Chapter 810: Annexation of Wuhu
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Before the dawn seeped into the curtains, Li Jing had already woken up.
A large number of outsiders poured into Yanjing City, most of whom came to participate in the Yanjing national examination of the Qin Domain. Originally, Qin Fan's first big exam was scheduled for the tenth day of the first lunar month, and after the exam, it was just in time for the Shangyuan Festival. However, a large number of displaced people poured into the Qin realm last winter, including at least 100,000 displaced people in Yanjing. For this reason, the national examination was postponed again and again, and it was postponed to the end of February. The postponement of the national examination has also made more literati and warriors from various towns and states in the Tang Dynasty come in an endless stream. Even because of this large number of candidates, it also attracted countless vendors, prostitutes, theater troupes, etc.
If it had been before, Li Jing would have been very happy about it. As the center of the Qin Domain, Yanjing needed a large population to enrich it. But that was before last autumn's poor harvest and the winter conditions were sharply worse.
Now everything is different, the poor harvest of last autumn, the severe cold of winter, and the wars everywhere throughout last year, so that the most important thing in the Qin domain at the moment is the population. Last year, he captured the land of Huanghuai and Xusi, and later conquered the prefectures in front of the mountain, and successively won the prefectures of Yan, Zhuo, and Yi, the territory of the Qin army almost doubled, and the population soared, exceeding the 10 million mark, accounting for almost one-third of the population of the Tang Dynasty. It even far exceeds the more than 5 million people of the Bohai State, a big country in the eastern part of the Haidong, and more than 2 million people of the Khitan, a powerful clan in the grassland. A true overlord of the East.
This morning, the martial arts exam will be conducted by the river outside the city to test the footwork, including step-down archery, as well as long and short weapons.
Several of his apprentices will still be assessment judges and performance guests today, but they don't have Li Jing's share. He had to stay in the palace of the King of Qin and faithfully perform his duties as the King of Qin. "As the overlord of the East. What you need now is not too much of a show. Instead, they should sit in the center and take charge of military and political affairs. Diligent government is the first skill of the king to sit on the throne. Cui Yunqing has advised Li Jing more than once.
Basically, by now, there is no such thing as leading troops to fight, and there is nothing Li Jing can do. What he needs to face every day is not a fierce enemy army, but a mountain and a sea of twists and turns. For this he often rejoices, rejoices that he has formed a cabinet. Otherwise, so many official documents must be approved by themselves, and they can be tired to death, and they will delay things. With that group of talented and prestigious cabinet scholars, Li Jing saved a lot of things, and he didn't have to worry too much about the cabinet's unauthorized power.
In fact, compared to sitting in the palace in a python robe every day to correct and correct the folds, Li Jing hopes to be able to wear shining armor, hold a fluttering flag, and hold a gun with a sword. Straddle the war horse and destroy the front. For what to give up what you like. And do it here every day, accompany a group of great Confucian scholars to sit here and discuss, pick up the pen and dip the ink, and fight against the piles of twists and turns? Because you are now a king, not just a general, and you are no longer a marshal.
The general leads the troops, the marshal will general, and Li Jing is now the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and he commands a group of marshals who lead the troops and generals for him.
"The son of a daughter, you can't sit down! You are the king of Qin, Shang Shuling, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and the overlord of the East today, with an army of millions and tens of millions of people. Cui Yunqing said, he reminded him, "Those kings who like to go to the front line, no matter how good they are, are actually making mistakes." Leading troops to fight is the business of marshals and generals, and the king should be in the center. In ancient times, few famous Ming monarchs were fought by the imperial driver. Diligent government and love the people, this is what Mingjun does. ”
Yesterday, Gongsun Lan brought an update on the news.
The military observation group sent back the latest news that Zheng Zheng led 100,000 soldiers and horses of the coalition army of the eight towns in Guanzhong to fight the 50,000 Qi army led by Shang Rang at Longwupi, Qizhou, Fengxiang. In this battle, Zheng Zheng adopted the strategy of Zhao Chong, the young general of the Qin army, and used himself as a bait, set up ambushes on all sides, with the gunpowder brought by Zhao Chong, and finally defeated Shang Rang, who was light on the enemy, and beheaded 30,000 Qi troops in a battle, and Shang let the whole army collapse, and fled back to Chang'an with only a few men and horses.
The Guanzhong coalition won a big victory!
This victory will soon spread throughout the world, and Li Jing, who is deeply aware of the current situation, knows very well that the situation in the whole world is about to enter a new stage.
Huang Chao has passed his ascending period, and this chaotic army that has swept the world is finally about to begin to decline and go to extinction. The Yellow Nest is about to fall, this is inevitable. But with the fall of the Yellow Nest, his territory will inevitably become the next target for the towns to compete for.
The Yellow Nest perished, and Li Tang would not be thriving because of this. On the contrary, the demise of Huangchao actually means that the towns are about to start attacking each other, and the day when Li Tang will really exist in name only is about to begin. What kind of preparations should Qin Fan make before this great wave comes?
Two days ago, the four chieftains of Sogdian Anqing, Sagebu Mihaiwan and Tutiele Qibizhang, Xixi Quzhu, and Yinshan Tatar Hutu arrived in Yanjing, and they were successively defeated by Li Keyong and Khitan, and retreated to the area north of Yinshan.
The four chieftains brought with them a large number of clans, including their soldiers and warriors, as well as the families of the soldiers and the common people of the tribe. The Sogdian Anqing and Sage tribes, who were once the three tribes of Shatuo, were defeated in the last attack on Datong, but they lost the foundation of Datong, and they were almost helpless by Li Siyuan, and the people who finally fled were only tens of thousands of people, and the Khibi tribe was almost the same. And Xixi was first attacked by the Khitan last time, and then ambushed by Li Keyong, and he also suffered heavy losses, and he couldn't even stay in Xidi. The Yinshan Tatar Tribal Alliance, an alliance of millions of people, is now also falling apart under the joint attack of Khitan and Li Keyong.
This winter, Wubu roamed the grassland like a frightened bird, freezing to death and starving to death, and being killed countless by the pursuers. Now they can only come to their old friend Li Jing.
"It's a good excuse to come and meet Your Highness." Li Zhen explained, "But they came all the way and brought the whole tribe with them, not just to offer a few horses and a few mink skins. It is clear that they have lost their roots now, and they can no longer stay in Monan in Daibei. If you continue like this, you will either be annexed by Shatuo and the Khitan, or you will die. They came with their families in tow. Obviously they want to include us. ”
Li Jing looked down at the number of people who had temporarily stayed at the border from the five ministries reported by the Liaoning Province. The combined population of the five tribes is a million people. Among them, the Yinshan Tatars are the most, with 400,000 people, in fact, they are not a tribe, but from the early years from the Mobei moved from the Mubei Murwei people's alliance, originally called Murwei, now these people are called Yinshan Tatars, this alliance originally had a million people, and now there are nearly 400,000 people who have not surrendered to the Khitan and Shatuo. They all wanted to defect to Li Jing.
The rest have 150,000 people in Qibi, 200,000 in Xixi, and 150,000 in Anqing and Sage.
"They want to be attached to us in order to avoid the pursuit of the Khitan and Shatuo people." Li Zhendao.
In fact, Li Jing is very clear about the habits of these Hu people, once they are strong, they will raid the border and oppose the guests. If they fail to fight with other tribes in the grassland, they will flee to the Central Plains, attach the Central Plains Dynasty, and hide from the enemy.
Xiongnu during the Han and Wei dynasties. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Turks were all like this.
After a while. A slender jade hand stretched out from the red brocade quilt on the big bed, and Li Hui'er, who had just been crowned as the eldest princess of the East China Sea by Li Yi, the Son of Heaven, opened her eyes sleepily, "San Lang, why don't you sleep for a while?" ”
"Today, I will meet with the chiefs of the five tribes and talk about the matters attached to the five tribes." Li Jing lifted the quilt and got up.
Just about to cover Li Hui'er with the quilt, she had already lifted the quilt, and her plump body with only pants and a bandeau was suddenly full of spring.
"Beware of catching a cold."
"I'll serve you to dress."
"I'll just come by myself, you're a person with a body now, pay more attention to your body." Li Jing reached out and stroked Li Hui'er's belly. It is said that Li Jing is now respected as the emperor's uncle, but Li Hui'er's father is the emperor's uncle of the Son of Heaven.
Li Huier stubbornly got up and served Li Jing with her own hands to dress and help him comb his hair.
"Wear that four-clawed python robe today!" Li Jing said, "There is also the Panlong Belt and the Purple Gold Crown!" To meet those Hu chiefs, I have to put on the momentum of the emperor and uncle, and the majesty of the Heavenly Empire. In fact, Li Jing is not very willing to accept these nonsense attachments now. But on the other hand, it is of great significance for these barbarians to surrender to Li Jing and accept their submission.
Li Jing has always insisted on carrying the banner of Datang for the sake of legitimacy. Although it is still there today, Li Jing uses this banner the same. With this banner, not only can you command the towns internally, but also externally, you can also act in the name of the Heavenly Empire.
However, although Li Jing is under the banner of the Tang Dynasty, he is respecting the Tang Dynasty rather than being truly loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
The banner of the three-hundred-year-old Tang Dynasty, its authority is extremely heavy, and it is a considerable political asset, and Li Jing will never easily abandon it.
In fact, if it weren't for Li Hui'er's identity as the emperor's sister, with her ability, she could do better than Gongsun Lan and even Liu Yunniang, Megan, Julie and others. This is a woman with a lot of means, she is naturally beautiful and intelligent. However, although her identity makes her noble, it also restricts her.
"I bet if you were in politics, you would be a great prime minister." Li Jing smiled and said to her, "You will be better than most prime ministers." ”
Li Hui'er just smiled.
After getting dressed neatly, she kept sending Li Jing to the door of the house. Until Zhang Tieqiang brought Li Jing's BMW, watched him turn over and wave away.
Outside the Arc de Triomphe, there were bursts of sword and shield strikes and the roar of iron hooves in the southern suburbs of the schoolyard, and Li Jing came down to the school yard in the secret service, the guards and the three guards of the Qinyixun, as well as the layers of guards of the Golden Armor Army and the Silver Spear Army.
The chiefs of the five tribes and their subordinate nobles and tribal leaders were conducting morning exercises, preparing for the afternoon to welcome Li Jing's review.
Most of the tribesmen of the five tribes stayed on the border of western Liaoxi, and each of them only brought 3,000 soldiers and horses into the pass. However, 10,000 of them were left outside the Shanhai Pass, and only 5,000 of them arrived in Yanjing with the chiefs.
On the school grounds were a row of targets, each supported by a sturdy wooden stake, supporting a rotating wooden beam with a shield at one end and a mallet wrapped in fur at the other. The shield was painted red and black, and there was a picture of a crooked one-eyed man depicting Li Ke.
The warriors of the five tribes were galloping and shooting arrows a hundred paces away, while the knight was followed by the infantry, and when the knight shot a quiver, the infantry had already rushed to the front, using their spears to shoot the target, and had to get out of the way of the spinning mallet.
This kind of training method is very special, and it is somewhat similar to the training content of the Qin Army's special warfare army, the Eagle Yang Army.
As soon as Li Jing, who was riding on a bloody horse, appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of all the nobles and warriors of the five tribes.
Four-clawed yellow python robe, dragon jade belt, purple gold crown, five-foot sweat and blood horse, three-foot jade sword, with that tall and slender body, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, red lips and jade face, the whole person is not angry but powerful, full of coercion. When his eyes turned, he looked at everything.
Coupled with the silver spear that opened the way in front of the army, the neat team, all tall and large, all bright silver full body armor, wearing a silver sword at the waist, and an eight-foot silver spear in the hand, majestic.
Behind them, the golden armor won the victory army, but it was shining with golden light, all wearing golden armor, holding golden guns, and carrying golden knives at their waists, like heavenly soldiers.
After that, the guards and the guards of the Secret Service were all the elite of the elite, all of them were young officers above the ninth grade. One by one, they were wearing armor and covered with brocade robes, and when they went to that station, it was like a heavenly soldier descending from the sky, and in an instant, those warriors of the five tribes who were still full of conceit looked down at their tattered and messy leather robes, messy beards, and various weapons, and for a while, their momentum immediately shortened by three points.
Even several chiefs who had served under Li Jing, such as Mi Haiwan, Qi Bizhang, Qu Zhu, and Hu Tu, couldn't help but be shocked on the spot.
Li Jing appeared in this style, and it seemed that things would not be as easy as they expected.
Sitting on the back of a golden sweaty horse that was a foot taller than ordinary war horses, Li Jing condescendingly looked down at the worried tribal chiefs and nobles, and slowly spoke: "We used to fight side by side together, and now you are facing a difficult situation, and now you come to ask for my help, I am very welcome and willing to help." However, I have a request first, if you are willing to accept it, then the door of the Qin State will be open to you, if you are not willing to accept it, then I will also respect your choice. ”
Mi Haiwan, one of the chiefs of the five tribes, stepped forward and said respectfully: "Respected His Royal Highness the King of Qin, if you have any requirements, just mention them. ”
"This king's request is very simple, since you want to be attached to my Qin country, then this king is willing to give you a chance. Hand over your army to this king for reorganization, and all the tribes and people will be dispersed and moved into the territory of the provinces of the Qin State, and accept the unified governance of the provinces, prefectures and counties of the Qin State, and from then on, they will be treated the same as all the other subjects of the Qin State, and they will be the same people of the Qin Domain. ”
"Can you say yes?" Li Jing asked loudly.
Mi Haiwan and the others couldn't help but change their faces slightly after listening to Li Jing's request, although Li Jing only made one request, but he wanted to completely assimilate them. Receiving and reorganizing their tribal armies, and dispersing and relocating their tribesmen, there is no territory, no longer independent military power, and even the possibility of gathering together.
They were tempted to blurt out no, but the word stuck in their throats and couldn't come out.
If they weren't really desperate, they wouldn't have come so recklessly. If they refuse now, not to mention the two great enemies of Khitan and Shatuo, the hunger and cold alone can make them lose half of their population this spring. Moreover, now they are already in Yanjing, their soldiers and horses are in Shanhaiguan and Liaoxi, and the tribesmen are also in Liaoxi. If they say no, will they be able to leave?
After a long silence, after Mi Haiwan and the others talked, they nodded to Li Jing in unison.
"I'll wait, but it's up to King Qin's arrangement!"
"Good!" Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and a bright smile appeared on his face. "Pass on this royal order, prepare a banquet, and tonight will pick up the wind and wash the dust for the warriors of the five tribes who have newly joined my Qin domain!" (To be continued......)