The Great Thief of the Three Kingdoms, save Mrs. Du at the beginning

Chapter 74 Defending the Home and Country Love Foundation

After returning from He Mansion, Liu Yu cheered up.

Whether it's for himself or for his son.

He wants to grow his power quickly.

In troubled times.

Only a strong force can protect yourself and your family.

On the second day, Liu Yu brought some things early and entered the palace to attend the early court.

Imperial Palace, Chengde Hall.

A crowd of civil and military officials gathered, and Liu Yu undoubtedly stood first in the ranks of generals, making them look sideways and envious.

Liu Yu looks too young, but he has reached a height that no one else can reach in his life.

"Marquis Shenwu fought for several months and just returned to Luoyang. I have given you permission not to go to court for ten days. You are not at home to accompany your wife to have a good rest and come to court. It stands to reason that the reunion after a long absence should be like glue. You... this Have you rested already?"

Seeing Liu Yu, Liu Hong laughed.

Listening to Liu Hong's ridicule, all civil and military officials immediately heard Liu Hong's implication, and looked at Liu Yu and laughed.

Liu Yu heard the words, smiled and said:
"Of course I haven't had a good rest. It's gentle, charming and intoxicating. It makes people linger and forget to return."

"However, the affairs in the military have not yet been arranged."

"The Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan tribes also threatened to form a military alliance and gather 40 cavalry, and the generals will not be able to rest at ease."

"The last general will rest at home for a day, so he wants to go to the palace immediately to report to His Majesty the aftermath of the casualties of the Beifu army, and request to expand the number of soldiers in the Beifu army."

Liu Yu bowed his hands to Liu Hong, his tone became serious, but there was a strange flash in his eyes.

Not bad.

In such a hurry to go to the court to meet Liu Hong, Liu Yu's purpose was to expand the soldiers of Beifu.

The battle continued.

The Beifu soldiers first fought in the cloud, and then entered the hinterland of Xianbei, although they achieved great results.

However, the casualties of the Beifu soldiers were heavy.

Urgently need to add.

Moreover, Liu Yu's plan is far more than that.

Liu Yu even wants to take this opportunity to expand the size of the Beifu Army!
Rein in the elite soldiers and generals!

The Beifu Army is an army under his command, supported by the imperial court, and controlled by him.

The strength of the Beifu army means that Liu Yu's power is strong on the surface.

This is necessary.

But under Liu Yu's plan, taking advantage of this victory over the alien race had aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of the men of the Han Dynasty, they recruited troops from the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty.

Not only can a large number of strong soldiers be searched before the Yellow Turban Uprising.

It is more likely that a wave of elite generals and fierce generals from the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty will be gathered to enhance his Liu Yu's background.

Therefore, Liu Yu attaches great importance to this opportunity to expand the Beifu Army, and looks forward to it.

Inside the hall.

Listening to Liu Yu's talk about the military alliance formed by the Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan tribes and the 40 cavalry, Liu Hong's face became gloomy and ugly.

Originally, Liu Yu achieved an unprecedented victory in the grassland, which was a happy thing.

But the foreigner slapped him again.

"The Beifu army won this battle, how about the casualties?"

Liu Hong was suddenly concerned about Liu Yu and asked,
Naturally, Liu Hong didn't care about Liu Yu, but about the casualties of Beifu soldiers.

The threat from the north is still there, and the soldiers of Beifu are quite strong.

In Liu Hong's view, the Beifu army naturally had as few casualties as possible.

Hearing this, Liu Yu said with a serious face: "Return to Your Majesty, the last general led 870 Beifu soldiers to the expedition, and 120 people died in the battle, and a total of [-] people came back alive."

"Three thousand, 120 and three Beifu sergeants who came back alive were stroked, and two thousand, 380 were disabled and could no longer go to the battlefield."

"That is to say, there are still 740 soldiers in the Beifu army who can fight now!"

In the main hall, Liu Yu's voice was a little low, and it was heard by all the civil and military officials, which shocked them.

They were not shocked by the high number of casualties among Beifu soldiers.

Instead, it shocked the strength of the Beifu army.

How many soldiers are there in Beifu?

However, the record along the way is too heaven-defying.

On the dragon chair, Liu Hong trembled slightly, and said with emotion:

"Out of the 700 Beifu Army, there are only 6000 left capable of fighting. However, with more than [-] casualties, they can achieve such a big victory, which is enough to show that the Beifu Army is elite."

Liu Hong's voice was full of pity, after all, these are elite soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the Beifu army who died in battle or were disabled all died fighting for our great man. Without them, our Han border will not be peaceful. They are the heroic souls of my great Han. In the end, I will ask the court to grant the title of "Dahan" to the Beifu army who died in battle. The honor of "Heroic Soul", set up a tomb of heroes for the people of the Han Dynasty to pay homage to and commemorate, award the honor of "Han Warrior" to the disabled soldiers of the Beifu Army, which is glorious for generations, and compensate the families of the soldiers who died in battle and the disabled soldiers of the Beifu Army. Give them a consolation and an explanation."

In the main hall, Liu Yu solemnly bowed his hands to Liu Hong, and a sonorous and powerful voice resounded through the hall.

Award the honor of the "Heroic Soul of the Great Han" to the Beifu army who died in the battle, and set up a hero's tomb for the people of the Great Han to pay homage and commemorate!
Award the honor of "Big Han Warrior" to the disabled Beifu soldiers!
Generations of glory!

And compensate the families of soldiers killed and disabled in Beifu!

Whoa!
Liu Yu's voice resounded, and all the civil and military personnel in the hall were in commotion.

"Marquis Shenwu is right. These are my brave warriors, and they should be honored."

"It's no wonder the Beifu army is so hardworking, the heroic soul of the Han Dynasty, the warrior of the Han Dynasty, that's great."

……

All the civil and military men whispered to each other, but agreed with Liu Yu's words.

Yuan Feng, one of the civil servants, stood up with a frown, and said to Liu Hong:

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you award honors to the dead or disabled soldiers, but how to compensate these soldiers needs to be cautious. The treasury is not rich now."

"The old minister suggested that instead of giving [-] qian as compensation to the dead soldiers and [-] qian to the disabled, it would be considered an explanation for them as they have both honor and money."

Yuan Feng seemed to be thinking about the imperial court and the casualties of the Beifu soldiers. When he finished speaking, all the civil and military personnel frowned, even Liu Hong, who was at the top, frowned.

Without waiting for others to speak, Liu Yu snorted coldly and said:

"Sikong's money is so valuable, just two hundred dollars can be exchanged for the life of a big man who is fighting for the safety of a big man?"

"Just eighty dollars can buy a disabled warrior who charged into battle for my big man? Yuan Sikong, doesn't your conscience ache when you say this?"

"Do you think that when your descendants of the Yuan family learn the history of the Han Dynasty in the school, and learn that you, Yuan Sikong, suggested two hundred yuan or eighty yuan to trample the heroic soul of the Han Dynasty, will your descendants of the Yuan family have face to save?"

Liu Yu's cold snort resounded, and all the civil and military personnel in the hall were stunned when they heard Liu Yu scolding Yuan Feng so directly.

They knew that Liu Yu had a feud with Yuan's family, but they didn't expect Liu Yu to tear his face at Yuan Feng so openly in the court hall.

Yuan Feng was also stunned. He stood up and suggested that Liu Yu could not win over the soldiers of the Beifu army. As long as the court agreed to send the soldiers of the Beifu army for one or two hundred dollars, then Liu Yuding's popularity among the soldiers of the Beifu army would be greatly reduced, but He didn't expect Liu Yu to be so stubborn at all, he directly broke his face with him, scolded him in court, and even scolded his descendants.

After regaining his senses, Yuan Fengqi's face flushed red, his body trembled, and he pointed at Liu Yu and said:
"You...you...you, Liu Yu, how dare you scold the old man like that?"

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the old minister. This Liu Yu feels that he has outstanding military achievements, and he doesn't care about Sikong at all."

Yuan Feng asked Liu Hong to rectify Liu Yu.

Yuan Kui also stood up and said to Liu Hong:

"Your Majesty, Marquis Shenwu cursed at the Yuan family, please Your Majesty be the master of the Yuan family."

"Your Majesty, Marquis Shenwu has really gone too far. Such swearing is like a shrew swearing at the street. What qualifications do you have to be the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households? Your Majesty, please punish me severely!" Cao Song also stood up.

Liu Hong on the dragon chair was shocked at the beginning, seeing Liu Yu and the Yuan family's sudden face-off, he was still in the hall.

Liu Hong came back to his senses, instead of being furious, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Liu Hong reprimanded Liu Yu:

"Marquis Shenwu, pay attention to your words, Yuan Feng is the Sikong of the court."

Liu Hong reprimanded Liu Yu softly, seeming neither serious nor itchy.

But Liu Yu put a heart in his stomach.

What Liu Hong is best at is not governing the country, not fighting wars, not being a beauty, but balancing the court.

When civil and military disputes arise, Liu Hong will not be angry, on the contrary he will be happy.

Of course, Liu Yu yelled at Yuan Feng. On the one hand, it was indeed Yuan Feng who should be scolded. On the other hand, Liu Yu felt that Liu Hong still used him. As long as he didn't do too much, he would be tolerated. There is an alien threat.

Now, seeing Liu Hong's attitude, Liu Yu completely let go of his heart.

Moreover, it seems that Liu Hong will be more happy to see him if he shows off more and makes more enemies in the court.

Facing Liu Hong's reprimand.

But Liu Yu said to Liu Hong:
"Returning to Your Majesty, so what if Yuan Feng is Sikong? The last general is still a chariot general, and he is no different than Yuan Feng. noble?"

"He, Yuan Feng, has insulted our Beifu soldiers so much, how can the last general tolerate him!"

"Don't talk about scolding him, if this is not above the court, the last general wants to beat him."

Liu Yu said forcefully, not waiting for everyone to speak, Liu Yu looked at Yuan Feng and Cao Song and snorted coldly:

"Your Majesty and ministers of civil and military affairs, I'm afraid you don't know that the Yuan family and the Yuan family have purchased no less than 28 altars of Immortal Drunk from the last general's powerful chamber of commerce. You know, a jar of Immortal Drunk costs [-] yuan and [-] shi of grain. What is the concept?"

"Yuan's is not counting other things. It cost 200 million yuan and [-] shi to buy the Immortal Drunk for entertainment."

"His Yuan family's money is so noble, he spent so much on drinking and drinking for entertainment, and now he is paying two hundred dollars per life for the soldiers who are endangering the safety of the Han frontier!"

Immortal Drunk is a monopoly commodity, and the supply is in short supply now, and there is no concept of information confidentiality yet.

It's not a big secret who bought how many jars.

Liu Yu directly took out this data and madly attacked Yuan Feng.

"What? The Yuan family bought no less than two thousand altars of Immortal Drunk?"

In the main hall, hearing Liu Yu's words, a group of civil and military officials immediately became agitated, as if some clean and honest officials such as Cai Yong were all looking sideways at Yuan Feng.

Everyone knows that immortal drunk is the best wine in the world.

But that is a sky-high price, 28 renminbi, [-] shi for a pot of grain, this is really not something that ordinary people can afford, even Cai Yong can only drink a bottle when he is invited to a banquet.

But Yuan Shi actually purchased no less than two thousand altars?
Although the Yuan family probably didn't drink it themselves, and it was more used to entertain guests at banquets as a prestige, but such a huge amount is still shocking.

After being exposed by Liu Yu, the complexions of Yuan Feng and Yuan Kai changed drastically.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Liu Hong's complexion also became a little ugly.

Liu Hong was not angry because Yuan Feng bought two thousand altars of Immortal Drunk.

But the wealth of the family is shocking. The fairy drunk was only a few months old, and a drink can cost 200 million yuan and [-] shi of food.

On the other side, Yuan Feng proposed to pay two hundred yuan to each of the soldiers who died bravely for the frontier of the Han Dynasty and tried their best to resist the alien race.

The difference between before and after made Liu Hong very angry.

"Yuan Sikong, Marquis Shenwu is right. Your Yuan family's money is very valuable. It is so expensive to buy a hero drunk. You can drink thousands of altars. Now, the loyal and brave soldiers of the big man died in battle, and they only sent two hundred yuan?"

Liu Hong said to Yuan Feng coldly.

With a plop, Yuan Feng and Yuan Kai knelt down to Liu Hong and hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, these wines are not just bought by the Yuan family. It's just that the Yuan family can buy these wines that other aristocratic families can't buy, so they take the blame from the Yuan family."

"The veteran also feels distressed for the soldiers who died in battle for the great man, but the treasury is really not rich. The veteran is thinking of the court!"

Yuan Feng's explanation resounded, and Liu Hong snorted coldly on the dragon chair.

Seeing this, Liu Yu understood that Liu Hong should not do anything to Yuan Feng, so he cupped his hands and said to Liu Hong:
"Your Majesty, there is a way for the last general to collect the money needed to compensate the soldiers killed in battle, the disabled soldiers of the Beifu army, and the soldiers of the Beifu army who have made military exploits without spending any money from the court!"

Liu Yu's words were resounding, and all the civil and military personnel in the hall looked at Liu Yu together, and Liu Hong's eyes lit up, saying:
"What good plan does Marquis Shenwu have, let's hear it."

If other soldiers of the army were killed in battle, Liu Hong didn't care about compensation or not.

However, what the Beifu army has made is an inexhaustible contribution, so compensation and rewards are still needed.

If the court does not need to pay, Liu Hong is naturally willing.

Liu Yu did not hesitate and said:

"Returning to Your Majesty, there have always been a lot of soldiers who were born and died for the big man, disabled and died in the battle, and had nothing to support after the war. This is a problem. Therefore, the soldiers who fight will have the effect of fighting with all their strength."

"However, at the end of the day, I would like to think that if we set up an organization called the "Love Foundation for Defending the Homeland and the Country", the caring and benevolent families of the Han family and the people will donate money to compensate the soldiers who died or were disabled in battle and solve their worries. , I believe that the soldiers will definitely use their full strength!"

"And this "Family Defending the Nation Love Foundation" publishes a list of honors, listing all the money and food donated by the family, posting it in a conspicuous place, and updating it every issue."

"The noble family is rich, and if it can be listed, it will naturally be praised by the people. It is a good family and a loyal family!"

"However, if the family is rich but cannot make the list, it is undoubtedly a lack of patriotism. After all, the money raised by the Home Defending Love Foundation is to solve the worries of those soldiers who defend us. They are unwilling to donate money. Doesn't that mean that there is something wrong with your thinking, why should the big man protect you, you deserve to be scolded!"

Liu Yu bowed directly to Liu Hong and said:

"Returning to Your Majesty, the last general has a powerful chamber of commerce under his command, and he has amassed huge wealth, which is considered affluent. I am willing to donate 200 million yuan and [-] shi of grain to the "Defense Home and Country Love Foundation" in the first phase to solve the dead soldiers and the disabled. Soldiers and even those who have made meritorious deeds are used for encouragement!"

Liu Yu opened his mouth and came, but the words fell, causing an uproar among civil and military officials, Liu Hong's body was also shocked, but Liu Hong's eyes were bright.

Some surprises said:

"Okay, Marquis Shenwu's plan is very good. The soldiers are fighting to defend the great man, and also protect the aristocratic and wealthy families. Why does the court only need to pay for it? Where did the court get so much money? This is a good plan. Posting the list of honor That's right, let me see which aristocratic family has love."

"It's Marquis Shenwu, with 200 million yuan in one hand and [-] shi of grain, I'm afraid he can rank first. However, it's not certain. If that family wants to be famous and wants me to see it, it may donate more , leave this matter to Marquis Shenwu.”

Liu Hong laughed, apparently indescribably happy.

He Jin, Yuan Feng, Zhou Yi and others looked at each other.

He Jin stood up and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, the Defending Home and Nation Love Foundation was established for the soldiers of the Han Dynasty. Although I am not as rich as Marquis Shenwu, I am willing to be on the list. I am willing to donate 50 yuan, which can be regarded as doing something for the soldiers of the Han Dynasty."

"Good! Henan Yin is still patriotic, not bad." Seeing that He Jin stepped forward first, Liu Hong praised him.

He Jin was also very happy to hear Liu Hong's appreciation.

"Your Majesty, Marquis of Shenwu, my Yang family's family is not bad, and I am willing to donate 30 yuan and [-] shi of grain. The soldiers have worked hard." Yang Biao came out and bowed his hands to Liu Hong and Liu Yu one after another.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Shenwu, my Zhou family is no better than you, and I will only pay [-] yuan." Luoyang Ling Zhou Yi also said.

"Well, the old minister doesn't have much savings, but for the sake of the great Han soldiers, the old minister will donate [-] yuan, which will be sent to Marquis Shenwu later." Cai Yong cupped his hands at Liu Yu.

Seeing Cai Yong speak, Liu Yu hurriedly said:

"Cai Zhonglang is clean and honest, everyone can see it. Three hundred coins is enough to inspire several soldiers to fight the enemy bravely."

"Haha, encouraging a few soldiers is enough to make Yong happy." Cai Yong smiled when he heard Liu Yu's words.

In the main hall, as Liu Hong set the tone for the establishment of the Defending Home and Country Love Foundation, all the ministers who had good friends with Liu Yu, and even some loyal ministers all spoke up and donated a lot.

Liu Yu looked at Yuan Feng who hadn't spoken yet, and said with a smile:

"Yuan Sikong just said that he was thinking of the imperial court. I don't know how much the Yuan family wants to donate?"

"Humph!"

Yuan Feng didn't answer Liu Yu's question.

Regarding this, Liu Yu didn't ask any more questions, and Liu Yu was also relieved that the matter of honor and compensation for soldiers in Beifu had been resolved.

The honor and compensation of the soldiers of Beifu is not a trivial matter. On the contrary, if it is done well, it will be a great encouragement.

In the main hall, under the puzzled gaze of Liu Hong and a group of civil and military officials, Liu Yu carefully took out a map from his body, and said to Liu Hong:

"Your Majesty, before I mention the matter of expanding the Beifu Army, I will have a map of the world for your Majesty and officials to take a look at!"

"This map of the world, on which there are four major powers, the Han Empire, the Roman Empire, the Guishuang Empire, the Anxi Empire, and many small countries that are not inferior to the Han Empire, is the real world map. According to the collection of foreign maps, this world is vast and boundless, and I, a big man, only occupy the tip of the iceberg."

In the main hall, Liu Hong and a group of civil and military officials were shocked when they heard Liu Yu's words, and they all looked sideways.

What did they hear?
Liu Yu has a world map in his hand!
Moreover, on the world map, there are four

For a powerful country, there is the Han Empire, as well as the Roman Empire, the Guishuang Empire, and the Parthian Empire that are not inferior to the Han Dynasty?
Even, Liu Yu said, the world is vast, and the big man just occupies the tip of the iceberg?
(End of this chapter)