On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 142
The frontier threats faced by the northeastern frontier of the Sui Dynasty were nothing more than the old three during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, namely Goguryeo, Kumoxi, and Khitan.

Coupled with the attachment of the Eastern Turks, the forces of the Western Turks were able to extend eastward.

The Western Turks split from the Eastern Turks and were controlled by Apo Khan, not the Western Turks under Datou Khan.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Zhu Meng, a native of Fuyu, established a political power named Zuben Fuyu. During the Xin Dynasty, Zuben Fuyu took advantage of the turmoil in the Central Plains and occupied Gaogouli County (now Xinbin, Liaoning) in Xuantu County, thus changing its name to Goguryeo.

During the period of the Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Goguryeo aggressively invaded and occupied the homeland of the Han family, occupied the east of the Liaohe River, and then went south to seize the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Its territory is vast, and it is by no means a small country.

Goguryeo is adjacent to Yingzhou Governor's Mansion across the Liaoshui River, and borders Khitan in the northwest.

The Khitan lived in the grassland area of ​​the upper reaches of the Liaohe River and was in the tribal stage. It was divided into eight tribes without a common master, and they were attached to the Sui Dynasty, the Turks, and Goguryeo respectively.

Kumoxi bordered the west of Khitan and the north of Youzhou, and was divided into five tribes, namely, Huhezhu, Mohefu, Qizhen, Mukun, and Shide.

Unlike the Khitan, Kumoxi had already formed a tribal alliance, with Ahui, the main tribe of the disgraceful He, as the leader of the tribe, and his military strength was stronger than that of the Khitan.

In Youzhou, Cui Che has to face Kumoxi in the northeast and Western Turks in the northwest, while Wei Yi, the governor of Yingzhou, has to pay attention to the Khitan tribe in the north and Goguryeo in Liaodong.

Before taking office, Cui Che, the governor of Youzhou, explained his idea in detail with Yang Jian, that is, to unite with Kumoxi to resist the Western Turks, which was approved by Yang Jian.

After Cui Che arrived in Youzhou, in addition to handling internal affairs, he also sent people north to contact Ku Moxi, wishing to make a good relationship with him with generous gifts and make an agreement for trade.

People in Kumoxi would naturally not refuse someone to send money or food, and it was even more good to be able to trade with the Sui people and exchange what they needed.

But while they were waiting for this reward, the nomadic Turkic tribe in the northwest grasslands of Youzhou welcomed two guests.

"The two of you dare to come to see me, don't be afraid that I will catch you and give it to Emperor Sui in exchange for some rewards."

Inside the yurt, the ground inspector smiled sullenly.

He is Shetu's cousin, and because of old grievances with Shetu, when Apo Khan raised his troops against Shetu, he led his troops to join him. After the establishment of Western Turks, he won the title of Little Khan.

The ones who came to pay their respects were none other than Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan who had disappeared for many days.

The two of them had lived in Turkic for three years, and they had accumulated some contacts, including Di Qincha.

Facing the threat from the ground inspector, Zhao Muquan showed no fear, he laughed long and said:
"The two of us came here today because we have something important to tell Khan. Khan is in danger but he doesn't know it. He insists on asking for a reward from me. Don't blame me for not reminding me earlier."

Now that the picture is taken and the mouse is running around, guarding the gate and guarding the courtyard for the Sui people, the ground inspector really doesn't know how he is in danger, he snorted coldly:
"You Xia people like to scare people!"

People in the grasslands actually call the Han people Xia people.

"Whether it's a lie or not, Khan will judge for himself later!"

"Okay! Let's talk!"

Zhao Mu asked:

"Does Khan know that Cui Che, the new governor of Youzhou, has arrived?"

"If you know it, so what?"

"But Khan doesn't know that Cui Che wants to get Khan."

But the ground inspector didn't believe it:

"I have nothing to do with Da Sui, how could he plot against me!"

Zhao Mu explained:
"In the past, Sabolo Khan (pictured) was very powerful. The Sui people made friends with Datou and Abo Khan. Now the two khans are strong, and the Sui people took in Sabolo Khan. It was nothing more than to provoke the Turks. Internal strife is for the benefit of the fisherman.

"Although the Khan did not offend the Sui people, the Sui people wanted to chase Khan far away and use the water and plants in the land for Shabolue Khan to breed livestock and defend the northern border."

When the ground inspected and heard the words, his face sank like water:
"Cui Che has few soldiers, but An Neng can rival me."

Zhao Mu smiled and said:

"This man knew that he was no match for the Khan, so he bestowed Kumoxi generously, intending to draw his troops to help him, to attack the Khan together, and to share the herdsmen's livestock equally."

"How did you find out about this?"

The ground inspector's face became more and more gloomy.

Seeing the ground and observing his expression, Zhao Mu was already [-] to [-] percent sure, so he calmly said:
"Youzhou is the former land of Great Qi. Although Qi is dead, there are many people who miss their homeland and contact us in private. The Khan will send someone to Kumoxi to find out if the matter is true or not."

In fact, Di Qincha had already believed what Zhao Mu said, but just in case, he properly settled Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan, and at the same time sent people to Youzhou and Kumoxi to inquire about the news.

More than ten days later, after Kuai Ma reported back, the ground inspector confirmed that Cui Che was indeed transporting supplies to Yuyang County, preparing to trade with the Kumoxi people, and there were also generous gifts that would be given to the nobles of Xi.

And the detailed work in the direction of Kumoxi also reported that Cui Che had indeed sent someone to contact Xiren before, and what Zhao Mu said was confirmed.

The ground inspector was furious, he invited Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan, and questioned the two of them. Wang Dangwan's biggest role in this trip was to protect Zhao Mu's safety, and the communication with the ground inspector was naturally left to the Turkic-speaking staff. Zhao Mu.

"The Khan knows how to strike first, and then to control others. Now that Cui Che doesn't know the news is leaked, he is not prepared. Khan might as well send troops to attack Yuyang and destroy its supplies. If there is no huge profit, how can Xi Ren obey Cui Che's orders?"

After receiving Zhao Mu's suggestion, the ground inspector was overjoyed, and immediately summoned his troops to attack Yuyang.

At the same time, Cui Che convened the Chief Shi Li Gang, Sima Liu Fang, and Si Lu Fang Yanqian and other aides at the Youzhou General Manager's Mansion in Ji County to discuss important matters.

With everyone in place, Cui Che got straight to the point:
"Former Qi ministers Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan hid in the Turkic Diqincha Department since they were captured by Gao Shaoyi. They always cherished their homeland and wanted to make meritorious service to pay for their previous crimes. Today I received a secret report from the two of them that the Diqincha wanted to harass Yuyang. The matter is serious, and Cui invites you to come here to find out the authenticity of this matter for me."

Secretary Fang Yanqian took the lead in saying:

"It must be that the ground inspector learned that the chief executive wanted to befriend Ku Moxi, and planned to sabotage it!"

Dong Jing, who joined the army in the recording office, immediately seconded the proposal and expressed his support.

That day Dong Jing, Zhao Mu, and Wang Dangwan were recommended to Cui Che by Fang Yanqian. Now that Cui Che said that Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan were hiding in the Ground Inspection Department, they immediately understood his intentions, and they couldn't help but admire him. , Take the ground inspection to whitewash Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan, and use it to fight for power.

Cui Che got the support of Fang Yanqian, Dong Jing and others, and asked Li Gang and Liu Fang.

Both said that this matter must be guarded against, but they also worried that if the news was false, the deployment of troops would be a waste of food and grass, and it would even arouse the anxiety of the surrounding forces.

The hydrangea was thrown back to Cui Che, and everyone was waiting for his decision.

Cui Che pondered for a while, then got up and said resolutely:

"As Chang Shi and Sima said, we must not be unprepared.

"I should send an envoy to Daxing to report this matter to the sage, but the journey is far away and I cannot wait for the sage's order.

"There is no need to mobilize troops for this battle. Cui only needs to gather the elite cavalry from Youzhou and set up an ambush in Yuyang. If the local inspectors really come to attack, I will take his head!"

(End of this chapter)