Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 323
When Yang Ming was not in the capital, Yang Yue assisted the King of Hedong, Yang Rui, and presided over the court meeting, with Yang Xiong assisting.

In fact, Yang Rui dozed off most of the time during the court meeting.

He really wanted to play, but his mother and concubine pressed him tightly on the seat, and he couldn't move at all. At first, Yang Rui couldn't adapt to it, and even cried and made noises. Punish him, but afterwards, he will warn his son not to run around in the court meeting, otherwise he will tell his father.

Hearing Yang Ming, Yang Ruixu froze.

So he simply put it to sleep, and gradually, he found that this is a good way, every time he wakes up, he is on his way home.

Eyes closed and opened, hey, I'm home.

But today, Yang Rui was suddenly awakened by a commotion in the hall. He opened his eyes and found that the ministers with beards had all stood up and were looking towards the outside of the hall.

There seemed to be some noise outside, very loud, and the sound was getting closer.

"Hexi victory!"

"Hexi victory!"

A messenger guard rushed into the hall, knelt down towards Yang Rui, and said loudly:
"Report! Great victory in Hexi, the King of Qin broke through Fuqi City, and Murong Fuyun beheaded in the battle."

There was an uproar in the hall, and all the officials congratulated the princess Yang Yinjiang and the eldest son Yang Rui one after another, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Yang Yue was overjoyed, and immediately walked down from the top, pointing to the messenger guard and said:
"What's going on, why is it so fast? Didn't King Qin just go to Hejin County in the last military report?"

The guard said: "Report to Zhongshu, six days ago, the main force of our army fought a decisive battle with the [-] main force of Murong Fuyun's royal court in Jishi Town, Shudun City, and Chishui City. Going out, on the way to Fucheng City, I think I have already arrived at this time."

Next, without Yang Yue asking any more questions, the guards were ordered to tell the whole battle in the court hall.

"Four months, it's less than four months," Yang Yue said in high spirits, clapping his hands and laughing loudly, "Your Murong despises my Heavenly Kingdom, you killed it well."

Then, Yang Yue bowed to his niece and granddaughter and said: "The princess needs to write a congratulatory note in the name of the son, and send it to Jiangdu immediately."

Yang Yinjiang nodded: "It should be like this, let Yang Zhongshu draft it."

"Yes," Yang Yue smiled and nodded.

In front of so many people, Yang Yinjiang wanted to let go of power to her uncle.

Originally, the court meeting was about to end, but now all the officials didn't want to leave, so they stayed and chatted about the Western Expedition in the hall.

Now it is only the end of July, King Qin has already invaded Tuguhun King City in less than four months since he left the capital, this is a very good thing for everyone.

Because they also bear burdens.

The original decision was that after the front army captured Fuqi City, the capital had to arrange for people to take it over. After all, the emperor's intention was to completely occupy the original territory of Yuhun, and to set up counties and counties, which were completely merged into the Sui Dynasty. territory.

Not only do the six departments have to go, but they also have to plan early on the location of the future counties and counties, as well as the candidates for the chief officials.

Only those with a cramp would want to go to that place. Yang Yue also knows this. You don't want to go?Just right, my people are going.

Although Yang Ming has only occupied one-fifth of the territory of Tuguhun at the moment, in fact, the entire center of Tuguhun is here, and taking this place is tantamount to taking down Tuguhun.

So now, the division of counties and counties can be negotiated.

Because everyone knows in their hearts that even if Tie Le came, King Qin would not give up an inch of land, so the Ministry of Civil Affairs should not slack off on logistics support, because there may be conflicts ahead, of course, the possibility is not big.

The place of the decisive battle is the area around Chishui City and Shudun City. Because it is the source of the Yellow River, it is tentatively planned to be Heyuan County. , Lintao County.

The area where Wangcheng Futeng City is located is Xihai County, the remaining vast western area is Qiemo County in the west, Shanshan County in the northwest, and Yiwu County in the north.

The establishment of the new five counties will have to be decided by the emperor in the end, but Yang Yue knows that the emperor will agree, because the names of the five counties have been discussed by Pei Ju and the emperor long ago.

So who should go to the five county guards and the following county magistrates?

The decision-making power rests with the emperor, and Yang Yue and the others have the right to recommend.

Yang Yue directly recommended Feng Deyi as the prefect of Heyuan County, and Yang Wenhui from his family as the prefect of Xihai. These are the two best places.

He thought that no one would rob him, but who knew there were more people robbing him.

Because everyone knows that this is a key location in the Hexi Corridor. In the future, it will be rich in trade with the Western Regions, and it will also be a good place to earn military exploits. OK?

There was a dispute, but Yang Yue was not afraid, because the list submitted to the emperor for final decision won the nod from Hedong King Yang Rui.

You can't step over someone just because he is a three-year-old child. Even if he is still in his infancy, he can still make this decision. Who would let him be the emperor's eldest grandson, and the current capital is on guard.

And the only one who can make Yang Rui nod is Princess Yang Yinjiang.

Fucheng City, the royal city of Tuguhun, sounds like enough to scare people, but in fact, its scale is similar to that of Hedong County, and the permanent population in the city is only 4.

After all, the whole Tuyuhun is still nomadic, and the only commercial and trade area is Fuqi City.

All the armies are stationed in the river valley outside the city, defending the royal city with horns.

At this time, Yang Ming was discussing matters with the generals in Tuguhun's palace.

Pei Ju sent a letter, hoping that Yang Ming would allocate 5000 people to him after negotiating with Tie Le, and he would use these 5000 people to take over Dunhuang County.

Dunhuang County is located in the northwest of Zhangye County. During the Kaihuang period, Guazhou was established. This place was the seat of Tuguhun King City more than 100 years ago. After the river diverted, the King City moved south to Fucheng City.

Nominally it was the territory of the Sui Dynasty, but in fact it was the buffer zone between the Sui Dynasty and Tuguhun. This place was a mixture of Hu and Han, and it belonged to the three-way zone.

Now that Tuyuhun is gone, Pei Ju plans to take over this place.

Gao Jiong said: "These places will not be easy to govern in the future. For the appointment of officials, it is best to choose some local people who are familiar with Sinicization. Of course, the chief officials must be us Han people."

Tuguhun, originally belonged to the Murong Clan regime of Xianbei, not a few people are proficient in Chinese, and some even have read Confucian classics. It is the best way to rule Qiang with Qiang.

Yang Ming nodded and said: "We need to set up a governor's mansion in this place, with permanent troops to maintain regional security and ensure our business routes in the west of the Sui Dynasty. Fucheng City is undoubtedly the best place. The number of soldiers is the number. should?"

"Of course, before that, we need to contact the leaders of the various tribes and re-divide the grassland waters for them, so as to control the Qiang people of all tribes. Whoever is obedient will occupy the best grassland waters. If there is any disturbance in the future, we can also recruit the tribes. Go to war."

"Good idea," Gao Jiong nodded with a smile: "It's still the same sentence, the Qiang is governed by the Qiang, and the conflict of interests between the various tribes is nothing more than competing for the best grassland. It’s good to control them, from this point of view, [-] permanent troops are enough.”

Changsun Cheng laughed and said, "I'm afraid that these places can't even support five thousand soldiers?"

"It's not just raised here," Gao Jiong said, "After the establishment of prefectures and counties, this is the western barrier of Xiping County, Lintao County, Waterhe County, and Jincheng County. These four counties also have to support the Dudufu."

At this moment, Yang Ming beckoned to Wang Shuo, signaling him to move forward.

"You've done a good job in Qilian City. If I let you be the governor of the governor's mansion, you won't think I'm neglecting you, will you?"

Wang Shuo hurriedly said: "I would never dare to have such an idea. It is an honor for me to be valued by His Highness."

Yang Ming smiled: "That's why, I didn't ask you to go west with Xuan Ting to chase the enemy. I really have a heavy responsibility to entrust you. Do it for a few years and make some achievements. This king will plan the future for you."

"Thank you, Your Highness," Wang Shuo hurriedly knelt down.

He was originally Song Guogong He Ruobi's "partisan". He was not implicated and killed at the beginning, but he was protected by King Qin. Although he was placed in such a place where no shit, he didn't complain at all. Instead, he thought that King Qin wanted to support him.

Yang Ming didn't mean that. He just thought that his opponent was very good at defending the city. As for saying that he should work for a few years first, it was not just empty talk. The military commander in the frontier couldn't let him work for too long. It is necessary to change once, otherwise, if you work for too long, you will sit on the big side, and you will not be able to move when the time comes.

Next, in addition to appeasing the residents in the city, they sent people to contact the scattered tribes and promised them benefits, allowing them to come to Fuqi City to meet Yang Ming.

Tie Le Khan Qibi Gelen personally led an army of [-], marched thousands of miles, and went straight to the city of Fuqi.
On the way, he met Murong Zheyun's tribe who fled to the west. The latter surrendered to Qibi Gelen, Qibi Gelen accepted him and incorporated him under his command.

Yang Xuanting and Xiao Mahe, who were in charge of the pursuit, failed to negotiate with each other, so they urgently sent someone to report to the King of Qin, and the two of them were responsible for blocking the Tiele people in the Tuosu Lake area.

Tuosu Lake is less than three hundred miles away from Wangcheng.

"As expected," Gao Jiong said with a serious face when he received the news: "It seems that Qibi Gelen is trying to grab the territory. We must be tough. We can be a small group to harass, but it is not appropriate to trigger a big war. This scale is not enough. Easy to grasp."

After pondering for a while, Yang Ming said:
"I don't think they dare to fight. The Western Turks are staring at the north. If Qibi Gelen dares to fight me, the old nest will definitely be punished. The two of them are feuds. Besides, Tie Le's second largest Xue Yantuo tribe, In the northeast direction, without Xue Yantuo, Qi Bi Ge Leng alone dare not fight with me, he is here to carve up the territory."

"What if there is a fight?" Shi Wansui asked beside him.

After Yang Ming was silent for a long time, he said in a deep voice, "Then hit!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Ming looked at the generals and said, "Shi Wansui, Zhang Dinghe, Changsun Sheng, Mai Tiezhang, follow me and lead the Chinese army's [-] elite riders to Tuosu Lake."

This time, no one persuaded Yang Ming not to conscript himself.

Because only Yang Ming could negotiate with Qibi Gelen, and no one else dared to make decisions.

The current Sui army, after eliminating Murong Fuyun, has captured a total of more than 4 horses. Together with Xiao Mahe and Yang Xuanting's troops, it can equip a cavalry army of more than 8 people.

Gao Jiong, Qu Tutong, and Zhou Fashang stayed behind in Fuqi City.

(End of this chapter)