Turbulent Times Chapter 38: Turkic Envoy

Changsun Sheng, Wang Junlin also heard about it in the history of the Sui Dynasty when he was in later generations. He is a famous military strategist and diplomat in the Sui Dynasty, the great-grandson of Sun Zhi, the eldest son of Shangdang Wenxuan Wang in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the third son of Sun Si, the chief of the third division of Kaifu Yitong in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

According to historical records, Changsun Sheng was intelligent by nature, dabbled in books and history, and was good at riding and shooting. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Changsun Sheng only served as Sergeant Siwei and Captain Fengche. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he successively served as the third division of Yitong, General Zuo Xunwei Hussars, General Zuo Lingjun, and General You Xiaowei. He was ordered to go to Turkic envoys many times. During the more than ten years of exchanges with Turkic, although he did not command any major battles, with his outstanding strategy, he made great contributions to the division and disintegration of Turkic, the maintenance of peace in the northern border of the Sui Dynasty, and the promotion of national integration. contribute.

"Let's go back to the city." Wang Junlin yelled loudly and urged his horse to leave first, followed by two thousand cavalry and galloped towards Gaotai City.

Gaotai City belongs to Shandan County, Zhangye County, Yongzhou. In the past six months, in order to defend against the Western Turks, the Sui Dynasty built two strong castles, Dashi and Minyue, on the side of Shandan County near the Western Turks. No matter which city the Turks attacked, they would be threatened by the other two. Among them, Gaotai City where Wang Junlin is located is the main one, with 5,000 troops stationed, Dashi and Minyue each have 1,500 troops, totaling 8,000 troops.

In addition, from Minle Castle in the east to the east, more than 50 beacon towers were built on the Qilian Mountains along the Hexi Corridor, leading directly to Jincheng County.

In this way, when the Western Turkic army arrives, even if Gaotai City loses, they can immediately tell Jincheng County thousands of miles away about the situation of the general. Now Yongzhou Zhouzhi has moved to Jincheng, and the acting chief of the army, Yu Juluo, and the governor, Chen Sansi, are in Jincheng. Jincheng has a permanent army of 50,000, hoarding countless grain, grass, soldiers, and arrows. They can attack Zhangye County immediately. Support.

After more than an hour, Wang Junlin and his party returned to Gaotai City. From a distance, they saw the tall city wall of Gaotai City built against the mountain.

Above the city wall, Yu Juluo and Changsun Sheng looked at the tens of thousands of acres of land surrounding Gaotai City, and the latter couldn't help but said, "Everyone in the court says Wang Junlin is a rough and vicious warrior, but who knows?" I also know that such a martial artist has led the people and soldiers of the whole city to reclaim hundreds of hectares of dry land on the plains outside the city for more than half a year. This move is enough to show that this son has a long-term vision and a long-term vision. Think carefully , In more than two months, from a soldier to Captain Guo Yi, how could such a person be just a rough warrior."

Yu Juluo smiled and said: "It's just a few hundred hectares of dry land, and it can't produce much food in a year. My eldest grandson praises this kid too much."

Changsun Sheng shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate this kid's move to reclaim the land. This move can not only cultivate the fields, but also attract and recruit farmers from the three counties of Longxi, Tianshui, and Jincheng, and even Guanzhong to farm here. While increasing the population, It can also solve the problem of military rations to a certain extent. When the Western Turkic army invades, these people can hide in Gaotai City and help defend the city. This is a strategy that kills three birds with one stone."

Yu Juluo let out a long laugh. Wang Junlin naturally got his consent before reclaiming the fields. How could he not know the benefits of this? As Changsun Sheng could see for himself, telling His Majesty and the court princes after returning to the capital would greatly change the Sui Emperor and the court's view of Wang Junlin.

In the past half a year, I don't know if someone is fueling the flames, or the rumors spread quickly, and now Wang Junlin has become a household name in the Sui Dynasty. It's just that Wang Junlin's three great achievements became more and more outrageous, which seriously slandered his reputation.

For example, he just used poison to incapacitate the soldiers of the 10,000 Dao Department and the Western Turks. Now it is rumored that Wang Junlin poisoned the 50,000 Ge Dao Department army and 50,000 Turkic soldiers to death.

The battle where he burned Shuiquanguan was even more outrageous. It is rumored that he set fire to 200,000 Turkic soldiers, burned Shuiquan Mountain within a hundred miles to barrenness, and burned countless birds and beasts to death.

Even if he led 5,000 people to destroy the Western Turkic logistics camp, the rumors were also changed, exaggerated, and there were various versions, one of which was that he poisoned the Wenfeng River and died They killed millions of Turkic cattle and sheep, tens of thousands of herdsmen, and tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers guarding the cattle and sheep. There is also a version that Wang Junlin was bloodthirsty and did not allow his soldiers to do anything. After attacking the Western Turkic logistics camp at night, he personally cut off the heads of millions of cattle and sheep and tens of thousands of herdsmen.

Now Wang Junlin already has a nickname that can be used by the people in the Northwest to cure children from crying - Poison General. It is said that this nickname was spread from the army, and the nickname is actually quite appropriate, but when the legend is heard in the ears of the common people, coupled with those rumors, the impression given to the common people is different.

Seeing a group of cavalry galloping towards Gaotai City from a distance, Yu Juluo said: "This kid is back, it's windy here, Mr. Grandson Sui, let me wait for him at the inn in the city."

"Alright, this is the first time this old man has seen this kid. Although he is just a little Lieutenant Guoyi, he doesn't dare to be rude when he is called a poisonous general, hahaha..." Changsun Sheng said He made a joke and followed Yu Juluo down the wall.

"How is Princess Xinyi?" Yu Juluo asked worriedly.

Changsun Sheng's expression suddenly darkened, his face was full of sorrow, and he said: "Although Princess Xinyi is originally the daughter of the clan and was selected by His Majesty to be named Princess, she was also a pampered master since she was a child, and she is only sixteen years old. The body is delicate, and the old man has tried his best to prevent the princess from getting tired and acclimatizing, but I don't want the princess to fall ill."

Yu Juluo frowned and said: "Could it be that the princess was sent to Wutu Khan like this? If she had just been sent to the Turks, the princess would..."

Changsun Sheng looked helpless, and said: "Your Majesty told me that the time is limited, and the old man will wait in Gaotai City for seven days at most. If the princess has not recovered from her illness after seven days, she can only go to the Turkic people to recuperate." /

Yu Juluo shook his head and did not speak. If the princess' illness could not be cured in Da Sui's own territory, if she was sent to the Turkic people, would the princess be cured?

However, the key to this matter is that the Great Sui Dynasty and the Western Turkic people made an act of marriage. As long as the princess is in the hands of the Turkic people, this matter will be considered a reality. How many people will care.

The matter of the princess and her marriage involved too many things, but Yu Juluo didn't want to say much, and put his mind back on Wang Junlin who was about to meet.

Speaking of Wang Junlin's reputation as a poisonous general, Yu Juluo couldn't help feeling that the world is unpredictable, but Wang Junlin's reputation as a poisonous general also brought him some benefits. After all, he had just experienced chaos in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Or among the people, even the imperial court, the law of the jungle is extremely prevalent. The spread of Wang Junlin's vicious reputation, even though it was a bit ugly, made ordinary families and officials extremely afraid of Wang Junlin, and they did not dare to plot against Wang Junlin behind his back if he could not be killed immediately. Take the food, grass and military resources of the 5,000 people in Gaotai City as an example. From the imperial court to Yongzhou, civil officials at all levels have never been deducted, while the food, grass and military resources of the other two castles are often kicked back layer by layer. When it was sent out, only half was left.

As soon as Wang Junlin and his party entered the gate of the city, Zhou Hu, the captain on duty on the top of the city, laughed loudly at him and said, "General, Director Yu and Master Changsun Sheng are waiting for you at the station."

For more than half a year, Wang Junlin has carefully cultivated these old subordinates. The most basic literacy is only one aspect. Law. It can be regarded as a relatively special training for these deployments who followed him to be promoted to mid-level officers. Of course, Wang Junlin also gained a lot in this process, and he can be regarded as thoroughly integrating into and understanding the characteristics of the army of this era.

Wang Junlin didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly came to the post station where Shangguan rested. A post station official at the door took the reins of Wang Junlin's war horse with a flattering face, but Wang Junlin ignored him and walked directly into the post station. After passing through a rather simple garden, I came to a living room. I saw three people in the living room, one was Yu Juluo, the other was Changsun Sheng, and behind Changsun Sheng stood a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. The civil servant was plump and handsome, with delicate features, and his figure was half a head smaller than Wang Junlin. Seeing Wang Junlin coming in, the young civil servant looked at Wang Junlin curiously with his eldest grandson, his eyes wide open.

Wang Junlin glanced over, secretly curious about who this young civil servant was able to stand behind Changsun Sheng.

With a face as calm as a rock, Wang Junlin quickly walked into the lobby, knelt down on one knee and saluted Yu Juluo, and said, "The last general, Wang Junlin, see Director Yu!"

Yu Juluo is not only Wang Junlin's immediate superior, but also has the kindness to support and support Wang Junlin, and also loves Wang Junlin very much. Whenever he has the opportunity, he gives advice on how to be an official, lead troops to fight, and martial arts, so that he Wang Junlin benefited a lot. In the past half a year, the two have formed a deep relationship, and Wang Junlin also treats it as being close to the elders.

As the understanding of Wang Junlin deepened, Yu Juluo also liked Wang Junlin more and more. From the very beginning of wooing, he focused on cultivating him, and now he treats him as his nephew. However, Yu Juluo never showed this feeling, and treated Wang Junlin seriously as always, even when Wang Junlin made a mistake, he scolded him more than before, and the requirements were stricter.

Now that Changsun Sheng is beside him, Yu Juluo has regained the seriousness of his boss, nodded slightly and said, "Wang Junlin, this is General Zuo Xunwei Hussar of the imperial court, the Turkic ambassador personally appointed by His Majesty, I haven't seen you yet." Passed."

Wang Junlin hurriedly bowed and said, "I have seen General Changsun."

The etiquette of kneeling down on one knee when seeing a superior in the army is actually the same as that of raising hands when a lower rank meets a superior in the later generations of the army.

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