Chapter 21 On the Reward of Meritorious Deeds
The Tang Dynasty does not seem to have changed its status, the desert in the north of the Saibei, across the south of the Yin Mountain, has not been included in the territory of the Tang Kingdom, this kind of thing has only appeared in dreams before, but now, it really appears in front of people, making people feel like a dream.
Now that the Eastern Turks have perished, the remnants have either entered the Western Regions or attached Xue Yantuo to the north, and there are still more than 100,000 people who have come to the Tang Dynasty. To this end, Li Er specially convened a meeting in front of the emperor in the Taiji Hall to discuss a proper solution.
There were many people attending the meeting, and Xu Yang, who has been in the limelight recently, was also among them, and in addition, there were some governors who came to Beijing to do business.
During the meeting, everyone discussed and expressed their opinions, and most people believed that the Turks had disturbed the Central Plains for a long time, and now they were fortunate to be destroyed, and they could all move to the idle areas of Chong and Henan, so that they could practice farming and weaving.
Yan Shigu, the squire of Zhongshu, did not agree to install these Turks in Chong, Yu and other places, only to see him wearing a white shirt, like his father Yan Zhitui, his waist was straight, and he said proudly in the main hall: "The Turks and Tiele have failed to make them surrender since ancient times. Please place it in Hebei, set up a chieftain, and lead its tribe, so that you can keep it safe forever. ”
Li Baiyao, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, listened to Yan Shigu's words, nodded, and then shook his head, he rolled up his sleeves and came up to play: "Although the Turks are one country, they are divided into ethnic groups, and each has its own chieftain. Now it is advisable to disperse them, and send each of them back to his own department, and put his ruler in place, and not submit to each other. The division of countries is weak and easy to govern, and the balance of power is difficult to annex each other. Their own preservation could not compete with the Central Plains, and the ministers thought that they were set up in Dingxiang to protect the capital as a slave. It is the long-term strategy of Anbian. ”
Dou Jing, the governor of Xiazhou, who was standing next to him, was from the place. The Turkic people are best understood. came up and said: "Rong Di's nature is like a beast, you can't punish the law, you can't teach benevolence and righteousness, and the love of Shouqiu is easy to forget." If it is placed in China, it will be detrimental but not beneficial, and I am afraid that it will change once it happens. Invade my king's land, start the tribe in the west, make it weak and weak, and easy to be unruly, so that it can grow into a vassal and protect my border forever. ”
These three people are all high-ranking officials, and what they say has their own reasons, and the eldest grandson Wuji concluded: "Between the Turks and Chong and Henan, it is contrary to physical nature. Not the way of the Imperial Transformation. If you expel the outside world, it is not the royal way. The method of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty was to surrender the Xiongnu and the plug, encircle the tribe, follow its folk customs, and make it a Chinese guard. ”
The opinion of the eldest grandson Wuji is more comprehensive, and it is feasible, Li Er nodded, and was just about to express his approval, the current secretary Wei Zheng came out of the class and said: "The Turkic world is a thief, seeking revenge with China, and now it is fortunate to be ruined, His Majesty Xià because of his surrender, he can't bear to be punished, this is the benevolence of a woman, and it will be a big trouble for the Central Plains in the future." The past is clear, please think twice! ”
Wei Zheng's admonition is famous, otherwise Li Er would not have valued him so much, and he was promoted from the imperial historian to the secretary and supervisor in a short period of time.
"What Wei Aiqing said also has its truth," Li Er sat on the throne in the main hall and pondered, "Do you Aiqing have any other opinions?" ”
What Yan Shigu and Wei Zheng said earlier was already very comprehensive, so those ministers in the court had no opinions, and they all bowed their heads and did not speak in the main hall.
Li Er frowned, he didn't like such a lifeless court, he liked the court of intense admonition and discussion, so in the face of this situation, Li Er said loudly: "Any opinions can be put forward, I don't care about right or wrong, those who build yì are rewarded." ”
But even if Li Er said this, the ministers in the court still only whispered under the palace, and no one stood up.
Li Er was about to get angry, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, his face suddenly softened, and he was a little excited, and said aloud to His Highness's ministers: "Is Xu Yang in the Ghost Valley here?" Stand up and tell me what you think. ”
Xu Yang was happily playing soy sauce and playing Angry Birds with his mobile phone under His Royal Highness, but he was named by Li Er and almost choked on a mouthful of spit.
I saw that the crowd around him quickly dissipated, and soon there was no one three meters away from him, and everyone looked at him like a scapegoat.
"Huh?" Xu Yang scratched his head embarrassedly to relieve the embarrassment.
Li Er didn't care whether Xu Yang listened to his discussion or not, and still asked with a kind smile: "Xu Aiqing's talent has recently become world-famous, what is the best plan for the settlement of this Turk?" ”
Xu Yang was a little confused, and scratched his head in embarrassment, "Didn't you get to raise sheep and sell wool like Tuli?"
Xu Yang's wool theory woke up the dreamer with a word, Li Er sat on the throne and laughed three times, laughing and stroking his palms while admiring that he was worthy of being a disciple of Guigu, so that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other, not knowing what Li Er was crazy about.
The imperial meeting was held here, and it can be said that after Xu Yang spoke, Li Er never asked the opinions of the other ministers again, and one person made a decision to send those Turks who had descended to the Tang Dynasty to Mobei to raise sheep and pull wool.
However, what made many ministers of the DPRK and China unclear was that the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng, these ministers who had always been unconvinced, also remained silent after Xu Yang's speech, which made these ministers very curious about what kind of move it was to raise sheep and pull wool.
In fact, it's no wonder that they don't know that only the most core ministers in the court know about letting go of Tuli and letting him promote the Han style in the Western Turks, raising sheep and selling wool, which is also related to Li Er's desire to experiment, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good.
A small Western Turk of the Turkic control zhì, only traded with the Tang Dynasty for two months of wool and became 100 obedient, without the slightest bit of the Turkic people's past fierceness and gangsterism, but more copper smell and shrewdness, Li Er is also happy to hear this, these Turks are better to continue like this, then their combat effectiveness will plummet, and the Tang Dynasty will no longer be in danger
Before the imperial meeting ended, Li Er's holy decree was sent to Shuozhou non-stop, giving those Turkic people who had descended to the Tang Dynasty the status of fifth-class citizens of the Tang Dynasty, and distributing the land according to the head, and distributing the tens of thousands of sheep captured or captured by Li Jing and Li Ji and other generals according to the head one by one.
The Turkic prisoners have been arranged, the Eastern Turks have come to an end, and then it is time to be rewarded, and what makes people stunned is that Li Jing, the coach who has made the most contributions to the Turkic expedition this time, did not get a big reward, but was criticized by Li Er, the reason is that after the capture of Dingxiang City, he connived at his subordinates to plunder in the city.
In fact, it is basically not a matter to say that this is big or small, after all, it is a big victory over the powerful Turks, the soldiers celebrate, and it is also a love to plunder some things in the city, but Li Er grabbed it, and Li Jing naturally didn't want to say anything, so he had to promise it.
Xu Yang stood next to Li Jing, the corners of his mouth curled up a sneer, the emperor's way of dominating people is really like this, Li Jing's experience is similar to his return from the victory of Silla, they are all miraculous feats, they are all more than 10,000 prisoners, but the ending is also very bleak, not only is it not rewarded, but it will be criticized for a little mistake, fortunately, he didn't come to this court to report his merits for the first time, otherwise he didn't know what kind of bird anger he was going to suffer, according to his hot temper, then he had to stand up with Li Er.
Li Er reprimanded Li Jing, of course, it was just for show, and Li Er, a high-ranking habitual method of sticking and sweet dates, was also handy, and gave Li Jing three hundred, a bounty of one hundred taels, and five hundred rolls of silk, Li Jing was so moved that he almost threw himself to the ground, bowed his head and bowed his head and thanked him and retreated, Xu Yang frowned for a while, it is not easy to be a courtier.
Li Er's mood at this time was very good, with a wave of his hand, he began to reward the sky, Li Ji was named the governor of Long'an Dao Yunfeng, gave 100 acres of fertile land, 100 horses of silk and satin, Chai Shao was the general of Jinhe Road Zuo Wuwei, gave 100 taels of silver, 100 horses of silk, Xue Wanshu, Wang Xiaojie, all of whom had achievements in the attack on the Turks this time received a lot of rewards, and everyone was also smiling and happy.
What is surprising is that after the end of the reward, Li Er actually stood up and shouted loudly: "Where is Hou Xuyang of Chuanguo County?" ”
"The minister is here." Xu Yang was very curious about what Li Er called him for.
"I am grateful for the great contribution of Guigu to help me in the country, and I hereby add two levels to pass on the country and the county to summon the world!"
(To be continued......) R1292