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Three years have passed, and the grassland in Saibei is still lush.

Blue sky, green land, white clouds.

Herds of cattle and sheep roam the grasslands, and melodious pastoral songs echo in the sky.

Suddenly, the cow and sheep raised their heads. The herdsmen who were grazing also reined in their horses, and their faces showed surprise.

Boom, bursts of thunder came from afar.

But when the sound came closer, it could be heard that it was the sound of horses' hooves.

The herdsmen immediately took off their bows and arrows, picked up their knives and guns, and looked nervous...... Since the thirteenth year of Jian'an, it has been nearly two years here, and such an intensive improvement has not been heard. Two years ago, Liu Chuang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, raised troops in the surrendered city, commanded an army of 100,000 to the north, and defeated the Xianbei Ding Zero coalition army in front of the Wolf Juxu Mountain. After that, the prime minister Liu Cheng personally led a large army to the north.

The last time I heard news from Prime Minister Liu Cheng was at the beginning of the year.

It is said that he led the Han Xiong Division to the northern section of the Beihai Sea and confronted the allied forces composed of the Ding Ling people, the Jiankun people and the Xianbei people......

This is also the extreme expansion of the Han army to the north since the Han Dynasty.

The herdsmen were very excited, because if the Han army won, their pastures would be expanded to the land of Beihai, where the water and grass were very abundant.

Could it be ......

One by one, the herdsmen looked extremely nervous and looked up.

But he saw a cavalry army, speeding across the grassland.

The knight on the horse galloped wildly and shouted loudly: "Great victory in the North Sea, great victory in the North Sea!" The prime minister defeated the alien coalition army in Beihai, captured the Xianbei thief Budugen, and beheaded Ding Ling's thief Zen. We won, we won...... Beihai victory, Beihai victory......"

Hundreds of knights shouted in unison on their horses, their voices hoarse, but they showed endless heroism.

The herdsmen were stunned at first glance, but immediately reacted. There was a cheer of the mountains and the tsunami. The herdsmen rode into the cavalry, and galloped with the knights, shouting loudly.

Win?

Really won!

Prime Minister Liu defeated those aliens in Beihai, doesn't it mean that our pastures can be expanded to Beihai?

The faces of the herdsmen were suddenly filled with bright smiles.

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In the eleventh year of Jian'an, Guan Yu Chen led the troops to surrender in Nanxin City.

The surrender of these two also heralded the complete end of the Battle of Jingzhou...... Ma Liang and others led the remnants of their troops to survive in Shaxian until November, and finally surrendered to Xuangao. Jingzhou was then occupied by Liu Chuang, and Liu Chuang did not break his original promise. Fulfilled the Jingzhou affairs. Jing Renzhi's policy. Kuaiyue. was able to take over the post of Jingzhou Assassin History, and Pang Shanmin unexpectedly became the Taishou of Nanjun.

Wenpin, for Changsha Taishou, naturally no one objected.

And the most unexpected thing is. The naval governor Gan Ning, who led Jiangxia too much.

Speaking of which, Gan Ning is also from Jingzhou. When he led his troops from Ba County to Jingzhou, he was not appreciated by Liu Biao, and was finally asked to leave by Liu Chuang.

For many years, even many Jingzhou people have forgotten Gan Ning's hometown.

Of course, Liu Chuang's appointment of Gan Ning as Jiangxia Taishou has a deep meaning...... First of all. Gan Ning is a Jing person, and does not violate the principle of Jingzhou affairs and Jing people's governance; Secondly, Gan Ning was proficient in water warfare, although he had been a naval governor for many years. But the wind is still strong on the river.

The most important point is that Gan Ning's ancestor once lived in Ba County and was one of the five surnames in Linjiang County.

Yan, Gan, Wen, Yang, Du...... Among the five surnames, Yan and Gan are good friends. Later, Gan had to leave Ba County because he offended Liu Zhang, but the friendship between his ancestors and ancestors did not disappear because of this. Bajun is too strict and Yanyan, and he is a member of the Yan clan in Linjiang.

Liu Chuang's appointment of Gan Ning was to use the road of Gan Ning to open up Ba County.

He is going to conquer Xichuan one day, and Ba County is the roadblock. And Bajun is too strict and strict, and he is an old general that Liu Chuang admires very much in his heart. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yan Yan surrendered to Liu Bei, and became a general of Liu Bei's siege of the city. In fact, Yan Yan never surrendered Liu Bei from beginning to end, and left behind the bold words of 'there are decapitated generals in our state, and there are no surrendered generals'. Later, Liu Bei broke through Chengdu, and Liu Zhang surrendered. After Yan Yan, who had been discharged and returned to the field, heard the news, he committed suicide in his own home.

This is a respectable old general.

Of course, Liu Chuang didn't want Yan Yan to follow the same path when he conquered Xichuan in the future.

But this kind of stubborn old man, it is not easy to persuade him. Let Gan Ning move around with him more, maybe he can change Yan Yan's fate.

As for whether Yan Yan is willing to serve?

To be honest, Liu Chuang's subordinates are full of talents, and he really doesn't mean to force it.

The war in Jingzhou ended, and the war in Jiangdong was rekindled...... In the middle of November of the 11th year of Jian'an, Jurong was broken, and Lu Su was captured by Xiahou Yuan.

Jiang Qin, on the other hand, died at the hands of Xu Chu.

At the same time, He Qi and Liu Yong also strengthened their offensive against Yuzhang.

Under the command of Lu Xun, He Qi personally went to Pengze to persuade Dong to surrender. And Lu Xun attacked Shiyang and defeated Cheng Pu......

Cheng Pu, who was desperate, killed himself in Chaisang.

After the news reached Moling, Sun Quan fainted on the spot and became ill after that.

The only thing that made the Han army feel troubled by the Battle of Jiangdong was the Battle of Danyang City. Although Zhang Liao and Xu Huang took turns to attack, the general Zhou Tai held Danyang and refused to surrender. In desperation, Guo Jia ordered Xu Huang to besiege Danyang County, while Zhang Liao went around the city and joined Xiahou Yuan and Moling City. At the same time, Gan Ning conquered Wu County, marched westward, and occupied Yangxian County......

Sun Quan saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to open the city and surrender.

After the Han army entered Moling, Qiu did not commit any crimes. However, at Guo Jia's request, Sun Quan was not allowed to stay in Jiangdong and led his family north to Luoyang. It's just that no one thought that on Sun Quan's way north to Luoyang, he was pursued by Sun Shao, and Sun Quan was killed by Sun Shao.

Sun Quan was dead, and Jiangdong gave up resistance completely.

Only Zhou Tai learned the news of Sun Quan's murder and killed himself in Danyang.

Danyang County was then broken......

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Jingzhou and Jiangdong have come to an end.

Liu Chuang returned to Luoyang at the end of the year, and then raised troops in April of the twelfth year of Jian'an, and went north to merge with the state.

He wants to fulfill his vow back then, and wherever the sun shines, there will be a great Han dragon flag fluttering. He endured for two years for this day.

Xianbei and Ding Ling repeatedly attacked and harassed northern Xinjiang, but Liu Chuang has always maintained a defensive position. Refusing to send troops.

The civil war continued, and he could not afford to go north.

Now that Sun Quan and Liu Bei have all perished, Liu Chuang's heart for the Northern Expedition has become stronger and stronger...... It's just that no one expected that this big war would last for three years. Liu Chuang started from the surrendered city, and went through the Battle of Longcheng, the Battle of Wolf Juxu Mountain, and the Battle of Beihai.

captured Bu Dugen and killed Ding Ling'er Chan.

Kebi can flee north in a hurry with the remnants of Xianbei, and his whereabouts are unknown.

The people of Jiankun saw this. did not dare to continue to resist. Jiankun Shan Yu sent someone to ask Liu Chuang to surrender. And follow Liu Chuang. Return to Dahan together.

In the distance, Danhan Mountain is faintly visible.

The dragon flag of the Han army fluttered in the wind, and the hunt sounded.

Familiar landscapes, familiar language...... Liu Chuang straddled the horse. I just feel extremely comfortable in my heart.

It's finally back...... During the three years of the Northern Expedition, there were more than 100 large and small wars. When the expedition was made, the army of 100,000 was mighty. Now that I have returned to my hometown, I have lost three of the ten pavilions. More than 30,000 soldiers of the Han army were laid to rest on the grassland and on the shore of the North Sea. To this day, the tragic battles still flashed in Liu Chuang's mind, and the shouts of thousands of troops and horses galloping on the grassland still echoed in his ears.

"Prime Minister. General Tian and Yan Tingshi came. ”

Liu Chuang suddenly woke up from his trance, raised his eyes and looked, and saw a group of cavalry troops from far and near, galloping towards him.

Looking at the big flag, Liu Chuang knew the identity of the person who came. It is Tian Yu, the general of Duliao, the assassin of Youzhou, and Yan Rou, the captain of Wuhuan.

Two years ago, due to old age and frailty, Guan Hai left his post from the position of Youzhou Thorn History and went to Luoyang for retirement.

Yan Rou then took over Youzhou, and Tian Yu became the general of Duliao because of his outstanding military achievements...... The two of them came pretty quickly. However, they came quickly, which also means that something important must have happened, otherwise the two of them would not have rushed from Youzhou to Danhan Mountain in such a hurry.

Liu Chuang thought about it and rode his horse to catch up.

Tian Yu and Yan Rou stopped when they were still more than twenty steps away from Liu Chuang, turned over and dismounted, and bowed to Liu Chuang......

"Congratulations to the Prime Minister for your triumphant return."

Tian Yu took a step forward and said softly: "I will wait at the foot of Danhan Mountain to arrange the camp, and ask the prime minister to rest in the camp." ”

Danhan Mountain, originally the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yuting.

However, with the Southern Xiongnu being driven out of Shuofang, Danhan Mountain became the territory of the Han Dynasty.

After Danhan Mountain, you will enter the territory of Youzhou. It stands to reason that Yan Rou and Tian Yu came to greet Liu Chuang, and they should welcome Liu Chuang into Youzhou, why did they camp in Danhan Mountain? Liu Chuang's heart couldn't help but move, and he immediately realized that something big must have happened in the court.

At that moment, he was not polite, so he followed Tian Yu and Yan Rou to the camp of Danhan Mountain.

"Guorang, is there something happening in the DPRK?"

Tian Yu and Yan Rou glanced at each other, Yan Rou stood up and said softly: "Back to Prime Minister, after the Prime Minister's victory in Beihai reached Yanjing, His Majesty was very happy to learn about it. That night, he held a banquet in the imperial city of Yanjing, but he didn't want to drink too much, and died suddenly in the palace the next day. ”

After three years of fighting, Liu Chuang has already achieved the point where Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change.

Hearing Yan Rou's words, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and asked softly, "In this way, isn't Your Majesty's death man-made?" ”

"It's not man-made!"

Tian Yu said: "It's just that Yanjing made Cao Pi take on the responsibility of protecting His Majesty, and there is a responsibility that is difficult to shirk.

Now the imperial court has ordered someone to escort Cao Pi back to Luoyang and hand him over to the court lieutenant for investigation. If the prime minister returns to Luoyang now, I'm afraid there will be some trouble. ”

Liu Chuang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "What does this Situ mean? ”

Situ is Xun Yu.

Yan Rou nodded and said, "Situ Fang sent someone to inform him and ask the prime minister to stay in Danhan Mountain for a few days."

There has been a lot of turmoil in the DPRK and China recently, and the return of the prime minister at this time will be disadvantageous...... I am afraid that no one can stop this general trend. It's just that it will take some time, Situ Yan, His Majesty's death did not cause much turmoil among the people, and everything was under the control of the prime minister. ”

The corners of Liu Chuang's mouth were slightly upturned.

He nodded slightly, still with a solemn look on his face, "Situ is an old man who seeks the country, since he thinks that it is not appropriate for me to return to Luoyang now, then I will stay here for a little longer." It's just that the army needs to be replenished on time as soon as it is fed. The soldiers fought bloodily for three years, and they had to go home and starve. It will cool everyone's hearts...... In addition, please let the country start arranging to build a spiritualist platform outside the surrendered city...... When the time comes, I will ask someone to do it there, attract the heroic spirits of the heroes, and return home safely. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Chuang's voice was slightly low.

Tian Yu and Yan Rou have been in the rear, although they know that the battle is fierce ahead, the confrontation between Liu Chuang and Xianbei Ding Ling is not as easy as imagined. But now. Liu Chuang's words. But it reveals a layer of meaning: the battle of the Northern Expedition. It's more tragic than you imagined.

"The last general understands that he will go to the surrendered city early tomorrow morning to discuss this matter with Ziyu."

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Tian Yu and Yan Rou could see that Liu Chuang was a little tired.

Three years of conquest. Although Liu Chuang was accompanied by Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, Guo Yi, Lu Meng and others, he still had to pay a huge amount of effort. An army of 100,000 marched in five directions. From Youzhou to Beihai, thousands of miles long, grain and grass must be replenished in time. After three years of vicious battles and planning again and again, Liu Chuang has been haggard. I feel very tired.

After talking with Liu Chuang for a while, Tian Yu and Yan Rou said goodbye and left.

In the big tent, only Liu Chuang was left.

He closed his eyes, but his thoughts never stopped.

Don't look at the situation in the Central Plains that he has been fighting for three years. But I know it all right.

Every day, there will be official documents sent from Luoyang to the front line, which also allows Liu Chuang to keenly capture the changes in the situation in the entire Central Plains.

After the death of Liu Bei and Sun Quan, the Central Plains was basically calm.

At the end of the twelfth year of Jian'an, Shi Xie went to the imperial court and implored him to move to Luoyang.

He is making his position and attitude clear, and of course Xun Yu will not refuse. After playing Liu Chuang, in addition to Shixie's duty of Jiaozhi Taishou, he worshiped Da Sima and was above the three dukes. This is also a reward for Shixie's support for Liu Chuang for so many years. Shi Xie happily accepted the order and moved to Luoyang with his family. Subsequently, Buqi led the position of Jiaozhou Thorn History, and Lu Dai worshiped Jiaozhi Taishou, and led the three counties of Jiaozhi.

At this point, Kyushu, except for Yizhou, was under the control of the imperial court.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, that is, Liu Chuang defeated the Xianbei Ding Zero Coalition Army in Wolf Juxu Mountain, and pursued after the victory, Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang, under the persuasion of everyone, announced that Yizhou would be attached to the imperial court. He himself also left Yizhou with his family and went to Luoyang to take up the position of Sikong.

After Liu Zhang's departure, there was a brief period of turmoil in Yizhou.

In the Southern Barbarian Rebellion, Xun Yu set up the Southwest Five Armies to protect the Southwest after asking Liu Chuang, worshiped Liu Yong as the Protector of the Five Armies, and led the Southwest Military. Subsequently, Yan Yan, Zhang Ren, Huo Jun, Leng Bao and Cao Peng led the five armies and entered Sichuan to quell the chaos. After a year, the southwest is peaceful.

Subsequently, Xun Chen worshiped the history of Yizhou and stationed in Xichuan.

The pacification of the southwest also represents the end of the war in the entire Central Plains...... With Liu Chuang's victories in northern Xinjiang, the countries of the Western Regions also sent people to pay tribute. The territory of the Han Dynasty has expanded by nearly one-third compared to before the Yellow Turbans. After He Qi became the governor of the navy, the naval soldiers pointed directly at Fusang Dongying.

In the fourteenth year of Jian'an, that is, before the start of the Battle of Beihai, the queen of the Wa kingdom Yamatai called for people to come to worship.

In accordance with Liu Chuang's orders, He Qi led the navy into Dongying and began a bloody expedition on that land......

Fifteen years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Liu Chuang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Rebellion of the Three Kingdoms did not unfold in the end, and the vitality of the Han family was preserved because of this, and I believe that in the future, the situation will get better and better......

"Brother-in-law?"

Liu Chuang opened his eyes, but saw Cao Zhang standing timidly at the door of the big tent.

"Ziwen, come in and talk."

Cao Zhang led the tiger and leopard cavalry to follow Liu Chuang on the Northern Expedition, beheaded the generals and captured the flag, and made outstanding achievements.

He walked into the big tent and said softly, "Brother-in-law, I heard about ......"

"Huh?"

"Second brother, he'll be fine."

Liu Chuang glanced at Cao Zhang, and after a while, he laughed softly: "Ziwen doesn't have to worry, your brother is at most a poor person, and he can't take care of it."

However, this incident happened, and Zihuan's career was hopeless from then on.

For him, for Cao, this is a good thing, and you don't have to worry too much. ”

What sudden death?

How could the Han Emperor die suddenly?

To put it bluntly, he died in the hands of Cao Pi, and in the eyes of many people, he understands it very well. Emperor Han and Cao Pi had a grudge against killing their father, and Cao Pi endured it for four years, and chose to do it before Liu Chuang's triumph, which was just right. It's just that Cao Pi can't enter the official career again, which may be a good thing for him. If Cao Pi can be as obsessed with literature as Cao Zhi, it cannot be said that he will be able to restart the Jian'an literary style.

Liu Chuang, naturally, will not poison Cao Pi!

He stood up, walked over to Cao Zhang's side, and patted him on the shoulder, "You don't have to worry about this matter, I believe your sister will take good care of him."

We will stay here for a while, and when the time is ripe, we will return to Luoyang, which is the day your second brother will be free. ”

Cao Zhang is not a fool, how can he not understand the meaning of Liu Chuang's words.

He suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement and nodded his head again and again.

Liu Chuang smiled and walked out of the big tent...... The soldiers of the Han army, who had returned triumphantly, entered the camp in an orderly manner and began to rest.

The entire Danhan Mountain camp is busy but not chaotic.

Liu Chuang stood at the door of the big tent and sighed in the sky.

Xun Yu asked him to stay in Danhan Mountain temporarily, which was also to build momentum for Liu Chuang...... The Han Emperor died, but no heirs remained. There is a way that a country cannot be without a king for a day. According to the previous rules, after the death of the Han Emperor, a suitable person from the clan needed to be selected to take over the throne.

Liu Chuang dominated the world and returned with the victory of the Northern Expedition, which is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Over the years, whether it is Xun Yu or Sima Fang, the courtiers who stayed in Luoyang have been intentionally or unintentionally suppressing the news of the Han Emperor and constantly praising Liu Chuang's prestige. Three years of time, for ordinary people, is enough to make them forget that there is a son of heaven in Youzhou.

It can be said that although Liu Chuang is not the Son of Heaven, he has been doing the things of the Son of Heaven all these years.

Now, the Son of Heaven has died and Liu Chuang has succeeded to the throne, which is logical!

After fifteen years of rebirth, I have finally come to this point...... Liu Chuang was extremely excited in his heart, but he was more apprehensive.

He didn't know what it would be like if he really ascended the throne. He had a plan in his heart, but he still couldn't help but be a little afraid.

But I don't know how the future generations will evaluate themselves?

At this point, he does seem to be inferior to Cao Cao......

Thinking of this, Liu Chuang couldn't help but laugh suddenly, but Cao Zhang, who was following him, showed a puzzled look.

[End of the book]