Chapter 964 Bribery with heavy goods

Chapter 964 Bribery with heavy goods

During the Zhengguang period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the people of Woye Town defeated the Liuhan Ba ​​Ling and raised troops in the town to launch a mutiny and killed the town general, thus starting the vigorous Six Towns Uprising.

Woye Town was a military town set up on the Hetao Plain in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The area was formerly known as Wuyuan. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were frequent wars, and the Hetao area was gradually invaded by the Southern Xiongnu. Later, five Xiongnu tribes moved southward to the interior. In the late Western Jin Dynasty, the Five Huns led by Liu Yuan, the Southern Xiongnu, broke out to rebel against China. As war raged across the Central Plains, control of the Hetao Plain also changed hands.

One of the more active forces in the region is the Chile people. The Chile people used to live in Beihai and were called Gaoche by Xianbei Suotou at that time. Later, they migrated south one after another.

In addition, the Xianbei Tuoba tribe rose up in Monan at that time and repeatedly attacked the barbarians in Mobei, taking many Chile tribes captive to the south and settling them in Hetao Plain and other places. This part of the Chile people who moved south to Xianbei have lived near the Hetao Plain for generations, so that the vast area near Yinshan Mountain is called Chile River.

After the Six Towns Uprising began, many people from the towns, including Woye Town, migrated inward, such as the Hulujin family of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Po Liuhanchang, etc., all of whom belonged to the Chilean chieftains. The Tiele tribes who still lived in Mobei gradually changed their name to Tiele.

The Tiele tribes were enslaved by Rouran. They could not bear the cruel oppression of Rouran and prepared to fight back. However, they were stabbed in the back by the Turks, and many tribes were annexed by the Turks.

As the Turks replaced Rouran as the new grassland overlord, their influence spread to the north and south of the desert, they also coveted the southern foothills of Yinshan Mountain and the Hetao Plain, a place with rich water and grass.

In the old year, Xiaowu moved westward and brought the inheritance of Zuo from the Northern Wei Dynasty to Guanxi. As the original territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Woye Town and other places in the Hetao Plain naturally belonged to the Western Wei Dynasty.

It's just that the Western Wei Dynasty was trapped by its own national power, and it was difficult to actually manage the Woye Town far away in Hetao. Xiazhou, located north of the Great Wall, was the limit of the Western Wei Dynasty that could actually control the garrison. The areas farther north were out of reach and could only be managed by the local Hu tribes. The Western Wei Dynasty granted some official positions to maintain a clan-vassal relationship.

Previously, the Turks were busy wiping out the remnants of Rouran and expanding and consolidating their rule on the grasslands. They did not have too strong motivation and need to invade Monan or even inland. However, as its grassland dominance became more and more consolidated, it became more and more felt that only by intruding and expanding southward could it obtain greater returns.

This time, they united with the Western Wei Dynasty to launch an attack on the Northern Qi Dynasty. Since the Northern Qi Dynasty had just built the Great Wall, the Turkic advance was not very smooth. Later, because the Western Wei Dynasty withdrew its troops first, they were counterattacked by the Northern Qi Dynasty. As a result, they suffered heavy losses and failed.

This defeat naturally made Mu Gan Khan very angry, and when he learned about the power transfer and turmoil within the Western Wei Dynasty, his mind suddenly became active.

When the army withdrew to the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain and saw the vast wilderness and the gently flowing river in the south, the greed in Mugan Khan's heart also grew. Although it is still the cold winter season when vegetation is withering, but just looking at the landform and environment of the Hetao Plain, one can imagine that as the climate warms up in a few months, this area will inevitably turn into a veritable fertile wilderness.

If stable pastures and settlements could be established here, it would not only be able to support more people, cattle and sheep, but also serve as a large base for future inland invasions. From now on, the Turkic wolf cavalry no longer need to travel to the south and north of the desert, and can directly send troops to plunder the south!

So Mu Gan Khan simply stationed his army at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain. While sending envoys south to Chang'an to negotiate with the Western Wei Dynasty, he ordered his troops to patrol along the river and gather and control all the Hu tribes living here. , forcing them to accept Turkic rule.

Time soon entered February. With the change of season, although the snow was still lingering at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, the river in the south had begun to thaw, and the river water began to flow again to moisturize both sides of the river, and the wilderness was gradually flooded. There are fresh greens and beautiful wild flowers dotting it. This vibrant picture makes people feel happy.

"Such a rich and fertile pasture should only be enjoyed by the most powerful tribes!"

Under the obedience of his tribesmen, Mugan Khan rode his horse to wander in the wilderness where everything was renewed. His heart felt comfortable and he became more determined to incorporate this land into the territory of his khanate.

Although it is too close to the Han cities and there is no dangerous terrain for defense, the brave Turkic warriors have always believed in attacking. And as their understanding of the political power in the south deepens, Mu Gan Khan becomes more and more sure that the Western Wei Dynasty will There was no way to resist the attack.

The next development of the situation was not as expected by Mu Gan Khan. Some time after the envoy to Chang'an of the Western Wei Dynasty was sent, news came back that the new prime minister of the Western Wei Dynasty was very courteous to the Turkic envoys, and all requests were made. They all expressed their agreement and have arranged for personnel to transport goods northward to donate.

Mu Gan Khan was in a good mood after learning about this. When the Wei envoys were about to arrive, in order to show the strength of their Turkic power, he ordered the leaders of his ministries to arrange their troops in the wilderness, and The cavalry army was ordered to run back and forth, trampling a wide and straight road in the wilderness, leading directly to the temporary tent.

When Li Yunxin and his entourage were led by the Turkic envoys to where his army was stationed, they could not help but be shocked by the majestic scene.

Today's Turks are indeed the overlords of the grasslands. Whenever they go out, they lead a huge army, and they are all skilled soldiers. The war horses they ride and the spare horses alone are as many as hundreds of thousands. They spread out in the wilderness, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

Compared with other grassland Hu armed forces, the Turkic cavalry has another characteristic, that is, they are better armed and have a high armor rate. After all, they are forging slaves. Now they are in charge of their own affairs and have more resources. Naturally, they have to arm themselves more carefully.

Therefore, the trusted teams of the big and small chieftains have many armored warriors, especially the wolf cavalry guards around the Khan's tent, whose armor rate is very high. Although most of them are light armor, it is also related to the fact that the main force of the Turks is cavalry as a whole. With such a layer of armor defense, both the military spirit and the actual combat effectiveness will definitely increase greatly.

However, the arrival of Li Yunxin and his party also gave these Turkic nobles a little shock, especially when a large number of high-end fabrics such as silk and brocade were pulled into the Khan's tent one by one, and gradually piled up almost as much as the Khan's tent. All the surrounding Hu chiefs stared at the colorful brocade mountain under the sun with their eyes wide open and their faces flushed.

The Turkic nobles were very fond of silk fabrics with bright colors, delicate textures and soft textures, so much so that when they first appeared in the written records of the Central Plains dynasty, they sent their tribesmen to the border to trade and buy silk fabrics.

Although the growth of their power in recent years has given them the opportunity to obtain more and more luxury goods in quantity and variety, their love for brocade and other things has not diminished. Especially such a large number, it was the first time they had seen it in their lives. Even the wooden Khan couldn't help laughing and shouting after seeing this scene.

"Our great prime minister, Lord Tang, knew that we had lost our loyalty by not informing them of the withdrawal of our troops. We had intended to send an envoy with generous gifts to seek peace, but we did not expect that the Khan would be so magnanimous. Not only did he not take the past into account, but he was still willing to fulfill the previous alliance. Lord Tang was very grateful for this. He sent me to deliver a batch of gifts to express his gratitude. More gifts will be delivered in the future. Please accept them!"

Li Yunxin has also been a spy for quite a while. He has a set of skills to speak to people in a different way. Although he had to rely on several Xianbei translators to communicate with each other, the language barrier did not prevent him from enthusiastically expressing his deep respect for Mugan Khan.

The wooden Khan was in a good mood when he heard Li Yunxin's flattery. He circled around the small mountain of silk and praised: "Your country's Anding Gong has been good friends for many years, but I haven't seen such a generous gift. This Tang Gong is really a man of taste. If he hadn't succeeded to the position of high official, I wouldn't have known that Wei was so rich!"

While speaking, he asked the guards to bring a brocade robe to reward Li Yunxin, and gave him the title of "Fuli". Fuli means a majestic wolf in Turkic, which refers to a warrior. It is a title that only the loyal and brave guards around the Khan and the brave family members can enjoy.

Li Yunxin was not very interested in this, but in order to paralyze the other party, he pretended to be happy to accept the reward, and shouted and danced to thank him according to the customs of the Turks.

In addition to those brocades, there were also many gold, silver and jewelry in the gifts sent by Li Yunxin.

These treasures are considered treasures even in the Southern Liang Kingdom. Now they are placed in front of these poor Turkic nobles who have become rich. It is no different from an aesthetic dimensionality reduction attack. Even if you just look at them for a few times, they make people feel wonderful and want to own them immediately.

After seeing these dazzling treasures, the Mugan Khan, full of ambition, was also immersed in these jewels and treasures for a while. He waved his hand and asked the staff to move all these brocade treasures to his Khan's tent, and ordered a grand banquet to entertain Li Yunxin and his party.

The Turkic nobles and ministers who were watching nearby saw these treasures being put into the tent one after another, and their faces showed an expression of unsatisfied, especially when they saw that the Khan had no intention of distributing these treasures to the people, many people showed disappointment.

Of course, the Mugan Khan was not a stingy person. At the banquet in the evening, he still took out a few treasures as prizes and ordered his soldiers to compete in martial arts to add to the fun. Although these treasures were not very impressive among the many treasures presented by the Western Wei Dynasty, they still attracted the warriors in front of the tent to fight desperately, and even strangled their opponents.

However, the Turks were martial and aggressive, and they did not feel disappointed even if someone died in the fight. Instead, the atmosphere became more excited and the feast lasted all night.