A hint of admiration flashed in Bai Hu's eyes, and he nodded: "Master Qinglong is so awesome, he even wants this. Yes, Yao Xing offered two conditions for sending back Murong Chao's mother and wife. One is that Nan Yan has to ask him
He proclaimed himself a minister and conferred the title of king to the emperor. He said that he could make Murong Chao the king of Yan."
Xuanwu sighed: "If it were anyone else, he would definitely not accept this condition, but Murong Chao is a barbarian and does not care about this status. If he calls himself a minister to the outside world and continues to act under the title of emperor in Nanyan, no one would dare not to do so.
Cong. It’s just the land of Qilu, but it’s the hometown of Confucius and Sheng. I’m afraid a group of Han Confucian officials will firmly oppose it.”
Bai Hu smiled slightly: "A pen is not as strong as a knife. Two ministers were crying and bumping against pillars in the court. In the end, Murong Chao simply sent their whole family on their way. In this way, no one dared to raise any objections.
Well, Murong Chao even used the title of Han Fan, the leader of the Han Dynasty, as an envoy to the Later Qin Dynasty."
At this point, he paused: "In Qi, the Han family and the Feng family were originally important ministers, ranking first among all Han officials. Needless to say, Han Fan was the number one Han official since the founding of Nanyan, and the Bohai Feng family
The Murong clan has also served the Murong clan since the founding of the former Yan Dynasty. As its representative, Feng Song led his clan members to surrender when Murong Den crossed the Yellow River south and captured Qi. His cousin Feng Song was also a talented general and served as a general for the Southern Yan Dynasty.
He has made many military exploits in battle."
"It's just that after Murong Chao came, he occupied the position of crown prince despite his unparalleled achievements. He also reused his close confidants Gongsun Wulou and others to divide the power of Han Fan and Feng Song. Han Fan was cunning and never publicly expressed his position, but Feng Song
He was young and energetic, and secretly formed an alliance with Murong Fa. He wanted to kill Murong Chao and Gongsun Wulou and make Murong Fa emperor. However, when the incident was revealed, he was executed by car-breaking, and Feng Rong fled to the Northern Wei Dynasty. As a result, Han Fan became a well-deserved Han official.
The leader, the most civil servant, this time Murong Chao asked him to go as an envoy to the Later Qin Dynasty and declare himself a minister, but he actually went just like that."
Qinglong said disdainfully: "These big families in the north have long been able to master the skills of being a weakling. Anyway, they will submit to whichever house of barbarians comes. There will always be officials. Only power can guarantee their family's local status."
This is the same whether in the south or north. Even Murong Chao himself can give up the title of emperor, so why should he, a minister, give advice? It’s just that Yao Xing needs this title very much, because even if he is
Allowing others to nominally become ministers to Tibet will make his people and soldiers feel that the Later Qin Dynasty is still strong and capable, thereby reversing the low morale caused by continuous defeats."
At this point, Qinglong laughed: "The conquest of ritual music originated from the emperor, so I judged that Yao Xing must not only want a false name as a minister, but more importantly, the band that has always represented the Zhengsu of the Central Plains."
Bai Hu nodded: "You guessed it right, the second thing is that the royal orchestra must be given to Yao Xing. Since Emperor Zhou, this royal orchestra has been retained. The Qin Dynasty did not promote ritual music and the orchestra was disbanded.
, but after the founding of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty used the Confucian scholar Shusun Tong to formulate the court etiquette system based on Zhou rites. This band was a must. For hundreds of years, these music households have been passed down from generation to generation and inherited by descendants. Like the jade seal, it is the official trace of the Central Plains.
a symbol of.”
"Even after Wang Mang's usurpation and the Yongjia Rebellion, this band has always been occupied by the dynasty that ruled the Central Plains. Starting from the Xiongnu Liu Yuan, this band has been in the north. From Zhao to Qin, then to Xiyan, and finally fell to
In the hands of Murong Chui, Murong Bao was too hasty when he escaped and left the band in Zhongshan. Duan Hong led the band to break out and found Murong De in Yecheng. Otherwise, the band fell into the hands of Tuoba Gui.
The Northern Wei Dynasty became the orthodoxy of the north."
Xuanwu nodded: "At the beginning, Murong De was able to quickly pacify the land of Qilu. The contribution of this band was not small. It was also an important reason why the local big families such as the Han family and the Feng family surrendered. Now the Later Qin Dynasty is promoting Sinicization, Confucianism, and emphasizing orthodoxy.
, this royal band is needed to enhance the legitimacy, and then, in the name of respecting the king and repelling the barbarians, we can fight against Hu Xia. Send away the two women in exchange for a professed Nan Yan and the royal band, Yao Xing
The pen has made a lot of money."
Zhuque frowned: "Confucius said that only names and weapons cannot be faked. Could Murong Chao really give up these things for a woman? If he really was so filial and loving to his wife, why would he throw it away back then?
Will they leave alone? For him, power is the first priority."
Bai Hu curled up his lips: "The reason why I ran away back then was not only for power, but also for my life. After all, Helian Bobo had just rebelled at that time. Who knows when Yao Xing would kill him in anger to avoid another rollicking look.
, Besides, everyone in the world knows what kind of virtue the Murong family has. It happens that Murong De has no children. Wouldn’t it be better to go back and pick up a ready-made prince at this time?”
"But the characteristic of the Xianbei people is that they value force, like robbery, and do not engage in production. A man who cannot protect his woman will not be respected by others. This has nothing to do with the filial piety of us Han people, but to prove his ability. At that time
Murong Fa, Murong Zhong and others looked down on Murong Chao. What they often talked about was that he abandoned his wife and mother and fled alone. How could such a person be the emperor? Although these people were pacified, these words were still in the minds of many Xianbei people.
A shadow has been left in my heart. Murong Chao wants to welcome back his mother and wife, not only to show his filial piety, but also to show that he is capable of protecting his woman, and then prove that he is capable of protecting his people."
Xuanwu nodded: "So, Nanyan has been focusing on internal stability recently, rather than thinking about external conquests. This has left time for the Jiangbei immigration plan. In just half a year, the food planted this year will be harvested in the autumn.
, even if the plan to immigrate to the north of the Yangtze River is successful, once there are two to three million shi of military rations in Guangling City, it will be enough to support a hundred thousand troops to fight for more than a year, which is enough for the Northern Expedition to Southern Yan. Moreover, if Nan Yan provides
Liu Yu will never let go if Liu Yu is given the reason for war."
Baihu said sternly: "One thing you may not have noticed is that although Nanyan also learned from the Han system and acted like an emperor and ministers, many of the old habits of the nomadic era could not be eradicated. They could not control the tribes and people below them, especially the
He couldn't control some troops stationed on the border, such as threshing grass and valleys. When the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty made peace, they couldn't control the Monan tribe's behavior of robbing the border. Murong Chao was even less able to control it. The current border area of Nanyan
, more because of the monitoring and maintenance of Murong Lan's subordinates, large-scale conflicts between the southern garrison and the Jin Dynasty were not caused. If Murong Lan fell, the conflict between the two sides would intensify by more than a hundred times overnight, Liu Yu
The dream’s reason for the Northern Expedition came naturally.”