Chapter 402: Killing Chickens and Monkeys
The shouts outside the city continued for a full hour and a half, and it was almost time to stop.
The guards of the Western Regions lords and ministers stood with sore legs and weak feet, but they did not dare to relax at all.
In the sound of heavy footsteps, Yan Xing was covered in blood, strode in, and said solemnly: "Lord, the three thousand Wusun cavalry have all been wiped out, and less than a hundred horsemen have escaped, and the last general has sent troops to chase them." ”
"Good!"
Luo Zheng nodded, and asked Princess Xinyang again, "Who does Her Royal Highness think can be the King of Wusun?" ”
Princess Liu Ying of Xinyang was still a little shocked, and thought for a while: "Nikolai is born as a concubine, and he can be the king of Wusun!" ”
Luo Zhengjie said: "Okay, tomorrow we will send people to Wusun and summon Nikolai to meet you." ”
"Yes!"
Fa Zheng nodded in response, preparing to arrange this matter again tomorrow morning.
Only then did Luo Zheng look at the king of the Western Regions who had been standing away from the table, and said, "All the lords of the country, please take a seat!" ”
Everyone looked at me, but they didn't dare to sit down, and their hearts were not settled.
Luo Zheng frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Sit down!" ”
And the kings began to leap into their hearts, and hurriedly entered their respective tables, not daring to disobey.
Luo Zheng held the wine bottle, looked around at the Western Regions lords and said: "Wusun Kunmo is rebellious, dare to insult my Han princess, the death penalty is inescapable, and now the lonely king will be beheaded, I don't know what everyone thinks?" ”
No one said anything, but they all pondered it in their hearts.
Naturally, no one who can become a king is a fool.
Today this happened so suddenly, and everyone was a little caught off guard in the eagerness.
It wasn't until I calmed down at this moment that I fully understood. The Han people have a saying called killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, and Luo Zheng's killing of King Wusun is obviously Liwei. It's just that at first, no one expected that Luo Zheng would take the king of Wusun, who married the Han Dynasty.
Wusun is a powerful country in the Western Regions. The strength is at its peak, with 20,000 soldiers to fight.
Since the pre-Han Dynasty. Although because of the Xiongnu, the Wusun Kingdom and the Han court have always been separated, but it is undeniable that Wusun did play a positive role in stabilizing the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty.
Now that Luo Zheng is taking the Wusun Kingdom, isn't he afraid of a complete rebellion in the Western Regions?
All the kings thought carefully in their hearts what the consequences would be if they rebelled.
Late at night, the kings left in trepidation. But no one dared to leave it.
Three thousand wolf cavalry blocked its Qiancheng, 20,000 Xiliang cavalry were stationed outside the city, the three thousand Wusun cavalry brought by Wusun King Kunmo had been exterminated, and the soldiers and horses brought by other kings were not many, two or three hundred, and only seven or eight hundred.
20,000 Xiliang cavalry were stationed outside the city, and no one dared to act rashly.
The kings felt that the arrival of Kunmo, the king of Wusun, with 3,000 cavalry, might be the way to get trouble.
Luo Zheng, that murderer, obviously can't rub sand in his eyes, what do you want to do with three thousand cavalry. Show strength?
The powerful Xianbei people have been slaughtered, and there is nothing to show off in the Wusun Kingdom.
After thinking about it, the kings still felt that it was the wisest choice to stand still for the time being.
This time. Whoever dares to jump out and be a leading bird will probably be killed by Luo Zheng's murderer with an excuse.
In the back hall, Luo Zheng has not rested. Fa Zheng and Sima Yi also sat next to them.
Xu Chu changed into civilian clothes and stood guard outside the door with his sword. It's still fierce.
Luo Zheng motioned for Fa Zheng and Sima Yi to sit down as well, and asked, "Kill Kun Mo today." Will the countries of the Western Regions rebound? ”
Fa Zhengdao: "Don't worry, my lord, with the courage of the countries in the Western Regions, no one dares to be the first bird." The combined strength of the countries in the Western Regions is far inferior to Xianbei, and even the powerful Xianbei people have been swept away by the lord, how can the countries in the Western Regions have the courage to provoke. According to Princess Xinyang, the countries in the Western Regions paid less than 30% of the tribute, which was the idea of Kunmo, the king of Wusun, to test the lord. Kun Mo is from the Hun woman, not from the Han princess, and has always been towards the Huns. What is even more intolerable is that this time when he came to Qiancheng to meet him, Kun Mo Na still dared to come with 3,000 cavalry, it was simply self-defeating! ”
Sima Yi also said: "There are two advantages to killing Kunmo, one is to help Nikolai succeed to the throne." After all, Nikolai is from Princess Xinyang, and after succeeding to the throne, he can stabilize the Western Regions for the lord; The two Wusun are powerful countries in the Western Regions, and killing Kun Mo can shock the countries of the Western Regions, so that some people with ulterior motives and those who want to profit from it dare not take chances anymore, and greatly stabilize the rule of the lord in the Western Regions. ”
Luo Zheng rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I remember that Princess Xinyang seems to have married Wusun during the Guanghe period, and she is still the sister of Emperor Ling, and her son Nikolai is only twelve or thirteen years old at most, can she stabilize the overall situation?" ”
Fa Zheng said: "It shouldn't be a big problem, the lord only needs to wipe out the Wusun magnates who are close to the Xiongnu, and Nikolai can sit on the throne." In order to avoid the rebellion of Wusun, the lord can send troops as soon as possible to clear the pro-Xiongnu forces of Wusun! ”
Luo Zheng said 'um' and shouted outside the hall: "Someone! ”
Xu Chu pushed the door and walked in and asked, "What does the lord command?" ”
Luo Zheng said: "Send someone to call Yan Xing over!" ”
"Yes!"
Xu Chu surrendered his order, turned around and went out.
After a short time, Yan Xing hurriedly walked in, "See the lord!" ”
"Excuse me!"
Luo Zheng waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Early tomorrow morning, you will take 10,000 cavalry to Chigu City, and you must exterminate the forces of Wusun close to the Xiongnu in the shortest possible time, and help Nicholas, the son of Princess Xinyang, succeed to the throne." ”
"The last general obeys!"
Yan Xing hurriedly shouted the order and was about to leave.
Luo Zheng stopped him and said to Sima Yi: "Zhong Da went to Chigu City with Yanming, and accompanied the army to the military!" ”
Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "Obey the order!" ”
Luo Zheng said again: "After arriving in Chigu City, you can see the opportunity to act, if you can not do anything, if things don't go well, you must punish the stubborn forces in the first time, and do your best to control the situation, so as not to suffer too many casualties!" ”
Yan Xing and Sima Yi responded in unison and left immediately.
Luo Zheng got up and paced a few steps before asking Fa Zheng, "Xiaozhi, is there any news from Chang'an?" ”
Fa Zhengdao: "A few days ago, the military division had a letter to bring over, Yong, Si, Liang, Shuo, Yi five states wind and rain, autumn gold and rice are a bumper harvest, the treasury is full, but Yanyu two states due to the canal and river channel can not be cleaned and repaired in time, the rain is less, the harvest is less than 20% of the Guanzhong, many people are not self-sufficient, General Gao Shun and Chen Gong are organizing the people to build water conservancy, and wait until next year should be able to have a good harvest. As long as the golden rice is harvested for one season, Yanyu and the two states will be self-sufficient! ”
Luo Zheng asked: "How long can Guanzhong's grain storage last?" ”
Fa Zheng replied: "The lord can rest assured, there is a bumper harvest of golden rice in autumn, and there is a lot of grain stored in the treasury of various prefectures, which is enough to meet the needs of hundreds of hungry people in Yanyu and Henan for two years. In recent years, the people of Yong, Liang and Shuozhou have a bumper harvest every year, and there is still a lot of grain in the house, even if there is a major drought, it is not enough to support two to three years. ”
Luo Zheng nodded, and after turning back to the case and sitting down, he said: "Cao Apu, Sun Ce, Liu Bei and other generations are not dead, and they are firmly eyeing the Central Plains Tiger, and they are really a little unreliable in their hearts!" ”
Fa Zheng was relieved: "Don't worry, the two generals Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Zhao Yun can fight well, Cao Cao and Sun Ce didn't get any bargains when they sent troops before, Cao Cao was almost captured alive by General Gao Shun, and Sun Ce also folded the general Zhou Tai, so I won't lose it!" ”
"I hope so!"
Luo Zheng said: "Okay, it's not too early, filial piety go down early to rest!" ”
Fa Zheng arched his hand and said: "Retire below!" (To be continued......) R1292