The reality is brutal. www.biquge.info The northern grasslands are vast and sparsely populated, and the climate is harsh, so it is really not easy to escape from the hands of the Rongdi barbarians. Especially the elderly with limited mobility either can't escape or die halfway. This kind of thing, just like the famine that is continuing in the north of Chu State, only the young and strong have the greatest chance of survival.

But those families, young and old, were different from other refugees. They were well-dressed, looked good-looking, and even had a few servants to follow. When Lu Song let these families get on the boat, he also specially told Yang Bai in private, hoping to treat these people well. Obviously, these families have a good relationship with Lu Song, and they should also be from rich backgrounds. However, for this kind of advice, Yang Bai simply went in and out of his left ear and out of his right ear, although he agreed with a smile and nodded again and again, he didn't pay attention to it in his heart.

Rich people have seen a lot, and Yang Bai has long been immune to these guys. If we want to talk about noble status, who can compare with our own father-in-law? If we want to compare family property, who can compare with the Meng family with mountains of gold and silver? Since we have fled to Haizhou, we should have the consciousness of falling from the high clouds. When you get on Lao Tzu's boat, what kind of majesty do you have to put on...... Nima, if it weren't for the strict order of his grandfather not to let the refugees die unexpectedly during transportation, Yang Bai really wanted to pull these families to the middle of the sea and throw them down.

Originally, these families were going to take a boat with Yang Bai, but he was sent to other ships with a cold face. Moreover, he specially told the captain of the ship to arrange the worst-class position for these guys. Best, you can't see the sun, it's dark.

Lu Song obviously didn't trust Yang Bai very much, and arranged for a few guards to follow Yang Bai south. In this regard, Yang Bai did not object, and deliberately kept these people by his side. Yang Bai felt that Lu Song's approach was very funny, and this kind of method was simply given to several people for nothing. As long as they have been to Anzhou and seen the prosperity and liveliness there, I am afraid that these people will not have the intention of returning to Haizhou at all. After all, the rules of the Xuanhuo Army are strict, and the grandfather of the person who can go into battle to kill the enemy will never be stingy with rewards. Compared with Haizhou, it was immediately separated.

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The capital of Chu, the imperial palace.

The atmosphere in the Qinzheng Hall seemed very dull, and Emperor Shunming sat on the dragon chair, his expression looked uncertain. Next to it, there were Dai Gongcheng, the secretary of Guanglu Temple, Li Shengjie, the secretary of the household department, and Zou Tengyu, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy.

Li Shengjie frowned slightly, his wide clothes covered his body, and his palms gently placed on his abdomen were clenched into fists in his sleeves. Speaking of which, Li Shengjie really doesn't like this Emperor Shunming. Since the last Chu Emperor passed on the throne, Li Shengjie has always felt that Emperor Shunming's style of acting is too bold, and when he first ascended the throne, he did not see the situation clearly and took action to eradicate the power of the gate lords, so that the gate valve families were in urgent need of imperial power. Moreover, Emperor Shunming was too eager to do things, and not only did not hide after repeated losses, but intensified his efforts, which caused the government to fall into chaos several times.

Especially from the point of view of dealing with Qingyuan Hou and Changhu Hou, Emperor Shunming was even more instinctively wary and hostile to Xungui. He allowed Yang Tianhong to kill Changhu Hou Cui Yangguang, and Qingyuan Hou Ding Wei is now also detained in the prison. This approach is obviously a rhythm to kill the nobles of the court one by one. But no matter what, although Li Shengjie doesn't like Emperor Shunming, he is still an important minister of Chu after all. What's more, the household department controls the world's money, and the power in Li Shengjie's hands is much higher than that of other courtiers.

Dai Gongcheng was also secretly raising his eyes, carefully looking at Emperor Shunming who was sitting on the dragon chair. Dai Gongcheng was very cautious, this action only lasted less than two seconds, and then he looked down at the smooth stone piercing bricks on the ground. This old man has always been known for his cunning, and he is destined that whoever becomes the emperor will like such a courtier who seems to be quite likable. Because such a courtier always does not embarrass the superiors, although his ability to do things is average, but he is better than being able to speak. This alone is enough for Dai Gongcheng to be qualified for the position of Guanglu Temple.

On an occasion like today, it stands to reason that the people who should be present are all important ministers and nobles of the DPRK and the Central Committee. However, Li Shengjie brought a newcomer, Feng Xiangchen. This person is Li Shengjie's newly recruited henchman, and he is also a Jinshi with a new identity. Maybe it's because of Emperor Shunming's approach, Feng Xiangchen looked very nervous, no matter Emperor Shunming spoke or made other moves, his first reaction was to immediately bend down and bow, making a frightened look, this kind of humble compliment, showing awe and respect for imperial power, is also a courtesy that a courtier should have. However, in the eyes of the ministers, this kind of behavior should be "flattery" and a pretentious flattery.

Li Shengjie himself doesn't like it very much. However, this kind of behavior is his private explanation to Feng Xiangchen. After all, if you want to be liked by someone, you must show absolute agreement at first sight. This is especially true of the relationship between the emperor and his courtiers.

It's not about personal talent, it's just a necessary prerequisite for getting along with people. Speaking of which, there is nothing wrong with Li Shengjie's consideration -- if he can't even enter the eyes of Emperor Shunming, then even if Feng Xiangchen has great talent, what is the use of a fart?

Dongfang, the chief attendant, held a copy of the recital in his hand and was reading it seriously.

"Lizhou Military Report, Yiyong Gong Yang Tianhong took the initiative to lead his troops into the grassland, harassing the rear of the Aries tribe, killing a total of more than 500,000 Rongdi Aries tribesmen, and capturing hundreds of thousands of horses and livestock. In the Battle of Lizhou, the general Yang Han led his troops in a fierce battle and killed more than 60,000 cavalry of the Aries Department. Among them, the prince of the Aries tribe, Dong Huijing, was awarded the head on the spot. According to the order of Yiyong Gong, he killed all the prisoners in this battle, led the Xuanhuo army to attack the Rongdi garrison in the grassland, and issued a military order that no chickens and dogs should be left. Under the city of Lizhou, more than 60,000 people from the Aries Department were wiped out in a battle, and none of them survived. In this battle, the casualties under the command of Yiyong Gong were less than 1,000, and the casualties of the Lizhou army exceeded 10,000. ”

This kind of military newspaper full of victory sounds very cool. Even Emperor Shunming, who had a peaceful personality, had a hideous expression, his eyes were red when he heard it, and he released fine light again and again. He gasped for breath and became emotional, pointed at Dongfang Sky with his right hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Read!

Emperor Shun Ming's excitement...... Since the division of the Han Kingdom in ancient times, the Chu State has been in war for many years, and it has suffered frequent losses from Rong Di. It has been thousands of years, and it is the first time I have heard a military report that the Chu army alone killed Rong Di and beheaded more than 50,000 enemies. The only fly in the ointment is that Duke Yang Tianhong of Yiyong was too busy with military affairs to write the battle report by himself, but was done by the marching Sima, and the rest of the people waited next to him, so that Emperor Shunming could not fully understand the development process of the war situation.

Dongfangkong's voice continued to echo in the Qinzheng Palace.

"After the grassland raid and disturbance battle, the Yiyong prince led the army to Youzhou, and there was an encounter with the Aries King under the city of Youzhou. Yang Han led the army from Lizhou and joined forces with Yiyong Gong to encircle Rongdi from the south and north. In this battle, all the 100,000 elite horsemen under the command of the Aries King were annihilated, except for the Aries King who led thousands of people to flee in a hurry in the chaos, none of the Aries tribal cavalry was missed. In this battle, more than 30,000 people of the Rongdi Aries tribe were captured. At this point, the danger in Youzhou has been lifted, and there is no more war. ”

100,000, plus the 60,000 in Lizhou before, that's a full 160,000, 160,000 Rongdi cavalry!

No, not such an algorithm. Add to that the number of Yang Tianhong attacking the herdsmen of the Baiyang tribe on the grassland. 500,000, plus 160,000...... As you can imagine, the Aries tribe was almost crippled.

"Good!

Emperor Shunming shouted suddenly, causing the ministers present to be stunned for a while. He got up from his chair and paced constantly, his expression excited, and his mouth was full of words, and he didn't know what he was saying.

Li Shengjie's brows have never been relaxed. From beginning to end, the imperial court appointed Yang Tianhong as the Duke of Yiyong and the general of the hussars, and he expressed dissent. When Emperor Shunming issued several edicts, Li Shengjie always maintained his opposition. He never had a good impression of this person, and he could even say that he was extremely disgusted. Now, even if Yang Tianhong led his army to attack the Rongdi Aries tribe and had already controlled the entire Lizhou, but in this battle, Yang Tianhong not only lost both sides of the battle with the grassland Rongdi, but because of his repeated victories, he expanded the living space of the Chu State and further expanded his power, which was something that no one expected.

originally thought that the war between Yang Tianhong and Rong Di must have suffered heavy casualties. At that time, Li Shengjie also had enough excuses to deal with Yang Tianhong. But he never thought that this guy was so lucky, and even the entire Aries tribe was not his opponent.

In fact, Yang Tianhong's ability to win so easily was something that the courtiers of the Chu State, and even Emperor Shunming himself, had never thought of in advance. In the impression of most of the courtiers of the Chu State, Rong Di was an extremely warlike nation. The northern grassland is a very important strategic place for Rong Di, even if the Rong Di barbarians are desperately attacking the countries in the west, no matter how great the pressure is, they will not draw the troops left by the Aries tribe here. Da Shan Yu Tuyuhun is not a fool, he knows very well that the grassland is the root of Rong Di. This also led to the fact that the Aries King had sufficient troops to go south, but he was hit by Yang Tianhong's counterattack and broke his head and bled out, and it could even be said that he was broken to pieces.

Emperor Shunming originally felt that the best situation in this battle was to have a draw with Rong Di. But I never thought that it would become such a situation today.

Judging from a lot of previous intelligence, Rong Di's troops left in the north are about 500,000, not to mention that there is also the right valley of the cave Liwang is in charge, and the Tongzhou side does not dare to move at all. Therefore, if you want to attack north, it is simply not feasible to attack without a million troops.

No one thought that Yang Tianhong's playing style was so weird. He dared to lead thousands of cavalry into the steppe. There is no supply, no supplement, this kind of war has changed any general of the Chu State, and he does not dare to try it at all. But that's how weird it is. He actually won, and it was a brilliant victory like never before. 、

Feng Xiangchen kept his head down. Except for Li Shengjie, the head of the household who was close to him, no one could see the expression on his face.

Only when you get very close, can you see the hatred and hideousness that lie out of Feng Xiangchen's eyes. He never dreamed that Yang Tianhong, a martial artist who was a classmate in the Guozi Prison and was looked down upon by himself, would now have climbed to such a high position. It is said that learning is excellent, and Feng Xiangchen himself thinks so. It is said that the martial arts have no future in the future, and the ending of the military generals of the Chu State for thousands of years also confirms this statement. However, Yang Tianhong's current position is so dazzling. Nima, he is the famous Duke of Yiyong, and the title of "Yiyong" is not available to everyone. There are also hussar generals, as well as tens of thousands of fiefdoms, as well as the two towns of Anzhou and Lizhou...... No matter which of these titles and identities, Feng Xiangchen felt a sense of dizziness that he had to look up.

Could it be that a mere martial artist would dare to trample the disciples of our saints under their feet?

Feng Xiangchen couldn't help but have a beautiful face in his mind.

I don't know what Yang Qiurong will think. Although I am a scholar of the imperial court, I am now also appreciated by the head of the household, and then I have an official position. But compared with Yang Tianhong, it is still inconspicuous. If this continues, Yang Qiurong will definitely not be able to take a fancy to me.

That woman should be her own and must be her own.

"Unexpected, unexpected! What a good martial god, what a Yang Tianhong!"

Emperor Shunming's ecstasy was obviously completely inconsistent with his status as emperor. The ministers present looked at the present day in unison, and they felt that Emperor Shunming's eyes were like a sharp knife, constantly scraping his own flesh and bones, no!

Yang Tianhong's credit is naturally incomparable. But before this, why didn't anyone think that there was such a method of warfare in the world? Why did no one have such courage? So that the state of Chu was suppressed by the grassland Rongdi for thousands of years.

Emperor Shunming also felt extremely hearty in his heart. In addition to being happy, he also swept over the courtiers in the hall with a cold gaze. It was these people who said one by one that the war with Rong Di would be fruitless, and the Chu State must have suffered heavy casualties. Now, Yang Tianhong has slapped these people hard with a record of as much as 160,000 Rong Di heads. This kind of pleasure, Emperor Shunming really can't find what kind of words should be used to describe it.

"Hahahaha! My brave man is really unstoppable. Now, the crisis in the northern steppes has been decided, Tuyuhun is busy with the war in the west, and the Aries tribe has collapsed. Even if there is another war on the Youzhou side, you can get the full support from Lizhou. Ladies and gentlemen, what else do you have to say?"

Emperor Shunming's meaning is very clear, that is, he will continue to increase the reward for Yang Tianhong. For meritorious people, he will never be stingy. What's more, Yang Tianhong and Xiaohe are about to get married, which is also something that Emperor Shunming personally promised before Yang Tianhong sent his troops.

Zou Tengyu didn't want to spoil Emperor Shunming's interest, but the situation was like this, and he still had to stand on the side of his own interest group.

"Your Majesty, Duke Yang Tianhong of Yiyong has won successive victories outside the Saiwai, which is gratifying, but this is by no means a good thing, but a curse. ”

Emperor Shunming stopped back and forth, raised his sword eyebrows, and immediately showed an unkind cold expression on his face: "Oh?

Zou Tengyu's expression was extremely flat, and he had a posture of judging things by facts: "Yang Tianhong, the brave and brave man, is a wise and brave general, and he has always been wise. However, Yang Tianhong is now the envoy of the two towns of Lizhou and Anzhou, and his subordinates have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. His Majesty had previously ordered Yang Tianhong to deal with Rongdi in the north, but he only asked him to ensure the safety of Youzhou and Lizhou. But now, Yang Tianhong's approach is not to obey the edict, but to lead the army into the grassland and kill countless people. You must know that this feud is getting bigger and bigger, even to the point that it cannot be eliminated. Dadan Yu Tuyuhun originally had good intentions towards our Chu State, and he was also willing to make peace with my country. This is the best way to eliminate the military disaster, but it was completely destroyed by Yang Tianhong. A mere Aries tribe certainly doesn't deserve to be taken seriously. However, if it is only in the headquarters to terminate the war with the direction of the Western Regions, lead the troops south. At that time, the Youzhou direction will not only have to deal with 160,000 Aries Rongdi, but as many as millions of Rongdi cavalry. In this way, I am in great danger!"

Emperor Shunming was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Zou Tengyu with great disgust.

He didn't like Zou Tengyu very much, and every time he didn't open a pot. Now the ministers are convened to discuss how to reward and appease Yang Tianhong, so that this brave and warlike general will honestly obey orders in the future. Zou Tengyu's brain was pumping, and when he said those words, he clearly wanted to pursue some things that should not be pursued now. Let the people outside who don't understand listen to it, and think that they are going to force the rebellion again and kill Yang Tianhong, a favorite general.

Li Shengjie saw the angry expression on Emperor Shunming's face, and suddenly couldn't help but sneer secretly in his heart. The dispute between the Wenchen factions in the court of Chu has existed since ancient times, Zou Tengyu and Li Shengjie belong to different factions, as the head of the household, Li Shengjie has always been very unhappy with Zou Tengyu, thinking that in addition to Yang Tianhong, this guy is the first person he wants to deal with. Now that Li Shengjie wants to be angry when he sees Emperor Shunming, how can he not jump out and fan the flames?

Zou Tengyu was sighing in his heart, he knew that saying these words would not only offend the emperor, but also give some people the opportunity to attack him, but as a minister of the Chu State, he knew that he would offend many people if he said something. This was the conduct he considered necessary to have as a courtier. Moreover, the situation on the northern border has long since become unpredictable after this war. If Tuyuhun led his army to continue to attack the countries of the Western Regions, then of course it would be the best result. But if Tuyuhun was angered by the fiasco of the Aries tribe and waved his army south, then it was still the people of Youzhou who would suffer in the end.

Thinking of this, Li Shengjie was about to speak, but he didn't expect Feng Xiangchen, who was standing beside him, to jump out first.

He bowed respectfully to Emperor Shunming, and said, "Holy Monarch, in the opinion of Lord Zou, Weichen really dare not agree!" )