The Shi family was a powerful local force in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty. Shi Xie and his three brothers ruled four prefectures, occupying more than half of Lingnan's territory. In the history of Lingnan and Yue Nan, Shi Xie's prestige was extremely high, not below that of Zhao Tuo, the King of Nanyue. Later, Yue South Chen Dynasty posthumously presented Shi Xie as the king of Lingwu.
Although Shi Xie was not yet the Governor of Jiaozhou, he was still the Acting Governor. If nothing unexpected happened, Shi Xie would be appointed as the Governor of Jiaozhou in three years. At this point, the scholar family would also flourish.
However, these Shi Xie did not know that he was only worried now.
Jiaozhou looked huge, but he was not a stable governor.
The entire Jiaozhou had less than 10,000 people, and only 70,000 or 80,000 people were close to the Han people. Compared to the huge Jiaozhou, it was not worth mentioning. More importantly, as the Great Han Dynasty declined, the anti-Han people in Jiaozhou became more and more intense. Three years ago, there were dozens of tribes close to the Great Han Dynasty, with hundreds of thousands of people. But now, only a dozen tribes of different sizes remained.
One could imagine that if the situation of the dynasty could not be effectively curbed, this drive would become even more serious.
As for Shi Xie, what he needed to face the most now was the rebellion of Nanman.
Since spring this year, there had been no less than a dozen rebellions in the southern barbarians.
In the prefect's manor.
"Bang!"
A crisp sound rang out. It was the sound of a teacup shattering. Shi Xie's expression was ugly. His right hand gripped the coffee table tightly. The exposed veins were enough to show his anger.
"Zhu Rong Clan!"
He said through gritted teeth.
" Big brother, we better make a plan now. Zhu Rong Clan has gathered more than ten tribes and claimed to have 50,000 people. We only have about 2,000 people. Even if the Nanman Tribe is a motley crew, it will be difficult for us to resist.”
Shi Wu's expression was similarly ugly, but he still spoke hesitantly.
The Han Dynasty was not well-equipped. If it was decades ago, even if there were only 2,000 people, they would be able to suppress the barbarians. But now, it was not possible. The so-called 2,000 people were mostly empty. In fact, it was difficult to say whether they could gather 500 people. Moreover, these 500 people were old, weak, sick, and disabled. It was almost impossible to deal with tens of thousands of Nanman.
"What do you mean?"
"You want me to give up Jiaozhou?”
As soon as Shi Wu finished speaking, Shi Xie's eyes turned cold and his deep voice rang out.
"Brother, brother!"
Facing his brother's gaze, Shiwu's words came to an abrupt halt. His body could not help but tremble. In the end, he could not say his original words.
"Remember, I am a subject of the Great Han Dynasty and a descendant of China. How could I give the territory of Emperor Qin and Emperor Xiaowu to an outsider?”
"You're my younger brother. You can say this once. If you say it again, go home and think it through before you're born.”
The calm words slowly opened his mouth. Looking at his brother who was stuttering, Shi Xie's voice became unprecedentedly stern.
"Yes, sir!"
"Brother!"
Shiwu was obviously frightened by his brother's gaze and could only respond submissively.
In this regard, Shi Xie could not help but sigh. This younger brother of his was obviously somewhat inferior. Even if he was not very old, he could already see that he had great ambitions but little talent.
However, the conversation had already reached this point. It was obvious that they could not continue.
Shixie turned his head and prepared to change the topic.
However, at this moment, the voice of a bailiff sounded from outside the door.
"Lord Prefect, His Highness the King of Qin requests an audience.”
The bailiff's voice rang out, causing the two Shixie brothers 'words to come to an abrupt halt.
Shiwu heaved a sigh of relief.
However, he immediately frowned.
"Qin Wang, why is that trash here?”
However, before he could continue, he was glared back by Shi Xie.
"Let's go!"
"To welcome His Highness the King of Qin."
Shi Xie spoke in a low voice. Although he also frowned, he still quickly stood up and walked out of the door.
Seemingly understanding what Shiwu wanted to say, Shixie spoke in a low voice.
"His Highness the King of Qin is a prince after all. This status will not change. At least, before His Majesty takes away his status, he will be a prince.”
The simple voice and words made Shiwu not say anything else.
At this moment, Shi Xie opened the door.
At this moment, the two of them also saw a young man walking in under the escort of the bailiffs.
He had a handsome appearance and a slightly thin body.
That was the King of Qin, the current Emperor's eldest prince, a prince who had fallen out of favor.
However, at this moment, there was a burly man behind Qin Wang. Looking at his strong muscles, he was obviously an extremely good laborer.
"This subject, Shixie, greets Your Highness the King of Qin.”
"This subject Shiwu greets Your Highness the King of Qin."
Shixie's luggage. Although Shiwu was a little unwilling, he still carried his luggage.
In this era, there was naturally no such thing as kneeling down. It was just cupping one's hands.
"Mayor, long time no see."
Liu Yu chuckled as he looked at the young man in front of him with interest. This young man was someone who had been written in history books. It would be nonsense if he said that he was not interested at all.
"Your Highness is too serious. This official is only acting as an agent for Jiaozhou. I don't dare to bear the title of prefect. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Shi Xie smiled as he spoke, but his words were directly inquiring.
Liu Yu was the eldest prince, and it was obvious that he had a conflict with the current Empress He. Although the aristocratic families were really not worried about Empress He, it was clear that they did not want to get too involved with this outdated prince, Shi Xie.
"It's like this, Lord Governor. Prince Qin's mansion is too dilapidated. I've recruited some refugees to repair it, but there's a lack of food. I wonder if Lord Governor can give me some food, coarse grain and rice will do.”
Liu Yu naturally felt Shi Xie's deliberate estrangement, but he didn't care. He didn't come here to build a relationship. Since the other party was direct, then he would be even more direct.
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