Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

639 Marriage

More than ten days after the heavy rain in Guanzhong, there was also a heavy rain in Hebei.

The drought that has plagued Liang Guo for nearly two years has finally passed.

Li Yue immediately issued an edict to confer Dongfang Chen as the "Master of Taiping", gave an ultimatum, and formally incorporated the Taoist sect into the management of Daliang. He also selected a piece of land opposite the White Horse Temple and named it Taiping Temple.

This year's Huaihe River harvest is still good, and with the two million stones of corn transported from Liaodong, Luoyang has some wealth in its treasury.

Wang Meng has led the Pu Ban army back to Chang'an to prepare for next year's spring plowing. Fu Fang in the south and Yao Chang in the west suddenly became honest and docile.

The good news about Hetao came soon. Fu Luo was killed by Fu Ya. Gao Yun and Lu Guang recaptured Hetao, capturing more than 70,000 cattle and sheep, and capturing more than 7,000 people.

When Murong Chui saw that there was no oil or water to fish in the north, he suddenly turned to attack Henan. The Tiefu tribe was caught off guard, and it was difficult to gather an army in a hurry. Murong Chui drove straight in and looted 110,000 cattle, horses, alpacas and other livestock, and captured 10,000 prisoners. More than a thousand people.

Although it is not as good as Tuoba Shiyijian's millions of livestock, it is still a very big gain.

"A general is the auxiliary of the country. If he assists the Zhou Dynasty, the country will be strong. If he assists Zhou, the country will be weak. Murong Chui is worthy of being a famous general in the world!" Li Yue had not had such a "good harvest" in several years, and he praised Murong Chui greatly.

This is the role of a famous general in a country, which can greatly save national power.

In history, the Turks were tyrannical for a while, stretching across the grassland and covering thousands of miles. In the early Sui and Tang Dynasties, they were overwhelmed and breathless. They were defeated by Li Jing's tens of thousands of troops and captured Jieli Khan alive.

Decades later, Su Dingfang's tens of thousands of troops defeated the Western Turks, extending the territory of the Tang Dynasty to the Aral Sea!

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought fiercely with the Xiongnu for more than forty years, often launching hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Mobei, which caused the country to become desolate and the people's resentment boiling over.

Of course, every period has its own situation and cannot be generalized.

But it cannot be denied that the cost of the Tang Dynasty's victory over the grasslands and the Western Regions was far less than that of the Han Dynasty.

If Daliang can produce one or two Li Jing and Su Dingfang, perhaps within more than ten years, the homeland of the Han Dynasty can be restored.

Not only did Murong Chui perform outstandingly in this battle, Fu Ya also did not lag behind. With 7,000 men, he defeated Fu Luo's 20,000 army. He also personally killed Fu Luo and spread the news to Luoyang...

It was obvious that this was a surrender letter.

Li Yue immediately promoted Fu Shao to General Zhaowu and was granted the title of Xian Meihou.

"If your Majesty wants to solidify Murong Chui and Fu Ya's feelings, you might as well marry them." Chang Wei suggested.

"Marriage? I heard that Murong Chui and Fu Ya's daughters have already been married."

There are already four Murong clans in the harem...all sisters of Murong Chui. If they marry Murong Chui's daughter, the hierarchy will be messed up.

Although Li Yue is not very lustful, he still has to take into account some human ethics...

Chang Wei coughed and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. The eldest princess and the second princess are of marriageable age. Murong Ling is a young hero and Fu Shao is also a good son-in-law."

Li Yue slapped his forehead. It turned out that he had made a mistake, and he felt a little ashamed.

After so many years of military service, when he returned to the capital, he spent most of his time with his sons and showed little care for his daughters.

The eldest daughter Li Dewan is fifteen years old, and the second daughter Li Dehui is fourteen years old. In this era, she has reached the age of marriage.

Daughters from ordinary families often get married at the age of twelve.

The fate of women in troubled times is tragic. They are given away when they are young. When they grow up, they are kidnapped by Shi Hu and his son to Yecheng and used as food reserves...

It took at least half a year for the emperor to marry his daughter. It took longer and there were more ceremonies. After the marriage, the two daughters also got older.

Murong Ling's appearance, speech, behavior, and talents were all unparalleled.

Fu Shao's appearance was a little worse than Murong Ling's, but he was still considered Zhou Zheng.

With the marriage of three families, everyone can feel at ease. From now on, we will become one family, which will bring us closer to each other.

"Yes!" Li Yue nodded directly, focusing on arranged marriages these days.

Marriage is also the oldest way to consolidate imperial power, either with a noble family or with a noble family...

In the future, the relationship with the Fu family and the Murong family will be closer, which can reduce the resistance of the Xianbei and Di people in the territory, and there is no need to worry about Murong Chui and Fu Ya becoming relatives. "How old is Chen Chi? This matter will be handled by the old minister." Chang Wei cupped his hands and said.

"Then there's Mr. Lao Ling!" Li Yue nodded.

When he returned, he asked people to get portraits of Murong Ling and Fu Shao to show to his two daughters.

Both of their faces turned red with embarrassment, "It all depends on my father."

Seeing their appearance, Li Yue knew what was going on, "My father will host a banquet for the two of them in a few days. You can see it with your own eyes. If you don't like it, don't force it."

Li Yue strictly disciplined his son, but left his daughter alone.

However, when they were born, Li Yue had already achieved some success. He was not hungry or cold, and his personality was quite gentle. He couldn't expect too much these days.

After Chang Wei went to ventilate, Murong Ling and Fu Shao were fine. They both had concubines and were not married.

The rest is just waiting for Murong Chui and Fu Ya to nod.

Busy and busy, the year has come to an end.

Hundreds of thousands of livestock from the west were driven into Luoyang, allowing Li Yue to live a fertile year, and distributed several sheep to Luoyang officials and generals according to their grades.

There is also meat and soup every meal in the military camp.

Seeing that the new year is coming, the south is not stopping yet.

"Your Majesty, Huan Wen's 30,000 main force rushed to Ruxu, and careful preparations were made to gather grain, grass and materials from Jiangdong to Ruxu. It seems that he intends to attack Hefei!"

"Huan Wen is determined to fight against me?" Li Yue said with a smile.

Fancheng could not be conquered, and he began to pursue Hefei again. Li Yue moved the capital to Luoyang this time, stepping on Jiangdong's face.

The tombs of the Jin Dynasty are all located in Mang Mountain, and the Sima family has always claimed to rule the world with filial piety.

Now the old capital and mausoleum have been occupied by others...

If Huan Wen doesn't make some noise, it will be another blow to Jiangdong's legitimacy.

"The grain, grass and weapons were sent to Ruxu instead of Dongguan, which shows that Huan Wen had no intention of the Northern Expedition. I concluded that Huan Wen was bluffing and wanted to go to the Northern Expedition to appease the people of the country." Cui Hong saw through Huan Wen's intention at a glance.

However, Li Yue felt that it was a pity. If Huan Wen really carried out the Northern Expedition, it would be easier to handle.

And he was so huddled in the south of the Yangtze River, feeling like he had nowhere to talk.

Although Fancheng was captured, the attack on Jiangdong was limited, and the Yangtze River defense line was still firmly in Huan Wen's hands.

Generals Qin Biao and Mi Jin crossed the Yangtze River many times, but they were helpless against Xiangyang City.

It was originally expected that Jiangdong would be in civil strife, but Xie An stepped in the middle, reconciled the internal and external affairs, and eased the relationship between Huan Wen and the Jin Dynasty, which actually allowed Jiangdong's broken ship to continue to move forward.

The problem now is not that Li Yue wants to conquer the south, that time has not yet arrived, but that Huan Wen has swelled up, holding a knife dangling in front of him all day long, but he just doesn't go too far.

"Huan Wen is harmless. Now that the drought has been lifted, we can manage Guanzhong, conquer Longyou and Hanzhong, and then go down to Shuzhong to attack Jingxiang!" Liu Ying said, cupping his hands.

Li Yue nodded, ate the food one bite at a time, and walked step by step.

There is indeed no strength to destroy Jiangdong at the moment.

Let’s get the northwest into the bag first.

　There's something going on today, I'm a little busy, so don't blame me for the two chapters...

　　

　

(End of this chapter)