The Xiang army broke the Hu people again!

Tao Kan led 20,000 troops to break the 70,000 Xianbei coalition army under Xiangping City, and killed Murong Diao and Duan Wenyang, the news came out, and the world was shaken!

The Xianbei people in the eastern Liaodong region were even more panicked, and it was at this time that Meng Guan, who was in charge of the Youzhou front, immediately commanded the army to attack all parts of Youzhou in two ways. One of them, Li Liu, led 10,000 cavalry from Dai County to the east, and within a few days took the two counties of Guangning and Shanggu.

Yuwen Mogui didn't dare to compete with the Jin army at all, and after he lost another 10,000 cavalry, Yuwen Mogui didn't dare to stay in Youzhou anymore, and led his tribe to quickly go north and go back to his lair. Yuwen Mogui's evacuation completely exposed Duan's Xianbei.

Just before Duan Wu Muchen could react, another piece of news in Liaodong frightened him, it turned out that after a short period of rectification, Murong Han finally evacuated the Great Thorn City with the Murong tribe. In this way, Duan's Xianbei will face the siege of the Jin army in the east, south, and west.

When Murong Han evacuated the Great Thorn City, he was eager to move everything in the city. In the end, it was only under the persuasion of the Seven Difficulties Building that this unrealistic idea was dispelled. In addition to taking away their own people, the Murong tribe originally planned to take away the Han craftsmen under their control.

However, they were afraid that the Jin army would catch them, so the Murong tribe had no choice but to give up these craftsmen. In fact, even if they take the craftsmen away, it will be useless, in the cold land north of Liaodong, not to mention whether they have craftsmen or not, iron ore alone is a big trouble, I am afraid this is also a reason why Murong Han gave up craftsmen at the last moment.

Murong Han and Yuwen Mogui left. Duan Wumuchen didn't dare to stay in Youzhou anymore. Facing the Jin army besieged from three sides, Duan Wu Muchen had to choose to retreat. In this way, Liaoxi County, Yan State, Liaodong County, Changli County and so on fell into the hands of the Jin army one after another. Youzhou and Pingzhou finally returned to the Han after falling into the hands of the Hu people for several years.

After the news of Liaodong's recovery reached the imperial court, Luoyang City once again became a sea of joy. Although over the years, the Jin people have been accustomed to frequent reports of the Xiang army's successes, but when the news of the victory in Liaodong reached the Jingshi, it still caused a lot of jubilation.

"Your Majesty, this is good news from Liaodong, and now the entire Liaodong is in the hands of our army. Among them, Goguryeo has fallen, and King Mikawa is on his way to Beijing. Its domestic nobility had been controlled by the Jin army. Besides. The Xianbei people in the two states of Youping have been swept away, and those who are old, weak, sick and disabled and unable to do anything have all been disposed of. Zhang Bin was holding a document in his hand and was reporting to Sima Shu on the process of the Liaodong War.

"Well, good, great. Finally cleaned up the Hu people in Liaodong. But the next task is not light. Although Murong Diao is dead. But his son escaped, and Duan Wu Muchen was still alive, including Yuwen Mogui. If these culprits are not caught, the entire Liaodong may not be able to stabilize. ”

Sima Shu didn't want to let Hu Ren go like this, but he also knew that this matter could not be solved in a while. After a series of wars, the supplies stored by the imperial court were almost exhausted. At most, after two or three more large-scale battles, the Jin army may not be able to attack.

"Your Majesty is right, now with the fall of Goguryeo, the northeastern frontier of Liao has reached a line that extends hundreds of miles westward, starting from Vladivostok and westward, including the entire Buxian Mountain (now Changbai Mountain). This vast territory included the entire original Goguryeo Kingdom, as well as the four northern counties. ”

"Further north is the territory of the Lou and Fuyu people, because the Fuyu people and the Lou people temporarily surrendered to my Great Jin, so the safety of the northeast of Liao is not too worried. However, to the west is the original station of the three Xianbei departments, although Murong Xianbei has fled to the north to the foot of the Great Xianbei Mountain, but the Yuwen Department and the Duan clan are still in the north of Youzhou to threaten my border defense in the northeast region. ”

Zhang Bin also agreed with Sima Shu's plan to completely eliminate the Duan clan and Yuwen, only in this way will the situation in Liaodong be completely changed, and the local Han people will not have to worry about the Hu people going south all the time, and the Han people will be able to carry out construction with peace of mind.

"What is Mr. Mengsun's opinion?" For the specific strategic deployment, Sima Shu still believes in his subordinates.

"Your Majesty, after the imperial court recovers the two states of Youping, there will basically be no more major battles in the Liaodong region. In this case, it is imperative to revoke the rule of the counties and counties in the Northeast Theater, and in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to transfer General Meng Guan back to Beijing to preside over the work of the Privy Council, and then establish the Liaodong Governor's Office, with 30,000 troops led by Captain Tao Kan to garrison Liaodong, and choose the opportunity to send troops to Xianbei's hometown! Zhang Bin pondered for a moment.

"Well, what Aiqing said is very true! At present, the governance of the counties in Liaodong is urgent, and I plan to do so. Aiqing, you see, this is a map of Liaodong, and I plan to move the territory of Pingzhou to the east, and assign Changli County in Pingzhou to Youzhou jurisdiction. The Pyeongju administration was moved to Xiangpingcheng in Liaodong County, and the four northern counties recovered and part of the southwestern territory of Goguryeo were added to form the new Pyeongju. ”

"In addition to these, I have decided to establish the Governorate of Andong in Vladivostok, which will have exclusive jurisdiction over the rest of the land. There is no way to set up the Anton Governor's Office, after the successive wars in Liaodong, there are only one million Han people in the entire territory, and even more than three million Hu people of all ethnic groups. ”

"This point is really not enough for people to fill the land of the three states. The entire Governorate of Andong had a small population, and it was mainly concentrated in the Vladivostok area. Under these circumstances, the implementation of semi-militarized management by the imperial court in the vast and sparsely populated border areas was conducive to maintaining the security of the border. ”

"Moreover, this Andong Governor's Office is only responsible for the management of the local Xiang Army, and the political affairs are entrusted to the management of the Anton Changshi Mansion, and the Anton's government soldiers are also managed by the Changshi Mansion, and Vladivostok is also an important naval base in the north of the Navy, and the affairs of the base are directly managed by the Navy Ministry, and neither the Changshi Mansion nor the Governor's Mansion have the right to intervene in it, so that the tripartite checks and balances are enough to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to develop into a feudal town."

After Zhang Bin listened carefully to Sima Shu's plan, he felt that he had considered it perfectly, he just added a few small questions, and the rest could be announced to the world as long as the cabinet deliberated it.

"Meng Sun, do you have a choice for the assassination history of this Youzhou and other states? Liaodong is still unstable at the moment, so the requirements for the history of assassination are very high, and it is best to be a talent who can do both military and political work. After determining the boundaries of several states, Sima Shu raised another important question.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has also discussed this for a long time, but it is not possible to determine the candidate for a while. I just don't know how His Majesty thinks about it? "Although after the establishment of the cabinet, the cabinet held a great deal of power in the appointment and dismissal of officials, but the appointment of officials above the fifth rank was still firmly in the hands of the emperor.

"Aiqing, in fact, I have always had an idea, that is, to change the situation that officials rarely promoted and changed in the past, and some people even only served as officials in one place for the rest of their lives. This is very bad, and it is easy to form local forces in the local area, which is not conducive to the management of the imperial court. This time, it just so happens that the imperial court needs to choose a new history of assassination, so it is better to rotate all the history of assassination in several states, what does Aiqing think? ”

"Your Majesty's proposal is very good!" Sima Shu's words made Zhang Bin's eyes shine, and in many cases, the local tail was too big to lose, because local officials had been operating in one place for too long, and in the end they might even develop into a force to confront the central government.

"In the past few years, Pei Wei has made remarkable achievements in the Li Fan Division, take advantage of this adjustment to let him go to Youzhou as a assassin, as well as Huangfu Zhen, Zhang Rail, Luo Shang, Shan Jian and others, they have worked hard in the local area over the years, and this time they will also be transferred to the capital. In the same way, some ministers in the imperial court should also go to the local area to exercise, and in the future, we must form a system, that is, people who have no experience in local service must not serve as ministers of various ministries and cabinet ministers! ”

"Obey orders!"

"In addition, let the Privy Council write to the Liaodong Governor's Office, and let Tao Kan decide that the hidden forces of the Hu people in various places must be cleared out, and they must not be allowed to endanger local security. Starting today, martial law was imposed in Liaodong and the Hu people in various places were strictly investigated, and the cabinet hurriedly sent a group of grassroots officials to Liaodong to stabilize Liaodong. ”

"Your Majesty, although there are no longer a large number of Hu people under the rule of Youping and Liangzhou, there are still a few Xianbei people who have not had time to escape, they have been caught, in addition to many Hu people who have taken the initiative to surrender, what should we do with these people?" Zhang Bin asked.

"It's simple, as long as all the Hu people are arrested and tried separately, anyone who has violated the Han people must be made to pay a sufficient price. If they had not harmed the Han Chinese, their wealth would have been confiscated and they would have been reformed according to the previous rules. ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Mr. Mengsun, the cabinet must pay attention to Liaodong, which is not as barren as the traditional believes, and if it is managed properly, it may become another granary of the Great Jin Dynasty in the future. Now the imperial court already has three granaries in Guanzhong, Shudi, and the Central Plains, and if the two granaries of Liaodong and Jiangdong are added, the grain problem of the imperial court may be fundamentally solved in the future. ”

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

An hour later, after Zhang Bin left Sima Shu's study, he went to the cabinet, ready to discuss the Liaodong issue with the cabinet ministers. As Zhang Bin expected, as soon as he spoke, everyone was fighting for the few only positions in the history of assassination. In the end, Zhang Bin had no choice but to carry the emperor Sima Shu out, only to see him say slowly and logically:

"Ladies and gentlemen, in terms of personnel, Your Majesty already has a case, and Your Majesty has said: The recommender will be jointly and severally liable, which means that once something goes wrong with the person you recommend, you must also bear the corresponding responsibility."

As soon as Shoufu's voice fell, the other members of the cabinet couldn't help but glance at each other, since you have discussed it with Your Majesty, why are you still here to entertain us? Finally, after much deliberation, the Cabinet finally reached a consensus on a new round of personnel appointments, and two days later, several appointments began to be announced to the world through the Cabinet. (To be continued......)