Yuan Xi drank wine depressedly. Then he thought of his wife Zeng and the two young masters. They were all in Yizhou. I don’t know what they were like now. Thinking of this, Yuan Xi became even more upset and angry.
For this reason, I can only blame my two brothers, who else can I blame?
Just at this time, someone came to report that a team of carriages and horses appeared outside the city, and both the lady and the young master were back.
Yuan Xi was shocked, so he immediately took people to see the city gate. Sure enough, he saw Mr. Zeng driving down in his car. He ordered the city gate to be opened. He finally felt a little more cheerful. After asking for help, he noticed the smiling Jian behind Mr. Zeng.
Yong.
"I wonder who this gentleman is?"
Jian Yong said: "Don't drive Jian Yong under the tent of Marquis Dongwu."
When Yuan Xi heard the words Dongwuhou, he guessed in his heart that the visitor was a guest. What's more, the other party sent back his wife and children. Yuan Xi ordered people to take the Zeng family back to his house and invited Jian Yong to come.
When he came to the office, he asked, "I don't know what I can tell you, sir, if you come here."
Jian Yong said: "Firstly, I'm here to see your lady, and secondly, I'm here to advise General Yuan on the orders of Marquis Wu of the East."
"Oh?" Yuan Xi showed unusual calmness, smiled slightly and said: "Please advise me?"
"It's true that the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family are a famous family among famous families, and Marquis Dongwu also admires them. However, Yuan Gong gave up, and the two Yuan masters failed to live up to their expectations, allowing Marquis Dongwu to take advantage of the situation. This is
As luck would have it, why don't the Second Young Master Yuan go to Yizhou? Marquis Dongwu has always admired the Second Young Master very much and will definitely treat him favorably."
Yuan Xi was undecided. Just as he thought, inviting Liaodong forces to enter Hebei would confuse Gao Jin, but it would not do him much good. At most, it would be just another trick to lure a wolf into the house. As for that pair
It may be difficult for our brothers who are far away in Bingzhou to make a difference. It is better to count on them. It is better to count on the Huns and Karasuma people.
In fact, when I heard about the chaos in Hebei, both Huchuquan and Wuwan Lord Tadun were sharpening their swords. It would be a good idea to contact them and ask them to enter the pass to attack Gaojin. However,
Yuan Xi understands that it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. How could Yuan Xi not understand this truth?
The Xiongnu is one of the ancient ethnic groups. "Suoyin" quotes Yue Yan's "Kuo Di Pu" as saying: "Xia Jie was unruly, and Tang Fangzhi made a note. He died in three years. His son Maozhou, his wife, Jie's concubines, avoided them.
They live in the northern wilderness and migrate with their livestock. They are called Xiongnu in China. They say they are descendants of the Xiahou Miao family, which is probably the case. The above statement that the Xiongnu are descendants of the Xiahou family shows that among the various ethnic groups, the Xiongnu used iron tools earlier, which shows that they are descendants of the Xiahou family.
Influenced by the Han people, there is at least a certain blood relationship between the Xiongnu nobles and the Xiahou clan.
Since the Zhou Dynasty, the Huns have been very powerful. During the Warring States Period, the three countries of Yan, Zhao, and Qin were adjacent to the Huns, and they were plundered by the Huns. Therefore, the three countries built the Great Wall as a barrier. During the reign of Qin Shihuang, the Huns were first driven out of Hetao and then built.
The Great Wall adopts a long-term defense strategy focusing on defense. After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, he moved his troops to counterattack the Xiongnu. He was besieged by Maodun Shanyu in Baideng and was relieved after the danger. In the early Han Dynasty, all the emperors failed to eliminate the Xiongnu invasion.
Quan borrowed money to make a marriage, marry a daughter and pay money in order to obtain peace and security. Emperor Wu used the savings of several generations and relied on the manpower and financial resources of the whole country to launch a large-scale attack on the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu were forced to move far away, and the Han's soldiers, horses and property suffered huge losses.
, resulting in "every internal waste" and "the palace and the people were destitute." In the future, although the Xiongnu did not cause great harm to the Han, they still invaded and plundered the borders from time to time. In the second year of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu nobles fought for the Chanyu
position, occurred in Neijiang. In the fourth year of Shenjue, the nobles of the left area of the Xiongnu jointly established Jihou as Huhanxie Chanyu. In the first year of Emperor Xuan's Wufeng, a situation of "five Chanyus competing for the establishment" was created. In the fourth year of Wufeng, Huhanxie
The Chanyu and his brother Zhizhi Chanyu failed in the battle, and the Chanyu court was occupied by the Zhizhi, so Hu Hanxie decided to surrender to the Han Dynasty.
Hu Hanxie paid Wuyuan fortress. In the first month of the following year, he met the emperor in court, and the Han Dynasty received him grandly. He lived in the north and provided food for him. Chanyu Zhizhi also sent his son to serve as his servant, trying to drive a wedge between the Han and Hu Hanxie, but failed.
He succeeded, and traveled westward through the right territory, initially succeeding. However, due to the arrogance of the Zhizhi, he failed to gain the support of all the countries in the Western Regions, and ended up isolated and distressed. On the way to Kangju, "most of the people died in Han Dao, leaving only three thousand people."
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In the third year of Emperor Jianzhao of the Han Yuan Dynasty, Zhi Zhi was murdered by Gan Yanshou, the governor of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, and Chen Tang, the deputy captain. As early as the first year of Yongguang Emperor of the Han Yuan Dynasty, Hu Hanxie had returned to Shan Yuting in the north of the Great Wall. When Hu Hanxie heard that Zhi Zhi had died, he
Both happy and scared, the happy ones have eliminated their powerful enemies, and the frightened ones are afraid of the Han attack. So they went to the Han Dynasty again and proposed to him. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty gave it to Wang Qiang, the son of a good family in the harem. The White Huns were in civil strife, and Hu Hanxie went to the Han Dynasty for the first time.
Thirty years have passed, and the relationship between Han and Huns has been basically good. After Zhaojun left the country, Han and Huns became even more friendly. During Wang Mang's reign, because Mang repeatedly insulted the Xiongnu chanyu, relations between the two parties deteriorated and rifts arose again. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu went through the Sixty Years
In the remaining years, he lived a relatively stable life, and his race multiplied and his power increased. Years of war in the Middle Kingdom damaged his vitality, so Liu Xiu took measures to calm the Huns. In addition to bribing the Xiongnu's wealth and silk, he also brought You and the people of the two states to Changshan Mountain and settled in Yongguan.
They moved to the southeast. In addition, they stationed troops in the border areas, built pavilions, and set up beacons. The Xiongnu nobles still invaded from time to time. Shangdang, Fufeng, Tianshui, Shanggu, Zhongshan and other counties were also harmed. In the 24th year of Liu Xiu's reign, the upper-class Xiongnu nobles
The struggle for the throne of the Shan Yu became more intense, and it was officially divided into two parts, the north and the south. The Han Dynasty established the Nandan Yubi, eighty miles west of Wuyuan, and settled in Yunzhong. Later, the Nandan
Since the war with the Northern Danyu was unfavorable, the Han Dynasty now settled in the Southern Danyu in Meiji, Xihe River, and set up a guard of the Xiongnu Zhonglang to protect it. The Southern Danyu also appointed various kings of his own tribe to help the Han guard the northern land, Shuofang,
Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, and Daijun all led their tribes and served as detectives for Hanjun and counties. From then on, the Southern Huns lived a relatively stable life, and the population became increasingly prosperous. By the time of Emperor Yongyuan of the Han Dynasty, the Southern Huns lived a relatively stable life.
In the second year, the Southern Xiongnu party was at its strongest, with a leader of 34,000 households, a population of 237,000, and 50,000 soldiers. The Northern Xiongnu had been in civil strife for several years, with many people rebelling against their relatives. The Southern Xiongnu attacked in front, Ding Ling attacked behind, and Xianbei attacked.
On the left, thousands of rebels from the Western Regions rebelled. In addition to natural disasters, the people went south to the Xiongnu and those who surrendered to the Han Dynasty followed suit. So the Southern Danyu repeatedly told the Han that it was advisable to fight against the northern captives and send troops to fight against them. The Han sent troops twice
The army went on a large-scale expedition, marching three to five thousand miles from the fortress. Compared with the previous period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the effort was less and the battle achievements were more. The main force of the Northern Xiongnu withdrew from Mobei. There are still more than 100,000 households in their homeland, all of which are owned by the Xianbei people who came from the north to the south.
.Thus contributed to Xianbei’s future prosperity.
The most regrettable thing is that the Han Dynasty had already begun to decline at this time. The politics were murky, relatives and eunuchs were trying to seize power one after another, the state was deteriorating, and the people were in poverty. Not only were the Xianbei and Qiang people frequently warring against the Han Dynasty, but also
The Southern Xiongnu also had "different rebellions and surrenders".
Nandanyu, like other warlords on the separatist side, actively participated in various wars in the Central Plains.
In the first year of Zhongping Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Uprising led by Zhang Jiao was suppressed soon. However, other uprisings of the Han and Hu peoples continued to occur, among which the larger ones included Liangzhou Bianzhang, Han Sui's Han Dynasty
The Qiang army and the Heishan army led by Zhang Yan in the present-day western Hebei valley grew to more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of people. The Han Dynasty first sent Sikong Zhang Wen to send 3,000 Wuhuan troops from Youzhou to attack Liangzhou. This army had just
Arriving at Jizhong, Wuhuan troops were in short supply of pay and many rebelled. Therefore, Zhang Chun, the governor of Zhongshan, resented Zhang Wen for not allowing him to lead the Wuhuan troops, so he went with Zhang Ju, the former Taishan governor of the same county, and Qiu, the Wuhuan master.
Liju and other alliances rebelled, robbed Jizhong, and killed the Wuhuan captain and the Youbeiping prefect, who numbered more than 100,000.
In the fifth year of Zhongping reign of Emperor Ling, the Han Dynasty dispatched southern Xiongnu troops to cooperate with Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, to attack Zhang Chun. Chan Yuqiang Qu sent his son, King Zuoxian, to the Fuluo general on horseback. The Xiongnu people were afraid that they would have no choice but to send troops, so
The right tribe of the Xiongnu, with a force of more than 100,000 people, attacked and killed Qiangqu. When Yu Fuluo heard about it outside, he established himself as a chanyu. The people who killed Qiangqu feared that Fuluo would become their father.
To take revenge, he appointed Marquis Xubu Gudu as Shanyu. Yu Fulo went to Luoyang to sue and ask for help. When Emperor Ling died of illness, Dong Zhuo led his troops to Beijing, causing chaos in the world. Yu Fulo joined forces with Bai Bo's army to attack the county.
County. At that time, many people gathered in various places to build walls to protect themselves. They plundered Fuluo Chao and gained nothing. The tribesmen were bruised and had to stop at Pingyang, Hedong County. Xubu Guduhou died in Shanyu only one year ago, and Nanting was no longer established.
The Chanyu only uses Lao Wang to conduct state affairs...
Guandong Prefecture raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Yu Fulo and Zhang Yang, who was stationed in Shangdang, defected to Yuan Shao, and the two stationed troops in Zhangshui. The next year, Yu Jieluo planned to rebel against Yuan Shao, but Zhang Yang refused, so Yu Fulo kidnapped Zhang Yang and ran away.
In the south of Yecheng, he was defeated by Yuan Shao's general Qu Yi. Then Yu Fuluo attacked and killed the Liao general Geng Zhi who was stationed in Liyang, and the army recovered. Dong Zhuo appointed Zhang Yang as the prefect of Hanoi by imperial order. Yuan Shu moved from Nanyang to Chenliu and settled there.
The army sealed Qiu, and Yu Fuluo attached himself to Yuan Shu. After Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao, Yu Fulo returned to Huyang. In the second year of Xingping, Yu Fulo died, and his younger brother Huchuquan succeeded him as Shanyu. In December, Dong Cheng
, Yang Feng and others dedicated the emperor to return east, and Li Jue, Guo Si and others pursued Chengyu. Dong Cheng and Yang Feng suffered repeated defeats, so they recruited the old Baibo commander Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai and the Southern Xiongnu Youxian King to go to Bei.
They jointly protected Emperor Xian. In July of the first year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian arrived in Luoyang, went to Bei and escorted Emperor Xian to Xu, and then returned to Pingyang.
Bingzhou and Youzhou are places where Hu and Han people live together, and they are adjacent to the two capitals of Ye and Luo. Therefore, great attention was paid to the candidates who governed Bingzhou at that time.
However, although the Southern Xiongnu had already attached themselves to the Han Dynasty at this time, Huchuquan also began to become ambitious. After all, Hebei was in chaos. If they could take the opportunity to occupy Hebei, the Southern Xiongnu could covet the world. At this time, they suddenly rebelled and contacted Yuan
Xi, hoping to go south to attack Gao Jin and gain Hebei in the name of joining forces with Yuan Xi.
As for the Xianbei Wuwan people, they did not even need a fig leaf and directly joined the invaders with the intention of fighting for Hebei.
The Xianbei nation must have come into contact with the civilizations of the Central Plains quite early. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the term "Xianbei" appeared in classics, but at that time it referred to accessories on clothes, such as belt hooks.
Of course, it was before Qin Shihuang unified the writing system, so the word "Xianbei" was not unique. It could be seen with "Xianbi" and "Shibi" in the classics, which usually referred to this kind of thing. And "Xianbei"
"Xianbei" should have become the name of a nation in the Han Dynasty. "Xianbei is also a branch of Donghu, and it is not located near Xianbei Mountain, so it is named Yan."
Speaking of the Donghu tribe, they were also famous in ancient history. In different periods and regions, they were also called 'Tuhe', 'Tuhe', 'Tuge', 'Dugu', 'Da'er,'
Dahe', 'Duhuo', 'Tangwu', etc. Just as the Yourong clan created the Qi and Qin countries, the Donghu clan also gave birth to a Zhao state with a strong grassland martial atmosphere in the early Warring States Period. King Wuling of Zhao, Hu Fu,
Sheqi saw the strengths of the Donghu tribes. However, this also brought up another topic, which is the relationship between the Donghu and the Rong. "In the Tang and Yu periods, there were Shan Rong, 烃狁, Hunzhu, and they lived in the Northern Barbarians.
"It was transferred with animal husbandry." There is Rong but no Donghu. Donghu believes that Donghu and Rong are likely to have an inheritance relationship, and Donghu may be a branch of Rong. This theory believes that the Rong people were suppressed by Qi and Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period.
It was divided into several small tribes, and when the three families were divided into Jin, due to the sudden loss of powerful political power and force in Shanxi, Donghu began to rise as a new tribe, gradually replacing the memory of the Rong tribe in the Central Plains countries. And in
At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it became a force that could not be ignored for the entire Central Plains dynasty.
The first time Xianbei came to the attention of the Central Plains Dynasty was in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. Before that, the biggest enemy of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains was another fierce nomadic tribe that defeated Xianbei's ancestor Donghu - the Xiongnu
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The Han Empire and the Xiongnu are like Rome and Carthage in Western history. The war between the two has been going on for many years, and the war has been earth-shaking. The surrounding small countries are also trembling with fear, like grass clinging to the wall. There are enough names on this list.
There is a long list, Chechi, Loulan, Yuezhi, Dingling...etc., and Xianbei's ancestor Donghu is probably among them...
Fortunately, on the one hand, due to civil strife, and on the other hand, due to the continuous attacks and oppression of the Western Han Empire, the power of the Xiongnu suffered a huge blow around 60 BC. The Xiongnu Empire established by Mao Dun quickly
The smoke disappeared, and those who inherited the powerful name "Xiongnu" were just a few small tribes who were fighting among themselves and vying for rewards from the Han Empire of the central dynasty. The living environment of the Xianbei ancestors suddenly became much better. It began to gradually
It became stronger and began to call itself Xianbei after the "Xianbei Mountain" where it lived.
However, at this time, Xianbei was still relatively weak. Compared with the Han Empire, which had struggled with the Xiongnu for many years and finally achieved success, Xianbei at this time was not much stronger than the domestic rogues. Even Shanshan and Che in the Western Regions
Goguryeo to the north of the division is not comparable to it. Without the emperor's troublesome deployment, a prefect can easily defeat it. The rest may be just a careless note by the historians in the history books.——- Incidentally
By the way, this Liaodong prefect Ji Xu is also a strong man. It is said that he can draw a strong bow weighing 300 kilograms. When fighting, he often takes the lead and does not give in to others. He is really a famous man.
After realizing the power of the Han Dynasty, the early Xianbei adopted a policy of humility. This attitude of Xianbei was obviously highly praised by the Han Empire. "In the past thirty years, the Xianbei masters have led the way to Qiuben.
Que Chao congratulated, and Mu Yi was subordinate. The emperor made Qiu Ben the king, and all his heads were marquises." After all, after experiencing Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty and the Green Forest Bronze Horse, people's livelihood was in decline, and hundreds of industries were waiting to be prospered. The current Eastern Han Dynasty really needed a period of time
Time to recuperate, not to mention that the northern territory is not completely stable. In addition to Xianbei, there are also Wuhuan and the Xiongnu are ready to move. There is really no need to provoke another hostile force.
However, in 97 AD, this situation changed unexpectedly. As the Han Empire's general Dou Xian defeated the Xiongnu forces that had been harassing the empire's borders for many years, the balance of power in the north was broken and suffered heavy losses.
The Xiongnu began to divide, and a considerable part even began to integrate into the Xianbei bloodline. "There are still more than 100,000 remaining Xiongnu descendants, who all call themselves Xianbei, and Xianbei gradually prospered." Under such circumstances, within the empire,
The only one who had a great influence on Xianbei, Ji Xun, died of illness. Although his son Ji Shen, who succeeded Liaodong as the governor, had made meritorious military campaigns, his appeal and power of persuasion were far from what he was.
The height of his father. Jixu was both brave and brave, yet still had the spirit of an elder. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty believed that even the famous ancient general Sima Ranju was just like this. Even his enemies respected him extremely. After Jixu's death,
"Wuhuan and Xianbei have endless memories of Xu. Every time they pay tribute to the capital, they often visit the tomb, look up to the sky and cry before leaving. Officials in Liaodong built temples to offer sacrifices to Xu at all times." The charm of worshiping Xu is really amazing. His son
Compared with him, he is just a capable general. The empire's situation in Liaodong is already quite bad.
In 97 AD, Xianbei began a tentative invasion of the northeastern region of the empire. The empire did not rush to defend. "In the ninth year, Xianbei in Liaodong attacked Feiru County, but the prefect Ji Shenzuo was defeated." "In August, Xianbei invaded Feiru County." , the prefect of Liaodong was imprisoned for sacrifice." The death of a prefect for consecutive crimes due to the plunder of a minority group was still a relatively rare event in the empire's 400-year history. The central agency was born from this. The shock is evident.
However, Xianbei's disturbance did not stop because of the empire's shock. In fact, although the empire once again defeated Xianbei's forces in a later battle. "In the thirteenth year, the Xianbei army invaded Beiping and entered Yuyang. Governor Yang defeated it...". But at this time, Xianbei was no longer the small tribe it was at that time. One or two small failures were no longer enough to make it succumb. After a short rest,...
Xianbei made a comeback. "In the first year of Yanping, Xianbei invaded Yuyang again. The prefect Zhang Xian led hundreds of people out of the fortress to pursue him. The soldiers and horses Yan gave advice and said: "The road ahead is dangerous and the thieves are difficult to measure. It is best to set up camp and shill. The Qingqi scouted him. "It was obvious that he was very keen and wanted to kill him with anger. Because he was advancing again, he encountered the captives and ambushed them, and all the soldiers fled. He only fought hard and suffered ten wounds on his body. He killed several people with his hands. He showed his aim and took the lead. Bo Weifu and the meritorious Cao Xuxian all surrendered themselves to show off and died in the battle." This time, even the local chief executive died in the battle. The Eastern Han Dynasty was really embarrassed.
Therefore, under the supervision of the central government, on the one hand, various localities began to strengthen their armaments. On the other hand, the empire also began to divide Xianbei internally. The king of Yang sealed his seal and drove the red chariot, and ordered Wuhuan Colonel to stop living under Ningcheng and Tonghu City. Because of the construction of two military halls in the north and south, Xianbei City lost one hundred and twenty tribes and sent them to the capital. Later, they either surrendered or surrendered. Along the way, they attacked the Xiongnu and Wuhuan even more." With the sticks at the ready and the carrots lying around, it should be said that the measures taken by the Han Empire were still very wise at that time.
However, if Xianbei collapsed, it would not become Xianbei. After gradually adapting to the empire's softening policy, Xianbei began to increase the intensity of its attacks, including Liaodong, Liaoxi, Youbeiping, Yuyang, Daijun, and Shanggu. War broke out overnight in Yanmen, Dingxiang, and Yunzhong counties. Reports from various places on Xianbei's raging military situation were laid out in front of the emperor in such a thick pile.
From the early years of the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty of Yangjia, Xianbei's iron hoofs were everywhere. Countless Xianbei tribes sometimes divided and sometimes united. When they divided, they traveled thousands of miles, and when they united, they attacked the city and plundered wealth. Faced with such an enemy, the Eastern Han Empire became The huge border defense army was unable to use the Xianbei tribe's offensive method, and even had no chance of a decisive battle. Although the spontaneous resistance of various counties and counties also gained a lot, there was also the Yunzhong Prefect Cheng Yan. , two city-level officials including Li Chao, the prefect of Daijun, died, and it was really difficult to make ends meet. In addition to the property that was robbed and the military expenditures, the northern Xinjiang area was almost unable to carry out necessary production and labor, resulting in economic losses and military losses. The political turmoil caused by the defeat in the war, the Xianbei Rebellion and even the Xiongnu... The Han Emperor's head was big.
To be fair, the Eastern Han Dynasty did not do as well as the Western Han Dynasty in dealing with the nomads on the northern border of the empire. Generally speaking, there are many factors involved. The first is the strength and scale of the opponent. During the Western Han Dynasty, the Huns were dominant, and after passing through Maodun After the heyday of the Xiongnu dynasty, the Xiongnu's structure and organization had become quite complete. In addition to maintaining the characteristics of nomadic people chasing water and grass, in terms of administrative management and military organization, they were no different from a country. This also allowed the Western Han Dynasty to operate in the vast territory. They launched a large-scale decisive battle on the prairie. As far as the Eastern Han Dynasty government was concerned, the Huns were weak at that time, and the northern grasslands could be said to be full of heroes. Except for the Xiongnu who were still alive, Wuhuan and Xianbei could not be underestimated. , but no matter which one of them, they are far from reaching the height of the Xiongnu during the Western Han Dynasty. Basically, they are just battles between various tribes or several tribal alliances and dynasties. Compared with the hundreds of thousands of people who invaded the border during the Western Han Dynasty, It's really heaven and earth. This made the Later Han Empire quite embarrassed when dealing with this aspect of affairs. It was obvious that they clenched their fists, but they couldn't find a clear opponent to attack... This kind of embarrassment is indeed very difficult to deal with.
The second is the national strength and policies of the empire. After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, although the Eastern Han Dynasty still retained the name of the empire, its national strength and military strength were much worse than before. The following is the general situation of the population of the Eastern Han and Western Han Dynasties. The Eastern Han Dynasty
The weakness during the war with Xianbei can be seen from the following:
Even so, chaos continued in the empire. In the thirteenth year of Yongyuan of the Han Dynasty, Xu Sheng revolted, in the fourteenth year of Yongyuan, there was the Burning of Heqiang uprising, and in the third year of the first year of Han Yongyuan, Zhang Bolu revolted again.
In the fifth year of the lunar new year, Du Qi and Du Jigong revolted...the empire was already overwhelmed with domestic matters.
Such national affairs are like this. For example, the large-scale private cavalry reserve during the Western Han Dynasty was unimaginable by the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, when dealing with border affairs, the empire often adopted the redemption policy of doing more rather than doing less and spending money to buy peace.
The policies involved in controlling the barbarians. However, since then, it has cost hundreds of millions every year. The most important thing is that it has encouraged the arrogance of the nomads.
Fortunately, although the central government was quite incompetent, at this time, Xianbei himself got into big trouble.
However, it should be noted that at this time, although the empire still adopted the policy of using barbarians to control barbarians, it was very different from the early days. In the early days, the empire almost used a method of complete trust to drive other people.
For the nation, the empire only needs to bear military expenses. This not only weakens the influence of the empire among these tribes and reduces the fear of these tribes towards the empire, but more importantly, it cannot maximize the combat power of the empire and its vassals.
But now it's different. The empire not only continues to drive the Xiongnu and Wuhuan cavalry on a large scale, but more importantly, the empire also begins to integrate its own combat power. This allows the capabilities of both parties to be maximized.
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After the Yellow Turban Uprising, the Xianbei people finally began to act unscrupulously. At this time, the chaos in Hebei was the opportunity for the Wuwan Xianbei people to take advantage of the situation and rise up. How could they let it go?