There was nothing much to say about the one-day meeting in the king's tent. Chen Chong listened to one side for a whole day. It was nothing more than Yu Fuluo Yi venting his bad anger, making things difficult for the kings in every possible way, and then making a big deal.
When the Qiangqu Chanyu was in power, he knew that his accession to the throne was controversial, so he rested and recuperated with the Xiongnu princes. He only received a small tribute from each tribe every year. If he was called upon by the imperial court, the Qiangqu Chanyu would only mobilize his own troops to participate in the war. , This indeed made the Xiongnu stable for many years, but it also allowed the kings to accumulate strength without being restricted, and finally became rebellious, and a full-scale rebellion broke out this year.
Now that Yuvluo's strength has greatly increased, and he has a big man and Bai Bo to rely on, he is naturally acting unscrupulously. He immediately greatly increased this year's tribute and participated in the rebellion. Most of them paid tribute to wheat, flour, thousands of stones, and lambs. Five hundred heads, horns and bows, and a hundred good horses. The small tribe paid tribute of five thousand stones of wheat flour, five hundred lambs, two hundred horns and bows, and fifty good horses.
Such tributes, in peacetime in previous years, the various ministries could still barely support. It’s just that half of this era has passed. The rebellion has caused the Xiongnu to still not farm and herd for half a year. Without farming and herding, how can they harvest crops and pay tribute? But the princes of the Xiongnu were traitors. Now that they were lucky enough to avoid death, how could anyone dare to speak out against it?
Previously, Chen Chong advised Yu Fuluo: "Things must be reversed when they are extreme. Now there is great chaos, and everything is waiting for improvement. If Shan Yu wants to have long-term peace and stability, he should be kind to the people, implement benevolent government, and unite all departments, and be united both internally and externally, so that we can overcome them together." Times are difficult, and disasters must be overcome. A king cannot raise an army in anger, let alone rule a country in anger."
Yufuluo dismissed this and flatly refused, sneering and saying: "Prefect Chen's words are ridiculous. These are all the enemies of my father's murder and the thieves of the people! How can I be unkind if I leave such a life? It's just a small tribute. In this way, how can I show my name as a Chanyu? All tribes can know the obedience and disobedience from this."
Chen Chong was helpless and could only continue to analyze the pros and cons for him: "Conspiracy and usurpation are all the fault of the kings, not the fault of the common people. The victory of Jinyang was precisely because we pardoned the rebellious soldiers. Now Shanyu If we want to investigate the culprits, we only need to collect evidence of the crimes of the princes of Guangluo, imprison them in Meiji, choose a friendly person to take the throne, and rule the people. In this way, one can promote the name of the Chan Yu, two can make the Chan Yu real to the public, and three You can avenge the late king and achieve three things with one stone, but what does it have to do with the common people?"
After hearing this, Yuvluo was quite moved for a while, but he thought about it again and again. In the end, Chen Chong still refused and said: "This is a family matter of the little king and the Xiongnu, and it has nothing to do with Governor Chen."
Chen Chong tried to persuade Liu Xuan and Liu Bao again, but in vain. Once a person embarks on a road without companions, he will continue to do so. After repeated setbacks, Chen Chong felt the stubbornness behind his words, and finally knew the outcome in his heart, which forced him to adopt other methods.
After the apportionment was over, the new danyu discussed the defense of Yanmen County with the princes, and the meeting was somewhat on track.
After the three counties of Hetao were lost, Yanmen County was the northern gate of the entire Bingzhou, but now it is mostly occupied by Xianbei Kuaitou. Kuitou is the eldest grandson of Tan Shihuai. After the death of Tan Shihuai, he became the orthodox Xianbei leader. Most of his subordinates were the old tribes who followed Tan Shihuai in the war. Now he moved the royal court to Yanmen Pingcheng (today's Datong), while fighting against the Xianbei princes. The border gradually expanded its power southward.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court was unable to control Xianbei, and the Xiongnu fought against Xianbei alone in Yanmen, losing consecutive battles. Now they can only maintain the front line in Mayi (today's Shuozhou) and Guangwu. It was precisely because the Qiangqu Chanyu ordered Youxian King Huchuquan to lead his 70,000 tribesmen to garrison here in order to resist Xianbei, that the kings were able to successfully carry out the coup in Meiji.
Now that Yu Fuluo has succeeded Shan Yu, he has brought all the 70,000 tribesmen back to Meiji, but Yanmen defense cannot be left vacant. Now the king's account is discussing new candidates to take over the defense.
Hu Chuquan immediately stood up and said: "Among you, I am the only one who has been stationed in Mayi for more than a year and is familiar with the terrain and enemy situation in Yanmen. If Brother Meng does not give up, I am willing to continue to guard Yanmen for him."
Huchuquan was already alienated from Yufuluo, and his defection to Xubu Shanyu during the war made the rift between the two more obvious. But he was trapped by the situation and did not participate in the conspiracy. He was very sensible when he defected during the Battle of Jinyang. As a brother, even so many princes pardoned him, so there was no reason to hold on to him, so Huchuquan Finally escaped.
Now all his troops were captured by Yufuluo, but he had no complaints and voluntarily went to Mayi to continue resisting Xianbei. Even if Yufuluo was as harsh as Yufuluo, he had nothing to say. However, it was still necessary to dispatch other tribes to enrich the border. After thinking over and over again, Yufuluo ordered Xubu, Dangyu and Huyan tribes to go with Huchuquan.
Needless to say, the Xubu tribe, since the Yu tribe and the Xubu tribe have been married for generations, and the Huyan tribe and the Xubu tribe are from the same branch, there is obviously only one reason why they can be nominated: they are all relatives of Xubu Shanyu.
The three Gudu Marquises had already made mental preparations, and immediately divided their respective jurisdictions at the meeting: the Xubu tribe guarded Wuzhou, the Dangyu tribe guarded Qixian County, and the Huyan tribe guarded Guangwu. Each of the three tribes had 3,000 tribesmen. King Youxian Huchuquan settled in Mayi. The total number of defenders was 35,000, which was only half of the original defenders.
Previously, the 70,000 Xiongnu defenders had been defeated in succession against Xianbei. Chen Chong didn't know how to evaluate Yu Fuluo's deployment of defenses. After all, Yanmen was not only the northern frontier of the Xiongnu, but also the northern frontier of Bingzhou. Yu Fuluo had already decided that it would be difficult to change his mind, so he had no choice but to advise him. If the front line was in an emergency and it was difficult to support him, he could write it to himself, and he would express his opinion. The imperial court sent troops for reinforcements.
Having said this, the results are still minimal, so there is nothing more to say. Chen Chong could only wait for the account discussion to end before turning to talk to Yuv Luo about something more practical for him.
Although the Xiongnu army has been completely wiped out, many bad debts have not yet been sorted out. The Xiongnu rebels had extremely poor military discipline, and almost no grass grew where they passed. During this rebellion, half of Xihe County, including the county government Lishi, was plundered. Taiyuan County, which was once the richest county in the world, was now on the verge of cannibalism, and decades of savings in the county were destroyed.
But these savings did not go elsewhere, but went into the pockets of the Hun princes. After the rebellion was over, the Xiongnu princes dedicated it to Yufuluo. When the army returned to Meiji, Chen Chong saw with his own eyes that twenty carts of gold, silver and jewels had been dragged, and there were countless soldiers and armors, and corn and grain. There are probably nearly a million stones in the surface. If used properly, Taiyuan County may not be able to survive this year's food disaster.
But when talking about this, Yuvluo's nature of being greedy for money was fully exposed. He pretended to be stupid and said he didn't know the matter. He would investigate the kings for this in the future. As soon as there was news, he would immediately inform Chen Chong. , Chen Chong laughed angrily and simply left. I couldn't help lamenting this in my heart: If Qiangqu Shanyu was just inconsiderate of the people and relied on the court, then Yufuluo was self-righteous and had neither.
After leaving Meiji, Chen Chong looked back at the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and suddenly felt a little sentimental. It was here that Zhang Yi died. After the rebellion was over last month, Chen Chong was able to rearrange his body and return it to his family. The clan members of Governor Zhang all said that the clan leader died a worthy death for his country. But before his death, his inconvenience to the governance of Bingzhou was never mentioned again.
Perhaps the last thing a person does before death is the moment when his life is finalized, Chen Chong thought.
Then he thought about this year's disaster relief. Chen Chong had to borrow food. He couldn't help but feel a headache. Just when he saw the Xiongnu tribe south of Meiji City, they were leaving their tents and heading west. Among them were several Jie people who knew him and took the initiative to come. Come and greet him.
Now that all the land south of Meiji has been given to the Bai Bo Army by Yuv Luo, this was the condition for his promise to the Bai Bo Army. After hearing this news, Chen Chong suddenly thought of it and changed his itinerary to visit Guo Da first.
After this battle, everyone in the Baibo Army knew Chen Chong. They all knew that he was the current boss of the Baibo Army and a "virtuous governor" who was good at attacking people's hearts and liked to implement benevolent policies. They still had a good impression of him, and they didn't need any gifts. With light clothes and simple obedience, he was allowed to go all the way to Huanyang.
When he arrived, Guo Dazheng was sitting by the well with his bare arms, sharpening his blade on the sandstone with the well water. Captain Bai Bo raised his head and glanced at Chen Chong, then lowered his head and sharpened his knife. The blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, and it trembled as he sharpened it. A moment later, he poured the well water again, wiped the knife with a dry cloth, and finally put it in the scabbard. He turned to Chen Chong and said calmly: "Mr. Chen is here in China, what do you want to do?"
Chen Chong was accustomed to this attitude and didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he praised him first and said: "There is a saying in "Sima Fa": 'Although the motherland is big, if it is warlike, it will perish, and if it forgets war, it will be in danger.' Guo Shuai sharpened his sword after the war. The style of ancient sages.”
Guo Da put on his robes and armor and objected to Chen Chong with a smile: "I still remember that Mr. Chen once said to us: 'Be invincible first, then wait for the enemy to be victorious.' Although I am illiterate, but Don't forget what Mr. Chen Fu said. After all, Mr. Chen is a god by your side, how can I dare to greet him with a knife?"
Chen Chong had to smile bitterly. He hesitated for a moment, thinking about the current situation in Bingzhou, and finally decided to express his worries to Guo Dayi. He couldn't help but sigh: "Guo Shuai, the situation in Bingzhou is urgent now. I am worried, and Captain Liu has not returned yet. And, I can only come to discuss relevant matters with you."
Chen Chong then told Guo Dahe what was going on in the Hun king's tent today, and analyzed: "Now that Yu Fuluo thinks he is powerful, he acts without scruples and conquers violently. He humiliates the kings above and bullies the head of Guizhou below. How can he do this? For a long time, Bingzhou has a strong enemy in the north, and the country is suffering from famine. If this continues, the situation in Bingzhou will inevitably change drastically, so we must take precautions early."
Guo Dayi was fascinated for a moment. This was the first time he heard such a comprehensive analysis by Chen Chong. His eyesight was opened. He pointed out all the key points of the current situation in just a few words, which made him ask: "What should I be careful about? "
"With such harsh taxation, within a year, the Xiongnu will definitely have civil strife again. But the severe drought is still there this year, when the autumn is high and the horses are fat, the Xianbei will definitely go south to invade, and all the counties in our Bingzhou will starve to death, and the army will not have enough food. By then , the people of Bingzhou may not be able to get even ten percent of their savings!"
When Guo Da heard the scene, he couldn't help but feel that Chen Chong was exaggerating, but he was very pleased that Chen Chong said these words to him. He immediately sat up straight and asked Chen Chong: "Then what should I do with the dragon head?"
Chen Chong said frankly to Guo Da: "Although there are many difficulties at the moment, there are priorities. What the two counties urgently need now is grain seeds and food. In the battle of Jinyang, I heard that Guo Shuai also gained a lot from this battle. Feng, I will never speak to Guo Shuai unless I have to, and I also ask Guo Shuai to lend me food in the hope that he will feed millions of people in his hometown."
Guo Da sighed when he heard this: "The dragon's head should be borrowed and returned."
