Chapter 1103 Response

Chapter 1103 Response

Chapter 1103 Response
After Yuju's surprise attack was successful, in the south of Shengle, Qiudun and other troops gathered more than 10,000 cavalry and marched north. They first defeated the panicked small tribes of the Helan clan's vassal, and then marched westward.

A few days later, the Hexi tribe, upon hearing the news, sent envoys to contact Dai Gong, expressing their intention to submit to him but demanding a suitable official position.

The Hexi tribe, like the Hedouling tribe, was a descendant of the Gaoche who migrated south from Mobei. In the past, they could only be regarded as a peripheral force in the ruling system of the Tuoba Xianbei, but they were quite powerful in themselves and were the second largest tribe in the Yixin Mountain and Nuozhen River area after the Helan.

Their surrender marked the complete collapse of the power of Helan Aitou and Tuoba Yihuai.

Considering that Tuoba Hena had previously been affiliated with the Yuwen clan, and that Yuwen Qidegui was defeated and killed by Murong Wei, the only one among the entire Tuoba clan who could compete with Tuoba Shiyijian was Tuoba Gu, the fourth son of Tuoba Yulu.

There was originally a Tuoba Qu, but his maternal tribe rebelled against Pingcheng. Tuoba Qu died of illness while wandering, and his maternal tribe was conquered again.

The entire Tuoba alliance was in a strange state.

Under such circumstances, Yu Mie, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, arrived in Pingcheng and read out in public the imperial edict conferring the title of Duke of Wuyuan County on Tuoba Jing.

Wuyuan County governed five counties: Wuyuan (now Baotou), Linwo (now Dalate Banner), Chenyang (now Tumed Right Banner), Guanglu (now Guyang County), and Yiliang (now southeast of Urad Front Banner), with its capital in Wuyuan.

Except Guanglu County, the other four counties are located on both sides of the Yellow River alluvial plain north of Kujiesha and south of Yinshan Mountain. The land is fertile and suitable for grazing and farming.

Currently, Wuyuan County has only registered more than a thousand households, but the largest local force, the Hedouling tribe, is not included in the household statistics.

It is obvious that the Hedouling tribe themselves are unwilling to become the subjects of the Wuyuan Kingdom, and they must migrate to another place. Fortunately, there are many vacant lands with abundant water and grass, so there is no need to worry too much.

After Yu Mie finished reading the imperial edict, he realized that Tuoba Yihuai had died. His face immediately turned ugly. He didn't even eat the banquet arranged by Dai State and went directly to Shanyu Protectorate.

At the same time, news from the north was sent to Luoyang at an express speed of 500 miles.

On the tenth day of November, ten days after the raid, Shao Xun, who was discussing the late marriage of his second daughter Wang Hui with Wang Yan, received the news.

He did not say anything, nor did he reveal anything. He just quietly came to the west wing of the Taiji Hall and watched Yuan Zhen who was studying.

Six-year-old Yuan Zhen sat there seriously, listening to the lecture with his brothers and sisters.

All the teachers were selected by the Shaofu.

Children aged six or seven do not need to be taught by great scholars. What they need is a teacher with a good temper and good at teaching.

Shao Xun drank a bowl of tea in the next room, and only asked someone to call Yuan Zhen after the morning class was over.

The six-year-old boy came to the gate of the hall excitedly. When he saw Shao Xun, he was about to call him "Grandpa" but became a little timid.

Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "My son, come quickly."

"Grandpa!" Yuan Zhen laughed and rushed into the hall.

Shao Xun picked him up, pinched his little head lovingly, and said, "You haven't been studying hard lately."

Yuan Zhen lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

Shao Xun laughed and said, "Just study harder from now on. I'll go to Hongxun Palace with Grandpa for dinner later. What do you want to eat?"

"I want to eat the fish grandpa catches." Yuan Zhen's eyes lit up and he said immediately.

"Okay." Shao Xun, the Air Force Commander, was not panicked at all and agreed readily.

At worst, when Yuan Zhen doesn't know, I can order someone to catch fish with a net, and then poke a hook in the fish's mouth. Then, wouldn't that be what I caught?
What a simple thing!
"Do you like Luoyang?" Seeing that it was time for dinner, Shao Xun put his son down, took his hand, and walked out of the west wing.

"I like it." Yuan Zhen said happily, holding his father's hand.

"Who do you like better, grandpa or mom?" The father and son did not ride in the imperial chariot, but just walked.

Yuan Zhen hesitated for a moment, as if thinking.

"I like grandpa and I like mom too." Yuan Zhen replied after a moment.

Shao Xun couldn't help laughing after hearing this. How could he be so cunning at such a young age?
However, Yuan Zhen is more attached to him than last year. As expected, the child should be kept by his side. If he studies hard for a few more years, perhaps there will be changes.

During this period, he might have to go back to Liangcheng for some time to meet his people.

Although Shao Xun sent many officials to manage Liangcheng State, it was not a good thing if the monarch never showed up.

Others don’t know you!
In an environment like the grassland, bloodline is necessary to gain the loyalty of your subjects, but you also need the support of some core clan leaders. After all, you need a team to execute your will.

Shao Xun is also thinking of ways in this regard.

Guo Rong, the internal historian of Liangcheng, compiled a list of famous surnames from the four counties, and ordered them to select direct descendants who were not much older than Yuan Zhen to come to Luoyang. While learning literature and martial arts, they would live with him day and night and accompany him for a long time. Most of the people in Liangcheng were a mixture of scattered tribal herdsmen. There were no systematic tribes, only clans.

Shao Xun met a seventeen-year-old boy yesterday, named Qu Tuhe, who was from Woyang County, Liangcheng State.

I heard that this clan used to graze in the north of Guangning, but now they are settled in Woyang County to farm and graze. They have many members and are like local nobles. After Yuan Zhen came to power, he would definitely use these people as officials and generals. Qu Tuhe, who grew up with him, was one of his team members.

Little Yuanzhen doesn’t understand his father’s painstaking efforts yet, but when he grows up he will know what kind of wealth he has.

The sun gradually rose higher, and the father and son were enjoying themselves very much.

Yuan Zhen sometimes asked his father to hold him in arms, and sometimes he got up to walk. His little hands tightly held his father's broad and strong hands, his face full of smiles.

When he grows up, he may often reminisce about such a warm noon.

He is better than Shi Yijian after all, because he has a father who dotes on him. ******
It only took Shao Xun an incense stick of time to magically "catch" two fish.

After the food official brought the steamed fish and fish soup, Yuan Zhen ate and drank with big mouthfuls, looking very happy.

Shao's mother, Liu, caressed her grandson's little head lovingly and said, "Although Xiao Chong is often out of tune, each of my grandchildren is more outstanding than the last."

Shao Xiu's eyes became increasingly cloudy, but she could still see her grandson clearly.

Although the child in front of him was only six years old, he was still quite tall and had a slightly larger frame than the average child, allowing him to vaguely see the tiger head of that year.

But - oh! Shao Xiu sighed. If this boy returns to the grassland, will he be led astray by his scheming mother?
Shao Xiu occasionally heard about what Wang did. She was not a woman who could live a peaceful life. Why did you, a little bug, bother her?

Mrs. Liu didn't think too much about it. She just looked at her grandson with a smile and said, "Eat slowly. There's more."

Yuan Zhen looked at the old lady, smiled, and lowered his head to eat again.

Shao Xun sat in the yard.

The eunuch Hou San brought over several memorials, all of which had been annotated by Prime Minister Wang Yan. As they were quite important, Shao Xun had to review them again.

The first one is about the situation in Dai State. Then I looked at the person who submitted the memorial. Wow, it’s Liangzi!

Yu Liang was an important official in the court, so he would naturally give him a copy of the urgent documents sent from the north. But it was a bit too hasty to submit a memorial so quickly.

Shao Xun read it patiently and wrote three words at the end: Got it.

Yu Liang suggested that Yulu's youngest son Tuoba Gusuo be brought to Luoyang as a hostage to prevent him from being harmed by Wang's family.

The suggestion is still very good, but Shao Xun still needs to wait.

Tuoba Gu's maternal clan, the Yuruo clan, had defected to the Wang clan a long time ago and had never rebelled over the years, so Tuoba Gu was able to survive.

According to information collected by the Chanyu Protectorate, Tuoba Gu seemed to live a secluded life, rarely interacting with outsiders, and was surprisingly low-key.

This may be his way of protecting himself, which is understandable.

Shao Xun still needs to negotiate with Wang.

This woman cried and wailed during the first month of the year two years ago, saying that she could no longer control the situation. Now this happens again?
Shao Xun recalled that Wang was indeed expressing her true feelings at the time, and what she said was not false but true, so Shao Xun was also helping her to find a way to stabilize the situation.

It's just that she is too good at seizing opportunities. No, this opportunity may not have been an opportunity originally, or it should not have appeared at this time. It was an opportunity that Wang "ripened" artificially.

She manipulated the situation, played with people's hearts, took risky moves, and finally achieved success.

However, she has not yet completely escaped the ultimate crisis: Shi Yijian's personal rule.

This sword has always been hanging over her head, and it is not so easy to solve it, so Wang always needs his help and cannot escape his control.

Although Wang family benefited from the surprise attack and killing of Yihuai and resolved the crisis, the crisis itself was also created by Shao Xun - he was determined to make someone pregnant and to grant his son a fiefdom. Wasn't this a slap in the face of the Xianbei people?
Thinking of this, Shao Xun sighed softly, picked up Yu Liang's memorial again, crossed out the three words "got it", and wrote: "I will appoint him as the Duke of Yuyang County and make him a subordinate of Tuoba Hena, there must be no mistake."

In addition, it seems that he should look for a series of officials including Wuyuan Internal History, National Chancellor, Minister of Agriculture, and Lieutenant.

Wuyuan State and Liangcheng State were the "common property" of him and Wang Shi. They were an important part of his envisioned northern defense system and also her retreat when she lost power.

Managing these two countries well seemed to be a rare consensus between him and Wang.

Shao Xun then picked up the second copy, which was written by Wang Yan.

The previous parts are all nonsense, the last paragraph is more important: Yuwen Qidegui was conferred the title of Duke of Liao, and the Yanshan Protectorate was established.

After reading it, Shao Xun thought quietly for a moment.

Wang Yan wanted the imperial court to fully intervene in the Yuwen Xianbei, interfere in its national affairs, support its major clans, make its attitude clear to Murong Xianbei, and at the same time subtly put pressure on Tuoba Xianbei.

Before this, the court's policy was basically to let Tuoba and Yuwen unite to fight against Murong.

Now we still need to promote their alliance, but the court must intervene directly and take advantage of the opportunity when the Yuwen family is beaten like a stray dog ​​to strengthen control.

Shao Xun wrote the word "OK" at the end of the memorial.

He didn't want to start a war in the north, at least not now. Sima Jin and Li Chengcai were the key points.

He just wanted to maintain stability in the north and provide him with troops for his wars.

After finishing his meal, Yuan Zhen walked over quietly and looked at Shao Xun quietly.

Shao Xun put down his brush, held his son on his lap, and asked, "Do you miss your mother?"

Yuan Zhen's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously.

Shao Xun smiled and said, "How about letting her spend the New Year with us?"

Yuan Zhen nodded again.

"You must listen to grandpa in the future." Shao Xun said, touching his son's head.

(End of this chapter)