By October, everything started to fall into place.
The houses of the victims in Taiyuan have been cleared out, and the people of the old camp settled in and went home first. After two months of operation of the paper mill, Yang Hui and Xu Shu's experience was sufficient, and Chen Chong did not need to interfere anymore. The army expansion was also very smooth. After one month, Chen Chong raised
With three thousand Hunu and five thousand Handing, the number of Xihe County soldiers finally exceeded 10,000.
The new magistrates of Taiyuan County also arrived one by one. Before taking office, without exception, they all made a detour to Xihe to greet Chen Chong with the disciple's ceremony. Chen Chong was very happy to see them and said to them repeatedly: "Please encourage me, the country will use Wudang."
We are here!" He couldn't help but be unhappy. All of these are gods of wealth. Just by looking at the leader of the convoy when they came, he knew that the money and food for next spring farming would be available.
Yu Fan came the latest, but gave the heaviest gift. He specially gave Chen Chong a pot of red coral, which was a rare treasure his father had obtained in Rinan County. Chen Chong had no use for it, so he gave it to Liu Bei. Liu Bei liked it very much.
, and gave it to Pu Zhenmeilu. The coral body was like blood, and the tips were as white as jade. When bathing in the sun, if you put gold foil on it, the Hun princess was very happy.
The only thing that needs attention is that Lin County's water canals still require Chen Chong to go from time to time to control the quality and safety. But in general, the county no longer needs Chen Chong to intervene in everything, and Chen Chong rarely has some free time.
But he still couldn't take any time off. Yu Fuluo kept him worried. The time for the Xiongnu tribes to hand over their tributes this year was approaching, but due to emotions and reasons, most tribes were absolutely unable to make up for the tributes. Wei Yan
When Sui Shisang was redeeming slaves, he often heard about it. He came back and said to Chen Chong: "Mr. Chen, I heard that the new chanyu has issued an order that if all the tribes cannot pay tribute this year, their king will be detained and the people of the tribe will be sold as slaves.
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Chen Chong had never heard of such a ridiculous move. He was choked for a moment. He didn't know whether to say that Yuvluo had business acumen or that he had bad new ideas. He could only ask Wei Yan: "Do you have a good article?"
I heard, where did the new chanyu sell the slaves?"
"The tribes of Xianbei, the tribes of Xiliang, the Black Mountain bandit army, and the great clans of Jizhou." Chen Chong couldn't help sighing in his heart every time he heard this sentence. He covered his face and thought for a moment, then asked Wei Yan to go to Jinyang to summon Liu Bei, and they all came together.
Go to Meiji.
Today's Meiji has changed a lot. The market outside the city has been abandoned. There are not many merchants along the way, but Hun knights can be seen constantly coming in and out.
Chen Chong still remembers the scene when he went to Meiji Market for the first time. It was a vibrant scene. Life was brought by words. But Meiji in front of him was silent. Although there was still an endless stream of people coming and going, they only walked in a hurry, as if they
They all entered Meiji like soldiers entering a camp.
But Meiji is certainly not a military camp, or in other words, Yu Fuluo is far from satisfied with a military camp. When Chen Chong could see the city, he found that the walls of Meiji City were busy. The wall that was originally only one foot was now built.
It is more than two feet long, and there are horses and horses around it, and there is an endless stream of servants carrying stones and earth. It is obvious that Yu Fuluo plans to build this city into a city that is not inferior to Jinyang.
The city guards of Meiji were all familiar with Chen Chong, and knowing that he was the governor of Xihe, they immediately let him go. After Chen Chong and his party entered the city, they did not go to see the new Shanyu first, but instead went to Liu Xuan's mansion.
Liu Xuan is now the king of Zuo Ri, with 30,000 to 40,000 men under his command. However, due to his young age, his brother handed over all his men to his henchmen to manage the household. Therefore, Liu Xuan is mostly idle.
At home, I was occasionally called to the king's tent by my brother to ask questions.
Since there was nothing to do, Liu Xuan sent people to buy paper. He copied the scriptures and recited its meanings. Occasionally, he gathered the Hun nobles from Meiji and explained Sinology to them with Liu Bao. He heard that Chen Chong was recruiting in Taiyuan County.
He has brought many wise men to Taiyuan County, and he is also planning to go out to the county next month for a study tour and make friends.
When Chen Chong arrived, he was copying the Sutra on the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha which he had obtained from the White Horse Temple. His study tour experience in Luoyang made Liu Xuan not only interested in Sinology but also Buddhism. Buddhism at this time was still dominated by Hinayana.
The first thing to do is to save others, but to save yourself first. Now that Liu Xuan's biological father has suffered an unexpected event, and there are constant turmoils in the family, he can only feel away from the sufferings of the world and gain self-liberation when he recites the Buddha's name behind closed doors. p>
When he saw Chen Chong, Liu Xuan was very surprised. He first asked the Buddhist scriptures: "Sir, I read the Sutra of Ten Dreams of King Buli Xianni translated by him, and I know the horror of the end of the Dharma. However, the World Honored One preached the Dharma to save the world. How to rectify the Dharma?"
It takes thousands of years to form the Dharma, and the image of the Dharma takes a thousand years to form the final Dharma?"
Chen Chong didn't like to talk about Buddhism, but he still replied: "The meaning of Buddhism is that the three poisonous hearts of all living beings are greed, anger, and ignorance, so it is difficult to spread the Dharma. But in my opinion, it is just that the world is different, and tomorrow
The Buddha is not the Buddha of today, and the Buddha of today is not the Buddha of yesterday. I translate Buddhist teachings just to let the world know the meaning of saving myself."
Liu Xuanda was so impressed that he asked, "I don't know why you are here to find scholars?" Chen Chong looked at him, then turned his head and confessed frankly, "I came to see how your brother is governing recently. I have heard from various tribes recently.
Start paying tribute, how is the situation?"
Liu Xuan was speechless when he heard the words. He hesitated for a while and didn't know where to start. After sorting out his words, he slowly explained the current situation:
Nowadays, it cannot be said that there are no tribes that can pay tribute, it can only be said that there are only a few. Those who can pay tribute are basically noble surnames from generations, that is, the Huyan, Lan, Qiulin, and Xubu families were originally related to this.
He has three noble surnames, but because of Che You, all his wealth was plundered, and he has no idea where to start.
"I heard that the Xubu family, the Yu family, and the Huyan family are all guarding the border at Yanmen for the Chanyu, and they have to pay such tribute?" Wei Yan couldn't understand it at all after hearing this, and asked: "Isn't the Chanyu afraid that the three tribes will betray and join him?
Xianbei people?"
Liu Xuan could only explain to him in detail: "These three tribes are considered to be the majority among the tribe, but they are not worth mentioning in Xianbei. Moreover, Xianbei has always looked down upon our tribe. Once they surrender to Xianbei, the nobles of the three tribes will only be slaves for life."
As a maid, if you want to be an ordinary person, you can't get it. As long as the three tribes have wisdom, they will never join Xianbei no matter how much their brothers force them."
Chen Chong was noncommittal about this. He sat down on Liu Xuan's bed and asked him seriously: "Shize, I heard that Shan Yu issued a decree saying that the tribes can be sold as slaves to pay tribute. Is this true?
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Liu Xuan suddenly had a look of shame on his face. He didn't dare to look directly at Chen Chong for a while. After a long time, he lowered his head and said, "It's true, but my brother insists on his own way. I can't persuade him..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Chong interrupted him and said directly: "Shi Ze, when I was lecturing at Taixue, I talked about the bad governance of the past dynasties. Have you forgotten it?! I have said many times that the king has not been taken seriously since ancient times, and the common people should never be taken lightly.
.During the Three Dynasties, there was no distinction between superior and inferior among the Xia, and there was no distinction between kings, ministers, kings and people. All people were born the same, but they grew up differently. Why? It’s just that there are shortcomings in human nature and the loss of all virtues. We should make up for the shortcomings, so what?
Can you use people as goods? Sell them into slaves!"
Liu Xuan dared not reply, so he could only repeat: "Students, please remember this."
Having a rough understanding of the Xiongnu at this time, Chen Chong did not want to be too harsh on Liu Xuan. He knew too well that it was easier said than done. Even he himself could not help but feel troubled, and it was obvious that he could no longer deal with Fu Luo.
Use common sense to persuade.
Other than that, the simplest method is to forcefully replace Chanyu with force. However, if Ti's army meets, Yufuluo's command will be stronger than that of Xubu Cheyou, and with the military strength of Xihe at this time, Chen Chong can't do anything. "In this case, there is only one way left." Chen Chong made up his mind. After saying goodbye to Liu Xuan, he stopped admonishing the new chanyu and left Meiji directly with Liu Bei, Wei Yan and others.
"Ting Jian, why don't you argue with Shan Yu again?" Liu Bei was very puzzled by this. He knew Chen Chong very well. He was an overly principled person. To many people, Chen Chong seemed like a mother-in-law, and even very annoying. As long as there was someone
If there is even a chance of being reasonable, Chen Chong will not use force, just like Quanbo will never eat a carrion rat.
However, Chen Chong shook his head and analyzed: "There is no need for this. Yu Fuluo's administration will never stop due to the court's persuasion, otherwise he will lose all his prestige. What's more, in his eyes, we are the direct victims of old Shan's death."
Because now we are intervening in his administration in every possible way, which can be said to be a new and old hatred. If we go further, we will definitely force Yu Fuluo to rebel."
At this point, Chen Chong's tone gradually became colder and he said categorically: "In this case, before forcing him to rebel, we might as well contact a prince of the Xiongnu privately, and show his righteousness and cooperate with him.
Yufu Russell is curious about precious treasures. We can find the treasures and ask him to send a dead man to assassinate him under the pretext of offering treasures. After this is done, we can use the imperial edict to calm the chaos and convene in Meiji.
The princes of the Xiongnu will recommend the virtuous king to be the Chanyu. In this way, the great disaster will be eliminated immediately!"
Liu Bei and Wei Yan looked at each other, but after careful consideration, they felt that there were no loopholes. They still couldn't help but admired it: "What a good plan! It is indeed a good plan!"
Now that he had decided on the strategy, Liu Bei immediately began to prepare to implement it. Along the way, he and Chen Chong considered the candidates for the Xiongnu princes to support, and finally decided to contact Huchuquan first. After all, Liu Bei, as a general protecting the Xiongnu, contacted Huchuquan to inquire about Yan.
The defense of the gate is a matter of responsibility, and it can be carried out with great fanfare, and the three tribes under his command are suffering from the oppression of Fulo this time, so they will definitely not object to this matter.
The plan was perfect, but something went wrong in the first step.
It cannot be said that there was a flaw in the plan. To be precise, Chen Chong himself encountered an accident.
Before he could walk back to Lishi, he saw Qin Yilu waiting anxiously outside the city gate from a distance, looking around, obviously waiting for him. He greeted Qin Yilu, who hurriedly took three steps and two steps.
, came to report to him: "Master Chen, the matter is urgent!"
"An assassin is marching into the city to assassinate Dong Gong's family! Now they are taking the old lady as a hostage and are confronting General Duan's guards in the palace!"