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Chapter 918 The vassal king (thanks to the Eagle of Timeron

(Thank you very much for the reward of Timirlun Eagle. It was another ten thousand rewards and a big red envelope from the group. Thank you so much, brothers!)

Li Chao and the prince rode on a golden chariot and took the triumphal soldiers into Xiangyang City amid the cheers of countless people. What attracted the same attention as these triumphal soldiers were Goguryeo and Turkic prisoners such as Quangasuwen.

These people were tied with ropes, lowered their heads, and staggered. The shouts of the Tang people made them feel anxious. After coming south, they discovered that the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains was much bigger, richer than they thought, and of course much stronger than they thought.

The Prince of Loufan wanted to set up a valley, the Prince of Songmo Dahe Duluo, and the Prince of Raole Ahui Suzhi.

The three newly attached vassal kings were riding tall horses and following Li Chao and the prince's car. Looking at the people outside Xiangyang City and the tall Xiangyang City, the three of them couldn't help but secretly fortunate to join the Tang Dynasty.

The Central Plains are too big, there are too many people in the Central Plains, and the cities in the Central Plains are too tall and strong.

All the people from Xiangyang City can reach the people of one of their tribes.

At this time, Su Zhi felt that the 5,000 cows and horses he gave were worthless. When he decided to take out these batches of cows and horses to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, he felt extremely distressed. So many cows and horses could buy thousands of muskets from the Tang Dynasty.

But now, Su Zhi was shy and approached the prince Chenggan's car with a shameless face, and said to the prince with flattery and flattery, "My minister, Ah Hui Su Zhi, specially presented five thousand cattle and five thousand horses to His Royal Highness the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

The five thousand cattle and horses were given to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the five thousand cattle and horses were given to His Royal Highness.

Chenggan had been talking to Li Chao just now, but he didn't care about the three surrendered kings. At this time, Su Zhi came up to interrupt him, and he felt a little unhappy, but he nodded in his performance.

Five thousand cows and five thousand horses, only the prince nodded.

Su Zhi was dissatisfied.

Li Chao smiled and said to Chenggan Road, "Your Highness, I will introduce you to Your Highness. Your Majesty, Prince Ah Hui Suzhi, is the chief of the five major tribe alliances of Xi tribes. He is also the chief of the Ah Hui tribe, the largest tribe of Xi tribe. He is brave and good at fighting and planning. The five major tribes of Xi tribe have 200,000 control men, nearly one million tribes, and strong soldiers and horses. He is the northern tribe of Yanshan. The chief of Suzhi is loyal to the Tang Dynasty!"

Chenggan heard the meaning of Li Chao's words. This Su Zhi is not a person like Yugushe, Jie Li, and Yu Shexi, who has no soldiers, no power or no land. This is a powerful faction.

He also smiled at him now, "The prince is so loyal, the Tang Dynasty will not treat you badly. Today, I will hold a banquet in the palace to welcome the triumphal soldiers, and I will respect the prince for a cup."

After hearing this, Su Zhi felt extremely relieved. He was not given away for free, and he could give Prince Tang a glass of wine and be more dignified.

Duluo saw that Su Zhi was not honest, and quickly expressed his intention to give him five thousand cattle and horses to His Royal Highness. Chenggan also smiled and said that he would toast him with a glass of wine for a while, which was to be the one who sent them.

"You can earn ten thousand oxen and horses with one glass of wine, and you can earn twenty thousand pounds of wine for two glasses of wine. Your Majesty's wine is really valuable."

Li Chao smiled at Chenggan Road.

Chenggan shook his head, "The teacher took action and defeated Goguryeo in half a year, subdued Xi, Khitan, and captured Monan. This is the real success. I can get 20,000 yuan in these two glasses of wine today, because they were intimidated by the teacher's military power."

A welcome banquet was held in the East Palace.

Very lively.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was the host, the Prime Minister and Privy Councilors accompanied him, and all civil and military officials were present. Li Chao was praised by countless people.

At the banquet, Yu Guzhi gritted his teeth and took out five thousand cattle and horses each to offer to the prince. Although he had no territory, his property was still there. Seeing the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty and seeing that the prince was so steady even though he was young, he gritted his teeth and took out ten thousand cattle and horses.

Chenggan fulfilled his promise and gave a glass of wine to Sanfan.

The wine that Li Chao poured him, three glasses of fruit wine, was actually very low in the degree, but it looked like a drink.

However, Sanfan drank white wine and white deer special songs, which were very powerful.

After a glass of wine, the Three Feudans were already extremely rich.

In addition to the royal family, there are now six kings of different surnames in the Tang Dynasty.

Duo, the King of Dingxiang County, also known as Jie Li Khan, was now granted the title of King Dingxiang by the Tang Dynasty and also given the surname Li, and is now Li Quanzhong, the King of Dingxiang.

The Prince of Yunzhong, the former Yusheshe, is now given the Prince of Yunzhong by the Tang Dynasty, and the surname Li, and the name Li Maozhen.

The original Ashinasmo gave the surname Li and was named Prince Heshun. Recently, it has also changed its name to Li Sigong.

Now he is named the Three Feudal Kings.

When Ah Hui Suzhi saw that all the three were given surnames and names by the Tang Dynasty, he wondered whether he should also ask for a name. In this way, if he had the Tang Dynasty as his backer in the Xi clan in the future, he would sooner or later become King Xi and truly become the king of the Xi clan.

By the alcohol.

Su Zhi first came to Li Chao and asked Li Chao to help him ask the prince for gifts.

After hearing this, Li Chao thought this was feasible.

He also learned just now that the gift of surnames and names by Jie Li and others was not Li Shimin's intention, but the young prince's intention. Although he felt that this incident was a bit over the past, it also had certain benefits.

After thinking about it, he agreed.

He went over to tell Chenggan that Chenggan was fascinated by giving people a surname and name recently, and Su Zhi must have asked for it. This is a good thing.

"I gave the name Li Guochang to Prince Raole, okay?"

"Li Guochang." Su Zhi recited it several times, and the more he recited it, the better he felt.

Guoqiu is prosperous, and Chenggan means that the Tang Dynasty is becoming more and more prosperous, while Su Zhi feels that he may be able to establish his own dynasty like the Yi Nan in the future and the country will flourish.

Ah Hui Suzhi became Prince Li Guochang of Raole.

Dahe Duluo also came and asked for a name.

Chenggan refused everyone and thought about it, "I'll give the name Li Jinzhong to the Prince of Songmo?"

"Okay, Li Jinzhong is a good name. I will definitely be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and His Highness to the end." Duluo flattered.

Yugu Shira also came over with a shameless face to ask for a name.

Li Baochen.

Chenggan chose a name for Yugusai, Baochen.

Baochen sounds not as good as Guochang, Quanzhong sounds nice, but it is not bad. Yugushi retreated with great gratitude.

So.

Now, six vassal kings of different surnames in the Tang Dynasty were originally Turks, Xi and Khitan, but they all became vassal kings of the Tang Dynasty, and they all had their surnames and names.

Jie Li Khan Ashinadu, now the Prince of Dingxiang of the Tang Dynasty, Li Quanzhong.

Yu Sheshi was the last of the silence, and now he has become Li Maozhen, the prince of Yunzhong, the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, Ashinasmo, the former Jia Bi Teqin, has now become Li Sigong, the Prince of Heshun of the Tang Dynasty.

The original Yugu Settlement has now become Li Baochen, the prince of the Tang Building.

The chief of the Xi tribe, Ah Hui Suzhi, is now Li Guochang, the prince of Raole, the Tang Dynasty.

The Khitan chief Dahe Duluo is now the Prince of Songmo of the Tang Dynasty.

Quanzhong, Maozhen, Sigong, Baochen, Guochang, Jinzhong, these six names, Li Chao wants to laugh.

However, looking at the happy look of these six surrendered national leaders, Li Chao could only say that a modern person could not quite understand the thoughts of people at that time.

Giving foreign tribes with surnames and names is not an ordinary reward, but the most powerful means to recruit ethnic minority leaders in the Tang Dynasty.

Once you give a surname, especially a national surname, it means you become a family member of the Tang Empire.

This is considered a supreme honor, and people in the world generally envy and yearn for it, not to mention those foreign races. Their surnames are given not only means being absorbed into the Li clan with noble blood, but also means that they will no longer be criticized for the barbarians. From then on, they have become members of the upright Han clan.

This honor has attracted countless people to it.

This is actually a disguised means of assimilation.

In ancient China, these were still very important.

It’s like there will be many people who will cling to celebrities as their ancestors, even the Li Tang royal family will also cling to me to become their ancestors.

There are many people who will try their best to get involved with those famous families and say that they are Zhaojun Li, or the branch of Longxi Li, and the descendants of Xingyang Zheng, Qinghe Cui, and these are the same.

No one will think that there is anything wrong with giving a surname. On the contrary, giving a surname is regarded as the highest honor.

When Li Chao was given the surname, he was not happy, so others would find it difficult to understand.

However, the six vassal kings of different surnames are all leaders of different races.

But looking closely, only the four surrendered kings of the Turks, Li Sigong, the Prince of Heshun, had real power. The other three Turkish leaders who had previously had higher status were actually just three dogs raised by the Tang Dynasty. Their teeth were pulled out, their collars were put on and ropes were tied. If the Turks had not been pacified, there would be no need for the Tang Dynasty to raise them.

In comparison, Li Guochang, the Prince of Raole and Li Jinzhong, the Prince of Songmo, are still very powerful. They are real vassal kings and have their own tribal land and troops.

Moreover, these two tribes are indeed more loyal and obedient to the Tang Dynasty and can move.

In contrast, the imperial court still has many vassals in the southwest, but those were too far away and not very strong, so no one has ever given a king's surname to this day.

Chenggan stood beside Li Chao with a glass of fruit wine and said seriously to Li Chao, "Actually, I think that the teacher is the most qualified person to be king of the Tang Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to be rewarded for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Chao just smiled and picked up the mulberry wine in his hand and took a sip.

It sounds good to be named King.

But although he recorded it in the genealogy of the Li family, he was actually not a member of the Li family. His original surname was Zhang, and he was a hero of a different surname. Although at the beginning of the founding of the country, several other rebel kings, including Luo Yi and others were once given the title of king by Li Yuan, it was different from now on.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty only occupied a corner of the land, and could only gain one by one, and any conditions could be opened. Now that the Tang Dynasty unified the world, how could it be divided into another surname as king?

The system that Li Shimin introduced before clearly stated that different surnames cannot be kings.

As for the current six kings of different surnames, it is because they are the leaders of foreign races.

Li Chao was not very interested in being the king. It sounded very cool, but if he really was the king, he would be in a very uncomfortable position. At that time, the emperor was suspicious and the court was on guard. If he was not careful, he would be doomed.

Li Chao never thought about usurping the Li family's world one day, so he was not interested in being the king. It would be good to be a Duke of Zhao.
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