As the King of Goguryeo, Eulli felt that the third strategy he thought of seemed to be a more suitable method for Goguryeo.
"Although the Jin Dynasty is declining now, the majority of people in Sifang Prefecture and County still support the Jin Dynasty, especially in the Pingzhou area, almost all of them support the Jin Dynasty!"
Hearing these words from Goguryeo King Yifuli, King Kuomu immediately thought that Yifuli was going to respond to Murong Xianbei's alliance. His face immediately darkened and he said sadly.
"Your Majesty, not to mention the great hatred of the country back then, in recent years, Murong's tribe has attacked and plundered our western territory several times and kidnapped tens of thousands of Dingkou. Should such a great enemy still be so weak?"
In this vast barbaric land in Liaodong and its north, all tribes have always respected strength. For those barbarians who are even more backward than Goguryeo, once the Goguryeo people show weakness, they are very likely to be defeated. They develop a betrayal mentality.
Wang Yifuli, the king of Goguryeo, was very dissatisfied with the tone of Wang Di Kuo Mu's tone, but this Wang Di controlled many tribes and lands and still needed to be won over.
Therefore, King Eulli of Goguryeo suppressed his dissatisfaction and continued to speak patiently.
"Brother Wang is worried. Of course I know what you are saying. The Murong tribe is our old enemy. How can we allow them to form an alliance as they wish!"
At that time, Sima Yi, the general of Cao Wei, sent troops to attack Goguryeo and massacred the royal city of Wandu. Among them, the vanguard was Murong Xianbei, who defected to Cao Wei.
"What does the king mean?"
"Hmph, since old Murong Xuan can think of using the alliance to seize power and profit, then we can't let him do it!"
Wangdi and Dazai next to them both looked at each other, wondering how their King of Goguryeo was going to act.
"Does Murong Xuan think that with the title of Duke of Changli, he can dominate Liaodong? But I can't do anything to make him happy!"
Seeing both of them looking confused, Goguryeo King Eulli lowered his voice and spoke very seriously.
"Previously, Dongyi Colonel Cui Ao secretly sent someone to deliver a letter to the king, asking me to send someone to a secret meeting!"
"Cui Ao?"
"Secret meeting?"
Both Wang Di and Da Zai were shocked. Cui Ao, the newly appointed captain of Dongyi and governor of Pingzhou, came from a wealthy family in the Central Plains. Since he took office, the powerful Han families in Liaodong all used to be friends with Cui Ao. I am so proud of him that he took the initiative to request a secret meeting. There must be something big going on.
"Yes, Cui Shijun sent someone to tell me that he wants our Goguryeo and Yuwen tribes to jointly send troops to the fortress to protect Liaodong County." Yi Fuli said.
Upon hearing the word 'attachment', both Wang Di and Da Zai's eyes flashed, showing greedy looks.
The so-called attachment means that the Dongyi captain mobilized various barbarian tribes to send troops into the area under his jurisdiction to help garrison and maintain rule.
Previously, two Xianbei tribes, Suxi and Muwan, were attached to Liaodong County. However, last year, these two Xianbei tribes launched a rebellion and were destroyed by Murong Xianbei and others.
"The two Xianbei tribes of Suxi and Muwan were logically destroyed by Murong. The territory they left behind should also be guarded by him, right?" Wang Di said.
"It can be seen that Cui Shijun is very uneasy about Murong Xianbei's dominance in the fortress, and wants to use our Goguryeo and Yuwen tribes to restrict Murong's tribe!"
"In that case, this time Murong Xuan shouted that he wanted to join the alliance for the southern expedition, and he would probably not be liked by Ambassador Cui!"
"Haha, Dazai is still too careful. Not only is Cui Shijun not happy, I'm afraid he has long been jealous of Murong." Yi Fuli smiled softly.
In the original Pingzhou territory, in addition to the Jin troops coming out of the prefectures and counties, they also had to rely on the Murong tribe in the fortress, as well as the Suxi, Muwan and other tribes to maintain their rule. Now only the Murong tribe is left. As the Dongyi School It will definitely be difficult for Cui Ao, the captain, to command the powerful Murong tribe.
"What does the king mean?"
"Since Cui Shijun doesn't want to see Murong Bu so much, then we can just help him again!" Yi Fuli said with a little complacency.
"Previously, the reason why I did not immediately accept Cui Ao's invitation was because I felt that Murong's tribe was bent on invading Duan's old territory to the west and there was no need to cause new hatred."
At this time, the Goguryeo Kingdom had always been hostile to Murong Xianbei, but it was not sure of winning. Even if it was not afraid of Murong Xianbei, it probably did not want to take the initiative to cause trouble.
"Now, since Murong Xianbei wants to dominate Liaodong, he can no longer sit idly by and ignore it!"
"I will write a letter to the Ministry of Yuwen in person. If our two families unite, Murong Xin will form an alliance to attack Zhang Tong. Then we will nominate an alliance leader and summon all the ministries to form an alliance to attack Zhang Tong!"
"Also crusade against Zhang Tong?" Wang's brother Kuo Mu said in surprise.
He didn't quite understand what Yi Fuli meant.
"The king means to let Cui Ao and Murong Xin fight in Liaodong County?" Dazai said.
"Yes, this is what I mean!" Yi Fuli nodded and said.
"Since Murong Xu is crying and shouting that he is a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty, then we will support Cui Ao, the captain of Dongyi School, as the leader of the alliance and see if he still obeys the order! This Dongyi School Captain Cui Ao is the most serious member of the Jin Dynasty. Fengjiang, if Murong Xin doesn't obey the orders of the Dongyi captain, see what qualifications he has to claim to be a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty, and how he can order the tribes in Liaodong!"
Although the Central Plains is in chaos now, and the two "pseudo-Hans" in the east and west each occupy the best places, the Goguryeo and other Dongyi tribes in the Liaodong area have seen the power and ferocity of the Wei and Jin armies, and they all feel that the Sima family of the Jin Dynasty must It can't be so simple and completely finished.
Everyone still feels that it is very safe to continue to respect the banner of Jinshi.
"It's just that Cui Shijun is new here. Even if he is not satisfied with Murong Bu, does he really dare to fall out with Murong Bu?" Dazai still felt that it was not safe.
Liaodong County, now under the control of Captain Dongyi, has suffered considerable losses after being devastated by the rebellions of Suxi and Muwan, and its strength is no longer what it used to be.
What's more, Murong Xianbei was always good at winning people's hearts, and many powerful Jin people in Liaodong were also won over by him.
"Haha, even if Cui Ao doesn't dare to really fall out, as long as he releases the news and Murong Xianbei knows that there is Cui Ao inside, and we Goguryeo and Yuwenbu outside, when the three of us join forces, Murong Xian will not believe him. How dare you make a mistake!"
When King Eulli of Goguryeo said this, he already felt that he had a chance to win.
"No matter how strong Murong Xianbei is, how can he still fight against our three families at the same time!"
"I believe that Ambassador Cui still has some courage."
Pingzhou, Liaodong, Xiangping City.
Just as King Yifuli of Goguryeo had guessed, Cui Ao, the governor of Pingzhou in the Jin Dynasty and the captain of Dongyi School, was indeed very dissatisfied with Murong Xianbei.
Soon after Cui Ao came to Liaodong to serve as the governor of Pingzhou and the captain of Dongyi, his solid backing, his brother-in-law Wang Jun, was ousted.
As a result, Cui Shijun, who had just taken office a few months ago, had to start weakly.
Liaodong was originally a remote place, but since the war in the Central Plains, this remote place has become a good place for refugees from the Central Plains to escape disaster.
Cui Ao, who is familiar with classics and history, saw this situation and naturally thought of the story of Gongsun's separatist rule in Liaodong in the late Han Dynasty.
However, although Cui Ao had some ideas, the reality made him very dissatisfied.
Murong Xianbei, who is located in the eastern part of Liao Dynasty, has always had the reputation of respecting scholars. Coupled with the convenient location, most of the scholars fleeing from the Central Plains were intercepted by Murong Xianbei.
As a result, although Dongyi Captain Cui Ao wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to grow, he had no choice but to do so.
Thinking this way along with Cui Ao, there are also the powerful Jin people in Liaodong. Because the refugees were all detained by Murong Xianbei, these powerful people lacked the benefit of absorbing Dingkou, so naturally they were also very dissatisfied with Murong Xianbei.
After seeing the envoy sent by King Eulli of Goguryeo, Cui Ao quickly sent someone to summon all his close associates.
"Your Majesty, did Yi Fuli really say that?"
Shi Guoyin, the captain of Dongyi School, immediately said happily after hearing Cui Ao's words.
"Well, that's right, Yi Fuli said that he has personally written to Yuwen Xianbei and wants to recommend me as the leader of the alliance and summon all the tribes to attack Zhang Tong!" Cui Ao said with a proud look on his face.
Ever since Murong Xian of Murong Xianbei declared that he would fulfill his duties as a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty and summon all the troops to attack Zhang Tong, Cui Ao, who was in Liaodong, had already seen through Murong Xuan's hypocritical heart.
However, Murong Xin's power was so strong that Cui Ao's power was simply not enough to compete with him.
Since the beginning of Empress Jia's rebellion, the reputation of the Dongyi Colonel has been increasingly unable to suppress these barbarians.
Only the military power in hand is real.
"That's great. With the support of the Goguryeo and Yuwen tribes, Murong Xin will no longer dare to be arrogant. When the time comes, the envoy will order the Murong tribe to move out of Daji City in the name of the imperial court!"
Chief Shi Guo Yin said bitterly.
It was precisely because of Murong Xianbei's obstruction that these Liaodong powerful men did not absorb many refugees.
You know, in Liaodong, local powerful people like Guo Yin don't lack land, mountains and rivers at all, the only thing they lack is population.
"Yes, in this way, you can use the land vacated by Murong's tribe to settle and win over other barbarians. When these barbarians in the fortress are also used for your own use, the counties in Liaodong will be under great control!"
Another staff member also shook his head and said.
When Cui Ao heard this, he stroked his beard and nodded even more proudly.
Anyway, Cui Ao felt that if these Liaodong powerful forces, Goguryeo, and Yuwenbu joined forces, Murong Xianbei would not have to be at their mercy.
Even if Murong Xin was bold enough to disobey orders, the three families could unite and defeat the small Murong tribe.
After all, Cui Ao is quite familiar with the strength of Murong's tribe. There are probably not as many Dingkou in his tribe as Yuwen Xianbei on the grassland, so how can they be a combined opponent of the three families.
"However, Sir, there is one more thing. I think it would be better to make plans early!" said one of the staff.
Cui Ao immediately looked at him and asked.
"What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, how will we attack Zhang Tong after the alliance is formed?"
Upon hearing this question, the rest of the staff also looked at Cui Ao.
"Well, although Zhang Tong betrayed the country's favor and gathered troops to take advantage of danger to rebel, he must take a long-term view and not send troops rashly to prevent unexpected events."
Cui Ao said pretentiously.
After hearing what Cui Ao said, all the officials present with powerful backgrounds in Liaodong were greatly relieved.
Zhang Tong, the governor of Pingzhou in the East Han Dynasty, was originally from Liaodong County, and he was very familiar with these Liaodong powerful men.
However, the reason why these Liaodong magnates care so much about Zhang Tong is not because of their good friendship with Zhang Tong, but because in Liaodong, where business travel is now declining, almost more and more goods are passing through Lelang and Daifang counties. shipped over.
For Liaodong, reliance on salt, porcelain, cloth, medicinal materials and other commodities is becoming increasingly intense.
These Liaodong powerful people can not only meet their own needs through these commodities, but can also be used to win over and control the many barbarians living in Liaodong.
If Zhang Tong is really eliminated, sea trade with Qingzhou will be completely cut off.
At that time, Duan Bu Xianbei, who controls the Liaoxi Corridor, will probably take this opportunity to squeeze them hard.
Even so, these powerful people will be at their wits' end. Liaodong is still too backward today. There are not enough craftsmen to make things in all walks of life.
Seeing the appearance of these Liaodong powerful men, Cui Ao also laughed secretly in his heart.
Even if it were not to take care of the interests of these Liaodong powerful men, Cui Ao would not really send troops to attack Zhang Tong, the governor of Pingzhou in Handong.
Because Cui Ao knew that even if all his plans were successful in the future, it would only be a repeat of Gongsun Du's separatist rule of Liaodong.
When the chaotic war between all parties in the Central Plains ends, a mere Liaodong will not be enough to fight against the Central Plains.
What's more, although Cui Ao is in the sphere of influence of many supporters of the Jin Dynasty, in Cui Ao's heart, he is more optimistic about Liu Yu's Qingzhou Han Kingdom. For the Sima Jin Dynasty that has retreated to Guanzhong and Jiangdong, Cui Ao has not much left. Confidence.
"If Liu Yu seizes the world in the future, and my brother Cui Yu is already serving as a minister of agriculture in the Han Kingdom, I will have already communicated with him. I only need to submit Liaodong. After all, a high-ranking Duke is indispensable!"
"If a hero from the Sima family of the Jin Dynasty is born and can regain the world, then I, Cui Ao, will be the loyal and brave minister of the Jin Dynasty to guard Liaodong! Maybe, if the Jin Dynasty returns to its old capital, it can learn from Jiang Taigong's founding Qi’s story!”
The more Cui Ao thought about it, the more he felt that no matter how the chaos in the Central Plains ended in the future, he would already be in an invincible position.
As for the Hu Han who Bingzhou Huns?
Cui Ao, who has always been obsessed with prophecies, never thought that the Huns could conquer the world.
Since ancient times, there is no reason why barbarians should be emperors!
Suddenly, the guests of honor present were full of confidence in the future situation in Liaodong.
Regardless of whether it was a war or a peace, no matter how he looked at it, Murong Xianbei had no chance of winning.
"The chaotic situation in Liaodong is only waiting for me, Qinghe Cui Ao, to sort it out!"
