Chapter 743 Come again? !
Horses and horns, swords, guns and flags, warriors and demoted officials, together constitute the elements on the vast land.
Tens of thousands of troops lined up in the field without a trace of noise, quietly waiting for the appearance of the king who would lead them to conquer the enemy.
The sun rises from the horizon and the Kaiyang Gate slowly opens.
The bluestone slabs were re-paved, and the crisp sound of horse hooves echoed throughout the city in the winter morning.
Team after team of loyal and brave knights filed out of the city.
They held the military flag high, raised their horses at an angle, and arrayed themselves in the wilderness outside the city with an air of arrogance on their faces.
When the last Youzhou Cavalry Governor arrived in the wilderness in full force, although there was silence, everyone had goosebumps, especially the newly arrived Xianbei warriors (Budu in the late Han Dynasty) (descendants of the Han Dynasty), the Xiongnu chiefs of Taiyuan, the nobles of Xihetu, the Diqiang Bashuai of Pingyang, and the Jie people of Hedong all lowered their gazes and did not dare to look more.
After returning from the enemy in Lake City, Hou Fu's eyes lingered on the groups of knights for a long time.
After they finished lining up, they dismounted and stood, looking closely at the tall Kaiyang Gate.
Heavy footsteps sounded in the street.
The pitch-black weapon was raised high, its blade looking extremely cold in the morning light.
Military boots stepped on Pingyang Imperial Street, and the sound of "rustling" spread out, as if it were real, sweeping away the remaining royal aura, nobility and even arrogance of the Xiongnu.
The cold wind wanted to sob, but was shaken away by the incessant sound of footsteps and the collision of nails and leaves, and was finally submerged in the murderous aura that soared into the sky.
They walked out of Kaiyang Gate and walked sideways in front of tens of thousands of troops, with great prestige. Finally, they lined up beside the Hu warriors, causing a crowd of people to scream and hiss.
The demoted generals in Pingyang City put on their court attire and walked silently with their heads lowered.
It's more or less humiliating.
But what can the ministers of the subjugated country do? At least they were not held accountable, unlike some of their colleagues who were arrested and sent to Luoyang.
In the long queue, the Dazai, Sima, princes, princes, censors, ministers, ministers, etc. are no longer as hierarchical as usual. Everyone is walking slowly, Silent and sad.
The sergeants on both sides of the street stood upright, looking at them with contempt and excitement.
The high-ranking nobles suddenly became the subjugated people and fell into the dust. Why not teach these people with mud-legged backgrounds to be happy and happy?
It was us who conquered Pingyang.
We have trampled you under our feet.
After more than a hundred officials, big and small, left the city, they did not move forward. Instead, they knelt on both sides of Kaiyang Gate and waited quietly.
The sun rose higher and higher, and under the rays of the sky, Liang Gong Shaoxun, surrounded by his own soldiers, rode out in a large carriage.
The car has no cover, just open.
Liang Gong, dressed in purple robe, sits in the middle, accompanied by Liu Han's upper queen Fan and middle queen Xuan sitting on both sides.
The cars rumbled forward.
Everywhere they passed, the sergeants stood up straighter.
I saw some officers from time to time, and they looked at Shao Xun with pride and admiration.
Shao Xun smiled and nodded to them.
The broad Imperial Street finally ends. When the carriage drove out of Kaiyang Gate, drums and music were playing. Liu Han's kneeling posture became even lower, almost lowering his head into the dust.
The carriage stopped under the high platform.
I don’t know who is taking the lead, and the cries of “Wan Sheng” keep coming and going.
At the end, the voices gradually became unified, and the sound of "Wansheng" was deafening, almost shaking the dust on the beams of Pingyang houses.
Shao Xun sat on the carriage, raising his right hand high. The cheers of the sergeants became more and more enthusiastic, making the faces of the demoted generals and tribal nobles turn pale.
Shao Xun laughed loudly, put down his right hand, and grabbed the plain hand of the middle queen Xuanshi.
Xuanshi pulled back slightly, but was shocked by another wave of "Wansheng" and did not dare to move.
Fan also felt that she had thought too simply.
Can I really control such a man?
Looking at Duke Pingyang kneeling all over the ground, looking at the flags flying high, looking at the warriors filling the wilderness, looking at the heroic spirit of conquering everything...
Perhaps, kneeling at his feet, It is wiser to surrender to Him, serve Him, and love Him.
Shao Xun got off the carriage, surrounded by his own troops, walking like a dragon and a tiger, scanning his army.
After walking a few steps, he stopped at a place and looked at the person in front of him.
Zi Fuhou couldn't bear his sight and fell to his knees with a "plop".
Shao Xun drew his sword.
As soon as Fuhou realized something, he immediately kowtowed to the ground and burst into tears: "Ming Gong, I..."
The Xiongnu, Di, Qiang, Ba, Jie and Xianbei came from afar. The nobles looked at each other and almost instantly fell to their knees.
Shao Xun patted Tzu Fuhou on the face with the blade of his sword and said, "You are so brave."
"Ming Gong, I was confused for a moment, please forgive me." Tzu Fuhou Hou repeatedly begged for mercy.
He understood that during the battle of Wenxi, he was caught cheating and cheating.
He understood that when Hucheng pursued Pu Hong, he almost sent him out of the country as a gift and did not take the initiative to catch up with the enemy and fight.
These are all taboos.
The guilt can be greater or less, it all depends on the mood of the person in charge.
The king who conquered Pingyang can kill tens of thousands of men, women, old and young who are still near Anyi with a single thought, and can also pardon your sins with a single thought.
He controls your life and death, and you have no ability to resist.
Thinking of this, Hou Fu kowtowed even harder: "Ming Gong, spare my life."
"Your Majesty, please spare your life."
"The Emperor, please spare your life."
"Chanyu spare my life."
The sound of a sword being sheathed sounded.
Zi Fuhou felt like he was sweating profusely and his whole body was exhausted. He almost cried with joy.
Shao Xun kicked him to the ground again and said: "Get out of here. The tribe was divided into two, and six thousand households were moved to Xinxing and handed over to Liu Zhao for management."
Hou Fuhou's eyesight dimmed, but he still stood up quickly and said: "Servant, I obey the order." "Nonsense." Shao Xun scolded, then looked at the Hu chiefs behind him and said: "Since you have surrendered to me, you must not be half-hearted. The two counties of Taiyuan and Xihe are adjacent to the river in the west and the grassland in the north. When thieves rush to the road——"
Shao Xun said, Go forward.
Wherever he went, the group of barbarians separated on both sides, following closely with their eyes.
"Listen to whatever Liu Cong promised you in the past." Shao Xun said: "There is only one thing. I hate capricious people the most. In the past, Su Qiu, the general of Lukou Town, took advantage of the chaos to raise troops to fight for me. Exterminated. All the men in the family will be killed, and the heirs will be eliminated. The wife and daughter will be humiliated. "
"If you have any disloyal intentions, you'd better think about whether your neck is strong enough. I am also pursuing them relentlessly and must kill the traitors."
"Those who surrender to me sincerely will be hereditary generals and their descendants will be rich and noble. Dingfa's troops will attack and help your descendants rise to power."
"A year ago, Liaoxi County Duke Duan Jilu's family members died violently. Someone in the tribe colluded with the Murong family with the intention of causing rebellion. All counties and towns in Youzhou sent out large troops to protect his son Duan Yongzhong from attacking the prince. Think about it carefully, what exactly is it? It is better to cause chaos than to obey."
Shao Xun said there, and the tribal chiefs listened quietly.
If you don’t understand Jin dialect, ask someone you know.
After understanding it, my mind became more flexible. This seems like - not a bad thing?
The territory and Dingkou will remain as usual, and your descendants will be able to inherit the throne from generation to generation. This is a real benefit.
However, the leaders of other clans following them were a little sad. They were not allowed to cause rebellion and seize the power of the tribe?
Inadvertently, there was a slight rift between the tribal leader and the nobles.
“From next year, the imperial court will assess the family status of the ‘Lu surname’.” Shao Xun added: “With this family status, you can participate in state, county and court elections, and the officials will examine your character, ability, and demeanor. After that, they can be appointed as appropriate."
"Boom!" It was like a thunder on the ground, and the barbarian chieftains were stunned after hearing this.
Since the Han Dynasty, they have been fighting for the imperial court.
The Han army was too small, and they were not very willing to die. Many battles were left to them, the barbarians.
The most typical one is the descendants of Xianbei Budugen who migrated to Xinxing County.
The Later Han Dynasty gradually became exhausted in the war with the Hu people. Guanxi fell to a large area of land, and the north also gave up all the territory outside Yanmen Pass, using Juzhusai (Yanmen Pass) as a barrier. At this time, they were not even willing to guard the border. They handed over Xinxing, Yanmen and even parts of Taiyuan to the inner Xianbei, and used Budugen's tens of thousands of herdsmen to act as de facto border guards.
Now that part of the Xianbei has long been dispersed into multiple small tribes, and their status has gradually been replaced by the Xiongnu - the Tiefu Xiongnu has run away.
The Fenshui River Valley is actually the same.
Later Han, Cao Wei, and Sima Jin continued to move tribes southward to guard the border for them. If you're happy, you'll get some money; if you're unhappy, you'll get nothing.
Without money or political status, only a few lucky people sharpened their heads and entered the officialdom of the Central Plains, such as Liu Yuan.
Why did Liu Han get so many tribal responses? The reason is self-evident.
What was Mr. Liang saying just now? Did I hear that correctly? Comment on the family background of "Lu surname"?
Grasslands are precious species, and grassland politics are also aristocratic politics.
The most noble clan on the grassland can also queue up, set a rank, and participate in the election?
"Wow!" After hearing this, the chiefs fell to the ground one after another and said: "Great Chanyu!"
"Great Chanyu!" More and more barbarians came They fell to the ground and shouted in unison.
Shao Xun stood among the crowd of barbarians, stroking his sword and smiling.
After learning about it, the wealthy Han families on the high platform looked at each other in confusion.
Liang Gong is here again? !
The previous promotion of honorary officers has made many people dissatisfied. Some people even said privately that they should hold back and let the attack on Wuguan fail all the way, with no merit to be gained.
Later, I didn’t dare, and I was defeated all the way to Wuguan, which made people breath a sigh of relief.
Now you actually want the leader of the barbarians to come and grab food?
The official quotas are being allocated little by little, my maidservant!
Shao Xun ignored what they thought. After walking out of the crowd, he got on his horse and looked at Yang Qin.
Yang Qin understood and immediately sent someone to make arrangements.
After a while, large carts and small carts pulled in the goods.
After the motorcade, many beauties from the Han Palace followed.
The atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Serving as a soldier and fighting a war, working hard, actually has no ideal, it is nothing more than family wealth and the things in the crotch that men like to see.
Yang Qin selected dozens of sergeants with louder voices and recited in unison: "Hou Feihu, the general of the rear army of the Liang Kingdom, was promoted to the general of the conquest of captives. He was given a Jiashanfang mansion, ten horses, and hundreds of gold and silverware. There are two hundred people, a thousand pieces of silk, ten beauties from the left concubine of the Han Palace and below, a troupe of female musicians, a corps of honor guards, and Xu Kaifu has his own staff."
"Liang Guoqianjun. General Li Chong gave him an area of Jiashanfang residence, five horses, fifty pieces of gold and silver, a hundred people, five hundred pieces of silk, and five beauties in the Han Palace."
"Liang Guozuo. Army General Wang Queer..."
After reading out the commendations from dozens of officers, as well as the staff, they could only get their hands dirty.
Next comes the soldier's.
"Sergeant Qian Heitan of Xuting Longxiang Mansion!"
As soon as this name came out, everyone laughed.
Qian Heitan raised his head in the formation, listened with his ears, and followed Duke Liang with his eyes.
"When attacking Zhi Pass, capture a flag, grant the title of Sima of another department, give a horse, ten utensils, 100 pieces of silk, and a beautiful concubine in the Han Palace."
"Xun. Li Goulang and Wu Gui, the sergeants of Tinglongxiang Prefecture, killed the enemy general Wang Gen and gave them to the master of the building. Each of them was given a horse, five utensils, fifty pieces of silk, and a beautiful concubine from the Han Palace."
"The cavalryman of the Luoyan Army, Ohno Chui, should be the first to rush into the enemy's formation during a battle, and be given..."
The list is very long, and it took me a long time to finish it.
At this time, no one was impatient except for the noble officials and disciples. Even if they did not perform meritorious service and shouted someone else's name, they would still be honored.
In the end, after the "Sunshine Award" was announced, there was no support or need for anyone to take the lead. Tens of thousands of sergeants shouted in unison, and the high morale almost condensed into substance.
Shao Xun raised his whip high, rode past, pointed directly to the west, and said: "Liu Cong and his son are crossing the river in embarrassment. What are you going to do?"
"Catch them!" Hit the ground.
Shao Xun continued to move forward, his riding whip pointing west.
“Catch them!” the soldiers shouted while stamping their feet.
Shao Xun's riding whip and mittens.
The shouts of "catch them" kept coming.
In the face of this overwhelming force, all enemies will be crushed to pieces.
He turned the horse's head, enjoying the heartfelt support of the sergeants intoxicatedly. After a long time, he turned the horse around and stopped next to the carriage.
The two Hun queens knelt down facing him, with their heads lowered and their round buttocks raised high, as if waiting for his conquest.
This is a man!
(End of this chapter)