Chapter 507 Fishing in Troubled Waters
Normally speaking, the marriage is of course with Li Erhe. But Qin Lang insisted on telling Chengqian that he should take the initiative to propose marriage with Li Shimin and come to Naxi Turkic Khannv by himself.
This is the woman who let her son rob Lao Tzu.
Li Shimin disgusted Qin Lang before, and he is still a little angry now.
"Your Highness, the Five Khans of the Western Turks do not have the same status as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. My Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is Tian Khan. How can their daughters match up with Tian Khan? If Your Majesty accepts a daughter as a marriage partner, it will be a disservice to my greatness." Because of Tang's face and status, I think it is just right for the crown prince to come down to the Naxi Turkic Khan women."
"Of course, I also have some small calculations. If His Highness is the daughter of Naxi Turkic Khan, then this is also a foreign aid of His Highness, which can boost the prestige of His Highness the Crown Prince. Why not do it?"
Chengqian seems to understand, he is only an eleven-year-old child, and he has not even started to choose the crown princess. Although the palace is also planning to arrange one or two sensible palace servants for Chengqian to understand personnel affairs for him, but it is still too late. A little early.
Regarding matters between men and women, the prince is like a blank sheet of paper.
The prince is not interested in the so-called marriage and marriage, but since the teacher said it, Cheng Qian still nodded.
After Chengqian ate Kung Pao Chicken made by Qin Lang in Sanyuan, he rushed back to Chang'an, called Chu Suiliang, a bachelor, dictated to him to write, told Chu Suiliang what Qin Lang taught him, and asked him to polish his pen. Advise the emperor.
Chu Suiliang is a well-known calligrapher because of his excellent handwriting, so he is also considered to be appreciated by the prince in the East Palace.
He was writing with a pen, and it didn't feel right.
The prince should not be able to think of these words, he is too old, and when he wrote that the prince offered to ask for the daughter of the five Naxi Turkic Khans, he felt something was wrong.
"Your Highness, does this seem inappropriate?"
"What's wrong? How can the status of the Five Western Turkic Khans match that of my father, Huangtian Khan? As the concubine daughter of the Naxi Turkic Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, I have already condescended. I am also sharing the concerns of the court. Share your worries for my father."
Chu Sui thought conscientiously, there is no such way to divide worries, take the initiative to **** Lao Tzu's woman?
However, the crown prince first mentioned that he wanted the daughter of the Naxi Turkic Khan, so it cannot be said that he was robbing the emperor's woman. On the contrary, the crown prince mentioned it earlier. suspected.
Under the insistence of the prince, Chu Suiliang finally had to write all these truthfully.
The letter was written and sent to Luoyang quickly.
In just three days, the letter was delivered to Luoyang Palace.
In the Hall of Zhenguan, since Li Shimin bestowed Zheng Wanyan's death, there is a lack of a capable female secretary by his side. There is no one to do things like reading the memorial and unpacking the secret memorial.
The servant presented the letter from the prince.
The emperor rubbed his temples.
When I took it apart, I thought it was just a simple fold, but after a closer look, I was a little surprised.
Recently the prince can always give him some surprises in Chang'an.
"Western Regions!"
Li Shimin did not expect that the prince not only paid attention to the Western Regions, but also put forward his own suggestions on how to deal with it. The Prince suggested not to ignore the Western Regions, but also believed that they should actively interfere.
This strategy is extremely old-fashioned. Of course, the emperor would not think that this was Chengqian's idea, it must be the suggestion of the left-behind officials or the East Palace officials.
Is it Li Jing's, Qin Lang's, or Wang Gui's?
Wang Gui has no military knowledge, so it is more likely to be Li Jing's, but Li Jing should directly submit it to himself instead of asking the prince to forward it, so it is more likely to be Qin Lang's suggestion.
Thinking of the anger this kid had when he left Luoyang last time, Li Shimin felt a headache. He regrets it now, but he was indeed impulsive and confused at the time.
Although he came to his senses quickly, apologized to Qin Lang, and gave him a reward, but now this kid has not sent a memorial.
Originally, he gave Qin Lang the right to make a secret rehearsal, if there is something to do, and if there is nothing to ask, there must be at least one or two notes in a month, but now there is no news of this kid.
Officials in Chang'an also reported that Qin Lang is not asking about anything now, and stays in the manor in the countryside all day long.
Li Shimin could only smile wryly when he heard this, for he is very young.
Now that he received the letter from the prince, after reading the suggestion, Li Shimin smiled slightly.
He thought this was what Qin Lang meant, but the kid didn't report it to himself, but instead told him through the prince. There was such a circle in the middle, but Qin Lang said that he still cared about the political affairs of the court and was still very attentive, and he didn't really quit.
This strategy is really good. When the Manchu officials are all staring at the East Turks, there are still people who can pay attention to the West Turks. It is really good.
Behind the letter, Cheng Qian also attached his controversial views on the current court's handling of the Eastern Turks. After reading those views, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing again.
This is clearly Qin Lang's idea again, and it is similar to his previous disposal strategy, which is to set up Zhengzhou, send Liuguan, draw Dingkou, and draw land boundaries.
The emperor leaned back, lay on the backrest, relaxed his limbs, and slightly closed his eyes.
The issue of the disposal of East Turks has been in dispute for too long.
Even the prince Chengqian, who is far away in Chang'an, knows that this is wrong. At the end of the prince's letter, he specifically reminded the court that the Eastern Turks have no leader at the moment, and it is a good time to take action. The imperial court also had to beware of Mobei Tie Le people, and Xue Yantuo's barbarians took advantage of the defeat of the Eastern Turks to seize Mobei.
There are many Tiele tribes with the nine surnames, and their troops are strong. Once the barbarians take the opportunity to occupy Mobei, it will form a new serious problem. The prince reminded the emperor that he should send someone to confer the title of Yinan, and at the same time, guard against Xue Yantuo. The prince also pointed out that among the Tiele tribes in the Mobei Grassland, there are now two strong Tiele alliances, one is Xue Yantuo, and the other is the Huihe alliance formed by Yuanhe, Pugu, Tongluo, and Bayegu. .
While conferring Xue Yantuo closer, Datang should strengthen the alliance relationship with Huihe. Tumidu, the leader of Huihe, can be canonized as Khan to draw the boundary between Xue Yantuo and Huihe and separate things. In this way, the Tiele tribes in Mobei It will be difficult to unify, integrate into a whole, and divide and rule, which will restrict the Tiele people from dominating Mobei and feeling Monan.
Put the Turks to the Monan region as a buffer between Tang and Xue Yantuo. For the descendants of the Eastern Turks, they should also be divided and ruled. From the north of the Great Wall to the Yinshan line, the earliest affiliated Yusheshe and Zahu tribes were resettled, Zhengzhou was established, officials were assigned to manage, and the pastures were divided.
From the north of Yinshan Mountain to the southern edge of the desert, those Turkic tribes that were not very close to the Tang Dynasty were resettled, and these powerful Turkic tribes were designated as Jimi Prefecture, and the chiefs of those tribes were appointed as governors and governors, and conferred titles on them. It is the title of general and duke.
In order to be able to better manage these Turkic people in Monan, the prince also suggested that the court confer the titles of the two Turkic nobles who belonged to the left and right Khans, and select four chiefs each, and confer the titles of wise kings in the east, west, north, south, and assist the two Khans respectively. , in fact, is to decentralize and balance.
Chengqian even gave suggestions on the candidates for Khan, thinking that Yang Guozhong and Li Simo, who were bestowed by the emperor earlier, were more suitable. Although Tuli was also a good candidate, he had a high prestige and status in the Turks, so he could not be granted the position of Khan.
As for the four virtuous kings, they can also be four-leaf guards, and four Ashina nobles of special service level can be selected to serve as them, so that the left and right khans and the four leaf guards can check and balance each other.
The old saying of seeking the country.
After reading it, Li Shimin sighed.
This is clearly Qin Lang's strategy, but he said it through the mouth of the prince. But he had to admit that the advice was valuable.
As he was about to close the letter, the emperor found that there was still a brief cover letter, but he told him some trivial things about his parents, such as the queen's health is good recently, the king of Jin has gained weight and so on.
He finally told the emperor that among the beauties that the emperor bestowed on Qin Lang last time, there was an orchid with an astonishing status. After taking Ke Dun captive, he gave it to Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun. Fuyun sent it to Chang'an as a tribute to the emperor, but he only said it was Hu Ji.
Now this orchid has become Qin Lang's concubine.
Li Shimin opened his mouth wide in surprise.
Princess of the Roman Kingdom, West Turkic Ketun, such a noble woman, was rewarded to Qin Lang by him in a daze?
Li Shimin frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Why didn't this Qin Lang report to himself?
Are you still angry with me?
The emperor closed the letter, closed his eyes and meditated for a long time.
The next day, the emperor held a court meeting.
The prime minister and important ministers participated.
Before the meeting started, the emperor circulated the letter from Prince Chengqian to the ministers.
"Although the crown prince is young, what he proposes is an old-fashioned strategy for maintaining the country. I think it is very good. Today, everyone will discuss again, the issue of the disposal of the Eastern Turks, as well as the issues of Mobei and the Western Regions. Let's talk freely. But today we have to talk about a result."
"This matter has been delayed for too long, and it cannot be delayed any longer."
After reading the crown prince’s memorial, all the important ministers had a thought in their hearts. This was clearly Qin Sanlang’s idea, but he put it forward on the basis of the crown prince’s identity.
But everyone also felt that Qin Lang's proposal was indeed a synthesis of the opinions of several schools of thought in the court.
There was a whole day of fierce discussions, and the lunch and lunch were delivered directly to the palace.
So, after spending a day, everyone was not so hard, and finally came to a result that was comparable to the prince's suggestion.
The emperor first canonized Tuli as the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks, but in fact he stayed in the capital, conferred the title of General of the Right Guard, and made him King of Beiping County, with 700 households in the city.
Give Jieli Khan Guiyi County King and General Youwuwei.
Canonized Heshun County King and Zuowuwei General Li Simo as Eastern Turkic Zuoxian King and Governor of Huazhou. Canonize Yang Guozhong, the king of Huaihua County and the general of Youwuhou, as the Youxian King of Eastern Turks and the governor of Changzhou.
Ashinasheer, Ashina Danai, Zhishisili, and Qibiheli were awarded dukes, canonized as Turkic four-leaf guardians, and each took the post of governor of a state.
Added the title of Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Bijia Khan Yinan as the king of Beidi County, canonized his two sons Dadushe and Tulishi as the little Khan, each granted the title of duke, and bestowed the banner.
The leader of Huihe, Yaogeluo Tumidu, was granted the title of Huairen Khan, the king of Fengyi County, the general who led the right army, and the governor of Hanhai Dudufu.
Canonize Western Turkic Siyehu, Mohedu, Zabir, Dadushe, and Qibigelen as Western Turkic Khans, with Dadu as the Western Turkic South Khan, Siyehu as the North Khan, and Zabiel He is the khan of the west, Qibigelen is the khan of the east, and Mohedu is the khan of the center.
The five Khans were all named county kings, generals, and governors.
Emperor's edict, the two sage kings Siyehu of East Turkic, the two Khans of Mobei Tiele, the five Khans of West Turkic, and the thirteenth Khan Yehu all sent their daughters to the Central Plains for marriage, and entered the East Palace as the prince's side concubine.
East and West Turks, Tie Le, all delineate the border, stop attacking, and serve the Heaven Khan Datang Emperor together. If there is any violation of the imperial edict, the Great Tang will order all the Khans to join forces to attack and destroy it together!
It was also ordered that the Turkic tribes in Monan and Saibei should take one out of every ten dings to go south to herd horses for the Tang Dynasty, and another one to go to the southern border to guard the border.
Every five years, replacement by rotation.
The Tiele people in Mobei, the Turkic people in Monan, and the Turkic people in the Western Regions, the imperial court set up Jimi Prefecture, and conferred the titles of the Turkic Tiele chiefs as the Great Khan Ye Hudu Governor and General Shi.
Nominally, Datang officially included Monan, Mobei, and the Western Regions, including Tocharo and Khazar, into its territory.
When the news reached Chang'an, Qin Lang only smiled when he heard it, and said to the prince, "This is a great map opening!"
"What is the map to open up borders?" The prince was puzzled.
"This newly opened territory is actually only ours on the map. In fact, we can't effectively control it. But in general, this is also very good."
In fact, by this time, Datang's territory on the map is indeed not small.
But if we really want to talk about the actual control area, it is only the traditional Central Plains area.
Places like Lingnan can only be regarded as reluctantly controlled areas, and more of them are Jimi areas. As for the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, they are completely Jimi areas, and the imperial court has not yet been able to reach in.
The Qinghai-Tibet region is now more completely a land of alienation, that is Tuyuhun, Tubo, and all the big and small Qiang kingdoms.
East Liaodong is basically under the control of the Goguryeo people. Even in the west of Liaoning, there are only a thousand households, and there is no recovery at all.
The area outside the Great Wall in the north is sparsely populated, and Saibei is even more occupied by Hu.
However, the Tang Dynasty experienced many years of wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and it has only been a decade since the founding of the country. It is not easy to have the weather it is today.
Being able to open the border with a map is actually very powerful. Otherwise, even if you want to open the border with a map, if the barbarians refuse to surrender even on the surface, they will be ashamed.
Open the map, and then slowly infiltrate the control, step by step.
"Tian Khan's name, this time His Majesty has finally confirmed it."
Qin Lang also had to admire Li Shimin's brilliance. To be able to manage such a situation in just a few years really has the ability of Emperor Qin and Han Wu.
(end of this chapter)