Liu Yu came to the front hall and saw the envoy sent by Sima Rui.
It was Diao Xie whom Sima Rui trusted the most.
Diao Xie was a native of Bohai County, Jizhou. He was about fifty years old. He once served as an official of the Chinese and Korean Dynasties in the Jin court in Luoyang. It can be said that he was one of the witnesses of various turmoils after Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty succeeded to the throne.
In the fifth year of Yongjia, when Luoyang fell, Diao Xie had already served as the prefect of Yingchuan.
However, in the face of the collapse of the situation, Diao Xie was unable to support him, and finally gave up his official position and crossed the river south to join Sima Rui, the king of Langya at that time.
After some greetings, Liu Yu asked first.
"I heard that you are from the Bohai Sea. Now that I have wiped out the Hulu in Hebei, the land of Yanzhao, which is four thousand miles away, is already a peaceful place. Why not return to your hometown?"
Before coming to see Diao Xie, Liu Yu had already heard that although Diao Xie was a bit old, he was a very capable person in managing politics.
It's just that because he was not from a high-class noble family, his official position in the Jin Dynasty was always as an assistant officer such as Taichang and Changshi.
But when Liu Yu said these words, it was actually a bit abrupt.
This very obvious poaching behavior, if Diao Xie agreed happily, would look like a villain to Diao Xie.
"Your Majesty has good intentions, and I appreciate it. However, my loyalty to the emperor is no longer attached to my hometown."
When Diao Xie said these words, the expression on his face was very serious.
If Liu Yu hadn't prepared in advance, he might have been fooled by him.
Because Diao Xie was stubborn and treated his officials and servants very harshly, after Diao Xie crossed the Huaibei River, the Han officials who received him along the way quickly bribed his entourage.
Liu Yu already knew that many of the people who came with Diao Xie told Han officials that when they were in Jiangdong, Diao Xie thought about returning to his hometown in Jizhou all the time.
After hearing Diao Xie's rejection, Liu Yu didn't care too much.
Anyway, for Liu Yu, most of the people he needs most are middle-level officials in counties and counties, such as Diao Xie, who are not too urgent.
What's more, the current Bohai Diao family is not strong at all. Even if they get Diao Xie's support, they are just a mid-level powerful.
"Is the King of Jin sending Jun Diao here just to appoint an envoy for me?"
After Liu Yu read the letter submitted by Diao Xie, he asked again.
Because in this letter from Sima Rui, he simply talked about ascending the throne and inviting Han as an envoy.
However, Liu Yu saw that Diao Xie's face was full of worries, and it was absolutely impossible for it to be that simple.
"Your Majesty is indeed open-minded. My King Jin indeed has other matters to discuss with Your Majesty." Diao Xie said immediately.
"What's the matter?"
Diao Xie's face was solemn at this time, but he had been preparing his words for a long time.
"The King of Jin heard that Xun Song of Yingchuan, Du Zeng of Xiangcheng and others had been at odds with Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou, since the battle of Luoyang. Although they were far away in Jiangdong, there were already rumors that Xun Song The others seem to be thinking of using Yingchuan to surrender to His Majesty. Is it true that they don’t know this?"
After Liu Yu heard this, his face turned cold.
As a great noble clan, the Xun clan of Yingchuan can definitely dominate half of the power in Yingchuan.
And if Liu Yu could capture Yingchuan County without a fight, he believed that Sima Rui and others far away in Jiangdong would have nothing to do with him even if they were unhappy.
The trade discussions between the North and the South must continue to develop as they should, and they will never be cut off just because of this moment.
For the poor Jiangdong regime, the taxes it can collect are very limited, otherwise it would not have added nearly ten types of taxes in just one year.
In this way, the commercial taxes paid by both parties in the Huaihe River Forgery Market are very important to Sima Rui.
"Xun Song and I are old acquaintances. We can be said to be old friends. We just exchange more letters. How come there is such a rumor?"
Liu Yu immediately pretended to be surprised.
If he didn't admit this kind of thing and then silently did it, Sima Ruiding would be in trouble.
But if he admits it directly, it will force Sima Rui to openly become his enemy.
"The King of Jin and I have already written an alliance, how could we do such a thing."
"Although I love talents, I choose them wisely."
"How could you do such a thing to seduce your allies and ministers?"
Liu Yu's expression was very serious and sincere when he spoke.
However, after hearing this, Diao Xie's expression did not change, but he had already cursed in his heart.
Just now, Liu Yu used the excuse of "nostalgia" to lure Diao Xie back to the north?
Now he is boasting that he is not that kind of person, so don't be too shameless.
However, Liu Yuneng said this, which also showed his attitude that he would not break up with Jiang Dong.
As long as Liu Yu's attitude is like this, the rest of the matter of appeasing Yingchuan Xunsong, Xiangcheng Du Zeng and others is another task.
If everyone in Jiangdong cannot appease these two people, Liu Yu will not be blamed if something changes in the future.
Liu Yu was so happy that Diao Xie's draft that he had prepared for a long time was useless.
Diao Xie simply mentioned another important task directly.
"The King of Jin knows that Tuoba Xianbei is now in Bingzhou and is an enemy of His Majesty. Although his tribe Shanyu Tuoba Pugen is called a Jinchen, he has no status at all."
"Now that Hulu and Ba Di have cut off communication with Qinzhou and Liangzhou, the only road left is the place occupied by Tuoba Xianbei."
"So, the King of Jin wants Diao to discuss with His Majesty. The King of Jin is willing to send an envoy to the Tuoba Xianbei tribe in person to ask him to stop fighting with His Majesty and plead guilty."
"From now on, His Majesty's northern territory will be safe, and the King of Jin can also send envoys to Liangzhou and Qinzhou. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
After Diao Xie finished speaking, he kept paying attention to Liu Yu's expression, and was always ready to decide what to say based on the change in Liu Yu's expression.
It turned out that Zhang Gui, the governor of Liangzhou who had supported Nanyang King Sima Bao's ascension to the Jin Dynasty, suddenly became seriously ill and was no longer able to handle Liangzhou's military and political affairs.
Now Zhang Gui's son Zhang Shi is handling state affairs on his behalf.
However, Zhang Shi himself did not have a good impression of Sima Bao and others who occupied Qinzhou, but was more inclined to support Sima Rui.
Therefore, Sima Rui couldn't wait to contact Liangzhou through official channels.
If the Zhang family of Liangzhou can be brought under his command, no matter how much Sima Bao and others in Qinzhou jump up and down, they will no longer have the courage to proclaim themselves emperor.
Once there was no support from Liangzhou, a poor Qinzhou would definitely not have the strength to support Sima Bao in proclaiming himself emperor.
Otherwise, once Sima Bao proclaims himself emperor, he will no longer receive support from Liangzhou when facing the Huns attack in Guanzhong.
"Prince Jin is so concerned about a mere Suolu?"
Of course, Liu Yu was not very clear about Sima Rui's thoughts.
He just felt strange why Sima Rui was doing this.
"Now that the King of Jin will inherit the ancestral temple, Qinzhou and Liangzhou must inform him as soon as possible. Otherwise, the people of Liangzhou and Qinzhou will be in panic every day without a king." Diao Xie said very seriously.
Liu Yu sneered at this answer.
He knew that Liangzhou and Qinzhou had been border areas since ancient times. Although they were not powerful, they were places where elite soldiers gathered. How could he be so panicked just because there was no emperor above his head?
However, since Sima Rui is willing to settle Tuoba Xianbei for him, Liu Yu is happy and at ease.
It's not that Liu Yu was afraid of Tuoba Xianbei's harassment, but because the more he fought against Tuoba Xianbei, the more Liu Yu realized the hardships of fighting with the poor.
That means the more we fight, the poorer we become.
The Daijun and Yanmen areas were already very poor, and now they are suffering from several battles between the two sides. Even if the Han army sent by Liu Yu recaptured many cities, they still spent a lot of food and grass, but they still failed Not much supplies were captured.
"Haha, if King Jin can make the Xianbei tribes stay safe, I can naturally let them live." Liu Yu said very generously.
Diao Xie was naturally very satisfied with this answer.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. King Jin will definitely let these Xianbei settle down and stop harassing your Majesty's northern border."
Liu Yu nodded after hearing this.
After Diao Xie left, Liu Yu couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Now Sima Rui is about to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. In that case, the young emperor Sima Ye who was just captured to Pingyang will probably die.
In this way, although Sima Rui is just a polished emperor, he can integrate a group of talents that can be used in the future, such as this Diao Xie.
Diao Xie and these scholars had two obvious purposes. One was to return to their hometown in the north, and the other was to suppress the oligarchs such as the Langya Wang family.
Because high-ranking families like the Langya Wang family not only squeezed the political power of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, they also squeezed out the inferior gentry in the north.
"I just don't know if Sima Rui can make good use of people like Diao Xie. If he really uses them to get rid of the influence of the Langya Wang family, they may indeed become a big threat to me."
Although Jiangdong Sima Rui shouted every day to attack the Xiongnu and restore the two capitals, the most bordering force was Liu Yu's Han Kingdom, not the Hulu Han Kingdom.
In this way, once Jiangdong's power increases greatly, it is very likely that the war will be burned on Liu Yu's head.
When he thought of this, Liu Yu immediately woke up.
"No, I can't just sit and wait. I have to find a way to cause trouble for Sima Rui. As long as everyone in Jiangdong is busy, I can sit back and relax."
Liu Yu thought about it for a while and finally thought of a way to give it a try.
He immediately gave instructions to the guards outside.
"Go and invite General Guangwu Qian Duan for me."
This Guangwu general Qian Duan was originally a general of the Jin court's central army. He was injured and had a broken leg in the battle with Jiehu Shile. He was later rescued by Liu Yu when he led his army to rescue.
Now he is one of the short-term generals of the Han army. After all, there is no good future even if he returns to his hometown in Wudi.
Therefore, after Liu Yu thought about it, he seemed to have only one person from Jiangdong.
Anyway, Qian Duan himself didn't have much history, and he had old wounds. Even if he stayed in the north, he had no prospects. He might as well go to Jiangdong to stir up trouble for Liu Yu.
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The imperial capital of the Xiongnu, Pingyang.
Although the palace in Pingyang was filled with festive New Year decorations, the atmosphere in the entire Xiongnu Palace was hardly joyful.
Since returning from Luoyang, the Huns Emperor Liu Cong has fallen into extreme depression.
In the previous battle of Mangshan in Luoyang, Liu Cong never expected that those Qingzhou Han troops could actually defeat one against five, with only 3,000 infantry, blocking the impact of tens of thousands of his elite cavalry.
You know, the tens of thousands of elite cavalry are already the strongest force in the hands of the Huns.
Such terrifying tenacity almost put a curse in Liu Cong's heart.
After leading his army back to Pingyang, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong thought hard and summoned the Xiongnu wise man Chen Yuanda and others from time to time.
Finally, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong, Chen Yuanda and others unanimously concluded that the reason why those Qingzhou bandit infantry were so strong was because the Qingzhou bandit army implemented harsh military laws from the beginning of troop selection and training.
The Huns' cavalry, whether they were ordinary mounted archers herdsmen or elite armored cavalry, were all rangers who relied on their personal bravery and had little discipline.
"Your Majesty, not only must the punishment be severe, but there must also be rewards for military merit, and there must also be the protection of land."
Yushi Zhongcheng Chen Yuanda thought hard and then said.
"Does Mr. Chen know how the Qingzhou bandits are rewarded and punished for their military merits?" Liu Cong, the Emperor of the Huns, asked immediately.
Since Liu Cong made some changes to his work, Chen Yuanda, the censor Zhongcheng, spent all his time and sent people to inquire about the situation of the Han army in Qingzhou through various channels.
Chen Yuanda, the censor Zhongcheng, then told Liu Cong everything he knew.
This long talk lasted almost half an hour with questions and answers.
Many military orders and military disciplines of the Qingzhou Prefecture soldiers were also understood clearly by the Hun Emperor Liu Cong.
"With so many but easy-to-understand orders and regulations, it's no wonder that the Qingzhou bandit soldiers are all brave and fearless of death."
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong couldn't help stroking his palms and sighing.
For the Huns cavalry, after losing a battle, as long as their lives are still there, they will have the opportunity to win it back in the future, or win more and better things.
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Nowadays, after the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty, because of the irritable temperament of the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong, there are already signs that everyone is in danger. Chen Yuanda does not want to make the situation worse.
