Everyone was arguing endlessly about how to deal with foreigners entering the country in the future, and Yuan Xi also became upset after hearing this.
The entry of nomadic peoples has always been one of the major life-and-death tests that China has to face, and climate change is an important factor driving the nomads to invade south. It is foreseeable that in the next few decades, the weather will change.
The cold trend will not ease, but will get worse.
What's even more troublesome is that Yuan Xi's current strength is not enough to deal with the two major obstacles in front of him at the same time.
First, the Han Dynasty adopted a tough policy towards foreigners as a unified dynasty, which would have been very taxing. However, Yuan Xi could not possibly go on an expedition beyond the Great Wall with only one state, which would waste manpower and material resources.
You must know that the most troublesome thing for the nomads is that the royal court is too far away. If they are defeated, they will flee to the north and wait for an opportunity to come back. Unless their royal court is defeated and the people move to a controllable area, the hidden danger cannot be eradicated.
Second, the ethnic situation in Youzhou is extremely complicated now, because strictly speaking, at this time, the Wuhuan Xianbei people in the pass have already been registered as household members, and they belong to the Han people. There is an internal conflict with Yuan Xi, and only the Xianbei people outside the pass
, are considered foreigners.
But the problem is that compared with the Western Han Dynasty, the ethnic policies of the Eastern Han Dynasty had many flaws. Although the main purpose was to use Hu to control Hu, the treatment of these border residents was not good. Many Hu and Han border residents were in a worrying situation. In this case, the situation of these border residents was
Dissatisfaction is also growing day by day.
There have been many killings in Youzhou over the years. From Liu Yu to Gongsun Zan, the people in charge changed one after another. In the end, Yuan Xi was left with a mess. There were many foreigners in the border area, and they had to be united to deal with the future.
Xianbei, a major disaster outside the Pass, is extremely difficult.
Yuan Xi is trying to deal with this situation now, but he is already having a hard time just managing his current territory, let alone the entire territory of Youzhou.
You must know that there is also a Gongsun Du family in it who is not much weaker than Yuan Xi!
Yuan Xi cursed in his heart, this Youzhou is really a mess, the situation is so bad that it is also at the bottom among the thirteen states.
Everyone felt that Guo Jia's idea was too radical. Jushou then proposed a strategy of using a small group of elite troops to harass the tribal herdsmen with evil intentions and make their rear areas exhausted. However, everyone still felt that this method could not stop the foreign tribes from marching south.
Yuan Xi saw Lu Xun sitting quietly in the back without saying a word, and knew that he was a low-key person. Moreover, now that Ju Shou Guo Jia was in front, Lu Xun could not stand out.
After Lu Xun followed him to Beixin City, he met and talked with Jushu, and was highly appreciated by Jushu, so he followed Jushu as a disciple. This made Guo Jia very unhappy. Although Lu Xun also treated Guo Jia as a disciple, he was not like the real one.
There are still differences among disciples.
Later, Tian Yu and Gao Shun also expressed their opinions from the perspective of the use of troops, but the two agreed that Youzhou is not currently sufficient to support the large-scale use of troops, not to mention that the weather is getting colder and Liaodong is about to enter a bitter cold. At this time, a conflict broke out, that is
It was a life and death struggle.
Yuan Xi listened to everyone and couldn't make a clue. There were many counselors and generals in his mind, which had advantages and disadvantages. In the past, he only needed Guo Jia to make suggestions and make his own decisions, but now he has to listen to the opinions of all parties before making a choice, which requires judgment.
Extremely high.
If he had eight counselors under his command, his performance would not be better than that of Yuan Shao, right?
Seeing that Lu Xun seemed to be hesitant to speak, he said, "I want to hear Boyan's opinion."
Lu Xun didn't expect Yuan Xi to name him, so he handed over his hand and said: "Xun thought that war can only shock the opponent, but it is difficult to conquer people's hearts. What the people need to solve most now is food and clothing. rashly launching a war will only plunge the people into hunger and cold."
situation."
"The top priority should be to adopt a policy of recuperation and recuperation. When people's lives have improved and people's hearts aspire, it will not be too late to consider pacifying the world."
Yuan Xi was silent after hearing this. This was not surprising. Lu Xun in later generations always valued courtesy but neglected punishment, opposed torture and harsh laws, and believed that people should be the first thing to do.
In this regard, he is different from Yuan Xi. Although Yuan Xi understands that using heavy codes in troubled times will cause backlash, if not used, there will be more people with evil intentions in a harsh environment.
Moreover, in later generations, Lu Xun was an official in Jiangdong, where there were always fewer wars, so the people's desire for war was very low. They just wanted to have their own one-third of an acre of land and live a good life.
Therefore, Lu Xun's policy of recuperation and recuperation was very appropriate in Jiangdong, but it was different in Youzhou.
The border people in the North have always been tough, and the food in their territory is very scarce, so they often have to fight life and death to obtain it. Even if they want to recuperate, it depends on whether the Hu people outside the border are willing.
He thought for a while and said: "The autumn planting is basically finished. I am planning to organize my troops to return to Jicheng in the next few days."
"When we get there, I'm going to listen to Liu and Zhao Yun's opinions."
"Wuhuan Shanyu is over there. Let's talk if we can, but if the other party pushes forward, I don't want to back down. After all, if I take the initiative to take one step back, I may take ten steps back in the future."
Guo Jia praised: "Young Master can see clearly that those people in Wuhuan have not yet been educated and do not understand the humility of the Central Plains people. Only by beating them to the ground will they be convinced."
Yuan Xi smiled bitterly, it was reasonable, but now he couldn't do it.
He still had to rely on the help of the Jizhou Army to capture the hundreds of thousands of Heishan Army, and the infantry in mountainous areas was the main force, which was the strength of the Youzhou Army, so he was able to capture it with relatively small losses in the end.
There are hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan cavalry, which everyone can mount a horse. Youzhou's current cavalry is only a few thousand, and most of them are Wuhuan cavalry with Yan Rou's assistant. The number is not at the same level as the opponent's.
Although the opponent's equipment is not good, he is not stupid enough to fight against the heavy cavalry of Youzhou. As long as the opponent focuses on harassing and killing the people of Youzhou, Yuan Xi will be very worried.
From western Liaoning to eastern Liaoning, none of the foreign tribes Xianbei, Wuhuan Chanyu, Gongsundu family, and Yuan Xi had the strength to overwhelm the others, so they were not suitable for taking strong measures.
Guo Jia said: "There is one more thing."
"There are many counties and counties in Youbeiping in western Liaoning, and there are still Gongsun Zan's remaining forces. If you want to take them over, you need an upright name."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi nodded and said, "I have thought about it. If everything goes well in Jicheng, I will be able to have an heir around the Chinese New Year."
After everyone heard this, their faces were filled with joy.
Although Yuan Xi's lustful reputation was widely spread among the gentry, as a subordinate of Yuan Xi, he would not think that this was something excessive. On the contrary, if Yuan Xi was not lustful and his heirs were unhappy, it would be really troublesome.
When subordinates follow their lord, they want to pass it on from generation to generation, and have a wife and son. If the lord has no heirs, wouldn't it be like trying to draw water from a bamboo basket in vain? Who has worked hard for whom?
Yuan Xiji continued: "If a boy is born and Gongsun Zan has a daughter, I will marry the two families. In this case, if we occupy the whole territory of Youzhou, we will be considered a master."
But to Yuan Xi's expectation, everyone looked at each other and stopped talking.
Yuan Xiqi asked: "What's going on?"
"Is there a problem?"
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "The marriage between the two families is appropriate, and it is appropriate, but"
Jushou said: "Mr. Fengxiao may have concerns, let me tell you."
"Young Master defeated the Yuan family's great enemy Gongsun Zan, which is equivalent to destroying Gongsun's qualification to dominate the world."
"Now that we are marrying him, will the other party use the name of the Gongsun family?"
"In this way, wouldn't the young master give Gongsun a chance to establish his name again?"
"Of course Jizhou will be unhappy and suspicious. What if someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of this matter and uses Gongsun's name to cause chaos in the future?"
"When the time comes, I'm afraid it will affect the son and heirs of the young master who is married to him, and then it will backfire on the mother and daughter."
Yuan Xi finally figured it out and said depressedly: "I didn't expect this level. I thought about the pity of orphans and widowed mothers at the beginning, but I didn't expect so many things behind it."
"According to this, marriage is no longer possible?"
Guo Jia smiled and said: "It's not impossible, but you can't use the name of the Gongsun family."
"In the past, Gongsun Zan's power still needed to be appeased, but now that the Young Master has become the general trend, there is no need for these people on both ends of the spectrum. Only if they don't give them any thought will they surrender to the Young Master."
"In other words, it is not suitable for Mrs. Hou to use the name of Gongsun Zan's widow anymore. Only in this way can we completely dispel the rebellious intentions of Gongsun Zan's remaining forces."
"In this way, we can get rid of the previous entanglements. After the mother and daughter marry into the Yuan family, they will no longer suffer the bad consequences of Gongsun Zan."
Yuan Xi didn't react for a moment, "What do you mean you can't use the name of Mrs. Gongsun Zan?"
Guo Jia showed an expression of hatred for steel, "Of course it will be over if the young master accepts her."
Yuan Xi was stunned.
A playful smile appeared on Guo Jia's face, "If the young master is not interested, you can marry him to someone else."
Yuan Xi was stunned.
He sighed: "This was not my original intention."
Jushou smiled and said, "Young Master's reputation has already spread, why do you still worry about this?"
"Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. In the past, when our great ancestors achieved great things, they still abandoned their wives and children. Today, what you are doing is not unjust. You are just taking in a concubine. What are you afraid of?"
"Besides the young master, is there anyone else who dares to accept Mrs. Hou?"
Everyone, including Lu Xun, laughed, and the room was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said, "Let me go back and think about it."
"Do you have anything else to do?"
Everyone shook their heads, and Yuan Xi said: "Okay, today everyone will go back and take care of their own responsibilities. Within half a month, the existing internal affairs functions of Beixin City will be moved to Jicheng as much as possible, and redundant staff will be eliminated. This place will serve as a link between Bingzhou and Heishan in the future."
The fortress."
Tian Yu said: "The people who have been educated through labor here"
Yuan Xi thought for a while and said: "General Yan, you will take charge of Zhuojun's military defense and leave the internal affairs to Mr. Han Yu."
Chen Gui and Yan Rou hurriedly stood up to accept the order. Yuan Xi said to Yan Rou: "The general is originally a Han and a captain of Wuwan. Both Hu and Han here are the people of Youzhou. I don't ask for much. I remember to treat everyone equally and treat everyone equally."
If we separate ourselves from each other, we will not make Hu and Han hostile to each other."
Yan Rou said in a deep voice: "The general will definitely live up to his mission!"
Yuan Xi nodded. He was reassured by Yan Rou's style of doing things. As a Han, he had the support of the Hu people, so he could mediate between the Hu and Han sides. He should be a good candidate to manage Beixin City.
Yuan Xi sent everyone off and walked all the way back to the backyard, wondering how he could tell Mrs. Hou about this?
He doesn't have any moral obsession with widows, and he doesn't accept them. If the Hou family is coveted and used by people with ulterior motives in the future, I'm afraid life will be even more difficult.
However, by doing this now, Yuan Xi always felt that Wanglou was trying to save people at that time, as if he had bad intentions!
He thought for a while and walked straight to Madam Hou's house. When he reached the door, he saw that the door was ajar and there was still light in the house.
Some time ago, under the care of Mrs. Hou, her daughter had recovered from her illness. It was probably to ventilate the house now. Yuan Xi thought about it, then walked forward and knocked lightly on the door.
After a while, Mrs. Hou opened the door, but she didn't expect that it was Yuan Xi who came. She subconsciously took half a step back before standing still.
The two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but think of the embarrassing incident in the small building last time. The air was filled with the smell of ambiguity.
Yuan Xi cleared his throat and said, "In half a month, I will move all my residences to Jicheng. Before that, there are still things I want to tell Madam."
Hou hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside and whispered: "Please come in."