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1167 Another way to deal with the Khitan soldiers, of course, the more the better

Li Siyuan's third son, Li Conghou, was named Bodhisattva Slave in the small name. Because of his weak and charitable nature, he was called a Bodhisattva by the world. He was not the source of emperors and had no ability to restore the country of the Later Tang Dynasty;

Li Siyuan's other descendant, Li Congcan, had also died suddenly on his way to exile. Li Congyi, the youngest son in official history, was originally the last bloodline of Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty. When the last emperor Li Congke and Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty were in power, he was offered up his love for his adoptive father and father-in-law. As a result, at the age of seventeen, when the Later Han Dynasty was established, Li Congyi was killed by Liu Zhiyuan, who was more ruthless. However, in this time and space, he was not born at all...

So Li Tianqu could basically conclude that these orphans and widows would not pose any threat to the Wei Dynasty. Although they were originally hostile to Li Siyuan, the disaster would not be as good as their wife and children. If these widows and children had no worries about food and clothing, they could still continue their bloodlines, which would also give Li Siyuan's final respect.

In addition to these difficult to find a livelihood on the grassland, they had to have women, children and children from the Wei Dynasty in Nantou. In the northern border of the Datong army, nomadic forces sent envoys to beg for guilt to the Wei Dynasty and accept the enthronement.

Bai Chengfu, the leader of the Tuyuhun tribe, originally joined Li Siyuan to fight outside the border with several other scattered tribes. However, after a crushing defeat in Yunzhong Daibei, he led the tribe and immediately left the army of the rest of the Later Tang Dynasty... But Bai Chengfu had also offended the Khitan fiercely. For the consideration of the tribe's living environment, he had to surrender to the Wei Dynasty, hoping to have a strong backer to rely on.

Li Tianqu remembered that Bai Chengfu was in the official history of the Later Jin general An Chongrong, who was stolen from the rebellion of the Later Jin general, Shi Chonggui, was particularly active when he was in the alliance with the Khitan, so he wanted to stand on the side of the North Shatuo of Dai to fight against the Khitan. After all, because An Chongrong privately summoned the Tuyuhun tribes into the fortress, it also caused Khitan Yelu Deguang to be furious, so he sent envoys to scold his son Emperor Shi Jingtang. The Later Jin court was frightened and sent troops to search and expel the Tuyuhun tribes in various prefectures, including Zhen, Xin, Dai, etc.

Bai Chengfu was then oppressed by Yelu Deguang's Later Jin command, and was increasingly hostile to the Khitan.

However, when the Later Jin Dynasty arrived at Shi Chonggui ascended the throne, he was unwilling to continue to lick the Khitan and call him father, and was happy to use the nomadic force led by Bai Chengfu, so he was granted the title of the governor of the Datong Army. The Tuyuhun people accepted the enthronement of the Central Plains dynasty and lived in the Lan and Shi in Hedong, and became military forces that could be summoned to fight against the Khitan at any time.

However, Bai Chengfu was used by the Later Jin Dynasty. Although he was nominally appointed as the governor of the side, he was definitely a kind of injustice... He often did not give in to his efforts in wars, until Liu Zhiyuan took charge of the power of life and death in Hedong, and became a warlord with the strength to compete with the court, and even established a country. He became increasingly harsh in exploiting the Tuyuhun tribe under Bai Chengfu's command.

Bai Chengfu was unwilling to be exploited and swallowed his anger, so he planned to lead his tribesmen back into the frontier. However, after Liu Zhiyuan heard the news, he was not very ruthless and he immediately sent troops to launch a surprise attack to kill Bai Chengfu, the leader who was nominally still enthroned by the Central Plains dynasty, and even the Tuyuhun tribe. After bloody slaughter, "They had huge wealth and wealth, and they were all destroyed." In short, you were asked to send troops and work during the war, and the usual money and grain offerings were also collected... If you can't stand it, you want to run away? Then there is no need to live. If the wealth and materials controlled by the Tuyuhun people are squeezed out to no end, please bring them all for me.

Although some of the people in Tuyuhun were able to survive, they even became the main force of the Northern Han Dynasty. However, Liu Jiyuan, the last emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, was afraid that Wei Qi, the commander of the Tuhun Army, was deeply impressed by the eunuchs' slander, and killed him... The backbone was wronged and the morale of the army was suddenly disintegrated. The remaining Tuyuhun people who had joined the Central Plains at the beginning of Chengfu gradually disappeared, until the title of this nation was completely extinct in later historical records.

The current situation is that Bai Chengfu first bets on Li Siyuan, but the remaining forces of the Later Tang Dynasty who intend to restore the country have completely disappeared... The Khitan still has to settle the accounts after the autumn, and will definitely not let go of the Tuyuhun tribe under Bai Chengfu's command. However, as long as he can accept the enthronement of the Central Plains dynasty, he can enjoy the cool under the big tree, and the Khitan is afraid of taking advantage of the rats and is at least not easy to attack the tribes that surrender to the Wei Dynasty... It is not difficult to understand why these Tuyuhun tribes have come to apologize to the Wei Dynasty and express their urgent intention to surrender.

After thinking about it, Li Tianqu said in a long voice:

"Since Bai Chengfu was enthroned by Li Cunxu and was the governor of Ningshuo and Fenghua, and the fame and honor of Jin State was naturally given to him... He issued an edict to build a cabin in the north of the dynasty, and appointed Fengshuo Mansion as the governor of Fengzhengshuo, and then he was subject to the restraint of the Datong army's vassal states. The Tuyuhun tribe under his rule could also graze the rich water and grass around the border of the Northern Pass. If the Khitan went to attack, he would be protected by the Lulong army, the Datong army's vassal states, and even the prefectures and borders of the prefectures.

If Bai Chengfu was willing to lead his tribe into the barriers in the future, the grasslands on the east side of the Fen River were vast, and the grass was soft and sweet, so it was best to raise them. It would be better to place them there... Now, the Tuyuhun people of Fengshuo Prefecture can also trade regularly with Daibei to trade war horses, livestock, fur... for silk, tea, cloth, salt, and even daily necessities. Bai Chengfu was granted the title of the governor of Fengshuo Prefecture, and his salary could also be fulfilled as the supplies his tribe urgently sought, and they could be collected regularly.

But... When our dynasty uses troops outside the border, Bai Chengfu respects the edict and must send troops to cooperate. If the Tuyuhun people under his rule attack or plunder the Han people on the border, they will definitely be strictly investigated and unpardoned! If it is proved that Bai Chengfu is disobedient, he will immediately strip his official position and his military troops in the border towns to investigate the rebellion, and no wonder I will be ruthless to the Tuyuhun tribe he commands..."

Thinking about it before and after, Li Tianqu knew that Bai Chengfu's Tuyuhun tribe had maintained a hostile attitude towards the Khitan from beginning to end. His nomadic force was insufficient on the grassland and more than the lower ones... Although it was difficult to fight against the Khitan independently, its military strength was far better than that of ordinary scattered nomadic tribes outside the frontier.

Therefore, in the official history, the Tuyuhun tribe, led by Bai Chengfu, would be angry that Shi Jingtang ceded land and called himself the son emperor to the Khitan, and said angrily, "This is the shame of Jin for the ages!", and then the general An Chongrong, who raised an army to rebel against Jin, relied on; after Shi Chonggui succeeded to the throne, he could also serve as a vassal army; even the remaining tribes would become a main combat force of the Northern Han regime that was isolated in Taiyuan during the Later Zhou and Song dynasties.

Compared with Liu Zhiyuan, the founding emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, who was the Tuyuhun people who were killed by Bai Chengfu's troops, exploited and humiliated, and forced the other party to return to the frontier, he sent troops to slaughter and confiscate all the sheep, horses and property, which was not only a killing chicken to get eggs, but also too unauthentic... Li Tianqu said that even if he had to use his kindness and power, he might as well comfort the Tuyuhun tribe with more gentle means. As long as the other party was willing to accept the placement of the Central Plains dynasty, it would be like the Shatuo tribe who had completely integrated into the Han family by the Song Dynasty, the ethnic differences between the Tuyuhun people would gradually disappear.

At least for now, the Tuyuhun tribe under Bai Chengfu's command was in conflict with the Khitan, but the remaining forces of the Later Tang Dynasty headed by Li Siyuan and Li Congke were still destroyed... Faced with the threat of a powerful enemy on one side, they must seek the protection of the other powerful forces, and they will never repeat the same mistake and offend both ends. Therefore, his Tuyuhun tribe is affiliated with the Central Plains. As long as he is not exploited and exploited too much, Bai Chengfu will definitely surrender to the Wei Dynasty in view of his current situation.

Li Tianqu thought that he would start a national war with the Khitan sooner or later, and Tuyuhun, a nomadic people divided by Xianbei, was also known for their riding and shooting. He was granted a title and pledge, and there would be more partial troops to deal with the Khitan in the future. So why not do it?
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