Chapter 40: A Triumphant Return
"Open the gates! The king has won a great victory! Open the gates! ”
Shouyang South City. A scout outside the city roared at a galloping horse, and the general defending the city said, "Open the city gate!" ”
The scout rode his horse and roared, and rushed into Shouyang City like a rush, chanting all the way: "Dodge!" Move! The king's personal conquest is a great victory! It doesn't cost a single soldier to get countless cities and small towns, and the land is two hundred and thirty miles! The army has returned to the DPRK, and it will not be back in the future! ”
The people in the city were stunned at first, incredulous, followed by the tsunami-like cheers of the mountains, the army went out, triumphantly victorious, and won a great victory without spending a single soldier.
How can the people in the city not cheer, this time the soldiers of the country, every family in the Jin Kingdom has smoked men, and countless people are praying for their sons to return safely, this news is simply great joy for the people.
For a time, the capital of Shouyang was cheering, countless people gave up their lives to celebrate, and the people in the city came out from their respective door frames.
The news spread wildly from all directions like wings, rushing to tell each other.
The world is shaking!
The princes are all watching!
Cao Yan's theory of dividing the world into beams above the temple of Liang State is even more widely spread, and the scholars of the world are constantly discussing this, and the name of King Jin is unprecedented.
Lin Mu has been famous for less than 50 days since he became famous, and now he has become famous all over the world, like thunder, and no one does not look at him.
What Lin Mu didn't know was that this time he returned with a weak Jin State against a powerful enemy, and this fantastic record was passed down to future generations, and the deeds of sending Cao Yan to envoy Liang State were later published in a very prestigious article "On the World Dividing Liang", which was included in the "Warring States Policy. Jin Ce VII has been passed down through the ages.
The article is less than 400 words, but it shows that the King of Jin has a deep understanding of the general trend of the world, and his grasp of the current situation is unsurpassed, and his courage is even more breathtaking.
That's all for later.
After the news was transmitted back to Shouyang City, Sun Gu, who was responsible for guarding the Jin Kingdom, was surprised and delighted, such a result was something he never expected, and he did not spend a single soldier to get countless large cities and small towns such as Chaoge and Yinxu, so that the territory of the Jin Kingdom was only a hundred miles and the territory expanded several times at once, and the territory was expanded to more than four hundred miles, which was not the desolate western Qinchuan land, but the richest place in the Central Plains.
If the two hundred miles of lost land are recovered at once, the population of the Jin State will approach the million mark, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the nearly 5 million population of the Liang State.
Outside the south of the capital, thousands of ordinary people gathered outside the city, and the streets were also overcrowded on both sides, and almost the whole city was gathered together.
Calculating the time, according to the scouts, the army will arrive in the capital today.
When the sun was shining, the banner of the army was finally seen, and the people of the city were immediately excited to pass the news to each other.
The king is triumphant!
Lin Mu rode his horse with Ning Yuan and other generals, and nearly 40,000 troops rushed behind him, and the scene was macroscopic.
This time, the army went out, except for some negligible casualties among the generals led by Win Zhan, and some casualties in the thunderous capture of Guiling, the rest of the people all returned safely.
Winning the battle led 8,000 soldiers and horses as the vanguard has crossed the river from Suxukou, and the next step is to receive Chaoge and other cities, and winning the battle is to go first as a follow-up response, in case of unpreparedness.
The army approached the city, and the ministers of the Jin State led by Sun Gu immediately hurriedly stepped forward.
"Ten thousand years of the king!" "Ten thousand years of the Jin Kingdom!"
Led by the ministers, all the subjects under the city were prostrate on the ground, and the sound was deafening.
In this situation, Lin Mu's heart is also difficult to suppress the waves in his heart, and the pride arises spontaneously.
Lin Mu on horseback was dressed in military uniform, looking down on the countless subjects in front of him, and opened his hands leisurely.
"Ten thousand years of the king!" "Ten thousand years of the Jin Kingdom!"
The subjects stood up one after another, and the sound of the mountains shouting and the tsunami resounded again, as if it were too loud.
All the people cheered, the ministers of the Jin State were unbelievable, the three kings had mixed tastes, and everyone's thoughts were different.
Cao Yan was in awe and admiration, only he Qingyue, the young king, was a little more ambitious, and his ability to calculate a last resort was almost demonic, as if everything was under control, Cao Yan just complied, and because of this, he was in awe.
Lin Mu, who was standing on horseback, pulled the reins and looked back at the army behind him, and at this moment, the chanting of Wanmin Jiang stopped abruptly.
"The widow has a word first! Whoever participates in the war, one person gets 100 acres of fertile land! All those who died in battle are exempt from tax! Whoever kills the enemy's first rank (officer) will get a hundred hectares of fertile land! On the reward of meritorious deeds, worship will listen to the seal, and there is no joke in you! ”
When the loud voice fell, it was the ginger voice who shouted again.
"Ten thousand years of kings!" "Ten thousand years of the Jin Kingdom!"
"Drive!"
Turning around again, Lin Mu rode his horse and galloped into Shouyang City, the people of the city were divided into two when they chanted, and the army entered Shouyang City with Lin Mu and his generals, followed by grain and grass, black gold armor and other important materials such as the capital treasury.
Today's Jin Kingdom is no longer the Jin Kingdom of the past.
Tens of thousands of troops entered the city one after another, and the soldiers and equipment were handed over one by one, although the Central Plains Jin Kingdom was weak, but it was also rich, living in the middle of the world and in a rich place, but it would not be as poor as before the Qin Change, especially the family background of the Shiqing nobles was very solid, this time Lin Mu let them take out the way to help this battle without hesitation.
In addition to the necessary warriors and soldiers, 35,000 brave men unloaded their armor and returned to the fields, each receiving his own reward, returning to his own home, and there was a war to collect, but no war to farm, which fully reflects the characteristics of farming and warfare in this period.
This time, the strength of the country went out, took advantage of the excitement, and returned with a great victory, which can be described as a success.
The Jin Kingdom was jubilant, and the people were even more jubilant, which was equivalent to going out and getting a hundred acres of fertile land.
Lin Mu attaches great importance to rewards and punishments, meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and there must be punishments, so that they can be united, and the first major thing to return to is to appreciate the merits, first of all, to participate in the war.
There is a saying that "the people's will determines the rise and fall of a country", how can Lin Mu, who has studied under Meng Yan and looked at a time and space for 5,000 years, and also escaped death once, not understand such a truth.
Lin Mu, who had just returned to China, took off his uniform less than a day later, and the next day's court meeting appeared on the main hall of the temple of the Jin Kingdom.
Today's Jin court can be described as a joy, the group of people who tried their best to oppose before the expedition stopped talking stupidly, just this battle, the prestige of Lin Mu was quietly rising.
"Meet the King!" "Ten thousand years of kings!"
Above the court, Lin Mu, who took off his uniform and wore a python robe, re-entered the hall.
"Excuse me." Lin Mu on the seat said, and when all the courtiers and soldiers sat on the futon, he said concisely: "This great victory has lost more than 200 miles of land and countless goods. The widow wants to restore the old capital and return the capital to the city, in order to demonstrate the determination of Emperor Wu to restore the foundation. ”
"What do you think you think is ——??"
Still the capital city? As soon as these words came out, the ministers above the hall looked at each other and whispered continuously, and Lin Mu also let them discuss.
The ancient city of Yedu, the ancient capital of the former dynasty, is also the time when the Jin State was established since Emperor Wu, the ancient city of Yedu has also become the old capital of the Jin State, but the Liang Guoxing army came, and there was no way to resist the enemy's soldiers, so he cut the land to seek peace, and the Jin was forced to move the capital to Puyang (Shouyang), Lin Mu's younger brother also degraded himself to the king, and the Jin Emperor also became the king of Jin.
Moving the capital is a big deal, and there are always people who like to be content with the status quo and don't want to.
But the Lin Mu on the seat returned with a great victory, and the subjects of the Jin Kingdom all knew that the current king, Lin Mu at this moment can be said to be both internal and external, and the moment of monarchy is unprecedented.
He also showed his determination to return to the old capital and establish a martial arts ambition, as long as people with brains would not be stupid enough to jump out to oppose it at this time.
"Jin Zhi is very lucky, and the capital is still in the city, and the old minister has no objection!" When the ministers were speechless, Zuo Situ Sun Gu said.
"No objection to the ministers!" The eldest brother who took the lead has spoken, and naturally no one disagrees.
"Good!" Lin Mu was sitting precariously, facing the courtiers, and said without moving: "Xuan!" ”
I saw a court attendant holding a brocade silk document and announced: "This time to cut down the beam, the widow took command and went out to fight with the strength of the country, and returned with a great victory." Zuo Situ Sun Gu regents the government, unified the country, and dispatched a good way to the front line without worries, which is the first merit. Today, Fengqing is the king of Puyang, No., Puyang Jun, and 5,000 households of food are sealed. Handsome his subordinates and the ruler of the state, with its lord and the country, the general regent! ”
As soon as the summons came out, the hall was full of surprise, and Sun Gu was sealed in Puyang, called Puyang Jun, which is second only to the status of the monarch, the real extremely human minister, under one person, above ten thousand people.
Lin Mu on the seat still faced Zhu Qing with a smile, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The party Sun Gu was first surprised, then surprised, and then felt that he should take it for granted, and thanked him immediately.
The palace attendant continued with Xuan Zhao: "...... Cao Qing made Liang make great contributions without bloodshed, and sealed 3,000 households in Shiyi, ranking as Yaqing. Zhangbaisi, Zuo Situ: With the hundred officials and all the people, with the official government to discipline the people, with the instructor to care for the people, with the rich country to give birth to the people! ”
As soon as the call stopped, Cao Yan endured the excitement in his heart and complied with the edict. In charge of the hundred divisions, Zuo Situ, from today onwards, he will be the director of the hundred divisions, and the nominal top boss is Sun Gu, who not only has real power, but also has a high position, and his real power is second only to Sanqing.
The meritorious deeds were rewarded one by one, and ended quickly.
This reward, Lin Mu's own purpose is very clear, take this opportunity to use Cao Yan to divide Sun Gu's forces in the government and politics, and use the victory war to divide Ning Yuan's forces in the military and politics, so that the winning war leads the troops to intercept the grain and grass baggage, and let him lead the troops to go first is to give him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and when the reward is awarded, he can block his leisurely mouth, these are the seeds for the subsequent Jin State reform and centralized action.
The next first thing is to move the capital to Chaoge City, the main energy is to repair internal affairs, led by the "Puyang Jun" Sun Gu is even more fluttering at the moment, Lin Mu has just rewarded Sanqing on the front foot, and the back foot began to prepare to purge the government and the opposition.
I don't know at all, the government and the opposition are in danger, and the mountain rain is coming!