When the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong drew his sword in his hand, he pointed at the chariot general Hu Yanyan and others and scolded him angrily.
The Great Dan Yu Liu Can and others immediately stepped forward to dissuade him.
At this time, Hu Yanyan, Liu Yao and others, also under the instruction of Chen Boda, the censor Zhongcheng, confessed to the Huns Emperor Liu Cong without their crowns.
After a while, Liu Cong finally dissipated his remaining anger. Although he forgave Hu Yanyan and others, the court meeting ended unhappy.
However, in this way, Pu Hong, Gou Xi and other Di and Qiang refugees who had just taken refuge in the Xiongnu and Han kingdom were completely relieved.
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong did not hesitate to fall out with the Tuge nobles on the spot, but also entrusted the wealthy Guanzhong to them, which is enough to show that Liu Cong's previous promise can be believed.
After Sima Ye, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, surrendered in Chang'an, the Di and Qiang tribes in Wudu, Longxi, and Anding immediately changed their original wait-and-see attitude and actively went to Chang'an to join the Huns and Han.
In just one month, a total of 100,000 Di Qiang people in Guanzhong gathered inside and outside Chang'an.
Therefore, according to Liu Cong's plan, the Huns slaughtered everyone to guard Bingzhou and Heluo, while the Di Qiang, refugees and surrendered powerful people in Guanzhong provided food supplies and troops.
That night, the Huns Emperor Liu Cong summoned Pu Hong, Yao Yizhong, Gou Xi and other Di Qiang and refugee commanders in his palace in Chang'an.
"Everyone, today in the main hall, I promised to share the Guanzhong land equally. In fact, we have already made plans."
After several banquets, Liu Cong said loudly.
Gou Xi, Pu Hong and others were slightly stunned.
None of them expected that the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong would move so quickly.
It seems that Liu Yao, Hu Yanyan and other Xiongnu nobles cannot influence his decision-making.
"Your Majesty is so merciful and benevolent as the sea. I, the barbarians, whether in Cao Wei or in the puppet Jin Dynasty, were all moved to the barren land of the mountains. We have been poor and unable to live for generations. Now, thanks to your Majesty's mercy, from now on From now on, I will be shattered to pieces for His Majesty!"
Yao Yizhong, who had just detoured from Tianshui County to Wudu and led his troops to surrender, immediately had tears in his eyes after saying these words, and kowtowed and thanked him as if he were facing his biological parents.
After hearing these words, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong immediately nodded with satisfaction and smiled.
Unlike Pu Hong, Gou Xi and others who participated in the siege of Chang'an before, Yao Yizhong and other Qiang people came from all over the country to seek refuge with them after the fall of Chang'an.
For them, the Huns and Han who occupied Luoyang and Chang'an at the same time definitely had the meaning of destiny.
After all, the strength of remote Liangzhou and Qinzhou is simply not enough to compete with Guanzhong and Heluo.
They Qiang people are oppressed no matter where they are. Instead of being oppressed by the Jin army, which is at a disadvantage, it is better to actively seek refuge with the powerful Xiongnu and Han Dynasty.
Sure enough, the benefits of taking refuge with the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty far exceeded what they had obtained at any time before.
As for Yao Yizhong, the Nan'an Qiang people he led were only tens of thousands, but they were allocated most of the land in Jingzhao.
In this way, the Qiang people, who were already familiar with farming, not only had the possibility of a good harvest after acquiring these fertile lands, but also did not have to pay high taxes. They only had to send troops when the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong called for war. .
"Haha, you are all citizens of the Imperial Han Dynasty, not barbarians at all. The real barbarians now are only the Suolu in the north, the Qinliang Rongdi in the west, and the Wuyue raccoon slaves in the east of the Yangtze River!"
The Hun Emperor Liu Cong sneered and continued.
"Of course, there are also the Qingzhou bandits from Guandong."
"These thieves and thieves who disobey the destiny of heaven and the emperor are the barbarians!"
After hearing what Liu Cong said, everyone in the hall burst into compliments again.
While Gou Xi was saluting along with everyone, he secretly raised his eyes and glanced at the several Di and Qiang chiefs next to him.
He found that although the mouths of Pu Hong, Yao Yizhong and other Diqiang tycoons were full of compliments and thanksgiving, the expressions on their faces revealed the slightest disapproval.
Gou Xi sneered in her heart, "Liu Cong, a massacre boy, after conquering the two capitals, he believed that he was destined by fate, and actually thought of using this to recruit these Di Qiang as good people?"
"The Han Dynasty's accumulated prestige for more than a hundred years after that year was still unable to tame them. Liu Cong was only a temporary hero, but he dared to be so arrogant."
"However, this is also a good thing. In the prosperous land of Guanzhong, Liu Cong does not trust Liu Yao, Hu Yanyan and other people, but he has given us an advantage in vain. Once there is a big change in Guandong in the future, we only need to capture Puban and Tongguan. It can turn the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan into a dangerous place."
Gou Xi thought of this and glanced at Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong.
"Although Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong have always had prestige among the Di and Qiang people in Guanzhong, in my opinion, they are just ordinary people and they are really not worthy of praise."
"If something happens in the future, these two people will definitely be driven by me!"
When Gou Xi was thinking of this, Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong seemed to have something in their minds and turned to look at him.
The three of them were slightly startled, and immediately lowered their heads to cover up the inexplicable things they had just seen on each other's expressions.
When the singing and dancing in Chang'an Palace was very lively, and Liu Cong was getting along with everyone, he was in Liu Yao's mansion not far from the palace.
Liu Yao, King of Zhongshan of the Han Dynasty of the Xiongnu, was gathering with Huyan nobles such as Hu Yanyan, the general of chariots and cavalry, and Liu Yang, the Taiwei.
"Your Majesty, this is really too much. When we return to Pingyang, we must ask the adults from all ministries to come together to remonstrate. How can such a fertile place in Guanzhong be given to those Di Qiang and Jin people! Then we Huns will work hard to survive. , is it just for some gold and silver cloth!"
Taiwei Liu Yang and others said dissatisfiedly.
After hearing this, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan secretly despised them. When they were in the main hall today, only he and Hu Yanyan spoke out against it, but Taiwei Liu Yang and others pretended to be dead and did not dare to speak out.
Now after coming back, everyone screams more fiercely than anyone else.
It was nothing more than fear of Liu Cong's authority, and he wanted to continue to encourage Liu Yao, Hu Yanyan and others to charge into the battle.
Although Liu Yao was dissatisfied, he needed to win over these Huns nobles.
"Now that His Majesty has newly acquired Guanzhong, I'm afraid that he may be in a hurry. After we return to Pingyang, we will go to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's brother and ask them to speak to Your Majesty. We will definitely be able to change your mind!"
As soon as Liu Yao, the King of Zhongshan, said this, he immediately received unanimous approval from everyone.
Everyone is well aware of the relationship between the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong and the Empress Dowager Shan.
In addition, the Huns have always had the custom of the queen commenting on political affairs, so this "pillow talk" might really be effective.
These Xiongnu nobles then cursed one after another, nothing more than complaining that the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong trusted the Di Qiang and Jin people regardless of distance or distance.
Some already vulgar Hun nobles even stood up and loudly scolded Liu Cong for trusting the eunuchs and snubbing them, their close relatives.
At this moment, one of Liu Yao's subordinates hurried in and spoke into Liu Yao's ear.
Liu Yao's expression changed instantly, and the noisy Hun generals nearby also immediately noticed something was wrong.
"Your Majesty, what's the urgent military situation?"
Hu Yanyan, the cavalry general, asked immediately.
The relationship between him and Liu Yao was not very close at first, but after entering Guanzhong and Liu Yao's intentional friendship, Hu Yanyan already felt that King Liu Yao of Zhongshan was what a "good Xiongnu man" should be, and they became closer and closer. .
"I don't dare to hide it from Duke Yan. I just got the news that the Jin and Qingzhou thieves have formed an alliance, and they seem to be joining forces to besiege Luoyang from the east and south!"
Liu Yao said.
After hearing this, Hu Yanyan and others were shocked.
Especially Hu Yanyan, the general of chariots and cavalry, was a little unconvinced.
"This Sima Rui has just been crowned King of Jin, and he actually made peace with the Qingzhou thieves openly?"
"Does Sima Rui not want to take over the Guandong states?"
"There is also the matter of the traitor Liu Yu rebelling against Jin's self-reliance, so let's just forget about it?"
In Hu Yanyan's impression, the Huns and Han were certainly the feudal enemies of the Jin Dynasty in the east of the Yangtze River, but how could the Qingzhou thieves not be their mortal enemies?
Why is this the result?
"It's useless to dwell on this matter."
Liu Yao waved his hand gently. He didn't care whether Jin King Sima Rui's self-destructive behavior was reasonable or not.
"Now the Jin barbarians in Jingzhou have assembled a large army, and they will be ready to attack Luoyang northward at any time with the Jin barbarians in Yingchuan and Xiangcheng as support."
"As for the Qingzhou bandits in the east, they should attack westward from Xingyang."
"Now that the two thieves have joined forces, it's time for us to make a contribution."
"We must take this opportunity to let His Majesty understand that at this critical moment, the only people we can really rely on are our own people!"
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Autumn, September.
Yangzhou, Jianye.
Since Jin King Sima Rui's envoy returned to Jianye, the original Jingzhou Governor Wang Dun used the name of Jiangdong Xingtai to usurp the military power of the new Jiangzhou Governor Tao Kan without authorization.
Although Tao Kan, the governor of Jiangzhou, who came from a humble background, was superior to Wang Dun in terms of reputation and ability, it was difficult for him to get the support of his subordinates. He had no choice but to hand over the power of Jiangzhou, and Wang Dun drove him to Xiangzhou to attack the rebels.
Wang Dun, who occupied the key areas in the upper reaches of Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, when he learned that Qingzhou Han State invited them to march together to Luoyang, he immediately forced Jin Wang Sima Rui of Jianye to agree to the matter.
Now most of the troops of the Jin Dynasty in the east of the Yangtze River are in Wang Dun's hands. Even if the scholars from the north and the south unanimously oppose the Northern Expedition, they can't do anything to Wang Dun at all.
What's more, as a scholar leader, Director Wang also felt that even if Luoyang could not be recovered during the Northern Expedition, the people of Sizhou could be moved to Jingzhou to fill the empty Nanyang and Xiangyang areas.
In the end, Jin King Sima Rui had no choice but to reluctantly agree to Wang Dun's Northern Expedition.
After returning to the palace, Jin Wang Sima Rui walked to the backyard gloomily.
Just as they entered the backyard, they heard bursts of horses and the surprised cheers of the servants coming from the back.
He followed the sound and soon saw that it was his eldest son Sima Shao who was riding a horse and shooting arrows.
However, the fifteen-year-old Sima Shao was the eldest son of the King of Jin. Although he was young, he was strong and strong. He not only loved horseback riding and archery, but was also knowledgeable and versatile in both civil and military affairs.
Whenever Jin King Sima Rui saw this heroic and extraordinary eldest son, he could not help but feel proud in his heart.
He even praised his eldest son Sima Shao many times in front of Director Wang and others.
"He is heroic and mighty, just like me."
However, when Sima Rui said something, the expressions on the faces of Director Wang and others were a little unnatural every time.
Sima Rui couldn't help but wonder again and again.
"Your Highness!"
"Greetings to Your Highness!"
The entourage who were originally guarding the crown prince Sima Shao all bowed respectfully when they saw the Jin King Sima Rui arriving.
The crown prince Sima Shao also immediately stepped forward to pay his respects.
"My son, you have made great progress in riding and shooting today!"
Sima Rui saw that the grass target in the distance was filled with feather arrows. The hit rate was much higher than usual, and he couldn't help but praise it.
After hearing his father's praise, Sima Shao immediately said happily.
"I don't dare to deceive my father. Today's progress is not due to my good practice, but to my new harness!"
After Sima Shao finished speaking, he took the horse he had just ridden to his father to check.
Sima Rui took a closer look, and under the guidance of his son Sima Shao, he discovered the difference in the harness.
"Father, the saddles on this are high saddles at the front and back, and the stirrups on both sides are no longer soft leather, but hard stirrups made of hundreds of refined steel."
"In this way, when riding on a horse, you can have a lot more strength, and your hands will naturally be more convenient to use bows, arrows, swords and guns!"
After Sima Rui saw this, he was immediately surprised.
These items on the harness may seem simple, but they can greatly help riders control their horses. Especially for riders who lack young riding skills, they can quickly reduce the gap between them and elite riders.
"Where did my son get such an exquisite thing?" Sima Rui asked.
"Father, these are all donated to me by Wang Yongzhou. They are all new techniques he secretly learned from the Qingzhou thieves!"
The "Wang Yongzhou" mentioned by Sima Shao is Wang Xia, the governor of Yongzhou.
Although the current Jiangdong Jin Dynasty does not control Yongzhou at all, it does not prevent them from appointing the governor of Yongzhou.
After Wang Xia completed his mission as general envoy, he actively helped his uncle Wang Dun in his northern expedition to Luoyang. Therefore, Sima Rui appointed him as the governor of Yongzhou and gave it to Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou.
If their uncle and nephew had the ability to fight back to Guanzhong and regain Yongzhou, then Wang Xia would be the real governor of Yongzhou.
But if they cannot succeed, it will only cost Jin King Sima Rui a seal and a salary.
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