Hsu Fengnian pushed away the teapot and teacup, drew a line on the table with two fingers, and said slowly, "Before the Spring and Autumn Period, since the establishment of the Great Qin Dynasty, every time the nomadic tribes in the north launched a raid, or the internal turmoil in the Central Plains, the scholars of the Central Plains all migrated to the south to avoid the disaster. In history, there were several large-scale river crossings, but the imperial family always went from the north to the south, only moving south and then moving south again. There has never been a northern crossing of the Guangling River. Among them, the 'Liu Family' in the last years of the Yongxi Dynasty and the 'Gan Lu Southbound' after the fall of Dafeng were the most typical examples. It can be said that the 'Chu Jiang' of the Nine Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn was able to become the leader because the Gan Lu Southbound gave them the orthodox identity of the Central Plains. The opposite of the past, Hong Jia fled north. Everyone knows that there were two routes, one of which was to migrate to the capital of the Liyang Kingdom, Tai 'an City. After that, most of the people were from the Song, Wei and Sui Dynasties, mixed with a small number of people from the West Chu and Southern Tang. "
Hsu Fengnian drew a slightly curved line on the table again, "After that, about half a year later, an unprecedented exodus involving more nobles began. West Chu, who had the strongest character, Southern Tang, who loved debauchery and extravagance, and Western Shu, who had the most attachment to their homeland, all appeared in this flood. Dozens of people, big and small, finally converged at the current Liangyou River three prefectures and entered the Beimang Gusai and Longyao Prefectures, resulting in the current Southern Dynasty of Beimang. "
Yan Wenluan nodded and said, "At that time, after Chu Lushan's thousands of cavalry entered Shu, we used infantry to defeat the Western Shu army. Gu Jiantang was lucky, but Great Ancestor Gu, who was the pillar of Southern Tang, was unlucky. We took down Southern Tang almost without bloodshed. The eight emperors either hung themselves, burned themselves, or became prisoners. That's why the old Emperor of Liyang said, 'Finally, we can use the Zhao family's peace to bring peace to the world'. But what did this have to do with those four people? Rumor has it that Mr. Li and Nalan Youci once traveled through the Spring and Autumn Period together. Even if it is true, each of them served their own master, and they would absolutely not work together. Not to mention that our Beiliang's men of sacrifice have tried many times to kill half of Benxi's tongue. "
Yan Wenluan sneered and said, "Your Highness, although I, Yan Wenluan, am a boorish person, I still know some things about the world outside of war. If you say that these four people sat at a table like us and plotted for Hong Jia to escape to the north, I would really laugh my head off. That's not the way to brag about not needing a draft. "
Hsu Fengnian's expression was as usual. He shook his head and said, "Let's take ten thousand steps back and assume that the four of them, each with their own camp and each with their own plans, had gathered together to make a plan. How could the Beimang Peace Magistrate, who had been traveling in the Central Plains for more than twenty years, not have noticed any clues?"
Yan Wenluan couldn't help but laugh angrily and said, "Then why did you say that, Your Highness?"
Hsu Fengnian looked at the old general calmly. For the first time, the old general didn't glare back. He just smiled awkwardly and waved his hand. "Go on, I won't talk nonsense."
Hsu Fengnian continued, "Huang Sanjia, who used his three-inch tongue to mess up the Spring and Autumn Period, actually didn't do anything in this unprecedented change in a thousand years. The reason why he was dragged into this was because without him, there wouldn't have been the unification of Liyang, and Hong Jia wouldn't have escaped to the north. If we talk about the Spring and Autumn Period, Huang Longshi definitely can't be ignored. It will be the same in the history books in the future. Huang Sanjia used his glib tongue to form alliances, while my father used his cavalry and Xu Dao to sink the Shenzhou Continent. Thus, a new problem appeared in front of some people. Although the Central Plains matter was settled, there was still a neighbor in the north who was eyeing covetously. This evil neighbor from the north who would occasionally come to the southern neighbor's house to steal things was even more vulgar and barbaric than the uncivilized Liyang in the eyes of the West Chu scholars. Since Liyang was able to conquer the Central Plains, then wouldn't it be possible for Beimang, who revered military force, to take a step further and swallow up Liyang? "
Yan Wenluan was stunned and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He was only a martial artist who led troops into battle. He really hadn't considered this difficult problem. When the Great General was alive, almost all of the Beiliang people, including Yan Wenluan, had a strong sense of self-confidence. That was, with the 300,000 Beiliang border troops, the Beimang barbarians could forget about taking a single step south into the Central Plains. What reason did this need? No need. After the Great General passed away, it was not long before the million-strong army of the northern barbarians came knocking on the border. Yan Wenluan didn't have much time to think about it. As for Hong Jia running north, who would care about such an old matter?
Hsu Fengnian paused for a long time, as if he was thinking about how to phrase it. When Yan Wenluan looked over with an inquisitive expression, he said, "My master was never willing to mention Nalan Youci, who was also a strategist. But it's true that he was an old acquaintance with this person. My master didn't tell me about this plan when he was still alive. I discovered it myself from clues. Chen Xiliang was on the top floor of the Tide-listening Pavilion looking through his handwritten notes. At the end of last year, he sent a secret letter to Mount Qing Liang, which confirmed my guess. I can conclude that my master must have thought of setting up this' big plan 'at the beginning. The initial idea probably occurred at the end of the Battle of the Western Fortress. Conquering West Chu was equivalent to cleaning up the mess that Huang Sanjia had created. I guess that when he accompanied Xu Xiao north to the capital, he might have met Nalan Youci, who was traveling north with Zhao Bing, the Prince of Yan Chi. It's also possible that the two of them didn't meet at all, but they had a very secretive exchange of letters. Old General Mu should have more or less known about what happened later. Xu Xiao, who had lost soldiers and generals in West Chu, had just become the King of Beiliang in the imperial court when he announced that he would wash the Guangling River with blood before conquering the northwest. He wanted the corpses of West Chu's scholars to block the mouth of the river. Not long after, Zhao Bing also became the Prince of Yan Chi, who had the widest territory. Moreover, very soon, there was the shocking tragedy of the remnants of the Southern Tang's army killing the three thousand soldiers left behind in Liyang. The grievous news was urgently transmitted to the capital from eight hundred li away. At that time, Zhao Bing's mood must have been very bad, because according to his military achievements, he should have been bestowed with the richest Guangling Road in the world. There was simply no place for Zhao Yi. As a result, the southern border gave him a show of strength, which was tantamount to pouring oil on the fire. Among the vassals, Zhao Bing, who was the most bloodthirsty, should have been furious. According to common sense, there was a rumor in the unofficial history that 'Zhao Bing chopped down a cypress tree with a saber, swearing to kill all the young men of the Southern Tang.' "
Yan Wenluan made a sound of agreement. "This matter is indeed true. At the time, the Great General even told us about it as a joke."
The old man suddenly made a sound of surprise. "But if I remember correctly, at that time, when the Old Emperor was rewarding meritorious officials, the Great General squeezed out Gu Jiantang to become the King of Beiliang. No one dared to say anything. Gu Jiantang could only be the Minister of War who stayed in the capital. He could only fiddle with that tattered Gu Hut under the noses of the two emperors. What was the saying?"
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "Chatting with the Emperor?"
Yan Wenluan smiled and nodded. "Yes."
Then Yan Wenluan returned to the topic and said, "But at first, the imperial court intended to let Zhao Bing be the King of Huainan. Not to mention the distant southern border where the Emperor was, even the King of Jing An could not be. He could only be the King of Huainan, helping the Zhao family in Liyang to keep an eye on the Great General. Zhao Bing was certainly not happy, so he asked to go to the two Liao to be the King of Jiaodong. The Great General later told us that Zhao Bing had a private chat with the old Emperor. He said that he was not willing to eat the dust behind the Great General and wanted to go to the two Liao to fight the Beimang barbarians. He said that even if Zhao Bing were to die, he would die on the back of a horse. But the result was unexpected. Zhao Bing became the King of Yan. Although he was not as good as Zhao Duan's brother, Zhao Yi, he was still much better than the King of Huainan, Zhao Ying, who had been oppressed for most of his life. "
Yan Wenluan patted her knee heavily and said in a deep voice, "In this way, it makes sense. If you want to drive away the remnants of the Spring and Autumn Period and force them to cross the Guangling River, you have to force Shu, Chu, and Tang, who should be the most unwilling to leave their homeland. Especially those aristocratic families with 'a hundred years of country, a thousand years of family', they will not be willing to be homeless dogs after the fall of their country. Your Highness, in this, it was Yuan Benxi, the fourth counselor who later became the teacher of the Emperor of Liyang, who contributed and did something, right? What, did Mr. Li really have an unknown relationship with this person? "
Hsu Fengnian shook his head and said, "No. Yuan Benxi was just plotting for the Zhao family. "
Yan Wenluan imperceptibly turned into a child who was seeking advice from a teacher. She asked curiously, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
However, Hsu Fengnian was distracted.
Yan Wenluan was somewhat helpless. The old man did not have the face to ask again. Moreover, even if Hsu Fengnian did not say anything, she, Yan Wenluan, could not think for herself. Then, the old man seriously pondered for a moment and suddenly said loudly, "After rushing for so long, just drinking tea is boring. It's not enough! Your Highness, would you like some wine? "
Hsu Fengnian smiled and got up to get the wine. When he returned to the study with two pots of Green Ant Wine, Yan Wenluan could not wait to open a pot and drank three mouthfuls in succession before stopping. She wiped her mouth and said with a smile, "Your Highness said that Yuan Benxi was plotting for the Emperor of Zhao family. Does it mean that Yuan Benxi was not at ease with those deep-rooted maggots in the eight kingdoms? Since he did not like them, he was afraid that they would cause trouble and delay Zhao Duan from launching the war against Beimang after he ascended the throne. He was worried that these remnants would stab him in the back, so he simply drove them out? This is the same logic as the scholars of Liyang having to be officials in foreign lands. "
Yan Wenluan, who had finally thought of this step, began to doubt herself very quickly. She had no choice but to ask again, "But Yuan Benxi was willing to let so many so-called noble clans go to Beimang in one go?"
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