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Volume One: First Visit to the Tang Dynasty Chapter 51 What shocked everyone was

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    The news from the front came back, which of course shocked and delighted the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, including Wu Zetian and Li Xian.  No one expected that a rebellion of unprecedented scale would dissipate in less than ten days under the attack of the Dingxiang Dao army led by Pei Xingjian.  Pei Xingjian led his army from Chang'an, and when the news of victory came back, it was less than three months. In other words, before the winter in Chang'an came, the Turkic rebellion subsided.  When the court originally discussed whether to send troops to quell the rebellion and how to quell the rebellion, some people objected because the war would last a long time and consume a lot of property. Others suggested postponing the expedition for a period of time. Finally, Shan Yu arrived in Tang Dynasty.  At the time of the Protectorate, it is the coming spring and the flowers are blooming, which is a suitable time for our army to fight. Now, judging from the progress of the war, all worries are unnecessary. The military supplies spent are not much in terms of coins, and the war is even less.  It lasted for a long time, and winter had just arrived in Chanyu's Protectorate. Before the first snow of this winter fell, the rebellion subsided. Many people were already ashamed of the reasons for their original opposition.  The war in the north has temporarily calmed down, and how to deal with the aftermath will definitely need to be discussed. Wu Zetian also ordered Li Xian to discuss the aftermath with the ministers.  Wu Zetian did not want to bring the matter to court for discussion before a concrete outcome was reached. She just asked Li Xian and the ministers to go to the Zichen Palace to discuss the matter.  After expressing a few words of emotion and feeling overflowing with pride, Wu Zetian also consulted the ministers for their opinions before Li Xian said anything, "Dear sirs, the army of Dingxiang Road is led by Pei Pushe.  An unprecedented victory was achieved. The enemy chief Ashina was entrusted with his duties, Ashder Wen was buried, and Ashina was killed. The Turkic rebels in the Chanyu Protectorate were basically wiped out. How to deal with the aftermath today?  I and the Emperor would like to discuss this with all of you, please express your opinions freely!" As she spoke, Wu Zetian seemed to suddenly think of something.  Before the ministers had time to agree, they turned to Li Xian and asked: "Emperor, I also want to ask you first, how do you think this matter should be dealt with?" "Ah, Queen Mother, this"  Li Xianming, who didn't expect Wu Zetian to ask his opinion first, was stunned and a little at a loss.  After panicking for a moment, he didn't know how to answer, so he could only say in a low voice: "Mother, I haven't thought about this matter carefully yet, and I don't have an idea. Since we have summoned all the beloved ministers today, then.  Let's ask all the beloved ministers for their ideas first. I think we can collect very good suggestions by pooling our wisdom!" Wu Zetian was quite happy with Li Xian's answer. She was not worried about her son's incompetence.  Rather, he is worried that if he performs too well and has outstanding abilities, he will gain prestige in front of the officials.  If he often behaves like this in front of ministers, many ministers will show disdain for Li Xian's talents.  However, someone immediately stood up and insulted Li Xian, and naturally it was Helan Minzhi.  "Mother, I think this matter is very simple. That is to move most of the Turkic captives into the interior for labor reform. There are still too many places in the Tang Dynasty that need labor, and there are too many projects that require labor to complete. Will  Moving the Turkic prisoners into the interior can greatly reduce the number of Turks in the Shanyu Duhufu, and the possibility of Turks rebelling will be reduced. After this battle, the imperial court can build cities in the north and south of Yinshan Mountain in the name of suppressing the border passes.  How can we maintain peace in the south of the desert to a great extent by sending troops to guard it?" He Lan Minzhi said, glanced at Li Xian coldly, and said something strange: "My dear, I think your Majesty should have thought of this a long time ago.  ! It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t have any ideas of my own. I don¡¯t know how to deal with the nomadic tribes in the north!¡± He Lanmin¡¯s next sentence was a slap in the face of Li Xian. He said it so directly that it made Li Xian blush.  He stood up and felt uncomfortable for a while, but he did not dare to defend himself in front of Wu Zetian.  If he hadn't been warned and scolded by Wu Zetian a few days ago, Li Xian would definitely have exploded if his mother was not around today, but now he didn't dare.  Although the ministers felt that what He Lan Minzhi said was a bit excessive, no one stood up to accuse him or seconded anything.  Wu Zetian seemed not to pay attention to He Lan Minzhi's direct accusation. In the silence of the ministers, she laughed twice and praised He Lan Min's words: "What Wu Aiqing said is very reasonable. The Turkic prisoners must be relocated inland."  , who are undergoing labor reform, your Majesty should also agree with this. As for how to guard the Shanyu Protectorate where the Turkic power has been greatly reduced, whether it is necessary to build more cities and station more troops to guard it! Dear sirs, please express your opinions.  !¡± It is rare for Wu Zetian to express such a clear-cut stance when discussing these matters in the past. It can be said that she directly expressed support for He Lan Minzhi¡¯s words just now, and did not even express objections to the derogatory words. This is not simple. It seems that today is not only  A brief discussion on how to deal with the aftermath of the rebellion in Shan Yu's Protectorate was subdued. There may also be some special meaning that Wu Zetian wanted to express to the emperor Li Xian.  But just now Wu Ze? Still asking about how to deal with the aftermath, the ministers did not dare to change the subject and change the topic to other aspects. Wu Zetian herself did not express her dissatisfaction with Li Xian, and Li Xian himself did not say anything. Everyone could only go along with it.  Discuss things according to Wu Zetian's wishes.  Chen Yi also stood up immediately and supported the suggestion just made by He Lan Minzhi: "Empress, Your Majesty, I second the suggestion just made by Wu Shangshu. In addition to letting these hundreds of thousands of Turkic prisoners undergo labor reform, let them  In addition to atonement, we must further strengthen the direct governance of the Shanyu Protectorate and the entire Anbei Protectorate! According to what I see, our Tang Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and we can directly control the north and south of the desert!" "To avoid insufficient military resources, we  It is entirely possible to increase the number and proportion of Hu soldiers recruited, and allow non-Han soldiers recruited from the north to guard the border in the south, and non-Han soldiers recruited from the south to guard the border in the north. In this case, even if some of them have bad behavior, they will not  The foundation to support their rebellion! In this case, it is possible to increase the number of non-Han soldiers recruited into the army. These non-Han soldiers will be more likely to adapt to the harsh environment, even in places like the Anbei Protectorate, the north and south of the desert  They will definitely be able to adapt!" Nowadays, in the army of the Tang Dynasty, not only Han people are recruited, but also people from other tribes. In other words, among the sergeants in a regiment, Han sergeants account for the majority, and there are Turks mixed among them.  , Tubo people, Japanese people, Korean people, Silla people, as long as the various ethnic tribes under the rule of the Tang Dynasty were within the scope of the Tang Dynasty's conscription of military service.  After these sergeants from all ethnic groups were recruited, they were systematically trained and eventually mixed into an army. The general ratio is as follows. Among ten Han sergeants, there is one "Hu". The Tang army now has a total of about six organized troops.  One hundred thousand, which means that there are a total of 60,000 to 70,000 non-Han soldiers among them.  Chen Yi's suggestion today is to eliminate the shortage of border guard sergeants, increase the number of non-Han sergeants recruited, and let them guard the border.  Most of the people recruited in the north are Turks, and they can be sent to the Xining Protectorate in the north and south, which is the original Tubo territory; and the sergeants recruited from the original Tubo territory can be sent to Anbei or Anxi to guard the border; the former Japanese territory  The enlisted sergeants can be sent to the Andong Protectorate or the newly established Annan Protectorate. The sergeants recruited from the Annan Protectorate and the Andong Protectorate can mainly be sent to Handong Protectorate or Annan to guard the border. This way  Under such circumstances, even if the non-Han soldiers could form a group, there would be no basis for rebellion and no support from neighboring tribesmen. Such measures would surely stabilize the borders in the long run.  Chen Yi's proposal surprised all the ministers, even Wu Zetian. Chen Yi had never discussed this matter with Wu Zetian before. It was not that Chen Yi did not want to talk to Wu Zetian, but he had never had the opportunity to do so. He just  When I was talking to the officials at the Ministry of War about recruiting troops, I suddenly thought of it. It made sense, so I spoke out today. I suggested that the imperial court send troops to directly guard the north and south of the desert, and to protect all Anbei governors.  When the area under the government was directly governed, he said that he really wanted to completely return the land under the Anbei Protectorate to the territory of the Tang Dynasty! In the 20th year of Zhenguan, after the Tang army defeated Xue Yantuo, the Tiele tribes  Attached, the imperial court established six governor's offices and seven prefectures in the north and south of the desert, and in the 21st year of Zhenguan, the Yanran governor's office was established to govern these prefectures.  However, these governor's offices and prefectures were all Jisi prefectures, and all chief officials were heads of tribes. The Tang Dynasty did not directly govern these places.  Later, the Yanran Protectorate was renamed the Hanhai Protectorate. To the southwest of the Hanhai Protectorate was the Yunzhong Protectorate. The Yunzhong Protectorate was later renamed the Shanyu Protectorate.  Two years ago, at Chen Yi's suggestion, the Anbei Protectorate was established on the site of the Hanhai Protectorate and the Shanyu Protectorate.  It¡¯s just that because of the changes in the court, Wu Zetian concentrated all his energy on court affairs and did not pay much attention to the establishment of the Anbei Protectorate. It can be said that the Anbei Protectorate now does not even have empty shelves.  And Chen Yi now wants to take advantage of this war to re-establish the framework for the establishment of the Anbei Protectorate, and take advantage of the remaining power of our army after the war to directly rule all the places under the Anbei Protectorate.  The jurisdiction of the Anbei Protectorate was equivalent to part of Inner Mongolia, all of Outer Mongolia, and the Russian Far East, with a total area of ??five to six million square kilometers. Such a large piece of land, Chen Yi, who was a time traveler in later generations, knew about this territory.  The land has brought too much humiliation to the Chinese people in later generations. Why don't you want to completely occupy it when the Tang Dynasty is strong and become the territory of the Tang Dynasty forever! Some people were worried about the lack of troops to guard so many places. Chen Yi felt that  His proposal can reassure those who are worried, and today he hopes that his proposal will be recognized by everyone present.  "Okay, Chen Shangshu's proposal is very good. I completely agree!" To everyone's surprise, Emperor Li Xian was the first to express his support for Chen Yi's proposal! (To be continued.)
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