Under the governance of Hua'an, Liangzhou became more and more prosperous, and the development of neighboring Yizhou and Qinzhou was also thriving, with a surge in population, rich people, and complete military rations.

In the direction of the Central Plains, the scouts and smart soldiers sent by Hua'an continued to send back news that made Hua'an happy, and in just a few years, many major events happened in the direction of Yecheng.

First of all, Shi Xuan, the prince of Later Zhao, killed his own brother Qin Gong Shi Tao, and then was discovered by Shi Hu, Shi Hu was furious, tortured and killed the prince Shi Xuan, and killed Shi Xuan's wife and children, in order to vent his hatred.

In order to prevent Prince Shi Xuan's subordinates from rebelling, Shi Hu also degraded all the elite Donggong guards to guard the border, and now, these degraded guards have entered Guanzhong.

Hua'an had heard of this elite army, and he was also quite afraid of its combat strength, but Hua'an knew that this team was about to rebel, which would be the beginning of the rapid decline of Zhao's national strength, and it was also a precursor to the Northern Expedition.

In order to lose no time in the Northern Expedition, Hua'an decided to immediately gather the main army on the border of Liangzhou and Qinzhou in order to make comprehensive preparations for the Northern Expedition.

After thinking carefully for a while, Hua An ordered Chen Poyu to lead 10,000 troops to garrison Chenggu, Chen Xuhu to lead 10,000 troops to garrison Baozhong, 20,000 Northern Expeditionary Army under Zhao Wu to garrison Chuyang, the Guards and Wudang Fei Army to garrison Nanzheng, and 10,000 horses from Li Liang's army in Yizhou were transferred to Nanzheng, and Yang An's 20,000 Qinzhou troops continued to be stationed in place. to wait for orders.

After the deployment of the various armies for the Northern Expedition, Hua'an began to let them intensify their training to prepare for the upcoming big war, and the various materials needed by the army were also being deployed.

By the end of the year, all the armies had been settled, and all the supplies needed for the army had been prepared.

With nearly 100,000 main troops under his command, gathered in Liangzhou and Qinzhou, Hua'an's heart was both excited and nervous, the battle of the Northern Expedition was about to come, and victory or defeat was also in one fell swoop.

#####

In the palace of Yecheng. Shi Hu, the king of Zhao Kingdom, felt that his body was getting worse day by day. So, he decided to ascend the throne of the emperor before his death and leave his name in history.

He summoned the ministers and the generals of the court to ask for their opinions.

Shi Hu looked at the ministers. Zhengse asked, "Ladies and gentlemen." This king reigned for decades. Although it failed to pacify the world, it can be regarded as some merits, if this king ascends the throne and becomes emperor. Do you think it's okay? ”

Although Shi Hu has been in power for more than ten years, he has regarded himself as the king of heaven, but in the hearts of his subordinates, he is a real emperor, after all, real power is the most important, and the title is simply a title, whether it is the king of heaven or the emperor, there is not much difference, but the emperor is nominally larger, which can better reflect a person's status.

"The king in the south blocked the Jin Kingdom from going north, and the north blocked the Yan Dynasty from going south, and the achievements were eternal, and he should have ascended the throne and called the emperor a long time ago, long live my emperor." Zhang Jackal, the general of the town guard, hurriedly clenched his fists in response.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." All the ministers and generals all supported Shi Hu's ascension to the throne as emperor.

Seeing that all the ministers and generals supported his ascension to the throne, Shi Hu was overjoyed in his heart, although this was also something he expected, but the joy in his heart could not be suppressed.

"Hahaha! Since all the Aiqing think that this king is worthy of a great responsibility, then this king, no, is me, I will officially ascend the throne as the emperor and proclaim it to the world. Shi Hu said happily.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." The ministers and soldiers once again loudly congratulated Shi Hu on his ascension to the throne and the title of emperor.

After Shi Hushun ascended the throne and became emperor, the first thing he did was to grant amnesty to the world, change the name of the year to Taining, and promote all the titles of his sons to kings, and the titles of the ministers were adjusted accordingly to gain their support.

The ascension to the throne of Emperor Zhao was a major event, so there was no need to inquire, the scouts and wise people sent by Hua'an easily learned the news and sent the news to Nanzheng as soon as possible.

#####

In the Thorn History Mansion in Nanzheng City, Hua An had nothing to do, so he played with his two little daughters in the backyard, these two little daughters were born to Li Qinglian and Zhuge Qi, one was named Hua Xiang, and the other was called Hua Xiang, both of which were very good names.

For Hua'an, these two little daughters are like their intimate little padded jackets, so that their hearts are always warm, and it is an extremely happy thing for Hua'an to be able to play with their little daughters.

"Twitter, twitter......" At this time, on a big tree in the yard, two magpies were chirping non-stop, as if telling the arrival of good things.

"Dad, what do you see those two blackbirds are calling, are they talking to us?" Hua Xiang opened her curious eyes and asked in a milky voice.

"Dad, I know, it's a magpie, it's here to report the good news." Hua Shang replied quickly, with a smug look on his face after speaking.

Hua An squatted down gently, hugged his two little daughters, and said softly: "Xiang'er, what your sister said is right, the two blackbirds in the tree are magpies, and the magpies are chirping here non-stop, which means that there is a happy event coming soon." After speaking, they kissed each of them on their little faces.

"Dad, when will the happy event come?" Hua Xiang opened her eyes wide, looked at Hua An, and asked softly.

"Soon, as long as you two good babies are obedient, happy events will come soon." Hua An said casually.

In fact, in Hua'an's heart, he really hopes that a happy event can come, preferably about the north.

"Dad, look, what Uncle Wang is holding in his hand is a happy event!" Hua Sheng turned his head sideways and saw Wang San approaching.

Hua An looked back, Wang San really walked in with a letter, and seeing that he was in such a hurry, he knew that it must be something very important.

"Xiang'er, Xiang'er, Uncle Wang has something to do with his father, you can go and play on the swing by yourself! Just go. Hua An whispered.

"Yes, got it." Hua Shang and Hua Xiang held hands and walked towards the swing.

Hua An turned around, looked at Wang San, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, so urgent." ”

"Big brother, Yecheng is urgent, Shi Hu, the king of Zhao State, has ascended the throne and claimed the emperor, this is a letter from the scout, please take a look at it." Wang San said and handed the letter to Hua An.

Hua An took the letter, read it carefully, and nodded slightly, Shi Hu was called emperor at this time, which was also his expectation.

However, what makes Hua'an strange is that Shi Hu's claim to be emperor is not a happy event for him, so why does the magpie keep barking on the big tree?

After thinking about it, Hua'an was also relieved, after all, the magpie annunciation was just a statement by the people, and there was no scientific basis, so it should not be true.

"Big brother, Shi Hu has ruled the Zhao Kingdom for more than ten years, and he has always regarded himself as the king of heaven, but now, why do you suddenly claim the title of emperor? Something seems to be abnormal! ”

Hua An smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Because Shi Hu is about to die, I can't wait to become the emperor in order to fulfill my wish." After finishing speaking, Hua Anxin was stunned, Shi Hu was about to die, isn't this a happy event?

"Big brother, Shi Hu is dying? How did you find out? Wang San couldn't believe it.

Hua An looked at the magpie above his head, and said with a smile: "Shi Hu is naturally brutal and ambitious, the reason why he wants to temporarily call the king of heaven is to ascend the throne and become the emperor after dominating the world, but it is limited by the mandate of heaven, he Zhao does not have the strength to dominate China, and now, when he is about to die, Shi Hu naturally wants to be the emperor to meet his wishes, of course, these are all guesses by the eldest brother, but it will not deviate too much." ”

Hearing this, Wang San nodded, and said softly: "Big brother, now that Shi Hu has ascended the throne and become emperor, this is a blatant provocation to my Great Jin, how should our army respond." ”

Hua An thought for a moment, and said: "There is not much difference whether Shi Hu is the emperor or not, but this is indeed a provocation to my Great Jin, and on this ground, our army can completely crusade against Zhao State." ”

"Oh, big brother wants to send troops immediately?" Wang San was slightly surprised.

Hua An shook his head and said softly: "No, the timing of sending troops will take some time, but now, we can send a letter to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to allow our army to wait for the opportunity to send troops to the Northern Expedition on the grounds that Shi Hu is the emperor." ”

"What the eldest brother said is that we should send a letter to the imperial court, if the Yangzhou Legion and the Jingzhou Legion can send troops to the Northern Expedition together, then my chances of recovering the Central Plains will be much greater!" Wang San said excitedly.

Hua An nodded with a smile, and said: "That's right, big brother is going to write a memora and explain to the imperial court the idea of our army sending troops to the Northern Expedition." After speaking, he walked towards the main hall of the Thorn Mansion.

In the main hall of the Assassin's Mansion, Hua An thought for a while, so he wrote a letter requesting the Northern Expedition, carefully sealed it, and sent more than a dozen personal soldiers to Beijing to health.

Watching his personal soldiers ride their horses away from the Assassin's Mansion, Hua An had a premonition that the time for the Northern Expedition was getting closer and closer, so he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly went to the camps of each army to check the preparations of the officers and men of each army, and asked the generals for their opinions on the Northern Expedition.

After several years of training, the officers and men of the three armies have long been a powerful force that is proud of the world, and they are all full of expectations for the upcoming Northern Expedition, so they naturally fully support Hua'an's Northern Expedition plan.

The generals under their command have already stated that no matter when Hua'an decides to go on a northern expedition, they will immediately implement it without the slightest disobedience.

Seeing that the main army under his command was ready for the Northern Expedition at any time, Hua An's heart was happier than anyone else, and now he was already with a sword in his hand, and he could insert this sword into the heart of Zhao Guo at any time.

In addition to the main army, great results have also been achieved in the construction of the reserve corps, and in Liangzhou, Qinzhou, and Yizhou, the strength of the reserve corps has reached 200,000 to 300,000, and it can replenish the battle losses of the main army at any time. (To be continued......)