Chapter 506 First Show
"Teacher please teach me?"
Chengqian asked for advice humbly.
Qin Lang said slowly, "The Eastern Turks are gone, and the Western Turks will be wiped out sooner or later. Sooner or later, the Tang Dynasty will return to the Western Regions and make all the countries bow their heads and profess their vassals. It's just that."
"not now."
Datang is facing three consecutive years of cold disasters, and the food crisis is serious. This is a shortcoming of Datang. Although it is very strong in other aspects, there are elite soldiers, strong imperial troops, and sufficient equipment and horses. Even the imperial treasury has a lot of money, but there is a shortage of food.
The imperial court had no food, and the common people even had no food. In this period, Li Shimin did not dare to speak of war again.
"Your Highness, the top priority of the imperial court right now is internal stability, so that the people can fill their stomachs, and then it is external. Externally, the issue of the Eastern Turks must be resolved first. Recently, Luoyang court has been arguing about how to accommodate the Turks. matter."
Earlier, when Qin Lang captured the states in Saibei and recruited the Turkic and Zahu tribes, the court actually had a debate about how to place them. Several prime ministers each had their own policy, arguing endlessly, and finally the emperor's choice was a bit like mud.
Now this time, after Jieli was captured alive and Tuli came to vote, the court faced the problem of resettlement of hundreds of thousands of Turks from Monan to Mobei.
This is more people than last time.
The imperial court wanted to take this opportunity to completely wipe out the East Turks, so as not to allow him to have a chance to revive. Therefore, if Wei Zheng was the leader, he believed that the various ministries of the East Turks should be dismembered. However, the faction headed by Fang Xuanling still believes that if they want to get it done once and for all, they still need to register households and move all the Turkic people to the counties and states in the Central Plains, and give them land and let them cultivate.
The faction headed by Wen Yanbo believes that it is a benevolent government to be tolerant and accept them, resettling the Turks inside and outside the Great Wall, setting aside land for them to nomad, and setting up Jimi Prefecture for them to govern themselves.
Of course, there is also a faction headed by Yang Shidao in the court, who believes that the Turkic people should not be moved inland, nor should they be dismembered. Pick out some chiefs who are loyal to the imperial court, grant them the position of khan, and divide the Turkic parts into several parts, which do not belong to each other.
Several factions have different opinions and refuse to give in to each other.
Wei Zheng’s policy of spraying Fang Xuanling was too naive, thinking that this was to lure wolves into the house, and it was impossible for Turkic people to be able to plow the fields.
There is no lower limit for Wen Yanbo's policy. This is undefeated and defeated. As for Yang Shidao's strategy, it is pure nonsense. In a few years, the Turkic people will become the scourge of the north again.
Wei Zheng still insisted that we should formulate disposal policies based on Qin Lang’s strategy last time, such as the reduction policy must be adhered to, such as not being able to cross the Yinshan Mountain...
The emperor still couldn't come up with a disposal result. The result was the East Turks that were wiped out last autumn. As a result, it was the Dragon Boat Festival this year, and there was still no disposal result.
Most of the Turkic people have returned to the old places to nomad, and some are nomadic at the foot of the Great Wall. The soldiers on the border are preparing their armies, but they don't know how to act.
As a member of the political party, Qin Lang returned to Chang'an, but Luoyang sent a letter to the internal counselor almost every few days, and he was also very clear about the important affairs of the court. Qin Lang was the person who participated in the formulation of the strategy to deal with the Turks last time, so of course he knew the origin of the disputes between the various factions in the imperial court.
I also know the pros and cons of this.
"Does Your Highness know why the imperial court has so many different opinions on how to deal with the Turks?"
The young prince shook his head. The Turkic people were a bit distant and strange to him. The Turkic people he could get in touch with were some Turkic slaves or Turkic soldiers in the Eastern Palace.
"There is such a big controversy because the reason is that it is difficult to deal with. It is really difficult for the court to deal with hundreds of thousands of Turks. It is neither benevolent nor realistic to kill them all. The court does not have the ability. If they really want to show their knives, the Turks will opposite."
"It is even more unrealistic to relocate people inside the house. This is indeed to lure wolves into the house, and it is impossible for the imperial court to have so much land for the Turkic people to cultivate. Even if they are nomadic inside and outside the border of the Great Wall, it is still unsafe."
But relatively speaking, it is the simplest and more effective way to move the Turkic people to Monan, move them to the front line of the Great Wall, let them nomad, and set up Jimi Prefecture to let them self-govern. Supervision, and at the same time hand over Mobei to the Tiele people, so that they can squeeze the space of the Turkic people and prevent them from quickly recovering and growing.
It’s just that a large number of Turkic people are on the border, and sooner or later they will be a scourge.
In contrast, the policy proposed by Wei Zheng is actually a combination of Qin Lang's previous policy of dealing with the Turks. It is a preventive policy based on the premise of suppressing and reducing the strength of the Turks as much as possible. Ding first took a ding to go to the imperial ranches in various parts of the Central Plains to graze horses, and then took a ding to join the Tang army, and was transferred to Lingnan, Southwest and other border areas to guard and deter barbarians.
Every three to five years, the Turkic people are drawn once, and it is not necessary to let the Turkic people rest and recuperate. Through this method, the recovery of the Turkic people is also strengthened. , to strengthen control on the southern border.
On the other hand, it does not set up a prefecture for the Turks. Instead, as last time, it directly establishes a prefecture, which is managed by officials sent by the imperial court, and a part of the Turks who belong to it are appropriately appointed as assistants.
More importantly, after the establishment of Zhengzhou, the territory of the Turkic tribes must be divided. In the prefectures, counties and townships, the divisions are clearly defined at each level, and they are strictly prohibited from crossing the border. The imperial court directly manages it. In this way, it is no longer the traditional Ashina family of the golden wolf clan that leads the herdsmen, nor is it the chiefs at all levels, but the officials at all levels of the imperial court.
However, although such an idea is good, it is not easy to implement it. First of all, the Turkic people will not be so willing to be smoked, and the Turkic nobles will not be willing to divide the land.
If the court wants to implement these policies, it will inevitably be opposed by the Turkic people.
However, Qin Lang believes that this policy was not fully implemented last time because only some Turks surrendered at this time, and now that the entire Eastern Turks have been destroyed, the imperial court has a greater say.
Now that the Eastern Turks have no leader, it is time to deal with it. Even if they are a little tougher, the Turks will find it difficult to resist. If such a good opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to think about it in the future.
Last time, the imperial court established several Zhengzhous in Saibei, and also set up the Anbei Dadu Protectorate. Now that the dispute between the court and China is still unresolved, Qin Lang believes that this is the result of Li Shimin's own vacillation.
"Before the Eastern Turks were dealt with, Datang did not have the energy to go to the Western Regions. Although it will return to the Western Regions sooner or later, it is not now."
"Then shall we let the Western Turks go?"
"Of course not. Although Datang's army is temporarily unable to enter the Western Regions, we, Datang, can still exert influence on the Western Regions."
By force is only the last resort. Under the complicated current situation in the Western Regions, in fact, Datang being more active and exerting some diplomatic influence can also be very effective.
"Before, the imperial court conferred on both Siyehu Khan and Moheduo Khan. Now that the two of them come to marry Princess Datang, of course we cannot agree. Not only can the imperial court not agree to the marriage, but they can also make a counterattack and let them Marry a daughter to Datang."
"We can also canonize Tochara Yehu and Kaza Yehu as khans, give them drum banners, and even give the title of khan to Tielqi Bibu's Ge Leng."
Since the Western Regions are in chaos, let's make the water even more muddy.
Originally, the two families were fighting for sweat, the two families were divided, and one family was watching.
Now it is clear that the five families canonize the position of Great Khan, and give them a gold seal with banners and drums. The court can also send people to delineate the boundaries for them.
When delineating the border, you can deliberately make things bad and create disputes. In this way, all parties in the Western Regions will only add fuel to the fire and deepen the conflict.
It is impossible to quell the war.
As for Datang, it is of course good for Datang to provoke their war.
They were so focused on fighting within themselves that they had no time to look around. If they lost both, they would not be able to threaten Datang. In the future, after Datang has passed this round of crisis and dealt with the Eastern Turks, it will naturally be able to take advantage of the situation and move westward to clean up the Western Turks who are both in danger.
"Isn't this the style of the celestial dynasty? It is inhumane to deliberately provoke a war, and the people will inevitably suffer from the war." Chengqian said uneasy.
"His Royal Highness, this is not an act of militarism, nor is it that I am not benevolent in the Tang Dynasty, but it is just a strategy of a great power. The home of a country is the law of the jungle where the weak prey on the strong. The principle of benevolence and justice can only be implemented when a big country controls the situation. Now we have the opportunity, If you don’t make good use of it, then you will regret it later. The Turkic state was established for a very short time, but if we read their history carefully, we will know that they are always unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it could not be better. During the time of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the eight Turkic Khans were fighting for the throne. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty supported the weak Turkic Khan to unite the weak and separate the strong. Although Tuli Little Khan became Qimin Great Khan, although he respected the Sui Dynasty, his sons were all white-eyed wolves. From Shibi Khan to Luo Khan to Jieli Khan, this The three brothers are more ruthless than the other."
"So between countries, only interests are concerned. If there is an opportunity, we must seize it, otherwise, we will be the ones who suffer and regret."
"So I suggest that Your Highness can speak to His Majesty, divide the Western Turks into five, canonize the five great khans, give them drum banners, and let them send their daughters to the East Palace of His Highness Chang'an. Whoever refuses to accept the canonization, who will not If you are willing to send your daughter into the East Palace, I, Datang, will unite with several other families to attack anyone!"
Chengqian was a little surprised, "Even if you let the Western Turks give their daughter, shouldn't it be given to my father?"
"Your Highness, I suggest that Your Highness accept the daughter of the Western Turks. This is for His Highness's consideration."
(end of this chapter)