Jiang Siying was born into the Jiang family of Fuzhou. Among all the major families in the entire Liang State, the only one with the word "zhou" in its name was the Jiang family of Fuzhou.
Fuzhou is one of the five northwestern states, bordering the Xianbei and Khitan khanates to the north. It is the largest state among the five northwestern states, with eight counties and forty-nine counties under its jurisdiction.
There was only one border protectorate in Fuzhou - Tianwei Protectorate. Before the emergence of Zhenxi Protectorate, Tianwei Protectorate had been known as the first vassal state of Liang for many years.
Of the eight counties in Fuzhou, four were under the jurisdiction of the Tianwei Protectorate, and the trade locations between Liang State and the Xianbei Khanate and the Khitan Khanate were also within the jurisdiction of the Tianwei Protectorate.
The Tianwei Army, which was affiliated with the Tianwei Protectorate, had a total of nine guards under its jurisdiction, including two left and right guards, two front and back guards, two north and south guards, two east and west guards and the personal guard.
Except for the personal guards, each guard of the Tianwei Army is composed of six brigades, with a total strength of more than 30,000 people.
The personal guards were first created by the Tianwei Army. Sun Hao formed the personal guards in the Zhenxi Army in imitation of the Tianwei Army.
The Tianwei Army's personal guards consisted of 80,000 Fuzhou Tiger Cavalry and 80,000 Fuzhou Wolf Cavalry, of which the Fuzhou Tiger Cavalry were heavily armored cavalry and the Fuzhou Wolf Cavalry were lightly armored cavalry.
Another reason why Tianwei Protectorate was called the first vassal state of Liang State was that a nomadic people of the grassland, the Rouran, lived within its jurisdiction.
The Rouran people were originally a large grassland tribe living in the Xianbei Khanate and the Khitan Khanate. However, due to the large number of Rouran tribes and the extremely strong combat effectiveness of the Rouran cavalry, both the Xianbei and Khitan peoples were very wary of the Rouran people.
Therefore, the Rouran people living in the Xianbei Khanate and the Khitan Khanate have been suffering from various kinds of oppression.
More than fifty years ago, the oppressed Rouran tribes suddenly united to rebel against the Xianbei Khanate and the Khitan Khanate and declared their allegiance to the Liang State.
Subsequently, about 400,000 Rouran people, with the support of the Tianwei Army, retreated into Fuqing County, Fuzhou, which had abundant grasslands.
Before the 400,000 Rouran people entered Fuqing County, nearly 50,000 Rouran cavalry and nearly 20,000 Tianwei troops were killed in battles with the pursuing troops of the two Khanates.
After more than fifty years of recuperation, the total population of the Rouran people in Fuqing County, Fuzhou has increased to one million, including 200,000 Rouran cavalry.
Thanks to the Jiang family of Fuzhou's insistence on Liangization of the Rouran people, the Rouran people have now become a barrier in the north of Liang State against the Xianbei Khanate and the Khitan Khanate.
Of course, the Rouran people's loyalty to the Liang State was only shown by the Jiang family in Fuzhou.
With 360,000 Tianwei troops, 200,000 Rouran cavalry, and 120,000 wing troops controlled by the Jiang family of Fuzhou, the number of troops controlled by the Tianwei Protectorate reached 680,000.
This number is currently slightly higher than the number of troops controlled by the Zhenxi Protectorate.
Today, the Zhenxi Army has 370,000 troops, and the wing troops under the Zhenxi Protectorate have 300,000, totaling 670,000.
Although the Zhenxi Army had already made a great reputation in the Western Regions, many people in Liang State still believed that Tianwei Protectorate was the first vassal state of Liang State.
Prince Yong'an Chen Su once said: If the Jiang family of Fuzhou could return all military power to the court, the term "feudal vassal state" would soon disappear from the territory of Liang State.
After reading the contents of Dong Mei's letter, Jiang Siying couldn't help but frown and said to Princess Yongning, "This Sun Hao is indeed very audacious.
He knew full well that the Songzhu Pavilion in Ganyang City belonged to Her Royal Highness the Princess, yet he still dared to forcibly abduct thirty of the most outstanding girls. This is a slap in the face of Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Princess Yongning said bitterly, "If you want to slap me in the face, then be prepared for your family to be destroyed!"
"Princess, Sun Hao is the Grand Commander of the Zhenxi Protectorate, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops. He is also under the orders of Prince Yong'an to wipe out the bandits in the northern states.
I think it's best for the princess not to act rashly. Even His Majesty wouldn't embarrass Sun Hao at this time."
Princess Yongning snorted coldly, "This princess knows that there is no way to touch Sun Hao now, but Sun Hao's biological father is an official in the capital.
A son's debt must be paid by his father. This princess's face is not so easy to slap!"
"Princess, I still think we should be more cautious. After all, Sun Hao is the commander-in-chief of the border army who controls the military power."
Although Jiang Siying advised Princess Yongning to be cautious in dealing with Sun Hao, a hint of joy appeared in her eyes.
In Jingyuan City, the capital of Songzi Commandery in Fuzhou, at the residence of the Fuzhou Jiang family, Jiang Shun, the Grand Commandant of the Tianwei Protectorate, placed a piece of paper on the tea table beside him and asked his trusted aide, Gongsun Yu, "Mr. Gongsun, do you think Her Royal Highness the Princess will cause any trouble for the Grand Commandant of the Zhenxi Army?"
The staff member Gongsun Yu stroked his beard slightly and said, "My lord, don't worry. If Her Royal Highness the Princess is asked to do something serious, perhaps Her Royal Highness will not be able to accomplish it.
But causing trouble for the Grand Commander of the Zhenxi Army should be what Her Royal Highness the Princess is best at.
Of course, it is unrealistic to expect Her Royal Highness the Princess to deal with Sun Hao, or even the Zhenxi Army that dominates the entire Western Regions.
If we want to deal with the Zhenxi Army, we have to fight on the battlefield."
Jiang Shun sighed and said, "I never expected that at this critical moment, a figure like Sun Hao would appear, causing our Jiang family to miss the golden opportunity of the southwestern barbarian rebellion."
It turns out that the Jiang family of Fuzhou had long had the idea of replacing the Chen family and seizing the throne.
Prince Yong'an Chen Su led the Five Garrisons' Imperial Guards to the southwest to quell the rebellion, which was a good opportunity for the Jiang family of Fuzhou to start an uprising.
However, the sudden appearance of hundreds of thousands of Zhenxi Army, especially the commander-in-chief of the Zhenxi Army, Sun Hao, who was promoted by Prince Yong'an, forced the Jiang family of Fuzhou to give up the idea of rebellion.
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