In the process of conquering the world, it is often inevitable to unite the front and borrow strength that does not originally belong to one's own.
In this process, the monarch succeeded, and his capital changed from one county or one state to the whole country, but the people he borrowed his power from were not fools. Wouldn't their capital increase? This is inevitable.
This is what happened to the Liu family of Shangdang.
Liu Zhao, the governor of Kelan, controlled the Jie people and Zahu in the counties, which bordered Mayi, the state of Dai. He sent troops to fight many times, and his combat effectiveness was pretty good.
Liu Quan, the prefect of Xingxing, guarded the border for the country after Heqing moved the town, and fought with Tuoba Xianbei many times. However, as time passed, Xingxing was no longer a border area.
Liu Runzhong, the governor of Shangdang, unified the various tribes of Jie people who were not affiliated with each other in recent years. He also annexed the Wuhuan and Xiongnu tribes of Shangdang, and their strength greatly increased.
Liu Hezhu, the prefect of Changshan, ruled an area that was basically a deserted land. It has only become slightly populated in recent years. The main reason why he was able to go here was because of floods. Shao Xun wanted someone to help him guard the border. Otherwise, this place would be a public toilet.
, the barbarians can come when they want and leave when they want.
Another purpose is to break up the military towns in the mainland and lay the foundation for cleaning up the mainland area in the future.
After the old Luze Town was divided into two, Liu Hezhu went to Changshan. His tribe was nomadic and farming in the northern half of the mountains and hills. He was also the prefect of Changshan and handled government affairs. In fact, there was no government affairs to handle, because there were not many people.
His son Liu Hedu still lives in Luze Town.
Liu Da was the deputy governor of the Yi Cong Army. In fact, he also had tribes, but not many. They were located in the mountainous area to the west of Shangdang. He built a mansion in Jiuguyuan County (now Qinyuan, now abandoned), but lived there all year round.
In a few days.
Shao Xun once wanted to set up troops in Guyuan, but after many considerations, he canceled the plan.
The strength of the Shangdang Liu family is very strong, and it is developing very fast. Now it is no longer limited to the Jie people, but controls the Jie, Wuhuan, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Han people and many miscellaneous people. It can easily dispatch more than 50,000 cavalry.
Song, already has the strength that Liu Yuan had when he raised his army more than 20 years ago - when Liu Yuanhai first raised the banner, the number of people who came from far and near was only 50,000 cavalry.
When Shao Xun was conquering the world, he wished that the Liu family had more cavalry and stronger fighting power. Now that the world is settled, his thoughts suddenly changed.
But to be honest, Mr. Liu from Shangdang really didn’t feel sorry for him.
Liu Runzhong lost one of his sons in battle for him, and many of his men also died in battle.
Liu Zhao, Liu Quan, and Liu Hezhu led their troops to guard the border. They were all respectful and often engaged in battle with the enemy.
Even Liu Da, the deputy governor of the Yi Cong Army, trained his troops and fought very hard.
If such a family is convicted for no reason, it is really unjustifiable and will cause the entire ruling group to doubt themselves - you can't even tolerate relatives, how can you tolerate us outsiders?
It is not advisable to forcibly reduce the vassal status. At this time, we can only rise and fall covertly, and we must have people's cooperation and understanding of the general situation.
Therefore, Shao Xun was very polite when entertaining them and did not treat them as outsiders at all.
"Gongji, I haven't seen you for a long time, but my beard has come back to life." Shao Xun laughed as soon as he entered the main hall.
When he arrived in front of Liu Runzhong, he beat his chest, pointed at his lower abdomen, and said with a smile: "What's inside?"
"Without him, I am brave and loyal." Liu Runzhong also said with a smile.
The smile on Shao Xun's face was slightly stiff, but he quickly reacted, saluted Liu Hezhu again, and said, "When will the Lord come here?"
"I stayed at Mangshan last night and came here early in the morning." Liu Hezhu returned the greeting and said.
"How old is this year, sir?" Shao Xun asked, looking at Liu Haozhu's white hair.
"I'm sixty, and I won't be able to fight for the king for more than a few years." Liu Hezhu said with emotion: "But I am satisfied. Before I died, the Liu family could be so wealthy. It was unimaginable twenty years ago. It was Shi Le——"
Liu Hezhu was halfway through speaking when he saw Liu Yena coming.
Her belly was slightly bulging, and her face was full of maternal glory. When she saw her family, her eyes were red with joy.
Shao Xun immediately grabbed her hand and scolded: "Don't worry, we are all family members. We will meet you at the back house later."
After that, he helped Liu Yena to sit down on the couch, and then asked everyone to sit down. Following what he just said, he said: "Why did Mr. Liu say this? What does today's wealth mean? I committed suicide a few months ago.
Chang'an has received some wealth, including many exquisite things, so I will choose a few carts to send to Mr. Liu."
"How can I be so virtuous?" Liu Hezhu beamed when he heard this, but he declined repeatedly.
Shao Xun pretended to be displeased and said: "My mother-in-law was talking just now. Farmers work together to open up wasteland, and they will get a share of the profits after the harvest. How can I conquer this world alone? Don't refuse, sir. Not only are there
There are rare things in Liu Can's palace, and I want Mr. Liu to come to the court to help me."
After saying that, he looked at Liu Runzhong and said sincerely: "What are you doing, brother of Gongji Naoyana, living in that poor place in Shangdang? Just leave the tribe to the younger generation. Come to the court quickly to help me. The post of servant is vacant."
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When Liu Runzhong heard this, he was a little surprised and a little hesitant.
Shao Xun smiled and said: "What? Is there someone in the upper party who is in love? It doesn't matter. The beauty in Liu Can's palace, whichever one you like, you have to leave immediately."
"Forget it!" Liu Runzhong slapped his thigh and said: "In the past, let alone the Zhongxia nobles looked down on me, even when I went to Pingyang, the Huns nobles also looked down on me. My maidservant, you will enter the court as soon as you enter the court. By the way, I am the servant.
What should I do? Although I can read and write, my poetry is mediocre. I am afraid that if I do not do well, I will embarrass the king."
"The Shizhong is an internal servant. He has no specific duties, but he travels to the inner court and plays affairs in the outer court. Just stay with me so that you can consult on military and political matters." Shao Xun said.
Liu Runzhong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
Shao Xun was overjoyed and said: "Those tribes in your family, arrange manpower as soon as possible. The prefect gave it to your son-in-law. I think Sun Wenji is good."
Sun Jue was formerly the county magistrate of Jinyang. He was transferred to Yangquling at the end of last year. Now he is directly promoted to the prefect of Shangdang. He is the legendary "rocket cadre".
This kind of opportunity is generally only available at the beginning of the founding of the country.
After the world is at peace, we will have to slowly go through the qualifications, and we will not be able to compare with before.
When Liu Runzhong heard this, he said: "Wen Ji is still a little behind..."
As soon as Shao Xun heard this, he knew that he was reluctant to give up the altars and jars given by the party, so he smiled and said: "Then let Zhengchen (Liu Quan) come back. He is the governor of Xingxing, so it is suitable. Wenji will go to Xingxing."
This statement was exactly what Liu Runzhong meant, and he was quite satisfied.
After marrying her daughter to the Sun family of Taiyuan, it was nothing at first, but as the world situation became increasingly clear, the status of the powerful Liu family of Shangdang increased.
Originally, many people discriminated against them because they were barbarians, but the situation was stronger than the people. Slowly, more and more noble families accepted the Shangdang Liu family. Although most of them were small and medium-sized noble families whose families were not in good shape, it was enough.
After Liu Runzhong squeezed into this circle, he gradually fell in love with the tone of the gentry.
Just last year, he personally sent people to Taiyuan to draw the exact shape of the Wang family's old house in Taiyuan, and then started a large-scale construction project in Lu County, which has not yet been completed.
It is evident that the nouveau riche are infatuated with the established aristocrats.
This time he joined Luoyang as a servant, which was actually in line with Liu Runzhong's wishes. He had even begun to think about how to interact with wealthy families such as the Wang family of Langya, the Pei family of Hedong, and the Taiyang family. He was really excited just thinking about it.
Thinking of this, he saw Liu Yena, who was sitting next to Shao Xun with a happy face, and said: "My sister met someone unkind in her early years, but now that she has found her husband, it's like she's soaked in a honey jar, smiling all day long——
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"Aqian!" In his desperation, Liu Ye actually shouted out Xiongnu, the name for brother in Xianbei language.
Liu Runzhong laughed loudly and said: "People say that I am a fool. I must be a wolf-hearted person and do not know etiquette. How can I be honest? Huangtou (Shao Gong, the tenth son of Wang) is seven years old after the Chinese New Year. As an uncle, I haven't given him any gifts yet.
.I think back then, A-mei had the same thing in her hands
Most of those who had tribesmen were later given to me. I will return them all today, and spare some more, so that Huangtou will not blame his uncle for being too stingy in the future. The more than 6,000 tribesmen in Xingxing were given to Amei to take care of.
We are a family, it doesn’t look good if we refuse.”
At this point, he paused and said: "I heard that there is a Liangcheng County Duke in the country. Huangtou may have thousands of families. Is it okay to be the king in one county?"
"Brother." Liu Ye said anxiously.
"Amei, listen to me." Liu Runzhong's smile faded and he said, "Huang Tou will know the benefits when he grows up."
Shao Xun patted Liu Yena's hand and said, "That's all because of Gongji's kindness."
While speaking, I was cursing in my heart: Are there any secrets in this world? How come my trivial things have been seen through by others?
After saying that, he looked at Liu Hezhu and said: "Liu Gong can be the general of the auxiliary country and come to help me together with Gongji."
Liu Hezhu's expression remained unchanged and he said with a smile: "Changshan is uninhabited for hundreds of miles. There are more wild animals than people, and I am tired of hunting. I am sixty and have a few years to live, so I can go to Luojing and enjoy the blessings. I can't eat it for the rest of my life.
I’m so miserable that I don’t even know what a good life is like. I’m thick-skinned, and the scholars laugh at me, so just laugh, I don’t care anymore.”
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Just at this moment, the palace servant came in and reported: Lunch is ready.
"Let's eat some of the soup cakes made by grandma, as well as salted water and broth." Shao Xun stood up and called everyone to the dining room, saying: "To be honest, in the early years when I was a lieutenant general in Luoyang, I also visited wealthy families.
I have eaten delicacies of land and sea. In comparison, the food cooked by my mother-in-law is the most suitable to my taste. Don’t think that the food is vulgar. They are all from my family, so I won’t show off."
Liu Runzhong said loudly: "The rice cooked by the old lady has the spirit of immortality, otherwise why would the king be so wise and powerful?"
Everyone laughed again and felt more cheerful.
King Liang was about to become emperor, but he showed no airs at all and was so generous that he truly regarded them as his own family.
In this way, we can fulfill his wish and ensure that he becomes the emperor.
Overall, they were satisfied with today's meeting.
Liu Runzhong felt a little aching, but with the atmosphere there, what else could there be to say? After all, they had given him the official position of Shizhong, and his son-in-law was in charge of Xinxing County, so overall it made sense.
Liu Hezhu, the prefect of Changshan, was a bit weak to begin with. He was old, and he had enjoyed serving as a general to assist the country. Although he did not take charge specifically, he had dignity, and it was also good for the reputation of the Liu family of Shangdang.
If the two of them get the official position, other juniors will definitely benefit from it, so they just have to wait patiently.
The simple lunch was finished quickly.
Everyone sat for a while and then left in the evening.
During this period, Shao Xun mentioned the matter of Jiangdong. Liu Hezhu heard the Xiange and knew its elegant meaning. He asked his eldest son Liu Hedu to select 4,000 families from Luze Town and gave them to his younger son Liu Dahei to take them to Yiyang to farm and do good work in the south.
Preparations for the expedition to Xiangyang.
After sending Liu's group away, Shao Xun sat alone in the courtyard for a while.
It's the "game settlement" stage. In recent days, a lot of his fragmented time will be spent on this.
Chapter completed!