Chapter 979 Longyou is not peaceful

Chapter 979 Longyou is not peaceful

Although Yuan Luo knows how to adapt to the situation, others are also quick to react. As Lubu, who had reported victory, entered the capital, the people in Chang'an realized that Tang Gong's trip was not just to patrol the border, but to attack the Turks and win a great victory, and the crowd immediately became excited.

Since the Turks did not rise for a long time, the current public did not know much about them. The only thing that left a deep impression was that in the past years, the Turks had forced the imperial court to hand over the remnants of the Rouran troops who had come to seek refuge, and they had done so directly outside the gates of Chang'an City. Kill them all.

This incident made the people of Chang'an deeply feel the arrogance and cruelty of the Turks. Even long after the incident, they were still worried whether the Turks would come directly to Chang'an one day and treat the people of Chang'an just like they did the Rouran people. Add slaughter.

Because of this fear in the hearts of the people, the Turks are rarely mentioned in daily life, but when they don't want to hear news about the Turks again, the Turks have become part of Tang Gong Xuanhe's military exploits. It turns out that Hu Bu, who had an impression of being arrogant, was as vulnerable as other enemies after encountering Duke Tang!

Therefore, the people in the city also rushed to tell each other, once again strengthening the stereotype that Tang Gong was invincible, and lamented that as long as Tang Gong protects the country, there will be no strong enemy in the world that can threaten the security of Guanzhong!

Compared with the optimistic celebration of the common people, the high-ranking officials and dignitaries had richer feelings when they learned of the battle report. Especially those members of the Yuan and Wei clans who were still negotiating for power in Lishan Mountain are now even more regretful.

Previously, when Tang Gong entered the court to quell the chaos, he did not use severe punishment, which made them feel that Tang Gong seemed to be wary of personnel matters and did not dare to do as much as he wanted. But the war outside the Great Wall made them realize that Tang Gong really did not regard some of the unharmonious personnel in the country as issues that needed to be dealt with seriously. Suffering a severe blow!

Therefore, their behavior of colluding behind the scenes and seeking power without telling Duke Tang was tantamount to making an originally minor problem serious, forcing Duke Tang to deal with them seriously.

Even the Turkic Khan, who was far away from the Great Wall and had tens of thousands of troops under his command, was captured and killed for being hostile to Tang Gong. How could these idle clans who had been in the capital for a long time have the confidence to think that Tang Gong needed to succumb to their wishes?

People's thoughts are often influenced by emotions. When certain desires are too strong, it is easy to fall into wishful thinking. And when he regained his senses, even he didn't understand why he had such stupid ideas at that time.

However, Tang Gong's triumphal brigade has already arrived in Jingzhou and will return to Chang'an soon. There is no time for them to understand and digest. They must make amends and redemption as soon as possible before Tang Gong returns to the capital.

So these people all put aside their previous agreement to enter the palace together, and began to make amends according to their own ideas, either relying on connections to find a way, hoping to be given a lighter sentence, or planning to report and expose , Want to make meritorious deeds. Some of them with strong mobility directly ordered their slaves to prepare a batch of supplies for the army, and then went to Weibei to greet Tang Gong's triumphal division.

When these people did not meet in the imperial city, but saw each other at the Weiqiao outside Chang'an City, the scene inevitably became a bit awkward. They looked at each other without saying a word, but each turned their faces away and then spoke. Urge the house slave who is driving the carriage to move quickly.

Li Tai stayed in Jingzhou for two days and arranged for Li Yunxin to lead a group of soldiers to transfer part of the cattle and horses captured in this battle to Longyou via Qiantun Mountain. On the one hand, the scale of Guanzhong's livestock farming cannot digest so many cattle and horses at one time, and on the other hand, it is also strengthening Longyou's armaments.

The new governor of Liangzhou, Shi Ning, did not go to the Hajj at the beginning of the year because his residence was remote, but now he came to see him.

"After several years of separation, the general's style is still the same, and he has not been driven by the wind and sand outside Long. It is gratifying to meet old friends again!"

Li Tai greeted and entertained Shi Ning in the military camp. When he saw him walking in front of him, he stepped forward, held Shi Ning's shoulders and said with a smile before he bowed down to greet him.

After hearing this, Shi Ning lowered his head and replied: "Tang Gong's demeanor is even better than in the past. In the end, I will always regret that I am in a remote place and have no chance to work with Anlu Gong and others and receive orders from Tang Gong. I have no merit to dedicate to Tang Gong." , Mr. Tang will take on a heavy responsibility in the end. I am sincere and grateful. "

While talking, Li Tai welcomed Shi Ning into the tent and invited Yang Zhong and other Dugu Xin's old men to accompany him. They could not help but talk about old things, and when they talked about Dugu Xin's fate, they couldn't help but feel emotional.

Although Li Tai had already accumulated a solid personnel foundation before he came to power, it was no longer limited to Duguxin's sharing of his connections. But he had to admit that these old subordinates left behind by his father-in-law were of great help to him. Not only are these people extremely capable, but because of Dugu Xin, there is also a relatively solid foundation of trust between Li Tai and them.

Take Shi Ning as an example. If it weren't for his connection with Dugu Xin, Li Tai would probably not be able to continue appointing him to take charge of Longyou after he took over the power. And trying to readjust the military and political situation in Longyou will undoubtedly distract Li Tai's energy and personnel resources under his command.

Although Longyou is of great geographical significance to Guanzhong, its current personnel adjustment is not the highest priority for the Western Wei regime. Therefore, having a person like Shi Ning to carry out stability and transition is crucial to the progress and development of the current situation. It's more important.

Skipping these old topics, Li Tai listened to Shi Ning's detailed introduction to the military and political changes in Longyou in recent years. Generally speaking, it can be said to be stable and improving.

After all, as early as the Yuwentai period, Longyou was one of Bafu's key areas of operation. Director Yuwen had been in Longyou for many years. Although he had no great achievements, he was very effective in local governance and military construction, and These personnel foundations are now inherited by the new Ba Mansion and the Liangzhou General Manager's Mansion.

At present, the problem of Di and Qiang disturbances in Longyou has been greatly improved, and many Di and Qiang tribes have gradually accepted the control of local state and county governments. One of the more serious problems in terms of foreign aggression is the harassment of the border by Tuyuhun.

Tuyuhun was originally from the Murong Xianbei tribe in Liaodong. Later, he migrated thousands of miles to Hexi, and since then he has taken root in Qinghai. The gradual growth of its tribe is also related to the turbulent situation in the Guanlong area. In addition to the continuous raids on Longyou, Tuyuhun also benefited greatly by playing an important role in the Silk Road trade, especially in the central Shu region of the Southern Dynasties. Silk Road trade could only be completed through Tuyuhun.

However, as the Western Wei Dynasty gradually restored and strengthened its control over Longyou and Hexi, and Longnan and Bashu were successively brought under control, Tuyuhun's good days of sitting on the territory and dividing profits were gone forever.

The original interests were damaged, so they naturally had to make up for it elsewhere, so Tuyuhun stepped up the intensity of the raids on Longyou, which could not only gain profits, but also disrupt the Silk Road trade.

Speaking of this, Shi Ning also felt quite sad. Tuyuhun was originally a local leader in Qinghai, with a clear home field advantage, and Liangzhou was not the military center of Longyou before. Even if he had any idea of ​​​​attacking Tuyuhun, he was trapped by his own lack of strength and could not accomplish it alone.

In fact, the Turks originally planned to attack Tuyuhun. When Meng Yehu of the Turks came to Chang'an, he asked the Western Wei Dynasty to cooperate in attacking Tuyuhun, because the disturbance of Tuyuhun also caused great interference to grassland trade. But now all the Turkic Khans have been killed by Li Tai. Although Li Tai proposed to let the Turks send troops together, it is still unknown whether Kutou can successfully take power after returning to Jinshan, and other things are also full of uncertainty.

Speaking of the war with the Turks and the subsequent changes in the situation in the Turks, Shi Ning also had his own opinions. Liangzhou, where he is located, has quite a lot of interaction with the Turks, so he has a good understanding of the internal situation of the Turks.

Shi Ning quite agrees with Tang Gong's approach of taking away the Khan who cut off the wooden pole and supporting him to control the land, but he also pointed out that it should be more difficult for the land control to fully take charge of power.

As early as when Ashina Tumen founded the Turkic Khanate, his younger brother Shidian Mibin led his troops to conquer the west and developed power in the Western Regions. Nowadays, with the expansion of the Turkic West Road's power, its autonomy is getting stronger and stronger. Even the original wooden pole Khan's binding force on this uncle's secrets is getting worse and worse, and he may be even more powerless to control the land.

The reason why the Eastern and Western Turks split in history can actually be traced back to the separate development between Ashina Tumen and Shidianmi. From the beginning, the Western Expedition force led by Shi Dianmi was independent of the Khanate. Coupled with the Sui Dynasty's military strikes and diplomatic methods, it was inevitable to split.

After listening to Shi Ning's explanation, Li Tai didn't take it seriously. Even if he now has the idea of ​​splitting the Turks, it is difficult to implement it due to his own strength. He can't even contact Shi Dianmi, the ancestor of the Western Turks, let alone lead the split of the Turks. But if the Turks fall apart due to power struggles, this is certainly what he would like to see.

After the adjustment of the military and political structure in Longyou, Shi Ning, the general manager of Liangzhou, was able to mobilize more personnel resources, so Li Tai used him to try to carry out some military counterattacks and attacks against Tuyuhun. At the time of separation, Shi Ning invited his eldest son Shi Xiong and second son Shi Xiang to become Li Tai's confidants.

Li Tai did not refuse this. He had originally intended to expand the scale of his personal soldiers, and a number of heroes and old disciples were also included in the recruitment.

After Shi Ning said goodbye and returned to town, Li Tai also set off and continued towards Chang'an. On the way, he met several groups of people coming from Beijing to greet him. There were both envoys sent by the imperial court to welcome him and some private individuals who came to see him. After hearing these people's respective performances, Li Tai realized that there was such a hidden personnel incident not long ago.