Today's summons to the secret envoys of the Yuwen Ministry is naturally a secret meeting, not as grand as an ordinary court meeting, so unnecessary etiquette is dispensed with.
Liu Yu quickly put away the novelty of seeing 'Gundou Xianbei' for the first time and began to listen to Yu Wenxun Niyan's talk about how to form an alliance.
However, contrary to Liu's expectation, these words were spoken by Wang Jun's old subordinate, Wang Chang, who now serves as deputy envoy.
"Your Majesty, now that Shan Yu of the Yuwen Department has taken office for the first time, he is determined to avenge the humiliation of Duan Bu and Murong's previous invasion. I also heard that your Majesty has revived the imperial Han Dynasty. I am willing to serve your Majesty with devotion and serve as a vanguard to help your Majesty regain the land of Youzhou!"
After leading the remnant army to flee from Youzhou to the Yuwen Department, Wang Chang was appointed as deputy envoy by Yuwen Mogui, who had just succeeded Yuwen Xianbei, and was fully responsible for liaising with the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou in the south.
Unlike the Duan and Murong tribes in Zachu Prefecture and County, Yuwen Xianbei lived on the grasslands north of the Liao River at this time, and his nomadic life of living in pursuit of water and grass was still the main pattern of Yuwen Xianbei.
As a result, Yuwen Xianbei's own various technologies and materials are even more scarce than those of Duan and Murong. In addition, Yuwen Xianbei belongs to a different tribe of Huns. The tribes that changed their clans after Xianbei became more powerful are even more difficult.
"Now that Zaosong has seized Youzhou and humiliated my father-in-law, it is a heinous crime! If Zaosong and Duan Bu had not caused rebellion, Lord Boling would have led the soldiers and people of Youzhou to abandon the secrets and surrender to the emperor!"
Liu Yu sat on the main seat and said calmly.
Now that Yuwen Xianbei has taken the initiative to ask for a meeting, it naturally belongs to his own market, so there is no harm in making a gesture.
What's more, Liu Yu didn't have a very clear memory of Yuwen Xianbei. He only vaguely knew that Yuwen Xianbei had always been at odds with Duan Bu and Murong Bu, and was relatively far away from the Central Plains. Records from the Jin Dynasty had no mention of Yuwen Xianbei. There are very few records, and even the internal records of Yuwen Xianbei at the turn of the Jin Dynasty were written down with just a few strokes.
However, Liu Yu knew that when Yuwen Xianbei was at his most powerful, he occupied most of the eastern part of the grassland and was known to have more than 100,000 people who could control strings. Facing Murong Xianbei, who lived in Liaodong, he could be said to have the advantage of riding a flying dragon. , but were defeated one after another by Murong Xianbei, and then the remaining troops became vassals of Murong Qianyan.
At the height of Wuhu's melee in the Central Plains, Yuwen Xianbei didn't even stir a wave.
"Your Majesty, our lord also knows about this, so I am willing to be your majesty's vanguard to attack Duan Bu and Zaosong!"
As deputy envoy, Wang Changdu had already anticipated Liu Yu's attitude.
"Zao Song, Duan Ji and Lu Juan are the two thieves. I have already prepared a strong army. As soon as the autumn weather is clear, I will send my troops north to crush these young people and save the common people of Yan You from hanging upside down!"
Liu Yu said very confidently, as if he was really ready to march north with his army.
Anyway, Liu Yu felt that Yuwen Xianbei seemed to really want to stab Duan Xianbei in the back, so it would be better to pinch them, maybe he could get more benefits.
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Wang Chang also immediately guessed Liu Yu's thoughts. However, for Wang Chang, his intention was that Liu Yu would send troops to defeat Zaosong so that he could return to Youzhou. Otherwise, He would never be able to swallow his bad breath if he was forced to succumb to the flattering villain Zao Song.
Although Wang Chang thought so in his heart, he did not forget Yuwen Xianbei Shanyu's instructions before leaving.
"Your Majesty is so heroic and mighty that you can defeat the likes of Zaosong in just a matter of seconds!"
As soon as Wang Chang met Liu Yu, he relied on his familiarity and knew that this "Qingzhou thief" who dared to risk the world's disapproval and proclaimed himself emperor was very ambitious, and he must have been eyeing Youzhou for a long time.
"Besides, the scholars and the thousands of people in Youzhou all miss me, this great man!"
"As long as Your Majesty sends his troops northward, the people along the way will definitely be waiting for you."
Although Liu Yu prides himself on not being a flatterer, Wang Chang's words were still very pleasant to hear.
"However, after all, Zaosong is a big family in Youzhou. There are also many people who collude with others and collude with others. Once the war breaks out, I am afraid that many of the people of Youzhou will flee. By the time His Majesty brings peace to Youzhou, the people of Youzhou may have already fled." Seven or eighty-eight."
Wang Chang's words revealed Liu Yu's heartbeat. Liu Yu wanted to occupy Youzhou. He not only wanted to have a complete defense circle for the two states of Youji, but also wanted to take over a large number of people in Youzhou as his own. use.
"Nowadays, Murong Xianbei in Liaodong wants to recruit scholars and refugees, and he is quite famous in Youping and Pingzhou. If there is a chaos in Youzhou, I am afraid that thousands of people will flee east to Murong."
When Liu Yu heard this, he silently agreed in his heart. Today, Zaosong of Youzhou and Sun Wei and Wangzan who occupy Zhangwu County of Jizhou are also often attacking each other. This has caused people to flee at the border between the two sides. A large number of people.
If once the army is fully mobilized and the war continues northward, the number of people fleeing Youzhou will definitely be high.
"However, if Your Majesty allows the Yuwen family to stay in the north to support the response, Duan's troops will definitely have no time to look elsewhere. Zaosong's talents are nothing more than flattery and flattery. Your Majesty will be able to pacify Youzhou in less than a month. The whole territory!"
Now that Wang Chang's words have come to this point, Liu Yu is too lazy to cover up anymore.
"Hahaha, the king's words are indeed mature and prudent. If this is the case, then I will ennoble the Yuwen clan with the title of Duke, and order his commander-in-chief to command the Xianbei tribes to attack the Duan family's bandits!"
As Liu Yu spoke, he was thinking about what name would be better to canonize Yuwen Xianbei?
However, as soon as Liu Yu finished speaking, and before Wang Chang could speak, the envoy of the Yuwen clan next to him, Yu Wenxun Niyan, couldn't help but speak.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, just a title is not enough. Before I came here, my grandfather told me to ask His Majesty the Emperor for more swords, guns and armor. Only with more of these things can we beat the Duanbu brats!"
When Yu Wenxun Niyan heard what Wang Chang and Liu Yu said about the clouds and mountains, he was afraid that he would forget this most important instruction, so he immediately pretended to be rude and careless.
After hearing Yuwen Xianbei's words, Liu Yu immediately knew Yuwen Xianbei's pain point this time.
At the same time, Wang Chang, the deputy envoy next to him, also rolled his eyes at the smart Yuwen Xun Niyan with some helplessness, because Yuwen Xun Niyan's words fully exposed Yuwen Xianbei's poor temperament.
Unlike the Xianbei people who settled in western and eastern Liaoning, the nomadic lifestyle of Yuwen Xianbei was destined to be difficult to attract the skilled craftsmen who had fled from the Central Plains. Although they had a large following, their weapons and armor levels seriously lag behind those of Duanbei Xianbei, even worse than those of Duanbei. Murong Xianbei also lagged far behind.
After losing the ability to be self-sufficient, Yuwen Xianbei had to rely on external input if he wanted to arm himself on a large scale. Otherwise, with its backward smelting and manufacturing technology, even hunting weapons cannot be equipped with iron products, not to mention the consumption is higher. There was a huge war.
However, Duan Bu and Murong Bu jointly cut off almost all the supplies. Tuoba Xianbei, who had better relations with the west, was not much better than Yuwen Xianbei. As a result, Yuwen Xianbei's thirst for sophisticated weapons could no longer be solved. .
"Hahaha, this is easy! Tell me, how much do you want?"
After Liu Yu heard this, he immediately laughed and said.
Among the five chaotic flowers after the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, Yuwen Xianbei can be called a strange flower.
All the other Wuhu barbarians were trying their best to devour the flesh and blood of the fallen Central Plains dynasty. Only Yuwen Xianbei stabbed Duan Bu and Murong Bu in the back from the beginning to the end.
In other words, it was precisely because Duan and Murong blocked Yuwen's passage south that Yuwen Xianbei was so persistent.
Therefore, Liu Yu didn't care about using some controllable weapons to make Yuwen Xianbei stronger. Anyway, the Duan Bu and Murong Bu that Yuwen Xianbei had to face were much stronger, and Yuwen Xianbei would not be able to easily dominate one family.
After hearing Liu Yu's very generous promise, Yu Wenxun and Ni Yan didn't know how to speak for a while.
At this time, Wang Chang, the deputy envoy next to him, had been secretly giving Yu Wenxun Niyan a wink, telling him not to speak.
But Yu Wenxun and Ni Yan turned a blind eye. He was very dissatisfied with the deputy envoy Wang Chang who kept nagging. He was far less happy than himself who was straightforward and got the emperor's full consent.
He frowned and thought very hard.
Soon, he waved his hand, stretched out five thick fingers, and spoke to Liu Yu.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, if you can give our Yuwen Department five thousand swords and guns and five hundred armors, my grandfather can lead his men to herd the northern foot of Wulu Mountain! Let the Duan Department's brats hide in Lingzhi City and dare not go out!"
Yu Wenxun Niyan thought that a fine carbine would have to be exchanged for two or three fat sheep. As for a pair of iron armor, even if it was not the superior armor worn by the Han army guards he just saw, it was just An ordinary pair of tube armor is worth dozens of horses. As for armor with more complete protection, it is regarded as a heirloom by adults in the grassland.
Although it is so precious, there are not many high-quality and sophisticated armors among the Yuwen tribe today. After all, once the armor is damaged, it will require many craftsmen and materials that Yuwen Xianbei lacks.
When ordinary Xianbei herdsmen go to war, it is enough to have a thick leather robe to block bone arrows.
But once they faced Xianbei's sharp edge, Yuwen Xianbei's cavalry would be difficult to defeat, no matter how many people and courage they had.
"Five thousand swords and spears, five hundred pairs of armor?"
Liu Yu asked softly without any wrinkles.
This is not because Yu Wenxun Niyan said that the number is huge. On the contrary, based on the current smelting in Qingzhou, a mere five thousand swords and guns and five hundred pairs of armor are only the output of a few workshops in half a month. It is simply the number needed for a large county army.
It was because Liu Yu saw that Yuwen Xianbei spoke such a pitiful amount with such a loud voice, it really made Liu Yu have strong doubts about Yuwen Xianbei's strength.
A son of a Shanyu actually said such a pitiful amount. I really don't know how weak Yuwen Xianbei's equipment strength is.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu's previous impression of Yuwen Xianbei, who had more than 100,000 troops and was defeated by Murong Xianbei with the advantage of flying dragon riding face, disappeared.
On the contrary, I felt that it was very difficult for the previous Shan Yu masters, Yu Wen Xianbei, to be able to defeat Murong Xianbei repeatedly in the battle with such a pitiful level of equipment, and to be unyielding.
Yu Wenxun Ni Yan below mustered up a lot of courage. After telling the number, he kept looking at Liu Yu nervously.
'As soon as this ferocious Emperor gets angry, I will immediately change my mind. Well, before I came, I said that I would need four thousand swords and guns and a hundred pairs of armor, which would be enough to equip the young men of my headquarters! '
Just when he was feeling uneasy because he said a hundred pairs of armors instead of five hundred, Yu Wenxun Niyan saw Liu Yu's "tightly" frown.
He immediately felt courageous and uneasy. Although this majestic and fierce emperor spoke kindly, if he got angry, would he get stabbed?
You know, a hundred pairs of fine armors can allow a small tribe to annex surrounding tribes and become a powerful tribe, let alone five hundred pairs of armors.
Yu Wenxun Niyan couldn't help but feel a chill on his neck when he thought of this. If he was stabbed here, he would probably take advantage of his grandfather who had just married the Tuoba girl in his tent.
He decided not to be too greedy, otherwise it would be bad if he angered the emperor who looked like a fierce general.
Yu Wenxun Ni Yan just spoke, wanting to reduce the number of armors on his own initiative.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, this amount..."
Just as he said this, he heard the deputy envoy next to him, Wang Chang, suddenly speak and steal his words.
"Your Majesty, General Yuwen didn't explain the number clearly just now."
When Yu Wenxun Niyan heard this, he felt relieved. It seemed that the deputy envoy Wang Chang was as smart and witty as himself.
"Oh, what wasn't made clear?"
Liu Yu's brows furrowed even more.
This time, they frowned because of the unethical behavior of the Yuwen family. After all, temporary price increases are always frowned upon, even when the base price is very low, it will still give people the same feeling.
"Your Majesty, what General Yuwen wants to say is, five thousand swords, five thousand guns, five hundred pairs of iron armor and five hundred pairs of leather armor!"
Wang Chang said loudly.
After hearing Wang Chang's words, Liu Yu suddenly felt slightly unhappy.
However, this Wang Chang is the cousin of his queen, Wang Ze, and can be said to be the most prestigious young generation of the Taiyuan Wang family in Youzhou. After conquering Youzhou, Wang Chang will be used to win over and use the connections left by the Taiyuan Wang family in Youzhou. Woolen cloth.
Therefore, Liu Yu was too lazy to care about this small amount.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu cleared his throat and wanted to agree to Yuwen Xianbei's small request for military aid and ask for some horses by the way.
"Ahem!"
Unexpectedly, just as Liu Yu raised his voice, Yu Wenxun and Ni Yan below suddenly shouted and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
