Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 642: How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed?
When Ke Bi was able to reach an agreement with Deng Zhi, news of Yan Zhi's death also spread. After Kebineng learned that Yan Zhi had died, he ordered the arrest of the attendants and prepared to hand them over to Deng Zhi as a meeting gift.

The next day, Ke Bi Neng summoned all the ministers to the royal court. Deng Zhi, on behalf of Liu Chan, conferred the title of Ke Bi Neng on Xianbei Chanyu in front of everyone.

The Southern Han Dynasty benefited from the prestige preserved during the Han Dynasty and actually had the right to canonize the kings of the grasslands. When the Eastern Han Dynasty was strong, the nobles and nobles of Xianbei tribes paid tribute one after another, and even united with the Eastern Han Dynasty to attack the Xiongnu. Therefore, those who are canonized have certain legitimacy in the eyes of the barbarians outside the Great Wall.

Of course, if you are strong enough, you can ignore the tradition of the Han Dynasty as a monarchy in East Asia. For example, the hero Tan Shihuai unified Xianbei and can ignore the canonization of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Otherwise, you must follow the rules of the game in East Asia.

The tribute system in East Asia began in the Zhou Dynasty and was established in the Western Han Dynasty. Under the tributary system, vassal states, large and small, expressed their submission with the Chinese dynasty as the core, and various countries conducted cultural, economic, technological, institutional, and military exchanges with the Chinese dynasty.

For example, when a tributary state is attacked, the dynasty as the suzerain state has the obligation to send troops to fight, such as the Wanli War in the Ming Dynasty.

If we look at the definition of the tribute system, the Central Plains Dynasty maintained loose rule over these East Asian countries and tribes. Its territorial territory was not only the states and counties it actually controlled, but also included the tribes that paid tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty.

During the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, with the invasion of European colonists, the tributary system collapsed. The most representative event was the Treaty of Shimonoseki signed between the Qing Dynasty and Japan. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties recognized Korea as an independent country and gave up the tributary relationship. Allowing its independence, North Korea will no longer contribute to China's construction and dedication ceremonies.

It can be seen that in a certain definition, North Korea is actually subordinate to China, and China has the right to rule North Korea, and this right is brought by the tribute system.

When the tribute system disintegrated or collapsed, the Qing Dynasty could only retain its original territories, and even territories that were not under direct jurisdiction tended to become independent.

For example, in Tibet, neither the Manchu Qing Dynasty nor the Ming Dynasty established direct rule on the Tibetan Plateau, but adopted a similar system of restraints, or a tribute system. Unless the librarian intervened with force, it would be difficult to elaborate on the current situation.

Therefore, the value brought by the tribute system formally established by the Han Dynasty cannot be roughly defined by stupidity or money-losing business, but should be judged by a broad and far-reaching perspective. Nor can we completely deny the tribute system just because it collapsed in modern times.

For example, in the rule of the South Central region, although the Han Dynasty had counties and counties, there were actually a large number of barbarian tribes inside. These barbarian tribes paid tribute to the Central Plains, and the Central Plains dynasty was their suzerain state. When the dynasty needed to send troops, these barbarian tribes needed to send troops to assist.

Under the rules of the game in East Asia, Kebineng was not as powerful as Tanshihuai, and he was born in a young age, so he naturally did not have the natural right to rule Xianbei like the other tribesmen. Therefore, Kebi Neng needed to be canonized and recognized by the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, he was canonized as Xianbei Chanyu in front of all the Xianbei tribes. In fact, Kebi was able to use the hands of the Han emperor to strengthen the legitimacy of his rule over Xianbei as a political means.

When the canonization ceremony was over, the leaders of various tribes no longer called Ke Bi Neng Khan. Instead, influenced by the Huns, they uniformly called Ke Bi Neng Shanyu.

Ke Bineng was overjoyed and immediately hosted a banquet for Deng Zhi and his entourage.

The banquet was held in the open air, with Ke Bineng sitting in charge of the banquet, Deng Zhi sitting at the second table, and other officials from Xianbei tribes attending the banquet.

The cattle and sheep are slaughtered, cooked and grilled, and presented together with various fruits and vegetables. Although it is not as rich as the dishes at the Nanhan Palace banquet, it has a unique style.

At the banquet, Ke Bi was able to introduce to Deng Zhi his son Tun Weize, his son-in-law Yu Zhudan, his brothers Ju Luohou, Ju Quyuan and other seven or eight relatives.

Kebineng started out like many warlords. He made his fortune by bringing his relatives and cronies with him, and then handed over the surrendered tribes to their command to rule the Monan grassland on his behalf.

In ordinary times, these relatives were released by Kebineng, but because Wei sent Yan Zhi to the royal court, Kebineng summoned all the ministers to come to the royal court to discuss matters. Unexpectedly, he met Deng Zhi, and Yan Zhi died again, so he simply The Han Dynasty envoys received the wind and washed away their dust.

Ke Bi Neng drank wine, became very interested, and asked: "I have fought with the Wei State for many years, and we have won and lost. Now there are more than 100,000 people who control the strings, starting from Yunzhong in the east and reaching Liao River in the west. I don't know the Han family. How is the emperor's territory and his troops?"

Deng Zhi put down the wine bottle and said with a smile: "The territory of the Southern Territory is tens of thousands of miles long. We can travel by boat from east to west, traveling hundreds of miles a day and traveling day and night. It takes more than ten days to cover the ground. There are millions of soldiers, all holding swords and bows. We are waiting for war, and Duke Huo is guarding it, so we, the Han, are determined to destroy Wei."

A crowd of one million and more than 100,000 cavalry can basically be regarded as bragging, but the territory of the Southern Han Dynasty is indeed vast, from Wenshan County to Guangling County, it is at least tens of thousands of miles.

Hearing Deng Zhi's words, Ke Bineng was a little unhappy and said: "Since Han can destroy Wei, why should I, Xianbei, help me?"

Deng Zhi smiled and said: "It takes all the strength for a tiger and a wolf to fight a rabbit, let alone a country? Although the Wei Dynasty is in great decline, its strength is still there. How can we despise it! If the Shanyu hunts Pu Tou, isn't it the same? Didn’t you go back to Lubu to help?”

"Ha ha!"

Kebi Neng laughed a few times and was very satisfied with Deng Zhi's truth.

Ke Bi Neng stroked his beard and said, "Deng Jun is courageous and eloquent. You must be an outstanding person from the south!"

"Don't dare!"

Deng Zhi countered the compliment and said: "The Chanyu can conquer most of Xianbei with a humble body, govern an area of ​​three to four thousand miles, and control more than 100,000 strings. He can be the overlord of Monan."

Ke Bineng smiled and said: "Compared to Maodun and Tanshihuai, I am far inferior to them."

After saying that, Ke Bineng was very interested and asked: "I now use the old county of Yunzhong as the royal court, then hunt Putou, and collect the two old counties of Shuofang and Wuyuan as a place to herd horses. I don't know what happened after the death of Wei. How will Han and Xianbei deal with each other?"

Deng Zhi looked calm and said truthfully: "The Han ruled the world, the Shanyu ruled Monan, and the war in Hetao has just begun!"

"Is this battle inevitable?" Ke Bineng asked.

"No!" Deng Zhi did not shy away from the relationship between the two countries and said: "When the Shanyu gets to Monan, he must look at Mobei, and then look at the Western Regions. For the Han Dynasty, there is no room for a tiger to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, and this tiger is not an old or weak one. Tiger, but a carnivorous tiger.”

The war between Han and Xianbei actually started in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. However, at the same time as the chaotic times at the end of the Han Dynasty, the grasslands were also experiencing chaotic times. As the Han unified the world and Kebi was able to rule the grasslands, the war between Han and Xianbei would soon break out.

If Hetao is not controlled by the Han Dynasty for a day, the Han Dynasty will definitely not be able to rest assured in the face of the fierce tiger Xianbei, not to mention that the ruler Kebi can have the ambition to stand shoulder to shoulder with Mao Dun and Tan Shihuai.

"Ha ha!"

Deng Zhi's unabashed fear made Kebi Neng very satisfied. No ruler wants to be despised. Of course, Ke Bineng would not believe it if it was hypocritical. He dominated the grassland because he learned Han culture, so how could he not understand the cunning words of the Han people?
"Everything Mr. Deng said was sincere!"

Ke Bineng laughed and said: "Yan Zhi relies on his proficiency in nonsense and does repeated things. If his brother Yan Rou hadn't been famous, I would have killed him long ago."

"It seems that Zhi has done a lot of harm to Shanyu!" Deng Zhi said with a smile.

After thinking for a while, Ke Bineng asked: "I heard that Duke Huo defeated the Wei army many times and has extraordinary abilities. I wonder what he is like?"

Deng Zhi joked: "The great Sima is not as good at using troops as Wei Huo. Even if Cao Cao is rampant in the world, he will be defeated by the great Sima. Mr. Huo is a good man who values ​​righteousness, manages the army strictly, and is loyal to national affairs. The rise and fall of the world depends on it." Between him and Ge Xiang."

"How is Ge Xiangru?"

"Ge Xiang governed the country well, harmoniously with all ministers, and rewarded and punished the public, just like the great ancestors Xiao and Cao!" Deng Zhi said: "In the future, the Northern Expedition will use military force. Ge Xiang will send his troops out of Jianghan and approach Luoyang, the capital of Cao Wei."

Kebi Neng suppressed his smile and asked: "Since the Han Dynasty is determined to expedition to the north, where do you want me to send troops to cooperate with Da Sima?"

Deng Zhi thought about it for a while and said, "If Shanyu can send troops to Jizhou to threaten Yecheng of Wei County, it will be of great benefit to the great Sima's troops."

"good!"

Ke Bineng asked: "Besides using troops, does Mr. Deng have other things to do?"

Deng Zhi raised his hand to Ke Bineng and said, "It would be best if Shan Yu could embargo the transportation of military horses to Cao Wei and provide 3,000 horses to the Han Dynasty."

After saying that, Deng Zhi added: "The Han can use Shu brocade to exchange for it with the Chanyu!"

"No need!"

Kebineng smiled and said, "I have something to offer. If Deng Jun can promise, I would like to send five thousand horses to the emperor for free."

"What's the matter?"

Ke Bi Neng looked to the west and said in a deep voice: "The Pu Tou in the west is a serious problem for me. It is combined with Bu Du Gen and Xie Gui Ni. I have been trying to get rid of it for a long time. Lord Deng has a strategy. I wonder if it can work for me. In a year or half a year, help me get rid of Pu Tou or Bu Dugen!"

There were more than 30,000 households in Budugen and Xieguini. Under the protection of Cao Wei, they fled to Taiyuan and Yanmen counties. They concentrated on guarding the border for Cao Wei and often attacked and killed each other with the tribes under Kebineng's tent. Coupled with the tens of thousands of households in Putou in the west, Kebineng was unable to quickly annex Xianbei for a while.

Now Kebi could see that Deng Zhi was talented, and he hoped that Deng Zhi could help him!
"What if it doesn't work out in one year?" Deng Zhi asked.

"rest assured!"

Ke Bineng was very generous and said: "For one year, whether you kill the two thieves for me or not, I will give you 5,000 war horses as a reward for your service."

Deng Zhi hesitated. Five thousand horses in exchange for him serving for Kebi Neng for one year seemed to be very worthwhile, and he could obtain more information about Xianbei, but this matter was not something he could decide.

"This matter is beyond Zhi's control. I may have to discuss it with His Majesty and Grand Sima!" Deng Zhi said.

"It's easy!"

Kebi Neng laughed a few times and said, "Let me write a letter to the emperor and Da Sima to explain what happened."

"As Da Sima promised, Zhi will only help Shan Yu for one year. If the contract period is exceeded, don't blame Zhi for leaving without saying goodbye!" Deng Zhi said.

"Please rest assured, the reason why I serve the people of the grassland is that I keep my promise."

Ke Bineng gave orders to those around him and said: "Select two thousand horses as a gift and send them to the big man first as a reward."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)