Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 409
Before spring began, Tuoba Shi Yijian couldn't wait to send his daughter over.

She is not as exaggerated as the messenger said, but she is still pretty. She wears pigtails, silver jewelry, a narrow-sleeved leather jacket with a straight right front, a silk belt on the inside, and a single-buckle quilted belt on the outside. Hanging is a white grate and a small silver dagger with a copper sheath.

She has a curvy front and a well-proportioned figure. She has the unique wildness and aura of a prairie woman. When she saw Li Yue, she was not shy and looked up and down with her eyes wide open.

The Tuoba Xianbei native tribe wears Suotou, which means wearing pigtails.

Her biological mother is a Murong family member. The Murong family boys are handsome and the girls are pretty, so their appearance is naturally not too bad.

"Tuoba Yushu pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Liang." Although he is not shy, he still has the proper etiquette.

The Xianbei people continued to move south and got closer to the Central Plains. Whether they were Murong, Tuoba, or Duan, they were generally more sinicized, and they were more particular about clothing, clothing, and etiquette.

"No gifts, no gifts!" Li Yue was in a good mood. Although he was not lewd at all, it would be pleasing to the eye to have more wild aura in the harem.

Although a woman could not mean anything, with Tuoba Yushu's presence, the relationship between the two kingdoms of Liang Dynasty was temporarily protected.

"Murong's foothold in Bingzhou is not yet stable. My lord is willing to attack it from the north and south with His Highness and divide the territory equally!" The envoy poured out strong medicine as soon as he came up.

"Why are you so anxious?" The last person who was so anxious had just been killed in Puban.

"Murong Jun and Murong Chui were not on good terms, general Yue Wan was assassinated in Liaodong, Murong Ke claimed that he was ill, and there was discord at home and abroad. This is the best time to seize Bingzhou!"

Yue Wan made drastic changes in Liaodong and affected the interests of many people. A while ago, he sent back information that Yue Wan wanted to change the military feudal system and return military power to the state...

The Yan State was able to reach this stage because of its military feudal system, which absorbed powerful people from the grasslands and the Central Plains.

Yue Wan's actions directly shook the foundation of Yan State. If he didn't die, who would die?

If it was during the period of Murong Xin and Murong Huang, the chance of success would be extremely high. After all, they were the first and second generation monarchs.

By the third generation, the military feudal system had already been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and it was impossible to turn around. Yue Wan's forceful behavior would only cause the Yan State's ship to fall apart.

Of course, Murong Ke and Yue Wan were commendable for their courage. They also saw the shortcomings of Yan State, but they could not change the status quo.

Yue Wan's death represents the complete failure of Yan's reform.

At present, it seems that it is indeed a good opportunity to attack Bingzhou, but it is not the best time for a strategic counterattack.

The Murong clan is extremely resilient. Back then, Cui Ao encouraged the Goguryeo, Duan clan, and Yuwen tribes to besiege the weakest Murong clan, but the Murong clan became stronger and stronger.

Shi Hu's 40-strong army attacked Liaodong and destroyed 36 cities. Jicheng struggled to hold on, but Murong Huang refused to surrender. He followed Murong Ke's plan and attacked Jie Zhao's army, and the battle was against the odds.

Li Yue personally feels that the greater the external pressure on Yan State, the more united it will be internally.

On the contrary, the less external pressure, the old tradition of the Murong brothers' feud will be enacted.

If the Liang Dynasty and the two countries join forces to attack Yan at this time, Murong Jun will definitely use Murong Ke and Murong Chui for the sake of the overall situation.

This indirectly gave the two of them a push.

Judging from the current strength, it will be difficult for the Liang Dynasty to unite to destroy the Yan Kingdom.

"If you have anything to say, please report it back to the king." Li Yue quickly made a decision in his heart.

"Please speak, Your Highness."

"The Murong clan swallowed Bingzhou, hundreds of thousands of people were wiped out in Liaodong, Murong Jun's national power increased greatly, and the Yan Kingdom has not seen a decline. Even if you and I join forces, it will be difficult to defeat the Yan Kingdom in a short time. It is better to train soldiers, save food and wait for the right time! "

Although the innovation failed, it would take some time to decline. At this time, Yan's national power was still very strong.

Falling into a tug-of-war is not good for Liang Guo.

"Your Highness..."

"No need to say more, you can report back to the king." Li Yue waved his hand.

Even if they form an alliance, they cannot be led by Tuoba Shi Yijian, but let him follow his own pace.

Besides, Tuoba Shi Yijian is not a good guy.

When Bingzhou was really captured, Tuoba Shi Yijian failed to turn around and fell into the arms of Murong Jun, which in turn threatened Liang Guo...

Allies are based on interests.

Li Yue's principle is either not to fight or to defeat Yan State in one battle.

The long-term tug of war will consume Liang Guo's energy. Li Yue's goal is not just the Yan State. "Wei..." The messenger reluctantly left.

The rift between Murong Jun and Murong Chui became wider and wider, which allowed Li Yue to see an opportunity.

Behind Murong Chui was Murong Ke, and suppressing Murong Chui was actually targeting Murong Ke.

After the capture of Bingzhou, Murong Ke's power increased greatly. With Murong Jun's character, how could he not be afraid?
"Order Yang Lue to add fire to Yan and Qin! Xu Cheng and Gao Yun act according to the opportunity and attack Guanzhong!"

Kill him while he is sick. If you can't deal with Murong Ke, you can kill Murong Chui.

Murong Ke is the present of Yan State, and Murong Chui is the future of Yan State.

The situation in Qin is also clear. As long as Fu Sheng is not blind, he will know Fu Jian's huge threat...

"Follow the order." The guard held his hand.

Li Yue was stunned. Cui Hong was usually by his side. Now that he was assigned to Qiao County, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

However, this strengthened Li Yue's determination to transfer Cui Hong out.

All promising kings in history were lonely, and it was never a good thing to be too close to their ministers. Cui Hong's identity was so special that he must not have the intention of harming others, but he must have the intention of guarding against others.

Li Yue has long passed the age of being impulsive.

The first year of Hongwu passed like this, and the new year arrived amidst heavy snowfall.

Ruixue is a prosperous year.

This heavy snowfall is a good start to the year.

Tuoba Shi Yijian still listened to others' advice and did not rush to attack Bingzhou. Peace was rare in the northern land.

With every passing year, Li Yue could feel Liang Guo getting stronger.

However, Cui Hong's transfer to the county magistrate was tantamount to being demoted in the eyes of many people, and a new undercurrent surged.

Cui Yansi held her three-month-old legitimate son Li Jian with tears in her eyes, "My family went through fire and water for His Highness, and gave half of our family property to support His Highness, but we ended up like this..."

Regardless of ancient or modern times, women always look toward their natal family.

Cui Hong went out, and the other noble clans took out their young talents who were at the bottom of the box, and pushed forward with all their strength. They thought they would work together, but they were unexpectedly involved.

This is an unexpected gain. As long as the nobles don't vent their anger through one nostril, things will be much easier to handle.

Li Yue promoted Zheng Lin, Liu Ying, and Lu Qing to serve as Lang officials.

Liu Ying is the grandson of Liu Qun and the son of Liu Shang. In the autumn of last year, he ranked first in strategy and theory, and the others Zheng Lin and Lu Qing were also not bad.

Born in sorrow, die in happiness.

The northern gentry were under greater pressure to survive than the gentry who traveled to the south. Facing the butcher's knife of the barbarians, they had no time to be as extravagant and lustful as the Jiangdong gentry, and most of their heirs were both civil and military.

Used correctly, it will also be a big help in the future.

In this era, Li Yue finally saw clearly that it was impossible to completely eliminate the powerful nobles. The wild fire would not burn out, but the spring breeze would blow again.

Huang Chao swung the big blade, but the outcome was extremely tragic.

Even if they are eliminated, other more stubborn interest groups will emerge, either the civil service system of the Song Dynasty or the gentry group of the Ming Dynasty...

Lang officials existed in the early Han Dynasty. They were responsible for guarding the palace gates and delivering messages. The number of officials was variable, sometimes there were dozens of them, and most of them were members of the clan and famous families. They were equivalent to the monarch's private secretary.

He also selected three outstanding people from Shangwu Hall as Lang Wei, and took them with him to train them. Two of them had surnames, but their names were a bit unappreciative, so Li Yue simply changed their names.

Dou Feng, Bai Kan, Li Lie.

Becoming a Langguan's valet does not mean that they will be very successful. How far they can go depends on their ability.

Li Yue just provides a platform.

However, in order to balance the Cui family, Li Yue ordered Li Jian to be made the crown prince.

Cui Yansi's tears turned into laughter, and the Cui family also calmed down.

(End of this chapter)