Chapter 1194 Account

Chapter 1194 Account

Chapter 1194 Account
When Shi Yijian strode into the yard, few people had come over yet.

After greeting Ba Gong Shao Ke who arrived first, he sat down in the main hall.

Most of the young men from various tribes who were originally active around him disappeared.

Some of them were imprisoned or even executed because they were implicated in the rebellion of their own tribes;
Some were called back home by their elders, because continuing was a waste of time and had no future;
There were only a few left, and they had ulterior motives, so Shi Yijian didn't dare to trust them at all.

His situation was worse than before, much worse.

There were shouts and neighs from outside the courtyard. After a while, the sounds of greetings and greetings spread out.

Shi Yijian was not curious at all. He just sat there blankly, thinking about his own things.

"The Grand Protector arrived so quickly that we were not able to prepare in time. We are really ashamed."

"I only saw the letter from the Ministry of Personnel in mid-August, and it arrived at the end of September. The Grand Protector General was really fast."

"The Grand Protector conquered Shu in April. He was a famous general of the time. He was very good at using troops with haste."

"Grand Protector..."

Amidst all the flattery, the second Chanyu and Protector-General of the Daliang Dynasty made a brilliant appearance. He was none other than Shao Shen, the Prince of Julu, who had just accomplished the feat of destroying a country in the first half of the year.

Because of this achievement, not only was his fief increased by 500 households, but he was also promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry (second rank).

Although the three positions of General of Cavalry (first rank), General of Guards (second rank), and General of Chariots and Cavalry had no specific duties, they had never been given out during the nearly five years since the founding of the Daliang Dynasty.

Shao Shen could be considered the first General of Chariots and Cavalry. His status was so high that it almost surpassed that of meritorious generals such as Wang, Hou, Jin, and Li.

But since they are members of the royal family, it's normal.

In every dynasty, people trusted the generals and governors who were members of the royal family more, and were more wary of outsiders than of the royal family.

After Shao Shen went north, the governor of Jingzhou was handed over to the Minister of War Liu Anzhi, who was already stationed in Badong, and his main task was to train and reorganize the navy.

Shao Shen was accompanied by a group of newly appointed officials and clerks from the Chanyu's office.

Zheng Long, the former chief clerk of the General's Office, who had served as the Sima of the Right Flying Dragon Guard and the governor of Donghai, was appointed as the Left Sima of the Chanyu's Office;

Guanqiu Yin, son of Badong prefect Guanqiu Ao, was appointed as the Eastern Cao official. He also led 500 crossbowmen from Badong and Fuling counties to the north. He had set out several months ago and had finally arrived.

Gong Chun, the nephew of Gong Zhuang, the governor of Baxi, was appointed as a military officer, replacing Liu Xia, who had just passed away three months ago. He was in charge of post stations, beacons, and patrols. He also brought a thousand sword and shield soldiers and two thousand crossbowmen to the north. Like the thousand men brought by Guanqiu Yin, these four thousand shield soldiers were temporarily under the direct jurisdiction of the Chanyu Mansion, and they might be dispatched in the future to find a place to build a military fort to guard.

Shi Yijian was unaware of the series of personnel and troop transfers. He only knew that the Liang royal family was stationed in Daibei, and the Shao family's control over the Tuoba Xianbei was becoming increasingly deeper.

Shao Shen and his party quickly entered the main hall. After being introduced by others, they found out that the person sitting there was Dai Gong Tuoba Shiyijian.

Neither of them had the intention of greeting. After finding a seat and sitting down, they closed their eyes and rested.

After a while, Prime Minister Wang Feng, General Zhenbei Da Xi Heruo and others arrived one after another. They all bowed to Shi Yijian, and the latter reluctantly returned the greeting.

When the sun was high in the sky, Shao Xun and Mrs. Wang arrived in the same carriage.

Also getting off the car were Liangcheng County Lord Yuanzhen, Wuyuan County Lord Daijing and A Liudun.

Ah Liudun was held in Shao Xun's arms, hugging his neck tightly, occasionally looking at the officials and soldiers in the courtyard with curious eyes. When others looked at her, she quickly looked away and buried her face in her father's arms.

Shao Xun patted his daughter's head lovingly.

Ah Liudun smiled embarrassedly but refused to come down, with an expression that said, "I am so proud to be a little pendant on my grandfather's body."

"You are also a bully at home." Shao Xun helplessly carried his daughter into the yard, scolding her, "You are sharp-tongued in front of your parents, and you will fight with Li Zhen and Yuan Yue for delicious food, but you are afraid when you see outsiders. Do you think you are a bully at home?"

Ah Liudun didn't answer, but buried his face deeper, and only muttered: "I won't go out to see outsiders, I want to stay with Grandpa for the rest of my life."

After hearing this, Shao Xun burst into laughter. He originally wanted to hand his daughter over to Wang, but then he stopped and appeared in front of everyone with his daughter in his arms.

Several more carriages were parked outside the yard.

After a while, Qin Wang Shao Jin, Yan Wang Shao Yu, Wu Gong Shao Yong who had recently arrived from Fangtou and Yecheng, Shu Gong Shao Hou, as well as the tenth prince Shao Gong, the eleventh prince Shao Wo, and the twelfth prince Shao Zhen who had been accompanying the emperor all got off the car.

Tong Qianjin came last and ordered the soldiers to escort the prisoners into the side hall of the east wing. He then went to the main hall himself and asked Shi Yijian to leave.

Shao Xun went directly to the east wing.

The captives followed closely behind, including Baba Rui (Changsun Rui) and his grandson Baba Ren, Liu Lugu's two sons, and Murong Xianbei envoy Huangfu Zhen.

Huangfu Zhen was quite special, as he was a minister of the "Yan Kingdom" canonized by the Jin Dynasty. The predecessor of this Yan Kingdom was the "Liaodong Kingdom", which was the Duke of Liaodong County that Murong Wei was granted before he was promoted to the title of King of Yan.

Liaodong County was the territory that Murong Wei seized from Cui Bi, the governor of Pingzhou. It was not originally the core territory of the Murong Xianbei, but in the past ten years or so, Murong Wei has vigorously managed the fiefdom and has achieved considerable results.

There was also a county duke and a county duke in the territory of Murong Xianbei, namely Murong Yun, the younger brother of Murong Wei and the county duke of Xiping, and Murong Huang, the eldest son of Murong Wei, the prince of Yan and the county duke of Korea.

This Korean County is an overseas Chinese county, not the Korean County of Lelang County.

Goguryeo was located in the northeast of Murong Xianbei, with Lelang and Daifang counties (today's northern part of the Korean Peninsula) located in the southeast. Goguryeo tried its best to move westward, but was defeated by Murong clan. It then turned south and captured Lelang County in the 313th year of King Micheon (), and occupied Daifang the following year.

But Goguryeo was not very interested in continuing to move south. They were still thinking about moving westward and coveting the two counties of Xuantu and Liaodong controlled by Murong Xianbei. However, their attempt to move westward was unsuccessful and they were defeated in repeated battles. There was nothing they could do.

Goguryeo's rule over Lelang and Daifang counties was not stable.

Zhang Tong, a noble from the two counties, was unwilling to surrender because of years of war with the Goguryeo people, so he led his people to submit to Murong Wei. Wei appointed him as a general, set up counties in the territory, settled the people of Lelang and Daifang counties, and moved the nobles of the two counties (Cui, Gao, Han, Shi, most of whom were from Jizhou) to Jicheng and treated them with courtesy. It was in this context that Chaoshan County was established. As the seat of the former Lelang County, it is now located in the territory of Liaodong and is a formal overseas county.

After Shao Xun sat down, he finally put his daughter down, then winked and asked Yuan Zhen and Dai Jing to take her away to play.

Ah Liudun was not very willing, but under his mother's stern gaze, he finally went out obediently.

The first person Shao Xun looked at was Huangfu Zhen, and said, "Chu Ji, can you still say something calming?"

Huangfu Zhen's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Of course he can speak."

Shao Xun added, "The Huangfu family is a famous family in Daliang. When I conquered Nanyang in my early years, there were children of the Huangfu family who came to my tent to obey my orders. Liang Gong, the Minister of the Left, recommended talents of the Huangfu family to me every other day, even more diligently than those of the Liang family. I heard that Chu Ji is good at poetry, so why did he become a matchmaker?"

Huangfu Zhen kept silent.

Shao Xun chuckled, then looked at Baba Rui and said, "In the past, I fought side by side with Chongcheng to defeat the Qi family. The scene of us drinking and chatting happily after the battle is still vivid in my mind. Why are you rebelling against me?"

Baba Rui glanced at Shi Yijian and said, "What do you mean by rebellion? I received great kindness from the previous Chanyu, protecting his weak and helpless, protecting his bloodline, and continuing his family lineage. Is this rebellion? After taking office as the assistant prime minister, I devoted my heart to politics, worked hard to eliminate the treacherous officials in the court and the country, and tried my best to win over the tribes near and far, working day and night without slacking off. Is this rebellion?"

"On the contrary..." When he said this, he glanced at Madam Wang and sneered, "You are not kind as a mother, and not dignified as a wife. I really misjudged you back then."

After saying that, she looked at Shi Yijian again, her eyes full of pity, and sighed: "You are controlled by your fake father and your lowly servant. You should take care of yourself in the future."

Shi Yijian subconsciously stretched out his hand and wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a word and just shed tears silently.

"Well, everyone has their own aspirations." Shao Xun sighed and said, "I was thinking of recruiting them, but now I know I can't force them. Let's send Lord Changsun and his family on their way."

Baba Rui closed his eyes and stopped talking.

His grandson Babaren was shaking all over.

When Tong Qianjin saw that Shao Xun had no other instructions, he immediately called a few soldiers and took away Baba Rui and Baba Ren, the grandfather and grandson.

Liu Kuren and Liu Juan were young, still children. Seeing Shao Xun execute the Baba clan's grandparents and grandchildren while talking, they were terrified.

"Your Majesty," Madam Wang said from the side, "These two are still young, have no bad record, and know nothing. It is better to let them live, so that Shi Yijian will have someone to accompany him in the future."

The mother of these two people was the daughter of Tuoba Yulu, who was also Shi Yijian's sister.

Shao Xun thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let's give him a chance to live. Let him go to Jiangxia first. If he doesn't die, he can live there."

Tong Qianjin sent someone in again to ask Liu Kuren and Liu Juan to leave.

Shi Yijian suddenly raised his head and looked at his mother.

Wang sighed and said nothing.

Shao Xun came to Huangfu Zhen again.

Huangfu Zhen raised his head and looked at him, saying, "You can kill me as you please."

"It seems that he is mentally strong." Shao Xun laughed and said, "I am curious about what kind of person Murong Wei is, to attract the young men of the Central Plains surnames such as Cui, Gao, Feng, You, Shi, Pei, and Huangfu to fall in love with him."

Huangfu Zhen kept silent, as if he had made up his mind to die.

"Go back." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "When you go back, tell Murong Wei that if he gives up his title of king, sends an envoy to the court, and accepts the imperial title, I will not attack him."

"Goguryeo also sent envoys to Jianye to pay tribute, and the Jin court gladly accepted it. This shows that the rulers and ministers of Jianye did not take the Murong clan seriously at all and only wanted to use them."

"That's all."

After saying that, he stood up and left the east wing and came into the main hall.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." All the ministers stood up and bowed.

"Sit down." Shao Xun said, "This is neither a court meeting nor a question and answer session. This is just a private conversation between the monarch and his subjects. There is no need to be restrained."

After everyone was seated, the Yellow Gate Minister Yin Yuan came in and read out a series of appointment edicts.

Officials led by Shao Shen knelt down and accepted the imperial edict.

"Let me make it short." Shao Xun held up a finger and said, "First, set up Qingsai Town in Dai County (near Huaian County, Zhangjiakou today). After the beginning of spring next year, send 4,000 Shu soldiers to garrison there. It will be under the jurisdiction of the Shanyu Protectorate, and Gong Chun will be the commander of the town."

"Second, do not delay the division of pastures among the tribes."

"Third, next year we will start the construction of the Shanyu and Anbei garrisons."

"Fourth, the tribes in the northern desert can be pacified."

"Fifth, how many days will it take for the disciples of each tribe to gather together? I am about to return home."

"These are the five things you should do your best."

……

On the fifth day of October, Pingcheng became increasingly cold.

On this day, Shao Xun left Pingcheng and embarked on his journey home.

(End of this chapter)