In the study of Yangxin Palace in the Canglong City Imperial Palace, the Emperor Liu Heng of the Jin Dynasty slapped the book case in front of him, and then said to Zhou Qingyao, the Minister of Rites, Zhou Qingyao, "Uncle, Dou Yan, Yang Zhong and others are getting more and more excessive. They dare to hide the news that the guerrilla general Liu Ji defeated the 520,000 troops of the 16 tribes in the grassland. What are they doing? Are they still the emperor in their eyes?"

Zhou Qingyao, the Minister of Rites, smiled bitterly and said, "The reason why the officials of the aristocratic families, led by the six Taiwei, concealed the news that Liu Ji had won the 520,000 troops of the 16 tribes in the grassland was to buy time for each aristocratic family and secretly win over that Liu Ji first. Once Liu Ji surrendered to a certain aristocratic family, the news that Liu Ji defeated the grassland coalition would appear in the court."

Emperor Liu Heng said with a reluctance: "Uncle, can you just look at Dou Yan and Yang Zhong and others trying to win over the border generals like this? You must know that Liu Ji has now formed an army of 250,000, which is an army of 250,000! Uncle, how about you say I will directly ask my mother to issue an order to promote Liu Ji to General of the Chariots and Cavalry? Will Liu Ji be loyal to me?"

"The emperor must not do this. If the emperor and the empress do so, it will almost be a rebellion with Dou Yan, Yang Zhong and others. They will never let the emperor and the empress dowager control the military power. In addition, they currently control the military power of the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital. Once they think that the emperor and the empress dowager threaten them, they may take the risk. The advanced emperor... Alas——" Zhou Qingyao mentioned Liu Heng's father Liu Bian, and couldn't help but sigh sadly, and did not continue.

Emperor Liu Heng suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, did you think the father was killed by Dou Yan, Yang Zhong and the others?"

"Your Majesty, don't say this. If this sentence is spread, something big will happen!" Zhou Qingyao said anxiously.

"Uncle, don't worry, the eunuchs and palace maids in Yangxin Palace will never get close to here. Only the heaven and earth know you and I know you and I will not enter the ears of the third person. I am sure of this in Yangxin Palace! Uncle, tell me, did my father be killed by Dou Yan, Yang Zhong and the others?"

Zhou Qingyao sighed and said, "The Emperor's health has always been very good. Moreover, the Emperor has a good martial arts, but he suddenly became acute and died young. So I was a little suspicious, but I have never found any evidence."

"Uncle, do you also suspect that your father was killed?"

"Your Majesty, please listen to my advice. Don't mention these words again in the future. At least, don't mention them before the emperor takes back the military power of the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital."

What else did the Emperor Liu Heng want to say? At this time, Zhou Qingyao said: "Emperor, Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou Prefecture, should be considered our people. Those aristocratic families want to win over Liu Ji in secret. We can also win over him in secret. The Emperor can Liu Chong do this."

Emperor Liu Heng nodded and said, "This is also a solution. Liu Chong is a clan of the royal family and can still be trusted. Then I will send someone to send Liu Chong a secret decree so that he must win over Liu Ji into my camp."

On July 4, 426, in the county governments in Chengyin City, Liu Ji did not know that he had become a popular person. Not only were some people in Qianzhou making up for him, but even several families in the top families in the Jin Dynasty sent people to win him over. Even the emperor of the Jin Dynasty was preparing to win over Liu Chong through Qianzhou Prefecture Patriarch Liu Ji.

Perhaps Liu Ji formed an army of 250,000 or more, but Liu Ji's army could defeat the 520,000 army of the sixteen tribes in the grassland, which made everyone pay attention to Liu Ji.

Today, Liu Ji summoned some military generals under his command to the county government office, including the commanders of the sixteen cavalry battalions, Yang Zaixing, Zhou Kai, Hua Xiong, Su Lie, Wu Liang, Qu Tutong, Le Jin, Yu Jin, Chen Wu, Pan Zhang, Zang Ba, Cao Xiu, Yan Yan, Feng Sheng, Lin Chong and Guan Sheng, and the commanders of the 10 infantry battalions, Le Yi, Wei Xiaokuan, Gao Shun, Xu Rong, Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou, Zhang Guibian, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang.

Liu Ji said to the twenty-six commanders: "Now the 16 cavalry battalions and ten infantry battalions are fully equipped. Next, each battalion must train troops quickly. Although we have defeated the 520,000 army of the sixteen grasslands led by the Loufan and Wuheng tribes, we cannot relax our vigilance. We must know that the northern grasslands are vast and boundless, and there are many nomadic peoples, and there are three nomadic peoples that are stronger than the Loufan and Wuheng tribes, the Xiongnu, Xianbei and Khitan. These three most powerful nomadic peoples on the grasslands are definitely not friends with us. Maybe we may face them at any time."

Yang Zaixing immediately said, "Lord, don't worry, with so many of us brothers here, even if we are the Huns, Xianbei and Khitans, we will not be afraid of becoming the Yin army. Who dares to provoke us? The 520,000 army of the Sixteen Grassland tribes is an example!"

Liu Ji smiled and said, "With so many powerful generals here, I am certainly not afraid of the captives of any clan on the grassland. When you train all the soldiers of each battalion into elites, I am also preparing to lead troops to attack the grassland directly and rob things!"

At this time, Qu Tutong asked Liu Ji: "Lord, the livestock we have now can feed 250,000 combat soldiers, 110,000 auxiliary soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people for a while, but is it too extravagant to use meat as the staple food? And relying solely on slaughtering livestock for food, the speed of consuming livestock is too fast."

Before Liu Ji could speak, Le Yi said, "The lord has contacted a big grain merchant in Gong County, Changping County, Yongzhou. This big grain merchant was met by the lord after he wiped out Yanwangling. Now he is transporting the first batch of 200,000 stones of grain to our Chengyin County. Every month from now on, we will buy a batch of grain from this big grain merchant."

One stone of grain is equivalent to 120 kilograms. Liu Ji bought rice, wheat, millet, and soybeans from the big grain merchant, and he offered a high price. The price per kilogram was 8 copper coins. You should know that in Yongzhou, these grains do not exceed 5 copper coins per kilogram, but the freight costs must be included and people have to earn more. Otherwise, who would risk sending so much grain to Chengyin County, the border county of the Jin Dynasty.

Liu Ji continued: "Don't worry, our military and civilians in Chengyin County will not go hungry. In addition to purchasing grain from outside, some land in Chengyin County and Longchang County have been cultivated. We can also harvest a lot of food in autumn."
Chapter completed!