The Southern Xiongnu had been attached to the Han Dynasty for many years and were deeply influenced by Han culture. Many Xiongnu nobles liked to wear Han clothes and speak Chinese. Huchuquan was one of them. Hearing that there was an opportunity to go to the Han Dynasty, he couldn't wait
The first one stood up, covered his chest with one hand, bowed and said: "I'd like to thank Shanyu, Xiao Wang is willing to go!"
When the news came back that the Han cavalry went deep into Monan to attack the Xiongnu, the entire ten counties of Liangzhou were excited. The border residents of Liangzhou who had suffered greatly from the Xiongnu attack even rushed to tell each other and celebrated with each other. This kind of settlement of hatred has been completed.
Haven't seen it in many years.
After one hundred thousand cavalry withdrew from the desert, Xu Huang and Zhang Fei led the cavalry of the first and second legions respectively back to Xiangyang, while Zhao Yun's sixth legion continued to stay on the border of Liangzhou to prevent the Huns from retaliating.
When Xu Huang and Zhang Fei's army drove countless cattle, sheep and horses through the counties along the way, the people spontaneously lined the roads to welcome them, including many Qiang people.
Liangzhou is a place where Qiang and Han people live together, and the Han people often discriminate against the Qiang people because of their own sense of superiority. The first thing Liu Xin did after taking control of Liangzhou was to implement the policy of treating Qiang and Han equally, which was why he treated Beigong Bo
The promise made by Yu was precisely because he had made such a promise in the first place. When the Han army entered Liangzhou, they lost many fetters.
The policy of equal treatment between Han and Qiang people is not only reflected in taxes, but also in all aspects of social life, including that Qiang people can serve as county officials, can be recruited to join the army, can own their own land, and can settle in cities. The purpose of this policy is
implementation,
It made the Qiang people truly feel that they were also members of the Han Dynasty and gave them a strong sense of belonging. When the news of the victory of the Han cavalry came, many Qiang people were also deeply proud, because among these Han cavalry, there were many
Miss their good son Lang of the Qiang people.
Since dozens of Xiongnu tribes were destroyed this time and countless cattle, sheep and horses were plundered, it was impossible to drive all these cattle, sheep and horses back to Xiangyang, and Jingzhou was not a suitable place for grazing, and it was impossible to slaughter all these cattle and sheep.
.The best destination for these cattle, sheep and horses is of course the vast desert, but Liu
It was impossible for Xin to return them to the Huns. According to the original plan, all these cattle, sheep and horses were given to the people of the counties in Liangzhou. The counties closer to the border were allocated more, and the poorer they were.
The more common people get a share, not only the Han people, but also the Qiang people, the whole land of Liangzhou is naturally full of joy.
Since the horses, cattle and sheep had to be distributed, the return journey of Xu Huang and others was naturally slowed down, but the news had already been sent back to Xiangyang. Taking the brilliant battle report, Liu Xin laughed and said: "Who will do it in the future?"
Do you dare to say that I, the son of the Han family, am not as good as those grassland tribes in riding and shooting?"
Ju Shou and Tian Feng both had wry smiles on their faces and said in unison: "I'm afraid that if this matter spreads, my lord will be reviled by the scholars again."
Liu Xin said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? They are just adding a crime of cruelty and murder to Liu in addition to greed for money and lust. If there are too many lice, they will not bite, so let them go. Xuzhou recently
How is the battle going?"
Jushou cupped his hands and said, "Back to my lord, Cao Cao has captured the three counties of Donghai, Langya and Pengcheng one after another."
Liu Xin frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "So soon? Isn't there news that Zuo Rong is preparing to defend Pengcheng and fight to the death with Cao Cao?"
Jushou said: "Cao Cao's army passed Langya and went south. It took almost no effort and captured Lu County, Guangqi County, and Wuyuan County in one fell swoop. Zuo Rong was frightened when he heard the news, abandoned the city and fled south, taking more than 100,000 people and 20,000 cavalry with him.
, went to Guangling."
Liu Xin said with a smile: "This Zuo Rong is very clever. He also knows that if he escapes to Xiapi, nothing will happen to him, so he actually ran to Guangling."
The seat of Xuzhou is Xiapi, which is Tao Qian's base, but now it is Liu Bei who holds the power. If Zuo Rong escapes to Xiapi, his troops will soon be recruited by Liu Bei. Without them, he will
If a polished commander speaks, who will listen?
Tian Feng said worriedly: "My lord, Cao Cao's army has been approaching Xuzhou. Liu Bei has sent troops to meet them, and has suffered successive defeats. If the battle continues, Xuzhou will definitely be in danger. But for some reason, Yuan Shao has not sent troops yet."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "Yuan Shao is more strategic than decisive. If we wait for him to send troops, I'm afraid Cao Cao has already captured Xuzhou."
Jushou said: "Back to my lord, if Cao Cao captures Xuzhou, his strength will be greatly increased. He will be a trouble in the future. It is better for us to send troops to attack his rear and force him to retreat."
Liu Xin muttered: "A person cannot stand without trust. Since Liu promised him not to use weapons within two years, he will naturally not break his promise. However, he cannot be allowed to take over the entire Xuzhou so easily. He must always create something for him.
It’s better if it’s a little more difficult.”
After a pause, Liu Xin suddenly asked: "Two gentlemen, do you know what the casualties of the people in Xuzhou are?"
Jushou said sadly: "As my lord expected, wherever Cao's army went, there were corpses everywhere and rivers of blood. There was not a single living person in many villages."
In fact, because Tian Feng was also here, there was another situation that Ju Shou could not easily explain, that is, many phantom secret agents who had lurked were also killed by Cao Jun.
"In troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog." Liu Xin sighed and said, "It seems that Yuan Shao will not be able to send out troops for a while, so he will write a letter telling Cao Cao to withdraw his troops on the grounds that Cao Cao's army killed innocent people indiscriminately!"
Tian Feng hesitated and said: "We are about to capture Xuzhou, but I'm afraid Cao Cao won't agree easily."
Liu Xin sneered: "Tell him that if he doesn't agree, the previous agreement will be invalid!"
This is a naked threat, but Liu Xin has the confidence. You don't have to accept it, Cao Cao, and no one will force you. However, if you don't want to accept it, you must have the courage to bear the consequences. If you are just dealing with Xuzhou,
Maybe Cao Cao is not afraid of falling out with Liu Xin,
But Cao Cao's next target is definitely Yuan Shao. In addition to avenging his father, Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou is probably also to solve his worries so that he can deal with Yuan Shao with all his strength. Cao Cao will never dare to fight Liu Xin on both sides when facing Yuan Shao. This point
Liu Xin can be convinced.
In fact, whether it is Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, they have many shrewd counselors, so how could they not realize that Liu Xin is their biggest threat. But Liu Xin did not proclaim himself emperor, nor did he support anyone else to do so. There is always room for maneuver.
Unlike the two of them, one supported Liu Xie and the other supported Liu Biao. There was no way the two of them would get together no matter what.
Tian Feng already understood these truths without any explanation. He smiled, bowed deeply to Liu Xin, and quickly retreated to draft a letter and send someone to Cao Cao's camp.
Jushou waited for Tian Feng to go out, raised his hands and said, "My lord, would you like to publish the information about this expedition to the desert in the Dahan Express? This will also help to silence the mouths of those villains."
The reason why people in Shilin have such great influence is because they have the right to speak, and Liu Xin’s original intention of publishing Dahan Express was to fight a public opinion war with them to compete for this right to speak. Over the past year,
Judging from the situation, Dahan Express has still achieved a certain effect, but there are too few literate people among the people, so it is not very ideal.
Although the effect of Dahan Express was not as good as expected, it was still able to win over some people. After listening to Jushou's suggestion, Liu Xin nodded and said: "I think it is feasible. Remember, we must highlight the impact of the Huns' harassment on the people on the border of Liangzhou."
The consequences of this expedition will be underestimated, and the results achieved by this expedition will be downplayed."
Jushou understood what he was saying, made a promise and withdrew.
Liu Xin looked at Ju Suo's hurried away figure and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. Although he acted nonchalantly in front of them, who could really not care about his reputation? However, he knew better that even if the Dahan Express said that
Even though the sky is full of flowers, it is difficult to stop the venomous tongues of those scholars, because this contradiction is difficult to reconcile.
Let’s compare Liu Xin and Cao Cao. Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou under the banner of avenging his father, which was a private vendetta; while Liu Xin sent troops to Monan to avenge the people on the border of Liangzhou, which was a public vendetta. Cao Cao’s great victory in Xuzhou
When he started killing, he killed people of his own race; it was also killing, but Liu Xin killed people of other races. No matter from which point of view, it seems that people should be criticizing Cao Cao and not Liu Xin. However, the fact is,
Scholars will soon add several new charges to Liu Xin. For no other reason than because Liu Xin touched the "cheese" of those noble families.
The gentry family is a special class. Almost all the high-ranking officials of the court, such as the Three Dukes and the Nine Ministers, come from gentry families. As long as their children do not make any big mistakes, they will be able to embark on an official career very smoothly in the future. As for the children from poor families, no matter how many you have
It is even more difficult for someone with real talent and knowledge to get ahead. In fact, Liu Xin’s current status is that of a clan member of the Han Dynasty, which can be said to be the largest noble family. However, there are so many clan members of the Han Dynasty that he is not considered
The group close to the core.
A few years ago, Liu Xin offended the Hedong Wei family, a well-known gentry family in the Han Dynasty, which caused his reputation among the scholars to plummet. Although Liu Xin also tried his best to build good relations with gentry families, such as the Kuai family in Jingzhou, the Cai family in Jingzhou, etc.
All the families have gained his trust and importance, but whether the Kuai family or the Cai family is well-known in Jingzhou, it is nothing in the entire Han Dynasty. And those gentry families that are quite influential in the entire Han Dynasty are nothing.
For example, the Wei family, the Yuan family, and the Xun family did not side with Liu Xin.
Not only that, the people Liu Xin appointed the most were those from poor backgrounds, such as Ju Shou, Tian Feng, Han Xi, and Guo Jia. The status of these people was obviously higher than that of the Kuai family and the Cai family. In fact, Liu Xin had no other
I mean, he just appointed people on their merits, but this was enough to make those gentry families unhappy. Especially after Liu Xin announced the implementation of the imperial examination system, the gentry families hated him deeply. This completely shook the foundation of gentry rule and deprived them of their power.
vested interests.
While Liu Xin was deep in thought, she suddenly heard a clear voice saying: "The daughter of the people pays homage to your lord."