After Aetius was killed by the Emperor, the Emperor appointed Heraclius, the great eunuch of the Imperial Palace, as the military commander and ordered him to quickly rush to the front line to command the army to conquer the Xiongnu Empire north.

Qin Dong in Pazar, the Balkan Peninsula, couldn't help but sigh after learning of the death of Aetius, it was a pity, a great military strategist fell like this.

At this time, Qin Dong is paying attention to the development and changes of the situation in various parts of Obaro, and at the same time, he is also waiting for the opportunity.

The first reaction of the Hun Empire stationed on the southwest border after learning of the death of the military commander of the Western Roman Empire, Aetius, was that he was a pity, and the second reaction was a great sigh of relief.

When Erac learned that the newly arrived commander of the Roman army was actually the emperor's chief attendant, the great eunuch Heraclius, he laughed, and just as Erac was about to lead the army across the Danube to attack the Roman Imperial army on the opposite bank, suddenly a news came that Elac almost fainted, and the news turned out to be that his younger brothers Deng Zhicick and Enec had joined forces to attack his back.

On the other side, the Roman army is facing each other, and the lair is attacked by Deng Zhicik and Enec, which makes Erac anxious and does not know what to do. If the army was withdrawn at this time, Heraclius on the opposite side would definitely lead his army across the Danube to pursue his rear army, and if he crossed the Danube to attack the Roman Empire. It is not known how long it will take to defeat the Western Roman Empire, and at that time, it is difficult to say whether the nest is still in his own control, and no matter which one he chooses, it will be a difficult choice for Erak.

Just when Erac was in a dilemma, the right lieutenant Sambus offered an option, and he proposed to Erack. The Dengzhixik tribe in the north was far away from the royal court, and the royal court still had 20,000 troops to garrison, as long as it sent troops to garrison the Carpathian mountain pass. Blocking the passage of Deng Zhixik to the south should be able to hold out until the main force returns, and the trouble is to the east, where there is no dangerous terrain to defend. Still, Sambus gave a very good idea. He ordered Commander Modov of the Balkans to lead his troops north across the lower Danube into the hinterland of Enek, and if Enek did not want to protect his nest, he had to withdraw his troops to help him, which was the first deployment.

Second, Hercules had already arrived, but he was not familiar with the situation of the army, and he should not attack in a short time, if that was the case. The main force of the Xiongnu had to stay in place, but it would take a long time. But if he took the initiative to attack, Erak was worried that his cavalry would lose too much against the opponent's heavy infantry legion, and even if he won the battle, he might not be able to deal with the joint attack of Deng Zhicik and Enek, so Sambus built yì Erak pretended that there was a problem with the lair, and immediately led his troops to retreat, in fact, the retreat back to the royal court was fake, and the ambush on the way to the pursuit of the Western Roman Empire army across the Danube River was true, as long as the heavy infantry corps of the Western Roman army could not be assembled and put in formation, there was no power at all.

Erak was overjoyed to hear Sambus's two proposals, and immediately accepted them, and while sending people back to the royal court to convey the order, sending 10,000 men north to the Carpathian Pass to build fortifications and prevent Deng Zhiczyk from moving south, and at the same time sending people to the Balkans Saidika to order Modo to lead all his forces north to cross the Danube River and penetrate deep into the hinterland of Enek, forcing him to lead his army back to help.

Erak then had a question in mind, that is, what to do with his garrison after Mordo led his troops away? Now in addition to Modo's army, there is also Edika's Skir army in Saidika, and Edika's attitude is still unclear, if Edika suddenly attacks after Modo has withdrawn the army, then won't the situation in the southeast be eroded? Erak voiced this concern.

Itur Jian said: "Da Shan Yu, in my opinion, it is better to order Qin Dong to take over the overall defense of the southeast, and the governance office is located in Saidika, Qin Dong is Da Shan Yu's guard, and he was personally promoted by Da Shan Yu, and his subordinates believe that his loyalty should be no problem, and didn't Lored send someone back to say that Qin Dong has governed Pazar's territory very well?" And he also opened border trade with the Eastern Roman Empire, so that our Xiongnu Empire can buy a lot of scarce materials, last winter than in previous years frozen to death and starved to death many people and livestock, from this point of view, Qin Dong's ability is undoubted, his only shortcoming is the lack of qualifications, but his subordinates think it doesn't matter, now is an extraordinary period, Da Dan should be eclectic to promote capable people! ”

Erak thought for a long time and accepted this proposal, which is also the best way now, "Okay, pass on the will of Shan Yu, declare Deng Zhixik and Enek traitors and announce it to the world, and everyone in the Xiongnu Empire can be punished; Set up the four courts of the east, west, north and south, appoint Qin Dong as the king of the Eastern Court and the general of the expedition to the east, and be fully responsible for the overall defense and military and political affairs of the east of the royal court, the west of the Black Sea and the southeast of the Balkan Peninsula, and appoint the former right lieutenant Sambus as the king of the southern court and the general of the expedition to the south, responsible for the overall defense and military and political affairs of the area south of the middle and upper reaches of the Danube, and appoint the former Zuo Dadanghu Urgan as the king of the Western Court and the general of the expedition to the west, and be fully responsible for the overall defense and military and political affairs of the upper reaches of the Danube and the west of the upper Rhine. Appointed the former Right Commander Itur as the King of the Northern Courtyard and the General of the Northern Expedition, responsible for the overall defense and military and political affairs of the region north of the Carpathians, and promoted the Commander of Ten Thousand Commanders Modo to the Right Commander, and other vacant positions will be appointed by himself after the war! ”

Due to the defection of Ernack, Enek, Deng Zhixike and others from the royal court, the prestige of the current royal court has been reduced, and it is no longer enough to command all local generals, in view of this, it is better to delegate power to the hands of loyal generals, and the territory that the east, west, south and north courts are now responsible for except for Qin Dong who barely controls a part of the southeast, other territories are not within the scope of the royal court's control, giving these people a big picture. The first is to tie these loyal generals together, and the second is to inspire these people to expand their territory, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

The other officials and generals in the big tent are envious of the new positions of Sambus and others, the four kings of the four courtyards of the east, west, south and north, this position is only under the big single Yu, the king of the left and right, and the king of the left and right valleys, above 10,000 people, it can be said that he is a very human minister, and now the king of Zuo Xian is vacant, the king of the right Xian, the king of the left and right valleys is Enek, Deng Zhixike and Ernak, and the establishment of the four courtyards of the southeast and northwest can completely replace the positions of the right Xian Wang and the king of the left and right valleys, otherwise Deng Zhixike and others will occupy these positions as long as they do not die for a day, many of the work of the royal court can only be paralyzed.

Sambus and others are the kings of the Upper South and Northwest Courtyards, some generals and ministers have no opinions, and the qualifications of the people are here, but let Qin Dong be the king of the Upper Eastern Courtyard and the general of Zhengdong, which makes many people envious and jealous, Qin Dong is just a little hairy child in their eyes, how can he be the king of the Eastern Courtyard?

Someone immediately objected: "Qi Da Shan Yu, the minister thinks that Qin Dong is too young, his qualifications are too shallow, and he has just been promoted to the commander of ten thousand masters, so it is a bit inappropriate to appoint him as the king of the Eastern Court so quickly, I am afraid that other generals will not be convinced, please think twice!" ”

Erak waved his hand and said, "Didn't Itur say it just now?" To boldly promote talents, Qin Dong has the ability to do so, otherwise he will not let a person as old-fashioned as Lored say that he is very capable, and he is a guard from Ben Shan Yu, and there is no problem with loyalty, since there is no problem with ability and loyalty, why not promote? Does it have to look at qualifications? What is the use of some people who sit in one position all their lives without the slightest achievement or achievement? Such a person is a wine bag and rice bag, don't say anything, it's decided, and immediately send someone to convey the will of this single Yu! ”

All the generals and ministers saluted and replied: "Long live Da Danyu!" ”

When the appointment came to Pazar, Qin Dong didn't expect that Erak would set up four other positions at this time to replace the left and right Xian Kings and the left and right Gu Li kings, it must be said that this is a high move, so that all the power organs in the royal court can operate normally, and will not stop because of the defection of Deng Zhixike and others, and at the same time, he was very surprised that Erak had such a great courage to appoint him as the king of the Eastern Courtyard and the general of Zhengdong. That is to say, he Qin Dong is the head of the kings of the four courts, but the size of the official positions cannot be arranged in the order of direction, because the regions and affairs under their jurisdiction are different, and the four courts are not the central institutions of the Xiongnu Empire, but only the official offices specifically responsible for local military and political affairs.

Later Liao Taizu of Liao State divided the Khitan Diethorn Department into five courtyards and six courtyards, each with Yi Li Jin, Liao Taizong Hui first year (938 years), changed the two courtyards to Yi Li Jin into two royal courts, called the North University Royal Courtyard and the Southern University Royal Yuan, the chief of the Southern University Royal Yuan official office called the Southern Yuan King, under the Southern University Royal Yuan Governor, the Southern Yuan Taishi, the Southern Yuan Taibao, the Southern Yuan Situ, the Southern Yuan Sikong, etc.

The two royal courts of the north and south of the Liao State belonged to the central institutions, the northern court was in charge of the affairs of the tribal and subordinate states, and the southern court was in charge of the Han people's leasing of military horses. Although the level is the same on the surface, in the early Liao Dynasty, "different governance of the Han Dynasty" and "rule according to customs" were implemented, so the North Court was actually higher. The two royal courts of the Liao Kingdom in the north and south were different from the four courtyards in the south, east, and west set up by Erak. (To be continued......)