In the small courtyard in front of Changle Hall, the autumn breeze blows and the chill begins.
Shao Xun was sitting under a big locust tree, surrounded by three women, two large and one small.
With a big, high nose and deep eyes, she has the appearance of a Hu from the Western Regions. She is clearly Liu Yena, the former wife of Liu Han Shangdangguo and the wife of Shi Le.
She is thirty-one years old this year and is in her mature years. Since the expedition, except for Mrs. Wang, there has been almost no one competing with her for favor. She is actually the most happy physically and mentally in several years.
She was not familiar with Jin Yuehua, but she had met several times. At that time, the latter had not yet married Liu Can, so she could only be regarded as a Hun noble woman, and her status was not necessarily higher than that of Liu Ye.
"The king is not willing to coax women now..." Liu Yena leaned into Jin Yuehua's ear and whispered: "When we first arrived in Hebei, he took me hunting every day, and he always said love words before going to bed. My uncles and brothers at home came to ask
No matter how the king treats me, I always say that he is very good to me. Then my uncle and brother returned home satisfied and determined to fight for the king. Now, just lie down and snore, he doesn't care much about the Shangdang cavalry anymore."
Jin Yuehua covered her mouth and snickered. With her eyes turning, she glanced at Shao Xun.
Of course, it doesn't matter to her whether she is truly loved or not.
What the Jin family is more concerned about is the attitude of Prince Liang, both official and private. As someone who has recently surrendered and is isolated by others, she needs a channel to spread the word.
Otherwise, over time, the monarch and his ministers will become suspicious, which will be a disaster for the Jin family.
Not far away, Shao Xun was looking at the little girl in front of him.
Jin Yuehua is twenty-six years old this year, and this young lady named Jin Yuehui is only twenty, but she was attracted by Liu Yao a few years ago.
The day before yesterday, she received a letter from An Ding and actually came to her door and asked for her father to be released because she had heard rumors that Jin Zhun and Jin Ming had meritorious service in offering the city and could survive. However, Jin Kang led his troops to the west and wanted to join forces with Shi Wu to fight against the imperial court.
, there is no escape from the death penalty.
Shao Xun observed carefully, this little girl was really pretty, and she had a timid and weak look that made people want to bully her.
And she was very concerned about her family. During the interview yesterday, she even said that if Shao Xun wanted to kill Jin Kang, please give her death, which shocked Shao Xun.
Everyone present had some admiration for her, and even the idle writer wrote down the incident——
"The king teased Jin Nu and said, 'What will happen if your parents and brothers are convicted and I will take you into custody?'"
"Nv Jin said: 'Since the king has destroyed his parents and brothers, why should I use my concubine? I heard that the criminals were punished, and the servants and maids cannot be spared, let alone their children!' She cried and begged to die."
"The king was moved by it and stood up to help him, to forgive Kang's crime."
The story was written in such nonsense that Shao Xun had the urge to tear it up.
In the end, he gave up because he was worried that the historian would also include the fact that he tore up the actual records.
At this time, Shao Xun looked at Jin Yuehui again.
She lowered her head slightly, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her ears turned red.
There was a sound of questioning in the distance, and after a while, several people entered.
Shao Xun became serious, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, with a relaxed attitude.
Jin Zhun followed Huang Zheng and saw his niece from a distance. He was very angry. He was angry at his niece for not being sensible and at his brother Jin Kang for having too many ideas - I have worked hard to run this big family, but you actually want to betray me?
Jin Yuehui was surprised by the rapid changes in Shao Xun's expression and movements. Does this man have true feelings? Can he tell the truth?
But she didn't have time to think too much, and she and her sister Jin Yuehua quickly stepped forward to salute.
Jin Zhun saluted Shao Xun and then saluted Liu Ye.
"Sit down." Shao Xun pointed to the bed next to him and said.
Huang Zheng and others stood by the side with their swords pressed.
"I called you here today because of the affairs of Guanxi." Shao Xun put down his tea bowl and said: "Among the counties in Xizhou, which one do you think is the most difficult?"
"Qinzhou." Jin Zhun said immediately without any hesitation.
"What's the difficulty?"
"The king of Zahu Bumu has been around for a long time. If you want to rebel, you can rebel."
"Not bad." Shao Xun nodded and said, "What do you think of Sangcheng and Caobi Second Town?"
Sangcheng was the place where Sima Bao stayed for a while when he was running away in embarrassment. It is located in Lintao County, Dingxi City today.
This is an important traffic road and crossroads. It belongs to Longxi County and has a considerable part of the river valley. The overall conditions are okay.
Whether you are heading east to Tianshui or north to Jincheng, you cannot avoid this place.
The surrounding area is dominated by Di and Qiang people, supplemented by miscellaneous barbarians. If Jin Kang were to stay here, it would be quite eye-catching.
The grass wall also serves as a passage for thieves.
If the two counties of Anding and Nan'an want to break into the flat Guanzhong Plain, Caobi Town is a very easy way to go. Jin Ming's garrison here is very useful.
Shao Xun could see these things, so how could Jin Zhun, who had been dealing with the barbarians of Qinzhou for many years, not know?
He smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty wants the Jin family to guard the country for Daliang and suppress the barbarians."
"Why do you do this, sir?" Shao Xun said with a smile: "I just want to ask, what is the foundation of the Jin family? Do you rely on your tens of thousands of tribesmen? Let's not talk about Qinzhou. There is a massacre in Anding County, Guangyong Prefecture.
Among the Lu clan, the Xiutu Jin clan, the Xiutu Liang clan, the Lushui Hu Peng clan, the Lushui Hu Liu clan, and the Di and Qiang Bajie clan, which clan has less than ten thousand people?"
"Yao Yizhong of Nan'an has no less than 50,000 followers."
"The Pu Hong family is afraid that they will not be less than this number."
"Feng Yixu's Chu clan, Shangjun's Shan clan, Lu Zhu clan, the Xiongnu tribes in the north, Northern Qiang King Pen Juchu, Sijiao King Bojuda and others, which one does not have tens of thousands of tribesmen?"
"How can Mr. Jin survive when surrounded by wolves?"
Jin Zhun remained silent.
If there is another chaos in Guanzhong and various tribes attack each other, what will happen to the Jin family?
Jin Zhun could tell with his toes that their end would not be very happy.
The remnants of the Huns who he had dealt with would come to settle accounts with him. The Longshang tribe that he had bloody suppressed would not let him go. Feng Yi, who had been bullied and even killed by him more than once, the Shangjun Di Qiang would not let him go.
Looking around, there are enemies everywhere.
The only possibility for the Jin family to survive is to rely on the imperial court, be a loyal dog of the imperial court, and use the tiger skin of the imperial court to intimidate the tribes so that they dare not act recklessly. The Jin family can even rely on the illustrious martial arts of King Liang to make some small and medium-sized people
The tribe swallowed his anger and continued to be oppressed by him.
If the imperial court disappears, or the Jin family loses the support of the imperial court, they will inevitably end up being eaten by wolves. Who asked you, Jin Zhun, to help Liu Can do too many dirty things first, and then to have a brain attack and destroy the Xiongnu tribes?
Don’t act like you’re not a human being inside and out!
"Father." Jin Yuehua glanced at Shao Xun first, and then said to Jin Zhun: "I heard that Wang Yan and Wang Yifu once sought the posts of governor of Jingzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou for their brothers. In this way, the Wang family was scattered everywhere.
If there is an accident, everyone will not be captured in one fell swoop. The pass is dangerous. If the Jin clan all gathers in one place and it is difficult to escape in a hurry, wouldn’t it mean that the family will be destroyed and it will be difficult to continue?"
"Now the second uncle is stationed at Caobi, the third uncle is in charge of Sangcheng, and my father lives in Chang'an and controls Jingzhao, Shiping, Xinping, and the Huns in the northern counties. They are in harmony with each other from east to west, and the thieves dare not act rashly."
"In addition, if something happens, the second uncle and the third uncle can still make contributions to the court and be kind to his wife, and the Jin family will become more prosperous. In time, it is not impossible to become a big family in Zhongxia."
"With all these things, I ask father to think twice."
Shao Xun glanced at Jin Yuehua approvingly.
To put it bluntly, if Kansai is divided into two parts, east and west, there are indeed a large number of Xiongnu, Di Qiang and even Xianbei in the east, but compared to the western half, they are not of the same magnitude.
Especially in Qinzhou, the population in the household registration compiled by the imperial court was pitifully small, and there were often only a few thousand households in a county. But even in these sparsely populated counties, tens of thousands of barbarian troops often appeared. After being suppressed, within a few years,
There were tens of thousands of riders again, which showed what the situation was like in the area.
Qinzhou is really powerless and cannot rule directly at all. Even Yongzhou is more difficult.
This problem is not unique to the Jin Dynasty. In fact, the former Zhao, Later Zhao, Former Qin, Later Qin, Northern Wei and other regimes that occupied these areas all faced this problem.
Historically, until the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were generals and Hu chieftains coexisting.
When the chiefs were unhappy, they besieged military towns and cities, killed town generals, governors, and prefects. During the entire three hundred years, they repeatedly surrendered and rebelled. They even moved them away and continued to rebel elsewhere.
For example, Hu Jin Dahei, the Anding Xiitu, was moved to Shangjun during the Pre-Qin period. He also rebelled and defeated the Pre-Qin army that came to suppress him, beheading 5,800 people.
So, despite the fact that when Shao Xun besieged Chang'an, various tribes came to surrender one after another, but what about the future?
The former Qin, the later Qin, the Hu Xia, and the Northern Wei all experienced the brightest moments when various barbarians came and fell one after another, but they also had the darkest moments when rebellions occurred one after another.
There are many reasons for rebellion. Some officials commit suicide and brutally exploit tribes. Some tribes feel that they are not getting enough benefits and raise troops to rebel. Some are even so arrogant that they rebel just because of a prophecy.
Therefore, Shao Xun needed an agent to guard Qinzhou and the western half of Yongzhou connected to it when he left Chang'an and returned to Guandong.
He has promoted Yao Yizhong to General Ningshuo, and his troops have returned to the old place of Liu Han period: Nan'an County.
Yao Yizhong temporarily commanded Nan'an as the prefect, guarding this place full of Di and Qiang for him, and monitored Qiu Chi Di to prevent their invasion from the north.
Jin is also one of the agents, and in Shao Xun's mind, he is even more important - Yao Yizhong is flattering, but Shao Xun does not completely trust him. Compared with him, he feels quite desperate.
The Jin family is more worthy of his trust, although Jin Zhun himself is an unstable factor.
The Puhong family is less trusted, although they are very active.
Shao Xun planned to stabilize it first and then find an opportunity to move it away, at least away from the place where Di and Qiang people gathered.
As for Zhao Gu, Yang Tao, Liang Xun and others, they have all moved away and will leave this year.
At this point, Shao Xun felt that he had made it very clear.
He was indeed open and honest with Jin Zhun. He did not conceal his purpose and there was no deception.
The good and the bad have all been explained clearly. You are here with me and this is your position. Do you accept it or not?
"Father, your Majesty has ordered the return of the Jin family's old house in Jiexiu. The Jin family has been included in the surname of Xihe County and is a first-class high-ranking family. Ahu and Abao are getting older and have achieved academic success, and may be able to serve as officials.
Officials, they will definitely be grateful to my father if they interact with high-ranking officials in the Han Dynasty in the future." Jin Yuehua added.
"You——" Jin Zhun had nothing to say when he mentioned his two sons who were only in their teens.
This daughter really understood him and knew exactly what he was thinking.
"What will you do next?" Jin Zhun couldn't help but ask.
"Which good family dares to marry the queen of an enemy country? Aren't you afraid of being suspected of wanting to rebel?" Jin Yuehua laughed at himself, with a sad tone.
Jin Zhun choked.
Chapter completed!