The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 530 Everyone’s Wish

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Meng.

They were not surprised at all about what happened to Liu Meng.

Liu Meng has been doing this kind of thing for a long time.

He had always wanted to return to the frontier, but among those present, who was willing to go out there and endure the cold wind?

They lived well here, and all of them began to live longer. In the remote outback, there were only strong winds and heavy snow. The temperature had been getting lower and lower over the years, and even cows were frozen to death, let alone them.

Even if we don’t talk about the climate, just talking about enjoyment, can the enjoyment outside the Great Wall compare to that here?
What do they eat, live in, and use here?
Who is willing to follow you to the outskirts of the Great Wall to eat Blizzard?

This is why everyone despises Liu Meng.

But Liu Meng didn't think there was anything wrong with his idea. He suddenly jumped up, looked at Yang Hu angrily, and said:
"When we first surrendered, the Wei Kingdom promised to establish brotherhood with us. However, over the years, we haven't received any rewards and are still required to pay taxes. The Chanyu has been imprisoned in Yecheng and hasn't returned for years. Why should we continue to endure this?!"

Yang Hu looked at him straight.

"Rewards are only given based on merit. Do you think others don't know about your actions over the years?"

"His Majesty is merciful and fears hurting the hearts of the surrendered tribes, so he tolerates you in every way. Sima has exposed your behavior many times, and even these commanders have reported you to the court."

"Your Majesty has given you many chances, but what about you?"

"Relying on Your Majesty's tolerance, he repeatedly instigated and attempted rebellion. He repeatedly violated the royal law. His crimes are truly unforgivable!!"

Yang Hu scolded him and Liu Meng's face turned red. He looked at the generals around him and saw their cold eyes. He also realized that it was unlikely to lead them to resist. At this moment, he suddenly had a crazy idea.

He roared and pounced towards Yang Hu.

At this moment, the right commander Liu Jing kicked him to the ground, and the other commanders surrounded him and started punching and kicking Liu Meng.

They have been waiting for this day for so long!!!
This guy relied on the fact that he had a good father, and he gave orders to these people all day long, humiliating them in various ways. If this happened on the grassland, he would have been fed to the wolves by these leaders long ago. Even in the Central Plains, where there were laws, they couldn't do anything to him.

Now is the perfect time, you are plotting a rebellion, right?

Not protected by the law, right?
These generals were all very old, the youngest being sixty years old, but they swung their fists with great vigor. Liu Meng, a young man, was besieged by them and could not even return a punch. He was directly pinned to the ground, protecting his head in embarrassment.

Liu Jing kicked him on the head. He trembled violently and then fell asleep.

Seeing that these people were still fighting, Yang Hu hurried forward to pull them apart.

"General Yang! This man is dangerous, don't get close! Wait until we subdue him!"

"Mr. Liu! Stop! Stop! If you try to subdue him again, you will die!!"

Yang Hu personally took action and pulled these old men apart.

Liu Meng was lying on the ground with a bruised face and nose, not saying a word.

Yang Hu called the soldiers and dragged the man away.

The old men's faces were full of smiles at this moment.

Liu Jing grinned, "Ever since he ascended the throne, I have wanted to do this."

"This fellow wrote me a letter, saying I was a toothless old dog. Today I finally knocked out his teeth!"

"Now let's see who is the toothless old dog?!"

The other few people also had great resentment.

Historically, Liu Meng failed to win over the people, and finally led two tribes out of the Great Wall in the name of hunting. He was then beaten by He Zhen and his head was cut off by his own men.

After Liu Meng was taken away, the meeting resumed. Yang Hu cleared his throat and said with a smile:

"Now that the thief has been subdued, I have nothing more to say."

"Everyone, I'll take my leave now."

"General, wait."

At this moment, Liu Bao suddenly spoke to persuade him to stay.

Everyone looked at him in surprise. Yang Hu also looked at him, "What are your orders, Commander?"

Liu Bao said, "General, this matter should have been discussed with the Governor, but I learned that you are a relative of His Majesty, so I would like to discuss some matters with you directly."

Yang Hu nodded and pretended to listen very carefully.

Liu Bao then said, "General, the north has become increasingly cold over the years, and the Xianbei people have been nomadic, leaving us with fewer and fewer grazing areas. It's difficult to increase the size of our livestock, and many people have no way to make a living."

"Bingzhou has a lot of public land. I heard the government is implementing a system of renting land for cultivation. I want my tribe to be able to obtain some farmland so they can learn how to farm and support themselves. I also want to allow talented young people to study in various institutions, take exams, and become officials."

"To achieve this, one must be familiar with the Central Plains' writing system. Therefore, I want to implement some new policies within the tribe, but these matters must first be consulted with His Majesty."

"I heard that Your Majesty is promoting education in Yongliang."

Hearing about Yong Liang, these commanders suddenly remembered something, their faces suddenly became solemn, and some even wiped the sweat from their foreheads. Liu Bao talked about many of his thoughts.

Of course, these were what he had discussed with Pei Xiu when he was in Luoyang.

The other generals, listening to his words, could probably guess in their hearts that Liu Bao had probably talked to the court a long time ago.

After all, he had originally taken the initiative to go to Luoyang to pay a visit to the emperor.

Everyone knew about this.

Is this the task assigned to him by the government?

After hearing what he said, Yang Hu smiled and said, "Your idea is very good. I will inform the court. If they agree, you can implement it!"

After he finished speaking, he stood up and was about to say goodbye and leave.

Liu Jing suddenly stood in front of him and said, "General, could you please ask His Majesty about this matter of enlightenment for me? I think the same thing!"

"I am absolutely willing to be taught!"

Liu Jing looked a little flustered.

Yang Hu was very surprised by this. Liu Bao was arranged by them in advance, but this Liu was not the one.

How could he have such an idea?
Liu Jing's attitude was very firm and he asked to write a petition together.

Now, the remaining two generals were in a bit of an awkward situation.

They wanted to say something but hesitated. When Yang Hu agreed to Liu Jing's request and left, the two generals finally couldn't help but stepped forward to ask.

"Is there something we don't know about this? If you know, please let us know."

Liu Jing looked at the two men before him and whispered, "The Yongliang incident started because of the enlightenment. I heard that the general summoned them to discuss the enlightenment. Two tribes responded promptly, but the rest refused. Then, they were all killed."

Upon hearing this, the two generals' faces changed drastically.

As soon as Yang Hu reached the door, he saw two generals running towards him at great speed, shouting.

This even alarmed the soldiers, who almost pinned them to the ground.

It was Yang Hu who stepped forward to stop the soldiers, and the two men walked up to Yang Hu panting.

"General, we've thought about it. We share the same idea as Commander Zuo. We're willing to surrender and be educated! We'd like to ask you to issue an order! Oh, a memorial!"

Looking at their trembling appearance, Yang Hu suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong.

Did they misunderstand something?
Yang Hu quickly said, "You two, this matter is not forced, nor is it the will of the court. This is the decision of Zuo Xian Wang himself."

"No need to say more, General!"

"I have been deeply grateful to Your Majesty and have long wanted to repay His Majesty. Even if the Left Wise Prince doesn't mention it, I will definitely bring it up!"

Another nodded and said, "It's a pity that the Left Wise King was one step ahead, otherwise we would have submitted the memorial first!"

"We are all absolutely voluntary!"

Looking at the two trembling people in front of him, Yang Hu took a deep breath and then nodded.

Soon, these generals returned, but Liu Bao stayed and came to discuss the matter with Xianyu Si and Yang Hu.

The three of them sat in the study again and discussed the matter, and Liu Bao told the truth.

Deng Ai's indiscriminate killing in Yongliang caused the various Xiongnu tribes to misunderstand that it was because they refused these orders.

These generals obviously did not want to experience the same fate as the Qiang and Hu people.

When Yang Hu learned about this, he was quite helpless.

In his heart, he did not quite agree with Deng Ai's approach. If Deng Ai's target was the Xianbei outside the Great Wall, or the tribes within the country who did not clearly express their desire to surrender, it would not cause much controversy.

But his target is those who have already surrendered, so the situation is naturally different.

Yang Hu did not expect that Deng Ai's actions could indirectly help him accomplish things here. Yang Hu had discovered some problems while dealing with various affairs in the north these days.

In fact, Jizhou is not bad. Hebei's biggest problem is in Bingzhou and Youzhou. The conflicts in these two places are much more acute than Jizhou. Bingzhou is mainly a problem of the Xiongnu. Of course, there is also the Xianbei tribe outside the Great Wall. Youzhou is a pure Xianbei problem. The Xianbei people in the Liaodong region are becoming increasingly powerful.

Over the years, the two sides seem to have lived in peace, but friction still exists.

During these days, Yang Hu, apart from supervising the governors to manage local affairs, spent the rest of his time studying the Xianbei people of various tribes.

He even began to deliberately train his soldiers, and the training was all about cavalry battles in the wild and adaptability training in cold environments.

The problem of the Xiongnu is actually not difficult to solve, but the problem of the Xianbei requires gradual approach.

In order to target the Xianbei people, Yang Hu also needed to use some Xiongnu people, mostly local people from Bingyou to form cavalry.

(End of this chapter)