As envoys from various countries continued to arrive, Luo Youdu also began to receive envoys from various countries.
Luo Youdu was self-aware. The new dynasty had just started. The reason why it was so prosperous was probably because he had recovered the land of Yan and the Northern Han Dynasty, and twice took advantage of the Khitan people.
It's also the fault of the Khitan, a good grassland people who want to imitate the Central Plains and send troops everywhere to find a sense of presence and make people surrender.
Fighting against this and that is just like a big teddy, causing anger and resentment.
The key point is that the Khitan is not the same as the Tang Dynasty back then. Although the Tang Dynasty was a little domineering, it would destroy the country. But you just have to be good, give gifts more diligently, and hold on to your father's lap.
The convenience in trade can make any brother or son earn a lot of money. It is a win-win situation.
And what about Khitan?
Is there any room for trade?
There is no benefit at all in having a Khitan as your father. It also gives you a father in name only, and no one would be happy with it.
Just as the rise of the Central Plains was gaining momentum and they repeatedly defeated the Khitan, they all wanted to take the opportunity to win over each other and improve their relations.
Or there may be political actions with other purposes, such as Cao Yanlu who returned to the rebel army and Pan Luozhi who led Tubo in Liangzhou.
Luo Youdu received Cao Yanlu in the palace.
Cao Yanlu came with a request and showed great piety. He bowed directly and said: "I have met His Majesty the Emperor!"
Luo Youdu signaled him to excuse himself and said with emotion: "The Guiyi Army has been hanging on the border and has been threatened by the Uighurs for decades. It still does not forget its original intention and sticks to the imperial territory. It is admirable."
He said this more because he recalled Zhang Yichao and Zhang Huaishen in the past, not to mention the current Cao family, and even Zhang Chengfeng after Zhang Huaishen, he didn't have a good impression.
The descendants of heroes are not necessarily heroes.
Cao Yanlu thought that he was praising the Cao family's contribution, so his face turned red.
He thought that Luo Youdu was far away in Bianjing and did not know that the Cao family had professed vassalage to the Khitan, so he said: "Although the two states of Guasha are far away from the border, they also miss the Central Plains court and are willing to go through fire and water for the Central Plains."
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "I know that your Cao family is loyal and loyal. If the two states of Zhasha are not supported by the Guiyi army, I am afraid that they will be like Lianglong, occupied by the Tubo and Uighurs."
He actually meant what he said.
If the Cao family really knows what they are doing, they can be rich for several generations just by relying on this merit.
Cao Yanlu followed the lead and began to talk about the difficulties of the Guiyi Army, especially as the Ganzhou Uighurs became increasingly powerful and divided the Cao family from within, causing great hardship.
Luo Youdu pretended to know nothing about the situation in Guasha and listened carefully.
Cao Yanlu was greatly moved. In fact, Cao Yuanzhong was also under great pressure during this visit.
On the one hand, the Uighurs are powerful, and their Cao family is internally unstable. Without the support of the Central Plains, their future is worrying.
But once the Central Plains reaches into the northwest, it will be like inviting a wolf into the house.
Luo Youdu knew nothing about northwest affairs and obviously had not set his mind on the northwest for the time being and would not have any conflict of interest with them.
This situation is in the interests of the Cao family.
It has sufficient strength, but has no intention of interfering with the situation in the West.
Where can I find this kind of thigh that does not threaten my own interests?
The more he talked, the more excited he became, and he also mixed in a little bit of personal information, saying something about the Ganzhou Uighurs.
Luo Youdu was furious and said: "This is too much! Jingqiong is not satisfied with Ganzhou and Suzhou. He actually extended his hand to Guazhou and Shazhou. Could it be that he wants to occupy the entire Hexi Corridor before he is satisfied?"
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Cao Yanlu was also startled and said hurriedly: "Jing Qiong is ambitious, I'm afraid he has already had this intention."
After Luo Youdu was furious, he frowned and thought hard for a moment, and said: "I have heard that the situation in the West is like a mess, but I didn't expect it to be so chaotic and corrupt. However, the future development focus of the imperial court is not in the West, and the West is also beyond its reach. Let me think about it...
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Cao Yanlu wanted to say that as long as he supported it in name, it would be fine, but seeing Luo Youdu concentrating on it, he couldn't speak.
Luo Youdu tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said, "By the way, do you know anything about Zhebu Jiashi?"
Cao Yanlu thought for a moment and said: "He is a powerful man in Liangzhou and has great prestige in Liangzhou. Even the Uighurs in Ganzhou are quite afraid of him."
Luo Youdu said: "Let's see. I will try to arrange a military envoy to go to Liangzhou. It will echo Guazhou and sandwich Ganzhou in the middle. With this layer, I believe Jing Qiong will be more honest. But in matters in the West,
I still need your help, as the imperial court’s future focus is not on the west. This military envoy will not have much real power and can only support you on behalf of the imperial court.”
He once again emphasized that his focus was not on the west.
Cao Yanlu's eyes lit up, he patted his chest and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, my father is a minister of the imperial court. My father will definitely cooperate well with the military governor assigned by the imperial court."
Cao Yanlu got everything he wanted and left with satisfaction.
After Cao Yanlu left, Luo Youdu returned to Wende Hall and walked behind a screen in the side hall.
Behind the screen is a huge topographic map of Lianglong, which intricately indicates the situation of the various forces and their relationships with each other.
The biggest advantage of all parties gathering in Bianjing this time is that Luo Youdu has a detailed understanding of the complicated situation in the surrounding territories.
The situation in the West is too chaotic. It's just a group of powerful people who don't obey anyone and are fighting with each other.
There is no country, no righteousness, only selfishness.
On the surface, the Uighurs in Ganzhou, the Tubo in Liangzhou, and the Tubo in Longyou seem to be controlled by the Tubo and Uighurs, but in fact, the Tubo has no power to interfere in their internal affairs.
For example, in the case of Tubo in Liangzhou, in the name of Tubo, they repeatedly requested the Central Plains to be appointed as Jiedushi envoys.
As for the Tubo tribe in Longyou, the situation is even worse. The ethnic groups are scattered, with thousands of large families and hundreds of small families. They are no longer unified and are hostile to each other.
It's strange and funny to think about it.
Because the situation was too complicated, many local powerful people were afraid that their opponents would gain support from the Central Plains, so they rushed to seek rewards and canonization.
After all, compared with the Tibetans on the plateau who were all beaten out of their wits, the increasingly powerful Central Plains was more worth relying on.
They all have their own agendas, and they all want to gain the support of the Central Plains and strive for the greatest benefits for themselves. They slander and slander their opponents without any bottom line.
In this way, Luo Youdu knew all about their grudges.
Luo Youdu didn't want to take action against Longyou and Liangzhou so early, but he looked at the chaos in the west.
If we don't take advantage of this moment, I'm afraid it will form a force that is enough to cause headaches.
After all, the general trend of the world is that if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide.
I don’t know if this sentence applies to a country, but it also applies to a local area.
Luo Youdu drew a circle in Liangzhou with a red pen and said to himself: "Pan Luozhi must be let go and let me take over Liangzhou as the Jiedu envoy."
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Pan Luozhi was a little irritable, frowning tightly as he listened to the news that his men had gathered from all directions.
The prosperity of the Central Plains was far beyond his expectation.
This makes it harder for him to make decisions.
The Liangzhou Tibetans were the first envoys to come to Bianjing, and they were also the first to start to manage Bianjing officials from top to bottom.
The history of Tubo in Liangzhou can be traced back to the Zhang Yi Dynasty. After Zhang Yichao regained Hexi, 2,500 soldiers stationed by the imperial court took control of the Liangzhou area. At that time, these Han soldiers claimed to be Liangzhou Liuhe, and during the Five Dynasties, they continued to
The imperial court kept asking for memorials, and the imperial court awarded him the title of Hexi Jiedu Envoy.
Throughout the Five Dynasties, the situation in Liangzhou was that a few miles outside the city belonged to the Han military settlement area, while the outside was a mixed area of various ethnic groups.
However, there were only a few hundred Han households left behind by the local military households. There were few Han people and many foreign ethnic groups, and control was slowly transferred to the hands of the local tribal tycoons.
During the reign of Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, the powerful Zhebu Jiashi was appointed as the governor for the first time. Although Zhebu Jiashi had requested orders from the court to send officials to the festival, he only lasted for more than a year and had to flee. After that, he no longer reported to the court.
During the Guo Wei period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Hexi Festival was overthrown by Bu Jiashi, who asked the imperial court to send generals and officials to the Hexi Festival. Guo Wei appointed Shen Shihou as the Hexi Festival Envoy.
However, Shen Shihou's ability was limited and he could not control Liangzhou. When he arrived in Guo Rong, Shen Shihou left his son and fled back to the hinterland of the Later Zhou Dynasty. As a result, the Central Plains Dynasty also lost its nominal control over Liangzhou.
The Tubo tribe in Liangzhou was also full of powerful forces. They captured Jia Shi and the Pan Luo tribe. They gathered together and were able to control Liangzhou both inside and outside.
But they lack a sense of justice.
Dayi is sometimes as worthless as straw paper, and you have to worry about wiping your butt.
But if we really don't have this great righteousness, everything will go wrong.
Zhejia Shi's current position as Jiedushi is self-proclaimed. Pan Luozhi came here this time with the intention of asking Zhejia Shi for a Jiedushi personally appointed by the Central Plains court in order to gain the orthodox position.
Before that, the way for them to obtain orthodox status was very straightforward, by inviting a great god to offer sacrifices to them.
He was served delicious food and drinks, and was given everything except power.
Now they don't dare.
The strength of the Central Plains is expanding too fast, and one day it may extend its clutches to the West.
Arranging a military envoy from the Central Plains is making yourself uncomfortable.
I have been working on it for more than a month, and I have also visited the Emperor of the Central Plains, but the matter of canonizing the Jiedushi has never been settled.
Pan Luozhi had an ominous feeling. If the Central Plains really wanted to conquer the West, it would be impossible to resist it with their strength.
I'm afraid we have to gather all the Tibetan forces in Liangzhou and Longyou together.
What about Longyou?
Do you expect them to unite?
Even thinking about it, Pan Luozhi felt that there was no hope at all.
There was some noise outside, and Pan Luozhi heard a familiar voice. He strode out of the yard and saw a group of people pushing large and small boxes of goods into the next courtyard. When he took a closer look, it was his old rival He Zhiyao.
There are eight powerful men in Liangzhou. He Zhiyao is the brother-in-law of Wu Zhe, the second powerful man. He is very resourceful and difficult to deal with.
If he, the third party, had not teamed up with Jia Shi to arrest him, Wu Zhe would not have been able to hold him down.
"How did you come?"
Pan Luozhi had a gloomy face.
He Zhiyao was a little surprised when he saw Pan Luozhi. He calmed down and said, "Patriarch Pan came much earlier than He. I have to ask you about this. He came from Liangzhou in an upright manner, but he didn't
Like Patriarch Pan pretending to be sick and coming here secretly!"
Pan Luo was so angry that he threw up his sleeves and walked away.