sweeping the world

Chapter 500 Ran Min's Only Attention

Wherever there are people, there will be rivers and lakes. It is absolutely true.

There are many kinds of interpretations in the rivers and lakes. As small as a family, children are more inclined to father or mother, or a group of friends will definitely have one or more leaders. On a large scale, there must be many leaders in a country. interest group.

There is no doubt that Ran Min will be the leader of an interest group. Those who originally belonged to the Ran family and the Qin State took a stand, and later the tycoons who were liberated took refuge in it. As a result, the interest group headed by Ran Min was losing money. The country was later restored.

"Your Majesty called the lord to go to Xiangguo to report on his duties?" Liu Yi was not an official of the Han Dynasty, but was a private aide in Zhengbei Shogunate as Ran Min's retainer.He was frowning at the moment: "The regiment has been reorganized, and now the lord is called to report on his duties. Is there... is there something difficult to understand?"

Jiang Qian, Miao Song, Dai Shi and other ministers who originally belonged to Ran's Qin State chose to become Ran Min's retainers after Ran's Qin State merged with Han State. Naturally, everything was based on Ran Min's starting point. The safety of Ran Min and the interests of the group were also considered.

"The reason why the king went north is that the lord's subordinates have grown too big. After the king arrived, the lord obeyed all orders." Miao Song said with a smile: "If there is something difficult to understand, there is no need to worry."

Miao Song had already interpreted the changes in the situation in advance, and directly stated that Liu Yan was not a master who was easy to be suspicious of, and it could even be said that Liu Yan would not kill his officials as long as he was not too courteous.He even told Ran Min privately that he found that Liu Yan admired ministers with Han nationalism very much, and Ran Min really worked hard to kill Hu no matter what happened in the early stage and later stage.

"As expected, it must be the barbarian counterattack, and the war center on the northern front has to re-plan the theater." Jiang Gan learned the new words only after he arrived in the Han Dynasty.He said: "Your Majesty let the lord be in charge of the war on the northern front. It can be seen that he trusts the lord very much and reuses it. This time, Shijie, Murong Xianbei, and even Liangguo may be together. The front of the northern shogunate is a bit long. .”

As a general, Ran Min's military power should be the largest in the Han Dynasty. It once swelled to close to 50, not to mention. Later, the central center ordered the selection of the northern shogunate. Xu Zheng, Yu Wei's general who conquered the south, had 24 more.

If it were someone else, as the follower, with too many troops in hand, he would definitely feel flustered, fearing that the king would be suspicious all the time, and maybe one day he would die because of the king's suspicion, but Ran Min didn't seem to have any similar worries.

"The king treats me very kindly, and I have never thought of betraying the king." Ran Min said with a smile: "If you are upright, you are not afraid of the shadow, so naturally you have no fear."

Hearing what Ran Min said, many retainers were actually relieved in their hearts. What they were afraid of was that Ran Min could not see the situation clearly and sincerely had the idea of ​​rebellion and self-reliance.

The reality did not give Ran Min the capital to betray. As long as Liu Yan did not allocate military equipment and food, the main force of the Northern Expedition Corps was not from the original Qin army of Ran's family, but was reorganized from multiple Han armies. The original Qin army of the Ran clan was reorganized and placed under the shogunate of General Zhengnan.Those Central Plains people who defected to Ran Min after being liberated, although they were included in Ran Min's interest group, in the final analysis, they defected to Han, not Ran Min himself.

"In this case, my lord is naturally worry-free. It's just..." Liu Yi trailed off and said unhappily: "The Zheng family, which is subordinate to Prime Minister You, is bound to gossip a lot."

The so-called Zheng family is a family in Xingyang, whose strength has reached the level of an aristocratic family. Before the Han army regained Xingyang, they used the Sang family to seek refuge in the Han country, and made great efforts when the Han army recovered Xingyang County.After being instructed by Sang Yu, this family cooperated very much with the actions of the Han State, and voluntarily handed over the land beyond the regulations. Dingkou and others also cooperated with the registration. Later, Liu Yan, in view of Zheng Jiali's contribution and cooperation, also rewarded other people according to their merits. some conveniences.

If history has not changed, the timeline will be hundreds of years later, the Zheng family in Xingyang was a prominent family in the Li and Tang Dynasties, ranking among the "five surnames and seven wangs".

In fact, many of the famous families in the Li and Tang Dynasties began to develop after the Five Husties disrupted China. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, they used various means to grow. By the time of the Yang and Sui dynasties, they had swelled into behemoths. Some of the famous families were destroyed or weakened during the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty. , the so-called "Five Surnames and Seven Hopes" became stronger again during the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty. Even if the Li family in Longxi later gained control of the world, they would be extremely afraid of it.

After the Yang family in Xingyang County was incorporated into the Han Kingdom, they chose to use Ran Min as their backer. The two families had many conflicts as early as Shi Jie's rule. After Xingyang County became the territory of the Han Kingdom, the two families were supposed to be Hidden for a while, the problem is that the Zheng family thinks that they have Sang Yu, the right prime minister, as their backer. It seems that Liu Yan also treated the Zheng family preferentially. It turned out that the Zheng family was the first to be unable to bear it. The result of the fight was because of the intervention of Ran Min. Leading to the complete defeat of the Zheng family.

The Yang family is an old family. It can be traced back to Yang Biao’s generation in the Eastern Han Dynasty. They first suffered heavy losses during Dong Zhuo’s rebellion, and later because of Yang Xiu’s death in the Cao Wei period, they led to overall decline. When the Sima family usurped the throne When the Jin court was established, it was restored because it was determined by family background. The problem was that it declined rapidly after the rule of the Xiongnu and Shijie.

"They were the ones who made the first move. Who is to blame?" Ran Min said indifferently, "When I arrive in Xiangguo, I will naturally explain it to Prime Minister You."

For a moment, all the retainers felt speechless. They always knew that Ran Min's political talent was blank, and it was useless to teach and remind him repeatedly.In some respects, they are also thankful for Ran Min's political naivety, just because the current ruler is Liu Yan.

There was another round of discussions, waiting for someone to report that they were ready, Ran Min only took Jiang Gan as his personal staff and five hundred cavalry as guards, and went straight to Xiangguo.

When Ran Min and his party arrived in Xiangguo, they went directly to the barracks, and were summoned by Liu Yan after the report.

"Why doesn't the king stay in the palace?" Ran Min was tired from traveling. Liu Yan was stunned at the first sentence, and then said: "I have heard some rumors, saying that the king is with the emperor. The many girls in Miyagi sing and sing every night, they should really pull out their tongues."

Yecheng and the palace city of Xiangguo combined housed more than 3 women. They were all forced and abducted by Shihu. Later, Liu Yan took some measures to let those women choose whether to go back or not. As a result, only a few people were willing to return to their hometown.

In fact, if history had not changed, the fate of the women who were kidnapped by Shihu would have been very tragic. After Ran Min established the Wei State, Shi Jie and Murong Xianbei came to attack, and the besieged Yecheng lacked food and could only eat Cannibalism or eating dead bodies became a common phenomenon at that time, and more than half of the original 3 women were eaten.Waiting for Ran Min's defeat, they were taken over by Murong Yan's army, raped and treated like walking sheep. The remaining thousands of people arrived in Youzhou and were even driven into the river and drowned.

"Yong Zeng is still so open-minded." Liu Yan was not annoyed. He asked Ran Min to find a place to sit down, and he stood next to the map of mountains and rivers, thinking about something.After waiting for a while, he turned around and saw Ran Min holding a kettle and filling it with water. He first ordered Xun Xian to prepare food in the afternoon, and then said to Ran Min: "Shi Jie and Murong Xianbei are about to counterattack. Zhao Yong came here to report on their work." , Secondly, I want to hear what Yong Zeng has to say."

"The big Han sent a large army to the south to attack the puppet dynasty. The Hu people thought that the big Han was short of troops on the northern front, so it would be no surprise to gather the army." Ran Min put down the kettle and said carelessly: "Come as soon as you come, I will cut Yin Bi's head is dedicated to the king."

Liu Yan burst out laughing after hearing this: "It's Yong Zeng's style."

In fact, Liu Yan was somewhat worried that Ran Min would think too much in advance. When he heard that Yin Bi's head was to be sacrificed, he naturally heard that Ran Min had some guesses about the arrangements of the central government and did not resist.

"If Murong Xianbei is on the defensive, there is no problem for me to take full charge of the northern front." Ran Min looked straight at Liu Yan, and said: "Shijie and Murong Erhu are invited to counterattack, Youzhou is too far away from the shogunate of the minister. , Your Majesty should build a shogunate to deal with it."

Liu Yan also looked at Ran Min, nodded and said: "Yong Zeng can think so, I am very pleased."

"In many cavalry battles, Shijie has seen many advantages of saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes. In recent battles, Shijie's cavalry has been equipped with similar equipment." Ran Min's Northern Expedition Corps had nearly [-] cavalry. The loss was over ten thousand, and it has not been able to be replenished.He said bluntly: "The big man does not lack good horses, but what he lacks are excellent knights. I thought that he could recruit good horsemen and turn them into soldiers, so as to maintain an advantage in riding battles."

Saddles have been around for a long time, but the styles are different.Stirrups and horseshoes were the cavalry that equipped the Han army in the second year of Yuanshuo.In fact, stirrups have also appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period. They are mainly single-legged stirrups that are convenient for getting on the horse's back. I don't know why they were not made into two-legged stirrups.

The Han army has been at war with Shijie Zhao State all the time, and the secrets of those equipments are hard to hide at all, and it is natural for them to be learned.

"It doesn't matter." Liu Yan was telling the truth: "Even if we can get a glimpse of the importance of horseshoes, it is difficult to fully equip them with Shijie's productivity."

Ran Min is on the front line and can get first-hand information feedback. The facts are also like what Liu Yan said, there are many substitutes for saddles and stirrups, and it is difficult to popularize the productivity of horseshoes and stone tablets.

The two chatted a lot, mostly talking about the battle situation in Bingzhou. According to Ran Min, after Shijie gave up so many states and counties, all the troops and troops retreated to the north, and it was not easy to fight.

"Your Majesty..." Ran Min asked rather abruptly, "Your Majesty has obtained the Imperial Seal, can he be called emperor?"

Liu Yan laughed immediately, he knew the reason why Ran Min asked to become emperor, it was no secret that this guy wanted to be king in Han.

(End of this chapter)