The simultaneous disappearance of Bi Xili and Lei Juetian was probably the most bizarre thing in the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Machi Khan. Bi Xili, who was the coach in the Tianma Plains battle, still did not leave despite the persuasion of countless generals, and persisted until In the end, Bixili's figure disappeared in the final decisive battle. After the Battle of Tianmahara, no trace of Bixili, the great Khan of Macchi, was found either among the prisoners of war or among the corpses. The powerful Macchi Khanate was shocked for several years. It is indeed incredible that Bixili disappeared without any explanation for ten years.
What is even more bizarre is the disappearance of the entire family of Lei Juetian, the Minister of State of the Macchi Khanate. When the Battle of Tianma Yuan finally came to an end, Lei Juetian, who had been living alone in Mulberry City for a long time, also disappeared like a yellow crane and never returned. According to In the future, the Datang Empire Security Bureau and the State Security Intelligence Administration will investigate the case of Lei Juetian's disappearance. Lei Juetian should have been quietly preparing at least when Machi Khan's army invaded Yue Jing. His family has already passed the investigation. He entered the Nanyang Alliance through secret channels and may have left the Eastern Continent through sea passage. Lei Juetian also quietly left the Macchi Khanate through similar means. No one knows whether he left the Eastern Continent through the Nanyang Alliance.
The whereabouts of these two important figures from the Machi Khanate have become one of the biggest unsolved cases in the Tang Empire. Even decades after the Machi Khanate became part of the Tang Empire, the whereabouts of these two people were still unknown to the Maqi Khanate. There are various legends about what the people of the Khan tribe are most concerned about. Some say that the two have already secretly reached a compromise with the Nanyang Alliance, and they went to the Western Continent by sea when the war was unfavorable; some say that the two actually He has been staying among the people of Machi Khan. It's just that both of them have disguised themselves and remain anonymous, so they can't be found. Some people say that the two are not together. Lei Juetian is working as an apartment owner overseas, while Bi Xili is a monk and travels around. It is said that there are also people who once lived in the famous Putuo in the Tang Dynasty. In the Zen monastery, I met a wandering monk who looked similar to Bixili.
The disappearance of Bi Xili and Lei Juetian marked the final disappearance of Machi Khan, once the most important political entity in the Eastern Continent, after losing its two backbones and basic military strength. In fact, Machi Khan had no strength to resist the Tang army's advance. The defenders of Harare quickly surrendered to the Eighth Army, and the Sixth Army also crossed the northwest mainland of Machi Khan and soon arrived. At the foot of Sanglin City in the central part of Maci Khan's homeland, at the same time, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces also successfully entered the hinterland of Maci Khan after defeating the eastern garrison of Maci Khan, and fought with the Tang Army's Sixth Army and the Tang Army's First Army heading east from Yue Jing. Join the Tiger Guards at the foot of Sanglin City.
On June 28, the Tang Army and the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms officially entered the city of Mulberry. Machi Khan's flying wolf flag slowly descended from the top of the city, replaced by the Golden Roc Flag of the Tang Empire and the Lily Flower Flag representing the Kingdom of Milan. This also marked that the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Alliance officially took over the territory of the former Macchi Khanate.
Although the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces officially occupied the territory of the Macchi Khanate. But what is somewhat unexpected is that the resistance among the people of the Machi Khan is quite strong. The fierce Machi Khans continue to launch attacks against the Tang Army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces in various places, although the regular troops have been controlled and detained by the Tang Army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces. , but the radical organizations among the traditionally martial people of Machihan began to launch a large-scale guerrilla war, which surprised the Tang Army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, who thought the situation was settled. The arduous cleanup work made it difficult for the Tang Army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, which lacked the cooperation of local forces. This situation began to gradually improve after the intervention of the Imperial National Security Agency, the Imperial Security Bureau, and intelligence agencies at all levels.
With the support and cooperation of the intelligence and security departments, the Tang Army and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces used decoy and annihilation methods to annihilate several of the most powerful civilian rebel organizations. At the same time, the intelligence and security departments also cooperated with the officials of the Imperial Administration Council who began to enter Mulberry City and began to search for them. Suitable agents throughout the Machikhan region, a group of opponents and moderates who had already been in the imperial intelligence department began to surface. After the Machi Khanate has officially withdrawn from the stage of history, the hardliners have disappeared with the demise of the Machi Khan army, leaving them with a sufficient stage for performance. It has become their unshirkable responsibility to cooperate with the central government of the Tang Empire and strive for more rights and interests for the Maci Khan nation as much as possible.
"You mean to let Machi Khan remain relatively independent and not bring him under the direct control of the empire?" He raised his eyebrows in surprise. Wu Feng suddenly felt a little incredible about such a suggestion, but he believed that since the foreign minister in front of him dared Making this suggestion will definitely bring your own unique insights.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I came to this opinion after synthesizing all the intelligence collected by the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stationed in the Machikhan area." Wang Liao also knew that this suggestion was somewhat shocking. Pai learned that he was afraid that he would cause a lot of trouble again.
"Tell me your reasons." Wu Feng was not a person who couldn't listen to different opinions, but it was well known that Machi Khan was a threat to the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention the reasons, just what kind of reaction will be brought about by starting such a start, especially what it will bring to the northern Liberia region will make anyone think twice before taking action.
"Your Majesty, the Machi Khan nation is very independent and has a relatively concentrated population. It is currently very hostile to the empire and it is too difficult to dismantle it through assimilation. Maybe military occupation can control this area, but military occupation cannot continue for a long time. Military occupation will only increase the local people's hatred of the empire. To be honest, the Macchi Khanate has poor local resources. If it is deprived of the land it has occupied from neighboring countries over the years, they will actually lose their development space. , can only maintain a relatively stable situation. If we reward the eastern region disputed between the Machi Khans and the Three Kingdoms Alliance to the Three Kingdoms Alliance, it is one of the richest areas in the Machi Khan. This will become a With the never-ending fuse between Khan and the Three Kingdoms Alliance, it is beneficial to the empire to maintain a certain amount of hatred in this region, and Machi Khan lost Anjie, Yuejing and Ronisia, and then lost the east. In fact, their national strength has returned to the state before Bixili took power. Such Machi Khan is of no importance to the empire. What's more, we can allow Machi Khan to exist while attaching some economic conditions, as long as we can Controlling them economically is far more effective than us controlling them administratively."
Wang Liao's suggestion was also carefully considered. Although the military has basically controlled the situation and large-scale rebellions and attacks have been eliminated, the hostility deep in the hearts of the people is still quite strong. It is not cost-effective for the military to devote its energy to this place for a long time. Rather than retaining a false name, it is better to retreat and make progress, allowing the Machi Khan to maintain a so-called independence, and use the Machi Khan by signing some additional treaties. People are eager to maintain their independence, laying a good foundation for the empire's future economic penetration and control. The Three Kingdoms Alliance is in the east to contain it, the west and north are suppressed by the Tang Dynasty, and one in the south has been regarded as a betrayal by the Machikhans. In such an environment, it is basically impossible for the Machikhans to return to the Bixili era.
Wang Liao's words really moved Wu Feng. To be honest, Wu Feng has been thinking about what direction the Tang Empire should go now. This problem has troubled Wu Feng for a long time. Will the empire's land become bigger and bigger? Fortunately, this point was vetoed by Wu Feng himself before anyone raised any doubts. The current territory of the Tang Empire has far exceeded that of any previous empire, and all of this was established in only twelve years. Although it can be said that He was standing on the shoulders of giants and encountered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but Wu Feng knew that opportunities were also risks. It was obviously not enough to rule such a huge empire using traditional methods, just like the Indians in the west. and Meili areas, if you want your will to reach there, no matter what the speed, even a snow pigeon letter will take more than ten days, and just a snow pigeon letter will allow a policy to be implemented It is obviously unrealistic. If the messenger is to be conveyed, it will be almost impossible for more than a month at normal traveling speed.
The ever-changing actual situation and the vastly different local conditions determine that the empire's policies cannot be implemented uniformly in all regions. Wu Feng has long realized that the central government can only control one general policy, and specific situations can only be determined by each region. The local chief executive must be able to flexibly control the implementation, which also puts forward higher requirements for the quality of the local chief executive. Thinking about such a huge area, complex situations, and endless contradictions, Wu Feng felt a headache. Even among his capable left-hand men, there were all kinds of different opinions. The empire was just too big. , and there are also huge differences in politics, economy, culture, religion, and customs. It is really difficult to play such a big game well.
Wang Liao's suggestion gave Wu Feng a good inspiration. Is it necessary to include those conquered countries and nations into the empire? This issue has to be put on the agenda. With Machi Khan and the later Kaman , Heathrow, the demise of these national regimes has brought many problems. How will the empire deal with them