Section 22 Returning with honors
I have to say that Da Shan Yu is a loser, because our Yong army defeated the main force of the thief army and captured Luoyang, he not only exempted our Yongguo from the annual tribute, but also took a large part of the property seized in Luoyang and gave it to me as a reward. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Looking at this cart full of jewels, gold, ornaments, and silk satin, my heart was slightly excited! These possessions may not be anything to the Xiongnu Empire, but they are a lot of wealth to our weak and mediocre state, and this is just the right time for me to take back and build my own fiefdom!
The war brought not only the destruction of the city, but also the great harm caused to the people! The season has entered winter, and the displaced people are everywhere outside Luoyang City, and countless refugees have starved to death and frozen to death in the wilderness!
Standing on the city wall of Luoyang, I looked at the miserable scene on the land outside the city, and I couldn't help but feel it and casually recited: "The sky is vast and the earth is cold, the mountains and rivers are broken and the sun is set; ”
Just when I was so emotional, suddenly Li Chengzu appeared next to me!
He stood quietly by the city wall, his eyes scanning the starving people in the wilderness in the distance, and his eyes looked a little moist!
After a long time, Li Chengzu said to me slowly: "His Royal Highness the prince has a good hand of poetry, the words are sad and touching!"
I looked up at him and asked him, "General Li, if I plead with Da Shan Yu to let my army collect many displaced people, and ask Da Shan Yu to send more grain and grass, so that I can return to Yongzhou with thousands of displaced people, can Da Shan Yu agree?"
Li Chengzu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The exiles are in the wilderness, and the thieves are born in response to them, and there are disadvantages and no benefits to our public security! If His Royal Highness the prince has such intentions, then Da Dan will agree to it! But when making a plea, it is necessary to clarify the stakes first, and show that the prince is solving problems for Da Dan before he can do it!"
I nodded, and then followed Li Chengzu to find Da Shan Yu!
Da Shan happened to be worried about the affairs of the homeless people at this time, and when he heard me say this to him, he thought that I was really solving problems for him!
Although some Xiongnu ministers questioned on the side, after Li Chengzu's persuasion and my sincerity, Da Dan Yu finally agreed to me and allowed me to take these displaced people back to Yongzhou!
So I appointed Han Cheng and Zhang Tietang to collect more than 200,000 displaced people in Luoyang, and then bid farewell to Dashan Yu and set off to return to Yongzhou.
Luoyang is not particularly far from Yongzhou, the army with more than 200,000 displaced people kept hurrying, along the way to get continuous food supplies from the Huns, and finally arrived safely at the border of Yongzhou two months later!
After returning to the boundary of Yongzhou, it became much safer, and the people along the way lined up to beat gongs and drums, warmly welcoming us back victoriously.
Not only that, but the people of Fangling also spontaneously took out their own food, set up a flowing water feast for the army, and invited the triumphant soldiers with their precious food!
Most of the people who are loved by the army are coming to me, and I didn't expect that I would be so popular with the people!
Looking back on the time when I was living in Fangling and helping the poor in the north of the city, I realized that all the efforts were worth it, and the huge impact was really unexpected!
After repairing in Fangling for a day, the army continued to rush back to Yongzhou with the displaced people!
Outside the city of Yongzhou, the soldiers and armor lined up and all the people gathered, and the queen Meng led the civil and military officials to meet each other ten miles away, and the mother and son were in tears, and they escaped from the sky with joy!
In front of all the soldiers and civil and military officials, Empress Meng cried so much that she cried and washed her face, as if thousands of grievances broke out in an instant, and she actually opened her mouth and said to me: "Emperor, is the queen mother still in a dream? Is it really my Jue'er's victorious return?"
After saying that, Queen Meng looked at me blankly, as if she didn't believe that this was true!
I stretched out my hand and stroked her, then turned to Han Cheng and the many soldiers and asked, "Soldiers, please come and answer Her Majesty the Empress and tell her whether this is a dream or not!"
All the soldiers laughed when they heard this, and Queen Le Meng cried and laughed, not knowing what to say.
At this time, Han Cheng tore open his throat and shouted: "Long live Her Majesty the Empress, long live Long live, Lord Hanzhong King Thousand years old!"
The other soldiers immediately followed Han Cheng and kept shouting, and the number of people swallowed mountains and rivers so much that my ears were a little numb!
Empress Meng looked at the mighty soldiers, and said to everyone with great satisfaction: "Okay, good, all the generals have worked hard all the way, tonight the whole city of Yongzhou will hold a big banquet to reward the soldiers who have returned triumphantly, all the soldiers can let go of the drink today, eat and drink well, and do not return if you are not drunk!"
The soldiers were very happy after hearing this, and kept shouting for the queen, such a scene...... , seriously, it's too noisy, MD, my ears are almost deaf!
After chatting casually with the queen, I suddenly found that the emperor's uncle and Prime Minister Wang were hiding behind the minister very obscenely!
I immediately picked up the queen, walked directly to the imperial uncle and Wang Chengxiang, and looked at the two of them directly!
Okay, you two guys, try your best to send me to the battlefield, I wish I had died in the land of Sanchuan as soon as possible, I didn't expect me to come back alive, and I returned with such a huge reputation!
Under my sharp eyes, Uncle Huang and Prime Minister Wang silently lowered their heads together, probably feeling a little ashamed!
But I'm not an arrogant person, they are embarrassed at this moment, but I can't laugh at them, otherwise how can I show my generosity!
So I arched my hand to Uncle Wang and Prime Minister Wang Cheng and said: "Prime Minister Wang, Uncle Huang, the two are the pillars of my Yong, in the days when the king left Yongzhou, there are two people sitting in Yongzhou, and my Dayong country is so stable! The two adults have worked hard, I thank you for the people of Dayong!"
After saying that, I bowed deeply to the two of them and bowed a big thank you.
Prime Minister Wang acted the fastest, he immediately stretched out his hand to support me, and said: "Your Royal Highness, Oh, no, no, no, no, Lord Wang of Hanzhong, you are too polite, this is where the duty lies, the old minister should be like this, he should be like this!"
After speaking, Prime Minister Wang looked at the emperor's uncle, and the two seemed to have a tacit understanding, and then bowed to me together and thanked him: "Congratulations to Lord Wang of Hanzhong on his victorious return, he has worked hard all the way!"
I smiled and gave them a slight salute in return!
At this time, Xiao Qing walked out of the ministers, looked at me with a smile and said: "Congratulations to the prince on his triumphant return, my Dayong country has shown its national prestige this time, and the big single Yu keeps his promise, as said in the plan, it is like a few years of aid! The prince's plan is beneficial to the country and the people, this is a god calculation!"
I smiled and said, "Oh, Da Dan Yu has promised in Luoyang that from now on, my Dayong Kingdom will no longer need to pay tribute, and the Great Xiongnu will continue to maintain the annual aid to my Dayong State and help me to prosper the country and enrich the country!"
Xiao Qing was overjoyed after hearing this, and said to me again and again: "The prince is really powerful, and whoever makes a move will succeed immediately!"
After speaking, Xiao Qing turned her head and asked Prime Minister Wang Cheng and said, "The prince has benefited me like this, why didn't the Prime Minister say a word?"
After hearing this, Wang Zhe was stunned for a moment, and immediately bowed and said: "The prince is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among the people, and his wisdom is immeasurable! The prince will win every battle when he sends troops this time, and the soldiers of this army are not reduced but increased, and the prince leads the army so magically, and there is no one in the world who is handsome today! The old minister is very impressed, congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince! I am assisted by the prince, and I will definitely dominate one side in the future, and it is just around the corner to return to the Central Plains!"
This Wang Zhe's kung fu is first-class, this guy is very well-written, thoughtful, and very capable, if this is all used on the right path of loyalty to the imperial court, how good it should be!
I wanted to perfunctory a few words to him, but unexpectedly, Queen Meng came directly over and said, "Okay, okay! The king of Hanzhong has had a lot of hard work all the way back from the expedition, so it's better to go into the city early to rest!" After saying that, Queen Meng pulled me and got into the carriage directly, and I didn't bother to listen to what Prime Minister Wang and Uncle Huang had to say!
I went north and returned victoriously, and my army of 30,000 became 70,000, and I still led 200,000 displaced people behind me! Empress Meng has become full of confidence because of me, and I no longer need to look at the eyes of Prime Minister Wang and Uncle Huang to act!
In fact, it is true, after the last time I took 30,000 troops from Uncle Huang's hands and asked me to lead them north, now Uncle Huang is only in charge of 60,000 troops! After I return this time, I will be a lieutenant, and these 30,000 troops will naturally continue to be under my control!
In addition, there are 10,000 cronies and soldiers of Mengjia in Yongzhou, which makes the imperial uncle no longer monopolize the power in terms of military power, and he is weaker than the imperial family in terms of strength! Although this expedition is only one thing, the impact of this incident is so huge, I think Wang Zhe and the imperial uncle probably never dreamed that it would be such an ending.
In the carriage, Queen Meng held my hand tightly, and said excitedly with tears: "Jue'er, you are back, the queen mother misses sleep and eats day and night, and finally looks forward to you back!"
I smiled and asked, "Queen Mother, are the prime ministers and imperial uncles in the court embarrassed you?"
Empress Meng nodded and said: "Prime Minister Wang Cheng and Uncle Huang have always been like this, the court only cares about their own interests, and never takes me, the queen, in their eyes! Fortunately, Xiao Qing, the lord of Fengchang, often comes forward, so they don't dare to do anything to the queen mother!"
After listening to this, I asked with a smile: "On that day, the ministers chose Xiao Qing to assist the royal family, and now Xiao Qing's court performance, has the queen mother ever been satisfied?"
Queen Meng nodded again and again and said, "Very good, very good, Jue'er knows people, Xiao Qing is worth relying on!"
I nodded, sighed slightly, and said: "But there are thousands of major events in the DPRK and China, how can the court of a country rely on Xiao Qing alone! When I choose a day to select the meritocracy for my use, when there are many available people in my court, it will be the day when my royal family will regain control of state affairs!"
Empress Meng smiled and said: "My emperor has made great achievements in battle, and all the troops are calling for the emperor's good name! In the past, when I heard that the emperor had obtained the new city and expanded the army in the new city, everyone inside and outside Yongzhou City was happy, and there were countless people who came to join the army to follow the emperor! Then came the good news, and learned that the emperor had exterminated more than 50,000 thieves, and even the king of thieves was alive to capture Luoyang! Emperor, can you take this opportunity to take back the emperor's uncle's military power, and the emperor will take it on his behalf!"
I shook my head and replied: "No! The number of kings and ministers above the court is very powerful, and even the imperial uncle has been repeatedly defeated! At present, my royal family has just established its prestige in the army, and we must not be anxious when we seek stability! The court also needs the imperial uncle to check and balance the prime minister, and the ministers should seize the opportunity to strengthen the power of our royal family, and try to promote the situation of the three forces as soon as possible, so that our royal family can turn the crisis into peace!"
Empress Meng nodded after hearing this, stretched out her hand to hug me in her arms, and said with a sweet smile: "The emperor is wise, and the queen mother will listen to the emperor's arrangement!"
Then I leaned next to Queen Meng and sat quietly in the car with her, I think only in this way will she feel completely at ease!