The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 420 The experience of the prince, the rise of the humble family

Watching the ministers leave, Liu Bian said to Liu Hao: "The battle of Xuzhou is about to start, and the food and supplies of each army must be arranged in advance. You have to understand that the battle of Xuzhou will be a battle that will determine the future of the Han. Never underestimate the enemy. At the critical moment, Tianzhu's frontier army can be mobilized to help."

"I will always remember my father's teachings!" Liu Hao replied respectfully.

This will be the first time he has taken full command of a campaign, and one that is evenly matched.Zheng Chenggong, who was far away in Yizhou, had already transported a large amount of new equipment to the Yangzhou battlefield by sea.These equipment have been tested in actual combat and are very reliable.

Now it is only waiting for the various armies to advance eastward and gradually shrink the sphere of influence of the Xuzhou rebels.Wait until the spring of the coming year to start a big battle.He has obtained Liu Bian's permission to personally lead the three new armies in Chang'an, a total of 1 people, to garrison in Suiyang.

The grain and grass materials collected from various places will be transported to Suiyang in winter. Now that the weather is fair, water transportation should be used to speed up the transportation.In winter, the big rivers will also freeze, which will reduce the speed of transportation.

Fortunately, Yu Qian gave a guarantee that no less than [-]% of the material transfer would be completed before the big river froze.Now that the autumn harvest is over, there is no need for large-scale transfers of taxes and food from various places, and a large number of ships can be freed up for transportation.

"Father, after bidding farewell to the queen, the son will leave for Suiyang." Liu Hao said.

"Okay, with the [-] new army guards, I can rest assured." Liu Bian patted Liu Hao's shoulder lovingly.

When Liu Hao left, Wu Luzhen walked in from the door, seeing that there was no one else, he took out a bronze scroll from his arms.He took out a letter written on silk from it, and came to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, He Fen, a great Confucian in Jingzhou, has gone to Pengcheng to share power with the Kong family as His Royal Highness ordered."

"Oh? Hao'er's move is wonderful. Let a great Confucian like the He family fight with the two little brats of the Kong family. Let's see if their Confucianism can escape this time."

"There are also sixteen young talents from Jingzhou, who will follow He Fen." Wu Luzhen handed the silk in his hand to Liu Bian.

Above were the names of sixteen talented people in Jingzhou. Liu Bian only took a cursory look at them and paid no attention to them: "How many of them actually went to join the Confucius family?"

"Except for He Fen, the remaining 16 people all went to the Kong family." Wu Luzhen said slowly.

Throwing the silk on the ground casually, Liu Bian ordered: "Haha, this He Fen is really interesting. Wait and see what happens, and let the spies from the Niandengfang save He Fen's life at the critical moment."

After thinking for a while, Liu Bian continued, "Hao'er is leaving for Suiyang tomorrow, and we must arrange people along the way to protect him."

Wu Luzhen clasped his hands and said, "Every station along the way has arranged masters from Niandengfang, and Wang Zhu, a master of martial arts in Shu, has personally guarded him."

"Okay, tomorrow is a good day. I want to sacrifice to the sky and pray for the soldiers of Xuzhou." Liu Bian stood at the door and said, looking at the sky.

Now that the struggle between the Confucian school in the court and the imperial power has reached a life-and-death situation, he has to pull a big banner to arm himself.No matter how powerful you are, Confucius, you can't compare to God, right?

"Yes, I will make arrangements now." Wu Luzhen bowed and left slowly.

The ancestral system stipulates that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven will be held in the southern suburb of Chang'an, accompanied by civil and military officials, and the queen and prince need to sacrifice together. The purpose is to demonstrate the imperial power and better meet the needs of imperial rule.Generally, people are allowed to watch the ceremony, and after the sacrifice, tributes will be distributed to the people watching the ceremony. Many people believe that these tributes are blessed by heaven and can bring them good luck.

In the previous few sacrifices to heaven, Bao Si ordered people to prepare a large amount of tribute, so that the people who watched the ceremony could get a little tribute.This small act brought Liu Bian and Bao Si a good reputation for loving the common people.

In the southern suburb of Chang'an, there is a circular mound. The altar is divided into upper and lower levels. The upper level is the seat of heaven and earth, and the lower level is divided into five emperors.Before and after the winter solstice, a gentleman should keep his body in peace, all officials should never do anything, do not listen to the government, and choose an auspicious day to save trouble.Therefore, on this day, the government has a routine holiday, business travel is closed, and the whole country rests.

Only in special circumstances would one choose a day to sacrifice to heaven, and the upcoming battle in Xuzhou was a special case.Originally, there was still more than a month until the winter solstice, and Liu Bian wanted to pray for the soldiers together during the winter solstice.

However, Liu Hao's early departure made him have to act in advance to give Liu Hao righteousness for his personal conquest.You know, Xuzhou is not Qingzhou. Although the rebels there are not as strong as Qingzhou soldiers, their equipment is much better than Qingzhou soldiers.

Worshiping the sky is a very cumbersome thing. Before dawn, Liu Bian took a bath and changed clothes under the service of the servant.Together with Bao Si and Liu Hao, they drove to Yuanqiu in a carriage. The surrounding area of ​​Yuanqiu was heavily guarded, and many people who watched the ceremony were allowed to pass after their identities were verified.

Seeing Liu Bian's chariot coming, all the civil and military officials and the people watching the ceremony bowed down one after another.

Liu Bian stood on the carriage and shouted: "Ping Sheng!"

Taking Baosi and Liu Hao to the round mound, the officials began to recite the prayers for offering sacrifices to heaven.It lasted for half an hour, and it just ended when the sun rose.

Then Liu Bian led Liu Hao to toast and offer tribute.Then the officials continued to recite the prayer, and Liu Bian just wanted to scold his mother for a long time.

When the ceremony was over, Liu Bian took off the Longquan Sword from his waist and handed it to Liu Hao.

Liu Hao knelt on the ground, took it respectfully, and did not get up in a hurry.

Liu Bian stood on the high platform of the Circular Hill and said: "Everyone loves you, all the people. There are so many aristocratic families in the world. They occupy the mountains in various places, leaving the people with no land to cultivate. Occupy the best educational resources. , making it difficult for poor families to produce noble sons. I will distribute land to the common people, let governments at all levels lead everyone to become rich, and let your children enter schools to study. I will give you the key to change your own destiny. As long as you work hard, The days will only get better."

Seeing that everyone was listening intently, Liu Bian said loudly: "But these rebels don't like it, they don't like the fact that the imperial court is not controlled by them, they don't like the fact that children from poor families can receive education, and they don't like it. The people who have been used to them bullying for thousands of years can have their own land and get rid of their control from then on.”

"They feel that their detached position in the world has been violated, and they are about to commit chaos. I want the people to live a good life, what is wrong? I want to make the big man a kingdom of heaven, what is wrong? "When Liu Bian said this, his voice was already a little angry.

He asked Liu Hao to get up, pointed at Liu Hao and said, "I, let the crown prince go to Xuzhou to quell the rebellion, and give the emperor a sword. It can behead civil and military officials, behead first and then play. The Longquan sword does not drink the blood of the enemy, and cannot be returned to its sheath."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"The big man will win!"

"I, my ministers, support Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

All the officials knew that Liu Bian's words today were also hitting them. Most of them had prominent family backgrounds, and they were typical aristocratic families. It's just that they were smarter and did not rebel like the Wang family and the Kong family.

Instead, he gave up the resources in his hands in time, actively responded to Liu Bian's policy, and participated in the operation of the workshop.After more than a year of development, they no longer need to hire a large number of serfs to farm the land. As long as they take good care of the workshop, they can get several times higher profits than before.

They are the new interest groups created by Dahan's industrialization reform, and they are now firmly tied to Liu Bian.

(End of this chapter)