Tao Yuanming gritted his teeth, obviously suppressing his anger, and said in as calm a tone as possible: "Liu Yu, am I right? Last time Murongde held a military parade of more than 400,000 infantry and cavalry, and then commanded his troops. Isn’t it true that he went south and wanted to directly seize my land in Jiangbei? If you hadn’t relied on Murong Lan to intercede, how could Murong De have made a non-aggression peace treaty with you and withdraw his troops? "
Liu Yu put away his smile and said coldly: "It seems that you really don't know. Murong De's offense against our country was firstly instigated by the black-robed Murong Chui, but the more important reason was that Seeing that the Great Jin Dynasty experienced Huan Xuan usurping the throne, and then I overthrew Huan Xuan, the regimes changed frequently, and the elites of the Great Jin Dynasty were greatly consumed in this period of civil strife, so Murong De had the heart to conquer the South.
"But at this time, Murongde had just been exiled to Kuyan, and had experienced the pain of the collapse of the Later Yan Kingdom and the death of his family. The Northern Wei Dynasty in the north was his real enemy. Logically speaking, he should not have sent out troops to attack the Jin Dynasty, because of a mistake , if the army is defeated, not only will it become the enemy of the Jin Dynasty, but the country may be empty, and the Northern Wei Dynasty can attack and destroy it.
Tao Yuanming raised his eyebrows: "But he still attacked, because there was almost no army in Jiangbei at that time, and he was completely unable to resist. If God doesn't take it, he will regret it. Liu Yu shook his head: "Nan Yan didn't even have stability in the land of Lu. , how can I still have the ability to digest the land of Jiangbei? At that time, I had not yet taken power, and had not yet begun to immigrate to Jiangbei. For a long time, the six counties of Jiangbei had a vast territory, sparsely populated areas, and exhausted supplies. Even the Hulu Too lazy to come and occupy it. When Shizhao was in chaos, Yao Xiang led his tribe from the north. After staying in Huaibei for more than a year, he had to give up and return to the west with his troops. This shows the poverty and backwardness here. Nan Yan attacked here at this time. It cannot satisfy their need to rely on plunder to support war.
Tao Yuanming murmured to himself: "Yes, I have also been to Jiangbei. It is indeed very desolate and poor. So does Murongde want to simply cross the river and take Wu directly?
Liu Yu sneered and said: "So you are just a scholar's opinion. Murong De was not a member of the royal family of Later Yan at that time, so he was not qualified to inherit the throne. Not to mention that Emperor Murong Bao of Later Yan was still alive at the time, and After going to his hometown in Liaoxi in the north, Murong De just took the garrison of Yecheng as a clan prince and went all the way south to gather those Xianbei people who had not had time to flee outside the Great Wall. Just like Murong Yong of Xiyan back then, he finally managed to Escaped from the Northern Wei Dynasty's pursuit and established a foothold in the land of Lu, that's all.
"During the war, everyone was in danger. All the Xianbei military households believed that they could only survive by following Murongde, so they were willing to listen to his orders. But after arriving in Nanyan, things settled down. At this time, the arrogant tribal leaders , they may not listen to Murong De's orders, especially in Nanyan, where Han people are everywhere and have occupied a lot of fertile land. Like a warehouse, they were lawless and looted everywhere.
"But Murongde is a knowledgeable person after all. He knows that in the Central Plains, it is impossible to make a living by robbing and fighting like on the grasslands. After all, the Xianbei people do not know how to farm and do not produce. If they want to build a country, they must rely on the farming of the Han people. This does not allow them to rob the Han people in the country, but if plundering is not allowed, then these Xianbei leaders will not obey his orders, so they can only lead the conflict outside and launch a war against the Jin Dynasty to a certain extent. of plunder.
Tao Yuanming said thoughtfully: "You mean, he mobilized a large army to attack Jiangbei, just to scare us and force you to hand over the military rations for peace to appease the tribesmen?
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, that's right. Murongde mobilized the army and gathered troops to practice martial arts. Firstly, it was to shock the Northern Wei Dynasty and show them its strong military power. Secondly, among the more than 400,000 troops, the Han people The number of conscripts and soldiers accounted for more than 300,000. It also told the Xianbei leaders that these Han people were not just chickens and dogs to be slaughtered. They were also powerful. If the oppression was too much, and they rebelled in groups, everyone would lose in the end, and the gain would not be worth the loss.
"Because Murongde was able to successfully capture Qingzhou, it was not because the Xianbei cavalry was any better than the powerful landlords' armed forces of the Han people, but because the major wealthy families in the Qingzhou area were not united, and the Pilu family could not command the Gao family and the Feng family. These big clans unite with them to fight against the enemy. These local snakes in Qingzhou have long known how to act according to the wind. No matter who is king and hegemony here, they will cooperate with them to a limited extent and will not completely surrender to this political system.
power, but do not openly confront it. As long as the levy and taxes are carried out according to the agreed regulations, then everything will be fine.
"So Murongde's lecture on martial arts, on the surface, was to attack the Jin Dynasty. At the very least, it could extort a sum of food and grass from me, who had just overthrown Huan Xuan, to meet the needs of these Xianbei army chiefs, and these Xianbei army chiefs benefited. , and felt that if he could command all directions, he would be able to rest contentedly for a while. Given time, when Murongde can replace the generals and leaders who led the rebellion with him with his nephews, then Nanyan's political power will also be Really solidified.
Tao Yuanming breathed a long sigh of relief: "Listen to what you said, Nan Yan's military expedition south this time was just a move to stabilize the internal political power through external conquests? Is this what Murong Lan told you?"
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a deep voice: "My wife Murong Lan is the most compassionate and benevolent person in the world. She cares about all the people in the world. She neither wants the Han people to suffer nor the Xianbei people to have no life. , so she tried her best to maintain peace between the two countries. She knew the situation here in Dajin very well, and the inside story in Nanyan, even if she didn't tell me. Am I not clear about it?
"After she left me and returned to Nanyan, she kept doing things to appease the local Han people and prevent the Xianbei armies from plundering the Han people. She thought that one day, these Xian'ao people would be able to support themselves and learn to farm like Han farmers and use their own To earn a living through hard work, instead of resorting to those bad habits of robbery.
"When Murong De was alive, he understood these principles and discussed everything with Murong Lan. Although Heipao had the intention to bring trouble to the world, Later Yan had just died. Nan Yan was newly established. Survival was the top priority, but in the final analysis, it was Their ambition to invade and plunder was still based on the strength of our Jin Dynasty and our Beifu Army, not their kindness. Tao Yuanming, do you know what I said to Murong De at that time?
