"Your Majesty, here we come!" Li Ping pointed forward.
Smoke and dust billowed on the horizon, and more than a dozen cavalry were leading the way. They were the Yulin cavalry responsible for guiding them, and the red flag was dancing behind the cavalry. There were many holes in the flag, some of which were left after being pierced by arrows.
, some were burned by the flames and remained, and these all show that this flag accompanied the brave soldiers of the Han army and experienced fierce battles one after another, fighting for hundreds of lives, before it appeared in front of everyone.
Li Xingchen waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards on both sides dispersed and pulled out a cordon.
Not only Li Xingchen and the civil and military officials came to greet him, but the people of the whole city had already heard the news. As the sun rose higher, more and more people gathered together.
For the people of Jiankang Prefecture five years ago, Linyi might be a distant place that many people had never heard of. Even under the emperor's feet, they were not interested in what happened in that kind of barbaric land.
, maybe you still wonder why the imperial court would mobilize troops in such a place, maybe it's not an act of violence?
But it was different five years later. Among the six departments, the Ministry of Rites, which had always been considered the most leisurely, was not idle this time. Under the command and instruction of Li Xingchen, the Ministry of Rites carried out a lot of work through various means before the start of the Southern Conquest War.
The publicity work, now looking at the publicity effect, is also very effective.
All in all, the Ministry of Rites posted notices, sent people to give speeches on the streets, and even arranged performances to tell people the stories of Lingnan that happened thousands of miles away. In these stories, Lin Yi was naturally portrayed as a fierce and evil figure.
existence, they harmed one side, intercepted the Han's ships at sea, massacred the Han's people on the shore, and even set fire to the city.
Although prototypes can be found in these propagandas, there is still a certain degree of exaggeration. For example, the Linyi people's navy wants to run to the sea to intercept the fishing boats and merchant ships of the Han people with a few broken sampans? I'm afraid who
It doesn't matter who is bigger than him.
The prototype of this story is actually a conflict that took place on the dock. However, in order to show the viciousness and greed of the Linyi people, the Ministry of Rites made some modifications, so that the people would think that the Linyi people had controlled the land and sea in the south. The Han Dynasty
This battle will be difficult no matter where it is fought.
Naturally, it is easy for people to think that the victory of the Han Dynasty was hard-won. In fact, the only real bloody battles and heavy price paid by the Han army were the Battle of Hengshan, and even the battle outside Lu Rong City.
Most of them are local cannon fodder in Linyi.
If it were in the past, the Ministry of Rites would definitely not do such a thing. The guys in the Ministry of Rites have always thought very highly of themselves, but now they have become the mouthpiece of the imperial court. How can they keep it on their faces?
But now Mr. Jiang, the Minister of Rites, it was because Li Xingchen valued this guy's ability to boast that he kept his head. Otherwise, no one could save him because of his sin of leading the entire Nanchen to destruction.
Therefore, Mr. Jiang obeyed Li Xingchen's orders.
In this way, although the Ministry of Rites is still called the Ministry of Rites, it is no different from the Propaganda Department.
It is precisely because of the careful propaganda of the Ministry of Rites that the people hate these Linyi people who do all kinds of evil. Therefore, now that the Han has defeated Linyi and even captured their king alive, of course the people must hurry up and witness this great moment.
Therefore, the number of people who came to watch the sacrifice of prisoners was much greater than expected. Even Li Xingchen looked back and saw that all the people were in the dark.
It seems that all the people in Jiankang Mansion have come out.
The streets are empty, but that's all.
Publicity is indeed a very important thing.
In front, the team was getting closer and closer. The cavalry separated to both sides. A general in the middle came out on a tall horse. When he saw Li Xingchen, he got off his horse early and strode towards this side.
"Your Majesty, Li Xun, the general of the Han Dynasty conquering the south, conquered the Linyi Kingdom and captured more than 200 officials and nobles from Linyi King Fan Fanzhi alive. Today, I offer them as prisoners to Your Majesty!" Li Xun stopped one foot away from Li Xunchen and said,
He bowed his hands solemnly, then knelt down on the ground and kowtowed again.
When he bent over and knelt down, Li Xunchen stepped forward and held Li Xun's arm: "Ai Qing, please get up!"
Li Xunchen didn't use much force, he just wanted to show off and help him. There was no need for him and he would not be so polite to Li Xun.
Li Xun captured Lin Yi, and Li Xunchen gave him the honor of entering Jiankang Mansion to boast of his merits and sacrifice, which was enough to leave his name in history. And if Li Xunchen showed too much regard for Li Xun, it would lead to many people who wanted to follow him.
Going to Li Xun to flatter him is definitely not a good thing for the atmosphere of the Han officialdom or the atmosphere of the military.
As an emperor, you have to be precise and do everything with force and scale. Excessive force will only lead to greater imbalance.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Xun replied loudly again, "Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!"
"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!" The Han soldiers following Li Xun saluted in the direction of Li Xunchen at the same time.
"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!" At this time, the courtiers and the people also shouted loudly and fell to the ground at the same time.
Three hundred years have passed, three hundred years of chaos, human lives have been like straw, and dynasties have changed like a fleeting horse.
The Han Dynasty, which was so powerful that internal conflicts broke out and split because it was too strong, that huge dynasty that in its heyday controlled the Western Regions in the west, reached Goryeo in the east, and even crossed Hengshan Mountain in the south, has disappeared three hundred years ago.
For three hundred years, there was only the separatist regime between the north and the south; for three hundred years, there was only the sound of horse hooves from the barbarians in the north, who kept riding their horses southward.
How many years has it been since the banner of the Han Dynasty has flown in foreign lands? How many years has it been since China, which has always conquered others, has not conducted an expedition?
Regardless of whether the people of Linyi are strong or not, the Han Dynasty has conquered Linyi, and even their king is in the prison car team behind them that stretches to the end of the world!
It has been three hundred years since the Han Dynasty, a once powerful dynasty, once again appeared in the long river of history, and burst out with the same dazzling light.
These people felt a sense of pride and pride from the bottom of their hearts that they could become a part of the Han Dynasty.
As the prison car gradually approached, Li Xingchen could already see the haggard faces clearly.
Fan Fanzhi was pulled down by two tall Han soldiers. He still wanted to raise his head tenaciously to see something, but the two Han soldiers next to him didn't give him this chance at all. Each one kicked him, which was just right.
Kicked him in the crook of the leg.
Fan Fanzhi screamed and fell to his knees. He still stubbornly tried to raise his head, but someone immediately pressed his head down.
As a prisoner of war from a foreign country, he was not qualified to be on an equal footing with Li Xinchen.