Chapter 926 The Prestige of the Empire of the Western Regions Ten
Chapter 926 The Power of the Western Region Empire (10)
After the Tang Empire conquered the Western Regions, it did not ask for the apparent surrender of the foreign states, but continued to plunder and oppress the Western Regions countries. The former Western Turkic tribes completely became vassals of the empire and became the minions of the empire in expanding its territory in the Western Regions.
After the end of the 12th year of Zhenguan, in March of the 13th year of Zhenguan, the general Su Lie attacked the Yanqi royal city and captured the Yanqi royal family.
On April 12, Pei Xingjian led an army of 20,000 to attack Qiuci.
On the twenty-eighth day of the sixth lunar month, King Li Chengyan of Yi occupied the Baluka Kingdom and captured Prince Gumo alive.
In early July, King Qing Li Chenglie captured the state of Zhu and massacred 30,000 of his troops.
Afterwards, twenty-seven kingdoms including Shule, Weitou, Wuzhen, Zhujubo, Sheluo, and Nieduo were all conquered and destroyed by the empire.
In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, the Western Regions no longer existed.
Boom~
As a heavy bell rang, on Zhuque Street, kings and nobles from various small countries in the Western Regions followed the empire's invincible plate armor and walked on the concrete road as white as snow. This long street was crowded with people at this moment.
There was a roaring sound, and one after another, the little kings of the foreign kingdoms who once dominated the Western Regions were like prisoners at this moment, waiting miserably and anxiously for the judgment of their fate by the saints of the empire.
The people of the empire have long been accustomed to these foreign countries being captured and paraded through the streets of Chang'an, but large scenes with thousands of people like today are still rare. Knowledgeable people will introduce who they are while admiring them.
The king of a small country somewhere. When they introduced him, a strong sense of pride filled his heart and lungs.
The noise was endless, which made those nobles who did not understand the Central Plains dialect panic. Some were even so frightened that they could not walk or even fainted. This cannot be blamed on them. It can only be said that the empire's conquest was too sharp. They
In front of the imperial soldiers, he was helpless and could only passively be beaten and beg for mercy.
This grand prisoner presentation event lasted for three days. On the first day, the emperor personally presided over it and awarded the soldiers of the three armies. The remaining two days were all handed over to the prince, which was also an opportunity for the prince to exercise.
After the Western Regions were conquered and destroyed, Li Zhiyun did not set up a governor's office to manage the Western Regions. Instead, he set up prefectures and counties and sent governors to educate the locals. When dealing with the people of the Western Regions, Li Zhiyun did not oppress them too much, but chose a milder assimilation action. The people of the Western Regions
They are still different from prairie people. The former are sheep and are easier to tame. The latter are wolves and can only be eliminated.
The tribes that surrendered from the Western Turks were dispersed by the imperial court and placed under separate management in various places. Some of the thorny tribes were directly killed. Li Zhiyun had always been decisive when it came to the stability of the Western Regions.
By this point, the empire's martial arts had reached its peak.
But smart people know that some things are not completely over yet. Today's saints are still young, and there will be opportunities to continue to expand their territories in the future. However, they are also numb. They have seen, enjoyed, and even participated in such a prosperous age.
Struggle. Looking through the history books of past dynasties, there are only a handful of eras as powerful as the Zhenguan Dynasty.
As night fell, Prince Li Chengzhao saw off the last nobleman from a foreign country. Seeing the soldiers escorting the man into the criminal department, he finally relaxed a little. I have to say that he now admires his father's energy in handling affairs more and more. It seems like this
This large-scale prisoner sacrifice event was not something the imperial court had ever held before. He only experienced it once, and he felt like he was almost exhausted, but his father didn't know how many times he had experienced it.
"Your Highness, are you tired?" Shangguan Yi asked with a smile.
In the past two years, Li Chengzhao also began to search for talents to form the Donggong team, and Shangguanyi was the talent he found. When forming the Donggong team, Li Chengzhao went out of his way to test his old father's intentions. If the old father was unwilling, he would choose to give up.
As a result, Li Zhiyun just rolled his eyes, and then said angrily: "I myself lack great talents, so don't expect me to send talents to you. Go find them yourself. For official positions below the fourth rank in the East Palace, you can decide by yourself."
To be honest, Li Chengzhao was very moved when he heard this. He had read a lot of history books over the years. Throughout the dynasties, it was really rare for someone to indulge a prince like his father.
"I'm not tired!" Li Chengzhao cheered up and said, "Go back to the palace and ask the gentlemen to come see me."
"As commanded."
East Palace, Assembly Hall.
Li Chengzhao was very frugal. He was taught this by his father and mother. In fact, to be honest, he had never seen any magnificent palaces or treasures. After the emperor's teachings, Li Chengzhao had long since escaped from low-level evil.
Interesting. He doesn't have any special hobbies. If he really wants to find one, it would be that he wants to grow up faster. There is no way, the old father's empire is too big, and he, the prince, is under greater pressure.
Although he is not afraid of the brothers below, he is afraid that he will not be able to manage such a large business in the future. Now Li Chengzhao's thinking mode is undoubtedly growing rapidly under the cultivation of the emperor.
Because of frugality, only a few candles were lit in the meeting hall, making the space a little dark, but this did not prevent several people here from being filled with joy.
Because the prince begins to host such large-scale activities, it means that the prince has further gained prestige in the hearts of the people in the world, and it also means that the emperor has a good feeling about the prince. This is very important. As long as the emperor can always be so optimistic about the prince, then the status of the prince will be
It's as stable as Mount Tai.
Of course, some people also feel that they need to be on guard against hidden dangers.
"Your Highness, His Majesty the King of Yi and Qing have great achievements in the Western Regions. Even Your Majesty appreciates them so much. I am not trying to stir up brotherhood between His Highness the Crown Prince and those two Highnesses. I just hope that His Highness the Crown Prince will pay attention.
One or two.”
The speaker is Han Yuan.
At present, Li Chengzhao has four confidants around him, namely, Prince Tongshi and Shangguan Yi, Prince and Prince Han Yuan, Prince and Prince Wang Dezhen, and Prince Si Yilang Ma Zhou.
Well, these four people were among the top few in the imperial examinations in previous years. Among them, except Shangguan Yi, the other three actually had official positions in the Six Ministries. They were transferred back by the emperor because of their achievements in the local area.
Chang'an. Moreover, Li Zhiyun did not deliberately give them to the prince, but Li Zhiyun went around in a circle and let them have some contact with the prince by chance, allowing the prince to choose whether to accept these people.
Li Zhiyun was really worried about this son. Not to mention his ability to teach him various principles and handle things, Li Zhiyun also secretly prepared his team of capable ministers for him in the future. Moreover, whether
The choice is up to him.
It is no exaggeration to say that these four people under Li Chengzhao are all real talents.
Han Yuan, the prime minister of the Gaozong Dynasty in the original history, was demoted by Li Zhi because he opposed the establishment of Wu Zetian as queen. The other Wang Dezhen, Shangguan Yi, and Ma Zhou were also prime ministers and assistants in the original history. Among them, Shangguan Yi and Ma Zhou did not need to be mentioned more
Having said that, he is famous enough. Wang Dezhen is less famous, but he is also a talented minister.
When Li Chengzhao discovered these talents at first, he was complacent, thinking that he had discovered talents. But when he inquired about them, he found that they were all talents who came out of the imperial examination. Moreover, he knew that they were talents. Could it be that his father had just discovered them?
Don’t you know?
Father, this is a talent specially sent to him!
After thinking about this, Li Chengzhao was both ashamed and moved.
"Don't worry about this, I know it well." Li Chengzhao said confidently.
His father was not a fool like Emperor Gaozu.
Well, calling him a fool is a bit disrespectful to the emperor's grandfather. However, privately, he had always looked down on Emperor Gaozu.