Chapter 317 The Covenant and Misfortune
This war, which was originally expected to be a bloody river, was finally stopped by the two sides, and the handshakes and talks about peace. The Northern Qi emperor Gao Wei and Turkic Khan Tuobo drank the blood of the white horse and formed an alliance with blood.
In front of millions of troops, what everyone witnessed was irrefutable.
Next, naturally, the specific details of the agreement on the covenant.
Tuobo's excuse for launching a war was nothing more than feeling that the previous conditions of the covenant were not generous enough for his side and wanted to fight for more benefits.
After learning this lesson, he also realized that it was impossible to make Northern Qi surrender. What could the negotiations on the negotiating table that could not be obtained by war? So he eliminated many of the previous rude conditions, leaving only some that seemed less excessive, such as increasing the scale of border trade, hoping to get craftsmen with superb skills, and opening up more areas for bilateral trade...
Of course, in return, the Turks would further reach military and political alliances with Northern Qi, protect the caravan teams leading to the Western Regions, deposed the position of Kedun, the princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, put pressure on the Northern Zhou court, etc....
At first glance, the Turks are really interested in their allies. But by analyzing the recent news from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, you can know what the Tuobo Khan was fighting.
As the saying goes, if it is not bright in the east, the west is bright in the west, and the Tuobo Khan's army goes south, and it does not mean that it is to deal with the Northern Qi or to wipe out the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Compared with the Northern Qi facing the high pressure of the Turks, the Northern Zhou Dynasty may not be able to go there easily. What they have to deal with is the rebellion of the Qiang and the attack of Tuyuhun.
As soon as Yuwen Yong took power, his prestige was not enough to support the cohesion of the country. He was also in a state of great trouble, not to mention that the Northern Zhou court is still in the aftermath of the political purge of the Yuwen Guard team. Although troops have been sent to suppress Tuyuhun, the country is in turmoil inside and outside.
Yuwen Yong had no choice but to suspend the political purge, show kindness to the nobles of the Eight Pillars and the families in the Guanzhong, and give them greater power to consolidate their status. But if you say that you can draw a lot of power, it is a delusion, let alone a Hulu light standing in front of Yubi, and a Gao Changgong left in Xiangyang, who is always peeking at the Guanzhong, facing the enemy in the three sides!
Yuwen Yong killed Yuwen Hu, but he was still implementing Yuwen Hu's policy. According to Yuwen Hu's idea, build a good defense system. The scale of troops mobilization is almost at the limit that the Northern Zhou Dynasty can support! The rich Jiangling, Xiangyang and Nanyang were seized, and the population and wealth were greatly lost. Especially after Xiangyang was taken away, it was equivalent to a lack of a material transit station. The wealth, money and grain in Shuzhong had to find another route to transport it to Guanzhong. The consumption on the way was even more amazing. The Northern Zhou Dynasty could only rely on the money and grain in Guannei and Hedong.
Yuwen Yong also wanted to send out his army to regain his lost territory immediately, but the Northern Zhou Dynasty really couldn't afford the cost of another big battle! Yuwen Yong had to collect taxes according to Yuwen Hu's pre-conceived idea and struggled to support it. Now there are many complaints among the people, saying that after he took power, the country's fortunes might not be as good as those when the Datongzai was regent. As for a series of other reform measures, Yuwen Yong is now in a panic and has no time to move, and he dare not move!
Since Northern Qi is a tough guy, you can’t be the head of Northern Zhou, right? You have to pick the persimmons and pinch them with soft pinches!
Tuobo's idea has always been so real. As long as you can grab the money, is that what does Kedun's parents' home have to do with him? Tuobo's country went south and did not get any benefits from Northern Qi, so the people below had no idea?
If it weren't for the fact that there was an alliance that could attract attention, I'm afraid he would have been knocked down by the angry heads! At this time, of course, it's important to find a way to consolidate his authority as soon as possible!
In the Turks, is there anything more prestige than taking everyone to burn, kill and loot together? Tubo Khan thought about it and found that only Marcelo and Tuyuhun were the only ones to take it. Although he was disappointed, he had no choice now, so he could only pinch his nose and sit at the table and talk to him honestly.
Otherwise, even losing a battle would have a huge blow to the prestige of the Turkic Ashina family! Seeing that the Turks were so large, they were just tribal alliances. When the power was strong, there would be millions of troops. Once the power declined, the herdsmen were unwilling to follow you! Not to mention the tribes such as Tiele, the Jun people, the Xi people, the Uighurs, etc., they were all not good at it. Once they felt that the Turks were no longer able to do it, they would rebel at any time!
Therefore, Tuobo Khan has no choice now. He is not stupid, so he naturally knows that suppressing the Northern Zhou Dynasty will only encourage the growth of the Northern Qi power, but what can he do? Only he, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, can still grab it!
At the same time, he was also thinking about why hundreds of thousands of people could not defeat Northern Qi. Later, he seemed to figure it out, because these vassal tribes were just slaves, not their own people! The Turks rode their horses and whips to fight with the enemy, and these goods would only escape, without any backbone or blood! We must find a way to wipe out these tribes one by one and turn them all into real Turks!
Gao Wei didn't know how rich Tuo Bo was, nor was he very interested, because the initiative was now firmly held in his hands. At the same time, he also knew that Tuo Bo was no longer allowed to choose. Since the White Horse Vow, Gao Wei completely saw through the weak nature of the Turkic people's powerful appearance! That was a paper tiger, and he became more and more scrupulous.
He could have ignored the Turks' proposal, but he finally chose to accept it happily. Without it, Northern Qi could not take action. Since Tuobo wanted to beat the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he would let him go! Whether the enemy's enemy was his own or not, it was always something worth celebrating.
Therefore, Gao Wei agreed to the conditions of Tuobo! Then, he thoughtfully suggested that Tuobo should defeat Guazhou, Jiuquan and Ganzhou, and completely open up the road to control the Western Regions, so that the Northern Qi and Turks could get the most intuitive benefits in trade in the future. Whether it could be successful is another matter. Gao Wei should spare no effort to add to the insult!
After the two sides reached a series of agreements in the shortest time, people from the Turks came, demanding that the Northern Qi side open the encirclement of the Eastern Route Army and let them go out. If they did not release the encirclement, the Turks would have to rescue the encirclement themselves. Gao Wei thought about it and finally stamped the imperial edict, and the quick horses rushed to inform Gao Baoning and others to release it as soon as possible.
"I have been besieged for a month, so why should I eat up all the food? I don't know how many more than 100,000 people can go back?" Gao Wei said to Zuo Xiang with a sigh, but there was no slight compassion in his eyes.
Chapter completed!