Fu Shanhe

Chapter 296: A profound meaning
"boom!"

"Damn you traitor, you are trying to dig up the roots of Dayu.

Admiral Li, you are responsible for the entire capture process, and you must catch these traitors in one fell swoop!"

Marquis Wuyang slammed the table and gave the order.

Political struggle is cruel. Once you have caught the other party with evidence, you must make it into an ironclad case as soon as possible.

Once the crime of "colluding with the northern barbarians" is confirmed, these people will have no chance of turning things around.

Kill all the enemies and there will naturally be no backlash.

The only problem is that if things are done too drastically, one's personal reputation will be affected.

But at this moment, Marquis Wuyang had no way out.

All the people below have been arrested and the evidence has been obtained. If we let them go, we will not be able to explain to the emperor.

"Don't worry, my Lord. None of these traitors will be able to escape."

Li Mu immediately assured.

He knew that Marquis Wuyang was not satisfied with the current result, but there was nothing he could do because the army sent to support the king was poor!
The money gained from attacking those merchants alone is simply not enough to cover the military expenditure this time.

Most of the money raised for military pay has now been spent, and the war is not over yet.

If the Northern Barbarians are stubborn and continue the war, military expenditure will become a big problem.

In order to avoid the worst situation, the only option is to make the Shandong gentry suffer.

……

Outside the city of Jinan, the grassland coalition camp.

"Great Chanyu, I, General Erdun, come to ask for forgiveness!"

It can be seen that the Tatar people are deeply influenced by Han culture.

Erdun, who came to apologize, carried a bundle of whips on his back.

"Humph!"

"You idiot, you have lost all my ten thousand households, and yet you dare to come back.

Do you think I dare not kill you?"

Huugjile asked sternly.

This military operation to invade Dayu went very smoothly except for the loss of Erdun's troops outside the city of Jinan.

But it was this great defeat that caused the Tatars to suffer heavy losses.

It will take at least two to three years to replenish it.

"Great Chanyu, calm down!"

"Erdun, he already knows he's wrong.

The subsequent attack on Yanzhou was fought beautifully.

The wealth we have recovered is almost as much as the total amount we have robbed before.”

Sarina persuaded
He was a man of principles, and after accepting Erdun's bribe, he had to help.

Seeing someone taking the lead, the generals in the camp began to speak up and agree.

Everyone understood that Huugjile had no intention of killing Erdun, otherwise what happened today would not have happened.

In view of the generous gift, everyone was happy to do a favor.

"hehe!
The battle was fought beautifully, but Duke Yansheng still escaped.

Now the outside world is saying that we were extremely greedy, killed Duke Yansheng, and dug up the saint's tomb.

Erdun, you are so capable!

You dare to rob everywhere, even the holy temple was demolished by you, have you never seen money?"

As he spoke, Huugjile whipped him.

Although deep down in his heart, he didn't care much about Confucius, he still had to do the face-saving work.

In recent days, many scholars have come to them for help.

As the Great Khan, you also have to consider the thoughts of these younger brothers.

"Great Chanyu, Erdun deserves death!"

Erdun quickly apologized.

Although these jobs were all done by the Guifang people, this is not the right time to shirk responsibility.

Destroying the ancestral temples and tombs of saints is a capital crime in Dayu, but it is no different for the Tatars.

The Tatar high-ranking officials don't care about Confucius at all.

Even though it has been influenced by Confucian culture, it essentially still follows the rules of the grassland.

Compared with these minor details, the loss of troops and generals is the real sin.

Huugjile brought the topic here, obviously avoiding the main point and preparing to let him off the hook.

"Since you know that you deserve to die, I will grant your wish.

Someone is coming!
Take this rubbish away and chop him off!"

As soon as Huugjile finished speaking, the ministers, who got the hint, immediately began to plead for mercy again.

After an extreme struggle, the person's death was turned into dismissal from his job.

This is already the best result.

No rules no standards.

The main purpose of punishing Erdun was to intimidate other generals.

Essentially, carelessness was a major factor in Jinan's defeat.

If we had taken precautions in advance, even if we could not defeat the army coming to support the king, the losses would not have been so great.

The accountability work has been completed and withdrawal has officially been put on the agenda.

During this campaign southwards, the Tatars seized a large amount of spoils, and what they need now is to transport the spoils back quickly.

Unlike when they came before, they had nothing, and the Yu Dynasty army had no motivation to fight them.

Now, if we carry a large amount of spoils without heavy protection, it will be easy for Yu’s army to spy on us.

Including Liaodong Town, which had reached a tacit understanding earlier, it is also possible that they would attack their transport team for their own interests.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they cooperate happily in the smuggling trade, it is only for profit.

The two armies have been fighting for so many years that a blood feud has already been formed between the two sides.

When the interests of both parties diverge, they must fight.

No matter what, Liaodong Town is receiving funding from the Dayu court.

Without any achievements in the early stages, it would be unreasonable if we don’t show some performance in the final stages.

Not to mention other armies coming to support the king, as long as the benefits are big enough, people will rush to join in.

At least the Yu army besieged in Jinan is a hidden danger.

Huugjile was sure that as long as their main force left, the Yu army in the city would rush out.

Compared with other Yu Dynasty troops, this unit was not suffering from "foreign phobia".

With the previous great victory, any escort team with less than 10,000 people would be treated as prey.

"It has been more than half a year since we set out, and the soldiers are homesick every day.

The plan to force Dayu to compromise and cede the Liaodong land failed.

This Chanyu has decided to evacuate from Dayu as soon as possible.

However, there are still some difficulties to be resolved during the evacuation process.

We need to leave some troops behind to tie down the Beijing camp and the various armies coming to support the king.

Everyone present here today is the pillar of our coalition. Is there anyone who would like to volunteer?"

Huugjile asked seriously.

The weakness and resilience within the Dayu Dynasty far exceeded their expectations.

According to the original plan, they were only prepared to take the risk of attacking the capital, forcing Emperor Yongning to cede the Liaodong land, and make a fortune by the way.

They never expected that the army within the Yu Dynasty was mostly a motley crowd, allowing them to sweep all the way to Shandong.

Unfortunately, despite such outstanding performance on the battlefield, the Emperor of the Yu Dynasty still had no intention of compromising.

Even the conditions they proposed were not brought to the court for discussion, but were collectively rejected by the emperor and the cabinet.

It is impossible to cede land. If you have the ability, you can conquer it and create a fait accompli.

This is an old tradition of Dayu. The lands lost before were all forcibly taken away by others.

The Dayu government does not admit to illegal occupation, but is forced by the situation to temporarily be unable to recover the lost territory.

These lands are still included in the official maps released by the court.

If Dayu achieves rejuvenation someday, it will still have to recover the lost territory. Huugjile is powerless when he encounters a group of tough people.

"Great Chanyu, Liaodong Town is an old rival, so just leave it to me!
In addition to my own troops, leave me another 20,000 troops, and I will be able to keep an eye on them."

Nichileg Wanhu was the first to express his opinion.

Among the many troops of Dayu who came to support the king, the cavalry from Liaodong Town was the largest. By tying them down, most of the mission would be accomplished.

"Nichileg is keeping an eye on Liaodong Town, so I will be in charge of the Beijing Camp.

The emperor and ministers of the Yu Dynasty are a bunch of cowards. It is impossible for them to send out all the troops from the capital. My own troops are enough to complete the task.

The remaining ones are the enemy troops in Jinan City, which need to be taken seriously, but the others are nothing to be afraid of."

Arutan Wanhu said carelessly.

It seems rough and heroic, but in fact it is forcing the Guifang people to express their stance.

Wealth is earned by everyone together, so naturally, the work of cutting off the rear should be shared by everyone.

There is no reason to let the boss take the risk while the younger brother hides behind and makes a fortune.

"My Gral tribe has an old grudge with Liaodong Town, and we'd like to take this opportunity to settle it. Please don't fight with me for it.

Nichileg Wanhu, let’s cooperate again.”

Chief Ogus answered first.

Settling old grudges was just an excuse. As one of the five major Guifang tribes, they had fought against the Yu Dynasty troops in various places.

He was in a hurry to show off, mainly because his own prime minister suggested that he stay away from the troops of Marquis Wuyang.

At first he did not take it seriously, thinking that the enemy was just a group of southern soldiers and posed limited threat to them, the grassland cavalry.

Even if you can't defeat the enemy, you can still escape safely.

But when he saw that the unruly Tatar generals subconsciously avoided the Jinan defenders, he knew that things were not simple.

If they were easy to bully, someone would have jumped out to pick on them long ago.

“Okay, that’s settled for now.

The Grale tribe and the Qiqihada tribe each left behind 10,000 troops to follow Nichileg Wanhu and were responsible for containing Liaodong Town.

As for the defenders in Jinan city, Hailar, Holingol and Bayartu each left behind 10,000 troops to contain the city.

In order to confuse the enemy, I will leave you another 10,000 vassal troops to continue the feint attack on the city.

Half a month later, you will start to evacuate.

The enemy is mostly infantry, so as long as you are careful, they won't be able to catch up with you."

Huugjile made the decision immediately.

Things happened too quickly and before they could react, they were directly named, which hurt the patriarchs of the three major tribes, Hailar, Holingol, and Bayartu.

Huugjile's advice made them realize that things were not simple.

But there is no way. The Tatars are the overlords on the prairie now, and they cannot afford to offend them.

……

The withdrawal of the grassland coalition forces soon attracted the attention of the Yu Dynasty army, and the news was immediately delivered to the capital.

Looking at the excited ministers, Emperor Yongning looked very ugly.

We are the ones who were beaten, and the enemy left after looting enough. What is there to be happy about?

"We can't just stand by and watch as the enemy leaves with a lot of treasure.

Do you have any countermeasures, my dear ministers?"

Emperor Yongning asked, trying hard to suppress his displeasure.

The ministers, who were originally excited, suddenly became quiet.

As the losing party, they really had no reason to celebrate.

“Your Majesty, authorize the troops below to move freely.

All the spoils belong to whoever grabs them.

The Northern Tartars are growing too fast, we must find a way to contain them and not let them take these treasures away safely!"

Zhenyuan Hou Li Yuan immediately proposed.

The imperial court is now short of money. If it wants to boost the morale of the army, it can only give preferential treatment in policies.

Although the confiscated spoils had long become a joke in Yu’s army, it was still a shackle after all.

After every great victory, a portion of the spoils had to be taken out for management, which greatly dampened the enthusiasm for fighting.

No matter how much supplies were seized, there would be very little left when it finally reached the hands of the imperial court.

It would be better to simply make promises to the officers and soldiers on the front line and encourage them to rob the northern barbarians.

From the perspective of the imperial court, as long as the northern barbarians can be weakened, it would be a strategic victory.

"inappropriate!
The government troops are not robbers, how could they act like this?

What's more, these properties all belong to owners. It is our dereliction of duty if the court fails to protect their property safety.

If the loss can be recovered, it should naturally be returned to the original owner as soon as possible.

The imperial court should strictly order all departments to return the spoils to the public and prohibit anyone from keeping the spoils privately.

Local government offices at all levels must also assume supervisory responsibilities and strictly investigate private transactions of money and goods.

If anyone is found hiding the spoils and selling them, they must be severely punished! "

Inspector Du Liangcai was the first to object.

When the northern barbarians invaded, ordinary people suffered the most casualties, but the gentry suffered the greatest property losses.

As long as they were along the route of the northern invasion, the gentry along the way paid a heavy price.

In order to save their lives, many gentry even neglected their ancestral homes.

The financial losses are incalculable.

Especially bulk commodities, all of which fell into the hands of the northern barbarians.

Such a huge loss cannot be compensated in a short time even if we want to compensate from the people.

How could they be willing if the soldiers below got the advantage?

Out of class interests, Du Liangcai immediately gained the support of a large number of officials after he spoke.

“If you really want to do this, then you can only hand the things over to the Northern Tartars.

The imperial court was in financial difficulties, the government was seriously in arrears with wages, and the officers and soldiers had no desire to fight.

If there is no incentive for profit, who would be willing to risk their lives? "

Minister of War Wan Yuxuan immediately objected.

It's not that he betrayed his own class, it's just that the suggestion made by everyone is completely fantastic.

The battles had to be fought by the officers and soldiers below them, and they were not willing to leave even a sip of the benefits gained for others.

Not to mention going into battle to kill the enemies, even not turning around to attack them was considered a loyal and righteous man.

"Master Wan, this is nonsense!"

"A gentleman values ​​righteousness over profit. If all of them are tempted by profit, wouldn't the army be full of villains?

If this continues, there will inevitably be a situation where everyone is pursuing profit, and then the country will no longer be a country.

What the court needs to do now is to strictly enforce the law and educate people on the great principles..."

Before the old man could finish his words, Jing Guoliang interrupted.

"Mr. Yang is a great scholar and will certainly be able to shoulder the responsibility of educating people.

Your Majesty, you may appoint Mr. Yang as a special envoy to go to Liaodong Town to carry out educational work.

I believe that with the old gentleman's ability, he will surely make them change their ways, fight hard against the enemies and wipe out the Northern Tartars in one fell swoop!
Even without sending troops, Mr. Yang can make the northern barbarians lay down their weapons and surrender with just his eloquence."

Emperor Yongning moved slightly on the dragon throne, but after hearing what was said next, he regained his rationality.

If education were useful, there wouldn't be so many wars in the world.

How can these countless generations of disciples who are only interested in profit accomplish what Confucius himself couldn't do?
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Yang to go to Liaodong Town and teach them.

My requirements are not high, as long as they can kill 10,000 real captives and take back 10% of the property, the mission will be completed."

Emperor Yongning laughed and teased.

Deep down in his heart, he had long hated these empty words.

Everyone talks about righteousness, but all they care about is business.

He is very capable of finding faults, but his ability to get things done is negative.

He also enjoyed the chance to make these guys look ridiculous.

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(End of this chapter)