Chapter five hundred and seventy-two Beidi government
I heard that the most ordinary soldiers were rewarded with ten taels of silver, and the elite soldiers were rewarded with dozens of taels each, which really made the Guzhou Army prisoners of war hungry.
Without comparison, there is no harm. Comparing these two, all prisoners of war of the Guzhou Army who are bloody and brave are considering one question. Whether they can join the Jizhou Army, and whether they will enjoy equal rights at that time.
What about the treatment?
Tang Ao may or may not know the thoughts of these captured soldiers, but he has not expressed his position on this matter. He believes that as long as he is dedicated to the people and soldiers, the source of soldiers will not be a problem in the future. He
Now more thoughts are focused on the development of Jizhou and how to create a good and stable environment. To achieve this, the Beidi issue must be resolved, and it must be resolved well.
Especially since the harvest is about to begin in two months, a lot of wasteland has been opened up in Jizhou this year. Whether there will be a bumper harvest and whether the granary can be full depends on whether the next food harvest will be good.
More importantly, whether there can be a stable harvest environment.
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Jicheng.
The Di ambassador Gongsun Guang came here again. The difference from the last time was that this time he wanted to redeem more than 15,000 Beidi prisoners; the same as last time, his expression was still very serious.
It's ugly.
Especially along the way, all he saw was the good growth momentum of crops in Jizhou, which made him feel great pressure. He had a feeling that once Jizhou gets a bumper harvest this year, its strength will increase greatly.
, the threat to Dadi will become more and more serious.
Thinking that there would be such a powerful neighbor, Gongsun Guang's mood became even worse. During the day, he went to Zhizhou Mansion and met Zeng Tong. He learned that the redemption of the captives still required King Ji's nod and consent, and
Now King Ji is rushing to Jicheng, and he has nothing to do for the time being. Gongsun Guang, who returned to the post house, wrote a secret letter to King Di, telling him what he had seen along the way and what he was worried about.
They were all written down on paper and secretly sent to Dadi.
When Tang Ao returned to Jicheng with his army in triumph, Gongsun Guang's letter was also placed on the desk of Di Wang Yiquxiao.
I think back then, when Wei was still the most common surname among the Di people, the Yiqu family was severely suppressed, especially the hegemony pursued by the then King of Di, Wei Zhongyuan, who could not tolerate the slightest objection from below. As the only person who could threaten
When he arrived at the Yiqu family of the Wei family, he was suspected by many parties.
When the tolerance of both parties reached a limit, and Wei Zhongyuan seemed to have raised his sword and could fall on the Yiqu family at any time, Yiquxiao shouldered the heavy responsibility of the family and went to Daliang City, the capital of Daqian.
Tang Qingshan, the crown prince of Daqian at that time, attracted the Qian army and the Yiqu clan to cooperate internally and externally, and suppressed the then powerful Wei clan. Eventually, Wei Zhongyuan died in battle, and Yiqu Xiao took the opportunity to ascend to power.
From that time on, the people of Di fell apart and were no longer strong. Over the years, Yiquxiao had used all kinds of methods, but he only allowed the Gongsun family, the Helian family, the Cheng family and the He Sui family to be used by him and gathered around him.
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But there are still others such as the Huyan family, the Bu family, the Lan family and the Qiao family. Not only did they not return home, but they became another tribe of Xiongnu and became powerful.
If Da Di is divided into two, it will naturally not be as powerful as before, but it is not just a state capital that can be bullied by Da Gan. But it is just an inconspicuous state capital in everyone's eyes. First, defeat Helian The 2,000 men led by Zhe then defeated the 20,000 Di army led by He Lianjie.
After the news of the defeat came back, the entire Di clan was shocked. After several meetings, they finally made a temporary concession and asked Gongsun Guang to send an envoy to Jizhou again to find a way to capture the captured warriors. To be redeemed.
The 20,000 Dadi warriors often represent 20,000 Di people's families behind them. If they die in battle, that's it. The King of Di sends troops to attack and avenge them. But knowing that most of them are still alive, it's just helpless. They became prisoners. As King Di, he had to find a way to rescue them. Otherwise, he would be incompetent as a king.
Gongsun Guang had already taken the order and left. But he still came back, and the secret message arrived first. The content turned out to be the threat theory of Jizhou. There was only one theme in the whole article. Jizhou could not be allowed to develop, otherwise, it would definitely become a big problem. Di's inner trouble.
Before that, although King Di lost two battles in a row, it was impossible to say how important King Ji Tang Ao was. There were hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Dadi, but he only lost more than 20,000 people. , does not hurt the muscles and bones.
In war, there are always wins and losses. If you lose this time, you will think of ways to win the next time. But according to what Gongsun Guangxin said, if we can't take advantage of Jizhou's grain harvest to severely damage the Jizhou Army, there will be It was even more difficult, so King Di had to pay attention to it. He also called all the dignitaries in Dadi, and everyone gathered together to brainstorm.
As the king of Di, Yiquxiao naturally sits high up. Next to him are Yiqushe and Yiquze of the Yiqu clan, Gongsun Wen and Gongsun Neng of the Gongsun clan, Helian Lin of the Helian clan, and Cheng clan. Di's Cheng Gaishan and Cheng Zuofu, He Sui's He Suiqing and He Suigen, etc.
Representatives of almost all major families gathered in the palace hall, which proved that they attached great importance to Gongsun Guang's letter and also proved that they attached great importance to the Jizhou Army.
Gongsun Guang's talents have long been accepted by everyone. It is believed that it was because of his suggestions that they overthrew the Wei family and did not let his family become the dominant one. This is why the five families are as glorious as they are now. Now , this person also raised the Jizhou threat theory, so everyone could not help but ignore it.
"I've read the letter, let's talk about it." Yi Quxiao leaned his body on the king's chair behind him, trying his best to show a relaxed attitude, and glanced at everyone one by one. .
As soon as he finished speaking, Yiqushe was the first to stand up, "What can I say? Just send a large army to fight and that's it. I can't imagine how many troops there are in Jizhou. How can they stop our Dadi?" Heroic soldiers?"
Yiqushe, who is known as the most powerful general in Dadi, can say this in line with his character. This guy has always been able to move his hands but not his mouth, and he does not put the Han people in his eyes. According to his wishes, Qian Di With so much wealth, we should have sent our troops south a long time ago, instead of keeping a promise made nineteen years ago and not sending a large army to suppress the border.
"That's right." As soon as Yi Qushe finished speaking, Gongsun Neng, Cheng Gaishan, He Suiqing and others all stood up to express their support.
"No." Gongsun Wen stood up at this moment. Compared with Yi Qushe and others who were tall and strong, Gongsun Wen was indeed slender. He also lived up to his name. A man who attains the Tao is as wise as Gongsun Guang.
Gongsun Wen stood up and after attracting everyone's attention to himself, he said: "Have you forgotten the agreement we made with Emperor Daqian before? The two sides have been friendly for generations, even if it is for some reason , and are not allowed to mobilize more than 20,000 troops at a time, otherwise it will be regarded as a full-scale war?"
The treaty Gongsun Wen mentioned was signed between Emperor Qianwen and the King of Beidi nineteen years ago. Because of this, the last time Dadi sent troops to Jizhou, Dadi only used 20,000 troops. It was influenced by this.
"What's the matter? The original agreement was meant to be torn up. Besides, now that there is civil strife, the emperor of the Qian Kingdom may not be able to protect himself. Even if we send out a large army, what can he do?" Yi Qushe obviously did not He did not give up the idea of using force to solve the problem and spoke out again.
"Oh? Is Daqian really weak due to civil strife?" Gongsun Wen suddenly turned his head and stared at Yi Qushe and asked.
"Isn't it?" Sensing the scrutiny in Gongsun Wen's eyes, Yi Qushe didn't want to look at him for some reason, so he tilted his head slightly as he spoke.
"Of course not." He said in a resolute voice. Then Gongsun Wen looked at everyone and said with confidence: "I guess it's not just General She who thinks so, there should be other people who also have such thoughts. But I don't know. Have you ever thought about why there was civil strife in Daqian? Is it just that Emperor Wen of Qian wanted to unify the Han Dynasty?"
This time, before anyone could answer, Gongsun Wen himself shook his head and said: "Of course not. The real reason, or one of the main reasons, is that we, as friends and neighbors of Daqian, are too quiet, so we gave Qian Emperor Wen expressed his confidence. Do you believe it or not, if we send a large army into Jizhou now, Emperor Qianwen will immediately stop his crusade against the vassal king and make preparations to guard against us or even go to war with us?"
Facing Gongsun Wen's question, everyone was surprisingly quiet this time. No one spoke, but they all lowered their heads and wondered whether the meaning of these words was correct.
Everyone fell silent, and Gongsun Wen continued: "It was our silence that gave Emperor Qianwen the confidence that he wanted to unify the Han Dynasty. And if we take action now, it will be equivalent to helping those ambitious vassals in the Han Dynasty. King, it is like forcing Emperor Qianwen to target us, just for Jizhou, which is almost as poor as us. Do we need to take such a risk? There is one more thing that I have to remind everyone, behind us And Hu Yangai has been watching us. Once we fight with Da Gan, who can be sure that he will not take action and treat us just like he treated the Wei family nineteen years ago?"
When the last sentence fell, the entire hall fell into silence for a while. Yes, Hu Yangai was still staring at him like a wolf from behind. Usually they protect themselves very well and do not take action against the other party. There is a chance, but once a flaw is really exposed, I am afraid that this person will pounce on him like a mad dog. At that time, Dadi is facing attacks from two sides, and that is the real danger.