Great Han Empire

Chapter 947 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
The little emperor sat on the grass, with his hands hugging his knees, his little head drooping, listlessly looking at the blood-colored sunset in the western sky.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the thin figure of the little emperor, making him look lonely and helpless.

Li Hong walked to his side, squatted down slowly, "Is the sunset beautiful?"

"I want to go home." The little emperor pleaded pitifully in a low voice, "I miss my aunt."

Li Hong hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said: "The minister sent people to Jinyang to fetch Yan Ba ​​and Zhao Tong, and let them play with you."

"Really?" The little emperor jumped up in surprise, "Really? When will they come?"

"I will tell Jinyang immediately." Li Hong saw the little emperor beaming, and the sorrow on his face was swept away, he couldn't help but put his hand into his arms, and said guiltily, "I should let them come with you. During this period of time, His Majesty is indeed too lonely to stay here alone."

The little emperor asked repeatedly excitedly: "General, when will they come?"

"Half a month." Li Hong said with a smile, "This is the fastest speed."

"It's still half a month?" The little emperor was a little disappointed, but thinking of being able to be with his little friends every day in the future, his little mouth couldn't close his smile again.

"Where's aunt? Will aunt come too?"

"His Royal Highness and the ministers are going to Chang'an, and she has no time to come." Li Hong explained, "The family members of all the ministers will stay in Jinyang for the time being, and they will move out after Chang'an is repaired. Jinyang has summoned more friends, and they will not be able to avoid this trip."

"Can I call anyone?"

Li Hong nodded affirmatively.There was a strange smile on the little emperor's face, then he put his mouth close to Li Hong's ear, and whispered, "I want to call Sister Wen'er."

Li Hong looked at the little emperor suspiciously, but didn't nod immediately.Fengxue and Xiu'er are in the desert, and Xiaoyu has only Wen'er by her side. If Wen'er is allowed to rush to Luoyang, Xiaoyu will stay in Jinyang alone, with no relatives around her.Seeing that the general didn't agree, the little emperor was very anxious, and hurriedly leaned into his ear and added, "When Yan Ba ​​and Zhao Tong are here, I won't have time to do my homework. Sister Wen'er will help me with my homework. "

Li Hong was dizzy, and immediately asked, "When you were in Jinyang, was it Wen'er who helped His Majesty with homework?"

The little emperor looked around nervously, "Don't tell it, it's my secret. Sister Wen'er will do the homework for me and sister Xiu'er, hehe..." The little emperor smiled proudly, "It's a long It's time, no one has found out, hehe..."

Li Hong couldn't laugh or cry.

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After Li Hong returned to the big tent, he invited Zhao Song, an admonition doctor.

Zhao Song is about 30 years old, elegant and elegant, gentle and gentle. Although he is very young, he has an elegant aura in his bones, which is very popular with Master Zheng Xuan.Master Zheng Xuan had thousands of disciples, but only three were the best and most famous, Shang Shu Ling Cui Yan, Shi Zhong Xi Ji, and Zhao Song.After Master Zheng Xuan arrived in Jinyang in August last year, he was worshiped by the eldest princess as the teacher of the Son of Heaven, and taught the Son of Heaven together with Master Wang Jian, but Master Zheng Xuan was too busy, so he returned to Handan soon, and asked Zhao Song to teach on his behalf.

Li Hong had a good impression of Zhao Song, and after chatting with him for a while, the topic turned to the emperor's studies.He wanted to question Zhao Song, why he allowed the little emperor to be lazy.Li Wen's handwriting is completely different from that of the little emperor, how could the teacher not notice it?But Zhao Song's few words made Li Hong feel very reasonable, and swallowed the words again.

Zhao Song believes that the emperor is too young, just the age to play, there is no need to kill the fun of childhood, and forcibly filling it is tantamount to counteracting the growth of the emperor, which is extremely detrimental to the growth of the emperor.In his opinion, it is far better to let the emperor go on a personal expedition, walk around and have a look around, and deeply understand the hardships of the people in troubled times and the bloody wars, than to stay in the palace and watch the sky.Although the emperor is too young to understand the hardships and dangers of the world, this is a subtle education that has an immeasurable impact on the emperor.

"The emperor wants to govern the country and lead his subjects to create a prosperous age. His growth process should not be sitting in a palace and reciting scriptures, but galloping on a battlefield full of war." Zhao Song said impassionedly, "Mencius said, Heaven is about to send a great mission to people, and they must first suffer their minds and minds, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and mess up their actions. Therefore, they have benefited from their hearts and minds. If the Son of Heaven wants to become A generation of Mingjun, if he wants to accomplish the great cause of ZTE, he must undergo all kinds of trials since he was a child, and taste the ups and downs of the world. It is absolutely impossible to rely on the shadow of the predecessors and rely on luck to achieve success."

In admiration, Li Hongda talked with him late into the night.

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In mid-October, the eldest princess left Jinyang.

Standing on the shore of Jinshui, she looked back at the majestic Jinyang City, filled with emotion.

For 12 years, I have stayed in Jinyang for 12 years, and I have worked hard to save the big man for 12 years. I have grown from an ignorant little girl to a pillar supporting the country. Although I have paid a huge price for this, everything is worth it of.Seeing that thousands of people no longer struggle to survive, seeing thousands of heroes rushing forward at the front line, seeing the cornerstones of ZTE's great cause being built one by one, and seeing the heroes gradually recovering their former majesty, I feel Even if you are smashed to pieces, you can still smile in Jiuquan.

The eldest princess rushed to Longshan, paid homage to the heroic soul on the Zhonglie platform, and then set off the boat, sailed along the Fenshui River, and rushed to Guanzhong.

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October, Xijiang, Hexi.

At the end of September, Kebi Xiong led his army to the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain after more than two months of trekking, entered the Great Wall, and met Huben General Lei Zi at Gaoque Pass.

In October, Lei Zi and Ke Bixiong led the army to the vicinity of Helan Mountain, where they joined the four little Xianbei kings, Huding, Qichen, Mutao, and Muli who had arrived here earlier.

In mid-October, the army rushed to the northern desert of Xiutuze in the north of Wuwei County, and joined Budugeng and Xieguini who had rushed here earlier, and the [-] army was assembled.

Xiutuze is a large lake, originally called Duye (now called Yuhaizi or Yuhai).To the south of Xiutuze is Yibula (la) Mountain, which is called Daquan Mountain by the Han people.In the south of Daquan Mountain is the Great Wall.

Lei Zi is the commander-in-chief of this army. He intends to go up along Lushui, first capture the small town of Wuwei, then climb over Mount Yibula, then capture the two small towns of Xuanwei and Xiutu, and then occupy Guzang City, the prefecture of Wuwei County. , Cut off the return of the Hexi Qiang people to the north.

But Kirby Xiong and Budu Gengque put forward completely different attack strategies. They believed that winter had arrived and there was not much time left for the army to attack. In order to return to Yinshan and Hetao for the winter before the heavy snow came, they gave up Instead of attacking the city, it would be better to burn, kill and loot the settlements of the Qiang tribe.

The purpose of this attack is to bring back the Qiang people from Hexi, thereby forcing the Qiang people to withdraw from Hanyang and ease the situation in Liangzhou. However, if they can capture Guzang and cut off the way for the Qiang people to retreat into the hinterland of Hexi, it will be very beneficial to the army Lei Zi repeatedly persuaded him to recover Hexi next year, but Kebi Xiong was firm. He believed that the time left for the army to attack was too short, and the army was not ready to capture Guzang. The possibility of success of this strategy was too small. It is necessary to take risks.

During the debate, the intentions of the Xianbei people were gradually revealed.Budugeng, Mutao, Muli and other western Xianbei people wanted to move to Hexi, while Huding and Qishen also had the same idea, but they couldn't explain clearly because of their relationship with the general.

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For the Han people, Hexi is a barren and desolate place, but for the Xianbei people who live in the more barren western part of the desert, it is a fertile place that they yearn for extremely.

The rivers and canals in the four counties of Hexi are criss-crossed, connected by paddy fields, and the water and grass are fertile. Later generations once had the reputation of fortifying the north and south of the Yangtze River.The rivers and lakes in Hexi all come from the Qilian Mountains.The snow water on Qilian Mountain melts and gathers into rivers. The larger ones include Gushui, Ruoshui, Lushui and Mingshui. These rivers gather to form lakes such as Xiutuze, Juyanze and Mingze. It is a good place for farming and raising livestock.

Hexi was once occupied by the Huns, but since the dynasty captured Hexi from the Huns, the vitality of the Huns has suffered a great loss.In the famous folk song of the Huns, there is a sung of "If I lose Qilian Mountain, my six animals will not live; if I lose Yanzhi Mountain, my married woman will have no color".

The geographical situation of the four counties in Hexi is like a long and narrow channel connecting Guanlong and the Western Regions, and this is an important reason why the Xiongnu, Qiang, and Xianbei did not give up fighting for Hexi after the Han people obtained the land of Hexi.

The Hexi Passage slopes from southeast to northwest.The south is Qilian Mountain, and the north is Heli Mountain. The passage is sandwiched between the two mountains.At both ends of the passage, there is Pipa Mountain (now Wushaoling) in the south, and Yangguan and Yumenguan in the north.

When the war subsided, the four counties in Hexi were the most critical section of the Silk Road. Merchants and goods from various countries continued to travel east and west via Dunhuang.

During the war, the four counties in Hexi became dangerous places for controlling the Western Regions and defending Guanlong.When the national power of the dynasty was strong, Hexi was the rear of the Western Regions. When the national power of the dynasty was weak, Hexi was an important gateway to defend the Western Regions and the rear of Guanlong.

In the past, Chang'an was the capital of this dynasty, and the gates of Chang'an were guarded one after another.Longdi in western Xinjiang is the first gateway, and the key gateway to the so-called "Four Fortresses" in Guanzhong.The four counties in Hexi are the second gateway and the outer barrier of Guanzhong.Congling is the third gateway. The insurmountable natural barrier of the Pamir Mountains separates China and Central Asia into east and west.

Whether the dynasty is strong or not has a very close relationship with Hexi and the Western Regions.

Once the national power of the dynasty is weak, the gates outside the capital will be lost one after another.First Congling, and then Hexi, if even Guanlong is in danger, then the country of this dynasty will also be at the most dangerous moment.

During the period of Wang Mang's chaos and Guangwu Zhongxing, the dynasty lost the Western Regions, Hexi, and the outer barrier of Kyoto.Emperor Guangwu's establishment of Luoyang as his capital was actually a helpless move. After losing the two portals of Hexi and the Western Regions, he could only shrink the center of defense to the hinterland of the Central Plains.After shrinking to Luoyang, Guanzhong and Weihan became the first barrier of the capital, and Xijiang Yuandi became the second barrier. Decades later, the Han army recovered Hexi, and Hexi immediately became the third barrier.

Without the barrier of the Western Regions, the national power of the Han Dynasty could never return to its peak during the period of Emperor Xiaowu and Zhaoxuan Zhongxing.Nearly a hundred years ago, the Qiang people in western Xinjiang began to rebel frequently. This dynasty was unable to control Hexi, allowing the Qiang people to occupy a large part of Hexi.

Tracing back to the source, the strength of the dynasty's national power has a lot to do with the relocation, and the relocation of the capital has a lot to do with whether it can control the four counties in Hexi.

Among the four counties in Hexi, Zhangye and Wuwei are the most important. In addition to their unique geographical location, they have fertile land and fertile pastures. The local folk songs are known as "Golden Zhangye, Silver Wuwei, and Qin Shiwan".Wuwei County is located at the easternmost end of Hexi, with Jincheng in the south and the desert in the north. It is the throat of Hexi and the countries in the Western Regions, and Guzang City is the throat of the throat.

Guzang City was originally built by the Huns, and it was called Gaizang City, but the Han people falsely called it Guzang City.The city is in the shape of a dragon, so it is called Wolong City.Whether or not the Hexi Expeditionary Army can capture Guzang City will directly determine the development of the situation in Western Xinjiang. Therefore, when the court received news from Fengxue that Kobe Bear had sent troops to Hexi, Xian Yufu and Zhang Yan immediately wrote to Lei Zi, please He tried his best to seize Guzang and break the necks of the Qiang people when he used the main force of the Qiang people in Hexi to besiege Yicheng of Hanyang during the expedition to Hexi, laying the foundation for the army to conquer the Qiang in the future.

Now the Xianbei people took advantage of the critical situation in western Xinjiang, and the Han army was unable to take care of Hexi. When they needed help, they stuck the Han army's neck.

Lei Zi thought carefully all night.Over the past decade or so, in order to stabilize the desert and border counties in northern Xinjiang, various policies to appease the Hu people have been implemented and implemented, but the key point is to restrict the growth of the strength of the Hu people's tribes, and then let the Hu tribes gradually improve their lives on this basis. And let them gradually move south and gradually integrate into the big man.The policy of pacifying Hu in the imperial court's New Deal was also drawn up on this basis, which was consistent with the policies implemented in the past in northern Xinjiang.

That is to say, even if the Han army recovers Hexi in the future, in order to firmly defend Hexi, in addition to immigrating from all over the Central Plains to guard the border, some Xianbei people and some Qiang people should be moved into Hexi. In this way, increasing the strength and force of Hexi's defenders can also rapidly increase the population of Hexi and restore Hexi's wealth, making preparations for the army to march into the Western Regions.

When the two sides were discussing the military the next day, Lei Zi agreed to the request of the Xianbei people.

"I'm just a general. I can only forward your request to Chang'an. I can't guarantee whether the emperor and the court will agree, but I can guarantee one thing. Hexi was brought down by us together. In the future, your tribe and people will definitely Can move to live in Hexi. My Son of Heaven is very generous, he will never be stingy with rewarding the warriors who are loyal to the Han and those who have made great achievements for the Han."

At the end of October, Lei Zi led his army across Mount Yibula, crossed the Great Wall, and directly killed Guzang.

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