Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1039 Virtue governs, and the people protect their name
Everyone was talking about it and all showed doubts.

After all, I just understood the four grassland families. It was Liu Sheng who guided them word by word and explained the overall situation of the grassland clearly.

But now Liu Kun suddenly spoke, and no one except Liu Sheng could outline or understand what he said.

After Liu Sheng pondered for a while, he asked: "Sir, what you mean is that the Murong tribe is not well-intentioned and wants to attack Qipin Yicong and occupy the land, so that is why Goguryeo will attack Pingzhou first as a test?"

"That's it, and more than that. I've heard a little bit about the situation in Pingzhou. I don't know if it has changed in the past year, but a year ago, it was quite chaotic. Although Deng Fei, the governor of Pingzhou, was here, This governor is more of a title, and his actual jurisdiction is very narrow, not to mention Pingzhou, even two counties are barely able to do so."

Liu Sheng said: "This is also normal. At first, Wang Jun was known as the governor of You and Pingzhou, but his control over Pingzhou did not necessarily exceed the two counties. In the final analysis, it was because there were too many miscellaneous people and various tribes were scattered in Pingzhou. The land was scattered and scattered, and it was not as easy to count and manage as household registration. It only belonged to the imperial court in name. The title of Pingzhou Governor was often just a title, used by Wang Jun to oppress and threaten. From many Hu tribe’s excuses.”

"Good knowledge."

Liu Kun was a little surprised again. He admired this scholar more and more. He thought to himself that such a knowledgeable person was actually living in a small border town. It was really a secret. He didn't know if he could use it for himself. But These thoughts were not reflected on his face.

After complimenting him, Liu Kun said: "The title of Pingzhou Governor used to be true, but Wang Jun's strength is real. He uses soldiers and horses as long swords to bully all the tribes in Pingzhou. Under orders, no one can Dare not to obey, because Pingzhou is full of miscellaneous people, but during the period of Wang Jun's leadership, it still obeyed the orders of Youzhou, so it can be called the land of the imperial court."

Liu Sheng asked: "General Chen defeated Wang Jun, forced the Tuoba tribe to retreat, and suppressed the Murong tribe. In terms of prestige and combat power, he is stronger than Wang Jun. Does it mean that Pingzhou dares to disobey the order of the General Zhengbei?" He stood and stared at Liu Kun with bright eyes.

Not only the scholar, but also the onlookers all looked at Liu Kun and waited for his answer.

"Zhengbei General's Mansion, self-improvement than the past General's Mansion," Liu Kun first affirmed the relationship between strong and weak. He noticed that the people around him were eyeing him, and he was afraid that if he said anything wrong about Chen's family, he would be attacked by a group of gossips. , couldn't help but secretly sigh at Chen's reputation among the people, and then changed the topic, "It's just that since General Chen took control of Youzhou, he was very restrained, and there were insufficient troops at the time, so he gathered his strength and reduced Youzhou's strength to the outside world. "

Seeing that some people couldn't help but refute, Liu Kun took advantage of the situation and said: "I have been to Youzhou a few years ago, and now I visit again, but I feel that everything is turned upside down. Even this border land is very wealthy. It can be seen that General Chen is in power for the people. In the past few years, I have spent all my time on improving the well-being of the people, ensuring everyone's food and clothing, which coincides with the rule of the three generations. This is the pursuit of the people and the peace of the land, but it is killing the enemy and destroying the Hu, and I think General Chen is the one. For the sake of the people of Youzhou, we have reduced our external military strength..."

Sure enough, when these words came out, everyone immediately turned from anger to joy and nodded in agreement.

After all, the improvement in the living standards of these people is clearly visible, and since ancient times, the evaluation of rulers is not limited to martial arts, but more based on virtue and civility.

What is virtue?It’s morality and conduct.

Put it on the person who governs one side, his morality is enlightenment, and his character is good governance.The herdsmen educated, so the people of Youzhou became more knowledgeable and governed well, so the land of Youzhou became more and more prosperous.

Even Liu Qun had to admire his father's remarks. As soon as he said a few words, he immediately became one with the crowd.

Liu Kun then began to explain his point of view: "With the reduction of external forces, power vacancies will inevitably appear in places that were originally controlled, resulting in regional chaos. This is the case in the Beidi grasslands, and the same is true in Pingzhou. I heard that the Ministry of Yuwen After fleeing eastward, he finally surrendered and was placed in Pingzhou by General Chen, close to Youzhou. In fact, it was the same as Qipin Yicong, who used Yu Wenbu to isolate Youzhou from the chaotic land. While ensuring the stability of Youzhou, it also Let Pingzhou no longer be controlled, so most of it was stolen by Murong."

"In Pingzhou at the moment, the imperial governor is actually weak, but Murong is strong? Murong asked Goguryeo to attack. In addition to testing, is it because he wants to completely occupy Pingzhou?" The farmer from before asked another question.

Liu Kun glanced at him, shook his head and said: "Pingzhou is very barren, and the land cannot be said to be barren, but it is not rich either. Murong's robbery may not be intended here, but more as a stepping stone. Once Youzhou doesn't do it, In response, the Murong tribe will definitely go further, attacking the Yuwen tribe in the east, and advancing on the seventh-grade Yi Cong in the north, and its purpose..."

The farmer and everyone seemed to understand, and he said: "Are you trying to occupy the territory of the seventh-grade Yi Cong, and then seize the land and population of the Yuwen Department?"

Liu Kun still shook his head, looked at Liu Sheng, whose expression was getting serious, and said word by word: "Qipin and Yuwen are both behind General Zhengbei's Mansion. If Murong touches these two families, he will definitely provoke the General's Mansion. How big is this?" How could he just want to seize one or two pastures and land in Pingzhou? He clearly intends to seize Youzhou!"

"Do they dare to touch Youzhou?"

"Murong Bu has not dared to approach the borders of Youzhou in recent years. How can he have such thoughts?"

"They have been scared by the general for a long time. Among the famous tribes on the grassland, their family is the most honest!"

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Everyone found it a bit unbelievable. They thought that after being taught a lesson, the Murong tribe had become honest, but the Tuoba tribe and the Xiongnu kingdom often made noises. How could anyone now infer that the Murong tribe had the intention to enter Kou Youzhou?
"This is not a question of whether the Murong Ministry is brave or not, but the inevitable result of the development of the tribe to a certain extent," Liu Kun said in spite of everyone's doubts and surprises, "If the Murong Ministry is to grow, it must have a population." , its ministry advocates sinicization, there are nomads, fishing and hunting, and farming. After several years of war and annexation, the population is already large. This is also the reason why Murong is able to overwhelm the other companies and establish a general trend on the grassland. It is because they have the energy to interfere in the northeastern region. The root cause, but at the same time, population can become strength, but it is also a burden. The rations needed by each person are not much, and the total is a huge number. The grassland and Pingzhou are barren, and the output is limited, which cannot last for a long time.

Liu Sheng also nodded and said: "The Murong tribe expanded rapidly, annexed other tribes, and took in the population, cattle and sheep. As the number of people increased, more and more food and grass were needed. In the past, they relied on continuous expansion to absorb new tribes, and used quilts to The ration reserves accumulated by the conquering tribes over the years are used to maintain their own stability and provide the tribes with rations. However, now that the four grassland families have taken shape, there are not many scattered small tribes left. They have either been swallowed up or attached to them. It is difficult for the Murong tribe to obtain new reserves. I'm afraid We are about to face a food crisis, and it is not impossible to think of going south to plunder at this time!"

Liu Kun said categorically: "I was not sure at first, but after listening to your analysis, I can confirm that the development of the Murong Division has reached a bottleneck. If it does not advance, it will decline, and it will definitely wait for an opportunity to go south!"

(End of this chapter)