Chapter 937: Post-War Distribution

Chapter 937: Post-War Distribution

Chapter 937: Post-War Distribution (Part )

Luziyuan is a garden to the west of Xiaoyao Garden.

Many years ago, a chieftain of the Hu people in Longxi presented deer to the emperor and ordered the garden to be raised, hence the name.

Later it was abandoned and even the walls collapsed and were destroyed, turning the once beautiful garden into a forest.

After Liu Can occupied Guanxi, he restored the garden and raised hundreds of elks.

Luziyuan and Xiaoyaoyuan are three hundred steps apart and lead directly to Pingshuo Gate. At this moment, this small open space is bustling with people coming and going.

One by one, the tribal chiefs came to the garden gate, registered, took off their weapons, and then entered with two or three followers.

There is a pond in the center of the Deer Garden, which was originally a place for elk to drink water, but now it has become the place where they die.

Elk after elk was pulled here, gutted, cleaned, and then chopped into pieces of appropriate size, which were then boiled, steamed, or roasted to become food for the guests at the banquet.

Wine was also brought in, cartloads of it.

Hundreds of jars of fine wines such as Bianliangchun and Jiuyunchun were brought in. After opening them, the aroma of the wine was so strong that it made people salivate.

In front of a quiet little courtyard, the dead branches and leaves have been cleared away.

A number of small tables were set up, along with a cushion. Someone had already sat down, looking around, silently watching who had arrived.

The seating arrangement was very particular. The first at the lower left was Yao Yi Zhong, followed by Pu Hong, and below him were Peng Tianhu, Xu Chu Quan Qu, Shan Zhi, Liang Xun, Yang Tao, Lu Zhuqian and more than ten other people.

The first seat on the lower right was that of Jin Zhun, the General of the Guards against the Xiongnu, but it was empty. Behind him were Yiluo Fu and Qiu Dunju of the Tuoba Xianbei, followed by Qi Wuyuan, Jin Ming, Hu Xun (Grand Master of Imperial Households), Xin Shu (Prefect of Shixing), Wang Guang (Secretary of State Affairs), You Ziyuan (Prefect of Fengyi), Dong Jingdao (Palace Attendant), Liang Xu (Minister of Rites), Jiang Ying (Captain of the City Gates), Bian Guangming (Grand Historian), and nearly twenty other people.

Behind the first row on the left and right, there are three more rows on each side. In total, there are more than a hundred officials who surrendered from Liu Han and chiefs of various tribes, which can be said to be "all the wise men have come."

Of course, there were also those who didn’t come.

When Shao Xun entered the venue, he was still discussing this matter with Jin Zhun.

"Pen Juchu called himself the 'King of the Northern Qiang' and was first in Shangjun. He was defeated by Liu Yang and surrendered. He moved to Diaoyin and other places and had 6,000 families." Jin Zhun explained. "There was also a Northern Qiang Four-horned King Bo Quda who originally lived in the northern part of Shangjun and was later subdued by Shi Le. The court had actually always been wary of Le and moved more than 5,000 families of the Qu clan to the north of Wei."

"Pen Juchu didn't come. He didn't obey Xu Juchu's orders, nor did he obey Shan. I led the army south, but they didn't pay me a visit." Shao Xun put his hands behind his back and said, "I heard that Bo Juda came this time, but he didn't fire a single arrow. He suddenly escaped the night before yesterday, but I don't know why."

"This man once rebelled, but surrendered before the others were suppressed. This time he led his troops to the meeting, but he fled halfway. I think he was afraid and worried that the king would capture him at the banquet." Jin Zhun said, "In the past, Liu Can summoned him to Chang'an, but he repeatedly declined and only offered money and goods."

"There are many people like this kind of fence-sitters in Guanzhong. It must have been difficult for you in the past, right?" Shao Xun stopped and asked with a smile.

"Since we can't kill them, we can only turn a blind eye." Jin Zhun said, "If we occasionally order them to send troops and offer money and goods, they won't refuse too much. If the king had entered Guanzhong ten or eight years later, these people would have been dealt with one by one, and by then, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as simple as it is now."

"Why do you say that?" Shao Xun asked.

"Liu Can has been in Chang'an for several years, and there are many Guanzhong men and women in his harem. The Tu clan and even the tribes have all formed alliances with the gentry and Hu chieftains, and appointed their sons and daughters as officials." Jin Zhun said, "It has only been a few years now, and people's hearts have not yet completely surrendered, but if we wait another ten years, it will be different. By then, even if the king breaks into Guanzhong from Shangjun, the gentry will most likely send soldiers and servants to fight for Liu Can instead of turning against him in the middle of a battle."

"If Your Majesty looks carefully, there must be Xiongnu noblewomen in the families of the great families in Guanzhong, and there must be women from Guanzhong in the families of Xiongnu nobles. Before Your Majesty's northern expedition to Dai, I received an order to bring more than 2,000 families of the Jiang, Yang and other great families from Qinzhou to Chang'an, and all the Di and Qiang chieftains sent their sons and daughters as hostages."

"Did you answer it?" Shao Xun asked.

"It's too late. The king came too quickly." Jin Zhun said.

"Do you think this is a good thing?" Shao Xun asked again.

"It's a mixed bag." Jin Zhun thought for a moment and said, "It's precisely because of the fear of being relocated that there have been rebellions everywhere in Guanzhong, and there has been almost no peace for a year. When the royal army arrived, everyone turned against them, and it was obvious that they were full of hatred for the Tuge clan. But if we can forcibly relocate them and try to govern them, we can keep the border peaceful."

Shao Xun hesitated for a moment and asked, "If I were to be so rude to the Henan nobles, what do you think would happen?"

Jin Zhun was a little surprised, his eyes flickered for a moment, and he said: "Your Majesty must learn from Liu Can's lesson. Don't do this before Jiangdong is destroyed."

Shao Xun nodded slowly.

This is very solid advice given by “frontline workers”.

Liu Can personally led the western expedition to Qinzhou at the beginning, but later he became a little lazy and sent his generals to the expedition. Jin Zhun led troops the most times.

He has been involved in at least two major "immigration projects".

The first time was when more than 14,000 Han and Hu civilians from Longxi and Nangan were escorted to Chang'an.

The second time was to escort thousands of Hu people from Wudu and Anding counties to Chang'an.

Yang Nandi and even the current Qinzhou Governor and Jiuquan King Shi Wu had been defeated by him. Old Jin was too familiar with the Qinzhou area.

He said that the forced relocation of people from various tribes in the newly conquered areas had caused chaos in Guanzhong, and this was not false.

The biggest consequence is that the country is filled with people who hate you, your rule becomes extremely empty and relies entirely on the use of force for deterrence rather than the support of the people.

There are rebellions when there are no external enemies. If external enemies invade Guanzhong, the whole world will really rebel.

But the dilemma faced by Liu Can now fell to Shao Xun.

After thinking about it, he actually had the urge to do the same thing as Liu Can, which shows that some things are not wrong, but they are not done at the right time. Of course, Liu Can didn't have any good solution. Since he had expanded to Qinzhou, he could only bite the bullet and move forward.

After figuring this out, Shao Xun came to the venue.

"Greetings, King Liang." The surrendered officials and chiefs stood up and knelt beside the table.

"You are all loyal and brave men, no need to be polite." Shao Xun held up his hands and said, "Everyone, stand up. It's the day to reward meritorious service, why should you be restrained?"

After saying that, he clapped his hands.

The personal soldiers filed in and served food to everyone.

The dish was a bit hard, with large chunks of meat. Apart from a few wild greens and mushrooms, there were really no other vegetables to be found.

The commander of the imperial army, Huang Zheng, bent down and whispered something.

Shao Xun heard this and said with a smile: "Then let's get started."

After saying that, he glanced at Yao Yi Zhong.

Lao Qiang had already sat down and bowed again upon seeing this.

Shao Xun laughed and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be polite.

A moment later, two people came to the field, both with their upper bodies exposed. They wore the kind of trousers commonly seen among the Qiang and Hu people, with wide legs and rapidly tightened cuffs, and they were eager to try it out.

The event they competed in was "角差". As the name suggests, they competed with each other in strength while wearing animal horns on their heads.

At this point, things have changed.

Animal horns are not necessarily worn, and there are many more wrestling moves, not all of which are tests of strength, so it is called "wrestling".

Sun Hao of the Eastern Wu Dynasty was even more outrageous. He liked to watch women wrestling and "ordered the palace ladies to wear sumo wrestling." As a result, the name "sumo" became popular.

By the Jin Dynasty, wrestling, sumo and Jiaodi were all official names with the same meaning.

The two contestants were Xuchu Yiyu, the son of Xuchu Quanqu, and Yao Lan, the nephew of Yao Yizhong.

There was another referee, who was selected from the army. After giving instructions to the two men, he slowly stepped aside.

The field fell silent for a moment, and everyone's attention was drawn over there.

Especially Xu Chuquanqu, he looked at his son with burning eyes. If it were not the wrong occasion, he might have stood up to cheer.

Yao Yi Zhong just glanced at it casually.

His nephew had followed him in battles for several years, and he only liked three things in his life: drinking, having sex with women, and wrestling.

When he was in the army, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't wrestle for three days. He would often look for strong and brave men to compete in wrestling. He would win most of the time. He would not get upset if he lost. On the contrary, he would reward the winner with beauties and wealth. So many people were willing to play with him. What if he won?
His calmness was not without reason.

Yao Lan put her hands on Xuchu Yiyu's shoulders like lightning, shouted loudly, and pulled the opponent around and turned him around.

Xuchu Yiyu stumbled and tried to maintain his body, but ultimately failed and was thrown to the ground.

Yao Lan sneered and pressed forward, wrapping her iron arms around Xuchu Yiyu's neck, as if with a little more force she could strangle him.

Fortunately, he stopped at the right time and let go quickly.

Xuchu Yiyu staggered to his feet and glanced at Yao Lan in shock.

Xu Chuquanqu opened his mouth wide, how come he was defeated as soon as he met him?
"How magnificent!" Shao Xun put down his wine glass and praised: "With such divine power, he is truly a hero!"

After saying this, he smiled again and said, "I heard that General Yao once led dozens of cavalrymen to attack the Xiongnu, killed one of their generals, and seized several flags and drums. Is this true?"

"The rebel general Liu Gong relied on his bravery and spoke foul language to the king. I was furious, so I rode up and captured and killed him." Yao Lan bowed and saluted.

"With such a brave man, why should I worry about the instability of the world?" Shao Xun said with emotion.

After saying that, he signaled Huang Zheng with his eyes.

Huang Zheng also glanced behind him.

Soon, a woman came to the center of the field, accompanied by two palace maids.

Jin Zhun took a look and lowered his head, obviously recognizing him.

"This is Liu Can's concubine, Ms. Du. It's a reward for you." Shao Xun waved his hand and said.

Yao Lan was overjoyed and immediately expressed her gratitude.

"Are you willing to serve in Guandong?" Shao Xun asked again.

"I'm willing!" Yao Lan agreed on the spot without further ado.

"Good!" Shao Xun said happily.

After saying this, he looked at Xuchu Yiyu and said, "Would you like to follow me back to Guandong to take up your post?"

"I wish!" Xu Chu Yi Yu didn't expect that he could still become an official even if he lost. He kowtowed repeatedly in joy, causing laughter in the audience.

Xu Chuquan Qu's old face turned red. He secretly scolded his son for being spineless and too flattering, but he was also happy for him in his heart.

These old guys haven't even gotten their jobs yet, but their sons and nephews have already taken up the posts one after another.

Yao Lan glanced at Xuchu Yiyu and thought to herself that the prize in wrestling was a beauty, so the official position must have been decided long ago.

The commander of the imperial army, Huang Zheng, quickly ordered them to retreat.

Mrs. Du stood there, silently shedding tears. Yao Lan directly took her hand and was about to leave.

"General Yao, they are yours too." Huang Zheng pointed at the two palace maids and said.

Yao Lan was stunned, too lazy to look any further, so he just asked them to follow him, and then handed the three people over to the general who came with him.

The general understood and took the three women out of the venue.

General Yao said that he couldn't wait and wanted to sleep with Concubine Du tonight, so he quickly found a military tent to settle down.

The second competition soon began.

Sheyan Shanliang competed with Peng Pi, the son of Peng Tianhu of Lushui, in armored archery.

As a result, Shan Liang hit eight out of ten arrows, Peng Pi hit seven, and Shan Liang won.

Shao Xun rewarded Shan Liang with two female musicians but no concubines because Shan Liang had not made any great contributions.

However, Shan Liang still looked happy and kept thanking him.

Naturally, these two people also had to bring some of their family soldiers and return to Guandong with Shao Xun.

Then comes...

After several consecutive competitions, the atmosphere became more and more lively.

Especially the sons of the chieftains who came with their elders, their faces were beaming with joy.

Many people went on stage to compete with each other, and were rewarded with money, female musicians, or dancers. Those who had made great contributions could even get daughters of the royal family of Liu Han or concubines of Liu Can.

Shao Xun was also a little tipsy and clapped his hands. Soon a group of beauties from the Han Palace came in to dance.

Shao Xun and Zhang Bin were chatting casually, but they didn't notice that there was a woman sitting next to them, gently pouring wine for him.

Jin Zhun's face didn't look very good, and he looked at her with a helpless expression.

Jin Yuehua returned a reassuring look and quietly watched the beauty dancing in the arena.

They were all trained by her and would soon be divided up.

This is the sorrow of the daughter of a fallen nation.

Shao Xun quickly noticed Jin Yuehua's presence.

He was surprised and subconsciously glanced at Jin Zhun.

Jin Zhun looked away, his expression quite conflicted.

(End of this chapter)