Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 64 This is what I should do
When the sky was bright, Li Shengui, who had been drinking all night, was called up and looked very irritable.

"What's the noise?"

"General, the Hu people and Han people in the city are fighting!"

When Li Shengui heard this, he was shocked.

This is no small matter!
Although the dispute was quickly resolved, the seeds of conflict had already been planted.

Li Shengui summoned all his officials and finally found out the whole story.

The cause of the incident was that a lot of Han refugees had recently moved into Yunzhong City and were reclaiming wasteland near the city, which caused conflicts with the Hu people who were grazing nearby.

Many Hu people who fled back from the Six Garrisons also found that the pastures that originally belonged to them had now become Han farms.

The conflict between the two sides finally broke out!

After hearing this, Li Shengui had no choice but to give up.

In Shengle, because there were many Han refugees and they had weapons and armor issued by the court, and they had begun to rebuild the city walls and fortresses with rammed earth, the Hu people did not dare to go there.

But it’s different here. Although many Hu people have left, the economy is still a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral one.

"What do you think we should do?"

Half of the officials in the room believed that the land now occupied by Han refugees originally belonged to the Hu people and should be returned. The other half believed that those Hu people were rebels and the land naturally did not belong to them and did not need to be returned.

The two sides were arguing, Li Shengui felt a little overwhelmed, and finally looked at Li Shuang.

"Tianba, what do you think?"

Everyone looked at Li Shuang. Many people knew that Li Shuang was the one backing those Han refugees. But to everyone's surprise, Li Shuang did not support the suggestion of not returning the land.

"Since it's fifty-fifty, let's decide by drawing lots!"

Li Shengui said dissatisfiedly:

"Nonsense! How can we treat this as a joke? If outsiders find out, what will we do?"

"Just don't let outsiders know!"

"..."

Li Shengui was silent for a long time, but finally he couldn't bring himself to say it.

"The education I received since childhood does not allow me to do such a thing!"

Li Shuang nodded, expressing his approval for his brother's unwavering moral integrity.

"Then ask a wizard to divine and let the gods choose one of the two answers."

Li Shengui finally accepted this plan.

"Who should I invite? The war has lasted for so long, and all the wizards have fled."

"I know a wizard named Liu Lingzhu, he's very famous and very effective, why not invite him over!"

Li Shengui nodded.

"so be it!"
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Yunzhong City had experienced war, and the original place for worship in the city had been destroyed.

Under Li Shengui's command, the altar for sacrifice was quickly set up. People from both sides stood under the altar and watched Liu Lingzhu dancing on it.

The city became very lively.

Heba Yun was much stronger than Li Shengui and drank much more than Li Shengui, but his condition the next day was much better than Li Shengui's.

"What is the Grand Commander going to do?"

"The Grand Commander is following the inherent Xianbei tradition to resolve the dispute!"

After hearing this, Heba Yun felt confused. He turned around and saw Li Shuang behind him, looking at him with a smile.

"General Heba, can you find a place to sit?"

Everyone in the city had gone to join in the fun, so the two found a tavern nearby and sat down.

"I am no longer the military commander of the imperial court!"

Heba Yun felt a little melancholy. Looking at the young man in front of him, who was so young but had already become a general, he couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.

"There are some things that the Grand Commander cannot say directly, but as his subordinate and sworn brother, I cannot help but speak out!"

Heba Yun took a sip of wine, his depression evident in his words.

"General, just tell me what you have to say!"

"The Grand Commander sent people to fight against the White Path..."

Before Li Shuang finished speaking, Heba Yun raised his hand.

"Two armies are fighting, each for their own master. I won't blame the Grand Commander." "The military master is righteous. There is one more thing. I heard that the Heba family has connections with Prince Guangyang."

Heba Yun's expression changed and he became a little alert.

"What do you want?"

"What I want to tell the military commander is that Prince Guangyang is not trustworthy!"

"Why do you say that?"

"When Prince Guangyang left Zhenping City, he was impeached by the Grand Commander's father for embezzling military funds and returned to Luoyang with his crime. Think about it, is a corrupt official who disregards his soldiers for women worthy of trust?"

Heba Yun was silent.

"Besides, your tiger-head ring was given to you by the Rouran Khan, who asked you, Heba, to give it to Yuan Shen, right?"

Heba Yun nodded. At this moment, he began to feel less wary and resistant than before.

"Yuan Shen's friendship with the Rouran is nothing more than a desire to form an alliance with them and jointly attack the Six Garrisons."

"What's wrong with that?"

"But what is the price?"

Heba Yun looked at Li Shuang, his heart knotted, he opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.

Li Shuang smiled and poured a glass of wine for Heba Yun.

"The Rouran Khan won't help you for nothing! The Rouran have been in the northern desert for too long and desperately want the land south of it. If Yujiulü Anagui were to head south, he'd definitely choose one of Wuchuan and Huaishuo as his royal court. Yuan Shen is currently staying in Tongwan City in Xiazhou, just across the Yellow River, so he naturally doesn't have to worry about anything. But what about you?"

"General, think about it again. Is a man who disregards the safety of the Xianbei people on the border for his own military achievements worthy of trust?"

"I……"

Seeing that Heba Yun was hesitant to speak, Li Shuang waved his hand.

"The commander is probably thinking about the Heba clan!"

Heba Yun nodded.

"Listen to me, although Yuan Shen is a member of the imperial clan, he has been assimilated into the Han culture for too long and no longer shares the same values ​​with the Xianbei people. On the other hand, our Grand Commander, although he is Han, always follows the old Xianbei laws. His heart is always with you!"

At this time, on the altar, the sacrifice of the great witch Liu Lingzhu had reached the final stage.

With a sound from the altar, the result came out.

"The gods said the land belongs to the Han people and doesn't need to be returned!"

For a moment, the Han refugee group burst into warm applause, while the other side was dejected.

After hearing the result, Li Shuang looked at Heba Yun and said slowly:
"If the Heba clan surrenders, the Grand Commander will definitely treat them with courtesy!"

Heba Yun drank the wine in his cup and sighed:
"The Grand Commander is so kind and righteous!"
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Grand Governor's Mansion!
"Too much has been done to realize this! Prince Guangyang, a member of the imperial family, is secretly colluding with the Rouran people!"

Heba Yun knelt on the ground and stated the details, while Li Shengui was shocked.

A crowd of people gathered in the room, all silent. Finally, Li Shuang said:

"Grand Commander, the key issue now is not Yuan Shen's collusion with the Rouran people, but what he wants to do by colluding with the Rouran people?"

"what do you mean?"

"If Yuan Shen dares to collude with the Rouran today, will he collude with the Six Garrisons rebels tomorrow? And the day after tomorrow, will he gather his troops, attack Luoyang, and usurp the throne?"

Li Shuang's words made all the generals present panic.

"What can we do!"

"The most urgent task is to stabilize the Rouran people before Yuan Shen does!"

Someone questioned:
"What's the difference between this and Yuan Shen?"

"Of course it's different. We are loyal to the country, and everything we do is just! Moreover, the Heba family is a loyal minister of the court. Now they are still in the hands of the enemy, so we must not act rashly."

"Who should we send to do it?"

"I will take on the responsibility!"

Heba Yun cast a grateful look, and everyone present was also moved.

Li Shengui said leisurely:

"My dear brother, you have suffered so much!"

"As a minister of the imperial court, for the sake of the Wei Kingdom, even if it means bearing the infamy, this is what I should do!"

(End of this chapter)