Chapter 837: The Duke of Dai but Sitting Inside

Chapter 837: The Duke of Dai but Sitting Inside
After Wang Que'er traveled north for a day, Shao Xun was still in Yinguan City.

He casually flipped through the military newspapers sent from other places without paying much attention.

Suotou fought with Chen Yougen several times south of the Sanggan River. Only the Duan tribe of the Xianbei achieved an extremely limited victory in one battle, while the other three battles were all lost.

The generals and leaders of the various towns were afraid and did not want to fight anymore.

Fortunately, Tuoba Heli did not seem to want to fight anymore. Taking advantage of the great victory, he began to withdraw in an orderly manner, with a large group of troops going upstream along the Sanggan River, preparing to reinforce Pingcheng.

Chen Yougen forced the generals and commanders of various towns to follow and pursue, and they were tightly encircled by the enemy. So far, no news has been received.

Dingling Zhai Shu contributed a not-so-funny joke: He first followed Chen Yougen's order to advance westward, but was rather slow. Halfway through, he heard the news of Chen Yougen's defeat and immediately turned back.

He was doing shuttle runs the whole time, playing the role of a sly guy to the fullest.

In the direction of Jingzhou, Wang Dun marched northward on a large scale and attacked Yiyang, but was unsuccessful. He then attacked Xinye again and killed the prefect Yu Fang.

The Huns west of Tongguan seemed to be making unusual movements, with the intention of gathering troops and marching eastward.

At the end of last year, they killed Chen An, who surrendered and then rebelled again. Now, apart from managing Beiyishan and Shuofang, there is no major event in the country. The only "fun" left is to cause trouble for Shao Xun.

In the direction of Xuzhou, Zu Ti was recruiting soldiers and training them endlessly, so there was a high possibility that he would go north again.

Shao Xun did not give any special instructions for most of the information, but he paid more attention to the Tongguan direction.

The last piece of news is about the current war situation.

Helan Aitou finally got the news that the Jin army was marching northward, so he gathered his troops and began to march eastward.

Apart from other things, this old guy is very good at taking advantage. He actually wants to take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the Jin army goes north to attract He Li's attention, and pull the confused tribe to his side while fighting. After all, the situation of Qi's mother and son is quite bad now. Since Shengle sent troops to attack them, they can force them to land and expand their own power.

Everyone wants to tear a piece of flesh from the Qi mother and son.

On the tenth day of June, Shao Xun ordered Dong Wu to lead 3,000 blind men north to Yinguan City. He himself led the Silver Spear Right Camp, his personal army, part of the Yicong Army, Luonan Prefecture soldiers and part of the Yellow Head Army, totaling 30,000 infantry and cavalry north. After crossing the river, they camped not far from the north bank and began to recruit people.

Simply put, Wang Que'er fought a military battle, while he came to fight a political battle.

On June 12, the commander of Mayi sent an envoy to negotiate surrender after waiting for a long time.

He himself was a mixed-race person, and he did not have many strong men under his command, but he had a large number of old, weak, women and children.

After sending troops in the direction of Shengle and seeing a large group of cavalry led by Yin Xi roaring past the outside of the city, he finally made up his mind to surrender - if he didn't surrender, he might be attacked from the north and south by Helan Aitou and the Jin army. He couldn't continue to sit on the fence, and he had to choose one side to surrender to.

On June 13, all the leaders of the tribes came to pay their respects to the village on the north bank of the water, but Shao Xun was most interested in a group of powerful Jin people.

"Seeing the great banner of the King of Liang, I almost thought I was dreaming."

"Although it is said that Liu Kun ceded Xingbei, in fact the Xianbei had already taken it for themselves."

"We were first subjected to the harsh rule of the Wuhuan, and then abused by the Xianbei. We suffered terribly and have long awaited the royal army."

"Although I serve the Hu people, my Xia accent remains unchanged, and I look southwards to Luoyang all day long."

"The Xianbei have suffered for so long!"

Shao Xun sat on a Hu bed, looking at the group of nobles who knelt down in front of him without saying a word, and remained speechless for a long time.

Who the hell are these people!
There was a powerful man named Xuhe, who claimed to be a native of Yinguan. He had helped Tuoba Yilu fight against the Huns and was extremely loyal.

"Who is Liu Kun, the successor to Emperor Xiaozong (Xu Xian), to you?" Shao Xun asked.

"Well, the clan is distantly related." Xu He said: "Although Xu Xiaozong's ancestral home is Shangdang, the Xu family's ancestral tomb is still in Yinguan."

There are two standards for judging a person's ancestral home: one is the genealogy of his origin, and the other is the location of his ancestral graves.

Xu Xian's ancestors moved to Shangdang early on, and there was a founding ancestor there. The Xu family became part of the Shangdang county surnames, and apparently split up - of course, the Shangdang Xu family seemed to have been almost wiped out.

There was also a powerful man named Zhang Tong who came from Mayi and handed over a family tree, saying that he was the one who was cruelly oppressed by the Wuhuan and Xianbei.

Shao Xun was somewhat speechless as he flipped through the brand new family tree. Could someone be more careful when forging the genealogy?
"The family tree says that your ancestor is the cousin of Zhang Liao in the late Han Dynasty, but you just said that he is a descendant of Zhang and Yang. Which one is it?" Shao Xun asked.

Zhang Tong's face froze. He didn't look through it carefully before going out, so he remembered it wrong!
"Your Majesty, Zhang Tong's ancestors were the Wuhuan, and his family tree was newly compiled a few days ago." A local tyrant named Tian Zhi from the Tian clan directly exposed Zhang Tong's past.

Zhang Tong blushed when he heard this and said, "My family has been farming and herding in Mayi for generations. How can you slander my innocence out of thin air?"

After that, he turned to Shao Xun and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, Tian Zhi is actually a descendant of the Budugen tribe of the Xianbei people. He was once a member of the Tian clan, but later he pretended to be a member of the Zhongxia clan."

Tian Zhi was so angry that he yelled, "My family is a descendant of the Tian clan of Qi. What does it have to do with the Xianbei?"

Zhang Tong was about to ridicule Shao Xun, but when he saw Shao Xun's face darken, he stopped talking.

Shao Xun returned the brand new family tree to Zhang Tong and said, "The family tree is real." When the powerful men and tribal leaders saw it, they almost fainted. Is this possible?
Wang tried hard to hold back her smile, but when she saw Shao Xun glancing at her, she stopped smiling and turned away. It was obvious that she was unhappy about the fact that Shao Xun had pinched her jaw before and still remembered it.

Shao Xun looked at Tian Zhi again and asked, "Does your family have a family tree?"

Tian Zhi was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes...I think so."

"You'd better have it." Shao Xun nodded.

Huanlang, Nianliu and Hutou stood behind Shao Xun and were amazed at their father's handling of the matter.

Sometimes, what does it matter whether it is true or false?

These Hu people were already local residents who had built manors and forts and recruited Hu and Han farmhands to do farming and grazing. Although the main members of the family were not talented in literature, they were literate. If they wanted to associate themselves with celebrities, they would do so.

Over time, the fake becomes real.

"Since you are a famous tribe in Zhongxia, you must not rebel and do evil in the future." Shao Xun continued, "You can live in Mayi, farm in Yinguan, or have a house in Loufan Guxian. When you go back, organize the troops and guard the borders. If any Xianbei officials come to demand food, grass, men, and horses, tie them up and send them to the officials."

"Yes, sir." Upon hearing this, everyone fell to the ground and said in unison.

"If there are any young men in the tribe who are skilled in archery and horse riding, please select one or two and I will recruit them into the army as appropriate. Also, send some food, fodder, cattle, sheep, and the like here to strengthen my military supplies."

"As ordered."

After giving these instructions, Shao Xun gave each of them two pieces of brocade and sent them home.

Next came the leaders of various tribes, mainly the Wuhuan people, while the Xianbei and Xiongnu were in the minority. There were also some miscellaneous Hu people who called themselves Wuhuan or Xianbei.

If those half-true and half-false local tyrants are still hesitant, then these tribes are really here to seek refuge with Khatun and Shiyijian.

To some extent, Wang's appeal may be no less than that of her son Shi Yijian, after all, she is a descendant of a genuine Wuhuan noble. The combination of the two means that these tribesmen have no doubts and can directly surrender.

When facing the tribal nobles at this moment, Wang was not as comfortable as she had been a while ago. She seemed a little hesitant, and her eyes occasionally wandered. She would always secretly glance at Shao Xun, and only dared to speak when she saw that he had no objection.

"In the past, the country was in chaos, with suspicion between the old and the new, and repeated killings." Wang said, "Since then, the tribes have been dispersed, and the Tuoba power has declined. Now I beg the Jin army to come to our aid and punish those who murdered the king and plotted rebellion. You can't just stand by and watch."

"Yes." After hearing this, the ministers responded in unison.

"There are now more than 60,000 people from far and near who have surrendered. We can send 20,000 victorious soldiers and gather them as soon as possible." Wang said, "I am not very talented and learned, so I still need the help of the elders. After the restoration of the country, I will definitely reward you."

Shao Xun listened quietly at the side.

There was nothing wrong with this statement. It explained the whole process clearly and put the author in a low-profile position.

Don't make things difficult for me, that's good enough.

Wang Shi saw that Shao Xun did not make any movement, and she felt relieved. She continued, "The King of Liang of the Great Jin led his elite troops northward. Wherever he passed, those who harbored rebellious intentions surrendered, and those with ruthless hearts and dogs fled far away. Shi Yijian——"

Tuoba Shiyijian was quietly watching Hutou and others. When he heard his mother calling him, he immediately came to his senses and sat up straight.

Wang took his hand and came to Shao Xun, saying, "If there was no King Liang, there would be no today. From now on, you should treat King Liang as your father."

Although Shi Yijian was young, he knew what "father" meant and subconsciously resisted. However, after meeting his mother's stern gaze, he finally compromised and prostrated himself to the ground.

The ministers didn't think there was anything wrong with it. They just treated him as a father and didn't really treat him as his son, although it was indeed a bit embarrassing.

But to be honest, without King Liang, they would not have made up their minds to surrender, and Shi Yijian would not have suddenly had tens of thousands of troops supporting him.

Furthermore, given the age of King Liang, it is not excessive to be his uncle. It can even be said to be very suitable.

When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. What's wrong with being a child emperor or a child Chanyu? If you are not happy, you can get back at him when you become stronger.

Shao Xun coughed, took out a jade pendant from his waist and stuffed it into Shi Yijian's hand as a gift.

Then he looked at everyone and said, "If you have relatives or friends, you can also ask them to surrender. Those who surrender early will be rewarded and not punished, and those who surrender late will only be exempted from punishment. Those who do not surrender will all be slaughtered. You should inform all the tribes and tell them not to make mistakes."

The ministers first glanced at Wang, and seeing that she didn't say anything, they all bowed to Shao Xun and said, "As you command."

Shao Xun looked carefully at the expressions of the crowd and knew that they had different thoughts at the moment, and some of them might even regret surrendering.

But it doesn’t matter. In the face of the general trend, any little tricks are useless and will only add to the joke.

The existence of Wang's mother and son accelerated the disintegration of Qi's ruling foundation in Yanmen, Mayi and Xinping areas, making it easier and more successful for the Northern Expedition army.

And he could also legitimately interfere in the internal affairs of Tuoba Xianbei.

Shi Yijian was still young, so he just stayed at home and his father-in-law would handle the external affairs for him.

(End of this chapter)