Chapter 1135 New Yamen Opens

Chapter 1135 New Yamen Opens

Chapter 1135 New Yamen Opens

The north wind is howling and frost is everywhere.

In a manor on the outskirts of Ji County, a large flag has been raised with the seven words "Protect the Xianbei Lieutenant General Yang" inscribed on it.

However, Yang Chen was not here, but lived in the Governor's Mansion in Ji County.

The Office of the General of the Central Army to Protect the Xianbei and the Office of the Governor-General each handled a number of affairs. Simply put, the former was in charge of the Xianbei, and the latter was in charge of the military affairs of Youzhou. There was a certain degree of business overlap between the two.

Shao Yu, Prince of Yan, only held a position in the Mansion of the General of Protecting the Xianbei, namely, "Chief Clerk of the General of Protecting the Xianbei". These eight words mean that he was an official of the fifth rank, not an assistant in the shogunate, because the Mansion of the General of Protecting the Xianbei was a formal court office, not a shogunate set up by high-ranking officials and generals.

At the end of October, after receiving the imperial edict and the official uniform and seal that came with it, Shao Yu took office.

However, on the first day of going online, there were few visitors...

"I am not only a gatekeeper, but also a team leader, a clerk, a Sima, and a clerk. How wonderful! I can manage myself." After dismounting in front of the mansion, Shao Yu pretended to be leaning on his lance, standing in front of the stone lions, looking at the gate, and said to his left and right.

The Lieutenant Dao Hua of the Prince of Yan's Palace, the left and right attendants Pan Dan, and Cui Jinghua all laughed at each other - Pan Dan had just returned home to mourn for more than a year, and yet he was reinstated.

In the distance the sound of ox-carts was heard.

Lieutenant Sima Lu Han arrived with a large group of carriages and horses. He saw the King of Yan looking at the gate from a distance. He immediately stepped forward and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, why do you have to do this?"

"I am really bored and was just joking with you guys." Shao Yu threw the lance to Lu Han.

Lu Han took a half step back and caught it with force.

"Forget it." Shao Yu stretched and said, "I got up early but didn't see many people. When will the officials from Xianbei Prefecture arrive?"

"Dongyue should be here one after another." Zuo Changshi Pan Dan said, "Yang Du will not be in charge."

"Director Yang is old, he must be asleep at this moment." Shao Yu turned and went into the mansion.

Daohua waved his hand, and the guards of the palace immediately marched in orderly steps and lined up to be on guard in various places. At the same time, a part of the people were assigned to sweep the courtyard and clean the houses.

Pan Dan and others followed one after another.

The manor had been in disrepair for a long time, but everyone was very happy because it was the first government office that they were in charge of independently - uh, it seemed that they had forgotten about Yang Gong.

Before this, the King of Yan was just an official on a mission, and his name was given by the emperor, called "Youzhou Interview Envoy". He was responsible for inspecting the counties of Youzhou. Although his power was considerable, he would be dismissed after the mission was completed, and he was not a regular official.

It was different now. Although the officials of the Xianbei Protectorate had not yet arrived, there were no soldiers, and no money or food had been paid, it was easier to get things done with a name, so we could take our time.

Shao Yu came to the main hall, looked at the mottled wall, and said with a smile: "If it is summer, will mushrooms grow on the wall after a rain? My sixth sister likes to eat mushrooms, so she will be very happy to see them."

The officials in the palace all smiled bitterly.

This frivolous king should really invite the royal teacher to teach him a lesson to avoid being criticized by outsiders.

As they were talking, the personal soldiers came in, and after a careful inspection, they pulled out the broken furniture and piled it in the yard. They then took new furniture from the carriage and placed it in the hall. After wiping it clean, they invited everyone to take a seat.

Lieutenant Sima Lu Han shouted loudly, directing his personal soldiers to fetch water, chop firewood and cook, while he himself brought tea utensils and prepared tea for everyone.

After everyone sat down, they chatted casually about what they had seen and heard in various places.

"Murong Wei is a loser. He is satisfied with just stealing some people, cattle and sheep." Pei Man, friend of King Yan, said.

Pei Man was the son of Pei Xia, and Pei Xia was the son-in-law of Wang Yan. Therefore, he was trusted when he entered the Prince of Yan's palace as an official.

"You can't say that." Shao Yu leaned comfortably on the Hu bed, playing with a dagger, and said, "Although the Twelve Yuwen tribes have suffered defeats, how many people have betrayed their master and joined the Murong clan until today? Not many. I heard that before the Taikang period of the Jin Dynasty, the Murong clan occupied Liucheng, and during the Taikang period, the Yuwen clan defeated the Murong clan and seized Liucheng. Later, the Murong clan regrouped and took it back again. Since the Yongjia and Shengui periods, the Murong and Yuwen clans have been attacking each other again. The two families are enemies for generations, and it is not easy for outsiders like us to make rash conclusions."

"Your Highness, how many people are left in the Twelve Yuwen Tribes?" the lieutenant asked.

Upon hearing this, Shao Yu glared at Dao Hua and said, "You are a lieutenant. Instead of investigating Yu Wen's inner situation, you want me to solve your doubts for you. Is that reasonable? Could it be that -"

At this point, Shao Yu showed a playful smile on his face and said, "When you followed me north, you only remember hanging out with the Xianbei woman?"

"Don't joke, my king!" Dao Hua said helplessly, "I know I am wrong. But we are outsiders after all, and it is difficult for us to get a glimpse of the whole picture of the Yuwen family."

"I have a guess, I don't know if it's right." Shao Yu turned around with the dagger sheath, looked around at everyone and said: "Please discuss it together. I think there are about 70,000 to 80,000 tents in the Twelve Yuwen Tribes, but it would be good if I can command 30% of them. Even in the face of life and death, I can only command half of them at most."

The political ecology of the grassland is more dependent on prestige than that of the Central Plains.

A leader with high prestige can not only command the entire tribal alliance - such as the Twelve Tribes of Yuwen - but can even attract distant tribes to join the tribal alliance.

The leader has low prestige, so don’t say anything, or he may be killed by his subordinates.

As the leader of the Twelve Yuwen Tribes, Qi Degui's grandson probably won't live long. Shao Yu suspected that he only dared to hide in his own tribe and didn't go out. The problem is, what if someone from your own tribe wants to kill you one day? Where would you hide then?

"How does Your Highness know there are so many people?" Pan Dan asked curiously.

Shao Yu shook the dagger in his hand again, chuckled, and said, "Someone told me, but she didn't know much either."

Pan Dan suddenly realized and asked, "But what about the shooting of the willow?"

"You know it, but you're still asking!" Shao Yu said unhappily. "Shooting the willow" is a popular way of archery competition on the grassland. Basically, you hang something on a willow branch, such as a silk ribbon or a horse whip, and then shoot from a distance.

This is not easy, because there is often wind on the grassland and the willow branches will move, making it very difficult to shoot.

Shao Yu actually just came back from the grassland.

After the Murong army withdrew, they had a banquet with the sons of the nobles of the Yuwen family. When they were half drunk, they played archery together.

Each of Shao Xun's sons practiced martial arts since childhood and were taught by famous teachers, but their levels varied. Shao Yu was the most outstanding, and he won the archery competition directly and accepted all the bets - hundreds of horses, a considerable amount of money.

However, the son of Yidugui, the eastern lord under Yuwenqidegui's tent, could not provide so many horses at the moment, so he gave his sister to him in return, saying that he would go back to get the horses and bring his sister back. However, the guy never returned.

Shao Yu also slipped away.

The daughter of Yidougui chased him for more than a hundred miles but failed to catch him, so she returned in anger.

Shao Yu himself thought this was nonsense and didn't even want to mention it. By the way, the dagger in his hand was given to him by the girl.

The Right Chamberlain Cui Jinghua coughed and said, "Your Majesty, let's talk business."

After saying this, he looked at everyone and said, "Just now Niancheng said that the Murong clan plundered some people and property and left, and that they had no ambition. In fact, it is not entirely true. Dai State Pugulü and Qiu Dunju led 30,000 people across Suotou River and entered the pasture of the Yuwen clan. Murong Wei did not want to make trouble, so he withdrew his troops. If Tuoba's troops had not come, I think Murong Wei would have continued to plunder for a while before leaving. Do you remember the Western Expedition a few years ago? Murong Wei demolished almost all the cities built by the Yuwen clan before leaving."

After hearing this, Shao Yu suddenly stood up and sighed, "I only have a thousand soldiers, it would be great if I had ten thousand cavalry. I must have a duel with that old fellow Murong Wei."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Yes, in a war of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, a thousand people can't even make a splash. After all, they are not a mob. Ten thousand people can be directly dispersed by your thousand people. They have fought for many years and dare to fight. If you want to make a difference, a thousand people are indeed too few.

"Your Highness." Lieutenant Sima Luhan said, "Can the Duan tribe of Xianbei be used?"

Shao Yu waved his hand and said, "If they are still a tribe, they can be recruited. However, the Duan tribe has been divided many years ago. The leaders are all town commanders and the people are all town residents. This is a matter under the jurisdiction of the Youzhou governor, and I can't cross the line."

After saying that, he added, "Of course, if you insist, the Duan clan is also Xianbei, and I can manage it, but why? I don't want to fight for anything, I just want to conquer the world and fulfill my life's ambition."

"Your Highness——" Wang Youpei was speechless.

As the blood of the current emperor, the Prince of Yan is of course qualified to compete for the throne. The officials of the palace have also mentioned it implicitly, but the Prince of Yan refused every time, which made it very difficult and uncomfortable for them.

King Yan is really good.

He is bold and brave, but he does not bully the weak.

He is of noble status, yet approachable.

Smart and steady, but sometimes willing to take risky moves.

These officials in the royal palace also have their own ambitions and want to assist the Prince of Yan in ascending the throne, but the Prince of Yan himself does not fight for it.

Sometimes I was so angry that I wanted to leave, but the King of Yan would hold me back with a frivolous smile, and I didn't know whether to laugh or cry - of course, I was also a little reluctant to leave.

"Niancheng, if you have something to say, you might as well speak clearly." Shao Yu looked at Pei Man with a smile and said, "But you want to return the 100,000 yuan to me? If you do, don't gamble anymore. If you can't win even if you throw the dice a hundred times a day, you will lose everything no matter how much money you have."

Pei Man was so angry that he just shook his head and didn't want to talk.

At this time, the soldiers brought in the meal. The dish was simple, with some slices of hunting meat on top of the steamed rice.

Everyone sat together and started eating with their bowls, just like they did when they went north to the grasslands.

Shao Yu put the slices of meat on the steamed rice into Pei Man's bowl and said, "Qing likes to eat rabbit meat, so I made it especially for you."

Pei Man was stunned, but did not refuse. He lowered his head and started eating.

"Why does Your Highness favor one over the other?" The Left Eunuch Pan Dan, no longer caring about the rule of not talking while eating, shouted.

Shao Yu laughed and said, "Siqian, when you were fooling around with a Xianbei woman, her husband came to catch you with a knife. Who rescued you?"

Pan Dan blushed and said hesitantly, "I didn't know she was married."

Shao Yu put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at Pan Dan and said, "Are all the children of the Pan family so handsome? They are almost as handsome as Yu Gong when he was young. No wonder he is surrounded by Xianbei women."

"Your Highness!" Pan Dan's face showed pleading.

"Haha, I won't say any more." Shao Yu picked up his bowl and chopsticks again and said, "I have nothing to do today, let's play together in the afternoon."

Everyone's eyes turned to look over.

Shao Yu said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. How about going to the food estate in the afternoon to have a look?"

"Your Highness is wise." Everyone lowered their heads and continued eating.

(End of this chapter)