Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 929 Triangular Structure
Yuan Xi continued to build the city in Jiuyuan, and at the same time sent Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others to occupy Shuofang County. It was not until autumn that the envoy sent by Bu Dugen arrived belatedly.

The reason for the two-month delay was not because of the Japanese law deduction. On the contrary, he arrived very early and brought a letter from Bu Dugen, in which Bu Dugen expressed his submission and concession to Yuan Xi. If Yuan Xi offers enough conditions, he will seriously consider forming an alliance with Yuan Xi.

In this regard, Tian Yu thought that Bu Dugen was very cunning, because the wording in the letter was ambiguous, and Bu Dugen did not make a clear position on whether to seek refuge with Yuan Xi or the Han court.

Yuan Xi knew that with his current strength and status, he really could not make too many promises on behalf of the Han Dynasty. It was reasonable for Bu Dugen to have such concerns, so he thought about it again and again and wrote another letter to Rilu for deduction. Bring back.

Not long after, Rilu Derivation came back from the Xianbei Royal Court and brought back Bu Dugen's reply. Yuan Xi immediately responded, repeating this three times. Rilu Derivation has been on the road almost all the time in the past two months.

Although both sides were wasting time in vain, no one mentioned the envoys first, because this was tantamount to implicitly indicating that whoever gave in first would be at the disadvantage.

Yuan Xi was not in a hurry. Anyway, due to the changes in the Xianbei royal court, his plan to attack the southern Xiongnu quickly was completely disrupted. In this case, he simply changed his strategy temporarily and prepared to temporarily solve the hidden dangers in Xianbei.

Now that he was building the city and seizing the land, Bu Dugen should be anxious, because the news of the Xianbei cavalry's defeat would not be concealed, and sooner or later it would spread beyond the Great Wall.

Bu Dugen will definitely be the first to be unable to bear it, and can only rely on Yuan Xi's help to fight against Kirby. This is Yuan Xi's plan to make Xianbei internally conflicted.

Although it seems that Yuan Xi's approach is similar to the Eastern Han Dynasty court's approach of using Hu to control Hu, there is one essential difference, that is, he did not abandon the border fortresses like the Eastern Han court did.

To the surprise of the Bu Dugen clan brother, Yuan Xi only left Bu Dugen's son and daughter, who were sent to Beixin City in Zhuojun County, and instead allowed the Bu Dugen clan brother to return to the Xianbei Royal Court.

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I know, it's done here, but Liaodong may still need you to be in charge."

The approach of the Eastern Han Dynasty court was tantamount to giving up its responsibility and completely leaving it to the Xianbei barbarians to raise the poisonous insects. As a result, the Xianbei annexed each other and grew stronger, creating a serious problem like Tanshihuai.

His intention was obviously to let his clan brother and son act as hostages, and Yuan Xi was not polite. The negotiations between the two parties were completed, and an alliance was made through blood, and an agreement was reached that the two parties would not violate each other's borders.

Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "That's not true, but the Three Mutual Laws still have some truth. Many people in this place are watching and want to seek benefits for their own ethnic groups. Many people can't bear to lose face. If a bowl of water is not balanced, it will inevitably It will stir up dissatisfaction.”

"What the Han Dynasty has not done for hundreds of years will not happen overnight. There is still a long way to go."

Yuan Xi's approach was to let Xianbei suffer internal strife, but he did not abandon the border areas. When they annexed each other, he stood at the nearest place to accept the surrender of the loser. This was similar to Cao Cao's approach in Yanzhou, although it was far away from the border areas. The battlefield is the most dangerous recently, but it also has the most opportunities.

Brother Bu Dugen looked embarrassed. When Bu Dugen came, he was originally told to try his best to be ingratiating and blend into Yuan Xi's circle so that he could benefit Xianbei in the future. But now, he had no excuse to stay. Had to leave.

"So we actually control the five counties of Bingzhou, and the nominal governance power should be given to him, the governor of Bingzhou, otherwise others will say that we are too mean."

"You nominate a few candidates to preside over affairs in Bingzhou," he lowered his voice. "The same goes for Beihe and Rilu. When I pacify Bingzhou, I will ask you to take them to negotiate with Wuhuan and Gongsundu of Youzhou."

Tian Yu said depressedly: "The thing that worries me now is that you have given me too many things!"

Sure enough, when autumn was about to come, Bu Dugen finally gave in completely and let his brother bring his son and daughter, the envoys, and a large number of cattle and sheep to Jiuyuan for peace talks with Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi saw that Tian Yu was worried and knew that he was under great pressure, so he comforted him and said: "Guo Rang, don't worry, you have too high demands on yourself."

Tian Yu was startled, "Master, are you doubting them?"

Tian Yu said worriedly: "But if the relationship between the three clans cannot be handled well..."

On the contrary, Yuan Xi appointed Rilu as the spokesperson for the Xianbei ethnic group in Bingzhou, Qubei who represented the southern Xiongnu, and Tian Yu who was responsible for Han and Hu affairs in the north, forming the triangular structure of the Hu-Han in Bingzhou.

"And this time I conquered the state and occupied all the territory. In fact, the high-ranking cadres can't get any benefits at all. If I keep you here all the time, it will be unbalanced in my heart. After all, he has paid too much for the Yuan family."

The three tribes have a feud and cannot become a family in the short term. Tian Yu, the leader of the three, has a very heavy responsibility. He is not only responsible for mediating the conflicts between the three tribes, but also dealing with the sabotage actions of the hostile tribe. It can be said that this triangle constitutes Such actions in the coming years or even decades will greatly affect the fate of millions of people in the Bingzhou frontier.

"Except for the Beidi Prosecutor's Office, I am in charge of the borders of Youbin. Does my lord know how long this line is from Shuofang, Bingzhou, to Liaodong and even the Korean Peninsula!"

Yuan Xi laughed and patted Tian Yu on the shoulder, "Guorang, we have very high demands on ourselves. Others may not be able to meet it, but this is not a reason not to let others participate."

"The long-term solution is to make more friends and fewer enemies. If we start a war at every turn, no matter how many soldiers we have, we won't be able to die."

If Tian Yu understood something, he nodded heavily, "Yu understands, don't worry, my lord, even if something goes wrong in Bingzhou in the future, Yu is confident to remedy it." Yuan Xi praised: "That's right, it won't work in the end, let's just fight again If you can defeat the Xiongnu Xianbei once, you can defeat them a second time!”

With the signing of the Youzhou-Xianbei Agreement, Xianbei outside the pass also sent several tribes of people to assist Yuan Xi in farming and grazing on the Hetao Plain. In addition, Han people from the border areas and those who sought refuge in Bei were also gathered. For the Southern Xiongnu people, the Hetao Plain is full of vitality and everything is flourishing, showing a new and different atmosphere.

Moreover, the initial establishment of the Bingzhou border fortress defense line shows that the defense system built around the Hetao Plain has also taken initial shape. With the end of autumn harvest and autumn planting, the last remaining piece of the puzzle in Bingzhou, Taiyuan County's attack has also begun to be put on the agenda.

Previously, with the internal division of the Southern Huns by Qubei and the inaction of the current Chanyu Huchuquan, the hearts of the Southern Huns were divided. Now in the Taiyuan Basin, with Jinyang as the center, it is the Southern Huns headed by King Guli who are stubbornly resisting. Hardcore Huns.

In response, Yuan Xirang continued to send people to Qubei to lobby the tribes that were still neutral and waiting, promising that he would try his best to restore the reputation of the Qiangqu Chanyu and give a relatively fair proportion of the number of soldiers drawn from each tribe to guard the border.

This matter involves a public case, which is the main cause of the southern Xiongnu's dissatisfaction with the Han Dynasty.

The father of Qiangqu Chanyu Yufuluo and Huchuquan was originally King Youxian. In the autumn of the second year of Han Guanghe (179), the Xiongnu Zhonglang general Zhang Xiu captured and beheaded the original Chanyu Huwei without authorization, and established Qiangqu Chanyu as the Shanyu. At.

Of course, the inner story here is very complicated, but it is true that Qiangqu Shanyu was grateful to the Han court for this, and he responded to the Han court's requests, but this brought him a fatal disaster. In the fourth year of Zhongping, Zhang Chun, the prime minister of Zhongshan, rebelled. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty issued an order to recruit troops from the southern Huns to cooperate with the rebellion, and Qiang Qu sent his son Zuoxian Wang Yufuluo to lead troops to the Central Plains.

The people of his country were worried that the recruitment of troops would not stop, so one hundred thousand tribesmen rebelled, attacked and killed Qiangqu, and supported Xubu Guduhou as Shanyu. Yufuluo could not go back, so he had to stay in Hedong County.

Afterwards, Yu Fulo first defected to Yuan Shao and then to Dong Zhuo, assisting the Black Mountain Army and Gongsun Zan in attacking Yuan Shao, and at the same time repeatedly plundered Guanzhong.

Yu Fuluo's attitude towards the Han Dynasty was very complicated. From his father's service to the Han Dynasty to his plundering the Central Plains, there must have been unknown changes. However, after his inexplicable sudden death, his son Liu Bao was killed by Yuan Xi. Death, this line is broken.

Afterwards, the Southern Xiongnu were put under the control of Hu Chuquan, a faction of the Lord Peace Party. The rise of Yuan Xi's power in the north no longer left the Southern Xiongnu with the prospect of confrontation with the Han people.

Therefore, after Yuan Xi made a promise, Qubei resolutely surrendered to Yuan Xi, which included border guards all over Youzhou. Although it was inevitable that Southern Huns soldiers would be recruited in the future, Yuan Xi guaranteed that they would mainly be Han soldiers.

In this way, the grievances of the Southern Xiongnu tribe can be mostly quelled, and Yuan Xi can also guarantee his control over the Hu and Han border troops. It can be said that both parties are very satisfied.

Gao Gan quickly replied to the letter, saying that as long as Yuan Xi agreed on a date for the attack, he would immediately send troops, but the troops might be small, and he could only rely on Yuan Xi for the main attack.

Gao Gan also has difficulties. In the past year, the southern part of Bingzhou has been repeatedly invaded by the Ma Teng and Han Sui coalition forces in the Sili area. He is also suffering miserably. He is eager to wait for Yuan Xi to open up the front line of Bingzhou and Taiyuan, so that Yuan Xi can Gao Gan The territory was completely connected, and Ma Teng and Han Sui were attacked together.

On the Qubei side, through lobbying, they continued to divide the Southern Xiongnu entrenched in Taiyuan. Now Taiyuan County is already panicking. Originally, Taiyuan occupied the north-south passage of Bingzhou, connecting Xianbei to the north and the Central Plains to the south. It guarded the Hetao, and the life was prosperous. The terrain It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but now that the north-south passage is blocked by Yuan Xi, it has become a turtle in the urn and can only fight like a trapped beast.

When the Southern Xiongnu stubbornly mobilized all their troops and prepared to fight to the death, Gao Lan, who had been ill for more than half a year in Jicheng, received a letter of appointment.

After seeing this, he went straight to his wife Zhen Rong and said, "My lord has appointed me, and now I am going to fight despite my illness."

The military position given to him by Yuan Xi was General Du Liao.

General Du Liao has a green ribbon with a silver seal and a rank of two thousand stones. Together with Colonel Wuhuan, they are called the Second Battalion. They are stationed at Mankou in Wuyuan, which is Yuan Xi's current base camp in Bingzhou. The criminals exiled by the Han court will be assigned to General Du Liao. land to resist foreigners.

Zhen Rong was pregnant at that time and was about to give birth. She said, "I have given you such an important position. Do you want to refuse?"

Gao Lan said: "When a man is alive, he should make great contributions. I suffered several injuries and was already discouraged. However, thanks to Mr. Yuanhua's medicine this year, I have recovered well. I can't be shameless and freeload."

"But you are about to give birth, and I can't take care of you anymore."

Zhen Rong said: "Husband, don't worry about me. There are many acquaintances here, but I am worried about the violence of the people on the border of Bingzhou. I hope you will be more careful."

Gao Lan smiled and said, "Don't worry, your brother-in-law is no ordinary person. He has already personally cleared most of the obstacles in Bingzhou. I'm just here to add icing on the cake."

"The four courtyard pillars are dead and scattered. Zhang He is already walking ahead of me. Whatever I say must be given to the Gao family."

Gao Lan understood that Yuan Xi's appointment at this time was to earn military merit by attacking Taiyuan. If he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to find it in the future, so he immediately bid farewell to Zhen Rong and mobilized soldiers at the Jicheng military camp, bringing food, grass and baggage. Dare to go in the direction of Bingzhou.

After more than half a month of marching, he arrived at Yanmen, Bingzhou, and joined Yuan Xi's army.

(End of this chapter)