Chapter 947 Entering the Palace
Chapter 947 Entering the Palace (Part )
"Where do so many Hu people come from?" A carriage stopped in the southeast of Jingu Garden. Liu Dan got off the carriage and looked carefully at the felt tents that stretched from the sky to the ground, and said in shock.
"The arrangement of this camp is almost the same as the one when the Huns besieged Luoyang." Le Kai also got out of the car and said with a wry smile.
It happened twenty years ago, but I still remember it vividly.
The soldiers from Nanyang County who were escorting the two men north were extremely nervous. Having experienced many battles, they strung their bows and drew their swords on the spot, forming a semicircular defense circle that protected the dozen or so carriages in the middle.
The Hu people camping in the distance seemed not to see anything and did not move at all. Only a team of cavalry came a little closer and asked loudly in an incomprehensible language.
Lekai observed carefully and found that the Hu cavalry were wearing hoods (riding caps) and leather armor, and were typical light cavalry.
There is a small braid hanging down the back of the head, which is an important feature of the rope head.
It turned out to be Xianbei cavalry.
Unfortunately, he did not understand Xianbei language, so he could not understand what they were saying. Just as he was about to head to Jingu Garden, dozens of riders came running over from a distance, and the leader shouted, "Is that the governor of Mianyang North, Lord Le?"
"That's right, who are you?" Lekai asked.
"I am Mo Han, the left general under Lord Dai's command." Mo Han said as he dismounted his horse and saluted from a distance.
Le Kai ordered the county commander to lead his troops to retreat, stepped forward, returned the salute, and said, "It turns out to be General Mo Zuo."
Mo Han was delighted to see that Le Kai was very polite, and quickly came up to the two of them.
Le Kai also introduced Liu Dan of Pei State.
Upon hearing this, Mo Han did not dare to be negligent and bowed again.
He knew who Liu Dan was.
Before King Liang went to war, he arranged a marriage for his eldest son Shao Zhang, and the bride was the youngest daughter of the man in front of him.
And Lekai is Shao Zhang's uncle, no wonder the two of them came together.
Furthermore, even if they put aside their official positions and identities, the Nanyang Le family and the Peiguo Liu family were also large families.
The influence of the Le family was no longer limited to the five counties and states of Nanyang, Shunyang, Xinye, Yiyang and Sui, but was also very famous in Xiangyang, Nanjun, Jiangxia, Wuchang and other places.
If we have to pick one family as the most powerful among the counties in northern Jing, it would only be the Le family. The others were no longer able to compete with it, and either declined or became its vassals.
The Le family of Nanyang was one of the most powerful families in the world during the transition from the Jin Dynasty to the Liang Dynasty.
In comparison, the Liu family of Pei State is far inferior.
So far, their influence was limited to Pei State and neighboring counties.
The Liu family of Pei State mainly relied on marriages with the Hua family of Pingyuan, the Xun family of Yingchuan, the Shi family of Leling, the Xiahou family of Qiao State and others to maintain their family lineage, so hard power was not enough.
Of course, as descendants of the Han royal family, wealthy families such as the Liu family of Pei, the Liu family of Nanyang, the Liu family of Pengcheng, the Liu family of Pingyuan, and the Liu family of Zhongshan (now in decline) also helped each other, indirectly increasing their respective influence.
Mo Han had no family background. His ancestors were wealthy businessmen, and later gradually became local tycoons. If it were not for the wonderful relationship between Liu Kun and Tuoba Yilu, Mo Han would not have been able to become the Left General of Dai State.
Therefore, he has a heartfelt admiration for Le and Liu, and even an inferiority complex in his bones.
"General Mo Zuo was ordered to march south?" Le Kai pointed at the Xianbei cavalry gathered in the distance and asked.
"That's right." Mo Han said, "For such an important event as the New Year's Day court meeting, it is natural that Duke Dai would come in person to congratulate. So in mid-October, I will lead 5,000 elite cavalry to escort Duke Dai south to Luoyang."
"Oh? Dai Gong is here too?"
"I'm here, staying in Jingu Garden for now."
"Mr. Dai is a man of great righteousness and fortune." Le Kai praised, "How is the Madam?"
Mo Han paused after hearing this and said, "Madam Tai is ill and cannot go south."
Lekai's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly thought of something.
He knew about Tuoba Lizhen or Yuanzhen, and he also knew that some people privately called Yuanzhen "Shao Zhen".
Although most of them are groundless, they may not be false, because King Liang just likes this tune. He is obsessed with getting the wives and daughters of his enemies pregnant.
Mrs. Wang is “unwell”, could she be pregnant?
Liu Dan did not interrupt, but just observed silently.
His focus is different from Lucky's.
After King Liang conquered Tuoba Dai and Liu Han, the number of Hu people under his rule increased dramatically. They had become a group that could not be ignored, and it could even be said that they were a group with quite strong military strength. Don't think that King Liang defeated the Hu people so easily. If you replaced him with someone else, you would probably be defeated.
Once they are incorporated into the rule, they will naturally share the benefits, and the situation in the world will change again.
Why did Zhengdan call these people here? Liu Dan vaguely guessed some reasons -
In the beginning, King Liang relied on the support of scholars to raise troops and go to war, but after he established merit and prestige, he vigorously cultivated the power of military men and used them to bargain with scholars.
By now, the Hu people's power had officially come onto the stage, laying a solid foundation for the Xin Dynasty to effectively rule You, Bing, Yong, Qin, Liang, Liang and Henan in the future.
Geographically speaking, the Hu people make up the majority of the population in Bingzhou and Guanxi, while the Han people make up the majority in other places.
There are Hu and Han people in both regions.
It is an irresistible trend to unite the country into a whole and prevent the divisive Hu forces from gaining entry.
King Liang existed as the common leader and arbitrator of the three forces of the Hu people, the scholars, and the warriors. Among them, the scholars still had a greater advantage, but the advantage was not as great as before.
The successor of King Liang must also implement the policy of coexistence of the three major forces until the day when the barbarians are transformed into the Chinese.
Considering it from this perspective, the influence of scholars on the subsequent emperors would seem to be greatly reduced because there would be people competing with them for food.
Thinking of this, Liu Dan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Some people are trying to choose the successor to the emperor, but now it seems that it is not that simple, as King Liang always acts unexpectedly.
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After the Laba Festival, more and more officials from all over the country gathered in Luoyang. The army gathered outside the city undoubtedly attracted many people's attention.
Some people came chatting and laughing with high spirits, but became silent after seeing the boundless army.
Some people were calm and composed, neither happy nor sad, but their expressions changed when they saw the overwhelming number of Hu cavalry, as well as the military officers hunting, wrestling and drinking with the Hu chieftains.
Most people remained silent, as if they didn't want to say anything more.
This shows how difficult it is to change the world's interest structure.
The residential houses, markets, and government offices around the Luoyang city walls were destroyed in the war in the early years. Starting from late November, soldiers began to clean them up.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, with the arrival of more and more warriors and Hu people, the cleanup process was greatly accelerated.
A few years ago, Hebei suffered three years of heavy floods, which washed down millions of large trees. After careful selection, many of them were usable. A considerable number of them were sent to Bianliang to be stored and dried in the shade, and some were sent to Luoyang.
Now these giant trees come in handy.
The ruins cleared outside the city were turned into a neighborhood, exactly the same as that in Bianliang.
In other words, the original imperial palace became the palace city, the original Luoyang city became the imperial city, and the area outside the imperial city was the outer city.
It’s just that there are no conditions to build walls for the outer city now, but the inner city can be planned first, and the court can also take the opportunity to build a large number of mansions to reward generals or use as temporary residences for senior officials.
On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, the five military departments sent officials to distribute rewards to the warriors and Hu people gathered outside the city: not much, just one winter coat for each person (not ready-made clothes, but made of cloth or cotton).
At that time, Shao Xun climbed to the top of the city wall, and for a moment, shouts of "Long live the emperor" rang out one after another.
"How magnificent!" He smiled happily as he looked at the camps and soldiers outside the city.
His first wife hasn't arrived yet. At this moment, he is holding Liu Ye'na's left hand and Jin Yuehua's right hand, looking very high-spirited.
Liu Ye's belly was slightly bulging, but it was not noticeable because of the thick fox fur.
Jin Yuehua's face was calm.
However, when Shao Xun looked at her, he could always see an admiring smile, which was full of emotional value.
Zheng Shida, a deputy minister, stood not far away and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, when I entered the palace this morning, I heard that the emperor had arrived. He was terrified and vomited blood and fell ill."
Shao Xun let go of the two girls' hands, turned around, looked at Zheng Shida, and asked, "Does anyone know?"
"It won't be spread to outsiders." Zheng Shida promised.
Shao Xun frowned slightly.
Sima Chi is too naive, isn't he? I didn't do anything to you, and you fell down?
We have been provided with good food and drink for so many years, and even during those years of famine and disaster relief, the supply standards were only lowered, but we never went hungry.
scare yourself!
It doesn't matter if you die, but the problem is - it's hard to explain why yellow mud fell into my crotch.
Even if Sima Chi really died of illness, there would definitely be people among the people who wrote unofficial history - the wild kind - saying that it was Shao Xun who poisoned the emperor, and they would describe it so vividly as if they were there themselves, even including his threats to the emperor and the emperor's passionate conversations. What the hell!
"Your Majesty..." Zheng Shida hesitated to speak.
Jin Yuehua pulled Liu Ye's hand and walked away quietly.
"Speak." Shao Xun said.
Zheng Shida looked around and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's good that the Jin Emperor is ill. Just write a decree of abdication and let Empress Liang use the seal. It has nothing to do with the Jin Emperor. The people in the harem, the palace, and the palace are all honest and reliable, so there will be no mistakes."
Shao Xun pondered for a while and asked, "The emperor will hold a grand court meeting in three days. Will he be able to take the throne and attend the court?"
"That depends on whether you want it or not, my king..." Zheng Shida said with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Speak nicely and don't be so smart." Shao Xun was amused by his attitude and said, "But you do have a point. Where is the prince?"
"Still in the East Palace."
"I'll go see him." Shao Xun said.
"Your Majesty might as well invite the prince to the top of the city to review the troops," Zheng Shida suggested.
"No need to do that." Shao Xun looked at Zheng Shida unhappily and said, "Just do your job well."
"Yes." Zheng Shida was startled and responded quickly.
"Please make arrangements. I will go to the palace to visit the emperor tomorrow." Shao Xun said again.
"Yes, sir." Zheng Shida replied honestly.
Shao Xun nodded and waved his hand to let Zheng Shida leave.
A moment later, Jin Yuehua came back holding Liu Ye's hand.
After hearing that Shao Xun was going to enter the palace, Liu Ye hadn't said anything yet, but Jin Yuehua advised: "Your Majesty is responsible for the weight of the world, so you should be careful in everything. Over the years, you have either been fighting outside or living in Pingyang. The warriors holding halberds in the palace have been estranged from you for many years, so they may not be--"
Having said that, she stopped talking.
Shao Xun was silent for a moment, then said, "That's true. From now on, we should improve the system of rotating guards for the palace soldiers. Tomorrow, Liu Bin, the commander of the army, will lead the Puyang palace soldiers into the palace, and I will lead my own troops to see them."
"Your Majesty is a true hero and should not be taken advantage of by villains." Jin Yuehua stepped forward, straightened Shao Xun's robes, and said, "When I lived in Pingyang and Chang'an, Liu Cong and Liu Can were very careful. They were the hidden husbands of the fallen country, but they were so cautious. Your Majesty is the founding lord, and your majesty is incomparable to Cong and Can, so you should be more cautious."
Shao Xun found this very useful.
This little devil, although young, really knows how to coax men.
This is good. After licking women for more than ten years, now there is a woman to lick him.
(End of this chapter)