Chapter 355 The sages come again, the ceremony of the ruler and minister
During this period, Lu Jia was probably the busiest person in the northwest of the Han Dynasty.
Lu Jia led an envoy to travel around the Western Regions. With the defeat of the Huns, the contest between the two empires here officially came to an end, but things could not end like this. Now it is the time for the Han Dynasty to pick the fruits of victory.
After the Hun Empire retreated, the gap left by the Han Dynasty had to be dyed with its own color. Simply put, it was to pull the sphere of influence.
There are many countries in the Western Regions, countless. Some of them have gained a lot of benefits in the confrontation between the two empires. They soared into the sky, such as the Loulan Kingdom. The Loulan Kingdom, which was not originally strong, was supported by the attitude of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty.
The main force stationed here all year round and gained great benefits. The military equipment eliminated by the great man and the minions recruited from them can make them become a powerful country in this area.
More than 20,000 of them have been trained by the Mangren Tian Group. Although the role they played in the war was not very great, they were an army head-on fight with the Huns. Fighting the surrounding small countries was just like beating their younger brothers.
The formerly powerful country, such as the Cheshi Kingdom, was completely declining due to the defeat of the Huns, and one in ten national strength was not yet available.
Like Kangju and Wusun, which are further away, they have also experienced various wars, and half of the Western Regions have been reshuffled.
Faced with the situation here, Lu Jia's idea was to support a local snake in every position in the Western Regions, and they would take the lead in integrating the surrounding countries and let them check and balance each other, thus forming a stable situation here.
The Western Regions are too large, and the Han Dynasty has not managed the five counties in Hexi well. It is still a bit too difficult to completely turn this place into a county.
Han Xin didn't care so much about these things. When Lu Jia started contacting various places, he had already ordered the troops to return to the court. The first one to return was the Longxi Army. The Longxi Army had not yet entered the Western Regions, as for the Wusun direction.
The Tang Kingdom Legion also returned to the northern border, while the Hexi Legion, which penetrated deep into the hinterland, set off towards the old place without any haste.
Han Xin sat in the chariot, closing his eyes to rest.
The soldiers couldn't help but feel excited, especially Xiahou Zao, who did not stop all the way.
"I beheaded so many times in this battle, so I should be able to be named Chehou, right? The kind with a lot of fiefs!"
"If I become a Marquis of Che, I must build my own Marquis' Mansion in Chang'an... and build it according to the scale of the Marquis' family..."
Just as Xiahou Zao was immersed in beautiful longing, Guan A interrupted him in anger.
"You still want to be named Marquis Che? You have not been able to complete the commander's order, get lost and go on a long journey, disobey the military order, it would be great if your current title can be preserved!"
"But I've killed so many heads..."
The two quarreled endlessly and finally decided to ask Chen Mai, the most knowledgeable one.
"Even if you cut off Ji Zhu's head and fail to obey military orders and attack privately, you can be executed directly..."
"Ah??Who stipulated this?"
"The military law of the Han Dynasty."
Xiahou Zao then became worried again. He was not worried that he would be beheaded. The king was still alive. Who dared to chop off his head? He was afraid that his military achievements would not count. He pondered for a long time and suddenly thought of something. He saw the sun.
, clapped his hands and shouted, "What am I worried about now! The king is already the emperor! Isn't he the final decision for the world?!"
"What a Marquis Che? When I go back, I ask him to grant me the title of Ah Father!"
Chen Mai frowned, and that was what he was worried about.
"Stock... It's different now... When you see the king, you must not call him the king, you must call His Majesty... You can no longer push him with your elbows, you can't stare into his eyes, let alone do not
Go grab meat from him... Don't borrow his car... Don't scold other ministers in front of him..."
When Xiahou Zao heard Chen Mai talk about so many rules, he was confused, "Why? Does the king refuse to recognize us when he becomes the emperor?"
"It's not that we don't admit it. Even if the king still admits it, we can no longer be as casual as before... This is the truth between the king and the minister."
"I don't quite understand."
"I didn't expect you to understand, just remember my words."
The atmosphere suddenly became a little silent. Xiahou Zao frowned and looked a little aggrieved. Guan A didn't know what he was thinking... This silent atmosphere continued until they returned to Hexi, when Xiahou Zao led the vanguard army to appear.
While on the land in Hexi, he saw an acquaintance coming to greet him.
"Hang?!Hang!!!"
Xiahou Zao was overjoyed and turned over and dismounted. The two brothers met and laughed.
Guan A and Chen Mai also arrived one after another.
"Where is Yafu?"
Fan Kang asked suspiciously.
"He is the messenger for Han...the Grand Marshal... Haven't you gone to Bashu with the King? Why are you here again?"
Fan Kang grinned and said, "Aren't you over this battle? I'll come to get military merits without stopping..."
Xiahou Zao was stunned and cursed: "Why?!"
"I'm a relative now."
Xiahou Zao thought for a long time, but there was no way to refute this guy. He shook his head and cursed: "It's all my useless father, why don't you give me a sister?!"
Of course, Fan Kang was just a joke, and he wouldn't come here to grab military merits. It's nothing to grab Han Xin's military merits. Han Xin didn't care much about these things, but there was something about Zhou Bo here, robbing Zhou Bo's military merits? Haha, Fan Kang, he
My father didn't dare to do this. If that guy would become a vicious dog who protects food when he encountered military merits, he would not share it with anyone, unless it was Han Xin.
Han Xin's army returned to Hexi, so Luan Bu naturally came to greet him in person.
Luan Bu respectfully brought Han Xin into the city, while the rest of Zhou Bo, Qin and other generals followed them, and Zhou Yafu, Fan Kang and others... After entering the city, Luan Bu originally wanted to
He wanted to entertain Han Xin, but Han Xin was not interested in these things. He just waved his hand and went back to rest. Luan Bu was not angry and sent him back to rest with the courtesy of his ministers.
Luan Bu naturally could only entertain the other ministers, which was a reward for the meritorious soldiers and could not be saved.
"The Taiwei worked hard and made great contributions!"
Luan Bu stood up to congratulate Zhou Bo, but unexpectedly, Zhou Bo hurriedly got up and returned the gift. Luan Bu was stunned. What has Taiwei Zhou experienced? Why did he suddenly become a different person? You know, this guy had treated Luan before.
Bu is mostly contemptuous and acts rudely, and Luan Bu doesn't care about it.
After Luan Bu thought for a moment, he figured out something that Zhou Bo's changes were probably related to Huaiyin Hou.
In any case, Zhou Bo's changes are still a good thing, whether for others or for himself, he just doesn't know how long he can last.
Luan Bu toasted these meritorious generals one by one, with a thorough courtesy, and did not neglect anyone, nor did he get particularly close to anyone.
It was not until the end of the banquet that several sages walked to Luan Bu with a smile.
"Duke Luan!"
Luan Bu nodded when he saw that they were all safe and sound. Luan Bu didn't have to be so polite to these people. He pulled these little guys into the inner room, and everyone sat together again, compared to outside.
Yes, the banquet here seemed more harmonious, and the wise men were talking about Liu Chang's ascension to the throne with a smile.
Everyone was talking when suddenly, a half-sized little doll rushed in outside the door, quickly rushed to Luan Bu's side, and shouted crisply: "Father! Mother asked me to ask what you want to eat?"
Xiahou Zao immediately sprayed out the wine from his mouth.
A few wise men except Fan Kang were all staring at Luan Bu and the little baby beside him in amazement, unable to speak at all. Xiahou Zao took a deep breath and said blankly: "Mr. Luan...
.You are too fast...this is..."
Luan Bu laughed and rubbed the little guy's head, "No need to prepare anything to eat, tell your mother not to wait for me, you can go and rest first!"
The little guy was about to run out, but Xiahou Zao immediately got started and pulled him into his arms.
"Little guy! Don't run!"
"Hahaha, Mr. Luan has children. What's your name?"
"flat!"
Xiahou Zao looked disdainful, "Look at the name Luan Gong gave you, and he is a scholar, just such a name?"
Hearing this sentence, Luan Ping raised his head and looked at Xiahou Zhao angrily.
Luan Bu frowned and stared at Xiahou Zhao.
Chen Mai squinted his eyes and stared at Xiahou Zhao.
The little guy doesn’t like Xiahou Zao. Of course, this doesn’t matter, and others don’t like Xiahou Zao either.
But the wise men still liked this little guy very much, and Fan Kang even patted his chest and said, "Mr. Luan was kind to us at the beginning. If you made a mistake, you should report our name and we will go and take you personally.
Take it out..."
The little guy asked curiously: "What's the matter?"
"Just trolling the car and hitting people..."
"Okay, Ping, go out to find your mother!"
Luan Bu hurriedly interrupted the man, and he made up his mind that he would never let the children see these guys again, so as not to be harmed by them.
The wise men stayed in Hexi for a few days, which made Hexi a mess. In the end, Zhou Yafu came forward and found a reason to lock them up for a few days. Hexi only ushered in a rare peace. Luan Bu finally
I understand that to raise all the wise men, I need to pay attention to their number.
If the number of geniuses exceeds four, there will be big problems. They will run around and start to destroy their families. If they can control their number below three, there will be no such problems.
Of course, Zhou Yafu is not included, after all, he is not worthy of being a member of the wise.
Han Xin didn't stay in Hexi for long. He went to the north to meet Li Zuoche. It is said that he wanted to discuss related issues in the blank areas after the Huns left, including how to build a city, how to control it, and how to avoid new forces from occupying the Huns' old land.
, while the wise men took the Northern Army back to Chang'an first.
When the wise men approached Chang'an, the scene along the way shocked them.
The scale of Chang'an has increased several times. Some villages and even hills around Chang'an have been swallowed up by Chang'an at this moment. You can see craftsmen who are building city walls along the way. They are busy and almost all the officials are on the battlefield.
, very busy, with carriages around to transport supplies, simple tents everywhere, craftsmen and civilians can rest here every once in a while, and provide various food, and can eat meat every few days.
I have also prepared a medical treatment. If something goes wrong, it can be treated at any time.
Although Zhou Chang was a little straightforward, he was still serious in his work and thoughtfully. He didn't dare to say anything else, but the corvee service in Chang'an was completely different from that in the Qin State. All the people recruited were locals, and there was no such thing as
Working in another place, each county is responsible for its own part. The term is short and officials do not beat, scold, and force and kill. They serve during the day and can go home to rest at night...
Xiahou Zao shook his head and sighed: "After the king ascended the throne, he really started to build the palace... I know!"
"Be careful! It's Your Majesty, not the King, let alone... This is the construction of the capital, not the King living alone!"
The wise men chatted, but they were not Han Xin, so naturally no one came to greet them. After returning to the schoolyard, they prepared for a few days, and then received an imperial edict to enter the palace to pay homage to the emperor.
Speaking of which, they were so familiar with the king that they could not be familiar with him anymore.
But even though they were so familiar, when they met this time, they felt a little scared and could not say what the reason for this feeling was. What Chen Mai said might really make them start to worry about that
I can't see the king who once took them to steal.
Chang Liu met with Qunxian in Houde Hall.
Almost all the wise men came, except for the two who were still in the mourning period.
He sat majestic in the upper position, wearing a crown suit, with extraordinary momentum, which made people dare not look directly at him.
The wise men walked into the hall with their heads down and looked at the king sitting in surprise. I wonder if it was a bonus for the emperor's identity. The king at this moment looked really majestic. Liu Chang lowered his head, very
I looked at them seriously, tried to pretend to be more majestic, and showed my emperor's temperament.
The geniuses stopped, and their faces showed a happy expression, their lips moved, but they did not make a sound. Their attitude finally became respectful and clearly shouted, "Your Majesty."
President Liu stood up and seemed to shivered.
Liu Chang stared at them, and the wise men lowered their heads and remained silent. There seemed to be a sad thick barrier between them. At this moment, Liu Chang finally spoke.
"A group of dogs have entered, how can I start empty-handed when I come back from the Western Regions?"
"I didn't want to bring back anything to me? Even if I brought a sheep?! I ate so much in the Western Regions!"
Hearing the familiar insults, Xiahou Zao immediately turned around and said, "Master, I originally wanted to bring some gifts, but Chen couldn't buy them!"
Chen Mai was furious, "I just don't let you steal other people's things! Can't you spend money to buy them?!"
Qunxian suddenly returned to the familiar track, and suddenly started to quarrel, screaming, and the hall suddenly became a market, but Liu Chang obviously didn't care about this, everyone was in a mess, Liu Chang shouted and went to drink
After taking the meat, they sat down casually and talked loudly about the things in the days.
"Hahaha, I don't have the heart to be the emperor, you all know... But I can't do anything about it... The emperor asked me to ascend the throne three or four times, and the empress dowager was the same. The ministers couldn't stand up, and the princes and kings
They said that if I don’t ascend the throne, they will hit the wall and die... Even when I go out for a trip, the woodcutters I meet ask me to ascend the throne... This is the destiny of heaven, and I can only reluctantly serve as the emperor.
Now.”
"From now on, this man is the final say. I will do whatever I want!!"
Liu Chang was still bragging loudly, so he naturally did not forget to brag about the experience of Dian Kingdom. When he talked about his killing the King of Dian in a million troops alone, Zhou Shengzhi cooperated and nodded to describe it to everyone.
With that scene, the words came alive.
As usual, after Liu Chang blew over, Xiahou Zao also began to blow up the story of his expedition to the Western Regions.
In his story, in order to destroy the plan of Jizhu to contact the countries, he reported to Han Xin several times. However, Han Xin hated his talent and refused to listen. So he brought his own people and broke through the Huns' great power.
Behind the rear, the plan of Ji Zhu was crushed, and Han Xin also repented.
Hearing him blowing like this, Zhou Yafu just glanced at him and said softly, "Stock... If you are lost and missed the military aircraft, you have to pay it off with your merits. If you sincerely disobey the military order and make your own decisions, it is a death sentence."
Xiahou Zao suddenly woke up and shouted: "Actually, it's just getting lost! It's getting lost!"
The wise men all have many stories to tell, among which Xuan Moru's story is probably the most boring.
He sighed and said with a vicissitudes of life: "Retribution."
"Aren't you a job as a Tingwei? You said that you and Zhang Shizhi, one serving as the left supervisor and the other serving as the right supervisor, are Wang Tianqi's right-hand man... Why do you still say retribution?"
Xuan Moru raised his head, recalled the experiences in these days, and sighed: "Master, what we did was really wrong at the beginning... I only now know how a bastard I was. During these days, I
I captured the prince and the others more than ten times... I felt more and more guilty when I thought of the former lieutenant officials... I miss my father."
"Missing your father? Isn't that easy to deal with? Just hide a armor in your own house and catch him in the court guard to meet him?"
"I'll capture you first!"
"I am a relative of the foreigner, you are not qualified to arrest me!"
Liu Chang looked at the proud Fan Kang and reminded: "Oh, by the way, when you heard the news of your return, you happily carried the child back to your parents' home, probably waiting for you to go home with your aunt!"
Fan Kang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then are they still angry with me now?"
The Fan City people next to him said seriously: "Whatever your brother said, everyone in the family is worried about you, why are you angry... My mother is looking forward to you coming back every day, crying... Alas...
”
Fan Kang was suddenly moved and took his younger brother's hand, "I'll go to see my mother together later!"
Zhou Shengzhi said, "Don't rush to play... Lu has lost his father, do we have to visit him? He is alone now, and it is the time to need us..."
"Yes, I have to visit him."
The wise men nodded, and they also ate a lot of mutton from Jiancheng Hou's family.
.........
"My mother!!"
When Fan Kang walked into the house excitedly, he couldn't help but burst into tears and finally returned home.
It was at this moment that the people of Fan City suddenly hugged him from behind and shouted: "My mother!! Come quickly!! I hugged him!! He couldn't run away!!!
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ps: In the spring of the first year, the emperor sent 186,000 men and women within 600 miles of Chang'an. The city of Chang'an was stopped on the thirty days. Chang, and Ping advised him, but refused to follow.——"Records of the Grand Historian" Sima Qian
Chang and Ping sell straightforward things, and always fight against the emperor, greedy for fame and ignorance of the people. This is the case, and the world compares with Qin Gao and Zhao Kai.———— Sacred Lue