HLnovel Chapter 574 The Grand Tutor is a Little Sweet
Chapter 574 The Grand Tutor is a Little Sweet
For the next hundred years or so, a hint of sarcasm flashed in Li Shimin's eyes. If he had truly been passionate about the Northern Expeditions, later generations would not have described it as a period of peace and tranquility in a corner of the country!
To him, such behavior was a joke. However, when he looked around, he saw Wei Zheng with a serious expression. "Alright, alright, as the monarch, I must think carefully! I must be serious!"
Wei Zheng: Isn't it time to eat vinegar celery again?
Meanwhile, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling exchanged a glance and swallowed their words. Even under the rule of powerful clans and aristocratic families, there were still people like Zu Ti and Liu Kun who were willing to launch northern expeditions!
Governing a country is like planting a tree; if the roots are shaky, how can the branches and leaves flourish?
Putting everything else aside, the problem of powerful clans and aristocratic families still exists even among them...
Wait a minute, wasn't it that girl Lin Ke who mentioned the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, and was subsequently executed according to the family genealogy?!
May His Majesty bless us—oh no! May Emperor Zheng and Piggy bless us together, so that next time it will be the Tang Dynasty's turn!
The First Emperor and the pig, who sneezed several times: ? ? ?
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Lin Ke continued: "In April of the fourth year of Taihe (369), Huan Wen led 50,000 infantry and cavalry, together with Yuan Zhen and Huan Chong, to attack Yan. However, due to logistical and weather conditions, Xi Chao's several plans for a quick victory were not adopted."
"The more critical the moment, the more carefully we weigh the options, because victory or defeat often hinges on a single decision."
"In July, the army of eight princes, including Murong Chui of the Former Yan, clashed with the Jin army at Fangtou. This was not the first time the two armies had fought. Previously, the Former Yan had suffered repeated defeats and had no choice but to appoint Murong Chui to lead the battle."
Murong Wei: Whether you win or lose, it's all your fault!
"On the other hand, the Former Yan did not trust its own people, so it sent a letter of aid to the Former Qin, which was also composed of non-Han peoples, promising to cede the area west of Hulao Pass."
"But King Meng of Former Qin came up with a good idea: with the three kingdoms standing side by side, we should join forces with Former Yan to defeat Huan Wen, and then take advantage of his weakness to kill him and conquer Former Yan in one fell swoop."
Fu Jian: Brilliant!
Zhang Fei: This tactic looks so familiar!
"However, Yuan Zhen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty encountered some problems and exhausted the Jin army's food supplies. Two months later, Huan Wen decided to burn the ships and withdraw his troops. Unexpectedly, he was pursued by Murong Chui and the Former Qin. As a result, Huan Wen's three northern expeditions all ended in failure."
"Leaving aside the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the drama of the Former Yan Dynasty is still fascinating. For example, Murong Chui, who won a battle, has a growing rift with Murong Wei and Murong Ping. Even his sister-in-law, the Empress Dowager, wants to send him a 'soul-severing meal'!"
"So, Murong Chui fled, eventually reaching the Former Qin. He reenacted a scene from many years ago, and perhaps this became a tradition in the Former Yan!"
Everyone in the dynasty: ...He ran off to the enemy country?
"Fu Jian was very pleased with this, overjoyed. At this time, he may not have realized that his relationship with the Murong family had not yet ended there."
"For example, when Fu Jian went to the Former Yan to demand the territory that had been promised, the Former Yan refused to acknowledge it and shamelessly said, 'We are all barbarians, what's wrong with neighbors helping each other out! Don't you know that barbarians don't lie to other barbarians?'"
"Good heavens, this is a test suit of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. But Fu Jian originally wanted to destroy Yan. Now that he has a reason, he immediately set off with great fanfare."
Everyone in the Song Dynasty: ...
"This time, without the capable general Murong Chui, Wang Meng quickly captured Luoyang. Murong Wei, the ruler of the Former Yan, was frustrated, feeling that one after another was coming to beat him up!"
"What's outrageous is that when Wang Meng launched a fierce attack on Jinyang, Murong Ping, the Grand Tutor of the Former Yan, claimed that he was a porter of nature and started selling water in the army."
"Because of this [Grand Tutor is a Little Sweet], the soldiers hated him to death. How could they fight for him? They were quickly defeated by Wang Meng, and only the former Yan capital, Ye City, remained."
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