Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 343 Farewell to the Army
After Fu Jian returned to Yu State, he did not go south immediately, but stayed at Yanmen Pass to rest.

Of course, he would not stay at Yanmen Pass for too long. After all, the war in Hedong County had been affecting Fu Jian's heart.

Commanding the troops south was only a matter of a day or two.

In Fu Jian's plan, not all of Dai's 50,000 cavalry would be taken away, but the elite among them must follow them south.

After all, multiple people, multiple powers.

However, things went contrary to expectations. Just when Fu Jian was sending his confidants to select the best from Dai's army of servants, Xue Zan hurried over.

"King of Heaven! Something bad has happened! Deng Xia led his troops to the north, heading towards Shengle!"

Xue Zan wiped the sweat from his forehead as he spoke. He learned about this from the sentry rider and ran over in a hurry.

Fu Jian frowned. Since the war with Liang Guo, he felt that everything was not going well.

"All Liang Jun went to Shengle?"

"Immediately block the news. There must be no leakage about Deng Xia's sending troops to represent the country."

The waiter Nuo approached, and soon Liu Kuren was led in.

"No need to be polite, just get up."

After hearing this, Fu Jian pondered for a moment and then ordered:

He didn't believe that Deng Xia could still take the armored cavalry to attack Shengle and let the armored cavalry dismount and attack the city. No matter how rich the Liang family was, they couldn't do such a thing.

Liu Kuren kowtowed and saluted.

Xue Zan quickly shook his head:

Xue Zan understood and was about to leave when a close attendant came to the door to inform him:

Fu Jian said helplessly.

"Deng Xia only took away Baibao Xianbei. There is still an army left outside Yanmen Pass, which should be led by Xie Ai."

"Your Majesty, Liu Kuren, pays homage to the King of Heaven."

Liu Kuren rushed over at this time, and naturally he already knew about Deng Xia's attack on Dai Guo.

Fu Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he smiled bitterly at Xue Zan and said:
"It seems there is no need to block the news anymore."

"Reporting to the King of Heaven, Master Liu Kuren of the Dugu tribe is outside asking for an audience."

"Kuren, are you here to say goodbye to me?"

As for mopping up the tribes of Dai, Fu Jian believed that once the tribes of Dai learned that Deng Xia was coming to attack, they would move away first. Who would be stupid enough to stay where they are, waiting for Deng Xia to attack.

Fu Jian did not want to change his plan. He needed the elites of Dai to follow him south.

"Let him in."

When Liu Kuren stood up and before he could tell the purpose of his visit, Fu Jian asked first:

Fu Jian raised his right hand weakly:

Fu Jian asked.

Liu Kuren was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hands and said:
"It turns out that the King of Heaven knows about it. I have reported to the King of Heaven that General Deng Xia is now attacking the Kingdom of Dai. I also ask the King of Heaven to let him go and allow the soldiers of the Kingdom of Dai to return for reinforcements."

Fu Jian thought to himself: Sure enough.

But he really didn't want to let Dai Guo Buqi go, so he had to patiently say:
"The reason why Deng Xia attacked Dai was because he was worried that you would follow me to help Anyi.

"Now that you are in a hurry to come back for help, aren't you being led by Deng Xia? How can you let him get his wish?

"Besides, Deng Xia's men are all cavalry. How can he attack the city? Don't worry, he will definitely not be able to capture Shengle."

Liu Kuren actually understands this truth, but there are some things that he cannot control.

If Liu Kuren hadn't stopped him, I'm afraid all the senior officials from the Dai Kingdom who had been recruited by Fu Jian would have come to ask Fu Jian to resign. Liu Kuren didn't want Fu Jian to think that he was trying to force his way into the palace, so he promised everyone that if he came alone, he would be able to convince Fu Jian to allow everyone to leave.

"King of heaven, the families of the soldiers are all in Daiguo now. Even if they are forced to go south, people will be panicked and it will not help. Once a mutiny is triggered, it will be a disaster.

"When people miss their family, they also ask the King of Heaven to show mercy. When the ministers drive Deng Xia away, all he needs to do is give an order from the King of Heaven. The ministers will surely lead their troops south and obey the orders of the King of Heaven."

Liu Kuren's attitude was very firm.

He is considered to be Fu Jian's staunchest supporter among all the ministries in the country, and Fu Jian also appreciates his loyalty.

"Must you go?"

Fu Jian asked again.

His face was clouded, and it was obvious that Fu Jian was in a terrible mood at the moment.

Liu Kuren could only say truthfully:

“King of Heaven, this is not the intention of one of my subjects, but the thoughts of all the officers and men of the country.

"If you force me to stay, I might force everyone to rebel, so please think twice."

Fu Jian let out a long sigh, but he did not vent his anger at Liu Kuren, because Fu Jian knew that Liu Kuren was a loyal minister, and these words were not scaremongering.

"Alas! The hearts of the soldiers have already returned to the Kingdom of Dai. Even if I keep you by my side, it will be of no use. It will only attract people's disgust in vain."

After saying that, Fu Jian reminded:

"Deng Xia is brave but not resourceful, but the Baibao Xianbei under his command are brave and good at fighting and cannot be defeated. On the way back to support, you must be careful and careful and don't be careless."

Of course Liu Kuren knew what kind of dilemma Fu Jian was facing at this time, and under such a dilemma, he still agreed to his request and allowed Dai Guo to leave on foot, which was even more commendable.

If Fu Jian really insisted on forcing the cavalry to stay on behalf of the country, although Liu Kuren would not rebel because of this, he would secretly break away from Fu Jian.

Only such a reasonable monarch is Liu Kuren worthy of his allegiance.

"The humble minister replaces the common people of the country, thank you very much, King of Heaven!"

Liu Kuren was overjoyed to thank him.

Although Fu Jian was extremely reluctant to give up, since he had agreed, he would not regret it. He smiled and said:
"Under Pu Tian, ​​is it not the king's land? The common people of Dai are also my subjects. How can I bear to watch the Liang people invade Dai and destroy all lives?"

After saying that, Fu Jian said angrily:

"I only hate that Huan Xi invaded Dayu and I have no time to spare. Otherwise, I must personally lead the army to rescue the country of Dai."

Liu Kuren said gratefully:
"The King of Heaven's permission to come back for help today is already a great favor, so how dare I have any more extravagant hopes.

"I hope that the King of Heaven will live for thousands of years and that I can serve him throughout my life."

When Fu Jian heard this, he smiled and said:
"Unless I die, Kuren and I will never be at odds with each other."

Liu Kuren resigned, saluted Xue Zan next to him, and then left.

As soon as he went out, Fu Jian put away his smile and complained to Xue Zan:

"Now I know how helpless Tuoba Shiyijian was when he had more than 100,000 riders, but he could only sit back and watch the heroes compete for the world."

Daiguo seems to be a whole, but in fact it is divided internally, and the leaders of each department have their own opinions.

At first, the Tiefu Xiongnu were vassals of the Dai Kingdom. It was because the Dai Kingdom could not unify their opinions that gave Huan Xi and Fu Jian the opportunity to compete for the Hetao.

The servants Fu Jian recruited this time were all tribes that obeyed the Yu State. As for those who were unwilling to submit to the Yu State, such as the Helan tribe, they found other backers and attached themselves to the Liang State.

Of course, there are still some who follow the instructions but not the propaganda. With Liang Guo on his side, Fu Jian cannot push them too hard, lest he pushes all those tribes into Liang Guo.

As for these pro-Yu tribes, Fu Jian was even less likely to refuse their request for return aid.

As Fu Jian himself said, forcing them to stay would not be worth the loss if their hearts were no longer there. Not only would they be of no use, but they would also incur the resentment of these tribes.

(End of this chapter)