The Legend Zhuohua

Chapter 82

The battle in the second year of Yanxi completely crippled Beiliang. When it came to peace negotiations, they had no room to fight back and were forced to sign all the treaties. The Northern Liang envoys originally thought that it would be inevitable to cede territory and pay indemnity and surrender, but the final result was better than they expected. Beiliang agreed to become a vassal of Chen State and pay tribute every year, but Chen State did not ask for much from Beiliang. The chief of the peace talks, Mr. Mu, said with disgust that Beiliang was desolate and poor, and could not squeeze out three ounces of meat. , cannot afford to compensate Chen Guo for his losses. The babble made the people of Beiliang feel ashamed, and their heads were almost pressed into their stomachs. At the end, the Mu people said they wanted to support Beiliang's economy, jointly build border trade markets, and aid Beiliang's education. They were confused when they heard it, but they nodded with ecstasy - this was just to give them things!

It is true that the people of Beiliang have few scholars, and most of them admire the cultural prosperity of Chen State. However, only the nobles and royal families have the opportunity to learn the culture of Chen State, and ordinary people do not have this opportunity. Mr. Mu said that he would build a school for Beiliang and educate the people of Beiliang. This was an excellent thing. It was like pie in the sky. How could anyone refuse?

But I heard that the Chen Kingdom was extremely controversial. It seems that some people are not willing to do it, and the Chen people are not willing, which shows that this is a good thing for Beiliang. Although Mr. Mu doesn't sound nice, he really does his best for Beiliang, and he doesn't know how many bribes he received from their King of Beiliang...

Although the matter was highly controversial, it was finally decided with the support of King Ding and Emperor Yanxi.

In September of the second year of Yanxi, everything was settled. Northern Liang officially surrendered to the Chen State, merged into the Chen State, and was renamed Shuobei Protectorate. The Chen State sent officials to co-manage political affairs with the Northern Liang royal family. Beiliang received a lot of benefits and returned to the capital with a smile on his face.

Accompanying them were two senior officials of the Chen State.

One is King Ding, who is also the upcoming Chief Protector of Shuobei Protectorate.

The other one is Mu Zhuohua, the Minister of Rites, who is also the incoming Deputy Protector of Shuobei Protectorate.

The two of them led a large group of craftsmen, scholars, and soldiers from the Chen State to Shuobei. The journey was not fast, and the envoys from Shuobei had already gone back first to prepare for the reception. Before the people from the Chen Kingdom arrived, the reputation spread to Shuobei. Several envoys praised Mu Zhuohua, saying that he was kind-hearted, capable and good-looking.

Therefore, when the convoy of Mu Zhuohua and Liu Yan arrived at Shuobei, they were not ostracized by hatred as they expected. On the one hand, Liu Yan, the Protector of the Capital, is a terrifying demon who can stop children from crying at night. Naturally, no one dares to cause trouble in front of him. Second, Mu Zhuohua has the endorsement of the original envoys of Beiliang and the officials of the Shuobei Protectorate. They all agreed that she was one of their own, and they were even more kind to her. Liu Yan and Mu Zhuohua, one was a bad guy and the other was a good guy. With this combination, their efficiency was unexpectedly high.

But there was another thing that they didn't expect. Somehow, the rumor that Liu Yan and Mu Zhuohua were at odds spread from Dingjing to Shuobei, and everyone said it in a serious and serious way.

I heard that Mr. Mu offended the prince in court and was dismissed from his teaching position.

The deputy governor of Shuobei was not a good job, and Dingjing officials were afraid of avoiding him. He must have offended King Ding, so he was assigned to endure hardships.