Shi Xun said that the Huns were also Han people, and he was dumbfounded when he said this, neither did he understand how to be round, nor did he know how to refute the Dao, so he had to not speak, just looked at Shi Xun in a daze. It was Xun who pretended to be amazing, of course, he would not have no explanation, but he said slowly: "Shan Yu was sealed by the Son of Heaven, and Qing and others lived in the Central Plains, isn't it a Han people?" How is it different from my Qingzhou people? ”

If future generations want to say that the Huns or any other ethnic minority are Han Chinese, they don't have to be the emperor and Han to go out, and the spittle stars can drown this speaker - but in this year, it may not be. Because the term "Han people" at this time did not refer to a specific ethnic group - the "Han people" as a category of "Han people" did not appear until the Northern and Southern Dynasties - but to refer to the subjects of the Han Dynasty, which were similar to the "Han people" in these years and months, such as "China" and "Huaxia", but also more with regional or cultural identity than a pure ethnic classification.

So Shi Xun said, you are also the subjects of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, why can't you be regarded as a "Han person"? "Qing and others are stubborn in their desire to be outside the court, and the more jealous they are, the more they hate."

Qubei hurriedly argued: "I don't dare to be outside the court, I am not only a minister of the Son of Heaven, but also a Han person." However, Qingzhou has the customs of Qingzhou, and our Xiongnu also has the customs of the Xiongnu, which are not the same as China, so they are hated by the Chinese. ”

Shi Xun replied: "The ancestors of Qing and others, such as Mao Dun and military ministers, are enemies of the Han and several go south to harass, so the Chinese hate them. Later, Hu Han Evil Shan Yu Ju clan attached, who hates it again? Qing and others were edicted to defeat the ministers, and they were the heroes of the Han family, and they did not loot and lived in China. The Son of Heaven will grant the land to seal it. Chinese Ande hate, etc.? I Wenqing waited for China to enter China, but did not practice Chinese law. Waste crops and restore animal husbandry, and take people into slavery, is it any wonder that the Chinese hate each other? The Chinese hate Qing and others, if the imperial court has spare strength, there is no reason to cut down? ”

How can you talk about it and go back again? Forget it, it's not good to come hard, I'll come to the soft one, lower your posture. Ask him if there is any way to save his life - "I don't blame the Chinese for hating it, but we also have difficulties - we only know animal husbandry, do not know crops, temporarily live in the Central Plains, and have no way to reproduce, but what?" ”

Shi Xun smiled: "Who does I know about the crops? In front of Sima Yi, he pretended to know a lot about agriculture, and in front of him. It's going to pretend that you can't get through it - "But you can also guard the east of the river, without him." I have my own officials to supervise it, and I can only collect taxes and guard the land for the Son of Heaven. Because Wen Qing and others want to resume farming, but let the farmers work for them, and the herdsmen supervise them, the herdsmen don't know the crops, and the harvest is expected? ”

He nodded when he heard this. At that time, he talked on paper, and told Hu Chuquan how many slaves and maids we will release, how many fields we will cultivate, and how much grain we can harvest after the autumn, but the actual output is less than half of the estimate, and he feels quite embarrassed, but fortunately, Hu Chuquan did not blame him - for Hu Chuquan, as long as he has more income than in previous years, it is a way to live. So this time, when I heard Shixun say "a bumper harvest is expected", I couldn't help but ask: "What can I do if so?" ”

It was Xun who said that this matter is simple-"Relieve the slaves who have been captive, restore the officials of the Han family, make the superintendents, and the kings and princes only sit on the collection of rents, such as the kings and princes of various countries, then the laborers are less and more, is it not a hundred times stronger than today?" ”

Go Bei Lian shook his head repeatedly: "I Huns...... There are no less than 10,000 herdsmen, who do not know how to farm and weave, and if they all sit and eat, it will be difficult for the four counties to provide for them. ”

Shi Xun said: "The four counties have a wide land, and there are places where it is inconvenient to farm, and the herdsmen can graze, but they use cattle and sheep and Han ...... Farmers change the market, and they can ......also live on their own, "It is said that the Huns are also Han Chinese, and it is really troublesome to speak-" Guo Qing and other departments, most of them are soldiers, and they serve the imperial court and crusade against usurpation, so the imperial court has its own labor reward, which is enough to provide for it. When the world is decided, the Qing and others have their merits, and the court will not only not cut down, but will definitely send the Qing and others back to their hometowns, and they can graze freely. ”

It's not stupid to be humble, as soon as I heard that Shixun had come around here, I knew it in my heart at the moment - it seems that this Taishou really wanted to borrow soldiers. What good can you do by borrowing troops?

"We are all willing to serve the imperial court and crusade against usurpation, so we went to Anyi and Luoyang to protect the Son of Heaven. However, this year's harvest is poor, and the grain is insufficient, so it may be difficult to go on an expedition......"

Shi Xun smiled slightly: "Why bother Lao Qing and wait for the expedition?" ”

This could not be more clear. Hu Chuquan's department occupies Pingyang and other four counties, and the only forces around him are Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, since they say that there is no need for an expedition, it is to incite them to fight Yuan Shao. Yuan and Cao must have a battle, which was also expected by the Huns, but ...... Why do we want to help the Cao family fight the Yuan family? "The high envoy is not guilty, and Ankehua?"

On the one hand, the Yuan family, which is close to Hedong, is the merger of the state, which is under the control of Gao Gan, and the second is that Yuan and Cao have not officially torn their faces after all, so it is inconvenient for him to ask directly: "The general is not guilty, and he ......" so as not to be grabbed by Shi Xun.

Shi Xun smiled slightly: "Innocent today, innocent on another day?" I was ordered by the Son of Heaven to make the guests who guarded the east of the Mu River and Qing live in the court, and shared my worries. When the envoy wants to annex Hedong, what will the Qing and others do? "Please take a stand, who are you supporting?

Going around like this, Yeshun is quite happy to be in it, but he can't help but feel a little bit of a headache when he goes to humility. He said in his heart, forget it, I won't go around in circles with you, let's get straight to the point, get closer at the moment, and ask in a low voice: "Cao Gong must be victorious?" "There's no reason for us to follow the losers.

Shi Xun turned his face and replied: "The court declares righteousness in the world, and it must be restored to unification!" ”

The next day, Qubei led Shixun to Pingyang, but before introducing Shixun, he first went to talk to Hu Chuquan - it was Taishou who said this and this to me, I listened to what he meant, and really wanted to ask us to stand on the side of the Cao family when Yuan and Cao fought in the future.

Hu Chuquan twisted his scorched beard, frowned, and said to Qubei: "Yuan and Cao must have a battle, and the winner can settle the world, and we must rely on the winner to defeat the defeated, otherwise, there will be no day." However, the two are evenly matched, and we are caught in the middle...... Who is likely to win? I don't think much of it...... How did Taishou boast about the Cao family's strength? ”

In the battle between Yuan and Cao, who might win, there are many sentences in the history books. For example, Xun Yu said "four wins and four defeats". Guo Jia said "ten wins and ten defeats". It stands to reason that Xun wants to lobby to be humble, so just copy it. If he had come to this world for the first time, he would definitely have to plagiarize, but in the past few years, he has practiced his mouth more and more, and his confidence has gradually increased, so he wants to try to use his knowledge and language to persuade him to be humble. Besides, there are many entries in the history books that are very empty. For example, "Shao Fan's etiquette is more ceremonial, the public body is natural, and this way is victorious", this kind of empty talk was told to the Huns, can they really understand it?

After the previous verbal confrontation, it was Xun who also saw it: this person is not completely coarse, but as a foreigner, he is confined to the land of the four counties, and his knowledge is absolutely insufficient; And the Huns left the steppe, like grass without roots. There is a strong sense of distress. For this kind of opponent, it is useless for you to tell him what to win, to win, and to win. You've got to put something real out of it.

So that day, when he went to Bei to inquire about the strength of the Cao family's army, Shi Xun asked rhetorically: "Qing and others fought with Wen Hou in the past, what do you think Wen Hou is like?" Qubei replied: "The real strength of the brigade is not under my Huns." "It's Xunxin who said that you really dare to brag, Shan Yu let people be killed, and he is "not under my Huns". didn't expose the other party, just smiled slightly: "Wenhou's department, most of them are fine horses in the state, and it is a pity that there are very few - when Wenhou entered Yanzhou in the past, his soldiers were no less than 100,000, and they were also broken by Cao Gong. ”

In fact, when Lu Bu entered Yan, there were only a few thousand soldiers in the headquarters and state, and the Chen Palace, Zhang Miao's department, and the private soldiers surnamed Yanzhou added up to less than 100,000. However, the level of communication in these years was very poor, and the Huns did not seem to attach great importance to collecting foreign intelligence.

He knew that Dao Shixun would definitely boast about the Cao family's military strength, and it must be exaggerated, but he still couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this—because he couldn't judge how much water was injected into it. In the battle with Lu Bu back then, he was also on the battlefield, thousands of elite cavalry in the Lu family's army, well-equipped, and strong fighting spirit, plus Zhang Liao, Wei Xu and other generals who led them bravely crowned the three armies, and as soon as they saw each other, they completely defeated the Huns, and even the infantry behind them had not been seen at all. If it is said that Lu Bu originally had ten times the number and sixty or seventy thousand, it would be unbelievable to go to the low, but at a discount, there were twenty or thirty thousand people, in the eyes of the low, it would be enough to run rampant in the world. However...... Such a Lu family army was actually driven out of Yanzhou by Cao Cao, could it be that the Cao family's soldiers and horses are much stronger than him?

Shi Xun caught the stunned expression that flashed on Qubei's face in time, so he lost no time in continuing: "In the battle of Yanzhou, Cao Gong's department was also 100,000, with more steps and fewer horses, and it was really not as good as Lu Bu in a head-to-head confrontation. However, Cao Gongshan planned a big victory to drive Lu Bu, but Lu Bu was really not convinced. Later, Cao Gong merged with Xu and Yu, and nearly 300,000 strong soldiers were killed, and 50,000 were selected to go to the Son of Heaven to welcome the Son of Heaven. When Lu Bu saw the strength of Cao Gong's army, he knew that he was invincible, so he sincerely surrendered, first town Hedong, and then took Guanzhong, and was ordered to go to Liangzhou to conquer it......"

In fact, Lu Bu was ordered by the imperial court, not Cao Cao, but now the two are inseparable, in Qubei's view, it is such a powerful Lu Bu, who followed Cao Cao's baton without complaint, let him come to Hedong, let him go to Liangzhou - during which all kinds of interests were exchanged, Qubei naturally couldn't guess - did Cao Cao pay it back? !

I heard Shixun continue: "I only rode 3,000 horses last year, that is, I led the Wen Hou Department to level Guanzhong. Cao Gong is dying of the land of four states, the people are recuperating, and the army is more prosperous. Although Yuan Benchu also has four states, most of them are border counties, and the household registration is not true, I expect that his soldiers are only more than 200,000, and Gongsun Boqi has been fighting for many years, the soldiers do not dismantle, and the people do not rest on their shoulders. ”

His words are even more nonsense. It is true that the original number of hukou in the counties of the Central Plains is much stronger than that of You, but the problem started from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which was fought for many years and died on the pillow, and those who were still alive ran to the border counties, plus Jizhou was originally a large state with a prosperous hukou. Now the number of households under Cao Cao's rule may be slightly better than Yuan Shao, but the gap will never be large.

He hung his head humbly, as if he was calculating and considering, and he didn't answer for a long time.

Shi Xun saw that he had bragged about it for so much, and the effect didn't seem to be obvious, so simply, I'll throw another bombshell! (To be continued......)