"Captain Huo is back! Captain Huo is back! With a few shouts, Yanmen Pass boiled again.

When a horse's head appeared on the horizon in the distance, the walls of Yanmen Pass were already full. Su Ren is the main general, and with Huang Shisan and Manniu behind him, there are bodyguards with big shoulders and round waists to help, so he naturally stands in the most advantageous position. It was the time of sunset, the gate outside the Yanmen Pass was slightly inclined to the west, and Huo Quai's team happened to come from the west, so there was a round of the sun that emitted a thousand feet of golden light, and set off a spectacular scene behind the team of smoke.

Huo Quzhi is a school captain, and he is not qualified to be a big tree, and the flag on a long flagpole is much smaller and is held in Xie Zichang's arms. One of Xie Zichang's arms was completely wasted, and only one right arm was left, and it was really difficult for him to control the horse and hold the flag. But Xie Zichang was still single-minded and walked at the front of the team with his head held high.

Although the flag is small, it is full of holes, and through the holes in the flag, you can clearly see the sun behind you. The flag was originally red on a black background, but now it has become black on a brown background, as long as you see the flag, you can guess what Huo Qubing has experienced in the Xiongnu in the past few months.

"Gale! Gale! Whether it was on the city wall or on the wasteland, every soldier silently drew his sword, struck the sturdy armor fiercely, and shouted the domineering ballad composed by the ancestor back then.

Behind Xie Zichang was a long convoy, three or five miles long. The first ten carts were filled with cans. This kind of blue and unpainted clay pot was very popular in the Han military camp, and after a big battle, there would be a very long and tall first-class jar. It contains soldiers who can't be brought back. After they were incinerated en masse, they were put into clay pots, whether there were any burned remains of you, and the name was attached to them. How many clay pots are in ten cars? Han Qing estimated it slightly, and he was sure that of the eight hundred people brought by Huo Quai, less than a hundred would come back alive.

The hearse was followed by an even larger convoy, which is not an exaggeration to describe it as jeweled. Huo Qubing had already asked people to open all the containers containing the loot, and by the afterglow of the setting sun, they emitted a light like a rainbow. Naturally, there was another burst of cheers, and Yanmen Pass was completely ignited by Huo Quai's crooked moves. The most excited were those merchants, since Huo Qubing could rely on 800 people to cross the Huns, and get back such a rich return, they were full of confidence in the trip to Wuhuan and Xianbei.

Zhao Poyu escorted a carriage with a curtain, and when the carriage appeared, the atmosphere of excitement and howling suddenly suffocated, and all kinds of voices spread noisily and noisily. Princess Nangong is always pitiful, and she doesn't even leave her name in the history books, it is said that after Gaozu Liu Bang, she has been separated from the current emperor Liu Che by a long distance. If it weren't for her and the pro-Huns, not to mention the princess, even the titles of county lord and lord would never be pressed on her head.

is such a woman, a poor woman who has sacrificed most of her life for her country, Su Ren only has respect. Listening to the surrounding discussions, Su Ren sighed, and repeatedly Huang Shisan sent someone to ask Zhao Poyu to escort Princess Nangong to the other way, so as not to get any embarrassing things in front of him, which would not be good for anyone.

Huo Qubing led more than thirty soldiers who could still fight at the back of the entire team. From a distance, it was clear that these people had reached their limit, and many of them were still wearing obvious white bandages. The horses were listless with their heads down, and the knights on the horses were shaky, but even so, their eyes were always looking at the rear, and everyone stood straight when the gate was closed, showing high respect to the heroes.

This battle took a great toll on Huo Qubing and his eight hundred cavalry, both physically and mentally. As soon as they entered the city gate, they fell off their horses like dumplings. The soldiers who had been waiting at the gate of the city for a long time hurriedly caught them, carried them on their backs or carried them, and rushed to the medical hall. Huo Quzhi was the last to step into the city gate, smiled at Su Ren, got off the big black horse with difficulty, and saluted Su Ren.

"General, Captain Huo Quai's request to return to the team!"

"Yes!" As soon as Su Ren's words fell, Huo Quzhi's eyes darkened, he fell to the ground, and fell asleep.

For three days, three whole days, Huo Qu fell ill, ate, ate and slept, and lived a life like a pig. The medical officer has already examined Huo Quzhi's condition and has recovered, and his current state is due to too much fatigue. Su Ren finally relieved himself and ordered someone to take care of him, and then he was ready to report to Chang'an.

In the Jianzhang Palace, the discussion on whether the veterans' management committee should be set up in the Central Military Mansion was very lively. As a general, he naturally doesn't want his subordinates to be exploited by the Chinese military government again. As a civilian official, if you want to compete with the officers, you must hold every soldier firmly in your hands, whether it is eliminated or not.

Li Zongrang said loudly: "The Chinese military government is in charge of the world's soldiers, and naturally has the right to manage all the soldiers, and the eliminated soldiers were originally placed by the Chinese military government, and there is nothing wrong with it. Could it be that someone wants to have a plan to do so? ”

The bushman was furious: "Fart! If the Central Military Government can properly settle the eliminated soldiers, there will be no old Poyang incident, and the method of your Central Military Government to settle the eliminated soldiers is nothing more than to drive out the army and seek more blessings for yourself, what kind of placement is this? Even those who have military merits don't want to live in peace, and the rest of them still have a way to live? It is understandable to be a soldier to serve the country by fighting, but the grandfathers shed blood and came back with nowhere to stay, how can it be reasonable? Su Xiaozi is right, you can't let the soldiers shed tears after shedding blood for the country. ”

Wang Hui said: "Lord Guan can't talk nonsense in front of His Majesty? The soldiers should be properly placed for the country, and Lord Li didn't say that he would not set up that committee, but he just wanted to let the Central Military Government supervise it, not to mention that in the past, the Central Military Government was responsible for the elimination of soldiers, and now it is still inappropriate. ”

"Big wrong!" Bushman said loudly: "Who doesn't know what kind of goods the Chinese Military Mansion is, Doctor Wang can go and inquire, how many soldiers are properly placed by the Central Military Government?" Even if it is properly settled, which one has not gone through the door or spent copper money? The old man doesn't tell lies, what kind of life are the brothers who pacified the Seven Kings with me back then? You can all go and see, it's in the East City Naturalization Workshop, is that where people stay? ”

The more the bushman spoke, the more excited he became: "They all have military merits, and the worst one has also won the civil lord with three military merits, just because there is no money, the pavilion chief and the county lieutenant can't really make a living by helping those Hu people carry goods, dare to be your lords, aren't we standing in the court blushing?" ”

Everyone who said what the bushman said was dumbfounded, and they knew some of these things. As a soldier, there is no way to get money, and you can't help your former subordinates. As civilian officials, the soldiers received some cold treatment, and they did not feel that there was anything wrong with it. Therefore, no one spoke for those eliminated soldiers, but they all knew that the cause of all this was the misdeeds of the Chinese military government and the acquiescence of someone.

"Nonsense!" Li Zongrang refuted loudly: "How can they complain about others if they don't want to forge ahead and are willing to fall?" There has never been anything dirty in the Chinese Military Mansion, all of them are His Majesty's soldiers, and we naturally treat them equally, and there is no ......."

"Haha!" The bushman laughed dryly: "Lord Li, do you dare to guarantee that you don't?" Do you want Tingwei to check? After the bushman finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Tang.

"You!" Li Zong was stunned, saw Zhang Tang's gloomy face, and hurriedly turned to Liu Che to salute: "Your Majesty, the Zhongjun Mansion is dedicated to the country and for the sake of Your Majesty, you must not set up that committee next to you, this is definitely a poisonous plan that people with ulterior motives came up with to break up the foundation of my Han Dynasty." ”

Liu Che stretched his waist and glanced at the crowd: "Prime Minister, this court meeting has been going on for three or five days, when will it be discussed?" Su Ren is still waiting for my reply, whether it is under the Zhongjun Mansion or elsewhere, there must be a result today, and this matter cannot be delayed any longer. ”

Dou Ying hurriedly saluted: "Obey." ”

Liu Che got up and yawned heavily, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, he turned the screen and left. When he went out, Liu Che moved his arms, looked left and right, and asked Liu Jiqing, who had been following him, "What do you think?" Is Su Ren really thinking as Li Shizong said, or does Li Shizong have another purpose? ”

Liu Jiqing's eyebrows lowered: "The old slave doesn't understand." ”

Liu Che smiled: "You old thing, not to mention anything else, you have been standing in the court for longer than me, there are still things you don't understand?" I heard that the Li family privately complained about the abolition of the crown prince by the first emperor, can you find out where the source of this matter is? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this matter should be handled by Su Kai."

"Humph!" Liu Che snorted coldly: "Can't you tell the truth?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, what the old slave said is the truth."

Liu Che glared at Liu Jiqing and walked backwards angrily. There was chaos in the court, and the recitals in various places were also a headache, especially after Su Ren and Zhang Huazhi watched the super-long recitals, Liu Che was even more confused. Later, rumors spread that the former emperor abolished the crown prince because he was bewitched by some people, and Liu Rong, the king of Linjiang, was the eldest son of the former emperor, and his succession to the throne was justified. There are even people who talk privately about letting him Liu Che make Liu Rong's son the crown prince.

Back in his study, Liu Che was in no mood to watch the folds, and stood in front of the huge Han Territory sand table for a long time and did not leave. This sand table was made three years ago, and many of the places marked on it have changed. For example, there is no Jiangsu City that has risen rapidly in the Huainan territory, and there is no Yumen City that has penetrated into the Western Regions alone, and the place of Yelang Country is marked large, and the territory of the Xiongnu has shrunk to the north for almost three hundred miles, and so on.

"Go, let the public loser send someone to renovate this sand table, it's too small for me to look at comfortably."

Liu Jiqing hurriedly went out to spread the word. But soon ran back again, and with a happy face: "Your Majesty, a great victory!" ”