Chapter 1162: Changes in Hedong
Facing the nobleman’s torch-like gaze, Tuoba Desert Khan didn’t want to say much on this matter, but in the end he still didn’t dare to conceal it:
“Your Majesty, I am aware that I was indeed sent to Luoyang a few years ago. Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the border, I heard that the Han Dynasty was at war with the State of Wei.”
“At that time, I heard that there was a war in Bingzhou, and Youzhou was also affected. The entire territory was under martial law and no entry or exit was allowed, so I had to stay at the border fortress for a long time.”
Tuoba Desert Khan was talking about this old incident, and he couldn't help but feel secretly happy:
Fortunately, I was not able to enter the territory of Wei at that time. Otherwise, the situation had changed so quickly in just a few years. If I really wanted to enter Wei, it would be difficult to enter Han.
Possibly because he was afraid of misunderstanding, Tuoba Desert Khan hurriedly explained:
“It wasn’t until later that I heard that the Han Dynasty had defeated the Wei State, so I hurriedly returned to my clan, explained the general trend of the Central Plains, and urged you to make good friends with the Han Dynasty.”
"Fortunately, your lord is wise and listened to my advice, so this time, I will come here on your behalf to make friends with the big man."
“As long as the Han is willing to recognize Suotou as the master of the grassland, Tuoba Xianbei is willing to be a vassal of the Han and pay tribute every year.”
Feng was just lying, but he didn't expect Tuoba Desert Khan to say these words.
He glanced at Tuoba Desert Khan in slight surprise.
If he hadn’t known the story of Lord Suotou Tuoba Liwei—to be precise, he had doubts about the affairs of the goddess—he might have been moved by Tuoba Desert Khan’s words.
After all, over the years, not only the barbarians on the grasslands, but also the Japanese overseas, all believed that the Wei State was the orthodoxy of the Central Plains.
I heard that the queen of Yamatai Kingdom, Beimihu, sent people to Liaodong in the early years, hoping to imitate Emperor Guangwu's old deeds and pay tribute to seek canonization.
Later, when the envoys arrived in Liaodong, they learned that the Central Plains had changed its owners.
Until the year before Cao Rui's death, Himihu sent people to the Central Plains again.
Cao Rui was overjoyed when he heard that overseas countries were paying tribute, and specially gave Himihu the title of "King of Japan, a Pro-Wei King".
It's just that this was probably the last thing worth publicizing during Cao Rui's lifetime.
Because after the canonization of Yamatai, the emperor of Wei was frightened by Feng and fled Luoyang to inspect Xuchang.
Obviously, Queen Himihu was not as lucky as Tuoba Desert Khan and avoided the pitfall of Wei.
But think about it from another perspective, if there was no such thing as the Goddess, the big tribes on the grassland would recognize the Han and be willing to pay tribute to him.
For the emperors and ministers of Ji Han who wanted to revitalize the Han Dynasty, this was a happy thing.
Once the operation is done well, maybe it can be publicized.
Seeing the noble man looking at him with a strange look, Tuoba Desert Khan was afraid that the other party had a grudge, so he quickly said:
"I know that the Han Dynasty is at war with the Wei State and are attacking each other. In order to show our sincerity, our tribe is willing to follow the old example of the Southern Xiongnu and obey the call of the Han Dynasty and send warriors from the tribe to help the Han Dynasty quell the chaos and eliminate the bandits."
It's okay that Tuoba Desert Khan didn't say this. When he said this, the noble man's eyes became even weirder.
He finally asked:
“Why did your tribe do this?”
When Tuoba Desert Khan heard the noble man ask this, he had a look of compassion on his face:
“Now there are white plagues on the grassland every year, and the people have long been miserable. The Xianbei tribes are constantly fighting against each other, which makes the people displaced.”
“Although your Excellency has given the people peace, they still suffer from a shortage of materials. I heard that under the governance of wise kings and wise ministers, everyone in the Han Dynasty has abundant food and clothing, and everyone in the world hopes for it.”
“For example, woolen materials, strong wine and other things to keep out the cold are unique to the Han Dynasty. Although Tuoba Xianbei is a barbarian, there are also some livestock in the tribe.”
“I also heard that the big man is willing to collect wool at a high price all year round, so the tribe is willing to exchange the wool of livestock for the big man’s things.”
The attitude is very sincere and the words are nice.
It's just nonsense that seems to be correct.
“Even if you don’t send any warriors from your tribe to help the Han, as long as you come to Pingcheng, all these requirements can be met.”
Feng looked at the other party with a half-smile, "Aren't all of your requests unnecessary?"
“It’s different.” Tuoba Desert Khan shook his head, “I know that many caravans from the Han Dynasty enter the grassland every year to exchange goods with various tribes.”
“But our Tuoba Xianbei mostly graze in the northern part of Monan, and few caravans reach there.”
“And unless the tribe specially organizes a horse team to go south, the small tribes that are attached to us will not be able to cross the tribal boundary in the south and come to Pingcheng to exchange for what they want.”
Speaking of this, Tuoba Desert Khan sighed:
“Young Master also knows that even I was made difficult on the mountain road a few days ago, let alone those small tribes.”
“But if the Han organizes a caravan to enter the grassland, it will be completely different. Except for horse thieves, not many tribes will deliberately embarrass the caravan.”
Tuoba Desert Khan looked at Feng seriously, "So what I mean is that it would be best if the big man could send a large caravan further north."
Feng was unmoved:
“If the Qin tribe is active in the northern part of Monan, how can it be said that it can cross the southern part of Monan and help the Han Dynasty destroy Wei?”
Tuoba Desert Khan said quickly:
"The Wei state is so powerful, how can it be destroyed overnight? Moreover, the Han Dynasty has just taken over the Bingzhou and Guanzhong lands in recent years. I think that in the past few years, they have also been trying to appease the people in the newly acquired lands."
“At the same time, soldiers also need to rest while fighting. Therefore, if you think about it, the big man will not use swords in these few years.”
"Just taking advantage of this gap, the big man had to seize the heads of the livestock, especially the horses, and was able to gather his strength and head east. I guess this is what the big man wanted to do when he set up a hunting ground at the border fortress, right?"
"And Suo Tou can also get the support of the Han Dynasty, and go south with all his strength. When the time is right, the Han Dynasty will move from west to east, Tuoba from north to south, and attack the Wei Kingdom from a flank. Why worry about not succeeding?"
After saying these words, Tuoba Desert Khan looked at the noble man with some hope.
Feng did not accept this statement. He just smiled:
“This can be regarded as a secret plan of your clan, right? When you say it like this, aren’t you afraid of leaking the secret?”
Tuoba Desert Khan said with emotion:
"Without the guidance of noble people, my trip will be in vain. No matter how many plans the clan has, what's the use?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the guards around Feng a few more times:
"Besides, the villain thinks that the followers around the noble are not ordinary people. When the villain was being made trouble on the mountain road, a Han army happened to pass by."
“In my opinion, that Han army is a tiger and wolf army that is rare in the world. Those soldiers are quite similar to the entourage around the nobleman.”
There is nine percent truth in the words, and the remaining one percent is temptation.
Tuoba Desert Khan will definitely not give up guessing about the person in front of him at this moment.
It’s just that he is destined to be disappointed.
Because Mr. Feng did not answer his words at all, but reminded:
“Tuoba Langjun has the great trust of the clan, so it’s better to be more careful when going out. After all, people’s hearts are separated from each other.”
"What's more, when you and I first met, I just reminded you casually, but Mr. Tuoba told me everything."
“If something goes wrong in this matter, then my good intentions will turn into bad intentions.”
Tuoba Desert Khan sighed slightly in his heart, but he had to say thanks:
“Thank you for reminding me.”
At this time, someone suddenly came in hurriedly outside the door, opened his mouth and shouted: "Shan..."
Then he suddenly paused and glanced at Tuoba Desert Khan.
The visitor walked over and bent down, not knowing what he said in the noble man's ear.
I saw the noble man who had always been calm and collected. His face changed slightly and he stood up: "Let's go!"
He didn't even say goodbye, but just left with his entourage.
Tuoba Desert Khan's heart moved, and he quickly followed him to the door. When he saw that the other party was heading towards the Hu Xianbei Principal's Mansion, he couldn't help but have a thoughtful look on his face.
On the other side, Feng Duhu just entered the school's mansion. Shi Zhangyuan, the head of the school's mansion, had been waiting at the door for a long time:
“mountain chief.”
"what happened?"
Feng Duhu asked as he walked into the captain's mansion.
his face was serious, and it seemed that his actions and expression when he left the restaurant were not acting at all.
“News from Hedong.”
Zhang Yuan followed Feng Duhu’s pace and even started to trot:
“The governor of Wei went to Shangdang, and at the same time ordered Zhengdong to lead his army to move eastward. The target is still uncertain.”
Zhang Yuan kept on walking and without any pause on his lips, he spoke these words in rapid succession.
Let Feng Duhu stop for a moment, then increase his steps and enter the house:
“Map!”
Shangdang was captured by Wei Yan, who was most familiar with it. In addition, it was far opposite Yecheng, the founding place of Wei.
Furthermore, Shangdang is a relatively closed and independent area.
So after the establishment of the Hedong Dudufu, in order to unify and coordinate the defense against Wei, Shangdang was incorporated into the defense zone of the Hedong Dudufu.
It is really helpless to say that Deng Zhi, a right-guard general, also served as the governor of Bingzhou.
Bingzhou looks big, but nearly half of the state was cut off by the Jiuyuan Governor's Mansion in the west. Yanmen County in the north would have been a no-man's land if it hadn't been for the Xinghanhui.
After the establishment of the Hedong Dudufu, Shangdang was taken away.
Fortunately, Taiyuan County, the county seat of Bingzhou, can be regarded as the core and best area of Bingzhou, so we did not dare to touch it.
In addition, although Deng Zhi was a little attached to power, he was ultimately a steadfast and simple person who forgot about his family when he was in office.
Whether it is Yanmen County or Jiuyuan Dudufu, as long as it can really develop, as the governor of Bingzhou, he will naturally get the credit.
So I’m not too dissatisfied.
Only when I heard about the incident with the Shangdang, I found it difficult to let go.
However, Deng Zhi had a strong and proud temperament, but in this matter, he met an even more proud and bad-tempered old man named Wei, who was unwilling to reason.
In addition, this was the palace's decision. No matter how hard it was to let go, Deng Zhi had no choice but to accept it in the end.
Comparing to Deng Zhi's helplessness, Feng Duhu had even more anger dancing in his eyes at this time:
"What does Wei old man want to do by mobilizing the troops of the Hedong Governor's Mansion at this time!"
Zhiguanxing among the eight passes in Taihang is the most important pass from Hedong to Hanoi.
If you want to enter Hanoi from Shangdang, you have to pass the second of the eight passes: Taihang Pass.
Taihang Xingbei started from Gaodu (Jincheng in later generations).
Gaodu is the only city in Shangdang that is still in the hands of Wei.
When the old man Wei attacked Shangdang, Jiang Ji wanted to guard the north gate of Hanoi.
At the expense of the rules of the Wei Guo's garrison, he could not cross the border, and sent troops to the north of Taihang to keep Gao Du.
Of course, there is also Sima Yi's suggestion here - Sima Yi's suggestion is probably at least partly because he does not want his hometown to be raided.
However, Jiang Ji's move was regarded by Cao Shuang of Xuchang as a move to seek refuge with Sima Yi, and in the end Jiang Ji was forced to join forces with Sima Yi.
The nearest route from Hedong to Shangdang is to go directly eastward and pass through Gaodu.
It can be said that Gaodu is the most important strategic intersection of the three places in Hedong, Hanoi and Shangdang.
During the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi had already controlled Zhiguanxing, cutting off Zhao's route from Hanoi to supporting the Shangdang.
At the same time, they sent troops from Hedong to the east to attack and plunder Shangdang. The main forces of the two countries were fighting in the area between Gaodu County and Huanshi County (later known as Gaoping).
In the end, Zhao was defeated and 400,000 people were killed. He completely lost hope of competing with Qin for the world.
Feng Duhu had seen such an important strategic area countless times.
Gaodu is in the hands of the Wei State, and the communication channel between Hedong and Shangdang is like a fish bone stuck in the throat, which makes it difficult to spit out.
Unless we take a detour and go north, first to Taiyuan County, and then from Taiyuan to Shangdang, the journey will be far.
Now that the old man Wei went to Shangdang and asked Jiang Wei to lead the army eastward, Feng Duhu just glanced at the map and his eyes fell on Gaodu.
“Is the news from Hedong forwarded from Chang’an, or is it sent directly from Hedong?”
Feng Duhu stared at the map for a long time before suddenly asking.
“Huishan Chang was sent directly from Hedong.”
Zhang Yuan, the chief of the Xiaowei Mansion, seems to have returned to the days when he followed the mountain chief as a staff officer.
“Who asked to send it here?”
“It’s General Zhonglang of Diannong in Hedong.” Zhang Yuan licked his lips. “General Zhonglang said that the Salt Lake in Hedong is close to Zhiguan, and the Salt Lake is an important place for supplying salt to Guanzhong and Bingzhou.”
“He was worried that if there were not enough troops, the thieves would come out from Zhiguan to attack the Salt Lake, and the impact would be very bad, so he sent someone over to explain the situation.”
Hearing this, Feng Duhu's face, which had been gloomy all the time, finally showed a slight smile.
"Shi Bao? He is very good. He is only serving as a pianongzhonglangjiang, which is indeed a bit unfair to him."
Diannong Zhonglangjiang is mainly diannong, but at least it also has the character "general".
Especially since he, a general of the Dian Nong Zhonglang, was also responsible for looking after the Hedong Salt Lake, he directly cut off an important source of income that the Hedong aristocratic family relied on.
It can be regarded as the end of the grand ambition that I had set when I was a private trafficker.
Although he was not qualified to dictate the deployment of troops by the Hedong Dudufu, he could vaguely remind Feng Duhu on the grounds that it would affect farming and salt affairs.
Feng Duhu threw the charcoal pen in his hand on the table and said:
“Send a message to General Zhengdong (Jiang Wei) and ask Wei Yan what he wants him to do.”
The time has come to test Jiang Wei's position.
According to the procedure, the actions of the Hedong Governor's Mansion should be reported to Chang'an first, and Chang'an would then send someone to Feng Duhu, who was on patrol outside.
It's just the official documents about the Hedong Dudu Mansion. It's not yet known where the car will be sent.
It's hard to say that Old Man Wei just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when Feng Duhu was away and couldn't get the news in time to do something.
Not to mention that many people in the Han Dynasty have begun to despise Wei.
It is impossible to say that Old Man Wei's actions were supported by some people in Chang'an.
Yes, Wei Yan defeated Shangdang, so you can use it to your advantage.
But don’t forget, Hedong is also the place where I, Feng, go fishing!
Not to mention, the Central Protector has the right to supervise the Chinese and foreign military affairs!
(End of this chapter)