Let the people of Yecheng enjoy the joy of victory. The more, the better.
Not only was the female slave trade in Dongshi, but also the sale of rare and exotic goods in Yecheng in the following three days.
Various unusual products were once again seen in the shops.
Such a prosperous era was almost only seen during the Taikang reign of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty.
Throughout the three winters, the people of Yecheng were immersed in joy and satisfaction.
Winter, November.
Yecheng, southern suburbs.
Thousands of fully armored Yulin troops were all ready.
Already ready to set off at any time.
In an unusually large carriage, Liu Yu was giving his final instructions before leaving.
Gongsun Sheng, Hua Xiu and others were listening attentively.
Liu Yu is about to go to Chang'an.
There he will summon the leaders of the Di and Qiang tribes in Guanzhong and Yizhou.
After conquering these Di and Qiang tribes, Liu Yu decided to further bring them under his control.
During the Han Dynasty, the central government was very laissez-faire towards them.
The land and population below are in a state of little management.
Every time the Eastern Han Dynasty sent officials to manage the Di and Qiang tribes, all kinds of troubles would always occur.
In fact, throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were constant wars against the Di and Qiang tribes.
"My trip to Chang'an this time will take at least three months. If there is any military affairs at that time, I will leave them all to you two."
Liu Yu finally gave instructions to Gongsun Sheng and Hua Xiu.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will do my best to protect the safety of Ye City." Gongsun Sheng said immediately.
Liu Yu appointed him as the military supervisor of Yecheng and responsible for the defense of the entire Yecheng.
"Your Majesty, the Di Qiang have always been capricious. Now that I am going to Chang'an, I hope your Majesty will not be impatient. Conquering them cannot be achieved overnight."
Hua Xiu also gave words of advice.
Generally speaking, as an emperor, he rarely leaves the capital.
Because it will cause the court to be unable to handle some important matters in time.
However, how could Liu Yu's power be easily restrained in Yecheng.
Therefore, although Hua Xiu and others did not want Liu Yu to go to Chang'an, they had no way to stop him.
"The power of the Di Qiang tribes gradually grew. Although Gou Xi and others brought tens of thousands of people to Ningzhou, most of them stayed in the Qinzhou area in Guanzhong."
Liu Yu continued.
"If we can't recapture them, these Qiang people will start fighting again sooner or later. Once they become bandits, it will be difficult for them to have a good chance."
Hua Xiu was worried about the emperor leaving and what might happen.
After all, the crown prince is young and has an unstable foundation.
Once something happens, it will be very troublesome.
"I hope your Majesty will fulfill your wish!"
Hua Xiu thought for a while, and finally suppressed his inner thoughts.
The Yulin Imperial Army led by Liu Yu totaled more than 10,000 people.
The accompanying officials are also accustomed to carriages and horses.
Therefore, the team moved very quickly.
It didn't take long to arrive in Chang'an.
At this time, it was already covered with snow outside Chang'an City.
Because of the emperor's arrival, the entire city was extremely clean and tidy.
In the past, martial law was also enforced on the streets where Hu and Han businessmen traveled.
Everyone was asked to stay in the post house and not to walk around at will.
"Chang'an, you have finally regained some vitality."
Liu Yu looked at the neat streets. Although there were no people around, the rising smoke still showed signs of life.
"Thanks to your Majesty, the people in Guanzhong who have been displaced have begun to move back." Liu Yan, the governor of Yongzhou, said with a smile.
"Now Chang'an City alone has a population of 30,000 households. It won't be long before we can have the prosperity of the past."
Liu Yan gave another compliment at the end.
"Haha, there are only 30,000 households. Let alone compare it with the Zhaoxuan period, even if it compares with the Jin period, it is still far inferior to the situation during the Taikang period."
Liu Yu was not frightened by these words.
The huge city of Chang'an only has 30,000 households.
Moreover, many of these 30,000 households are military households stationed in the army.
The jobs of these government soldiers are in the suburbs outside Chang'an City.
If these people are sent out, the population of Chang'an will be even smaller.
"Your Majesty is wise. It will definitely not take long before we can return to our former glory."
Liu Yan, the governor of Sizhou, said.
Liu Yu then asked him about some miscellaneous matters in Chang'an City.
While he was talking, it was time to summon the leaders of the Di and Qiang tribes.
"Your Majesty, it's almost time. Should we summon the Di and Qiang chiefs?"
"Well, let's get started."
Liu Yu nodded.
With the sound of drums.
The palace band had already been arranged outside the palace and immediately started playing and singing.
This music is not played casually.
Rather, it is the Zhou rites and music inherited from the Zhou Dynasty.
When the emperor summons vassal princes, he must use special etiquette and music.
Those barbarians and barbarians may not understand, but the scholars and officials present are all familiar with it.
If the etiquette is not followed, it will not only damage the emperor's majesty, but also damage the court's laws.
As the music progresses.
Hundreds of leaders of the Di and Qiang tribes wearing Han Dynasty uniforms filed in one by one.
Along the corridors on both sides of the palace gate, we came to the front of the main hall.
Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of cold and majestic Yulin Guards, these leaders of various tribes who had once been unruly on the western border.
Everyone became nervous.
Under such a majestic and solemn situation, everyone was shocked from the bottom of their hearts.
Liu Yu was condescending and had a panoramic view of all this.
I couldn't help but feel very emotional.
The Zhou Dynasty was so wise and pragmatic in establishing rituals and music.
These rituals and elegant music are definitely not useless showpieces.
Just look at the Di Qiang leaders in front of you, each of them has been mentally shocked. ,
You can imagine how Zong Zhou's cultural strength shocked the barbarians at that time when he sealed the territory.
"The ancients never deceived me!"
Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh softly.
After half a day of etiquette, all the leaders of the Di and Qiang tribes were very obedient.
Even the most arrogant people would never dare to make mistakes on such occasions.
When the etiquette process is over, all that's left is to follow Liu Yu's routine.
"I called you here, do you know why?"
At this time, the court meeting was already taking place in the main hall.
Liu Yu asked the leaders of the ministries below.
"Your Majesty Tianwei, how can we, the savages in the Western Frontier, guess the truth?"
A Di leader sitting in the front row replied.
This person is Yang Nandi, the leader of the Qiuchi tribe.
"Yang Duryodhana, you are a son of a wealthy family. Do you know how much land and population you have under your rule?"
As soon as Liu Yu saw Yang Nandi's answer, he knew that the person he arranged had begun to cooperate.
He asked again.
"Of course I know." Yang Nandi replied.
Later, Yang Duryodhana counted the number of lands and Dingkou of his tribe.
Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask.
"Then I ask you, when you get old in the future, who will inherit the tribe and the land?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Duryodhana put on a very proud expression and then said.
"Your Majesty, I have sixteen sons."
"Everyone is brave and strong. No matter who inherits them, they are all good players."
Obviously, Yang Duryodhana did not have a direct and clear successor.
The other leaders of the Di and Qiang tribes nodded in the same way when they heard this.
Obviously, most Di Qiang leaders have no clear successors at all.
In other words, many tribal leaders present could not decide who would inherit their inheritance in the future.
Their sons, brothers and nephews all have powerful forces behind them.
Once the body dies, there will always be a fight.
By then, they would have already burped their butts, so how could they care.
"Haha, let me ask you, if your favorite son can inherit the ministry and official positions in the future, do you think it can be achieved?" Liu Yu asked.
"I'm afraid it's difficult." Yang Duryodhana continued.
"The minister's sons are all talented. If we don't give them a chance to display their abilities, I'm afraid something will happen."
The various tribes of the Di and Qiang competed for the leadership, and there was almost always trouble.
"What do you think if I have a way to guarantee your wishes?" Liu Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, is there really a way?" Yang Duryodhana looked surprised.
Liu Yu couldn't help but frown a little when he saw it.
This Yang Duryodhana's acting skills are really bad!
It's not just poor acting skills and exaggerated expressions.
Even in the process of answering these words, there were already omissions.
According to the original script, he couldn't say this.
However, things were already like this, and Liu Yu could only continue.
"That's natural"
"Don't you still believe what I say?"
When Yang Nandi heard this, he immediately left the table and thanked him.
"I wonder if your Majesty has any solution?"
"I have long heard that not only do you have disputes between various tribes, but there are also constant disputes within the tribe."
Liu Yu coughed lightly.
Then he continued.
"The so-called fundamental willingness is nothing more than two things."
"One is that the divisions of each ministry's territory are not clear, and farmland and pasture are randomly divided. Over time, misunderstandings will occur."
"The other thing is that there is no order of respect between elders and younger ones in the tribe!"
When the Di Qiang leaders below heard this, they were all thoughtful.
Several smart people have already understood the meaning of the emperor's words.
They couldn't help but sneer secretly in their hearts.
As expected, this Han emperor still had the same ambition.
To raise the so-called problem, it must be directly in charge of their tribes and land.
How could they easily agree to something that the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties wanted to do.
However, there are still some things I don’t understand.
They were still waiting for Liu Yu's next words.
"So, I came to you this time to solve these two problems once and for all."
"I plan to send special officials to map the mountains and rivers for you, divide the land of each department, and clarify the boundaries."
"The designated tribes will be awarded iron scrolls. Anyone holding the iron scroll will be protected by the Han."
"Whether it is for war or revenge, we will not allow us to embezzle land and tribes."
As soon as these words came out, some weak tribal leaders immediately started to smile.
The various tribes of Di and Qiang have never stopped attacking and annexing each other.
The law of the jungle is the most common in this land.
If you can get such a land title, you will be protected by the Han army.
For small tribes, they are no longer afraid of attacks and annexations by large tribes.
Even if it suffers losses, it will never be completely annexed.
