Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 22 It’s chaos, it’s all chaos
The three-story building stands alone in the depths of the city.

Yu Jin dressed up and, led by his servant, walked into the singing and dancing house which was famous in Mayi and even the entire northern border.

It was daytime and the building was quiet.

Li Shuang was in the warm room on the east side of the third floor.

The warm room is beautifully decorated.

The floor was covered with a diamond-patterned carpet from the Western Regions. In the middle of the attic stood two short mahogany tables with gilded patterns from Bingzhou. In the lacquer boxes with silver-painted mountain birds on the short tables were placed baked cakes, dried meat, cheese, and preserved fruits.

Li Shuang sat behind the short table, leaning on the cushion in a casual posture, looking at the scenery of Mayi outside the window from time to time.

Under the blue sky, beside the green mountains, cattle and sheep are everywhere, and the green fields are shady.

With his arrival, the other party withdrew his gaze and looked at himself.

Even though he had anticipated this, Yu Jin still didn't expect that this military leader would be so young.

The man had firm skin, a strong physique, a handsome face, and bright eyes. Perhaps because he had stayed in the mountains for too long, his skin was a little dark.

Yu Jin first noticed Li Shuang because when Li Chong was on a northern expedition, his logistics were repeatedly robbed by him, and thousands of sets of armor and hundreds of vests were lost.

For this reason, when Li Chongnan returned, he launched a special campaign to suppress the rebellion, but he returned empty-handed.

Li Chong was punished for this, but Yu Jin overheard Li Chong's comments about Li Shuang in private.

"What a pity there are dragons in the mountains!"

Yu Jin didn't understand at the time, but now, looking at Li Shuang's expression, he seemed to understand a little.

"Are you joining the army to ask for money and food?"

"Exactly!"

"It's a pity that it's gone."

"The money and grain stored in Mayi by the imperial court is enough to support a 100,000-man army for three months. How could such a large amount of money and grain just disappear like that?"

Yu Jin did not forget his duty on this trip and asked for the money and food to be returned for Yuan Shen.

"if not?"

Li Shuang said a lot in this short sentence, but it also seemed like he said nothing.

Yu Jin was completely choked and couldn't speak for a while.

"If I were to join the army, I shouldn't be anxious to get this money and food now. Instead, I should imagine what would happen to the North without it."

What will happen to the North?
Yu Jin had been in the northern borderland for a short time, following Yuan Shen into the army. But he knew clearly the root cause of the Six Garrisons Rebellion.

The imperial court had run out of money and was no longer willing to invest in the northern border.

Without incremental growth, the existing stock becomes the target that everyone is eyeing.

Hengzhou will be in chaos!

This was something Yu Jin could predict.

"If it weren't for someone like the military commander who jumps at the mere mention of a cock-crow, Hengzhou would probably be much more peaceful."

"The commander is wrong. The current situation in the northern border is what everyone wants to see. The Six Garrisons are like this, the Eastern and Western Chi-Le are like this, and even the Rouran in the northern desert are like this. Can the King of Guangyang alone stop them?"

Two armored warriors walked in from outside the attic, causing Yu Jin's expression to change.

"What do you think, Lord?"

Yu Jin was worried that Li Shuang was going to kill him to silence him, but he just said calmly:
"The mountains are high and the roads are long. The northern border has been unstable recently. It would be better for you to stay in Mayi City for a while before joining the army!"
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Department of Dendrobium.

"It's a mess, it's all a mess!"

Hulu Jin listened to the noisy voices in the tribe, walked out of the tent, and shouted:
"What are you shouting about? What happened?"

A warrior from the Hulu tribe ran over and explained the specific situation.

"Several tribes surrounding Pingcheng were not paid their monthly rations and were beaten by the Pingcheng troops. Furious, they threatened to surrender to the True King!"

"What about Pingcheng?"

"Prince Guangyang has closed the city gates tightly and is not allowing outsiders to enter." Hulujin said solemnly after hearing this:

"Don't worry about others. During this time, comfort your people, carefully watch over the livestock in the animal pen, and always be prepared for any unexpected events."

"But our tribe doesn't have much money or food left. I'm afraid we can't hold out for much longer."

"Got it, I'll find a way!"

Hulu Jin relied on his prestige to temporarily appease his troops.

But prestige cannot turn into food. In today's northern border, everyone is short of food, and even borrowing is impossible!

When Hulu Jin was feeling worried, Hulu Guang came to his side.

"Father, I have a way!"

Inheriting the excellent genes from his grandfather, the young Hulugu possessed a good physique and appearance.

"You're just a kid, what can you do?"

"We don't have food, but some places have it, like Pingcheng, Mayi, or Woye Town."

Hulu Jin listened and was surprised.

He didn't expect that Hulugu, who was so young, already had such knowledge.

You definitely can't rely on Pingcheng.

Hulu Jin thought of the cart of grain and a dozen cattle and sheep that Yu Jin had sent not long ago. The envoy of the dignified King Guangyang actually brought such shabby gifts. Even if he went to ask for them now, he would probably get nothing.

But Hulu Jin really didn't want to have anything to do with Mayi and Woye Town.

Needless to say, going to Mayi would have meant offending Yuan Shen. Furthermore, Hulu Jin and Li Shuang had no friendship.

"Gather the tribesmen, go to the mountains to dig up wild vegetables, and bring back everything edible. As long as we wait until spring, the situation will be better."

Hulu Jin could only hope this way in his heart.
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night.

In the red romance, the lights are bright and the birds are singing and dancing.

A group of Hu leaders around Mayi gathered together in a warm hall, drinking wine, singing songs, hugging girls and laughing.

Who knew, suddenly someone ran in from outside.

Then, more and more people came.

At first, no one noticed this change. They just thought that someone in the tribe had lost their cattle and sheep, their wife had run away with someone, or the child they heard about in their hometown was born a year ago... until this matter became closely related to everyone.

"Military leader, our tribe has been robbed!"

After being enraged, several tribes around Pingcheng did not dare to attack the well-defended Pingcheng, nor did they dare to go west to surrender to Po Liu Han Baling, so they all went south.

After hearing this, Li Shuang's face became serious.

"Is there some misunderstanding here? These tribes are all well-off families with generations of loyalty and righteousness, able to live in Luoyang. Why would they suddenly disobey the imperial order and go south to plunder?"

"Military Commander, there is no misunderstanding, they are a group of traitors!"

Li Shuang shook his head.

"But even so, I can't do anything about it! I'm just a small governor of Mayi. How can I care about something that Prince Guangyang doesn't even want to take care of?"

At this time, Liu Gui walked in, looking flustered.

"Military Lord, this is bad."

"What's the rush?"

"A large amount of goods we imported from Liaodong were robbed by those tribes!"

When Li Shuang heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

"It seems that what you said is correct. This is no longer an ordinary citizen. We must strike hard."

"We all obey the orders of the military commander!"

(End of this chapter)