On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 577 Collect Dunhuang
You are not joking, Cui Che is not joking with Cui Youzhi, if possible, he even hopes to keep Cui Youzhi in northern Xinjiang for a period of time, deeply feel the suffering of the people.

Yang Lihua, who was in Jixian County, was also kept in the dark. No one with knowledge dared to bear Cui Che's anger and tip off Yang Lihua.

After all, there is no real founding emperor who is afraid of internal affairs.

Cui Youzhi's life as a shepherd boy began, and Cui Che's car also drove to the border to receive an audience from Ahui Lusu and Dahe Mohui.

Ah Hui Lusu suffered from a serious illness before, but fortunately, after two years of care, his body has recovered, and now he is already an old man with gray temples.

The 40-year-old Cui Che is still full of black hair.

Once the emperor and once the court officials, Ahui Lusu and Dahemohui were canonized by Cui Che again, and swore to the Heavenly Alliance that they would always be the vassal of Dayan.

Cui Che naturally wouldn't believe what they said. If he couldn't guarantee his own strength, the loyal dog in the past would also turn into a vicious wolf that bit its master back.

He specially brought his [-] elite cavalry here with the purpose of intimidating the two of them.

At the same time, in the distant Hexi Corridor, Mai Tiezhang led his troops westward and was about to arrive in Shazhou.

During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Qianliang established Shazhou with the three counties of Dunhuang, Jinchang, and Gaochang and the three battalions of the Western Regions Protector, Wuji Xiaowei, and Yumen Great Protector Army, and governed Dunhuang.

Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Shazhou has been occupied by Hu Chen for nearly 30 years, and the people have been enslaved by Tuyuhun. When the news spread that the Yan army came from Zhangye, the people all wept with joy and rushed to tell each other.

What's more, they secretly joined forces in secret, preparing to expel the generals of Shazhou in Tuyuhun.

Shazhou Town General has nothing to do about it. When Cui Che made an alliance with Khan Tuyuhun, he made a point of regaining Dunhuang.

The reason for the delay is that Li Yuan defeated Zhangye and allowed Tuyuhun to rule Dunhuang for a period of time.

Now that the Yan army is coming, Tuyuhun will not send troops to resist, and Shazhou Town will be isolated and helpless, and there is no need for the people to expel him.

Shazhou nobles came forward to maintain order one after another. When Mai Tiezhang rushed to Dunhuang City, the people of Shazhou ate pots of pulp to comfort the soldiers who came from afar.

Under the restraint of Mai Tiezhang, the Yan army maintained the demeanor of a king's teacher and did not plunder on the spot.

On the same day, the general of Yumen Gate sent people to ask for surrender, and Mai Tiezhang sent troops to take over. Since then, after nearly 30 years, the connection between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Western Regions has been opened up again.

On the one hand, Mai Tiezhang sent people to report the victory to the imperial court, and on the other hand, he organized a mission to go to the Western Regions to go to various countries to inquire about news.

However, the envoys from the State of Yan had not yet set out, but the envoys from the Western Turks came to Dunhuang to pay a visit.

At this time, the Western Regions were not peaceful, and were involved in the civil war between Western Turks and Western Turks.

During the Renshou period of the Sui Dynasty, Datou Khan, a Turkic man in the west, was defeated by Yang Su, and his tribe collapsed. He fled into Tuyuhun alone without a trace.

Today, the ruler of the Western Turks is the grandson of Datou Khan, named Shekui Khan.

After the death of Nili Khan of Western Turks, his son succeeded him, named Chuluo Khan.

Chuluo Khan once wanted to take the opportunity to annex the western Turks after the defeat of Datou Khan, but was stubbornly resisted by Shekui Khan, and the two started a long-term war for this.

This is also one of the reasons why the northern border was safe and sound during Cui Che's unification of the north:

The Turks were divided into four divisions, fighting against each other, unable to intervene in the civil war in the Central Plains.

In the war between the Western Turks and the Western Turks, the Western Turks initially had an absolute advantage.

After all, after Datou Khan was defeated by Yang Su, more than ten Tiele tribes who originally belonged to the Western Turks defected to the Sui Dynasty. They were given to the Qimin Khan of the Eastern Turks by Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, and some of them were kidnapped by Cui Che and went south. .

The strength of the Western Turks has been severely weakened, and it is difficult to compete with the Western Turks.

However, Luo Khan in the Western Turkic area was cruel by nature. He once killed hundreds of leaders of Tiele's tribes at one time, which aroused the resistance of various tribes and fell to the Western Turkic people one after another. Tianshan), the rule in the Western Regions is also in jeopardy.

The Western Turkic envoys came here, naturally hoping to get Dayan's assistance.

But whether to intervene in the war between the Western Turks and the Western Turks is not up to Mai Tiezhang. He can only send someone to escort the mission to the court, and at the same time send a messenger to report to Cui Che.

The Yan army's westward expedition stopped at Yumen Pass, and Mai Tiezhang personally guarded Dunhuang, waiting for Cui Che's order.

After reorganizing the Shazhou prefectural army system, he dismissed the prefectural soldiers in Longyou.

As the name suggests, Shazhou is mostly desert, and the fragile ecological environment makes it difficult to support the tens of thousands of troops brought by Mai Tiezhang for a long time.

When soldiers from various prefectures returned one after another, Cui Che also ended his meeting with Ah Hui Lusu and Dahe Mohui.

The two returned to their respective tribes, and Cui Che also returned to the small town after nearly the first month.

Cui Youzhi, who was left behind to herd the sheep in the small town, became dark and thin. When he saw Cui Che, he burst into tears, feeling countless grievances in his heart.

"Isn't the life of a shepherd very hard?"

Cui Che asked knowingly.

Cui Youzhi choked up and nodded, complaining:

"Not to mention the hard work, there are only two steamed buns a day, which can't fill my stomach at all."

Because before Cui Che left, he ordered that no one was allowed to feed Cui Youzhi without permission.

Even Zhang Huan, who followed him to experience life, did not dare to give him his steamed buns.

Cui Che said seriously:
"When I was young, Pei Xiu and I only had four steamed buns a day. At that time, Pei Xiu was growing up and had a large appetite. He usually ate three and I only ate one.

"When it snowed heavily, the wind was piercing to the bone, and the clothes were torn, so the two of them shared a thin quilt at night to keep out the cold.

"Compared with my life back then, are you suffering now?"

Cui Youzhi thought for a while, then shook his head again and again.

Cui Che asked again:
"Having lived here for so long, what experience do you have?"

Once Cui Youzhi's answer did not satisfy Cui Che, he would definitely let his grandson stay in the small town for a while.

Cui Youzhi recalled the bits and pieces of this period of time, and couldn't help crying like rain. He was wronged and said:
"The grandson is very serious about herding the sheep, and none of the sheep got lost. I really worked hard.

"But there are only two steamed buns a day. The grandson can't eat enough, and he is so hungry that he can't sleep at night. The most tormenting."

Cui Che heard this, and said seriously:

"Yes, you should get more for your efforts, but my 'exorbitant taxes' mean that you can only eat two steamed buns every day.

"You will feel wronged and dissatisfied, Badger, you have to remember how you feel at this moment.

"Don't do to others what you don't want yourself to do to yourself. In the future, you will be a good emperor who is lenient and caring for the people."

If Cui Youzhi realized something, he said:

"Grandfather, did grandpa come here to herd sheep?"

Cui Che smiled and said:

"When he returns to Jinyang, let him come over to shepherd the sheep."

(End of this chapter)