Farmers of Shu Han

Chapter 1405: Letting the Wolves Return to the Wild (Part )

When the Central Plains was weak, wanting to naturalize the Hu people was no different from trying to grab chestnuts from the fire.

If you are not careful, you might end up getting yourself into trouble.

Back then, a man named Feng wanted to tame the Tufa tribe, and he used both kindness and force for many years.

Finally, as the Han Dynasty's national power and military strength continued to grow and its influence penetrated deeper into Liang Province, it was able to train the Tubo tribe's eagle into a falcon.

Hebei is now facing internal and external troubles, so it is impossible for Sima Taifu to imagine that he can make tens of thousands of Hu cavalry kowtow to him by just a few months of manipulation.

If he were really so naive, he wouldn't be able to sit in his current position.

Who knows, in the end, the Hu people might even cause people to lose their heads.

So this time he let the Tuoba brothers go because he was forced to do so.

Forcibly swallowing tens of thousands of Hu cavalry would cause indigestion, but if they did not swallow them, there would not be enough cavalry to fight against the Han army.

From this we can see that Feng's technique of setting traps, one link after another, is so vicious that it is like giving birth to a son without an anus.

In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult for the Wei Dynasty to obtain war horses from the grasslands. The Wei Dynasty's elite cavalry, which was once famous throughout the world, has gradually declined.

And now, this situation has actually caused Sima Taifu, who has taken over Hebei, to be in a dilemma?

Compared with Mr. Feng's foresight, each and every one of these aristocratic families in Hebei can be regarded as having the narrow-minded views of a frog in a well.

He would rather bury his own money and grain in the cellar to rot than lend them to Sima Taifu.

What's wrong with using it?
Did Master Sima borrow these money and grain just for himself?

Isn’t it for the purpose of defending Hebei?
Since you won’t lend it to me, I’ll ask someone else to lend it to me.

However, Hebei happened to be Sima Taifu's base, and he did not dare to take real drastic measures and destroy the place.

I guess those noble families have seen through this, so they are so fearless.

The opponents were like ghosts and gods, and the teammates were like pigs and dogs. Sima Taifu couldn't help but let out a long and heavy sigh:

"Since Yi is born, why should Yong be born?"

Just as Sima Taifu was feeling sorry for himself, footsteps were heard outside:

"Master, I have something to ask you."

"It's Lanshi, come in."

Fu Gu came in and bowed slightly, saying softly:

"Master, the two Tuoba brothers have left the city and reunited with their tribesmen."

Sima Yi nodded, indicating that he understood, and then asked:

"Is there any unusual movement?"

Fu Gu shook his head:

"That's not the case. The insider didn't pass on any news. And according to the spies' report, those Hu people are assembling their troops and it looks like they are indeed about to set off."

When Master Sima heard this, his expression did not change at all, only his tone fluctuated slightly:
"I didn't expect that Tuoba Xilu could still endure this. It surprised me a little."

They said they wanted to let the wolf return to the wild, but with Master Sima being so shrewd, how could he not have any means of defense?
Planting an accomplice was inevitable, and they were well prepared for the possibility that the Tuoba brothers would suddenly turn against them outside the city.

But it was obvious that the Tuoba brothers looked very honest and did not do anything mindless or extreme.

I only heard Fu Gu whisper:

"Master, in my opinion, with Tuoba Xilu's rudeness, it would be difficult to do this."

"From my perspective, that brother Tuoba Chuo is quite extraordinary. The fact that the Hu people could swallow this anger may have something to do with Tuoba Chuo."

Sima Yi smiled indifferently:

"Is Lan Shi reminding me to be careful of Tuoba Chuo?"

He shook his head. "It's just a little Hu'er. There's no need to take it too seriously. And if this Hu'er is really different from others, wouldn't that just cause more trouble for those people?"

"Right now, we still have to focus on the west of Taihang Mountain and not get distracted!"

After hearing what the Grand Tutor said, Fu Gu looked at Grand Tutor Sima's gray and messy hair and beard, and his haggard and old face, and finally fell silent.

When it comes to being cunning and vicious, I'm afraid no one in the world can match the traitor Feng. His actions cannot be judged by common sense.

The Grand Tutor is old and lacks the energy to face such a powerful enemy.

Not to mention the aristocratic families in Hebei, which also took up a lot of the Taifu's energy.

Alas, compared with these, a Hu'er is indeed nothing.

Then he thought about it again, the Grand Tutor had already planted an insider among the Hu people and had made all the necessary preparations, but he made such unnecessary remarks, which was really a bit reckless.

Thinking of this, Fu Gu bowed lightly and walked out.
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The two brothers Tuoba Xilu and Tuoba Chuo naturally didn't know that if they were not careful, they would fall into an irretrievable situation.

But fortunately, the two of them at this time really did as Fu Gu said, they did not have any extra thoughts, but they got through the level in ignorance.

"Kehan, is it really you, Kehan?"

When the leaders of the Tuoba tribe saw the two Tuoba brothers, they immediately prostrated themselves at Tuoba Xilu's feet and kissed his feet:
"We've finally waited for you, Kehan."

Tuoba Xilu was also extremely excited.

In the past few months, he almost thought that he would never have the chance to see his tribesmen again in his life.

Now, after hearing everyone's greetings and being bowed to, he couldn't help but feel mixed emotions of sadness and joy, and even became somewhat incoherent:

"You, are you all okay? Get up, get up quickly! Also, why do you all call me Kehan?"

After hearing what Tuoba Xilu said, all the leaders cried:

"Kehan, we have all been deceived! The Wei people are untrustworthy. They tricked us here and promised us adequate food and clothing. At the beginning, it was okay. We were able to barely get enough to eat."

"But within two days, the food supply gradually became insufficient. The Wei people first tricked us into exchanging horses for food, and then forced us to betray the Khan..."

They accused the Wei people of their shamelessness and betrayal, and recounted the deception and oppression they had suffered over the past six months. Many people actually cried out loud.

"Kehan, the great Kehan ​​is gone. You are our Kehan. You have to make the decision for us!"

Listening to the tribe members' cries and seeing their miserable condition, and remembering how Master Sima begged him, Tuoba Xilu could not help but be furious:

"That Wei person..."

He had just said three words when his heel was stepped on by Tuoba Chuo, which reminded Tuoba Xilu of his brother's warning, so he changed his words abruptly:
"I already know everything about what the Wei people did. It was all done by the subordinates without telling the Grand Tutor. I have already told the Grand Tutor everything. I came out to meet you this time on the orders of the Grand Tutor, specifically to resolve this matter."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked and confused.

But Xin Kehan ​​insisted so, and they had nothing to say.

When he heard that Tuoba Xilu had received the approval of the Grand Tutor and wanted to lead them to borrow grain from the local wealthy families, most of his doubts were gone, and the sad expression on his face disappeared, replaced by great joy.

Borrowing grain is good, but borrowing grain from the Han people is an ancestral tradition of the Xianbei people.

I heard that during the time of Lord Tan Shihuai, the Han emperor would take the initiative to send food to the Xianbei without the Xianbei asking for anything.

Although the Great Xianbei are not as powerful as before, Kehan ​​was able to make the Wei people's Taifu admit his mistake and actively ask them to borrow grain, which can be regarded as quite sincere.

Without further ado, the leaders of the Xianbei tribes who were still loyal to Tuoba Xilu gathered their troops and, following Xin Kehan's order, set out towards their target in a mighty force.

Not until they were dozens of miles away from Yecheng did Tuoba Xilu dare to stop for a moment and take stock of the assets in his hands.

There were only a few thousand warriors, and the horses were old and weak. Some warriors didn't even have horses.

Can a prairie eagle without wings still be called an eagle?
When he thought of this, Tuoba Xilu couldn't help but feel sad.

Could it be that God really wants to destroy the Tuoba clan?
"Brother, we only have five days' worth of food. We must find a way to borrow food within five days. Otherwise, we may run out of food..."

At this time, Tuoba Chuo gave Tuoba Xilu another bad news.

"I'm going in..."

Tuoba Xilu hit the horse's back hard, startling the horse so much that it was about to rush out neighing. Fortunately, he was an excellent rider and was familiar with the horse's temperament, so he calmed the horse down and no accident happened.

"Five days? How can five days be enough? Didn't the Wei people say that they would supply us with food after five days?"

Tuoba Chuo smiled bitterly:
"Brother, that's what we said, but do we dare to bet?"

Tuoba Xilu remained silent.

The people of Wei are neither trustworthy nor righteous. This is the unshakable belief in his heart at this moment.

Even someone as upright as Tuoba Xilu knew at this time that although Sima Yi seemed to have released him and others, he was actually controlling everything invisibly.

Thousands of troops are not too many, but not too few either.

In addition, they were all Hu people, unfamiliar with the place, and had only five days of food.

Based on these, if you want to stir up any trouble in Hebei, you are simply seeking your own death.

So next, he and others had to follow Sima Yi's arrangement and go to the designated location to borrow food from others.

Although Tuoba Xilu wanted to lead his troops back immediately, break through Yecheng, and pull out Sima Yi and chop him into pieces, he finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Let's go! To Yuancheng."

Although the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats of later generations had not yet formed at this time, there were already signs of it.

For example, the Boling Cui and Qinghe Cui families in Hebei, and the Lu family of Fanyang, are among the most prominent families in Hebei.

The noble families have more than just land and money, they also have many private soldiers who are called guards but are actually clan soldiers.

In addition, the manor is self-sufficient and has many forts for self-protection, so it can be said to be a small country in itself.

And there seemed to be quite a lot of these Tuoba Huers who were released by him specifically to bite people.

But they are like a plucked chicken, not even qualified to touch the main branches of the Cui and Lu families, and at most they can only take some side branches as a snack.

Therefore, when Sima Yi used the Tuoba clan's knife, the first target was not the Cui and Lu clans, but the Yuancheng Wang clan.

Yuancheng originally belonged to Wei County together with Yecheng, but after Cao Pi became emperor, he separated a part of Wei County and established Yangping County, with Yuancheng as the county seat.

In August of the 643th year of Duke Xi of Lu ( BC) during the Spring and Autumn Period, Shalu Mountain in Yuancheng collapsed during continuous autumn rains, and the mountainside fell into the Yellow River.

At that time, the historian of Jin State made a divination: "Yin is the male of Yang, earth and fire are multiplied, so Shalu collapsed. In the next 645 years, a saintly woman will rise."

This is recorded in historical books such as "Spring and Autumn Annals", "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Spring and Autumn Annals".

More than six hundred years later, during the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, a woman appeared in Yuancheng. Her surname was Wang and her name was Zhengjun.

In the third year of Ganlu reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, Wang Zhengjun gave birth to a son for the crown prince in the Huatang of Jiaguan, who was also the legitimate grandson of Emperor Xuan of Han.

Emperor Xuan of Han was overjoyed and named him himself. He held a celebratory banquet in the palace and kept his grandson "always by his side."

This grandson was Emperor Cheng of Han.

Wang Zhengjun was promoted from a maid to a concubine, and then to queen, empress dowager, and grand empress dowager. She served four emperors and ruled the country for more than sixty years.

Naturally, the power of the Yuancheng Wang family also rose with the tide, and eventually a situation was formed in which "the descendants of the Wang family were all ministers, officials, attendants, and various officials, and they occupied important positions throughout the imperial court."

The most famous of Wang’s descendants was called Wang Mang.

That’s right, it was Wang Mang who made Wang Zhengjun so angry that she smashed the imperial seal to the ground, and finally broke a corner of the seal.

Although Wang Mang's new dynasty was not recognized, Wang Mang himself eventually died without a burial place, and the status of the Yuancheng Wang family also plummeted.

However, the prosperity of the aristocratic families for hundreds of years still has its foundation.

In addition, the Later Han Dynasty saw two hundred years of recuperation. Although the Wang family of Yuancheng never regained the glory of the Former Han Dynasty, some of them still served as county magistrates.

Therefore, although the Wang family of Yuancheng cannot be compared with the Cui family and the Lu family, it is still qualified to be called a local prominent family.

For Sima Yi, the Wang family of Yuancheng was neither big nor small, and was adjacent to Weijun and not far from Yecheng, making it easy to control. It was the best target to kill the chicken and scare the monkey.
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In the eleventh year of Yan Xi of the Han Dynasty and the ninth year of Zheng Shi of the Pseudo-Wei Dynasty, a rebellion broke out in Yuancheng, the county seat of Yangping County in Hebei Province.

For the Wei State at that time, military rebellion was a common occurrence.

Whether in Hebei or Guandong and Huainan, the repeated defeats of the Wei State led to domestic unrest and instability among the people.

In addition, the Nine-Rank System was changed, two generations of pseudo-emperors were forced to tour the east, Cao Shuang came to power, Sima Yi took control of Hebei, and other events led to the continuous weakening of the court's control over the local areas.

As the imperial court's control weakened, in order to maintain local stability, it had to increase its reliance on local tyrants and aristocratic families.

The power of local tyrants and aristocratic families grew stronger, further weakening the imperial court's control over the local areas...

It seems to be repeating the spiral of self-destruction at the end of the Later Han Dynasty.

This is also one of the reasons why even though Sima Yi successfully took control of Hebei, he was often helpless against the aristocratic families in Hebei.

It is good that the imperial power does not extend to the countryside. Now the power of the Wei government can be limited to one city at most.

Even the lifeblood of the imperial court, such as taxes, is controlled by the big families.

Local tyrants and aristocratic families separated the government from the people, so it was natural for them to deceive their superiors and hide the truth from their subordinates.

They even colluded with local officials and did their utmost to oppress the common people and settlers.

The consequences are that at the very least the people abandon their farming and flee, and at worst the settlers kill their officials and rebel.

Although most of the rebels were dozens or hundreds of people, or at most a few hundred people, and could not cause any major problems, the rampant banditry was still a headache.

Unfortunately, the Han army was pressing in from outside and there were factional struggles among powerful officials at home. Therefore, the stability of the local area, except for places where heavy troops were stationed, could only rely on local tyrants and aristocratic families.

And so the vicious cycle starts again...

Of course, this also leads to the fact that the private soldiers of the big families are very experienced in dealing with bandits.

"Puff puff……"

The bone arrow feathers were nailed to the wooden fence, and the arrow hairs were still trembling, making a slight trembling sound.

Except for a few who looked nervous, the rest of the servants, although solemn, were not so nervous that they were at a loss.

"Don't be afraid, they don't have siege equipment. Everyone stay in your position and those bandits won't be able to attack us!"

The private soldiers' leaders, both big and small, patrolled back and forth and encouraged their soldiers.

Looking out from the dock, you can see black smoke coming out from many places outside, both far and near.

That was a small village that was attacked by bandits.

I heard that there were as many as 10,000 bandits coming to rob this time, a large number.

Because the incident happened suddenly and they were not prepared, many villages were attacked by bandits and slaughtered, leaving no one alive.

What was right in front of us were the bandits constantly whistling back and forth outside the fort, shooting arrows at the fort from time to time.

Many of them even rode horses.

This is a group of violent bandits.

There is even a certain organization.

They are not at the same level as the bandits in the past.

After observing the situation outside, the owner of the fortress had a gloomy face. He clenched his fists and smashed them hard on the wooden fence of the village. Mud and dirt fell down:

"It's the Hu people! The news is correct, they are indeed the Hu people!"

It is not uncommon to have Hu people in Hebei. When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were fighting in their early years, Yuan Shao even used the Hu people to fight against Cao Cao.

But after the establishment of the Great Wei, although there were still Hu people traveling to the inland areas of Hebei, they basically came to pay tribute. How could they have ever been so plundering as they are now?

It goes without saying where these Hu people came from.

"Si! Ma! Yi!"

The village master gritted his teeth and squeezed out these three words.

They lured the Hu bandits into the border in an attempt to fight against the Han army. However, before the Han army arrived, the Hu bandits had already started a rebellion. What is the difference between this and opening the door to welcome thieves?
PS:

The tiger girl happily took advantage of the company's benefits to travel abroad for ten days. The next day after she came back, she started to have a dry and sore throat and then had a fever.

Then on the third day the child also started to have a high fever. We went to the hospital for a check-up and found that both mother and daughter were infected with a virus.

Although it is tiring to take care of the mother and daughter, I feel fortunate that I am fine.

Who knew that just as Tiger Girl's fever subsided, my throat started to feel strange, and then I had a fever again.

The next day, my throat hurt, my muscles hurt, my joints hurt, my bones hurt, and even the seams between my bones hurt...

This feeling is so damn familiar!
The hospital couldn't figure out what the virus was. I knew in my heart that this was a new strain that Tiger Girl brought back from abroad. Unless a thorough investigation was conducted, it would be difficult to identify the cause.

After ten days of hard work, the whole family was almost well, but the child started to have an intermittent low-grade fever.

I knew something bad had happened, so I ran to the hospital with the child in my arms. The doctor listened to the child's heart and lungs and thought it was nothing serious, but I strongly requested an X-ray.

After the film came out, it turned out to be just as expected, he had pneumonia, and it was quite serious, so he was immediately hospitalized.

The child was hospitalized for a week and was discharged two days ago.

This is the time to update.

The whole family is still coughing.

People who have children must be very careful. If a child has a recurring low-grade fever, you should take an X-ray if possible. It is better to be safe than sorry.