Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 108 There is no true king in the world

All the generals gathered at the Duke of Liang’s mansion.

"What is this, father?"

Erzhu Ying'e hadn't seen such a grand scene for a long time.

In the palace, generals such as Erzhu Zhao, Erzhu Dulü, Houmochen Yue, Dou Tai, and Sima Ziru had already been armed.

Outside the palace, the army was assembled. Everyone was wearing armor and helmets, holding long swords and wearing fur coats.

"Go into the mountains and suppress the bandits!"

"Then father won't be back for a long time?"

When Erzhu Ying'e heard this, she was delighted.

Princess Beixiang nodded, then said angrily:

"Are you glad your father will be gone for a long time?"

Erzhu Ying'e pushed Princess Beixiang's shoulder and said:

"How is that possible? The daughter is just worried about her father!"

Princess Beixiang smiled.

"You still have a conscience."

Erzhu Ying'e was thinking about how to find an excuse to take advantage of this opportunity to ask Li Shuang out, but she heard Princess Beixiang's instructions:

"By the way, have someone send some tonic herbs and cloth to your third aunt later, as we agreed last time."

"Can't you let Uncle San come and get it himself?"

"You're just too lazy! Your third uncle has also left with his troops."

"Where?"

"He said he was going to Mayi!"

When Erzhu Ying'e heard this, she instantly felt depressed.

This heartless person left without even telling me, making me happy for nothing.
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Mayi.

Since the Six Garrisons were pacified, a large number of Six Garrisons troops moved from Henan to Hebei.

On the way, they had to pass through Shuozhou, Hengzhou and other places, causing a lot of trouble.

Some were moved by the scene and were unwilling to see that their former homes had fallen into the hands of others.

Some were jealous because they saw that their former colleagues surrendered to the government army earlier and lived better than themselves.

What's worse, there are those who have evil intentions when they see the Han people migrating to Heng and Shuo states.

Pingcheng also turned a blind eye to this.

"Duke Tang, you are finally here!"

She Digan led people to welcome Li Shuang outside the city of Mayi with great fanfare.

"Don't be like this. I'm no longer the governor of Mayi."

"Although you are not the governor of Mayi appointed by the court, you will always be the governor of Mayi in our hearts."

After entering the city, looking at the members of the Tongxin League in the room, Li Shuang asked:
"What happened? Why did you ask me to come here so urgently?"

"Those dogs are going too far!"

She Digan started to curse, and then a group of people responded.

In this room, both Hu and Han people were denouncing the crimes of the Six Garrison Army.

"Tell me about these people. When they passed through Shuozhou, they saw that our brothers had built a large house, had beautiful Rouran slaves, and had many cattle and sheep in the pen. They became malicious and wanted to rob us!"

"How much did you steal?"

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"That's not the point. The key is that after they were beaten, they didn't feel ashamed, but proud, and ran to Pingcheng to complain!"

After She Digan finished speaking, everyone around him echoed him.

"It's really shameful! He was beaten so badly that his bones were broken and he's lying in bed, and yet he still has the nerve to ask us for medicine money!"

"If it were me, I wouldn't have the nerve to tell anyone!"

"These guys are not good at fighting or robbing, but they are the best at complaining."

……

Li Shuang looked at the crowd and guessed what was going on. "And then Pingcheng accepted the case?"

"Or maybe you!" Shi Digan said, "Prince Guangyang, the corrupt official, returned to Pingcheng with his military achievements in pacifying the Six Garrisons. He not only accepted the case, but also wanted to review the strategy of relocating refugees from Shuozhou to the border. He also said that Shuozhou's wealth far exceeded initial expectations and wanted the court to change the original strategy and settle some of the rebels from the Six Garrisons in Shuozhou."

Everyone responded again:
"Tell me, no matter how wealthy Shuozhou is, what does it have to do with King Guangyang? Didn't our brothers fight for this place from the Rouran under your leadership?"

Li Shuang didn't care after hearing this.

"That's it?"

"This isn't a big deal!"

"Don't worry, I have already made all the necessary preparations. The court will not listen to him."
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Pingcheng.

Yuan Shen, who returned to Pingcheng, did not enjoy long periods of peace before he suffered a series of blows.

He discovered that the people under Heng and Shuo states had stopped responding to orders from Pingcheng.

He also discovered that Shuozhou was not as poor after the war as he had imagined. Instead, the economy of Shuozhou quickly recovered after the war and became very prosperous.

Nowadays, every family there has a large number of cattle, sheep and Rouran slaves, and is equipped with bows and horses.

He sent spies outside the Great Wall and found no trace of the Rouran people.

A terrible thought formed in Yuan Shen's mind. Could it be that Li Shuang really robbed the Rouran royal court?
Just when he wanted to purify the local area and use the Six Garrisons Army to balance the Han military households in Heng and Shuo states, discordant voices came from Luoyang.

Prince Yuan Hui of Chengyang constantly slandered and attacked him in front of Queen Hu.

Either he wanted to establish his own regime by raising an army, or he was colluding with the Rouran.

In short, in short, it happened!

Recently, the story of Yuan Shen cheating on Yuan Hui has been circulating in the streets and alleys of Luoyang. People who like to gossip have even compiled a story book and circulated it among the storytellers who have recently become popular in Luoyang.

It’s hard to stop despite repeated bans!

Then Prince Chengyang Yuanhui went crazy!

Yuan Hui used every possible means to attack him.

"No, I can't stay here any longer. Otherwise, I will die at the hands of Yuan Hui."

Between national affairs and his own life, Yuan Shen chose to save his own life first.
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"My lord, Yuan Shen finally couldn't help himself and left. Should we also return to Jinyang?"

On the city wall of Mayi, Li Shuang stopped to watch, and Hou Jing asked.

"Now is not the time!"

Li Shuang said slowly, looking at the scenery outside Mayi City.

The Hu Fengs were still there, but outside the city there were more Han people tilling the fields and fewer people enclosing land and herding sheep.

A soft voice came from not far away, like the voice of an old friend.

"Long time no see, the general is now a county duke!"

Li Shuang turned around and saw Yu Jiulu Qingyu standing not far away, blocked by the guards around Li Shuang.

Beside her was a man in a cloak.

"Let them come!"

Li Shuang waved his hand and the guards let the two of them over.

"You're not here to persuade me to become emperor again, are you?"

Yu Jiulu Qingyu didn't say anything, but the man next to him spoke, his voice sounding a bit vicissitudes of life.

"Proclaiming the emperor is only a last resort. If the general doesn't agree, the fall of the Six Garrisons is inevitable."

"The Six Towns have been defeated!"

"No, not yet."

The man said it with certainty.

"If the imperial court wants to maintain stability, the best strategy is to exterminate all the rebels in the six prefectures. However, if this has not been done, the chaos will continue, and sooner or later there will be another True King."

Li Shuang glanced at the man and asked:

"Who are you?"

The man took off his cloak, revealing an old man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, with half his hair and beard gray.

"I defeated Liu Han Baling!"

(End of this chapter)