The news of the Turkic rebellion in Hongzhou quickly reached Chang'an. Li Xiu was shocked when he heard this news. The first thing he thought of was that Zhao Deyan might be punished for this incident. The second thing was that he was worried about Xue Rengui's safety. After all, no matter how brave Xue Rengui was, he could not fight against the rebels alone.

However, soon again came from Hongzhou that although the scale of the Turkic rebellion was unprecedentedly large, it was quickly suppressed. Zhao Deyan also wrote a letter in person, telling the causes and consequences of this Turkic rebellion.

It was not until then that Li Xiu realized that the Turkish rebellion was not by chance, but had been aggravated for a long time. It can even be said that Zhao Deyan was deliberately trying to resolve the unstable factors within the Turks at one time.

Speaking of what Zhao Deyan did in Hongzhou, Li Xiu knew better than anyone else. Moreover, Zhao Deyan hated the Turks very much, so when he was in power, he was inevitably a little harsh and harsh. This also led to the Turks' resistance that had been unknown, but they were all suppressed. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty was also collectively blind to this situation, as if Hongzhou had become a lawless place. Of course, this was inseparable from Li Shimin's acquiescence.

Hundreds of thousands of Turks were moved to Hongzhou, and all the surrounding passes were guarded by heavy troops, which also made it impossible for the Turks in Hongzhou to have almost no contact with the outside world. Moreover, after these Turks moved from the grassland to Hongzhou, they were immediately dispersed by Zhao Deyan. Then a hundred people were a village and a thousand people were a town. Each town had special officials responsible for the management, and each town had a task of reclaiming wasteland. If it was not completed, it would be extremely severely punished.

In addition, Hongzhou also implemented a strict system of continuity. If someone in a village dares to resist the court, the entire village will be implicated. Similarly, if someone breaks the law, others will also be responsible. Zhao Deyan also encourages the Turks to report to each other. If the whistleblower says it is true, he will also be commended in the future.

It was also through the above series of measures that Zhao Deyan firmly controlled the Turks in Hongzhou. Of course, in secret, there must be Turks who were dissatisfied and even tried to resist. However, because the previous tribes had been broken up and the power of the rebels to contact was limited, so these rebel forces were quickly suppressed.

What is even more worth mentioning is that Zhao Deyan also supported a group of pro-Tang sects among the Turks. Although they were Turks, some of them were devoted to the embrace of the Tang Dynasty because of hatred, etc. These Turks were more familiar with their own tribes, and when suppressing the Turks, they were more cruel and cruel than the Han people, which also saved the Tang army a lot of effort.

However, it also corresponds to the saying of later generations: wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. Although Zhao Deyan firmly controlled hundreds of thousands of Turks on the surface, and under his control, Hongzhou dug rivers, built various facilities, and even villages and towns. The grain output was getting higher and higher year by year, the number of Turks who secretly wanted to resist was not reduced. Instead, because of the cruel suppression of the Tang Dynasty, these Turks were more cautious and more careful in their actions.

Zhao Deyan had long noticed that there was such a force of resistance hidden within the Turks, and he had always wanted to eliminate this force. After all, the enemy was in darkness and I was in light, which was very unfavorable to him. Moreover, as time went by, this force of resistance might contact more Turks. If they were asked to expand their power to the entire territory of Hongzhou, it would be really bad.

It was also under this situation that Zhao Deyan began to deliberately lure the Turkic rebellion forces in secret to step forward. On the one hand, he began to lay off the troops of Hongzhou, and even some of the troops in Hongcheng were withdrawn. The reason was that Hongzhou was becoming more and more stable and there was no need to waste so much force. In fact, the public security situation in Hongzhou was indeed improving. After all, those rebelling Turks were not stupid, and they slowly moved to the ground.

In addition, Zhao Deyan also asked some Turks who were loyal to the Tang Dynasty to try their best to invade those rebels and encourage them to raise an army to resist. This is also his old profession. The powerful Turks were dragged down by him.

However, relying solely on the above, the rebellious Turks could not be exposed, so he began to artificially discriminate against the Turks, and even did not hesitate to create opposition between the Han and the Turks. For example, the inner city of Hongcheng only allowed Han people to live, and the Han people's status in Hongzhou was higher than that of the Turks. If the Han people conflicted with the Turks, the government would definitely punish the Turks, even if the Han people had mistakes first...

It was also under the creation of Zhao Deyan's room that the conflict between the Han and Turks in Hongzhou began to become sharper. If Li Xiu knew about Xue Rengui's experience on the road, he would feel the opposition between the Han and the Turks. Coupled with Zhao Deyan's secret agitation, this finally led to this Turkish rebellion. Although Zhao Deyan was prepared, he almost allowed the rebels to capture Hongcheng.

Li Xiu was originally worried about Xue Rengui's safety, but in the memorial sent by Zhao Deyan, it was mentioned that Xue Rengui helped the imperial army to quell the rebellion and made great contributions. It was probably because Zhao Deyan did not conceal Xue Rengui's role in suppressing the rebellion for Li Xiu's sake. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty in the court would still need a civilian to help, which was not a matter of being too face-saving.

"Li Xiu, I didn't expect that there was such a powerful general hidden beside you. Zhao Deyan praised Xue Rengui as an ancient evil. Fan Kuai was born again. But why didn't you recommend him to the army like a powerful general?" In the imperial tomb, Li Shimin looked at the imperial tomb being built in front of him, and said to Li Xiu with a smile.

"Your Majesty is really wronged. Xue Rengui encountered it accidentally when I went to Taiyuan to move to the tomb for Empress Mu. Jin'er also clamored to take him as his teacher and learn archery skills and martial arts from him, so I took him back to Chang'an. He originally planned to find an opportunity to recommend him to the military academy, but he is the only son in the family, and his deceased parents also have a will to let him get married first and then start a career. This time, the reason why he went to Hongzhou was to marry his wife who had been engaged in a childhood!" Li Xiu explained with a wry smile.

Today, Li Xiu came to the imperial tomb to inspect the progress of the project, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin would come too. He also talked about the matter in Hongzhou as soon as he met, especially Xue Rengui. After all, Zhao Deyan praised Xue Rengui very much for Li Xiu's sake, and Li Shimin was originally a military general, so he naturally loved Xue Rengui.

Li Shimin also knew that Li Xiu did not lie. In fact, he had already found out about Xue Rengui's life experience before. He even knew about Xue Rengui's fiancée. He was just joking with Li Xiu.
Chapter completed!