Chapter 642 How many people will die in this war is ultimately up to you
After hearing this, Fu Dihan was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought that although the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty was defeated by the Ganzhou Uighurs, it had previously sent troops to defeat the Canwei tribe, which had captured Tuncheng, Shicheng, Xincheng and other places.
This not only makes the road between Shazhou and Khotan Kingdom open to the country, but also bypasses the sphere of influence of Ganzhou and comes first to show goodwill to the Emperor of Wei Dynasty who is in Chang'an.
This also made Fu Dihan feel a sense of crisis immediately. In the past, he sent envoys to pay tribute to Liang State, whether it was Zhu Wen, who was in decline at that time, or later Zhu Yougui, Zhu Youzhen, and the Emperor of Liang State, who responded to the attack on the Guiyi Army in Ganzhou, he also responded with acquiescent or even support to the Ganzhou Uighurs attacking the Guiyi Army's hometown.
However, the Wei Dynasty destroyed the Liang State and could adopt completely different attitudes towards the forces in Hexi. If the Emperor of Wei was more inclined to support Zhang Chengfeng because of Guiyi Army Gua and Shazhou, because the two Han states were separatist regimes, they would rather support Zhang Chengfeng... Then the Uighurs in Ganzhou would not only lose the support of the Central Plains dynasty, but would instead face the military threat of the huge empire in Central China.
When Fu Dihan thought of this, he quickly said:
"Your Majesty, I have always been obedient to the Central Plains. Zhang Chengfeng usurped the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty and previously claimed that he would no longer regard the Tang Dynasty as the righteous, and his intention to be unjust is also clear at a glance. Even if he expresses his condemnation to Your Majesty, he is just forced by power. If he nourishes his vitality, he will inevitably turn against the Celestial Empire. Therefore, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"
Your Ganzhou Uighurs have indeed always been obedient to the Zhengshuo Dynasty of the Central Plains, but no matter whether it is the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou... or the Wei Dynasty I established, whoever was the lord of the Central Plains would be nominally surrendered to anyone. If the Wei Dynasty destroyed the Liang Kingdom, you would praise me for my wisdom and martial arts, but if I was destroyed by Zhu Wen, you would still praise him for his literary achievements and martial ethics...
As for Zhang Chengfeng who could not beat you, he had no choice but to surrender to me. When you saw the Uighurs in Ganzhou quit, you would give him who would obey the Central Plains dynasty more. After all, after all, who has the biggest fist and who has the right to speak.
Li Tianqu thought in his heart, and just listened to Fu Dihan's words of surrender. On the surface, he smiled and said slightly, then:
"You don't have to worry too much. I have not planned to investigate the previous use of military force in the Guiyi Army in the former place of the Ganzhou Uighurs. Zhang Chengfeng has not yet given me a clear answer. I think he is a descendant of the county and state of Guiyi Army. Let's see if Zhang Chengfeng admits his guilt and surrenders to the emperor.
God has the virtue of living a life. The former territory of Guiyi Army fought with the Ganzhou Uighurs for years. The people under their rule suffered from wars and chaos. After all, peace is the most important thing. I did not intend to favor Zhang Chengfeng. If he insisted on usurping the emperor, the Ganzhou Uighurs launched troops to attack the rebellious officials, our dynasty would never interfere.
But if Zhang Chengfeng was willing to leave the emperor's title and surrender to his crimes, since he was willing to pay tribute to our court, he hoped that your tribe would not be jealous of past grievances and repair the former land of Guiyi Army to restore the scene of harmonious coexistence among the tribes in Hexi."
When Fu Dihan heard this, he felt relieved. The Uighurs in Ganzhou did not intend to kill all the Han people in Gua and Sha Prefectures, but wanted to fight Zhang Chengfeng to surrender and admit defeat, and dared not challenge the strong position of Ganzhou Uighurs in the Hexi territory. If the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty was named after his country, Zhang Chengfeng would no longer be arrogant and thought he could conquer the forces in Hexi... Then for the Ganzhou Uighurs, the purpose of this war had been almost achieved.
Although Zhang Chengfeng would apologize for peace, he would surrender to the Wei Dynasty, and Shang was not considered to be defeated by the Ganzhou Uighurs... Moreover, the power of the Central Plains dynasty expanded to the Hexi territory, which was easier to interfere in the forces in Hexi, which made Fu Dihan a little unhappy... But in this situation, the two neighboring subordinate forces fought each other, and the Wei Dynasty came forward to mediate, which was naturally reasonable.
What's more, what the Emperor of Wei Dynasty said is reasonable, and he did not deliberately try to resist the other party because of his identity as a Han person with the Guiyi Army Guazhou and Shazhou. He is still a little bit more willing to discuss it now, but if he doesn't know how to ruthlessly anger the Emperor of Wei... will this make the Wei Dynasty more inclined to support Zhang Chengfeng and suppress our Ganzhou Uighurs?
Fu Dihan's mind was turning quickly, and he immediately thought of how to reply to Li Tianqu. He then smiled and said:
"Your Majesty is kind and compassionate with the people of all ethnic groups in Hexi. The subordinate officials will convey to Khan that they will inform him that the country will stop the war for the time being and retreat to the border. If Zhang Chengfeng is obsessed with it and launches troops to attack, it will be no wonder that the country will fight back.
Our tribe members first received the kindness of the county and the state. Now, His Majesty mediated. If it were not forbidden, he would not be willing to do anything to his neighbors who were in Hexi. But... His Majesty said his words and told the despise the country to stop the troops for the time being, and watching Zhang Chengfeng would return to the Celestial Empire... and see if he could wake up again..."
This time, the process of establishing national exchanges with the Wei Dynasty was quite smooth. Emperor Fu then bid farewell to return and returned to report the Wei Dynasty's intention to set up a market for the Wei Dynasty and mediate the temporary truce with the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty to the Uighur Khan in Ganzhou to know about it.
Li Tianqu came forward to mediate the Ganzhou Uighurs' temporary truce with the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty. He also knew that according to the original trajectory, the war between them would last for several years. Until the Ganzhou Uighur army was at the city, the Han people under their rule took the initiative to write a letter to the Khan of Ganzhou, which was almost caused by mutiny. Zhang Chengfeng's confidence was completely shattered and forced to bow to the Ganzhou Uighurs. As for the position of the leader of the Guiyi Army, it was jointly elected by the Han family and the peaceful handover was succeeded by Cao Rengui.
In other words, Zhang Fengcheng may not have realized that he was very ambitious and talented, and still thought that he had the opportunity to fight back and conquer the Ganzhou Uighurs. Then he might also reject the conditions of the Wei Dynasty and still have to pretend to be fat, and hold on for a few more years as the emperor.
However, Li Tianqu now came forward to warn Ganzhou for a temporary truce, which was also for the sake of the military and civilians under the former territory of Guiyi Army. Now in the Hexi territory, the Han people mixed with separatist forces are "ethnic minorities". If the war with the Ganzhou Uighurs continues, the Han family will die... So Zhang Fengcheng is willing to surrender to the Wei Dynasty now, and the Han people in Hexi will continue to lose a large number of people.
If Zhang Fengcheng was stubborn and refused to submit to the surrender. Li Tianqu also promised to the Ganzhou Uighurs that even if you attack you, our dynasty will never send troops to interfere... Then the conflict between Zhang Fengcheng and the Han family, including Cao Rengui, will further intensify, and will arouse public anger among the Han people who are now full of complaints. The progress of the situation will still continue according to the original trajectory. The Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty could not defeat the Ganzhou Uighurs, Zhang Fengcheng would still abdicate in disgrace, and Cao Rengui would eventually take over the Guiyi Army... Then Li Tianqu could still achieve his goal.
The only difference between Zhang Fengcheng's choice is: Will the Han people and the military and civilians in Gua and Sha Prefectures die in vain?
Li Tianqu also knew very well that since the Ganzhou Uighurs had taken the initiative to surrender and show goodwill, if they did not make an agreement with them in advance and insisted on sending troops to intervene, they would still push the other forces of various ethnic groups, including the Ganzhou Uighurs, to Li Cunxu's side. So what they can do now is to mediate. Only after Cao Rengui takes control of the Guiyi Army can he carry out the next plan to annex the various places in the Hezhong.
Li Tianqu leaned on the dragon chaise, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly muttered:
Chapter completed!