Chapter 28 7. Lu Qi single-horse quelled the rebellion

Tuoba Tao was also very happy to extinguish the Gaiwu Uprising, and Lu Tuo made great contributions. He recalled him to Pingcheng and gave him an official promotion.Lu Teng was born in the old Xianbei tribe of the Tuoba clan. His ancestors have been following the leaders of the Northern Wei Dynasty to conquer the princes and made many military exploits. The surname "Lu" was a Han surname that was changed half a century later when Emperor Wei Xiaowen moved the capital and restructured the system. Make a step deer orphan (Bulgar).This surname is a common surname within Xianbei. As we will mention later, it ranks second among the eight Xianbei surnames, and its status is quite high.

Tuoba Tao conquered Rouran in the north and Beiliang in the west, and he never forgot to bring Lu Qi with him.Lu Qi is not good-looking and has a short stature, but he has a lot of prestige in the army.Tuoba Tao asked him to be in charge of the governor's luggage, and he was able to complete the task well every time.During the Gaiwu Uprising, Lu Qi's position was to supervise the military forces of Qin and Yongzhou and guard Chang'an.His strengths are brains, means, high political sensitivity, and he can often accurately predict the situation, which makes people dissatisfied.Tuoba Tao once praised him: "Qing's body is short, so why not think about your length." That is to say, regardless of your height, you are quite long-term in thinking about problems.

After the failure of Gai Wu, another group of Lushui Hu people rebelled in Anding, the leader was Liu Chao, and the rebels numbered tens of thousands.Tuoba Tao learned the lesson of dealing with Gai Wu, and instead of sending troops to suppress it immediately, he issued an edict to let Lu Qi find a way.Tuobatao said: "The land of Qinchuan is extremely dangerous. It has not been many years since it was incorporated into our country. The officials and people there have not enjoyed enough favors. Therefore, rebellions and riots have occurred frequently in the past few years. Now this Liu Chao is relying on the geographical advantage. It is dangerous to disobey the king's order, which is a headache. If I give Aiqing a heavy army, then Liu Chao and other rebels will join forces. According to the danger, it may not be easy to attack; if I give Aiqing light soldiers, I'm afraid I can't subdue them. In my opinion, there is no need to send soldiers. Aiqing uses strategy to calm down these rebels, and act accordingly." Then Lu Qi was once again appointed as the commander of Qin and Yong's military forces, and went out of the town of Chang'an to deal with Liu Chao.

Although Tuoba Tao, the emperor, advocated force, he did not neglect to use other methods to subdue others without fighting.On the battlefield, he likes to make surprises, not just relying on numbers to conquer the enemy; outside the battlefield, he also knows how to attack the heart and attack the city. It may be important to destroy the enemy's military power, but to destroy the enemy The will to resist and gain more popular support are even more critical.For example, when dealing with Rouran, the main policy is to use military action to eliminate it. At the same time, he also draws in the forces of Gaoche's ministries who are deeply conflicted with Rouran and enslaved by Rouran. As a result, in the successive years of war with Rouran, the more The stronger the fight, the stronger the cavalry team.

Tuoba Tao's edict not only reflects his policy of fighting chaos, but also reflects his incomparable trust in Lu Qi, an old subordinate.Just imagine that without a full understanding of a person's courage, wisdom and strategy, it is impossible to write a passage like Tuoba Tao. Lu Tuo understood Tuoba Tao's mind, followed the emperor for many years, and he only needed a signal to understand.Liu Chao's tens of thousands of rebels had just set up a banner, and the location was convenient. It was the most arrogant and powerful time. At this time, they went head-to-head. It may be bigger than Gai Wu.So Lu Cheng didn't make much publicity, and rode a horse by himself, and went to Chang'an to take office.

Liu Chao's army came to report that Lu Chen, who was sent by the imperial court, did not lead troops or fight, and it seemed that he would not make any great achievements.Liu Chao thought that the strong dragon could not overwhelm the local snake, so he didn't take Lu Cheng seriously. As soon as Lu Cheng arrived in Chang'an, he posted notices everywhere to promote the court's lenient policy: As for the rebel forces, as long as they cooperate with the court and do not make trouble, they will forget the past and be an official.In order to show his sincerity, Lu Qi sent someone to Liu Chao's camp and proposed to Liu Chao to marry his daughter as his wife and become an in-law.

With such benefits, Liu Chao will naturally not give up, but he is still very vigilant and has no intention of surrendering.Lu Teng repaired a letter and proposed to Liu Chao that he was willing to take the soldiers under his tent to meet Liu Chao and discuss the good things between the two families.Liu Chao quickly wrote back and said: "If you want to come, come, if you bring more than 300 people, I will greet you with bows and horses; if you bring less than 300 people, I will treat you with wine and food. "The murderous look of a local snake is revealed between the lines: If you want more people, we will fight each other directly. Forgive that no matter how many you have, you can't have more than my tens of thousands of soldiers and horses; if you have few people, I will wait and see. If you are not honest, the same I can hold a grand banquet for you, and teach you whether there is no return-this business seems to only make money but not lose.

Lu Cheng is a smart man. The reason why he went to see Liu Chao was for two purposes. One was to show Liu Chao weakness and make him relax his vigilance;Since Liu Chao made it so clear, he was unambiguous and took two hundred soldiers to explore the camp. Liu Chao heard that Lu Cheng and his men had indeed come, and that the number of people was sparse, posing no threat to him, so he ordered someone to set up a banquet to serve him. At the same time, he did not relax his vigilance.When Lu Chen met Liu Chao, the two exchanged pleasantries, and Lu Chen roughly saw through Liu Chao's posture.During the banquet, Lu Wei didn't say righteous words, but just had a drink with Liu Chao, talked happily over a glass of wine, got drunk, and kept shouting to enjoy himself.Seeing this scene, Liu Chao and others thought that Lu Qizhen had one heart with them and had no intention of killing long ago.After the banquet was over, Lu Chen had to be supported by his soldiers before returning to Chang'an.

Back in Chang'an, the wine also sobered up, and Lu Yu immediately changed to another person (hehe, I don't know if he is really drunk or not, anyway, a smart person can always be sober when he should be sober, and drunk when he should be intoxicated, and a stupid person is always drunk. Just the opposite, always sober when you should be drunk, and drunk when you should be sober).He said to his subordinates: "We can take care of Liu Chao." He secretly selected 500 strong men from the guards in Chang'an City, organized them to train strictly, and gave them ideological work, saying how much the country's kindness is How high is it, how about you, as long as you fight bravely and kill the enemy with all your might, you will be able to honor your ancestors in the future, seal your wife and son, and enjoy endless glory and wealth.These are indeed true. In the early days of the Northern Wei Dynasty, martial arts were favored, and the rulers gave very high treatment to generals and soldiers who had made military exploits.The soldiers were encouraged and said to Lu Cheng, "We will follow Duke Lu until we die, and we have no second thoughts!"

Lu Cheng saw that his ideological work was almost done and his combat effectiveness had improved, so he took these soldiers to meet Liu Chao in the name of hunting, and made it clear when he set off: "Today we are looking for an opportunity to get rid of Liu Chao, everyone! But when I meet with Liu Chao, we will attack together under the pretext of being drunk." The soldiers each took their orders. Liu Chao heard that Lu Cheng dropped by to meet him while hunting, and thought he was looking for him to catch up on the old days (you really think you are a character, you can understand your details at a glance), so he asked people to set up a banquet again to entertain Lu Cheng. .Although Lu Qi had five hundred entourages this time, Liu Chao was no longer careful about the equipment in view of the previous experience.

Lu Chen's performance was the same as the previous time, and he also had a good time with each other. He said some good things about the two brothers, and drank desperately, and Liu Chao drank with him.While drinking, Lu Cheng became a little drunk.The left and right stepped forward to help, but Lu Wei insisted on refusing, and staggered alone, wanting to get on his horse and leave the camp.Liu Chao didn't know the details, so he hurried to the horse to see him off.Lu Cheng got on his horse, his face changed suddenly, he shouted at Liu Chao, pulled out his saber from his waist, raised the saber with his hand, and chopped off Liu Chao's head.The soldiers had already understood it, each drew out their weapons, shouted and marched forward, and killed Liu Chao's subordinates.Chaos broke out in Liu Chao's battalion. How could they resist the 500 elite soldiers? Thousands of people were killed or injured. The rest raised their hands and surrendered. Liu Chao's rebellion ended. Tuoba Tao was overjoyed, and transferred Lu Qi back to Pingcheng, Kyoto again, and promoted him to an official position.Lu Tudan, the town of Chang'an, finally lived up to his mission, showed courage and insight, and quelled the potential chaos at the smallest cost. "Wei Shu" commented on him with only eight words: "Willie's intelligence is superior to others", and there is no mistake in saying a single word. Since then, although there were still sporadic rebellions by the Hu people in various parts of the north, it was difficult to become a climate. After Tuoba Tao further consolidated his rule in Hedong, Guanzhong, Liangzhou and other places, he was about to go north to seek Rouran. A big problem for the Northern Wei Dynasty to deal with Rouran is that Rouran is backed by the vast desert, and there is a lot of room for maneuver. If you can’t beat the Northern Wei Dynasty, you can always flee north. Don't say you can't catch up with people, you often can't even find them.Since Wu Ti became Khan, Rouran has declined, and he rarely confronted the Northern Wei army head-on, which objectively reduced Rouran's losses.During the sixteen years of Wu Ti's reign, the Northern Wei Dynasty's conquest of Rouran often failed halfway because no enemy troops could be found and there was a lack of water and grass.After Wu Ti's death, his son Tuhezhen succeeded Khan, and he still adhered to this strategy, with outstanding results. The war with Rouran that started in the ninth year of Taiping Zhenjun (AD 448) originated from the envoys of the Western Region Yueban State (Zuo Banyue State) who came to the court and made an agreement with the Northern Wei Dynasty to attack Rouran.Yueban Kingdom is thousands of miles west of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is said that it is a descendant of the Northern Huns, and its customs and language are closer to Gaoche than to Rouran.Their leader formed a bond with Rouran, but because of their weak strength, they had to send people to the Northern Wei Dynasty for help. Yueban has many hot spring resources in China, and it should also be a health resort now.In addition to the tribute, the envoy Yue Ban also brought a person who claimed to have magic powers. He could cut people's blood vessels, let blood flow for several liters, and then treat it with herbs. No scars will remain.Tuoba Tao ordered some death row prisoners from the prison to conduct experiments according to the messenger's statement, and it was true.Seeing such a good herb, Tuoba Tao asked the envoy where he could get it.The envoy smiled mysteriously and said: "The mystery lies in our mage, not in the herb. This kind of herb can be found in famous mountains all over the Central Plains. Your Majesty can send people to find it in the same way, and then the mage will teach it to cure it." Spells." Tuoba Tao completely admired and believed in the words of Yue Banguo's envoy (mysticism has been inherited in one continuous line since ancient times, and many characteristics have remained unchanged for thousands of years, from the ninety-five venerables to the common people. May become its admirers. These propaganda methods of the envoys of the kingdom are still used by many people today to "get rich").He ordered martial law across the country and prepared to send troops to destroy Rouran.