Chapter 339: Xiyan Perishes
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Murong Yong was assassinated, causing the complete collapse of Xiyan, and the people in the city were panicked.
Except for a few Xianbei people who are still lucky, the rest of the people have already understood, and the eldest son can't keep it at all!
In order to survive, some middle- and lower-level generals have joined forces in all directions and secretly defected to Hexi.
On a dark and windy night, Fa Qin secretly opened the city gate to welcome the Hexi army into the city.
"The Hexi Army has entered the city......"
Suddenly, a terrible cry resounded through the sky.
The eldest son was suddenly in turmoil, and a large number of rebels took the opportunity to burn, kill, and plunder in the city.
Hearing the chaos, Taiwei Murong Yidougui, Li Xian, Feng Ze and other Western Yan civil and military officers went to the palace to ask Murong Liang one after another, but they didn't know that the palace had already become a pot of porridge.
Not long after Murong Liang became the king of Yan, he didn't even warm his butt and became the king of the dead country, and he couldn't help but show bitterness.
When Murong Yidougui, Li Xian and others found him, Murong Liang trembled and instructed everyone to hurry up and ask for surrender to Hexi.
"King, it's late, it's late! The Hexi Army has entered the city! Li Xian's face was full of dejection.
"Don't worry, the king will protect you and kill your eldest son." Murong Yidougui shouted.
"Aiqing is loyal and brave, and the widow knows it well, but the matter has become irreparable."
"That's it, that's it, it's the flesh of the widow."
"The King's ......"
Li Xian, Feng Ze, Murong Yidougui, Gongsun Biao and other Western Yan civil and military ministers cried and worshiped on the ground.
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After Wei Shuo entered the eldest son, he saw that there were routs and mobs everywhere, and immediately ordered Kang Long to lead 300 guards, together with 3,000 Xiang troops to enforce martial law.
And he commanded the people and soldiers in every street and every neighborhood, and every man to his place of residence and to his camp.
However, those who dare to run on the streets without permission are regarded as spies and mobs, and can be killed on the spot.
After Kang Long received the order, he immediately galloped through the streets with his guards and gave orders everywhere.
Perhaps it is because the Xiyan decree has been relaxed for a long time, and some self-righteous people regard the warnings of the Hexi people as a deaf ear and still go their own way.
It was not until the guards slaughtered a hundred and ten mobs and routed the soldiers who did not obey orders without mercy that they were able to stop the chaos in the city.
After seeing the iron-blooded methods of the Hexi people, those mobs and rebels were frightened, and quickly threw away the murder weapons and hid home.
Half an hour later, under Kanglong's strong rectification, the eldest son finally restored order, and several fires were extinguished.
Although the chaos caused some losses, because of Hexi's timely intervention, it did not cause much harm to the eldest son's people.
Except for the people at the bottom who had long hoped that Hexi would become the master, most of the Xiyan bureaucrats could only wait for the dawn with mixed feelings.
When Wei Shuo arrived at the palace with Cui Hao, Zhang Teng, Jiang Ji, Wang Zhongde, Fuqu Nancheng and others, the important ministers of Xiyan Wenwu led by Murong Liang, Murong Yidougui, Li Xian and others all knelt at the door, waiting for him to arrive.
Looking at Murong Liang, who was trembling on his knees, Wei Shuo's heart fluctuated, and another Hulu regime had fallen.
He immediately ordered Murong Liang and other Xianbei people to be imprisoned in another place, leaving only Li Xian, Feng Ze, Qu Zun, Wang De, Hu Muliang and other Han scholars.
Murong Liang and the other generals naturally did not dare to have any objections, and they were all anxious and waiting for the final fate to come.
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"Your Excellency is Li Xian and Li Rongren?"
"Exactly down there." Li replied first.
Wei Shuo pointed to his nose and asked rather narcissistically, "Does Qing know Shuo?" ”
"Most of the capital protectors are famous, the saints are profound, Ze is eight tables, and the dragon face is strange, how dare you not know it first?!"
"Hahaha......"
Don't look at the previous Li Xian's best to plan for Murong Yong, looking like a loyal minister, in fact, he didn't want to die for Xiyan at all.
In his opinion, what he had done before was nothing more than cannibalism and loyalty.
Now that Xiyan is dead, he will naturally choose another lord to serve.
Wei Shuo didn't think about any counteroffensive, let alone hold everyone responsible.
This is not to say that he does not value Huayi's argument, but that the time has not yet come.
Before the rise of Hexi, the Han forces in the north were extremely weak.
If he pursues a one-size-fits-all approach and a counteroffensive, he will stand on the opposite side of the majority of the people and will not help develop his forces.
Therefore, each time he eliminated a Hu regime before, Wei Shuo only focused on the Hu people.
For most Han officials, as long as they have no bad deeds, he will generally use what he can.
At that moment, he looked at Li Xian and asked with a smile: "Shuo has heard that there is a virtuous person named Li Xian in the eldest son city, but sir?" ”
"Oh, most of them have protected their reputations, and they don't dare to be called virtuous."
"Hahaha, huh?" After laughing, Wei Shuo pointed to Zhang Teng beside him again.
"Long Que has praised Mr. in front of Shuo many times, saying that you have the talent of Wang Zuozhi, and repeatedly begged Shuo not to hurt Mr. 's life."
Hey? Li Xian glanced at Zhang Teng in surprise, and didn't expect Zhang Teng to say good things for him.
"Rong Ren and everyone, don't come unharmed?"
At this time, Zhang Teng took the initiative to step forward and greet his former colleagues, and others looked at him with complicated, envious, or calm eyes.
When Zhang Teng defected to Hexi, he shocked the entire Xiyan, and more or less of them were implicated by it.
At that time, many people were dissatisfied, but when I looked at it today, I found that it was still Zhang Teng's far-sighted vision, and he chose the right master early.
"Teng Zizhi knew that he had caused everyone to be implicated in the beginning, and his heart was uneasy."
"That's why I specially pleaded with Dadu to forgive your sins."
"I hope that everyone will join Hexi regardless of their past suspicions and contribute to the revitalization of China."
"The ministers are willing to join Hexi."
As Wei Shuo expected, in the face of Zhang Teng's invitation, including Li Xian, Hu Muliang, Feng Ze and others expressed their willingness to join.
"Good! From now on, you and I will be a family, and the past grievances will be written off. ”
"In the future, as long as everyone does things well, Shuo will never treat everyone badly."
"The ministers obey the apologetic teachings of the capital."
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After the destruction of the Western Yan, the first thing Wei Shuo had to do was to take stock of the population and measure the land.
However, before that, you need to understand the background of Xiyan's family.
Even though he had underestimated Xiyan's strength before, he was still taken aback after receiving reports from Li Xian and Zhang Teng.
According to Li and Zhang, there are about 80,000 households in Xiyan.
The total population is more than 400,000, which is more than half of the total population in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
And among the 80,000 households, more than half are Hu people.
After a preliminary understanding, the situation in the state is far more complicated than Weishuo expected.
"From now on, Zhang Teng will be transferred to the state to handle civil affairs with full authority, and strive to complete the Juntian system as soon as possible and stabilize Hedong."
"Your Ministers obey." Zhang Teng bowed down to receive the order.
"Ladies and gentlemen, taking the eldest son means that the war in Bingzhou has basically ended, and the focus in the future will be to pacify the land of the seven counties of Bingzhou."
"Of course, after the end of the war, we can't put Nanshan on horseback, and we should also strengthen the troops in the north to prevent the Northern Wei from invading south."
"In addition, and most importantly, given our great strength, it will be possible for all parties to unite against Hexi."
"Therefore, in the future, the focus will be on diplomatic relations activities, and we must strive to achieve the southern union of the Great Jin, the north and Tuoba, and the east to reject Houyan."
"Make every effort to divide and disintegrate all alliances against Hexi, so as to isolate Later Qin and prepare for the recovery of Guanzhong in the future."
"The lord is wise." Cui Hao, Jiang Ji, Zhang Teng, Li Xian and others all claimed to praise Weishuo.
Although he has only joined Hexi for a short time, Li Xian, Feng Ze, Qu Zun and other former ministers of Xiyan have completely different feelings.
The whole Hexi is in a rising period, and everyone from Wei Shuo and below is forging ahead, unlike Xiyan, which is full of staleness.
Not to mention that Hexi is strong, and there is a faint tendency to unify the north, so everyone no longer has to worry about living.
After arranging the major policies, Wei Shuo remembered a corner of Hedong again.
He pondered for a moment, and then said, "Bo Yuan, you help me prepare a piece of music and send it to Jiankang." ”
"What? Does the lord want to report to the Son of Heaven? ”
"It's not a success, it's a complaint." Wei Shuo sneered.
"Complaint? Sue whom? Everyone was at a loss, and they didn't know what most of them meant.
"Who else? Liu Gong? Seeing him occupy the important land in the east of the river, Shuo is really unhappy. ”
"If it weren't for Liu Gong, the Hexi Army would have recovered Hedong County and completed the strategy of encircling Guanzhong on three sides."
"My lord, I'm afraid the complaint won't solve the problem, right?" Cui Hao said with a frown.
"It doesn't matter, Shuo is just taking the opportunity to show his attitude to the outside world, and at the same time exert pressure on Liu Gong in order to find an excuse to go south to Hedong in the future."
When Wei Shuo and everyone were busy pacifying the various parts of the state, the outside world also learned the news of Hexi's complete annexation of the state.