime. The coercion and severity of the policy may reflect Emperor Liu's distinctive personal style, but without toughness, it would not be implemented at all.
However, problems with many policies often lie at the implementation level, and the same is true on Yulin Road. In order to achieve the goal of ethnic assimilation, it is best to eliminate culture and establish a new cultural identity. The central government also issued instructions for the Yulin local government to promote Chinese characters, Chinese language, Hanfu, and Hanli among party members.
However, the idea is good, but some practical problems cannot be solved. To effectively implement the policies formulated by the imperial court, a large amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources are needed, but these are scarce in local governments. Even if the imperial court provides some preferential policies and corresponding financial allocations, it still requires hundreds of thousands of party members. It's a drop in the bucket.
Furthermore, local officials are also afraid of difficulties, more lazy in politics, and corrupt, which also adds obstacles and difficulties to the implementation level.
However, when the authority of the imperial court is at its peak, it does not dare to openly violate the policies and guidelines from the capital. Therefore, what is done is done, and whether it can be done is another matter.
Under such circumstances, local officials also selectively promoted the implementation of the policies of the imperial court. On the hard side, they were simple and crude and acted according to the rules. On the soft side, they were negligent or even deliberately ignored.
For example, the government works very hard to suppress its leaders and powerful people, because it can dig out wealth and obtain benefits from those party leaders. For example, the disruptive relocation of their tribes was also carried out very well. Those who disobeyed could only be suppressed by sending troops. After the relocation, it was a matter for other places.
The party members who had not moved out were also split and reorganized according to the requirements of the imperial court, but they only made some unpopular personnel changes, and there were no changes in their settlement patterns and living customs.
In the early days, efforts had to be made, and there was supervision and certain binding force. Later, except for the surrounding areas of important cities, the rest of the wide area was basically laissez-faire in terms of reforms and changes in customs.
As for the establishment of schools to teach Chinese characters and Chinese to Dangxiang children, they are only within towns. Just like sending special personnel to teach in the settlements of Dangxiang people, there are also only a few scattered places, just to show off and cope with inspections.
The subjective reason for such a situation is the delay in implementation by local bureaucrats and the objective reason is the lack of scholars in the local area. Even if there are, no one is willing to go to the party settlements to burn themselves and contribute knowledge.
Due to various reasons, in the 21st year of Kaibao, many ethnic assimilation policies formulated by the imperial court in the past were basically declared a failure after less than ten years of implementation. Especially in the Yulin area, they were just a formality and were just a formality. An empty shelf is left.
Of course, it was not without success. For example, the Xi people in Yanshan North Road and the Khitan people in the territory who had settled down were domesticated very smoothly. This was due to the successful northern invasion of the Central Plains culture during the Liao Dynasty.
The Yulin area naturally has its own particularities, both regional and ethnic. The decision-makers are responsible for the current corrupt situation, and the executive level is also responsible. Of course, the recalcitrance and xenophobia of party members are also key factors.
The slow performance of local bureaucrats in Yulin can also reflect some problems. In fact, they are not very accepting of the policies of the imperial court.
Probably because they think it's too much trouble. According to the thinking of many people, there are already precedents to follow for these Hu tribes, and they can just implement the policy of restraint and divide and rule. Why bother to come up with so many tricks and cause trouble?
It offends the chiefs at the top, upsets the minions at the bottom, and makes things difficult for the bureaucrats in the middle. It is really unpopular. As local people in power, what they want is stability, as long as there are no troubles in office. The imperial court's forced assimilation policy has really caused them a lot of trouble. They are here to be officials, not to sit on the stove. .
The turmoil among the party members in Xiazhou that year had completely alerted the bureaucrats in Yulin Road. Because of the turmoil, the person who was dismissed from office was Liu Chengxi. Foreign minister.
However, what the bureaucrats are vigilant about is that there should be no more trouble, at least no unrest with a rebellious nature. For this reason, some local officials even did not hesitate to cover up the situation and even made some compromises with the party members. In their view, as long as you don't cause trouble to the government, and the government won't cause trouble to you, everyone will be fine.
Of course, not all officials are like this. There are also those who are dedicated to the king's affairs and take active actions, but no matter the methods or methods, they are rigid. In order to reduce troubles, they can be one-size-fits-all, tough, forceful, and even unreasonable.
What is even more egregious is that some officials and generals took advantage of the imperial court's opportunity to rectify the Dangxiang tribes to profit from it, arbitrarily enslaving and violating the Dangxiang tribesmen, and squeezing their wealth.
There are all kinds of chaos. Twenty years after the return of the Xia Sui area to the imperial court, the local situation has become very corrupt. Party people are complaining, conflicts are intensifying, and uneasiness is spreading, like a pile of dry firewood. Just one spark away from igniting it.
This is only a problem between the Party members and the Hu people. The local bureaucracy and the powerful Han people who have moved to the border are also full of contradictions. In such an environment and atmosphere, people's hearts are confused and eager to change.
The imperial court was not completely unaware of the local situation. Both the local knowledgeable people and the reports from the Wude Secretary were warning.
However, after all, they were far apart, and both the emperor and the ministers in the political hall could only regard it as some negative influence in the implementation of the policy. Thinking about the many policies formulated by the imperial court during the Qianyu era, there were also a lot of troubles, including major rebellions. How serious could the so-called instability of Yulin Road be?
It was not until last year, with the outbreak of the Black Khan Mission case and the emergence of Mingsha bandits, that the court finally paid enough attention to the security chaos in the northwest. A large-scale public security war against bandits in the northwest was fruitful, but it also It's just a superficial attack, but it doesn't cure it.
With the unfolding of various investigations into the northwest, the true side hidden under the curtain of Kaibao's prosperous age has finally revealed the tip of the iceberg.
When Emperor Liu was involved in the internal affairs of the court, and the courtiers were also attracted by the turbulent political situation, and before they had time to implement a comprehensive rectification and governance policy for the northwest, Li Jiqian took the lead in raising the flag of rebellion.
There is no doubt that Li Jiqian was the flame that ignited the chaos in the northwest. Of course, the impact of this flame was not that great in the early stage, and even seemed fragile. After all, the power of the Han Dynasty court was still strong. Even if they were full of complaints, few people dared to raise a flag to rebel like Li Jiqian and confront the court head-on.
But at the same time, the momentum that is about to take off is also inevitable. Without the support of the party forces, how could there be thousands of party members following Li Jiqian to raise troops. When Li Jiqian was defeated and fled to the Gobi, the protection of the local tribes was indispensable.
For example, Yelibu, due to its geographical location, became a key target of investigation by Xiazhou officials. Even without any evidence, it can be concluded that Yelibu must be connected with the rebellious Li Jiqian.
Therefore, in the past six months, the life of the Yeli tribe has become even more difficult. Xiazhou Zhizhou Shangguan is giving an order for the Yeli tribe to report to each other, and there will be rewards for reporting. At the same time, the garrison is also dispatched under the mobilization of the Dusi. Martial law investigation, and with the instructions from Tokyo and the central endorsement, it became even more unscrupulous...
