Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 109 Huan Xi’s Class Teacher
  After dividing Tiefu Xiongnu into three, Huanxi, who hated to be called Great Chanyu, finally decided to take charge.

"Da Shanyu, take care during this trip!"

Liu Yan said reluctantly.

He was assigned to command the local Xiongnu tribe in Qiantao Plain, so he was naturally the first to say goodbye to Huan Xi.

Huan Xi held Liu Yan's hand and said with emotion:

"King Youxian should also take care of his health. Huan looks forward to seeing you again."

Liu Yantou quickly shook his head and said:
  "How dare Liu call himself king without being canonized?"

Huan Xi smiled and said:

"It's just a matter of time. Could it be that King Youxian can't trust me, Huan Xi?"

Liu Yantou said happily:
  "How dare you, Xiao Wang, thank you so much."

Huan Xi said helplessly:
  "You! How many times have you told me not to call me the Great Chanyu? How can I be the Great Chanyu of the Huns as a Jin native?"

Liu Wuhuan on the side couldn't stand it anymore. His brother was so flattering that he almost embarrassed the Huns.

Liu Wuhuan came over with his wife and children and interjected:

"Da Chanyu, Xiao Wang's two sons admire the great Chanyu's might and virtue. They pestered me last night and wanted to worship him as their adopted father. Xiao Wang did not dare to make his own decisions, so he came here to ask for advice from the Great Chanyu."

Brothers Liu Xiwuqi and Liu Weichen looked at each other, wondering when they had mentioned this matter to their father.

In fact, Liu Wuhuan does not reject the current situation of surrendering to Huan Xi. He has been attached to Dai Guo for ten years and is used to serving the suzerain.

Now it is more honorable to be Huan Xi's dog than to take orders from Tuoba Shi Yijian.

At least when Tiefu Xiongnu was bullied, Huanxi would come forward to uphold justice, while Tuoba Shiyiqian would only talk about his difficulties, hoping that Liu Wuhuan would be considerate.

Huan Xi had never thought of adopting an adopted son before. Liu Wuhuan suddenly brought up the matter, which caught Huan Xi off guard. Just when he was hesitating whether to refuse, Princess Tuoba of Zuoxian persuaded:
  "Both my two sons sincerely want to accept the Great Chanyu as their father, and I ask the Great Chanyu not to refuse."

In fact, neither of Liu Wuhuan's two sons were born to the Tuoba family, but as the princess and aunt, they were naturally her sons.

Huan Xi thought about it for a moment, nodded and said:

"Your Majesty and Princess, it's difficult to refuse such hospitality, so Huan just agrees."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiwuqi and Liu Weichen hurriedly bowed down and respectfully called Huanxi their adoptive father without the urging of their parents.

Huan Xi himself was actually only twenty years old, and he already had two adopted sons.

Especially Liu Xiwuqi, who is now fourteen years old, but only six years younger than him.

Upon seeing this, Liu Kuantou quickly asked Huan Xi to accept his eldest son as his adopted son.

Since Huan Xi agreed to Liu Wuhuan, how could he reject Liu Wuhuan? Naturally, he treated everyone equally.

Unexpectedly, this trip would bring additional rewards, including three adopted sons.

After saying goodbye to Liu Yan, Huan Xi got on his horse, and the more he thought about it, the more unlucky he felt.

This place is called Wuyuan, and it is the hometown of Lu Bu, a fierce general in the late Han Dynasty.

He actually took in his adopted son here, and even took in three of them. He only hoped that they could be his little Fengxian instead of his little Fengxian.

Before leaving, Huan Xi had fulfilled his promise and rewarded all Xiongnu soldiers who could communicate in Chinese with a sheep and a piece of cloth.

The 3,000 archers and 3,000 foot soldiers under Liu Yan's command reluctantly watched Huan Xi go away, not knowing when they would be able to continue serving the Great Chanyu.

The military strength of Tiefu Xiongnu has now been divided into three parts. Huan Xi will take away 4,000 Xiongnu archers and 4,000 Xiongnu infantry.

Liu Wuhuan will leave behind 3,000 Xiongnu archers and 3,000 Xiongnu infantry.

Naturally, some of the soldiers' families would be moved later and placed on three plains.

Huan Xi did not intend to keep the Xiongnu infantry establishment, but planned to classify them all as archers and cavalry.

Although not all Hunan and Sichuan people can eat spicy food, and not all Huns can ride horses.

But such people are only a minority after all.

The reason why the Xiongnu infantry were classified as infantry was simply because they lacked troops and horses. After Liu Wuhuan succeeded to the throne, the Tiefu Xiongnu focused on peaceful diplomacy and despised armaments.

Huan Xi now has no shortage of horses. In the Battle of Langshan, he defeated the fine cavalry of the Di tribe and left Deng Xia to clean up the battlefield. He obtained a lot of war horses. When he recovered Woye County, he also captured some of the horses used for transportation. Military horses.

It is believed that as long as they undergo proper training, the four thousand Huns infantry under his command will be able to transform into Hun horse archers.

Huan Xi rushed to the aid of the Tiefu Xiongnu in the battle and returned with a full harvest. Not only did he recover the Tiefu Xiongnu and the Xitao Plain, but he also brought back more than 20,000 cattle, which would also be a huge improvement for the agriculture in the Guanlong area.

The newly added eight thousand Xiongnu soldiers also greatly enhanced Huan Xi's military strength.

These Xiongnu archers are not part-time soldiers and do not need to be paid military salaries, so they will not bring much financial pressure.

As long as it is used properly, it can play an important role on the battlefield.

Unlike the state and county soldiers, due to the lack of sufficient training, even if they are brought out, they can only be used as battlefield atmosphere groups.

There are no elite soldiers in the fields, and nomadism is different from farming. Herdsmen ride horses to herd, and use arrows to drive away wild animals. This is to exercise their riding and archery abilities.

In Huan Xi's vision, the Huns' archers would continue to focus on long-range strikes.

There is no need for them to have the ability to combine long-range strikes and close combat like the two thousand horse archers of the Jin army.

These Xiongnu archers mounted their horses to serve as soldiers and dismounted to serve as civilians. They mainly herded animals in peacetime. They only responded to the call in time of war and gathered in Yinchuan to wait for orders. Of course, if possible, Huan Xi would not hope that the Xiongnu horse archers would have good melee combat capabilities.

But without the corresponding amount of training, it is really impossible to meet this requirement.

Moreover, the finances in the Guanlong area were not enough to support Huan Xi in raising eight thousand more retired soldiers.

Naturally, the Huns on the Xitao Plain also had to pay taxes.

Unlike the people in Guanlong who paid grain and cloth, Huanxi followed the system of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty and set a livestock tax of 2%. Regardless of cattle, horses, or sheep, they were all discounted according to quantity, and the tax was 20% for every thousand qian.

In order to make the Xiongnu herdsmen have money to pay taxes, Shan Yutai would send officials to Yinchuan every year to purchase livestock at reasonable market prices.

The household transfer is also unavoidable, but instead of collecting cloth and silk, it charges leather.

Nomads also have a tradition of paying taxes.

For the Huns on the Xitao Plain, the difference was that they used to pay taxes to Liu Wuhuan, but now they are paying taxes to Huan Xi.

After traveling with Liu Wuhuan and others for more than ten days, Huan Xi was about to leave Houtao Plain.

Seeing that he had reached the border of Houtao Grassland, Huan Xi stopped and said to Liu Wuhuan:

"After seeing you for thousands of miles, we will eventually have to say goodbye. Your Majesty, please don't send us off again."

Liu Wuhuan was very melancholy:
  "Farewell today, I wonder when I will be able to listen to the great Chanyu's teachings."

Huan Xi smiled and said:

"If the king is interested, he can come to Chang'an to stay for a while. Huan will definitely sweep the couch to welcome him."

Liu Wuhuan said with a strong smile:

"Next time, definitely next time."

Although he surrendered to Huan Xi, he was still unwilling to leave the tribe and go to Chang'an.

On the side, Princess Tuoba of Zuoxian came out to smooth things over and greeted her two sons to say goodbye to their adoptive father.

The brothers Liu Xiwuqi and Liu Weichen said goodbye to Huan Xi with tears. Unknown to others, they really thought that they had a deep love between father and son.

After separating from Liu Wuhuan's troops, Huan Xi led his troops southward. In addition to the Jin army's infantry and cavalry who accompanied him on the expedition, there were also 8,000 Xiongnu soldiers, as well as some of the family members of the soldiers who had been moved to the Xitao Plain.

When we arrived at Xitao Grassland, Yinchuan City was already under construction. It was already summer, and the spring plowing had ended long ago. It was the slack time for farming.

Previously, Wang Meng received Huan Xi's instructions and set out to recruit civilians and go north to build the city.

Huan Xi looked at Yinchuan City, which was being built in full swing, and asked Quan Yi:
  "Zi Liang wonders who can sit here and govern the surrounding tribes for me."

Huan Xi could not stay in Yinchuan for a long time. After all, Chang'an was his home base. He only needed to appoint his confidants to preside over the operation of Shan Yutai.

In fact, Quan Yi himself is the best candidate, but Huan Xi will not let him stay.

It's not that he can't trust Quan Yi, but that for such a considerate subordinate who is even willing to put down his body to find beautiful women for him, how could Huan Xi be willing to let him leave her side.

When I need to act in the future, without Quan Yi, I can't raise my fist and say hello to Wang Meng's face.

Quan Yi recommended:
  "My lord, Zhao Ju, is loyal, honest and kind, and has the ability to govern the people. If my lord uses Zhao Ju to govern Xitao, he will be able to achieve great results."

Huan Xi nodded slightly. He also felt that Zhao Ju was a good candidate.

Returning to Xitao Grassland, Huan Xi also learned some news about the Central Plains, including Ran Min's defeat and Zhang Yu's rebellion against Jin.

Huan Xi asked Quan Yi what he thought of Zhang Yu.

Quan Yi muttered:
  "Zhang Yu was able to seize the Cang Yuan and prevent Xie Shang from advancing north, which shows that this person has great foresight.

"This official has never had any contact with him, but thinking about it, he is very powerful. My lord, he should not be underestimated."

Huan Xi thought:

‘Whether it’s tight or not, other people’s opinions don’t matter. You have to try it to know. ’

In his mind, he couldn't help but think of Han, the young stepmother of Zhang Yu's family.

He was very curious about what kind of woman it was that made Fu Jian desperate to accept her as Zhaoyi.

Of course Huan Xi knew that Deng Qiang had brought the Han family back to Chang'an and prepared to donate it to him.

Wang Meng had already reported this matter in his letters to him. Under Wang Meng's arrangement, the Han family moved into a separate courtyard. Only maids served. Men were strictly prohibited from entering. Even Wang Meng and Deng Qiang did not enter. One step into the courtyard.

Huan Xi shook his head, driving away the curiosity about Han from his mind.

When I return to Chang'an, I will have plenty of opportunities to get to know the young stepmother, so there is no need to rush.

Huan Xi's mind returned to Zhang Yu.

He didn't pay much attention to Zhang Yu, but under Zhang Yu's rule, 50,000 households in Luoyang, Xuchang and other places made Huan Xi salivate.

If Zhang Yu can be defeated and the people from Xu and Luo areas can be moved into Guanzhong, it will undoubtedly give a shot in the arm to Guanlong's revival.

Of course, the time is not now.

After a long-distance battle, the soldiers under his command had to rest for a while, and they also had to be given time to let the horses gain more weight.

　The next chapter is at six o'clock in the afternoon, and the third chapter is at twelve o'clock in the evening.

　　
  　
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