Chapter 176: Entering Beijing and being sealed
After the events of that night, Han Yi went through a trip of killing and refusing to accept and bribing and wooing, and subdued 15,000 Southern Huns and nearly 150,000 Southern Huns in one fell swoop. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info also allocated these to 7,000 Han people to manage, and the military power of Huchuquan and Qubei was in the hands of Chengqi and Wang Yang, and the entire Southern Xiongnu had actually fallen under Han Yi's full control.
Han Yi selected 230,000 Southern Huns as the standing army of the Southern Huns by drawing one out of ten, and divided them into nine temporary Sima commanders, supplemented by infantry generals. He also selected 2,500 elite cavalry from them, mixed with 500 warriors of the Pingping and Blood Hate Army to form the county soldiers of Xihe County, which were commanded by the three generals Wen Chou, Gao Lan, and Che La.
So far, the Southern Xiongnu have been completely pacified. Although Hu Chuquan and Qubei were dissatisfied, they saw that Han Yi was ruthless, and thought that this was the meaning of Han Ting, and there were few henchmen; The nobles of the former tribes are either dead or frightened rats; There was also a close watch in the shadows, and he could only bear it silently. Indulge in wine day and night, and ignore other things.
It was not until mid-September that the court sent an envoy to canonize Huchuquan as the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu. He also appointed Wen Chou, Gao Lan, and Che La as the Sima of Xihe County, and agreed with the nine temporary army Sima positions sent by Han Yi to supervise the movements of the Southern Xiongnu tribes. He was also awarded the post of Commander and Commander of the Thirteen Generals, including Che Jing, Tian Palm, Wang Dang, Zhou Ge, and Lv Xiang. As for Han Yi, he was summoned to Beijing to take up his post.
The envoy privately called Han Yi, and the Han Emperor wanted to build eight schools in the West Garden, leading a total of 24,000 troops, but there was no silver in the treasury. I heard that Han Yi had used 20,000 horses to borrow 20,000 Changshan soldiers to conquer the Southern Xiongnu, and at this time the Southern Xiongnu had been pacified, and 25,000 six-foot horses could be selected from them to enrich the Xiyuan army.
This request made Han Yi so shocked that his teeth hurt a little, if it weren't for the fact that the Southern Huns were already under his control, this request alone would make the Southern Huns rebel again. A six-foot horse can be sold for about 80,000 yuan in the Central Plains, and 25,000 horses is 2 billion and a half baht, which is almost one-tenth of the revenue of the national treasury.
In the past, when Han Yi was not an official, he thought that two billion dollars was a lot, but at this time, it seemed that it was just a sentence from the Han Emperor. Since Emperor Han had an order, Han Yi could only sigh helplessly and began to choose a good horse.
There were 600,000 horses in the entire Southern Xiongnu, only 200,000 five-foot horses available for battle, and only more than 40,000 good horses with six-foot high shoulders. More than half of this one was gone, and only 20,000 horses were left for breeding. Fortunately, the Han Emperor did not require horses over seven or eight feet. Otherwise, even if Han Yi was loyal to the court, he would not want to give it to the Han Emperor at one time.
A month later, when he saw 25,000 six-foot horses gathered outside the stone city, the black and oppressive horses were like arrogant dragons galloping, and the envoy was shocked when he saw it, and praised Han Yi again and again for being honest, but Han Yi was puzzled.
At that moment, Han Yi led 3,000 soldiers and 1,000 Southern Xiongnu horsemen to drive 25,000 six-foot horses to Luoyang City. The envoy returned to Luoyang first, and strictly ordered the counties along the way to supply sufficient horse feed all the way, so that not a single horse would die.
Because of the chaos in the east of the river, although Han Yi was not afraid, he was afraid that the horses would be damaged, so he took the roads of Xihe, Taiyuan, Shangdang, Hanoi, and Henan, although the distance was farther, but at least it was safe. After more than 20 days of traveling, Han Yi and his entourage finally came to the outside of Luoyang City.
Compared with the obscurity when he came to Beijing a few years ago, Han Yi's trip was very high-profile. The 25,000 six-foot horses alone, and the majestic and high-spirited 3,000 horsemen and Hu Tu rode them, which made Han Yi earn enough eyeballs.
On this road, Han Yi was almost terrified everywhere he went. Except for the period of Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty, there were far more good horses than this, and there have never been tens of thousands of six-foot horses in other dynasties.
On the day of arriving at Luoluo, just set up camp in the neighborhood of Bishan ten miles north of the city, there were officials who had been waiting for a long time to hand over the handover, and when they saw 25,000 good horses, all of which were six feet or more, everyone praised Han Yi's sincerity. It is said that the officials at this time can be considered excellent if they can do half of it, and Han Yi follows the orders of the Han Emperor without discounting, which can be described as pure loyalty.
Han Yi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, it turned out that Emperor Han never thought that Han Yi would honestly do it, in his heart, Han Yi could offer 10,000 six-foot horses, even if he was loyal, so he didn't give a summoning order at all, but just let the envoy say in private, he never thought that Han Yi would be so sincere.
Early the next morning, the ecstatic Emperor Han was about to summon Han Yi to the early court. Han Yi was not taught the etiquette of being seen by Youji, and no one told him what he needed to dress for a while. Han Yi had no choice but to go to Nangong in full uniform to meet Emperor Han.
Three thousand cavalry could not enter the city, but fifty cavalry guards could enter the city. Han Yi took Wei Yue and Cheng Lian as his front and rear guards, and Zhu Gongdao and Yang Li as the left and right sword attendants, all the way to Nangong.
The main hall of the South Palace is the Deyang Palace, which is the place of the morning assembly on weekdays. The hall is three zhang high, and His Majesty is one zhang high. The temple can accommodate 10,000 people. The Deyang Hall is tall and majestic, and it is said that the Yanshi City is forty-three miles away from Luoyang, and you can see the Deyang Hall and the Vermilion Bird Que Yu Yu and the sky.
Han Yi had seen it when he was outside the city, but his feelings from a distance were not as good as those from a close distance. Along the way, there were seven or eight feet tall Han generals guarding everywhere, and Han Yi walked alone in it, and the more he walked, the more terrified he became. When I came to the front of the palace, I was forced by the majestic momentum of the huge palace, and my feet were a little unable to take a step.
By the time he climbed the high stairs and entered the hall where thousands of officials had gathered, Han Yi was already sweating like rain. Han Yi didn't dare to look at him, so he fixed his spirit, bowed down with a big bow, and shouted loudly: "Servant, Xihe Taishou and Xihe Governor Han Yi, meet His Majesty the Emperor." May His Majesty the Emperor be as blessed as the East China Sea and live longer than the South Mountain. ”
Han Yi's dress, etiquette and words made the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty snicker for a while, but the Han Emperor Liu Hong nodded very happily, only such a pure servant can regard his will as the will of heaven, and dare not make a discount.
Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty shouted: "Raise your head and let me see, what is the appearance of Han Mingyuan, a newly rising famous general in the Northland in recent years?" ”
Han Yi looked at his nose, bowed with both hands, and slowly raised his head. Emperor Liu of the Han Dynasty praised: "Yes, yes, although he is young, he has the image of an eagle and a tiger, and the courage of Bi Yao is very comforting." Han Mingyuan, you have the great merit of breaking the white wave, pacifying the Southern Xiongnu, and the righteousness of sacrificing horses, you could have been given a high position, but after all, you are too young, and you are afraid of being jealous and hated by others, so you have to compensate for it in the food. Proclaim it. ”
Immediately, a eunuch came out of the queue and read out in a sharp voice: "Han Yi, the Taishou of Xihe and the Governor of Xihe, is brave and good at fighting...... Breaking the Southern Huns...... He was specially awarded the title of General Yingyang, the general of the Huns Zhonglang, and the leader of the Xihe Tai Shou...... Bestow the lord Ji Shi Xianghou, and increase the number of food towns by 4,000 households; Give 20 million money, a mansion in the city of Luoyang. Chin this ......"
Han Yi was overjoyed, not to mention his position, it was something that could go at any time. And Jishi Township, with 4,800 households, is a famous lord that can be passed on to future generations. Moreover, 4,800 households have occupied as much as 40% of the number of households in Zhaoling County, which is several times more than the previous Tinghou, and is slightly the same as the original household registration in Qianping County. When I go back to the mausoleum, I should be a famous family!
It's a pity that Ying'er couldn't see this scene of herself, which made Han Yi sad. I wanted to abandon my official position, move Gongsun Ying's tomb back to Zhaoling County, guard my own family, and wait for my own Jishi Township. But thinking of the Southern Xiongnu Fangping, he couldn't miss himself for a while, so he wept and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty the Emperor, the servants are unforgettable......"
Exiting the Deyang Palace, there was a small eunuch who led him to the imperial mansion in the west of the city, and the mansion gave 16 million money, which was a common discount for eunuchs. Han Yi himself does not love money, and he has a huge fortune after breaking the Southern Xiongnu, so he didn't care about it. Since the eunuchs love money, they don't want to offend the villain, but they gave the little eunuch who led the way thirty gold as a gratitude.
That night, Su Gu, the head of the guard of the Che Cavalry General's Mansion, who heard the news, and Bao Hong, who had been transferred to the military academy under the eighth school of Xiyuan, came to congratulate him. Han Yi's friends in Beijing have no one else except these two. The two came to congratulate, and Han Yi naturally couldn't help but be overjoyed.
The three of them drank with each other for a long time, and with the help of wine, Bao Hong sighed: "Brother Mingyuan is capable, in the past few years in the Northern Xinjiang Region, he has achieved the position of General Yingyang, the Marquis of Jishi Township, and Gaolu of 4,800 households in the food estate, and he will have an income of two or three thousand gold a year. And my brother, although I have achieved the position of a military captain in Xiyuan, my family has already been hollowed out by Yuan Highway. ”
Han Yi said with a smile: "My brother likes to associate with people with money, and in the face of a luxurious person like Yuan Highway, it is also a proper duty to lose all his family wealth." ”
Bao Hong sighed: "It's not good to be undefeated, my brother has no other way, if you want to rise, you can only rely on him Yuan Highway." The lieutenant of this military academy in Xiyuan was originally Yuan Highway, but he didn't want to be under Yuan Benchu, so he gave it to me. If I hadn't been dedicated to him for so long, I might not have been able to get this position. But it's okay, the West Garden Army can often show its face in front of His Majesty, and I can be regarded as well-known in front of His Majesty. In the future, it will be better......"
After saying that, he fell down on the table and got drunk, Han Yi shook his head with a wry smile, and ordered someone to send him back to Bao Mansion. He also asked people to divide 10 million of the 16 million money in the house and send it to Bao Hong.
Su Gu said with a smile: "Brother Han is generous in the end, and he will be 10 million yuan as soon as he makes a move." ”
Han Yi said with a smile: "Brother Bao's alcohol consumption is by no means as bad as this, if it is really impossible, he will not confide the truth after 'getting drunk'." Fortunately, General Cheqi is not like Yuan Highway, otherwise, Yi would be like Brother Bao. ”