I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 352 Wen Ruogong—The No. [-] Wang Zuo of the Han Dynasty, a cruel official, and a schemer!

In June of the fourth year of Chuping, the war in the northern border of Youzhou had entered a new stage.

Since the failure of Wuzhong County's sneak attack, Yuyang native Zhang Ju's rebellion has changed from attack to defense.

Zhang Chun was captured alive by Zhang Fei in Wuzhong County, and after obtaining Liu Jian's consent, Xun Yu executed Zhang Chun in You Beiping.

In this era, there is no systematic punishment of lingering, but there are still precedents to be found.

But since the fall of the Qin Dynasty, there has been no such torture in the Han Dynasty for many years, and even if there were, it was very rare.

Therefore, the fact that Zhang Chun was hacked to death immediately caused a huge turmoil in the counties of Youzhou.

In the past, among the Xun clan in Yingchuan, Xun Yu, who had the talent of Wang Zuo, became the number one cruel official in northern Xinjiang because of this incident.

The cruel officials in the Han Dynasty generally had no good results, and their endings were extremely miserable, but Xun Yu didn't care.

Because in Liu Jian, he saw something that others did not have. For Liu Jian, Xun Yu was willing to become a king's blade from Wang Zuo's man.

The belief in his heart has long been firmed by Liu Jian, and he will never be confused.

With the development of the iron mine in Wuzhong County, the neutral Youzhou families began to lean towards Xun Yu.

But now it's the other way around, and I can't get any benefits.

Because the poor families who came here first supported Xun Yu and Guan Yu during the most difficult period, so the branch industries derived from Wuzhang Mining, except for the Hebei Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by the Animal Husbandry Department, accounted for the largest one. What happened was that these local poor families took this opportunity to turn around and made huge profits.

As for those families who are belatedly aware, even if they come to vote now, it is nothing more than "repenting for their sins", but if they want to share the benefits later, I'm sorry, I don't have your share.

In the future, I will grow up and think clearly who to mix with!
This is the means of re-dividing interests through war.

Of course, this is already a good ending for these families who came here belatedly.

At least better than some other families.

According to the discussion between Xun Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Huang Zhong and others, all the families that have supported Zhang Ju in Yuyang County will be wiped out through this battle.

Is there not one left?

That's right, what Xun Yu meant was to leave no one behind!
Because the local government is not isolated now, their supporters are obviously larger than the rebels!Under such circumstances, there was no need for Xun Yu to hold back those rebels.

Kill the chickens to warn the monkeys, to be an example to others.

Those families who rebelled with the Zhang family in Yuyang, after they were wiped out, their property and their land...

Property confiscation!

The land is used for renting, farming!

All the policies that have been implemented in Jizhou and Qingzhou must be repeated in Youzhou, and none of them should be missed!
Liu Jian and Xun Yu had discussed it a long time ago, and it was not their goal to simply suppress the rebellion and take Youzhou into their hands.

If you want to occupy a state, the most important resources of the state must be in the hands of the Pastoral Office government, and the power should not be leaked out. The Pastoral Office has enough power to coordinate all local resources to make the top and bottom consistent. The decree is accessible.

If you can't do this, then it's better not to have this state.

Following Tian Yu and Tian Chou's instigation between Wuhuan leader Su Puyan and Nanlou, turmoil also occurred within Wuhuan.

Who are the Wuhuan people?Although their cavalry is capable and good at running, their biggest weakness is that they are unreasonable, and they will be tempted by money.

Now Xun Yu has the support of the Hebei Chamber of Commerce and Trade behind him, and the early returns from Wuzhang Mining have gradually entered the pockets of the local animal husbandry bureau.

The entire Youzhou, no, it should be said that the financial budget of the Hebei Animal Husbandry Administration headed by Liu Jian has increased significantly!

With money in hand, it is natural to be rich and powerful in doing things.

The root of war, in the final analysis, is still resources, or money!
The money was in place, and the brothers also turned their faces.

For a tribal group like the Wuhuan people who don't have much faith, incomplete betrayal is usually due to insufficient bargaining chips.

Qiu Liju fought against the Han army on the front line, but at this time, his old nest in Wuhuan in western Liaoning was taken by Su Puyan and Nanlou, and the Wangting headquarters was directly attacked by the two counties Wuhuan.

Most of Qiu Liju's cronies were killed and his troops scattered, leaving only his son Lou Ban who, under the protection of his follower Ta Dun, fled to the west of Liaoning.

The news quickly spread to the front line. After Qiu Liju heard the news, he couldn't hold back a mouthful of old blood. He spewed out in public and fell unconscious on the ground.

As soon as the news of Qiu Liju's illness came out, the Han army immediately took action without giving him the slightest time to breathe.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Gongsun Zan and others who had gathered all their forces in Youzhou, divided their troops into three groups, and went straight to the camp of the Chinese army in Qiu Liju!
In the past few months, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have organized a lot of fine cavalry in Youzhou. Although the tactics have yet to be perfected, due to the unique geographical environment of Youzhou and the natural qualities of the local knights, this cavalry has become more and more powerful. They have completed their unique tactics at the fastest speed, and they can all go into battle to kill the enemy.

Since the time of Emperor Xiaowu, the development of cavalry tactics in the Han Dynasty has advanced by leaps and bounds, especially in border counties such as Youzhou, Liangzhou, and Bingzhou. It was extended, and harnesses suitable for various tactics also appeared, including stirrups and saddles.

Of course, the stirrups and saddles of this era are not the most perfect double-sided stirrups and Takahashi saddles. The perfect combination of Takahashi saddles and double-sided stirrups was unearthed in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period.

Saddles and stirrups at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty also had a relatively high level of form for current tactics, but they did not reach their peak. It is a precious resource, especially the horseshoe needs a lot of iron to make.

But in the Han Dynasty, how precious was iron?

On weekdays, the ironware used to make knives and blades, as well as the armor used by soldiers, are huge expenditures on ironware.

The iron used by man is not perfect, let alone horses?

The emergence of large quantities of weapons and equipment must have its background, not only technology, but also closely related to resources and productivity.

But in this era, for the Hebei forces led by Liu Jian, this problem has been resolved.

In addition to graphite, Tangshan's minerals are also rich in various metals, including copper and iron, and the reserves of Tangshan's metal mines are quite sufficient for the people of China in this era.

Moreover, the Tangshan mine is only a single mine discovered by Liu Jian in Hebei. In the future, with the expansion of Liu Jian's territory, the rich minerals in China will naturally be developed by Liu Jian one by one.

At that time, the Han Dynasty will stand on top of the world by exploiting natural resources in advance.

In fact, Liu Jian can now make bilateral stirrups and horseshoes, which are only popular in the military in the sixteen countries, in advance to strengthen his own power.

But after thinking about it, I still put it down for the time being.

The main reason is that Dong Zhuo is still in control of the court, and Liangzhou and Guanzhong are his rear.

The warlord Mushou in the south is incomparable with Liu Jian in terms of cavalry, but Dong Zhuo's cavalry resources are still higher than Liu Jian.

The advent of bilateral stirrups and horseshoes will definitely enhance the combat effectiveness of Hebei cavalry, but Liu Jian feels that these uncomplicated techniques will also be adopted by the Han court and Xiliang army in a short time.

Once the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Cavalry are equipped with this thing...

So, now is not the time, let's talk about it later.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Gongsun Zan and others rushed to Qiu Liju's camp, taking advantage of the turmoil in the rear of Qiu Liju, and defeated them in one fell swoop. Heart, coupled with missing the old nest in the rear, was soon defeated by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

And Qiu Liju was also in the midst of the war, he was so out of breath that he vomited blood and died.

The death of Qiu Liju represented the complete defeat of the coalition forces formed by Wuhuan and Zhang Ju in western Liaoning.

The defeat of Wuhuan in western Liaoning made the trend of the Youzhou battlefield clear.

After this war, Liu Lian, Liu Wu, Liu Shang, Liu Zhu and others in the Liu family of Zhuojun County also followed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to make a lot of contributions.

The Liu family in Zhuojun has also completely changed from a big business family to a big military family in the Han court, and many young heroes have come to the fore.

It is true that this was ordered by Liu Jian.

However, the reason why he wants these young men from his clan to enter the official career by calming down the chaos in Youzhou is not to use them to intervene in the civil strife in the Central Plains.

In the civil war in the Central Plains, Liu Jian and Liu Bei were enough to quell the chaos. If the military generals of the Liu family in Zhuojun went to the Central Plains, it would add chaos to some extent.

Still the same sentence, Liu's young man, the main role in the future will be centered on Youzhou - external use!
After Qiu Liju died, Xun Yu did not intend to let Wuhuan in western Liaoning go.

As the talent of Wang Zuozhi of the Xun family in Yingchuan, and as a sharp knife planted by Liu Jian in Youzhou, Xun Yu either didn't do it, or he had to do it cleanly.

While he was in power personally, arranging for mining, farming, land renting and other matters, he began to send people to find Qiu Liju's follower, Tadun.

Although Qiu Liju was defeated and vomited blood to death, in a strict sense he did not die at the hands of the Han army, and even if he died at the hands of the Han army, it was his own fault. So the Han court was not sorry for him.

So, now Xun Yu is thinking again, he plans to join forces with Tadun temporarily.

In the eyes of the Han people, this is simply impossible, but Xun Yu is confident that he can do it with Wuhuan in western Liaoning.

why?
It's very simple, because the Wuhuan people do not have the culture of the Han Dynasty, and their nation does not have so many "loyalty and filial piety principles". As long as they have money and benefits, they will do anything.

Just look at the rules of the Wuhuan people.

The Wuhuan people do not have a so-called clan surname, and all surnames can be changed. Generally, the surname is the name of Lord Wuhuan (the adult is the leader).

The surname is impermanent, and the name of the adult and healthy person is the surname.

Today the boss of Wuhuan is called Zhang San, and your surname is San. Tomorrow, the boss is called Zhao Si, and your surname is Si. The day after tomorrow, someone will be called Wang Erluzi, and your surname can only be donkey.

How can a nation without a family name as its foundation have a sense of giri identity?
Wuhuan people,
When the father dies, the son can marry the stepmother,

When the elder brother dies, the younger brother can marry the widowed wife,

Widowed sister-in-law's brother-in-law dies, and the son of the brother-in-law can marry his aunt.

If my brother-in-law has no children, it will be the turn of other uncles...

Stepmother, sister-in-law, aunt, aunt, and mother's friends... Wuhuan people have all the island country plots that can attract netizens in later generations.

Based on this, Xun Yu felt that as long as the price he offered was sufficient, it would not be a problem at all if he wanted to join forces with Qiu Liju's disciple.

In fact, Xun Yu did it.

As Xun Yu's envoy, Jian Yong went to meet Qiu Liju's brave nephew Tadun.

The process is very simple. What Jian Yong probably expressed to Ta Dun was that the matter of Qiu Liju is very regrettable to the Han Dynasty, but this is from the Han Dynasty who took the initiative to attack. We are only passive defense, and he is being attacked Su Puyan and Nanlou were so angry that it had nothing to do with the big man.

Now that Qiu Liju is dead, his son Louban is too young to take on big things, but the Han Dynasty thinks that you, Tadun, have the ability to be the leader of various tribes in Wuhuan, and even the king!Liaoxi, Liaodong, Shanggu and other places... You must be the leader of the Wuhuan Three Kings Clan!

Taton hesitated.

But I have no money, no rations.

Jian Yong encouraged him:

No money, no weapons, no food, the Han Dynasty will support you, as long as you promise to become the leader of Wuhuan in each county, and submit to the Han Dynasty forever, then there will be no problem!Besides, the Han Dynasty originally had to deal with so many Wuhuan leaders, it was so troublesome, why not just deal with you.

In the future, when you become the leader of the Three Kings of Wuhuan, you will have the final say on all the people in Wuhuan. The Han Dynasty will provide money and grain to help you raise soldiers every year. You only need to send troops to help the Han Dynasty fight at critical moments!And after you become the king of the Wuhuan tribe, your beautiful stepmothers, aunts, sister-in-laws, younger siblings, and aunts are all yours!Aren't you tempted?

After listening to Jian Yong's eloquent narration, Ta Dun immediately expressed his opinion:
Okay, I'll listen to you, and I'll just say the last few words to you, I've done it!

Just now he instigated Wanlou and Su Puyan to harm Qiu Liju with money, and Tadun was dragged into the water by Xun Yu and Jian Yong. The brave young man Tadun organized Wuhuan in western Liaoning, and crazily launched a counterattack against Nanlou and Su Puyan!

A unparalleled Wuhuan civil war thus reached its climax.

The Wuhuan people in various counties fought fiercely with their stepmothers for money and food, and Xun Yu took advantage of this opportunity to turn his attention to Zhang Ju.

But at this time, an unexpected figure appeared.

That was Han Fu, the governor of Youzhou, who returned to Hebei with his soldiers and horses.

As the governor of Youzhou, the first thing Han Fu did when he returned to Youzhou was to organize local powerful forces to attack the traitor Zhang Ju in order to establish his own prestige.

After Xun Yu knew about Han Fu's return, he immediately stopped all attacks on Zhang Ju.

He let Han Fu jump left and right in Youzhou, and at the same time wrote letters to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Gongsun Zan and others, telling them not to raise a hand against Zhang.

He wants to see what tricks Han Fu can play against Zhang Ju.

Perhaps, it is not unknown to use Zhang Ju's hand to get rid of Han Fu.

But what surprised Xun Yu was that when Han Fu and Zhang Ju confronted each other, they turned out to be opponents in chess and good talents in general.

Not only did Han Fu not let Zhang Ju be defeated, but on the contrary, he fought back and forth with him, and did not lose the wind.

Xun Yu and Han Fu are from the same county, so they know this person somewhat.

With Han Fu's ability... Logically speaking, he should be the one who was killed by Zhang Ju in one round. Why was he so powerful all of a sudden?
Thinking about it carefully, when Dong Zhuo was in the Central Plains, he was also the first to attack Han Fu. In the end, he did not win Han Fu, but suffered a small loss in Han Fu's hands. Although Dong Zhuo also recovered his position later, this Definitely not the performance that Han Fu should have.

Therefore, Xun Yu decisively sent someone to investigate the situation in Han Fu's army...

The Youzhou Inspector's Department under the command of Han Fu is nothing special, but when he just became the Inspector of Youzhou, he invited a powerful man who was born in Xiping County, Liangzhou, to join him.

This man is called Qu Yi, and he is a middle-class man from Xiping County in Liangzhou. He has lived in Liangzhou all year round and is proficient in the tactics of the Qiang people. His joining has enabled Han Fu to survive until now.

After learning the news, Xun Yu decided to ask Jian Yong to go secretly again.

Xun Yu didn't believe how much loyalty he would have for a cowardly man like Han Fu, who was born in Xiping County, Liangzhou, and had been with the Qiang Hu all the year round.

There must be interests involved in this.

As long as there is enough price tag, Xun Yu has the confidence to make this Liangzhou tycoon turn to his side.

(End of this chapter)