Chapter 46: The Sacrifice of Prisoners
"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: Meng Li, the son of the Nine Emperors, has observed public opinion and won my heart. It also has the great merit of breaking the Xiongnu in the Yumen fortress, and has the demeanor of the royal family of my Han, so I hereby order the Nine Emperor Prince Meng Li to lead troops into Beijing to offer prisoners, in order to raise the prestige of our country and inherit my Han Zuo, Qin this~" The shrill voice sounded in the Yannan Hou Mansion of Yangping Mansion when Meng Li had just arrived in Yangping Mansion and was still resting, and everyone in the hall knelt down on one knee to show respect for the emperor.
"Thank you, your majesty xià Longen~" Everyone in the hall returned the salute and thanked him, and a set of procedures was really upsetting for Meng Li. Kneeling to the sky and kneeling to his parents, if it weren't for Lao Tzu's current strength, he would have been the emperor a long time ago and didn't give anyone a salute is what he expects most.
"His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, congratulations~" The eunuch said with a flattering smile, not knowing how disgusting his delicate wrinkles were on his face!
"Don't dare~" shook his head as he spoke, and glanced at Meng Zhang, who was standing behind him.
"My father-in-law has worked hard all the way~" Meng Zhang, who understood it, took out a few stacks of paper from his sleeve and quickly stuffed them into the hands of the eunuch.
"How can there be~, Your Highness has a heart~" The eunuch who secretly glanced at the silver ticket saw a big 'one' followed by three zeros, and this stack is only afraid that there are about ten. The smile on his face is even more unfolding, as poignant as an old chrysanthemum blooming~
"May I still ask my father-in-law's name?" Money can make ghosts grind, this principle is common at all times, whether it is the Yama judge of the Netherworld or all kinds of imps, they are all eating one set. What's more, this world of interests is entangled and incomprehensible!
"The old slave is the eunuch who undertakes the pen next to His Majesty, and he is a little Anzi~" The eunuch said with a smile on the corner of his mouth. Originally, His Majesty was very optimistic about the Nine Emperor Prince Meng Li, and letting his personal servant come to deliver the decree explained the problem. In addition, these Nine Emperor Princes are so good at 'being a man', people don't fly and soar, and sit at the pinnacle, who will go?!
"It turned out to be Gonggong An, I don't know what His Majesty has to order?" While pulling the father-in-law, who called himself 'Xiao Anzi', he invited him to sit down on the newly purchased guest seat in the lobby.
"Haha, Your Majesty's instructions are all written on this holy decree, how can there be any need for the old slave to talk more~" Gonggong An, who was squinting at a pair of small eyes, grinned at the corner of his mouth.
"Old Fox~"
Meng Li, who cursed in his heart, touched his right hand into his arms, only to see him turn over and take out a golden, carved and lively little lion and put it on the table in the middle, and said: "I don't know if my father-in-law can understand this, someone recently presented such a thing to Gu, and asked my father-in-law to distinguish it for Gu~"
While taking out a valuable gift, the word 'lonely' was mentioned in his mouth, and Meng Li was secretly suing him, "If you don't spit out something after eating my benefits, you think I'm muddy!" ”
"Yo yo~, this thing is not simple, and let the old slave go back and take a closer look~" While playing with this obviously valuable golden lion in his hand, he accepted it euphemistically.
"There's nothing to pay attention to! It's just that Your Highness knows how many soldiers and horses you need to bring to Beijing? The meat scene came, looking at this, Grandpa An was silent for a while and suddenly said.
"Oh? Isn't it enough to escort the captives? Is there anything else to pay attention to here, please tell my father-in-law about it in detail~" It's time to pretend to be ignorant, and let him confide everything he knows.
glanced at Meng Li's father-in-law An with a playful look or a detailed explanation for Meng Li, eating people with soft mouths and short hands is an eternal law.
"After this battle, presumably His Royal Highness did not capture many important ministers of the Northern Huns, so this prisoner is not a prisoner. This sacrifice of prisoners is just a time for His Majesty to show off our country's prestige to the surrounding countries that are about to move, because we can defeat the extremely powerful Northern Xiongnu in just one Yannan Province without calling for any support, then, if the entire Han Kingdom is mobilized, what benefits can you get! Therefore, the prisoners escorted by His Highness and the elite soldiers of His Highness are just walking in one shape, otherwise His Highness will not be able to enter Beijing much no matter how much he brings! It's also easy to arouse the suspicion of His Majesty~"
"Oh? So how much is appropriate? According to the analysis of Meng Li's think tank in the early stage, if this eunuch is very close to His Majesty, then it may be a microphone of His Majesty, and many inconvenient things will be said by this eunuch.
"This captive, Your Highness only needs to carefully select a hundred people who can represent the various forces of the Northern Xiongnu; As for His Royal Highness's command~, according to the old slave, His Highness only needs to bring a few more fierce generals and three hundred elite soldiers who are enough to show their strength~"
In your opinion? I'm afraid this is what our Han Kingdom emperor meant, without his words, I don't believe that you dare to privately stipulate the number of prisoners and the number of soldiers and horses you bring.
"Oh, that's it! Then thank you father-in-law for mentioning it~" and Guo Jia and Xu Shu, who sat down, looked at each other, and Meng Li, who saw them nodding, said in harmony.
"Hehe, the old slave is just an idea, of course, how many prisoners and elite generals to bring depends on the decision of His Highness." Gonggong An, who arched his hand and got up and said, said.
"Okay~, then the lonely won't bother his father-in-law, come here, take his father-in-law to dinner." Seeing that people had the intention of leaving, Meng Li still beckoned a guard and asked him to lead this father-in-law An to dinner. Accompany the wine? Why should you be a prince of your own!
"Oh? The old slave is also a little hungry, so he will take his leave! Oh~, by the way, Your Highness should set off quickly, after all, the journey is not short, and the capital has already begun to prepare for the greeting! With a little inexplicable eyes, he glanced at Meng Li, who had not gotten up in the court, and Gonggong An, who was all over the court, and Gonggong An, who was all over the court, didn't say anything more, so he followed the guard and walked down.
And on the way that Meng Li couldn't see it, Gonggong An, who was still greedy for money just now, took out the silver ticket and the golden lion character, and ordered a guard next to him with a stern face: "Wrap these things and go back to your majesty to take a look!" ”
Turning around again and glancing at the still new Yannan Hou Mansion, Gonggong An knew that His Majesty might be very satisfied this time. The Nine Emperor Princes, Meng Li, is not only sophisticated, proficient in human feelings, but also respects his identity and can distinguish between what should and should not be done, isn't this the demeanor that an emperor should have!
……
"How?" After watching Gonggong An retreat, Meng Li asked Guo Jia and Xu Shu, who were sitting at the bottom.
After pondering for a moment, the two glanced at each other and Guo Jia stated: "It seems that this is the meaning of His Majesty, it seems that the lord needs to consider which generals to bring, which can not only raise the prestige of Yannan Dao but also not affect the next training of soldiers and horses." ”
After thinking carefully about the generals who were still resting in Yangping City and had not been assigned, and considering the bias of their attributes and skills, Meng Li finally decided: "Then, Lone will bring Evil Lai, Wen Yuan, Zhimou, Qianyu, Youdu, Fengxiao and Wan Shi to go." For the rest, Ziyun is stationed in Yangping City, responsible for the training of all the soldiers and horses of the governor Yannan Province and the rotation of military generals in each city under Yannan Province, and the three people of inlaid jade and length are to assist Ziyun as deputies; An Shi served as the Taishou of Yangping City; Shi Nu was stationed at Yannan Fortress to train soldiers and horses in case of accidents; Yuan Zhi, you go to the Jade Gate Fortress to assist Defu, just in case; As for Tieshi and the others, they were assigned to various places to serve as guards or guards. ”
Meng Li, who said what he thought and thought, waited for Guo Jia and Xu Shu's opinions.
"The lord is wise!" After thinking about it, there was nothing missing, and the two praised Meng Li together.
"So, let's call the future here to announce the next move. Let's get our assignments ready and set off early! "Thinking about it, this ancient traffic is really a hard wound, coming and going is not far away, but the transportation is not convenient in ancient times, you have to go over the mountains and mountains for a while.
……
"Participate in the lord~" The sun has gradually begun to set in the west, and the generals under Meng Li's command were disturbed by Meng Li's heralds without taking a beautiful nap after eating. Then he had to get up sleepily and walk to Meng Li's mansion.
"Read it!" Seeing that the generals were finished, Meng Li said to Meng Zhang.
"Fengtian carried the Marquis of Yannan, and the oracle said: Lonely will not set off to face the saint, and the generals are hereby assigned as follows: Chen Ziyun, the general of the captive army, is stationed in Yangping City to act as the governor of Yannan Hou, and is responsible for the training of all soldiers and horses in Yannan Province and the rotation of military generals; Shogunate Xie An served as the Taishou of Yangping Castle and was responsible for all matters related to Yangping's production......"
As soon as the encyclical came down, Meng Li's arrangements were properly stated, and all the generals gladly accepted the order.
"Then, during this period of time in the Lone-faced Saint, Yannan Dao, please leave it to you!" Meng Li, who got up and saluted, said to the generals who stayed behind.
"The last general and his subordinates will die to save the foundation of the lord!" The generals who stayed behind also got up and saluted more to reply to Meng Li.
"Well, please, everybody! I want to put it on the shelves~"