The Southern Xiongnu have been attached to the Han Dynasty for many years, and have been deeply influenced by the Han culture, and there are many Xiongnu nobles who like to wear Hanfu and speak Chinese, Hu Chuquan is one of them, I heard that there is an opportunity to make the Han Dynasty, he can't wait to be the first to stand up, cover his chest with one hand, bow down and say: "Qi Yu Shan Yu, Xiao Wang is willing to go!" ”

The news that the Han cavalry went deep into Monan to attack the Xiongnu came back, and the entire ten counties of Liangzhou were boiling, and the border people of Liangzhou, who were deeply affected by the Xiongnu's attack on the border, rushed to tell each other and celebrate each other, and such a thing of relieving hatred has not appeared for many years.

After the 100,000 cavalry withdrew from the desert, Xu Huang and Zhang Fei led the cavalry of the First and Second Legions back to Xiangyang respectively, while Zhao Yun's Sixth Army continued to stay on the border of Liangzhou to prevent the Huns from retaliating. When the armies of Xu Huang and Zhang Fei drove countless cattle, sheep and horses through the counties along the way, the people spontaneously welcomed them in the middle of the road, including many Qiang people.

Liangzhou was originally inhabited by Qiang and Han, and the Han people often discriminated against the Qiang people because of their own sense of superiority. And the first thing Liu Xin did after taking control of Liangzhou was to implement the policy of treating Qiang and Han equally, which was also the promise he made to Beigong Boyu at the beginning, and it was precisely because of his commitment that the Han army had a lot less fetters when it was stationed in Liangzhou.

The Han and Qiang policies of treating people equally, not only in taxes, but also in all aspects of social life, including the fact that Qiang people could serve as county officials, could be recruited into the army, could own their own land, and could settle in cities. The implementation of this policy made the Qiang people truly feel that they were also members of the Han Dynasty and gave them a strong sense of belonging. When the news of the victory of the Han cavalry came, many Qiang people were also very proud, because among these Han cavalry, there were many good sons of their Qiang people.

Because this time it destroyed dozens of tribes of the Xiongnu and plundered countless cattle, sheep and horses, it is impossible for these cattle, sheep and horses to be driven back to Xiangyang, and Jingzhou is not a suitable place for grazing, let alone slaughter all these cattle and sheep. Of course, the best destination for these cattle, sheep and horses is the vast desert, but it is impossible for Liu Xin to return them to those Huns, according to the original plan, these cattle, sheep and horses were all given to the people of Liangzhou counties and counties. The closer the counties to the border, the more they share, the poorer the people get, not only the Han people have a share, but also the Qiang people, and the whole land of Liangzhou is naturally full of joy.

Due to the distribution of these horses, cattle and sheep, the speed of Xu Huang and the others returning naturally slowed down, but the news had already been transmitted back to Xiangyang. Holding that brilliant battle report, Liu Xin laughed and said, "Who will dare to say that my Han family's sons are inferior to those grassland tribes in riding and shooting in the future?" ”

Fu Zhu and Tian Feng both smiled bitterly, and said in unison: "I'm afraid that if this matter spreads, the lord will be scolded by the scholars again." ”

Liu Xin said disapprerovingly: "What are you afraid of, they are nothing more than greedy for money and lustful, and they add another crime of cruelty, inhumanity and murder to Liu." If there are many lice, don't bite, just let them go. What's going on in Xuzhou lately? ”

Frustrated and said: "Back to the lord, Cao Cao has captured the three counties of Donghai, Langya, and Pengcheng one after another. ”

Liu Xin frowned lightly and said in a deep voice, "So fast? Isn't there news that Zhen Rong is ready to defend Pengcheng to the death and fight Cao Cao to the death? ”

Frustration said: "Cao Cao's army passed through Langya to the south, almost effortlessly, captured the three counties of Lu County, Guangqi and Wuyuan in one fell swoop. ”

Liu Xin said with a smile: "This Zhenrong is very clever in seeing the opportunity, and he also knows that if he escapes to Xiapi, he will have nothing to do with him, so he actually ran to Guangling." ”

Xuzhou's governance will go down to Pi, where is Tao Qian's base, but now it is Liu Bei who holds the power, if Zhen Rong escapes to Xiapi, his men and horses will soon be absorbed by Liu Bei, without people, he is a bare-bones commander, who will listen to what he says?

Tian Feng said worriedly: "Lord Qiqi, Cao Cao's army has approached Xuzhou, Liu Bei sent troops to meet him, and he suffered defeats in a row, if he continues to fight, Xuzhou will definitely not be guaranteed." It's just that Yuan Shao somehow has not sent troops so far. ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said: "Yuan Shao is more resourceful and less decisive, I have to wait for him to send troops, I am afraid that Cao Cao has already captured Xuzhou." ”

Fu Zhu said: "Back to the lord, if Cao Cao takes Xuzhou, his strength will definitely increase, and it will be a trouble in the future, so it is better for us to send troops to attack his rear and force him to retreat." ”

Liu Xin muttered: "People can't stand without faith, since Liu promised him that he wouldn't raise swords and soldiers within two years, he naturally wouldn't break his promise, but he couldn't let him take the entire Xuzhou so easily, so he had to create some difficulties for him." ”

After a pause, Liu Xin suddenly asked, "Two gentlemen, I don't know how the casualties of the people of Xuzhou are?" ”

Frustrated and said sadly: "As expected, everywhere Cao Jun went, there were corpses all over the field, rivers of blood flowed, and there was not a single living mouth in many villages. ”

In fact, because Tian Feng is also here, there is another situation that is inconvenient to say, that is, there are many lurking phantom secret spies who have also been poisoned by Cao Jun.

"In troubled times, life is as cheap as a dog." Liu Xin sighed and said, "It seems that Yuan Shao will not be able to send troops for a while and a half, so let's use Cao Jun's indiscriminate killing of innocents as an excuse to repair a book and ask Cao Cao to withdraw from the army!" ”

Tian Feng hesitated: "Seeing that Xuzhou is about to be captured, I'm afraid that Cao Cao will not agree easily." ”

Liu Xin sneered: "Tell him that if he doesn't agree, the previous agreement will be null and void!" ”

This is a naked threat, but Liu Xin has this confidence, you Cao Cao can not accept it, and no one will force you, but if you don't want to accept it, you must have the courage to bear the consequences. If it is only to deal with Xuzhou, maybe Cao Cao is not afraid of turning his face with Liu Xin, but Cao Cao's next target will definitely be Yuan Shao. In addition to avenging his father, Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou was probably more to solve his worries, so as to deal with Yuan Shao with all his might. Cao Cao would never dare to fight with Liu Xin on both sides when facing Yuan Shao, which Liu Xin could be sure of.

In fact, whether it is Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, they have many shrewd strategists under them, how can they not see that Liu Xin is their biggest threat. But Liu Xin did not claim the title of emperor, nor did he support others to be emperors, there is always room for maneuver, unlike the two of them, one supports Liu Xie, and the other supports Liu Biao.

These truths don't need to be dialed, Tian Feng already understands them, he smiled, gave Liu Xin a deep salute, hurriedly retreated to draft a letter, and sent someone to Cao Cao's camp.

Frustrated and waited for Tian Feng to go out, and said, "Lord, do you want to publish the situation of this expedition to the desert in the Dahan Express?" It's okay to gag the mouths of those villains. ”

The reason why the people in Shilin can have so much influence is because they have the right to speak, and Liu Xin's original intention of publishing the Dahan Express is to fight a public opinion war with them to compete for this right to speak. Judging from the situation over the past year or so, the effect of the Dahan Express has still achieved certain results, but there are too few literate people among the people, and it is not very ideal.

Although the effect of the Dahan Express was not as good as expected, it was finally able to win over some people's hearts, and after listening to the advice of the frustrated professor, Liu Xin nodded and said: "I think it is feasible, remember, it is necessary to highlight the harm caused by the Xiongnu attack to the people on the border of Liangzhou, and downplay the results of this expedition." ”

Frustrated, he made a promise and withdrew.

Liu Xin looked at the back of the frustrated professor who left in a hurry, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, although he showed that he didn't care in front of them, but who could really not care about his reputation? However, he also knew that even if the Dahan Express said that it was wild, it would be difficult to block the poisonous tongues of those Shilin, because this contradiction was difficult to reconcile.

Let's compare Liu Xin and Cao Cao. Cao Cao's invasion of Xuzhou was under the banner of avenging his father, which was a personal vendetta; And Liu Xin sent troops to Monan to avenge the people on the border of Liangzhou, which is a public revenge. Cao Cao went on a killing spree in Xuzhou, killing people of the same clan; It was also killing, but Liu Xin killed aliens. No matter how you look at it, it seems that people should be scolding Cao Cao and not Liu Xin. However, the fact is that the people in Shilin will soon add a few new charges to Liu Xin. There is no him, just because Liu Xin moved the "cheese" of those scholar families.

The scholar family is a special class, almost all the high-ranking officials of the court such as the three princes and nine kings are from the scholar family, as long as their children do not make any major mistakes, they can embark on a career very smoothly in the future. As for the children of the poor family, no matter how much real talent you have, it is even more difficult to get ahead. In fact, Liu Xin's current identity is a member of the Han family, and it can also be said that he is the largest family of scholars, but there are more relatives in the Han family, and he is not the one close to the core.

A few years ago, Liu Xin offended the Hedong Wei family, a well-known scholar family in the Han Dynasty, which caused his reputation in Shilin to plummet. Although Liu Xin also tried his best to have a good relationship with the scholar families, such as the Kuai family and the Cai family in Jingzhou, they were trusted and reused by him, but whether it was the Kuai family or the Cai family, no matter how famous they were in Jingzhou, they were nothing if they were put into the entire Han Dynasty. And those scholar families that were influential in the entire Han Dynasty, such as the Wei family, the Yuan family, and the Xun family, did not stand on Liu Xin's side.

Not only that, Liu Xin appoints the most people from poor backgrounds, such as Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, Han Opera, and Guo Jia, whose status is obviously above the Kuai family and the Cai family. Actually, Liu Xin didn't mean anything else, he was just appointing people on the basis of merit, but this was enough to make those scholar families unhappy. Especially after Liu Xin announced the implementation of the imperial examination system, the scholar family hated him deeply, which completely shook the foundation of the rule of the scholar clan and deprived them of their vested interests.

Liu Xin was pondering when he suddenly heard a crisp voice say, "The folk girl greets the adult." ”