Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Tao Yuanming gritted his teeth, obviously suppressing his anger, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Liu Yu, am I wrong? Last time Murong De held a military parade with more than 400,000 cavalry, and then waved his troops Going south, wanting to take my Jiangbei land directly, isn’t it a fact? If you didn’t rely on Murong Lan to intercede, how could Murong De make a non-aggression peace treaty with you and retreat?”

Liu Yu put away his smile, and said coldly: "It seems that you really don't know. Murong De offended me that time, because he was instigated by the black robe Murong Chui, but the more important reason was that Seeing that Da Jinxin experienced the usurpation of Huan Xuan, and then I overthrew Huan Xuan, the regime changed frequently, and the elites of Da Jin were exhausted during this period of civil strife, so Murong De had the heart to march south.

"But at this time, Murong De had just been exiled to Kuyan. After experiencing the pain of Yan's family being destroyed, the Northern Wei Dynasty in the north was his real enemy. It stands to reason that he should not have sent troops to attack Jin, because of a mistake. , if the army is defeated, not only will it be an enemy of the Jin Dynasty, but it may even be empty in the country, and the Northern Wei Dynasty will attack and destroy it.

Tao Yuanming frowned: "But he still attacked, because Jiangbei was almost empty at that time, and he was completely unable to resist. If you don't take it, you will regret it. Liu Yu shook his head: "Nanyan didn't even have a stable place to produce Lu , how can I still have the ability to digest the land of Jiangbei? At that time, I had not yet been in power, and I had not yet begun to immigrate to Jiangbei. I'm too lazy to occupy it. When Shi Zhao was in chaos, Yao Xiang led his tribe from the north. After staying in Huaibei for more than a year, he had to give up and return to the west. It can be seen that the poverty and backwardness here. Nanyan attacked this place at this time. It cannot satisfy their need to rely on plunder to support war with war.

Tao Yuanming murmured to himself: "Yes, I have also been to Jiangbei, it is indeed very desolate and poor, so does Murongde want to simply cross the river and take the land of Wu?

Liu Yu sneered and said: "So you are just a scholar's opinion. Murong De was not a member of the royal family of Hou Yan at that time, so he was not qualified to inherit the great line, let alone the Emperor Murong Bao of Hou Yan at that time. After going to the hometown of Liaoxi in the north, Murongde was just a clan prince, leading the defenders of Yecheng, all the way south, gathering those Xianbei people who had not had time to escape outside the Great Wall, just like Murong Yong of Xiyan back then, with great difficulty Get rid of the pursuit of the Northern Wei Dynasty, gain a foothold in the land where Lu was born, that's all.

"During the war, everyone was in danger. All the Xianbei military households believed that only by following Murongde could they survive, so they were willing to listen to his orders. But after arriving in Nanyan, they settled down. At this time, the arrogant tribal leaders Therefore, it is not necessary to obey Murongde's orders, especially here in Nanyan, where the rich and powerful Han people occupy a lot of good land. Like a warehouse, lawless, looting everywhere.

"But Murongde is a man of insight after all. He knows that in the Central Plains, it is impossible to make a living by robbery and fighting like on the grassland. After all, the Xianbei people don't know how to farm. If they don't do production, they must rely on the farming of the Han people. This does not allow them to rob the Han people in the country, but if they are not allowed to rob, then these Xianbei leaders will not obey him, so they can only draw the contradictions outside, and carry out a certain degree of war by launching a war against the Jin Dynasty. of looting.

Tao Yuanming said thoughtfully: "What do you mean, he mobilized a large army to attack Jiangbei, just pretending to scare us and force you to hand over the rations for peace to appease the people?

Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, that's exactly the case. Murong De mobilized a large army and gathered troops to talk about martial arts. Firstly, it was to frighten the Northern Wei Dynasty and show them a strong military force. Second, among the more than 400,000 troops, Han Chinese Recruiting husbands and recruiting soldiers accounted for more than 300,000. It also told the Xianbei leaders that these Han people are not chickens and dogs to be slaughtered.

"Because Murong De was able to take Qingzhou smoothly, it was not because the Xianbei cavalry was much stronger than the powerful landlords of the Han, but because the major families in Qingzhou were not united, and the Pilu family could not command the Gao family and the Feng family. These big clans unite with them to fight against the enemy. These local snakes in Qingzhou have long known that they can play with the wind. No matter who is the king here, they are cooperating with them to a limited extent, and they are not completely surrendered to the government.

power, but not openly confronting it, as long as the tax is collected and paid according to the agreed law, then you can live in peace.

"That's why Murong De's lecture on martial arts, on the surface, looks like an attack on the Jin Dynasty. At the very least, he can extort a sum of food and grass from me who just overthrew Huan Xuan, so as to meet the needs of these Xianbei army leaders, and these Xianbei army leaders have benefited. , and feel that if he can order the Quartet, he will be able to rest contentedly for a while. In time, when Murongde can replace these generals who led the army with him with his nephews, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Leaders, then Nanyan's political power is truly stable.

Tao Yuanming breathed a sigh of relief: "Listen to you, Nan Yan's move to the south this time is just a move to stabilize the internal regime through external conquests? Did Murong Lan tell you this?"

Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a deep voice: "My wife, Murong Lan, is the most compassionate and benevolent person in the world. She cares about all people in the world, and she doesn't want the Han people to suffer, nor the Xianbei people. , so I tried my best to maintain peace between the two countries. She knows the situation here in Dajin like the back of the palm of my hand, and even if she doesn't tell me the inside story of Nanyan, don't I know?

"After she left me and returned to Nanyan, she has been doing things to appease the local Han people, preventing the Xianbei troops from plundering the Han people, thinking that one day, these Xian-Austrian people will be able to support themselves and learn to farm like Han farmers. To earn a living by the labor of men, and not by the vices of plunder.

"When Murong De was alive, he understood these principles and discussed everything with Murong Lan. Although the black robe has the heart to bring disaster to the world, but Houyan just died and Nanyan was newly established. Survival is the top priority, but in the final analysis, dispelling Their ambition to invade and plunder is still our Great Jin and the strength of our Beifu army, not their kindness. Tao Yuanming, do you know what I said to Murong De at that time?