gnovel Chapter 1375 Antecedents
Chapter 1375 Antecedents
Chapter 1375 Antecedents
From a process perspective, when foreign tribes come to submit, it is inevitable to give them a name.
Smaller tribes might be granted the title of marquis, while larger tribes might be granted the title of king.
In this regard, the Han people will naturally not be too stingy.
However, no matter whether it is a marquis or a king, no matter how loud the title is, it cannot satisfy one's hunger.
Even if the title comes with a salary, who can provide a good life for the whole family with just this salary?
Especially for those tribes from the Huyi, their titles were not worth much money.
Therefore, the key lies in how much substantial benefits these titles can bring.
If not, who would easily give up their original status as a chief, abandon their homes and businesses, and come to seek refuge?
Therefore, it is human nature and completely in line with the realistic values of feudal society for both parties to agree on treatment in advance before actually deciding to submit.
The world is bustling, all come for the benefit, and the world is bustling, all go for the benefit.
It is said that a gentleman is concerned with righteousness, while a villain is concerned with profit.
How many gentlemen are there in the world?
Not to mention that the other party is Hu Yi.
Can you expect the leader of the Huyi people to be a gentleman and serve his people wholeheartedly?
Selling yourself and your head is the normal practice, okay?
They have not yet completely broken away from the barbaric and primitive tribal social form and completely believe in the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak.
Now, most of the tribes on the grassland say that they are Xianbei people, and the remaining Donghu and Wuhuan are mostly dependent on Xianbei.
But no matter whether the Xiongnu or the Xianbei became the masters of the grassland, the feud between tribes never stopped.
Today I am rising, tomorrow he is falling, the big fish eat the small fish, whoever is stronger is right, it is the most normal thing.
If at this time, anyone is able to stand up and seek justice for everyone, he will be supported by everyone.
"Having the ability to stand up and uphold justice for everyone" represents not only that you are strong, but also that you are fair.
When Kebi Neng was alive, he was just a small tribe of Xianbei.
That's because he was brave enough and enforced the law fairly, so he was elected as the leader by other tribes.
After Kebi Neng's death, the Xianbei people on the grassland became increasingly divided and chaotic.
In slightly smaller tribes, social organization completely degenerates and returns to its primitive state.
In this environment, with the Han Dynasty's promise of rewards as a guarantee, there was absolutely no psychological pressure at all to sell heads.
However, General Zhendong was leading his troops outside and had no right to bestow rewards privately.
If the Meiluhui tribe wanted to get the promised rewards and supplies, they had to at least wait for the messenger sent by General Zhendong to return to Chang'an to report.
Then Chang'an sent an angel to enthrone him.
After the enthronement is completed, the promised benefits will be gradually fulfilled.
While waiting for the enthronement, whether or not the angel sent by Chang'an can arrive depends on the true performance of the Meiluhui tribe.
However, it is obvious that Dou Pin and Dou Bin have reached a preliminary supplementary agreement.
The reason why it was a supplementary agreement was that the court's official treatment of the Meiluhui tribe, or should I say the agreement to sell themselves, had already been signed in advance by Dou Bin's two filial sons.
Regardless of whether Dou Bin personally admitted it or not, General Zhendong definitely admitted it.
If Dou Bin is unwilling to admit it, General Zhendong doesn't mind replacing him with a leader of the Meiluhui tribe who is willing to admit it.
Fortunately, although there were some minor twists and turns in the middle, the ending was still very satisfactory.
Things went much more smoothly than expected, so Dou Pin was very happy.
The steps when leaving Dou Bin's tent also seemed much lighter.
Even on his face, he couldn't help but reveal a smile that he couldn't hide - at this moment, the so-called concealing one's emotions had long been forgotten.
At this time, you have no choice but to be happy.
With pastures outside the Great Wall and workshops inside the Great Wall, the Fufeng Dou family, after decades of hard work, finally got the opportunity to rise again.
When the Dou family revived, he "alone" persuaded Dou Bin to return to the Dou family, and became a great contributor to the Dou family.
His contribution will be recorded in the family tree, and it will no longer be just a name, at least there will be an introduction.
If you are not happy now, when will you be happy?
It was not until he arrived in front of the general's tent that he patted his cheeks a little, trying to calm himself down.
After restraining his expression and straightening his clothes, Dou Pin saluted towards the big tent and said:
"Dou Pin wants to see the general."
One of the guards guarding the tent turned inside to report, and came out a few breaths later:
"The general invites you."
Dou Pin then stepped forward and entered the military tent.
The commander's tent occupies a large area, probably to facilitate the generals to hold meetings here.
After all, the army will have to stay here for quite some time. According to the lowest estimate, it will take at least seventy-nine days.
The river opens in July and September.
The opening of the river means the melting of snow.
It is now the 79th day of the lunar calendar, and there are still about 20 days left.
Therefore, the military tents were not only built tall, but were also divided into two tents, the outer tent was used for reception and meetings, and the inner tent was where the commander rested.
However, in order to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, three or four small sewn holes were opened in the tent to allow ventilation.
At this time, Zhao Guang stayed in the tent, sitting by the fire and warming himself.
There was a leg of lamb on top of the fire pit.
In the bitterly cold weather, the leaping bonfire emitted an alluring glow, adding a bit of warmth to the slightly dim tent.
The flame licked the surface of the lamb leg, making a crackling sound. Each roasting was like a careful carving, roasting the skin of the lamb leg to perfection.
The golden skin gradually becomes browned and crispy under the licking of the flame.
The air is filled with a rich aroma of lamb, mixed with the fragrance of spices and wood, making people salivate.
The fat on the lamb legs gradually melted under the high temperature, dripping onto the charcoal, stirring up waves of rising smoke.
"Pin, meet the general."
"Mr. Dou, why should you be so polite? Please take a seat."
The smoke obscured Zhao Guang's face beside the fire, so Dou Pin could only hear his voice but could not clearly see his expression.
But in fact, what Dou Pin wanted to see most was not Zhao Guang's face, but the face of General Zhendong who was sitting at the desk in the distance.
However, General Zhendong sat far away and was not roasting at the same fire with the two of them.
Instead, he lit another brazier, placed it under his feet, then leaned on the table and flipped through something.
After Dou Pin sat down, he pretended to glance casually in the direction of the main seat in the tent, and found that General Zhendong didn't even look in his direction.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Everyone says that General Zhendong is an aloof and arrogant person, quite like his father, and this is indeed true.
In fact, he has been wanting to get to know General Zhendong these days.
After all, everyone knows that General Zhendong is the number one person in the army below the Grand Marshal.
Who would have thought that along the way, there wouldn't be any chance at all.
Indifferent, very indifferent.
It was Zhao Guang who was sitting opposite him who took the initiative to ask:
"I see that Mr. Dou looks happy. Could it be that this trip was a great success?"
This question directly touched upon Dou Pin's inner itch.
But he smiled and bowed repeatedly:
"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."
Zhao Guang nodded, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he picked up the dagger and gently lifted a small piece of sheepskin from the lamb leg, revealing the tender and juicy meat. One could even see juice shining between the texture of the meat.
Zhao Guang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay!"
This is a lamb carefully selected and sent by the Meiluhui tribe. It has very little fishy smell and the meat is of excellent quality.
Zhao Guang picked up the lamb leg and scratched it with the dagger for a while. After a while, the whole lamb leg was covered with beautiful knife marks.
Over the years, I have learned a lot about knife skills from Coach Han, although I haven't learned anything else.
Seeing the gravy oozing out from the cut, Zhao Guang stood up and handed the lamb leg to General Zhendong:
"General, the lamb leg is ready."
"Well, leave it there."
Dou Pin finally heard the first words General Zhendong said after entering the tent.
Then what surprised him even more was yet to come.
But seeing Zhao Guang put the lamb leg in place as he was told, he also reminded him with concern, "General, it won't taste good if it gets cold. This roasted lamb leg tastes best when it's hot."
General Zhendong waved his hand with a little impatience, as if he was annoyed that Zhao Guang was disturbing him from reading.
Seeing this, Zhao Guang said nothing more, turned around and went back to sit down by the fire pit.
He took out a new leg of lamb and started roasting it again.
Dou Pin's eyes almost bulged out.
Everyone knows that Sima Feng has four minions under his command.
But there is no consensus as to who is the top lackey between Zhao Erlang and Guan Silang.
Guan Suo, needless to say, was ranked in the east of the town, and even the gate of his mansion was next to the Grand Marshal's Mansion. He could be said to be the second best person in the army.
But Zhao Guang is not bad either.
Command the best cavalry in the world.
Zhao Erlang had already been following Feng Dasima before he became famous. He was also the first person to become friends with Feng Dasima.
I didn’t expect it! I didn’t expect it!
Zhao Erlang's respect for Guan Silang is not much different from that of the Grand Marshal, right?
It seems that many rumors from the outside world are untrue...
Dou Pin was reassessing General Zhendong in his mind when he suddenly heard Zhao Guang ask:
"Mr. Dou, although Dou Bin has been persuaded, people's minds are hard to predict. I hope you can take some time to get closer to him and find out more about this tribe."
Dou Pin quickly collected his thoughts and responded without hesitation:
"Of course, of course. After all, the matter of the Wuluhui tribe is also a major event for our Dou family. How dare I not do my best?"
Zhao Guang laughed and said again: "Okay."
This time, it was no longer about roasted lamb legs, but praise.
"Brother also said that he spent a lot of time and effort to persuade you to accept the Muluhui tribe. I think this is a sign of a good understanding of the overall situation!"
Upon hearing this, Dou Pin smiled, but there was a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.
Anyone who can be sent here by the family must be a trustworthy person in the family.
It is also because of this that Dou Pin knows some of the inside story of this matter.
Admitting that Dou Bin was from the Fufeng Dou family does not mean, as Dou Pin said to Dou Bin, that it was the Dou family who took the initiative to seek an audience with General Feng and even asked for a lot of favors for this.
The fact was exactly the opposite - the reason why he said that to Dou Bin was naturally because he wanted to lower the price and gain more share of the grassland.
In fact, it was Sima Feng who personally went to the Dou family and asked them to recognize Dou Bin so that the court could act accordingly.
In response to this, the Dou family, which had already declined but still considered itself a noble family, naturally rejected it sternly.
If this person was not an important official of the court, a powerful official of the Han Dynasty, and had a bad reputation, posing a great deterrent to the aristocratic families, the Dou family might have beaten and killed him.
Comparing the Dou family with barbarians, isn't this an insult to the entire Dou family?
So what if there are a few college places?
How can the reputation of our Fufeng Dou family be bought with a few quotas?
Faced with the indignation of the Dou clan, Feng Da Sima was not angry, but smiled and added a chip:
Don’t like the Royal College place?
Do you like the grasslands outside the Great Wall?
If the Wuluhui tribe had not been dependent on the imperial court, the imperial court would have certainly allocated them a pasture on the border to reassure the people.
If your Dou family can assist the imperial court in this matter, wouldn't the Meiluhui tribe become a branch of the Dou family?
We are all from the Dou family, and family matters can be discussed behind closed doors...
A few words from Mr. Feng suddenly silenced Dou, who was originally filled with righteous indignation.
Even the old men in Guanzhong have heard about how profitable the grasslands outside the Great Wall are.
How could they not know?
But the grasslands are risky, so you have to be careful when you go out.
The grasslands outside the Great Wall that were under the protection of the Han army had long been divided up.
The people who divided the land were either the new nobles of the Han Dynasty or the local tyrants of Liangzhou. Under the leadership of Zhang from Dunhuang, the Liangzhou tyrants sold themselves very readily and received extremely generous rewards over the years.
The trend of dividing up the grasslands outside the Great Wall began after the Han Dynasty recaptured Liang Province.
It is said that even the local scoundrels from Shu reached out to them at that time.
As for Guanzhong, it does exist.
For example, the Hu family in Anding, a family that learned from the Zhang family in Dunhuang, opened its doors to welcome the royal teacher very early on.
Even Fufeng had one - Ma.
However, the Ma family is a family of followers of Ji Han, and Ma Dai is still alive.
Therefore, neither the Hu family nor the Ma family can be compared with the Dou family.
Such a good thing would never be possible for a poor family like the Dou family.
Even if they wanted to learn from Liangzhou, where the small families that were unable to go out of the border alone united to build a pasture outside the border, the time had already passed.
As I said, there are risks outside the Great Wall, so you must be cautious when leaving.
It was nine years ago that Feng led his army from Liangzhou, swept across the western Xianbei, killed Kebi Neng, and recovered Henan.
In another year, the imperial court will probably implement new policies on the grasslands outside the Great Wall.
Over the years, the safer territories outside the Great Wall have long been occupied by others.
So after being reminded by Sima Feng, Dou Shi of Fufeng realized that she had always thought that Dou Bin from outside the Great Wall was a disgusting guy who always tried to take advantage of her noble status.
Now it seems that it is indeed a friendly branch!
"Now that Grand Marshal has mentioned this, I now remember it," an elder coughed, slowly stroked his beard and recalled, "I have heard my father occasionally mention it. He and Dou Tong had some dealings when they were young..."
Feng Da Sima also nodded:
"I have had someone check and found that during the Later Han Dynasty, there was indeed a man named Dou Tong who served as the governor of Yanmen. So I think what Dou Bin said is probably not groundless."
Damn it, I’m warning you, don’t be shameless when I give you a chance.
Asking you to come forward and help is a sign of respect for you.
If you keep putting on airs like this, I will directly acknowledge in the name of the court that Dou Tong was indeed the former prefect of Yanmen.
With this relationship, it can be said that it endorsed the rumors about Dou Bin.
Regardless of whether you, the Dou family, admit it or not, in the eyes of outsiders, most people will believe that he is a descendant of the Fufeng Dou family.
Does the Li family in Shu know about this?
Nowadays, people only know the Longxi Li family and the Pingxiang Li family. Who still remembers where the Li family’s ancestral branch in Shu is?
The Pingxiang Li family was supported by me, and they also gave me a legitimate daughter as a concubine to warm my bed.
If you, the Fufeng Dou family, are really not afraid, the worst that can happen is that I will support Dou Bin and make you, the Fufeng Dou family, disgusted to death!
Otherwise, do you really think that I’m called “cruel and ruthless” for nothing?
When the people from the Dou family heard this, their faces turned green.
(End of this chapter)