Chapter 1101 Xiyuan and Liang Mansion

Chapter 1101 Xiyuan and Liang Mansion

Chapter 1101 Xiyuan and Liang Mansion

Shao Xun had just returned from hunting in Xiyuan when he received the news.

The wild deer are too arrogant!

Thin fences are useless to them, and these wild deer break through the barriers in herds, destroy farmland, and then - then become food.

However, there are still many wild deer in the Western Garden. The annual hunting can only slightly curb their growth momentum. It seems that the mountains, forests and plains within a radius of more than 200 miles have made them live too comfortably, so a strong attack will be launched this year!
On September 25th, the soldiers who had killed thousands of wild deer happily gutted them by the river, pickled them and dried them.

The leather was collected and used to make deerskin armor and deerskin boots. After all, leather armor was the most commonly used armor by Daliang warriors.

All the venison obtained was distributed among officials and soldiers.

Especially for those soldiers who were about to finish their duty and return to their hometowns, in addition to receiving a reward of one string of money and two pieces of silk each, they could also get a lot of pickled meat, which was considered a good subsidy.

For the government soldiers, money and food are the guarantee of the minimum combat effectiveness. Shao Xun has always been careful to protect the combat effectiveness of the government soldiers.

In the second half of the year, Shao Xun only set up two military headquarters, both in Guanzhong, namely Tongguan Longxiang Mansion located on the banks of Tongguan River in Beidi County, and Huangbai Longxiang Mansion located in Huangbai City in Fufeng County.

The required troops were first selected from the children of the Imperial Guards and the Palace Soldiers, who provided about two thousand people, and the rest were selected from the Hostage Army - the Hostage Army was not entirely composed of hostages, but also included the hostages' followers, who made up the majority.

After the Xiongnu from Beidi County returned, they rebelled as expected, and even won over some Di and Qiang tribes.

The Fu family, a prominent family in the north, sent people to persuade the rebellion to stop and requested the court to send troops to suppress the rebellion. Finally, they dispatched nearly 10,000 soldiers from Fengyi and Jingzhao counties, as well as 3,000 Gaoche cavalry (Hedouling tribe) stationed in Huangbai City, to completely defeat the rebellion. They beheaded more than 2,000 people and exiled more than 10,000 people to Jingzhou.

The reason for the rebellion was simple: the losses in the southern expedition were too great, and the leader could not explain to his subordinates, so he simply diverted the blame to other places.

The southern expedition to Jingzhou has great momentum!

However, these people will eventually get used to it. When horses are first tamed, they are always uncomfortable with various things, and they will toss and turn and even kick people, but after they get used to it, they will just be like that.

After the suppression was over, the vacant land was naturally used to accommodate the government soldiers.

The troops were transferred from Bianliang, totaling 7,200 households, including Han, Qiang, Di, and Xianbei.

Dou Yuzhen, the son of Dou Qin, the leader of the Hedouling tribe, was ordered to withdraw from Huangbai City and hand over their temporary grazing land to the newly arrived soldiers. He then led his troops to Xiangyang and awaited orders.

Huangbai City is always garrisoned with 3,000 high-level cavalrymen, and the personnel are frequently changed. Most of them only come for one year and go back after receiving their rewards. However, Dou Yuzhen has already settled down in Chang'an, and he doesn't want to go back to the grassland anymore.

After seeing the beauties in Chang'an, he was completely disappointed with the women of the grassland. Even Lady Wang, who was stunningly beautiful back then, could only be regarded as a woman with outstanding appearance in the Central Plains. There were even more beautiful ones!
In a word, it is rarely seen.

After the establishment of these two military offices, Shao Xun reorganized the Guanzhong government soldiers into the Zuo Changzhi Guard and appointed the Yellow Gate Minister Mi Zhi as the General of the Zuo Changzhi Guard - this was a compensation for Mi Huang, who was over sixty years old, his health was deteriorating, and he had already offered to resign twice.

In addition, after Shao Shen took office as the governor of six counties, the post of General of the Left Cavalry Guard was taken over by the Minister of the Palace Cai Cheng.

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In the evening, Shao Xun arrived at Liang Mansion, located west of Luoyang City.

Shangshu Zuo Pushe Liang Fen was also there.

In fact, Shao Xun has always been puzzled. Liang Fen’s sons were all sickly and died before him. Even his wife Huangfu died before him. Why was he so long-lived?
Mi Huang is only in his fifties and he is already in poor health. Situ Peimiao has also been bedridden many times recently. These two are younger than Liang Fen and are about to die before him.

Shao Xun was not sure how long Liang Fen lived in history, but he seemed to be in good health. Could it be that his children and grandchildren were not in good health because they inherited some genes from the Huangfu family?

After sitting down in the yard, Liang Fen glanced at Shao Xun with complicated eyes. If you look closely, you can even see a trace of guilt.

Who is Shao Xun? He had noticed Liang Fen's abnormality a long time ago and knew the reason: Liang Fen's grandson died of illness.

The eldest son died in the war and left no offspring.

The second son died of illness, leaving behind only one grandson, who is now dead too.

He now has a grandson, who was named Liang Zhang shortly after he was born. Because Shao Xun didn't dare to acknowledge him at that time and was too timid, he just accepted it and it has continued to this day.

Liang Lanbi had already said in advance that Liang Fen wanted Liang Zhang to inherit his eldest son's lineage and continue his family's incense - compared to adopting someone from the clan, it would be easier for her to accept a child born by her own daughter emotionally, just like having a live-in son-in-law...

Shao Xun agreed.

This child really doesn't like to be seen in the light, so this is a good way to deal with it.

However, it is rare to see Lao Deng feeling so guilty. Shao Xun, who was holding the child, pretended not to know and did not give Liang Fen a chance to bring up the topic. He began to talk about this and that, "More and more Di and Qiang people in Qiuchi are surrendering every day. When do you think Yang Nandi will surrender?"

Liang Fen was a little confused and said, "I did not expect Nandi to be so popular. However, from the Liu Han Dynasty to the Guochao Dynasty, the Di and Qiang in Qiuchi have been fighting for so many years, and the losses in people and property are countless. I am afraid they can't hold on any longer." "Yang Nandi was defeated by the Huns before and fled to Shu. Why did he get so much support after he came back?" Shao Xun asked.

"The Yang family has been a chieftain for generations..." Liang Fen said, "But your majesty has sent troops to attack the enemy again and again. If they are defeated again and flee for their lives, I'm afraid they won't be able to be the same as before when they return."

What Lao Liang meant was that during the Xiongnu era, they fought several battles with the Yang brothers. They defeated the Xiongnu badly once, but the brothers rebelled again after returning home; they defeated the Xiongnu again the second time, forcing them to flee to Shu; they defeated the Xiongnu again the third time, but were forced to retreat because of a major epidemic.

After the Liang Dynasty was replaced by the Jin Dynasty, Yang Nandi continued to fight and lose repeatedly. But it was not only him who was defeated, but also the Di and Qiang tribes in Qiuchi. Their population and wealth were greatly depleted, and it was really difficult for them to hold on.

Shao Xun basically agreed with Liang Fen's opinion, but he also felt a little emotional: Yang Nandi, you are a humanoid succubus, right? Why do so many people follow you? What's the reason? He really wanted to meet this person and see what his strengths were.

"After the Qiuchi Di tribe is pacified, I want to forcibly relocate their people to Jingzhou. What do you think, Lord Liang?" Shao Xun asked again.

"The Qiuchi Di people probably don't have the energy to resist anymore." Liang Fen shook her head and said, "If they don't leave, they will die. There's nothing we can do about it. It's better to deal with it as soon as possible, so that we don't have to wait for another wave to come."

Shao Xun smiled and nodded.

His son twisted and turned in his arms, touching his face or pulling his beard from time to time.

Shao Xun changed his position to make it easier for his son to pull his beard, and then said, "The imperial envoy just came back from Xinshan, and what he said was quite surprising. Liang Qing has read it, right?"

Liang Fen nodded and said, "I am also surprised. Helan Aitou is so unwise that he is bringing disaster upon himself."

The envoy said a lot after he came back, but the most impressive thing was the conflict between Helan Aitou and Tuoba Yihuai, the uncle and nephew.

The conflict was triggered by accident. A tribal leader committed a crime and Yihuai wanted to punish him. However, the tribal leader had a close relationship with Helan clan, so Helan Aitou decided to protect him and openly led his men into Yihuai's tent and took him away.

Yihuai was extremely angry and tried his best to stop it. So Helan Aitou did what he had been doing for many years. In front of many people, he whipped Yihuai with a horsewhip and said a lot of unpleasant words, such as "you don't know what is good for you", "you don't know your place", "you can't make decisions without my permission" and so on.

To be honest, it was a bit too much, especially in front of so many people. If it got out - which was inevitable - how would others view Tuoba Yihuai? Wouldn't his prestige be damaged?

When the Liang Dynasty's rulers and ministers heard this, they knew that it was impossible for Aitou and Yihuai, uncle and nephew, to reconcile.

Some people even speculated that Helan Aitou had been so domineering for a long time and it was very likely that he had always been like this. It was good enough that they didn't fight, and a complete breakup in the future was inevitable.

Shao Xun thought so too. He even thought that a civil war might break out between the two, so he asked, "Mr. Liang, do you think Aitou and Yihuai will attack each other? Many tribes around Yihuai have already surrendered to him."

"I don't think so." Liang Fen said, "The Helan tribe is a large tribe with a large population and strong strength. It also has relatives and allies. Tuoba Yihuai has a shallow foundation and is not strong enough. He has no chance of winning. That day, Aitou whipped Yihuai, didn't Yihuai endure it?"

Shao Xun laughed and said, "Yi Huai is a man of great ability. He looks like he can accomplish great things. Well, let's talk about this later. Do you have any suggestions for Badong?"

"Your Majesty, if you want to take Shuzhong, it is the worst strategy to go south from Hanzhong. If you can enter Shu from the gorge and take Liu Bei's old road, don't go through Hanzhong." Liang Fen said, "Badong must be preserved. I think it is time to appoint a good general to lead the army south. After winter comes, the weather is good and we are not afraid of the Jin army's attack."

"Will Zhuge Daoming swallow this anger?" Shao Xun asked.

"I don't think so. Even if he doesn't want to fight anymore, he still has to pretend to fight." Liang Fen said, "If he really doesn't fight at all, and Jianye investigates, he will follow in Tao Shiheng's footsteps."

Tao Kan lost the two important cities of Jiangling and Xiangyang, and was exiled to Rinnan County in Jiaozhou as the governor. It sounds a bit like a punishment of three cups of wine, but considering his physical condition and age, it was no different from a death sentence.

Of course, Tao Kan was a child of a poor family after all, and many people in Jianye wanted to see him laugh. Zhuge Hui was from a wealthy family, so he would not do that. But if he watched his territory being invaded without any reaction, he would definitely be punished.

"You are right." Shao Xun said, "Without Badong, I don't know when I can enter Shu. This county must be taken. Even if the Jin people come to help, I will fight them."

"Your Majesty is wise." Liang Fen bowed.

Footsteps were heard not far away.

Liang Lanbi passed by with a slightly red face. Behind her were several maids holding new quilts in their hands, as if they were going to make the bed in the guest room.

When Liang Zhang saw his mother, he was so anxious that he kicked his legs and wanted to go into his mother's arms.

Liang Fen's face looked a little dark and a little helpless.

Shao Xun leaned over and said softly, "What Lord Liang wants is fine."

After that, he got up and left.

Before leaving, he said, "You are in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. You can appoint more young men from Youzhou next year."

(End of this chapter)