Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 358 Liu Yao returns to the country and takes Chen as his enemy

"call……"

Amidst the violent breathing, a strong figure moved forward quickly. He passed through a dense forest, bypassed the haunts of wild beasts, and finally came to an open place, with torches flickering in front of him.

The next breath, there was a sharp shout——

"who!?"

Then, several torches quickly approached, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves.

The firelight gathered and shone on the people who came, but they were several riders wearing light armor holding torches. They were all dressed up similarly to those in the Central Plains, but their hairstyles were slightly strange, and most of them had shawls.

After these people came over, they surrounded the vigorous figures in the middle. One of them drew his sword out of its sheath, pointed at the man, and asked: "Who are you and why are you here?"

The person being pointed at was in ragged clothes, and his face was illuminated by the fire and looked haggard, with many scars on his exposed skin. However, he still stood upright in the face of the questioning, with sharp edges and corners on his face as if it were carved by a knife or axe. , a pair of eyes staring at several people, without any fear, the whole person is like a sharp blade that has been tempered thousands of times, exuding a heart-stopping smell.

He said calmly: "I am General Liu Yao. Who is stationed here? Let him come to see me!"

His voice was a little hoarse, as if it had been caused by sleeping in the open air, but it was full of energy and his words were so resounding that the assembled riders were all taken aback for a moment.

But immediately a rider who was obviously the leader shook his head and said: "Are you the general? Impossible. The general was killed by the Han from the south a few months ago. Who are you and why are you pretending to be the general?" Could it be Nan'er's careful work?" After saying that, he took a few steps closer and waved the knife in his hand as if he wanted to press for the truth.

"You said I was killed?" The trapped man showed no fear at all. The firelight reflected in his pupils, emitting a faint light. "Why should I, Liu Yao, pretend to be someone else? I survived all nine deaths along the way. Will I?" Afraid of your little trick? Go and report it quickly and let the garrison generals come over to identify it, so you don’t have to talk nonsense! Go quickly!"

There are very few people who are not afraid of being besieged, let alone someone like this person. Not only is he not afraid, but he scolds the besieged, and even bosses around, acting like a superior, as if the situation of both parties is reversed.

But his posture made several riders confused and frightened. The leader hesitated for a moment, and for the sake of caution, he said: "Left and right, keep an eye on this man with me. I will inform the general." Easy to identify." Invisibly, his tone became much more polite.

The people who were surrounded did not rush. When the man left, he asked the people around him: "I have been out for many days and only occasionally heard the news that the king of our clan passed away. Is it true or not?"

The people around him sounded more respectful and nodded in agreement.

The man couldn't help but sigh: "If this happens, our clan will be in trouble again. It's really a fateful fate. Could it be that the split between Wei Wunace and Chen Hou is going to happen again?"

It turns out that these riders are the Huns, and the place where they are is the front line of northern Xinjiang.

The Xiongnu were divided into northern and southern tribes since the time of Guangwu. The northern part stayed in Mobei. Later, most of them moved westward. The remaining more than [-] were gradually annexed by Xianbei tribes, and a small part always stayed in the northwest of the desert. In the original history, this group A small part will be annexed by Rouran in the fifth century and withdraw from the stage of history.

In comparison, the situation of the Xiongnu in the south was much better. After the split, the southern Huns were attached to the Han Dynasty and moved to the fortress. They were scattered in Beidi, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Shuofang, Dingxiang, Yanmen, Dai and Shanggu counties. .

In the second century, the southern Shanyuting moved south to Zuoguo City, and the Xiongnu tribes went southward, going deep into the prefectures of Bingzhou. They were mainly distributed in the Fenshui River Basin. Due to the changes in the living environment, they gradually transitioned from nomadic farming to agricultural economy.

At its peak, there were more than [-] Xiongnu in Bingzhou.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, wars continued, and the imperial court lost control of the Southern Xiongnu. Then the warlords separated themselves. As an armed force, the Southern Xiongnu tribes sometimes participated in warlord wars. They gradually mastered the fighting methods of the Central Plains and continued to move inland. However, they soon encountered Obstructed——

The hero Cao Cao was afraid that the Xiongnu household registration would spread and hinder the ban, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to expand his troops and sever the connection between Yuan Shao and the Xiongnu, so he adopted a series of measures to control the Xiongnu through the governor of Bingzhou, divide and rule them, make the Chanyu docile, and name him Wang Jiyi (sǎng), bureau service, the same as household registration, border clearance.

A few years later, Cao Cao obtained Chen Hou's legacy and reviewed it. He selected one or two of them and divided the Xiongnu into five tribes: left, right, south, north, and middle. Rule becomes indirect rule.

Later, Cao Wei took reference from Chen Hou Ce and established a new name, the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, which strengthened the control over the Xiongnu soldiers and horses, and often led the Xiongnu soldiers to attack.

During the Northern Expedition of the New Han Dynasty and the demise of Cao Wei and Yuan Zhao, the southern Xiongnu got out of control and moved further south. By the time the New Han Dynasty pacified the north, the Xiongnu had spread all over Bingzhou and were called Bingzhou Hu.

The New Han Dynasty court, in accordance with the order of Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei, used Chen Hou Ce to control Hu. However, decades had passed since Chen Hou decided on the policy. Courts had changed, and families had changed. For the benefit of his own family, Chen Hou Ce had long been completely changed. Keep appearances.

Among them, the Siyi Academy, which was originally intended to promote Chinese literature, became a hostage strategy. Princes of all generations of the Xiongnu came to Luoyang in the name of studying, but in reality they were hostages. They were often humiliated and accumulated resentment.In addition, several aristocratic families and nobles in the court, under the banner of Chen Houce, practiced their own methods, not only discriminating against the Xiongnu barbarians, but also oppressing and exploiting them.

In addition to being drafted as soldiers, many of the Xiongnu tribes who moved inland were reduced to slaves and servants due to the human trade. At the same time, they had to pay taxes to the New Han Dynasty. The contradictions became increasingly acute and undercurrents surged. This was due to Chen Houce's The vague national identity gradually became clear under deliberate policy oppression.

Finally, ten years ago, there was a coup in the imperial court, and many members of the royal family were demoted to Jinyong City. There were wars in all directions, swords were born in Shu, and the situation in the south of the Yangtze River was not peaceful. The Xiongnu King Liu Yuan took the opportunity to sneak back to the North, expelled the officials of the New Han Dynasty, and annexed all the tribes. , and then pulled up the banner, also known as the descendants of Yan Han, claiming to be the King of Han in the North, and openly rebelled.

Today, it seems that the Xiongnu is about to rise, so it has defeated the officers and soldiers in the northern frontier. However, the Xiongnu king died suddenly, causing the various tribes of the Xiongnu to be in chaos again.

Recalling all the past life and tracing the past history, Liu Yao couldn't help but sigh, with sadness in his heart.

Thanks to the sinicization strategy, today's Southern Huns are not only almost the same as the Han people in terms of diet, life and dress, they have also learned the knowledge of the classics and history, and pay more attention to the past history. As a Xiongnu noble, Liu Yao was born with Hao You, who has been studying classics and history since he was a child, is thoughtful and knows that the Huns are in danger.

"My Xiongnu clan was a mess after Wei Wu. Only the nobles still retained the clan spirit. If it were not for the oppression of the aristocratic families of the Han Dynasty, the people would have forgotten their origins. Fortunately, the king has resurrected, commemorated his ancestors, and established the Khan again. The country, but there are still some tribal disputes and estrangements among the five tribes. In the past, the king used his prestige to suppress it. Now that the king is gone, I am afraid there will be chaos, and I don’t know whether it can be overcome."

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became.

But his thoughts were soon interrupted by an exclamation, and he saw a big man in armor walking over. As he walked, he exclaimed: "He is really a general, he is really a general!"

Liu Yao looked for the sound and recognized the person. It was Qi Zhengju, the general of the army.

Today's Huns mostly use Han surnames, and their appearance and titles are the same as those of the Han people. The etiquette of meeting is also the same. After Qi Zhengju was surprised, he followed the etiquette of a scholar meeting the king.

"General Ji Ren has his own destiny!"

After Liu Yao helped him up, the two of them took their seats in order of priority. However, Liu Yao sat in the captain's seat, while Qi Zhengju, the coach, sat in the guest seat.

The two exchanged simple greetings, and Qi Zhengju couldn't help but said: "Just now, the marching Sima went to identify and report back. The general still had doubts, but now he is finally relieved. I just don't know why the general didn't show his token?"

This question aroused Liu Yao's thoughts. He felt a faint pain in his heart, but on the surface he said as if nothing happened: "I fled through the Han and Xianbei tribes all the way. I was often investigated. I often changed my clothes, and there were bandits along the way. Tokens It’s all been lost a long time ago.”

"The general is suffering, suffering!" Qi Zhengju was also the leader of the army, and he couldn't hear the danger inside, so he couldn't help comforting him.

But Liu Yaohun didn't care. He waved his hand and changed the topic: "I know the general situation in the country. What is the situation now? You are stationed here, but there is still a war?"

Qi Zhengju gathered his thoughts and replied: "After I ascended the throne, I said that I wanted to recuperate, but Han'er is cunning and we must be on guard. Therefore, there are many defenses in the south. Now the entire Bingzhou, most of it, is our Xiongnu territory, which is Jinyang." In other places, there is still a stubborn resistance, and a large army has gone to conquer it, and it will not be pacified in a day."

Liu Yao nodded. The person who recently ascended the throne was his nominal brother Liu Cong. He was inconvenient to comment, so he said: "It is Liu Kun who is stationed in Jinyang. He is talented. If he can surrender and be used by me, he will be able to do it." It’s the best.”

Qi Zhengju shook his head and said, "There are some tough guys out there who would rather die than surrender. I'm afraid Liu Kun is also such a person."

Liu Yao pondered for a moment and asked: "How will the Han court react to such an attack? Will there be another war?"

Qi Zhengju shook his head and said: "Han'er was defeated and was already frightened. He did not renew his troops. I heard that the king would be canonized. The country decided to send an envoy to negotiate with the Han court a month ago. They should have arrived in Luoyang by now."

Liu Yao asked again: "Can there be peace in the country? When will the great funeral begin?"

"The country is peaceful and the kings are in harmony, but the big funeral can't be carried out until the envoy comes back. Because the death of the late king is closely related to that Han'er Chen Zhi, we have to let the Han court give an explanation."

Hearing Chen Zhi's name, a cold light flashed in Liu Yao's eyes, and murderous intent surged in his heart, but he suppressed it and sighed: "It's my fault. I didn't protect my younger brother well, and it hurt the king's heart. So that the middle way collapses."

Qi Zhengju hurriedly said: "How can you blame the general? This matter is all Han'er's art. When the envoy questions him in court, Chen Zhi must pay the price!"

(End of this chapter)