Chapter 1304 Messenger and Geography
On the high steps, the young man wearing a Jinxian crown and a robe raised his arrows and stepped one step at a time, gradually coming to the stage.
"Word to Emperor Daliang." After the arrow was taken away, the young man fell to the ground and said in a deep voice.
Shao Xun sat in the middle, reached out to take the arrow and checked carefully.
The material should be an arrow shaft made of Changbai Mountain birch. The arrow clusters are pointed and long, with triangular ridges, and the craftsmanship is good.
Moreover, judging from the act of giving arrows, the messengers were not ordinary people. They were obviously reading books and had a certain level of culture. One of the people of Sushen once offered arrows to King Wu of Zhou to show their surrender.
"Give me a seat to the envoy." Shao Xun handed the arrow to the prince Shao Jin who was sitting behind him and said.
The Goguryeo people cannot be regarded as foolish savages. Their level of civilization is obviously second to none in the Northeast.
After the messenger sat down, he looked at Shao Xun, and was calm.
"After the envoy is named Gao Wu, is he a royal family? What is the position of the official?" Shao Xun asked.
"Gaowu" is definitely not the real name of the messenger. The Goguryeo people have their own language, so there must be a Goguryeo name.
For example, the current king of Goguryeo is called "Syou", but officials called him "Gao Zhao".
"Resting on the position of 'Gu Chujia'." Gao Wu said.
"The messenger can try writing it." Shao Xun clapped his hands and asked someone to bring a desk, a pen, ink, paper and ink.
Gao Wu did not refuse and wrote these three words directly.
The director Huan Wen came forward to pick it up and handed it to Shao Xun to see.
Pei Zhan, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, whispered: "Your Majesty, Goguryeo started his career in military affairs. The first one was divided into five divisions, and the Japanese 'war zone'. The leaders of the five divisions ruled, and they appointed officials to respect the leaders of a certain division as kings. The leaders of the tribe were called 'Da Jia', and the leaders of the tribe who were called kings were called 'Au Chu Jia'."
"So that's it." Shao Xun nodded slightly.
"Auntaka" is a rare title, and "Dagai" is an ordinary title, so that's understandable.
Pei Zhan said again: "Goguryeo has five parts, front, back, left, right, and inner. Now the king is called the inner part, also known as the "Guilou part"."
Shao Xun proved, and said, "Did there be other tribes who have been king before?"
"Your Majesty is wise." Pei Zhan said: "Goguryeo inherited the customs of Fuyu in ancient times. The flood and drought were not in harmony and the grains were not ripe. They were always blamed on the king, either saying it should be easy or saying it should be killed."
Damn! Shao Xun was a little surprised. Isn’t this a fucking Wei Boya soldier? Election of a tribal leader as a king. Once there is a flood and drought disaster or a large-scale grain harvest, you can replace the king with a gentler and kill the king if you become more radical.
"What about now?" Shao Xun asked again, "If I were King Goguryeo, I must find a way."
"Before the Guilou tribe, the Juannu tribe was king, and was replaced by the Guilou tribe during the Cao Wei period. To this day, although the leader of the Juannu tribe was not the king, he also had the title of "Ancient Tings". " Pei Zhan said: "These kings of Goguryeo were also trying to expand their central power. The newly conquered land was often not given to the five tribes, but were directly controlled by the court. Over time, although the land owned by the five tribes did not decrease, the land owned by the court increased, and the offensive and defensive momentum was easier. Gao Zhao's father Yifu began to build cities during the reign of time, and the city was used to rule the surrounding people. It can be roughly divided into three levels: city, valley, village, and officials of each committee."
Shao Xun nodded slightly, corresponding to the part he obtained by looking up the classics.
That's right. From this point of view, the Goguryeo king has been strengthening centralization. After several generations of efforts, it has gradually become effective. It is no longer the previous five major military regions. It sounds like the same as the Eastern Rome. What are you doing?
However, it seems that the Gao Yifu era began to do something special. Overall, Goguryeo is still in a period of transformation.
Internal conflicts must be quite large.
In addition, an old political hooligan like Shao Xun has also figured out other flavors.
The Goguryeo king was born in the Guilou tribe, but the new land was not distributed to the Guilou tribe. What does this mean? It shows that even the tribes born in the king are competitors to the royal family, and the power of the Gao family in the Guilou tribe must be greatly restricted.
It’s normal for everyone to miss the whole world. If there is no interference, Goguryeo will continue to transform like this, and it will be a country that is gradually centralized, at most it will retain some old traditions. After all, “I, Goguryeo has its own national conditions”, and traditions still have a great impact on a country system.
Gao Wu is the younger brother of the current king Gao Zhao and serves as the head of the Guilou tribe, which shows that the status of the Gao family is being strengthened.
Shao Xun thought of the lightning, and soon looked at Gao Wu again and said, "I have read the letter of the country presented by the envoy. Murong's clown jumping into the beam. Since your lord is willing to send troops, I am very happy, but I don't know how much troops your country can send?"
When Gao Wu heard this, he immediately replied, "Fifty thousand elite soldiers."
Military Supervisor Kim Jong stood behind Shao Xun and glanced at Gao Wu when he heard this. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have retorted.
Do you understand what "elite soldiers" are?
Shao Xun was not very convinced. At this moment, Tong Qianjin climbed the Lichun platform from the other step, walked to Buxun's ear, and said with his ears: "Does of Goguryeo envoys were under the stage, and most of them were equipped with good horses, fine armor, and horse armor styles slightly different from the Central Plains, so they can be used."
Shao Xun let out a light huh.
Lao Tong means that the armored riding of Goguryeo is different from the Central Plains style, but its functions are not bad.
This is normal. In history, the Tubo people attacked Central Asia and India and robbed a lot of armor. When the craftsmen came back, the Tubo soldiers even wore iron helmets with cow horns. Who knows which country's craftsmen made it.
"If there are really 50,000 elite soldiers, they will attack them from the back, and the Xianbei will be defeated every once in a while." Shao Xun did not expose it and said directly: "Is your country defeated by Murong repeatedly, but you dare to send troops?"
Gao Wu immediately replied: "A great country sends troops, and the country is willing to follow the horse's tail."
Shao Xun nodded and said, "Empress, please go down and rest first, I have my own concerns."
Gao Wu had no choice but to bow and leave. Under the guidance of the officials of the Honglu Temple, he got off Lichuntai.
Shao Xun swept around everyone, his eyes first fell on Hou Feihu, the Minister of War, and said, "Do you have any insight?"
Hou Feihu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Goguryeo should not have many soldiers, and 50,000 people must be the limit."
"In this way, even Murong and Gao were destroyed together, are you sure?" Shao Xun asked.
Hou Feihu replied, "It is easy to defeat Goguryeo, but it is difficult to destroy it. Even if it is destroyed for a while, it cannot occupy its territory. Therefore, since the Han Dynasty, it has been a lot of enthronement. Even if Goguryeo rebels against the upper country, he will continue to enthronement after teaching a lesson."
Shao Xun looked at Prince Shao Jin again and asked, "What do I think about me?"
Shao Jin had just heard for a long time and had a conspiracy in his heart, so he said, "Your Majesty, you don't know when it will take to attack Murong Xianbei. If it is delayed until August, you will have to withdraw your troops, and you may encounter unexpected disasters. Now Pingzhou has been trapped for a long time, and the people are not inclusive, and there is a shortage of money and food, so it is almost impossible to send troops to defend it for a long time. Even if you can break through the Goguryeo royal city, you will only be plundered, and you will still have to be pacified and enthroned later."
Shao Jin said this from the perspective of ruling foundation.
Do you have the basis to occupy Goguryeo for a long time? At least not yet.
It is easy to defeat them. After withdrawing troops, people will rebel if they say anything. Do you have to fight again? That's not a small price.
What's more, it would be useless to defeat them twice in a row. At most, they would be honest for a few years, but they would still be in a rebellion later.
After long-term military use, there will be more people in the country. At that time, the policy of "natives governing natives" will be used to enfeoff the matter.
In this kind of thing, my father's method of controlling the Tuoba Xianbei is wonderful, but it cannot be copied. Moreover, the Tuoba Xianbei is very close to Bingzhou and Jizhou, and Goguryeo is too far away. There is a vast Liaoze barrier in the middle, and only a winding mountain road (Lulong Road) is available for access.
In fact, it is not only Goguryeo, but Pingzhou has a smell of being alone. Once the Murong Xianbei rekindles its life, it is very likely that Pingzhou will fall again.
In his opinion, these are all useless ribs, and they are tasteless to eat, but they are a pity to throw them away.
Thinking of this, he looked at King Shao Yu of Yan from the corner of his eyes. He wondered if the fourth brother could withstand the Xianbei and Goguryeo powers when he went to Liaodong in the future.
Shao Xun was also looking at Shao Yu and said, "Thutou, you have lived in Youzhou for a long time and are well-versed in the love of the enemy. Let's talk about it."
Shao Yu was silent for a moment and said, "Grandpa, there are no Goguryeo, and there are still low Juli. In the Liao area, Fuyu, and the crowds of people splashed in the pits and valleys. In the middle Xia people, they lived with the Hu people for many years, and the Hu people were very strong. Now, it is good to be able to stabilize Liucheng and communicate with Youzhou, but it is beyond reach."
Shao Xun was amused by the words of the fourth son and said, "Everyone knows it is difficult, but you can't do nothing, right? You also see that Goguryeo is not a savage without rules. Gao Wu wore a three-liang Jinxian crown and a scholar's robe. His calligraphy is no worse than you. He also grows grains. He is not a nomadic person. If they keep their feet firm and continue to eat, they may be a border trouble."
"Grandma said," said Hutou, "Maybe weaken Goguryeo and then recruit them to comfort them. This will be a safer time. The court also had time to clean up the mess of Pingzhou. Since Sima Yi slaughtered Liao, Pingzhou has long been no longer Pingzhou in the Han Dynasty."
"In your opinion, what will happen to Liaodi in the end?" Shao Xun asked.
"I looked up the classics and found that since the Spring and Autumn Period, most of the people in the Central Xia lived in the southern part of Liao, and the cities were distributed in a long snake-shaped pattern. If you were not careful, you would be separated and you could not look at each other at the head and tail." Hutou said, "North of this line is the Donghu,
Sushen and the people who have not changed for thousands of years have not changed, so there must be a reason for this. In my opinion, it is the primary task to stabilize and stabilize the prefectures and counties.
After gaining a foothold in Pingzhou, we will look for other things.”
"I still want to abolish the Goguryeo Kingdom and establish a county." Shao Xun hesitated and finally sighed, "Let me discuss it again."
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
After Shao Xun got up, he paused and finally said nothing.
In fact, throughout history, the dividing line between Goguryeo and the Central Plains dynasty has always been very clear, that is, the mountains are bounded.
The plains west of the Changbai Mountains, including Chenyang and Liaoyang, were mostly occupied by the Central Plains dynasties.
The hilly and mountainous areas east of the east are controlled by Goguryeo, and can even be said to be their core territory.
There are many mountains on the Liaodong Peninsula, which were mostly controlled by Goguryeo in history. Now they are repeatedly fighting with the Murong Xianbei.
There are countless cross-border harassment between the two sides.
If Hutou wants to stabilize the fiefdom of the Liaodong Peninsula, the primary enemy is actually Goguryeo, not the Xianbei. The latter is the most troublesome force in Changli and Xuanjun controlled by the court. Even if the Murong Xianbei is destroyed next year, there will always be some tribes in the future, and there will be no shortage of attacks on the border.
This land has never stopped.
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