69novels Chapter 275: Hard Work and No Results
Chapter 275: Hard Work and No Results
The person who was mainly busy was Meng Tian, who recruited a large number of Huns and Loufan people who voluntarily surrendered to him.
In the past ten days, he has recruited more than 19,000 Hu people, of which more than 5,000 are capable of fighting on the battlefield. Among them, the number of Xiongnu is about 3,000, and there are dozens of famous archers.
Needless to say, all this is due to the extremely gluttonous trapping conditions formulated by Fusu: the list of soldiers and the granting of land. The charm of the former has an irreplaceable power for nomadic peoples - in their view, the Qin army is much more precious than the contemporary passport. When the report on the harmfulness of the Hu people was submitted to Fusu by the censor Du Zhe, the instruction received was only the summary of "the more the better", which is enough to show Fusu's determination and strategy. The fertility of the grassland is limited to the population that can be supported. The increase of Hu people is equivalent to weakening the military force under the command of the Great Khan or Khan in the north. In the nomadic era before the concept of nation and country was formed, the Hu people always adhered to the principle of milk is mother: money is the key to determining power. Even under the strict legal rule, the Hu people can show obedience like lambs. In Fusu's eyes, once the time is ripe, the recruited Huns will become a strategic navigation point to guide the Qin team to sweep across the grassland. To some extent, the victory of Han General Huo Qubing was due to the fact that there were many Xiongnu surrendered soldiers in the army as guides. The son of the Meng clan reportedly told Fusu that the location of the shepherds' winter camps was almost unchanged every year - most of them were built at the intersection of mountains, grasslands, rivers and forests. In Fusu's eyes, this stable characteristic was a major flaw of the Xiongnu! Use fast-moving cavalry to break through and attack, target the nomadic groups gathered here to spend the winter, burn and destroy their camps, and bring the captured prisoners and livestock back to their sphere of influence - let the cruel external environment screen and eliminate potential escapees. Just like the famous Tang Dynasty official Li Jing's move in history, a decisive battle can determine the overall situation and bring more than ten years of peace and tranquility to the border. However, what about the prospects of more than ten years?
For this messenger who traveled through time and space, there were endless ways to help the Huns learn music and dance - therefore, with the support of a wise ruler, a busy and orderly scene unfolded before Meng Tian's eyes.
Feng Yin recruited the returning shepherds and registered them. After completing the construction of the Great Wall, he selected the common people who were willing to stay in the local area to farm, and mixed them into a new army. The new army was led by the military commanders in echelon order to Shangjun, Beidijun and other places to launch operations.
Meng Tian looked outside the tent. The camp gate was heavily guarded. The soldiers were wearing armor and their eyes were determined. From the camp gate to the main camp, there were two rows of tall soldiers, like an indestructible wall of iron. He put the brush on the pen holder and said loudly: "Tuntian Duwei Xiahou Ying, and Zhou Bo!"
The two men, wearing noble crowns and dressed in military uniforms, answered in turn: "I am here!"
Meng Tian handed over two bamboo slips and said, "You two will lead a thousand households of Guizhou people and report to Fuping County in Beidi County on the 15th of next month."
The two took the bamboo slips, bowed and responded: "As you wish!"
"You are all talents selected by His Majesty, appointed as special cases. Do not let His Majesty down!" After saying these words, he gave instructions on a few more matters and asked the two to step back and prepare for action.
"Captain of the Hu Cavalry, Guan Ying, are you available now?" Meng Tian continued to ask by name.
"I am here!" Guan Ying, wearing a helmet and heavy iron armor, walked out and gave a solemn reply.
Meng Tian handed him half of the tiger talisman and a document to mobilize troops and said, "You will lead 5,000 Hu soldiers and return to Xianyang today. Then you will wait for orders. Your Majesty will directly deploy and arrange for you."
"I understand!" After Guan Ying expressed his respect with the usual etiquette, he left the scene.
Compared with the way Xiahou Ying and Zhou Bo left quickly, Guan Ying was silent for a moment while looking at the military flags fluttering in the wind, and did not move for a long time. From an ordinary merchant selling silk to being taken to Chang'an overnight to serve as a Huqi captain with a rank of 300 stones, following Meng Tian in Jiuyuan County... That man was a marshal with a great reputation and outstanding achievements. The fearful look in the eyes of the Xiongnu envoys was like a lamb encountering a tiger, and they dared not move. They handed over thousands of livestock as "gifts" and left in a hurry, as if they were worried about their lives if they stayed for a minute or a second.
What a coward.
Guan Ying adjusted his mentality to stop trembling, and then walked out of the camp gate. He was greeted by two officials who were not tall, but each step was full of power, and their legs and feet were as steady as springs.
"Captain!" A bearded knight was the first to raise his fist and bow.
Guan Ying responded with equal courtesy, among whom was his adjutant, Right Commandant Luo Jia, who was once a member of the palace guards and had a distinguished family background.
The other person with a joking smile on his face was one of the royal guards in the imperial palace, also the left commander Ji Bi.
Seeing the Qin half-liang gold coin on his waist, Guan Ying handed it to Ji Bi as a token of compliance and commitment to the previous agreement.
He smiled and said, "Indeed, the general's eyes are enough to scare people!"
As he put the gold into his sleeve, Guan Ying smiled and said, "According to the Qin law, the punishment for those who commit such fraud is two sets of armor."
Ji Bi was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened gradually, and he thought to himself: This is probably what His Majesty calls a sting operation, right?
Luo Jia laughed loudly towards the sky. At this moment, the entire outside of the military gate was filled with a joyful and lively atmosphere.
In the Tangchi Palace, in the Tingquan Hall. At noon
Fusu opened a secret memorial sent by the Imperial Censor Quan of Kuaiji County, which pointed out that the county governor Yin Tong used his power to conceal a murder case in Wu County. The memorial claimed that the case was deliberately distorted to describe the death after infection with the plague.
Finally, the memorial requested the court to send personnel to thoroughly investigate the suspicion of family extermination, and proposed that Yin Tong be escorted to the capital to face the court's verdict.
Fusu was slightly stunned, and recalled some of his impressions of Yin Tong. This guard of Kuaiji County became the behind-the-scenes force supporting the uncle and nephew of the Xiang family. In the end, Xiang Yu unexpectedly borrowed the opportunity of others' heads to greatly increase his reputation.
If this is the case, is the family annihilation case hidden by Yin Tong related to the Xiang family?
If Yin Tong were fired and punished now, would it make him too defensive and cause Xiang Liang to flee from his current position?
Fusu clearly remembered that Xiang Liang was a first-rate figure with friends all over the world.
For the crime he committed in Liyang, Xiang Liang was imprisoned. Later, he asked his friends to help him write a letter to the prison official Sima Xin to plead for him, and he was eventually released without charge.
So where is Liyang?
That is the former capital of the Qin State where Your Majesty resides. The fact that Xiang Liang was captured for committing a crime and was able to escape death shows how great his influence was!
The Qin Dynasty destroyed the other five kingdoms, but hurt Chu the most, so the people of Chu still missed their homeland.
Even now, as Fusu, the heir of the Chu State, knew that the emotional change of the people of Chu State could not be achieved in one day.
In this way, solving the Yin Tong problem became more delicate and difficult. A comprehensive analysis of the history books and Quan's memorials shows that the entire Kuaiji County, from the upper level to the lower level, had been completely ruined!
Just like replacing Yin Tong would result in a new treacherous minister, officials at all levels in Kuaiji County must be fundamentally replaced and broad support from the masses can be obtained to fundamentally solve this problem. Directly using force and coercion will only backfire.
You have to know that there is a big man who can lift a tripod with one hand, that is, Xiang Liang's son Xiang Yu, so if the army sent out is small, it will be like a battlefield dilemma where the income is not enough to cover the expenditure, and Xiang Liang and others will be allowed to flee far away. The lower-level forces will wait for the opportunity and do nothing.
Without the cooperation and support of local officials and the public, this action will be in vain.
Fusu believed that as long as he could prevent the disaster from spreading to other provinces or regions, everything would be in his hands. Prior to this, he had re-elected the governors of Donghai County and Zhang County around Kuaiji, and Zhao Tuo, an expert in defending the gates, had become the newly appointed governor of Zhang County. Fusu still remembered the past when Zhao Tuo successfully blocked the borders of various regions in the South China Sea and proclaimed himself a king in the late Qin Dynasty!
After collecting the instructions, Fusu did not give any specific instructions for the trial of Yin Tong's case and the search for him. Sometimes, it is better to do something than to have the whole system fail. He waved his hand lightly, and several memorials that had been reviewed were moved away by his assistants. Soon, another mountain of bamboo slips was piled up.
Fusu secretly admired it in his heart and took the bamboo slips in his hand. Fortunately, most of the information is still recorded on bamboo slips, and people usually stick to the theme when writing, and are not long and cumbersome. Unlike later generations, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, printing technology was advanced, and their memorials usually first wrote a lot of praises, and then summarized the key points with a small amount of text.
Thinking of his friend who was a former official in the Qing Dynasty and who often used memorials to entertain himself and ridicule current ills, Fusu smiled slightly and felt deeply moved.
Since the son-in-law of the left prime minister Wei Liao was appointed as the governor of Chen County, Wei Liao's work efficiency has been unusually high recently. There is always a note next to many of the petitions submitted, which are all his opinions.
This move significantly improved Fusu's efficiency in handling official affairs.
As the sun was setting (between 3 and 5 p.m.), all the review work for the day was finished. Fusu was still a little unaccustomed to leaving get off work so early, so he put down his quill and stretched.
At this time, Han Rang reported: "Your Majesty, Madam Zhao Ji requests to see you." Fusu nodded slightly, thinking to himself that the monogamy system is indeed to protect men. Not long after, Zhao Ji, wearing a green deep dress and a black wooden hairpin on her head, came in with a food box in her hand.
"Your Majesty, this is the pigeon soup I personally cooked for you." Zhao Ji bowed respectfully, the lines of her long skirt outlining the curves of her plump and well-proportioned buttocks.
Facing the scene in front of him, Fusu's breathing could not help but speed up, staring with his eyes wide open and asking: "Pigeon meat?"