Xiqiang pacification
Zhao Chongguo led his army to continue westward and marched into the Han tribe. As soon as the pen fun pavilion www.biquge.info entered the Han tribe, Zhao Chongguo issued a death order: no burning houses and grain! Zhao Chongguo believed that with the strength and benevolence of the Han army, there was no reason why the Han tribe should not surrender.
Sure enough, not long after, the leader of the Han tribe came to pay homage to Zhao Chongguo in person. Zhao set up a banquet and invited him to drink. During the banquet, Zhao Chongguo announced: The captives of the Han tribe will all be released! His subordinates advised Zhao Chongguo that "without the holy decree, it is not appropriate to indulge" Zhao Chongguo ignored him. And when the captives were being released, the imperial edict arrived, and the Zhuhan tribe repented and surrendered!
Immediately, the leader of the Han tribe announced: I am willing to submit to the Han Dynasty and make meritorious contributions.
In December, Xu Yanshou and Xin Wuxian's two troops arrived and joined forces with Zhao Chong. Then, the main force of the Han army began to launch a large-scale attack on the Xianling tribe!
But Zhao Chongguo thinks: If you want to get rid of the first zero, there is no need to go to war at all. As long as he is stationed in the same place in Tuntian, the Xian Zero tribe will automatically run out! The facts also proved Zhao Chongguo's idea: more than 10,000 people from the Xianling tribe have come to surrender to Zhao Chongguo...
It's just that before Zhao Chongguo's idea of striking Tuntian was written, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun had already issued an order to attack. Zhao Chongguo's son, Zhao Wei, also sent someone to lobby his father, "Let's fight." If you don't fight, the emperor will blame him, and his life may not be guaranteed" But Zhao Chongguo still insisted on his opinion. Urgently wrote to the emperor and strongly recommended the withdrawal of troops from Tuntian.
Emperor Xuan of Han's reply also came down quickly, with only one sentence: "If Tuntian, when will the Qiang rebellion be quelled?" When will the war end"
Zhao Chongguo replied in a letter: He proposed 12 defects in Tuntian and 12 losses in dispatching troops. And said that in just a few months, everything can be settled.
Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty issued another edict **** "The so-called months, do you mean this winter?" Or is it another time? In case we withdraw and the Qiang army takes advantage of the weakness to enter, can your Tuntian soldiers stop it?"
Zhao Chongguo replied in the book again: When I say a few months, of course, I mean this winter. No matter how late it is, it will not drag on until next spring. There are less than 10,000 people left in the Qiang army, and we have more than 10,000 elite soldiers, fully armed, and Tuntian self-defense, absolutely no problem!
Every time Zhao Chongguo played, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty would gather all the ministers to discuss. Only 23 out of 10 supported Zhao the first time, half of them approved the second time, and 8 out of 10 supported the third time. As a result, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun finally partially agreed with Zhao Chongguo's opinion: withdraw the troops and reclaim the land. However, before withdrawing troops to Tuntian, Liu Xun also prepared a large-scale attack to prevent future troubles.
Xu Yanshou, Xin Wuxian, and Zhao Weibing attacked in three ways. In the end, Xu Yanshou surrendered more than 4,000 Qiang people, Xin Wuxian killed more than 2,000 people, Zhao Wei killed or surrendered more than 2,000, and although Zhao Chongguo did not move, there were still more than 5,000 Qiang soldiers who came to surrender to him. After that, Liu Xun issued an edict to dismiss the army, leaving Zhao Chongguo alone in Tuntian.
In this year, Emperor Xuan's famous follower, Dasi Nong Zhuyi, died. Liu Xun issued an edict to give his son a hundred catties of gold to worship him.
This year, the former general Han Zeng was promoted to the position of Zhang Anshi before his death: the great Sima and the general of the chariot cavalry.
This year, the Xiongnu dispatched more than 10,000 cavalry to retaliate against the Dingling tribe who had repeatedly harassed them and killed thousands of people in the past three years. But to no avail.
On January 19, the 2nd year of Shenjue (BC60), auspicious rui appeared: Fenghuang and Ganlu descended to gather the Jingshi, and the flock of birds was tens of thousands. In February, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty granted amnesty to the world.
In May, Zhao Chongguo played: The Xiqiang rebellion had been put down. Of the 50,000 rebels, 7,600 were killed, 31,200 surrendered, and five or six thousand were drowned and starved, leaving less than 5,000 people left. The chieftain of the Han tribe has pledged to do his best to completely eradicate the remnants of the first zero. So the Han army does not need to stay, please allow the withdrawal of troops...
Soon, Liu Xun issued an edict and agreed to withdraw the troops. Zhao Chongguo returned to Chang'an in triumph. An old man: Hao Xingci was already waiting for Zhao Chongguo halfway. He made a suggestion to Zhao Chongguo: "Most high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China believe that the Xiqiang rebellion can be quickly put down this time, and it is all the credit of Xu Yanshou and Xin Wuxian that they sent troops; Only a few people think that even if the Han Dynasty did not send troops, the Xianling tribe would be forced to surrender by your later generals. You're old anyway, so you don't have to compete with young people. When you go back to report the situation to the emperor, it is better to say a few good words for Xin Wuxian and give up his military exploits. That way, there's nothing to lose for you."
If you carefully scrutinize Haoxing's words, it is subtle and abnormal. A good friend returns halfway, and instead of compliments, he comes to be a lobbyist? There must be a problem here~ there is indeed a problem. But don't think crookedly, Hao Xingci was not bought by Xin Wuxian, he was just probing for another person: Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun!
Why did Liu Xun send Haoxingci to lobby Zhao Chongguo to give credit? It's very simple: Zhao Chongguo made a divisive plan and disintegrated the Qiang tribal alliance, which was meritorious. However, Liu Xun gave the order to attack, and Xin Wuxian and others killed thousands of enemies, which can be regarded as meritorious. Comparing before and after, who has the most credit? Of course, it's Zhao Chongguo. If you have merit, you have to be rewarded for your merit. But that's where the problem comes. Zhao Chongguo is 78 years old this year, and he has a general and a marquis, which can be described as a success, and he lacks nothing. It doesn't seem to matter if it's sealed or not. But it's different for Xin Wuxian and others, the road is very long, and it's still far from the top!
Now you can finally see it, right? Liu Xun wanted to reward Xin Wuxian and others for their meritorious work. But if you want to reward Xin Wuxian, you must add a large share to Zhao Chongguo. However, Liu Xun thinks: There is no need to reward Zhao Chongguo. The best way is: suggest Zhao Chongguo to give credit. In that case, Liu Xun is good, Zhao Chongguo is good, and Xin Wuxian is good. The Battle of Pingqiang became a battle for the Han Dynasty to unite with the outside world, how good!
But Zhao Chongguo had already heard his friend's words. But the old general not only fights cattle, but also has a good temper, he immediately took Hao Xingci and broke Liu Xun's good plan, "Why should I give up the credit?" Giving work is tantamount to distorting the facts. What are the facts? I made it very clear at the beginning: within a few months, the Qiang people can be leveled without using many soldiers and horses! Now that the problem is solved, there are people who want to take the merits of the war? Let me tell you: this is not to fight for yourself, but to set an example for future generations and dare to speak the truth."
Cow, really cow! Sure enough, Zhao Chongguo, who returned to Chang'an, made a big deal about Liu Xun's distrust of him before the war and the anger that scolded him during the war! As a result, Liu Xun was embarrassed to reward Xin Wuxian and others. Liu Xun had no choice but to remove Xin Wuxian from his post as a general and let him still be the former Taishou of Jiuquan County; And Zhao Chongguo continued to serve as the rear general.
Sure enough, in the autumn, the chiefs of several tribes, including Ruoling, Liliu, Jizhong, and Erku, joined forces to kill the chiefs of the Xianling tribe, Youfei and Yang Yu, and led by Di Ze, Yang Diao, Liang'er, and Mi Wang, more than 4,000 Qiang people came to surrender to the Han Dynasty. Liu Xun issued an edict: Feng Ruoling and Di Ze are the handsome kings; Leave, and species, yang carving marquis; Erku, Liang'er, and forget to be a king. In Jincheng County, a Jincheng subject state was set aside to settle the Qiang people.
Then, Liu Xun wanted to consider the candidate he found to be the captain of Huqiang. At this time, Zhao Chongguo was already in bed. Liu Xun hurriedly sent someone to condole, and at the same time asked, "Do you think it is more appropriate to let someone be the captain of the Qiang Guard?"
In fact, the candidates for the captain of Huqiang were the four mansions of the Han Dynasty (the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Imperial History Mansion, the Che Cavalry General's Mansion, and the Former General's Mansion. If you add Zhao Chongguo's Hou General's Mansion, it is the Five Mansions) has already recommended Xin Wuxian's younger brother Xin Tang. Liu Xun also nodded in agreement. However, Zhao Chongguo was a veteran of the Han Dynasty and an expert on the Xiqiang issue, and Liu Xun sent someone to ask for his opinion, which was just to show respect.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhao Chongguo heard the word Xin Tang, he immediately jumped up from the hospital bed and shouted, "I firmly disagree with Xin Tang as the captain of the Qiang Guard"
Zhao Chongguo: What's wrong? Where did Xin Tang recruit him to provoke him, making him look like he had met an enemy? Or maybe Xin Wuxian's previous plan to fight against Qiang conflicted with him, and he came to seek revenge?
In fact, Xin Tang did not provoke Zhao Chongguo, and Zhao Chongguo had no opinion on Xin Wuxian. The real situation is: Zhao Chongguo looks down on Xin Tang, and he is expected to be a guy who has more than enough success and more than failure. Alcoholism due to spicy soup. And after drinking, he likes to use alcohol to go crazy and cause trouble. Zhao Chongguo thinks: In terms of this nature, Xin Tang is not suitable to be the captain of the Qiang Guard!
Zhao Chongguo vetoed Xin Tang with one vote, which embarrassed the four governments. Liu Xun was even more embarrassed. Because Liu Xun had already issued an edict at this time to enshrine Xin Tang as the captain of Huqiang, he even sent a letter of seal. I thought that coming to consult Zhao Chongguo would be a formality, but I didn't expect this old general to react so violently, how could he, who was the emperor, get off the stage? Liu Xun had no choice but to send someone to tell Xin Tang, "I'm sorry, General Zhao said that you are not suitable to protect the Qiang captain"
So who is suitable to be the captain of the Qiang Guard? Zhao Chongguo's opinion is: Xin Tang's brother Xin Linzhong! So Liu Xun issued an edict: reassign Xin Linzhong as the captain of Huqiang...
What is this? Removing the younger brother and reassigning the elder brother, is this trying to stir up the feelings of other brothers? If you think so, it will be too damaging to General Zhao. Later facts proved that whether it was fighting against Qiang or appointing the captain of the Qiang Guard, he was not thinking about getting along with the Xin family... However, that's not how people see it!
Xin Linzhong, who had not been in office for a long time, immediately sent a report to the central government, saying that he was dying of illness and asked to resign...
Liu Xun agreed. It is also called the five governments to recommend candidates for the captain of the Qiang school. The boss of the four mansions came to discuss with Zhao Chongguo: Let's send Xin Tang to go, right? At this moment, Zhao Chongguo also had to agree to recommend Xin Tang as the captain of Huqiang.
After a circle, it was back to square one. I don't know if it's better to cry or laugh. In fact, Xin Tang does not cry or laugh, but hates! Not only does Xin Tang hate, but the entire Xin family hates Zhao Chongguo! Why hate? It's very simple: they unanimously agreed that from fighting against Qiang to recommending the captain to protect Qiang, Zhao Chongguo did not intend to serve the country, but deliberately looked for a fault and wanted to fight against the Xin brothers!
Therefore, Xin Linzhong's illness resignation is very greasy! We have reason to suspect that Xin Linzhong's illness is fake, and his resignation is true. There is only one purpose: to unite between brothers, so that they can compete with Zhao Chongguo. Otherwise, if you fall into his divisive scheme, no one in the Xin family will want to live well!
It was only very soon that Xin Wuxian discovered that as Zhao Chongguo had predicted, his little brother Xin Tang was really a drunken and troublesome loser. Not long after he took office, the Qiang rebelled again...
Xin Wuxian hated Zhao Chongguo not for a day or two. Excluding political differences, Xin Wuxian is also famous among the famous generals in Kansai. However, one of the reasons why he has not been able to get ahead for many years is that the old guy refuses to retire and covers him to death, trying to steal the limelight from the old guy? There are no doors!
The Qiang rebelled, but they waited once in fifty years. Xin Wuxian thought it was time for him to come out. So he took the opportunity to write a book, tried to send troops, and served the Qiang people in a pot! Unexpectedly, as soon as this plan came out, it was opposed by Zhao Chongguo. In the end, although it was said that the battle merits were also grabbed, nothing was gained. Where are the benefits? All messed up by Zhao Chongguo!
In fact, I can understand Xin Wuxian very well. In the Han Dynasty, if you were a civil official, what was your biggest dream? Prime Minister, of course. If you are a military general, your greatest ambition is nothing more than to be a marquis. If you want to be a marquis, you have to have martial arts, and if you want to have martial arts, you have to kill the enemy desperately. But Zhao Chongguo tried to withdraw his troops and peacefully solve the Qiang problem, which seriously blocked Xin Wuxian's martial arts road, isn't that equivalent to cutting off his dream of being a marquis?
Zhao Chongguo is for the country, and Xin Wuxian is for the marquis. That's it, I lost one before, and then Zhao Chongguo asked the Xin brothers to lose another one. In the long run, if he doesn't stab Zhao Chongguo, does he really think that he is flawless and invulnerable?
Zhao Chongguo's bull, even Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun had to give him three points, what should Xin Wuxian do? To deal with a bull like Zhao Chongguo, it is not possible to be 12 points sure. But in fact, Xin Wuxian is not 12 points sure, but has a 20 point chance of winning!
Do you remember: After Liu Xun settled the Huo Group, Zhang Anshi was like a dangerous egg. I can't eat well, I can't sleep well, and I'm afraid that the emperor's people will knock on the door all day and all night. However, in the end, Zhang Anshi avoided the world in a low-key manner, and finally escaped a knife and enjoyed his life in peace...
If you think that Zhang Anshi can live to die naturally, it is due to his personal low-key pretending to be a grandson, then you are wrong! Now the secret can finally be revealed! There are two main reasons why Liu Xun did not kill Zhang Anshi: 1. Zhang Anshi and Zhang He are siblings, and Zhang He is Liu Xun's confidant benefactor. Liu Xun looked at Zhang He's face and let Zhang Anshi go; 2. There are manpower to protect Zhang Anshi. That person is Zhao Chongguo!
But Zhao Chongguo tried to protect Zhang Anshi, which is absolutely personal privacy and top secret of the palace. How did Xin Wuxian know? It turned out to be Zhao Chongguo's son Zhao Wei, who accidentally revealed it when he was drinking with Xin Wuxian. Zhao Wei also told Xin Wuxian clearly, "In fact, the emperor hates Zhang Anshi a lot." If it weren't for my father's cover, Zhang Anshi would have gone underground to report for duty."