In the third year of Taixing, at the beginning of October, just a few days after the envoys of the Cheng Han Dynasty arrived in Jicheng, another news that made Fan Ben and Li Xiang jaw-dropping reached Jicheng. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It took nearly two months for the Liaodong Army to finally pacify the Xihai Plateau, successfully beheaded Tuyan, the leader of Tuyuhun, and captured hundreds of thousands of his subordinates, completely eradicating the border troubles in the northwest.

It turned out that in August, Beigong Chunqin, the governor of Qinzhou, led 30,000 cavalry to kill the Xihai Plateau, intending to destroy the Tuyuhun tribe in one fell swoop.

Knowing that the Liaodong Army was attacking on a large scale, the Tuyuhun tribe had already fallen out in the sky, was it a war? Yes and? Both sides insist on their own words, and neither can convince the other.

The leader Tuyan is also in a dilemma, right? Tuyuhun is obviously not strong enough and is not an opponent of the Liaodong Army; Don't fight, right? Tuyan was unwilling to give up the tribe in his hands and accepted the reorganization of Liaodong.

At present, the situation on the plateau is very unfavorable to Tuyuhun, with the Liaodong army killing the plateau, the Qiang tribes of the West Sea gradually alienated Tuyuhun, and in the end, in addition to the 30,000 Tuyuhun tribal cavalry, there was no Qiang cavalry under Tuyan's command, and the trees were scattered for a while.

In the final battle, Tuyan led the last cavalry of the tribe to a decisive battle with the Liaodong army on the shore of the West Sea.

This battle was fought in the dark, and in the end, the Liaodong Army defeated the Tuyuhun tribe with stronger strength.

In the battle, Tuyan was killed, and 30,000 Tuyuhun cavalry either died or surrendered.

With the elimination of the last of the Tuyuhun cavalry, the Tuyuhun and Qiang tribes scattered in the grasslands around the West Sea began to surrender to the Liaodong army in batches.

After taking the Xihai Plateau, the Liaodong Army did not be polite to the Tuyuhun people, and slaughtered the nobles and leaders of the tribe according to the old rules, and then mixed them with the Qiang people according to the household.

Nearly 10,000 families of the Tuyuhun people were divided into two parts, one part migrated to the interior of Qinzhou with the Liaodong Army, and the other part stayed in Xihai to settle down. No matter which part it is, there will never be a Tuyuhun tribe in the future, and some are just Jin people living on the plateau.

At the end of September, with the destruction of Tuyuhun, the Qiang in the northwest asked for "annexation", and the northwest was decided.

In recent years, although the people of Liaodong have been accustomed to frequent good news, when the great victory of the West Sea reached Jicheng, the whole city still became a sea of joy, and many businesses took the opportunity to launch a series of discount promotions.

"Lord, this is good news that has just been transferred from the Military Division, and now the entire Xihai Plateau has been taken, the leader Tuyan was beheaded by General Beigong, and the rest of the tribal nobles have also been liquidated, leaving only ordinary herdsmen." Wen Qiao was briefing Wei Shuo on the war in the northwest.

"Well, okay, General Beigong fought a good battle, and finally got the Northwest Zhuhu done. The next thing to look at is the work of the Thorn Shifu, although Tuyan is dead, there are still hundreds of thousands of Tuyuhun herdsmen waiting to be resettled, and if these people are not digested, it is still a threat to the stability of the northwest. ”

"Now, with the demise of Tuyuhun, there is no longer a threat to the Hu forces in Liaodong in the entire northwest, and the security situation has changed greatly. Next, Liaodong will be able to pass through the Western Regions wholeheartedly, and when the Western Regions are taken, Liaodong's east-west strategy will be considered a complete success. ”

"My lord, the northwest is still unstable at the moment, and Liaodong can't rush to recover the Western Regions. At present, the top priority is to settle the naturalized Tuyuhun and Qiang Hu people on the one hand, and on the other hand, the Qinzhou garrison should also be repaired after continuous battles. ”

"Well, what Taizhen said is very true, it is urgent to revitalize the economy of the northwest and improve the livelihood of local people. As for the newly recovered Xihai area, I intend to set up Xihai County, which is under the jurisdiction of Qinzhou, and the administrative office is in the original Tugu Hun capital city of Fuqi City. Oh, by the way, it can't be called Fu Qi City in the future, it will be renamed Xihai City. ”

"I want to remind you again that the pastoral government must pay attention to the Xihai Plateau, which is not as barren as the traditional believes, and if it is managed properly, it may become another ranch in the Great Jin Dynasty in the future."

"Please rest assured, the ministers dare not slack off!"

After talking about the war in the northwest, Wei Shuo remembered the envoy of the Cheng Han Dynasty who came to Jicheng.

"Shirong, I heard that the envoy of Cheng Han has arrived in Liaodong?" Wei Shuo asked Mo Han casually while processing the documents in his hand

"Well, yes, it's been half a month since I arrived in Jicheng, and I'm now asking around if there is any news of Liaodong going south to Hanzhong. Hum! They don't look around here, either? Is my Liaodong's secrets so easy to inquire about? ”

"Hehe, I didn't expect Cheng Han to be more anxious than Liaodong."

"Can you not be in a hurry? With the destruction of Tuyuhun and the surrender of Liangzhou, Liaodong has completely solved the trouble in the northwest, and only the Chenghan in the southwest Shu is divided, and the Chenghan will definitely worry that the Liaodong army will move south. ”

"Alas, I would like to take advantage of the situation to win Chenghan, but reality does not allow it. Not to mention that Li Xiong is not a mediocre lord, how to overcome the geography of Shuzhong alone is a big problem, at least in the short term, Liaodong has no chance to win Chenghan. ”

"The lord is too humble, with the majesty and strategy of the lord, it is a matter of time before he wins Chenghan."

"Hahaha, I didn't expect Shirong to be a sycophant."

Wei Shuo laughed and teased Mo Han, and then said, "Shirong let's talk about how Liaodong should treat the envoys of Chenghan, after all, Liaodong still needs a stable Chenghan to provide food in a short period of time, and it can't turn against it for the time being." ”

Since the recovery of Qinzhou, the trade between Liaodong and Chenghan has become frequent, and every year Liaodong has to buy a large amount of grain from Chenghan to make up for the lack of grain in the northwest and Guanzhong. It can be said that at present, Chenghan has become the third grain supply place in Liaodong in addition to Nanyang and Jiangdong. ”

"Therefore, no matter what the considerations are, the lord is still interested in stabilizing the Han Dynasty, and it is best to give the other party some benefits."

"Well, let them come to the government hall tomorrow. Speaking of which, I am quite interested in Fan Ben, especially his father Fan Changsheng, who has lived for more than 100 years. ”

……

The next day, Fan Ben and Li Xiang, who got the news, hurried to the political hall with both apprehension and anticipation.

After waiting for less than a cup of tea, I heard the guards shouting, "Da Sima has arrived!" ”

Fan Ben and Li Xiang didn't dare to slack off, and they stood up respectfully to greet them, and the first person to walk in was a handsome young man about eight feet long.

Fan Ben and Li Xiang's eyes lit up, and they were immediately overwhelmed by Wei Shuo's demeanor, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, they deserve to be famous all over the world.

"Foreign ministers Fan Ben and Li Xiang pay a visit to Da Sima."

Although Cheng Han was also a small country established by the Hu people, because it was not as heavy as the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Xia, the lord of Cheng Han, Li Xiong, was benevolent to the people, which made Wei Shuo have a good impression of Cheng Han.

Therefore, when he saw Fan Ben and Li Xiang, Wei Shuo did not speak ill of them, but said gently: "Prime Minister Fan and Mrs. Li are invited to hurry up without being polite, speaking of which the two of them are distinguished guests, I want to greet them in person, I don't want to be entangled in mundane things, it's really a loss of welcome!" I hope you don't get offended. ”

Fan Ben hurriedly bowed his hand and saluted back: "Da Sima is busy with state affairs, how dare the foreign minister bother Da Sima to greet him!" ”

Under Wei Shuo's greeting, after Fan Ben and Li Xiang sat down respectfully, they asked directly: "I don't know what the two of you came to my Liaodong for?" ”

"The foreign minister came to express his respect to Da Sima on behalf of the lord of my family, and at the same time reaffirmed the friendship between the two sides."

Wei Shuo glanced at Fan Ben, and suddenly thought of his father, Fan Changsheng, who was revered as one of the Eight Immortals in Shu.

Fan Changsheng originally lived in Qingcheng Mountain, was the head of the local Heavenly Master, and had more than 1,000 tribes at that time, which was quite powerful. Fan Changsheng is erudite and versatile, and he is proficient in astronomy. He was born in the twenty-third year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (218 AD) and died in the first year of Taixing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (318 AD), living for a hundred years, and was called "Fan Changshou" by the locals.

At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Li Te, Li Xiong led the exiles into Shu, Fan Changsheng had helped to provide food and materials, and later Li Xiong was called the emperor in Chengdu, the country name Dacheng, and then worshiped Fan Changsheng as the prime minister, and named the Marquis of Xishan.

It is under the assistance of Fan Changsheng that Cheng Han has always pursued the policy of Taoist purity and inaction, and the people's livelihood, so that Bashu once had a stable political situation and a prosperous situation in the people's livelihood, and the local Shu people all worshiped Fan Changsheng as a god, and this is also the reason why Wei Shuo did not dare to easily plot to become a Han.

"Well, Lord Er's benevolence, I can assure you that before the Central Plains is decided, Liaodong will not go south to become a Han. It's just that in the future, if the general trend of the world has been decided, I hope that Cheng Han will not go against the sky. ”

……

"What does Da Sima mean?"

"What else can there be, it's just to warn Cheng Han not to be ignorant of current affairs in the future!" (To be continued.) )