Except for Taiyuan County and Shangdang County, most areas in Bingzhou have spent more than ten or twenty years in a state of anarchy. Some places fell relatively early, and even remained without government management for more than twenty years.
These places now have their own system and their own rules of the game of survival. The return of the Han army means the return of the Han government, but whether the Han government can re-establish its rule here is not so certain.
Although the local Han armed forces helped the Han army achieve military victory, the local Han armed forces also came with the goal of defeating the Hu people to gain more benefits, not all out of considerations such as feelings of family and country.
So when the Han government came back to help them expel the Hu people, they agreed with both hands.
When the Han government came back and shared the power of rule with them and divided the scope of interests, they could barely sit at the negotiating table and talk with each other.
Is the Han government going to implement a slave restriction order?
The Han armed groups in all counties in Bingzhou were very unhappy with the news, and were very dissatisfied with the announcement of the new governor of Bingzhou, Man Chong.
Previously, the imperial court had not had time to select enough officials to perform their duties in the Bingzhou area. County guards and magistrates in many places had not had time to be selected and take office. A few places, such as Yanmen County and Wuyuan County, did have counties. Ling Qu took office and was initially welcomed by local forces.
However, after the slave restriction order was promulgated, more than a dozen county magistrates who had just gone to perform their duties were driven out of the local area. The leaders of the local Han armed groups united and refused to implement the slave restriction order, demanding that court officials leave the place, otherwise they would use force. .
In their opinion, the official army was able to expel the Hu people, and they made great contributions. Without their help and guidance, could the Han army achieve victory in the Bingzhou Campaign so quickly?
As a result, instead of thinking about rewards, we actually want to implement some kind of slave restriction order and allow each of us to keep only three slaves. Isn't it clear that we are going to merge the states to fight for power?
Even if we give money, so what, can it cover our losses after losing slaves?
When the barbarians invaded the local area, there was no trace of the government troops. Now that they have finally come back, what else can they do? First of all, they must implement a slave restriction order?
They are not happy because they are used to being wild.
As for whether confronting the government will cause a violent reaction from the government and dissatisfaction with Liu Bei, some people are not worried.
Because they believe that there are many problems in Bingzhou and there are many local snakes in Bingzhou. The court forces have just intervened and the foundation is unstable. It is absolutely impossible to break up with them.
Apart from anything else, the Bingzhou bandits and the Southern Huns ostensibly surrendered to the imperial court, but once their interests are violated by the slave restriction order, will they accept the result honestly?
So these local snakes united to resist the imperial court's demands and resolutely refused to obey the slave restriction order.
This matter was reported to Liu Bei by Man Chong in early June, and Liu Bei's instructions to Man Chong were very direct.
The Xianbei people have been scared away, and the problem of the Southern Huns and Bingzhou bandits has been solved. Now they are against the imperial court, fighting alone without any help. To do such stupid things, it can only be said that they have no vision.
In this case, let's fulfill them. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether we come to Bingzhou with them or not. It is better to say that not having them is the best thing.
At this moment when the will of the whole dynasty is unified, if we don't completely annihilate them, we will really be sorry for this God-given opportunity.
The slave restriction order must be implemented. If you don't want to, then it will be physically destroyed. There is no third possibility.
Liu Bei gave the order, and the two armies of Guan Yu and Qianzhao began the second round of the battle to merge the states. Their actions were decisive and fast, without any worries.
Bingzhou at this moment is really not what some local snakes imagined. Some people's news is too late. They don't know that the Southern Huns problem and the Bingzhou bandit problem have been solved, and they are no longer a problem in the management of Bingzhou. .
Previously, after Liu Bei's seven-day death declaration was issued, Yu Fuluo quickly left Luoyang and returned to the tribe. In one day, he reached an agreement with the tribe and accepted Liu Bei's request.
Similar to what Liu Bei said, the real die-hards have been physically eradicated, and the rest are easy-to-talk moderates. They have no fighting spirit in the first place. Now they are facing life threats. Their choices are actually very limited, and they are not very good. Be willing to lose your life for freedom.
They saw the strength of the Han army and had fought together. They knew that they were definitely no match for the Han army. Therefore, they did not hesitate for too long before making their choice.
Only one tribal leader firmly disagreed with the requirement to be included in the imperial household registration. He felt that this was an act of forgetting one's ancestors. He believed that if he did this, he would not have the face to see his ancestors after his death, and would be severely punished by his ancestors.
He won't do it.
So in a rage, Yu Fuluo did something arbitrary for the first time. He drew his sword and killed the leader in public, which shocked everyone else.
"Whoever wants me to die, I will never let him live! Either live with me, or die here!"
The honest man Yu Fuluo got angry for the first time. His eyes widened, his cheeks turned red, veins popped up on his forehead, the hand holding the knife was trembling slightly, and he was breathing heavily.
It actually looks quite scary.
So with two days left before Liu Bei's ultimatum, the rulers of the Southern Huns reached an agreement, decided to accept Liu Bei's request, and quickly sent people to inform the Bingzhou governor Man Chong of the news.
The 149,000 people of the Southern Xiongnu tribe are willing to accept the request of the Han State, fully surrender to the Han Empire, request annexation, and be incorporated into the household registration of the Han State to achieve all the goals of the Han Empire.
Apart from that, they only have a small request - they want to live in Hedong County, not Bingzhou, and they want to live in a warmer place.
Man Chong knew about their decision and request, and reported it to Liu Bei as soon as possible, and then told Guan Yu about it, so Guan Yu ordered the army to lift the first level of combat readiness and continue to monitor the southern Xiongnu tribe to prevent They go back on their word.
If they go back on their word, attack them; if they go back on their word, protect them until the adaptation is completed.
Facts have proved that this wave of Southern Xiongnu tribesmen were really honest. Even the weapons used for combat were changed and handed over without reservation.
Although Guan Yu was satisfied with this, he also felt a touch of regret.
If the Southern Huns were more stubborn, he would be able to gain more military exploits.
With this wave of military achievements, military positions and ranks can also be further improved. As one of the earliest old subordinates to follow Liu Bei, Guan Yu has always believed that he should be the number one general around Liu Bei, instead of his current status of being tied with many others.
He wanted to surpass all his colleagues and become the number one under Liu Bei.
It's a pity that the Southern Huns are too honest, which is quite regretful when I think about it.
Later, after Liu Bei learned of the Southern Xiongnu's request, he agreed to them, and then formulated a reorganization plan for the Southern Xiongnu tribes. He decided to use Jiangyi County, Hedong County, which had lost all its population in the Hedong crisis, as a place to resettle the Southern Xiongnu's 149,000 people. Where there are thousands of tribes, all their tribes will be included in the household registration of Jiangyi County and become Hedong County residents.
What follows is a series of restructuring plans.
That is to say, all the Southern Xiongnu tribes must change their Chinese surnames and names. If conditions permit, they must use the Chinese name, and if conditions permit, they must use their given names.
All the Southern Xiongnu tribes changed to Hanfu, abandoning their old clothes. The imperial court would arrange for teachers to teach them to learn Chinese, write Chinese characters, and master the basic knowledge that Han people should master. They also had to learn how Han people tie their hair and wear a crown, and they could no longer wear left-hand skirts. .
(End of chapter)
