Han officials

Chapter 95 Slaves and Generals [13]

"What a great guy, Taishi Ziyi, he actually learned to be lazy!"

The next day, Wei Zhe couldn't help laughing while looking at the letter in his hand.

But despite all the joking, Wei Zhe finally signed the transfer order.

"Zini, send a group to take Fang Laoying over!"

Hearing this, Guo Yuan couldn't help but say, "Lord, if this is the case, there are only two camps left. This..."

"That's all right!" Wei Zhe waved his hand upon hearing this and said, "The Xianbei tribe has been destroyed, the Three Han have perished, and there's no need to station too many troops in Daifang anymore. Just some civilians will suffice."

Compared with Lelang County, the situation in Liaodong County and its vassal states is now even more serious.

The strategic focus of Liaodong should also shift westward. As for the Korean Peninsula, internal affairs are currently the top priority.

Besides, the Fuli Camp is a standing army in the border county.

What is this concept?
Simply put, Youzhou provided money and food to support a full-time soldier force of a thousand people.

You have to know that professional warriors have always been rare in the Han Dynasty, and even if there are only a thousand of them, it is still a considerable force.

After all, this group of people only need to practice the skills of killing, and they will naturally become proficient over time.

Otherwise, the court would not have stationed camps in border counties with only a thousand people.

It was precisely because of this that Zhang Chun first attacked the Fuli Camp when he rebelled.

But now it’s good. After the Fuli Camp was filled with military settlements, they are now our own people.

Anyway, there are so many people who are taking advantage of others in the entire Han Dynasty, so one more person won’t make a difference.

However, the issue of restoring the Fuli Camp's troops was easy to solve, but another matter was a bit troublesome.

……

"Yan Rou?"

Looking at the name mentioned by Taishi Ci in the letter, Wei Zhe couldn't help but frown slightly.

He knew this person. He might not be a big deal in the late Han Dynasty, but he was a legend in Youzhou.

Because this person truly achieved a miraculous reversal from a slave to a marquis.

It is said that when Yan Rou was young, he was captured by the Wuhuan and Xianbei and was used as a herdsman. However, instead of sinking into despair, he learned riding and shooting skills on the grasslands outside the Great Wall and took the opportunity to escape back to the Han Dynasty.

After Cao Cao dominated the north, he appointed Yan Rou as the commander of the Wuhuan Army and granted him the title of Marquis of Guannei, treating him like his son. Cao Pi also treated him like a brother and ordered Yan Rou to guard the north. After Cao Pi became emperor, Yan Rou was promoted to General Du Liao and granted the title of Marquis of County.

It can be said that he relied on his own abilities to reach the top of the pyramid from the most humble background.

That is to say, it was too late for him to achieve hegemony in another region.

But then again, although Wei Zhe knew this person's talents, others didn't.

It is extremely difficult to recommend such a person to be the chief historian of the Liaodong vassal state.

There is no way. In terms of background, Yan Rou is not even as good as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, let alone Liu Bei.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe thought for a moment and immediately said, "Tell Ziyi to wait until I meet this person first!"

Taishi Ci's personal soldiers immediately understood what was going on and said goodbye and left.

It's really hard for these personal soldiers. Most people can't stand crossing the Liaoze Lake back and forth.

However, to Wei Zhe's surprise, not long after, Taishi Ci arrived at Xiangping City, exhausted, and accompanied by a black-clothed young man who was eight feet tall, with a tiger's body, ape's arms, a leopard's belly, and a wolf's waist.

Wei Zhe just took a quick glance and roughly guessed who this person was.

Although this man has thick eyebrows and big eyes and looks ordinary, his eyes are as sharp as lightning and it is obvious that he is a good archer.

As expected, after chatting for a few words, Taishi Ci introduced Wei Zhe to him: "Brother, this person is Yan Ziang whom I mentioned to you!" It is said that Taishi Ci did not just sit there and wait after writing the letter to Wei Zhe.

While sorting out the affairs of the six counties under the Liaodong vassal state, he also sent someone to contact Yan Rou.

Fortunately, due to Zhang Chun's rebellion, Yan Rou is now settling in Liaoxi County.

Therefore, after receiving the news from Taishi Ci, Yan Rou set off immediately without any delay.

It's not that he doesn't want to be reserved, but he really doesn't have the qualifications to be visited three times.

You know, Yan Rou has become famous not recently, but the officials of the Youzhou counties have never taken him seriously.

This meant that even though Yan Rou wanted to become an official, he still had no chance of making a name for himself, just like Liu Bei.

So when he saw Wei Zhe, Yan Rou behaved very respectfully, without any arrogance.

"Guangyang Yanrou, greetings to the Lord!"

Upon seeing this, Wei Zhe immediately helped him up with a smile, and then ordered the servants to serve wine and food without questioning him.

Regardless of whether it is just a pretense, we have to admit that the tactic of respecting the wise and humble is really useful.

The more powerful the person is, the better the effect will be, and this is the case now.

Seeing Wei Zhe treating her like an equal, Yan Rou's heart suddenly surged.

The more humble a person's background is, the more he cares about being respected by others.

Even if we put aside Wei Zhe's identity as a two thousand stone prefect, Yan Rou had heard of many of his deeds and secretly admired him.

Yan Rou was naturally a little excited when she saw such a well-known hero in Youzhou being so humble.

After exchanging pleasantries for a moment, Wei Zhe asked in a gentle voice, "I have long heard of Lord Yan's name. Now that we are meeting today, I wonder if you have anything to teach me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Taishi Ci drank millet wine quietly, smiling without saying a word.

Yan Rou knew that this was a test from Wei Zhe, so he thought for a moment and then spoke calmly.

However, he did not offer any suggestions right away, but instead talked about other things.

"The Wuhuan people, also called the Wuwan people, were originally a branch of the Donghu people. They were originally one of the Donghu tribes along with the Xianbei. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, after the Xiongnu defeated the Donghu, these people fled to the Wuhuan Mountains and took the mountain name as their tribe name."

As he spoke, Yan Rou actually used his fingers dipped in wine to draw a picture on the table.

Although the map was very simple, it was obvious from his appearance that he had been to the Wuhuan Mountains.

This made Wei Zhe suddenly realize that Yan Rou's understanding of the Wuhuan people might be deeper than he thought.

However, Yan Rou was not clear about it and continued to draw the map and explain it.

However, the more Wei Zhe looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong. Isn't this... the Daxinganling area?

If what Yan Rou said is true, then both the Wuhuan Mountain of the Wuhuan people and the Daxianbei Mountain of the Xianbei people (the northern section of the Greater Khingan Range where the Gaxian Cave is located) should be part of the Greater Khingan Range, except that one is at the southern end and the other is at the northern end.

After introducing the origins of the Wuhuan people, Yan Rou added, "The customs of the Wuhuan are actually quite similar to those of China. Women can sew leather into clothes, make tents, embroider, and weave blankets."

The so-called blanket is a blanket woven with wool.

Even though she was abducted, Yan Rou had lived in the Wuhuan tribe for many years.

Moreover, compared with ordinary Han slaves, his knowledge and vision are obviously superior.

"China uses counties, townships, pavilions, and villages as its system, and the Wuhuan actually have their own system as well." Yan Rou continued, "But this people use tribes, towns, and tents as their system. Tribes are headed by the [Sir], towns are headed by the [Leader], and below towns are the tents. The number of people in a tent is often unfixed."

"Regardless of previous years, these days, the Wuhuan often have hundreds of thousands of tents and can form their own tribe. When a tribal leader summons someone, they usually carve a message on wood and circulate it throughout the village. Anyone who disobeys the leader's order will be put to death."

(End of this chapter)