Hanhou

After Wei Shang and Li Guang defeated the remnants of the Huns, they did not immediately return to the south, but traveled north for a few miles to clean up the scattered remnants of Hu cavalry.They even released eagle eagles to find the other tribe rushing to help. Tens of thousands of Han cavalry galloped away and razed the tribe to the ground.

From the slaughtered tribes, the Han army obtained tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, and rescued more than a thousand looted Han people.

When the Han people were released from the sheepfold, most of them were skinny and numb.Worst of all, regardless of the rise and fall of the chest, it is almost the same as a corpse.

According to the confession of the priests of the other tribes, Shan Yu decided to lead the army to the south. An envoy from the royal court came to the other tribes and ordered the tribe to send warriors to cooperate with the army to attack Han County.

The grassland of this department is close to Xianbei Mountain and some distance away from Longcheng, so it failed to join the headquarters in the first time.I originally wanted to join the army of the royal court on the way, but unexpectedly encountered a gathering of wild people from the grassland, which slowed down the journey.By the time the tribal warriors arrived at Hanbian, the Xiongnu army had already "turned back" from the south.

The leader didn't know that the Huns were defeated, and thought it was just a small trouble. He wanted to offset the delay.

As a result, if he made a careless move, he didn't get the benefits, but fell into a dead end and was forced to cut off the rear for the army.It was even recorded by the Han army. Not to mention the death of the warriors, the tribes were all flattened.

The more the priest spoke, the more sad he became, and the more he spoke, the more annoyed he became. With so much grief and indignation, he fell to the ground and cried loudly.

After weeping almost, the priest wiped away his tears and said that the tribe originally lived in the extreme north, made a living by fishing and hunting, and was best at fighting bears, wolves and other wild animals to obtain fur and meat.The grazing was defeated by the Huns and forced to move to the foot of Xianbei Mountain, and had to do it for survival.

"General, if you allow me to surrender, I will attack the Xiongnu and fight for the Han army!"

The priest swears and swears, as if digging out his heart and lungs.His eyes flickered frequently, and it was obvious that his words were not right.

Wei Shang and Li Guang have lived in the frontier for many years, and they have seen many Hu people with a wolfish heart.The two of them would not believe a word of what the priest said.

Weeds must be cut by the roots.

Being indecisive and being kind to jackals, not only will you not be thanked, but it may even be the way to death.

The priest's abacus failed, and the remaining tribesmen were beheaded by the Han army.Before he died, he finally revealed his true nature and cursed loudly in nonsense.

Wei Shang didn't bother to pay attention to him, he flicked his horsewhip, the long knife in Jun Wu's hand swung down, and the priest's yelling stopped abruptly.

"Cruel and tyrannical?" Wei Shangce immediately stepped forward, trampling over the remaining blood, and said in a deep voice, "The wolves invade the Han land and kill and plunder the Han people. It is reasonable to cut off their source, exterminate their species, and kill them all!"

After sweeping the battlefield, the Han army set off to return south.

As auxiliary soldiers, Qiang, Wuhuan, and Xianbei witnessed the whole battle and witnessed the Han army laying an ambush layer upon layer.From top to bottom, I am determined to hold Han Chao's thigh tightly, and I will not let go even if I am killed!

Wei Shang and Li Guang's troops returned to the border county, and the sacrifice of souls in the valley was over. Li Xi reached an agreement with several big brothers and soon drew up a battle report.The prefects of Bianjun who participated in the battle all used their seals, and the bamboo slips were sealed with clay, and sent to Chang'an by flying cavalry.

While waiting for the arrival of Chang'an, the army was temporarily stationed in Yanmen, and the daily consumption was astonishing.

In order to prepare enough food and fodder, quartermasters were summoned to brainstorm and pool their wisdom and efforts.

As an infantry lieutenant, Zhao Jia was actually among them.However, no one thinks it is wrong, and everyone accepts it well.If you are undecided about something, you will ask his opinion more or less.

Li Xi also knew that the logistics were tight.

It is really difficult to supply the army with the strength of one county in Yanmen.Even if there is a caravan to supplement, it is still a drop in the bucket.

But there is no Chang'an edict, the officials and servants can be dispatched, and the assembled soldiers cannot be transferred at will.I only hope that people from Chang'an will come soon, count the heads of the enemy army, put the military exploits into practice, and order the troops of all counties to return as soon as possible.

The flying cavalry carrying the battle report traveled day and night from Bianjun to Chang'an.The journey was almost non-stop. Even though he was a skilled rider, when he arrived in Chang'an, his thighs were still worn out, and he could hardly dismount and walk.

Arriving at the foot of the city of Chang'an, the flying rider stuck three pheasant feathers on his head, held up the battle report in his hand, and shouted "good news" all the way.

"Good news?"

When the people in Chang'an heard about it, they stopped by the side of the road, looked eagerly, and guessed whether it was a frontier war report.

In Weiyang Palace, Liu Che listened to the eunuch's report and stood up suddenly, unable to restrain the joy in his heart.

"Submit it quickly!"

The eunuch promised and was about to deliver the bamboo slips, but Liu Che couldn't wait, so he snatched them up.After unfolding, the more I looked at it, the more excited I became, and I said three words "good".After reading to the end of the battle report, seeing the casualties of the Han army, the excitement slowly faded away.

Liu Che sat a few hours behind, reading the battle report over and over again, with a serious expression on his face.

"Call the prime minister, the general, and make an order." Halfway through the conversation, Liu Che suddenly changed his mind, "Come on, I'll go see the empress dowager first."

"Respect!"

Liu Che drove Changle Palace, leaving half of the government affairs behind.

Knowing the great victory in Mayi, only 14 of the [-] Xiongnu who went south fled back to the grassland, Empress Dowager Dou was equally excited.

"Since Emperor Gaozu, it is rare to win such a big victory against the Xiongnu. All the soldiers should be rewarded!"

It's a pity that the military officials Shan Yu and the four corners of the royal court were not captured, and the Huns who fell into the siege also died in battle.If not, you can offer prisoners in Chang'an to comfort your ancestors.

The siege of Baideng, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, was like a rusty long nail, which had been stuck in the hearts of the court and the people for decades and could not be removed.

The feng shui took turns, and there was a big battle in Mayi. The military minister Shanyu was surrounded by heavy siege and almost died in the hands of the Han army.Even though Maodun had passed away long ago, Han Ting could still vent his anger.

"The great victory that has been rare for decades should be announced in all counties and advertised to the princes."

"Ma'am, that's exactly what I mean."

After rewarding the frontier army heavily, the grandfather and grandson thought of one place again.

With the prestige of a great victory, the hearts of the people will be reassured, the aspirations of martial arts will be aroused, and at the same time, the kings will be shocked, so that they can fully understand that although Liu Che is young, it is just a matter of moving his fingers to clean up a certain prince.

"Mother, I intend to make the Tian family an official." Liu Che changed the topic.

"Tian Shi, Tian Fu or Tian Sheng?" Queen Dowager Dou asked.

"Uncle Fu."

"En." Empress Dowager Dou pondered for a moment, then said, "What job do you want him to do?"

"Doctor Zhong." Liu Che had already planned.

"When the first emperor was a doctor of the Taizhong, he is a doctor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is not bad." Empress Dowager Dou smiled, and then suggested, "When sending people to the north, you might as well add Tian Fu to it. Some people will inevitably think that it is an exaggeration when the court announces a victory. , it must be better for them to check it themselves.”

"promise!"

Liu Che and Queen Mother Dou knew Tian Fu was close to Huainan Wang and Daughter.Restarting Tian Fu as an official is "convenient" for Liu Ling to inquire about news.

Sending him to the north this time, information about Mayi will surely spread to Huainan Kingdom, and the princes and kings will know it one after another.

The annihilation of nearly [-] Huqi in the First World War is indeed exciting, but it is also inevitable to make people speculate.

Victory cannot be faked. Is the number of enemies killed questionable?

In order to boost morale and inspire people's hearts, the imperial court may not use some means.

Empress Dowager Dou's proposal is aimed at this.If you don't believe the numbers given by the court, then count them yourself.After counting and finding out, knowing how powerful the frontier army is, they were procrastinating about the emperor's will before and refused to implement it. Now they should think about it.

Jianyuan three years, December

Tian Fu was hired by the imperial court. Even though his official position is not high and he doesn't have much real power, he is far inferior to Wang Xin, who is already a Marquis. For him, it is still a great joy.

It doesn't matter if Guan Yi is not high, as long as there are steps, he has the confidence to climb up.

Trying to win the trust of the emperor, one day, he will be able to be a marquis like Wang Xin.

Without waiting for Tian Fu to enter the palace to thank him, he communicated with the Queen Mother by the way, and issued another decree, ordering him to go to Yanmen together with his servant Gong Sun He and Nangong Hou Zhang Sheng to record the military exploits of the army.

Tian Fu was overjoyed to be appointed.

To record the military exploits of the army, anyone who is not trusted by the emperor cannot do it.He has already begun to believe that Liu Che really wants to use him, as long as he behaves well, the three princes and nine ministers can't wait.

After a while, Tian Fu summoned the old servant and ordered him to see Tian Sheng.

"I will set off to go north in a few days, and let him come to my house as soon as possible."

"promise!"

Not long after the old servant left, a healthy servant came to report, and the Huainan princess sent a doorman to bring gold silk, and He Tianfu was appointed as the doctor of Zhongzhong.

The person who came was Tian Fu's acquaintance, and they had a lot of dealings with each other when he was down and down.On weekdays, when passing through the mansion, he could come and go freely, but it was the first time that he was stopped in the front yard.

"Prince of Huainan, Lord of the Mausoleum."

Hearing that Liu Ling sent congratulatory gifts, Tian Fu's reaction was different from the past, he didn't come forward to greet him, but sat quietly behind the short table, stroked his upper lip with one hand and wiped his black beard, and his smile was quite cunning.

"The gift is accepted, and he is sent away, saying that I am busy and have no time to see him."

"promise!"

When the visitor heard the message from Jian Servant, his face became very ugly, and he left on the spot.

When the Huainan princess heard about the situation, she didn't look angry at all. She calmly picked up the lacquer cup and looked at the wooden frame standing in the corner with a smile.A falcon was tied to the frame. Because its legs were bound, it kept struggling and screaming. The sound was sharp and piercing, but Liu Ling seemed to turn a deaf ear to it.

"Don't worry." Liu Ling looked at the blurred reflection in the lamp, and said with a chuckle, "Doctor Zhong has just been appointed as an official, and it is the time when he is proud."

"My lord, Tian Fu accepted the golden silk!" The doorman said angrily.

This is clearly taking money for nothing, acting like a rogue, and losing face!

"No problem." Liu Ling still smiled, put down the lacquer lamp, and said, "One day, he will know how stupid he is."

Why did Liu Che give him an official position?

Most likely it was because he got close to him and used it.Tian Fu took the initiative to disregard the relationship, and if he was not regarded as trying to cover up, he would be reduced to a useless thing and be thrown out of the court sooner or later.

To make friends with Tian Fu, who has no official status, and only has the status of "uncle of the emperor", think that she has too much money and silk to be of no use?

Liu Ling sneered.

Now that she is being watched closely by the palace, and her every move is watched by others, it does not mean that she is really trapped to death.

The so-called tricks, arranging a chess game, she has never been weak, even her father and brother are willing to bow down.

In the third year of Jianyuan, at the end of December, Gongsun He, Zhang Sheng and Tian Fu went out of Beijing to Mayi County, Yanmen County.

Prior to this, there was a flying cavalry who set off first and rushed to the counties with the emperor's edict.

The news of Mayi's great victory spread quickly, and the princes and kings came to the table one after another. Liu Che simply scanned it and put it aside, ignoring all of them.

Happy events come one after another.

In the month when the good news was delivered, good news broke out in the palace that a family member favored by the emperor was pregnant.

For the first time since Liu Che came to the throne, there was good news from the harem, and a big victory happened in the frontier. The pregnant family members were soon named beloved, and were summoned by Empress Dowager Dou, Empress Dowager Wang, and Empress Chen successively, and received generous rewards.

Empress Dowager Dou nodded in satisfaction at Chen Jiao's steady performance.The Queen Mother was very surprised, she did not want to be credulous, and provoked several times, both openly and secretly, not only did not pick out Chen Jiao's anger, but instead aroused Liu Che's dissatisfaction.

As a result, the emperor stayed in the Jiaofang Palace for ten days, and the relationship between the emperor and empress became more and more harmonious.

When Guan Tao learned of the Queen Mother's actions, he couldn't help being furious and wanted to vent his anger on his daughter.Hadn't been stopped by Queen Dowager Dou and Chen Jiao, he might have had a confrontation with Queen Mother Wang face to face.

"Confused!" Empress Dowager Dou scolded, "Jiaojiao is doing a great job, please stop making trouble!"

Guantao's face was awkward, but he finally gave up the idea of ​​looking for Wang Zhi.She only revealed to Chen Jiao in private that she had already found out that the pregnant family member had been a general of Bai Zhi Hou's family and was given the surname Xu.

"Bai Zhihou?"

"Yes. This old man is very respected by the family. The son is dull and greedy, and the grandson is not like his father, but more like his eldest father. You have to see for yourself what the temperament of this woman who enters the palace is. If you can subdue her, let her be as ignorant. Just send someone to tell me." Guan Tao leaned over and covered Chen Jiao's hand, and said in a deep voice, "Auntie will never let you suffer."

Chen Jiao smiled, leaning against Guan Tao's body, her long eyelashes drooping slightly, her voice soft.

"I will let myself have a good life, don't worry, mother."