Chapter 1372 Entering Luo
The Western Turks have never been able to unite against Datang, because Datang has been dividing them and making them continue the civil war.
This strategy is brilliant, so it took decades for the Tang Dynasty to forcefully enter the Western Regions and continue to advance westward. In the end, the Western Turks were even divided into two khans, divided into two sides, and completely opposed from then on.
Even Khan was established by the emperor of Tang Dynasty.
Originally, as long as we continue to follow this strategy, advancing steadily, bit by bit, in a few decades, the Western Turkic hatchback tribes will only be completely reduced to the same vassals as the Eastern Turkic tribes, or even really The soil has been changed.
It will not be too late to face Tochara, Zhaowu, and Khazar when the two sides and ten surnames are completely settled first, and then continue to do it one by one.
But Li Yin is always very aggressive in his actions.
Before the time came, the two Khans who were loyal to the court were killed first, and then the Western Turkic Khanate was abolished immediately, and the hatchback and ten surnames were to be changed to the land, regardless of whether the time came or not.
The result of doing this is that not only the Western Turkic hatchback is united again, but now the Tocharians are also angered and turned back.
It's not what being stupid is.
Fortunately, Li Yin abdicated as the Supreme Emperor, but the situation in the Western Regions can only be faced by the new emperor.
Dashi also ended the civil war at this time, and once again expanded outwards, the peace in the East will also be broken. As a result, Datang is now in the Western Regions, and almost everyone is an enemy.
Even if Datang has deployed in the Western Regions for decades, it would still be a headache to do so.
The Kubin Kingdom was rebuilt by the Serbians, and it was called the Kabul Shahi Dynasty. The Western Turks occupied the magpie's nest, but they still used the name of the Kabul Shahi Dynasty. There are more than a dozen vassal states including Gandhara. Even if Datang really wanted to enter the Xindu River Basin and obtain fertile valleys and plains as the support of strategic materials, he did not necessarily have to use this direct method.
It is completely possible to negotiate terms with Gubin, exchange benefits, and transfer some benefits to them as in Dawan, Suiye, etc., and then exchange them for Datang to build a seaport or military town in the Xindu River Basin, and then soldiers will go there Yes, the immigration has passed, and the military town is built, and the military and civilian villages are built. After accumulating enough strength, what can't you do?
In some respects, in the late Kaiyuan Dynasty, after there were no senior officials with sufficient prestige in the court, the emperor did do what he wanted without restraint, and the so-called prime ministers such as Lu Chengzong, Dou Dexuan, etc., had no real skills.
Once the situation in the Western Regions deteriorated, these people bear the inescapable responsibility.
Even if one is not handled well, Datang may have to retreat to the south of the Tianshan Mountains.
Datang pioneered the Western Regions, also had Qin Lang's hard work, now seeing that this hard work is about to be destroyed, Qin Lang is also very heartbroken.
After much deliberation, I still want to go to Luoyang.
He has no intention of being a veteran of the four dynasties, and he doesn't want to be the chief assistant to take care of his life, go to Luoyang for a tour, stand for the new emperor station, and then help make some adjustments to the strategic deployment of the Western Regions. Anyway, he doesn't want The Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.
"Sanlang is going to Luoyang, then I will go too."
"This journey is hard, you can rest at home."
"When the new emperor succeeds to the throne, Lin Yi will always go to congratulate him."
Early the next morning, Qin Lang set off for the north again, and changed to the Qin family's fast sailing boat. This kind of boat is smaller and faster than ordinary big treasure ships. It is an armed frigate, and its load capacity is not high, but its speed is fast.
Depart from Xianggang, Hue, Linyi, and go straight to Guangzhou. Along the way, we kept as few stops as possible. After arriving in Guangzhou, we did not enter the city. Instead, we went northward along the river, entered the Ganjiang waterway through the Dayuling Canal, and then went straight down the river to Jiujiang.
Change boat from Jiujiang to Xiangyang, and then change to canal boat from Tangbai River to the north, cross Fangcheng Mountain and enter Henan.
The journey was exhausting.
Travel day and night.
Fortunately, almost the whole journey is by water, and we are on the road day and night, which saves a lot of time and is very fast.
New Year's Eve.
Qin Lang and his party finally arrived outside Luoyang City.
Night fell, and the city gates were closed.
Qin Lang's relatives came to the city first, and when they heard that the grand master was coming, the generals guarding the city couldn't help but be surprised, and they dared not be careless. They hurriedly sent someone to notify the Prince of Wu'an County and the palace in the city, and at the same time ordered to open the city gate and personally out of town to meet.
The news of Qin Lang's arrival in Beijing quickly spread, and when he arrived, many people who heard the news had already rushed to greet him.
Some knew some, and some didn't. Qin Lang looked at these enthusiastic officials and generals, and could only nod his head.
A man on horseback arrived.
The lit lanterns had a series of official titles written on them, such as Prince of Wu'an County, Zhongshuling, Grand Bachelor of the Imperial Academy and Zhizhigao, etc. Each lantern had an official title, and a bunch of lanterns were shining brightly.
"Father, the baby is late to welcome you."
Qin Lang looked at Qin Jun who had jumped off the horse. He hadn't seen him for a while, and felt that his whole person was a little different. There was an unstoppable aura on his body, and he could feel the aura released from a distance.
Young Prime Minister of the Empire.
"Father has worked hard."
After entering the city, directly check into Cherry Island.
The queen also arranged to stay in the mansion together. This time not only the queen came, but also Lin Yi's eldest son Fan Ren, who also brought his eldest son.
Qin Lang went to take a shower and change clothes first.
After changing clothes, a sumptuous meal has been prepared.
As soon as I sat down, many guests came outside, and it was inconvenient for some of them to miss.
Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, Mo Niu Jianwu, Cui Dunli, Shangguan Yi, Pei Yan, and a group of people.
"Please come in."
Xu Jingzong and others came in to see the ceremony, Qin Lang invited everyone to sit down.
"The grand master has entered the court, and we will have the backbone." Xu Jingzong flattered him when he came up, and offered to pour tea for Qin Lang while he was flattering him.
"When I hear that the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, I naturally have to come and celebrate."
"In the future, the grand master will have to preside over the government." Li Yifu also said.
Qin Lang looked at them and asked, "I heard that the Turkic people in the Western Regions were in chaos before, but I don't know what the situation is now. What are the princes and princes in the court planning to do?"
Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu didn't answer, but looked at Cheng Chumo and Niu Jianwu.
These two people are the principal and deputy envoys of the Privy Council and the presidents of the upper and lower courts. They are in charge of military power. The Turks in the Western Regions are naturally under their control.
Cheng Chumo crossed his hands at Qin Lang with a smile.
"The Western Turkic people making trouble at this time is despising our Great Tang Tianwei, and even insulting our new emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The master humiliated his ministers to death. These Western Turkic thieves must be killed, uprooted, and all caught in the southwest. Farm slaves, mining slaves!"
"Have you sent troops yet?"
"Deploying."
Qin Lang was a little disappointed when he heard that, Cheng Chumo was also a battle-hardened man with outstanding military achievements, especially a general who had been stationed on the frontier for a long time, but Qin Lang felt dissatisfied with this countermeasure.
But he didn't say anything more in front of everyone.
Next, Qin Lang talked with them about some edicts issued by the new emperor after he ascended the throne, which were nothing more than amnesty for the world, and then rewarded generals, some measures to calm people's hearts.
"When the new emperor ascends the throne, Enke should be granted. Is this possible?"
Xu Jingzong told Qin Lang that because the emperor ascended the throne on the first day of November, it would be too late to hold the Entrance Examination in February next year, so the plan is to hold the talent examination in the spring of next year, the examination of the people in the autumn, and the Jinshi examination in the spring of the following year will try.
"Since it is Enke, it is to show the meaning of the new emperor's reward. How can there be any reason to delay it?" Qin Lang shook his head. Resentful."
"Are the military rewards for the soldiers in place?"
"The rewards for the officers and men of the two government offices in Luoyang have been distributed, and the rewards for the localities and border towns have also been distributed one after another."
"The work efficiency is not enough."
"A matter as important as military rewards has not been completed yet, and the soldiers have some complaints, especially the soldiers in the border town."
Qin Lang put forward a suggestion to ask the local governments to send money and silk from the treasury first to distribute the rewards.
"In addition, it's the Chinese New Year, and the New Year's rewards still have to be given, and they can't be saved. The previous rewards are the previous ones, and the New Year's rewards are the New Year's. Not only the soldiers and officers, but also the officials and scholars have to be rewarded. .”
"Also, last year because of the school city, the emperor was angry, and the exam last year even abolished the students, scholars, and candidates who had already been admitted." He reminded, "Actually, what happened last year was not the same. What's the big deal, you have to be more patient with the students. In my opinion, you can enter the emperor's exam and resume the exam that was abolished last year. The exam can start in a month."
"The six gentlemen who were deprived of their fame before, and thousands of students who were deprived of their fame and school status, should also be restored."
"Also, Changke is Changke, and Enke is Enke. March is the supplementary regular examination, and Enke will continue as usual. As you said before, the county examination in spring, the rural examination in autumn, and the next spring Exams."
These are all moves to buy people's hearts.
Before the Supreme Emperor dealt with the students, it also caused people's hearts to boil, which caused great dissatisfaction.
Especially the cancellation of one imperial examination, not only canceling the general examination, but also canceling all the children who have already passed the examination, but it caused great dissatisfaction. After all, it is very difficult to pass the examination every three years.
Now Qin Lang proposes to restore the grades, resume the general examination, and even add a KENKE. This is great news for scholars. Not only will they regain their fame, but they will also have another chance.
The extra 1,000 Jinshi places are very attractive to countless scholars in the world.
Li Yifu and others did not resume the canceled imperial examinations, mainly because they considered that this matter was decided by the emperor himself, and it was less than half a year ago. As soon as the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he would make the decision to abolish the emperor, which was not good.
After all, it is said that the father will not change his ways for three years.
But Qin Lang didn't care about these things, he mutinied and seized the throne, so there's nothing he can't change.
When Li Shimin was still the prince, he had already changed many ways of his father, let alone after succeeding to the throne. If it should be changed, it must be changed. It is a good opportunity to buy people's hearts by dealing with students like Li Yin went crazy.
(end of this chapter)