Han Shizu

Chapter 884 Order the Northern Expedition
On the first day of July in the 11th year of Qianyou, a large-scale canonization ceremony was carried out in the main hall of Chongyuan. Witnessed by the concubine, clan, royal relatives, nobles, and internal and external ministers, Emperor Liu Chengyou of the Han Dynasty formally canonized the second prince Liu Yang as the crown prince .

After a series of solemn and serious ceremonies, the civil and military personnel present saluted Liu Yang neatly.Ten-year-old Liu Yang has all the crowns and a golden dragon robe, which is beautifully decorated.Standing on the altar, looking at the palace full of officials, civil and military officials, prostrate at his feet, for a while, he didn't get used to it.

I couldn't help but look back at my parents, but I saw that the emperor's face was full of majesty, Gao Ling's aura was not like a mortal figure, it was intimidating.On the contrary, it was the Mother Talisman, although she maintained her majesty, her eyes were full of encouragement and expectation.

After all, he has been knowledgeable in literature and martial arts for many years, and has also traveled with Liu Chengyou on tour. He has some knowledge and experienced a lot of battles. He took a deep breath and stabilized his physical and mental tension. According to the teaching beforehand, Minister Xuan En.

Liu Chengyou was sitting on the throne, exuding a coercive air all over his body, with calm eyes, observing Liu Yang's performance, following the rules, which was not bad.If even this kind of battle can't stand it, then this prince will be too disappointing.

In fact, Liu Chengyou personally taught Liu Yang from time to time on weekdays. If his qualifications were really unbearable, even if he was the eldest son, Liu Chengyou would not set him up.Of course, although the crown prince was established, it also represented the official opening of a long-term and rigorous investigation.

Whether the prince's position can be secured depends on Liu Yang's own luck and ability.

In the main hall, of course there are some people with different thoughts, such as noble concubine Gao and Hui concubine Fu.Seeing this scene, Concubine Gao looked at the aloof Emperor Liu, the Empress Dowager and Empress Fu who were closest to him, her heart was filled with bitterness and powerlessness.And seeing his own son Liu Xi heartlessly behaving like a courtier to Liu Yang, he felt even more indignant.

Concubine Fu Hui, on the other hand, was a little girl with more serious emotions, and her eyes were a bit resentful. After all, she also gave birth to a son.Zhe Niangzi's eyes are more peaceful and wide-eyed.

Liu Chengyou also observed the behavior of the other sons, they were all well-behaved, the eldest son Liu Xu still maintained the usual gentleness and a smile that was almost imprinted in his bones.The third child, Liu Xi, had a calm expression on his face, but his eyes seemed a little loose.The fourth brother, Liu Fang, looked at his second brother intently, with a little curiosity.As for Liu Yun, the fifth child, and Liu Min, the king of Wei, they are soy saucers.

After the completion of the ceremony, Liu Chengyou asked the prince Liu Yang to take the imperial chariot, and under the protection of hundreds of Ouchi guards, he went out of the palace to parade the Tianjie, accepting the cheers and support of the people in Tokyo, which was also an official announcement to the world.

At night, the royal banquet in the Chongyuan Palace is a proper thing to congratulate and present.At the same time, after discussing with Queen Fu, Liu Chengyou also equipped Liu Yang with officials and guards of the East Palace. All the regulations were from when he was the prince.

Judging from Liu Chengyou's performance, he does have certain expectations for the prince Liu Yang, and there is no shortage of status and treatment that he deserves.After all, he is the crown prince, the future successor of the empire, not a joke. Liu Chengyou's attitude is very correct and he takes it very seriously.

"Are you tired today!" Dafu said softly, looking at Liu Yang who was still wearing a bright dress in the Kunming Hall.

Liu Yang nodded, shook his head again, and then nodded again.Seeing his appearance, Dafu called him to his side, touched his head, and said: "From now on, you will be the prince of the big man, and you must start to learn to understand your father's hard work and painstaking efforts. You are tired today. , compared to his ten years of diligence, it is insignificant, you have to understand this matter. You are a monarch and a subject in the court, and you are a father and son in the next court, so you must be respectful to your father."

Liu Yang didn't fully understand Dafu's words, but he was an obedient child, so he just nodded in agreement.However, a little hesitation could not help showing on her immature face.

Dafu asked him, and Liu Yang said: "Mother, I saw Gongqing, elders and brothers salute me. I don't know why, and I feel very nervous, never before!"

Regarding this, Da Fu showed a slight smile, and sighed softly: "This is the heavy responsibility of the prince!"

After the title of crown prince was decided, Liu Chengyou put all his thoughts on the preparations for the Northern Expedition. Under his encouragement, the entire imperial court worked closely.

The treasury of the third division, Dafa, purchases all military supplies, from quilts, shoes and socks, gloves, rain gear, tents, and vehicles, as long as the army can use them, they are purchased in large quantities. For a while, handicraftsmen inside and outside Tokyo , earning a fortune.

The arsenal was opened wide, and all kinds of weapons were actively transported abroad, and the production scale of various weapons was expanded, and the work was fully started. A large amount of raw materials were imported into the workshop, and in the hands of thousands of craftsmen, they were forged into war weapons that harvested lives.According to the report of the Ministry of War, only 300 million bows and arrows of various types must be prepared in the early stage.

Grain and grass go first. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, 200,000 shi of grain was transported northward via Gyeonggi, and the Yongqing Army, which was the base for the Northern Expedition, had more than 400,000 shi of grain.The Forbidden Army organized in the sequence of the Northern Expedition also went north in batches under the dispatch of the Privy Council.

As expected in advance, the military preparations and mobilizations of the Han Dynasty could not completely confuse the enemy, but due to the court's series of enemy deception strategies, the time for the target to be discovered was greatly delayed.

In this process, the most tense is the Jinling court.Because of the establishment of the prince, Liu Chengyou ordered Li Jing to enter the court to observe the ceremony. With Li Jing's temperament, of course he was not happy, and he dared not go to Tokyo.I didn't dare to refuse directly, and excused that the disease was not cured, and the road was far away, and there was not enough time. I was afraid that I would not be able to catch up, so as not to be rude, I did not go.However, Tang Chen was still ordered to go north with heavy gifts to present the Prince of Han.

Of course, this would not make Emperor Liu "satisfied". Afterwards, Li Gu started to do things in Yangzhou.

Coupled with the surging torrent in the Central Plains, the Jinling court was even more terrified. Although Lin Renzhao and other generals advocated resistance, Li Jing was still afraid of security, and sent envoys to the north for the second time, hoping to ask for peace. .

If this is the case in the Southern Tang Dynasty, how could the Khitan people in the northern part of the Great Wall be unaware of it.In fact, no matter what the mobilization of the Han soldiers and horses is, they are already preparing for war.After the Battle of Yanmen, the Han Dynasty maintained the only envoy exchanges, which also meant to confuse the Han court.

After Yelujing returned to Beijing from the north, the soldiers in the Liao Kingdom, especially the tribal armies of the main forces, stepped up their drills and selected elite soldiers to prepare for the southward plunder.

At the same time, Yelujing also sent envoys to dispatch the northern tribes who belonged to the Liao Kingdom, communicated well in advance, and made preparations for recruiting them to go south.To deal with big men, how can there be no servant cannon fodder.

In this way, in the early stage, the two sides had their own plans and prepared separately. Yelujing was only strengthening the military training and construction of the Liao Kingdom, and planned to follow Yelv Talie's suggestion to kill and plunder first, weakening the national strength of the Han Dynasty.

However, with the passage of time, I realized that something was wrong. The big man's aggressive behavior was too palpitating, he wanted to eat people.Knowing the change of the Han Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom also accelerated the pace of preparations, and many plans that were intended to be postponed had to be accelerated.

After entering August, the two countries have basically laid out their swords and guns, fighting each other, and preparing for a big battle.The Liao Kingdom is waiting for the autumn harvest, while the Han Dynasty is making sufficient preparations in the early stage, dispatching troops and horses, and waiting for the autumn harvest at the same time, so that the people's strength is abundant.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the two countries stepped up their troops and horses, the cavalry of the two sides had already clashed and fought on the border. The confrontation between Youyan was the most intense, and as far as the Liao cavalry went, it reached Zhuozhou in the south.And this time, it wasn't Yanqi's single confrontation. All the horse troops under the jurisdiction of the Hebei Frontier Army were transferred to the north to join the battle.

On August 8, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Emperor Han formally issued an edict to launch the Northern Expedition to Khitan, attracting attention from all over the world.By this time, in the Hebei area, the Han had gathered 20 soldiers.

(End of this chapter)