The information was hard to come by, but this place was also Lingzhou, a border area of the Tang Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, the border is the front line. Li Er vigorously managed Lingzhou's economy and encouraged merchants to communicate in this remote and wild land. He also spared no expense in building steam trains to strengthen the economic exchanges between Lingzhou and the Central Plains. In addition to
In addition to the general narrative of making these places wealthy, there is also the intention of quietly collecting intelligence...
After all, the power of merchants is still too strong. If China has been upgraded from the feudal system to the county system since the beginning of Qin Shihuang, and the feudal system in the border areas of the Han Dynasty was just an auxiliary, then...
For China at this moment, the feudal system is equivalent to reappearing - a feudal system that is open to merchants and arranged in the depth direction of the land of China.
To put it bluntly, merchants... themselves are a kind of feudal princes, or warlords.
Of course, how to control so many warlords... That is another topic, but in general, such a restart of feudalism has released a lot of power. China not only has more material assets, but also has a group of all-pervasive merchants.
Help China obtain information...
At this time, the military value of merchants became apparent, because there were many merchants in Lingzhou.
Therefore, it seemed that it would take a lot of effort to arrange spies, and even a lot of lives, to detect the national conditions of Tuyuhun. After Yu Shinan and others struggled for a while, they suddenly had an idea... They thought of someone from all over Lingzhou.
Yes, or you can ask the restaurant owner or bartender.
This question... sure enough, a lot of information was revealed!
At this time, Tuyuhun's real shortcomings were also revealed.
Yes, every time people slaughter dogs for justice, justice often comes from the big boss in the dark and chaotic world. But... the big boss must also read, otherwise he will not be able to put his justice into the world. This is also
This is exactly what makes Li Er different from almost all regimes in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, as well as all regimes on the grasslands, even though he is also a rough man.
Tuyuhun did not have the meticulous internal order of the Tang Dynasty. When merchants came and went frequently, information would often be leaked...
So as time went on, Yu Shinan and others were gradually able to describe Tuyuhun's current economic and military strength, even the price of cattle and sheep, and the deployment of some military forces...
The generals were extremely happy after this investigation. Even though they had extraordinary military power, they still had to be grateful that they belonged to the Tang Dynasty.
What's more, the Tang Dynasty not only crushed these nomadic tribes in various dimensions, but also had majesties like Li Er, and...
Do powerful ministers like Li Sheng exist?
However, just when Yu Shinan Duan Zhixuan and his group of generals finally figured out the situation of Tuyuhun after some activities in Lingzhou City, they received an unexpected news.
The Chinese army camp with 300,000 forbidden troops in Lingzhou unexpectedly welcomed a guest from Tuyuhun...
This guest did not come from anywhere else, but from the royal family of Tuyuhun. This guest did not come by chance or in a private name, but came to negotiate with the Tang Dynasty in the name of an envoy!
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As the saying goes…
It's no wonder that friends come from far away.
When Tuyuhun's good brother arrives, how can the Tang Dynasty not warmly welcome him?
When Yu Shinan and others heard the news, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they all smiled.
Wuhu...
Isn't this Tuyuhun very powerful? Just after Goguryeo was destroyed, he dared to send his troops out to plunder the grass-threshing valley.
You are so awesome, why would you send an envoy here to negotiate?
Of course, the negotiation is not necessarily about asking for peace, but it may also be about clamoring. I, Tuyuhun, am not targeting anyone, but I am saying that all of you Han generals...
Therefore, Yu Shinan and others smiled. They just instinctively felt that Tuyuhun must be under great pressure to send an envoy to give some gifts. However, rational thinking still believed that this envoy was not an easy one. It was indeed entirely possible that he was specially sent by the Tuyuhun royal family.
They were shouting, so they all remained quite calm.
But the moment they met, I couldn't stand it anymore, because this messenger...
"Generals, I have come to the Tang Dynasty on behalf of my great king to seek peace with the world..."
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However, it was said that before Yu Shinan and others rushed back to the central camp of the Forbidden Army, discussions were already taking place quietly in the reception tent in the camp.
The people who came were not messengers, but Murong Shun! and his heir Fu Yun.
This action was initiated by Fu Yun. Although Murong Shun felt that something was wrong, if his identity was discovered...
My father and son died on the spot, and the country of Tuyuhun was in chaos, and I was afraid that they would be dead in a matter of minutes.
But Fu Yun still insisted on coming and persuaded his father to come too.
The reason is that the matter is of great importance, and if things go wrong if a minister is sent as an envoy, it will have a great impact on Tuyuhun's fate. Compared with Tuyuhun losing the king directly, the internal chaos will not be much different.
So after going back and forth, Murong Shun came here with his children.
"My child, is what you said true?"
At this moment, the commander-in-chief of the Tang army had not arrived yet, but Murong Shun looked at the child with suspicion.
I saw Fu Yun smiling slightly.
But it is said that in history, Fu Yun is a Xianbei hero as famous as Goguryeo. It is also known that Tuguhun and Goguryeo are both Xianbei countries, but they can maintain their existence in the face of Goguryeo's terrifying power. There is nothing inside that anyone can think about.
Knowing is impossible.
Although in his hometown in Tuyuhun, Fu Yun has always been quite low-key and hidden among the royal family. Even Murong Shun regarded the child as an ordinary child with a special personality and temperament. But there is no doubt that Fu Yun is not a simple child.
Role.
At this moment, Murong Shun's suspicion was nothing to Fu Yun.
What he had just told Murong Shun was that although the Tang State was powerful in force and proud in temperament, it was not stupid. Enemies who could be bribed by economic means often did so anyway.
That's right, Fu Yun has already investigated. After Goguryeo was defeated, the Tang army did not massacre the city or anything, but packed up a large number of Xianbei people and sent them to the south to work for them. Although in Fu Yun's view, this was just fine.
They were captured and made into slaves, but various sources of information swore and unanimously stated that these Xianbei people were not simply slaves. They all had the opportunity to regain their freedom and even cultivate land and build houses in the vast world to the south.
, to start a family and start a business.
Murong Shun always felt that this was too ridiculous, and in his heart he was very afraid of the Tang Dynasty's trick of deceiving people. You see, Goguryeo is also my Xianbei man, but in the end, he was coaxed around by the Han people of the Tang Dynasty...
But Fu Yun was different, he felt that it was all true.
