Qian Song

Chapter 483 It’s not for those 22 raisins (please vote for me!)

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The 25th year of Hongwu, the golden autumn in August.

Li Cun left a legacy in public and placed it behind the bright plaque in Qianqing Palace, and issued a formal edict:

"If the earthen pot is not broken away from the well, the general will inevitably die in battle. If I, the imperial commander, die in battle this time, the crown prince Li Biao will succeed me to the throne. After the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will take out the edict I left behind the plaque and write it down. All my last words are in this edict."

Li Cun even said such words, Li Biao and all the civil and military officials of the Daqian Dynasty, whether it was true or false, all cried and tried to persuade Li Cun to stay.

Some people also made it clear: "To conquer the Western Regions, you can send a general to lead the troops, just like the previous expeditions against Jin, Goryeo, Xixia, Mongolian tribes, Dali, the countries on the Indo-China Peninsula, and Like Japan, Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, and his own life is related to the safety of the world, so how can he put himself in danger?"

Li Cun didn't say, if I don't go there in person, how will I arrange for my sons who don't have land yet, how will I use railways to open up the Silk Road on land, and how will I take away all the hidden dangers of the Daqian Dynasty?

Li Cun just waved his hand and said: "I have made up my mind.", and then let all the civil and military officials disperse.

When only Li Cun and Li Biao and his son were left in the Palace of Qianqing, Li Cun took out another tip bag and gave it to Li Biao, saying: "If one day my son encounters difficulties that are difficult to solve, he might as well open this tip bag and see Look, maybe it can solve my son's problem, but of course, I hope that my son will never open this bag of tips..."

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August [-]th, the sky is clear.

Li Cun took his more than ten thousand concubines, thousands of princes, and princesses, and under the protection of a hundred thousand tiger soldiers, boarded the train to Chang'an, Xijing.

Yes.

Li Cun's trip was a personal expedition by the imperial commander.

But in fact, Li Cun, the emperor of the Daqian Dynasty, could no longer visit the frontline battlefield in person. The so-called personal expedition by the imperial commander only allowed Li Cun to get a little closer to the battlefield.

In this way, the generals such as Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Han Shizhong, Zhao Li, and Li Yanxian who accompanied Li Cun on this expedition did not dare to let Li Cun directly go to Xingqing Mansion, the original capital of Xixia, to stay temporarily. Instead, they asked Li Cun to stay in Xijing first. They will stay in Chang'an City for a while first. After they have swept through the entire Western Region and found a new comfortable place for Li Cun, they will then ask Li Cun to move to Xingqing Mansion. After all the Western Regions are pacified, they will ask Li Cun to temporarily go to the Western Regions. live.

It can be said that despite Li Cun's good words before departure and his death in battle, in fact, even if the battle on the front line was unfavorable, it would not affect Li Cun.

Let's put it this way, if something goes wrong on the front line, Li Cun will get on the train and return to Nanjing Yingtianfu in a day or two.

What about places without trains?

Li Cun wouldn't go to places without trains.

Not to mention, Li Cun, who knew very well that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, had no habit of self-abuse and had no choice but to put himself in danger.

I just want to say that with Li Cun's current status, even if Li Cun wanted to get out of danger, the civil and military officials accompanying him would not be able to let him go.

If Li Cun asks the enemy to behead him or something, isn't Li Cun just causing trouble for the soldiers on the front line?

Li Cun didn't want to be like Zhu Qizhen and become a laughing stock nailed on the shelf of historical shame.

For Li Cun, this personal expedition was actually more like he had lived in Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing for too long and was a bit boring, so he wanted to change his residence and experience the great rivers and mountains of the Daqian Dynasty.

Hmm...it's a bit like the sojourn life in later generations.

However, the difference is that for Li Cun's stay, 20 trains, [-] war horses, and [-] guards were dispatched. He also brought out all the people and things he wanted to bring, and there were people along the way who arranged for Li Cun in advance. And the issue of food and accommodation for Li Cun’s entourage.

Some people may want to ask, will Li Cun do this, will it waste people and money?

of course not.

Because all the expenses for Li Cun's trip, including the military salary of the expeditionary force, were all paid by Li Cun himself and had nothing to do with the finances of the Daqian Dynasty.

Moreover, wherever Li Cun and his party, including the soldiers of the expeditionary force, went, even if they wanted a needle or a thread, they had to pay for it.

——Not only at home, but also abroad, this must be the case. This is a fatal order from Li Cun. No matter who dares to violate it, he will be severely punished.

Furthermore, the military salaries of the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force (including the salaries of Li Cun's entourage) were all very high. They also received expedition subsidies and additional rewards after winning the battle, and they were paid immediately. Therefore, they Not short of money at all.

This is no longer a waste of money and people.

In fact, the opposite is true. Wherever the expeditionary force and Li Cun go, they can actually bring huge financial revenue to the place.

It is no exaggeration to say that all local governments are eager for the expeditionary force and Li Cun to stay in the areas under their jurisdiction. It is best to stay in the areas under their jurisdiction for a longer period of time. In that case, the people under their rule will People will make a lot of money, and the economy will surge. This is a great thing that you can't even ask for.

It is worth mentioning that although Li Cun did not go to the front line in person, Li Cun sent all his sons who wanted to fiefdoms and become princes and kings to the battlefield.

Li Cun made it very clear to his sons who wanted to fiefdoms and become kings: "There is no free lunch in the world. If you want to fiefdoms or kings, you have to earn it yourself. Otherwise, you will die." The idea is to return to Daqian and engage in politics, business, or just eat and drink until death."

No one dared to question Li Cun's decision.

This is in addition to the fact that the great unification of emperors before Li Cun was almost all limited to the Central Plains, and the barbarians were not ruled by Li Cun. There were all kinds of people in the four seas and outside, all of them were kings, and there were wonderful feats and great deeds that had never been seen in ancient times. Shen has a great strategy, uses his troops like a god, has dazzling martial arts skills, is broad-minded, and has a magnificent spirit. He uses a popular and fair attitude to rule his empire that is expanding every day. His high intelligence enables him to exert a high degree of talent and make people feel at ease. Not convinced.

It was also because the previous princes who had obtained fiefdoms and became princes were all princes who had made great achievements.

——This does not mean that all the princes who obtained fiefdoms and became princes did so because of their military exploits. Some of them did so because of good governance or good economic performance, or something else. What kind of merit do you have? In short, if you want to be a feudal lord or a prince, you have to show your achievements.

In other words, all princes except Li Biao are the same.

Li Cun said very straightforwardly on this matter:

"If you have no merit and cannot convince the public, even if I give you a fiefdom and make you a prince, sooner or later you will be driven out of power or even killed. When you die, you might as well be honest. If you go back to Daqian and engage in politics, business, or just hang out and wait until death, you can at least be rich and prosperous for a lifetime."

Therefore, Li Cun's sons who want to be granted lands or kings must work hard to prove their abilities.

What needs to be emphasized is that no matter which path these princes take, it will not be easy to get to the point of obtaining fiefdoms and becoming princes and kings. They must make unremitting efforts and even experience life and death before they can obtain it. this qualification.

To use Li Cun's original words: No one will cherish things that are easily obtained.

Moreover, whatever you want or whatever you conquer will be given to you.

——After obtaining the qualifications, you have to draw lots in batches. Whoever you catch will get it. There is no room for negotiation on this matter, let alone picking and choosing.

Aside from the fact that Li Cun insisted on doing this, which meant that he treated his son equally and fairly, there was actually destiny in it.

If it were left to future generations, some crazy people might say: I have no control over my destiny!

But in this feudal society, people still believe in fate, especially when it comes to being an emperor or a prince.

You know, for such a big thing, it doesn't mean that you will be successful just because you are capable, diligent, and knowledgeable.

Because if you want to achieve such a big thing, human power is really too small. Only with God's help can it be possible.

Otherwise, if one of them is lost on the battlefield, or if it is infected by a cold, it may kill a person.

All in all, although Li Cun has prepared a lot of fiefdoms for his son and is preparing to continue to acquire more fiefdoms, this does not mean that as long as he is Li Cun's son, he can easily obtain the ideal fiefdom - if they want To obtain a good fiefdom, hard work and luck are indispensable.

In fact, this also paved the way for future wars between Li Cun's descendants.

After all, some people just refuse to accept their fate, some are just greedy and hope to obtain better or even more fiefdoms, and some just have the ambition of unification.

Regarding this, Li Cun felt like a mirror.There are too many examples that have proven that history is always surprisingly similar.

Let's put it this way, from King Wu of Zhou dividing the world to Qin Shihuang unifying the six kingdoms, this was almost the inevitable result of the feudal system.

Li Cun established the feudal system outside the mainland of the Daqian Dynasty, and he probably would not be able to escape this fate in the end.

Of course, since Li Cun enfeoffed far more vassal states than King Wu of Zhou did, and the territory he enfeoffed was far beyond what the Zhou Dynasty could compare with, it is unlikely that the vassal states that Li Cun finally enfeoffed would be unified into one country. In the end, they merged into dozens or hundreds of countries of different sizes.

And in this process, it is inevitable that brothers will turn against each other and fight against each other.

Li Cun saw this inevitable result very clearly.

While Li was still alive, he would definitely not let such a thing happen.

That is to say, no matter who it is, when Li Cun is still alive, the dragon has to be coiled or the tiger has to lie down. No one is allowed to change the enfeoffment results set by Li Cun and make Li Cun upset. Otherwise, whoever dares to disobey , Li Cun will personally kill anyone.

After Li Cun died, Li Cun could only ignore the flood.

If Li Cun had known anything at that time, he would have just hoped that the meat would remain rotten in the pot.

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In early August of the 25th year of Hongwu, half a month before Li Cunyujia's personal expedition.

Generals such as Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Han Shizhong, Zhao Li, and Li Yanxian had already led the expeditionary troops out of Yumen Pass and into the Western Regions.

The people of the cities that the expeditionary force passed through had long heard of the invincible deeds of the Daqian Dynasty that swept across the entire east, and they did not dare to become their enemies.

In fact, they are not willing to fight with the Ganjun. After all, many tribes here in the Western Regions were forced to submit to the Gaochang Uighurs.

Now that there is a big killer who can defeat the Gaochang Uighurs, they hope to overthrow the Gaochang Uighurs with the help of the strong combat power of the Qian Army.

In this way, these small tribes and small forces in the Western Regions will have the opportunity to regain their independence.

In other words, the essence is that there is no cultural unity within the Gaochang Uighurs. Each small tribe and small force only surrendered to the force of the Gaochang Uighurs, and the integration of civilizations has not been completed among them.

Therefore, when the khans and chiefs of various small tribes and small forces in the Western Region heard that the Qian army was going to attack the Gaochang Uighurs, not to fight them, they not only did not stop them, but also took the initiative to lead the way for the Qian army. Some even begged for help. Join Qianjun to help Qianjun fight the Gaochang Uighurs, and want to get a share of the pie with Qianjun.

——There are many ethnic groups in Gaochang Uighur territory, including Han, Turks, Dazhongyun, Xiaozhongyun, Yangmo (i.e. Yanmian), Geluolu, Gedo (a branch of Tubo), etc. They are not monolithic among themselves. On the contrary, they often have conflicts. Fighting, it is not surprising that some small tribes and small forces are willing to surrender to the powerful Daqian dynasty to help the Qian army fight the Gaochang Uighurs.

This is definitely a great thing for Qianjun.

You know, the Western Region has a huge area and the terrain is complex and changeable. Without someone who is familiar with the terrain as a guide, it will be very difficult for Ganjun to find Wang Cheng of Gaochang Uighur, that is, Gaochang City.

Therefore, Yue Fei and others happily incorporated these small tribes and forces in the Western Regions and let them lead the way for the Qianjun.

The Uighurs made Gaochang City their winter capital and Beiting City their summer capital.

The Uighurs north of the Tianshan Mountains are mostly engaged in nomadic herding, while the Uighurs south of the Tianshan Mountains are engaged in agriculture.

Most Uighurs believe in Buddhism, so there are many Buddhist temples in Gaochang City.

In the early years, the Gaochang Uighurs had close contacts with the Zhao, Song and Liao Dynasties.

Later, after the rise of the Daqian Dynasty and the destruction of the Zhao, Song and Liao Dynasties, especially after the Daqian Dynasty destroyed Xixia and Tubo, King Bilege of the Gaochang Uighurs sent many missions with large quantities of valuables. The items were brought to the capital of the Daqian Dynasty for worship and contribution.

What impressed Li Cun most deeply was the fact that Bileg sent envoys to present Buddha's tooth, amber lamp and glazed ware (glassware) to Li Cun the year before.

Seeing the Uighurs dedicating the glassware they sold to him, Li Cun was really dumbfounded at the time.

In addition to offering treasures, the Uyghurs didn't know where they learned that Li Cun was fond of women. Anyway, every time Bileg sent an envoy to meet Li Cun, he would offer fifty beautiful Uighurs to Li Cun.

Those Uighur beauties were either charming, graceful, smart, elegant, or fairy-like. Li Cun knew that Liu Che, Li Shimin and others definitely did not go to the Western Regions just for those two raisins. of.

Li Cun once wrote a letter to Bileg personally for the sake of Bileg's good conduct, asking him to lead the Gaochang Uighurs to surrender and accept the demolition of the Daqian Dynasty.

But Bilege simply refused to accept Li Cun's offer. He just asked Li Cun to pass the Gaochang Uighurs, saying that the Gaochang Uighurs were willing to become a vassal state of the Daqian Dynasty and would absolutely obey the rule of the Daqian Dynasty.

Li Cunke knew clearly that in history, during the Western Expedition of Yelu Dashi, the Uighurs passed through Gaochang and asked Bilu Ge to borrow a passage. Bilu Ge not only agreed, but also entertained Yelu Dashi warmly, and then offered horses, camels, and sheep. He also expressed his willingness to pledge his descendants as vassals.Later, after Yelu Dashi established the Western Liao, Bilegezhen led the Gaochang Uighurs to join the Western Liao.

As a result, when he came to his place, Bilege pushed back and blocked him, which inevitably made Li Cun, who had conquered half of the world, feel unhappy.

So the first goal set by Qianjun's expedition was to attack the Gaochang Uighurs.

Under the leadership of those small tribes and small forces in the Western Regions, the large forces of Ganjun easily arrived at the gates of Gaochang City.

Big Brother stood on the top of the city and looked at the rows of dark red cannons below the city, his scalp numb.

Gaochang Uighurs occupy the only route along the Silk Road.

Therefore, Bi Lege is still very well-informed. He knows that the Daliao Empire, which was much more powerful than the Gaochang Uighurs, the Jin Kingdom that joined forces with the Daqian Dynasty to destroy the Daliao Empire, the ferocious Xixia Dynasty, and the glorious Tubo Empire All tribes were destroyed by this powerful red cannon.

Now, the red cannon is on top of the heads of the Gaochang Uighurs.

The combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the Liao, Jin, Xixia, and even the Gaochang Uighurs of the disintegrated Tubo. Are they really capable of fighting?

After asking himself, Big Brother smiled bitterly.

The answer is obvious.

In fact, Bilege had long known that the Daqian Dynasty could not disobey, and would perish if it disobeyed.

It's just that Biluo had always been lucky before.

Now, Qian's army is about to start attacking the city. If Bilugo continues to imagine luck, then the Gaochang Uighurs will definitely face a disaster.

After thinking about this, before the Qian army opened fire, Bilego chose to surrender in Kaicheng...

Yue Fei was strict in his military management and did not do any harm to Qiu, the resident of Gaochang City. He just "invited" all the Gaochang Uighur royal family and clan to Chang'an City, Xijing, Dagan to meet Li Cun.

After that, the Qian army began to sweep across the Western Regions.

At the same time, the civil servants of the Daqian Dynasty took over Gaochang City and managed Gaochang City together with the Gaochang Uighur officials who were willing to surrender to the Daqian Dynasty. They also organized the people of the Western Regions to work with the civilians from the Daqian Dynasty to build the city from Yumen Pass to Gaochang City. railway...

In this way, Li Cun's personal expedition was successful in the first battle, and the Han people's expedition across Asia, Europe and Africa officially began...

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