By August of the 11th year of Tianbao, the Tang army's defense changes to the garrisons of various Sogdian countries were completed, and the steps and plans to comprehensively control Sogdian politically were also gradually carried out.
First, some powerful officials in various Sogdian countries who were unfriendly to the Tang army were suppressed, and then some disobedient nobles and tribal leaders were imprisoned and their property confiscated.
After getting rid of these strong opposition voices, the officials sent by Zhao Ziliang to various Sogdian countries began to win over ministers and nobles from various countries who were friendly to the Tang Dynasty and were highly respected in the local area, allowing them to continue to serve as officials to govern the local area.
At the same time, they did not relax their control over some The pursuit of the hidden rebels.
Although there is a tradition of ethnic group unity in this era, almost no ethnic group has yet to form a consciousness.
Even the most civilized Tang Dynasty in the East and the Byzantine Empire in the West.
Zhao Ziliang took over the political power of the Sogdian countries.
His plan was not greatly hindered.
Under coercion and inducement, the dignitaries of the Sogdian countries cooperated unscrupulously with the officials sent by Zhao Ziliang.
On September 15th of the eleventh year of Tianbao, Zhao Ziliang held a military and political meeting.
The generals who were sent to garrison in various parts of Sogdia and the officials in charge of civil affairs all returned to attend the meeting.
The scale of this military and political meeting was very large.
Almost all the high-ranking military generals and officials who came with Zhao Ziliang from Tingzhou to build the city of Samat were present.
In total, there were hundreds of people.
The venue of the meeting was the former royal palace of Kang State, which is also the temporary venue where Zhao Ziliang currently handles official business.
In the large hall, officials stood on the right and military generals stood on the left, all talking in low voices.
Many of these people came back from various parts of Sogdia, and they were all exchanging information on how to govern various parts of Sogdia.
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“Very handsome” All the officials and generals in the lobby fell silent when they heard the voice.
When they saw Zhao Ziliang walking in, fully clothed and with a sword in his hand, they all stood up, clasped their fists, bowed and shouted: "See the Commander-in-Chief!"
Zhao Ziliang sat down behind the desk, waved his hand and said: "No courtesy."
Everyone straightened up and said, "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief" Zhao Ziliang looked at the officials and generals who had retreated to both sides and said: "Most of you have rushed back from the garrison and other places in Sogdia.
Let each of you talk about your political achievements and results during your tenure."
Officials came forward one by one to describe how they attacked powerful local dignitaries during their tenure, how they sought to win over prestigious officials and nobles who were close relatives of the Tang Dynasty, how they vilified the previous rulers, and how they attacked those who resisted.
After the officials had finished talking, the generals stood up one by one to talk about their surveillance of the Sogdian army stationed there, their attacks on the local resistance forces, their attacks on the infiltration forces of the Great Food Country, etc.
After listening to the performance report of the civilian and military generals, Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "It seems that you have achieved some results these days.
Judging from the current situation, we have generally completed full political and military control over Sogdia.
Now is also the time to establish the Taixi Protectorate."
All the officials and generals agreed: "Yes, yes, the Taixi Protectorate should have been established long ago."
Dugujun stood up and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Jie Shuai, the situation in various parts of Sogdia is good now, and the time has matured to establish the Taixi Protectorate.
Moreover, the establishment of the Taixi Protectorate is more justified for our rule of Sogdia."
All the officials and generals looked at Zhao Ziliang, their eyes full of enthusiasm and hope.
There is no doubt that after the establishment of the Taixi Protectorate, the official positions of these people will rise.
After all, most of the officials and generals here now have the titles of Under the Beiting Protectorate, if the Taixi Protectorate is established, they will have official positions here and their grades will be improved accordingly.
Zhao Ziliang looked at the case files on the desk, raised his head and said: "Then we will set up a date to establish the Taixi Protectorate.
According to the emperor's decree, the Taixi Protectorate will be under the jurisdiction of the Beiting Protectorate, west of the Congling Plateau. , all the Tang Dynasty’s sphere of influence south of the Qianquan Mountains belongs to Tai It is under the jurisdiction of the Western Protectorate.
After the establishment of the Western Protectorate, I will temporarily hold the post of Protector.
I cannot stay here forever.
After all, there are many affairs in Beiting, from the land of Western Turks to the south of Jinshan and from Xian.
All affairs east of the sea and west of Illinois must be handled by me.
Therefore, while I am away from the Taixi Protectorate, I need a Deputy Protector to assist me in handling military and political affairs in various parts of Sogdia.
I will recommend Lord Dugujun to the imperial court to serve as Deputy Protector of the Taixi Protectorate, and Lord Gao Shi to serve as deputy governor.
He was appointed as the judge of Jiedu, Xuanyi was appointed as the envoy of soldiers and horses, and Pugu Huai'en was appointed.
He will serve as deputy envoy of soldiers and horses.
Other officials and generals of the Taixi Protectorate will be appointed after the establishment of the Taixi Protectorate.
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The ceremony for the establishment of the Taixi Protectorate will be held by Lord Dugu and Lord Gao Shi.
The time should be as much as possible within these days. , so that officials and generals who have just returned this time can participate."
Dugujun and Gao Shi immediately stood up and agreed, "No" Zhao Ziliang glanced at the case file on the desk again and said: "After the establishment of the Western Taihu Palace, we will restore the prefectures and counties established here during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, but there will be no Dudu Palace.
Local government affairs and governance will be handled directly by the prefectural government offices. local, state's most High-ranking officials are prefects.
These prefectures and counties are Bakhanna State of Xiuxun Prefecture, Shi State of Dawan Prefecture, Cao State of Caozhou, Kangguo of Kangju Prefecture, He State of Guishang Prefecture, Dong'an State of Mulu Prefecture, Anguo of Anxi Prefecture, The Mi Kingdom in Nanmi Prefecture, the Shi Kingdom in Quesha Prefecture, and the Jumi Kingdom in Bazhou."
Three days later, the Taixi Protectorate was established, and the government office was located in the palace of the former King of Kang.
A grand ceremony was held that day.
The guests included the nobles of the former Kang, wealthy Sogdian businessmen, some tribal leaders, and the Tang Dynasty. officials and military generals.
After the establishment of the Western Taishi Protectorate, Zhao Ziliang quickly signed Official Document No. 1 of the Western Taishi Protectorate, abolishing the original national titles of the Sogdian countries, and establishing prefectures and prefectures to govern the former Sogdian countries.
Tang troops were stationed in each prefecture and county.
And the Sogdian army was stationed in a different place, and the Sogdian army was stationed in a different place.
The special army was controlled by the local Tang army generals.
The local prefect had the right to dispatch the local Tang garrison and the Sogdian Bureau to strengthen the government's rule and suppress rebellion, but had no right to interfere with the internal affairs of the garrison.
The appointment of garrison generals was directly appointed by the Western Taishi Protectorate, in charge of Officials are chief and deputy military envoys.
The establishment of the Western Taihu Palace, the cancellation of the national titles of the original Sogdian countries, and the establishment of prefectures in various states to handle local government affairs and manage local areas further consolidated and strengthened the Tang Dynasty's rule over the Sogdian land.
Next, Zhao Ziliang began to write a letter to Tingzhou, and divided some of the refugees who would migrate from the Central Plains to Sogdia, and the Taixi Protectorate would carry out planning and resettlement.
The people in Sogdia were not all originally from Sogdia.
There are also many cannibals, Turks, and Tocharians.
In fact, the Tocharians are the descendants of the Turks, and the Sogdians are the descendants of the Yuezhi people.
In this land, there are many ethnic groups.
There are many languages.
In order to strengthen its rule and facilitate administration and officials, the Western Taihu Mansion began to vigorously promote the Chinese language.
In addition to handling official duties, some officials also organized schools to teach local people of all ethnic groups to read Chinese and recognize Chinese characters.
In order to promote cultural dissemination, Zhao Ziliang, the Protector of the Western Taishi Prefecture, also issued a special decree announcing that from now on, those Sogdians who read Chinese books and knew Chinese characters and were ranked and admitted in the official imperial examinations would have priority to become officials.
The Sogdians, who were originally not very keen on reading and literacy and thought it was useless and thankless, sent their children to school one after another after seeing this decree.
On the second day of October, after Zhao Ziliang finished handling political affairs, he was practicing in the backyard of the Duhu Mansion.
Cen Shen came in and reported: "Jie Shuai, I have some news."
The shirtless Zhao Ziliang stopped, put the weapon back on the weapon rack, wiped off his sweat, took a sip from the tea cup and said, "Any news?"
Cen Shen said: "The first news came from the Great Food Country.
It is said that the Caliph Abbas of the Great Food Country is not in good health.
He seems to be seriously ill, and Abbas is also old.
There are rumors that Abbas's brother and his son are secretly fighting for the right to inherit the throne."
Zhao Ziliang was startled, turned around and asked, "Is the news reliable?"
"Although the news of Abbas's serious illness was blocked, it was still heard by the spies we installed.
There should be no falsehood.
As for Abbas' brother and his son secretly fighting for power, it is definitely not groundless.
Ah Bass’s younger brother had been following Abbas in his resistance to the white-robed food for a long time.
During the uprising that overthrew the white-clad imperial court, he had military power and considerable strength.
He was Abbas's right-hand man.
After Abbas established the country, his power became even greater.
He was willing to give up power after Abbas's death.
Power fell into the hands of Abbas's son and he was at odds with Abbas's son."
Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and said: "If you put it this way, the Big Food Country will have no time to pay attention to what the next news will be for at least a few years."
Cen Shen said: "It was first transmitted to Beiting from Chang'an, and then Wang Can sent the message via flying pigeon.
The news said that Li Linfu was ill, and he was seriously ill.
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At his age, he probably didn't have much time to live. " Zhao Ziliang was stunned for a long time when he heard the news.
He came back to his senses and sighed: "I should have been very happy when I heard the news, but now I can't be happy.
You know why."
Cen Shen wondered: "Why is Li Linfu always jealous of Jieshuai's military exploits and wants to kill him?"
Zhao Ziliang sighed: "It is no longer the same as in the Kaiyuan period.
During the Kaiyuan period, the emperor was wise, the government was clear, the civil servants were honest, and the military generals were brave.
Now, there are traitors and sycophants in the court, and the whole court is full of chaos.
Even if Li Linfu dies, I am afraid that the court will not be there."
To be able to become clear, the current Tang Dynasty can no longer be changed by rectifying the court atmosphere.
The entire Tang Dynasty has begun to fundamentally change the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty.
It is rotting.
If you want to turn things around and turn the tide, even if the emperor is thirty years younger, he may not be able to do it.
It is not that you have not seen it in recent years.
Hundreds of thousands of Central Plains people who cannot survive have come to Beiting.
There may be more in the future.
There may be one million or two million refugees coming to Beiting.
Just from the increase in the number of these refugees, we can see how miserable the people's living conditions are in the Central Plains."
Cen Shen looked miserable: "Jie Shuai, what should we do?
Is the Tang Dynasty hopeless?
Is it impossible for the Tang Dynasty to escape the fate of the dynasty's collapse?"
Zhao Ziliang sighed: "The Tang Dynasty should not be destroyed for the time being, but if this continues for a long time, it will be destroyed sooner or later":