Han officials

Chapter 116: Liaodong Immortal

Military sentiment is on fire.

After resting for a night in Goguryeo County, Wei Zhe led his troops away early the next morning.

Xuanchu prefect Bian Yi originally wanted Wei Zhe to take away the 1,000 county soldiers in the city, but was rejected.

Because Goguryeo County was the seat of Xuanchu Commandery, Wei Zhe had to prevent Gao Nanwu from stealing his home.

Besides, the number of troops under Wei Zhe’s command is actually not small.

Four thousand Liaodong cavalry, plus eight hundred Liaodong Wuhuan and one thousand Liaodong Xianbei.

Six thousand people against ten thousand Buyeo people, well~ the advantage is on my side!

……

The next evening, we went to the outside of Yintai City.

Not long after Wei Zhe set up camp, Qitamo and Chiguli came to join him with two thousand Hu cavalry.

"Greetings, my Lord!"

Inside the Han camp's main tent, upon seeing Wei Zhe, Qitamo and Chiguli simultaneously paid their respects with great respect.

Judging from their attitudes, they were even more respectful than when they first met.

There is no way, facts are always more convincing than any words.

You have to know that the Qita and Chigu tribes were not as comfortable as they are now when they were nomads in Liaoze.

Compared with the dangerous Liaoze Lake, the upper reaches of Xiaoliaoshui and Daliangshui are rich in water and grass.

Although there are many Goguryeo settlements along the coast, it is actually a good thing for Qitamo and Chiguli.

With the support of the Han people, Qitamo and Chiguli are like fish in water.

Even though Goguryeo later sent a large army to encircle and suppress the rebellion, it was of no use at all.

Actually, if you think about it, if it worked, the Han Dynasty wouldn't have to worry about the Xianbei and Xiongnu.

From this perspective, training the Hu people is actually no different from training a dog.

For example, at this moment, before Wei Zhe could say what it was, Qitamo took the initiative to express his loyalty with an earnest look.

"Your Excellency, Suli sent an envoy to contact me a few days ago."

Wei Zhe, who was sitting at the head of the table, was not surprised at all when he heard this: "Oh~ what's going on?"

Qitamo did not hide anything and told him everything immediately.

"Suli wanted to have the Qita tribe cooperate with him to help him capture Gaoxian City, but I flatly refused."

This is absolutely true, Qitamo did not even pretend to be submissive.

After all, Qitamo was not stupid. Although Suli called himself the Lord of the Eastern Xianbei, everyone knew that it was just an empty title.

In terms of strength among the Eastern Xianbei, neither Miga nor Queji is inferior to him.

So what if they are of the same ethnic group? Haven’t the Xianbei in Liaodong killed each other enough in recent years?

Besides, who doesn’t know how the Xianbei people rose to power?
Although the Xianbei people appeared during the Qin Dynasty, they only became truly powerful for about a hundred years.

If the Han Dynasty had not joined forces with the Southern Xiongnu to defeat the Northern Xiongnu in the third year of Yongyuan (91 AD), forcing the Northern Xiongnu to migrate to Central Asia, the Xianbei people would not have had the opportunity to occupy the northern grasslands, let alone the opportunity to annex the remaining more than Xiongnu tribes and lay the foundation for their dominance.

It is hard to say whether there are more Xiongnu or Xianbei people among the Xianbei people now.

But what made Qitamo most angry was that Suli was too insincere.

In order to win over the Qita tribe and stab them in the back, they were unwilling to offer any money or goods, and only used the spoils seized in Gaoxian City as bait.

Even if he didn't intend to betray Wei Zhe, this bargaining chip was too insulting.

Seeing Qitamo so indignant, Wei Zhe couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't care what Qitamo thought, but he was still very satisfied with this attitude.

"Okay, get up."

Compared to Qitamo who was full of joy, Chiguli on the side felt a little embarrassed.

He didn't expect that Qitamo had this trick up his sleeve and killed him by surprise.

After all, the Wuhuan people were still fighting with Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, and they did not get involved this time.

Fortunately, Wei Zhe didn't say anything. After asking the two for information, he let them go down and rest.

Afterwards, scouts from the Han army camp were seen coming out in all directions, and they quickly established contact with the Shangyintai City.

Although the number of Fuyu troops and cavalry who invaded this time exceeded 10,000, fortunately Shang Yintai also received reinforcements.

With two thousand garrison troops and one thousand county soldiers defending the city, there is no worry of it falling for the time being.

Even due to the existence of the two military camps in Shangyintai, food and fodder are currently very abundant.

After contacting Wei Zhe, the acting Sima Gonghong of Shangyintai Camp even took the risk of climbing down from the top of the city wall and lowering himself to meet him.

Late at night, in the general's tent.

"My disciple Gong Hong, I am honored to meet you, sir!"

Seeing Gong Hong's haggard face, Wei Zhe said with relief: "Get up, Mu Shan, you've worked hard these days!"

Hearing this, Gong Hong could not hide his joy and said, "I dare not. Fortunately, I have not let you down."

It seemed like Wei Zhe's praise and affirmation was a great reward for him.

That’s right, Gong Hong was a student of the Military Academy, and he was from the second year of Zhongping.

In fact, almost all of the military garrisons and Sima officers in Liaodong counties were students of Wei Zhe. Even if they were not originally Sima officers, they all participated in the winter training at the Military Academy after becoming Sima officers.

Otherwise, Wei Zhe would not be confident in considering them as his foundation.

Therefore, Wei Zhe treated them privately as teachers and students, and did not address them by their official titles.

However, time was of the essence, so the two of them didn't exchange pleasantries any further.

Under the dim oil lamp, Gong Hong said solemnly, "The invading Buyeo army is led by Buyeo King's heir Jian Weizhi, assisted by Northern Dao Ma Jia. They have been attacking the city with great determination these past few days and are definitely not the same as the Three Kingdoms of Korea."

Since Shangyintai County directly faces the Buyeo Kingdom, Gong Hong has a deep understanding of the neighboring Buyeo people.

The Fuyu people are actually also called Fuyu, Fuyu, Fuyu, and Fuyu, and are a branch of the Dongyi.

The territory of the country was basically the same as that of Jilin Province in later generations, with an area of 2,000 miles, which was quite vast.

Compared with Goguryeo, the territory of Buyeo was not expanded by invading Han territory.

However, the Buyeo people were not native aborigines. The land they lived in was originally a land of the Hubei people, and their king's capital was even called Hucheng.

Later, the Fuyu people drove the Xianbei tribes in this area further east before they occupied this place.

Because it is located in a plain, the Fuyu Kingdom is mainly based on farming, with abundant grain and a lot of surplus food.

If Goguryeo was a land of impoverished mountains and bad waters that produced unruly people, then the Buyeo people were the wealthy landlords who lived and prospered peacefully.

Even Ban Gu, in his "Book of Han," records that Fuyu was a prosperous state, considered the most open and level of the Dongyi region. Its land was suitable for growing grains, but not for the five fruits. Its people were robust and skilled in raising livestock, and they produced red jade, sables, and fine pearls, some as large as jujubes.

The most important thing is that the animal husbandry of the Buyeo people is very developed, and their country's specialty, the Rubin horse, is a world-famous horse.

The ginseng from Bushan Mountain and the horses from Buyeo Kingdom are both well-known treasures in the Central Plains.

For this reason, even though the Buyeo people had only 80,000 households and more than 200,000 people, they were still considered a powerful country in Liaodong.

If not, the Han Dynasty would not have tried to support Goguryeo to balance Buyeo in the early days.

After all, no matter from which perspective, the danger to Buyeo is greater.

After hearing Gong Hong's words, Wei Zhe couldn't help but frown and asked, "Northern Dao Ma Jia...what does this mean?"

Upon hearing this, Gong Hong immediately explained, "Buyeo is different from Han territory. Its kingdom is divided into four provinces: East, South, West, and North. The largest provinces have thousands of households, while the smallest have hundreds. Within each province are 'villages,' each governed by 'rich men.' The 'lower households' within the villages are all slaves. Aside from the villages directly under the king of Buyeo, all provinces outside the royal city belong to the Jujia."

"As for Maga... hehe, it's the official title of the Buyeo Kingdom."

Speaking of this, Gong Hong couldn't help but say with disdain:

"In Buyeo, officials were named after the six domestic animals. Officials like Majia, Niujia, Zhujia, and Goujia were all powerful officials. The Jia assisted the king and participated in state affairs. Below the Jia were ambassadors, ambassadors, and messengers."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhe suddenly realized that this was a typical pyramid structure.

The most basic ones were slaves, and only slave owners were qualified to call themselves citizens.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe couldn't help but laugh and shook his head: "Haha~ This Fuyu Kingdom is quite ancient, worthy of being a Dongyi clan!"

You should know that among the Five Emperors, Baidi Shaohao established an official system named after birds.

For example, "Phoenix is in charge of calendar", "Black Bird is in charge of police", "Blue Bird is in charge of opening", "Red Bird is in charge of closing", etc. The names of different birds are used to distinguish different official positions and functions.

The most interesting thing is that Shaohao was the leader of the Dongyi tribe in ancient times, and his fiefdom was exactly the area of Qi and Lu today, located on the coast of the East China Sea.

From this perspective, the Dongyi blood of the Buyeo people is really quite pure.

But joking aside, Gong Hong's next words immediately made Wei Zhe frown.

Gong Hong said solemnly, "Yesterday, after interrogating the Buyeo captives, I learned that Gao Nanwu has married the daughter of Jian Weiju, the heir of the Buyeo king. The two countries are now related by marriage."

When he heard the news, Wei Zhe finally resolved a doubt in his heart.

But then Wei Zhe couldn't help but frown and said, "Jian Weiju's daughter? Are you sure she's not his sister?"

You have to know that Gao Nanwu is already over 40 years old. Considering his status, he should marry the daughter of King Buyeo.

Seeing Wei Zhe ask this, Gong Hong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Indeed."

He didn't know how to explain it, and after struggling for a long time, he said helplessly, "The main reason is that the daughters of Buyeo King Wei Choutai basically all have daughters, so there is really no one to marry. Even Buyeo King's heir, Jian Weiju, is now over sixty years old, and only his youngest daughter is still unmarried."

"If not for this, Gao Nanwu would probably only be able to marry Wei Choutai's great-granddaughter."

It turns out that Wei Choutai is over eighty years old this year and is a contemporary of Gao Nanwu's grandfather Gao Gong.

In the first year of Yongning (120 AD), when the King of Fuyu surrendered to the Han Dynasty, he sent his adopted son Wei Choutai to Luoyang to pay tribute.

At that time, Wei Choutai was still a young man. He had traveled to the Imperial College and made friends with scholars in Luoyang.

When Cao Cao was entertained by Emperor An in Luoyang, Cao Teng, Cao Cao's grandfather, was still a young eunuch.

However, after this person's horizons were broadened, his ambitions also grew greatly.

Therefore, shortly after he ascended the throne, he led more than 20,000 people to attack Xuantu County at the instigation of Gao Gong.

After hearing this, Wei Zhe didn't know what to say for a moment.

Although the name Wei Choutai sounded familiar to him, he did not expect that this person could survive so long.

Tsk tsk~ The emperors of the Han Dynasty all died young, but the chiefs of foreign nations mostly lived long lives.

The reason behind this is really intriguing!

However, the news brought by Gong Hong made Wei Zhe make up his mind.

Considering Wei Choutai's age, he probably won't live for many more years. If he is not beaten to a pulp before Jian Weiju succeeds to the throne, he will probably become arrogant again after he succeeds to the throne.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe immediately whispered a few words to Gong Hong.

Meanwhile, the Fuyu camp in the wilderness outside the city was also busy...

(End of this chapter)