In the second year of Xuansi, it was the fourth day of the fifth lunar month.
Emperor Xuansi was sitting in Dihua's handsome tent, reading the memorial.
Although before he went on the expedition, he had already made the prince a supervisor of the country, and established a temporary cabinet with Sima Wei, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Wu Guangxiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Li Yuanzhao, the Prime Minister, to assist the prince. However, he would not let any memorials that were approved by the court be approved every day.
Hei Jinsi copied a copy and sent it to him at the beginning of each month for further correction.
That's right, stay.
If it is wrong, send it back to the cabinet and implement it according to his corrections.
But this operation, which requires attention from both the military and political ends, is bound to be extremely laborious.
So, after correcting the memorial for nearly two hours, Emperor Xuansi threw away the imperial pen in his hand and leaned back, showing a look of exhaustion.
He raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows. When Xiao Zhezi saw this, he immediately handed over a cup of persimmon leaf tea...
Emperor Xuansi took the tea bowl, smiled bitterly, and said to Xiao Zhezi: "I really don't understand, how can there be so many people in this world who want to be emperor? If I really had a wise son, I would want to abdicate early.
Here you go!”
Hearing this, Xiao Zhezi hurriedly bowed and replied with fear and fear: "Your Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn, so you must not belittle yourself..."
"The heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period?" Emperor Xuansi laughed out loud when he heard this, pointed at his face and joked: "Have you ever seen a person in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period who has as many wrinkles as me? You idiot! You just love to flatter me... but I
Love to hear it!”
After Emperor Xuansi finished speaking, he put his hands on the armrests, stood up, took the persimmon leaf tea handed over by Xiao Zhezi, and took a sip.
This was a recipe that Yan Bing specially recommended to Emperor Xuansi before he went on an expedition. He said that in the bitter cold of Mobei, where there were few green plants, only drinking more of this tea could preserve the health of the soldiers.
Therefore, this persimmon leaf tea is not only available in Emperor Xuansi's camp and Yan Bing's place, but also basically in the entire Western Expeditionary Army camp...
In fact, to put it bluntly, this thing is to supplement the human body with vitamins.
Because after leaving the customs, basically every meal was beef, sheep, and horse meat, but there was no fresh vegetables. Therefore, a large number of soldiers often suffered from scurvy due to lack of vitamins, which eventually led to loss of combat effectiveness. In severe cases, they even died.
Lose your life.
The ancients certainly didn't understand this, and just made generalizations as if they were not acclimatized to the climate. But Yan Bing knew it well, so when the war started, they had already prepared this important strategic material in advance, and emphatically told Emperor Xuansi to make sure that the entire army
Shang Xia drank at least one pot every day to completely eliminate the possibility of scurvy spreading in the army.
In fact, the effect is indeed obvious. During this expedition, the proportion of casualties in the army due to acclimatization was almost eliminated. This also made Emperor Xuansi particularly admired, and he also developed the habit of drinking persimmon leaves every day.
Tea Habit.
Emperor Xuansi paced back and forth in the tent while sipping the tea, just to move his body. After drinking the cup of tea, he would start to get busy again... because at this time, there was another person outside the tent.
Yougui is waiting to see you.
When Yan Bing captured Dunhuang, Emperor Xuansi had also captured Dihua and returned from Dihua. He and He Yougui's large forces attacked Gaochang back and forth, completely opening up the transportation route from Jiayuguan to Dihua.
, and regained all control of the northern part of the entire Western Region province.
In these four battles, the Shenji Battalion also showed amazing combat effectiveness! Basically, it eliminated all the enemy troops it encountered with a crushing attitude. This also made Emperor Xuansi sincerely happy.
With a stroke of his pen, except for the 50,000 Shenji Battalion gathered in Dihua, the remaining 80,000 old-fashioned troops were completely reduced to baggage troops and took on all material transportation tasks...
And this is also the inevitable result in the process of military evolution.
"Okay, let He Yougui come in..." Emperor Xuansi put the tea bowl on the table, sat upright, and ordered Xiao Zhezi.
"Yes." Xiao Zhezi bowed out, and soon He Yougui rushed in with big strides, with a smile on his face. He stepped forward and bowed before him, and said loudly: "Congratulations to your majesty! Congratulations to your majesty.
!!”
Emperor Xuansi frowned when he heard this and asked in a deep voice: "Zhikai...why am I so happy?"
He Yougui still bowed and said with a smile on his face: "Replying to Your Majesty, a messenger from the Tongshun Army came to report that Duke Dingguo had wiped out the Varonan Route Army a few days ago! More than 60,000 people were killed in this battle! This is a great joy!
!”
"Oh??" Emperor Xuansi couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this, and his tone became much more relaxed. He smiled and asked directly: "Listen to what you said, are there any other happy events?"
He Yougui smiled even more happily at this time, straightened up, approached Emperor Xuansi, and said with excitement: "Your Majesty, there are two prisoners who were escorted with the letter this time, one is
Prince Saiduo of Varo!! Xian Yu Tomuwei!! And the other one! is the seventh prince of Varo!!!
"
"Crack!!"
Emperor Xuansi stood up and slapped the table. The smile on his face was almost gone. He raised his finger and pointed at He Yougui. He made gestures for a long time. He was speechless and couldn't say a word. He was just happy there...
He Yougui saw the emperor's heart was overjoyed, and he was also happy. He watched Emperor Xuansi walk to the west of the tent, and then to the east of the tent, laughing as he walked, completely losing the haze of the past, and kept walking.
After waiting for a while, Emperor Xuansi came back quickly and shouted to He Yougui: "Bring them in!!! I want to see them with my own eyes being cut to pieces in front of me!!!"
Here you go!!!”
After saying this, Emperor Xuansi suddenly remembered something, grabbed He Yougui's wrist, and said with a smile on his face: "And!! Those two subordinates of Qihua!! I will reward them heavily!!
!Each person will advance to the first level of officialdom!! Be awarded the title of third-class uncle!!!"
When He Yougui heard this, he said with a surprised look on his face: "Your Majesty, I... have no right to convey orders..."
Emperor Xuansi was stunned, slapped his forehead, and laughed loudly: "I am too happy!! I am confused! I am confused!! Hahaha! Little Zhezi! I will prepare the imperial edict on my behalf with the military Hanlin!! Pass it all
Army!!! Go quickly!!!”
Xiao Zhezi responded with a silly smile on his face...but He Yougui had a sad face at this time, as if he was hesitant to speak.
Emperor Xuansi happily walked around twice more, then turned around and saw He Yougui still standing there. He was a little angry for a moment, and asked eagerly: "Zhikai... why don't you go?"
Didn’t you hear what I just said? I want you to bring them two!! Cut them alive!! Why are you still standing here!!??”
As soon as these words came out, He Yougui took a step back, knelt down on the ground, and shouted loudly: "I will die to remonstrate with you!!"
Emperor Xuan Si, who was originally happy, gradually put away the smile on his face, frowned slightly, looked at He Yougui who was kneeling on the ground, and said loudly: "There are no outsiders here! What is the matter with death? I have something to say.
Just say it!!”
After Emperor Xuansi finished speaking, He Yougui still bowed to the ground and said loudly: "I am afraid that I will disturb your Majesty's interest! I beg your Majesty! Spare the lives of these two people for the time being! I have an important use!!"
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"Reuse!!??" Emperor Xuansi frowned even more when he heard this, and said coldly: "What reuse?? Don't tell me that you plan to keep the two of them as bargaining chips in peace talks...!"
"Of course not!!!" He Yougui straightened up and looked at Emperor Xuansi as he continued to say word by word: "I'm leaving the two of them here! It's for the formation! Front! Attack! Heart...!!!"
