Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 683: Chasing in the Central Plains (one hundred and four)
The winter of the third year of the Republic of 470 (683)
Standing winter
When winter arrived, Emperor Riji was already dying, as if he might die at any time.

At today's court meeting, the court was debating whether to withdraw troops from the grassland.

The grassland has been in turmoil all year round, and the Turkic restoration forces have continued to cause chaos in the grassland.

As the Yan State continued to provide resources to the Turkic Restoration Forces, the grassland has changed from a positive benefit to a negative benefit for the Tang Empire.

In the past, Datang was able to requisition livestock from the grassland, and the cost was only the consumption of thousands of soldiers stationed all year round. Therefore, Datang had a very strong control over the grassland.

But now, the prairie keeps rebelling, and the Tang Dynasty has to frantically increase the number of troops on the prairie, resulting in a huge increase in the cost of the garrison, and the ability of the Tang Empire to expropriate livestock on the prairie is getting lower and lower, and more and more prairie tribes are unwilling to be obedient Turn in the livestock.

Not only that, the Tang army stationed in the grasslands also played a role in supporting the invaders and deliberately condoned the arrogance of the Turkic restoration forces, thus forcing the Chang'an court to invest more money in the grasslands.

At the beginning, the Wang family of Liaodong indulged Goguryeo and supported the invaders to respect themselves, thus forcing the Han court to continuously provide blood transfusions to Liaodong, allowing the Wang family of Liaodong to make a lot of money.

Nowadays, the Tang Empire's legions stationed in the grasslands have also formed military-industrial interest groups and engaged in corruption in the grasslands.

In the past few decades, in order to suppress the grassland rebellion, the Tang Empire has continuously sent money and arms to the Tang army stationed in the grassland.

Then, when the Tang army was stationed in the grassland, they secretly sold the arms sent by the court to smugglers. From the generals to the soldiers of the Tang army at the bottom, everyone made a lot of money. Many soldiers have changed from bachelors to three wives and four concubines. The blessing of Qi people is so beautiful.

"The Turkic rebels are the parents of our Tang army stationed in the grassland. If they refuse to rebel, how can we take the opportunity to engage in corruption?" A general of the Tang army stationed in the grassland said happily in private.

The grassland seemed to have become a quagmire of war and a financial black hole for the Tang Empire.

Therefore, the Queen of Heaven planned to abandon the grassland and withdraw her troops from the grassland in order to save military expenses.

"Let the prairie people manage the prairie people, and let the prairie government defend itself!"

The Queen of Heaven proposed to abolish the Tang Empire's direct rule over the grasslands because the cost of direct rule over the grasslands was too high and had become a financial black hole for the Tang Dynasty.

"Change direct administration to self-government, let the grassland people rule themselves, and we in the Central Plains don't want to interfere, as long as the grassland is willing to pay tribute to us!"

There was a lot of commotion in the court.

The Guanlong nobles are unwilling to give up the grassland, because they still want to use the grassland as a financial black hole to continue to engage in corruption.

Of course, it cannot be said that it is for corruption, but that the grassland is the territory opened by Taizong. Giving up the grassland is a betrayal of Taizong and a naked betrayal of the country.

"Abandoning the grassland today, abandoning Hedong tomorrow, and Guanzhong in the next day?" said a Guanlong nobleman, whose son was a senior officer of the Tang Army stationed in the grassland.

"Grasslands are worthless, and money is wasted in vain. Instead of wasting money on worthless land, it is better to abandon grassland and use all the money to build Hebei. Hebei is rich and has a large population. If Hebei is well constructed, we can protect our country." The foundation of the Tang Dynasty!" said a Hebei nobleman. Their family is deeply rooted in Hebei. If the Tang Empire really used money to build Hebei, their family could also take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. Moreover, the money the empire invested in the grassland , most of them came from Hebei. If they give up the grassland, Hebei's burden will be lighter.

History is so interesting. Those who oppose the abandonment of the territory are for corruption, and those who support the abandonment of the territory are also for corruption.

The Strict Party is corrupting, but those who oppose the Strict Party are also corrupt.

The self-proclaimed noble Kanto gentry corrupted the foundation of the Han Dynasty year after year, while the despised Kansai warriors also dealt a fatal blow to the Han Dynasty and burned Luoyang directly.

After two months of quarreling, the Tang Empire finally came to a conclusion, which was to abandon the grassland and withdraw the garrison from the grassland.And the emperor Li Zhi died suddenly the day after the quarrel ended, and the prince Li Xian came to the throne.

In the first half of his life, Li Zhi relied on the legacy left by the hexagonal warrior Li Shimin to expand crazily, bringing the territory of the Tang Empire to its peak.

However, in the second half of his life, after repeated battles and defeats, he lost the Western Regions and grasslands, and most of the Tang army's elite were lost on the snowy plateau.

another month later

The Spring of the Fourth Year of the Republic of 470 (684)
When they heard that the Tang Dynasty was about to withdraw its troops from the grasslands, those Turkic nobles who had been working as dogs for the Tang Empire burst into tears.

"Could it be that Datang wants to abandon us subjects?"

"Without Tang Jun, who will protect us? We will be persecuted by those rebellious Turks!"

"Wang Shi Nanshou, where should I go?"

These Turkic aristocrats have done a lot of persecution of Turkic people on weekdays. When they heard that the Tang army stationed in the grassland was about to withdraw to the Central Plains, their faces turned pale with fright.

The Turkic aristocrats dragged their families, scattered all their wealth, and even gave their wives and daughters to the Tang army soldiers, just to be able to squeeze into the carriages of the Tang army.

On a Datang carriage, it was already full of people, but the family members of the Turkic nobles who hadn’t got on the carriage grabbed the wheels of the carriage and held on to the Tang Army’s carriage, hoping to be dragged back to the Central Plains by the Datang carriage. Stay away from the grassland, a place that is about to become hell.

For these Turkic nobles, once the rebellious Turkic Restoration forces seized power and controlled the grassland, then they, the nobles who served as dogs for the Tang Empire, would be dead, wouldn't that be a proper hell?
giggle~
"Ahhhhhh!!!—"

The Tang army's carriage was driving, and the little Turkic nobleman who grabbed the carriage wheel had his hands crushed by the wheel and his fingers were crushed into meat paste.

However, even so, he still clung to the wheels of Tang Jun's carriage.

Even if I die, I must die in the Central Plains!

They frantically persecuted their Turkic compatriots just to obtain the qualifications to immigrate to the Central Plains.

What's even more frightening is that behind this little Turkic nobleman pulling the carriage, his wife, daughter, and son are holding him tightly, wanting to be dragged back to the Central Plains by the Tang army's carriage with him.

Even if you die, you must die in the Central Plains!Even if it becomes ashes, it must be buried in a civilized place!
A daughter of a Turkic aristocrat was taking off her clothes, flattering those soldiers of the Tang Army, only asking that the Tang Army could take her to the Central Plains.

"I'd rather go to the Central Plains to be a prostitute than stay in the grasslands and live with those dirty low-level Turkic people!"

The Tang Dynasty still withdrew its troops, leaving a group of Turkic nobles who failed to evacuate with the Tang army in time on the grassland. Under the arrangement of the Tang Dynasty envoys, they established the "Orthodox Turkic Kingdom" to follow the "New Turkic Kingdom" after the restoration of the country. Turks] fought to save the last face of the Tang Dynasty.

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Spring on the grassland, carriage wheels in Mobei, a famous historical scene! ——"General History of the World·Song Dynasty·Li Qingzhao"

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