Because he was really not sure what Lu Longjun, who had intermittently killed each other with the Qidan and Xi clan for many generations, would do after the change of command. Normally, it is slightly different from the Central Plains towns that are in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. These Fang towns in the Tang Dynasty will not hesitate to declare force to reflect their legitimacy and after a short period of weakness after the replacement of the commander position. Righteousness.
Therefore, the border army of Datang has been the place of nightmares and disasters for all ethnic groups in Yanbian, including Qidan, for a long period of time in such an atmosphere of enthusiasm for side work. They often survive the winter test with difficulty every year. When the people and horses are weak, Tang Jun spontaneously kills them in droves; they don't want cows, horses, women, and horns, but only the first rank to serve as military merit.
Therefore, after the grass-cutting crossing of the Tang army in the Spring Expedition, a desolate buffer zone will be temporarily left in Yanbian; and the tribes waiting for subsequent migration will continue to fill in. Usually in this situation, even in the old Turkic or Uighur era when the Uighurs were powerful, if not necessary, they would not provoke Datang for the survival of these insignificant Yanbian tribes.
The most notorious examples are undoubtedly Anlu Mountain and Shi Siming, who were enshrined as the second saints by Heshuofang Town, which caused the Anshi Rebellion. The process of their founding was made with the blood and tears of the Khitan people; at that time, when the two men were still fighting for the survival of Zhang Shougui's subordinates in Youzhou Jiedu, they deceived the small Khitan tribes and tribes on the grounds of mutual market and tribute. The account fell to the owner, and then beheaded in return for merit.
As the close neighbors (Raole Dudu Mansion) Xi and (Songmo Dudu Mansion) Khitan tribes, they tend to be the first targets of this kind of force declaration. Either they sent troops to looting cows and horses and slaughtered some Yanbian tribes for decapitation, or they threatened with fanfare to force their leaders to ally on the border and demand tribute from cows and sheep's skins in order to achieve a certain sense of prestige. And achievements.
Among them, the Xi people, who are relatively weaker than the eight Khitan tribes, and occupy similar ecological niche competition on the grasslands, often become accomplices of the Lu Longjun at this time, and force the Khitan tribes to bow their heads at the same time; also in disguised form from Lu Longjun Obtain the rights and benefits of Commerce and Bianyi within the site. Therefore, most of the time facing the Qidan Eight Departments is the result of helplessness.
("The tribute is endless every year, or the middle of the year is two to three to three years old")
Even though there have been several examples of successfully defeating Lu Longjun in history, as long as the opponent blocked the key points in the west of Liaoning, it would be helpless for the Khitan who was not good at attacking fortifications; and then more than a decade or even a few years later, Can recuperate and regroup and kill again; and at this time, in the tents of the men lost in the eight Khitan tribes, even the new generation is still a hairless child.
Therefore, compared with those scraps and scraps that are more like stealing chickens, the main targets of the Khitan Eight Branch Alliances in the past are mainly those who have been in constant contact with Lu Longjun and are always looking for trouble. Xi family; at the same time, try to maintain the relative peace with Lu Longjun to obtain the resources of the Han land. Now the persistence of generations of Khitan tribes has finally seen results.
Because in recent decades, Lulong Town has begun to focus on the disputes in the Tang Dynasty. It is eager to seek the title of Zhongtang's first feudal town. As a result, the Khitan took the opportunity to launch a continuous attack and plunder against the Xi people, and finally killed the last generation of Xi Wang Tu Dongsu, and most of his accountants and nobles in the Battle of Rushui; it was a sudden interruption of Xi. Upper spine
Later, the result was that the original five major tribes of the Xi people (Yoli, Bird, Ori, Meizhi, and Chuli) were split into them, and the king brother was supported and supported by the Khitan people in Beishan (near Chengde City, Hebei). Shise’s Dongxi; and the prince who refused to accept the Khitan rule went to Zhu, led thousands of accountants to the Xitu Guizhou (state governed in Huailai County, Hebei Province) under the Xixi regime.
During his early years in office, the contemporary Hende Khan was also an ambitious and effective hero. Therefore, after he took the position of the account, he worked hard to win over and merge with the upper class of Dongxi; at the same time, he concentrated his efforts to combat the relative alienation and The hostile Xixi ministries; at the same time, they seized cattle, sheep and dices from the surrounding ministries, or merged those small and medium-sized tents.
("Take the Central Plains for many reasons, and the north is unprepared, so it cannibalize all tribes, Datu, Xi, and Shiwei belonged to Xian and were driven out of service" "New Tang Book")
It was only when he entered old age and gradually became unable to ride the expeditionary horse, he gradually died down and gave more of the responsibility of the battle to others; instead, he became more and more conservative and even wanted to continue to hold the authority and firmly hold the position of sweat. Continue to stay in the hands of his own family; therefore, as a vassal, the Yelv clan was able to rise to power and grow in the bloody internal and external battles.
This time, Yeluyi was ordered to come, with Hende Khan’s private instructions and explanations. This is to get a glimpse of Lulong Town’s military strength and war preparations after the change of ownership, while trying to maintain peace and security in a short period of time, so as to gain more time for the recuperation and rejuvenation strength after the routine Liaodong expedition. ; And his wife also came for this.
However, compared to Khan's explanation, the persuasion from his uncle is even more of a reason for him to refuse and avoid. After all, in the final analysis, as the Ten Arrows Tent, the Diescha Department relied on the shadow and support of the Khan to grow. And potential threats.
Although he Yelu Abaoji is in the limelight among the younger generation, as an orphan of the tribe whose parents died early and were raised by his grandmother, he can become Khan’s personal account and even a guard official as an adult, and he eventually served as Meili from generation to generation. In the Law Department of (Wangzhang General Manager), marrying the aunt’s daughter was an important aid. In the final analysis, it was the uncle who was Yu Yue (internal prime minister) who offered to sponsor and recommend her.
Although the Diescha clan is headed by the Yelv clan, it is still a fairly united and harmonious new tribe; but in the Dadi Diescha clan, he is not the only one who is fighting alone, even the other children of the Yelv clan and the younger brother of Abaoji. We also need the opportunity to stand out and make contributions; only if they also take advantage of the momentum to rise can they better follow him as wings.
But what Yeluyi has seen and heard since entering the territory of Yingzhou has been touched and enlightened; these Yan army belonged to the daily routine of repairing the fortress and battalion, and even some of them were a little ruined and decadent. The post and checkpoints have been reopened and restored; even the wild and small cities in towns and villages seem to be faintly filled with a rush and depression atmosphere of looseness outside and tightness inside.
However, this atmosphere disappeared suddenly after he walked out of Yingzhou and passed through Pingzhou, and entered the territory of Fanyang where Youzhou is located. Everywhere are the peasants who are rushing to plant in the spring, pulling the figures of cattle and horses; as well as the business travelers who follow the trucks and horses on the road; and the Lu Longjun did not even set up cards to intercept and blackmail them.
And Yelvyi only need to inquire a little, and you can know that most of them are from the transshipment outer port set up by the Lutai Saltworks (within the territory of Jin City today), and merchants from all over the Central Plains who crossed the sea. They are like In the short time after Li Quanzhong came to power, a variety of goods appeared on this quiet land like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Therefore, Yelvyi will stop people even after walking for a while, remove the extra accessories and decorations, and mix with other tribes wearing fur robes and hats; go to the small and wild markets that have sprung up temporarily at these intersections. ring. Therefore, as one of his experience of sneaking into the border market many times, observing the goods circulating in the Tangdi market and the amount of prosperity is also a kind of judgment and reference.
Therefore, this time he saw a lot of new things in these simple small cities and wild markets; and as he got closer to Youzhou City, they appeared more frequently and abundantly; among them, he was the most eye-catching. And what he cares about is the canned dry food and meat that are claimed to be able to store for a long time, as well as the whole cakes and whole cakes of tea and tea bricks, which are just casually placed on the stalls and sold.
He also asked people to spend a small amount of money to buy a few samples and taste them back, but the oil and water were full and the taste was very good. It even considered buying a large batch as a reserve for the winter. However, this complex and wonderful feeling of exploration continued until he arrived at Sansongyi outside Youzhou City, and was suddenly broken when he saw a new thing accidentally.
It is a stack of forage blocks that are being transported and compressed so hard that they can only be split with an axe; and the old man in the post is feeding the mules and horses with this stuff. A Baoji also stepped forward and stole a small piece of crumbs back; after putting it in his mouth and chewing it hard, it was immediately filled with the smell of unknown hay, as well as the taste of soybean material and salt.
And the next moment after tasting these things, Yeluyi suddenly turned his head and changed his expression, and grabbed his own captain and wife and brother Shulucan, gasping and hissed to explain:
"You rode the fastest horse and went to Yueduoli (Shuluping) to report and told her to turn around and go back quickly. You reported that Wang Zhang said that Lu Longzhen had secretly joined forces with the larger thieves in the south. Come to plot our ministry without any worries..."
At the same time, after receiving the news of the arrival of the Khitan envoys, a group of men and horses that filed out from the city of Youzhou was already visible to the naked eye, holding a banner of honor and eagerly greeted them. Abaoji shouted to the guards behind him again.
"Please also Zhongjirou to deal with me with all my strength to get more time..." (End of this chapter)