Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 687
Yuan Xi's answer was completely beyond Tian Chou's expectations.

Over the past few hundred years, from Liangzhou to Bingzhou and then to Youzhou, the mixed living of Hu and Han people has been an extremely troublesome problem in the border areas.

Although the tribesmen on both sides are almost all from the same origin going back thousands of years, over the long years, due to differences in various factors such as the external environment and political orientation of the region, they began to embark on different paths.

Some have become countries, some have become tribes, their living habits have gradually drifted apart, different cultures have emerged, and conflicts and frictions have occurred from time to time.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a dispute between Yi and Di. The Qin Dynasty relied on unification to temporarily suppress it. However, the chaos that followed at the end of the Qin Dynasty severely damaged the vitality of the Central Plains and made foreign tribes in the border areas ready to take action.

When Liu Bang established the dynasty, the Han court was quite weak. Therefore, after experiencing the siege of Baishan Mountain, for several generations, the Han court's foreign policy was relatively weak and focused on defense.

During this period, the situation of the Han people in the border areas was actually quite difficult. The Han court did not protect them enough, and the Hu people often invaded. At this time, the trend in the border areas was that the Hu strong and the Han were weak, which led to the Han people in the border areas always seeking to move inward. As one goes, the other goes up, and the arrogance of foreigners becomes more and more arrogant.

It was not until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that the Han Dynasty relied on Wei Huo to completely drive the Xiongnu away, and they no longer dared to peep into the Central Plains. Other foreigners who had evil intentions and were waiting for opportunities to spy also paid tribute, and the Central Plains was able to maintain peace for hundreds of years.

There is no eternal overlord in the grassland, but all the tribes want to be the overlord. After the Western Han Dynasty hit the Xiongnu several times, the Xiongnu weakened and split into the northern and southern Xiongnu. Later, the southern Xiongnu took refuge with the Han Dynasty in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was placed in Hetao. However, the Northern Huns had been in rebellion. After being defeated by Ban Gu and attacked by Xianbei, they gradually weakened, forcing them to move westward, and Xianbei took the opportunity to rise.

However, the Southern Xiongnu who were resettled in the Hetao area were not a fuel-efficient lamp. When the Han Dynasty settled them in the Hetao area of ​​the Yellow River, which was full of dangers and only rich, it was quite criticized, because the Hetao area was not only rich, but also Location is so important.

The Hetao area is the most suitable area for farming in the central Yellow River Basin. The land is extremely fertile and it was also an important horse farm in the Han Dynasty. A large number of Han people lived in it during that period. However, due to the Han Dynasty's policy of relocating the Southern Huns inland, a lot of Han land was occupied and then occupied by the Han Dynasty. Ting was forced to move south and inland, leaving his hometown of Hetao where he had lived for generations.

After this situation lasted for several decades, the proportion of Hu and Han in the Hetao area changed drastically, from the previous Han majority to the overwhelming proportion of Southern Huns.

This is the case in Wuyuan County, Lu Bu's hometown. Lu Bu's ancestors were still powerful in the area, but after Lu Bu was born, the power of the Han people was greatly weakened. By the time Lu Bu became an adult, he could only barely support it, so Lu Lingqi's childhood was not very good.

Later, as Lu Bu and other good family members joined the army, the number of Han people in the Hetao area decreased again. Later, Bingzhou was actually fully controlled by the Southern Huns.

Yuan Xi actually criticized the Han court's actions. He felt that this was a clear manifestation of the court's decline. Instead of thinking about expansion and enterprising, he gave up his land to outsiders, which was really destroying the Great Wall.

But the problem of Hu and Han is indeed very complicated. Yuan Xi has not yet found an answer that satisfies him. Especially in the Youzhou area, there are similar problems, such as Wuhuan in western Liaoning and Dongyi in the four counties of Han Dynasty. , are also constantly having conflicts with the Han border residents.

This kind of dilemma will have to be faced sooner or later, so what Yuan Xi has to do now is to use Tian Chou to verify the feasibility of his idea.

He told Tian Chou about his understanding of the Hu people, saying: "In the Han household registration, both Hu and Han people in the border areas have been registered as households, so they are all Han people, but their sense of identification with the imperial court is not the same. It’s a world of difference.”

"I have thought about the reasons for a long time and found that it cannot be simply attributed to the good and evil of human nature and national customs."

"The key to the matter is whether the court can make the people under its rule live a good life."

"If the imperial court doesn't care about people's lives and lives, and they can't live without food, how can they be expected to be loyal to the imperial court?"

"Just like the Yellow Turban Army, almost all of them were Han Chinese. Didn't they rebel?"

Tian Chou's eyes flashed, "What you said is very dangerous."

Yuan Xi said seriously: "This is what I say from the bottom of my heart."

"The foundation of establishing a dynasty is to let the people of the world at least have food to eat."

"I once told people that most of the common people in the world are actually very pitiful and worthy of sympathy. Even if they have a mouth to eat, they will not rebel."

"For these people, whether it is the emperor or the court, isn't it natural to provide them with the most basic conditions for survival?"

"Of course, for the kind of inherently bad people who have received benefits but still want to cause trouble and harm others, we can only stop killing by killing, and nip these dangerous signs in their infancy."

After hearing this, Tian Chou nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty, you have a unique perspective on the combination of kindness and power."

"Chou also learned a lot from Shijun. It seems that Chou is just a few years older. Shijun is really ashamed to call Chou sir."

Yuan Xi understood that Tian Chou's previous obedience was mostly due to his own status and strength, with some unwilling submission. It was not until this moment that Tian Chou began to be moved by his own ideas.

He solemnly bowed: "No, sir is like a mirror, and it also reflects many of my own shortcomings."

"Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world."

"I sincerely ask you to help me, so that not only the people of Xu Wushan, but also the people of Youzhou and even the whole world can live a good life."

Tian Chou's eyes lit up and he blurted out: "A good person can help the world." "Please don't forget what you said today. I want to see what you will do in the future!"

Yuan Xi handed over the seal and ribbon document to Tian Chou, and agreed to send soldiers to protect Xu Wushan's surroundings, and regularly send capable men from the Youzhou army to Xu Wushan to learn how to find roads and water.

When the matter was settled, he didn't want to linger too much, and immediately took Tian Yu to say goodbye and left.

Tian Yu led his tribe to the entrance of the valley, and waited until Yuan Xi's team disappeared from the road before returning to Xu Wu Mountain.

Among the clan members, the young man from before saw that his sister was a little unhappy, and whispered: "It's better not to think about it, you and he are not the same people."

The girl was so depressed that she said, "Brother, you don't need to say more, I understand very well."

The young man shook his head, thinking that a child's anger would only pass in a few days, and this fierce tiger is not that simple. There will be wars wherever he goes, so it would be better to just stay in Xu Wushan.

Yuan Xi and Tian Yu left Xu Wushan and headed south to the seaside, where there were several large ships waiting on the shore.

He took Tian Yu's hand and said, "Brother Guorang, I will return to Jicheng next, and I will leave the rest to you."

"In our Youzhou Army, apart from Ziyi, my brother is the best at water warfare, so the establishment of strongholds in Liaodong and Lelang depends entirely on my brother."

Among the tasks he assigned to Tian Yu this time, the most important was to establish a stronghold in the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula and connect the supply lines.

The reason why this location is important is that its southern end is less than [-] miles away from Qingzhou, and the channel is long and narrow. It will be the Bohai Strait in later generations, embracing the Bohai Sea. If it can be controlled, Qingzhou can be contained.

Yuan Xi has a feeling that since Yuan Tan has secretly defected to Cao Cao, he will have to fight him sooner or later, so he must make arrangements in advance. If Liaodong is managed well, he can contain Qingzhou's rear and connect the territory for himself in the future. lay the foundation.

Tian Yu cupped his hands and said, "The final general will never disappoint the envoy."

Yuan Xi patted Tian Yu on the shoulder, and the two boarded the ship respectively. Tian Yu went to Liaodong Port, while Yuan Xi returned to Piaoyuyi Wharf.

He watched Tian Yu's boat getting farther and farther from the bow, feeling a little guilty. He returned to Jicheng to celebrate the New Year, but Tian Yu would definitely not be able to spend the Spring Festival with peace of mind.

But Yuan Xi can no longer waste his energy here, because he guesses that Cao Cao is likely to make big moves in the coming spring.

At this time, all the princes in the world were too busy to take care of themselves. Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were restraining each other, and no one wanted to cross the Yellow River first. Liu Bei fought with Yuan Shu in Yuzhou, Sun Ce was assassinated in Jiangdong, and Yuan Xi fought several battles, and was attacking Bingzhou and Youzhou. expansion in the eastern direction of the state.

If Cao Cao really thinks so and takes action when the opportunity arises, Yuan Xi will be ready to use his trump card to cause the opponent to suffer a big loss.

Nowadays, the process of history has been greatly accelerated. If this is the case, then you should give the car another push and make the wheels turn faster.

When Yuan Xi's ship returned to Piaoyuyi, Taishi Ci Luxun's ship had also gone south, passed Haixi, and then continued towards Guangling.

When the fleet arrived at Haixi, they stayed for an hour. Tai Shici personally led people to Yuan Xi's mansion and handed Yuan Xi's letters to Mi Zhen and Mrs. Du respectively.

When he saw Mrs. Du's appearance, he was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips, then he said goodbye to the two of them, turned around and left the house, and continued to lead the fleet south.

Mi Zhen waited for Taishi Ci to leave, but she was not in a hurry to open the letter. She smiled and said to Mrs. Du, "General Taishi noticed it."

There was a trace of embarrassment on Mrs. Du's face, and she said softly: "I was originally left to take care of the girl, but I didn't expect that I will be taken care of by the girl now. I'm really ashamed."

The reason why she said this was because she and Yuan Xi had sex several times before, and it was only two months after Yuan Xi left that she discovered that she was pregnant!
Because this was her first pregnancy, her body reacted quite badly at the beginning. Mi Zhen often came to take care of her, which made Mrs. Du feel very sorry.

Mi Zhen smiled and said, "How could it be possible? He didn't intimidate you. This is a good thing. Why don't you send him a letter to tell him the good news?"

Mrs. Du shook her head and said: "Forget it, the young master is a person who can achieve big things, and these concubines are just trivial matters."

She thought to herself that she, who had no status, rushed ahead of Mi Zhen and Lu Lingqi. What was the big deal?
As she spoke, she opened Yuan Xi's letter and scanned only two lines before her expression changed drastically.

Mi Zhen saw something was wrong and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"

Mrs. Du bit her lip and said in a solemn voice: "Marquis Wen...died in battle, and the first wife also died together."

"Mrs. Lu is observing mourning in Youzhou."

(End of this chapter)