"Your Majesty, this is the divine horse sent by Murong Chui." The personal guards lined up with more than a dozen horses.
Tall and majestic, with strong and strong limbs, fine and shiny hair, some are as black as mirrors, some are as bright red as fire, and some are green and brown as jade. They raise their heads in the autumn sun, plow their hooves, and make uneasy neighs. .
Li Yue was also considered a veteran on the battlefield and had seen many horses. He could tell at a glance that they were of the best quality.
Murong Chui was very filial and knew how to pay tribute.
Are the bastards in Henan his opponents? Not surprisingly, they were driven in by Xianbei elites and captured more than 13,000 young and strong men and women, 110,000 livestock of all kinds, 3,700 fine war horses, and 1,300 horses were presented to Li Yue as tribute, saying they were congratulations to Li Yue. ascend the throne...
Henan is a very large land, and Yiqu founded the country here.
Historically, Helian Bobo also relied on this place to rise and found Hu Xia. Helian Bobo was also the nephew of Liu Xiwuqi, the current leader of the Tiefu tribe.
Of course, there must be more to Henan than that. Starting from the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Henan was out of control of the Central Plains. Zhuhus have thrived here for two to three hundred years and have become very powerful.
However, Murong Chui didn't have many troops, so he only tried briefly. Secondly, since these were the seizures he reported, he would definitely not tell the truth about how much benefit he really gained.
"If Murong Chui continues to grow like this, it will do no harm and should be restricted." Although Wang Meng looked down on Murong Chui, he never relaxed his vigilance.
"How to limit it?" Li Yue stroked the horse, its hair was as smooth as satin. The originally anxious horse quickly calmed down and snorted.
Although the fierce horse is good, it needs to be tamed, otherwise it will turn into a tiger and wolf sooner or later.
"You can order the officials' families and children to be brought into Yecheng as hostages, and select two thousand nobles and able-bodied children to serve as imperial guards."
The imperial guards are responsible for the palace confinement of Yecheng, the Su guards are responsible for Li Yue's daily life, and the city guards are responsible for the defense of Yecheng.
"What if Murong Chui doesn't want to?" Li Yue patted the horse. After taking Youzhou, there were several horse farms in the north and south of Yinshan Mountain, where war horses were already being tamed.
The three major cavalry of the Eastern Han Dynasty are Youzhou Tuqi, Bingzhou Bingqi, and Liangzhou Horse. Gongsun Zan's white horse Yi Cong came from Youzhou Tuqi.
In the north of Yinshan Mountain, the climate is cold and the temperature difference between day and night is large, so it is rich in fierce horses.
"If he doesn't obey, it will give our army an excuse to send troops!" A sharp light flashed in Wang Meng's eyes.
Li Yue nodded in agreement, "The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade. Bingzhou is an important state in the world. We cannot leave it hanging for a long time and send envoys to Jinyang."
No matter how submissive Murong Chui pretended to be, he could not hide his ambitions. The key was that he was still in a strategic location.
If he grows stronger, he will definitely be a major threat in the future.
It is impossible that the three kingdoms of Liang, Qin, and Jin were all defeated in the fight, and Murong Chui came out to pick up what was already there.
"Also, Tuoba Shi Yijian must not forget that our army is about to form a cavalry. Let him send out 30,000 horses and 5,000 young warriors!" Li Yueshi said loudly.
"Thirty thousand war horses?" Wang Meng's eyes widened.
This almost cost Tuoba Shi Yijian his life.
"If I pay the high price and he doesn't pay, I will join forces with Murong Chui to get it!" Li Yue laughed.
Tuoba Shiyijian was in disgrace in the south, and anyone could beat him up, but in the north, the wind was still strong, and he defeated the Rouran people in several battles, captured more than 10,000 tents, and nearly 200,000 cattle, horses, and livestock. A windfall.
There are more than 10,000 tents with a population of 50,000 to 60,000.
If not blackmail him, who could he blackmail? Besides, when Tuoba Shi Yijian sent people to Yecheng, he was never polite and asked for 200,000 stones of food and grass and 5,000 sets of armor.
You don't need to be too polite to your father-in-law, and you can't treat him like an outsider.
"Hahaha... Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Meng smiled happily. He was not a poor man who was stupid because of reading. He was ruthless when he presided over the reform in Yanzhou.
It's their business whether to give it or not, but it's Li Yue's business whether to give it or not.
In the future, whether dealing with Fu Jian, Murong Ke, Tuoba Shi Yijian, or even the Rouran people, the cavalry will definitely be the protagonist.
Even infantry should be equipped with war horses as much as possible in the future to enhance their mobility.
As soon as Wang Meng went down, Xin Can came in holding a pile of books on his hind legs to offer treasures.
It has been almost two years since I asked him to compile history books, and something must come out.
It begins with the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty. Like "Spring and Autumn", it adopts a chronological style and draws on Chen Shou's "Three Kingdoms", Wang Shen's "Book of Wei" compiled by Cao Wei officials, "Wei Lue" privately written by Yu Guan, and Wei Dynasty compiled by Soochow officials. Zhao "Wu Shu" and other historical books.
With Zhu Yu in front, the literature library followed the script and wrote it well.
But starting from the late Cao Wei Dynasty, the writing became more and more obscure, which seemed to be whitewashing the Sima family.
The Oath of Luoshui, Regicide on the Street, and the Rebellion of the Eight Kings are all relatively brief, passing through in one stroke, and a large amount of space is concentrated on the Zhao and Zhao...
Unless the Sima family is nailed to the pillar of shame in history, its legitimacy cannot be shaken.
Li Yue glanced sideways at Xin Can and hinted: "Compiling history books takes a lot of effort. Mr. Xin is seventy this year, right?"
"Old minister, I am only sixty-six this year. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Xin Can seemed not to understand what he meant.
Li Yue wasn't sure if he was pretending to be confused, so he simply made it clear: "I feel uneasy about bothering Mr. Xin to take care of this matter. I can just leave it to the juniors."
This time I understood, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"I have no other intentions, Mr. Xin, don't think too much about it."
When Heiyun Mountain was still in chaos, he repeatedly advocated surrendering to the "imperial court". This was actually the idea of many people. In the past two years, he dared not mention it again, but a person's thinking has been solidified for most of his life. Yes, it's off.
No matter how messy Jiangdong is, he is still the White Lotus in their hearts...
"I... change it immediately, change it immediately. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know how to write it." Xin Can quickly showed his loyalty.
Sure enough, I was just pretending to be confused.
Despite his age, this old guy has a clear mind, which is why there is the proverb "Being old and not dying is a thief".
"Old Xin, please don't work too hard. I have issued an order to seek talents from all over the world. I will hold a poetry and poetry conference at the end of the year. Talents will be born by then, so that Mr. Xin will not have to work too hard."
"The history book is half finished. Don't give up writing it. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never be confused again. Your Majesty, give me another chance..." Xin Can cried sadly.
He also hopes that this history book will leave a name in history.
Li Yue stared at him for a long time, "In that case, will Mr. Xin try again? One is one, two is two. I don't need to tell you what the Sima family has done, right?"
Sima Yi used deception to conquer the world, but it was actually nothing. There were many troubles in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.
But the Western Jin Dynasty can be said to be the most comfortable dynasty in Chinese history.
There are basically no foreign invasions, and the Western Regions are equivalent to picking up for free.
In this situation, just thirty or forty years after the founding of the country, the barbarians were riding on the forehead, which can be regarded as a strange flower in history.
"No, no, no, I will remember His Majesty's teachings and will never make the same mistake again!" Without pressure, there is no motivation. Xin Can trembled, held his hands tremblingly, and hurriedly retreated.
(End of chapter)
