Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 749 The World Will Be Settled
"But it is said that General Wei, following the imperial edict of Emperor Xiaowu, is going to fight the Hu people with real swords and guns."

"In the past, who wouldn't be nervous after receiving an order? But this time, General Wei couldn't wait to assure Emperor Xiaowu: Your Majesty, just wait for good news!"

"Why? Because our great Han general Huo Qubing is finally 18 years old and can go to the battlefield!"

"Some of you who missed the last game may not be clear. Yesterday we talked about how Emperor Xiaowu saw that Huo Qubing was extraordinary and wanted to show him how to lead troops, but Huo Qubing, who was not even an official yet, looked down on him!"

As the story was told in a rhythmic way, quite a few people gathered at the tea stall. But when the gentleman in the middle started talking about what happened yesterday, he quickly aroused the dissatisfaction of the onlookers:
"Why are you saying all this, Mr. He? Let those who didn't listen yesterday find time to make up for it. We didn't spend money today to treat those who didn't show up yesterday to tea!"

This protest quickly attracted the echo of the onlookers. Seeing the crowd excited, the narrator in the middle was not afraid. The ring-handled sword leaning against his leg was slammed directly on the table. The blade and the roughly made scabbard suddenly made a buzzing sound, making this not-so-small tea stall suddenly quiet.

"Then the great general Wei sat in his tent and asked Captain Yao and Huo Qubing to come and have sex with him!"

"Then Huo Piaoyao, who was no more than nineteen years old, came in with his head held high and asked, what do you want from me?"

"It was still spring and cold. General Wei served Huo Qiaoyao a bowl of mutton soup and a pancake that was overflowing with meat. He said, "I plan to send you 2,000 men to fight the Xiongnu!"

"Huo Piaoyao is really a brave man. He finished the pancake with a pound of meat in two bites, as if nothing had happened. That's not okay."

As the storyteller drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, the people around him immediately started to talk. Some said Huo Qubing was afraid, while others retorted that how could the Marquis of Guanjun be afraid? Some even said that one pound of meat would fill the Marquis of Guanjun's stomach. Why not three or five pounds to fill the bottom? When the resentment around them was about to become a reality, the storyteller smiled faintly, then with a clang, he drew out his ring-handled sword and said loudly:
"Who is Huo Piaoyao? I am the great Han general, a killer who has come down to earth. I promised General Wei without even raising my brows."

"I don't need two thousand men. A thousand is too many. I only need eight hundred. If I come back without a thousand bandits, you will punish me!"

The onlookers immediately cheered, calling him "good man, good general" and so on. Taking advantage of this atmosphere, the narrator began to dance with a sword while talking about how the Champion Marquis had made great achievements in a 800-mile expedition.

The sound of the knife cutting through the air and the rapid march of the champion accompanied by cheers made the atmosphere of this tea stall particularly lively and boisterous.

The noise almost made people forget that three months ago "the whole city was trembling, and no one dared to talk about Liu's affairs" and six months ago "the prime minister pacified the rebels in a moment, and the whole country was at peace overnight."

For the people of Xuchang, there were those who fled north or east with their families when the war was about to break out, but there were more ordinary people who could not bear to leave this place for various reasons, and ultimately could only pin their hopes on the kindness of the emperor's uncle.

Now it seems that the reputation of the emperor's uncle for his kindness is well-deserved, and Prime Minister Cao's defeat is completely different from what we previously thought.

There was neither attack and defense of the city with heavy casualties, nor any deterrent action of massacring the city and extorting money. Instead, after entering the city, there were only orders issued in an orderly manner to maintain people's livelihood.

Food prices were quickly brought under control and stabilized, veteran soldiers took over the task of arresting thieves and thefts, public security quickly stabilized, and the cloud of war that had previously shrouded Xuchang also dissipated.

Zhao A, who was watching, felt around in his arms and placed a few high-quality five-zhu coins on the table, signaling to the waiter:

"Apart from the money for tea, the rest is reward money."

The waiter's face immediately showed joy. After confirming that everything was correct, he wanted to sing a song for the guests. However, when he turned around, the two guests were gone.

So the guy picked up the big coins and wiped them, muttering:
"The emperor's uncle's people are quite reasonable."

Leaving the tea stall behind, Zhao A and Governor Zhao Lei walked along the streets of Xuchang, stopping from time to time, curiously taking in the local customs.

Now Zhao A is no longer the ignorant farmer in Zigui.

Under the city of Fan, he steered the boat and stepped on the crossbow, watching the Han people fighting and the corpses piled up in layers.

At the foot of Wancheng, he transported food to help the enemy, and saw Cao Cao's bandits fleeing, and the people's hope was restored. When they left Jingzhou, he followed the army in a surprise attack, defeating Cao Cao's elite troops, and became General Guan's wing.

With Lord Xuande's capture of Cao Cao, the war between Jing and Yu came to an end, and Governor Zhao Lei and his confidant Zhao A also had a rare leisure time.

"General Zhao, I heard that the son of Cao the thief still has a large army. When will the general lead us..."

Perhaps it was because he had been fighting for too long, but after a while, Zhao A lost interest in the scenery of Xuchang and soon began to miss the war.

"late."

Zhao Lei shook his head and said:

"It is true that Cao Pi led a large army, but the Hulao Pass he attacked was guarded by Lu Su, the military advisor, so he could not take it for a long time."

"General Huo Jun went down the river from Mengjin Pass and attacked Cao's camp at night. He joined forces with Lu's army division inside and outside and won a great victory. Cao Pi was also captured."

At this point, Zhao Lei said thoughtfully:

"General Guan seems to have said that Prime Minister Cao went to ask Lord Xuande in person to send Cao Pi to Xuchang."

"This is truly a case of deep affection between father and son. It seems that Cao the thief does not love his son as much as people say."

Zhao A suddenly found it hard to believe:

"The troops led by Cao Pi should be the elite troops from Hebei, but they were defeated so easily and captured?"

The two slowed down their pace, and Zhao Lei lowered his voice slightly:

"You and I both know how exquisite the craftsmanship of Zhuge's military advisor is. With Lu's military advisor relying on the strong pass, it would be a miracle for Cao Pi to win."

"Moreover, General Guan told me that during the chaos, Lu saved Zhuge's younger brother who was over ten years old and has accepted him as his disciple."

Zhao Lei's face flashed with an expression of watching a good show, but unfortunately Zhao A was not interested in it. The Zigui man thought about it in his mind and said to himself:
"So if that's the case, the only ones who can make contributions are Hebei and Jiangdong?"

Unfortunately, this idea was immediately shattered by Zhao Lei:

"After Lord Xuande entered Guanzhong, he got the service of Ma Chao of Xiliang. When we were attacking Jing and Yu, Ma Chao also led his troops to defeat Shangdang and entered Hebei."

"As for Jiangdong, I heard that Lord Sun's congratulatory letter has also been delivered. With Madam Sun here, it is unlikely that a war will break out."

Zhao Ah tried hard to digest what Governor Zhao said, and for a moment he was a little confused:
"In this case, the world will be settled, I..."

Zhao Lei understood the hesitation on this confidant's face, so he punched him lightly on the shoulder:
"Have you forgotten what you just heard? Have you forgotten what General Guan often said when you were in Jingxiang, Jingyu?"

Zhao Lei had said so, so Zhao A naturally remembered:

"The bloodshed among the Han people is not considered a great achievement. Since ancient times, the only people who can be considered as great achievements are those who go out of the border to attack the Hu people, open up the Han borders, and expand the Han territory!"

(End of this chapter)