Late Han Zhao Tang

Chapter 300: The young tiger grows up and fights for the throne

On the mountain, snowflakes were flying, and the young man was shouting in the forest, and all the birds disappeared.

"The country of Datong is what your Majesty admires. Let's build a royal family together and make China famous. I, Zhongtiao, am willing to be your Majesty's pioneer, and I will be determined and unwavering. I will work hard day and night, and I will obey your orders. I will be diligent, brave, loyal, and sincere. I will stick to my principles and carry it through to the end!"

The dozens of words of instruction were sonorous and powerful as the young Hu boy recited them aloud. Although his Hu accent was heavy, one could still hear the passion of the young men.

Seeing the young Hu boy full of vigor and spirit, Zhang Yu nodded and said to Guo Tu: "The instructions written by Gongze are very good. If the young man swears and recites them, it will help to gather his spirit."

"Thank you for the compliment, my lord!"

Guo Tu smiled flatteringly and said, "In order to make the young soldiers loyal to the emperor, I will mix the "Book of Filial Piety" and trace the bloodline of Yan and Huang, and let the teacher often teach ideological and political education."

In order to make the young Hu people loyal to him, Zhang Yu asked Guo Tu to be in charge of ideological work, draw on some ideas in the "Book of Filial Piety", and preach the ideal of great harmony of China.

The ideal of Huaxia Datong is not to care for the people, but to establish a Huaxia world with the Central Plains Xia people as the core. Zhang Yu's goal is to build the Datong Dynasty, and the young Hu Er strives for this goal.

After all, if you want to gather the will of the people, it is not enough to just do favors. Instead, you need to create a grand goal, explain the reasons for pursuing the goal, and create an atmosphere of group honor. Then project the goal onto the monarch. Only by working in accordance with the monarch can you achieve the goal.

Of course, in order to get rid of the influence of the original environment, Zhang Yu deliberately taught the native tribes and made them closed, which was not conducive to the great harmony of China.

Young people who have been influenced by such thoughts will definitely always serve Zhang Yu, and even devote themselves to stabilizing the border and spread Chinese culture tirelessly throughout their lives. After all, they are the true successors.

Shi Yi took the time to interrupt and said, "In addition to teaching ideology and politics, I have the cavalry teach horseback archery and occasionally teach military tactics."

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "It is not enough to teach the art of war. We need to teach the art of government so that young people can be proficient in both literature and martial arts."

"promise!"

"Please give me a speech, sir!" Guo Tu extended his hand and asked Zhang Yu to speak to the young people.

"good!"

Under the enthusiastic gazes of the young people, Zhang Yu stepped up to the small stage and gave a speech in a semi-official manner.

"Now that you have joined the Zhongtiao Army, no matter where you are or when, you will be my colleagues and I will be your father. The most important thing for you to do when you join the army is to work together, forget the past, study hard for your future goals... and build a harmonious society together."

Zhang Yu spoke in a friendly tone, emphasizing to the young people to forget the past and pursue greater goals, and encouraged them to study hard so that they could serve him when they grow up. Afterwards, Zhang Yu, as always, went deep into the group of young people and cared about their lives, like a warm sun.

"If I remember correctly, you are Chi Nu?" Zhang Yu walked up to the young man and greeted him in Hu language.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Chi Nu's cheeks turned red, and he subconsciously stood up straight and said in a solemn voice: "My Lord and Father, my name is Qiu Lang now, not Qiu Dun Chi Nu."

"Take a Chinese name!"

Seeing another Hu boy being tricked and crippled, Zhang Yu patted his shoulder and said with an encouraging smile: "You are a good rider. When I was young, I was not as good as you in riding. From now on, you should practice military affairs diligently so that you can help me conquer the rebellious people."

"As ordered!"

Qiu Lang straightened his chest, his face showing the pursuit of his ideal, and spoke loudly.

In the tribe, Chi Nu had no idea of the purpose of life and only knew how to work hard to make a living. But under the rule of his father, he was no longer Chi Nu, but Qiu Lang in the Zhongtiao Army, pursuing the construction of the Great Harmony Country and expanding the territory for his father. Moreover, his excellent riding and archery skills were no longer used for hunting, but for more meaningful things.

In the words of the emperor, father and master, their mission is to expand the territory, guard the border, and conquer the rebellion with horse hooves. This cause was beyond his imagination before, it seemed to be something that the nobles occasionally talked about. Now he has become one of them, and he is even more qualified to talk about this kind of thing.

Since he joined the Zhongtiao Army, he has been eager to learn Chinese knowledge, in order to do foreign business, live up to the kindness of his monarch and father, and work hard to implement his monarch and father's ideals.

Qiu Lubu and his past life, he has gradually forgotten, only his parents made him unforgettable. However, for his parents' better life, he must work hard here and achieve better results.

After visiting the young men, Zhang Yu saw that they were becoming more and more enthusiastic and admired him. He was both proud and secretly worried. He was proud that his goal had been achieved, but he was worried that the Zhongtiao Army would be difficult to control in the future.

Cui Yan, who accompanied Zhang Yu on his inspection of Zhongtiao Army, showed doubts and said, "It will only take a few years to fight for the world. It may be difficult for you to raise a Hu child!"

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Although Hu'er is young, he will eventually grow up. Planting trees now is to provide shade in the future."

Compared to Cui Yan's doubts, Jia Xu was worried. He had gradually seen Zhang Yu's purpose in training the Zhongtiao Army. Teaching literature and martial arts was to cultivate talents. After having talents loyal to him, Zhang Yu had the right to overturn the table at any time. With the ability to overturn the table, Zhang Yu's rule would become more and more stable, and no one could even shake his position.

Historically, after Liu Xiu restored the Han Dynasty, he was worried that the military merit groups would control the government, so he promoted civil officials and dismissed meritorious officials. But what was the price?
After the gentry gained control of the government, they became obstacles to Liu Xiu's consolidation of his rule and his control over the gentry. A typical example was Grand Tutor Ouyang Xu. When Liu Xiu was implementing the land measurement policy, he found out that Ouyang Xu had embezzled and accepted bribes of tens of millions of yuan when he was the governor of Runan.

And Zhang Yu is now cultivating a force that transcends the gentry and meritorious officials. Although it is used to govern the border, if he is transferred to the Han area or to serve in the central government, the situation will be different. The situation of three parties will definitely be more stable than the situation of two parties coexisting.

Jia Xu stroked his beard and sighed: "Although the cub is small, it will surely eat people when it grows up. Whether it eats people or not is up to you, my lord. You have great ambitions!"

In fact, what Jia Xu was thinking about was not considered by Zhang Yu in the early days. He only wanted to train the people of Mangzhu to stabilize the border and ensure his rule in the border. But in reality, after Zhang Yu unified the country, in order to consolidate his rule in the local area, he might really introduce the helpless Zhongtiao Army to balance the situation.

Not to mention that Zhang Yu visited the Hu children of the Zhongtiao Army on Boshan Mountain in the twelfth lunar month. Yuan Shao, who was far away in Xindu, learned the rumor that Zhang Yu wanted to move the emperor to Anyi through the message from the nobles of Luoyang.

Yuan Shao sat upright at the desk, stroking his beard with his hand, his face full of thought.

"A letter from Luoyang said that Zhang Yu sent an envoy to Luoyang to invite the emperor to Anyi for food. Although the emperor refused, there was a rumor in Henei that Zhang Yu wanted to send troops to the capital to welcome the emperor to Anyi."

Yuan Shao looked around at everyone and said, "You are all wise men with far-sighted ideas. What are your opinions?"

Ju Su was the first to speak: "Zhang Yu has roughly settled Shanxi, and his army is strong. If he had gone east to welcome the emperor, he would have gained great benefits. But now if we welcome the emperor in Anyi, he can use the emperor to control the princes, and the people will surely rush to serve him, and the counties in Hexi will spread the word. Therefore, in my opinion, you cannot make Zhang Yu have what you want."

Yuan Shao nodded slightly and said, "If Zhang Yu intends to welcome the emperor to Anyi, I will definitely send troops to stop him. But after stopping him, I wonder if we should welcome the emperor to Xindu?"

Ju Su said: "Given your current situation, you need to welcome the emperor to Xindu. If you can use the emperor to control the princes, Liu He of Youzhou will surely be close to you, and the counties will be safe if you spread the word."

“It may be difficult!”

Xu You said, "Han lost the world, and many heroes are vying for supremacy. Now you are welcoming the emperor to Xindu, and it would be troublesome to ask for your report on everything. So in my opinion, if Zhang Yu intends to send troops to Luoyang, you should send troops to stop Zhang Yu."

Ju Su looked dissatisfied and said, "Zhang Yu has sent troops to Luoyang, so your move to welcome the emperor is in line with morality. If you don't make a decision soon and wait for Zhang Yu to use force, you will miss the opportunity!"

"What does Yuan Hao think?" Yuan Shao couldn't make a decision, so he looked at Tian Feng and asked.

Tian Feng frowned and thought, and said, "If Zhang Yu intends to welcome the emperor in Anyi, I am afraid that it is not only you who will be angry and worried. Yuan Gonglu will also be furious. Zhang Yu's troops in Guandong are only Zhang Yang's army, and Lu Bu is trapped in Yanzhou and cannot extricate himself."

"On the other hand, Yuan Shu is closely allied with Zhang Miao of Chenliu, Sun Jian is stationed in Yingchuan, and Nanyang is adjacent to the capital in the north. If Zhang Yu sends troops to welcome the emperor, Yuan Shu will surely raise an army to fight. And judging from the strength of the two sides now, if you do not welcome the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor may be welcomed to Anyi by Zhang Yu, or to Wancheng by Yuan Shu."

Hearing this, Ju Su instantly understood Tian Feng's intention. Yuan Shao could accept not letting Zhang Yu welcome the emperor, but what he could not accept was letting Yuan Shu welcome the emperor to Nanyang.

"My lord, Yuan Shu is your powerful enemy. Today the emperor is in Henan, and Yuan Shu is powerful in the Central Plains, making him more advantageous to welcome the emperor. If Yuan Shu welcomes the emperor in Nanyang, it will be a great disaster for you," said Ju Su.

As expected, when he heard the name Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao's face suddenly darkened.

If Zhang Yu sent troops to welcome the emperor, he would certainly send troops to stop him based on his understanding of Yuan Shu. However, the emperor was in Henan, which was more conducive to Yuan Shu's welcoming. Therefore, if he did not send troops to welcome the emperor, he was afraid that the situation would be unfavorable to him.

"According to your opinion, do you want to send troops to the capital to welcome the emperor to Xindu?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Your Excellency, we may send troops to station in Chaoge to observe the movements of Zhang Yang's troops!" Ju Su said, "If you send troops first, you will be attacked by Zhang Yu and Yuan Shu."

"If Zhang Yu sends troops to the capital, Yuan Shu will be furious and will raise an army to attack. The two of them will have a grudge against each other, but you can send troops in the name of protecting the emperor, which is in line with morality and reason."

"rational!"

Yuan Shao thought, "It is not a bad idea for me to have the emperor in Luoyang, so I don't need to rush to use troops. Once I do, I will be besieged. If Zhang Yu sends troops, he will make everyone hate him, and that will be the time for me to send troops."

"Come here, quickly dispatch troops to Chaoge and order Chunyu Qiong to investigate the situation in Henei in preparation for Zhang Yu's troops to cross the river."

"promise!"

In fact, Yuan Shao was not unacceptable to placing the emperor in Luoyang. However, Zhang Yu and Yuan Shu moved the emperor to their respective territories, which was something he could not accept. Therefore, if Zhang Yu sent troops, he would send troops to stop him. In order to prevent Yuan Shu from seizing the emperor, Yuan Shao had no choice but to welcome the court to Jizhou.

(End of this chapter)