The resistance was just a one-sided massacre. The soldiers had no fighting spirit. Wang Guo, the general of the Central Army, had no choice but to give up the resistance and surrender.
At this time, a general rushed over and shouted: "Put the weapons and armor where they are, and the soldiers will gather in the north. As long as they surrender sincerely, His Highness the King of Jin will treat all soldiers well!"
The 20,000 soldiers were relieved and took off their armor and put down their weapons. Groups of soldiers walked out to the north of the town. As they walked out of the town, Jin cavalry immediately appeared to monitor them on both sides.
At this time, Guo Song also arrived with 20,000 cavalry. He immediately looked at the groups of surrendering soldiers passing by from a high place. He unexpectedly discovered that all the soldiers were too old, too young, or in their forties or fifties.
Years old, or only in their teens.
"Your Highness, these are all old and weak troops!" Pei Xin said from the side.
Guo Song said lightly: "Zhu Si's army is still very cunning. They know that we are chasing with cavalry, so they use old and weak troops to attract us. Their main force has withdrawn from the southeast and southwest. There are forests on both sides. Once they enter the forest,
It will be difficult for the cavalry to pursue them."
Pei Xin pondered for a while and said: "They don't have many cavalry. Maybe I can intercept them by the Yellow River with my humble position."
Guo Song shook his head, "There is no need to pursue us. Our capture of Hebei is already our greatest victory. Let them do it!"
All 20,000 troops surrendered. They were all old and weak, and there were almost no young and strong soldiers. Guo Song ordered all the soldiers to register, and each of them was given a piece of money and two buckets of rice. They were then released to go home and surrendered.
The soldiers all burst into tears of gratitude and returned to their hometowns in small groups with money and food.
With Zhu Si's army all withdrawing from Hebei, the three-family hunting war against Wei that lasted more than a month finally ended. Wei was destroyed, Li Na and Zhu Si were driven back to the south of the Yellow River, and Jin occupied all the land in Hebei except Liaodong.
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After the war ended, more than 1.3 million refugees from the two major refugee camps began to return home one after another. Guo Song immediately appointed counselor Liu Zi as the pacification envoy to Hebei and Wang You as the deputy pacification envoy to restore the economy and order of the original Wei territory.
He also appointed Lu Zhan as the salt and iron transport envoy in Hebei, Liu Qiang as the inspection envoy to Suzhengtai in southern Hebei, and Li Bing as the defense envoy on the north bank of the Yellow River. He led 50,000 troops to garrison the north bank of the Yellow River.
In mid-February, Guo Song led an army of 70,000 people to leave Hebei and return to Chang'an.
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It is the early spring in Chang'an, when all things are revived, warblers are flying, grass is growing, willow leaves are sprouting, new seedlings are emerging from the wheat fields, and flocks of birds are chirping in the air, creating a vibrant scene.
The city of Chang'an is full of young scholars, tens of thousands of them, and the annual imperial examination is about to begin. Most of these scholars came to Chang'an to participate in the imperial examination last year and came again this year. They are very familiar with the road. Xi'an Gate
The restaurants on the street were almost full.
At noon that day, Han Yu, Xiao Zhenye and Lu Nan were sitting together drinking and reminiscing in the Mingzhu Restaurant on Xidamen Street. Only Xie Changming was in Baiquan County, Yuanzhou and could not come back.
"It's been a year in a flash. We said goodbye here a year ago, and now I see so many newcomers who are as ambitious as us. I feel like we are all old." Xiao Zhenye looked at the scholars at other tables and couldn't help but
Sighed.
"Brother Xiao seems to have changed a lot, he talks in an old-fashioned way, and he doesn't complain anymore."
Han Yu said with a smile: "It seems that Brother Xiao has experienced a lot this year."
Xiao Zhenye said lightly: "What can I go through? Sitting in the library all day is boring. How can I be like Brother Han, who has become dark and thin? He must be very busy and fulfilling, and he has made achievements, so he got promoted.
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When Han Yu came to the capital this time, he received a promotion order and was about to go to Lucheng County, Cangzhou to serve as county magistrate. Xiao Zhenye also received a transfer order at the same time to go to Qingping County, Dezhou as the chief registrar. Xiao Zhenye was promoted to a flat promotion, but Han Yu was promoted to a high promotion.
, which really made Lu Nan envious.
"You two, it's only been one year! You actually moved your seats. I really don't know what to say. Generally, it takes four years to get a chance to get promoted to half a level, and eight years to get a chance to get promoted."
Lu Nan sighed twice and raised his glass: "No matter what, I still want to congratulate you on your promotion. I hope you will support your old friends more after becoming prime ministers in the future!"
Han Yu said with a smile: "I am not celebrating my promotion! After all, Fengxian County is Chixian County, Gyeonggi Province, with a population of more than 100,000, while Lucheng County only has a population of more than 10,000. In addition to catching fish and drying salt, I feel a bit like an exile.
Same."
Lu Nan said bitterly: "You are a typical example of someone who got a good deal and still behaved. You were promoted from the eighth grade to the seventh grade, and you are still the chief official of the county. You actually said that you are in exile? Then give me the opportunity, I am willing
Go into exile."
At this time, a boy's cry came from the street, "News! News! The latest war situation in Hebei."
Han Yu quickly stood up and said, "I'm going to buy two newspapers!"
Xiao Zhenye grabbed him and said, "Don't worry, the shopkeeper will bring it to you."
Han Yu sat down and said sheepishly: "If Fengxian County can't get the newspaper of the day, it will always be two days late. I also want to see the latest news!"
"Here! Here we come." Xiao Zhenye glanced towards the stairs.
The shopkeeper brought out more than a dozen newspapers, and everyone asked for them. Han Yu took two copies back, one was "Chang'an Express" and the other was "Tianxia Xinbao".
The front page headline of "Chang'an Express" is also about current events, but there is only one sentence: 'Zhu Si's army was driven out of Hebei, and 20,000 Qin soldiers were captured.'
In comparison, "Tianxia Xinbao" is much more detailed, with a lot of details and comments.
Han Yu nodded and said: "The north of the Yellow River has finally been unified."
Lu Nan, however, likes to read "Chang'an Express" and reads all kinds of trivial matters with gusto.
"Here is an article written by me."
"Where? Where?" Han Yu and Xiao Zhenye hurriedly stepped forward.
Lu Nan pointed to an article on the third page and said, "That's it, Eight Ways to Drink Tea in Suzhou."
Han Yu read it once and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Brother Lu to be so good at drinking tea?"
"Nonsense, my family has a tea garden and a teahouse that makes tea cakes. Sixty percent of Jiangnan tea cakes are made by the Lu family. Do you think I can drink tea?"
"Brother Lu, do you have any good tea?"
Lu Nan smiled and said: "Before you take office, I will give you five kilograms of fine tea cakes as my congratulatory gift. The same goes for Lao Xiao, but Xiao's tea is also good!"
Xiao Zhenye curled his lips and said: "The Xiao family's tea has nothing to do with me. You can't stop giving it to me just because the Xiao family has tea. You can't miss one tael of five kilograms of tea!"
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In the afternoon, Han Yu came to the Department of Civil Affairs to report. The person who received him was a foreign minister named Wu Deng.
The hall was very lively with people coming and going, and the two of them sat in a slightly quiet corner.
Wu Deng put a file bag on the table. Every official who can take the imperial examination will create a file, which includes the official's imperial examination results, test papers, various evaluations of the civil service department, etc.
Although Han Yu has only been an official for a year, he already has a thick stack of information.
"The Salt and Iron Division has a very high opinion of County Lieutenant Han!"
Wu Deng read a few reviews, and they were all given by the Salt and Iron Department. Han Yu's official career this year revolved around the Fengxian Salt Pond most of the time. He spent a lot of energy on the normal operation of his salt farm. He ate and lived in the salt farm day and night.
Maintains the operation of the salt field.
In fact, without the assistance of local officials, just a few officials from the Salt and Iron Department would not be able to maintain the production of salt ponds.
"I think this is the reason why Lieutenant Han was promoted to Magistrate of Lucheng County!"
After reading the information, Wu Deng said to Han Yu: "Lucheng County is an important sea salt production area, but Lucheng has had three county magistrates, and they only served for two or three months, so the Salt and Iron Department recommended it to the Ministry of Personnel
I have appointed you as the magistrate of Lucheng County. According to the normal promotion regulations, you will not have the opportunity until at least four years later. This time it is a special situation. I hope you can understand this."
"Why did you only do it for two or three months?" Han Yu asked puzzledly.
Wu Deng shook his head, "I don't know the specifics. The Salt and Iron Department should talk to you. I'm just telling you that you can choose not to go and continue to return to Fengxian County to be a school captain. It will not affect your career. But if you
If you go and eventually fail to work, it will leave a major stain on your resume, and it can be said that your career is over, so I advise you to consider it carefully."
Han Yu thought for a moment and said, "Can I talk to the Salt and Iron Division first to find out more about the matter, and then consider how to choose?"
"Can!"
Wu Deng put away the file and said: "Go to the Salt and Iron Division to find Zhang Wenying. Do you know him?"