That night, Liu Yuan returned to the camp and immediately led a team of soldiers, wrapped with ashes, and went door-to-door to find the relatives of the martyrs, and personally handed out a pension and made a promise. In a short time, the whole camp was filled with deep sorrow, and the sound of low sobs echoed in the sky for a long time.

Back in his tent, Liu Yuan was depressed, Guo Jia and others persuaded him again and again, saying that people would die in war, and there would be more deaths in the future! Liu Yuan was not unaware of the reason, but because it was the first time, he had not adapted to it, and after listening to the persuasion of everyone, he slowly put it down, no longer considered it, and only laughed at himself: "No wonder the sages said: Ci is not in charge of the army, but it should be so." ”

After a while, Chen Qun came to report that tens of thousands of people had gathered, and they were going to hold a memorial service just waiting for the lord to go.

Liu Yuan came out of the tent and saw a sea of people down the slope, but they all stood quietly, without the slightest sound, and there was a dull sadness, which suddenly made Liu Yuan breathless. He took a deep breath to soothe his depression and walked onto the simple earthen platform built on the hillside.

Liu Yuan took everyone in his eyes and looked at them quietly, and after a long time, he slowly spoke: "Why do we have the opportunity to stand here at this time? Why are we standing here? ”

"Because there are people who have died, we stand here; It is also because of their sacrifice that we have the opportunity to stand here! ”

"More than 1,200 Wuhuan people rode into my big Han to fight in the grass valley. They burn, kill, plunder, and do all kinds of evil! How many people have been displaced as a result? How many people have died in broken homes? ”

"Is the Wuhuan Iron Cavalry strong? I'm very responsible to tell you that strong. However, they still died at the hands of our warriors! Why can a group of young people who have never seen blood have the courage to annihilate Hu Lu? It is only because they have a strong belief in their hearts and an unswerving determination to die! ”

"What beliefs make them so strong? Guard! ”

"Protect your parents, protect your brothers and sisters, protect Youzhou, protect the Han, and protect the dignity of the entire Chinese nation!"

"They are heroes!"

"They will be immortal!"

As Liu Yuan spoke, he felt a sour heart, and tears the size of two beans rolled down his face.

"I know you're sad and sad. I also feel heartache and regret for this, what a good son! However, I am clearly telling you that there will be such things in the future, and there will be many more! More sons and daughters will give their precious lives for this! Until the Hulu is swept away, until the world is peaceful. ”

"However, I, Liu Yuan, hereby promise you that I will never let down these lost young lives, and I swear that I must protect you, I must sweep away the Hulu, and avenge them!"

After saying this, Liu Yuan looked up at the sky, trying not to let the tears slip down and be seen.

Under the night sky, in the wind and snow, the entire hillside was quiet, I don't know when, a burst of crying sounded louder and louder, and suddenly there was a boom, like a landslide and the ground cracked, but it turned out that tens of thousands of people knelt down at the same time!

"Thank you, thank you, your lord!"

Thousands of words converged into this sentence, which moved Liu Yuan and was ashamed.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! ”

Liu Yuan hurriedly jumped off the earth platform, helped the people up one by one, and shouted at Guo Jia, Dian Wei and the others: "Don't come and help!" ”

The four strategists and the three military generals all had crimson eyes, and they were also moved by Liu Yuan's words.

Tian Feng walked a few steps quickly, passed Guo Jia and a few others to Liu Yuan, suddenly bowed down, choked and shouted: "Tian Feng, Zi Yuanhao, meet the lord!" ”

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Liu Yuan held it up, and said with a reluctant smile on his face: "Don't be this little girl, it's just a joke," he said, and sniffled.

"Hey," everyone laughed heartily.

Then he assigned tasks to deal with the trivial matters of the lives of tens of thousands of people, and only settled down at dawn.

After another day of rest on the hillside that brought tears to the eyes of tens of thousands of people, it was not until the morning of the third day that the team set out on the road to Zhuoxian.

At this time, the ranks of the people have almost changed drastically!

completely abandoned the decadence of the previous day, although everyone is still in rags, but they can't hide a vigorous vigor and vitality! Like a sick tree pumping new shoots, the tender green is lovely, the tender green makes people pity, and people can't help but take care of it.

"Looking at them, I already thought about what Yuyang will be like next year!"

Fu Zhu sighed: "According to this momentum, as long as the policy is not wrong, as long as God does not send disasters, Yuyang in a few years will probably be better than most places in the Central Plains!" ”

"The public and the word is reasonable." Everyone agreed.

At noon, it seemed that God also felt the hope and vitality in the hearts of the people, and opened their eyes, the snow stopped, the wind stopped, and a bright ray of sunlight slipped out from behind the clouds, shining on everyone's hearts.

Not long after, Liu Yuan saw a team of knights coming from a distance on the official road, and took a closer look, but it turned out to be a team of soldiers under Huang Chang. The soldiers approached, dismounted, bowed, and called out to the lord, saying:

"General Huang has already purchased the cold things needed by the people in Zhuo County, and he is just waiting for the lord to go and accept it."

"Good!" Liu Yuan folded his palms and was relieved.

The surrounding people also heard the news and immediately clapped their hands in celebration. One more person passed on to another, like a wave, and soon spread throughout the entire team. Everyone cheered as if it was a festival, and the whole sky was full of joy.

"But my lord, General Huang still has one thing, saying that most of the things in Zhuoxian County are furs, and the price is very low. The 1,000 gold brought by the general was not enough, but it happened that a big family in Zhuo County learned of the Lord's righteous act and donated generously to complete the task assigned by the Lord so smoothly. So General Huang, please ask the lord, do you want to visit? ”

When Liu Yuan heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Naturally, I want to visit." That person must be a kind and filial person, he helped me a lot, and I really shouldn't thank you if I don't do it! When you return to justice, you will say that as soon as I arrive in Zhuo County, I will go to pay a visit. ”

"Yes!"

After the pawn slowly retreated, he turned over his mount, beat his horse and left.

Liu Yuan was very happy when he got the news of Huangchang, and immediately ordered the team to increase the speed less, and before dark, about a moment ago, they went to the outside of Zhuoxian County. Liu Yuan was arranging for the people to set up camp a few miles outside the county, and a pawn reported that Yan Zhuo County Taishou visited.

Liu Yuan felt a little strange in his heart, he didn't know who Zhuojun Taishou was, and he had never crossed paths with him, how could this Zhuojun Taishou come to visit in person? At the moment, it is just a meeting of colleagues, and they are familiar.

After saying goodbye to the people around him, Liu Yuan looked at his tent, opened the tent door, and looked up to see a handsome middle-aged man looking at him with a smile on his face, and his eyes were full of good feelings. Liu Yuan was even more curious, but he was not rude, and immediately said: "Lord Taishou, Liu Yuan is polite to enter at the end of the school." ”

"Hahaha" I didn't know that the Taishou actually laughed and said: "Why should the virtuous nephew be polite? ”

Seeing Liu Yuanran, the middle-aged Taishou suddenly said, "Oh, that's right." Soon after thou hast returned to thy line, thou hast not known me as righteousness. The middle-aged man smiled and said: "My name is Liu Yan, and I can be regarded as your uncle according to my seniority, so I call you a virtuous nephew, hehe"

Liu Yuan was stunned. This Zhuojun Taishou is actually Liu Yan Liu Junlang, no wonder he will visit in person, no wonder he is so affectionate, but he is a family!

"Uncle is above, Zihong will see you." Liu Yuan had a good impression of Liu Yan at first sight, and he was indeed Liu Yuan's uncle, so it was right to bow down.

Liu Yan helped Liu Yuan up, looked at it carefully, and said: "It is worthy of the descendants of Emperor Xiaowu, and a talent!" At that moment, Liu Yan was going to pull Liu Yuan into Zhuo County, and he wanted to talk with him at night.

Liu Yuan has just arrived, and he doesn't know the actual situation in Youzhou, and now Liu Yan takes the initiative to invite, how can he refuse? At the moment, he arranged for his subordinates to go into the city to get the warm clothes, and then he and Liu Yan entered the county seat hand in hand.

Zhuo County is the capital of Zhuo County, although it is commensurate with the county, but its scale is several times larger than the general county seat, and its city is high and thick, there are guards patrolling from time to time, and the weather is extraordinary. Riding in the same carriage with Liu Yan, it took a quarter of an hour to arrive at the county guard's mansion. got out of the car and entered the inner house, but saw that the hall was already full of friends, and it seemed that Liu Yan had already prepared his nephew's reception banquet.

Immediately, Liu Yan introduced Liu Yuan to everyone and got to know each other. Of the more than ten Zhuo County officials, Liu Yuan had some impressions, and there was only one person, Guan Jing. Guan Jing in history seems to be a general under Gongsun Zhan, although he is only third-rate, he is also a celebrity.

After that, the staggered planning was staggered, and it took two full hours before the feast was over. After all the county officials said goodbye and left, Liu Yan pulled Liu Yuan into the study.

After exchanging views on the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Plains and the people of the Central Plains, the two could not help but sigh one after another. Liu Yan's face was very worried, only that the Han Dynasty had declined, the people were not happy, and his heart was very painful.

"Virtuous nephew, you said, how long can this great man last in the world?" Liu Yan said and asked suddenly.

"Why did Uncle say that?" Liu Yuan was surprised, and only said: "Although the situation in the Han Dynasty is not satisfactory, but with Your Majesty and the presence of feudal officials like my uncle, it will not fall in another four hundred years?!" What's more, the people are all interested in the Han family? ”

Liu Yan shook his head and sighed: "The virtuous nephew is just starting out, and he doesn't have a deep understanding of the extent of the erosion of the big man. Do you know that in recent years, there have been frequent riots in various places, and many people have been displaced? Can you know that this northern Xinjiang is secluded and cool, and it is ravaged by Hulu from time to time? ”

"Actually, that's not the most important thing. Under the political corruption, the scholars in various places sit big, wantonly enclose land, persecute the people, and make it impossible for them to live, which is the root cause! ”

Liu Yuan's face was contemplative, but he was secretly praising Liu Yan's far-reaching vision in his heart.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, politics was decadent, and there were eunuchs, relatives, and scholars vying for power and profit; Outside, there are families who persecute the people and wantonly encroach on the land; There are also major alien races on the frontier that are rampant and wreaking havoc! This was the main reason for the fall of the Han Dynasty.

The two were silent for a while, and then turned the topic to Yuyang and several surrounding counties.

"Yuyang has Guangyang County under the rule of Thorn Shi in the east, Beiping in the west, and Xianbei and Wuhuan in the north. A few years ago, the armies of Wuhuan and Xianbei went south to wreak havoc, killing people, looting property, and plundering people. Now Yuyang is controlled by Zhang Chun, the county leader. ”

When Liu Yan said this, he specially instructed Liu Yuan: "The virtuous nephew must beware of Zhang Chun!" ”

Although Liu Yuan knew that there would be a rebellion of Zhang Ju, Zhang Ju, and Zhang Chun a few years later, when he heard this name, he became vigilant in his heart, but he still asked, "Why?" ”

"The Zhang family is a big family in Yuyang, covering an area of thousands of hectares and countless manors! There are also many clansmen who hold important positions, and almost completely control the military and political affairs of Yuyang. If the virtuous nephew wants to mix with each other, he might as well do it, if he wants to make a move, he will inevitably conflict with it, and when the time comes."

Liu Yan shook his head and said: "The Zhang family not only has thousands of private soldiers, but also controls the Yuyang army, and has close ties with Wuhuan, so the virtuous nephew must be careful and careful!" ”

Liu Yuan was very grateful to this clan uncle for the information he provided, and immediately bowed down and thanked him again and again.

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