Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 646 West and East

After Fu Ya was defeated for a while, he lost all his energy, and the powerful men dispersed in a hurry. With Fu Ya's thousands of men plus Murong Chui's thousands of men, it was impossible to capture the layers of Wubao in Nan'an.

Fu Ya returned to Liangzhou, but Murong Chui stayed in Tianshui and continued to suppress Yao Chang.

The two of them went to the table to apologize.

Li Yue looked at the memorial and smiled bitterly. Sure enough, not everyone can be as cool and free as Wang Meng.

This shows that Wang Meng is a top-notch figure in this era, while Murong Chui and Fu Ya are a little behind.

War is always like this, there are winners and losers.

However, in fact, the loss was not large, the impact on the court was minimal, and it also indirectly weakened Liangzhou's powerful forces.

They also recovered the two counties of Tianshui and Longxi in the upper reaches of the Wei River, using this as a foothold to continuously squeeze the living space of the Qiang people.

Although Yao Chang repelled Fu Ya, more than 100,000 Qiang households were crowded in Nan'an and Anding counties, and the northwest wind was not enough.

Li Yue issued an edict to promote Murong Chui as the governor of Qinzhou and the commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Longyou. Xue Qiang was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou.

Wang Meng continued to supervise Guanzhong.

Fu Ya was defeated and issued an edict to reprimand him as a warning to others.

This comes and goes, and June is here in the blink of an eye. This year, Hebei has had abundant rain, the earth is full of vitality, and a bumper harvest is just around the corner.

Wang Meng also vigorously cultivated land in Guanzhong, recruited people from all ethnic groups near and far, and encouraged farmers to cultivate mulberry trees. Guanzhong finally became somewhat human.

However, it will be difficult for the population to recover for a while.

Illness comes like a mountain down, sickness goes like a thread.

The root cause of Guanzhong's disease is not this severe drought, but the long-term war that has led to population decline.

Wang Meng then petitioned the people to migrate to the Central Plains to fill the three auxiliaries. "If the three auxiliaries are safe, Qin, Liang, and Hanzhong will all be under control. Within three years, I will restore Guanzhong to the Kingdom of Tianfu."

However, there is also a shortage of people in Guandong. After two years of severe drought, the people have moved to both sides of the Huai River in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and less than 40% have returned.

With the addition of Li Yue's move to the capital, Yecheng, which used to be overcrowded, suddenly became empty.

The entire Liang Kingdom currently has a population of just over 15 million, which can be considered a baby boom in recent years.

The Eight Kings' Rebellion and the Five Husbands' Rebellion caused profound disasters to China that cannot be recovered in just a dozen years.

Li Yue could only reply and ask Wang Meng to do his best. Filling the population needed to be done step by step.

"I think there is no need to move people to populate Guanzhong. I can only increase the reclamation in Guanzhong and turn it into a granary for Daliang. Hu Di are everywhere in Guanzhong. The restoration of vitality will cause a lot of harm." Cui Hong said with a cup of his hands.

The internal fighting among the gentry in Guanzhong and Guandong lasted throughout the Han Dynasty.

The Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties reached their peak.

Cui Hong was born in the Qinghe Cui clan, the top gentry in Guandong, and naturally did not want to see the gentry in Guanzhong rise again.

Although Guanzhong was dilapidated and withered, the gentry in Guanzhong did not die out. In order to avoid the war, they migrated to Longyou and Liangzhou.

"You are too small-minded. If Daliang can't even accommodate a single Guanzhong, why do you want to flatten the four seas and annex the eight wastelands?" Li Yue is not so narrow-minded.

Guandong and Guanzhong are like the two arms of China, and Jiangdong and Shuzhong are like the two legs.

Only with sound limbs can we move forward bravely.

And now the capital has been moved to Luoyang in order to strengthen its control over Guanzhong.

In addition, the rise of the Guanzhong gentry is not a bad thing, as it can suppress the Guandong gentry.

You must know that the most enterprising group of people in the Han and Tang Dynasties were almost all Guanzhong gentry. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the source of the Chinese martial arts.

The Eastern Han and Wei Jin Dynasties focused on the Guandong gentry, but their performance in history was really terrible. In addition to internal fighting, they usurped the throne, and some people knelt under the crotch of the Hu people and begged for a living...

The Eight Kings Rebellion and the Five Husbands devastated China, and the Kanto nobles had an unshirkable responsibility.

If Daliang wants to go further, he must integrate the Guanzhong gentry.

"My intention is that it is not appropriate to migrate at the moment... the people should first stabilize the land of Luoyang and the capital." Cui Hong rolled his eyes and changed his tone.

"You're right, there's no rush right now." Li Yue nodded. After chatting for a while, Lu Qing came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Xie Xuan returned to Guangling due to lack of food and grass."

This Northern Expedition was more like a farce.

Although Li Yue did not have the strength to go south to destroy Jin, Jiangdong did not have the determination to conquer China.

"Did Huan Wen withdraw his troops?"

"Hefei is still under siege, and there are rumors in the south that Deng Xia is secretly in contact with Huan Wen..."

Deng Xia was once a subordinate of Huan Wen, and he made great achievements during the Northern Expedition.

"It's just a rumor, don't take it seriously." Li Yue didn't take it seriously.

In addition to Yuan Zhen and Deng Xia's troops, there are also five thousand Black Cloud Army in Hefei City.

Deng Xia's family members are all in Luoyang. If he wanted to rebel, he would have done so long ago.

Jiangdong has done too many tricks in recent years. Yuan Zhen is a living example and became a victim of Jiangdong's internal strife. Deng Xia turned his back and went back, but there was no good end.

Times have changed. In the long run, Daliang will definitely dominate the world.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Hefei is lost, it will have little impact on the Liang Kingdom. Shouchun in the north is stronger. Hefei is a sharp sword hanging over Jiangdong's head, but it will have little impact on the Liang Kingdom.

The rumors stopped among the wise, and Li Yue didn't take them seriously.

The autumn harvest is here in a blink of an eye.

The two local wars in the northwest did not cost the court a grain of food.

Although there are occasionally one or two floods in Kanto, the floods come and go quickly, unlike droughts which last for a long time.

This year, there was a bumper harvest in a large area of ​​Guandong, Hedong, Nanyang, Yingchuan, Huaibei, Qingyan, etc. Due to the influx of a large number of people and continuous reclamation of wasteland, grain output increased by 40%.

Although Guanzhong has not recovered, under Wang Meng's governance, at least there is no need to transfer food from Guandong.

Wang Meng went to the table again, requesting that Zhou be transferred to Guanzhong to take charge of the land reclamation.

Zhou Qian has been running Liaodong for three or four years. He has restored all the places suitable for farming. Unsuitable places, such as Liaoze, cannot be reversed in this era without human power.

Cui Jin was already in Liaodong, so Li Yue ordered to recall Zhou Qian.

After the autumn harvest, the wedding dates of the two daughters also arrived.

In view of the current situation of the Liang Kingdom, it is not appropriate to be extravagant, and everything should be kept simple. The dowry is made of cloth and brocade woven by the harem, and even the wedding dress was cut by Xie Daoyun himself.

Not even gold, silver and jewelry.

Li Yue picked six white horses and gave them to Murong Ling and Fu Shao.

However, the people of Luoyang were very enthusiastic. Every house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, as if they were marrying their daughters.

On the day of the wedding, the streets of Luoyang were crowded with people, and the cheers were thunderous.

"People's hearts are the highest gift." Li Yue felt that he was not very good at governing the country. He just did what a normal monarch should do, but he was so supported by the people.

However, the Chinese people's expectations for the imperial court were not high to begin with.

Looking at the sons around me, who are gradually growing up, I can't help but sigh that time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, I have entered middle age.

"Children of the clan, don't be greedy for comfort. Nowadays, people are needed everywhere in Daliang. You have studied in Shangwu Hall for many years, and your father has taught you for many years. Now it's your turn to contribute to the country."

The boss, Li Yi, had a look of fear on his face.

Sometimes Li Yue even suspected that he was not his own kind, gentle and gentle, but inherited the frailty of his mother Xin, who would not dare to kill a chicken.

The other sons are not bad. Li You, Li Lun, Li Qian and Li Tuan are all good at both civil and military affairs.

Among them, Li Tuan is particularly outstanding. He is very powerful. He can mount a horse like a gust of wind. He is also good at using long spears, crossbows and swords. His appearance is also more like that of his mother Tuoba Yushu.

(End of this chapter)