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The voice of the crowd sounded near yet far, as though there was a barrier blocking out their voices Slowly, Wang Chong’s thoughts drifted into the distance…
For the convenience ofthe inception of the Great Tang, six protectorates were created They were namely the Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern, Chanyu, and Beiting Protectorate Manor
The six protectorates bear the responsibilities of ‘placating’, ‘offense’, ‘rewarding’, and ‘punishing’ However, they were still considered as anizations and they didn’t have the authority to interfere in the governance of the area
Through these six protectorates, the royal court suppressed the unrest caused by the surrounding nations, such as the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganate, Ü-Tsang, the various countries of the Western Regions, Goguryeo, and the nue E to replace the six protectorates with ten regional coional co responsibilities of the protectorates, as well as the governance of two surrounding prefectures This changed everything!
No one knew better than Wang Chong what kind of future awaits if this policy were to be ireat regional coional commanders of the north would land in the hands of the Hu Anxi Military District by Regional Coional Coional Cohe Military Districts, they would all be taken over by the Hu
Even though those on the seats would initially be Han, but as tioes by, they would fall one by one into the hands of the Hu Of the ten military districts, six of the most important ones would fall into the control of the Hu
Several hundred thousand of troops would fall into the grasp of outsiders Even though the Great Tang’s defense would be strong on the outside, it would be weak on the inside This would becoer for both the royal court and the Great Tang!
Yet, to think that no one would realize the dangers behind the policy Even Elder Ye, Duke of Hu, Elder Zhao, and the rest were oblivious to the dangers This hat thathad appointed Hu as generals in the past, but regardless of whether it was Qibi Heli during the era of E, Zhishi Sili at the start of the current era, or any other norenerals, the authority they wielded in their hands could be taken back at anywith the decision to ‘utilize Hu talents’ would change everything The Hu would struggle free of their reins as ‘generals’, and they would be able to form a ‘mini royal court’ of their own by the borders
Due to the privileges they would get so as to ‘cut down on unneeded administrative work’, the royal court would be unable to be summon them back to the capital as it pleased to strip the the shackles on the ferocious beasts, thus bringing calamity upon itself!
“Grandfather, Elder Ye, Elder Zhao, Elder Ma… and big uncle as well No matter what, this policy mustn’t be passsed! There ional co the Hu Itpleaded
Everyone in the conference hall frowned, but no one spoke up They quietly waited for Wang Chong to continue
Wang Chong’s expression was grim He knew that it was inappropriate for him to dismiss the words of the elders; after all, all of them were ional coleof the civilians, and the collapse of the Great Tang Even if no one would believe his words, Wang Chong still had to give it a try
“Grandfather and the elders, the royal court has already done the best it can for the Hu in our territory Qibi Heli, despite being a Hu, was heavily trusted by Eranted the position as the Left General After his death, he was promoted to a Grand Commander, conferred the title of Auxiliary General, and buried in the royal mausoleum!”
“Ashina Shier, also a Hu, reached the rank of a Left Cavalry General during his lifetime, and after his death, he was also promoted to a Grand Commander, conferred the title of Auxiliary General, and buried in the royal lorious contributions during their lifetienerals In fact, they were even allowed to be buried in Taizong’s , which state would do the sae with a princess by the previous eiven such prestige!”
“In the northern side of the Great Tang, in the Northern Protectorate Manor and Chanyu Protectorate Manor, both the Han and Hu were recruited without any prejudice to guard the border, forardless of whether it was the Han or the Hu, the royal court has already done to the best of its ability to treat them equally!”
“However, have you all considered the possible consequences if ere to go a step further from our current foundation, and utilizefaced everyone’s gazes Even though he was only fifteen-year-old, the ie
None of the elders in the roo as a hts subconsciously flowed along with his words
“… The Hu are courageous and strong, this is sorew up in Just like in the poe pleasure and extravagance, their children are already hunting on horsebacks Placing both the Hu and the Han together, without thinking, it’s clear to ill stand out”
“Big uncle said that the prieous, accustorounds, and don’t form factions easily These words are true, but does the prih the Hu won’t form private factions like the Han, the Hu itself is already a huge faction! Regardless of which tribe they ca with the Han, they for spoke calh the only armies which consisted of a mix of Han and Hu were still limited to the Northern Protectorate Manor and Chanyu Protectorate Manor, Wang Chong knew that when the systeional commanders was put into place, this ions
Furthermore, the policy to value the talented Hu would cause innuenerals to appear in the
(Note: Fan refers to Hu as well)
Initially,too rash and ied, and the at’s thoughts were co in factional as a huge taboo in the royal court, regardless of which era one was in
Thus, everyone has only been concerned about this point, and they subconsciously neglected the fact that the Hu, as the minority and historical outsiders, would easily alliance with one another,Chong wasn’t wrong at all