It's a joke. Major cases like the Peng Tuo case in previous years were not popular in Luoyang for a few days, and the emperor was in high spirits to toss his military parade. The entire capital was extremely busy, mobilizing elites from various states and repairing the parade grounds. Even Zhang Yan and Guo Da were asked to send 200 people to the capital.
The scale and extravagance of this military parade were the largest in the past 80 years. Even the scene when Duan Jiong returned from recovering Liangzhou and presented prisoners was far less than the scene.
The location of the military parade was chosen to be Pingguang. The emperor ordered the new Sikong Liu Hong to build a large altar in front of the parade. On the altar, a twelve-story canopy, ten feet high, was erected for the emperor to review. And in the northeast of the big altar, a small altar was built, with a nine-story canopy erected, nine feet high, for General He to enter and perform the ceremony.
The emperor personally selected battle armor and horses for himself, and also prepared two Huang Zhan poles with the inscription "Supreme General" written on them. Everyone in the palace secretly said that this military parade was not only to show the power of the Han Dynasty, but also because some alchemists had predicted that there would be a bloody disaster in the two palaces in the near future, and the emperor was also prepared to use the murderous spirit of the army to suppress it.
But these have nothing to do with Chen Chong and Liu Bei.
Chen Chong not only settled in Mengtian Tomb, he saw that the land was rich in water and grass and the terrain was gentle, which made it convenient for Guo Daxiang to develop land here and raise livestock and horses. Guo Da happily sent hundreds of people there, and within ten days a small village was built here. Although Chen Chong lived in seclusion in the mountains, he was still in a human environment, which made him quite happy.
He and Guan Yu built a total of three thatched cottages in the village, one for rest, one for elementary school, and one for medicine. There were more than 200 people in the village, which could be divided into one li, so Chen Chong named the place Sandangli. Chen Chong actually had a lot on his mind. He wanted to use new knowledge to educate people's hearts and then use people to change people, just like he did in the Dongping Army before. He has always believed that as new ideas are established, the old rule loses its foundation.
Therefore, Chen Chong entrusted Peng Tuo and others to gather the literate people in Baibo's army here, and also asked for the records of the five counties under Baibo's rule to clarify the current situation. The results were disappointing. There were not many literate people under Bai Bojun's command, and there were no official documents at all.
The current financial situation within the Baibo Army is very simple: all harvests are handed over to the public, and they can be used by themselves when needed. There are no official records at all. Not to mention that each commander-in-chief didn't know how much money he had in his treasury. Even the number of people under his command could only be roughly known.
If there is money and food in the treasury, use it; if there is no money and food, grab it. Bai Bojun has been able to persist to this day with this unorganized state. It is really difficult for Chen Chong to compare with the level of his former prefect Xing Ji. But no matter what, this time we can only start from scratch and put all plans back. Now Chen Chong has only one purpose, which is to help Bai Bo and others rebuild the system.
All those who were literate in the army were first taken to the village. Chen Chong taught them how to register, classify, and learn simple statistics and arithmetic. After being inspected and qualified by Chen Chong, they formed a small team and entered the five counties to count the population and materials one by one. Chen Chong started from scratch in the village and continued to teach some young people in Baibo's army to read.
And the difficulties Liu Bei had to face had just begun.
Those who were most affected by the Peng Tuo case were the new county magistrates of Taiyuan counties. Most of them came from afar, originally thinking that losing money and gaining fame would be a good deal. But now, serving as an official in Bingzhou is still in danger, which makes many people retreat. As we all know, Liu Bei was also the general who defeated the Yellow Turbans, so we have to guard against such situations.
Fortunately, at this time, Chen Chong had already asked Zheng Xuan to start making names for him and others, and put them all on the pirate ship. Once he resigned, his previous attitude of being a righteous man would be counterproductive. Not only would he not be able to make a name for himself, but he would probably also be laughed at by the people in the world. , and Liu Bei was indeed not a strict official, so they bit the bullet and accepted it.
Now most of the residents of Taiyuan eat in Xihe, so Liu Bei also has free time. He would casually tour the counties with a few relatives from time to time, talking with his subordinates about the current situation and the handling of government affairs. As long as he didn't cause any big trouble, Liu Bei would mainly make corrections for small things. There are not many leaders who can listen to your opinions nowadays, let alone the ones who talk and laugh with you? Therefore, the chaos caused by Chen Chong's resignation was barely managed by Liu Bei.
But the reaction caused by the resignation was not limited to Taiyuan County. After hearing the news of Chen Chong's resignation, Yu Fulo was also very happy. He immediately urged the prince to make up for the tribute immediately. He sent a thousand cavalry, led by the new chief minister. Hu Yijinhuo led a cavalry force of a thousand men to the great city of Shuofang.
Dacheng was the residence of the Horai tribe and was named Dacheng, but that was a thing of the past. The Dacheng fell into disrepair for a long time and is now nothing more than a ruin. The Horai tribe rebuilt a small village along the ruins and started farming and herding in the small town called Dachengzhai.
However, this place is located in the south of the desert, with shallow water and sparse grass, which is not conducive to farming. As a result, the Horai tribe has a small number of people and is poor. It is well known to all the Xiongnu tribes that it is impossible for them to pay tribute. Wu Hai, the Marquis of He Lai Gu Du, told the messenger the truth: There really is no money left to pay tribute.
Wu Hai told the truth, and the envoy also reported the truth to Yi Jinhuo. Yi Jinhuo did not hesitate and immediately led his cavalry into the stronghold.
The He Lai tribe had not seen a battle for many years, even the Huliba rebellion, and they had not participated because of their small number, so Wu Hai believed that he would not be targeted by Yu Fuluo. Unexpectedly, Yi Jinhuo was so decisive at the moment. Before the people could react, the cavalry troops had already rushed to the stronghold, guarding all the passes in the stronghold. They broke into Wuhai's king's tent and captured him in one fell swoop.
After capturing Wu Hai, the tribesmen realized that this was the new Chanyu's purpose. Wuhai, the Marquis of He Laigudu, had a high prestige among the tribesmen, so many tribesmen tried to surround the cavalry soldiers and protested and insulted Shan Yu's cavalry troops.
Unexpectedly, Yi Jinhuo knocked Wu Hai unconscious and dragged him out of the tent. He ordered the soldiers: "The He Lai tribe refused to pay tribute and intended to rebel. Such behavior is just what they deserve. The Shanyu has an order to escort He Lai to the capital. When the marquis came to Meiji to rectify the law, He Lai's people were also escorted to Meiji to be sold as slaves."
After this order was issued, there was silence in the village, and then there were the shouts and curses of soldiers looting, and the cries of women and children. The tribesmen who dared to resist, regardless of gender, were killed on the spot by Shan Yu's soldiers. The village was in chaos for only two hours, and all the tribesmen were captured.
When the tribesmen who were out grazing drove the sheep and horses back, they were surprised to find that their hometown was in a mess. All kinds of leather goods and earthen jars were overturned on the ground. From time to time, mutilated corpses and dripping red blood could be seen along the road. The big city was originally a Ruins, now, a new ruin has been added to the old ruins.
Chanyu's cavalry came and went in no more than five days. The fate of He Lai's troops was just as Da Danghu said. He Lai Wuhai was neatly beheaded in the city, and his head was hung high at the city gate. All the members of the He Lai tribe had their hands and necks tied with straw ropes and were openly sold in Meiji's market. Men, women, old and young, orphans and infants were all hastily marked with straw and marched out for two miles in the market like livestock. The long queue, whether they were slaves or buyers, were all silent and silent.
It was the end of October, and the temperature was gradually dropping. Many people in the Horai tribe had not yet had time to change into winter clothes. After this chaos, their clothes were in tatters. They shivered during the day and stayed in the corner at night to keep warm. The manager did not even want to A bonfire was lit for them. After a few days, no one had died of starvation, but there were a lot more zombies in the city.
Such atrocities of genocide were extremely rare even in the hundreds of years of Xiongnu history. All the Xiongnu tribes arrived and were frightened. But the new Chanyu did not stop. In addition to the He Lai tribe, he also used the same reason to destroy the three tribes in the same way, forcing the princes of all tribes to actively respond to the Chanyu and sell their people without money. The tribute must be paid in full.
For a time, the human market in Meiji was very prosperous. The wealthy people in Jizhou suffered from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and their manpower was quite lacking. I heard that the price of Huns was very cheap, and there was an endless stream of caravans. There were not slave traders going to Meiji on the Huguan Road. It was the convoy that had just returned from buying slaves in Meiji. The slaves in the narrow mountain road were like a black river, flowing from Bingzhou to Jizhou. This scene was truly breathtaking.
But Liu Bei was unable to do anything about it. Although he was the general who protected the Huns, in terms of his responsibilities, the general who protected the Huns only had to consider the wars related to the Huns, and did not need to and could not intervene in the internal political situation of the Huns. At this time, he could only follow Chen Chong's original plan and go to Yanmen to try to make friends with Huchuquan, using Huchuquan as a leverage point to wait for an opportunity to leverage the foundation of Yu Fuluo's rule.
The reason they originally planned to contact Huchuquan was to discuss how to fight Xianbei.
But sometimes it just happens. Liu Bei was thinking about how to contact him, but before his letter was written, Huchuquan's letter for help had been sent to Jinyang.
The content of the distress letter was very simple, and it was enough to make Liu Bei energetic and put off the matter of Meiji to a later date.
At the beginning of November, the leader of the eastern Xianbei army led an army to surround Mayi, but none of the three tribes could take it.
