Chapter 646: Igo
Chapter 646 Yiwu
The fifth year of Zhenguan, the first day of the first month.
Taiji Palace held a grand and grand Zhengdan Court Meeting, the scale of which was unprecedented. Envoys from all directions and all directions came to congratulate them.
Qin Lang also took a bath and changed clothes early today, changed into the court dress, and went to the Taiji Palace court meeting.
"Minister Yiwu City Lord Shi Wannian sees Tian Khan, long live the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
A tall man with tendrils around his cheeks respectfully entered the hall under the guidance of the envoy. At the entrance of the hall, he prostrated himself on the ground and paid homage to His Majesty the emperor who was far away.
"Shi Qing is free from courtesy!"
This city lord from an area rich in cantaloupe in later generations came to congratulate him this time, but he also brought seven cities to belong to Datang. These seven cities are Yiwu City, Rouyuan City, Xiaoyiwu City, Nazhi City, Yan Brac City, Head Castle City and Second Castle City.
Yiwu is the first city in the Western Regions after the Tang Dynasty left Dunhuang and crossed the desert.
During the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Shi Dianshi, the younger brother of the Turkic Tumen Khan Sect, led a 100,000 troops to the west to conquer the Hu states in the Western Regions.
After Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he was determined to achieve a great cause, so in the fourth year of Daye, he sent Xue Wanche's father Xue Shixiong as the general of Yumen Road Marching, and jointly sent troops to attack Yiwu Kingdom with East Turkic Qimin Khan in an attempt to open up the country. Gateway to the West,
At this time, Yiwu was actually a vassal of the Western Turks. The Western Turks also sent nobles in Yiwu to serve as Tutun, garrison troops, and collect taxes.
Under the influence of the Western Turks, the Yiwu city lord resisted the Great Sui Dynasty and refused to surrender.
Xue Shixiong led the army out of Yumen, but Qimin Khan did not agree to send troops, so Xue Shixiong crossed the desert alone. The Yiwu people thought that Xue Shixiong could not come alone, so they did not take any precautions. As a result, Xue Shixiong's army crossed the desert and suddenly fell under the city. At that time, he was terrified, but at this time the soldiers stationed in Yiwu Tutun took soldiers to guard against Qimin Khan on the other side, but Xue Shixiong took advantage of it, and Yiwu was empty, so the king had to send cattle and wine outside the city gate to express attached.
Xue Shixiong led his army to Yiwu City and established Yiwu Army Town. After that, the imperial court established Yiwu County here, which became a stronghold for entering the Western Regions.
Xue Shixiong later led the army and recruited civilians to build a new city one hundred and twenty miles east of Yiwu City, named Xinyiwu. This is an oasis with abundant springs and sweet waters, long flowing seasons, fertile land, and five kinds of oasis suitable for planting.
Pei Shiju was later ordered to go to the Western Regions, and when he delivered the decree to the countries in the Western Regions, he said that the Western Regions were remote and the transportation was inconvenient, so he built a new city here so that everyone could trade nearby.
Under the auspices of Pei Shiju, the Sui Dynasty re-entered the Western Regions and restored the Silk Road. New Yiwu also became the trade distribution center established in the Western Regions by the Sui Dynasty, and became the meeting point of east-west traffic, where merchants gathered.
Afterwards, when Yang Guangxi visited Hexi, Pei Shiju sent envoys to send the leaders of the Western Regions to Wuwei to receive the congratulations.
Yiwu went to the inland to do business more frequently, and they also opened up a trade shortcut from Weiwu to Yiwu. After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Tuyuhun, Qiemo County and Shanshan County were established among the four counties, which also ensured the smooth flow of business routes.
Under the guidance of official trade, private trade is also extremely prosperous.
Xue Shixiong later returned to the court, leaving the Guanglu doctor Wang Wei to lead a thousand soldiers to station in Yiwu.
In the 14th year of Sui Daye, Yang Guang was killed in Jiangdu. In the same year, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an and established the Tang Dynasty.
When Yang Guang sent troops to expedition to Yiwu, the Yiwu County established and the prosperous Silk Road opened up were once again blocked by the war.
Until this time, the Central Plains was stable, but the Western Regions were in chaos.
Over the years, Luo Khan, Qibi Geleng, Shekui, Tongyehu, Moheduo Khan, Siyehu Khan, etc. have been vying for each other in the Western Regions, and the worst is naturally like Yiwu. kind of small country.
After the Yiwu Kingdom was destroyed, it was changed to Yiwu County. After the Sui Dynasty, Yiwu was also in turmoil.
Shi Wannian is actually the Zahu that Xue Shixiong joined after he conquered Yiwu. He was originally a native of Shiguo with the nine surnames of Zhaowu in the Western Regions, and later stayed in Yiwu with Wang Wei. with.
During the civil strife in the Western Turks, they took advantage of the situation to rise up, threw off the control of the Western Turks in one fell swoop, and won the actual control of the Seven Cities.
Shi Wannian claimed to be the Lord of Yiwu City, and came to Chang'an to join Datang on his own initiative.
Shi Wannian did not claim the title of king, but took the initiative to come to Chang'an to surrender the city in person as the lord of the city. Of course, this matter made Tian Khan Li Shimin very excited. Even the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang were also surprised when they received the news.
Regarding this matter, the prime ministers agreed that they should be rewarded heavily. In addition to the heavy reward, he seized the opportunity to immediately set up a prefecture and county in Yiwu and garrison troops in order to take over Yiwu, the gateway to the Western Regions.
Speaking of Shi Wannian's attachment, it is actually related to Qin Lang's western expedition not long ago. After Qin Lang captured and beheaded Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun in one fell swoop, and destroyed his main force, Tuyuhun returned to Qiemo and Shanshan in the far west of the desert, and was subsequently taken over by Yifu Abao and others, and belonged to the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty established Qiemo Dudufu and Shanshan Dudufu, and Tang Qi from the Central Plains entered the Western Regions.
Yiwu was already very close to Qiemo Shanshan, and there were trade routes to communicate with each other. Seeing the power of the Tang Dynasty, and because of the serious civil strife in Western Turks in recent years, it was difficult for Yiwu to survive in the cracks.
As an oasis close to Hexi, Yiwu, like Gaochang, was actually controlled by the Central Plains since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Therefore, the main population is Han people. Although it later became independent like Gaochang and broke away from the Central Plains Dynasty, the main body has not changed.
In addition, Yiwu was defeated in the Sui Dynasty, Yiwu County was established, and the Sui army was stationed, so the heart is more eastward. Seeing that Tuyuhun was attacked by the Tang Dynasty, Shi Wannian led his brothers to contact the Han Chinese tycoons and powerful merchants in various cities of Yiwu to make trouble, defeated the Tutun establishment of the Western Turks stationed in Yiwu in one fell swoop, won the control of Zhucheng, and immediately Attached to Datang.
Shi Wannian was also very sober, taking advantage of the chaos to seize Yiwu, but he was unable to resist the counterattack of the Western Turks, so he could only surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Sure enough, when Shi Wannian unfurled the Tang flag in Yiwu and declared that he would surrender seven cities to the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turks did not dare to come.
Regarding Shi Wannian's attachment, You Servant She Gao Shilian proposed to set up Jimi Prefecture as he did to Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, Turks, etc., confer Shi Wannian as the governor of Yiwu, confer the title, and rule it with Jimi.
However, this proposal was firmly opposed by Qin Lang.
Yiwu is no different from Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, and Turks. Those are all barbarians, and the places they live in are not suitable for the development of agricultural civilization. But Yiwu is different. First of all, Yiwu is on the gateway to the Western Regions, which is the key point of the Silk Road. Second, Yiwu is an oasis. Although it is located in the Western Regions, it is actually suitable for farming development, not to mention that it is also a trading point.
In addition, the main body of Yiwu is all Han Chinese, and there is a precedent for the destruction of Yiwu country and the establishment of Yiwu County in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, we should take advantage of the situation to establish Zhengzhou in Yiwu, and take the opportunity to send troops to garrison, garrison and reclamation, and take the opportunity to strengthen the silk of Yiwu. The road merchant station is also ready for Datang to deal with the Western Turks in the next step.
Gao Shilian thought that Qin Lang was stepping up to the crown prince, and said that although Shi Wannian came to surrender, it did not mean that he was willing to give up power.
But Qin Lang still insisted that although Shi Wannian was a miscellaneous Hu in the Western Regions, he had already belonged to the Central Plains in the Sui Dynasty. As long as the court is willing to give him enough rank, he is naturally willing to give up this hot potato in his hand.
You must know that at this time, Yiwu has only seven cities and a population of only tens of thousands. If there is no support from the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turks can destroy them with a single counterattack.
In the subsequent court discussions, Qin Lang still insisted on his own opinion, and finally Li Shimin also supported him, and ordered Yiwu to establish Xiyi Prefecture.
Granted Shi Wannian the title of Inspector of West Yizhou, made him the Duke of Yiwu County, and awarded Doctor Yinqing Guanglu.
Zuowei Zhonglang moved Xie Shufang to Xiyi Prefecture Governor Shi, and Xiyi Prefecture set up the Yiwu Army. Xie Shufang also served as the Yiwu Army Envoy, with an army of 3,000, and stationed in Xiyi Prefecture. Xue Wanbei, the son of the prince Tongshi, moved to Sima in Yizhou in the west, and also served as a guard and envoy.
Shi Wannian was summoned by the prime ministers in the political affairs hall, and when he was informed of the result, this strong man, who was actually a mixed race of Sogdian Hu and Yiwu Han, was very satisfied.
As a Sogdian Hu, Shi Wannian was able to become the Lord of Yiwu City by accident.
The main body of Yiwu is Han Chinese, but with the prosperity of the Silk Road in the Western Regions, Yiwu also gathered a large number of Sogdians. The Sogdians with the nine surnames of Zhaowu in the Western Regions, later generations called them Jews from the Western Regions. East and West, trade north and south.
It can be said that the most people in Yiwu are Han Chinese, but the most active, richest and powerful are the Sogdians. The civil strife in the Western Regions is actually the most unbearable oppression of these Sogdian merchants. They secretly contacted the riots and finally found military positions. Shi Wannian is in his early years and is willing to provide money and food.
Shi Wannian was able to succeed precisely by relying on the planning of the Sogdians, money, food, and information support, as well as his connections in the Yiwu army.
The city lord who was almost forced to vote for Tang Dynasty was also the wish of the Iwu Sogdians and Han people. He was only a representative, so he was canonized by the Tang Dynasty as the governor of West Yizhou, and he was also granted the title of Duke of Yiwu County. What is he dissatisfied with granting a third-rank official rank like Dr. Yinqing Guanglu.
In fact, even if the imperial court did not allow him to be the governor, but only gave him a casual official, or even let him stay in Chang'an, he would still be able to accept it and would be very satisfied. The result now is a completely unexpected surprise.
As for the imperial court sending Xie Shufang and Xue Wanbei to Yiwu to serve as Changshi and Sima, and concurrently serving as military envoys and guard envoys, he has no opinion at all. Xue Wanbei is Xue Shixiong's seventh son, a very young man, and his brother Wan Che Compared with Wan Shu, Wan Jun, Wan Shu, etc., he is a fledgling, but after all, he is the son of his old boss. Xue Shixiong can be regarded as his benefactor, so he is very happy to accept it.
In fact, all of these transactions and arrangements have already been completed before the Zhengdan Dachaohui, but it is still a public demonstration at the Dachaohui.
Shi Wannian is very dedicated, and his acting skills are also good. He acted as if he had just arrived in Chang'an. His awe of the Tang Dynasty, his awe of Tian Khan, and his loyalty really amazed countless barbarian chiefs and envoys.
(end of this chapter)