Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 468

"Guangning County... why does the prefect ask this?"

He stopped about to walk out and looked back at Chen Zhi.

"I was supposed to go to Guangning to be the prefect, but I was transferred to Daijun. I have some concerns." Chen Zhi got up without changing his expression, and walked over, "What's more, what happened in Guangning now, I have to Need to confirm."

When Chen Zhi spoke, his expression was a bit solemn. In fact, the people he sent to investigate were not professional themselves, and they did not last long. There was no news after arriving in Guangning, and no relevant reports have been circulated until now. After returning, Chen Zhi actually didn't understand the situation in Guangning County. The reason why he said this was actually to make a lie.

But similarly, through some previous clues, Chen Zhi actually had his own inference, so he made this statement.

After listening to these words, Murong Huang was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "It's the same thing that the prefect cares about. After all, so many people have died. This is actually an opportunity for me, Murong, to conflict with Yuwen Bu and Duan Bu."

Many people died?
Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes and looked at Murong Huang opposite him, his expression becoming more serious.

When Murong Hao saw this look, he immediately understood that what Chen Zhi said just now might be deceitful, but the matter has come to this point, there is no room for retreat, and even though this matter was stopped by Wang Jun's people News, but it can be suppressed for a while, but it cannot be suppressed for a lifetime. Sooner or later it will be exposed.

Furthermore, the fact that Chen Zhineng asked this sentence showed that he had already guessed something.

With this in mind, he turned around and said slowly: "That time Shi Le of the Huns led his troops around the grassland and invaded Guangning County, and we followed General Wang to stop... …”

"The so-called prevention is probably because each tribe takes the opportunity to strive for benefits." Chen Zhi shook his head and pointed out directly, "Otherwise, how can we have three Xianbei tribes to follow us?"

Murong Huang nodded and sighed and said: "Yes, this was originally General Wang's method of allocating interests to various parts of the grassland. It's just that this time, Shi Le's soldiers and horses were really powerful, causing us and other coalition forces to suffer a lot of damage. Although He was finally repulsed, but not only did several tribes not get any benefits, but they lost their troops, especially the Yuwen tribe, and one of their Shanyu's sons died as a result."

Chen Zhi took a deep breath, having already guessed what was going to happen next, and said: "The reason for jointly sending troops is for benefits, but the result is counterproductive. They probably won't give up. Tribes in the grassland are very particular about sending troops and not returning empty-handed. Otherwise, they will go back." I can’t convince the tribal elders either.”

He knew very well that these Xianbei tribes seemed to be a complete entity, but in fact they were still a tribal alliance. Within each tribe, there were several large families united, and the Tuoba clan and the Yuwen clan were It is just a larger branch of the tribe. Other families are willing to follow it, not only because of their strong power, but more importantly because the clans headed by them can bring benefits to them.

On the other hand, once the interests are damaged, the prestige of these leading clans will inevitably be damaged, affecting their dominant position in the tribe.

The internal struggles of the grassland tribes are often cruel, and the power of the tribe is severely reduced. A typical example is Murong Hui in front of Chen Zhi. His father Murong Xuan experienced a tribal split, and his brother-in-law ran away. Tuyuhun was born.

The name Tuyuhun has many records in Chinese history, and it also embodies a characteristic of the grassland people -

That is, there is no definite name, and whichever group is more powerful is often named after that.

This characteristic also determines that nomadic attacks must be pursued, because their GDP must be maintained by plunder.

"This time we dispatched troops, several of our troops failed to do what they wanted and suffered some losses. However, General Wang got what he wanted and drove Shi Le back. Therefore, the various troops had great opinions on him at that time, so General Wang then A decision was made to allow the ministries to plunder Guangning County for three days!"

Three days of looting!

Four simple words, but each word is bloody.

Having experienced the troubled times in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Zhi didn't know what would happen during the robbery.

That's not just robbery, it's also accompanied by all kinds of ugliness in human nature!

Chen Zhi could imagine how happy and happy the people of Guangning County were when they thought the border troops were coming and drove away the invading Huns, and then fell into hell on earth.

"Since my father came to power, I, the Murong Department, have always promoted the enlightenment of the Central Plains, distinguishing the interests of the superior and the inferior, acting from top to bottom, to reassure the hearts of the people, to determine the opinions of the people, so that they can become strong by going to all directions. This even caused dissatisfaction among the elders of the clan. My uncle Tuyuhun ran away because of this, so in the face of General Wang's suggestion, my father tried hard to stop it, but in the end it was difficult to reverse the general's will, and in the end he only protected a small part of the people and returned to the tribe. "A cold light flashed in Chen Zhi's eyes.

The so-called protection of the people and retreat, in other words, is to transfer the people of the Central Plains to their grassland tribes. After all, for these tribes, population is a precious thing.

"The prefect may think that these are just excuses, but I, Murong, really love the Han family. If the prefect can visit Daji City in the future, he will know that I am not talking nonsense. Besides, under the circumstances at that time, if If the people are left behind, they will either be killed for no reason or reduced to slaves. When we left, we even saw people from the Duan tribe watching in the capital."

The spectators in Beijing gathered the corpses and sealed them with earth to form a high tomb.

Anger welled up in Chen Zhi's heart, his expression became more and more unfriendly, and his eyes turned cold.

Of course he didn't want to look for trouble, but the people of Guangning County were of the same clan and had the same blood. They were invaded by the Huns and managed to escape, but were killed by soldiers and horses led by their own people.

Everyone has a heart of compassion, and Chen Zhi is no exception.

"What a great general Wang! He doesn't regard the people under his rule as real people of the same race, but just as a step to improve himself! How shameless it is to lead foreigners, plunder the same race, kill and rob people. ! This person... No wonder there was such a comment in the original history! No wonder, under those circumstances, he suddenly spoke out and transferred my appointment from Guangning County to Dai County! "

The original governor of Dai County, Lu District, was Wang Jun's confidant. Even if he was not a die-hard loyalist, he was still close to it. Such a person had been running Dai County for a long time. It was obvious that he was determined to gain control of this county and must be completely controlled. , and even broke away from the checks and balances of the imperial court.

As a result, such people were suddenly transferred to the nearby Guangning County.

"All these weird and strange things can be explained now. The fundamental reason is that what happened in Guangning County cannot be seen in the light. No matter how ambitious Wang Jun is, he also knows that if it is really true at the moment It is impossible for him to get away with falling out with the imperial court. He was able to stand firm in northern Xinjiang, and even had an almost semi-independent separatist nature, which further fueled his ambitions. The source of his ability to stand firm here was that he relied on natural and man-made disasters to make his fortune. , previously I had the support of the King of the East China Sea, and later I raised the bandits to respect themselves, and I also found connections in the court. All kinds of conditions worked together to be able to stand firm in this northern Xinjiang state!"

In the current New Han Dynasty, aristocratic families and the imperial power restrict each other, but the overall situation is stable, and both sides need to maintain the rules of the New Han Dynasty. Only within the rules can the aristocratic families guarantee their own privileges. This is why they support the Liu family. The reason is that people like Wang Jun, no matter how ambitious or selfish they are, must maintain superficial rules in order to be tolerated by scholars.

At least for now, he has to work step by step, so he let one of his confidantes gradually grasp the Youzhou counties and counties under his administration, and slowly test the court's patience.

But in fact, Wang Jun had an advantage over the governors of other places. Even though he occupied two states, half of Pingzhou was not actually the territory of the New Han Dynasty, or in other words, it was the territory of the Western Han Dynasty. The territory and the population of the land had already changed, and they were recovered by Wang Jun.

Because of this, in the eyes of the imperial court, although Wang Jun occupied two states, his base was still Youzhou, and Pingzhou was also separated from Youzhou, just to prevent the imperial court from being suspicious.

There has also been a game here.

"Guangning is actually not the first time. General Wang has long been familiar with this. For example, Pingzhou, the original Pingzhou, in fact, the imperial court wanted to separate from Wang Jun's hands and use its own people to control it. Yes," Murong Hao seemed to be very clear about the plan of the Xinhan court, "but Pingzhou was threatened by our Xianbei tribes, as well as Fuyu and Goguryeo, and repeatedly pushed forward. In the end, the court had to turn to General Wang for help. Let Pingzhou naturally belong to the general, as if the court begged him to separatist regime, in the process, several tribes were instigated and seduced by him, and a lot of murders were committed in the counties and counties of Pingzhou."

Chen Zhi was silent for a moment, and suddenly sighed: "The credit for opening up the territory and the responsibility of guarding the frontier, coupled with the mixed ethnic groups and constant threats in Pingzhou, are indeed an excuse to establish a foundation. The imperial court relies on its strength. , let alone take the initiative to withdraw, not to mention that there were still kings and princes backing Wang Jun."

After thinking about it, he looked at Murong Huang across from him and had to admit that, just as he said, when the various tribes raised troops in Guangning County, if the people had not been evacuated, the final outcome might have been even more miserable.

"But Wang Jun can block the news to this extent, which shows his power and influence on the grassland tribes. I am afraid that he acquiesced to the tribes' siege on Murong, and also had the purpose of passing the blame! When the time comes, the matter of Guangning County will be held This time in the Xianbei Civil War, he has secured his position! Similarly, the ferocity of Xianbei is evident, even if Murong claims to be a high-sounding person, he still participates in it!"

Thinking in this way, he nodded towards Murong Hao, said nothing more, and let the guests see him off.

Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Murong Huang said no more and said goodbye to Chen Zhi.

Afterwards, Chen Zhi had someone call Su Liao over and said with a cold voice: "Wang Jun is a cruel person. I am afraid that our previous preparations are not enough. We need to make more plans."

(End of this chapter)