Chapter 64

Give good gifts to the people

Yang Yuanqing actually considered the issue of resettlement of the Turks carefully. He agreed with Cui Junsu's plan and placed it in various parts of the Central Plains after it was broken up. Text/Text

As long as they go through the Chinese education of two generations and are connected with each other, they will gradually regard themselves as members of the Han people. In fact, the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties were a process of great ethnic integration.

As for repeating the mistakes of the mutiny in the Six Towns, Yang Yuanqing felt that it could be completely avoided. The key was not to exploit these migrant herdsmen, give them land and the same taxes, and teach them to farm.

The word "equality" is actually the key to solving ethnic problems. It is not a solution to blindly favor or just squeeze.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing had a plan in his mind and said to Du Ruhui and Cui Junsu: "I also prefer to place them in the mainland to enrich the population. As for the mistakes of the Six Towns Rebellion, I think as long as there is a lesson in the past, it can be avoided. This can be considered entirely by Ziwei Pavilion, but the principle is determined first and placed in the mainland."

Since Yang Yuanqing made the decision, Du Ruhui and Cui Junsu were not good at saying anything about resettlement issues, they also believed that Yang Yuanqing had already thought about this matter carefully.

At this time, a personal soldier at the door reported: "Report to Your Highness, the Uighur Chief has arrived outside the camp gate and apologized to Your Highness!"

This surprised Yang Yuanqing a little. Pei Sa actually came outside the camp to apologize. He smiled and nodded, stood up and said, "Everyone, go with me!"

Everyone stood up one after another and followed Yang Yuanqing toward the camp gate...

Outside the camp, the Uighur chief Pei Sa led his wife and dozens of Uighur nobles to kneel all over the ground. This time Pei Sa followed Li Jing south and brought only more than 2,000 soldiers to guard him. He ordered his three sons to control the Uighur army respectively. If he had any accidents, his eldest son would succeed as the Uighur chief.

Pei Sa apologized because in the Sui-Tu battle, he also sent 40,000 troops to the south with the Turkic army. Although his army was defeated in the end, he became the enemy of the Sui army. Even if he assisted the Sui army in the end to destroy the Turkic army and made meritorious service, the last case must be settled.

At this time, the gate of the Sui army camp slowly opened, and teams of soldiers holding spears and knives walked out of the camp quickly and lined up on both sides. Then, Yang Yuanqing appeared at the gate of the camp surrounded by civil servants and generals.

Although it was Pei Sa's first time seeing Yang Yuanqing, there was no need to introduce that there was only one person in the Sui army who could wear golden helmets.

Pei Sa knelt on his knees and walked forward, prostrated himself and bowed, "The Uighur Pei Sa did not recognize the power of heaven, offended the Sui Dynasty, and came to apologize!"

Yang Yuanqing quickly helped him up and said sincerely: "Let the past be passed. The key is that we must focus on the future. Chief Pei is willing to come to Mayi County in person, which shows the sincerity of the Uighurs. I believe that the Great Sui and Uighurs will definitely have brotherly affection."

Yang Yuanqing spoke in a skilled Turkic language. The sincerity expressed in his tone touched Pei Sa. He turned around and shouted: "Please give the gift to His Highness the King of Chu!"

Several men led more than a dozen war horses, each with a strong and vigorous limbs and pure hair. One war horse neighed long and jumped high with its front hooves like a dragon like a sea. Yang Yuanqing's eyes lit up. He stepped forward and patted the war horses. Sure enough, they were all horses from all over the world, which made him amazed.

"Thank you for your courtship, please! Let's go to the camp to have a drink and talk in detail."

Yang Yuanqing handed the horse to his subordinates, but Cheng Yaojin stepped forward slowly. He patted a black war horse, as if he had a heart of touch. The war horse also arched him with his mouth, which made Cheng Yaojin very happy. He smiled at the soldiers with his throat: "This old hei is as dark as Lao Cheng. Do you think he looks like my brother?"

After saying that, he glanced at Yang Yuanqing with anticipation.

Yang Yuanqing saw his expectation, but smiled faintly, too lazy to pay attention to him. This bastard likes everything he sees, and does not show off his military achievements and can rest assured.

Yang Yuanqing led the Uighur nobles into the Sui army camp. In fact, Pei Sa and Li Jing went south together and entered the Sui army camp more than once. He was very familiar with everything around him, but today he entered the camp with Yang Yuanqing, which was another feeling.

Pei Sa was very nervous, not knowing his own

i think about whether what I think can be obtained? Pei Sa thinks very realistically. He hopes that the Uighurs can unify the grassland with the support of the Sui Dynasty and replace the Turks to become the new overlord of the grassland.

If this goal is ten feet away, then he has already walked six feet away, and there are powerful tribes such as Xueyantuo, Xiagas, and Dubo in front of him.

But the biggest obstacle is Xue Yantuo. Once Xue Yantuo is defeated and annexed Xue Yantuo, the Uighurs will be the first in the grassland, and Xiagas and Dubo will naturally surrender to him.

However, it is not impossible to defeat Xue Yantuo by the Uighurs alone, but it takes at least three to five years to completely destroy Xue Yantuo. But if the Sui army helps, it will only take a few months to achieve it.

But both Li Jing and Cui Junsu's attitudes were very ambiguous and they refused to make any statement. Pei Sa understood that only Yang Yuanqing could make the decision, so he had been waiting for today's meeting for a long time.

Yang Yuanqing invited Pei Sa and dozens of Uighur nobles into the tent. Both sides sat aside. Two heroes stood in the middle of the tent to perform sumo wrestling. Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. At this time, the soldiers brought up plates of fruits, roasted beef and mutton, and a pot of fine wine.

Yang Yuanqing picked up the wine bottle and stood up and smiled and said, "It's a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Our noble grassland guests came to Mayi County. To welcome their arrival, I suggest that everyone drink this cup first!"

He drank the wine in the bottle in one go, and everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine. Yang Yuanqing poured another bottle of wine and said to Pei Sa and the nobles in Turkic language: "This time the attack and destruction of the Turkic people received strong support from the Uighurs. In return, the Sui Dynasty will also support the Uighurs to unify the grasslands and fight against the expansion of the Western Turkic people to the east."

Pei Sa was overjoyed. Yang Yuanqing's statement gave him a glimmer of hope, but Yang Yuanqing changed the topic and said slowly: "But the Great Chief should know that the situation in the Central Plains is at the most critical moment. The decisive battle of the Sui and Tang Dynasties is imminent. I am afraid we have no time to take care of the grasslands. We can only ask the Great Chief to understand the difficulties of the Sui army and wait patiently."

The smile on Pei Sa's face instantly became a little bitter, and Yang Yuanqing implicitly told him that this time the Sui army could not go north to the grassland again.

The reason why Pei Sa followed Li Jing's army south was actually to convince the Sui army to take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out the Turks. The two sides joined forces to wipe out Xue Yantuo in one fell swoop before summer came, but Yang Yuanqing's statement completely disappointed him.

"Your Highness, I can understand the war that the Sui army is about to face, but we are also worried that once Xue Yantuo colludes with the Western Turks, the Western Turks will most likely return to the grassland soon. At that time, the Tiel tribes of the grassland will probably be enslaved by the Western Turks again. I hope your highness can understand our urgent mood."

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "Please rest assured, this great chief, the Sogdians and Persians in the West are breaking up against the Western Turks, and the momentum is huge. The Western Turks have no time to take care of the East within a year or two. Even if the Xueyantu people are interested in colluding with the Western Turks, the Western Turks cannot send troops to advance east."

Yang Yuanqing did not coax Pei Sa. He was always puzzled. The 100,000 Western Turkic army had already suppressed Yiwu County, so why did he suddenly give up on the eastward advance?

You should know that the Sui army has evacuated Yiwu County, and Yiwu County is within reach for the Western Turks. In this case, the Western Turks gave up the eastward entry into Yiwu County, which only means that major events have occurred within the Western Turks.

Sure enough, the Hu merchants from the Western Regions brought them exact news. To the west of the Pamir Mountains, from Suye City to the Amu River, the Persians, Sogdians, Tocharians, and dozens of countries conquered by the Western Turks successively broke out in rebellion against the enslavement of the Western Turks. The uprisings were surging, killing the officials of the Western Turks Tutun and attacking the Turks garrisons, causing the Western Turks to be in a state of turmoil. They had to withdraw all their troops eastward and turn around to suppress the Western uprising.

Pei Sa was stunned and asked quickly: "Your Highness, is this true?"

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Will I still lie to you?"

Pei Sa was very happy. He was actually worried that the Western Turks would take advantage of the destruction of the Eastern Turks to enter the grassland. At that time, the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo joined forces, and the Uighurs would definitely be defeated. The news from Yang Yuanqing made him overjoyed. He raised his glass and smiled and said, "For this great good news, let's drink this cup."

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During the night, Yang Yuanqing and Du Ruhui rode horses slowly in the camp. The Sui army camp occupied a very wide area. Beijian was the sheep and horse pen. More than 20 million cattle, sheep and horses were raised on the endless grassland north of Qifubo, and were guarded by more than 10,000 Sui soldiers.

"Is Your Highness really going to assist the Uighurs in destroying Xueyantuo?" Du Ruhui asked with some concern. He was very worried that the Uighurs would become the second in the Turks.

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "The Xueyantuo people and the Uighur people are mortal enemies. They are of the same strength, and it is difficult for anyone to destroy each other. Let them kill each other for the time being. We should not interfere for the time being. When the strength of both sides is almost weakened, then we will use the benefits of fishermen to wipe out the two major Tiel tribes in one fell swoop, causing many tribes on the grassland to completely fall into a mess of sand."

Du Ruhui was excited. If this was the case, his concerns would not become a reality. He hurriedly asked: "Have your highness ever considered taking the opportunity to occupy the grassland?"

"To be honest, I've considered it."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "It's just that our population is insufficient. Before our national strength has completely recovered to the prosperous era of Kaihuang, we can only build castles on the grasslands. After 20 or 30 years of rest and recuperation, the national strength will be fully restored. Then the Mobei grassland will be incorporated into the territory of our Great Sui Dynasty, not only the Mobei, but also the West. It is also my dream to wipe out the Western Turks and expand the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty to the west. I hope that I can see this day in my lifetime."

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing sighed deeply. This is his dream. He will do better and stronger than the Tang Dynasty in history.

"Your Highness!"

At this time, more than a dozen officials rode forward on horseback. They were court officials who followed Du Ruhui to take over cattle and sheep. The officials immediately saluted, "See Your Highness!"

"Thank you all for your hard work. Starting tomorrow, all cattle, sheep and horses will go south to Taiyuan. I hope you will continue to work hard."

Du Ruhui was stunned and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, you may be unable to bear all these cattle and sheep to the court."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "There is no need to be kept in the imperial court, it is only the imperial court issued it."

Seeing that everyone didn't understand it, he slowly said, "Xi

i The Han Dynasty people donated money enthusiastically and supported the Han army to fight against the Huns in the west. However, when the Han army returned triumphantly, they also brought back tens of millions of cattle, sheep, horses and other spoils. Emperor Wu of Han refused to share it with the people of the world. He would rather die and die, causing resentment from the people of the people of the world. He was furious. When the late emperor Yang Guang visited the north, the grassland Tiele tribes also contributed tens of millions of cattle, sheep, but unfortunately most of them were buried, which was extremely wasteful. We must learn from these lessons. I decided to give all these cattle and sheep to the people of the Sui people. Whether in the south or the north, whether in the Han people or the barbarians on the frontier, every household had one, just as I thought it was a generous gift from my Yang Yuanqing to the people of the world."
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