"In the Xianwen period of the former Tang Dynasty, Darenxiu, the tenth king of Bohai, revitalized the country. Renxiu was quite able to conquer the tribes in Haibei and open up a great realm." Chen Cheng had done his homework in advance, and he would concentrate on introducing some situations of Bohai.
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In addition to the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, present here are also officials from the six departments of Shangshu, the chief officials of the Lifan Yuan, and the Privy Council. Everyone is sitting upright with serious faces.
Shao Shude, however, walked around the room with his hands behind his back.
This is a very unique courtyard.
Everything else in the courtyard is not unusual. After all, Shao Shude has seen many various buildings, especially the Aristocratic Family Courtyard with the main theme of Tang culture. Countless people have lived in it.
What really interested him was the heating facilities in the room.
Goguryeo and Bohae "rose and fell alternately, and connected one after another." The two have certain similarities in culture - Goguryeo is a member of the Urushi clan, and Bohae is a Sushen clan. As the second of the four major ethnic clans in the Northeast, the relationship between the two
It's actually very close.
This similarity is reflected in the layout of the houses.
First of all, the exterior wall is a mixed structure of earth and stone and is not very tall.
Secondly, the structure of the main room and cloister is adopted, with a rectangular shape and three rooms, east and west.
The wider room is the main living room. The middle room is narrower and is the reception area.
Third, the kang and stove are equipped with chimneys and flues, and the heating facilities are very complete. If one person is raised by the same soil and water, the environment will be different, and the living habits and customs will ultimately be different.
He has never seen such a thing as a fire pit in the Central Plains. Every household in the Bohai Kingdom will try their best to build a simple fire pit as long as they have the conditions - of course, the Mohe tribe does not seem to need it. They live in
In the mountains where the temperature is lower, or in the north where the latitude is higher, people are so poor that they rely on "shaking" to survive the winter.
"I sleep on a fire bed, even if it's ice and snow, it doesn't hurt me at all." Shao Shude said happily.
"Your Majesty?" Chen Cheng stopped.
"Continue." Shao Shude sat cross-legged on the big kang and stretched out his hand to signal.
"The "sea" here should be Meituo Lake (Xingkai Lake)." Chen Cheng added: "The Yuexi tribe of the Blackwater tribes lived in the east and north of the sea. They sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty eleven times to pay tribute, and the last time
It was the 18th year of Zhenyuan of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty. The Yulou tribe was in the northeast of Yuexi tribe, and they also came to pay tribute in the 18th year of Zhenyuan. After these two tribes were conquered, Bohai established Anyuan Prefecture and Huaiyuan Prefecture in Yuexi's hometown, and in Yulou's hometown
Tingli Prefecture and Anbian Prefecture were established. After Darenxiu, three consecutive generations of monarchs focused on consolidation, establishing prefectures and counties, and immigration and reclamation, which were slowly digested. In addition to the achievements of the Northern Strategy such as Suibin, Dongping, and Tieli before Darenxiu,
The Bohai people knew that their expansion had reached the limit, so they stopped advancing northward."
"The Yuexi, Yulou, Heishui and other tribes who were unwilling to surrender rushed further north to the bitter cold land. The Bohai State implemented a policy of restraining them and built a border wall to prevent them from going south."
"The newly acquired land, after extensive development, has gradually become a granary. For example, Dongping and Anyuan Prefecture have become the granary of the Bohai Sea, while Shuibin Prefecture has become a horse breeding land, and cattle and sheep have been left to roam. They are very prosperous."
"However, there are many hidden dangers in these prefectures and counties gained from the expansion of land to the north, that is, the Mohe tribe that surrendered to the Bohai Sea has not completely returned. Starting from the end of the Tang Dynasty, Xizong tried to get rid of the rule of the Bohai Sea. The Bohai people conquered several times, but it was not good.
The Mohe tribe was also damaged, so they did not openly rebel, but it has been delayed until now and it can no longer be suppressed."
"This time when the Blackwater tribes moved south, the tribes in Zhengzhou on the Bohai Sea responded to them, saying that they were 'one family' and agreed to attack the Bohai Sea together. Therefore, the situation in the northern prefectures was very bad, and the people of the Bohai Sea were in dire straits."
"The rise and fall of dynasties is fascinating." Shao Shude sighed: "If we were still in Darenxiu and during the Great Yi earthquake, I might not be able to win easily."
Chen Cheng spoke in more detail, giving a clear account of the prosperity and decline of the Bohai Kingdom, as well as their centuries-old feud with the Blackwater Mohe.
The Bohai people are actually also Mohe, that is, Sumo Mohe. But they have not mentioned this for a long time. For more than a hundred years, they have been calling themselves Bohai people because they are a mixture of Goguryeo, Han, Khitan, Xi, and Sogdian people. Bohai people
People or Bohai people are their new identities.
What poor relative of Heishui Mohe? Get out of here and stop blindly clinging to us civilized people.
"Is Wanyanxiu here?" Shao Shude patted the edge of the kang and asked. Soon someone went out to summon him.
Wan Yanxiu's status was too low and he was not qualified to enter the small courtyard to discuss matters. He was still waiting outside the door. "Your Majesty." Wan Yanxiu trotted in and saluted.
Shao Shude glanced at him.
Only a few days later, I changed into beautiful clothes. My beard and hair were well taken care of, and my face was washed, and it no longer looked as oily as before.
Civilized, progressive, and beautiful.
But this is a good thing. Shao Sheng is not easy to drive people who have no desires or demands. If you like money, I will give it to you.
If you like women, I will reward you with beauties.
Those who are addicted to officialdom will also be given a suitable position. Don't be afraid of asking for too much, just be afraid of not asking for anything.
Wan Yanxiu has been dazzled by the wealthy life, which is exactly what Shao Shude wants to see.
"Wan Yanxiu, go back to the north and ask the chiefs of the Blackwater tribes to come to see me." Shao Shude said, "Whatever demands they have, you can talk about them and listen to them. As long as they are reasonable, you can consider them. But burning, killing and looting is not allowed.
Yes, it must stop immediately. If you don’t listen, I will not relent.”
Wan Yanxiu is the chief of the 30th Wanyan clan in Heishui, and he still has some prestige in the north. And he is a general of the Luoyan Army. Although he has not been to the Central Plains, he has also heard about Luoyang, Beiping, Chang'an and other places.
With the wealth and prosperity of the country, and having witnessed the martial arts of the Great Xia Forbidden Army with my own eyes, I knew that a head-on confrontation was the next best option, and I had to go back and give some good advice to the old guys.
Nesting in the ravines, I was so brave and fierce, and I looked so arrogant that I was the boss of the world and I was the third best. When Bohai was strong, everyone was beaten like a turtle grandson and scurryed around. Now that Bohai is weak, everyone
It started to tremble again. Alas, I sat in a well and looked at the sky.
"I will obey your orders." Wan Yanxiu responded without hesitation.
After saying that, he was about to leave but was stopped by Shao Shude: "The emperor does not send hungry soldiers. It is almost noon. We will leave after eating."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wanyanxiu responded happily.
Shao Shude got off the kang and called everyone to move to the backyard.
Accompanying the palace attendants, Xiao Huangmen was already busy with his work and brought simple meals to the table.
"Only steamed cakes." Shao Shude smiled.
"Since the expedition, I have eaten mostly rice, and I have long wanted to eat steamed cakes." Zhao Guangfeng said with a smile. Everyone also laughed a few times.
A felt blanket was spread in the courtyard, and everyone sat down cross-legged.
Shao Shude waved, and Yue Liduo and her daughter, who had been admiring flowers in the backyard, sat over.
Shao Shude took the jar brought by the palace attendants, opened the seal with his own hands, scooped out a spoonful of rabbit meat sauce, spread it evenly on the steamed cakes that had just come out of the basket, and handed it to the two girls beside him.
Rabbit meat sauce is a local specialty of Bohai.
Take the rabbit spine and the meat on both sides of the cervical vertebrae, carefully remove it, and then chop it into pieces. For each rabbit meat, use five liters of yellow clothes powder, five liters of dry salt, and five liters of Chinese pepper, mix well, then pour in the wine, and then
Mix it carefully, put it in a jar, seal it tightly with mud, wait for five months, and it will be almost ready to eat.
Since the Goguryeo era, residents in Northeast China have been fond of making sauces. Soybean sauce is a food for the general public, and rabbit meat sauce is a food for the rich.
As for why rabbit meat is used to make sauce, it may be that there are too many rabbits in the Northeast, to the point of flooding. I don’t know how the carnivores work. They are not doing their job well.
Yue Liduo was about to give birth, so she was not in a very high mood, so she put it down after taking two bites.
Yelvzhigu ate very well, but her complexion was not very good. A few days ago, her tender and tight body bled a lot, and she did not recover until yesterday.
But after all, he was young and in good health, so he seemed to be fine.
Chen Cheng, Zhao Guangfeng and others also took out the rabbit meat sauce and spread it on the steamed cakes and ate it. The rabbit meat sauce was all confiscated and they were eaten in Aodong City.
To be honest, the taste is a bit salty, which is not in line with the taste of these ***. But ordinary soldiers are still very happy to eat. Maybe they have to march, work, drill, and fight, which consumes a lot of their bodies, so they are not interested in such heavy tastes.
food is more popular.
"I'm not letting you eat these just for a taste. As the saying goes, governing according to customs, now that Shangjing has been conquered and Bohai has been destroyed, do you have a plan for how to govern next?" Shao Shude asked.
"Your Majesty, the first priority is to pacify the prefectures." Chen Cheng said: "But I expect that these places will have to be repeated again and again. Some people may not surrender and need to be pacified. Some people may surrender but rebel again, and they also need to be pacified. This cannot be done overnight.
, or the time may need to be postponed.”
Shao Shude was silent for a moment and asked, "Has the messenger of victory already gone south?"
"It has already gone south. Beiping Prefecture will also send messengers to all states in the world to show off their skills." Chen Cheng replied.
"Send another group of sergeants back to bring the captured property and livestock." Shao Shude said: "Bohai surrenders, and also brings a group back, so that the people can see it."
"According to the order." Chen Cheng responded.
The saint's thinking was very thorough. He was using solid evidence to tell the world that the king's army had won a great victory in the Bohai Sea. He had overthrown his country, captured his rulers, and plundered his treasures. Anyone who is careful or careless will be killed.
Be honest with me, otherwise you will end up like this.
"In that case, I am not in a hurry." Shao Shude smiled and said: "Bohai died too quickly and suddenly. The king, queen, prince, clan, and aristocratic families were all captured in one fell swoop. The local dragons were leaderless. We really should hurry up to appease them and cross the border.
The sooner the better. What about after the caressing?"
"Your Majesty, appeasement of local prefectures and counties, and asking Heishui Mohe to withdraw their troops are actually the same thing." Chen Cheng said: "I received a military report in the morning that Tieli Mansion wanted to surrender, but it was quickly defeated by the Mohe tribe, and the Mohe people
Don’t want to surrender.”
"Is this the tribe that migrated inland from the Bohai Sea?"
"Exactly. The Mohe who moved inland are full of rebellion. They have been holding back for a hundred years and will not give up until they have enough fun. They also echo the Blackwater Mohe from a distance, and may need to send troops to conquer them."
"I heard Zhang Dingbao mention the Mohe Rebellion." Shao Shude said: "The nine surnames of Longyuan Mansion were Mohe, so they invaded prefectures and counties, plundered villages, and even besieged the city. I cannot tolerate this kind of behavior. Wanyanxiu!"
"The end will be here." Wanyanxiu stood up in a hurry.
"I want to bring peace to the Mohe tribe that has moved inland. Whose side does the Thirty Heishui people stand on?" Shao Shude asked.
"Your Majesty, the Wanyan family will obey the imperial court's orders." Wanyanxiu replied.
"Useless thing." Shao Shude scolded: "You can only persuade the Wanyan family." "Your Majesty, the Wuyan family can also do it." Wanyan Xiu said anxiously.
"Okay, let's do our best." Shao Shude sighed: "I will not treat meritorious ministers badly."
"As ordered." Wan Yanxiu was sweating on his forehead. He was really a little worried. He was worried about his fellow tribesmen who were still making a fuss and were dazzled by the victory.
"Besides these two things, what is the third thing?" Shao Shude asked.
"After the situation stabilizes, the household registrations will be cleared and the property will be collected. It is best for the Bohai government to relocate a group of people from the Central Plains." Chen Cheng said: "In addition, the government troops still need a large number of troops. Some of the people surrendered by the Bohai Sea can be forgiven.
Forgiveness is given to the common people, but some are not good enough and should be demoted to subordinates. In this way, rewards and punishments will be clear, kindness and power will be given simultaneously, and the overall situation will be settled."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Shao Shude said: "The household registration chaos in Youzhou has only been a few years ago? In a place like Bohai where the rule of aristocratic families is deeply rooted, clearing the household registration is not a simple matter. Of course, I also know that if we don't clean up,
, the Bohai Family still controls manpower, material resources, and military strength, and it is easy to rebel. You are right, I will not do simple things, I will not do troublesome things, I will only do the right things, and I will do whatever I want in a century-old plan. Continue.
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"After recruiting the prefectures and counties, expelling the Mohe, cleaning up household registrations, and settling the government soldiers, it will be time to carry out enlightenment, which requires students from all the prefectures and counties in the Central Plains to come." Chen Cheng said.
"Back then, I felt that abolition of the Confucian classics in one county would only raise twenty more soldiers. It was really unnecessary, so I vigorously established the school." Shao Shude said with emotion: "I didn't expect that thirty years later, it would be of great use."
"Your Majesty is far-sighted and I admire you greatly." Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng said at the same time.
Shao Shude smiled and said: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Chen Shilang just said it very well and completely. But there is still one thing missing."
"Your Majesty, please make it clear." Chen Cheng cupped his hands and said.
"This matter has nothing to do with you. I will come to arrest it myself." Shao Shude said: "To put it simply, it is a matter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I did not bring them to enjoy the mountains and rivers. The battle is almost over and the official business has not been done yet.
Well. Well, in two days, I will go to Longyuan Mansion in Tokyo with my party. You can just go to Beijing and take control of the overall situation."