Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 154 Xihe Rongdi

Zhang Song rushed back to Xidu County without stopping, but before that, Zhang Guan had already learned through his entourage that Huan Xi was leading his army south.

When he learned that Zhang Song had returned from his mission, Zhang Guan went to greet him outside the city in person.

Before the father and son could exchange greetings, Zhang Guan asked nervously:

"What do you mean by Duke Huan? Is he here to attack me?"

Zhang Song quickly expressed relief and conveyed Huan Xi's conditions to his father.

Zhang Guan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

He knew that even though he did not respond to Huan Xi and send troops to attack Zhang Zuo, his crime would not lead to death. There was no way Huan Xi could force him to a dead end.

"Fortunately! Fortunately!"

Zhang Guan was filled with joy. After all, ever since he heard that Huan Xi was going south, he had been having trouble sleeping and eating, fearing that the other party would come to raise troops to investigate.

Now he just wants to take himself away from Liangzhou, and he can be an official elsewhere in the future. How can Zhang Guan not be happy about it.

Previously, Zhang Guan's military strength was not as good as Zhang Zuo's, but he also wanted to compete with him to see who could become the lord of Liangzhou.

But when Zhang Guan faced Huan Xi and the 50,000 cavalry claimed by Huan Xi, he really had no ambition to separate Xiping.

Huan Xi spoke very generally and did not specify what position he would arrange for Zhang Guan. He just asked him to choose whether to be an official in the north, an official in the south, or simply become a rich man.

But Zhang Guan had no other option. If he really wanted to fight Huan Xi, with his strength, the only result would be the destruction of his whole family.

When Huan Xi's army reached the north of Xidu County and the north bank of Huangshui River, Zhang Guan had already led the sheep naked and crossed the river to join them.

After all, Huan Xi and Zhang Song had said that when he arrived at the city, Zhang Guan still refused to make a decision, and the conditions he had previously offered would not count.

Zhang Guan was brought to Huan Xi's horse. He looked at the young hero on the horse and bowed respectfully:

"The vulgar man actually bothered Duke Huan to lead a large army from afar. He was really frightened.

"If Duke Huan does not give up, Zhang Guan is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses and let them be driven."

Huan Xi got off his horse and helped Zhang Guan up. He took off his cloak and put it on Zhang Guan, who was shirtless. He said reproachfully:

"The prefect complies with the destiny and does not surrender. How can he lead a sheep with his own flesh and blood?"

As he spoke, Huan Xi smiled and said:

"I have long been looking forward to meeting the prefect, and today I finally got my wish."

Seeing Huan Xi's friendly attitude towards him, Zhang Guan's heart finally fell to the ground.

He introduced to Huan Xi:

"Guan has already built a pontoon bridge on the Huangshui River, just so that the people of Xiping can witness the grace of Duke Huan as soon as possible."

Huan Xi was very happy. After the former army crossed the river first and it was safe, he and Zhang Guan joined hands to cross the river and arrived at the south bank of Huangshui River.

After Deng Xia led his troops to completely control Xidu County, they finally entered the city.

That night, Huan Xi and Zhang Guan ate mutton together, and the food was naturally the same sheep that Zhang Guan had brought before.

The next day, Huanxi sent his generals to take over the remaining three counties of Xiping County, including Linqiang, Changning, and Anyi. From then on, the three eastern counties of Liangzhou were all owned by Huanxi.

While Huan Xi forced Zhang Guan to surrender, Xie Ai's Western Expedition also progressed smoothly. First, the prefect of Xijun surrendered to the city, and then Suo Fu, the prefect of Zhangye, and Ma Qian, the prefect of Jiuquan, also took the initiative to send troops after learning of Zhang Zuo's defeat. To surrender.

Suo Fu and Suo Xia were of the same clan, both came from the Soo family in Dunhuang, and had a hometown friendship with Xie Ai.

As for Ma Qian, the governor of Jiuquan, he did not have a close personal relationship with Xie Ai.

However, Xie Ai was once sent to Jiuquan County as the prefect for three years because of Zhang Chonghua's suspicion, and he won the hearts of the locals.

The only ones who have not yet had time to join are Dunhuang County, the hometown of Xie Ai, Suo Xia and others, which is far west of the Hexi Corridor, and Xihai County, which has only one county.

Huan Xi's capture of Liangzhou is just around the corner, and there are almost no further setbacks.

Of course, Huan Xi's move south this time was not only to force Zhang Guan to surrender, but also to show off his force with Tuyuhun to make them fear him and not dare to invade Longyou and Hexi.

Tuyuhun originated from the Murong tribe of Xianbei.

In the fourth year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 283), Murong Shegui, the leader of the Murong tribe in Xianbei, separated herdsmen from the tribe and handed them over to his eldest son Murong Tuyuhun, and his legitimate son Murong Xin succeeded him as the leader.

Murong Xuan is the father of Murong Huang and the grandfather of Murong Jun, Murong Ke, Murong Chui and others.

After the death of Murong Shegui, his younger brother Murong Nai usurped power and was soon attacked and killed by everyone. Murong Xin was supported as the leader.

Brothers Murong Tuyuhun and Murong Xin had a good relationship at first, but their tribes had been grazing in Liaodong for a long time, and the herdsmen competed for water and grass, so conflicts arose.

Once, both families were herding sheep and horses. The male horses that had not been castrated were fierce and fought with each other. Murong Xin's horse was bitten and killed, and he angrily accused Murong Tuyuhun:

‘My father separated us two, why do you herd horses so close to me? ’

Murong Tuyuhun was also very angry:

‘It’s nature for horses to fight. Why are you angry at me? It’s easy to separate completely. I’ll leave now and be separated from you by ten thousand miles! ’

After Murong Tuyuhun decided to leave, Murong Xin deeply regretted it and sent people to chase him, but in the end he could not make Murong Tuyuhun change his mind. Eventually, Murong Tuyuhun moved from Liaodong to the vicinity of Yinshan Mountain. At the end of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty, when the world was in chaos, he continued to migrate from Yinshan Mountain and came to Hexi. He submitted to Zhang Gui's command and was placed in Xiping County by Zhang Gui.

After that, they migrated westward and occupied Qinghai Lake and the surrounding areas.

In the fourth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (329), Murong Tuyuhun's grandson Murong Yeyan broke away from the control of Qianliang. He took his father Murong Tuyan's name as Tuyan as his surname, and his grandfather Murong Tuyuhun's name as Tuyuhun as his surname and country name.

The current leader of Tuyuhun is Murong Tuyuhun's great-grandson Tuyuhun Suixi.

Tuyuhunsuixi came to the throne in the seventh year of Yonghe (AD 351).

After seventy years of development, the Tuyuhun tribe has grown beyond its original size of 1,700 households.

They conquered many Qiang and Di tribes in Xiping County and when they moved to Qinghai Lake. Otherwise, they would not have been able to get rid of the vassal relationship with Qianliang twenty-four years ago.

But the overall strength is still far from Qianliang. It just relies on the condescending terrain, making it difficult for Qianliang to send troops to invade.

Now that Huan Xi has entered Liangzhou, the people of Tuguhun are naturally frightened. Especially when he threatens to lead 50,000 elite infantry and cavalry to garrison Xiping County, it makes Tuguhun even more frightened.

Tugu Hunsuixi believed Huan Xi's statement. After all, Liangzhou had a main force of 30,000 cavalry, and Huan Xi also brought 30,000 elite troops to the west.

Huan Xi took Liangzhou's main force for his own use without suffering many casualties, so he was naturally able to take out so many people.

Regarding Huanxi, the powerful ruler who had already occupied the four states of Yong, Liang, Qin, and Liang, Tuyuhunsuixi did not dare to be an enemy of him, so he had to send envoys to Xidu County to pay homage to him in order to reconcile the two families.

Huan Xi had no intention of attacking Tuyuhun, not only because his soldiers could not adapt to the plateau climate, but the terrain was also difficult to defend and difficult to attack.

Of course, the Tuyuhun people are not the tapeworm in Huan Xi's heart, and we cannot know his true thoughts.

The Tuyuhun envoy expressed the hope that the two families could be good neighbors and friendly, and Huan Xi was very satisfied with his intention.

Just wanting to achieve peace requires sacrifice.

Without waiting for Huan Xi to put forward the conditions, the Tuyuhun envoy took the initiative to present a gift list: 5,000 good horses and 500 catties of gold and silver.

Tuyuhunsuixi is kind-hearted and not a hero.

Huan Xi did not want to push this generous man too far. He accepted five thousand good horses and five hundred pounds of gold and silver, and promised to live in peace with Tuyuhun, and the two sides signed an alliance.

Although the last Qianliang who signed a peace treaty with Huan Xi had been destroyed by him, there was a reason for the incident. He only sent troops to help quell the civil strife. The nominal leader of Liangzhou was still Zhang Yaoling.

It can be said that the 30,000 horses and 200,000 shi of grain that Zhang Chonghua sent were also money to buy the lives of his relatives.

Huan Xi accepted the gift from Tuyuhun Suixi and suggested:

"If you can prepare 5,000 more good horses for me, I would like to report to the Emperor and ask for a royal title for Sui Xi."

The Eastern Jin Dynasty once canonized Murong Huang as King of Yan and Fu Hong as King of Di, but they did not gain any benefit.

Huan Xi didn't mind having one more Tuyuhun king for five thousand horses.

After all, the Qinghai Cong owned by Tuyuhun is also a well-known horse.

When the messenger heard this, he was greatly moved.

Tuyuhun has been a country for more than 20 years, and there have been two Tuyuhun kings. But as long as you send 5,000 more horses, you can be canonized by the Jin Dynasty. For the Tuyuhun people, it is still very attractive. This is indeed a good deal. things.

Thinking back to the beginning, Murong Huang of the former Yan Dynasty claimed to be King of Yan. In order to obtain the recognition of the Jin Dynasty, he went to great lengths to show victory. After Yu Liang's death, he wrote a letter accusing brothers Yu Bing and Yu Yi of monopolizing power. At the same time, He wrote a letter to the emperor to express his loyalty, and finally got the canonization of King Yan.

Of course, the reason why Qian Yan cared so much about the canonization of the Jin Dynasty was because they wanted to take over Hebei and hoped to attract the Han people in Hebei under the banner of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Tuyuhun also had an urgent need for canonization by the imperial court. If he could obtain the status of a minister of the Jin Dynasty, Huanxi could not conquer him without any reason.

Just like the previous war between Huan Xi and the Fu family, both sides had to find excuses to seize morality.

But in this matter, the envoy could not make the decision and had to go back and ask Tuyuhun Suixi for instructions.

Huan Xi happily agreed.

After signing an alliance and agreeing on mutual non-aggression, one copy of the alliance was kept by Huan Xi's office and the army was kept. The envoy left with another copy of the alliance, and 5,000 good horses and 100 kilograms of gold and silver would soon be delivered. Delivered later.

But Huan Xi will definitely not wait in Xiping County for the envoy to bring Tuyuhun Suixi's reply. The covenant has been signed, and he is not afraid of the other party's default.

As for whether Tuyuhun Suixi would donate five thousand more horses for the canonization of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huan Xi didn't care too much.

If he is willing to give it, Huan Xi will naturally accept it. He is not willing to do this deal, and Huan Xi will not force it. After all, the purpose of his trip is to reach an alliance with Tuyuhun.

Now that his goal had been achieved, Huan Xi did not want to stay in Liangzhou for a long time. He began to arrange his personnel arrangements after leaving Liangzhou and made preparations to return to Chang'an.

　I brought three thousand words and they have all been completed.

　　It’s still 10,000 words today, and the first chapter will be before two o’clock in the afternoon.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)