After the official issuance of the edict of pro-conquest, the court of the Northern Han Dynasty, the court, the army and the palace city were all nervous again. Liu Chengyou chose to set off on the 18th, which had already given him room for nearly 10 days, not only to be more prepared, but also to wait and see the situation.

The Yu Forbidden Army in Tokyo, the Right Wing of the Iron Cavalry Army, the Xingjie Army, and the Wujie Army, still need to defend Gyeonggi and its surroundings, especially the slippery and sliding places, and the Ouchi Army and the Inner Temple directly garrison the imperial city. With Liu Chengyou to the south, there were the Fengchen battalion, the left wing of the Iron Cavalry Army, the entire army of the Longqi Army, and a naval army of more than 3,000 people gathered from the northern states bordering the water.

The army of the imperial camp, with more than 20,000 cavalry troops, plus thousands of auxiliary soldiers and accompanying soldiers and civilians, as well as a large number of ordnance and materials, is also a good force.

During the period of preparation for the trip, Liu Chengyou received a good news, the Lingqing inspection envoy in the northwest reported from Ruan, and the pheasant tribe surrendered, and brought more than 30,000 Dingkou of the tribe to join the Han Dynasty.

Since last winter, the old man was ordered to go out on an expedition to crusade against the rebellious pheasants, kill cattle and other Hexi miscellaneous beards. The Cattle Killing Clan is more clever, and after the first raid by Zhecongruan, they honestly surrendered, while the Pheasant Clan was not, and they had to wrestle with the big Han.

Later, at the beginning of the year, Shi Hongzhao went to Ren Lingzhou again, recruited warriors, rectified soldiers and horses, and folded the Ruan army together, north and south, and attacked Zahu in the northwest.

Zhe Congruan is a famous general and a veteran, with rich experience in side affairs, while Shi Hongzhao is a ruthless person and very murderous. In particular, the pheasant tribe, with its largest and strongest ethnic group, is a key target.

In fact, as early as before the autumn, under the blows of the two generals of Zhe and Shi, the pheasant clan could no longer bear it, but they were dragged by the Han army until this winter before accepting their surrender.

In the course of nearly a year's attack, the Han army targeted Zahu in the northwest, killing and capturing more than 10,000 captives and horses, capturing 50,000 cattle and sheep and tens of thousands of horses. Basically, the situation of "abundant cattle and sheep" in Hexi Zahu no longer exists, and it will be difficult to recover in a few years.

According to the report from Ruan's military report, there is also a batch of 4,000 war horses, which is on the way to the east, which is a huge fortune, which makes Liu Chengyou very happy. In the past two years, the imperial court has reopened the horse administration in the northwest, but due to financial and feudal constraints, it has not achieved significant results.

In response to the border newspaper in the northwest, Liu Chengyou quickly made a reply.

Previously, Yoo Seung-woo, a cattle slaughterer who had surrendered earlier, set up Anhwa County in Gyeongju. This time, the method of dealing with the cattle killing clan was to move the Toucheng pheasant clan to Weizhou, set up Weihua County, and its leader and leader were officials. As for other miscellaneous hus, another naturalized county was set up in Lingzhou. At the same time, let all ethnic groups select the strong and fill the Han Dynasty to ride.

Basically, Liu Chengyou is still willing to accept the willingness to surrender to Cheng Zahu, and it just so happens that he is also stuck at the critical time point of the Huainan War.

The Northwest can be calmed down and the situation is stable, which is definitely a good thing for the Han Dynasty. And the Guanyou Zhuzhou towns can also save the money and grain for support, or send it to the east, or use it to deal with changes from time to time, such as Houshu. Qin Feng became four states, but it was still in the hands of Shu, and the Shu army could borrow it to enter Kou Pass at any time.

The great victory of Jifeng Mountain in the first year of Qianyou, although it hurt the Shu army, but after three or four years, I am afraid that the pain of the year has long been forgotten, and the injury has also been scarred.

I still remember that the reason why Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, accepted the proposal of the Han peace conference was that on the one hand, the front line was defeated, and on the other hand, Meng Chang Taoguang had been obscure for more than ten years, and finally cleaned up all the old ministers and generals who founded the country and completely controlled the power of Houshu.

After several years, the state of Shu has become more and more stable, and Meng Chang's throne has been more and more consolidated. Although Meng Chang has already begun to be desolate in the government and indulge in the pleasures of the harem, the national strength of Shu is still strong. It may not be impossible to send troops to the north, especially when the Han army vigorously attacked the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In addition, Meng Changxin, the lord of Shu, appointed a privy envoy, Wang Zhaoyuan. And this Wang privy envoy is Meng Chang's companion, Su is intelligent, knows the book of soldiers, and is very favored by Emperor Shu. After becoming a privy envoy, he already boasted that he was the Marquis of Zhuge Wu, and he had the ambition of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains......

As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, this overall vision has indeed been exercised.

Therefore, even if he uses things in the southeast, Liu Chengyou has not ignored the enemies in the southwest and northwest. Even the Li family of the difficult army, Liu Chengyou did not ignore it, because the party members, over the years, have surrendered on the surface, but in fact, there have been some small moves every year. For example, the rebellion of pheasants and cattle killing also has the shadow of the Li family behind it.

Therefore, not long ago, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to praise Gao Yunquan, the envoy of Yanzhou Jiedu. Although I found some reasons that sounded false, in fact, the fundamental reason was that the Gao clan in Yanzhou was at odds with the Dingyan army, and the disputes between the two sides had been on the side of the court several times in the past few years when Liu Chengyou was in power.

At the same time, Liu Chengyou sent an envoy to Fuzhou to visit his father-in-law, Zhederan, and brought some gifts from him and the little lady.

The good news in the northwest is a good thing for the Han Emperor and the Northern Han Dynasty. Liu Chengyou ordered people to copy it to the front lines of Tokyo and Huainan to encourage the courtiers, soldiers and civilians.

And that night, Liu Chengyou slept in the Qiuhua Hall of the little lady of Concubine Shangxian, in the couch:

Luo Sha half-covered jade Jiaoniang,

The winter wind is unbearable for spring begonias.

Snow * tumbling and playing in the waves,

Riding into a dream is a king.

A little later, Liu Chengyou woke up from his sleep, curled up in the quilt, his body was delicate and warm to the touch, the tip of his nose lingered a little faint fragrance, and only two palace lanterns around him exuded a little dim light.

"Your Majesty is awake?" The little lady asked softly.

When I turned my head a little, the eyes of the Folding Lady seemed to be so bright even in the twilight. Liu Chengyou asked, "How long have I been asleep?" ”

The little lady's face was a little cold, she shrank into the quilt, and responded: "The official family has only been asleep for about half an hour!" ”

"It seems that I am really tired!" Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh.

You must know that after the past, Liu Chengyou always had to do some soothing work and chat, where is it like this night, lying down and falling asleep unconsciously......

"The country is at a critical moment, the army is outside, and the officials are working hard!" The little lady's hands that practiced martial arts gently caressed Liu Chengyou's chest, as if to soothe his body and mind.

Breathing a sigh of relief gently, Liu Chengyou suddenly said: "I am a relative to Huainan, you follow the imperial front!" ”

"Is this true?" Hearing this, the lady was a little excited and sat up directly.

Miaomu blinked, looking down at Liu Chengyou, ignoring the shaking spring light on his body......

Obviously, the little lady of the virtuous concubine is still very interested in going out with the car.

"You don't have any jokes!" Liu Chengyou looked at his virtuous concubine with clear eyes, especially paying attention to the beauty.

"It's cold!" Liu Chengyou pointed to the brocade quilt that was opened by the folded lady and laughed.

Seeing this, the folding lady took the quilt and retracted it into Liu Chengyou's arms, and there was obvious coldness between her skin.

The virtuous concubine Zhe drove to serve, of course, the concubines of the Han Palace were dissatisfied, including the queen Dafu, after hearing the news, they all took the initiative to ask Liu Chengyou for their lives, and they were willing to accompany the camp. At the beginning, Liu Chengyou was kind enough to appease him, but then he was annoyed, and directly put down the next sentence: This is a war, not an outing, what to do with so many people.

After that, it was safe.

However, before leaving, the emperor's younger brother Liu Chengxun, the king of Huaiyang, also entered the palace to ask for a meeting. A handsome young man, with a calm and heroic spirit in his demeanor.

With his hands behind his back, he looked up and down at Liu Chengxun, who was walking with him, and Liu Chengyou sighed: "I still remember that a few years ago, you were still a teenager, naughty and playful, but now you are pure and humble, and you are wise in reading!" ”

Facing Liu Chengyou's praise, Liu Chengxun seemed a little embarrassed, and couldn't help scratching his head: "Second brother, this is the first time to praise me." ”

"Huh?" Liu Chengyou himself was surprised: "Really? ”

Liu Chengxun nodded, seeing this, Liu Chengyou couldn't help laughing, he rarely laughed in front of this younger brother.

Turning his head to look at Liu Chengxun, Liu Chengyou asked in a calm voice: "When you entered the palace to see me, did you hear that I was personally recruited, and you couldn't sit still?" ”

"I can't hide the eyes of the second brother, I want to ask you for a dispatch to serve the country!" Liu Chengxun said directly, not hiding his thoughts at all.

"I think of your newlywed Yan'er, so that your husband and wife will not be disturbed by mundane things and be close for a while." Liu Chengyou said: "Since you have this heart, and the country is at a critical juncture, you are willing to do something for the Han, how can I refuse!" ”

Liu Chengxun was overjoyed when he heard this, and arched his hand: "Thank you second brother for your trust!" ”

Liu Chengyou thought for a while and said, "Go to Guanzhong, I will appoint you as the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion!" ”

Hearing this appointment, Liu Chengxun pondered for a while, as if he was thinking about the intention of the imperial brother's appointment.

Liu Chengyou told him: "I use troops in the southeast, but now in the Han Dynasty, if there is a hidden danger of restlessness, I only worry about the southwest and northwest." ”

Hearing what the emperor said, Liu Chengxun was still very clever, and immediately excitedly said: "Second brother is afraid that Meng Shu and the party members will take the opportunity to make trouble, and want me to guard Guanzhong to prevent its invasion?" ”

"Your heart is quite big!" Liu Chengyou shook his head and said softly: "I have already arranged the matter in Guanzhong. Letting you go to Guanzhong is to give you the opportunity to learn and practice. Brother-in-law (Yongxing Junjie envoy Song Yanwu) has been guarding Chang'an for many years, and his character can be trusted by me, you have to learn more from him! ”

"Yes!"