206, Northern Xinjiang

After rewarding the meritorious heroes, the next step is naturally to pay for the bereavement

The battle began in the northern Xinjiang cities and ended with Hexi

The Han and Hungarian sides dispatched nearly one million soldiers and horses.

The Huns suffered heavy losses.

However, the losses of the two armies were also not small

Among them, the non-war attrition exceeded the four-digit rate.

The weather and climate outside the Cyprus are indeed very different

No matter how thorough the preparation is, it is difficult to completely prevent the occurrence of this rice incident.

and to compensate the widows and orphans, give alms and ask loyal ministers

This is the ruling method developed by the Liu regime after learning the lessons of the fall of Qin. Every year, people are sent to comfort and reward those orphans and widows, the cost is not high, but the effect is very outstanding.

It is very easy to harvest the body and mind of too many people

After Liu Che ascended the throne, he strengthened the entire pension system in one step.

All the ten pawns, officers, officials, and minor orphans of the common people who died in the line of duty and the country were raised by the state

And the losses of the Han army in this battle of Hexi, although compared with the pre-war estimates, can be said to be insignificant

But, how can there be no immortal in war?

There are already two or three thousand warriors in the army of 59 alone!

The Han army had a few sentry posts in northern Xinjiang and the defenders of Fengsui Tower as an early warning, and the whole army was not in the army.

At least a thousand people had died working on the horseshoes of the Baonu before the Battle of Hexi broke out.

In addition, the number of civilian victims in the northern cities and villages caused by the Xiongnu invasion is simply impossible to estimate

Seeing the reported casualty figures, Liu Che's face showed a little sentimentality

But he doesn't regret it

For the dry emperor, personal emotions or something, it has always been insignificant, the emperor takes the world as a plate, and the country as a thinker.

At every turn, it is possible to tie millions of kings, and even tens of millions of people live.

It may even determine the course of the development of civilization in the entire world.

This requires the emperor to be hard-hearted and cold-blooded.

All the emperors who are too flattering in personal emotions end up in HD

And what's even more tragic is that it's not just him who didn't end well.

His country, his family,

's women, none of them ended well.

The most typical example is Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

History tells Liu Che that the emperor's ruthlessness is actually the most affectionate

Therefore, it is easy to be a sentient monarch, but it is difficult to be a ruthless emperor

To these, Liu Chezhen investigated the fine capture (2

"In the battle between the two rivers, although our army won a complete victory, the soldiers who died in the battle, and the innocent people who were killed, are counted

"Every time I think of this, I can't sleep at night."

"I want to order the envoys to hold the festival, find the county, go to the house of the loyal ministers of the Martyrland, and erect a monument in the name of me for the loyal ministers of the Martyrland

⊥ make a biography, and ask his parents, elders, wives and children! ”

The civil and military officials led by Prime Minister Zhou Yago hurriedly came out to worship when they heard this

"No! I hereby advise

It's still a cold March morning.

Zhao Shiwei

step, stretch out your little body.

He struggled to pick up the wooden sword left by the brothers of the courtyard yesterday and tried to dance

"Wow! Ho Ho L"

He is only eight years old this year, and most of his brothers are already twelve or thirteen years old, or even four or five years old.

The wooden sword they used was naturally a bit heavy compared to Gan Zhao Shi

But he still gritted his teeth, propped himself up, and practiced encouragingly

He doesn't have much time

When the elders of the clan got up, he would go to the mountains with the children of the family to collect firewood

The soup Gu Zhao family, although it is a big family in Yaogu.

But within the huge clan, there are countless contradictions

Zhao Shi's situation is special.

His father had a bad relationship with his uncles

Even to the address where the relationship was severed

If Zhao Shi's mother remarried later, before the remarriage

took out the last 100 acres and 10 acres of Jiajia and sent them to the master's house to beg bitterly

In addition, someone in the clan helped Shi intercede.

Otherwise, Zhao Shi would be like other orphans at this moment, either living on the streets or starving to death in some fish lumps

Dancing with a sword, Zhao Shi thought about the past, his little face was full of perseverance and bravery that belonged to him at this age.

Suddenly, a somewhat hoarse man's voice sounded in Zhao Shi's ears.

"Isn't this the murderer's son?"

"Your father was imprisoned for murder, and he tarnished my Zhao family's reputation!"

"You are studying martial arts, do you also want to kill people and break the law, and continue to tarnish my Zhao family's name?"

When Zhao Shi turned his head back, he saw his cousin Zhao Guo's face full of drama

"My father, not a murderer!"

"He kills for the righteousness of his heart"

"The son said, although the king is ten thousand, I will go, this is the act of the husband L"

Zhao Shi looked at his cousin and said coldly, "My father is the big hero L Taihaojie L"

"Do the Ranger have heroes?" Zhao laughed out loud when he heard this

"In today's world, the one who goes into battle to kill the enemy, serves the monarch's father, is peaceful in the world, and is a hero, a good husband, and a straight gentleman

"You Fu'er is rampant, with the righteousness of A, as the law of the world, it is a chaotic minister and a thief L" Although Xin is a ranger, he is not lawless! ”

Zhao Shi raised his head and met his cousin's eyes without fear

Among the travelers, there are also big heroes like Drama Meng, and there are also good sons like Zhu Jun."

He was a young man who was quick to change.

His mind matures naturally and the Lord is always quick

In this day and age

Children from poor families, often at the age of twelve or thirteen, have to take on the responsibility of the family, take care of their younger siblings, and support the elderly

In his daily life, Zhao Shi often deals with these children.

With them - up the hill to chop wood, herd cattle A

At this moment, he already knew deeply that he had no status in this family

His uncles and cousins treated him as a subordinate

If it weren't for the scruples of his father's sworn brothers.

I'm afraid, he would have been expelled from the court a long time ago.

"No matter how cunning you are, you can't get rid of the fact that you are the son of a murderer⊥"

Zhao Guo was speechless, but he still said with his neck on his head.

Fortunately, he is not very old, he is not twelve or thirteen years old, and he does not have so many ghost ideas and crooked brains

If those older cousins were replaced, Zhao Shilu said, he would inevitably be punched and kicked at this moment.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Shi dared to express his views in front of Zhao Yu.

Zhao Shi stubbornly raised his head and said, "He is a big hero."

At this time, another young man walked into the courtyard and saw the situation.

His face was not right, "Are you talking to the son of this murderer, just beat him up when you look at him."

Dragons give birth to dragons, districts give birth to phoenixes, and the son of a mouse will make holes!

The young man walked over, grabbed Zhao Shi's clothes, and said, "If you weren't surnamed Zhao, you would have starved to death and froze to death in the old eaves tree in the countryside."

Under it, my Zhao family will give you food and clothing, and you dare to refute it? Don't want to live anymore?

As he spoke, he raised his fist and slammed the annoying cousin in his eyes.

However, he was pulled back

It's Zhao Yu

He looked back, slightly surprised, and said instead: "Erlang, why are you stopping me?" ”

"My generation of gentlemen practiced martial arts hard to learn combat skills, in order to have a day, join the army, open up the territory of the Han Dynasty, and make a family

Shining Door Charming L"

Although he is the son of a murderer, he is personally guilty. Defile my Zhao family's lintel, but his final treasure is a Zhao family's disciple."

Zhao Qiu's eyelids, which were full of middle two breath, were full of color.

Between the three legs, even if there is no love, there can be no cannibalism! ”

"Brother is outside the wall to resist his insult, this is what a gentleman does!"

At this time, the Han family of the Ten Taifu still followed the ancient tradition

Within these families, the brothers are sorted according to their descendants

The son-in-law is called uncle, and the chief is called Meng, which is called Zhong, and the last is called Ji

Zhao Yu is the descendant of the Zhao family of this generation.

So although he is not as old as that teenager, his status is higher than that of the other party

Therefore, what he said was full of weight, and the other party did not dare not listen

The young man glared at Zhao Shi fiercely, then put him down and said; "You're in luck⊥"

In his heart, he was already thinking about how to find the field in the future.

Zhao Shi looked at Zhao Guo with some confusion, and his face showed disbelief.

"Why did you help me?"

Zhao Shi hung his head and looked at each other.

In his impression, this brother is born

, ask for flowers 00

has always been a measure of holes, and the cold Wu Buddha does not eat the fireworks in the world

In the past, this brother didn't say that he was talking to him, he just looked at him more. will feel insulted.

Because I have a new teacher, the teacher told me that loving brothers is what a gentleman does."

"If a man cannot love his brother, he cannot love the world."

"Moreover, if you want to be an upright hero, a great hero, and help the world, you must start by loving the people around you

Speaking of this, Zhao Qiu's face showed a deep look of fanaticism.

"I have made up my mind to be a general in the future and worship the prime minister."

"Although you have a bad background, I think you have a resolute and resolute character, and you can be my lieutenant in the future."

"How? If you promise to be my lieutenant general in the future, then I will take you to study and practice martial arts."

Although he is a meso, he is not as young as a weak crown, but he already has an ambition to make a contribution

"My father is a hero!"

Zhao Shi raised his head and looked at his clan brother again

Immediately withdrew his mouth

"I don't want to be your vice!"

He vowed to get ahead and vindicate his father's name.

When Zhao Guo heard this, he resisted the urge to get angry

But he's just a young man after all.

Therefore, I can't help but ridicule it.

"The son of a murderer, if there is no one to support him, what future can he have in the future?"

At this time, on the official road outside the door, there was a sudden uproar

Hundreds of people rode horses from afar, and Zhao Guo even heard the sound of drums.

What is it, he can't help Zhao Shi anymore, so he hurriedly went out to see the heat.

And at this moment, the entire Zhao family's treasure courtyard was also shocked and exposed.

In and out of the township, in front of the street and behind the street.

Many people hurriedly went out, ready to watch the excitement

Only Zhao Shi silently picked up the wooden sword that was discarded to the ground by Fang Cai's cousin.

Practice after the performance

The lonely body gives people a strong sense of vision.

"My father is a big hero!"

He said to himself in the heart armor.

Although his father's appearance has long been blurred in his memory

Although the people around him say that he is the son of a murderer.

However, in Zhao Shi's heart, he always thinks

There is no such thing as a gentleman

That's what he was sure of

For a mother who has never seen his father since he was six years old, and has not seen his mother since he was ten years old

has been sending people under the fence, for a humble teenager who wants to live

This has been his last spiritual support.

If this belief is broken, Zhao Shi can't think of any reason for him to live

He wielded his sword and kept his ears open to the window

This is one of the few opportunities for Shi to exercise and sharpen himself

It's like he used to secretly lie outside the clan class, practicing writing on the ground with a tree branch.

Zhao Shi knew very well that he had to seize these rare learning opportunities

However, the noise and bustle outside the door became more and more noisy

Soon, a team of dozens of people appeared on the horizon

At the head are several tall horses

These horses are extremely majestic, and at first glance they are the war horses of the army

Battle flags, fluttering in the air.

On the battle flag, a big Zhao character fluttered.

The cavalry of the ten, wearing the cavalry combat uniform of the Han standard

Riding a war horse, slowly moving forward to open the way.

"Which big man has returned home

Someone is curious about the smeller.

After the patriarch of the family identified the color of the battle flag for a while,

"That flag is the flag of the famous Imperial Forest Army today, this is the Son of Heaven's own army

Look, this is the secret return of the Imperial Forest Army."

The patriarch said with envy on his face, "The eldest husband should be like salt, Feilu 1."

The people around him were quite curious.

"Patriarch, how do you know that this is the Guisi Provincial Officer of the Royal Forest Army?" ”

"It's simple." Patriarch Zhao smiled and said with a smile

"Before, Shangguan issued a document, saying that a group of soldiers and officers of the Royal Forest Army will return to their hometowns and provinces in the near future."

"But I didn't expect that this captain is still my silk neighbor," Patriarch Zhao smashed his mouth and said, "Maybe, I may still know him?" ”

The Han people are very particular about the feelings of the region and their neighbors, and he even wondered whether to go up and set up some friendships

Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to worry about the juniors in the clan

As he spoke, the group was getting closer.

Soon arrived at the intersection of Yuliu Pavilion.

In the middle of the procession was a magnificent carriage

This kind of carriage has four wheels, uses a two-horse-drawn carriage, and travels steadily, and is a new expensive rotary car in recent years.

The car is decorated with carved patterns of swords, guns, and swords that symbolize the heroism and military exploits of the owner.

Unexpectedly, the team stopped in front of the land of the Zhao family's courtyard.

Then, the door of the carriage was carried

A burly officer in armor appeared in front of the family

"Uncle is above, please ignore the boy's armor, you can't pay full courtesy."

Brigade Commander Zhao was stunned, and his hair was constantly shaking.

"You... You... Is it Zhao Feng? He couldn't believe his eyes

The heroic husband in front of him couldn't recognize him.

"Uncle, the kid will come back tomorrow to greet you." Zhao Feng smiled slightly and said, "Today, I still have to go home, repair the rented house, sacrifice my deceased father, and worship my ancestors!" ”

Hearing this, Patriarch Zhao was a little bad personally.

He remembered how he had treated this nephew in the first place

Suddenly, the old face turned red, and he said a little crampedly; "It should be, it should be ......"

Then he involuntarily licked and said with a sinister smile, "If your father knows that you can have today, I am afraid that he will laugh at Jiuquan The carriage continued to speak, Zhao Feng sat in the car, thinking about what happened just now,

Surrounding the expression on the patriarch's face just now, he suddenly smiled

The changes in the world are not to be discussed here.

Years ago, he was just a gangster with a liver gangster in the city

If you don't have a meal, you may starve to death in a horn one day

Now he has become a forbidden military captain with a bright future.

It is impermanence in the world, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi

Of course, what Zhao Feng sees most now is the children at home

After he committed the crime, he had to go away.

I really owe too much to the mother and son at home.

"Uncle Zu!

"The old lady taught and graced, the kid didn't choose unforgettable [

Zhao Feng walked up to an old man on crutches and enjoying the shade under the big tree at the door of his house, bowed his knees, and bowed, "Unfilial son bee to the old man!" ”

6 Zhao Feng will always forget

Back then, he wanted to join the army, but the patriarch did not agree.

In the end, it was this uncle who came forward, made a ruling, and wrote a letter of guarantee, so that he could join the army and let him have today

The old man looked at the young and majestic general kneeling in front of him in disbelief.

"You're... Saburo's Kid ......"

Bian Qiang recalled, the whole person suddenly became energetic, he got rid of Zhao Feng, patted his shoulder and said, "Good⊥ good, good⊥ good!" You're getting ahead."

"Fortunately, the boy is fortunate to be not abandoned by His Majesty today, and he is used as the captain of the Royal Forest Army!

Zhao Feng raised his head and said proudly. "Okay1

The old man suddenly became happy.

Lao Zhao's family has a drama

It is also the famous Imperial Forest Military Capital

Ahh

Besides, how can a lieutenant not have a disciple?

Several grandchildren of his family and some young people of the same clan.

Now there is finally a way out!

The so-called one person attains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven.

Especially in the Guo Dynasty, a general can often lead a treasure family, and they all talk about joining the family of military generals.

"Erlang, Liulang, come and give your brother a brick!"

The old man shouted loudly into the courtyard behind him.

Zhao Feng looked at the two people in front of him slightly, both of whom were good seedlings to be soldiers.

Xiaozhong nodded secretly

The earth does not resist.

You must know that the most reliable in the army is always the children of the hometown and the children of the same clan

But that's something to think about in the future.

Later, Zhao Feng

Two outside the dilapidated stems and grass in front of the house.

As soon as the play approached, Shu He's memories came up like a tide.

… Who are you, and why do you live in my house?"

After the figure in the room, Zhao Qian's color suddenly changed.

Behind him, several soldiers dressed in Han military uniforms heard the voice of their own commander, and immediately pulled out their swords

If you don't say a word, you will swing your sword forward.

Dare to rob the layer of his own commander, this is simply a crooked brain

"We are...... Are you Zhao Feng? ”

There was a young widow living in the house, and she was a little restrained and frightened when she saw a group of officers and soldiers

It wasn't until I saw the appearance of the person who came clearly that I was relieved.

"Well, my lady's first stone star?"

Zhao Feng replied anxiously

After he killed someone by mistake, he had to leave the country.

Until the Son of Heaven pardoned the world and made military exploits here, he was able to wear Jinxiang

The young couple couldn't help but show a little strange look on their faces, and then briefly told them what had happened in the past few years

When he heard that his wife had remarried, Zhao Feng's face changed slightly, but he didn't say anything scolding

In that case, it is not an exaggeration for the wife to make such a decision.

His behavior of giving acres of land to his family can be regarded as benevolent and righteous

'The stone is in the Zhao family, that's good, that's good

Hearing the end, Zhao showed a relieved look on his face.

There are many elders in the clan to take care of them, and their children will not be wasted for several years

But I don't know if that kid has gone to school?

Most of the time it is.

That kid has been naughty since he was a child, and he likes to get a gun with a dung knife, I'm afraid it's not material for reading.

Thinking so in his heart, the corners of Zhao Feng's mouth

Of course, he knew it in his heart.

The deepest reason is that it takes a lot of money to go to school

I'm afraid that the clan won't pay this money

After all, there are so many children in the clan that they have to be sent to school.

I'm afraid it won't be enough to sell all the land in the clan.

While he was deep in thought, everyone immediately rushed to the Zhao Family Ancestral Treasure as fast as possible.

At this time, everyone led by Patriarch Zhao stood at the gate in unison, putting on a posture of warm welcome, Zhao Feng's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and finally landed on one of them

Zhao Shi clenched his lips, and bean-sized tears slipped down his eyes