Chapter 953 Settlement (Part 1)
In the process of conquering the world, it is often inevitable to unite the front and borrow strength that does not originally belong to one's own.
In this process, the monarch succeeded, and his capital changed from one county or one state to the whole country. But the people who borrowed his power were not fools. Wouldn't their capital increase? This is inevitable.
This is what happened to the Shangdang Liu family.
Liu Zhao, the prefect of Kelan, controlled the Jie people and Zahu in the counties, which bordered Mayi, the state of Dai. He sent troops to fight many times, and his combat effectiveness was pretty good.
Liu Quan, the newly emerging prefect, had been guarding the country's border since Heqing moved the town, and he fought with Tuoba Xianbei many times. But times have changed, and Xinxing is no longer a frontier area.
Liu Runzhong, the governor of Shangdang, has unified the Jie tribes that were originally not under each other in recent years, and also annexed the Wuhuan and Xiongnu tribes of Shangdang, greatly increasing his strength.
Liu Hezhu, the prefect of Changshan, ruled an area that was basically a deserted land. It was only slightly populated in recent years. The main reason why he was able to go here in the first place was the flood. Shao Xun wanted someone to help him guard the edge. Otherwise, this place would be a public toilet, and barbarians could come and leave as they pleased.
Another purpose is to break up the military towns in the mainland and lay the foundation for cleaning up the mainland area in the future.
After the old Luze town was divided into two, Liu Hezhu went to Changshan, and his tribe cultivated and nomadic in the northern half of the mountains and hills. I am also the prefect of Changshan, and I handle government affairs. In fact, there is no government affairs to handle, because there are not many people.
His son Liu Hedu still lives in Luze Town.
Liu Da is the deputy governor of the Yi Cong Army. In fact, he also has tribes, but not many. They are located in the mountainous area to the west of Shangdang. He built a mansion in Jiuguyuan County (now Qinyuan, now abandoned), but he could only live there for a few days throughout the year.
Shao Xun once wanted to set up soldiers in Guyuan, but after weighing many factors, he canceled it.
The strength of the Shangdang Liu family is very strong, and it is developing very fast. Now it is not limited to the Jie people, but controls the Jie, Wuhuan, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Han people and many miscellaneous people. More than 10,000 cavalry can easily reach the strength that Liu Yuan had when he raised his army more than 20 years ago. When Liu Yuanhai first raised the banner, the number of people who came from far and near was only 50,000 cavalry.
When Shao Xun was conquering the world, he wished that the Liu family had more cavalry and stronger combat effectiveness. Now that the world is settled, his thoughts suddenly changed.
But to be honest, Mrs. Liu of Shangdang really didn't feel sorry for him.
Liu Runzhong lost one of his sons in battle for him, and many of his men also died in battle.
Liu Zhao, Liu Quan and Liu Hezhu led their troops to guard the border. They were all very obedient and often fought with the enemy.
Even Liu Da, the deputy governor of the Yi Cong Army, worked very hard in training and fighting.
If such a family is convicted for no reason, it is really unjustifiable and will cause the entire ruling group to doubt themselves - you can't even tolerate relatives, how can you tolerate us outsiders?
It is not advisable to forcibly reduce the vassal status. At this time, we can only rise and fall covertly, and we need others to cooperate and understand the general situation.
So, when Shao Xun entertained them, he was very polite and did not treat them as outsiders at all.
"Gongji, I haven't seen you for a long time, but my beard has come back to life." Shao Xun laughed as soon as he entered the main hall.
Waiting in front of Liu Runzhong, he beat his chest, pointed at his lower abdomen, and said with a smile: "What's inside?"
"Without him, I would be brave and loyal. Liu Runzhong also smiled.
The smile on Shao Xun's face was slightly stiff, but he reacted quickly, saluted Liu Hezhu again, and said, "When will the Lord come here?"
"I stayed in Mangshan last night and came early in the morning. "Liu Hezhu said in return.
"How old is this year, sir?" Shao Xun asked, looking at Liu Hezhu's white hair.
"I'm sixty, and I can't fight for the king for a few more years." Liu Hezhu said with emotion: "But I am satisfied. Before I died, the Liu family could be so wealthy. It was unimaginable twenty years ago. Then It's Shi Le——"
Liu Hezhu was halfway talking when he saw Liu Yena coming.
Her belly was slightly bulging, and her face was full of maternal glory. When she saw her family, her eyes were red with joy.
Shao Xun immediately grabbed her hand and scolded: "Don't worry, we are all family members. We will meet you at the back house later."
After that, Liu Ye Na helped everyone sit down on the couch, and then asked everyone to sit down. Following what he just said, he said: " Why did Mr. Liu say this? What does wealth mean to me now? I got some valuables from Chang'an a few months ago, so I selected a few cars to send them to Mr. Liu. How can I be so virtuous and capable-" Liu Hezhu smiled happily when he heard this, but he declined repeatedly.
Shao Xun pretended to be displeased and said: "Just now, my mother-in-law was talking about how the farmers worked together to open up wasteland and reap the benefits after the crops were harvested. How could it be that I conquered this world by myself? Sir? Don’t refuse. Not only do I have the rare things in Liu Can’s palace, but I also want Duke Liu to come to the court to help me.”
After saying that, he looked at Liu Runzhong and said sincerely: "What are you doing, Gongji Naoyana's brother, in that poor place in Shangdang? Just leave the tribe to the younger generation, come to the court quickly and help me, the position of servant is vacant." ”
When Liu Runzhong heard this, he was a little surprised and a little hesitant.
Shao Xun said with a smile: "What? Is there a lover in the party? It doesn't matter. Which one of the beauties in Liu Can's palace do you like, just leave."
"That's fine!" Liu Runzhongyi He patted his thigh and said: "In the past, let alone the Zhongxia nobles looked down on me, even when I went to Pingyang, the Huns nobles also looked down on me. My mother. Maid! I will enter the court as soon as possible. By the way, what should I do? Although I can read and write, my poetry is mediocre. I am afraid that I will embarrass the king if I do not do well. "
" He is an internal servant and has no specific duties, but he just stays with me when traveling to the inner court and outside the court to consult on military affairs." Shao Xun said.
Liu Runzhong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good."
Shao Xun was very happy and said: "Those tribes in your family should arrange manpower as soon as possible. The prefect gave it to your son-in-law. I think Sun Wenji is good." Jue was previously the county magistrate of Jinyang, and was transferred to Yangquling at the end of last year. Now he is going to be directly promoted to the prefect of Shangdang. He is the legendary "rocket cadre".
This kind of opportunity is generally only available at the beginning of the founding of the country.
After the world is at peace, you will have to slowly get through the qualifications, and you will not be able to compare with before.
When Liu Runzhong heard this, he said: "The literary discipline is still a little worse..."
When Shao Xun heard this, he knew that he was reluctant to give up the party's altars, so he smiled and said: "Then let the Zhengchen (Liu Quan) When he comes back, he is the governor of Xingxing, so it is appropriate for Wen Ji to go to Xingxing."
This was exactly what Liu Runzhong meant, and he was quite satisfied.
Since marrying her daughter to the Sun family of Taiyuan, it was nothing at first. However, as the situation in the world became clearer and clearer, the status of the powerful Liu family of Shangdang increased.
Originally many people discriminated against them as being barbarians, but the situation was stronger than the people. Slowly, more and more noble families accepted the Liu family of Shangdang. Although most of them are small and medium-sized noble families whose families are not doing well, it is enough.
After Liu Runzhong squeezed into this circle, he gradually fell in love with the tone of the gentry.
Just last year, he personally sent people to Taiyuan to draw the shape of the Wang family's old house in Taiyuan intact, and then started a large-scale construction project in Lu County, which has not yet been completed.
The fascination of the nouveau riche with the established aristocrats is evident.
This time he joined Luoyang as a servant, which was actually in line with Liu Runzhong's wishes. He has even begun to think about how to interact with wealthy families such as the Langya Wang family, the Hedong Pei family, and the Taiyang family. He is really excited just thinking about it.
Thinking of this, he saw Liu Yena, who was sitting next to Shao Xun with a happy face, and said: "My sister met someone unkind in her early years, but now she finds her husband, it's like being soaked in a honey jar. The same, smiling all day long——"
"Agan!" In his desperation, Liu Ye actually shouted out the title of brother in the Xiongnu and Xianbei languages.
Liu Runzhong laughed loudly and said: "People say that I am a fool. I must be a wolf-hearted person and do not know etiquette. How can I be honest? Huangtou (Shao Gong, the tenth son of Wang) is seven years old in the new year. I am my uncle. I haven't given any gifts yet. I think back then, A-mei also had some gifts from the tribe, and later gave most of them to me. I will return them all today, and spare some more to avoid losing money. Lai Huangtou complained that his uncle was too stingy, so he left the more than six thousand tribesmen in Xinxing to Amei. After a pause, he said: "I heard that there is a Liangcheng County Duke in the country. Huangtou may have thousands of families. How about being the king in one county?"
"Brother." Liu Ye said anxiously. .
“Mei, listen to me.” Liu Runzhong’s smile faded and he said, “Huangtou will know the benefits when he grows up.”
Shao Xun patted Liu Yena's hand and said: "Gongji's kindness is what it is."
While speaking, he was secretly cursing in his heart: Are there any secrets in this world? How come all my bad things were seen through by others?
After saying that, he looked at Liu Hezhu again and said: "Liu Gong can be the general of the auxiliary country and come with Gongji to help me."
Liu Hezhu's expression did not change and he smiled and said: "Chang Shan There is no human habitation for a hundred miles, there are more wild animals than people, and I am tired of hunting. If you still have a few years to live, go to Luojing and enjoy the blessings. You can't live in hardship all your life and don't know what a good life is like. I'm thick-skinned, and the scholars laugh at me, so just laugh. , I don’t care anymore.”
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Just at this moment, the palace servant came in and reported: Lunch is ready.
“Let’s eat some of the soup cakes made by grandma, as well as salted water and broth.” Shao Xun stood up and called everyone to the dining room, saying: “To be honest, when I was a lieutenant general in Luoyang in my early years, I also I have been in wealthy houses and eaten delicacies of sea and land, but in comparison, it is still the food cooked by my mother-in-law. It suits my taste best. Don’t think that the food is crude. It’s all from my own family. I won’t show off.”
Liu Runzhong said loudly: “The food cooked by the old lady has a fairy spirit, otherwise why would the king be so wise?” Shenwu? "
Everyone laughed again, and their mood became more and more joyful.
Prince Liang is about to become emperor, but he doesn’t show off at all and is so generous that he truly regards them as his own family.
In this way, his wish will be fulfilled and he will be the emperor.
On the whole, they were satisfied with today's meeting.
Liu Runzhong felt a little bit pained, but with the atmosphere there, what else could he say? After all, he was given the official position of Shizhong, and his son-in-law was in charge of Xinxing County, so overall it made sense.
Liu Huozhu, the governor of Changshan, is a bit weak to begin with. He is old, and he has enjoyed himself as a general in the dynasty. Although he has no specific leadership, he has dignity, and the reputation of the Liu family of Shangdang has improved. There are benefits too.
The two of them have won the official position, which will definitely benefit the other juniors, so just wait patiently.
The simple lunch was finished quickly.
Everyone sat for a while and then left in the evening.
During this period, Shao Xun mentioned the matter of Jiangdong. Liu Hezhu heard the song and knew its elegant meaning. He asked his eldest son Liu Hedu to select 4,000 families from Luze Town and gave them to his younger son Liu Dahei to take them to Yiyang. Farming and animal husbandry, and preparing for the southern expedition to Xiangyang.
After seeing off the Liu family’s gang, Shao Xun sat alone in the courtyard for a while.
It has reached the "game settlement" stage. In recent days, a lot of his fragmented time will be spent on this.
The problem of the Shangdang Liu Group has just begun, and we have to take our time.
(End of this chapter)