Yuwen Mogui thought carefully before coming to Youzhou that the 'Qingzhou Han Kingdom' and the 'Bingzhou Han Kingdom' are the two most powerful forces in the Central Plains today, and they can be said to be evenly matched.
However, Yuwen Mogui, who has lived on the grassland for a long time, believes that the military strength of the Bingzhou Huns and Han Kingdom may be stronger. After all, the reputation of breaking Luoyang and capturing the Jin Emperor is too loud.
However, when the Bingzhou Xiongnu Han Kingdom encountered Tuoba Xianbei, there was a mutual victory or defeat. Thinking about it this way, Tuoba Xianbei was just a little worse than the Xiongnu Han Kingdom. Even if there was a gap, it would not be too different.
There is not much difference in strength between Tuoba Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei, so Yuwen Mogui feels that even if the Qingzhou Han Kingdom's military strength is stronger than Yuwen Xianbei, it is still too much stronger.
However, this impression of Yuwen Mogui was completely overturned by what he saw and heard along the way.
The Han soldiers in Qingzhou he met along the way all had red faces and looked very energetic. Moreover, the military uniforms and armor worn by each of them were brand new and shiny, and they were definitely elite soldiers.
Yuwen Mogui silently calculated that the number of Qingzhou Han soldiers he encountered in Youzhou must be at least 20,000, because he remembered seeing at least ten different flags.
Wang Chang, the accompanying deputy prime minister, told him that this was the camp flag of the Han army in Qingzhou. There were about 2,000 to 3,000 people in each camp.
Just in Youzhou, there are 20,000 well-armored and strong soldiers, so the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou has at least hundreds of thousands!
Therefore, Yuwen Mogui was still a little shy about meeting the Emperor of Han, but now it has disappeared.
What he is thinking about now is how to please the young emperor of the Han Dynasty so that he can get more benefits and enable his Yuwen Department to fulfill its ambition to dominate Xianbei in the east.
Therefore, he expressed his attitude so urgently when he heard Liu Yu ask if he had captured any Han people in western Liaoning as slaves.
Yuwen Mogui had long heard that in the Han Dynasty, a decree was being implemented that Han people were not allowed to be slaves. Even high-ranking officials had a number of slaves. As for ordinary powerful people and wealthy businessmen, it was strictly prohibited. If Yuwen Xianbei himself The presence of Han slaves among them would definitely make the Han emperor very dissatisfied.
"Well, it would be best if there were no Han people as slaves."
Liu Yu was still very satisfied with Yuwen Mogui's attitude. This Xianbei Chanyu, who had just made great achievements in Xianbei in the east, had already tasted the sweetness of having Han Dynasty aid, and would definitely please him more and more.
"However, if the Yuwen Department encounters Han people on the battlefield, how do you plan to deal with it?" Liu Yu asked again.
"Uh, this..." Yuwen Mogui was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Wang Chang, the deputy prime minister next to him.
He did not discuss this question with Vice Prime Minister Wang Chang in advance before the court meeting, so he did not know how to answer it more appropriately.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. If we encounter the Han people from our court during the war, General Yuwen will definitely take good care of them. After the war, they will definitely be sent to Youzhou to be resettled by the chief officials!"
Wang Chang's face showed faint depression as he spoke.
He originally thought that after Yuwen Xianbei harassed Duan Bu this time, he could return to Youzhou and stay away from the barbarians on the grassland.
Unexpectedly, after returning to Youzhou, Liu Yu hoped that he could continue to stay in Yuwen Xianbei and help Yuwen Xianbei continue to contain Duan Bu and Murong Bu.
After another conversation, Liu Yu's favorable impression of Mr. Yuwenbu, who had never seen much of the world, increased a lot.
Yuwen Mogui's ambition was revealed, and his greatest hope was to conquer Duan Bu and Murong Bu, become the leader of the eastern Xianbei alliance, and wash away the shame of previous generations of Yuwen chiefs being pressed to the ground and rubbed.
As for completely annexing the two tribes and other Xianbei tribes, Yuwen Mogui did not have this ambition, or in other words, he knew that he did not have such strength.
Therefore, Liu Yu felt that he could relatively safely increase his support for Yuwen Xianbei.
However, it is necessary to keep abreast of the developments of the Yuwen Department at any time to prevent the danger of breeding tigers.
"When General Yuwen comes this time, he can stay in Youzhou for a while, and then go back after the 'marriage' matters are completed." Liu Yu said.
Hearing the word 'marriage', Yuwen Mogui's face almost burst into laughter.
Although he himself is over forty years old, he is still as strong as a foal. If a princess of the Han Dynasty grants him a marriage, he will definitely give birth to a son soon.
At that time, he will make this young son his heir. With such a close relationship, Yuwenbu will definitely get the full support of the Han emperor.
I believe it won't be long before these two annoying brats, Murong Xin and Duan Ji and Lu Juan, will kneel down and lick the soles of their boots.
However, he saw that the Han Dynasty emperor was only in his twenties. Even if he had a daughter, she would be a bit too young. Maybe she was not the emperor's daughter, but maybe the emperor's sister.
Well, if that's the case, he can accept it.
Even if she is not the emperor's sister, even if she is an ordinary clan girl, Yuwen Mogui still finds it acceptable. Anyway, the ignorant Xianbei chiefs on the grassland can't tell the difference between a real princess and a fake one.
"Everything is up to Your Majesty!" Yuwen Mogui immediately acted very respectfully.
"In that case, which of General Yuwen's girls can serve His Majesty?"
As the governor of Youzhou, Wang Zan, the school captain who protects Xianbei, said slowly.
"ah?"
When Yuwen Mogui heard this, he was completely stunned.
No, since ancient times, hasn't this 'marriage' been done by Han emperors marrying their daughters to the grasslands, and then accompanying and rewarding them with large amounts of gold, silver, cloth, and food for their slaves?
Why did he start asking his daughter when he got here?
Could it be that this emperor's so-called 'marriage' actually meant that he wanted to marry his own daughter?
There is nothing reluctant to give up a daughter, but in that case, I wonder if I can still get those rewards for the marriage?
Wang Chang, the deputy minister of the Yuwen Department next to him, was immediately stunned when he heard what his clan brother Wang Zan said, and then looked at Liu Yu.
Wang Chang saw the expression on Liu Yu's face and knew that this was indeed the case.
"Your Majesty, if there is such a reconciliation, then in the Yuwen Department..."
Wang Chang just opened his mouth and said half a sentence, then immediately closed his mouth.
Because, what he wants to say is that all of Yuwen Xianbei Shanyu's daughters ride, shoot and hunt just like men, not to mention being gentle and virtuous, but they are all covered in sweat and smell, which is worse than that of a man like him. The taste is even stronger.
However, now that Yuwen Mogui is here, if he really said that, he would offend someone, so he had better swallow the second half of the sentence.
Seeing Wang Chang hesitate to speak, Liu Yu thought Wang Zan's words had another meaning.
He said loudly.
"The matter of marriage has not existed since ancient times. Even if it has existed in ancient times, there is no rule that it must be a daughter of a superior state."
"I heard that the women in General Yuwen's family are virtuous, and I am willing to welcome her with Zhaoyi's rule."
Hearing Liu Yu's words, Wang Chang couldn't help but rolled his eyes quietly. He had been in Yuwen Xianbei for so long, and he had never seen any nobleman's daughter in the Yuwen Department be associated with a 'Xian Shu' relation.
Liu Yu continued at this time, "As for the wedding ceremony, it will be the same as in the past."
After Yuwen Mogui heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.
Before he came, he made it clear to Wang Chang, the deputy prime minister, that the reward for the Han Dynasty's marriage was extremely generous.
Just now, Yuwen Mogui was afraid of losing the dowry when marrying his daughter, but now it seems that he doesn't have to worry anymore.
He immediately thanked me with a smile on his face.
This so-called marriage is not that Liu Yu wants to be related to Yuwen Xianbei, nor is he one of those spiritual barbarians in later generations who search for "Hu Yi" ancestors on the Internet.
He just wanted to take this opportunity to make Yuwen Xianbei an alternative among the Eastern Xianbei.
The best alliance measure in this era is to put interests first and marriage as the cover.
Now that the lining is already there, it has to be matched with a suitable 'skin'.
However, Liu Yu was very disgusted with the marriage methods of married women in the past. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, for nearly a thousand years, the marriage strategies for barbarians from all over the world were basically far less effective than expected.
The so-called "nephew love" of many 'meat eaters' is nothing but wishful thinking.
The social environment of these barbarians and barbarians is extremely difficult. They don't even care about the ethical code between father, wife, brother and sister-in-law. How can they care about the "nephew-uncle love".
However, it is not impossible to say that there are marriages that truly keep the "nephew-uncle love" in mind.
The first is the countries in the Western Regions under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Protectorate of the Han Dynasty. These small countries in the Western Regions attach great importance to the matter of 'harmony', because the Han Dynasty can directly intervene in the succession of the throne in the Western Regions.
As for the other "nostalgic feelings", it is the current Xiongnu and Han Dynasty. When these Huns massacred the Huns, when they raised troops, the "elite Han element" Liu Yuan not only missed the past that his grandfather's grandfather's grandfather once married a Han Dynasty palace maid , and also announced that he had inherited Han Zuo because of his "nephew and uncle's love".
From this point of view, these two so-called "nephew feelings" are just excuses for interests.
Therefore, instead of doing this, it is better to change "marriage" to "marry". Although you still need to be rewarded with property, it is much better than giving away a girl and giving away skills.
Liu Yu's thinking was so "narrow" that he felt that sending a woman away was no worse than losing a warrior in battle.
However, the Yuwen Mogui in front of him had no inner demons in this regard. For him, as long as he could get a reward from the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, he could get married in any way.
Two days later, during a temporary trip to Youzhou, Liu Yu conferred the title of Yuwen Mogui, who had come from afar, at a more formal court meeting.
He thought that Yuwen Mogui was the Chanyu of Xianbei, the Duke of Liaoyuan, the governor of Liaozhou, and the general of Pingbei.
To the north of Liaoxi County was Liaozhou, and eight counties were established under it, which corresponded to the territory of the eight major tribes in the Yuwen Xianbei tribe. The leaders of the eight major tribes served as the governors of these eight counties.
Yuwen Mogui accepted Liu Yu's decision very happily. After all, in this way, he could get the rewards and salaries of the eight county governors for free. After Yuwen Mogui returned, he could gain more favor from the eight tribes. and support.
Moreover, these eight counties, or the eight major tribes, still completely obeyed Yuwen Mogui's orders.
However, Liu Yu's move to establish states and counties was definitely not just asking for trouble.
The previous Central Plains dynasties often only targeted their highest leaders when conferring titles on grassland tribes, although various titles, titles, and rewards were never extinguished.
However, its real influence on the tribes under its jurisdiction is very limited.
Liu Yu's establishment of states and counties does not have much significance in the short term, but it can slowly expand the influence of the Han Dynasty from Yuwen Shanyu to the eight subordinate tribes.
Just as the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in later generations wooed the various Mongolian tribes, they definitely did not just confer the title of Khan King of each major tribe. Many leaders with relatively small power would also be canonized.
In this way, when the business is well established and encounters conflict, even if the Central Plains dynasty wants to divide and win over, they can still find the key figures or forces among them.
After Liu Yu used this to expand his influence on the eight major tribes of Yuwen, he would not be afraid of Yuwen Xianbei's sudden backlash in the future without warning.
After the court meeting was over, the envoy appointed by Liu Yu to welcome the bride, led by Yuwen Mogui's accompanying servants, took a large amount of property to the Ministry of Yuwen.
As for the purpose, of course it was to marry the thirteen-year-old 'Yu Wen Zhaoyi' for the Emperor of Han.
Liu Yu was originally a little concerned about her being too young, but Yuwen Mogui told Liu Yu that she was already the oldest among his unmarried daughters.
He also swore that this daughter was also the most beautiful and virtuous one.
If you ask how virtuous you are?
Put it this way, this thirteen-year-old Yuwen girl can shoot a two-stone horn bow on a horse and hit a running hare. You can call her virtuous or not!
At that time, it was the first time Liu Yu heard someone describe a woman's "virtuous" level in this way.
After seeing the trace of dissatisfaction on Liu Yu's face, Yuwen Mogui, who had already coveted the Han Dynasty emperor's betrothal gift, immediately changed his words tentatively.
If His Majesty the Emperor doesn't like girls of this age, he also has an eldest daughter who is twenty-three years old. She has been married to two people and given birth to three children. Now a man has just died. She is definitely capable of giving birth and raising children!
In the end, Liu Yu decided to choose the most 'virtuous' Yuwen Loli.
After everything was done, Yuwen Mogui, the Han governor of Liaozhou, fell into a state of drunkenness and dreams in Youzhou.
Originally, since the turmoil in the Central Plains, Youzhou has been relatively stable. Although the various business and travel exchanges are not as good as in the past during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin, it is definitely a rare and prosperous place in the Central Plains today.
Yuwen Mogui, who came from the grassland, was immediately dazzled by all the food, drink and entertainment in the city.
Every day when I open my eyes, there are all kinds of delicious, drinkable and fun things that I have never seen before.
On this day, Yuwen Mogui was once again playing around in the streets of Zhuo County, escorted by the accompanying Youzhou officials.
Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats, and everyone followed the sound.
Yuwen Mogui also turned around to look, and was surprised to find that among the galloping riders, there were several people from Tuoba Xianbei whom he was familiar with.
He was not afraid of the running horses at all, and stepped forward to stop them and asked.
"Tuoba Jigan, what happened!"
