In the second year of Tianyuan, spring.
The cold wind is bleak.
On the official road leading to the Youcheng City, a group of people were moving forward quickly.
As Liu Taozi's old camp, the various places in Hebei are still somewhat different from other places. The war here ended the earliest, the situation was stable, and the development was the best.
Several brave knights were carrying flags and walking in the front.
The flag is brightly written with the words "Hulu".
This flag is open to the road, and no one dares to stop them from interrogating.
The big man's chariot and cavalry general Huluguang rode a tall war horse and walked in the central army position, following several young generals.
These generals looked at the situation in the distance.
They saw the endless arable land, and then saw the vague figures, thriving.
Someone snorted coldly.
"A treacherous minister ruins the country!"
General Pi Xin said unhappily, and pointed to the distance, "Why do we say that the country is not strong enough to rest and recuperate, we are not allowed to summon people to build city defenses. Along the way, people come and go, villages are everywhere, and they are quite rich, so how can they look tired?"
"This is clearly an excuse for the treacherous ministers. I think they must have had some secret dealings with Beihu, so that they will curb us!!"
The other generals also nodded.
"Since the Zhou Kingdom has perished, we should not hesitate. We should mobilize the army and attack Beihu fiercely!"
"Asina thief chiefs, who went south to fight us every year, had previously fought against Zhou State. We fought against them with a small number of troops, and could only defend and failed to make much contribution. But now the internal troubles have been resolved.
Why are we not allowed to attack Beihu? As long as there are 20,000 knights, Beihu will not dare to look south!!"
Most of these warriors stationed at the border were fierce and fierce.
The fierce military men of the frontier were nothing to do with the Xianbei entry into the pass. They have been very fierce since ancient times, and this was the case during the Han Dynasty. They are famous for their low moral standards but their bravery in combat.
The soldiers who resisted the Northern Hu in the frontier did not get any credit in the previous battle to destroy Zhou. Although the repulsion gave them rewards, compared with those who participated in the battle to destroy Zhou, their rewards were really not enough.
It is difficult for the natives in the Central Plains to understand their strong desire for military merits.
They are either fighting or preparing to fight.
They have no other way to make a breakthrough, they can only complete the breakthrough through war.
But the policies implemented by the temple today are really not in their interests for these people.
If you stop fighting, you will not even prepare for the war. What should you do?
This time, Huluguang was ordered to return to the Youcheng City. Before leaving, many generals secretly sent people to find him.
I hope he can talk about the ideas of the generals on the frontier after seeing the emperor. Everyone hopes to make achievements in the Northern Expedition. As long as the court nods, they will definitely win.
"General, Your Majesty is also from the frontier. You cannot be deceived by those traitors. The enemies outside the frontier have been plundering for years. If they do not send troops to attack them, they will not stop. They had fought with Zhou before, and some generals of Zhou fled outside the frontier and became the minions of the Hu people. They instigated the Hu people to go south to fight with us. They would have to let the Hu people hand over these guys!!"
Huluguang interrupted them, "Don't say more."
Everyone suddenly became quiet.
Huluguang still had a high prestige in the army, after all, he was the number one general of the Han Dynasty before Gao Changgong.
He asked seriously: "Do you want me to force the emperor to agree to send troops?"
"I will discuss this kind of big thing with Your Majesty... It's not your turn to talk too much!!"
Everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak anymore.
Although Huluguang said this, he felt a little unhappy. After all, the war to destroy Zhou was unable to go, and his official position was overtaken by the young man.
He thought Gao Changgong was awesome, but he didn't think that the other party was much better than him. If he was the one who participated in the destruction of Zhou, he could do better than Gao Changgong, and his qualifications were more profound than Gao Changgong.
Now that he climbed up to his head, Huluguang felt a little uncomfortable.
When the group of people arrived outside the mail city, someone had already come out to greet them.
After Jie Luguang entered Yecheng, the other generals went to the post to rest first. They wanted to rest.
Only after taking a bath and changing clothes could you go to pay homage to the emperor, but Huluguang was different. As a relative of the emperor, he could go to pay homage to him directly.
The person in charge of welcoming Huluguang was Cui Jishu, who was ranked among the three officials.
Cui Jishu surrendered to the court relatively late, and he also made many mistakes during this period. However, on the road to the rise of the New Dynasty, he also made many contributions. His greatest contribution came from participating in and reforming the New Dynasty's official selection system.
The new dynasty's official selection system followed the Southern Kingdom, but Liu Taozi was not willing to follow the same example one by one. After all, the imperial examination system in the southern Kingdom still had many shortcomings. It is very unreasonable to require noble people to recommend this. If a poor family wants to participate in the imperial examination, they must first apply to the noble people. Only when they are recommended can they participate.
Cui Jishu, in accordance with the emperor's idea, made drastic reforms, banned some regulations that restrict poor families, banned local recommendations, and changed to hierarchical assessments, which are the future kind of child, scholar, juren, and people who enter the country.
The current imperial examination system does not have such ratings, but there are different titles. Different titles are because they take different subjects, not because of the differences in grades. Everyone goes to the capital to take the exam as soon as they get started, but someone needs to recommend it to take the exam.
Cui Jishu and others made great contributions to the system. Although their private morality was also tainted, they were still the first ministers. As a general of the third public and a relative of the foreigners, Jie Luguang naturally had to welcome Cui Jishu of the same level.
Cui Jishu is old and can't ride a horse, so he can only ride a car, and Huluguang can only enter his car and go to the palace together.
Sitting in the car, Cui Jishu looked at the other party with a smile and asked, "Is the frontier still peaceful recently?"
"The pseudo-Zhou has perished, and the harassment of the Turks should have been reduced, right?"
"What's going on!"
Jie Luguang said coldly: "Those Turks said they wanted to avenge their relatives, that is, they were more times than before."
"If you cannot go to war with a large army and defeat it, you will not be able to achieve peace."
Cui Jishu nodded, "You are right."
"But at this moment, the pseudo-Zhou has just died shortly after it was destroyed, and people were tired, so it was really hard to go out with a large army...:.\n. The soldiers of the frontiers were anxious to serve the king and make achievements. This is right. However, sometimes, they had to endure it. Thinking about the fact that during the former Han Dynasty, several kings endured it, so that Emperor Xiaowu of Han could destroy all directions and expeditions for thousands of miles. What do you think?"
Hu Luxian didn't answer, just looked ahead and pretended not to hear it.
Cui Jishu was not angry either, but just stroked his beard and chuckled, "After General Huolu pays homage to His Majesty, you can come to me and then discuss it."
When Huluguang arrived at the palace, Cui Jishu stopped following him. This was the other party’s family dinner, so he had no reason to get in.
After untiing his armor and taking a sword, several warriors led Huluguang into the hall.
Liu Taozi has been waiting for him for a long time.
"I, General Huo Luguang, of the Cheqi Cavalry, pay homage to Your Majesty!!"
After Huluguang paid a visit, Liu Taozi stood up and returned the gift, letting him sit beside him.
There are only two of them in the hall.
Liu Taozi asked about the situation in the border. While Hu Luguang answered, he thought in his heart how to convince the emperor to gather the strong Hebei troops to go out of the border.
Just as Hu Luguang was still thinking about the words in his mind, several palace maids came over with the queen.
Hulu's face was round and he walked slowly.
Jie Luxian stopped talking and looked in the direction of his daughter.
The few palace maids in front of him moved away from their positions, Jie Lu's abdomen was bulging, and when he saw his father, he was even more shy and speechless.
Huluguang walked out of the palace and first went to pay homage to Cui Jishu.
Cui Jishu seemed to have known that he was coming, so people were ready to welcome him.
When the present told him that Hu Luguang came to the door, he hurried out to greet him.
He smiled and grabbed the other person's hand and asked him to walk in.
Huluguang's face was a little complicated, and he followed Cui Jishu into the lobby and sat together.
Huluguang spoke first, "What Mr. Cui said is indeed reasonable! People in various places are tired of livelihood and should not rush to fight. These generals on the frontier are all thinking about making achievements for themselves! It is really inappropriate not to consider the rise and fall of the country!!"
Cui Jishu laughed, "It's not their fault, everyone has selfish desires, and the soldiers want to make achievements.
There is nothing to blame for this.”
"But you have also seen the local situation. Hebei is still good. The rest of the places are really in trouble. In this case, how can we send troops to attack the enemies outside the border?"
Huluguang nodded, "Mr. Cui said today that I would come to see you again after seeing Your Majesty. I wonder if there is anything to tell me?"
Huluguang is a straightforward person, straightforward and doesn't like to circle around.
Cui Jishu immediately said, "I have a few suggestions, which may be used by General Jielu."
"After you return to the frontier this time, don't punish those who propose to go to war. You should tell them truthfully that the court is preparing for a grand unification. When the preparations are sufficient to destroy the Chen State, the next step is to launch a large-scale attack on the enemies outside the frontier, so that they don't need to worry, just prepare for the war with peace of mind."
"Um."
"Secondly, you can attack the enemy in the north with a small group of elite cavalry and lure them into a large army."
"The current situation is similar to that of the former Han Dynasty, but it is completely different. Although our country is exhausted, it is not because we have no combat power. The court has dispatched a large number of elite soldiers to the frontier. They just don't have enough food to go on an expedition, not because they can't defeat the Turks."
"You can harass and attack, don't worry that the court will punish you for causing war. If you can anger the enemy and let them come on a large scale, that is the best. With the courage of the general and the elite troops of the frontier, it may not be impossible to wipe out all!"
"The court opposes it is an expedition, not an operation!"
Huluguang nodded again.
Cui Lishu said again: "The last thing is that the rest of the Hu people outside the border are not all enemies outside the border.
General Hulu has a very prominent reputation outside the Great Wall. If he could gather those Hu people who opposed the Turf people, it might have played a greater role...."
On the issue of how to fight, Cui Jishu couldn't teach Hu Luguang. On the other hand, Hu Luguang could tell him something. Cui Jishu was actually just telling him what the court thought. The court did not want to destroy the morale of the soldiers, nor did he just want to give in. At the same time, he hoped to win some of his brothers to join the war.
The court told Hu Luguang about his ideas, and how to execute it was his own business.
"General? You are..."
The generals who followed Huluguang to the Youcheng were stunned at this moment.
Huluguang, who had entered the palace once, seemed to have become a different person. He was obviously the one who wanted to go out to fight before coming, but after returning, he began to tell everyone that people in various places were tired and that the world had not been unified yet. He should be prepared and wait until his strength was sufficient before going out to fight outside the border.
Everyone was shocked.
Pi Xin couldn't help asking, "General, why is this?"
"Didn't you say that the Hu people are still weak now, so should they be eliminated early?"
Hu Luguang glared at him, "The Hu people are weak, but our preparations are not sufficient. The Han power is also,
When the preparations are done, what are the mere Hu people?”
Everyone was facing each other.
Pi Xin asked carefully: "That thing about General Cavalry...
"Hahaha~~""
Huluguang laughed, "He made a contribution and received this reward. What's there to say? Can I still be jealous of him?"
"It's okay to be an inspiration for the younger generation. In the future, you must also practice yourself seriously and make more military achievements. You should follow the example of General Cavalry."
Everyone listened to Huluguang's words and always felt something was wrong.
But no matter what, Huluguang had already expressed his opinion. It was difficult for everyone to talk about the war again, and his expression seemed very depressed.
Huluguang saw this and said unhappily: "The court does not allow us to go on an expedition, and did not say that we are not allowed to fight."
"Can't go out and fight, can't you lead people over and fight?"
"When we go back, I will bring you and others to make contributions!"
Everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly said yes.
Not long after, Huluguang and the generals formally paid a visit to the emperor.
Although these generals failed to obtain the merit of destroying Zhou, Liu Taozi still gave a reward when he ascended the throne because of his merits of repelling the Hu people. This time they came back, to be precise, to be precise, to be precise, to be honest, to thank and reward.
They said something about going to fight in front of Hu Luguang, but when they really arrived in front of Liu Taozi, they didn't even dare to say more.
Liu Taozi sat in the upper position and spoke to these generals one by one. He could tell the contributions these people made when guarding the frontier and knew their difficulties.
Everyone's emotions became increasingly loud.
"I went to guard the border and knew it was difficult to defend the border."
"I learned that a border general had written a letter to ask for battle. All the ministers said that the border generals had made great contributions but did not know the major issues. However, I thought that in the past, the generals had lost their fighting spirit, and were willing to manage their property, were arrogant and extravagant, and were abandoned by riding and shooting. Now the border generals are brave and still have a warlike heart. This is commendable!"
"The Turks repeatedly invade borders, and I want to fight them! Before the Chen Kingdom was destroyed, I have to endure it. When the world is unified, I will lead the heavenly soldiers to go there. I will not return until the king's tent is broken. I hope the generals and soldiers will wait for a while, and this day will not be long."
These words were more exciting than Jie Lu Guang's previous promise. The generals said yes, with expectations in their eyes.
After the banquet, the generals were anxious to go back.
They want to hone their troops and prepare for the future war.
Liu Taozi did not try to keep him, so he advised them to train their soldiers carefully, prepare their weapons, and waited for him to destroy the State of Chen and then went to meet with them.
Huluguang repeatedly promised that he would definitely be optimistic about the soldiers in the border, and then left Yecheng with high fighting spirit. The day after these people left, Zu Ban came to the emperor, although the country was promoting the policy of cultivating people's livelihood, the court still had many major issues to deal with. Zu Ban was also very busy on weekdays and had many things to deal with.
The two sat in the hall, and placed the map of Erfen looking at the frontier.
Zu Ban had a smile on his face, "It is a good thing and a bad thing for the soldiers of the frontier to ask for battle. However, after Huluguang went back this time, there is no need to worry about the frontier's affairs."
"Hu Luguang must have figured it out this time. He, a relative of his foreign country, has become the queen. What official positions are he fighting for with other generals? What military merits are he fighting for?"
This time, it was Zu Ban's suggestion that Hu Luguang would come back. After the queen was pregnant, Zu Ban suggested that Hu Luguang come back, and it would be best to meet the queen.
This practice is not very consistent with etiquette and law, but etiquette and law need to be executed only when it is useful for hundreds of years. If it hinders major events, it can not exist for the time being.
In the Battle of Destroying Zhou, the troops used were almost all local government soldiers mainly recruited by newly recruited Han people. Most of the old soldiers guarding the border failed to participate. They would definitely not be able to participate in the Battle of Destroying Chen in the next battle.
These people also want to make achievements, and they also want to be able to upgrade to several levels like the soldiers who destroyed Zhou.
Huluguang also missed the last battle and was eager to have a battle on the frontier.
The warlikeness towards the soldiers cannot be suppressed by force. After all, there will definitely be a battle outside the border in the future, but they cannot hinder the national policy. Therefore, the leader needs to be pulled over, let Huluguang suppress these people, and then promise to go to war in the future.
Things were quite successful, but Zu Ban still had some other thoughts in his mind.
Although the government system can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the country, it is indeed easy for the soldiers to become bigger and force the court to make a decision. The court is now strong, and these arrogant soldiers and generals cannot make any major moves, but in the future, this may become an extremely unfavorable factor for the court?
When the wars in various places are over, maybe we can find ways to restrict them.
The imperial court had many ideas, but Huluguang's ideas were relatively simple.
Among the two father-in-laws in the Biansai, only one survived!
Dry!
Chapter completed!