Chapter 141: Qin Huang Retreats (2020, Happy New Year)
Riding back to Chang'an with Xuanjia in a good manner, this scene quieted the originally crowded streets of Chang'an.
The crowd on the street consciously separated the two sides and let Qin Hua and the others pass.
"This man is the Hussar General."
Above the restaurant, a middle-aged scribe said to a young man.
The young man's name is Cao Ang, the character is Zixuan, and he is Cao Cao's eldest son, and this time he came to buy the land in Luoyang on behalf of the Xu Du Cao family.
Of course, this is only a superficial motive, and Cao Ang's more important goal this time is to investigate the situation in Chang'an and form a formal alliance with Qin Hua.
Although Cao Cao won Xuzhou, he was also greatly damaged, and with Yuan Shu's troubles, Cao Cao's battle of Xuzhou not only increased his strength, but also decreased slightly.
After all, after getting the new land, it is not only necessary to collect taxes, but also to arrange officials to manage it, and to leave a part of the army to protect the peace of the place.
But even so, there was no need for Cao Cao to come to Qin Hua to form an alliance, the most important thing was that Yuan Shao was back.
Because Qin Hua took the state, Yuan Shao's strength was not enough compared to history, so at the suggestion of Tian Feng, Yuan Shao decided to recruit troops from Wuhuan.
Although Wuhuan Shan Yu Dun had already taken refuge in Yuan Shao, the power of the three kings of Wuhuan was still there, and the collusion of the three kings with the Xianbei forces made it impossible for Yuan Shao to get too many troops from Wuhuan.
After defeating the army of the three kings once, Yuan Shao obtained 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry, but only 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry was not enough to support Yuan Shao's struggle for world domination. At that time, Qin Hua's strength was already above Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu refused to join Yuan Shao's command.
At that time, Yuan Shu had already obtained the jade seal of the heirloom country, of course he didn't want to be subservient to his titular brother, and Yuan Shu had always thought that he was a descendant, so the power of the Yuan family should have been inherited by him.
Now that Yuan Shao has not only divided part of the Yuan family's forces, but also wants to belong to him, of course Yuan Shu will not agree, and he also asked the envoy to bring a letter to Yuan Shao, saying that he is orthodox (in all senses), and asking Yuan Shao to submit to him.
In the face of his younger brother's excitement, Yuan Shao could only think about it again.
This time, relying on a large amount of materials provided by Qin Hua, Yuan Shao finally completely subdued most of the Wuhuan tribes, and the forces of the Three Kings basically disappeared, even if they were left behind, they fled to the Xianbei realm.
The Xianbei people were still scattered at this time, and they were defeated many times under the onslaught of Yuan Shao's army, and finally completely withdrew from the royal war in Wuhuan, and Bang Dun completely stabilized his place in Wuhuan.
At this time, it was time for Badun to report back to Yuan Shao, in addition to a large amount of supplies, Badun provided Yuan Shao with 60,000 Wuhuan cavalry and 70,000 infantry, plus the 20,000 Xianbei cavalry captured before, Yuan Shao obtained a total of 80,000 foreign cavalry troops and 70,000 infantry.
And Yuan Shao himself has also recruited more than 300,000 troops in Yi and Youerzhou, not counting the troops stationed in various places, Yuan Shao already has nearly 500,000 mobile troops at this time, how can this not make Cao Cao afraid.
This time, Cao Cao not only sent envoys to Qin Hua, but also Jiangdong, Jingzhou, and even Yangzhou.
Based on the results of Cao Cao's discussion with his advisers, Yuan Shao's return to Yizhou this time will inevitably send troops in a short period of time.
Now bordering Yuan Shao are Qin Hua and Cao Cao, and judging from the strength shown by Qin Hua, Yuan Shao will not choose to attack Qin Hua, but Cao Cao.
After all, although the three states under Qin Hua's command are vast, they are sparsely populated, except for Si Li, and Liang Erzhou used to be synonymous with remote areas.
After the scourge of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and others, the population of Si Li has also been greatly reduced, and it is no longer a prosperous place.
On the other hand, Cao Cao's four prefectures of Qing, Henan, Yan, and Xu were above the Qinhua territory in terms of prosperity and population.
The most important thing is that Yuan Shao, like Yuan Shu, was influenced by the title of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, and they both wanted the title of orthodoxy.
When Cao Cao's troops entered Chang'an and took the emperor in the hands of Qin Hua, Yuan Shao regretted that he did not send troops, and later when Cao Cao named himself a general in the name of Liu Xie and gave Yuan Shao the title of captain, Yuan Shao regretted it even more.
He now has a strong army, and the first thing he wants to do is to control the emperor in his own hands.
Qin Hua naturally already knew about the news of Yuan Shao's return, but he was not in a hurry to deal with this matter now, and now he had to settle Qin Huang's matter first.
Otherwise, when the time comes, when you are out fighting, but there is a fire in the backyard of your home, it will be a lot of fun.
"Father."
Qin Hua solemnly bowed to his father, he hadn't saluted like this for a long time, and the last time he saluted like this was because of Xiu'er's matter.
Although he is not the original owner of this body, but for so many years, Qin Hua has regarded himself as Qin Huang's son, and he is usually more casual, so a formal salute shows that Qin Hua is very serious about what he is going to say next.
"What's the matter with Hua'er, aren't you busy selling the land of New Luoyang City and going out hunting again?"
Qin Huang, who was dressed in plain clothes, sat up lazily, and spoke in a tone with a hint of mockery.
Qin Hua's brows furrowed slightly, not because of Qin Huang's tone, but because of the pile of powder on the side of Qin Huang's bed.
This kind of thing Qin Hua has seen in Guo Jia, and it is the "Five Stone Scatter" that is said to make people flutter after taking it.
"Why did my father take this, this is poison, and it is not edible."
"My son has grown up, and now they are all here to teach me a lesson."
Qin Huang said unhappily.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit stiff, Qin Hua could only change the topic and no longer talk about the matter of Wushisan, but in his heart, he had already condemned the death penalty for the person who sent his father Wushisan.
"I heard that my father has been very close to the Guo family recently."
"Well, the daughter of the Guo family is my concubine, and she also gave birth to a younger brother for you, of course I have to take care of them. Could it be that the people of the Guo family are causing something? ”
"Not really."
Qin Hua was speechless for a while, although he was very clear about the purpose of his father and the Guo family and other families, he really didn't have any evidence of their crimes, and it was not easy to deal with them easily. If you deal with it rashly, it may make other families have a sense of crisis, and it will be even more troublesome at that time.
"Father sent someone to Xudu?"
"Yes."
"But you want the emperor to canonize you as the king of Qin?"
"This..."
Qin Huang's tone was a little hesitant this time, after all, it was a matter of digging into the corner of his son's wall, and he was embarrassed to say it directly.
"This world originally belonged to our Qin family, and now I just asked Liu Xie'er to give our family the name of King of Qin, isn't this okay?"
After thinking for a while, Qin Huang's tone suddenly became excited, he didn't directly say that he wanted Liu Xie to give him the title of King of Qin, but said that he would return the title of the Qin family.
"Father misunderstood me, you don't want to fight for the Qin family, but to destroy our Qin family."
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Qin Hua's words, Qin Huang finally stopped calming down and stood up from the bed excitedly.
"I told you before, the princes of the world are still strong, although we are strong, but we are not yet the time to dominate the world, if the emperor really gives us the title of King of Qin, then what will the princes of the world think?"
"What else can you see? You say that you can't be called the emperor, and if you call the emperor, you will be besieged, I believe this, can't you be a mere king? ”
Hearing Qin Hua talk about what happened last time, Qin Huang began to calm down, he thought it was something, but it turned out to be like this.
He talked about this matter with the Guo family and several other family heads, and they also said that rashly claiming the emperor would indeed be criticized by the people of the world, but the prince was fine.
The current world is still the world of the Han Dynasty, if you are called the emperor, it is on an equal footing with the emperor, and it will become the foreign enemy of the Han Dynasty, of course, it will be besieged; But if it's just the words of the prince, he is still a courtier of the Han Dynasty, so what excuse do those people have to come and besiege them?
Previously, Qin Hua led his troops to Xuzhou and brought Lu Bu's family and subordinates back to Luoyang from under the noses of Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, which greatly increased Qin Huang's confidence, and the two princes were afraid of the Qin army, and there was no problem at this time to be called king.
"Who is the king of the princes of the world? If we rush to claim the king, that is the alien, and the alien will inevitably be attacked. ”
This time, Qin Hua didn't go around the bend, and said with a cold face.
"Cao Cao has just arrived in Xuzhou, and although it seems that his troops have been damaged, he can recover quickly with his ability. Yuan Shu sits in the wealthy Yangzhou, and has the financial and material support left by the Yuan family, and his strength should not be underestimated. Jiangdong Sun Bofu, known as the little overlord, is not under me, and now he has completed the integration of Jiangdong counties, leaving only a little opposition. Liu Biao in Jingzhou is known as the Eight Horses, and he has vigorously won over the Jingzhou family over the years, and now his power in Jingzhou has become solid..."
Qin Hua listed the princes of the world one by one, listening to Qin Huang's expression kept changing, he was just the head of a small family before, although his vision has improved over the years, he still can't see the general trend of the world clearly, listening to Qin Hua's explanation, the more he listens, the more frightened he becomes.
"The most critical thing is Yuan Shao of Yizhou, Yuan Benchu took over all the military strength of Youzhou after destroying Gongsun Zhan, and this time he helped Wuhuan stabilize internal disputes, and now he has received the full support of Wuhuan Shan Yu, and there are more than 100,000 Wuhuan soldiers under his command alone, not to mention his headquarters soldiers and horses, which add up to millions (exaggerated)."
"Hundred... 10,000..."
Qin Huang sat back on the couch after listening to Qin Hua's words, he never thought that Yuan Shao, who had been unknown in the north, actually had such a strong strength, and he also knew some of the army under Qin Hua's command, probably only two or three hundred thousand (after disarmament, the border army, the city guard army and the main force), how could this be confronted.
"If it's just a million troops, I don't care, and I haven't fought a war with less to win more, the problem is that Yuan Shao has Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Feng Ji, Ju Pei and other famous people, and Wu has four fierce generals known as the four pillars of Hanoi, these are only the most famous. Father knows how many talents Yuan Shao has recruited under the name of the fourth and third dukes. ”
The more he listened, the more frightened he became, Qin Huang unconsciously stretched out his hand to the side of Wushisan, ready to take some to stabilize his mood.
Qin Hua saw it in his eyes, but he didn't say anything to stop it. Fortunately, this thing is not a real drug, Hua Tuo said that as long as it is not consumed for a long time, the impact will not be too great if it is well regulated.
Seeing that Qin Huang's mood gradually stabilized, Qin Hua spoke again: "Now that Yuan Shao wants to expand externally, if my expectations are correct, he will definitely attack Cao Cao first, so as to capture the emperor in his hands, but if we rashly claim the king, then it is unknown who Yuan Shao will attack first." ”
"Hey, this matter is not considered by my father, I don't know if my son can make up for this mistake."
Hearing Qin Huang admit that he had done wrong, Qin Hua couldn't be aggressive anymore.
"I have already ordered the Nighthawk in Xudu to stop your envoy, and I don't know if it will be too late, if it is too late, I can only prepare for war at any time. The finances in the territory were not good before, and this year there was a locust plague, and I don't know if the finances can support it. ”
"Nighthawk terror can't be stopped, there are three batches of messengers this time, in addition to the one on the surface, there are two batches that are in charge of the shadow guard."
"Then ask my father to give me the command of the shadow guard."
Qin Hua's words made Qin Huang stunned, he didn't expect Qin Hua to take away his power so directly.
However, thinking that in case Yuan Shao came to attack, or even several large armies came, Qin Huang no longer coveted the power of the shadow guard, and directly handed him over to Qin Hua.
"As for the financial stuff, I'll figure it out. Hua'er, I'm tired of my father, go down. ”
"Then I'll quit."
Saying that, Qin Hua was about to leave, and when he walked through the door, Qin Huang's voice came from afar: "Because my father is not used to the environment of Chang'an, I am going to go back to Wuwei's hometown in two days, I heard that the girl from Beigong wants to go back to her mother's house, so let her go with my convoy." ”
"Yes, then there is Father Lao."
After speaking, Qin Hua left Qin Huang's mansion directly.
Qin Hua knew that the most important thing in Qin Huang's heart was the survival of the Qin family, although Qin Huang's ambition had begun to swell recently, but the Qin family's family motto for four hundred years had been to restore Great Qin, and if there was no chance, he would hide silently and definitely keep this vein.
Qin Huang's return to Wuwei this time was most likely preparing for a retreat. Since he is going to take Beigong Tiexin, then Qin Huang's retreat is very likely to be the Qiang tribe, and of course it is not excluded that the countries of the Western Regions are still very strong, after all, Qin Hua's control over the countries of the Western Regions is still very strong.
After walking out of Qin Huang's mansion, Qin Hua's face immediately changed from gloomy to joyful, Qin Huang said that he would help solve the financial problem, so it was very likely that he would have a large amount of income in the short term.
Now more than half of Qin Hua's income comes from the Liangzhou Chamber of Commerce and merchants from all over the country, of course he knows how much wealth these families have, if Qin Huang can persuade them to donate money, it is definitely not a small amount, especially after being so scared by himself, Qin Huang will definitely get as much money as possible.