Chapter 21: Clothes to the South (2)
At this time, Sima Hui, the Shangzhu Kingdom, looked up and was about to continue to persuade him with death. In his heart, he always believed that as a minister, he was responsible for Lord Kuang and that he would not let the emperor do such a foolish thing, so that the Dayin would throw thousands of miles of mountains and rivers to the Hu people and trampled on him at will.
Unexpectedly, Sima Rui on the dragon throne stared at Sima Hui deeply, with a cold air and full of murderous intent. His eyes told Sima Hui: Don’t think you are the same clan, so I dare not kill you.
Sima Hui finally didn't speak, and the emperor wanted to save face. When things got to this point, if you object, you would like to challenge the imperial power nakedly. Don't just be the same clan. Even if you are your own brother or younger brother, you will still crush you. It doesn't matter if you die. You have to consider the safety of your whole family and those innocent relatives of the nine clans who are not in contact with you.
The hall was as quiet as death. At this time, Prime Minister Li Yuandao shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you."
"I just said that, I'll leave the court!" Sima Rui didn't even look at Li Yuandao.
"Your Majesty, it is a good news from the Yanyun area of the border!" Li Yuandao continued, as if he had not heard the warning from Sima Rui on the dragon throne.
Good news? How come there is good news? Wasn’t the Yanyun area occupied by the Xianbei people? Besides, the garrisons there had been long transferred back to the Central Plains, and no army was stationed there, so how could there be good news? Sima Rui was full of doubts. This was also the reason why Li Yuandao dared to continue to report the memorial without caring about Sima Rui’s impatientness, because he believed that this memorial would definitely reduce Sima Rui’s sadness on the dragon throne.
"What good news? Say it quickly!" Sima Rui was obviously energetic and urged.
"Yes, the Emperor, Shunzhou City on the border of Yanyun brought good news. Under the heroic command of Tang Feng, the military and civilians of Shunzhou defeated the Xianbei Tuoba Hong and his troops outside Shunzhou City, firmly guarded the Shunzhou City, and used Shunzhou City as a base to recruit refugees and scattered soldiers. They are quite capable." Prime Minister Li Yuandao said slowly. Of course, he specially processed the language and color of this because he needed to achieve the effect he wanted.
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, the ministers in the hall were shocked, because everyone, like Sima Rui on the dragon throne, already believed that the Yanyun area in the north had long been occupied by the Xianbei Hu people. Unexpectedly, there were still Han men who were resisting tenaciously and defeating the Xianbei cavalry to defend the city. This was an unprecedented event. You must know that even the regular army of hundreds of thousands of imperial court had not yet won a victory.
"Tang Feng, I have never heard of his name. Who is he? Do you know?" Sima Rui's eyes shone.
"He was originally an unknown young general of the Yanyun border army. He guarded Youzhou City. After Youzhou City was broken, he led a few scattered troops to retreat to Shunzhou City and called on the people of Shunzhou to work together to fight against the Xianbei. Tang Feng should have the talent of a great general and he was extremely brave. He fought against the Xianbei general Tuoba Hong outside Shunzhou City. The army and the civilians worked together to defeat the Xianbei barbarians and achieved this great victory in Shunzhou, greatly boosting the prestige of our Dayin."
Prime Minister Li Yuandao could add fuel to the fire, because he knew in his heart that Sima Rui and the ministers in the court needed a stimulus at this time, and this great victory in Shunzhou is the best way to effectively use this memorial to alleviate the tension between the monarch and ministers just now, invisibly divert everyone's attention and ease internal conflicts. Li Yuandao still has some means to be able to take the position of Prime Minister.
After Prime Minister Li Yuandao said that Sima Rui was relieved of the bad luck since he ascended the throne, and he felt much more relieved. After so long, he finally heard a successful memorial.
"No matter whether it is famous or not, since ancient times, heroes have become young people. They have made great contributions and rewards!" Sima Rui smiled happily.
Seeing Sima Rui on the dragon throne so happy to sweep away the clouds, Prime Minister Li Yuandao relaxed and frowned, and the ministers also breathed a sigh of relief. The atmosphere in the entire hall was obviously eased.
"Everyone is up! Tell me, what should I reward such a great hero?" asked the ministers in Sima Rui's court.
So everyone talked about it again.
Sima Hui, the country of Shangzhu, stood up first and replied: "Your Majesty, your morale is not to be extinguished. Now my Dayin is rare to win, so it should be a reward!"
All the ministers in the court replied in unison: "Dayin is glorious, please reward the emperor!"
At this time, there is no distinction between the migrant faction and the opposition. Everyone needs this glory. The migrant faction needs it to divert attention and alleviate internal conflicts. Opposition needs it to boost morale and strengthen resistance.
Sima Rui heard the voices of the court officials, and Shun was pleasant, and there was no roar of quarrel: "Come, I'm here, I'll give the order, and I'll be the governor of Youzhou, and I'll control the sixteen states of Yanyun. I hope that he will recover Yanyun as soon as possible. All the generals under his jurisdiction will be promoted to the first level of official position to be rewarded!"
The governor is considered a rank of the border officials, and an unknown junior has become a rank of the border officials. If this were in a peaceful era, it would definitely be severely criticized by the government and the public. However, it is a chaotic time and requires serious punishment. Besides, Yanyun is already a land of barbarians. Who would risk his life to serve? So for these ministers now, no matter what kind of governor he is, even if he is a rank of marquis, it is a worthless thing in the eyes of the ministers. Who cares and how can he object?
Sima Rui didn't really want Tang Feng to recover Yan Yun. In his mind, it was already very good that Tang Feng could continue to defend Shunzhou. After all, he was alone there and could be destroyed by the Xianbei at any time. What big thing could he do?
In fact, the so-called reward is just these verbal promotions and titles. The court has not even stolen any military supplies. This cannot be blamed for the current Sima Rui court. He is so poor that he has no extra money and grain rewards on the front line. Some of them are just these verbal titles, but these are enough for Tang Feng. Having a reputation is more important than anything else.
"Congratulations to Dayin, long live the emperor!" the ministers shouted loudly.
This court discussion determined the next direction of the Dayin Dynasty! It also brought the Central Plains Dynasty into a special historical period.
Thousands of gentry and people followed the Han Dynasty and gave up their hometowns and moved south. They cried and dripped with drops of blood and tears. The pottery jars carried the bones of their ancestors and crossed the Yellow River, crossed the Yangtze River, crossed the mountains and ridges, trekked with miasma forests, and found a place to live. These people were called Hakka in later generations.
This also opened the darkest scene of the Han people. The Han people who stayed behind their hometowns and failed to move south were almost slaughtered by the Hu people. In order to survive, the Han men rose up in anger, leaving behind a series of heroic deeds of resistance, which were respected by future generations.
There are many comments about this history, with mixed reviews. Some people say that the migration to the south retains the roots of the Han family, while others say that the migration to the south was cowardly and incompetent, which caused the Central Plains to fall into darkness. Each holds the same word and has its own reasons.
Chapter completed!