vstars Chapter 530 Chaos in Bingzhou
Chapter 530 Chaos in Bingzhou
Chapter 530 Chaos in Bingzhou
"Although the nobles of the five Xiongnu tribes held differing opinions before Liu Yuan established the state, Liu Yuan stated:"
The Xiongnu's methods are outdated. If we want to emulate them, let's emulate the Han Dynasty, which has the longest reign!
So he made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes: he wasn't afraid the Xiongnu were invincible, but rather that they were cultured!
Liu Yuan: Let's put a Chinese-style coat on and go public!
Huns: Oh no! We've become a Chinese version!
"Furthermore, don't treat your nephew as if he's not your grandson. Isn't there a portion of Liu Yuan's bloodline belonging to the Liu family? Therefore, he feels that emulating the Han Dynasty is reasonable and legal, and a grandson is still a grandson!"
"Aside from that reason, if he could restore the Han dynasty and win over the hearts of the people, Liu Yuan might be able to contend for the throne in this chaotic world!"
Lin Ke paused, thinking to herself: "Wouldn't Liu Che be seething with hatred if he heard this?!"
Liu Che, who was being thought of by her, seemed to have accepted the absurd plot of the Xiongnu people supporting the Han Dynasty, even though he was mentally prepared!
Because at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many people who used the Liu family as a powerful force, so he was just one of them. But isn't this connection a bit too distant?!
"In particular, the Sima family seized power illegitimately and still managed to wreak havoc on the Central Plains. Are they not allowed to follow their example and have a piece of the pie?"
The Sima family members: ……..
"Therefore, Sima Yi had many henchmen, including Xianbei people who called themselves the Great Jin, and another group of Xiongnu people who called themselves the Great Han. They fought back and forth, neither side giving an inch."
"The Sima family was good at internal strife, but not so good at external conflicts. To put it simply, Sima Teng couldn't defeat Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan struggled against the Xianbei, and Shi Le and others chose to join in the chaos!"
"Back to the Sima family, not long after Sima Chi ascended the throne, the Bingzhou region was occupied by the Xiongnu. The court sent Liu Kun there. If nothing unexpected happened, this mission was no different from sending someone to their death!"
"According to him, the Bingzhou region was like a living hell. Those who could leave fled, and those who remained sold their children. Even the roadsides were littered with abandoned women and children, their bones exposed in the wilderness, and for miles around, not a single rooster crowed..."
"Even just a few words are enough to be shocking, but this was only in the early years of the Yongjia era."
"However, something a hundred or a thousand times worse than this is just around the corner! When you hear the reign title of Yongjia, head south, for the descendants will follow suit and migrate south!"
At this time in the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan and his court officials looked at each other in bewilderment. The gentry fled south, which was to put it nicely that they knew they couldn't make a living in the north of the Central Plains, so they ran south!
For the people of the Western Jin Dynasty, nothing was more despairing than a sudden blow to the head. As long as Sima Zhong ascended the throne, their lives, or their future, would mean going to hell!
Why should they get married and have children? They're both doomed anyway, with no hope for the future!
I really want to take that cannon and gunpowder from behind and blast the Sima family to smithereens, utterly destroy them!
No one was mentioned as being able to stand up and save them. Since no one could save them, they ran away! South, right? Just like in the Song Dynasty, when they couldn't make it there, they fled south!
Let the Sima family do whatever they want, if we can't afford to offend them, can't we at least avoid them?!
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"Sometimes, the saying is proven true: 'Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human in times of chaos,' but these are things that ordinary people cannot control."
"At this time, Bingzhou was in such dire straits that, because the previous ruler, Sima Teng, had fled with his people, Liu Kun was left with almost no one to rely on, with only less than 20,000 households remaining."
"So Liu Kun managed to gather a little over a thousand men, and even then Liu Yuan discovered them. But it was no big deal; Liu Kun didn't lose and arrived safely in Jinyang."
"At this moment, Jinyang City is empty except for corpses strewn across the ground, thorns everywhere, starving survivors, and the surrounding barbarian tribes."
"For example, Jinyang City was bordered by the Xiongnu to the south, the Xianbei to the north, and Wang Jun to the east. In less than a year, Liu Kun restored order, repaired public facilities, and maintained a balance with other forces. This was no easy feat!"
"But unfortunately, this is only temporary. The world has already descended into chaos. Since the War of the Eight Princes, since the Hu people entered the Central Plains, and since Liu Yuan declared himself King of Han, the prelude to the Five Barbarian Invasions has already begun."
"How can we not say that all of this is the fault of the Sima family?"
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