Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 355 Yelu Abaoji

After nine months, Wang Shifan traveled to several states and traveled thousands of miles, and the cutting and harvesting case was solved.

The result shocked the emperor. There were more than 3000 people involved in the case in various provinces, districts and counties of the Tang Dynasty. Tens of thousands of children could be found murdered, and thousands of people were involved in the inaction of officials.

"Anyone involved in abduction, mutilation, etc. will be executed at a languid time. The family members, regardless of gender, big or small, will all have their faces tattooed and become slaves. They will not be pardoned."

"Officials may be dismissed or demoted, killed or exiled, and shall be tried by the three judicial divisions."

Li Ye was really angry.

"Those who traffic in human beings and cut and harvest humans shall be punished with the death penalty as heinous crimes."

"This article is recorded in the criminal law and considered a common practice!"

"promise!"

This move was in line with the people's wishes, and there was no objection from the officials. However, thousands of miles away in the northeast, a disaster was sweeping across the grasslands.

The envoys from the imperial court came to the Khitan Yaonan Tribe’s big tent and consecrated the leader of the Yaonan Tribe. Yaonan Aku was appointed as the Great Khan, and the most fertile Kerulun water and grassland in the north was given to Yaonan Aku as the tribal leader. Grazing land.

The leaders of Wei and Liuxi tribes were also named khans and were given water and grasslands in Ergun, Hulunchao and Shileke.

Among the four water meadows, the Kerulen water meadow is of course the most fertile, and Ergun is also good. The four water meadows already account for most of the good places in the North.

The Tang Dynasty reestablished the Shanyu Governor's Office in the north, with Yaonan Aku as the great governor, Bayanqiu, the leader of the Liuxi tribe, as the deputy governor, Helu Lun, the leader of the big room Wei, as Zuo Changshi, and Yaojin, the leader of the small room Wei. Hu was named You Changshi, and Yelu Shelu, the former prime minister of the Eight Tribes Alliance, was appointed Sima of the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

Each department strictly guards its territory and is not allowed to invade the territory of other departments.

"Datang is going to cause trouble!"

Yelu Shelu could see at a glance the sinister plot of the Tang Dynasty. Although these water and grasslands were the main grazing land of these tribes, strictly speaking, they were shared by all tribes.

Now the Tang Dynasty distributed the good land to the four major tribes, and the less grassland belonged to other tribes.

The consequences will inevitably arouse the hatred of various tribes, and the Khitan tribes will definitely be bloody.

Yelv Shelu wanted to stir up the matter, but Yaonan Aku didn't think so.

The Eight-Ministry Alliance was originally a loose alliance, and Yaonan Aku's role as co-leader was not worthy of its name. Now it has the support of the Tang Dynasty court, and it has been granted a single title to the Grand Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

That is the recognition of Yaonan Aku's status from the Tang Dynasty orthodoxy.

What made Yelv Shelu even more desperate was that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty consecrated Yaonan Aku's sister Yaonan Jun as concubine Hui, and gave her three thousand armors and weapons, countless gold and silver money, and ten thousand pieces of silk as betrothal gifts.

The Tang court blatantly supported the Yaonan tribe.

How could Yaonan Aku disagree? By marrying the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, he could win the support of the Tang Dynasty.His Majesty the Emperor sent the Zuolongxiang Army led by Li Cunxiao to greet Empress Hui of the Tang Dynasty. Five thousand cavalry were displayed on the grassland in a show of force, shocking the tribes.

"This must be premeditated!"

Yelu Shelu was very sure.

He was originally the prime minister of the tribal alliance, the nominal second-in-command, and a real powerful figure in the actual sense. Now he has become the fifth-in-command of the tribal alliance. His position is under the big and small Shiwei and Liuxi tribes. How can he be willing to accept it.

But among all the Khitan tribes, who can resist the alliance of the four tribes?

Yelu Helu returned to the main tent of the Dieci tribe and summoned Yelu Abaoji to discuss matters.

According to the original history, the leader of the Khitan, Yelu Abaoji, had a far lower status in the Dieci tribe than his other two brothers, Yelu Huashi and Yelu Putai.

However, Yelu Abaoji won the trust of his uncle Yelu Shelu.

"The Tang Dynasty canonized the leaders of the remote tribes as khans and granted them the most abundant water and grassland in the grassland. However, our powerful Dieci tribe only received the position of Sima of the Shanyu Governor's Palace. The emperor is so unfair. What do you think? What to do?"

Yelu Abaoji frowned for a long time before he said: "I saw the soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court to welcome the bride. The armors are excellent and the soldiers look like brave men. They have the support of the four distant chariot tribes and we cannot resist. Pardon Uncle Lu, I thought it would be better to wait until the imperial soldiers and horses have left before making any further arguments!"

Yelu Shelu said: "The weather is getting colder, autumn is here, the grass is withering, and heavy snow is about to fall. Our cattle and sheep in the Diesi tribe are not full yet, and the meat on their bodies is not enough to support our tribe. We cannot leave." Kerulen Water Grassland, that will make our people starve to death!”

Yelu Abaoji said in a deep voice: "The warriors of the Yaonan tribe yearned for our Duici tribe. Now they only have women and children who cannot ride horses. The Tang Dynasty gave the fertile water and grassland of Kerulun to those who could not protect them. What do we have to worry about? As long as Uncle Shelu allows the tribe to graze normally, no one can drive us away. The scimitars of the Duasa tribe will always face the evil wolves that invade them!"

Yelu Shelu nodded. Not far outside the tent, Yelu Huago and Yelu Putai looked at the leader's tent with angrily expressions on their faces.

"Uncle Shelu stayed away from us and got close to Abaoji. He only discussed important matters with Abaoji. This is a humiliation to us. The warriors of the grassland can only wash away the humiliation with fresh blood. What do you think? Sample?"

Yelu Putai nodded and said: "The eagle in the sky can see the prey thousands of miles away because it flies high. My uncle has been blinded by Abaoji. His sight is like a mouse on the grassland. He can only see The green grass in front of us, the tribe needs a wise leader to guide us, I am willing to listen to your call, Yelu Huashi, the knife handle of the Pu Tai will always be in your hand!"

"Good brother, when the wolves capture prey, the first wolf will share the food. I am willing to share the fattest liver with my most loyal brother. My promise will be as bottomless as Hulunbuir Lake. He will always Until the day I die!"

The undercurrent of the Khitan Tribe was surging, and crises were accompanied by opportunities. Yelu Abaoji, who was in his twenties, smelled the opportunities.

Neither Yelu Huashi nor Yelu Putai are good at hiding themselves. Their resentment towards Yelu Shelu is always shown on their faces, and Yelu Abaoji, who is lower than them, does whatever he wants.

What made Yelu Huashi and the others disdainful was that Yelu Abaoji did not confront them tit for tat as they imagined. In fact, Yelu Abaoji had no reaction at all.

"It is said that Abaoji was born with a vision and is the hero of our Duici Department. From my point of view, he does not have the bloody nature of the Duici Department. He is not worthy of being a hungry wolf of the Duici Department. He should be a sheep that we herd! "

"Hahaha...haha..."

"Agutai, who is under Abaoji's command, is very close to me. Even Beierjia has defected to me. Now even the warriors under his command are disobedient to him. Uncle Shelu is an old fool. How can he like such a weak person? He is not worthy of us." A man of thorns."

(End of this chapter)