Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 167
Since Zhu Jun received the secret letter from His Majesty, he has been paying close attention to the situation of the five noble families. He understands that next, the imperial court will attack the five noble families in Hedong County.

Sure enough, only two days later, the imperial edict came. Zhu Jun opened it, and it contained an order for him to arrest the heads of the five wealthy families. Otherwise, it will cause rebellion from other powerful families. Only by being convicted and tried by the court can the turmoil be minimized.

Of course, even if only the patriarchs of the five great families were captured, turmoil would be inevitable. After all, these patriarchs were guilty of thieves, how could they accept the trial of the court willingly, so Zhu Jun still had to use the army to convince others.

The five powerful clans have a deep foundation in Hedong County. They occupy about a quarter of the land in Hedong County, and they have a large number of brave men in their hometown. Therefore, when Zhu Jun's army arrived, these wealthy clans still experienced a lot of struggles. Unfortunately, they were no match for Zhu Jun in the end. army.

The soldiers are extremely fast, and Zhu Jun swept the power of the five powerful families in just three days. Fortunately, the heads of these wealthy families were not aware of the danger before. After all, the people sent by the court to Hedong to inform the news were intercepted by Zhu Jun's people , so these wealthy families naturally did not receive the news in advance.

However, Zhu Jun's army also suffered a lot of losses. A total of 7000 people were lost in a team of 3000 people. Of course, the losses of these powerful clans were even more exaggerated. Zhu Jun's army was wiped out, and the other four great families also lost at least half of their population.

In order to prevent chaos from happening again in Hedong County, Zhu Jun did not personally bring the five patriarchs back to Chang'an, but instead assigned his personal guards to escort them.

The other wealthy families in Hedong County were frightened by Zhu Jun's methods. These wealthy families are different from the five wealthy families in the four counties. Most of the wealthy families in other counties are independent and do not have a tacit relationship with each other. The wealthy family was wiped out.

With the extermination of the five wealthy families in four counties, and the six counties where the Baibo bandits ravaged before, more than half of the entire Hedong County has no local wealthy families.

After this wave, the farming business in Hedong County will no longer dare to be harassed.

After the five patriarchs were escorted to Chang'an, they were soon tried by Ting Wei. Because of Sui Gu's testimony and the property sent by the Patriarch of the Wang family, the culprits were all pointed at these five people.

In the end, Zhong Yao sentenced these people to razing the three clans for the crime of treason, and it was implemented soon.As for Sui Gu, he saved his life by pretending to be false, and was later sent to Shangjun under a pseudonym to assist Xu Rong in handling matters in Shangjun.

The matter in Hedong County has been resolved, and the next thing to be resolved is the matter in Shang County. Sui Gu can help with this. After all, he has been operating in Shang County for a whole year, and he still has a good understanding of the situation in each county. of.

It's a pity that after Sui Gu came to Shangjun, he found that he didn't agree with Xu Rong's point of view.

Sui Gu suggested to subdue these counties directly by force, just to install people from the imperial court. Xu Rong also agreed, but Xu Rong hoped to minimize casualties. Unfortunately, how could Sui Gu, who was born as a black mountain bandit, listen to Xu Rong's opinion, so the two sides disagreed. After the war, Xu Rong no longer had any plans to keep Suigu. Anyway, the court had already promised to keep him alive, so now who can blame him for committing suicide.

In the battle with Xu Rong, Sui Gu was outnumbered and was finally killed by Xu Rong. The things in Hedong County were all over, but the things in Shang County had just begun.

In the high gate hall, Huangfusong came to the main hall.

"Your Majesty, are you a little too anxious?" Huangfu Song said slowly.

"General Huangfu, is there a problem?" Zhang Ming looked at Huangfusong in confusion.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court's intervention in Hedong County and Shang County has already threatened the Royal Court of the Southern Huns. After all, these two counties rely on the Royal Court of the Southern Huns. They are now lingering in Xihe County. Although their strength is not strong, they are also It's very difficult." Huangfusong said seriously.

Although the royal family of the Southern Xiongnu was close to the imperial court, they were still Huns after all, and the blood flowing in their bones had not changed at least. Although the Southern Xiongnu Shanyu Fuluo continued to learn Han culture, many customs of the Huns still remained. .

For example, the soldiers of the Royal Court of the Southern Huns are still used to fighting on horseback, but there is not much grassland in Xihe County, so there are not many horses, but even so, their soldiers are still used to plundering on horseback rather than farming and gathering.

In the past, Hedong County was also a place often plundered by the Southern Huns royal court. If it were not for the frequent plunder of the Southern Huns, it would not be possible to easily produce more than [-] Baibo thieves. But now the situation is different. The imperial court has re-occupied Hedong County. And the farmland was completed here. If the royal court of the Southern Huns continued to plunder southward, it would be a slap in the face of the imperial court.

For the Royal Court of the Southern Huns, the plundered land in Hedong County has been completely lost, unless he rips off his face with the court, but now the plundered land in Shangjun is also vaguely lost, which means that once the court After completing the complete rule of Shangjun, the Southern Xiongnu Royal Court can only plunder the north and east.

However, the north of the Southern Xiongnu Royal Court is the core area of ​​Zhang Yang, plundering is courting death, and the east is Taiyuan County. There is also controversy here. After all, Zhang Yang has never given up the ownership of Taiyuan County.

It can be said that the loss of the two plundered lands of Shangjun and Hedong County made the life of the Southern Huns royal court even more difficult than that of Zhang Yang. Although Zhang Yang lost Shangjun, Shangjun was beyond Zhang Yang's reach a long time ago and was difficult to manage. Moreover, Zhang Yang is a Han Chinese, and most of the people under his rule also live by planting. Relying on the Hetao Plain, the people's livelihood is still not a problem.

But the royal court of the Southern Huns could not do it, because the people under their rule were not used to the planting culture of the Han people, so even if they occupied the fertile land in Xihe County, it was difficult to realize its value. in decline.

Even without the intervention of the imperial court, in history, the royal family of the Southern Huns would gradually decline and eventually perish. After all, a nomad who could not adapt to the culture of the Central Plains lived in the Central Plains and would only be eliminated by history.

However, due to the actions of the imperial court, the rate of decline of the Southern Huns royal court has been greatly accelerated. After all, how can a nomadic people survive without two plundered lands at once.

So Huangfusong's words are convincing, because he has also fought against the nomads in the north over the years, knowing that the nomads can only live in the south every year to plunder a lot of resources, so that they can live a more comfortable life in the second year. This is also the way for nomads to survive.

It's just different from Huangfusong's worry, Zhang Ming's worry is more layered.

The royal court of the Southern Huns plundered all the year round, and they seldom cared about planting agriculture. However, in previous years, the planting agriculture of each county could meet the plundering needs of the royal court of the Southern Huns. This is also the way for the Southern Huns to survive. However, this year is different. The summer drought is already It is a foregone conclusion, except for the areas under the imperial court, for some reason, the grain production will not be reduced too much, and the production reduction in other areas is inevitable.

This is equivalent to directly forcing the royal court of the Southern Huns to plunder the imperial court. After all, Zhang Ming never felt that there was anything more important than food, especially the nomads of this era. It may take decades to transform into Han people. Zhang Ming has waited, but Dahan Jiangshan can't wait.

"General Huangfu, I have something to ask. Do you think the current imperial court can annex the royal court of the Southern Huns?" Zhang Ming asked seriously.

"Your Majesty, this step is a bit too big. The royal court of the Southern Huns is close to us, and has almost no malice towards us. Besides, our dynasty has fought twice in three months, and the state of the army is still recovering." At this time, we are not sure of winning the attack on the Southern Huns' royal court."

"Besides, Zhang Yang from the north is watching Shangjun covetously. If it wasn't for the Southern Xiongnu royal court blocking the way, Shangjun would not have been captured so easily by our army." Huangfusong dissuaded.

Zhang Ming can easily guess Huangfusong's attitude. After all, only Zhang Ming knows the effect of life simulation. Huangfusong is invisible, so it is normal to have no judgment on what will happen in the future. After all, who would have thought that there will be a day in the future? , the royal court of the Southern Huns will choose to unite with Zhang Yang.

The reason why Zhang Ming made such a judgment was because of a sentence in the life simulation that Zhang Yang attacked the Guanzhong area. You must know that Zhang Yang's army was mainly stationed in Wuyuan County, Yunzhong County, and Yanmen County. None of the three places bordered on Guanzhong, so if Zhang Yang wanted to attack Guanzhong, there was only one possibility, and that was to cooperate with the Southern Huns.

As the king of a country, Zhang Ming would not choose to believe in the loyalty of the princes, let alone the loyalty of the Southern Huns royal family. It just intensified the conflict with Zhang Yang.

"I asked the Minister of the Military Department, if the royal court of the Southern Huns goes south to the Hedong County to plunder, is there any way for us to resist?" Zhang Ming asked with a smile, it was just a wry smile.

"There is no way to resist." Huangfusong also smiled bitterly.

Three thousand soldiers are needed to garrison the fields in Hedong County, and Zhu Jun only has [-] soldiers in his hands, but he wants to guard the entire Hedong County, which is simply a dream.

"But Your Majesty, the Royal Court of the Southern Huns has no intention of going south now. If my dynasty rashly sends troops to attack the Royal Court of the Southern Huns, I am afraid that the Royal Court of the Southern Huns will join forces with Zhang Yang to act together, and it will only be more detrimental to our court." Huangfu Song Said cautiously.

Compared with the first emperor who had nothing to do in the harem all day long, the new emperor had too many thoughts, and Huang Fusong was a little overwhelmed.

Huangfusong still didn't understand what His Majesty was thinking. Before attacking Shangjun, he formed a relationship with Zhang Yang, and now he wanted to attack the Southern Xiongnu Royal Court. The speed of dispatching troops was faster than that of the former emperor to quell the Yellow Turban Uprising.

Zhang Ming felt a little helpless. Originally, he really didn't need to be so anxious, but sometimes, God insisted on playing a joke on him.

Zhang Ming originally thought that digging canals and farming in the east of the river would be his means of development, but these things would also become means of killing him. Under the severe drought, it is good enough that the grain production in Guanzhong and Hedong is not reduced, but the system still wants to give it to him. Doubling the food, this is completely pushing him to the fire pit.

"General Huangfu, don't declare this matter to the outside world, I still have some hesitation." Zhang Ming ordered in a serious voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Huangfu Song promised.

After Huangfusong left the Gaomen Hall, Zhang Ming handed over a secret letter to the courier. This was a letter sent to Lu Bu, which asked Lu Bu not to send troops to Chenliu County for the time being, but to vigorously train cavalry in Hanoi County. , and then wait for the imperial edict.

In Zhang Ming's mind, there is already a preliminary plan, but this plan still needs to be perfected with Li Ru and Jia Xu. After all, there are two counselors by his side. How can such an important moment be forgotten.

In front of Li Ru and Jia Xu, Zhang Ming repeated what he had discussed with Huangfusong before, and after listening, both of them frowned.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to send troops to the Royal Court of the Southern Huns?" Jia Xu asked slowly.

"Not yet. It's just a preliminary planning process. When the time is right, I will send troops to the Southern Huns' royal court." Zhang Ming said directly.

"Why is the time ripe?" Jia Xu asked again.

"It was July and August, now it's May, and the next two months are the time to prepare for the war." Zhang Ming said without hesitation.

Li Ru and Jia Xu looked at each other and smiled. There was one and only reason for attacking the Southern Huns royal court in July and August, and that was to prevent the other party from going south to plunder. The crops in the Guanzhong area matured at the end of August and the beginning of September. If it was the Northern Huns , Generally, they would choose to go south to plunder in early September. In fact, the Southern Xiongnu was also at this time. After all, if it was later, the people's crops would be taken away by the imperial court.

Under the tax system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a very important tax was the field tax, which was levied according to the harvest of the autumn crops. The field tax was generally collected by officials after the crops were harvested, so the Xiongnu usually chose crops when they went south. After the harvest, before the local tax was handed over to the imperial court, because only in this case, the Huns went south to plunder to obtain the greatest benefit.

"Your Majesty, are you worried that the excessive grain production in Hedong County will arouse the greed of the Southern Huns, so you choose to act first and solve the problem before it happens?" Jia Xu asked cautiously.

"Your Majesty, can farmland really produce enough food for the Southern Huns to be greedy?" Li Ru asked puzzled.

Li Ru and Jia Xu did not have a clear understanding of the increase in agricultural productivity brought about by farming. However, the twice the grain output given by the system is the most terrible thing. No nomadic people can do such a high grain yield. To the unmoved.

Perhaps it was His Majesty's convincing tone that made Li Ru and Jia Xu believe in the huge effect that the garrison would produce, and their purpose now is no longer to question the effect of the garrison, and how to deal with the possible crisis, that is, the Southern Huns royal court.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan. The imperial court can unite with Bingzhou Zhangyang to jointly launch a war against the Southern Huns Royal Court. Anyway, Zhang Yang has long disliked the Southern Huns Royal Court." Li Ru said.

(End of this chapter)