When Duan Cheng got home, he went to his father first and told him what happened today in detail.
Governor Duan couldn't help but stroked his beard and asked suspiciously: "Does your Majesty have any intention of sending troops to Tibet?"
Duan Cheng said he didn't know.
"Maybe it's really possible," Governor Duan tugged at his beard and murmured in a low voice, "Your Majesty is still young and powerful..."
In fact, the Jin Dynasty has been fighting one after another in these years. Not counting the wars before the emperor ascended the throne, but after he ascended the throne, the Central Plains area settled down. Wars have never stopped in all directions, especially in the north.
In the first five years, the Turks provoked them. Later, His Majesty supported Xue Yantuo and other tribes to rebel against Xiangli Khan. After several years of operation, it was their turn to send troops to the Jin Dynasty. Finally, the Turks were eliminated. Now only the remnant troops have gone to Kangju.
At the inn, Bai Shan and the others were also talking about this.
Bai Erlang saw that he was really looking through the box for military books, and then Man Bao actually took out two military books and gave them to him, "These are hand-copied."
It was really hand-copied. It was a book they had copied in the Imperial College, and they planned to pass it on to their family, because they did not have this book at home.
This is still his handwriting, but it was too long ago and he was just copying it, so now I only have a rough impression, but I can’t remember most of the content.
Bai Shan opened the pages and asked curiously: "Why do you still carry these two books?"
Man Bao coughed lightly and said somewhat uncomfortably: "Take it and look through it. It will be read as a story book."
Bai Erlang looked at her with horror on his face and asked: "When did you become like this? If you want Bai Shan, just turn around and look. You even carry the book he copied with you."
Man Bao glared at him and said, "You don't have to say anything."
Liu Huan had a complicated look on his face, "You have already passed the Jinshi examination, so why are you thinking about reading military books?"
With his intelligence and connections, he could soar into the sky as long as he passed the examinations of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, so why should he join the military?
Bai Shan turned over a page and said: "Who said I want to join the military? This is to be prepared. Maybe I will need to fight when I am an official in the future?"
"How is this possible? Our Jin Dynasty is so powerful that we haven't fought a war in decades..."
Everyone turned to look at him silently.
Liu Huan's voice gradually became softer and asked: "What, did I say something wrong?"
Man Bao said: "If I remember correctly, didn't His Majesty just capture Gaochang a few years ago? The Gaochang royal family was even taken prisoner."
Bai Shandao: "That happened three years ago. Six months ago, Goryeo colluded with the Sumo tribe to attack Yingzhou. If the epidemic in Xiazhou hadn't been serious, His Majesty would have wanted to conquer it himself. Isn't this a war?"
Liu Huan: "...Really? Why didn't I know?"
Bai Erlang: "You are still in the capital. I don't know how to excuse myself in Xiazhou..."
Liu Huan immediately said: "Bai Shan is also in Xiazhou, how did he know?"
Bai Shandao: "Didn't we go to Zhan Shifu to help copy documents for a period of time after we returned? Some people from Yingzhou came to ask for documents for war preparations. At that time, several volumes were copied by a few of us. Have you forgotten?"
Bai Erlang and Liu Huan: ... Just copy the documents, as long as you don't make mistakes in the words, why do you have to memorize the contents?
After copying it, it has to be sent to various ministries to memorize the content. Do they still have any brains?
Yin You asked: "Are you going to apply for a job in an important northern town in the future?"
Otherwise, the war would have nothing to do with him, right?
Although the four parties have been fighting continuously, these years have actually been small wars that have little to do with the Central Plains. Not to mention conscription, there has not even been an increase in taxes.
Therefore, the Central Plains has been truly at peace for more than 20 years.
Bai Shandao: "It's still early, we have to see how the officials arrange it."
"So you want to go out?" Yin You looked at Manbao and asked, "What about Manbao? She can't leave the capital, right?"
Should the couple separate?
Man Bao waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "We'll talk about it then, or we'll have to live in a different place."
Bai Shan, who was about to speak:...
Yin You and Bai Erlang Liu Huan looked at Bai Shan sympathetically.
Bai Shan changed the topic and said to them: "Actually, our country is not as stable as we feel. Don't you feel it during this period?"
Bai Shan used to really think that the Jin Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous, and wars were too far away from them. After arriving in the capital, and having more contact with them, he realized that there were actually wars happening outside the Central Plains.
Not to mention the petty fights that would not be reported to the border, there were also quite a few wars that would be reported to the capital.
But those were just words. He had feelings, but he couldn't feel the breath of war.
Until I reached the grassland.
He looked at Yin You, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and lowered his voice: "Aren't General Nie Shen and your generals inquiring about the situation on the grassland?"
Yin You's eyes widened, "When did it happen?"
Seeing that he really didn't know, Bai Shan said, "That should be Master Yin's order. Just keep pretending that you don't know."
He said: "This piece of land was the territory of our Han people during the Han Dynasty. However, after the melee between the north and the south, this piece of land was occupied by the Hu people for nearly sixty years. During this period, I don't know how many owners it changed. Now it is back in the hands of our Jin people."
, but not many people living there have a sense of belonging.”
Just look at the Tutu Department and you will know that they are just the sons of officials, so the other party is very wary of them. If they know that they are officials, they don't know how to suspect them.
He said: "The grievances between the Turks and us are unclear. When His Majesty ascended the throne, Xiangli Khan approached the capital. Your Majesty made many concessions and signed an alliance with him. He forced him to the gates of the capital and took back a lot of money without spending a single soldier.
Treasure, do you think His Majesty hates it?"
Although the historical materials of this period are still being compiled, Manbao was compiled by Chongwen Hall. When I went to the Hanlin Academy to look for books, I had seen the notes compiled by historians.
A historian wrote it down in a small notebook. The emperor was so humiliated and kept it in mind. Therefore, just a few months after Xiangli Khan left, he took advantage of the snowstorm on the grassland to help Xue Yantuo and other troops rebel.
Xiangli Khan.
Xue Yantuo and others fought against Xiangli Khan for five years, which was inseparable from the emperor's secret support. He provided food to the opponent when he was short of food, and secretly sent weapons to the other party when they were short of weapons...
The historian also wrote small characters after the emperor's name, thinking that he was very vindictive.
Bai Shandao: "Later, His Majesty sent Li Shangshu to send troops to the Turks to take back this large area of territory. The Turkic country was destroyed, but not everyone surrendered. Some people fled to Kangju."
"You killed me and I killed you among them along the way. There were three Khans alone. After Kangju settled down, His Majesty even generously rewarded them. However, the Turks were so powerful that they were able to force the Central Plains to shrink to the south.
Do you think they would be willing to stay in Kangju?"
Liu Huan raised his hand and asked: "Where is Kang Juguo?"