novelAbuy Chapter 1399 Not particular
Chapter 1399 Not particular
Chapter 1399 Not particular
"That's what the Grand Marshal said?"
After receiving Li Xiang's report, Fatty Liu looked surprised, and then his heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself:
Yes, what Mingwen said is indeed correct. Not to mention the ministers in the court, even I have never considered the possibility of defeat in this battle. I just think that taking over Hebei is reasonable.
But in fact, there are hundreds of thousands of bandits in Hebei, and they are assisted by Hu cavalry from outside the Great Wall. If you think about it carefully, even if you count from the time I ascended the throne, this can be regarded as a rare war.
But I never seemed to have thought about what might happen.
Not to mention whether I am worried or nervous.
Back then, during the Battle of Guanzhong, my father led the Hanzhong army and confronted Sima Yi at Wuzhangyuan, while my brother-in-law led the Liangzhou cavalry alone and attacked Sima Yi's back.
He could not eat or sleep well, and went to the Taimiao to pray many times.
What now?
The opponent is still the same one as before, but his father has passed away, and his brother-in-law is fighting against Sima Yi alone. He only thinks about when he will get good news from the front, and nothing else.
Mentality, mentality has changed.
It floated, it really did float.
After a while of reflection, Adou couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart. It was his brother-in-law who was calm and composed, and he lived up to his father's trust.
As for what the Grand Marshal mentioned about the public being outraged if something unexpected happened, Adou didn't take it to heart at all.
Among the Five Tiger Generals, which one has never been defeated in battle?
Ji Han does not have a rule that would erase all previous achievements based on the success or failure of a single battle.
And even though the Shu faction, the Liangzhou faction, and the Jingzhou faction in the court are all trying to compete for the right to bark, when it comes to the interest group that really barks the loudest, it has to be the Xinghan Society.
The members of the Xinghan Society are really diverse, with people from all kinds of factions.
In the past, whoever had money, food, and people could shout the loudest.
But the young people nowadays, under the leadership of a certain bumpkin, have no martial ethics at all.
In addition to having money, food and people, you also need channels, organization and efficiency.
The Xinghan Society is an overwhelming force for the aristocratic families in terms of resource utilization and production.
Why is Feng Lianjin a special person in Adou’s heart?
Because as long as the royal family and the Xinghan Society join forces, they will be able to suppress all opposition voices within and outside the government.
Court meeting?
When the Emperor and the Grand Marshal don't talk, that's called a court meeting.
Things decided by the emperor and the Grand Marshal are called following procedures.
As an emperor who ascended the throne at the age of sixteen in the midst of crisis, no matter how stupid Adou was, he understood that as long as Feng Lianjin did not rebel, his throne would be as stable as Mount Tai.
Will Brother-in-law Feng rebel?
Adou didn't know and wasn't sure.
Because he knew that he was mediocre and not very smart.
So he chose to trust the arrangements of his father, who was extremely talented.
Just as the late emperor entrusted the entire Han Dynasty to his father-in-law, Adou did not mind following suit and having a wonderful story of monarch and minister with his brother-in-law Feng.
After all, he had been lying there until "returning to the old capital and recovering the two capitals". Adou felt that it was good to continue lying like this and there was no need to change to other postures.
Thinking of this, Liu Adou said to Li Xiang:
"Shulong, you have been traveling between Chang'an and Taiyuan for a long time. You should have rested for a while, but I think it is best for you to do this. I am afraid you still need to make another trip."
Li Xiang said quickly:
"The soldiers are fighting for their lives in the front, and they are not afraid of swords and spears. I am just running on the road, how dare I complain? If your majesty gives you an order, I will serve you at the risk of my life."
"It's not that serious. I just asked you to help me pass on some words to the Grand Marshal."
Adou comforted him, then after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Go tell the great Sima that the war ahead is under his sole responsibility and he must be very tired. He should take care of his health."
"I am in Chang'an, only reading the war reports, not asking about the war. If the Grand Marshal needs anything, the Minister of the Chancellery and I will do our best to find a way to arrange it."
Having said this, he hesitated for a moment, and finally continued:
"Even if, even if the treasury is insufficient, the inner court still has some money and grain. Although it's not much, it can at least be used in an emergency."
Li Xiang was stunned.
If your majesty's words were to be spread out, wouldn't Pei Qian and his ilk be completely disheartened?
What do you think of resisting the might of Sima Da in the court? Just dream on!
In order to support the Grand Marshal in the battle at the front, His Majesty even spent the money he had saved...
If the emperor can achieve this, he can truly be called a wise, virtuous and benevolent ruler.
For a minister to be able to achieve this, it is really... enviable!
Seeing that Li Xiang didn't react, Ah Dou probably felt that what he said was too much to favor his brother-in-law, so he changed his words:
"Forget it, I'll just write a letter to Mingwen. Shulong, please help me deliver it to Da Sima."
"My lord, take your orders."
Li Xiang was startled and quickly agreed.
Inside the border, the Han emperor had a frank and in-depth exchange with the Grand Marshal in front.
At this time, outside the Great Wall, the sound of strings was getting louder and louder.
"Pong!"
"Don't run, you wild dog! Get off your horse and get tied up!"
Not far from Juyong Pass, a small group of light cavalry were chasing a group of Hu cavalry.
The horse's hooves stepped on the muddy grass, splashing mud and water everywhere.
The newly grown yellow tender grass sprouts had just seen the outside world when they were trampled into the mud by horse hooves.
Due to the muddy ground, neither side was moving very fast, and could even be said to be jogging, which made the chase look more like a slapstick and somewhat funny.
But the occasional "bang bang" sound, the whistling of arrows flying through the air, and the shouting and cursing behind them reminded the Hu people in front that they were running for their lives.
The two teams, one in front and one behind, one chasing and one fleeing, soon arrived at the foot of the majestic Juyong Pass.
"We're here, hurry, hurry!"
The Hu people shouted excitedly in Hu language and whipped their horses' buttocks hard, forcing their mounts to run forward with their last bit of strength.
"Cao! How could you run so fast? You actually let them get away!"
The cavalry in the rear watched the Hu cavalry rushing towards Juyong Pass recklessly, so they had to stop far away and did not follow them.
The leader glanced at his somewhat exasperated subordinates and said:
"He's gone, why are you in such a hurry?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Juyongguan again and said, "It's not like they ran away to other places. Once they enter the pass, they can't just go out of the pass whenever they want."
The subordinates still sighed:
"That's true, but who knows who will be credited with these people in the future? It's better for them to fall into our hands now. Maybe each of us can get a few coins..."
Taking another look at his subordinates who were almost obsessed with money, the captain sighed and said, "The Yicong Army must have gained a lot this time, right? Can these two or three strings of cash make you lose your composure like this?"
"Captain, you are from a wealthy family, so you naturally don't care, but I am poor! My wife and children depend on me for food."
This subordinate is from Liangzhou, and was just incorporated into his team from the Yicong Army these days.
Although the Huqi Yicong was named Huqi, there were actually quite a few Han people among them.
And basically they all came from Liangzhou and Bingzhou where they lived together with the Hu people.
The people in these places are tough and have adopted many of the habits of the Hu people. They are unwilling to settle down and farm the land. In addition, the Han people value martial arts, so there is no way for them to be selected into the Han army.
Therefore, they simply took advantage of the mixed residence of Han and Hu people and directly joined the volunteer army, which would increase their chances of joining the regular army in the future.
The person in front of me is exactly like that.
After this battle, if the eight armies in Guanzhong need to recruit soldiers, this person will most likely be selected.
The team leader would like to know more about this temporary comrade and possible comrades in the future.
As he led the team back, he asked:
"From the tone of your voice, you have a lot of children at home, right?"
Unexpectedly, the subordinate shook his head and said, "There aren't that many children. Including the one in the belly, there are only three."
"Three? With the harvest you got from this trip, isn't it more than enough to support three?"
This subordinate was an excellent rider, agile, and quick-witted. Every time he went into battle, he gained more than others.
Therefore, the accumulated merits and gains are definitely not small.
How could it be difficult to raise three children?
The subordinate sighed quietly: "Raising a child is no problem, but raising a wife is a little bit insufficient..."
"Hmm?" The team leader frowned when he heard this, so one must marry a virtuous woman!
As a leader, the team leader asked with concern and tactfulness: "Could it be that your wife is not very good at managing the household?"
"Not really. She is quite frugal. In fact, she is a Qiang woman. Like me, she comes from a poor family and doesn't have many particularities."
The subordinate looked calm and showed no shame.
The captain nodded, with no change in his expression.
It was not uncommon for poor families in border areas to marry Hu women.
Even General Ma, one of the Five Tiger Generals, had a mother who was a Qiang woman.
Because General Ma's husband had no money to marry, he could only marry a Qiang girl.
Besides, the Han people and the barbarians are now one, and even the Sima's wife has a barbarian woman in her room.
There is even Liu Hanzi who comes from a royal family, wow!
Anyway, he has always been a hot topic among the soldiers.
Envy, extremely envy!
Over the years, one of the greatest benefits the imperial court has given to the warriors in the army is to find ways to help them get married.
Most of the time they were Hu women, and many of them settled in the border areas.
The lower class of people were called "diaosi" in a more insulting way in later generations.
From this we can see that social science is very unscientific, because sometimes society not only fails to progress, but instead regresses.
In this era, if the common people had the opportunity to marry and even have children, it was all a gift from God - the emperor was also the son of God, and the gift from the emperor was no different from the gift from God.
If a low-level fighter wants to turn things around, there is no other way except to risk his life for military merit.
"That's strange..." The captain looked at his subordinates with an increasingly strange look.
The subordinate's face was actually a little embarrassed, and he coughed:
"It's not that complicated. My wife has many sisters in her family, and she is soft-hearted. She can't bear to see them suffer, so she always brings people into the house..."
Pretty?
Am I pretty?
The team leader received 10,000 critical hits and groaned.
The humanoid beast really is not at all dignified! —
"What a beast! What a beast!"
While the captain cursed in his heart, in a house in Yecheng far to the south, Tuoba Xilu was already shocked and angry, angry and afraid, shaking all over, and speaking incoherently:
"How dare he? How dare he do this? He is so vicious and so disregards human ethics. He is worse than an animal!"
The Xianbei reinforcements that Sima Taifu had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived.
The support within the clan that Tuoba Xilu had been waiting for for a long time was finally coming.
But what it brought was not a surprise, but a shock.
When reinforcements and support arrived, they also brought the most shocking news on the grassland:
Tuoba Shamo Khan surrendered to the Han Kingdom and served as a guide together with the Moluhui tribe, a relative of Tuoba Xianbei.
He led the Han army to raid the wintering place of Tuoba Xianbei. Except for the 50,000 elite cavalry who had moved south in advance, some of the remaining Tuoba tribe members who remained on the grassland were captured, and most were forced to surrender.
Only a few escaped.
This news made Tuoba Xilu's face turn as pale as snow, his whole body trembled like a sieve, and his eyes were dull and lifeless.
For a moment, I couldn't accept this fact.
After confirming the news again and again, he was almost furious and used the most vicious words to attack his elder brother.
what is this?
I just asked you to send reinforcements to Wei to fight against Han, and then my house was raided by Han?
Are you homeless?
Tuoba Xilu was almost collapsed by the blow. He was trembling and muttering to himself nervously:
"You beast, you ruthless person, you are a real ruthless person..."
Tuoba Xilu thought that he just wanted to kill his elder brother at most, but Tuoba Shamohan killed hundreds of thousands of Tuoba Xianbei in one breath, and even his own father was trampled into meat paste in front of the battle.
How could I have thought that such an unruly beast in human form was someone who could be bullied?
How to do?
What should I do in the future?
Tuoba Xilu looked blankly at the spring-filled courtyard in front of him, but his heart was filled with sadness.
This is the State of Wei, not the desert.
No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it can't compare to the desert.
The desert is the true home of the grassland warriors.
But now I have lost even my tribe, what should I do in the future?
How will we gain a foothold?
Countless thoughts surged in his mind like a tide, making him more and more afraid of the future.
After an unknown amount of time, a voice pulled him back from his trance:
"Second Prince? Second Prince?"
Tuoba Xilu looked at the visitor blankly:
"Why? What did you say?"
"Second Prince, the Grand Tutor is here and is outside. He wants to see you."
"Master? Has Master come here?"
When Tuoba Xilu heard that Sima Yi was outside, he suddenly became a little flustered.
In the past, he relied on Sima Yi to ask for help from the Tuoba clan and was disrespectful to Sima Yi.
But now, he and his 50,000 elite cavalry have lost the support of the tribes outside the Great Wall. Although it was not intentional, they have become dependent on others.
If we lose the support of Sima Taifu, won’t we starve to death in terms of food, fodder and clothing?
Tuoba Xilu didn't bother to tidy up his clothes, and hurried out, bowing to Sima Taifu from a distance:
"I am a crude and rude person. I didn't know that you, the Grand Tutor, were coming. I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar. Please forgive me, Grand Tutor."