Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1036: A scholar declares that even a rough man can talk about the general trend

These words made the Liu family and his son stunned. Looking at the old man, he was dressed in common clothes and had patches on his trousers, but he was clean all over. Combined with what he said, it immediately made people feel profound. Feeling of measurement.

Liu Kun stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Old sir, I'm offended. We escaped from Bingzhou and are not evil people."

"You're welcome," the old man laughed, "I'm not an old gentleman, I'm just an old farmer. Don't talk about me. Go ask someone else on the street. Most of the time it's a common saying. Please come back!"

"Why is this?" Liu Kun was really surprised now. Although he was also a famous scholar, he had been in the Northland for many years. Unlike those scholars in the hinterland of the Central Plains who advocated simple conversation, he had long realized that ordinary people did not care about any country. Most of them are illiterate and don't know a single big character. How can they realize their purpose after just one glance?
You know, ordinary people miss the opportunity to learn at an early age. It is extremely difficult to teach them to form some cognition when they become adults. One or two may not be a problem, but if what this old man said is true, just pull someone over on the street. , you can see the purpose of your visit, which is really not easy.

The old man still smiled, shook his head, stood up, patted the dirt on his body, and walked away without answering.

Liu Qun complained: "This old man is so rude!"

Liu Kun frowned, took a few steps forward, and continued to observe the situation along the way.

As he was walking, he suddenly saw a group of people gathering not far away, seemingly chatting, so he got closer.

Walking into the crowd, I saw that the person surrounded by everyone was a scholar. The scholar was not old, but the skin on his face was dark and rough. It was obvious that he was not from a noble family. His clothes were simple, but he was very clean.

This man was talking eloquently, but the words he said made Liu Kun's eyelids jump.

"Currently, we are surrounded by powerful enemies around Youzhou. In addition to the stone thieves in the south, there are also the barbarians who have invaded Pingzhou in the east, and the Xiongnu puppet state in the west! But if we count them all, there are also quite a few threats in the north..."

As the man spoke, a voice in the crowd shouted: "I know, there are several Xianbei tribesmen on the grasslands of the North!"

The onlookers, including Liu Kun and others, followed the sound and looked over. What they saw was a man with naked upper body. At a glance, he knew that he was a farmer who had just returned from the fields. He was still holding farm tools in his hands, but he was silent. Listening with relish.

"How can a farmer know the power of tribal hegemony on the grassland?" Liu Kun and Liu Qun looked at each other and felt very surprised. You must know that many of the young men from aristocratic families in the Central Plains only know the power of the tribes in their own towns. Regarding the matter of three acres of land, if you leave the city or the county, you may not know the general trend.

As a result, we arrived here. In a remote village, a scholar was preaching about the surrounding situation, and a farmer blurted out the key points. It was really incredible.

Suddenly, Liu Kun thought of the old farmer just now and had a vague suspicion.

Over there, the scholar nodded in agreement with the farmer's words and continued: "They are just a few major tribes, but strictly speaking, the northern grassland can be divided into four major forces. These four families almost divide and divide the entire grassland. It’s over, each takes a part, and maintains a fragile balance between them. They seem to be in peace, but in fact there is a turbulent undercurrent.”

The farmer who just interrupted, obviously not satisfied, shouted again: "Four families? Could it be the four major Xianbei ethnic groups?"

The scholar smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "What you said is only half right."

"Why is it only half of it?" The farmer chuckled, not worried, "Then you, little scholar, just say it and let us learn more." Others also started to cheer.

Liu Kun was mixed in the crowd, but he became more and more surprised. His eyes fell on the scholar, and his mind was full of thoughts.

The scholar didn't refuse and talked eloquently——

"Among these four families, the one with the largest territory in name is the 'Northern Xiongnu' in the north of the grassland. Have you ever heard of it?"

"I know!" The person who spoke this time was a thin-looking young man wearing green clothes. He should be a servant of a certain family. "It's the tribe founded by Liu Yao of the Xiongnu. This person seems to have trouble with the leader of the Xiongnu. They say the two families are going to war."

Liu Kun felt sour in his heart when he heard this. These two families said they wanted to fight, but he ended up being beaten.

The scholar nodded and continued: "It was built by Liu Yao, the Huns. He led his army northward and unified one side. He named himself Chanyu and was called Khan by the Northern Huns. However, 'Northern Xiongnu' 'This name is Liu Yao's name to the outside world. In fact, the tribes on the grassland will call it 'Rouran'."

Others were finally puzzled and asked: "Why is this?"

"What's so difficult to understand," Liu Qun couldn't bear it, and said in the crowd, "Because Liu Yao is not in charge of the Xiongnu tribe, but a Rouran tribe in the north!"

This statement was new to everyone, and someone asked the scholar, "Is that so?"

The scholar glanced at Liu Qun and noticed Liu Kun beside Liu Qun. Then he withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: "As this gentleman said, the so-called Northern Huns are composed of several big surnames in Rouran. When there was a Xiongnu-Han Kingdom, those small tribes who did not want to offend Liu Cong naturally had to avoid it, so they called Liu Yao's clan 'Rouran'."

Then someone asked in puzzlement: "Didn't it mean that the northern Xiongnu is the largest tribe in the north? Why do other small tribes dare not offend the Huns but dare to offend Rouran?"

"Good question!" The scholar praised the man, which made the man very proud, and then listened to the scholar's explanation, "The Northern Huns, or the Rouran Tribal Alliance, seems to have a large territory, but it occupies the land in the north. , desolate, barren, not only deserted, but also extremely cold in winter, so the land is sparsely populated, such as the Tuoba tribe, they used to hunt in the north of the grassland, and finally couldn't bear it, so they moved south. This kind of land can't support a powerful army, let alone a stable place, so even though Rouran is numerous, it is far inferior to Tuoba, Murong and other tribes! Let alone the puppet country of the Xiongnu!"

"I see……"

When everyone nodded, the farmer said: "You just said that there are four major forces in the northern grassland that divide the land. Since Rouran of the Northern Xiongnu is one of them, but not as good as Tuoba and Murong, then these two should be the remaining ones. It’s two of three!”

"Yes," the scholar nodded with a smile, "that's why I say you are half right. Two of the four Xianbei tribes, Tuoba and Murong, are two of the remaining three tribes. One is west of the grassland, guarding the pass. , often harassing the Xiongnu, fighting against Rouran in the north, and one is east of the grassland, often attacking Pingzhou, which is a big trouble!"

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