Lord Yuan

Chapter 188 Yuan Shao’s Capital

Xianbei internally knows very little about this mysterious cavalry unit, and now all Xianbei cavalry are terrified.

As a result, when the Xianbei people today see the figures of those foreign cavalry, they are like seeing savage beasts.

The entire Xianbei people were in panic. Even the tribesmen who kept watch at night chose to send more than ten people, each of them several hundred meters away from the tribal camp. They only hoped to see this foreign cavalry earlier so that they could take a defensive posture early.

As for the offense?What a joke, who wants to get into trouble? Even the elites of the royal court are completely unable to resist. They are being destroyed in droves. How can it be their turn to resist?

Yuan Shao, who had no idea about this, thought it was because there were not many Xianbei people on the way back.

Fortunately, all the food he captured along the way was carried with him, including those foreign heads that symbolized military merit. After much thought, Yuan Shao decided to let each soldier carry a few.

In an extremely shocking scene, the entire crossbow cavalry battalion returned successfully without losing a single person.

The entire Liaodong was shocked by such a feat.

Xuantu County, Youbeiping, and even Liaoxi and other surrounding counties were shocked when they suddenly heard that the captain of the Liaodong vassal country went to the outside of the Great Wall and even brought back so many foreign heads.

There are different Han territories outside the Great Wall, and there are two different methods of attack and defense.

The Han army is now far away from the Great Wall and taking the initiative to attack. This is the result of seeking death in everyone's eyes.

The final reward is that people don’t know how to answer.

Each soldier has four or five Xianbei cavalry heads placed on his horse. Even the horses under his crotch are obviously not from the Han Dynasty, but more like Xianbei horse breeds.

No one was not shocked by this move.

But when I think about this captain who may be the youngest Liaodong vassal state, and recall the major events in the past, it seems that Captain Yuan was born to deal with foreign races.

After being greeted by the local people, Yuan Shao responded calmly.

This is his merit.

Even if he is promoted and leaves Liaodong in the future, in its heavy history, Yuan Duwei will still be left behind to fight against Xianbei, go to the outside of the Great Wall, severely defeat Xianbei's spirit, and behead more than [-] people.

Along with this, Yuan Shao's name naturally swept across Liaodong and even Youzhou again.

The reputation is prominent and the prestige is added to the sea.

At this time, Li Shu's talk after dinner no longer regarded the Liaodong battle as the starting point. After all, defense will never shock people as much as offense.

Praise for Yuan Shao was everywhere, so much so that the local wealthy businessmen all donated money again.

It's known as replenishing military supplies, but in fact everyone has Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts.

With Yuan Shao's current military exploits, even if he just brought back tens of thousands of alien heads for military merit, it would be enough for him to be promoted again.

Hearing that something big happened again at the border fortress, Captain Gongsha became a little lonely. He lay on the bed and stared at the news in his hand.

Compared with Yuan Shao, his captain had completely become a background. Even the officials at all levels who had always been in front of him and behind the horse now began to devote themselves wholeheartedly to Yuan Shao.

Perhaps such talents are what Liaodong really needs.

Soon, as Yuan Shao's deeds in Liaodong spread again, and the governor of Youzhou intentionally or unintentionally added fuel to the flames, news about Yuan Shao began to surround the entire Han Dynasty.

And it's only been a new year since Yuan Shao last made his name known to the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Liu Hong, who was far away in Luoyang, and a group of eunuchs in power, listened to the news from Liaodong.

Everyone looked extremely surprised, especially Liu Hong who was the most shocked. When Yuan Shao came to teach him the art of emperors in the past, he felt that Yuan Shao must be a pillar of talent, so even if Cao Jie wanted to He wanted to put him to death, but he still worked hard to save his life.
The purpose is to let him help him better manage the territory of the Han Dynasty. After he completely takes power, with Yuan Shao's assistance, he may not be able to achieve some of the feats of the former emperor.

Facing Liu Hong's lavish praise, Cao Jie's face was a little ugly. Yuan Shao managed to survive in that struggle. In addition, he was born in the Yuan family of Runan, and his reputation was already far-reaching. He originally promised the emperor to transfer him to Liaodong. When he was appointed as Changshi, in fact, he did not think that Yuan Shao could make any achievements in such a harsh environment.

Just being lucky enough to be alive is considered pretty good.

The result was a surprise to him. This series of battles were like loud slaps on the face, and he naturally didn't have a good look on his face.

Looking at the emperor's joyful expression at this time, Cao Jie had a strange emotion for no reason. He suddenly smiled coldly and pretended to be relaxed and asked for instructions: "That Captain Yuan has made extraordinary achievements, which makes Xianbei absolutely not If you dare to invade the Han territory again, I wonder how your Majesty plans to appreciate it?"

Liu Hong's face still showed a childlike expression, but at this moment, his waist was straighter than ever before.

After looking at Yuan Shao's resume, he first served as Lang Guan, then as Puyang County Magistrate, and then on the recommendation of the former Taifu, he went to Liaodong.

Only about a year has passed now, and Yuan Shao has been promoted from Chang Shi to the highest-ranking official in his vassal state. The speed of this promotion is really too fast.

Even Liu Hong didn't know how to reward this great hero when the time came.

Liu Hong tentatively said: "What do you think about it, Minister Zhongchang, let him serve as the general of Liao Dynasty?"

Cao Jie's expression changed instantly when he heard this. He didn't expect that the little emperor was so ignorant of the rules. General Du Liao was the absolute military commander in charge of the entire Youzhou and even the surrounding counties. His powers could be exercised in Youzhou on his own. Doing things for convenience, whether it's taking charge of recruiting troops or intervening in local internal affairs.

The generals of Du Liao all had this absolute power. All the generals of Du Liao in the past were famous generals with great reputations and numerous military exploits.

How can Yuan Shao be so virtuous?
"Your Majesty, General Du Liao is an important border general, and the power in his hands is too concentrated. Judging from Yuan Duwei's current resume, he has only served for three to five years. If he is appointed as General Du Liao, it will inevitably cause controversy between the DPRK and China. Moreover, Lieutenant Yuan has just been promoted to Lieutenant by the Minister of State, Shi, and is already a holy favor from His Majesty. I feel that it is better to reward him with more money so that he can still guard the land of Liaodong so that Xianbei will never dare to go south to the Han Dynasty again. He took great care of Captain Yuan."

Cao Jie put on a smile. Regarding Yuan Shao, he would always think of the scene when he collided with him. Although he received an apology from Yuan Shao afterwards and also did not participate in the attempt to kill us and other eunuchs, but He still felt that Yuan Shao must not let him become a bad guy, at least not let him successfully become a major general.

Or, call it back to Luoyang?Under his own close supervision, might he be able to prevent him from growing up at all?

Cao Jie was thinking in his mind.

At the same time, he was worried that if Yuan Shao returned to Luoyang, with his current reputation and background, it would inevitably hinder many of the actions of the eunuchs.

Liu Hong heard Cao Jie's suggestion, and he vaguely heard it from his words. It seemed that Cao Jie had not completely put down Yuan Shao's opposition.

Immediately, he put on a smile again. Cao Jie was now so powerful that he had installed all his cronies in the palace. Even though he, the emperor, had regained some power from the Queen Mother, Tai Tu and others during the coup, But compared with Cao Jie and others, the fruits he harvested were pitiful.

Cao Jie said, Your Majesty is not yet a minor now. Although he has inherited the emperor's authority, he still doesn't understand the reason for the affairs in the court. Let them, the regular servants, make decisions for your majesty.

Of course, at least the emperor must issue an official edict.

Even though Liu Hong had all kinds of reasons, he was still unable to show the emperor's authority when facing Cao Jie.

At the same time, because Cao Jie and other regular ministers had always exercised their rights under the imperial authority, the emperor was no longer checked and balanced by aristocratic families and celebrities in front of many ministers as before.

This is also what Liu Hong feels is the absolute difference between eunuchs such as Cao Jie and the so-called famous officials and aristocratic families who worked hard for the Han Dynasty.At the very least, Cao Jie and others absolutely supported the emperor. Above the bottom line, they just did some slightly outrageous things. Liu Hong preferred the eunuchs to the aristocratic families and celebrities who were in charge of public opinion.

So, an edict was issued immediately.

Yuan Duwei traveled more than a thousand miles outside the Great Wall and made outstanding contributions. All the soldiers in Liaodong killed the enemy with blood, causing the liver and gallbladder of the foreigners to burst. He was given a special reward of [-] gold, plus silk and other materials to meet military needs.

The emperor's edict was issued quickly.

Naturally, other courtiers in Luoyang also knew about this matter.

Causing constant turmoil.

Many of them felt that such a reward was too shabby.

There was no mention of Yuan Duwei's reward. They felt it was unfair that they had not been promoted to an official position despite such achievements.

Someone immediately wrote a letter, requesting your majesty to confer the official position of Yuan Duwei, even if he was given the title of General Du Liao, what could he do? With a record of beheading more than [-] people, no matter where he was, he deserved such a reward.

There are no officials named Yuan here, but everything is inseparable from the relationship with Yuan.

Nearly [-]% of the officials were more or less favored by the Yuan family in the past and taught the classics. Therefore, facing such a great opportunity, they could easily let the old master Yuan see their role. .

Cao Jie, the deputy general sent by the emperor, said that Yuan Shao's current reward had reached the upper limit of his grade. Even if his achievements were extraordinary, the general of Du Liao would never be able to give them to him.

As soon as these words came out, these officials who had submitted the letter instantly came to their senses.

Only then did they remember that this was from Yuan Shao, a descendant of the Yuan family, and he seemed to be a little too young.

Such achievements made them forget for a moment that Yuan Shao was only in his twenties, not even 30 years old.

It is rare for such a young captain to be given the title of General Du Liao. It seems a little unreasonable.

Fortunately, Yuan was very open-minded about this moment and had no intention of taking any action on this matter.

Yuan Feng knew very well that Yuan Shao was now as high as the mountain and far away from the emperor.

The eunuchs in Liaodong could not reach this far, which ensured that Yuan Shao had a relatively safe development time.

At the same time, there are no longer a few scenes of great achievements in ancient times. Yuan Shao's reputation now spreads far beyond Liaodong. News about Yuan Shao is often heard in places as far away as Yuzhou and even Jingzhou in the interior.

Such news can certainly prove that Yuan Shao is indeed outstanding, but it will also greatly arouse the hostility of the eunuchs.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

Yuan Feng didn't want such an outstanding son to fall on the eve of the Yuan family's rise again.

News about Yuan Shao has begun to spread in the land of the Han Dynasty.

Some people regret that despite his great achievements, he was unable to obtain an official position. Others feel that Yuan Shao is so young but does not know how to restrain his talents. Sooner or later, the eunuchs will use their power to destroy him.

Yuan Shao, who was far away in Liaodong, was still practicing the crossbow cavalry camp, and from time to time he would visit the Duwei Mansion.

As a result, he found out.

In terms of military affairs, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Huang Zhong, Han Dang and others were trained, while in internal affairs, Xun Chen and Xu You were the reviewers who stayed up all day and night.

He, the captain, seemed to have been truly ignored, and there was no need for him to step forward at all. The huge Liaodong vassal state was managed by them and seemed to be living and working in peace and contentment.

At this time, Liaodong has become the envy of surrounding counties and counties.

The benefits are deep, the treatment is good, and rewards will be given for reclaiming wasteland. The soldiers are dedicated to their duties, and the common people are immersed in this paradise.

It has been a long time since I heard the news that the Xianbei and other foreign tribes were going south to continue their plundering.

Without these worries, those surrounding people who wanted to achieve better development chose to leave their hometowns and come to Liaodong without hesitation.

Yuan Shao had always spared no effort in developing Liaodong. He deposited all the money, silk and other materials given by Luoyang into the captain's treasury. Those who had meritorious deeds were not stingy in reclaiming a land. Yuan Shao would take part of the wasteland as a reward and exempt him from taxes for the year.

Under such conditions, more and more people chose to leave their homes and come to Liaodong. However, in just over a year, the population of Liaodong increased by more than 4.

As for why Yuan Shao was not worried that the Duwei Mansion's tax money would be exhausted, it was all because of the Crossbow Cavalry Camp.

After recuperating in Liaodong for a period of time, Yuan Shao would dispatch Huang Zhongwen, Chou Handang and others to send all the crossbow cavalry battalions to the outside of the Great Wall again. Just like before, Yuan Shao would use the outside of the Great Wall as a battlefield for training the elite crossbow cavalry battalions.

During this period of civil and military collaboration, Yuan Shao's capital gradually began to develop rapidly.

After more than ten years of planning, the entire Liaodong has taken on a completely new look.

The population has soared to over 50, and the landscape has evolved from a scene of wasteland everywhere to now being planted with various grains everywhere.

Taxation has also gone from being only tens of millions of dollars at the beginning to now, with the clear officialdom and reasonable improvement of the tax system, it has reached nearly one hundred thousand dollars, a hundredfold increase in more than ten years. Of course, this is due to the unreasonable taxation in the past and the lack of transparency. , so that even the population of the entire Liaodong vassal country is unclear.

But also because of Yuan Shao's various policies, Li Shu willingly paid various taxes, such as land rent, calculation of taxes, and the annual obligation to go to the border fortress to guard the border. Liaodong was originally a border fortress. Liaodong already has sufficient troops, and there is no need for these common people to guard the border. Naturally, they need to pay an additional military tax.

The vigorous development of domestic affairs naturally means that there is no need to pay too much attention to the military.

Sufficient logistical resource reserves have allowed the elite crossbow cavalry battalion to evolve from the initial 7000 people to the current 3 people.

Even so, it is already the result of streamlining and streamlining.

Huang Zhong said that there are no more soldiers but elites, so that all the soldiers in the crossbow cavalry battalion are the best of the best, and those soldiers who have been eliminated have angry and annoyed faces.

The welfare package of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion is probably the best in the entire Han army. Being a member of it is not only an honor, but also the steady stream of salary is also talked about.

However, Huang Zhong also saw that although Yuan Jun was now a captain, he did not have a serious guard regiment under his command. After much thought.

Three thousand absolute elites were selected from the crossbow cavalry camp to protect Yuan Jun.

Because he often rides on a white horse, Huang Zhong named him White Horse Yicong.

When Yuan Shao learned the news, it was a foregone conclusion.

(End of this chapter)