By the time Lu Kai, Murong Kan and others were impeached, Shi Wansui's reward had already been sent to the country, the Duke of Taiping County, and Shi Wansui's title was only one level away from the Duke of Guo, plus Shi Wansui was originally the general of Zuo Wuhou, and Shi Wansui's position was already extremely stable.

Hearing this news, Lu Kai and others were annoyed, and when they went to court the next day, Lu Kai could only instruct a member of the Ministry of Rites to impeach Shi Wansui Bazai, but this unlucky member of the Ministry of Rites had just handed over the impeachment recital and was severely criticized by the emperor in the name of suppressing the heroes, and then degraded several levels, which made Lu Kai and others gasp, and suddenly did not dare to move.

"Wechen, thank you for the rescue." As soon as he got off the court, Shi Wansui came to the East Palace again, and after waiting for the servants around him to go down, he kowtowed to Yang Yong again.

Although Yang Yong had already scolded him fiercely yesterday, today he saw that Shi Wansui was still extremely angry, and scolded unceremoniously: "This time you are lucky to pass the test, but if there is such a thing in the future, this palace will not only not save you, but also persuade the emperor to cut off your dog's head, without the order of the court, privately release the rebel, you are going to rebel." ”

"Yes, Weichen has written it down, and he will never dare to do it again." Shi Wansui shrugged his head, not daring to fight, he was a general, not even the face of the King of Shu was not sold, hearing the prince's scolding of him, but he was convinced, and couldn't help but think of the first time the two met, he also wanted to give Yang Yong, who was still the prince of the principality, now more than ten years have passed, but the scene at that time is vivid, if there is no prince, even if he has the ability, he will not be able to reach his current status.

Seeing that Shi Wansui was soft, Yang Yongcai slowed down: "Get up, this palace also wants to congratulate you on your promotion this time." ”

Shi Wansui got up at this time. He smiled and said, "This is all the credit of His Highness." ”

"Nonsense, you won the battle, and you should be rewarded for your meritorious service." Yang Yong scolded with a smile, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became harmonious, and the two talked about the battle of Nanning again.

Although Shi Wansui came to the East Palace first yesterday, he did not have time to talk in detail about the details of the Battle of Nanning, and today Yang Yong asked again, Shi Wansui rarely had time to show off, and told the story of the Battle of Nanning very heartwarmingly, and how he led his troops to jump through the sky. And how to suddenly launch an attack on the enemy from the rear is clear.

After listening to Shi Wansui's narration, Yang Yong seemed to have personally experienced the Battle of Nanning, although the Sui army was quickly defeated under the leadership of Shi Wansui, but the Sui army still suffered heavy casualties, with casualties of up to 3,000. A third of them fell off a cliff during the march and died. There are no bones left.

Yang Yong asked solemnly: "Tell me, after this lesson." Will the Qiang leader Hui be truly convinced, and will he rebel again in the future? ”

"This ......" Shi Wansui was embarrassed. Although the Qiang people were sincere to the Great Sui on the surface, they also remembered the stone. It's just that no one can guarantee that the Qiang people will not repeat, Shi Wanzai sighed for a moment before saying: "Your Highness, rest assured, no matter whether the Qiang people will rebel again." Since the last general can conquer them once, he can conquer them a second time, and if he commits it again next time, the last general will definitely cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and he will not be confused again. ”

Yang Yong sighed: "That's the only way."

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For the rebellion of the ethnic minorities in the south, the court does not have a very good policy at the moment, and now the center of gravity of the court is still in the north, and many places in the south are barren land, belonging to a primitive state, and there is no development.

Historically, it was not until after the Southern Song Dynasty that China's economic center of gravity shifted to the south, and then the development progress of the south was greatly accelerated, many of the original barren land became the land of fish and rice, and the original aborigines could only be assimilated in addition to migrating to more remote places, and then the south could be regarded as a real great rule, and now there are still six or seven hundred years away from the Southern Song Dynasty

The winter solstice is about to come, the weather is getting colder and colder, the flow of people on the streets of the capital is getting more and more vigorous, different from last year's drought, this year the whole Guanzhong is in good weather, at the end of the year, the peasants have some savings in their hands, plus the weaving mills have been suspended, the wages have been paid, the weavers have a lot more money in their hands than the peasants, they have to prepare some New Year's goods, in order to have a good year.

Whether it is farming or working, working hard for a year is nothing more than trying to be more relaxed during the New Year, with a spare head at hand, and it will be worth it all year round.

The winter solstice festival originated in the Han Dynasty, and the Han people believed that the winter solstice was the natural transformation of yin and yang, and was a blessing from heaven to the earth. in order to

During the "Winter Festival", the government will hold a congratulatory ceremony called "He Dong".

There is a record in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "Before and after the winter solstice, the gentleman is quiet, the officials are desperate, they do not listen to the government, and they choose auspicious days and then save trouble." Therefore, on this day, the court should have a holiday and rest, the army should be on standby, the border was closed, the business and travel were closed, relatives and friends gave each other food, visited each other, and happily lived a festival of peace and quiet

However, the day of the winter solstice of the Great Sui is the day of worshiping the heavens and worshipping the ancestors, the emperor will go to the suburbs on this day to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens, and the people will worship their parents on this day, in the Sui Dynasty, there is "the winter solstice is as big as the year." Therefore, the closer to the winter solstice, the busier the officials, the court must be prepared for the sacrifice to the sky, and the emperor will also summon many local officials to Beijing to accompany the emperor to worship the sky on the day of the winter solstice.

These days, all the gates of the capital are open, and the guards from all over the city, the county orders, the generals, and even several princes will enter the capital in these days, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites have not rested all day, guarding the city gate to greet local officials.

Of course, it is not that there will be people to greet officials when they enter Kyoto, and the people who can be greeted by officials sent by the Ministry of Rites are at least at the level of Taishou or above, and if they want to be greeted by the Ministry of Rites, they must be at the level of the county king.

Today, Lu Kai got up early in the morning and waited at the north gate of the capital with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Under the crown prince, there are only six princes in the Great Sui, Yang Shuang, King Wei, and Yang Hui, King Teng, are all royal brothers, and the remaining four are princes, and there are more county kings, there are more than a dozen large and small, but there are only two county kings who are reused by the emperor, one is Yang Hong, the king of Hejian, and one is Yang Xiong, the king of An, both of whom hold heavy troops and guard the pastoral side.

Today, Lu Kai is going to greet Yang Hong, the king of Hejian, at the gate of the city, Yang Hong has been away from Beijing for five years, and he returns to Beijing once every five years.

For the king of Hejian, there are many rumors in the capital, some people say that he kills people like hemp, some people say that he is a bodhisattva, these rumors are mostly the merchants who go to the Western Regions, however, there is the king of Hejian in the Western Regions, more and more caravans set off from the capital, embarking on the road to the west This is a fact, and the number of caravans is getting less and less, the goods exported by the Great Sui through the Silk Road have recovered to the heyday of the Han Dynasty, and some people even say that they have far surpassed the Han Dynasty.

The caravan will be the surplus silk, cotton, porcelain, tea leaves of the Great Sui...... Through the Silk Road, it leads to Dashi, Daqin, Persia and other countries, and in exchange for silver, ivory, jewelry, jade and other things, which not only makes the merchants earn a lot of money, but also regulates the products of the Great Sui, solves the problem of some money shortages in the Great Sui, and increases the national taxes, weaving mills, weavers also get a lot of benefits, and the Silk Road is equivalent to a lifeline of the Great Sui.

As long as he can make this Silk Road smooth, no one dares to speak ill of the King of the River easily, and no one even dares to try to persuade the emperor to mobilize the King of the River, the interests involved in this Silk Road are too great, if the King of the River is mobilized, once the Silk Road is not smooth, no one dares to take this responsibility.

A red cloud came in the distance, and as the red cloud got closer and closer, the sound of thunderous horses' hooves came, and a team of red cavalry appeared in the distance, red banners, red armor, red masks, if a merchant who often goes to the Western Regions saw it, he would immediately exclaim: "The red cavalry is coming." ”

Although the Red Cavalry Army is very vocal in the Western Domain, because it is composed of soldiers, it is impossible to say that they cannot return to the capital, even if they leave the land under Yang Hong's jurisdiction, they did not expect to appear in the capital, there is only one possibility, Yang Hong has already removed their pawn status, and continues to let them maintain the equipment of the Red Cavalry.

"Phew."

"Whew."

The red clouds fluttering forward stopped, and a team of knights in red clothes and red armor stood neatly at the gate of the city, the equipment of the red cavalry army was indeed dazzling, and when they arrived at the city gate, not only did they attract the attention of ordinary people, but also Lu Kai and other officials who greeted them opened their mouths in surprise, and forgot to greet them for a while.

Looking at the tall city walls of the capital, except for Yang Hong, all the red cavalry soldiers were short of breath, eight years, they were at the border for eight years, after several lives and deaths, they finally returned to the capital.

A Red Cavalry soldier took off his mask, revealing a young face that had been through the vicissitudes of life, a face that had burst into tears and looked exactly like the former Yue Guogong.

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