However, pride is pride, and Ma Chao has not yet gotten carried away. The horse he was riding now was not a snow oolong, but a military horse that was given to him. Although he is very fond of the snow oolong, he still understands the truth of the seizure and return to the public. Now, the snow-treading oolong is preparing to be presented to Liu Xin as a trophy together with the golden dome on the account of the king of the Huns.

The whole team of about 20,000 people entered Xiangyang from the north gate, passed through the city, and came directly to the Dahan Martyrs Cemetery outside the south gate, where the remains of all the fallen soldiers will be buried. Although there are no precious funeral goods in the cemetery, the pines and cypresses are evergreen, and the sacrifices are continuous at four o'clock, and it is a great honor for the current batch of Han soldiers to be able to be buried here after death.

Today's burial ceremony was presided over by Liu Xin himself. The tomb had already been prepared, and when the remains of the fallen soldiers were buried, Liu Xin personally added the first handful of soil. When all the tombs were sealed, Liu Xin raised the pottery bowl in his hand and said, "My first bowl of wine respects the heavens, the earth, the ghosts and gods, and bless me with the longevity of the Han Society!" ”

More than 20,000 soldiers followed Liu Xin to sprinkle the wine in the bowl on the ground.

Liu Xin poured another bowl of wine and said: "Second bowl, I respect these warriors who sacrificed their precious lives for the safety of the Han Dynasty and the peace of the people, their deaths are as heavy as Mount Tai!" ”

The second bowl of wine was sprinkled on the ground in the same way.

A personal guard stepped forward and helped Liu Xin fill the pottery bowl in his hand.

Liu Xin held the bowl of wine high above his head, glanced at the soldiers in front of him, and said loudly: "This third bowl of wine, I want to salute you." You have made sacrifices for the strength of the Han Dynasty, and you are the loveliest people in the Han Dynasty! I hope that on the battlefield in the future, you can all do not give up, do not give up, live well, and witness the future glory and prosperity of the Han Dynasty with Liu! ”

After speaking, Liu Xin raised his neck, drank the bowl of wine cleanly, and then threw the empty bowl on the ground with force, shattering into countless pottery shards.

Since ancient times, it has been a success, and no matter whether it is to expand the territory or change the dynasty, I don't know how many lives it will take. And peddlers and pawns have always been the lowest profession, and no one has ever cared about their lives. Now, Liu Xin not only gave the deceased high honor, but also gave the living endless hope, which moved all the soldiers present.

Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, who are familiar with Liu Xin, have another layer of emotion, they all know that Liu Xin has always been a non-drinker, but Liu Xin not only drank today, but also drank a full bowl, which is enough to see how sincere Liu Xin is.

After a moment of silence, there was a "crackling" bowl smashing sound in the procession, followed by "Hooray!" Banzai! The shouts came and went like a tsunami.

The bodies of the fallen soldiers were buried, and officers and men of all ranks below the rank of lieutenant returned to the barracks in the western suburbs of Xiangyang, where they would rest for a while. As for the merits they made on the battlefield, according to the records in the merit book, they have their own regulations to follow, and the military department has begun to review them one by one, and they will soon be fulfilled one by one.

Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong took Ma Chao and Xiahou Lan to the Prefecture Governor's Mansion, and they would present Liu Xin with the spoils captured from this expedition. There is no need for so many people to participate in this ceremony, except for the civil and military cadres such as Fu Zhi, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others in Xiangyang, only officers above the rank of general in the army can participate. At present, the promotion of officers is strictly based on military merit, so there are many vacancies in the major regiments, from generals to deputy commanders. Like the Sixth Legion, there are only Zhao Yun, the corps commander, and the partial general Ma Chao and the general Xiahoulan. Xiahou Lan has been in the army for a long time, but he has not made many great achievements, and with so many years and countless small achievements, he has finally been promoted to the position of general.

The first trophy to be carried up to the hall was the golden dome, made of pure gold, weighing more than two hundred pounds. Liu Xin couldn't figure it out, wasn't it just a tent roof? Why should it be made of such precious gold, and it is so heavy, aren't you afraid of crushing the tent? However, Liu Xin is still very interested in the golden dome itself, which is a cultural relic of great significance. He immediately ordered the golden dome to be put into the treasury along with the scimitar that had been sent last time.

When the second loot came in, Liu Xin was taken aback. In fact, we should not use the measure word "piece", but "group", which is a group of people, a group of women.

Zhao Yun saw Liu Xin's stunned expression, and arched his hand to explain: "Lord Qiqi, these people are Yu Fuluo's wife, concubine, daughter and daughter-in-law. They have always been under the care of Ma Chao, and absolutely no one dares to touch them, including Ma Chao, of course. ”

Some people suspect that Ma Chao took possession of Yu Fuluo's woman, and Zhao Yun has also vaguely heard of this matter, so Zhao Yun deliberately emphasized Ma Chao's innocence.

Although Ma Chao's time under his command was not long, Ma Chao's martial arts and combat courage won Zhao Yun's love, which was also an important reason why Ma Chao was able to get promoted so quickly in the Sixth Army. Also because of his trust in Ma Chao, in this battle, Zhao Yun arranged for him to lead the army alone.

Zhao Yun's speech for Ma Chao was not unfounded, he came to this conclusion after a certain amount of investigation. The 5,000 people who finally invaded the Yufuluo tribe belonged to the Sixth Legion, and they were all Zhao Yun's subordinates, and when Zhao Yun asked them about the situation, no one dared to lie. The king's tent of the Huns was very large, and it was actually divided into many small rooms, Ma Chao only occupied one of them, and he didn't even ask for a maidservant, let alone the women in Yu Fuluo's family, all the soldiers in the army were around him, and they never left his left and right for a moment, so they could testify to him.

The discipline of the Han army is very strict, not to mention the women of Yufulo, even if it is an ordinary Hun woman, no soldier dares to commit **, it is a capital crime, but it is not only the loss of life, but also the honor of being a soldier of the Han Dynasty, it is not worth it for a momentary pleasure. Zhao Yun believes that Ma Chao is an understanding person, and he will not do this kind of thing. However, Zhao Yun couldn't figure it out, since Ma Chao was an understanding person, why did he still live in the king's tent and leave Yu Fuluo's woman in the king's tent, isn't this a chance to give others a chance to frame himself?

In the eyes of these people, since Yu Fuluo is a Xiongnu Shan Yu, then his woman is equivalent to the queen and concubine of the Han people, his daughter is the princess of the Xiongnu, and his daughter-in-law is the future queen and concubine of the Xiongnu. No matter whether these women are beautiful or ugly, their identities are there, in this Xiangyang City, I am afraid that except for Liu Xin, no one else is qualified to touch it. In history, Lan Yu, the general of the early Ming Dynasty, is said to have caused a big case because he touched the concubine of Emperor Yuan. It is precisely because of this that Fu Zhu and Chen Gong will report Ma Chao's actions to Liu Xin as a major matter, and Zhao Yun will also deliberately defend him.

Of course Liu Xin would not have such an idea, and he had also communicated with Fu Zhu and Chen Gong in advance, so he didn't have to worry that they would jump out and blame Ma Chao, so he nodded and said, "Well, Ma Chao did a good job." Dejue, find a house in the city and put these women in place. ”

Liu Xin naturally won't touch these women in Yu Fuluo's family, and it doesn't seem very suitable to be official slaves, so he can only raise them, which is a matter of eating with a few more mouths. However, Liu Xin is now a son who wants to be used in half, of course, if he can save it, he will save it, so he stuffed these women to Cai Mao. Cai Mao is the Taishou of Xiangyang, and theoretically speaking, this Xiangyang City and the counties under its jurisdiction are under his rule. Moreover, the Cai family is a prominent family in Jingzhou, and the family has a big business, so it is nothing to raise a few more women.

Among these civil and military forces under Liu Xin, Cai Mao can be regarded as taking refuge in Liu Xin relatively early, and his sister was also included in the room by Liu Xin, but she has always only wandered in the position of Xiangyang Taishou, and it is very difficult to go further. For this matter, Cai Mao racked his brains and finally came to a conclusion, which was because he had no chance to do a few big things for Liu Xin.

In fact, the reason why he didn't have this opportunity was just because although Liu Xin knew that he was still loyal, his ability was limited, so he didn't dare to entrust him with a heavy responsibility. Despite this, Cai Mao did not give up, and he is still fighting for every opportunity to perform.

Men, three wives and four concubines are very normal things, Cai Mao himself has nearly 100 concubines, he will not object to Liu Xin finding other women because his sister is married to Liu Xin, and he doesn't dare. However, Cai Mao is still more afraid of Ma Yun, in his opinion, Liu Xin did not arrange Yu Fuluo's woman in the state pastoral mansion, because he was worried that Ma Yun would be unhappy, and now he will leave it to himself to deal with, so he naturally hopes that he will help him build a foreign house in the city. Liu Xinneng handed over this matter to him, obviously treating him as a cronie.

Cai Mao suddenly felt extremely honored, quickly stood up, clasped her hands into fists, and said: "Please rest assured, the subordinates will definitely arrange them comfortably and ...... at any time."

Before he finished his words, he heard Chen Gong's nose twitch and "snort" heavily.

Cai Mao thought that Chen Gong had seen through his thoughts, his face turned red, and he said curtly: "Lord Chen, what is wrong with what Cai said? ”

Chen Gong has been recalling Liu Xin's words just now, and feels that Liu Xin not only blames Ma Chao in this matter, but also faintly praises, so he is a little dissatisfied, and snorts, not paying attention to what Cai Mao said.

Hearing Cai Mao ask him, Chen Gong was also a little stunned, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Lord Cai misunderstood, Chen is thinking, why is General Zhao so sure, what is the real evidence?" ”

Chen Gong knew that Cai Mao was a villain, and he had such a relationship with Liu Xin, so there was no need for him to offend him, not to mention that he hadn't heard what he was talking about, so he naturally had to say what he thought clearly. Moreover, Chen Gong knew that Zhao Yun was open-minded, and he would question him face to face, and he would not take it to heart.

Liu Xin couldn't help but look sullen, obviously he had already negotiated with him that day, why did he still hold on to this matter? Most of these women standing in the hall are already women, besides, the women on the grassland are already generous, and they are the unmarried daughters of Yu Fuluo, who can guarantee that they are virgins, how can this be proved? Liu Xin didn't know that Chen Gong didn't want to say anything today, and the reason why he jumped out again was just because he casually praised Ma Chao just now, and Chen Gong was worried that he would backtrack on Ma Chao's issue.

But seeing Ma Chao's face flushed, he held back a sentence for a long time and said: "No evidence is needed, Ma is still a child!" ”