As the banquet was coming to an end, Shao Yu had an opportunity to meet Su Zhongshun, the assistant minister of Dai Guo.
"The four major auxiliary ministers of the country in Dai State, Wang Feng is in Pingcheng, Wei Xiong is in Shengle, you are here, where has Changsun Rui been?" Shao Yu asked.
"Changsun Rui has been promoted to Yang Zhen (San Gong) and no longer in charge of the matter." Su Zhongshun said, "The one who succeeded him is Dou Qin of Douling."
Shao Yu didn't quite understand the tendency of the national officials in the country, but he knew that both of Mrs. Wang's initial supporters had lost power.
Liu Lugu was sent to Luoyang by a threshold and beheaded in Dongshi.
Changsun Rui was hung high, rising from the sky and descending from the sky.
It can be seen that undercurrents are surging under the stable surface of Daiguo, and undercurrents break through the water from time to time.
A huge splash of water splashed, and then slowly returned to silence, and at this time, a new undercurrent began to brew under the water.
Seeing that the King of Yan was not very clear, Su Zhongshun explained to him.
The system of Tuoba Dai Kingdom has been changing.
As of now, Dai Gong is nominal monarch. Because he is young, the Tai Lady Wang is actually in power.
There are three dukes under Duke Dai, one is equivalent to the Duke of Wei established by Cao Cao and the three dukes of Liang established by Shao Xun.
The Xianbei people called the Three Dukes "Yang Zhen", but there is no specific distinction. Currently, Duan Fan, Changsun Rui and the other two heard that Duan Fan was old and was about to die.
Like the Central Plains, the three commons have a noble status, but they have no real power.
Wang Feng, Su Zhongshun, Wei Xiong and Dou Qin are the four ministers to manage the country's affairs.
Among the four, Wang Feng represented Guangning, which moved westward one after another, and the Wuhuan forces of Dai County:
Su Zhongshun represented the Wuhuan forces in Youzhou who moved to the early years:
Wei Xiong was just alone, but in Yunzhong, the two counties of Mayi reclaimed wasteland and controlled their industries, and had two manors. His family still stayed in Dai County, and there was already Liangtu.
Dou Qin represented the Douling Department of the old party, but because he had a lot of contact with the monarchs and ministers of Daliang, he was beaten once.
The Douling tribe is now more honest and has less of the old party color. He has begun to try to reclaim wasteland on the fertile land along the Yellow River in Wuyuan County.
As early as the Tuoba Yilu era, the generals actually did not have that much power, because the state system was a tribal alliance.
Today, almost thirty years later, the situation has been very different. The population directly controlled by Dai Gong has increased significantly, mainly including the population of various ministries that were disbanded and registered, as well as the number of households and households in Yunzhong and Mayi counties successively registered.
The population,
There are more than 100,000 people, quite a lot of them.
Therefore, compared with the Tuoba Yilu era, the four assistant ministers now have a very easy life.
In addition to the assistant minister, the guards' personal army carried out reforms.
This is the most urgent thing that Wang has urged in the past two or three years, and may be related to her strong sense of insecurity in her heart.
The current quota of this unit is 12,000. It was originally selected by various departments to join the personal guards, and the government soldiers who were somewhat similar to Daliang took turns to the capital.
There are still people in this group now, but not so many, probably only one-third are left.
In addition, there are household registrations from the imperial court of the Dai Kingdom, as well as the remaining soldiers recruited from the Central Plains. The entire pattern highlights a mixed character: there are tribal men, soldiers similar to those of the world, and some recruits supported by the imperial court.
The commander of the guards' personal army is no longer the generals of the four towns, but the generals on the left and right front and back, namely the left general Mo Han (the powerful Han), the right general Wang Ping (the descendant of the Wang family of Wuhuan), and the former general Tuoba Kefu (close to the
The royal family), and later joined Cheqiu Dunju (the leader of the foreign tribe of Shucheng).
It is obvious that Mrs. Wang pays great attention to military power and tries every means to turn the guards into the army of the court, trying to avoid tribal elbows.
In short, the Four Auxiliary Prime Ministers and the Four Generals were core officials of the imperial court.
The generals of the four towns were generals of the foreign towns, and they were swaying between the court and local forces.
Liangcheng is a country with a cracked earth.
Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Mayi, Wuyuan, Shuofang and the newly established six counties of Hexi (the northern half of the Beiyi Mountain) are the front part of the mountain, and the back part of the mountain is the jurisdiction of the tribal alliance, mainly nomadic.
This is a dual country that is mixed with the Han system and the grassland tradition, so there are naturally contradictions, let alone the heroine becomes a country.
Shao Yu also learned a deep understanding after hearing Su Zhongshun's introduction.
I used to only hear about how Tuoba Daiguo was like, but some were true, and some had deviations. Now I am more clear.
"It's not easy for Mrs. Wang." After hearing this, he smiled and said, "I think it's the same as Jia Nanfeng."
"I dare not say that." Su Zhongshun smiled bitterly and said, "The Grandmaster has known all the meaning of Your Highness. The two army of Luoyan should arrive at the Qudu of the Mayi River as soon as possible and be prepared to cross the river. The imperial edicts and enthronement should also be brought down as soon as possible.
, the grandmother belongs to the Duke of Wuyuan County.”
"Isn't Wuyuan County Duke Tuoba Huai?" Shao Yu asked.
"Just change the title." Su Zhongshun's face changed slightly, and he lowered his head and said.
Shao Yu thought to himself, it was not impossible.
Seeing Shao Yu thinking, Su Zhongshun felt nervous and hurriedly said, "The Grandma has said that even if it is suppressed this time, there will be a big hurdle in the future. Dai Gong is eleven years old. According to the grassland customs, the earliest ten
You can get married at the age of three. As a substitute, it is definitely impossible to marry a daughter from a small tribe. If you marry most of the tribes, the situation will change. After taking power, he can justify his power. The reason why these tribes are now
Supporting the Grandma is not necessarily a reason why she is waiting for the public to take charge of her. This is really a matter of concern. The Grandma may be able to drag it back, but how long can it be? Fourteen or fifteen? It is impossible to go again.
The delay will not be over fifteen years old at the latest—”
After hearing this, Shao Yu slightly said, "What will happen if Shi Yijian dies?"
"The country of Dai is divided into various parts, and the heroes compete for the destiny." Su Zhongshun's face changed and he said, "Your Majesty doesn't want to see this scene, right? The best way is to take care of it. If you let it disperse, you will always attack the border, and the court will never have peace.
It will also ruin Your Majesty's plan."
When Shao Yu heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "So what about Kou Bian? Just fight back."
"If it were so simple, why did Your Majesty destroy the Tuoba Xianbei?" Su Zhongshun smiled bitterly and said, "One is it difficult to do it, and the other is that the court cannot station heavy troops in the border areas all year round, and it cannot bear it. Wu Zhou, Gao Liu,
The supply of the three towns of Hongcheng is not a small amount. One third depends on one's own support, one third depends on the supply of mixed livestock and grain fruits from the country, and one third depends on the taxation of the military city. This is not enough.
From time to time, I have to give some silk rewards.”
"If it is really a mess, the military market will definitely be gone, and the Xianbei people will not offer sacrifices, and the fields they have settled in their own houses may not be able to be fully harvested. Moreover, the soldiers of these three towns cannot block all the tunnels to the south, and will maintain the country's support.
So many years,
I don’t know how much money and food I saved for His Majesty.”
"It is not difficult to defeat the Hu people, but it is really not easy to control the Hu people. His Majesty has spent so much effort to maintain Dai country, eliminate worries, and save money and food."
After listening for a long time, Shao Yu felt that it still made sense, but he was a little suspicious of Su Zhongshun's position.
After so many years in Dai Kingdom, would he no longer be so devoted to Daliang? People will change. Shao Yu suspected that Su Zhongshun enjoyed his position in Dai Kingdom and did not want to become an official in Daliang.
But he didn't say it out loud, but kept it silently in his heart.
"Actually, there is something else to come here." Shao Yu cleared his throat and said, "In recent years, Murong's ambitions have been very strong. He attacked Goguryeo in the east, and attacked him from the west, attacked Yuwen's family, swept across the tribes, and plundered the captives.
There were countless people, cattle and sheep. Only Daliang Tian was so powerful that he didn't dare to make a rash in Youzhou. But he had to be so ambitious that he had to be vigilant. Your Majesty intended to order the Tuoba family and Yuwen family to join forces to fight against the Murong family.
"
"The Yuwen family went south to rob Youzhou many times." Su Zhongshun gritted his teeth and said, "My family was deeply hurt, and even the tribe members who died in battle could not remember how many of them were killed. Such a thief died just the same time-"
"This time and then," Shao Yu quickly stopped his words and said, "Yuwen has been injured by him, his strength has been greatly reduced, and he will no longer be affected. As the saying goes, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, so we still have to work together now. Otherwise,
Do you think that the current situation of the country is facing the enemy head-on, but is it the Murong family's opponent?"
Su Zhongshun shook his head.
Civil strife has always been an indelible shadow above Tuoba Xianbei. It has been many years since it has been unable to get rid of it. If the Murong clan attacked, to be honest, many tribal leaders would rather surrender to Murong Xianbei than surrender to Daliang. They just had no choice.
Note.
Can't give them a chance to choose!
If the Yuwen Xianbei is here, the Tuoba Xianbei is safe. If the Murong family swallowed up all the tribes and lands of the Yuwen family, it would directly border the Tuoba Xianbei, and the situation would take a sharp turn. He understood this principle, and Mrs. Wang should have understood it too.
Thinking of this, Su Zhongshun immediately said, "I will do my best to make this happen."
"It's not that it's done with all our might, it's necessary." Shao Yu said: "This is what the emperor means. He doesn't want to have a mess behind his back when he attacks Jin."
Speaking of this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Li Zhenbei has arrived in Youzhou. I will lead the troops to fight with Murong."
"What? Your Highness is going to fight?" Su Zhongshun was a little shocked.
"I am sixteen years old, what's wrong?" Shao Yu was unhappy when he heard this and said, "I have practiced martial arts for so many years and read military books for so many years. Is it just for people to read or talk?"
He laughed and said, "A real man will die if he dies. What are you afraid of?"
Su Zhongshun admired the King of Yan a little.
With such a heroic and brave spirit, just like the emperor when he was young, he was not as cunning as that. In Su Zhongshun's view, Emperor Liang many years ago was "cunning", which was ignored by many people.
One point.
He is brave, generous, wise, and can be willing to go out at critical moments. He has a heroic spirit, but he still hides his cruel and cunning side, which is not comparable to this young boy in front of him.
However, the King of Yan is only sixteen years old. Who knows what he will become in the future?
After parting with Shao Yu, Su Zhongshunwen quietly met Wang and told him all the content of the conversation between them.
Wang thought for a long time and said, "We must first settle the internal affairs before fighting against foreign countries, and then talk about it after cooking inside."
The next day, Shao Yu recruited dozens of knights who were good at using eptuagints, long and outstanding riding skills in Liangcheng. One of the standards is that he could easily control a light-backed war horse.
Then he headed straight to Youzhou without stopping for more.
Chapter completed!