Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 19 Hengzhou has only one sun

The sea of ​​clouds is rolling, and the green fields are like a scene.

On the earth, three thousand Hun cavalry galloped, trampling on the rare tranquility in the remote northern border in this turbulent world.

A girl in a red coat was riding on a horse, her figure graceful, and her eyes, like a mirror, reflected a bustling scene with dense populations.

Since the Yongjia Rebellion, wars have raged across the country. After the Tuoba clan took control of the Central Plains, the northern border was in a strange dynamic balance.

The law of the jungle prevails on the northern grasslands. Under the leadership of the Tuoba clan, even the weaker tribes have their own way of survival.

But this way of survival became shattered in the flames of the Six Garrisons Rebellion.

All people were forced back into the same chaotic state as a hundred years ago.

The Tuoba clan had left the northern border a long time ago, and their descendants were obsessed with the decadence of Luoyang, and had long forgotten the oath their ancestors made a hundred years ago.

The cavalry rested for a moment, and the girl looked up, looking at the people, events and scenery that were all under the same sky but were so different, with curiosity in her eyes.

"Mayi is just ahead!"

For passing merchants, Mayi was probably just an ordinary resting place.

But for the Xiongnu princess who was imprisoned in her own territory, it was a legendary city that was difficult to see.

"Yes, as agreed, Erzhu's troops will meet us at the front!"

The elder of the tribe spoke slowly, his old face embedded with a pair of eyes full of wisdom, but now, they were full of fatigue and vicissitudes.

"Then let's get started!"

The girl in the red coat did not show any weakness that would make her dependent on others. Instead, she only had the ruthlessness that she had developed in the desolate and cold grasslands of the northern border.

"In this chaotic world, if you don't want to be someone else's food, then you have no choice but to choose another path."
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Mayi.

In the city guard's mansion, the prefect of Mayi looked terrified.

"What you said... is it true?"

Opposite him, Li Shuang was sitting with his legs crossed, drinking tea leisurely.

"The scouts you sent out should be back by now. Need I say more?"

It was precisely because they had returned that the prefect was so frightened.

Recently, there have been countless armed personnel outside the city of Mayi.

Having served as an official for many years, the prefect of Mayi has a keen sense of smell.

What does this represent?
The prefect of Mayi knew it all too well.

When the Rouran Khan Anagui invaded the south, Li Chong led an army of over 100,000 but only made a circuit of the border and returned to Luoyang in a few days.

Everyone saw the court's weakness and incompetence.

After that, the Six Garrisons took the lead in launching an attack, and the Hu tribes that were originally dependent on the Northern Wei Dynasty were also eager to try.

The governor of Mayi knew that this disturbance would eventually spread here, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon?
"Military Commander, you are the sworn brother of Duke Liang, so please show me a clear path forward!"

"go!"

Li Shuang's answer was very simple.

He looked at the prefect of Mayi and chuckled.

"You've been here for many years and have made a lot of money. It's time to leave."

"But if I leave like this, I won't be able to explain to Prince Guangyang in Pingcheng."

Li Shuang laughed.

"Right now in the North, everyone is wondering what to do once chaos breaks out. Do you think Yuan Shen's words will still count when that happens?"

The authority of the imperial court was completely destroyed in the shock of the Six Garrisons Rebellion.

Now in the North, we have returned to the situation more than a hundred years ago. Whoever has the bigger fist has the truth.

"The prefect is a scholar, a family of poets and scholars. Why would he wade into this mess? Wouldn't it be better to leave here early and find a new way out in Luoyang?"

"Thank you for your guidance, Commander-in-Chief."

Ma Yishou bowed and slowly retreated.

Not long after, Gao Gao walked in with a smile on his face.

"My lord, the governor of Mayi left Mayi with his family and a dozen large boxes. He seemed to have made preparations long ago."

There was a hint of gloating and sarcasm in the high-pitched words.

Li Shuang put down the teacup in his hand and chuckled.

"These scholars are really quick to escape, all they want is an excuse." "It's better for them to leave, my lord. Now that Mayi is free from constraints, what should we do next?"

"Open the treasury and distribute money!"
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Pingcheng!

Yuan Shen looked at Yu Jin who came to report with an incredible expression.

"What did you say?"

Yu Jin lowered his head. He could feel Yuan Shen's visibly red temperature, which was the critical state where his anger was about to erupt.

"The Mayi guard has escaped!"

"These Han people are ultimately useless!"

After making a sarcastic remark, Yuan Shen regained his composure and immediately gave the order.

"Mayi cannot be lost. Send someone to pick him up immediately."

"I'm afraid it's too late now!"

Yu Jin said this while observing Yuan Shen's expression at the moment.

"why?"

"Li Shuang then took over Mayi."

"Why should he take over Mayi?"

There was a hint of disbelief in Yuan Shen's words. It was simply that since Yuan Shen became the commander-in-chief of Pingcheng, he had put a lot of effort into managing the city of Mayi.

The middle and upper-level generals in this city are all targets of Yuan Shen's recruitment.

He put in a lot of effort.

Li Shuang was unfamiliar with the place and had just arrived not long ago. How could he possibly take control of Mayi smoothly?

"Does the king still remember that the imperial court has a sum of money and grain deposited in Mayi?"

With a bang, Yuan Shen slammed his fist on the table, followed by a roar.

"Send my personal envoy to Mayi to capture this evil creature immediately! I will chop him into pieces!"
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"My lord, we distributed the money and grain from the Mayi treasury to the soldiers in Mayi City. How are we going to explain this to Pingcheng?"

Unlike Gaoang, Yang Kan was more worried.

"When will this money and grain be sent to Pingcheng?"

"The fifteenth of next month!"

"If there's chaos here before the fifteenth of next month, do we still have to report to Pingcheng?"

"It's a mess?"

Although the momentum of the Six Garrisons rebels was already very strong, there was Yunzhong in front and Pingcheng behind, both cities were embedded in the northern border, and the momentum of the rebellion could not spread here.

Yang Kan understood, but he was clearly not used to Li Shuang's way of thinking.

"My lord, this is tantamount to treason!"

"If it fails, it's called treason. If it succeeds, it's called diligence in the king's affairs!"

Li Shuang looked at Yang Kan and asked.

"Zu Xin, the Tuoba clan were originally barbarians from the northern border. How did they come south to the Central Plains and occupy half of the country?"

Li Shuang wasn't the only one who asked him this answer.

In fact, both the Han clans under the rule of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the scholars in the Southern Liang Dynasty who always considered themselves orthodox had thought about this problem.

And I have been thinking about it for more than a hundred years.

Finally, the answer to this question can be summed up in two words.

God willing!

"God's will is not man's will!"

Li Shuang smiled softly and walked out of the tower. The city wall was full of soldiers from Mayi City.

Among them, there are Hu and Han.

But now, they have abandoned all their previous differences and prejudices and all stood under one banner.

Seeing Li Shuang coming out, the soldiers roared in submission!

"loyalty!"

(End of this chapter)