It took a few days to travel 440 miles, and the Xianbei people were killed several times along the way.
The junction of East Xianbei and Fuyu is the modern Shuangliao area, where the West Liao River turns south and meets the East Liao River, and further down until it enters the sea, it is the channel of the Liao River.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the West Liao River and the Liao River course were both called Daliao River, and the Hun River was called Xiao Liao River.
The line of Hun River, Liuhe River and Huifa River flowing from east to west is the boundary between Buyeo and Goguryeo.
Shuangliao was still a wasteland during the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was more than 300 miles away from Fuyu Royal City and there was no danger to defend along the road.
Liu Xiang was very surprised, why didn't Dong Xianbei destroy them?
Fuyu once had a glorious time. Their ancestors came from the Suoli tribe of Northern Yi and lived on the other side of Lake Baikal. Later, they must have been defeated. The remaining tribes fled to the northeastern region to establish a country, occupying the entire Jilin Province, as well as northern Liaoning and southern Heilongjiang.
, with a radius of 2,000 miles and a population of 500,000. The royal family of Goguryeo, Gyulu tribe, also came from the Northern Buyeo royal family.
It is a pity that the Buyeo Kingdom later declined and was severely beaten by Goguryeo. It lost a large area of its territory and even occupied a part of it by the Han Dynasty. That area was Hyundo County.
Nowadays, Fuyu State has a population of only about 200,000. It borders Xianbei to the west, Goguryeo to the south, and Yilou, the ancestor of the Manchu people, to the northeast.
Except for Yi Lou, who can bully a semi-primitive tribe, he can't afford to offend anyone, including Han, Xianbei, and Goguryeo.
So when Liu Xiang arrived at the border, King Fuyu Wei Qiutai respectfully asked to see him and presented him with a large amount of "local specialties".
It's quite earthy, with twenty loads of fragrant wood, one hundred and fifty pieces of mink skin, ten pairs of hazel pheasants, a basket of monkey heads, ten ginseng branches, various dried fruits and so on.
Looking at the various "agricultural and sideline products" recorded on the gift list, Liu Xiang was a little greedy. There were so many delicious ones, such as the flower-tail hazelnut known as "Flying Dragon" in later generations, Hericium head, one of the great mountain treasures, and
Pine nuts, hazelnuts, etc.
Especially wild ginseng. Although the Han people did not recognize this, it was only during the Southern and Northern Dynasties that Xianbei people promoted ginseng for medicinal purposes. But he knew that it was a good thing. The serious old wild ginseng of later generations had a price but no market, and was extremely valuable.
However, there are a lot of bells and whistles, which are really not as useful as giving him ten thousand shi of food.
Fuyu is also a farming nation, occupying the southern part of the Songnen Plain, and should have a lot of food.
Looking at Yuqoutai, who was in his seventies, kneeling tremblingly on the ground and pretending to be pitiful, Liu Xiang had no sympathy for him at all. He was an old fox. He went to Luoyang to pay tribute more than sixty years ago and served as a soldier for a while.
The proton of time helped the Han Dynasty fight in battles and led troops to invade the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Repeatedly, without faith or justice.
Maybe this is the way for a small country to survive, but Liu Xiang is not one of his citizens, so there is no reason to sympathize with him.
"Weiqoutai, why did you disobey your orders?"
"General Qi, Fuyu is weak and unable to attack the Goguryeo people. I hope the general will understand. I dare not disobey. I am really powerless." Weiqoutai's Chinese is really good, almost like a Han Confucian scholar, and he looks pure.
Henan accent, with a strong spicy spicy soup flavor.
"Don't use such words to prevaricate me. Disobedience is disobedience. How can there be so many excuses? Military orders and orders are prohibited. How can I allow you to bargain? Do you think I am a merchant selling cloth?"
The Fuyu Kingdom was under the jurisdiction of Xuantu County in Youzhou. Liu Xiang's status allowed him to give orders directly, and his words were just and right. However, as the Han Dynasty weakened in recent years, the surrounding small countries began to disobey. This kind of thing, Ling
The emperor turned a blind eye, and the border counties gradually lost control of these small countries.
This won't work, at least not in Youzhou. He needs to re-establish the rules.
"I hope you will forgive me, General. The country is small and weak, and I am really incompetent." Wei Qoutai continued to pretend to be pitiful.
Yuan Huan, who came with King Fuyu, tried to persuade him: "Please calm down, Duke Ming. King Fuyu does have his own reasons. What do you think if you don't give him another chance to make up for his mistakes?"
Wei Qoutai hurriedly begged: "I am willing to give up my merits and devote all the troops of the country to fight with the general. I only ask for the general's understanding."
Liu Xiang ignored Wei Qoutai and glared at Yuan Huan: "Why don't you go back to Xuan Tu?"
Yuan Huan felt that his lord had no intention of attacking Fuyu. Otherwise, according to his usual fighting style, the army would have already rushed into Fuyu. The royal city of Fuyu was just a circle of wooden walls, which could not stop the Han army from attacking.
The harsh words must have some other motive, so they cooperated and said: "Ming Gong came with a large army and ordered us to evacuate. Fuyu was horrified and the soldiers and people begged. I really couldn't bear it, so I came to plead with Ming Gong.
Pause the wrath of Thunder and give the people of Fuyu a chance to atone for their sins. Why should the people deserve it? I hope Duke Ming will forgive them."
Liu Xiang really had no intention of attacking Fuyu. He just came to scare people. He used Yuan Huan's steps to intimidate Weiqoutai:
"I can destroy Xianbei today, and I can destroy you tomorrow. How dare you disobey my military orders, little Fuyu! Who gives you the courage? I want to intercede for you in Yuan Zhizhong, so I will let you go, and the army will be in full swing in three days."
Go south and let me see your performance. If you dare to be perfunctory and punished for several crimes, you will be killed and the country will be destroyed!"
Weiqutai breathed a sigh of relief. He had heard about the reputation of General Zhenbei. He thought he was injured in an assassination, but who knew he would recover so quickly.
It is said that this man is a god in military skills, but he is too godly. He wiped out Dong Xianbei in one month. Last year, the Xianbei people beat Fuyu to a pulp and found it difficult to resist. This year, he provoked this evil star and was immediately destroyed.
, so scary, is this still a human being?
When he heard that he was released and asked to marshal his army and go south, he quickly responded: "I will marshal my army right away, march southward with my country, and follow the general to annihilate Goguryeo to atone for my sins."
Liu Xiang sneered: "I don't count on Fuyu's combat power anymore. I asked you to send troops just to see your loyalty. Forget it, just transport food and grass and act as a civilian husband. If you can't do these things, the prince you set up will
, don’t think about being canonized by the imperial court, just go home and farm."
If King Fuyu wanted to succeed to the throne in a legitimate way, he needed to be canonized by the Han court. Wei Qoutai understood what he meant.
It doesn't matter whether you serve as a civilian or transport food and grass. What matters is where you transport food and grass. This is to ask Fuyu to provide food and grass supplies for the attack on Goguryeo. He gritted his teeth and asked the head of Guizhou to tighten his belt and recruit people from among the scholars.
Part of it should be enough, right?
well!
Even if it doesn't work, it has to work.
Otherwise, people will have to pick it up themselves.
Having made up his mind, he promised: "General, please rest assured that our country will be able to handle the matter of transporting grain and grass."
Liu Xiang nodded with satisfaction, indicating that he understood.
He highly values feeding the enemy. When attacking with a large army, he consumes a huge amount of food and grass, so he has to do everything possible to save it.
The best way is to eat the enemy. Every time you eat the enemy, you can save several mouthfuls for the people of Youzhou. This kind of good thing must not be let go. The sheep in Dongxianbei are almost eaten up, and they can’t eat them now.
Goguryeo's food, so he didn't mind eating a few bites of his allies' food first.
Seeing that Wei Qoutai was interested, he drew a big cake for him: "Xianbei has been destroyed, Goguryeo is about to be destroyed, Yilou has been suppressed by you, and Fuyu is the leader of the northern border of the Han Dynasty. Good times are in front of you, why bother?
With a sad face?"
As soon as these words came out, Weiqoutai felt much better.
Before he could reply, Liu Xiang said casually: "I don't like the barren Northland. As long as no one provokes you, do you think I am willing to come to such a poor place? The Han Dynasty has a vast territory, so he will value your wealth.
?Everyone is worried and insists on seeking death, so fine, just follow their wishes."
These words were pretentious, but Yuqoutai did not dare to refute. He had seen the prosperity of Luoyang and felt the strength of Liu Xiang. He could only say complimentarily: "They have no experience. How can they know the prosperity of the Han Dynasty? How can they imagine it?"
It can be seen that the majesty of the Han army and the power of the generals will intimidate all directions and will surely make the humble people dare not make mistakes."
"Weiqoutai, you are different from them. You are the King of Fuyu who was conferred by the imperial court. You have seen the scenery of the capital. I will tell you a truth."
"Please give me some advice, General."
Liu Xiang stared at Fuyu Wang Wei Qiutai with piercing eyes, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to survive in the north, you need to remember, those who follow me will prosper; those who go against me will perish!"