Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

Laiji died. He was the last leader of the opposition to survive.The Western Turks invaded Tingzhou, Laiji took the lead and died in battle.Before he died, he said, I should have died a long time ago, this body can stay until now, I can only pay for it by death!This also saves Empress Wu's heart, so let's die, anyway, sooner or later. After Laiji's death, the rebellion of the Tiele tribe in the Western Regions spread like a raging fire. The turmoil in Tie Le was caused by the death of Po Run, the chief of Huihe. Po Run's nephew Su Du took over the military power of Huihe, but he did not inherit his uncle's IQ.Millet Poison didn't analyze the situation at all, he couldn't figure out the current situation.Because Li Zhi was determined to attack Goryeo, he led some unknown people from Tongluo, Pugu and other tribes to encroach on the western border of the Tang Dynasty.Tie Le believes that the Tang Dynasty must not be able to mobilize troops to resist, and the Tang Dynasty has become the meat in the pot.

Tang Jun is in the east, and we are in the west. Resources must be shared, and we must not rob white or rob!The army continued to attack the border of the Tang Dynasty, looting cattle, sheep and people. Su Du was too mentally retarded, he didn't expect Chang'an to be so calm.But he also has a place where he is not mentally retarded, that is - Tiele is not all under his control, and the rest of the hundreds of thousands of troops, mighty and mighty, also started this huge operation. In October of the first year of Longshuo (AD 661), Li Zhi sent troops to the northwest with Zheng Rentai, the general of Zuowuwei, as the general manager of the Tieledao march, and Liu Shenli and Xue Rengui as his deputy.The crusade against the nine surnames of Tie Le is a major task, fearing that one is not enough, the imperial court added another Xian'e Dao.The head of the Xian'e Road march is Honglu Qing Xiao Siye, and the deputy head is Sun Renshi, the general of Zuo Tunwei.In the early winter, the army was finally assembled and marched to the northwest in a mighty way.

The setting sun illuminated the banner, and Ma Mingfeng was in a bad mood. It must be a bloody and cruel battle to meet them! Ten years before Tiele sent troops, the Sassanid Persian Empire fell. The study found that it was not that Persia was too weak, but that the opponent was too cunning.Persia was conquered by a man named Umar ibn Al-Khattab's men defeated Umar, his Chinese name was Umar, and he was Muhammad's most loyal follower.Some people say that Umar was the pioneer who spread the Gospel of Allah. He inherited and created Arabia, changed the belief of one-third of the people in the Old World, and conquered half of the world.

Umar drove the father of the Persian Prince Perus to a dead end and drove him to Tocharo (Afghanistan).Belus' father was burdened with the hatred of the country and the family, so he endured the humiliation and cut himself off with a single knife.He told Belus that he must escape to China, and only China is willing to take you in! Belus embarked on the journey to the east, but he did not ask for asylum, but came to rescue soldiers. Li Zhi was really shocked. Out of morality, he comforted Bellus, and then decisively rejected Bellus.Belus was also very strong, and flew to Tochara again. Tochara promised to help, but he beat Umar's army away.A large piece of land returned to the hands of Belus, and it took five years until Umar, who was expanding wildly, discovered that the land he had taken had been snatched back, so he threatened.

Belus was terrified, and flew to Chang'an, and then came to rescue soldiers.Li Zhi also had considerations, such a far away place, even if it was captured, the Tang Dynasty would not have the troops to defend it.If you can't take it off, you have to spend time in vain.This matter is to be discussed by the prime minister, hoping that the scheming prime minister can come up with a way to get the best of both worlds. The prime ministers reached a consensus: Since they are all afraid of being annexed by the Arab army and want the Tang Dynasty to protect them, it is better to assign all sixteen countries, including Tochara, Heda, Kubin, and Persia, to the Tang Dynasty and place eight The governor's mansion, 76 states, 110 counties, and 126 military mansions are all under the management of the Anxi Duhufu.The governor is personally appointed by the emperor, and the battle plan is also under the unified command of the Governor's Mansion. As for the soldiers and horses, the same as the Central Plains Mansion's soldiers, they are filled by local people.

Envoys from various countries expressed great appreciation for the proposals of the prime ministers, and everyone did what they said, and the Tang Dynasty extended thousands of miles westward. The effect is very obvious, because Tiele was surrounded by the Tang Dynasty.In March of the second year of Longshuo (AD 662), Zheng Rentai defeated Tie Le in Tianshan. Because of one defeat, Tie Le became more and more crazy. He united hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and dozens of the most ferocious of the hundreds of thousands of people served as the forwards.The shocking murderous aura filled the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, just waiting for an order, Tie Le would plunge into Tang Jun's heart like a steel cone.On Tang Jun's side, the leader was a semi-old guy, and the troops behind were all watching as spectators.In contrast, Tang Jun, who underestimated the enemy, gave people the feeling of being a loser.

From the Tang army's camp, the leader rode a horse and walked a few steps forward. Only then did the Tiele people see clearly that this person was... Xue Rengui! Hundreds of thousands of troops started discussing one after another, they didn't know what Xue Rengui wanted to do.But Xue Rengui was riding a horse, and suddenly shouted: "One!" He held up the big bow with one hand, and drew an arrow with the other. Just as he finished speaking, the full bow suddenly changed, and the arrow flew out with a strange sound.Among the dozens of warriors in Tiele, one fell to the ground in response, and the army suddenly became commotion.Xue Rengui looked at the other party coldly, and then shouted loudly: "Two!"

Another arrow hit the second person, who fell to the ground and never got up again. When the third warrior died, Tie Le was in chaos. Dozens of warriors in front of the array were shocked and paled. They got off their horses one after another, bowed to Xue Rengui from a distance, and then got on their horses and fled.Because of fear, the rear army fought if they could beat them, and ran away if they couldn't beat them, without blushing or shyness, they followed the warriors and fled wildly.Those warriors who were taken in would not have expected that they worked so hard to liberate Tie Le, and all the people behind them ran away.

Xue Rengui led his troops in pursuit, crossed Qibei, defeated Tiele's army that day, captured three commanders and countless soldiers, and returned.Someone in the army wrote a poem to praise Xue Rengui. Later, on the way to the army, everyone sang this poem as a song. The poem says: The general will set three arrows on Tianshan Mountain, and the strong man will enter Hanguan with a long song! Xue Rengui also has shortcomings. After accepting those dozens of warriors, he made a wrong move. In order to prevent future troubles forever, he asked Tang Bing to dig a big pit nearby and buried these dozens of warriors alive.If Xue Rengui is still thinking about the future, then Zheng Rentai makes it impossible to see the meaning of thinking about the future at all.Sijie, Duolangge and other tribes (Tiele branch) surrendered to Zheng Rentai. Comrade Zheng Rentai was ecstatic and decided to accept their surrender and set a date for a military parade.

Zheng Rentai was a talent. He ordered the surrendering army to lay down their weapons and accept his review. When they were all lined up, Zheng Rentai gave the order for massacre with a tick of his finger. After killing everyone, Zheng Rentai felt that he couldn't come in vain, so he robbed the tribal people's wealth, wives and daughters for his subordinates to enjoy.Zheng Rentai, who had been a prostitute, could not control his behavior at all. After dividing the women and treasures, he felt that those who did not surrender deserved to be beaten. He ordered General Yang Zhi to pursue him bravely. After a scuffle, Yang Zhi was beaten black and blue by the angry deserters.Yang Zhi cried and returned to Zheng Rentai. Zheng Rentai was furious when he heard that Yang Zhi was beaten, and vowed to find him back.Just at this time, the scouts reported that the enemy army had left their luggage nearby because they only wanted to fight.

Zheng Rentai was dazzled by himself, and led 14,000 cavalry to the place where it was said that there was luggage. The army ran wildly for hundreds of miles, and would soon reach the end of the Gobi Desert (the road went to it, and then passed the moraine), but they did not find the legendary luggage. Oncoming, just a dry river (Xian'e River). Not to mention the baggage, not even a bird's egg, Zheng Rentai felt that he was being tricked.He finally paid the price for his actions. Because he only cared about chasing the nonexistent baggage, the army marched nearly a thousand miles north.The food that everyone brought with them was not enough, and it was difficult to go back to this place where the birds don't shit. Bad luck for Jung In-tae! God also thought so, in order to make Zheng Rentai's misfortune more colorful, it gave Zheng Rentai a blizzard viciously.Zheng Rentai and the soldiers who were blinded by starvation took off their heavy and cold armor one after another, and walked on foot in the deserted Gobi desert (except themselves).Horses are useless, they can be killed and eaten if they can be killed and eaten. With an army of 14,000, there is not even a single horse left in the end. The vast majority of soldiers were mad because of hunger, and they were all eating the meat of their comrades who had just starved to death. When Zheng Rentai's army of more than ten thousand entered the fortress, there were only 800 people left (compared with entering the fortress, the remaining soldiers were only 800).Sixian doctor Yang Deyi wrote a letter to impeach Zheng Rentai.The article said: "Rentai and others have been punished and killed, so that the captives fled and scattered, did not care for the soldiers, and did not count the food, so they made the bones cover the wild, and abandoned the armored bandits. Since the establishment of the Holy Dynasty, there has never been a loser like today. Rengui When he was in prison, he was greedy and promiscuous, and although he kept his income, he did not make up for the loss. Please pay the judiciary to push the department." To sum up, Yang Deyi's Shangshu mainly has two meanings: first, Xue Rengui's command of the army is not strict, and the results of the battle are not as much as they swallowed by themselves; second, Zheng Rentai killed him and starved to death in order to find supplies The whole army is really an unprecedented shameful incident in the Tang Dynasty!Please submit the above two points to the Judiciary Bureau for interrogation. Because he believed that the two had meritorious service, Li Zhi did not punish them.He dispatched Qibi Heli from the Koryo battlefield to appease Tie Le. Tie Le no longer believed in the Tang Dynasty. If he surrendered, he would be killed. If he did not surrender, he would be killed.Looking at the whole incident, Zheng Rentai played such a role.Qibi Heli has an arduous task. He not only has to stabilize Tie Le, but also restores the majesty of Datang. Li Zhi asked: "How many people do you want? Tell me!" Qi Bi He Li said: "Five hundred is enough." Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Qibi Heli rushed all the way to the place where the nine surnames of Tie Le gathered. When they arrived in Tiele, Qibi Heli summoned nine sergeants and said to them: "The country knows that you are all coerced (not necessarily), and has pardoned your sins. I know that all the sins are the chief's alone. You are all right, if you hand them over, you will be fine!" The people of Tiele's tribe were overjoyed when they heard the news, and yelled at a group of people to go back to the camp to kidnap, and arrested their own Ye Hu (commander), She (Prince), and Teller (Xiangguo). More than 200 prominent figures were sent to Qibi Heli. Under the gleeful attention of Tie Le's men, these people were angrily reprimanded by Qibi Heli, and then beheaded.Someone asked, isn't Qibi Heli's approach the same as Zheng Rentai's?My answer is that Qibi Heli did kill people, but he was able to accurately grasp the psychological characteristics of the people of Tiele, and he used both kindness and power to achieve good results. Bianjiang has always kept Datang's face, but Li Zhi has been very angry recently, he always feels that Empress Wu is controlling him.Someone told him that there is a kind of magic that can viciously control people's minds to achieve their own goals.Li Zhi thought that his daughter-in-law must have done this to him.Of course he wouldn't foolishly run up to Wu Zetian and ask, "Daughter-in-law, what have you done to me?" He also wouldn't call a sorcerer to discuss several methods of voodoo.He would only discuss with trusted ministers how to limit the power of the middle palace, but he often made up his mind to show his wife a good look. Once in front of Empress Wu, Li Zhi lost the motivation to attack and obediently put himself in a submissive position. Li Zhi, a kind-hearted man who loves the people like his son, is not a good decision maker.After Mr. Du's death, a master of Taoism similar to Mr. Du appeared in the middle palace. The master's name was Guo Xingzhen, and because he mastered the magic of controlling human thoughts, he was greatly favored by Empress Wu Zetian.Master Guo began to frequent the Central Palace, so rumors spread all over the world that this god-like fellow was conducting witchcraft in the Central Palace.There are two types of voodoo: the first is auspicious wuzhu, for example, using voodoo to bring you good luck, and using voodoo to improve your studies are all within the scope of voodoo; the second is It's the evil witch wish, such as making one's competitors instantly brain-dead, and making a woman who doesn't love her grow to three hundred catties, all of which belong to the scope of the evil witch wish. Obviously, Master Guo skillfully used the evil witch Zhu, and he made Li Zhi lose the ability to lead the government affairs of the empire. Li Zhi didn't know the story of Master Guo, but Li Zhi did believe that someone was behind Empress Wu's back. Master Guo was trusted by Empress Wu and was very arrogant, so he offended the eunuch Wang Fusheng.He is the person Master Guo shouldn't offend. Wang Fusheng is someone close to Li Zhi, so he easily exposed Master Guo's practice to Li Zhi.Li Zhi was furious, but he was afraid that his daughter-in-law would do something in advance if she found out, so he issued a secret decree and called the knowledgeable Shangguanyi to discuss. Shangguanyi listened to Li Zhi talking about Master Guo's story as if he was in menopause, first analyzed the situation for Li Zhi, and finally made a frightening suggestion, "The empress is domineering, and the people in the country are not convinced. It's useless!" Li Zhi looked at Shangguanyi blankly, but soon, he applauded Shangguanyi's suggestion. The heart disease that had plagued him for many years was finally resolved. Yes, it was the woman at the head of the family who would interfere in everything.Li Zhi asked Shangguanyi to write an edict quickly, so that he could issue an edict to abolish Empress Wu.Shangguanyi quickly completed the task assigned by Li Zhi. Li Zhi read it approvingly and put away the edict.He asked Shangguanyi to step down first, while he wondered when it would be appropriate to release the information. Once a decision is made, it must be implemented immediately, otherwise the night will be full of dreams. Li Zhi: I had a quarrel with my girlfriend today, she said I am too sissy!In order to prove that I am a man, I quarreled with her, and finally cried aggrievedly! Xinmao, the eighth son of the sixth month of the fourth year of Longshuo