I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 64 Bingzhou

After receiving the battle report, the emperor organized an emergency meeting.

In addition to discussing how to prevent Xianbei from continuing to invade, there is another matter that needs to be discussed - the Shanyu Qiangqu of the Southern Xiongnu requested that the Shanyu royal court be moved to Lishi, the county seat of Xihe County.

At present, in the face of Xianbei's attack, the troops left behind by the Xiongnu Zhonglang General and Dong Zhuo can still defend the royal court.

But at this time of crisis, the consequences of Chanyu's reduced authority due to his over-reliance on the Han Dynasty emerged.

The county where the royal court was located was besieged, and no one from the Xiongnu tribes, not even the right tribe that was supposed to be close to the Shanyu, came to rescue him.

Of the eight tribes that originally formed the southern Xiongnu, no one cared about the current situation of the Shanyu tribe, and their hearts were lost.

In a sense, this is an inevitable result. The Han Dynasty needs to control the southern Xiongnu and keep the Shanyu in their hands by garrisoning the Xiongnu royal court.

And a Chanyu who is bound to be influenced by external forces is bound to be questioned by the Southern Huns. The internal conflicts among the Southern Huns could easily turn into conflicts between various tribes and the Shanyu, and then escalate into conflicts between the Han people and the Huns.

That's why the Huns would rebel repeatedly, and the first step in the rebellion was to kill the Chanyu first. Or maybe Shanyu reacts on his own.

Qiangqu was saved from disaster because of Liu Bian's intervention, but after he accepted the protection of the Han Dynasty, his originally low prestige fell again.

Even if the troops he sent to support Youzhou returned triumphantly with rewards, given the current situation of the Han Dynasty, the rewards that could be given were too few.

In order to deal with the Northern Huns, when the Han Dynasty was in the honeymoon period with Xianbei, the Xianbei people could exchange the heads of the Huns for 280 million yuan a year, and it became a custom for a time.

But now, with the economic situation of the Han Dynasty, 28 million yuan may not be available. At least Liu Yu will never be able to give such a large reward. Youzhou borrowed money from Jizhou and Qingzhou a few years ago.

Generally speaking, the Huns scattered in Bingzhou were oppressed by the Xianbei people and had to move south.

The Qiangqu Chanyu also hoped to move south because he was increasingly dependent on the Han Dynasty and for his own safety.

From a practical perspective, even if Liu Bian is very, very angry and very, very much wants to seal the wolf as Xu again, the Han army in Bingzhou can only defend Xianbei.

By the time the new army was formed, the Xianbei people had already fled.

As for the expedition to Monan?

Again, no money.

In fact, when I spent money on an expedition, I lost miserably.

At times like this, Liu Bian always felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Even Liu Hong saw it and comforted him: "Bian'er still hasn't experienced enough. As time goes by, you will get used to it."

During the court meeting, Taiwei Cui Lie suggested: "The trouble of a husband's limbs is the scratching of scales on his limbs; the trouble of China is the infection of the chest and back. Thieves in prefectures and counties can't be restrained now, let alone such an ugly prisoner who can be conquered!"

It is better to imitate Guangwu's story and move the people from the border counties to the inner counties. When the country becomes prosperous, they will have time to move back. Moreover, Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties are now dominated by Huns. Although the Huns in various tribes are dissatisfied with Shanyu, they will definitely compete with Xianbei. "

Cui Lie not only agreed with the inward movement of Shanyu Wangting, but also hoped to move the people in the border counties inward at the same time. Or to put it more bluntly, he would temporarily abandon Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties in the northern part of Bingzhou and continue to allow the Huns to invade. Between the Han and Xianbei people, it had to act as a barrier.

At this time, there was no one in the court who would scold "I should kill the Taiwei to thank the world".

Cui Lie's words are not completely unreasonable. Emperor Guangwu originally moved the border residents to the inner county. Although he later moved some of them back, the Han people settled down and relocated. The officials who represented the imperial court during the two moves did many immoral things. The situation in Bingzhou and Liangzhou is the same. The farther away from Luoyang, the fewer Han people there are. It would be better to bring these people back and let the Xianbei people compete with the Huns for pasture.

Although no one scolded Choi Yeol, there were people who disagreed with him.

Wang Yun, the imperial censor.

He asked Cui Lie with emotion: "In the past, due to the Qiang rebellion, several counties in Liangzhou were moved eastward to govern the officials and people. The people refused to obey. The evil officials knocked down the houses and burned the wheat fields. As a result, the people were alienated and countless people could not maintain their lives. The current situation in Liangzhou , can it be said that it has not been affected by this incident? How are the Taiwei going to move away from the people now? Kuang Bingzhou is originally a Han country, and now that Xianbei has not reached the point where it cannot resist, how can he abandon the defense so easily? "

Zheng Tai, the former imperial censor, offended the emperor and Liu Bian, and was eventually dismissed a few months later after Ginseng had made friends with gangsters. His former disciples had participated in the rebellion, and the evidence was conclusive, so he was dismissed from office.

He Jin then recommended Wang Yun, who was engaged in Zhonglang, as the official censor.

As a native of Bingzhou, Wang Yun naturally cannot say that he is not selfish at all. He was born in Taiyuan. Once Cui Lie's words come true, it means that Taiyuan will become a real border county. This is something he does not want to see since his family members are all in Taiyuan.

In fact, we can also see the benefits of having someone as an official in a region in the court. At least when it comes to matters involving oneself, there is someone who can speak out.

From the bottom of his heart, Liu Bian was still unwilling to give up the ground.

He made a suggestion: "Currently, those who are defending Xianbei from the invaders include Hou General Dong Zhuo, Hedong Governor Gai Xun, and Bingzhou Governor Ding Yuan. It is better to wait until Xianbei retreats and ask these three people for their advice before making a decision."

In Liu Bian's view, as long as nothing unexpected happens, this year's treasury revenue will definitely be more than last year's more than 3 billion yuan.

In fact, if he remembers the power distribution map during the warlord war in the late Han Dynasty, he will understand that before Cao Cao freed up his hands, only Shangdang, Taiyuan and half of Yanmen were left in Bingzhou.

But these are all things after the Xianbei people's plundering.

Fortunately, before the Xianbei people plundered, the imperial army had defeated the Baibo bandits, and Xiutu's various tribes were unable to cause trouble again in a short period of time.

After that, news came one after another from Bingzhou.

Although the Xiongnu tribes and other miscellaneous tribes outside the Shanyu tribe are determined to oppose the Han, compared with the Han people, the Xianbei people who occupy Monan are the same species, but they are more hateful.

Not to mention that the Huns also learned from the Han people in farming. When the Xianbei people robbed, they did not care whether the people being robbed were Han people or Huns.

For the sake of land, they had to do the same thing as the Han army - fight against the Xianbei people.

It's just that they lacked the central control to make the Xiongnu Zhonglang generals fight on their own.

As a result, a dramatic scene occurred. The various Xiongnu tribes were unwilling to obey the orders of the Shanyu and the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, and jointly elected Xubu Guduhou, who did not exist in the Shanyu succession sequence, to lead them against Xianbei. The leader of the plunderers.

It can be said that there is only one step away from becoming Shanyu.

Amidst all the bad news, Liu Bian saw some good news that surprised him.

Youzhou quelled the rebellion of Erzhang. On Liu Yu's list of petitioners, Liu Bian saw Wu Meng, who was the governor of Youzhou, engaged in the task, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong of Changshan.

(End of this chapter)