Many major events happened in May of the second year of Da Zhi. The empire established by Ye Luxiongji completely collapsed. Empress Dowager Xiao led the defeated army all the way westward, not knowing where the end point would be and what it would be like. The situation in Liaodong was unexpectedly smooth.
, the Shiwei people and the Mohe people were beaten so hard that they could no longer fight back. Luo Xu only used a hundred thousand people to let the tribes in the white mountains and black waters know what military power is. Back then, Emperor Sui Yang used millions of people.
Didn't do it either.
Yang Ye destroyed Wang's Korea, and then moved his army eastward to conquer the Bohai County of the Liao Kingdom, which was the original place of the Bohai Kingdom that had been destroyed by Yelu Xiong for more than ten years. Wherever the Han army went, it was like a broken bamboo, and Yang slashed
As soon as the flag of the head appeared in sight, those people were already prostrate on the ground, saying respectful words without even daring to raise their heads, and even shrinking their necks and not daring to expose the back of their necks. After Yang Ye passed by, everyone would grow
After a breath, although my neck felt cold, my head was saved after all.
In mid-May, the navy set out again. After replenishing supplies from Goryeo, Yang Ye replenished Zhaoxian with 15,000 soldiers who could adapt to water warfare. Thousands of warships of the navy went south along the coast and embarked on the offensive.
The journey of Japan.
Also in the middle of May, Maoyuan's vanguard army of 30,000 men took the lead in attacking the city of Xingqing Mansion. After the death of Wei Mingxiao, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, the country was in chaos. The princes seized the throne and the army was divided into several groups.
Factions. The three military divisions of Heishan, Heishui, and Baishan were defeated by the Han army one after another. After the Han army surrounded Xingqing Mansion, when the princes were still arguing endlessly on the knife edge about who was the heir to the throne,
The body that Liu Ling sent all the way back to Xingqing Mansion also arrived.
The corpse of Wei Mingxiao.
The weather had turned warm in May. In order to prevent Wei Mingxiao's body from rotting too much, Liu Ling ordered someone to build a sealed coffin. Even so, the body in the coffin had already swelled when they arrived at Xingqing Mansion.
When he got up, his abdomen was swollen, as if it could explode at any time. Fortunately, Liu Ling sent a medical officer from the Fifth Office to give Wei Mingxiao a rest. It seemed that this once powerful man did not look very good.
Terrible.
The Han army did not use Weiming Xiaoxiao's body to demand the defenders of Xingqing Mansion. Instead, they used a very grand guard of honor to carry the coffin of the Xixia king and placed it far away from the city gate.
The Han army sent an envoy to shout at the city gate. However, the Dangxiang people were afraid that the Han army was cheating and did not dare to leave the city. The Han army then retreated twenty miles, leaving only the envoy and four servants to guard the coffin. After the Han army retreated, although the people in the city
The voices of argument were still strong, but Wei Mingxiao's wife Ye Leshi resolutely ordered people to open the city gate and personally led more than a hundred guards to rush to the heavy coffin. Waiting for her to lie on the crystal coffin and cry bitterly.
At that moment, Wei Mingxiao's sons remembered that they should leave the city as soon as possible to meet their father's body.
It was very interesting for the civil and military officials to cry, and it was also very interesting for the sons of Wei Mingxiao to cry.
There are not many tears of pure sadness, and there are not many sad hearts.
After the Dangxiang people welcomed Wei Mingxiao's coffin into the city, the Han army besieged the city again. On the next fifteen days, Wei Mingxiao's wife personally presided over her husband's funeral, and the entire Xingqing Mansion turned as white as paper money.
The imperial mausoleum is outside the city, but no one dares to escort the coffin into the imperial mausoleum.
Wei Mingxiao's wife, the mother of Xixia, sneered, took the guards and maids from the palace, and dozens of concubines to form a sad-looking funeral procession, ordered the city gates to be opened, and she personally escorted Wei
Ming Xiaoxiao's body entered the imperial mausoleum twenty miles outside Xingqing Mansion.
Along the way, more and more people spontaneously joined the funeral procession, including civilian officials and military generals, ordinary soldiers, and people from Xingqing Prefecture wearing sackcloth and mourning.
The Han army was watching eagerly outside the city, but the funeral procession did not stop.
Sadly, none of Wei Mingxiao's nephews and nephews dared to leave the city.
The Han army returned the body of Wei Mingxiao without taking the opportunity to threaten the Dangxiang people. But this does not mean that the Han army was merciful. The funeral procession had just left the city gate, and the Han army had already entered the city brushing the shoulders of the mourners.
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When Queen Ye Leshi of the Xixia Kingdom walked away in tears holding the coffin, the Han army had already rushed into the Xingqing Mansion and killed people. But she didn't even look back. It seemed that the people in the city had nothing to do with her.
Two hours later, Ye Leshi, who sent Wei Ming Xiaoxiao's body to the imperial mausoleum, took off his mourning clothes, put on his military uniform, jumped on his horse with a machete in hand, and led more than 13,000 people, including common people and officials.
The funeral procession launched an attack on the Han army. Queen Yeles charged at the front and was hit by six arrows and fell off her horse to death.
She could ignore the fact that Xingqing Mansion was invaded and her ministers were massacred by the Han people, but she could not let her husband's dignity be violated and insulted.
Therefore, she chose the most tragic way to bury Wei Mingxiao.
After the war, Maoyuan, the general of the Han army, sent people to find Ye Leshi's body and ordered the captured Xixia palace maids and concubines to quietly change Ye Leshi's clothes into the court clothes that symbolized the queen's identity. More than a hundred palace ladies
He and his concubines carried Ye Le's coffin into the imperial mausoleum and placed it beside Wei Mingxiao. Then they were all killed by the Han army and buried for Ye Le. Maoyuan sent troops to guard the imperial mausoleum and ordered that anyone who entered without permission should be punished.
Kill without mercy, no matter Han Chinese or Party members.
On the last day of May, Xixia was destroyed.
All major events seemed to have happened in May, so the fact that Zhao Da was stripped of his official position and left at home under the command of the Control Yuan was relatively nothing.
So June, when flowers are blooming everywhere, looks so pure and peaceful.
In mid-June, if there is one major event, it is that the navy has landed in Japan. The resistance of Japan is very strong, and the war situation is still stalemate for a while. The second batch of naval troops dispatched by Liu Ling from Huazhou has already
Set sail and will arrive at the Japanese country in half a month. Liu Ling is not worried about this battle. The weapons and equipment of the Han army and the individual combat effectiveness of the soldiers are much stronger than the Japanese army. As long as they can occupy an area, they can launch a continuous war.
offensive.
It's just a matter of time. Although Liu Ling hates that nation, there is no doubt that that nation's resistance to disasters is unusually strong.
What can be said to be a major event is that Yang Ye's army stayed in Liaodong. Liu Ling appointed Yang Ye as the governor of Liaodong and took charge of the military in Liaodong. Luo Xu's army returned and would return to Youzhou soon. But for another war, Liu Ling
Already in the making.
Luo Xu is back and will go on an expedition soon.
Ivan is still in his army, and Kievan Rus must fight.
Although another very big event will not happen in this beautiful June, it has been officially put on the agenda. For today's big man, this is a truly big event.
After the King of Han came back from the Liao Kingdom to Linhuang Mansion in Beijing, civil and military officials began to write letters, asking the King of Han to serve the people of the world and ascend the throne as emperor.
By conquering Jiangnan, destroying Xixia, conquering Khitan three times, pacifying Liaodong, and conquering Japan, the King of Han created a large empire with a territory of tens of thousands of miles. However, this huge and suffocating empire still lacked an emperor who could be respected by all the people.
Liu Ling wrote a personal letter and sent people to Jinzhou to deliver it to Zhou Yangong and several other bachelors from the Military Aircraft Department. He asked them to suppress all the memorials petitioning the King of Han to ascend the throne.
He had just regained some vitality. The palace and various ministries and offices were still under construction. There was no need to worry about proclaiming himself emperor. The hidden meaning in Liu Ling's letter made Zhou Yangong and others very happy. The King of Han no longer firmly rejected the proposal of the courtiers.
But just let them suppress these memorials.
"The prince finally let go."
Hou Shen put down Liu Ling's autographed letter, and the smile on his face became brighter. In fact, during these days, courtiers wrote letters requesting the King of Han to ascend the throne, and the initiator was Hou Shen himself. The reason why Hou Shen did this was not out of any selfish motives.
, What does the vast territory of the Han Dynasty rely on today? It relies on the King of Han to create an unrivaled powerful army! The master of this army is the King of Han, but there are also countless people who have shed their blood for this army.
The soldiers fought for years because the King of Han said that he would lead them to create a peaceful world.
As for the generals, they are loyal to the King of Han and respect the King of Han. However, if the King of Han does not ascend the throne as emperor, the generals in the army will be unsteady and unstable. The same goes for civil servants like Hou Shen. They follow the King of Han, and they will more or less be
They have selfish motives. If the King of Han ascends the throne as emperor, their future will be bright.
Therefore, this time the military generals and civilian officials reached an unprecedented agreement.
Whether it is for the Han Dynasty, for the country, for the country, for the people of the world, or for the officials themselves, or even more for the King of Han, all civil and military officials must take action and ask the King of Han to comply with the will of God and the people, and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!
"It will be around this time next year."
Xie Huanran smiled and counted the days with his fingers: "The palace may still take some time, and it will be almost October next year at the latest. There is still a year and a half to prepare for the prince's coronation ceremony. We must
grand!"
Hou Shen waved his arms: "Grand! Unprecedented grand!"
Zhou Yangong said with a smile: "When preparations are complete next year, Japan, Kievan Rus..."
Zhou Yangong raised a gorgeous memorial and waved it: "And Tubo, I'm afraid they have already surrendered at the feet of the prince!"
Hou Shen and Xie Huanran knew what the content of the memorial in Zhou Yangong's hand was. It came from Dali, which was close to the south of the Han Dynasty and had surrendered to the Han king a few years ago. The person who wrote this memorial was the king of Dali, requesting
The King of Han sent troops to punish Tubo. In the past two years, Tubo repeatedly used troops against Dali. Although there were no major battles, there were constant small-scale conflicts between the two sides. In terms of military strength, Dali was far less powerful than Tubo.
Xie Huanran pondered for a while and said, "I'm wondering if I should also suppress this memorial."
After speaking, he looked at Hou Shen and Zhou Yangong.
The three people looked at each other and finally shook their heads. Xie Huanran smiled bitterly and said: "Forget it, I still want to wear this official uniform to attend the prince's coronation ceremony."
Zhou Yangong and Hou Shen laughed loudly, and Hou Shen said: "I know you are worried that the prince will use troops again. We big men have not been idle in the past few years. We have been fighting for many years, and the national treasury has not been sufficient."
"Taxes have not increased!"
Zhou Yangong's tone was serious: "Even if we send troops, just the supplies brought back from Xixia will be enough to attack Tubo twice."
Hou Shen squinted his eyes and said, "What's more, when we beat others, when do we not just beat others but also eat from others?"
Xie Huanran was speechless: "Be careful if these words reach the prince, he will send someone to tear your mouth out!"
Hou Shen laughed and said, "What did the prince teach us? Have you forgotten?"
Xie Huanran glanced at Zhou Yangong, and then the three of them said loudly together: "I won't bully others, and others shouldn't bully me. If I bully others, others are still not allowed to bully me!"
The three of them laughed heartily, just like three children who had just been given candy. (To be continued)
