Chapter 377 The Chaos of the Northern Barbarians
Shangguan Jin had the matter concerning Shen Qingyue and Lian Qianli urgently sent to the border city.
The daughter doesn't belong to her alone; there's no reason for Shen Huaichen to be so relaxed.
Shen Huaichen looked at the letter sent by Shangguan Jin and could hardly believe it.
How long have I been gone? And this young lady already has someone she likes?
Most importantly, she is currently in the awkward situation of wanting to get married but not being able to.
Although Shangguan Jin's meaning in the letter was very simple, he was just asking when the Northern Hu imperial court would probably kick the bucket.
But could Shen Huaichen not understand Shangguan Jin's implied meaning?
You are the War God of the North, with the most ingenious ideas. When will you be able to wipe out the Northern Barbarians?
This is closely related to your daughter's lifelong happiness...
Shen Huaichen read the letter many times until he had memorized every word before he burned it.
Although he is now practically an invisible king in the border town.
However, there are still things to be aware of.
Whether considering the interests of Dayu or the border city, the Northern Hu... cannot be allowed to exist any longer.
After thinking about it, he decided to go to Burilege's residence.
“Abu!” Burileg, who had been looking at the ledgers, suddenly stood up.
Shen Huaichen gestured for him to sit down and then looked at the account book that Burilege was looking at.
Not bad, this kid is already reading the account books in Chinese characters.
It seems that my efforts to teach him to recognize Chinese characters have been fruitful.
"Nothing major has happened in the border town recently."
"The gambling den and brothel you wanted are under construction, so you don't need to put too much effort into them," Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
Burileg smiled sheepishly.
Gambling dens and brothels... Abu still agreed to have an affair with the second son of the Duke of Dingguo of Dayu.
“Abu…” Burileg wanted to make a statement that he would definitely not patronize gambling dens and brothels.
"Pack your things, I'll take you to Beihu tomorrow!"
Bring more people, it shouldn't be a problem.
It's good to go check it out now before there's heavy snow.
"Haven't you been thinking about this for years?" Shen Huaichen suddenly said.
Burileg was overjoyed upon hearing this.
He had long wanted to quietly return to Beihu for a visit.
However, due to his identity and safety concerns, his godfather did not allow it.
Unexpectedly, my godfather now offered to take me sightseeing.
"Abu, let's disguise ourselves and bring fewer people, then no one will be able to tell."
"We'll go and come back as soon as possible," Burileg said hastily.
Shen Huaichen nodded.
The next day, Shen Huaichen set off quietly with Burileg and more than ten guards.
They slowly made their way north from the twelve border cities.
While touring, we observed the situation in other border towns.
After visiting all twelve border cities, Burileg felt much better.
Trade in the border town seems to be more prosperous than before.
All the border cities operated in an orderly manner around trade.
Living in peace and contentment... doesn't seem like such a difficult thing.
“Abu, I have seen the account books sent from various border cities.”
This year there has been plenty of rain, the grass is lush and the livestock are thriving.
Everyone will definitely have a prosperous year this year.
"No one should starve to death this year," Burileg said excitedly.
"Yes! As long as things stabilize, things will get better," Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
Burileg strongly agreed.
Yes, once things stabilize, things will get better.
Just like cattle and sheep, people used to be afraid to raise too many, for fear that if they raised too many, there would suddenly be another war.
Once war breaks out, everything will be gone...
Burileg is very satisfied with the current state of the border town.
But the scene he saw after leaving the border town left Burileg speechless.
It seems... that the scene outside the border town is quite different.
The landscape was desolate and abandoned. There were hardly any tents or horses left, and hardly any living creatures to be seen.
Although Burilege hated the Northern Hu's imperial court, he was a native of the Northern Hu.
Seeing this scene, he felt bad. The lives of the lowest-class people in Beihu were still very difficult.
“There…” Burileg pointed to the distance.
Shen Huaichen looked over there.
The pasture was destroyed, and there were still some old and weak livestock that had just been slaughtered on the grassland.
In addition, the tents that were originally inhabited were all set on fire.
The thick black smoke could be seen even from a great distance.
"These herders must have just been robbed!" Shen Huaichen sighed.
Burileg pursed his lips and remained silent.
The Northern Hu's imperial court is still in chaos.
No one really cares about what happens below.
Fights frequently occurred between the various tribes.
They fought for water sources, seized pastures, and even directly invaded and plundered to expand their own power.
In the Northern Hu region, once the imperial court loses its power, there is no law to speak of.
As long as my power is strong enough, I can go and rob.
The more you plunder, the greater your power will become.
If this continues, I might just be the next king of the grasslands...
“Abu, judging from this, the Northern Hu court is currently too preoccupied to deal with these matters.”
Once these tribes below become stronger, a new round of war will begin.
On the grasslands, only by constantly waging war can one survive.
Once someone settles down, they become easy prey in the eyes of others.
"Abu, is this the only way for the Northern Hu?" Burileg asked.
Shen Huaichen didn't speak, but just looked at the boundless grassland.
What was once a land of free rein has become a scorched wasteland ravaged by war...
They walked slowly forward, and after passing through a tribe, they saw that the situation here was getting better.
But then they saw small groups of people leading old horses that were too weak to walk any further, heading towards the border town.
"Where are you going?" Burileg asked in the Northern Hu language from his horse.
"Go to the border town and make a living there," the old man leading the group said.
“Yes! Go to the border town. As long as you have hands and strength, you can survive there,” another old man said.
Burileg looked at the group of people, some old and some young, and asked a few more questions.
"Where are your children? How come only you old people are left?"
"They're all gone!"
The son was killed, the cattle and sheep were stolen, and the daughter-in-law was also taken away by those people!
Damn this imperial court! They can't even manage this, all they do every year is ask us for cattle and sheep...
We need to leave here and go south to take a look.
Even without pastures, people can still survive there.
"We just want to raise our grandson!" the elderly man leading the group said, weeping.
Shen Huaichen and Burilege looked at the old man's clothes.
Although it was incredibly filthy, you could still tell that they used to live a pretty good life.
Owning a ranch... that makes him somewhat of a minor nobleman...
"Then be careful on your journey! As long as you reach the border town and abide by the law, you will definitely survive." That was all Burileg could say.
Watching them support each other as they walked towards the border town, Burileg finally stopped talking and remained silent the whole way.
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