A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 313: Turbulence, protecting the little expert in the Western Region
The posthumous title and temple name have been decided, and Prince Liu Jin also unveiled the high temple, inherited the throne of the Han Emperor, and became the new Han Emperor. However, the formal rights will not be automatically transferred to him until the mourning period of Emperor Ming has passed, so at this time he can only exercise some limited powers.

19th

Emperor Ming was buried in the Xianjie Mausoleum, and the new emperor Liu Jin honored his direct mother, Queen Ma, as the empress dowager.

Liu Jin was the fifth son of Emperor Ming. Because of his tolerant personality and love of Confucianism, he gained Liu Jin's attention and was eventually established as the crown prince.

October 2nd
Liu Jin, who was only 19 years old, ordered a general amnesty for the whole country on the grounds of praying for blessings from the late emperor.

November

The Huns invaded the Western Region from Mobei. Wuji Colonel Geng Gong was besieged by the Huns in the Cheshi Kingdom. Military reports were urgently sent to Luoyang. Originally, Liu Jin had no formal authority at this time, but he obeyed the authority in emergencies.

Liu Jin ordered Geng Bing to be appointed as the General of the Western Expedition and stationed troops in Jiuquan to prevent the Xiongnu from attacking Jiuquan County from the east to the west. He also sent Duan Peng, the prefect of Jiuquan, to lead 10,000 troops to the Cheshi Kingdom to rescue Geng Gong.

He also ordered Bai Liu, the Zhenbei general who had stationed troops in Wuyuan, to send troops to assist the Southern Xiongnu in attacking the Northern Xiongnu in the north and contain the Northern Xiongnu's forces.

The issuance of this set of orders showed that Liu Jin was not a person who did not understand military matters. This gave the ministers confidence. The turbulent situation caused by the death of Emperor Ming was quickly calmed down. Everyone hoped that Liu Jin It can reproduce the magnanimity and glory of Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Ming.

December

Just as Liu Jin was preparing to gather his troops, continue the mission that the late emperor had not completed, and deal a painful blow to the Northern Huns, a memorial from Guandong forced Liu Jin to abandon this plan.

"A drought occurred in the three states of Yan, Yu, and Xu. The rivers stopped flowing, the ground was bare for thousands of miles, and there was no grain harvest. This triggered a great epidemic, and hungry people and victims were everywhere. The disaster has spread to the capital."

The first year of Jianchu
On the one hand, the new emperor Liu Jin ordered that Yan, Yu, and Xuzhou be exempted from all land rents and drafts, and ordered that a large number of warehouses be opened to provide relief to the victims. The local governments must not allow a single victim to starve to death under their control.

A large number of censors and patrol censors were also sent to the three states to cooperate with the governors and censors of the three states to supervise the officials in various places.

On the other hand, all ministers were immediately summoned to discuss a solution.

At this time, it was the time when the Theory of Five Elements and the theory of Yin and Yang were gaining popularity, and Confucianism had become the largest force in the court. In the entire outer dynasty, 90% of the officials were born as Confucian disciples, and 70% Officials studied "Baizhuan".

Situ Baoyu seized the opportunity to denounce the current situation: "Your Majesty, in the past few years, Liu Ying, the king of Chu, was imprisoned for his treatment, and hundreds of people were affected.

But not all of these people are guilty. I am afraid that half of those who were implicated and imprisoned were unjustly convicted. Those sentenced to prison terms are far away from their hometowns, their flesh and blood are separated, and their souls cannot rest in peace even after they die.

This leads to imbalance of yin and yang, causing floods and droughts. Now it is better to pardon these prisoners, lift their imprisonment, and let them go home to reunite with their relatives. This may bring peace, make dew fall from the sky, relieve the drought, and relieve the suffering of the common people. "

Chen Chong, the minister, also went to court and said: "Your Majesty, managing national affairs is like adjusting the strings of a harp and a harp. If the strings are tuned too tightly, they will break, and if the punishment is too harsh, it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the people. I suggest that your Majesty should be more lenient." penalty."

Liu Jin had no choice at this time. Since all the ministers had said that they would be lenient on probation and punishment, he could just implement it as usual.

So he followed their advice, and after a few months, he once again issued an amnesty and implemented a policy of lenient probation and punishment.

But what Liu Jin didn't know was that this allowed Confucianism to completely occupy the court. Others, such as the Legalists, had their power suppressed and imprisoned. The peasant family was almost divided and became a mountain school. Only in Tai Learning occupies a place.

New Year
Battle reports came from the north. Duan Peng, the prefect of Jiuquan, attacked the chariot division and defeated the Northern Huns. The siege of Wuji Colonel Geng Gong was relieved.

After thinking over and over again, Liu Jin decided to let all fronts in the north implement strategic contraction and stop moving forward at will. He would wait until the country stabilized.

He also ordered to take back Captain Wuji and no longer send the Western Region Protector to the Western Regions. He also ordered Shi Banchao, the governor of the Protectorate stationed in Shule State on the southern route of the Western Regions, to withdraw his troops and return home.

February
Military reports came from the south that the barbarians in Wuling and Lizhong rebelled and attacked the county seat. Liu Jin ordered the prefect of Wuling to lead his own troops to pacify the situation, and he could ask for assistance from surrounding counties.

March
A major earthquake occurred in Shanyang County and Dongping State. Residential buildings collapsed and many people suffered casualties.

The continuous bad news gave Liu Jin a headache, and he even wondered whether he had brought bad luck on his own. In the end, he had to accept the advice of Si Bai and issued an edict to reflect on his sins.

Bai Li was born in the Bai family of Luoyang, and was the nephew of the former Shangshu Ling Bai Li. In view of the influence of the Bai family in Luoyang, Liu Jin did not use Bai's children to hold the main official positions in the Shangshutai, but appointed them to official positions in foreign dynasties.

September
Yongchang Ailao Yi rebelled and attacked the county. Because Yongchang County was too far away from Luoyang and located on the southwest border of the Han Dynasty, Liu Jin did not receive the news until November.

October
The prefect of Wuling sent troops to attack the rebel barbarians, defeated the barbarian soldiers, and successfully pacified the Wuling barbarians.

November

Liu Yan, the king of Fuling, rebelled and was discovered by the court. Liu Jin demoted him to the title of Marquis of Fuling. After receiving the news of the Ailaoyi rebellion in Yongchang County, the imperial court immediately dispatched counties around Yongchang to jointly encircle and suppress it.

The second year of Jianchu
February
Shi Banchao, the former governor of the Western Regions, wrote in a letter: "I should have received the order to withdraw my troops and return home. However, when I heard that I was going to return home, all the people in the Western Regions were frightened and uneasy. They all fell to the ground in front of my horse and hugged the horse's legs tightly. There were also Captain Shule was afraid that the Huns would come again, and said: "If the Han envoys abandon me now, our country will be destroyed by the Huns. Instead of dying the next day, it is better to follow the Han envoys now and send them home!"

Then he committed suicide with a knife. I really couldn't bear this situation. This shows how much status and honor the Han Dynasty held in the eyes of the people in the Western Regions.

I know that the country is currently in turmoil and natural disasters occur frequently. However, this is not your Majesty’s fault. It is a natural disaster that cannot be done by human beings. Nowadays, the people of the Western Regions seek to live under my mighty Han. If we abandon him, our hearts will be broken.

When the domestic situation eases and the Han Dynasty sends out garrison troops, they may no longer be loved by the people of the Western Regions. This is really disadvantageous.

Besides, the south road where I am located is far away from the north road. It is really difficult for the Huns to break into the south road. If I stay here, I can not only win the hearts of the people, but also assist the countries on the south road to resist the invasion of the Huns and contain the Huns. develop.

Wouldn't this be twice the result with half the effort for the great Han Dynasty? I have said this. I also hope that your majesty will be inspected by your majesty and I will send you a letter from Banchao. "

Liu Jin thought for a moment and believed that the most urgent situation in the country had passed at this time, and the situation in Yan, Yu, and Xu states had basically stabilized. The Han Dynasty had enough power to leave a chess piece in the Western Regions.

Then he agreed to his request to stay in the Western Region.

April
The soldiers from Yongchang, Yuexun and Yizhou counties attacked the Ailao Yi. The Ailao Yi were defeated and the southwest was pacified.

June
The Shao Dang Qiang in the northwest rebelled against the Han and attacked counties. Liu Jin ordered Hao Chong, the prefect of Jincheng, to lead troops to conquer. Unexpectedly, Hao Chong was defeated and was burned by the Qiang and advanced to Hanyang County.

August
When the news reached Luoyang, Liu Jin ordered Hao Chong to be imprisoned for questioning. He also urgently ordered General Ma Fang, a general on horseback and cavalry, to lead the elite central troops of the three schools to crusade.

At this time, the Central Army encircling Luoyang, the capital, no longer had the eight colonel commanders of the former Han Dynasty, but five colonels. The Zhongbao colonels, Huqi colonels, and Huben colonels were omitted, and Changshui colonels and garrison colonels were omitted. The cavalry school lieutenant, the Yue cavalry school lieutenant, the infantry school lieutenant, and the shooting school lieutenant were combined into five schools.

Although the establishment has been reduced, the combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. The Eighth School of Chang'an in the former Han Dynasty adopted a conscription system. The soldiers were all civilians from Kanto serving in the military and had only two years of training at most.

At this time, the Luoyang Fifth School adopted a recruitment system. The soldiers were all warriors selected from military camps in various places. They voluntarily entered the Fifth School as soldiers. They were professional soldiers, and they were all veterans who had been in the army for at least five years.

The third year of Jianchu
March
Liu Jin established the noble Dou family as his queen, and took this opportunity to reward the people of the world, especially the people of Yan, Yu, and Xuzhou.

In April, the riding general Ma Fang defeated the Shaodang Qiang in the battle of Lintao. The Shaodang Qiang rebellion was put down.

So far, the turmoil in the world has basically been solved by Liu Jin, and the droughts and plagues in Yan, Henan, and Xuzhou have also been successfully solved with the help of officials and people from various places and doctors from other places.

With the imperial court's vigorous encouragement and tax exemption, the three states soon stabilized, and the people returned to farming the land.

Western Region, Gumo Kingdom, Shicheng.

The closed gate of the stone city has been breached by the coalition soldiers from various countries. The coalition soldiers filed in through the city gate, which means that this important city of the Gumo Kingdom has been captured.

The allied general who commanded the attack on Shicheng was Ban Chao. A year had passed since he asked the emperor to stay in the Western Regions.

In the 18th year of Yongping, Emperor Ming died. The Yanqi State took advantage of the great mourning of the Han Dynasty to besiege Taqiancheng, the seat of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and killed Chen Mu, the Protector of the Western Regions.

Only Shi Banchao, the governor of the Protectorate, escaped because he was stationed in Shule Kingdom, but he was also isolated and helpless. Since the rebellion of Yanqi and Qiuci, the two countries have repeatedly sent troops to attack Shule, a vassal state of the Han Dynasty.

Banchao and King Zhong of Shule were like each other's horns, echoing each other, and guarded Panlu City. Although they were alone, they still persisted for more than a year.

In the first year of Jianchu's reign, Liu Jin succeeded to the throne. Due to domestic turmoil, he no longer had the energy to take care of the situation abroad. In addition, the governor Chen Mu was dead. Worried that Ban Chao would be alone on the border and unable to support him, he issued an edict to order Ban Chao to return to China and abolished the Western Region Protectorate.

Later, the subjects of Shule and Khotan begged and begged Ban Chao not to abandon them. They compared themselves and the Han to children relying on their parents. Only by relying on Han envoys could they gather strength to fight against the tyranny of the Huns and the bullying of those big countries.

In the end, Ban Chao wrote a letter to Han Emperor Liu Jing affectionately.

By the time the letter arrived in Luoyang, the situation of the Han Dynasty had improved. After careful consideration, Liu Jin agreed to his request.

So Ban Chao decided to return to Shule. However, two cities in Shule have returned to Qiuci after Banchao left, and have united with the Weitou Kingdom with the intention of causing great chaos.

As soon as Ban Chao arrived, he arrested the rebel leader, defeated the Weitou Kingdom, and killed more than 600 people before Shule settled down again.

After that, Ban Chao not only recruited more than 10,000 soldiers from various subject countries, but also attacked Qiuci and Yanqi eastward, intending to recapture Qiancheng, the seat of the Duhufu.

This represents the determination of the Han Dynasty to return to the Western Regions.

Breaking the stone city now is just a prelude.

(End of this chapter)