Liu Cheng winked at Xun Yu.
After seeing this, Xun Yu stood up and bowed to Emperor Liu Bian and Liu Cheng.
Then he said to He Gu: "Messenger He Gu, I want to correct you.
Just now you said that if our two countries could get married, that was a mistake.
Yes, at least so far, the Xianbei people have not been able to establish a country.
How can we talk about the two countries?
Even if the Xianbei people want to establish a country, they must obtain the consent of my great Han.
If my great Han does not recognize it, you Xianbei Even if a person builds his own country, he still doesn’t count.”
"Even when Tan Shihuai was alive, he had unified all the tribes in Mobei and Xianbei.
Without the approval of our Han Dynasty, he would not have dared to establish his own country."
Hegu Lian showed embarrassment, suppressing the anger in his heart and apologized: "Master Xun reminds me that the Han Dynasty is the overlord of the world.
If my little Tuoba Xianbei wants to establish a country, he really needs the consent of the Han Dynasty.
Now I Everyone in the Tuoba Xianbei tribe admires the culture and etiquette of the Celestial Dynasty and wants to strengthen ties with the Celestial Empire.
They hope to forge a deep friendship through marriage and other methods, and gradually abandon their barbaric and bad habits by learning the culture and etiquette of the Celestial Dynasty."
These words satisfied the arrogance and pride of many ministers in the court, and they all felt as if they had drunk honey.
Li Ru stood up and first bowed his hands to the emperors Liu Bian and Liu Cheng, and then said to Hegu Lian: "Messenger Hegu, the Huns have been attached to the wings of my Han Dynasty and are nomadic in the south of Yinshan Mountain, but these few days In the same year, the Xianbei Tuoba tribe repeatedly moved their nomadic lands southward and oppressed the Huns.
They have repeatedly sent small groups of cavalry to harass our Han border areas.
This is already an infringement of our Han Dynasty.
But now you are coming to profess your vassalship and ask for marriage.
We can really see what your Tuoba Xianbei tribe has done.
I don’t understand, and I really can’t believe your sincerity.”
"Also, everyone knows that the three major Xianbei tribes in the west are allies with the Han Dynasty, but you Tuoba Xianbei sent troops to attack the three Xianbei tribes in the west.
If you attack them, it is equivalent to declaring war on the Han Dynasty.
But now you are here Chang'an's request for vassalage and peace makes people question your intentions.
How do you explain this?"
He Gu lingered for a while and was speechless.
Tuoba Liwei, who was holding a tray behind him, had to speak out at this moment: "Your Majesty the Emperor, gentlemen, it is not that I, Tuoba Xianbei, want to be disadvantageous to the three major tribes of Xianbei in the west, but that they are the first to attack me, Tuoba Xianbei Xianbei, my people had to rise up and resist.
We fought back in self-defense.
When we knew that the Xianbei people in the west When the three major tribes of Beishi were in alliance with the Han Dynasty, we knew we had made a big mistake, so the Khan sent us to plead guilty to His Majesty the Emperor, to request surrender and pay tribute, and to ask for peace to resolve the conflicts caused by this incident.
Therefore, but Khan ordered us to bring twenty sweat-blooded horses, two thousand cattle, and eight thousand sheep to present to His Majesty the Emperor."
Someone in the court couldn't help but ridicule: "I just brought such a small thing to pay tribute, but I have the nerve to get it."
He Gu Liulian and Tuoba Liwei couldn't help but blush after hearing this.
Tuoba Liwei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me.
Mobei is a bitter cold land.
Apart from cattle, sheep and horses, there are no other specialties."
Chen Ji coldly snorted: "Humph, forget about cattle and sheep.
I heard that your Tuoba Xianbei tribe has millions of good horses, so you just brought twenty of them here.
Are you deliberately trying to deceive me, a big man?
I am now very suspicious of you."
Come to defraud His Majesty the Emperor’s reward.”
Hegu Lian was so frightened that he knelt on the ground in a hurry and said: "Your Majesty, calm down, we have no intention of doing this.
These twenty horses are all peerless horses.
They are not comparable to ordinary horses.
Each one is extremely regular.
Ten thousand horses There is only one among horses."
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Tuoba Liwei was neither humble nor arrogant.
He stroked his chest and said: "If His Majesty the Emperor wants a horse, it will not be easy.
As long as Your Majesty is willing to agree to Tuoba Xianbei's marriage proposal and marry the princess to my khan, I will wait until I return.
Immediately report to the Khan to transport 20,000 fine horses to present to His Majesty the Emperor."
Liu Bian looked at Liu Cheng and asked: "Uncle Emperor, what do you think of this matter?"
Liu Cheng looked at He Gu Liulian, looked at Tuoba Liwei, stared at him closely and asked: "Who are you?"
Tuoba Li's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly bowed his head and stroked his chest and said, "Returning to the Lord Protector, this villain is a follower of Master He Gu, and his name is He Laijin."
Liu Cheng walked slowly to Tuoba Liwei, circled around him and said, "I don't know whether your name is really He Laijin, but I know that you are definitely not a hen."
The lingering follower, I'm afraid he is yours The attendant concealed his identity from you and deceived His Majesty the Emperor and me.
Do you think that Your Majesty and I are fools and can be fooled by you?
Tell me, who are you?
You'd better not take any chances, otherwise I will guarantee that you will leave Don’t leave this hall” Tuoba Liwei's heart was beating wildly.
He knew that it was no longer necessary to hide it at this time, and it would also lead to death.
He took a deep breath, stroked his chest and saluted: "Your Majesty, Lord Protector, has a sharp eye, and I admire you for your hard work."
To be honest, I am Tuoba Liwei, the son of the Khan of Tuoba Xianbei tribe.
Because I was worried about being assassinated by the three major Xianbei tribes in the west, I had no choice but to conceal my identity.
I also ask for your forgiveness from His Majesty the Emperor and the Lord Protector."
Liu Cheng shouted: "What you have done makes it difficult for me and His Majesty the Emperor to believe in your sincerity.
Regarding the matter of professing vassalship and making peace, I and His Majesty the Emperor need to consider carefully.
You will go back to the post house and wait for news.
If there is any news, After the decision has been made, this guild will send someone to inform you that you are not allowed to leave Chang'an without permission until the court's decision is made."
Tuoba Liwei and He Gulian felt a chill in their hearts.
They knew that life and death were no longer up to them, and they were even more worried about the fate of their trip.
They had no choice but to bow and exit the hall.
Liu Bian watched Tuoba Liwei and He Gu's lingering figures disappear from sight.
He looked at Liu Cheng and asked, "Uncle Huang, I think Tuoba Xianbei's tribe is very sincere.
Why is Uncle Huang so disrespectful to them?"
I think it would be better if Tuoba Xianbei tribe could surrender to me and let them guard the northern border for me."
Liu Cheng turned around and clasped his fists at Liu Bian and said: "Your Majesty, if the other tribes on the Mobei grassland are just hungry wolves, and the Tuoba Xianbei tribe is just a tiger, letting a tiger guard Northern Xinjiang for our big men is raising tigers.
Over the past dynasties, none of the barbarian tribes on the Mobei Grassland would loyally submit to our Central Plains Dynasty.
Once they have the opportunity, they will bite back crazily, so they treat the people on the Mobei Grassland If we cannot assimilate them, we can only wipe them all out.
There can only be one master on the Mobei grassland, and that is our Han Dynasty.
We cannot always put all our energy on resisting the invasion of northern barbarians.
If That's it, we can't do anything.
Officials at all levels, from His Majesty the Emperor to the county magistrate, must do everything possible to improve people's livelihood and improve the quality of food crops. production, we must find ways to improve labor efficiency, we must find ways to make warmer clothes to protect the people from the cold winter, we must find ways to strengthen the construction and irrigation of farmland water conservancy, we must make great efforts to dredge rivers, and we must build wider and smoother government buildings.
For the common people and business travelers to travel, we must forge sharper swords and stronger protective armor, train a stronger army, and encourage Encourage craftsmen to study working tools, support major academic schools, and let a hundred schools of thought contend.
Only the contention of a hundred schools of thought can give birth to a more prosperous culture.
The era of deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone has passed.
History has proven that only Confucianism can be respected.
Although respecting Confucianism strengthened the imperial rule, it gave birth to the cancer of aristocratic families.
Now we must demand change.
Change will lead to success, and change will lead to death."
"From now on, the responsibilities of officials at all levels will begin to change.
Officials must not only maintain local stability, pay taxes on time, crack down on banditry, and strengthen the education of the people as before, but they must also find ways to improve people's livelihood. , one must make decent political achievements during one term of office in order to win For example, a county magistrate who served for three years not only maintained local stability, paid taxes on time, and effectively combated banditry and crime, but also did not relax the education of the people.
He also built several additional buildings without wasting money or people.
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A road connects every township, making it easier for people to do business.
The travel of the Jiamen is a political achievement.
Or they organized the people to dredge the local rivers, strengthen the river embankments, build water conservancy facilities and increase the amount of farmland irrigation.
This is a political achievement.
For another example, the per capita average of the county a few years ago His income is only two hundred yuan, but since the county magistrate took office, this person has Find ways to increase the income of the people in the county and increase the per capita income of the people in the county to 300 yuan.
This is the political achievement of those people who wait to die and do nothing, or use their power to bully the people and force the people to rebel.
Such people They are not worthy of being officials at all, we must remove them all and replace them with talented people."
Liu Cheng's words made Liu Bian and the court ministers fall into deep contemplation.
After the court meeting, Liu Cheng and some of his close officials and staff returned to Da Sima's Mansion.
Liu Cheng sent someone to find Zhao Rui and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on He Gu Liulian, Tuoba Liwei and the rest.
See who has contact with them and dig out all the details they have installed in Chang'an."
"Follow your orders" Liu Cheng looked at Jia Xu again and asked, "Wen He, how are you preparing for the expedition?"
Jia Xu cupped his hands and said: "Back to my lord, the 50,000-strong army is gathering nervously.
A month's worth of food, grass and ordnance supplies are also being prepared.
It will be completed in two days."
Liu Cheng immediately said: "Okay, the time cannot be delayed too long.
We must arrive in Mobei when the main force of the Tuoba Xianbei tribe defeats the remaining troops of the three major Xianbei tribes in the west.
Send the order and tell the relevant people. , three days later, the army set off."
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